< Judges 6 >

1 And the sons of Israel do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and Jehovah giveth them into the hand of Midian seven years,
Na ka mahi kino nga tamariki a Iharaira i te tirohanga a Ihowa, a tukua ana ratou e Ihowa ki te ringa o Miriana e whitu nga tau.
2 and the hand of Midian is strong against Israel, from the presence of Midian have the sons of Israel made for themselves the flowings which [are] in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.
A nui atu te kaha o te ringa o Miriana i to Iharaira: a na Miriana i hanga ai e nga tamariki a Iharaira nga rua i nga maunga mo ratou, me nga ana, me nga pa taiepa.
3 And it hath been, if Israel hath sowed, that Midian hath come up, and Amalek, and the sons of the east, yea, they have come up against him,
Na ka oti te mahi whakato a Iharaira, ka haere ake nga Miriani ratou ko nga Amareki, me nga tangata o te rawhiti; ka haere ake ki te whakaeke i a ratou.
4 and encamp against them, and destroy the increase of the land till thine entering Gaza; and they leave no sustenance in Israel, either sheep, or ox, or ass;
Whakapaea iho e ratou, a moti ake i a ratou nga hua o te whenua, a tae noa koe ki Kaha, kihai hoki i mahue tetahi oranga mo Iharaira, kahore he hipi, he kau, he kaihe ranei.
5 for they and their cattle come up, with their tents; they come in as the fulness of the locust for multitude, and of them and of their cattle there is no number, and they come into the land to destroy it.
I whakaeke mai hoki ratou me a ratou kararehe, i haere mai me o ratou teneti; koia ano kei nga mawhitiwhiti te maha; e kore hoki e taea te tatau ratou me a ratou kamera: na haere mai ana ratou ki te whenua whakangaro ai.
6 And Israel is very weak from the presence of Midian, and the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah.
Na kua rawakore noa iho a Iharaira i a Miriana; a ka tangi nga tamariki a Iharaira ki a Ihowa.
7 And it cometh to pass when the sons of Israel have cried unto Jehovah, concerning Midian,
A, no te tangihanga o nga tamariki a Iharaira ki a Ihowa i te mahi a Miriana,
8 that Jehovah sendeth a man, a prophet, unto the sons of Israel, and he saith to them, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I — I have brought you up out of Egypt, and I bring you out from a house of servants,
Ka tono tangata a Ihowa ki nga tamariki a Iharaira, he poropiti, hei mea ki a ratou, Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa, a te Atua o Iharaira, Naku koutou i kawe mai ki runga nei i Ihipa; naku hoki koutou i whakaputa mai i te whare pononga;
9 and I deliver you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all your oppressors, and I cast them out from your presence, and I give to you their land,
Naku koutou i whakaora i te ringa o nga Ihipiana, i te ringa hoki o o koutou kaitukino katoa; a peia atu ana ratou e ahau i to koutou aroaro, hoatu ana hoki e ahau to ratou whenua ki a koutou.
10 and I say to you, I [am] Jehovah your God, ye do not fear the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling: — and ye have not hearkened to My voice.'
I mea ano ahau ki a koutou, Ko Ihowa ahau, ko to koutou Atua; kaua e wehingia nga atua o nga Amori no ratou nei te whenua e noho na koutou: heoi kahore koutou i rongo ki toku reo.
11 And the messenger of Jehovah cometh and sitteth under the oak which [is] in Ophrah, which [is] to Joash the Abi-Ezrite, and Gideon his son is beating out wheat in the wine-press, to remove [it] from the presence of the Midianites;
Na ka haere mai te anahera a Ihowa, a noho ana i raro i tetahi oki i Opora, he rakau na Ioaha Apieteri: i te patu witi hoki tana tama, a Kiriona ki te poka waina, he mea kia toe ai i nga Miriani.
12 and the messenger of Jehovah appeareth unto him, and saith unto him, 'Jehovah [is] with thee, O mighty one of valour.'
Na ka puta te anahera a Ihowa ki a ia, ka mea ki a ia, Kei a koe a Ihowa, e te tangata marohirohi.
13 And Gideon saith unto him, 'O, my lord — and Jehovah is with us! — and why hath all this found us? and where [are] all His wonders which our fathers recounted to us, saying, Hath not Jehovah brought us up out of Egypt? and now Jehovah hath left us, and doth give us into the hand of Midian.'
Na ka mea a Kiriona ki a ia, Aue, e toku Ariki, me i a matou a Ihowa, na te aha i pono mai ai ki a matou enei mea katoa? kei hea hoki ana merekara i korero mai ai o matou matua ki a matou, i mea ai, Kahore ianei a Ihowa i kawe mai i a tatou i Ih ipa? na kua whakarere nei a Ihowa i a matou, kua tukua ano matou ki te ringa o Miriana.
14 And Jehovah turneth unto him and saith, 'Go in this — thy power; and thou hast saved Israel out of the hand of Midian — have not I sent thee.'
Na ka tahuri atu a Ihowa ki a ia, ka mea, Haere i runga i tenei kaha ou, whakaorangia hoki a Iharaira i te ringa o Miriana: kahore ianei ahau i tono i a koe?
15 And he saith unto him, 'O, my lord, wherewith do I save Israel? lo, my chief [is] weak in Manasseh, and I the least in the house of my father.'
Na ka mea tera ki a ia, Aue, e toku Ariki, ma te aha ahau e whakaora ai i a Iharaira? titiro, noku te hapu rawakore i roto i a Manahi, ko te iti rawa hoki ahau i roto i te whare o toku papa.
16 And Jehovah saith unto him, 'Because I am with thee — thou hast smitten the Midianites as one man.'
Na ka mea a Ihowa ki a ia, Ko ahau ra hei hoa mou; a ka patua e koe nga Miriani, me te mea he tangata kotahi.
17 And he saith unto Him, 'If, I pray Thee, I have found grace in Thine eyes, then Thou hast done for me a sign that Thou art speaking with me.
Ano ra ko ia ki a ia, Na ki te mea kua manakohia ahau e koe, tena ra, whakaaturia mai he tohu ki ahau ko koe tenei e korero mai nei ki ahau.
18 Move not, I pray Thee, from this, till my coming in unto Thee, and I have brought out my present, and put it before Thee;' and he saith, 'I — I do abide till thy return.'
Kaua ra e haere atu i konei, kia tae mai ra ano ahau ki a koe ki te kawe mai i taku whakahere, kia whakatakotoria ra ano e ahau ki tou aroaro. Na ko tana meatanga, Ka noho ahau, kia hoki mai ra ano koe.
19 And Gideon hath gone in, and prepareth a kid of the goats, and of an ephah of flour unleavened things; the flesh he hath put in a basket, and the broth he hath put in a pot, and he bringeth out unto Him, unto the place of the oak, and bringeth [it] nigh.
Katahi ka haere a Kiriona ki roto, a taka ana e ia tetahi kuao koati, me tetahi epa paraoa hei keke rewenakore: ko te kikokiko i whaowhina e ia ki te kete, ko te hupa i ringihia ki te pata, na kawea ana ki waho, ki a ia ki raro i te oki; a tapae a atu ana ki a ia.
20 And the messenger of God saith unto him, 'Take the flesh and the unleavened things, and place on this rock — and the broth pour out;' and he doth so.
Na ka mea te anahera a te Atua ki a ia, Tangohia te kikokiko me nga keke rewenakore, ka whakatakoto ai ki runga ki tenei kamaka, ka riringi ai hoki i te hupa. Na pera ana ia.
21 And the messenger of Jehovah putteth forth the end of the staff which [is] in His hand, and cometh against the flesh, and against the unleavened things, and the fire goeth up out of the rock and consumeth the flesh and the unleavened things — and the messenger of Jehovah hath gone from his eyes.
Katahi ka whatorona atu e te anahera a Ihowa te pito o te tokotoko i tona ringa, a pa ana ki te kikokiko, ki nga keke rewenakore; na ko te putanga ake o te ahi i roto i te kamaka, pau ake te kikokiko me nga keke rewenakore. Na kua riro atu te an ahera a Ihowa i tana tirohanga.
22 And Gideon seeth that He [is] a messenger of Jehovah, and Gideon saith, 'Alas, Lord Jehovah! because that I have seen a messenger of Jehovah face to face!'
A, no te kitenga o Kiriona ko te anahera ia a Ihowa, ka mea a Kiriona, Aue, e te Ariki, e Ihowa! moku hoki i kite i te anahera a Ihowa, he kanohi, he kanohi.
23 And Jehovah saith to him, 'Peace to thee; fear not; thou dost not die.'
Na ka mea a Ihowa ki a ia, Kia tau te rangimarie ki a koe; kaua e wehi: e kore koe e mate.
24 And Gideon buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, and calleth it Jehovah-Shalom, unto this day it [is] yet in Ophrah of the Abi-Ezrites.
Na ka hanga e Kiriona tetahi aata ma Ihowa ki reira, a huaina iho e ia ko Ihowaharomo: kei Opora o nga Apieteri na ano taua mea a taea noatia tenei ra.
25 And it cometh to pass, on that night, that Jehovah saith to him, 'Take the young ox which [is] to thy father, and the second bullock of seven years, and thou hast thrown down the altar of Baal which [is] to thy father, and the shrine which [is] by it thou dost cut down,
A i taua po ano ka mea a Ihowa ki a ia, Tikina te puru a tou papa, ara te rua o nga puru, e whitu nei ona tau, ka wawahi ai i te aata a Paara, i tera a tou papa: me tua hoki te motu nehenehe i tona taha.
26 and thou hast built an altar to Jehovah thy God on the top of this stronghold, by the arrangement, and hast taken the second bullock, and caused to ascend a burnt-offering with the wood of the shrine which thou cuttest down.'
Me hanga hoki ki tona tikanga ano he aata ma Ihowa ma tou Atua ki runga ki tenei kamaka, ka mau ai ki te tuarua o nga puru, ka whakaeke hei tahunga tinana ki runga ki nga rakau o te nehenehe e tuaina e koe.
27 And Gideon taketh ten men of his servants, and doth as Jehovah hath spoken unto him, and it cometh to pass, because he hath been afraid of the house of his father, and the men of the city, to do [it] by day, that he doth [it] by night.
Na ka tango a Kiriona i etahi tangata kotahi tekau no ana pononga, a rite tonu tana i mea ai ki ta Ihowa i korero ai ki a ia: na i wehi ia i te whare o tona papa, i nga tangata ano hoki o te pa, i kore ai e meatia e ia i te awatea; koia i meatia ai e ia i te po.
28 And the men of the city rise early in the morning, and lo, broken down hath been the altar of Baal, and the shrine which is by it hath been cut down, and the second bullock hath been offered on the altar which is built.
Na, i te marangatanga ake o nga tangata o te pa i te ata, rere! kua wahia iho te aata a Paara, kua oti te motu nehenehe i tona taha te tua, kua oti hoki te tuarua o nga puru te whakaeke ki te aata i hanga ra.
29 And they say one to another, 'Who hath done this thing?' and they inquire and seek, and they say, 'Gideon son of Joash hath done this thing.'
Na ka mea tetahi ki tetahi, Na wai tenei mahi? A ka rapu ratou, ka ui, na ka korerotia, I meatia tenei e Kiriona tama a Ioaha.
30 And the men of the city say unto Joash, 'Bring out thy son, and he dieth, because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the shrine which [is] by it.'
Na ka mea nga tangata o te pa ki a Ioaha, Whakaputaina mai tau tama ki waho, kia whakamatea; mona i wahi i te aata a Paara, i tua hoki i te nehenehe i tona taha.
31 And Joash saith to all who have stood against him, 'Ye, do ye plead for Baal? ye — do ye save him? he who pleadeth for him is put to death during the morning; if he [is] a god he himself doth plead against him, because he hath broken down his altar.'
Na ka mea a Ioaha ki te hunga katoa e tu mai ana ki a ia, Ko koutou ranei hei tohe i ta Paara? Ko koutou ranei hei whakaora i a ia? Ki te tohe tetahi mona, me whakamate ia i te ata nei ano. Ki te mea he atua ia, mana ano ia e tohe mo tana aata k ua wahia nei.
32 And he calleth him, on that day, Jerubbaal, saying, 'The Baal doth plead against him, because he hath broken down his altar.'
Na huaina iho ia e ia taua ra, Ko Ierupaara; i mea hoki, Ma Paara ano e tohe ki a ia mo tana aata kua wahia nei.
33 And all Midian and Amalek and the sons of the east have been gathered together, and pass over, and encamp in the valley of Jezreel,
Na ka huihui tahi nga Miriani katoa ratou ko nga Amareki, ko nga tangata o te rawhiti, a ka whiti, ka noho hoki ki te raorao o Ietereere.
34 and the Spirit of Jehovah hath clothed Gideon, and he bloweth with a trumpet, and Abi-Ezer is called after him;
Na kua tau te wairua o Ihowa ki runga ki a Kiriona, a whakatangihia ana e ia te tetere; a huihuia ana a Apietere ki te aru i a ia.
35 and messengers he hath sent into all Manasseh, and it also is called after him; and messengers he hath sent into Asher, and into Zebulun, and into Naphtali, and they come up to meet them.
I tono karere ano ia puta noa i a Manahi, a ka huihuia ano ratou ki a ia: i tono karere ano ia ki a Ahera, ki a Hepurona, ki a Napatari; a ka haere ake ratou ki te whakatau i a ratou.
36 And Gideon saith unto God, 'If Thou art Saviour of Israel by my hand, as Thou hast spoken,
Na ka mea a Kiriona ki te Atua, Ki te mea noku te ringa e whakaorangia ai e koe a Iharaira, pera me tau i korero mai ra,
37 lo, I am placing the fleece of wool in the threshing-floor: if dew is on the fleece alone, and on all the earth drought — then I have known that Thou dost save Israel by my hand, as Thou hast spoken;'
Na ka waiho e ahau te huruhuru hipi ki runga ki te patunga witi; a ki te mea kei te huruhuru anake te tomairangi, a he maroke a runga katoa o te whenua, katahi ahau ka mohio noku te ringa e whakaorangia ai e koe a Iharaira, ka rite ano ki tau i korero ra.
38 and it is so, and he riseth early on the morrow, and presseth the fleece, and wringeth dew out of the fleece — the fulness of the bowl, of water.
A pera tonu: i maranga wawe hoki ia i te ata, a ka romia e ia te huruhuru, a tauia ana te tomairangi i roto i te huruhuru, ki tonu te peihana i te wai.
39 And Gideon saith unto God, 'Let not Thine anger burn against me, and I speak only this time; let me try, I pray Thee, only this time with the fleece — let there be, I pray Thee, drought on the fleece alone, and on all the earth let there be dew.'
I mea ano a Kiriona ki te Atua, Kei mura tou riri ki ahau, a heoi ano he korero maku ko tenei: tena, kia kotahi ake whakamatau maku i te huruhuru, a ka kati. Kia maroke ko te huruhuru anake, a kia whai tomairangi a runga i te whenua katoa.
40 And God doth so on that night, and there is drought on the fleece alone, and on all the earth there hath been dew.
A i peratia e te Atua i taua po: ko te huruhuru anake i maroke, a he tomairangi i te whenua katoa.

< Judges 6 >