Judges 8
1 And the men of Ephraim said to Gedeon, What [is] this [that] you have done to us, in that you did not call us when you went to fight with Madiam? and they chode with him sharply.
Og Mændene af Efraim sagde til ham: Hvad er det for en Ting, du har gjort os, at du ikke kaldte os, der du gik at stride imod Midianiterne? og de kivede stærkt med ham.
2 And he said to them, What have I now done in comparison of you? [is] not the gleaning of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
Og han sagde til dem: Hvad har jeg nu gjort som I? er ikke Efraims Efterhøst bedre end Abiesers Vinhøst?
3 The Lord has delivered into your hand the princes of Madiam, Oreb and Zeb; and what could I do in comparison of you? Then was their spirit calmed towards him, when he spoke this word.
Gud har givet Midianiternes Fyrster, Oreb og Seeb, i eders Haand, og hvad formaar jeg at gøre som I? Der han havde sagt det Ord, da lod deres Vrede af fra ham.
4 And Gedeon came to Jordan, and went over, himself and the three hundred with him, hungry, yet pursuing.
Der Gideon kom til Jordanen, gik han over og de tre Hundrede Mænd, som vare med ham, trætte af at forfølge.
5 And he said to the men of Socchoth, Give, I pray you, bread to feed this people that follow me; because they are faint, and behold, I am following after Zebee and Salmana, kings of Madiam.
Og han sagde til Mændene i Sukot: Kære, giver det Folk, som er i Følge med mig, nogle Brød; thi de ere trætte, og jeg forfølger Seba og Zalmuna, Midianiternes Konger.
6 And the princes of Socchoth said, [Are] the hands of Zebee and Salmana now in your hand, that we should give bread to your host?
Men de Øverste i Sukot sagde: Er da Sebas og Zalmunas Haand nu i din Haand, at vi skulle give din Hær Brød?
7 And Gedeon said, Therefore when the Lord gives Zebee and Salmana into my hand, then will I tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness, and the Barkenim.
Og Gideon sagde: Derfor naar Herren giver Seba og Zalmuna i min Haand, da vil jeg tærske eders Kød med Torne af Ørken og med Tidsler.
8 And he went up thence to Phanuel, and spoke to them likewise: and the men of Phanuel answered him as the men of Socchoth [had] answered him.
Og han drog derfra op til Pnuel og talede til dem paa samme Maade; og Mændene i Pnuel svarede ham, ligesom Mændene i Sukot svarede.
9 And Gedeon said to the men of Phanuel, When I return in peace, I will break down this tower.
Og han sagde ogsaa til Mændene i Pnuel saalunde: Naar jeg kommer tilbage med Fred, da vil jeg nedbryde dette Taarn.
10 And Zebee and Salmana [were] in Carcar, and their host [was] with them, about fifteen thousand, all that were left of all the host of the aliens; and they that fell [were] a hundred and twenty thousand men that drew the sword.
Men Seba og Zalmuna vare i Karkor og med dem deres Lejr ved femten Tusinde, som vare alle de overblevne af den ganske Lejr af Folkene i Østen; men der var falden hundrede og tyve Tusinde Mænd, som kunde drage Sværd.
11 And Gedeon went up by the way of them that lived in tents, eastward of Nabai and Jegebal; and he struck the host, and the host was secure.
Og Gideon drog op ad deres Vej, som bo i Telte, Østen for Noba og Jogbea; og han slog den Lejr, thi Lejren var tryg.
12 And Zebee and Salmana fled; and he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Madiam, Zebee and Salmana, and discomfited all the army.
Og Seba og Zalmuna flyede, men han forfulgte dem; og han greb de to Midianiternes Konger, Seba og Zalmuna, og forfærdede den ganske Lejr.
13 And Gedeon the son of Joas returned from the battle, down from the battle of Ares.
Men der Gideon, Joas's Søn, kom tilbage fra Krigen fra Opgangen til Heres,
14 And he took prisoner a young lad of the men of Socchoth, and questioned him; and he wrote to him the names of the princes of Socchoth and of their elders, seventy-seven men.
da greb han en ung Karl af Mændene i Sukot og adspurgte ham; og denne skrev op for ham de Øverste i Sukot og de Ældste sammesteds, halvfjerdsindstyve og syv Mænd.
15 And Gedeon came to the princes of Socchoth, and said, Behold Zebee and Salmana, about whom you reproached me, saying, [Are] the hands of Zebee and Salmana now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men that are faint?
Og han kom til Mændene i Sukot og sagde: Se, her er Seba og Zalmuna, med hvilke I forhaanede mig og sagde: Er da Sebas og Zalmunas Haand nu i din Haand, at vi skulle give dine Folk, som ere trætte, Brød?
16 And he took the elders of the city with the thorns of the wilderness and the Barkenim, and with them he tore the men of the city.
Og han tog de Ældste af Staden og Torne af Ørken og Tidsler og lod Folket i Sukot faa Forstand ved dem.
17 And he overthrew the tower of Phanuel, and killed the men of the city.
Og Pnuels Taarn nedbrød han, og han ihjelslog Mændene i Staden.
18 And he said to Zebee and Salmana, Where [are] the men whom you killed in Thabor? and they said, As you, so [were] they, according to the likeness of the son of a king.
Og han sagde til Seba og til Zalmuna: Hvordan vare de Mænd, som I sloge ihjel ved Thabor? og de sagde: Som du, saa vare de, hver af dem saa ud som en Kongesøn.
19 And Gedeon said, They were my brethren and the sons of my mother: [as] the Lord lives, if you had preserved them alive, I would not have slain you.
Og han sagde: De vare mine Brødre, min Moders Sønner: Saa vist som Herren lever, dersom I havde ladet dem leve, da vilde jeg ikke slaget eder ihjel.
20 And he said to Jether his firstborn, Rise and kill them; but the lad drew not his sword, for he was afraid, for he was yet very young.
Og han sagde til Jether, sin førstefødte: Staa op, slaa dem ihjel; men Drengen drog ikke sit Sværd ud, thi han frygtede, efterdi han var endnu en Dreng.
21 And Zebee and Salmana said, Rise you and fall upon us, for your power [is] as that of a man; and Gedeon arose, and killed Zebee and Salmana: and he took the round ornaments that were on the necks of their camels.
Men Seba og Zalmuna sagde: Staa du op og fald an paa os, thi som Manden er, saa er hans Styrke; saa stod Gideon op og slog Seba og Zalmuna ihjel og toge de Halvmaaner, som vare paa deres Kamelers Halse.
22 And the men of Israel said to Gedeon, Rule, [my] lord, over us, both you, and your son, and your son's son; for you have saved us out of the hand of Madiam.
Da sagde hver Mand i Israel til Gideon: Hersk over os, baade du og saa din Søn, saa og din Søns Søn, efterdi du har frelst os af Midianiternes Haand.
23 And Gedeon said to them, I will not rule, and my son shall not rule amongst you; the Lord shall rule over you.
Og Gideon sagde til dem: Jeg vil ikke herske over eder; og min Søn skal ikke herske over eder; Herren skal herske over eder.
24 And Gedeon said to them, I will make a request of you, and do you give me every man an earring out of his spoils: for they had golden earrings, for they were Ismaelites.
Og Gideon sagde til dem: Jeg har en Begæring til eder: Hver give mig dog en Bing af hans Bytte; thi hine havde Guldringe, eftersom de vare Ismaeliter.
25 And they said, We will certainly give them: and he opened his garment, and each man cast therein an earring of his spoils.
Og de sagde: Vi ville gerne give, og de bredte et Klæde ud; og de kastede hver en Bing af sit Bytte derpaa.
26 And the weight of the golden earrings which he asked, was a thousand and seven hundred pieces of gold, besides the crescents, and the chains, and the garments, and the purple cloths that were on the kings of Madiam, and besides the chains that were on the necks of their camels.
Og Vægten af de Guldringe, som han begærede, var tusinde og syv Hundrede Sekel Guld, foruden de Halvmaaner og de Halskæder og de Purpurklæder, som Midianiternes Konger havde paa sig, og foruden de Kæder, som vare om deres Kamelers Halse.
27 And Gedeon made an ephod of it, an set it in his city in Ephratha; and all Israel went there a whoring after it, and it became a stumbling block to Gedeon and his house.
Og Gideon anvendte det til en Livkjortel og henlagde den i sin Stad udi Ofra, og al Israel bolede med den; og det blev Gideon og hans Hus til en Snare.
28 And Madiam, was straitened before the children of Israel, and they did not lift up their head any more; and the land had rest forty years in the days of Gedeon.
Saa bleve Midianiterne ydmygede for Israels Børn og bleve ikke ved at opløfte deres Hoved, og Landet havde Bo fyrretyve Aar i Gideons Dage.
29 And Jerobaal the son of Joas went and sat in his house.
Og Jerub-Baal, Joas's Søn, gik bort og boede i sit Hus.
30 And Gedeon had seventy sons begotten of his body, for he had many wives.
Og Gideon havde halvfjerdsindstyve Sønner, som vare udkomne af hans Lænd; thi han havde mange Hustruer.
31 And his concubine was in Sychem, and she also bore him a son, and gave him the name Abimelech.
Og hans Medhustru, som var i Sikem, fødte ham ogsaa en Søn; og han gav ham Navnet Abimelek.
32 And Gedeon son of Joas died in his city, and he was buried in the sepulchre of Joas his father in Ephratha of Abi-Esdri.
Og Gideon, Joas's Søn, døde i en god Alderdom, og han blev begraven udi sin Faders, Abiesriteren Joas's, Grav i Ofra.
33 And it came to pass when Gedeon was dead, that the children of Israel turned, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made for themselves a covenant with Baal that he should be their god.
Og det skete, der Gideon var død, da vendte Israels Børn om og bolede med Baalerne; og de gjorde sig Baal-Berith til en Gud.
34 And the children of Israel remembered not the Lord their God who had delivered them out of the hand of all that afflicted them round about.
Og Israels Børn kom ikke Herren, deres Gud, i Hu, som havde friet dem af alle deres Fjenders Haand trindt omkring.
35 And they did not deal mercifully with the house of Jerobaal, (the same is Gedeon) according to all the good which he did to Israel.
Og de viste ikke Kærlighed mod Jerub-Baals, det er Gideons Hus, efter alt det gode, som han havde gjort mod Israel.
