Judges 7
1 Then Jerobaal, who is the same as Gedeon, rising up early and all the people with him, came to the fountain that is called Harad. Now the camp of Madian was in the valley on the north side of the high hill.
Næste Morgen tidlig brød Jerubba'al, det er Gideon, op med alle sine Folk og lejrede sig ved Harodkilden, medens Midjaniternes Lejr var nedenfor på Sletten, norden for Morehøjen.
2 And the Lord said to Gedeon: The people that are with thee are many, and Madian shall not be delivered into their hands: lest Israel should glory against me, and say: I was delivered by my own strength.
Da sagde HERREN til Gideon: "Du har for mange Folk hos dig, til at jeg kan give Midjaniterne i deres Hånd; gjorde jeg det, vilde Israel gøre sig stor over for mig og sige: Min egen Kraft skaffede mig Sejr!
3 Speak to the people, and proclaim in the hearing of all, I Whosoever is fearful and timorous, let him return. So two and twenty thousand men went away from mount Galaad and returned home, and only ten thousand remained.
Lad derfor udråbe for Folket: Enhver, som er ræd og angst, skal vende hjem!" Gideon sigtede dem da, og 22000 Mand af Folket vendte hjem, medens 10000 blev tilbage.
4 And the Lord said to Gedeon: The people are still too many, bring them to the waters, and there I will try them: and of whom I shall say to thee, This shall go with thee, let him go: whom I shall forbid to go, let him return.
Men HERREN sagde til Gideon: "Endnu er der for mange Folk; før dem ned til Vandet, der vil jeg sigte dem for dig. Den, jeg siger skal gå med dig, han skal gå med; men enhver, om hvem jeg siger til dig: denne skal ikke gå med dig, han skal ikke gå!"
5 And when the people were come down to the waters, the Lord said to Gedeon: They that shall lap the water with their tongues, as dogs are wont to lap, thou shalt set apart by themselves: but they that shall drink bowing down their knees, shall be on the other side.
Da han havde ført Folket ned til Vandet, sagde HERREN til Gideon: "Alle dem, der laber Vandet med Tungen som Hunde, skal du stille for sig; ligeså alle dem, der lægger sig på Knæ for at drikke!"
6 And the number of them that had lapped water, casting it with the hand to their mouth, was three hundred men: and all the rest of the multitude had drunk kneeling.
Og Tallet på dem, der labede, var 300; derimod lagde Resten af Folket sig på Knæ for at drikke af Vandet, idet de førte det til Munden med Hånden.
7 And the Lord said to Gedeon: By the three hundred men, that lapped water, I will save you, and deliver Madian into thy hand: but let all the rest of the people return to their place.
Da sagde HERREN til Gideon: "Med de 300 Mand, som labede, vil jeg frelse eder og give Midjaniterne i din Hånd; men Resten af Folket skal drage hver til sit!"
8 So taking victuals and trumpets according to their number, he ordered all the rest of the multitude to depart to their tents: and he with the three hundred gave himself to the battle. Now the camp of Madian was beneath him in the valley.
Derpå tog han Folkets Krukker og deres Horn fra dem; og alle Israelitterne lod han drage hjem, hver til sit, men de 300 Mand beholdt han hos sig. Og Midjaniternes Lejr var nede på Sletten.
9 The same night the Lord said to him: Arise, and go down into the camp: because I have delivered them into thy hand.
Samme Nat sagde HERREN til ham: "Stå op og drag ned imod Lejren, thi jeg har givet den i din Hånd!
10 But if thou be afraid to go alone, let Phara thy servant go down with thee.
Men er du bange for at drage derned, så begiv dig med din Tjener Pura ned til Lejren
11 And when thou shalt hear what they are saying, then shall thy hands be strengthened, and thou shalt go down more secure to the enemies’ camp. And he went down with Phara his servant into part of the camp, where was the watch of men in arms.
og hør, hvad de siger der; så vil du få Mod til at drage ned imod Lejren!" Han gik da med sin Tjener Pura ned til Lejrens Forposter.
12 But Madian and Amalec, and all the eastern people lay scattered in the valley, as a multitude of locusts: their camels also were innumerable as the sand that lieth on the sea shore.
Midjaniterne, Amalekiterne og alle Østens Stammer havde lejret sig på Sletten mangfoldige som Græshopper, og deres Kameler var utallige, mangfoldige som Sandet ved Havets Bred.
13 And when Gedeon was come, one told his neighbour a dream: and in this manner related what he had seen: I dreamt a dream, and it seemed to me as if a hearth cake of barley bread rolled and came down into the camp of Madian: and when it was come to a tent it struck it, and beat it down flat to the ground.
Just som Gideon kom, var en Mand i Færd med at fortælle en anden noget, han havde drømt, idet han sagde: "Jeg har haft en Drøm! Se, et Bygbrød kom rullende ned mod Midjaniternes Lejr, og da det kom til Teltet, stødte det til det og væltede det over Ende, så at Teltet faldt."
14 He to whom he spoke, answered: This is nothing else but the sword of Gedeon the son of Joas a man of Israel. For the Lord hath delivered Madian, and all their camp into his hand.
Da sagde den anden: "Det kan ikke betyde andet end Israelitten Gideons, Joasjs Søns, Sværd; Gud har givet Midjan og hele Lejren i hans Hånd!"
15 And when Gedeon had heard the dream, and the interpretation thereof, he adored: and returned to the camp of Israel, and said: Arise, for the Lord hath delivered the camp of Madian into our hands.
Da Gideon hørte Beretningen om Drømmen og dens Tydning, tilbad han og vendte derefter tilbage til Israels Lejr, hvor han sagde: "Stå op, thi HERREN har givet Midjaniternes Lejr i eders Hånd!"
16 And he divided the three hundred men into three parts, and gave them trumpets in their hands, and empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.
Derpå delte han de 300 Mand i tre Afdelinger og gav dem alle Horn og tomme Krukker med Fakler i;
17 And he said to them: What you shall see me do, do you the same: I will go into one part of the camp, and do you as I shall do.
og han sagde til dem: "Giv Agt på mig og gør som jeg! Når jeg kommer til Udkanten af Lejren. skal I gøre som jeg;
18 When the trumpet shall sound in my hand, do you also blow the trumpets on every side of the camp.
når jeg og alle de, der er hos mig, støder i Hornet, skal I også støde i Hornene rundt om hele Lejren og råbe: For HERREN og for Gideon!"
19 And Gedeon, and the three hundred men that were with him, went into part of the camp, at the beginning of the midnight watch, and the watchmen being alarmed, they began to sound their trumpets, and to clap the pitchers one against another.
Da nu Gideon og de 100 Mand. der var hos ham, kom hen til Udkanten af Lejren ved Begyndelsen af den midterste Nattevagt, lige som man havde stillet Vagtposterne ud, stødte de i Hornene og slog deres Krukker itu.
20 And when they sounded their trumpets in three places round about the camp, and had broken their pitchers, they held their lamps in their left hands, and with their right hands the trumpets which they blew, and they cried out: The sword of the Lord and of Gedeon;
Så blæste de tre Afdelinger i Hornene og slog Krukkerne itu; men de holdt Faklerne i deres venstre Hånd og i deres højre Hånd Hornene for at blæse i dem, og de råbte: "HERRENs Sværd og Gideons!"
21 Standing every man in his place round about the enemies’ camp. So all the camp was troubled, and crying out and howling they fled away.
Og de blev stående, hvor de stod, rundt om Lejren, hver på sin Plads. Da vågnede hele Lejren. og de skreg op og flygtede.
22 And the three hundred men nevertheless persisted sounding the trumpets. And the Lord sent the sword into all the camp, and they killed one another,
Og da de blæste i de 300 Horn, satte HERREN den enes Sværd mod den andens i hele Lejren, og de flygtede til Bet Sjitta hen imod Zerera, til Bredden ved Abel Mehola over for Tabbat.
23 Fleeing as far as Bethsetta, and the border of Abelmahula in Tebbath. But the men of Israel shouting from Nephtali and Aser, and from all Manasses pursued after Madian.
Derpå stævnedes Israelitterne sammen fra Naftali, Aser og hele Manasse, og de satte efter Midjaniterne;
24 And Gedeon sent messengers into all mount Ephraim, saying: Come down to meet Madian, and take the waters before them to Bethbera and the Jordan. And all Ephraim shouted, and took the waters before them and the Jordan as far as Bethbera.
og Gideon sendte Bud ud i hele Efraims Bjergland og lod kundgøre: "Drag Midjaniterne i Møde og afskær dem Adgangen til Vandet lige til Bet-Bara ved Jordan!" Da stævnedes alle Efraimiterne sammen, og de afskar dem Adgangen til Vandet lige til Bet-Bara ved Jordan
25 And having taken two men of Madian, Oreb and Zeb: Oreb they slew in the rock of Oreb, and Zeb in the winepress of Zeb. And they pursued Madian, carrying the heads of Oreb and Zeb to Gedeon beyond the waters of the Jordan.
og tog Midjaniternes to Høvdinger Oreb og Ze'eb til Fange; Oreb dræbte de på Orebs Klippe, Ze'eb i Ze'ebs Perse; og de forfulgte Midjaniterne og bragte Orebs og Ze'ebs Hoveder til Gideon hinsides Jordan.
