Hakim-hakim 8

1 Lalu berkatalah orang-orang Efraim kepada Gideon: "Apa macam perbuatanmu ini terhadap kami! Mengapa engkau tidak memanggil kami, ketika engkau pergi berperang melawan orang Midian?" Lalu mereka menyesali dia dengan sangat.

And the men of Ephraim said to him, Why have you served us thus, that you called us not, when you went to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.

2 Jawabnya kepada mereka: "Apa perbuatanku dalam hal ini, jika dibandingkan dengan kamu? Bukankah pemetikan susulan oleh suku Efraim lebih baik hasilnya dari panen buah anggur kaum Abiezer?

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

3 Allah telah menyerahkan kedua raja Midian itu, yakni Oreb dan Zeeb, ke dalam tanganmu; apa yang telah dapat kucapai, jika dibandingkan dengan kamu?" Setelah ia berkata demikian, maka redalah marah mereka terhadap dia.

God has 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 Ketika Gideon sampai ke sungai Yordan, menyeberanglah ia dan ketiga ratus orang yang bersama-sama dengan dia, meskipun masih lelah, namun mengejar juga.

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

5 Dan berkatalah ia kepada orang-orang Sukot: "Tolong berikan beberapa roti untuk rakyat yang mengikuti aku ini, sebab mereka telah lelah, dan aku sedang mengejar Zebah dan Salmuna, raja-raja Midian."

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

6 Tetapi jawab para pemuka di Sukot itu: "Sudahkah Zebah dan Salmuna itu ada dalam tanganmu, sehingga kami harus memberikan roti kepada tentaramu?"

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

7 Lalu kata Gideon: "Kalau begitu, apabila TUHAN menyerahkan Zebah dan Salmuna ke dalam tanganku, aku akan menggaruk tubuhmu dengan duri padang gurun dan onak."

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

8 Maka berjalanlah ia dari sana ke Pnuel, dan berkata demikian juga kepada orang-orang Pnuel, tetapi orang-orang inipun menjawabnya seperti orang-orang Sukot.

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

9 Lalu berkatalah ia juga kepada orang-orang Pnuel: "Apabila aku kembali dengan selamat, maka aku akan merobohkan menara ini."

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

10 Sementara itu Zebah dan Salmuna ada di Karkor bersama-sama dengan tentara mereka, kira-kira lima belas ribu orang banyaknya, yakni semua orang yang masih tinggal hidup dari seluruh tentara orang-orang dari sebelah timur; banyaknya yang tewas ada seratus dua puluh ribu orang yang bersenjatakan pedang.

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 maju melalui jalan orang-orang yang diam di dalam kemah di sebelah timur Nobah dan Yogbeha, lalu memukul kalah tentara itu, ketika tentara itu menyangka dirinya aman.

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

12 Zebah dan Salmuna melarikan diri, tetapi Gideon mengejar mereka dan menawan kedua raja Midian itu, yakni Zebah dan Salmuna, sedang seluruh tentara itu diceraiberaikannya.

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 kembalilah Gideon bin Yoas dari peperangan dengan melalui pendakian Heres;

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

14 ditangkapnyalah seorang muda dari penduduk Sukot. Setelah ditanyai, orang itu menuliskan nama para pemuka dan para tua-tua di Sukot untuk Gideon, tujuh puluh tujuh orang banyaknya.

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

15 Lalu pergilah Gideon kepada orang-orang Sukot sambil berkata: "Inilah Zebah dan Salmuna yang karenanya kamu telah mencela aku dengan berkata: Sudahkah Zebah dan Salmuna itu ada dalam tanganmu, sehingga kami harus memberikan roti kepada orang-orangmu yang lelah itu?"

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

16 Lalu ia mengumpulkan para tua-tua kota itu, ia mengambil duri padang gurun dan onak, dan menghajar orang-orang Sukot dengan 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 Juga menara Pnuel dirobohkannya dan dibunuhnya orang-orang kota itu.

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

18 Kemudian bertanyalah ia kepada Zebah dan Salmuna: "Di manakah orang-orang yang telah kamu bunuh di Tabor itu?" Jawab mereka: "Mereka itu serupa dengan engkau, sikap mereka masing-masing seperti anak raja."

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

19 Lalu kata Gideon: "Saudara-saudarakulah itu, anak-anak ibuku! Demi TUHAN yang hidup, seandainya kamu membiarkan mereka hidup, aku tidak akan membunuh kamu."

And he said, They were my brothers, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not slay you.

20 Katanya kepada Yeter, anak sulungnya: "Bangunlah, bunuhlah mereka." Tetapi orang muda itu tidak menghunus pedangnya, karena ia takut, sebab ia masih muda.

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

21 Lalu kata Zebah dan Salmuna: "Bangunlah engkau sendiri dan paranglah kami, sebab seperti orangnya, demikian pula kekuatannya." Maka bangunlah Gideon, dibunuhnya Zebah dan Salmuna, kemudian diambilnya bulan-bulanan yang ada pada leher unta mereka.

Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise you, and fall on 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 orang Israel kepada Gideon: "Biarlah engkau memerintah kami, baik engkau baik anakmu maupun cucumu, sebab engkaulah yang telah menyelamatkan kami dari tangan orang Midian."

Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, Rule you over us, both you, and your son, and your son’s son also: for you have delivered us from the hand of Midian.

23 Jawab Gideon kepada mereka: "Aku tidak akan memerintah kamu dan juga anakku tidak akan memerintah kamu tetapi TUHAN yang memerintah kamu."

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

24 Selanjutnya kata Gideon kepada mereka: "Satu hal saja yang kuminta kepadamu: Baiklah kamu masing-masing memberikan anting-anting dari jarahannya." --Karena musuh itu beranting-anting mas, sebab mereka orang Ismael.

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

25 Jawab mereka: "Kami mau memberikannya dengan suka hati." Dan setelah dihamparkan sehelai kain, maka masing-masing melemparkan anting-anting dari jarahannya ke atas kain itu.

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 Adapun berat anting-anting emas yang dimintanya itu ada seribu tujuh ratus syikal emas, belum terhitung bulan-bulanan, perhiasan telinga dan pakaian kain ungu muda yang dipakai oleh raja-raja Midian, dan belum terhitung kalung rantai yang ada pada leher 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 Kemudian Gideon membuat efod dari semuanya itu dan menempatkannya di kotanya, di Ofra. Di sanalah orang Israel berlaku serong dengan menyembah efod itu; inilah yang menjadi jerat bagi Gideon dan seisi rumahnya.

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 to Gideon, and to his house.

28 Demikianlah orang Midian tunduk kepada orang Israel dan tidak dapat menegakkan kepalanya lagi; maka amanlah negeri itu empat puluh tahun lamanya pada zaman Gideon.

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 Lalu Yerubaal bin Yoas pergilah dan diam di rumahnya sendiri.

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

30 Gideon mempunyai tujuh puluh anak laki-laki, semuanya anak kandungnya, sebab ia beristeri banyak;

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

31 juga gundiknya yang tinggal di Sikhem melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki baginya, lalu ia memberikan nama Abimelekh kepada anak itu.

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

32 Gideon bin Yoas mati pada waktu rambutnya telah putih, lalu dikuburkan dalam kubur Yoas, ayahnya, di Ofra kota orang Abiezer.

And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulcher of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

33 Setelah Gideon mati, kembalilah orang Israel berjalan serong dengan mengikuti para Baal dan membuat Baal-Berit menjadi allah 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 Baalberith their god.

34 orang Israel tidak ingat kepada TUHAN, Allah mereka, yang telah melepaskan mereka dari tangan semua musuhnya di sekelilingnya,

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 juga tidak menunjukkan terima kasihnya kepada keturunan Yerubaal-Gideon seimbang dengan segala yang baik yang telah dilakukannya kepada orang Israel.

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