Kaiwhakariterite 8

1 Na ka mea ki a ia nga tangata o Eparaima, He aha tenei mea i mea nei koe ki a matou, te karangatia matou i tou haerenga atu ki te whawhai ki a Miriana? Na nui atu ta ratou ngangau ki a ia.

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 Na ka mea ia ki a ratou, Ko tehea mahi aku inaianei hei rite mo ta koutou? He teka ianei pai atu te hamunga waina a Eparaima i te whakinga katoa a Apietere?

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 I homai e te Atua ki o koutou ringa nga rangatira o Miriana, a Orepe raua ko Teepe: a he aha te mea i taea e ahau hei rite mo ta koutou? Katahi ka iti haere to ratou riri ki a ia i tana korerotanga i taua kupu.

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 Na kua tae a Kiriona ki Horano, kua whiti, ratou tahi ko ana tangata e toru rau; e ruha ana, otiia me te whai tonu.

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

5 Na ka mea ia ki nga tangata o Hukota, Homai etahi rohi taro ma te hunga e haere tahi nei matou, e hemo ana hoki ratou, e whai ana hoki ahau i a Tepa raua ko Taramuna i nga kingi o Miriana.

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 Na ka mea nga rangatira o Hukota, Kei roto koia i tou ringa nga ringa o Tepa raua ko Taramuna, e hoatu ai e matou he taro ma tou ope?

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 Na ka mea a Kiriona, Mo reira kia homai e Ihowa a Tepa raua ko Taramuna ki toku ringa, ka haehaea e ahau o koutou kikokiko ki nga tataramoa o te koraha, ki nga tumatakuru.

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 Na ka haere atu ia i reira ki Penuere, a ka korero pera ano ki a ratou; heoi, rite tonu ki ta nga tangata o Hukota i whakahoki ai ta nga tangata o Penuere i whakahoki ai ki a ia.

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 Na ka korero ano hoki ia ki nga tangata o Penuere, ka mea, Ka hoki mai ahau i runga i te pai, ka wahia e ahau tenei pourewa.

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

10 Na i Karakoro a Tepa raua ko Taramuna, me o raua ope hoki, me te mea tekau ma rima nga mano, ko te hunga katoa i mahue o te ope katoa o nga tangata o te rawhiti: i hinga hoki o te hunga mau hoari, kotahi rau e rua tekau nga mano.

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 Na ka haere ki runga a Kiriona na te huarahi o te hunga noho teneti, na te rawhiti o Nopaha, o Iokopeha, a patua iho e ia te ope: kua tau hoki te ope.

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 Na ka rere a Tepa raua ko Taramuna, a ka whaia e ia, ka mau i a ia nga kingi tokorua o Miriana, a Tepa raua ko Taramuna, a whati ana te ope katoa.

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 A i hoki mai a Kiriona tama a Ioaha i te whawhai i te pikitanga atu o Herehe.

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

14 A hopukia ana e ia tetahi taitama o nga tangata o Hukota, a uia ana e ia ki a ia: na ka tuhituhia e tera nga rangatira o Hukota me nga kaumatua ano o reira, e whitu tekau ma whitu nga tangata.

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

15 Na ka tae atu ia ki nga tangata o Hukota, ka mea, Tenei a Tepa raua ko Taramuna, i whakorekore ra koutou ki ahau, i mea ra, Kei tou ringa ranei nga ringa o Tepa raua ko Taramuna e hoatu ai e matou he taro ma au tangata e hemo ra?

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 Na ka mau ia ki nga kaumatua o te pa, ki nga tataramoa hoki o te koraha, ki nga tumatakuru, a whakaakona ana ki ena nga tangata o Hukota.

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 I wahia iho hoki e ia te pourewa o Penuere, a patua iho nga tangata o taua pa.

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

18 Katahi ia ka mea ki a Tepa raua ko Taramuna, He tangata pehea era i patua ra e korua ki Taporo? Ka mea raua, Ko koe, ko ratou; rite tonu ki to nga tama a te kingi te ahua o tenei, o tenei o ratou.

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 Na ka mea ia, Ko oku teina ratou, ko nga tama a toku whaea: e ora ana a Ihowa, me i whakaorangia era e korua, kihai ahau i patu i a korua.

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 A ka mea ia ki tana matamua, ki a Ietere, Whakatika, patua raua. Heoi kihai taua tamaiti i unu i tana hoari, i te wehi; he tamariki hoki.

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 Na ka mea a Tepa raua ko Taramuna, Whakatika ko koe, ka rere ki runga i a maua; he tangata tonu hoki, pera ano tona kaha. Katahi ka whakatika a Kiriona, a patua iho a Tepa raua ko Taramuna, tangohia ana hoki e ia nga heitiki i nga kaki o o raua kamera.

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 Katahi ka mea nga tangata o Iharaira ki a Kiriona, Hei kingi koe mo matou, a koe, tau tama, te tama hoki a tau tama: nau hoki matou i ora ai i te ringa o Miriana.

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 Na ka mea a Kiriona ki a ratou, Kaua ahau e waiho hei kingi mo koutou, kaua ano taku tama e waiho hei kingi mo koutou. Ko Ihowa hei kingi mo koutou.

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 I mea ano a Kiriona ki a ratou, He hiahia toku ki te tono i tetahi mea i a koutou, kia homai ki ahau e tena, e tena o koutou, nga whakakai o tana taonga parakete. He whakakai koura hoki a ratou, no nga Ihimaeri hoki ratou.

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 Na ka whakahoki ratou, Ae, me hoatu noa e matou. Na ka wharikitia e ratou tetahi kakahu, a maka ana ki runga e tera, e tera, nga whakakai o tana taonga parakete.

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 A kotahi mano e whitu rau nga hekere koura te taimaha o nga whakakai koura i tonoa e ia; me nga heitiki, me nga poroporo, me nga kakahu papura o nga kingi o Miriana, me nga mekameka hoki o nga kakai o nga kamera.

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 Na ka hanga e Kiriona hei epora, a ka waiho ki tona pa ki Opora: na ka whai a Iharaira katoa ki reira puremu ai ki taua mea: a ka waiho hei rore mo Kiriona ratou ko tona whare.

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 Heoi hinga ana a Miriana i mua i nga tamariki a Iharaira, kihai ano i ara o ratou matenga i muri iho. Na ka okioki te whenua, e wha tekau nga tau, i nga ra o Kiriona.

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 Na ka haere a Ierupaara tama a Ioaha, a ka noho ki tona whare.

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

30 A e whitu tekau nga tama a Kiriona, he mea na tona tinana: he tokomaha hoki ana wahine.

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

31 A ko tana wahine iti i Hekeme, i whanau ano hoki ta raua tama; a huaina iho e ia tona ingoa ko Apimereke.

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

32 Na ka mate a Kiriona, tama a Ioaha, i a ia ka tino koroheke; a tanumia ana ki te rua o Ioaha, o tona papa, ki Opora o nga Apieteri.

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 A, no te matenga o Kiriona, na ka hoki nga tama a Iharaira, ka puremu ki nga Paara; a ka waiho a Paaraperiti hei atua mo ratou.

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 Kihai ano hoki nga tamariki a Iharaira i mahara ki a Ihowa, ki to ratou Atua, i whakaora nei i a ratou i te ringa o o ratou hoariri katoa i tetahi taha, i tetahi taha.

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 Kihai ano hoki i puta to ratou aroha ki te whare o Ierupaara, ara o Kiriona; kihai i rite ki ana mahi pai katoa ki a Iharaira.

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