Judges 8
1 And the men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this, that you wanted to do, so that you would not call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they rebuked him strongly, and came close to using violence.
Los hombres de Efraín le dijeron: “¿Por qué nos has tratado así, que no nos llamaste cuando fuiste a pelear con Madián?”. Lo reprendieron duramente.
2 And he responded to them: “But what could I have done that would be so great as what you have done? Is not one bunch of grapes of Ephraim better than the vintages of Abiezer?
Él les dijo: “¿Qué he hecho yo ahora en comparación con ustedes? ¿No es mejor la recolección de las uvas de Efraín que la cosecha de Abiezer?
3 The Lord has delivered into your hands the leaders of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. What could I have done that would be so great as what you have done?” And when he had said this, their spirit, which was swelling up against him, was quieted.
¡Dios ha entregado en tu mano a los príncipes de Madián, Oreb y Zeeb! ¿Qué he podido hacer yo en comparación con vosotros?”. Entonces se aplacó su ira contra él cuando hubo dicho eso.
4 And when Gideon had arrived at the Jordan, he crossed over it with the three hundred men who were with him. And they were so weary that they were unable to pursue those who were fleeing.
Gedeón llegó al Jordán y lo cruzó, él y los trescientos hombres que lo acompañaban, desfallecidos, pero persiguiendo.
5 And he said to the men of Succoth, “I beg you, give bread to the people who are with me, for they are greatly weakened, so that we may be able to pursue Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
Dijo a los hombres de Sucot: “Por favor, den panes a la gente que me sigue, porque están cansados, y yo persigo a Zeba y Zalmunna, los reyes de Madián.”
6 The leaders of Succoth answered, “Perhaps the palms of the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna are in your hand, and for this reason, you request that we give bread to your army.”
Los príncipes de Succoth dijeron: “¿Están ahora las manos de Zeba y Zalmunna en tu mano, para que demos pan a tu ejército?”.
7 And he said to them, “So then, when the Lord will have delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hands, I will thresh your flesh with the thorns and briers of the desert.”
Gedeón dijo: “Por lo tanto, cuando Yahvé haya entregado a Zeba y Zalmunna en mi mano, entonces desgarraré su carne con las espinas del desierto y con los cardos.”
8 And going up from there, he arrived at Penuel. And he spoke to the men of that place similarly. And they also answered him, just as the men of Succoth had answered.
Subió allí a Penuel y les habló de la misma manera; y los hombres de Penuel le respondieron como habían respondido los de Sucot.
9 And so he said to them also, “When I will have returned as a victor in peace, I will destroy this tower.”
También habló a los hombres de Penuel, diciendo: “Cuando vuelva en paz, derribaré esta torre”.
10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were resting with their entire army. For fifteen thousand men were left out of all the troops of the eastern people. And one hundred twenty thousand warriors that drew the sword had been cut down.
Zeba y Zalmunna estaban en Karkor, y sus ejércitos con ellos, unos quince mil hombres, todos los que quedaban de todo el ejército de los hijos del oriente; pues cayeron ciento veinte mil hombres que sacaban espada.
11 And Gideon ascended by the way of those who were dwelling in tents, to the eastern part of Nobah and Jogbehah. And he struck the camp of the enemies, who were confident and were suspecting nothing adverse.
Gedeón subió por el camino de los que vivían en tiendas al oriente de Noba y Jogbehá, y atacó al ejército, pues éste se sentía seguro.
12 And Zebah and Zalmunna fled. And Gideon pursued and overtook them, sending their entire army into confusion.
Zeba y Zalmunna huyeron y él los persiguió. Tomó a los dos reyes de Madián, Zeba y Zalmunna, y confundió a todo el ejército.
13 And returning from the war before sunrise,
Gedeón, hijo de Joás, regresó de la batalla desde la subida de Heres.
14 he took a boy from among the men of Succoth. And he asked him the names of the leaders and elders of Succoth. And he described seventy-seven men.
Atrapó a un joven de los hombres de Sucot y lo interrogó, y le describió a los príncipes de Sucot y a sus ancianos, setenta y siete hombres.
15 And he went to Succoth, and he said to them: “Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, over whom you rebuked me, saying: ‘Perhaps the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna are in your hands, and for this reason, you request that we give bread to men who are languishing and weakened.’”
Se acercó a los hombres de Sucot y les dijo: “Vean a Zeba y a Zalmunna, de quienes se burlaron diciendo: “¿Están ahora las manos de Zeba y Zalmunna en tu mano, para que demos pan a tus hombres que están cansados?””
16 Therefore, he took the elders of the city, and, using the thorns and briers of the desert, he threshed them with these, and he cut the men of Succoth to pieces.
Tomó a los ancianos de la ciudad, y espinas del desierto y zarzas, y con ellas enseñó a los hombres de Sucot.
17 He also overturned the tower of Penuel, and he killed the men of the city.
Derribó la torre de Penuel y mató a los hombres de la ciudad.
18 And he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were those whom you killed at Tabor?” They responded, “They were like you, and one of them was like the son of a king.”
Entonces dijo a Zeba y a Zalmunna: “¿Qué clase de hombres eran los que matasteis en el Tabor?” Ellos respondieron: “Eran como tú. Todos se parecían a los hijos de un rey”.
19 He answered them: “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the Lord lives, if you had preserved them, I would not kill you.”
Él dijo: “Eran mis hermanos, los hijos de mi madre. Vive Yahvé, si los hubieras salvado con vida, no te mataría”.
20 And he said to Jether, his firstborn son, “Rise up, and put them to death.” But he did not draw his sword. For he was afraid, being still a boy.
Le dijo a Jether, su primogénito: “¡Levántate y mátalos!” Pero el joven no desenfundó su espada, pues tenía miedo, ya que era todavía un joven.
21 And Zebah and Zalmunna said: “You should rise up and rush against us. For the strength of a man is in accord with his age.” Gideon rose up, and he killed Zebah and Zalmunna. And he took the ornaments and studs, with which the necks of the royal camels are usually adorned.
Entonces Zeba y Zalmunna dijeron: “Levántense y caigan sobre nosotros, porque como el hombre es, así es su fuerza”. Gedeón se levantó y mató a Zeba y a Zalmunna, y tomó las medias lunas que estaban en el cuello de sus camellos.
22 And all the men of Israel said to Gideon: “You should rule over us, and your son, and your son’s son. For you freed us from the hand of Midian.”
Entonces los hombres de Israel dijeron a Gedeón: “Gobierna sobre nosotros, tú, tu hijo y el hijo de tu hijo también, porque nos has salvado de la mano de Madián.”
23 And he said to them: “I will not rule over you. Neither shall my son rule over you. Instead, the Lord shall rule over you.”
Gedeón les dijo: “Yo no gobernaré sobre ustedes, ni mi hijo lo hará. Yahvé gobernará sobre ustedes”.
24 And he said to them: “I petition one request from you. Give me the earrings from your spoils.” For the Ishmaelites were accustomed to wear gold earrings.
Gedeón les dijo: “Tengo una petición: que cada uno me dé los aretes de su botín.” (Porque tenían aretes de oro, porque eran ismaelitas).
25 They responded, “We are very willing to give them.” And spreading a cloak on the ground, they cast upon it the earrings from the spoils.
Ellos respondieron: “Los daremos de buena gana”. Extendieron un manto, y cada uno echó en él los pendientes de su botín.
26 And the weight of the earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold, aside from the ornaments, and necklaces, and purple garments, which the kings of Midian were accustomed to use, and aside from the gold chains on the camels.
El peso de los aretes de oro que pidió fue de mil setecientos siclos de oro, además de las medias lunas, los colgantes y la ropa de púrpura que llevaban los reyes de Madián, y además de las cadenas que llevaban al cuello de sus camellos.
27 And Gideon made an ephod from these, and he kept it in his city, Ophrah. And all of Israel committed fornication with it, and it became a ruin to Gideon and to all his house.
Gedeón hizo un efod con él y lo puso en Ofra, su ciudad. Entonces todo Israel se prostituyó con él allí, y se convirtió en una trampa para Gedeón y para su casa.
28 But Midian was humbled before the sons of Israel. Neither were they able any longer to lift up their necks. But the land rested for forty years, while Gideon presided.
Así fue sometido Madián ante los hijos de Israel, y no volvieron a levantar la cabeza. La tierra tuvo un descanso de cuarenta años en los días de Gedeón.
29 And so Jerubbaal, the son of Joash, went and lived in his own house.
Jerobaal, hijo de Joás, se fue a vivir a su casa.
30 And he had seventy sons, who went forth from his own thigh. For he had many wives.
Gedeón tuvo setenta hijos concebidos de su cuerpo, pues tenía muchas mujeres.
31 But his concubine, whom he had in Shechem, bore him a son named Abimelech.
Su concubina que estaba en Siquem también le dio a luz un hijo, y le puso el nombre de Abimelec.
32 And Gideon, the son of Joash, died in a good old age, and he was buried in the sepulcher of his father, at Ophrah, of the family of Ezri.
Gedeón, hijo de Joás, murió en buena edad y fue enterrado en la tumba de su padre Joás, en Ofra de los abiezritas.
33 But after Gideon died, the sons of Israel turned away, and they committed fornication with the Baals. And they struck a covenant with Baal, so that he would be their god.
Tan pronto como murió Gedeón, los hijos de Israel volvieron a prostituirse siguiendo a los baales, e hicieron de Baal Berit su dios.
34 And they did not remember the Lord their God, who rescued them from the hands of all their enemies on all sides.
Los hijos de Israel no se acordaron de Yahvé, su Dios, que los había librado de la mano de todos sus enemigos de todas partes;
35 Neither did they show mercy to the house of Jerubbaal Gideon, in accord with all the good that he had done for Israel.
tampoco mostraron bondad a la casa de Jerobaal, es decir, a Gedeón, conforme a toda la bondad que había mostrado a Israel.
