Judges 6

1 And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

Og Israels Børn gjorde ondt for Herrens Øjne, og Herren gav dem i Midianiternes Haand syv Aar.

2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made for themselves the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.

Og der Midianiternes Haand blev stærk over Israel, da gjorde Israels Børn sig Kløfter, som vare i Bjergene, og Huler og Befæstninger for Midianiternes Skyld.

3 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that Midian, Amalek, and the Kedemites would come up against them.

Og det skete, naar Israel havde saaet, da kom Midianiterne og Amalekiterne op og de Folk af Østen, de kom op over dem.

4 And they camped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, as far as Gaza, and they left no sustenance in Israel, as well as sheep, or ox, or donkey.

Og de lejrede sig imod dem, og de ødelagde Landets Grøde, indtil man kommer til Gaza; og de lode ikke Føde blive tilovers i Israel, ej heller Faar eller Okse eller Asen.

5 For they came up with their livestock and their tents and their camels. They would come in like locusts in number, and they were innumerable. And they came into the land to ravage it.

Thi de kom op med deres Kvæg og deres Telte; de kom ligesom Græshopper i Mangfoldighed, saa at der ikke var Tal paa dem og deres Kameler; og de kom i Landet at ødelægge det.

6 Israel was brought very low because of Midian; and the children of Israel cried to the LORD.

Og Israel blev forarmet for Midianiternes Ansigt, og Israels Børn raabte til Herren.

7 It happened, when the children of Israel cried to the LORD because of Midian,

Og det skete, der Israels Børn raabte til Herren for Midianiternes Skyld,

8 that the LORD sent a prophet to the children of Israel, and he said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

da sendte Herren en Mand, en Profet, til Israels Børn, og han sagde til dem: Saa siger Herren, Israels Gud: Jeg førte eder op af Ægypten og udførte eder af Trælles Hus.

9 and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out from before you, and gave you their land;

Og jeg udfriede eder af Ægypternes Haand og af alle deres Haand, som trængte eder; og jeg uddrev dem fra eders Ansigt og gav eder deres Land.

10 and I said to you, "I am the LORD your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell." But you have not listened to my voice.'"

Og jeg sagde til eder: Jeg er Herren eders Gud, frygter ikke Amoriternes Guder, i hvis Land I bo; men I have ikke været min Røst lydige.

11 The angel of the LORD came, and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained to Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

Og Herrens Engel kom og satte sig under den Eg, som er i Ofra, som hørte Joas, den Abiesriter, til; og hans Søn Gideon tærskede Hvede i en Vinperse, at han kunde føre det hastig bort fra Midianiternes Ansigt.

12 The angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, "The LORD is with you, mighty warrior."

Da aabenbaredes Herrens Engel for ham, og han sagde til ham: Herren være med dig, du vældige til Strid!

13 Gideon said to him, "Oh, my lord, if the LORD is with us, why then has all this happened to us? Where are all his wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying, 'Didn't the LORD bring us up from Egypt?' But now the LORD has cast us off, and delivered us into the hand of Midian."

Men Gideon sagde til ham: Hør mig, min Herre! om Herren er med os, hvi har da alt dette ramt os? og hvor ere alle hans underlige Ting, som vore Fædre fortalte os og sagde: Førte Herren os ikke op af Ægypten? men nu har Herren forladt os og givet os i Midianiternes Haand.

14 And the LORD looked at him, and said, "Go in this strength of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Look, haven't I sent you?"

Da vendte Herren sig til ham og sagde: Gaa hen i denne din Kraft, og du skal frelse Israel af Midianiternes Haand; har jeg ikke sendt dig?

15 He said to him, "O Lord, how shall I save Israel? Look, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house."

Og han sagde til ham: Hør mig, Herre! hvormed skal jeg frelse Israel? se, min Slægt er den ringeste i Manasse, og jeg er den yngste i min Faders Hus.

16 The LORD said to him, "Surely I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man."

Og Herren sagde til ham: Sandelig, jeg vil være med dig; og du skal slaa Midianiterne som een Mand.

17 He said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, then show me a sign that it is you who talk with me.

Da sagde han til ham: Kære, dersom jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, da gør mig et Tegn, at du er den, deltaler med mig.

18 Please do not go away, until I come to you, and bring out my present, and lay it before you." He said, "I will wait until you come back."

Kære, vig ikke bort herfra, indtil jeg kommer til dig og bringer min Skænk og sætter den frem for dit Ansigt; og han sagde: Jeg vil blive, indtil du kommer tilbage.

19 Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of meal: the meat he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out to him under the oak, and presented it.

Og Gideon kom og tilberedte et Gedekid og en Efa Mel til usyrede Kager, han lagde Kødet i en Kurv og kom Suppen i en Potte, og han førte det ud til ham under Egen og satte det frem.

20 The angel of God said to him, "Take the meat and the unleavened cakes, and lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth." And he did so.

Da sagde den Guds Engel til ham: Tag Kødet og de usyrede Kager og læg det paa denne Klippe og udøs Suppen; og han gjorde saaledes.

21 Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there went up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.

Da udrakte Herrens Engel det yderste af den Kæp, som han havde i sin Haand, og rørte ved Kødet og ved de usyrede Kager; og der udfor Ild af Klippen og fortærede Kødet og de usyrede Kager, og Herrens Engel for bort fra hans Øjne.

22 Gideon saw that he was the angel of the LORD; and Gideon said, "Alas, Lord GOD. Because I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face."

Der Gideon saa, at det var Herrens Engel, da sagde Gideon: Ak Herre, Herre! — thi derfor har jeg set Herrens Engel Ansigt til Ansigt.

23 The LORD said to him, "Peace be to you. Do not be afraid. You shall not die."

Og Herren sagde til ham: Fred være med dig, frygt ikke, du skal ikke dø.

24 Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it "The LORD is Peace." To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Da byggede Gideon Herren et Alter der og kaldte det: Herren er Fred; indtil denne Dag staar det endnu i Ofra, som hører Abiesriterne til.

25 It happened the same night, that the LORD said to him, "Take your father's bull, even the second bull seven years old, and tear down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the Asherah that is beside it;

Og det skete den samme Nat, at Herren sagde til ham: Tag en ung Okse, som er din Faders, og den anden syvaarige Okse, og du skal nedbryde Baals Alter, som er din Faders, og omhugge Astartebilledet, som staar derhos.

26 and build an altar to the LORD your God on the top of this stronghold, in the orderly manner, and take the second bull, and offer a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah which you shall cut down."

Og du skal bygge Herren din Gud et Alter oven paa denne stærke Klippe, hvor den er jævn; og du skal tage den anden Okse og ofre et Brændoffer ved Træet af Astartebilledet, som du skal omhugge.

27 Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had spoken to him: and it came about, because he feared his father's household and the men of the city, so that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.

Da tog Gideon ti Mænd af sine Tjenere og gjorde, som Herren havde sagt til ham; og det skete, eftersom han frygtede for sin Faders Hus og for Mændene i Staden at gøre det om Dagen, da gjorde han det om Natten.

28 When the men of the city arose early in the morning, look, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down that was by it, and the second bull was offered on the altar that was built.

Og Mændene i Staden stode aarle op om Morgenen, og se, da var Baals Alter nedbrudt, og Astartebilledet, som var derhos, var omhugget; og den anden Okse var ofret paa det byggede Alter.

29 And they said to one another, "Who has done this thing?" When they inquired and asked, they said, "Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing."

Da sagde den ene til den anden: Hvo har gjort denne Gerning? Og der de ransagede og eftersøgte, da sagde de: Gideon, Joas's Søn, har gjort denne Gerning.

30 Then the men of the city said to Joash, "Bring out your son, that he may die, because he has broken down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the Asherah that was by it."

Da sagde Mændene i Staden til Joas: Før din Søn hid, thi han skal dø, fordi han har nedbrudt Baals Alter, og fordi han har omhugget Astartebilledet, som var derhos.

31 Joash said to all who stood against him, "Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? He who will contend for him, let him be put to death while it is yet morning: if he is a god, let him contend for himself, because someone has broken down his altar."

Da sagde Joas til alle dem, som stode hos ham: Ville I stride for Baal? mon I ville frelse ham? hvo som strider for ham, han skal dødes inden Morgen; dersom han er Gud, da stride han for sig selv, fordi man nedbrød hans Alter.

32 Therefore on that day he named him Jerubbaal, saying, "Let Baal contend against him, because he has broken down his altar."

Og man kaldte ham paa den Dag Jerub-Baal, idet man sagde: Baal stride imod ham, efterdi han har nedbrudt hans Alter.

33 Then all Midian and Amalek and the Kedemites assembled themselves together; and they crossed over, and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.

Og alle Midianiterne og Amalekiterne og Folkene af Øster samledes til Hobe, og de droge over og sloge Lejr i Jisreels Dal.

34 But the Ruach of the LORD came on Gideon; and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered together after him.

Da iførte Herrens Aand sig Gideon, og han lod blæse i Trompeten, og Abiesers Slægt opbødes til at følge ham.

35 He sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and they also were gathered together after him: and he sent messengers to Asher, and to Zebulun, and to Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

Og han sendte Bud til hele Manasse, og de bleve ogsaa opbudne til at følge ham; han sendte og Bud til Aser og til Sebulon og til Nafthali, og de kom dem i Møde.

36 Gideon said to God, "If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken,

Og Gideon sagde til Gud: Dersom du vil frelse Israel ved min Haand, ligesom du har sagt,

37 look, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then shall I know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken."

se, da lægger jeg et Uldskind i Gaarden; dersom der vorder Dug paa Uldskindet alene og tørt paa al Jorden, da ved jeg, at du vil frelse Israel ved min Haand, som du har sagt.

38 It was so; for he rose up early on the next day, and pressed the fleece together, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.

Og det skete saa; og der han stod anden Dag aarle op, da trykkede han Uldskindet ud og udkrystede Dug af Uldskindet, en Skaal fuld af Vand.

39 Gideon said to God, "Do not let your anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once. Please let me make one more test with the fleece; let it now be dry only on the fleece, and on all the ground let there be dew."

Og Gideon sagde til Gud: Lad din Vrede ikke optændes mod mig, at jeg taler alene denne Gang; kære, jeg vil ikkun forsøge det endnu denne Gang med Uldskindet; kære, lad være tørt paa Uldskindet alene, og lad Dug være paa al Jorden.

40 God did so that night, for it was dry on the fleece only, and there was dew all over the ground.

Og Gud gjorde det saaledes i den samme Nat, og der var tørt paa Uldskindet alene, og der var Dug paa al Jorden.