Judges 8
1 And the men of Ephraim said unto him, What is this thing that thou hast done unto us, not to call for us, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they quarrelled with him vehemently.
Efraims-mennerne sagde til Gideon: «Korleis er det du hev bore deg imot oss! Kvi sende du’kje bod etter oss då du tok ut i striden mot midjanitare?» Og dei tok kvast på honom.
2 And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi'ezer?
Då sagde han til deim: «Kva hev eg gjort no som kann liknast med det de hev gjort? Var’kje etterrakstren åt Efraim betre enn avlingi åt Abiezer?
3 Into your hand God delivered the princes of Midian, 'Oreb and Zeeb: and what have I been able to do in comparison with you? Then was their anger abated from him, when he had spoken this speech.
I dykkar hender gav Gud midjanitar-hovdingarne, Oreb og Ze’eb! Og kva hev eg vunnest gjort, so eg kunde mæla meg med dykk?» Då han tala so, logna dei og var’kje vonde på honom lenger.
4 And Gid'on came to the Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, and in pursuit.
Gideon kom til Jordan, og for yver, han og dei tri hundrad mann som var med honom, og dei var trøytte og svoltne.
5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, a few loaves of bread unto the people that are in my train; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebach and Zalmunna,' the kings of Midian.
Då sagde han til Sukkot-mennerne: «Kjære, gjev folki som fylgjer meg nokre matbitar! Dei er trøytte, og eg elter Zebah og Salmunna, Midjans-kongarne.»
6 And the princes of Succoth said, Is the sole of the foot of Zebach and Zalmunna' now already in thy hand, that we should give unto thy army bread?
Men hovdingarne i Sukkot sagde: «Hev du alt fenge kloi i Zebah og Salmunna, sidan me skal gjeva heren din mat?»
7 And Gid'on said, Therefore when the Lord hath delivered Zebach and Zalmunna' into my hand, then will I thresh your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.
«Godt!» svara Gideon, «når Herren hev gjeve Zebah og Salmunna i henderne mine, so skal eg treskja kropparne dykkar med villtornar og tistlar.»
8 And he went up thence to Penuel, and spoke unto them in the same manner: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.
So for han upp til Penuel, og tala like eins der, og Penuels-mennerne svara honom på same vis som Sukkot-buarne hadde svara.
9 And he said also unto the men of Penuel thus, When I return again in peace, I will break down this tower.
Då sagde han til deim og: «Kjem eg vel heim att, so skal eg riva ned denne borgi.»
10 Now Zebach and Zalmunna' were in Karkor, and their camps with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that had been left of all the camp of the children of the east; but those who had fallen were one hundred and twenty thousand men that drew the sword.
Zebah og Salmunna låg i Karkor med heren sin, um lag femtan tusund mann; det var alt som var att av heile austmannheren, og hundrad og tjuge tusund våpnføre menner var falne.
11 And Gid'on went up by the way of those that dwelt in tents, to the east of Nobach and Yogbehah, and smote the camp; but the camp thought itself secure.
Og Gideon for uppetter driftevegen austanfor Nobah og Jogbea og kom yver fiendeheren, med dei låg ottelause i lægret.
12 And Zebach and Zalmunna' fled; but he pursued after them, and captured the two kings of Midian, Zebach and Zalmunna', and all the camp he discomfited.
Zebah og Salmunna rømde, men han sette etter deim; han tok båe Midjans-kongarne, Zebah og Salmunna, og støkte heile heren ifrå einannan.
13 And Gid'on the son of Joash returned from the battle before the rising of the sun,
Då Gideon Joasson var komen til Solskardet, vende han heim att frå striden.
14 And he caught a young man of the people of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he wrote down for him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, seventy and seven men.
Han fekk tak i ein gut som høyrde heime i Sukkot, og spurde honom ut; og guten skreiv upp for honom hovdingarne og styresmennerne i Sukkot, sju og sytti mann.
15 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold here are Zebach and Zalmunna', with whom ye derided me, saying, Is the sole of the foot of Zebach and Zalmunna' now already in thy hand, that we should give unto thy weary men bread?
Då han so kom til Sukkot-buarne, sagde han: «Sjå her er Zebah og Salmunna, dei som de spotta meg med då de sagde: «Hev du alt fenge kloi i Zebah og Salmunna, sidan me skal gjeva mat til dei trøytte mennerne dine?»»
16 And he took the elders of the city, and the thorns of the wilderness and briers, and chastised with them the men of Succoth.
So greip han styresmennerne i byen, og han tok villtornar og tistlar, og tukta med deim Sukkot-buarne.
17 And the tower of Penuel he beat down, and slew the men of the city.
Penuelborgi reiv han ned, og slo i hel mennerne i byen.
18 And he said unto Zebach and Zalmunna', What kind of men were those whom ye slew at Tabor! And they answered, As thou art, so were they; one was in form like that of the children of a king.
Sidan sagde han til Zebah og Salmunna: «Korleis såg dei ut, dei mennerne som de slo i hel på Tabor?» «Dei var like eins som du, » svara dei. «Kvar var som ein kongsson på skapnad».
19 And he said, They were my brothers, the sons of my mother; as the Lord liveth, if ye had spared them alive, I would not slay you.
«Då var det brørne mine, » sagde han, «sønerne åt mi eigi mor. So sant Herren liver: hadde de spart livet deira, skulde eg ikkje ha drepe dykk.»
20 And he said unto Yether his first-born, Rise up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword; for he was afraid, because he was yet a youth.
So sagde han til Jeter, eldste son sin: «Gakk fram, og slå deim i hel!» Men guten drog ikkje sverdet sitt. Han torde ikkje; han var endå berre ein gut.
21 Then said Zebach and Zalmunna', Rise thou, and fall upon us; for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gid'on arose, and slew Zebach and Zalmunna'; and he took away the crescent ornaments that were on the necks of their camels.
Då sagde Zebah og Salmunna: «Kom du og hogg oss ned! Det vil manns nerk til å gjera manns verk.» So gjekk Gideon fram, og slo Zebah og Salmunna i hel, og tok sylgjorne som kamelarne deira hadde kring halsen.
22 And the men of Israel said unto Gid'on, Rule thou over us, both thou and thy son, and thy son's son also; for thou hast delivered us out of the hand of Midian.
Og Israels-mennerne sagde til Gideon: «Du skal vera kongen vår, både du og son din og soneson din; for du hev berga oss frå midjanitarne!»
23 And Gid'on said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you.
Men Gideon svara: «Ikkje vil eg vera kongen dykkar, og ikkje skal son min vera det; Herren skal vera kongen dykkar!»
24 And Gid'on said unto them, I would ask one request of you, that ye should give me every man the earring of his booty; for they had had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.
Sidan sagde Gideon til deim: «Eg vil beda dykk um ein ting: at de alle vil gjeva meg dei ringarne de hev vunne i krigen!» For Midjans-mennerne gjekk med gullringar; dei var ismaelitar.
25 And they answered, We will willingly give. And they spread out a garment, and they cast therein every man the earring of his booty.
«Det skal du då visst få, » svara dei. So breidde dei ut ei kåpa, og på den kasta alle mann dei ringarne dei hadde vunne i krigen.
26 And the weight of the golden earrings that he had requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; besides the crescent ornaments, and ear-drops, and purple garments that were on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks.
Då dei so vog gullringane som han hadde bede um, so var det halvonnor vog gull, umfram gullsylgjorne og øyredobborne og purpurklædi som midjanitarkongarne hadde havt på seg, og umfram lekkjorne som kamelarne deira hadde bore kring halsen.
27 And Gid'on made thereof an ephod, and set it up in his city, in 'Ophrah: and all Israel went astray after it thither; and it became a snare unto Gid'on, and to his house.
Av gullet gjorde Gideon eit gudsbilæte. Det sette han upp i Ofra, heimbygdi si; heile Israel dyrka det der som ein avgud, og det vart til ulukka for Gideon og hans hus.
28 And Midian was humbled before the children of Israel, so that they lifted not up their head any more. And the country was quiet forty years in the days of Gid'on.
Soleis laut Midjan bøygja seg under Israel, og vann ikkje reisa hovudet meir, og sidan hadde landet ro i fyrti år, so lenge som Gideon livde.
29 And Yerubba'al the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
So for Jerubba’al Joasson heim att til garden sin, og vart buande der.
30 And Gid'on had seventy sons begotten of his body; for he had many wives.
Han, Gideon, hadde sytti søner, som var hans eigne born; for han hadde mange konor.
31 And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he gave him the name, Abimelech.
Med fylgjekona si i Sikem fekk han ein son, og kalla han Abimelek.
32 And Gid'on the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in 'Ophrah of the Abi'ezrites.
Gideon Joasson døydde i høg alder, og vart nedsett i gravstaden åt Joas, far sin, i Ofra, bygdi åt Abiezer-ætti.
33 And it came to pass, when Gid'on was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went astray after the Be'alim, and made themselves Ba'al-berith for a god.
Då Gideon var burte, tok Israels-sønerne atter til å halda seg med avgudarne, og gjorde Sambands-Ba’al til guden sin.
34 And the children of Israel remembered not the Lord their God, who delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side.
Israels-sønerne kom ikkje i hug Herren, sin Gud, som hadde berga deim frå alle fiendar rundt ikring;
35 Neither showed they kindness to the house of Yerubba'al, namely, Gid'on, in accordance with all the good which he had done unto Israel.
og dei gjorde ikkje vel mot Jerubba’als, Gideons, ætt for alt det gode han hadde gjort Israel.
