Judges 7
1 Then Jerubbaal (who [is] Gideon) and all the people that [were] with him, rose early, and encamped beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.
Næste Morgen tidlig brød Jerubba'al, det er Gideon, op med alle sine Folk og lejrede sig ved Harodkilden, medens Midjaniternes Lejr var nedenfor paa Sletten, norden for Morehøjen.
2 And the LORD said to Gideon, The people that [are] with thee [are] too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, My own hand hath saved me.
Da sagde HERREN til Gideon: »Du har for mange Folk hos dig, til at jeg kan give Midjaniterne i deres Haand; gjorde jeg det, vilde Israel gøre sig stor over for mig og sige: Min egen Kraft skaffede mig Sejr!
3 Now therefore, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whoever [is] fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.
Lad derfor udraabe for Folket: Enhver, som er ræd og angst, skal vende hjem!« Gideon sigtede dem da, og 22 000 Mand af Folket vendte hjem, medens 10 000 blev tilbage.
4 And the LORD said to Gideon, The people [are] yet [too] many; bring them down to the water, and I will try them for thee there; and it shall be, [that] of whom I say to thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say to thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.
Men HERREN sagde til Gideon: »Endnu er der for mange Folk; før dem ned til Vandet, der vil jeg sigte dem for dig. Den, jeg siger skal gaa med dig, han skal gaa med; men enhver, om hvem jeg siger til dig: denne skal ikke gaa med dig, han skal ikke gaa!«
5 So he brought down the people to the water: and the LORD said to Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.
Da han havde ført Folket ned til Vandet, sagde HERREN til Gideon: »Alle dem, der laber Vandet med Tungen som Hunde, skal du stille for sig; ligesaa alle dem, der lægger sig paa Knæ for at drikke!«
6 And the number of them that lapped, [putting] their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.
Og Tallet paa dem, der labede, var 300; derimod lagde Resten af Folket sig paa Knæ for at drikke af Vandet, idet de førte det til Munden med Haanden.
7 And the LORD said to Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thy hand: and let all the [other] people go every man to his place.
Da sagde HERREN til Gideon: »Med de 300 Mand, som labede, vil jeg frelse eder og give Midjaniterne i din Haand; men Resten af Folket skal drage hver til sit!«
8 So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all [the rest of] Israel every man to his tent, and retained those three hundred men. And the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
Derpaa tog han Folkets Krukker og deres Horn fra dem; og alle Israeliterne lod han drage hjem, hver til sit, men de 300 Mand beholdt han hos sig. Og Midjaniternes Lejr var nede paa Sletten.
9 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said to him, Arise, go down to the host; for I have delivered it into thy hand.
Samme Nat sagde HERREN til ham: »Staa op og drag ned imod Lejren, thi jeg har givet den i din Haand!
10 But if thou fearest to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:
Men er du bange for at drage derned, saa begiv dig med din Tjener Pura ned til Lejren
11 And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thy hands be strengthened to go down to the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant to the outside of the armed men that [were] in the host.
og hør, hvad de siger der; saa vil du faa Mod til at drage ned imod Lejren!« Han gik da med sin Tjener Pura ned til Lejrens Forposter.
12 And the Midianites, and the Amalekites, and all the children of the east, lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels [were] without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.
Midjaniterne, Amalekiterne og alle Østens Stammer havde lejret sig paa Sletten mangfoldige som Græshopper, og deres Kameler var utallige, mangfoldige som Sandet ved Havets Bred.
13 And when Gideon had come, behold, [there was] a man that told a dream to his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and lo, a cake of barley-bread rolled into the host of Midian, and came to a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it that the tent lay along.
Just som Gideon kom, var en Mand i Færd med at fortælle en anden noget, han havde drømt, idet han sagde: »Jeg har haft en Drøm! Se, et Bygbrød kom rullende ned mod Midjaniternes Lejr, og da det kom til Teltet, stødte det til det og væltede det over Ende, saa at Teltet faldt.«
14 And his fellow answered, and said, This [is] nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: [for] into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.
Da sagde den anden: »Det kan ikke betyde andet end Israeliten Gideons, Joasj's Søns, Sværd; Gud har givet Midjan og hele Lejren i hans Haand!«
15 And it was [so], when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and its interpretation, that he worshiped, and returned to the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.
Da Gideon hørte Beretningen om Drømmen og dens Tydning, tilbad han og vendte derefter tilbage til Israels Lejr, hvor han sagde: »Staa op, thi HERREN har givet Midjaniternes Lejr i eders Haand!«
16 And he divided the three hundred men [into] three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.
Derpaa delte han de 300 Mand i tre Afdelinger og gav dem alle Horn og tomme Krukker med Fakler i;
17 And he said to them, Look on me, and do likewise: and behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be [that] as I do, so shall ye do.
og han sagde til dem: »Giv Agt paa mig og gør som jeg! Naar jeg kommer til Udkanten af Lejren, skal I gøre som jeg;
18 When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that [are] with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, [The sword] of the LORD, and of Gideon.
naar jeg og alle de, der er hos mig, støder i Hornet, skal I ogsaa støde i Hornene rundt om hele Lejren og raabe: For HERREN og for Gideon!«
19 So Gideon, and the hundred men that [were] with him, came to the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and broke the pitchers that [were] in their hands.
Da nu Gideon og de 100 Mand, der var hos ham, kom hen til Udkanten af Lejren ved Begyndelsen af den midterste Nattevagt, lige som man havde stillet Vagtposterne ud, stødte de i Hornene og slog deres Krukker itu.
20 And the three companies blew the trumpets, and broke the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow [with]: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.
Saa blæste de tre Afdelinger i Hornene og slog Krukkerne itu; men de holdt Faklerne i deres venstre Haand og i deres højre Haand Hornene for at blæse i dem, og de raabte: »HERRENS Sværd og Gideons!«
21 And they stood every man in his place around the camp; and all the host ran, and cried, and fled.
Og de blev staaende, hvor de stod, rundt om Lejren, hver paa sin Plads. Da vaagnede hele Lejren, og de skreg op og flygtede.
22 And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Beth-shittah in Zereroth, [and] to the border of Abel-meholah, to Tabbath.
Og da de blæste i de 300 Horn, satte HERREN den enes Sværd mod den andens i hele Lejren, og de flygtede til Bet-Sjitta hen imod Zerera, til Bredden ved Abel-Mehola over for Tabbat.
23 And the men of Israel assembled out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued the Midianites.
Derpaa stævnedes Israeliterne sammen fra Naftali, Aser og hele Manasse, og de satte efter Midjaniterne;
24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters to Beth-barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim assembled, and took the waters to Beth-barah and Jordan.
og Gideon sendte Bud ud i hele Efraims Bjergland og lod kundgøre: »Drag Midjaniterne i Møde og afskær dem Adgangen til Vandet lige til Bet-Bara ved Jordan!« Da stævnedes alle Efraimiterne sammen, og de afskar dem Adgangen til Vandet lige til Bet-Bara ved Jordan
25 And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the wine-press of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of Jordan.
og tog Midjaniternes to Høvdinger Oreb og Ze'eb til Fange; Oreb dræbte de paa Orebs Klippe, Ze'eb i Ze'ebs Perse; og de forfulgte Midjaniterne og bragte Orebs og Ze'ebs Hoveder til Gideon hinsides Jordan.
