Hakim-hakim 8

1 Orang Efraim berkata kepada Gideon, "Mengapa kami tidak diajak waktu engkau berangkat untuk memerangi orang Midian? Apa sebab kami kauperlakukan demikian?" Begitulah mereka mengomel terhadap Gideon.

AND the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.

2 Tetapi Gideon menjawab, "Apa yang saya lakukan tidaklah begitu berarti bila dibandingkan dengan apa yang sudah kalian lakukan. Walaupun yang kalian lakukan hanya sedikit, tetapi yang sedikit itu jauh lebih berharga daripada semua yang telah dilakukan oleh seluruh pasukan kaum saya.

And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer?

3 Kalianlah yang mendapat kuasa dari Allah sehingga dapat membunuh Oreb dan Zeeb, kedua tokoh Midian itu! Dibandingkan dengan itu, apakah jasa saya?" Setelah Gideon berkata demikian, mereka tidak marah lagi.

God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

4 Pada saat itu Gideon dengan ketiga ratus anak buahnya sampai ke seberang Sungai Yordan. Mereka lelah sekali tetapi masih terus saja mengejar musuh.

And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.

5 Kemudian mereka sampai di Sukot. Di situ Gideon berkata kepada penduduk kota, "Tolonglah berikan kepada anak buahku sedikit makanan. Mereka lelah sekali sedangkan kami masih mengejar Zebah dan Salmuna, raja-raja Midian itu."

And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.

6 Tetapi pemimpin-pemimpin di Sukot itu menjawab, "Ah, kalian belum lagi menangkap Zebah dan Salmuna, kalian sudah minta makanan! Untuk apa anak buahmu harus diberi makan?"

And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?

7 Maka kata Gideon, "Baiklah! Nanti kalau TUHAN telah memberikan kepadaku kemenangan atas Zebah dan Salmuna, kalian akan kucambuk dengan duri dan onak dari padang pasir!"

And Gideon said, Therefore when the Lord hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.

8 Kemudian Gideon meneruskan perjalanan lalu sampai di Pnuel. Di sana juga ia minta makanan untuk anak buahnya. Tetapi jawaban orang Pnuel sama dengan jawaban orang Sukot.

And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.

9 Oleh karena itu Gideon berkata kepada mereka, "Nanti saya akan kembali dengan selamat. Dan pada saat itu saya akan merobohkan menara kota ini!"

And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

10 Sementara itu Zebah dan Salmuna dengan seluruh pasukan mereka sedang berada di Karkor. Dari seluruh pasukan orang-orang padang pasir, hanya ada kira-kira 15.000 orang saja yang sisa; 120.000 tentaranya sudah tewas.

Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.

11 Gideon menyusuri perbatasan padang pasir di sebelah timur Nobah dan Yogbeha lalu menyerang musuh secara mendadak.

And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.

12 Zebah dan Salmuna, kedua raja Midian itu lari, tetapi Gideon mengejar dan menangkap mereka, sehingga seluruh angkatan perang mereka menjadi panik.

And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.

13 Kemudian dalam perjalanan pulang dari pertempuran, Gideon mengambil jalan yang melewati pendakian Heres.

And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,

14 Di situ ia menangkap seorang muda dari Sukot, lalu ia menanyai orang itu tentang nama-nama para pemuka di Sukot. Maka orang itu menuliskan nama-nama itu untuk Gideon--semuanya ada 77 orang.

And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.

15 Sesudah itu Gideon pergi menemui pemuka-pemuka di kota itu lalu berkata, "Pasti kalian masih ingat bahwa kalian pernah menolak untuk menolong saya, karena saya belum menangkap Zebah dan Salmuna, bukan? Kalian tak mau memberi makanan kepada anak buah saya; padahal mereka sedang lelah pada waktu itu. Lihat, ini Zebah dan Salmuna."

And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?

16 Sesudah itu Gideon mengambil duri dan onak dari padang pasir, lalu menghajar para pemuka kota Sukot itu.

And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

17 Di Pnuel pun ia merobohkan menara dan membunuh semua orang laki-laki di kota itu.

And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

18 Sesudah itu Gideon bertanya kepada Zebah dan Salmuna, "Bagaimana rupa orang-orang yang kalian bunuh di Tabor itu?" Zebah dan Salmuna menjawab, "Mereka semuanya mirip engkau, seperti keturunan bangsawan."

Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

19 "Itu saudara-saudara saya--anak-anak ibu saya," kata Gideon. "Seandainya kalian tidak membunuh mereka, sungguh mati saya tidak akan membunuh kalian juga."

And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the Lord liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.

20 Lalu kata Gideon kepada Yeter, anak sulungnya, "Bunuhlah mereka!" Tetapi Yeter masih muda. Jadi, ia takut sehingga ia tidak mencabut pedangnya untuk membunuh.

And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

21 Kata Zebah dan Salmuna kepada Gideon, "Ayo, kalau kau laki-laki, bunuhlah kami dengan tanganmu sendiri!" Maka Gideon pun membunuh mereka lalu mengambil semua perhiasan yang ada pada leher unta mereka.

Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.

22 Kemudian berkatalah umat Israel kepada Gideon, "Kau sudah melepaskan kami dari kekuasaan orang Midian. Sebab itu hendaklah kau menjadi pemimpin kami--kau dan keturunanmu."

Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.

23 Sahut Gideon, "Tidak. Saya tidak akan menjadi pemimpinmu; anak saya pun tidak. Tuhanlah pemimpinmu."

And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you.

24 Tetapi kemudian Gideon berkata lagi, "Hanya satu permintaan saya; anting-anting yang kalian rampas dari musuh, hendaklah kalian serahkan semuanya kepada saya." (Orang Midian biasanya memakai anting-anting emas; sama seperti orang-orang lainnya yang tinggal di padang pasir.)

And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

25 "Baik," jawab mereka, "dengan senang hati kami akan memberikannya kepadamu." Lalu mereka membentangkan sehelai kain, kemudian setiap orang datang dan meletakkan di situ anting-anting yang telah dirampasnya dari musuh.

And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.

26 Semua anting-anting emas yang diserahkan kepada Gideon pada waktu itu beratnya hampir dua puluh kilogram, belum termasuk perhiasan-perhiasa kalung, kain ungu yang dipakai raja-raja Midian, dan kalung yang terdapat pada leher unta-unta mereka.

And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels’ necks.

27 Dari emas itu, Gideon membuat sebuah patung berhala, lalu menempatkannya di desanya, yaitu di Ofra. Semua orang Israel pergi ke sana untuk menyembah patung berhala itu, sehingga mereka tidak lagi memperhatikan Allah. Dan hal itu menjadi seperti jerat bagi Gideon dan keluarganya.

And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.

28 Orang Midian tak dapat berkutik lagi; mereka telah dikalahkan oleh orang Israel. Maka amanlah negeri itu empat puluh tahun lamanya selama Gideon masih hidup.

Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.

29 Setelah pertempuran itu, Gideon kembali ke kampung halamannya dan tinggal di sana.

And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.

30 Ia mempunyai tujuh puluh orang anak laki-laki, sebab istrinya banyak.

And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.

31 Ada juga selirnya di Sikhem; dari selirnya ini ia mendapat seorang anak laki-laki yang dinamainya Abimelekh.

And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.

32 Setelah lanjut sekali usianya barulah Gideon anak Yoas itu meninggal. Ia dimakamkan di kuburan Yoas, ayahnya. Kuburan itu terletak di Ofra, yaitu kota kaum Abiezer.

And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.

33 Setelah Gideon meninggal, orang Israel tidak setia lagi kepada Allah. Mereka menyembah dewa-dewa Baal dan menjadikan Baal-Berit dewa mereka.

And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.

34 Mereka tidak beribadat lagi kepada Allah, TUHAN mereka, yang telah melepaskan mereka dari kekuasaan semua musuh di sekeliling mereka.

And the children of Israel remembered not the Lord their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:

35 Mereka juga tidak membalas budi kepada keluarga Gideon atas segala jasa Gideon bagi umat Israel.

Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.