Judges 6

1 And the sons of Israel did the thing that was wicked, in the sight of Yahweh, —so Yahweh 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, —because of Midian, did the sons of Israel prepare for themselves the hollows which were 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 used to be, if Israel had sown, then came up Midian and Amalek and the sons of the east, yea came 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 encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the land, until thou comest unto Gaza, —neither left they sustenance in Israel, nor sheep nor ox, nor ass;

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 with their cattle, used to come up, with their tents—yea they used to come like locusts, for multitude, both they and their cattle, were without number, —so they came into the land, to lay it waste.

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 Thus was Israel greatly impoverished, because of Midian, —and the sons of Israel made outcry unto Yahweh.

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

7 And it came to pass, when the sons of Israel cried unto Yahweh, —on account of Midian,

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

8 then sent Yahweh a prophet unto the sons of Israel, —who said unto them—Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel, I, led you up out of Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of servants;

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 Yea I rescued you out of the hand of Egypt, and out of the hand of all who oppressed you, —that I might drive them out from before you, and I gave unto 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 Yea and I said to you, —I, Yahweh, am your God, Ye must not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye are about to dwell, —But ye have not hearkened unto 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 Then came the messenger of Yahweh, and sat down under the oak which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash, the Abiezrite; and, Gideon his son, was beating out wheat in the winepress, to escape the notice of 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 so the messenger of Yahweh appeared unto him, —and said unto him, Yahweh, is with thee, thou mighty man of valour!

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

13 And Gideon said unto him—Pardon, my lord! if Yahweh be with us, then wherefore hath all this befallen us? and where are all his wonders, which our fathers have recounted to us—saying, Was it not, out of Egypt, that Yahweh brought us up? But, now, hath Yahweh abandoned us, 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 Yahweh, turned unto him, and said—Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel, out of the hand of Midian, —have I not sent thee?

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 And he said unto him—Pardon, O my Lord! How, shall I save Israel? Lo! my thousand, is the poorest in Manasseh, and, I, am the youngest in the house of my father.

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 And Yahweh said unto him—I will be with thee, —so shalt thou smite 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 And he said unto him, If, I beseech thee, I have found favour in thine eyes, then wilt thou work for me a sign, that it is, thou, who art speaking 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 Do not, I beseech thee, withdraw from hence, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said: I, will tarry until thou return.

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 So, Gideon, went in, and made ready a kid of the goats, and, of an ephah of meal, unleavened cakes, the flesh, he put in a basket, and, the broth, he put in a pot, —and brought them forth unto him, under the oak, and presented them.

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 And the messenger of God said unto him—Take the flesh and the cakes, and set them on this crag, and, the broth, do thou pour out. 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 messenger of Yahweh put forth the end of the staff, that was in his hand, and touched the flesh, and the cakes, —and there came up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh, and the cakes, and, the messenger of Yahweh, had 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 Then saw Gideon that, the messenger of Yahweh, it was, —so Gideon said—Alas, My Lord Yahweh! forasmuch as I have seen the messenger of Yahweh, 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 And Yahweh said unto him—Peace be unto thee! Do not fear, —thou shalt not die.

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

24 So Gideon built there an altar unto Yahweh, and called it, Yahweh-shalom. Unto this day, it remaineth, 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 And it came to pass, on that night, that Yahweh said unto him—Take the young bullock that belongeth to thy father, even the second bullock of seven years, —and throw thou down the altar of Baal, that belongeth to thy father, and, the sacred stem that is by it, shalt thou cut down.

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 Then shalt thou build an altar, unto Yahweh thy God, on the top of this fort, with the pile, —and shalt take the second bullock, and cause it to go up as an ascending-sacrifice, with the wood of the sacred stem which thou shalt 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 So Gideon took ten men from among his servants, and did as Yahweh had spoken unto him, —and so it was that, as he too much feared the house of his father, and the men of the city, to do it by day, 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 And the men of the city rose up early in the morning, and lo! the altar of Baal, had been overthrown, and, the sacred stem that was by it, had been cut down, and the second bullock had been caused to ascend upon the altar that had been 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 So they said, one to another, Who hath done this thing? And they inquired, and made search, and it was said, Gideon son of Joash, hath 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 So the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring forth thy son, that he may die, —because he hath overthrown the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the sacred stem 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 And Joash said unto all who stood by him—Will, ye, plead for Baal, or will, ye, save him? Whoso pleadeth for him, let him be put to death while it is yet morning, —if, a god, he be let him plead for himself, because one hath overthrown 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 So he was called on that day, Jerubbaal, saying, —Let Baal, plead against him. Because he had overthrown 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 Now, all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the sons of the east, were gathered together, —and they crossed over and pitched in the vale 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 spirit of Yahweh, clothed Gideon, —so he blew with a horn, and Abiezer was gathered after him.

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

35 Messengers also, sent he throughout all Manasseh, and, they also, were gathered after him, —messengers also, sent he throughout Asher, and throughout Zebulun, and throughout 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 And Gideon said unto God, —If thou art about to bring salvation, by my hand, unto Israel, as thou hast spoken,

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

37 lo! I am placing a woollen fleece, on the threshing-floor, —if, dew, be on the fleece alone and, on all the ground, it be dry, then shall I know that thou wilt bring salvation, by my hand, unto Israel, as thou hast 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 And it was so, and he rose up early, on the morrow, and pressed together the fleece, —and wrung out the dew from the fleece, a small 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 Then said Gideon unto God, Let not thine anger kindle upon me, but let me speak, only this once, —Let me, I pray thee, put to the proof, only this once, with the fleece, I pray thee, let it be dry on the fleece alone, while, on all the ground, 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 And God did so on that night, —and it was dry on the fleece alone, while, on all the ground, there was dew.

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