Judges 7
1 And Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, arose early, and all the people that were with him, and they encamped beside the spring Harod; and he had the camp of Midian on the north by the hill of Moreh in the valley.
Suatu hari, Gideon (yang dijuluki Yerubaal) beserta pasukannya bangun pagi-pagi lalu berkemah di dekat mata air Harod. Perkemahan orang Midian ada di sebelah utara mereka, di lembah dekat bukit More.
2 And Jehovah said to Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give Midian into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.
TUHAN berkata kepada Gideon, “Prajuritmu terlalu banyak. Jika Aku membuat kalian menang atas pasukan Midian, orang Israel akan menyombongkan diri dengan mengaku, ‘Kita menang karena kekuatan kita sendiri.’
3 And now proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whoever is timid and afraid, let him go back and turn from mount Gilead. And there went back of the people twenty-two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.
Karena itu umumkanlah, ‘Siapa saja yang merasa takut silakan pergi dari gunung Gilead ini dan pulang.’” Maka 22.000 orang pulang, dan tersisa 10.000 orang di sana.
4 And Jehovah said to Gideon, Still the people are many; bring them down to the water, and I will try them for thee there, and it shall be, that of whom I shall say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I shall say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.
TUHAN berkata lagi kepada Gideon, “Jumlah mereka masih terlalu banyak. Bawalah mereka turun ke sungai dan Aku akan memilah mereka di sana. Kalau Aku berkata, ‘Orang ini akan pergi bersamamu,’ pilihlah dia untuk pergi. Kalau Aku katakan, ‘Orang ini tidak akan pergi bersamamu,’ jangan pilih dia.”
5 And he brought down the people to the water; and Jehovah said to Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down on his knees to drink.
Maka Gideon membawa para prajurit ke tepi sungai. Lalu kata TUHAN kepadanya, “Pisahkanlah orang yang mencedok dan mencucup air dengan tangannya seperti anjing minum, dari orang yang berlutut dan minum langsung dari permukaan sungai.”
6 And the number of them that lapped, with their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men; and all the rest of the people bowed down on their knees to drink water.
Ada sekitar tiga ratus orang yang menghirup air dengan tangan mereka, selebihnya berlutut dan minum langsung dari permukaan air.
7 And Jehovah said to Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and give Midian into thy hand; and let all the people go every man to his place.
TUHAN berkata kepada Gideon, “Dengan tiga ratus orang yang menghirup air dari tangannya itu, Aku akan membuat kamu menang atas Midian, dan Aku akan menyelamatkan kalian semua. Suruhlah orang yang lainnya pulang ke rumah masing-masing.”
8 And they took the victuals of the people in their hand, and their trumpets; and all the men of Israel he sent away, every man to his tent, but retained the three hundred men. Now the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
Maka Gideon menyuruh prajurit Israel yang lebih dari 300 tadi untuk pulang. Ketiga ratus prajurit itu mengambil bekal dan terompet dari orang-orang yang pulang. Pada waktu itu perkemahan bangsa Midian ada di lembah di bawah Gideon dan pasukannya.
9 And it came to pass in that night, that Jehovah said to him, Arise, go down to the camp; for I have given it into thy hand.
Malam itu TUHAN berkata kepada Gideon, “Bangunlah! Seranglah perkemahan itu, karena Aku sudah menyerahkannya kepadamu.
10 And if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the camp;
Tetapi kalau kamu takut untuk menyerang, pergi mengintip ke bawah di perkemahan itu bersama Pura, pelayanmu.
11 and thou shalt hear what they say; and afterwards shall thy hand be strengthened, and thou shalt go down unto the camp. And he went down with Phurah his servant to the outside of the armed men that were in the camp.
Setelah mendengar pembicaraan mereka, kamu akan menjadi berani untuk menyerang perkemahan itu.” Maka Gideon bersama Pura menyusup ke pinggir perkemahan musuh.
12 And Midian and Amalek and all the children of the east lay along in the valley as locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand upon the sea-shore for multitude.
Orang Midian, Amalek, dan beberapa kelompok bangsa dari timur memenuhi lembah itu seperti gerombolan belalang. Unta-unta mereka tidak terhitung, banyak sekali seperti pasir di tepi laut.
13 And Gideon came, and behold, a man was telling a dream to his fellow; and he said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and lo, a cake of barley-bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came to the tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it; and the tent lay along.
Saat Gideon tiba, dia mendengar seorang prajurit sedang menceritakan mimpinya kepada temannya. Kata orang itu, “Aku bermimpi melihat sebongkah roti jelai terguling-guling turun ke perkemahan Midian. Roti itu menghantam sebuah kemah, lalu kemah itu roboh dan terguling.”
14 And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, the man of Israel: God hath given into his hand Midian and all the host.
Jawab temannya, “Itu pasti pertanda kita akan dikalahkan oleh Gideon anak Yoas, orang Israel itu. Allah sudah menyerahkan Midian dan seluruh perkemahan ini ke dalam tangannya.”
15 And it came to pass when Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, that he worshipped. And he returned into the camp of Israel, and said, Arise; for Jehovah hath given into your hand the camp of Midian.
Ketika Gideon mendengar cerita mimpi itu beserta artinya, dia pun bersujud memuji TUHAN. Lalu dia kembali ke perkemahan Israel dan berseru, “Bangkitlah, karena TUHAN sudah menyerahkan pasukan Midian ke tangan kita!”
16 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, and empty pitchers, and torches within the pitchers.
Dia membagi ketiga ratus prajuritnya menjadi tiga kelompok, kemudian memberi mereka masing-masing terompet dan kendi kosong dengan obor di dalamnya.
17 And he said to them, Look on me, and do likewise; behold, when I come to the extremity of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do.
Kata Gideon kepada mereka, “Perhatikan saya dan ikuti apa yang saya lakukan. Waktu saya sampai ke pinggir perkemahan, kalian harus melakukan apa yang saya lakukan!
18 And when I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, ye also shall blow the trumpets around the whole camp, and shall say, For Jehovah and for Gideon!
Nanti ketika saya dan semua yang bersama saya meniup terompet, kalian juga harus meniup terompet di sekeliling perkemahan. Berteriaklah, ‘Untuk TUHAN dan untuk Gideon!’”
19 And Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came to the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch; and they blew the trumpets, and broke the pitchers that were in their hands.
Gideon membawa seratus orang ke tepi perkemahan pada saat tentara Midian baru saja ganti giliran jaga malam yang kedua. Gideon dan orang-orangnya meniup terompet dan memecahkan kendi yang mereka bawa.
20 And the three companies blew the trumpets, and broke in pieces the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hand, and the trumpets in their right hand for blowing, and cried, The sword of Jehovah and of Gideon!
Maka ketiga kelompok pasukan itu meniup terompet dan memecahkan kendi. Mereka memegang obor di tangan kiri dan terompet di tangan kanan. Lalu mereka berteriak, “Berperanglah untuk TUHAN dan Gideon. Serang!”
21 And they stood every man in his place round about the camp; and all the host ran, and cried out, and fled.
Mereka hanya berdiri di posisi masing-masing di sekeliling perkemahan, sementara seluruh pasukan musuh panik dan melarikan diri sambil berteriak-teriak.
22 And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and Jehovah set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout the camp. And the host fled to Beth-shittah towards Zererah, to the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath.
Saat ketiga ratus orang itu meniup terompet, TUHAN menyebabkan seluruh tentara musuh di perkemahan saling menyerang rekannya sendiri. Pasukan itu melarikan diri sampai Bet Sita ke arah Zerera, dan sampai perbatasan Abel Mehola di dekat Tabat.
23 And the men of Israel were called together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian.
Lalu Gideon memanggil orang-orang Israel dari suku Naftali, Asyer, dan seluruh Manasye. Mereka bergabung untuk mengejar bangsa Midian dan sekutunya.
24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against Midian, and take before them the waters unto Beth-barah, and the Jordan. And all the men of Ephraim were called together, and took the waters unto Beth-barah, and the Jordan.
Gideon juga mengirim pesan ke seluruh pegunungan Efraim. Katanya, “Seranglah bangsa Midian dan rebutlah tempat-tempat penyeberangan mereka di sungai Yordan sampai ke Bet Bara.” Maka semua orang Efraim dikerahkan. Mereka merebut tempat-tempat penyeberangan di sungai Yordan sampai ke Bet Bara.
25 And they took two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb; and they pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon beyond the Jordan.
Mereka juga menangkap dua jenderal bangsa Midian, yang dijuluki Gagak dan Serigala. Mereka membunuh Gagak di sebuah batu besar, dan Serigala dibunuh di dekat tempat pemerasan anggur. Tempat-tempat itu kemudian diberi nama Batu Gagak dan Pemerasan Anggur Serigala. Beberapa prajurit Efraim memberikan kepala dua orang itu kepada Gideon ketika sudah berada di sebelah timur sungai Yordan, sedangkan yang lain terus mengejar bangsa Midian.
