Juízes 6

1 Porém os filhos de Israel fizeram o que parecia mal aos olhos do Senhor: e o Senhor os deu na mão dos midianitas por sete annos.

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

2 E, prevalecendo a mão dos midianitas sobre Israel, fizeram os filhos de Israel para si, por causa dos midianitas, as covas que estão nos montes, e as cavernas e as fortificações.

And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites the children of Israel made for themselves the dens that are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.

3 Porque succedia que, semeando Israel, subiram os midianitas e os amalekitas; e tambem os do oriente contra elle subiam.

And it came to pass when Israel sowed, that Midian came up, and Amalek, and the children of the east, and came up against them.

4 E punham-se contra elles em campo, e destruiram a novidade da terra, até chegarem a Gaza: e não deixavam mantimento em Israel, nem ovelhas, nem bois nem jumentos.

And they encamped against them, and destroyed the produce of the land, until thou come to Gazah, and they left no sustenance in Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.

5 Porque subiam com os seus gados e tendas; vinham como gafanhotos, em tanta multidão que não se podia contar, nem a elles nem aos seus camelos: e entravam na terra, para a destruir.

For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number; and they entered into the land to destroy it.

6 Assim Israel empobreceu muito pela presença dos midianitas: então os filhos de Israel clamaram ao Senhor.

And Israel was greatly impoverished because of Midian. And the children of Israel cried to Jehovah.

7 E succedeu que, clamando os filhos de Israel ao Senhor por causa dos midianitas,

And it came to pass when the children of Israel cried to Jehovah because of Midian,

8 Enviou o Senhor um homem propheta aos filhos de Israel, que lhes disse: Assim diz o Senhor, Deus de Israel: Do Egypto eu vos fiz subir, e vos tirei da casa da servidão;

that Jehovah sent a prophet to the children of Israel, who said to them, Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

9 E vos livrei da mão dos egypcios, e da mão de todos quantos vos opprimiam; e os expelli de diante de vós, e a vós dei a sua terra;

and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drove them out from before you, and gave you their land,

10 E vos disse: Eu sou o Senhor vosso Deus; não temaes aos deuses dos amorrheos, em cuja terra habitaes: mas não déstes ouvidos á minha voz

and I said to you, I am Jehovah your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell. But ye have not hearkened to my voice.

11 Então o anjo do Senhor veiu, e assentou-se debaixo do carvalho que está em Ophra, que pertencia a Joás, abi-ezrita: e Gideon, seu filho, estava malhando o trigo no lagar, para o salvar dos midianitas.

And an angel of Jehovah came and sat under the terebinth that was in Ophrah, that [belonged] to Joash the Abi-ezrite. And his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, to secure [it] from the Midianites.

12 Então o anjo do Senhor lhe appareceu, e lhe disse: O Senhor é comtigo, varão valoroso.

And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to him, and said to him, Jehovah is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

13 Mas Gideon lhe respondeu: Ai, senhor meu, se o Senhor é comnosco, porque tudo isto nos sobreveiu? e que é feito de todas as suas maravilhas que nossos paes nos contaram, dizendo: Não nos fez o Senhor subir do Egypto? porém agora o Senhor nos desamparou, e nos deu na mão dos midianitas.

And Gideon said to him, Ah my Lord, if Jehovah be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where are all his miracles that our fathers told us of, saying, Did not Jehovah bring us up from Egypt? And now Jehovah hath cast us off, and given us into the hand of Midian.

14 Então o Senhor olhou para elle, e disse: Vae n'esta tua força, e livrarás a Israel da mão dos midianitas: porventura não te enviei eu?

And Jehovah looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of Midian. Have not I sent thee?

15 E elle lhe disse: Ai, senhor meu, com que livrarei a Israel? eis-que o meu milheiro é o mais pobre em Manasseh, e eu o menor na casa de meu pae.

And he said to him, Ah Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my thousand is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

16 E o Senhor lhe disse: Porquanto eu hei de ser comtigo, tu ferirás aos midianitas como se fossem um só homem.

And Jehovah said to him, I will certainly be with thee; and thou shalt smite Midian as one man.

17 E elle lhe disse: Se agora tenho achado graça aos teus olhos, dá-me um signal de que és o que comigo fallas.

And he said to him, If now I have found favour in thine eyes, shew me a sign that it is thou who talkest with me.

18 Rogo-te que d'aqui te não apartes, até que eu venha a ti, e tire o meu presente, e o ponha perante ti. E disse: Eu esperarei até que voltes.

Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.

19 E entrou Gideon e preparou um cabrito e bolos asmos d'um epha de farinha; a carne poz n'um açafate e o caldo poz n'uma panella: e trouxe-lh'o até debaixo do carvalho, e lh'o apresentou.

And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid of the goats, and an ephah of flour in unleavened cakes: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out to him under the terebinth, and presented it.

20 Porém o anjo de Deus lhe disse: Toma a carne e os bolos asmos, e põe-os sobre esta penha e verte o caldo. E assim o fez.

And the Angel of God said to him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.

21 E o anjo do Senhor estendeu a ponta do cajado, que estava na sua mão, e tocou a carne e os bolos asmos: então subiu fogo da penha, e consumiu a carne e os bolos asmos; e o anjo do Senhor desappareceu de seus olhos.

And the Angel of Jehovah put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. And the Angel of Jehovah departed out of his sight.

22 Então viu Gideon que era o anjo do Senhor: e disse Gideon: Ah, Senhor, Jehovah, que eu vi o anjo do Senhor face a face.

And Gideon perceived that he was an angel of Jehovah; and Gideon said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! for because I have seen an angel of Jehovah face to face...

23 Porém o Senhor lhe disse: Paz seja comtigo; não temas: não morrerás.

And Jehovah said to him, Peace be unto thee: fear not; thou shalt not die.

24 Então Gideon edificou ali um altar ao Senhor, e lhe chamou, Senhor é paz: e ainda até ao dia d'hoje está em Ophra dos abi-ezritas.

And Gideon built there an altar to Jehovah, and called it Jehovah-shalom. To this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.

25 E aconteceu, n'aquella mesma noite, que o Senhor lhe disse: Toma o boi de teu pae, a saber, o segundo boi de sete annos: e derriba o altar de Baal, que é de teu pae; e corta o bosque que está ao pé d'elle.

And it came to pass the same night, that Jehovah said to him, Take the young bullock, which thy father hath, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the Asherah that is by it;

26 E edifica ao Senhor teu Deus um altar no cume d'este logar forte, n'um logar conveniente: e toma o segundo boi, e o offerecerás em holocausto com a lenha que cortares do bosque.

and build an altar to Jehovah thy God upon the top of this strong place in the ordered manner, and take the second bullock, and offer up a burnt-offering with the wood of the Asherah that thou shalt cut down.

27 Então Gideon tomou dez homens d'entre os seus servos, e fez como o Senhor lhe dissera: e succedeu que, temendo elle a casa de seu pae, e os homens d'aquella cidade, não o fez de dia, mas fel-o de noite.

And Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as Jehovah had said to him. And it came to pass, because he feared his father's house, and the men of the city, if he did it by day, that he did it by night.

28 Levantando-se pois os homens d'aquella cidade de madrugada, eis que estava o altar de Baal derribado, e o bosque estava ao pé d'elle, cortado: e o segundo boi offerecido no altar de novo edificado.

And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered up upon the altar that was built.

29 E uns aos outros disseram: Quem fez esta coisa? E, esquadrinhando, e inquirindo, disseram: Gideon, o filho de Joás, fez esta coisa.

And they said one to another, Who has done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing.

30 Então os homens d'aquella cidade disseram a Joás: Tira para fóra a teu filho, para que morra; pois derribou o altar de Baal, e cortou o bosque que estava ao pé d'elle.

And the men of the city said to Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die, because he has broken down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the Asherah that was by it.

31 Porém Joás disse a todos os que se pozeram contra elle: Contendereis vós por Baal? livral-o-heis vós? qualquer que por elle contender ainda esta manhã será morto: se é deus, por si mesmo contenda; pois derribaram o seu altar.

And Joash said to all that stood near him, Will ye contend for Baal? or will ye save him? he that contends for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning. If he be a god, let him plead for himself, because they have broken down his altar.

32 Pelo que n'aquelle dia lhe chamaram Jerubbaal, dizendo: Baal contenda contra elle, pois derribou o seu altar.

And on that day they called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead with him, because he has broken down his altar.

33 E todos os midianitas, e amalekitas, e os filhos do oriente se ajuntaram n'um corpo, e passaram, e pozeram o seu campo no valle de Jizreel.

And all Midian and Amalek and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel.

34 Então o espirito do Senhor revestiu a Gideon, o qual tocou a buzina, e os abi-ezritas se convocaram após d'elle.

And the Spirit of Jehovah came upon Gideon, and he blew the trumpet, and the Abi-ezrites were gathered after him.

35 E enviou mensageiros por toda a tribu de Manasseh, e elle tambem se convocou após d'elle: tambem enviou mensageiros a Eser, e a Zebulon, e a Naphtali, e sairam-lhe ao encontro.

And he sent messengers throughout Manasseh, and they also were gathered after him; and he sent messengers to Asher, and to Zebulun, and to Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

36 E disse Gideon a Deus: Se has de livrar a Israel por minha mão, como tens dito,

And Gideon said to God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said,

37 Eis que eu porei um vello de lã na eira: se o orvalho estiver sómente no vello, e secura sobre toda a terra, então conhecerei que has de livrar a Israel por minha mão, como tens dito.

behold, I put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if dew shall be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said.

38 E assim succedeu; porque ao outro dia se levantou de madrugada, e apertou o vello: e do orvalho do vello espremeu uma taça cheia d'agua.

And it was so. And when he rose up early on the morrow, he pressed the fleece together, and wrung dew out of the fleece, a bowl-full of water.

39 E disse Gideon a Deus: Não se accenda contra mim a tua ira, se ainda fallar só esta vez: rogo-te que só esta vez faça a prova com o vello; rogo-te que só no vello haja secura, e em toda a terra haja o orvalho.

And Gideon said to God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once! Let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it, I pray thee, be dry upon the fleece only, and upon all the ground let there be dew.

40 E Deus assim o fez n'aquella noite: pois só no vello havia secura, e sobre toda a terra havia orvalho.

And God did so that night, and it was dry upon the fleece only, but on all the ground there was dew.