Judges 8
1 Then the descendants of Ephraim said to Gideon, “Why have you acted toward us like this? When you went out to fight against the people of Midian, why did you not summon us [to help you]?” They rebuked Gideon severely.
At sinabi ng mga lalake ng Ephraim sa kaniya, Bakit ginawa mo sa amin ang ganyan, na hindi mo kami tinawag nang ikaw ay yumaong makipaglaban sa Madian? At siya'y pinagwikaan nilang mainam.
2 But Gideon replied, “I have done [RHQ] very little compared with what you have done! My small clan of descendants of Abiezer only started the battle, but [your very large group of] descendants of Ephraim [helped me to finish the task very well. It is like] the final grapes of the harvest being much better than the first grapes that are picked.
At sinabi niya sa kanila, Ano ang aking ginawa ngayon na paris ng inyo? Di ba mainam ang pagsimot ng ubas ng Ephraim kay sa pagaani ng sa Abiezer?
3 God enabled you to defeat Oreb and Zeeb, the generals of the army from Midian. That is [RHQ] much more important than what I did!” After Gideon told them that, they no longer resented what he had done.
Ibinigay ng Dios sa inyong kamay ang mga prinsipe sa Madian, si Oreb, at si Zeeb, at ano ang aking magagawa na paris ng inyo? Nang magkagayo'y ang kanilang galit sa kaniya ay lumamig, nang kaniyang sabihin yaon.
4 Then Gideon and his 300 men [went east and] crossed the Jordan [River]. Although they were very tired, they continued to pursue their enemies.
At si Gedeon ay dumating sa Jordan, at siya'y tumawid, siya, at ang tatlong daang lalake na mga kasama niya, mga pagod na, ay humahabol pa.
5 When they arrived at Succoth [town], Gideon said to the town leaders, “Please give my men some food! They are very tired. We are pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
At sinabi niya sa mga lalake sa Succoth, Isinasamo ko sa inyo na bigyan ninyo ng mga tinapay ang bayan na sumusunod sa akin; sapagka't sila'y mga pagod, at aking hinahabol si Zeba at si Zalmunna, na mga hari sa Madian.
6 But the leaders of Succoth replied, “You have not caught [RHQ] Zebah and Zalmunna yet. So why should we give food to your troops [now? Catch them first, and then we will give you food].”
At sinabi ng mga prinsipe sa Succoth, Nasa iyo na bang kamay ngayon ang mga kamay ni Zeba at ni Zalmunna, upang bigyan namin ng tinapay ang iyong hukbo?
7 Gideon replied, “[Because you said that], after Yahweh enables us to defeat Zebah and Zalmunna, we will return. And then we will make whips from thorns from the desert, and with them we will rip the flesh off your bones!”
At sinabi ni Gedeon, Kaya, pagka ibinigay ng Panginoon, si Zeba at si Zalmunna sa aking kamay, ay akin ngang gagalusan ang inyong laman ng mga tinik sa ilang at ng mga dawag.
8 From there, Gideon [and his 300 men] went to Peniel and asked for food there, but the people gave him the same answer.
At inahon niya mula roon ang Penuel, at siya'y nagsalita sa kanila ng gayon din: at sinagot siya ng mga lalake sa Penuel na gaya ng isinagot ng mga lalake sa Succoth.
9 So he said to the men of Peniel, “After I defeat those kings, I will return and tear down this tower!”
At sinalita niya naman sa mga lalake sa Penuel, na sinasabi, Pagbabalik kong payapa, ay aking ilalagpak ang moog na ito.
10 By that time, Zebah and Zalmunna had gone to Karkor [town] with 15,000 troops. They were all that were left of the armies that had come from the east. 120,000 of their men had already been killed.
Ngayo'y si Zeba at si Zalmunna ay nasa Carcor, at ang kanilang mga hukbo na kasama nila, na may labing limang libong lalake, yaong lahat na nalabi sa buong hukbo ng mga anak sa silanganan: sapagka't nabuwal ang isang daan at dalawang pung libong lalake na humahawak ng tabak.
11 Gideon [and his men] went east along the road on which caravans travel. They went past Nobah and Jogbehah [villages] and arrived at the enemy camp by surprise.
At si Gedeon ay umahon sa daan ng mga tumatahan sa mga tolda sa silanganan ng Noba at Jogbea, at sinaktan ang hukbo; sapagka't ang hukbo ay tiwasay.
12 Zebah and Zalmunna fled, but Gideon’s men pursued them and captured them and all their warriors.
At si Zeba at si Zalmunna ay tumakas; at kaniyang hinabol sila: at kaniyang hinuli ang dalawang hari sa Madian, na si Zeba at si Zalmunna, at nalito ang buong hukbo.
13 After that, Gideon and his men [took Zebah and Zalmunna with them and] started to return, going through Heres Pass.
At tinalikdan ni Gedeon na anak ni Joas ang pagbabaka, mula sa sampahan sa Heres.
14 There he captured a young man from Succoth, and demanded that he write down the names of all of the leaders in the town. The young man wrote down seventy-seven names.
At hinuli niya ang isang may kabataan sa mga lalake sa Succoth, at nagusisa siya sa kaniya: at ipinaalam sa kaniya ang mga prinsipe sa Succoth, at ang mga matanda niyaon na pitong pu't pitong lalake.
15 Then Gideon and his men returned to Succoth and said to those leaders, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna. When we were here before, you made fun of me and said ‘You have not [RHQ] caught Zebah and Zalmunna yet! After you catch them, we will give your exhausted men some food.’”
At sila'y naparoon sa mga lalake sa Succoth, at sinabi, Narito si Zeba at si Zalmunna, na tungkol sa kanila, ay inyo akong tinuya na inyong sinasabi, Nasa iyo na bang kamay ngayon ang mga kamay ni Zeba at ni Zalmunna, upang bigyan namin ng tinapay ang iyong mga lalake na mga pagod?
16 Then Gideon’s men took the town leaders and whipped them with whips made from briers from the desert, to teach them [that they deserved to be punished for not giving them any food].
At kaniyang kinuha ang mga matanda sa bayan, at mga tinik sa ilang at mga dawag, at sa pamamagitan ng mga yaon ay kaniyang tinuruan ang mga lalake sa Succoth.
17 Then [they went to] Peniel and tore down the tower, and killed all the men in the town.
At kaniyang inilagpak ang moog ng Penuel, at pinatay ang mga lalake sa bayan.
18 Then Gideon said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “The men you killed near Tabor [Mountain], what did they look like?” They replied, “They were like you; they all looked like they were sons of a king.”
Nang magkagayo'y kaniyang sinabi kay Zeba at kay Zalmunna. Anong mga lalake yaong inyong pinatay sa Tabor? At sila'y sumagot, Kung ano ikaw ay gayon sila; bawa't isa'y nahuhuwad sa mga anak ng isang hari.
19 Gideon replied, “They were my brothers! Just as surely as Yahweh lives, I would not kill you if you had not killed them.”
At kaniyang sinabi, Sila'y aking mga kapatid, na mga anak ng aking ina: buhay ang Panginoon, kung inyong iniligtas sana silang buhay, disin hindi ko kayo papatayin.
20 Then he turned to his oldest son, Jether. He said to him, “Kill them!” But Jether was only a boy, and he was afraid, so he did not pull out his dagger [to kill them].
At sinabi niya kay Jether na kaniyang panganay, Bangon, at patayin mo sila. Nguni't ang bata'y hindi humawak ng tabak: sapagka't siya'y natakot, dahil sa siya'y bata pa.
21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon, “Do not ask a young boy to do the work that a man should do!” So Gideon killed both of them. Then he took the gold ornaments from the necks of their camels.
Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Zeba at ni Zalmunna, Bumangon ka, at daluhungin mo kami: sapagka't kung paano ang pagkalalake ay gayon ang kaniyang lakas. At bumangon si Gedeon, at pinatay si Zeba at si Zalmunna, at kinuha ang mga pahiyas na may anyong kalahating buwan na nasa mga leeg ng kanilang mga kamelyo.
22 Then a group of Israeli men [came to] Gideon and said to him, “You be our ruler! [We want] you and your son and your grandsons [to] be our rulers, because you rescued us from the Midian army.”
Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ng mga lalake ng Israel kay Gedeon, Magpuno ka sa amin ngayon, ikaw at ang iyong anak, sapagka't iniligtas mo kami sa kamay ng Madian.
23 But Gideon replied, “No, I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you. Yahweh will rule over you.”
At sinabi ni Gedeon sa kanila, Hindi ako magpupuno sa inyo, o magpupuno man ang aking anak sa inyo: ang Panginoon ang magpupuno sa inyo.
24 Then he said, “I request only one thing. I request that each of you give me one earring from the things you captured after the battle.” [All the men descended from Ishmael wore gold earrings.]
At sinabi ni Gedeon sa kanila, Hangad ko ang isang kahilingan sa inyo, na bigyan ako ng bawa't isa sa inyo ng mga hikaw na kaniyang samsam. (Sapagka't sila'y may mga gintong hikaw, dahil sa sila'y mga Ismaelita.)
25 They replied, “We will be glad to give earrings to you!” So they spread a cloth [on the ground], and each man threw on it one gold earring that he had taken [from a man he had killed in the battle].
At sumagot sila, Ibibigay namin ng buong pagibig. At sila'y naglatag ng isang balabal, at inilagay roon ng bawa't isa ang mga hikaw na kaniyang samsam.
26 The weight of all the earrings was (43 pounds/19.4 kg.). That did not include other things [that they gave to Gideon]—the other ornaments or the pendants or the clothes that the kings of Midian wore or the gold chains that were on the necks of their camels.
At ang timbang ng mga gintong hikaw na kaniyang hiniling, ay isang libo at pitong daang siklong ginto; bukod pa ang mga pahiyas na may anyong kalahating buwan, at ang mga hikaw at ang mga damit na morado na suot ng mga hari sa Madian, at bukod pa ang mga tanikala na nangasa leeg ng mga kamelyo.
27 Gideon made/decorated a sacred vest from the gold, and later he put it in his hometown, Ophrah. But soon the Israeli people started to worship the vest. So it became like a trap [MET] for the people, [causing them to worship it instead of worshiping only God].
At ginawang epod ni Gedeon at inilagay sa kaniyang bayan, sa makatuwid baga'y sa Ophra: at ang buong Israel ay naparoroon na sumasamba sa kaniya roon: at siyang naging ikinasilo ni Gedeon at ng kaniyang sangbahayan.
28 That is how the Israelis defeated the people from Midian. The people of Midian did not become strong enough to attack Israel again. So while Gideon was alive, there was peace in the land for 40 years.
Gayon napasuko ang Madian sa harap ng mga anak ni Israel, at hindi na nila itinaas pa ang kanilang ulo. At ang lupain ay nagpahingang apat na pung taon sa mga araw ni Gedeon.
29 Gideon went back home to live there.
At si Jerobaal na anak ni Joas ay yumaon at tumahan sa kaniyang sariling bahay.
30 He had many wives, and they bore him seventy sons.
At nagkaroon si Gedeon ng pitong pung anak na lumabas sa kaniyang mga balakang: sapagka't siya'y mayroong maraming asawa.
31 He also had a slave wife in Shechem [town], who bore him a son whom he named Abimelech.
At ang kaniyang babae na nasa Sichem ay nagkaanak naman sa kaniya ng isang lalake, at kaniyang tinawag ang pangalan na Abimelech.
32 Gideon died when he was very old. They buried his body in the grave where his father Joash was buried, at Ophrah, in the land belonging to the descendants of Abiether.
At namatay si Gedeon na anak ni Joas na may mabuting katandaan at inilibing sa libingan ni Joas na kaniyang ama, sa Ophra ng mga Abiezerita.
33 But as soon as Gideon died, the Israelis [stopped worshiping God and started worshiping the images of the god Baal, like] [MET] adultresses [leave their husbands and go to sleep with other men]. They made a [statue of a] new god called Baal-Berith.
At nangyari, pagkamatay ni Gedeon, na ang mga anak ni Israel ay bumalik at sumamba sa mga Baal, at ginawang kanilang dios ang Baal-berith.
34 They forgot about Yahweh, the one who had rescued them from all their enemies that surrounded them.
At hindi naalaala ng mga anak ni Israel ang Panginoon nilang Dios, na siyang nagpapaging laya sa kanila sa kamay ng lahat nilang mga kaaway sa buong palibot:
35 And even though Gideon had done many good things for the Israelis, they were not kind to Gideon’s family.
O gumanti man lamang ng kagandahang loob sa sangbahayan ni Jerobaal, na siyang Gedeon ayon sa lahat ng kabutihan na kaniyang ipinakita sa Israel.
