Judges 6
1 And the children of Israel did evil in the eyes of the Lord; and the Lord gave them up into the hand of Midian for seven years.
А синови Израиљеви чинише што је зло пред Господом, и Господ их даде у руке Мадијанима за седам година.
2 And Midian was stronger than Israel; and because of the Midianites, the children of Israel made holes for themselves in the mountains, and hollows in the rocks, and strong places.
И осили рука мадијанска над Израиљем, те од страха мадијанског начинише себи синови Израиљеви јаме које су по горама, и пећине и ограде.
3 And whenever Israel's grain was planted, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the east came up against them;
И кад би Израиљци посејали, долажаху Мадијани и Амалици и источни народ, долажаху на њих.
4 And put their army in position against them; and they took all the produce of the earth as far as Gaza, till there was no food in Israel, or any sheep or oxen or asses.
И ставши у логор против њих, потираху род земаљски дори до Газе, и не остављаху хране у Израиљу, ни овце ни вола ни магарца.
5 For they came up regularly with their oxen and their tents; they came like the locusts in number; they and their camels were without number; and they came into the land for its destruction.
Јер се подизаху са стадима својим и са шатором својим, и долажаху као скакавци, тако много, и не беше броја њима и камилама њиховим, и долазећи у земљу пустошаху је.
6 And Israel was in great need because of Midian; and the cry of the children of Israel went up to the Lord.
Тада осиромаши Израиљ веома од Мадијана, и повикаше ка Господу синови Израиљеви.
7 And when the cry of the children of Israel, because of Midian, came before the Lord,
А кад повикаше синови Израиљеви ка Господу од Мадијана,
8 The Lord sent a prophet to the children of Israel, who said to them, The Lord the God of Israel, has said, I took you up from Egypt, out of the prison-house;
Господ посла пророка синовима Израиљевим, а он им рече: Овако вели Господ Бог Израиљев: Ја сам вас извео из Мисира, и извео сам вас из дома ропског,
9 And I took you out of the hands of the Egyptians and out of the hands of all who were cruel to you, and I sent them out by force from before you and gave you their land;
И избавио сам вас из руке мисирске и из руку свих оних који вас мучаху; и одагнао сам их испред вас, и дао сам вама земљу њихову.
10 And I said to you, I am the Lord your God; you are not to give worship to the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living, but you did not give ear to my voice.
Пак вам рекох: Ја сам Господ Бог ваш, не бојте се богова Амореја у којих земљи живите. Али не послушасте глас мој.
11 Now the angel of the Lord came and took his seat under the oak-tree in Ophrah, in the field of Joash the Abiezrite; and his son Gideon was crushing grain in the place where the grapes were crushed, so that the Midianites might not see it.
Потом дође анђео Господњи и седе под храстом у Офри који беше Јоаса Авијезерита; а син његов Гедеон вршаше пшеницу на гумну, да би побегао с њом од Мадијана.
12 And the angel of the Lord came before his eyes, and said to him, The Lord is with you, O man of war.
И јави му се анђео Господњи, и рече му: Господ је с тобом, храбри јуначе!
13 Then Gideon said to him, O my lord, if the Lord is with us why has all this come on us? And where are all his works of power, of which our fathers have given us word, saying, Did not the Lord take us out of Egypt? But now he has given us up, handing us over to the power of Midian.
А Гедеон му рече: О господару мој! Кад је Господ с нама, зашто нас снађе све ово? И где су сва чудеса Његова, која нам приповедаше оци наши говорећи: Није ли нас Господ извео из Мисира? А сад нас је оставио Господ и предао у руке Мадијанима.
14 And the Lord, turning to him, said, Go in the strength you have and be Israel's saviour from Midian: have I not sent you?
А Господ га погледа и рече му: Иди у тој сили својој, и избавићеш Израиљ из руку мадијанских. Не послах ли те?
15 And he said to him, O Lord, how may I be the saviour of Israel? See, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.
А он Му рече: О Господе, чим ћу избавити Израиљ? Ето, род је мој најсиромашнији у племену Манасијином, а ја сам најмањи у дому оца свог.
16 Then the Lord said to him, Truly, I will be with you, and you will overcome the Midianites as if they were one man.
Тад му рече Господ: Ја ћу бити с тобом, те ћеш побити Мадијане као једног.
17 So he said to him, If now I have grace in your eyes, then give me a sign that it is you who are talking to me.
А Гедеон Му рече: Ако сам нашао милост пред Тобом, дај ми знак да Ти говориш са мном.
18 Do not go away till I come with my offering and put it before you. And he said, I will not go away before you come back.
Немој отићи одавде докле се ја не вратим к Теби и донесем дар свој и ставим преда Те. А Он рече: Чекаћу докле се вратиш.
19 Then Gideon went in and made ready a young goat, and with an ephah of meal he made unleavened cakes: he put the meat in a basket and the soup in which it had been cooked he put in a pot, and he took it out to him under the oak-tree and gave it to him there.
Тада отиде Гедеон, и зготови јаре и од ефе брашна хлебове пресне, и метну месо у котарицу а супу у лонац, и донесе Му под храст, и постави.
20 And the angel of God said to him, Take the meat and the unleavened cakes and put them down on the rock over there, draining out the soup over them. And he did so.
А анђео Божји рече му: Узми то месо и те хлебове пресне, и метни на ону стену, а супу пролиј. И он учини тако.
21 Then the angel of the Lord put out the stick which was in his hand, touching the meat and the cakes with the end of it; and a flame came up out of the rock, burning up the meat and the cakes: and the angel of the Lord was seen no longer.
Тада анђео Господњи пружи крај од штапа који му беше у руци и дотаче се меса и хлебова пресних; и подиже се огањ са стене и спали месо и хлебове пресне. И анђео Господњи отиде испред очију његових.
22 Then Gideon was certain that he was the angel of the Lord; and Gideon said, I am in fear, O Lord God! for I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face.
А Гедеон видећи да беше анђео Господњи, рече: Ах Господе Боже! Зато ли видех анђела Господњег лицем к лицу?
23 But the Lord said to him, Peace be with you; have no fear: you are in no danger of death.
А Господ му рече: Буди миран, не бој се, нећеш умрети.
24 Then Gideon made an altar there to the Lord, and gave it the name Yahweh-shalom; to this day it is in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
И Гедеон начини онде олтар Господу, и назва га Мир Господњи. Стоји и данас у Офри авијезеритској.
25 The same night the Lord said to him, Take ten men of your servants and an ox seven years old, and after pulling down the altar of Baal which is your father's, and cutting down the holy tree by its side,
И исту ноћ рече му Господ: Узми јунца који је оца твог, јунца другог од седам година; и раскопај олтар Валов који има отац твој, и исеци луг који је код њега.
26 Make an altar to the Lord your God on the top of this rock, in the ordered way and take the ox and make a burned offering with the wood of the holy tree which has been cut down.
И начини олтар Господу Богу свом наврх ове стене, на згодном месту, па онда узми другог јунца, и принеси жртву паљеницу на дрвима оног луга који исечеш.
27 Then Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the Lord had said to him; but fearing to do it by day, because of his father's people and the men of the town, he did it by night.
Тада узе Гедеон десет људи између слуга својих, и учини како му заповеди Господ; али се бојаше дома оца свог и мештана, те не учини дању него учини ноћу.
28 And the men of the town got up early in the morning, and they saw the altar of Baal broken down, and the holy tree which was by it cut down, and the ox offered on the altar which had been put up there.
А кад ујутру усташе мештани, а то раскопан олтар Валов и луг код њега исечен; а јунац други принесен на жртву паљеницу на олтару начињеном.
29 And they said to one another, Who has done this thing? And after searching with care, they said, Gideon, the son of Joash, has done this thing.
И рекоше један другом: Ко то учини? И траживши и распитавши рекоше: Гедеон син Јоасов учини то.
30 Then the men of the town said to Joash, Make your son come out to be put to death, for pulling down the altar of Baal and cutting down the holy tree which was by it.
Па рекоше мештани Јоасу; изведи сина свог да се погуби, што раскопа олтар Валов и што исече луг код њега.
31 But Joash said to all those who were attacking him, Will you take up the cause of Baal? will you be his saviour? Let anyone who will take up his cause be put to death while it is still morning: if he is a god, let him take up his cause himself because of the pulling down of his altar.
А Јоас рече свима који стајаху око њега: Ви ли хоћете да браните Вала? Ви ли хоћете да га избавите? Ко га брани, погинуће јутрос. Ако је бог, нека сам расправи с њим што му је раскопао олтар.
32 So that day he gave him the name of Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal take up his cause against him because his altar has been broken down.
И прозва га оног дана Јеровал говорећи: Нека расправи с њим Вал што му је раскопао олтар.
33 Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the east, banding themselves together, went over and put up their tents in the valley of Jezreel.
А сви Мадијани и Амалици и источни народ беху се скупили и прешавши преко Јордана беху стали у логор у долини Језраелу.
34 But the spirit of the Lord came on Gideon; and at the sound of his horn all Abiezer came together after him.
А Дух Господњи наоружа Гедеона, и он затруби у трубу, и скупи око себе породицу Авијезерову.
35 And he sent through all Manasseh, and they came after him; and he sent to Asher and Zebulun and Naphtali, and they came up and were joined to the others.
И посла гласнике по свему племену Манасијином, и скупише се око њега; посла гласнике и у племе Асирово и Завулоново и Нефталимово, те и они изиђоше пред њих.
36 Then Gideon said to God, If you are going to give Israel salvation by my hand, as you have said,
Тада рече Гедеон Богу: Ако ћеш Ти избавити мојом руком Израиља, као што си рекао,
37 See, I will put the wool of a sheep on the grain-floor; if there is dew on the wool only, while all the earth is dry, then I will be certain that it is your purpose to give Israel salvation by my hand as you have said.
Ево, ја ћу метнути руно на гумну: ако роса буде само на руну а по свој земљи суво, онда ћу знати да ћеш мојом руком избавити Израиља, као што си рекао.
38 And it was so: for he got up early on the morning after, and twisting the wool in his hands, he got a basin full of water from the dew on the wool.
И би тако; јер кад уста сутрадан, исцеди руно, и истече роса из руна пуна здела.
39 Then Gideon said to God, Do not be moved to wrath against me if I say only this: let me make one more test with the wool; let the wool now be dry, while the earth is covered with dew.
Опет рече Гедеон Богу: Немој се гневити на ме, да проговорим још једном; да обиђем руно још једном, нека буде само руно суво, а по свој земљи нека буде роса.
40 And that night God did so; for the wool was dry, and there was dew on all the earth round it.
И Бог учини тако ону ноћ; и би само руно суво а по свој земљи би роса.
