Judges 8

1 The men of Ephraim said to Gideon, “What is this you have done to us? You did not call us when you went to fight against Midian.” Then they had a violent argument with him.

Seusai pertempuran itu, orang Efraim mengeluh kepada Gideon, “Mengapa kamu memperlakukan kami seperti ini? Kamu tidak memanggil kami waktu pergi menyerang Midian!” Mereka mencela dia dengan kata-kata sengit.

2 He said to them, “What have I done now compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim's grapes better than the full grape harvest of Abiezer?

Jawab Gideon kepada mereka, “Apa yang saya lakukan tidak ada apa-apanya dibandingkan dengan kalian! Kami marga Abiezer hanya memulai perang, tetapi suku Efraimlah yang berjaya mengalahkan musuh.

3 God has given you victory over the princes of Midian—Oreb and Zeeb! What have I accomplished compared to you?” Their anger toward him died down when he said this.

Kepada kalianlah Allah menyerahkan kedua jenderal bangsa Midian, Oreb dan Zeeb. Ternyata tindakan kalian sudah melampaui saya.” Mendengar jawaban Gideon, kemarahan mereka pun reda.

4 Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over it, he and the three hundred men who were with him. They were exhausted, yet they still kept up the pursuit.

Gideon dan ketiga ratus pasukannya menyeberangi sungai Yordan. Meskipun sudah sangat lelah, mereka terus mengejar orang Midian.

5 He said to the men of Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”

Ketika mereka tiba di kota Sukot, Gideon berkata kepada pemimpin kota itu, “Kami sedang mengejar Zebah dan Salmuna, raja-raja bangsa Midian. Tolong berilah kami beberapa bongkah roti, karena kami sangat kelelahan.”

6 Then the officials said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand? Why should we give bread to your army?”

Jawab para pemimpin kota Sukot, “Buat apa kami memberi roti kepada pasukanmu! Kalian belum menangkap Zebah dan Salmuna!”

7 Gideon said, “When Yahweh has given us victory over Zebah and Zalmunna, I will tear your skin with the desert thorns and briers.”

Maka Gideon berkata, “Kalau begitu, sesudah TUHAN menyerahkan Zebah dan Salmuna kepada saya, saya akan mencambuk kalian dengan tanaman berduri dari padang belantara!”

8 He went up from there to Peniel and spoke to the people there in the same way, but the men of Peniel answered him just as the men of Succoth had answered.

Dari Sukot, Gideon mendaki ke Peniel dan meminta hal yang sama. Tetapi orang-orang Peniel juga memberikan jawaban seperti orang-orang Sukot.

9 He spoke also to the men of Peniel and said, “When I come again in peace, I will pull down this tower.”

Maka Gideon berkata kepada orang-orang Peniel itu, “Ketika saya kembali dengan selamat, saya akan meruntuhkan menara ini.”

10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army, about fifteen thousand men, all who remained out of the entire army of the people of the East, for there had fallen 120,000 men who drew the sword.

Waktu itu Zebah dan Salmuna ada di Karkor bersama tentara mereka, sekitar 15.000 orang banyaknya. Hanya mereka yang tersisa dari tentara orang-orang timur, karena 120.000 prajurit lainnya sudah terbunuh.

11 Gideon went up the road taken by tent dwellers, past Nobah and Jogbehah. He defeated the enemy army, because they were not expecting an attack.

Gideon mendaki lewat jalan yang biasa dilalui para pengembara. Jalan itu terletak di sebelah timur kampung Noba dan Yogbeha. Melalui jalan itu dia menyergap pasukan Midian yang lengah, karena mereka merasa aman di sana.

12 Zebah and Zalmunna fled, and as Gideon pursued them, he captured the two kings of Midian—Zebah and Zalmunna—and set their whole army into a panic.

Pasukan Midian pun panik dan lari berserakan. Kedua raja mereka, Zebah dan Salmuna, juga melarikan diri, tetapi Gideon mengejar dan menangkap keduanya.

13 Gideon, son of Joash, returned from the battle going through the pass of Heres.

Lalu Gideon kembali dari peperangan lewat pendakian Heres.

14 He caught a young man of Succoth and questioned him. The young man wrote down the names of seventy-seven officials and elders of Succoth.

Di sana dia menangkap seorang pemuda dari kota Sukot dan menanyakan nama para pemuka Sukot. Maka pemuda itu menuliskan tujuh puluh tujuh nama pemuka kota Sukot untuk Gideon.

15 Gideon came to the men of Succoth and said, “Look at Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you mocked me and said, 'Have you already conquered Zebah and Zalmunna? We do not know that we should give bread to your army.'”

Sesudah itu, Gideon datang kepada penduduk kota Sukot dan berkata, “Lihat! Ini Zebah dan Salmuna! Waktu itu kalian menyindir saya. Kata kalian, ‘Buat apa kami memberi roti kepada pasukanmu yang kelelahan itu! Kalian belum menangkap Zebah dan Salmuna!’”

16 Gideon took the elders of the city, and he punished the men of Succoth with the desert thorns and briers.

Lalu Gideon menangkap para pemuka kota itu dan menghajar mereka dengan tanaman berduri dari padang belantara.

17 Then he pulled down the tower of Peniel and killed the men of that city.

Dia juga meruntuhkan menara kota Peniel serta membunuh warga laki-laki di kota itu.

18 Then Gideon said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” They answered, “As you are, so were they. Every one of them looked like the son of a king.”

Lalu Gideon bertanya kepada Zebah dan Salmuna, “Beritahukan kepada saya, seperti apa orang-orang yang kalian bunuh di Tabor?” Jawab mereka, “Orang-orang itu sama sepertimu. Mereka semua berpenampilan seperti anak raja.”

19 Gideon said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As Yahweh lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you.”

Kata Gideon, “Mereka saudara kandung saya! Saya bersumpah demi TUHAN yang hidup, seandainya kalian membiarkan mereka hidup, saya tidak akan membunuhmu.”

20 He said to Jether (his firstborn), “Get up and kill them!” But the young man did not draw his sword for he was afraid, because he was still a young boy.

Lalu Gideon menyuruh Yeter, anak sulungnya, “Bunuh dua orang ini!” Tetapi Yeter takut untuk menarik pedangnya, karena dia masih muda.

21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Get up yourself and kill us! For as the man is, so is his strength.” Gideon rose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna. He also took off the crescent-shaped ornaments that were on their camels' necks.

Kata Zebah dan Salmuna kepada Gideon, “Ayo, kalau kamu memang laki-laki, bunuhlah kami dengan tanganmu sendiri!” Maka Gideon membunuh Zebah dan Salmuna serta mengambil kalung dan hiasan emas lambang kerajaan dari leher unta mereka.

22 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you, your son, and your grandson—because you have saved us out of the hand of Midian.”

Sesudah itu rakyat Israel berkata kepada Gideon, “Engkau sudah melepaskan kami dari kekuasaan orang Midian. Karena itu jadilah raja bagi kami, baik engkau maupun anak-cucumu nanti.”

23 Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, neither will my son rule over you. Yahweh will rule over you.”

Jawab Gideon, “Saya maupun anak saya tidak akan menjadi raja atas kalian. TUHANlah raja kita.”

24 Gideon said to them, “Let me make a request of you: Every one of you would give me the earrings from his plunder.” (The Midianites had golden earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)

Lanjut Gideon, “Saya punya satu permintaan saja. Hendaklah kalian, masing-masing memberikan kepada saya anting-anting dari jarahan kalian.” (Para musuh memakai anting-anting emas sesuai kebudayaan dari keturunan Ismael.)

25 They answered, “We are glad to give them to you.” They spread out a cloak and every man threw on it the earrings from his plunder.

Jawab mereka, “Dengan senang hati kami akan memberikannya!” Maka mereka membentangkan sehelai jubah, dan setiap orang melemparkan anting-anting dari jarahan mereka ke atas jubah itu.

26 The weight of the golden earrings that he requested was 1,700 shekels of gold. This plunder was in addition to the crescent ornaments, the pendants, the purple clothing that was worn by the kings of Midian, and in addition to the chains that had been around their camels' necks.

Berat seluruh anting-anting emas yang terkumpul adalah sembilan belas kilogram. Setiap prajurit mempunyai jarahan lain, termasuk kalung beserta hiasannya, kain ungu yang dipakai raja-raja Midian, dan kalung dengan hiasan dari leher unta-unta orang Midian.

27 Gideon made an ephod out of the earrings and put it in his city, in Ophrah, and all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there. It became a trap for Gideon and for those in his house.

Gideon membuat patung berbentuk efod dari emas itu lalu menaruhnya di kota Ofra, kampung halamannya. Tetapi tidak lama kemudian seluruh bangsa Israel mengkhianati TUHAN di sana dengan menyembah patung itu seperti dewa. Hal ini menjadi jerat bagi Gideon dan keluarganya, karena secara tidak sengaja dialah yang menjerumuskan bangsa Israel ke dalam penyembahan berhala.

28 So Midian was subdued before the people of Israel and they did not raise their heads up again. So the land had peace for forty years in the days of Gideon.

Demikianlah bangsa Midian tunduk kepada bangsa Israel, dan mereka tidak lagi berjaya. Negeri Israel damai semasa hidup Gideon, yaitu selama empat puluh tahun.

29 Jerub Baal, son of Joash, went and lived in his own house.

Sesudah pertempuran itu, Gideon pulang ke rumahnya dan tinggal di sana.

30 Gideon had seventy sons who were his descendants, for he had many wives.

Gideon memiliki tujuh puluh anak laki-laki karena istrinya banyak.

31 His concubine, who was in Shechem, also bore him a son, and Gideon gave him the name Abimelech.

Selirnya yang tinggal di Sikem juga memberinya seorang anak laki-laki. Gideon menamai anak itu Abimelek.

32 Gideon, son of Joash, died at a good old age and was buried in the tomb of Joash his father, at Ophrah of the clan of Abiezer.

Gideon meninggal di usia yang sangat lanjut dan dikuburkan di kuburan Yoas, ayahnya, di kota Ofra milik marga Abiezer.

33 It came about, as soon as Gideon was dead, the people of Israel turned again and prostituted themselves by worshiping the Baals. They made Baal-Berith their god.

Setelah Gideon meninggal, bangsa Israel segera saja meninggalkan TUHAN lagi. Mereka melacurkan diri dengan menyembah berbagai macam dewa Baal. Mereka menjadikan Baal Berit dewa mereka.

34 The people of Israel did not remember to honor Yahweh, their God, who had rescued them from the hand of all their enemies on every side.

Bangsa Israel tidak ingat kepada TUHAN, Allah mereka yang sudah menyelamatkan mereka dari semua musuh di sekeliling Israel.

35 They did not keep their promises to the house of Jerub Baal (that is, Gideon), in return for all the good he had done in Israel.

Mereka juga tidak setia kepada keluarga Gideon, yang dijuluki Yerubaal, padahal dia sudah melakukan banyak hal baik bagi bangsa Israel.