Domarboken 8
1 Och de män af Ephraim sade till honom: Hvi gjorde du oss detta, att du icke kallade oss, då du drog till strids emot de Midianiter? Och kifvade svårliga på honom.
And the men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this, that you wanted to do, so that you would not call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they rebuked him strongly, and came close to using violence.
2 Men han sade till dem: Hvad hafver jag nu gjort, det edro gerning liknas kan? Är icke en vinqvist Ephraims bättre, än hela AbiEsers vinbergning?
And he responded to them: “But what could I have done that would be so great as what you have done? Is not one bunch of grapes of Ephraim better than the vintages of Abiezer?
3 Gud hafver gifvit i edra händer de Midianiters Förstar Oreb och Seeb. Huru skulle jag kunnat det gjort, som I gjort hafven? Då han detta sade, stillades deras vrede emot honom.
The Lord has delivered into your hands the leaders of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. What could I have done that would be so great as what you have done?” And when he had said this, their spirit, which was swelling up against him, was quieted.
4 Då nu Gideon kom till Jordan, gick han deröfver med trehundrade män, som med honom voro; och de voro trötte, och jagade efter.
And when Gideon had arrived at the Jordan, he crossed over it with the three hundred men who were with him. And they were so weary that they were unable to pursue those who were fleeing.
5 Och han sade till det folket i Succoth: Käre, gif detta folket, som under mig är, något bröd, förty de äro trötte; att jag måtte jaga efter de Midianiters Konungar, Sebah och Zalmunna.
And he said to the men of Succoth, “I beg you, give bread to the people who are with me, for they are greatly weakened, so that we may be able to pursue Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
6 Men de öfverste i Succoth sade: Äro Sebahs och Zalmunna händer allaredo i dina händer, att vi ju skole gifva dinom här bröd?
The leaders of Succoth answered, “Perhaps the palms of the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna are in your hand, and for this reason, you request that we give bread to your army.”
7 Gideon sade: Nu väl, när Herren gifver Sebah och Zalmunna i mina hand, skall jag söndertröska edart kött med törne utur öknene, och med tistlar.
And he said to them, “So then, when the Lord will have delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hands, I will thresh your flesh with the thorns and briers of the desert.”
8 Och han drog dädan upp till Pnuel, och talade sammalunda till dem. Och det folket i Pnuel svarade honom lika som de i Succoth.
And going up from there, he arrived at Penuel. And he spoke to the men of that place similarly. And they also answered him, just as the men of Succoth had answered.
9 Och han sade ock till det folket i Pnuel: Kommer jag igen i frid, så skall jag bryta detta tornet neder.
And so he said to them also, “When I will have returned as a victor in peace, I will destroy this tower.”
10 Men Sebah och Zalmunna voro i Karkor, och deras här när dem, vid femtontusend, hvilke alle voro undsluppne af hela de österländningars här; ty tjugu och hundrade tusend voro fallne, som svärd utdraga kunde.
Now Zebah and Zalmunna were resting with their entire army. For fifteen thousand men were left out of all the troops of the eastern people. And one hundred twenty thousand warriors that drew the sword had been cut down.
11 Och Gideon drog uppåt på den vägen, der man i tjäll bor, österut in mot Nobah och Jogbeha, och slog hären; ty hären var trygg.
And Gideon ascended by the way of those who were dwelling in tents, to the eastern part of Nobah and Jogbehah. And he struck the camp of the enemies, who were confident and were suspecting nothing adverse.
12 Och Sebah och Zalmunna flydde; men han jagade efter dem, och grep de två Midianiters Konungar, Sebah och Zalmunna, och förskräckte hela hären.
And Zebah and Zalmunna fled. And Gideon pursued and overtook them, sending their entire army into confusion.
13 Då nu Gideon, Joas son, kom igen af stridene, förr än solen uppgången var,
And returning from the war before sunrise,
14 Fick han fatt på en dräng utaf det folket i Succoth, och frågade honom; han skref honom upp de öfversta i Succoth, och deras äldsta, sju och sjutio män.
he took a boy from among the men of Succoth. And he asked him the names of the leaders and elders of Succoth. And he described seventy-seven men.
15 Och han kom till det folket i Succoth, och sade: Si, här äro Sebah och Zalmunna, om hvilka I bespottaden mig, och saden: Är då allaredo Sebahs och Zalmunna hand uti dina händer, att vi ju skole gifva dino folke, som trött är, bröd?
And he went to Succoth, and he said to them: “Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, over whom you rebuked me, saying: ‘Perhaps the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna are in your hands, and for this reason, you request that we give bread to men who are languishing and weakened.’”
16 Och han tog de äldsta af staden, och törne utaf öknene och tistlar, och lät dermed sönderslita det folket i Succoth.
Therefore, he took the elders of the city, and, using the thorns and briers of the desert, he threshed them with these, and he cut the men of Succoth to pieces.
17 Och tornet i Pnuel bröt han neder, och slog ihjäl folket i stadenom.
He also overturned the tower of Penuel, and he killed the men of the city.
18 Och till Sebah och Zalmunna sade han: Hurudana voro de män, som I slogen ihjäl i Thabor? De sade: De voro sådana som du, och dägelige såsom ens Konungs barn.
And he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were those whom you killed at Tabor?” They responded, “They were like you, and one of them was like the son of a king.”
19 Han sade: De voro mine bröder, mine moders söner; så sant som Herren lefver, om I haden låtit dem lefva, skulle jag icke aflifva eder;
He answered them: “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the Lord lives, if you had preserved them, I would not kill you.”
20 Och sade till sin förstfödda son Jether: Statt upp, och dräp dem. Men drängen drog sitt svärd icke ut; ty han fruktade sig, efter han var ännu en ung dräng.
And he said to Jether, his firstborn son, “Rise up, and put them to death.” But he did not draw his sword. For he was afraid, being still a boy.
21 Då sade Sebah och Zalmunna: Statt du upp, och slå oss; ty efter som mannen är, så är ock hans magt. Så stod Gideon upp, och slog ihjäl Sebah och Zalmunna, och tog de spänger, som voro på deras camelers halsar.
And Zebah and Zalmunna said: “You should rise up and rush against us. For the strength of a man is in accord with his age.” Gideon rose up, and he killed Zebah and Zalmunna. And he took the ornaments and studs, with which the necks of the royal camels are usually adorned.
22 Då sade till Gideon någre af Israel: Var herre öfver oss, du och din son, och dins sons son, efter du hafver frälst oss ifrå de Midianiters hand.
And all the men of Israel said to Gideon: “You should rule over us, and your son, and your son’s son. For you freed us from the hand of Midian.”
23 Men Gideon sade till dem: Jag vill ingen herre vara öfver eder, och min son skall icke heller vara herre öfver eder; utan Herren skall vara herre öfver eder.
And he said to them: “I will not rule over you. Neither shall my son rule over you. Instead, the Lord shall rule over you.”
24 Och Gideon sade till dem: Ett begärar jag af eder, hvar och en gifve mig de örnaringar, som han röfvat hafver; förty, efter de voro Ismaeliter, hade de gyldene örnaringar.
And he said to them: “I petition one request from you. Give me the earrings from your spoils.” For the Ishmaelites were accustomed to wear gold earrings.
25 De sade: Dem vilje vi gifva; och bredde ett kläde ut, och hvar och en kastade örnaringarna deruppå, som han röfvat hade.
They responded, “We are very willing to give them.” And spreading a cloak on the ground, they cast upon it the earrings from the spoils.
26 Och de gyldene örnaringarna, som han hade begärat, gjorde till vigt tusende sjuhundrade siklar guld; förutan de spänger, kedjor och skarlakanskläder, som de Midianiters Konungar plägade bära, och förutan deras camelers halsband.
And the weight of the earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold, aside from the ornaments, and necklaces, and purple garments, which the kings of Midian were accustomed to use, and aside from the gold chains on the camels.
27 Och Gideon gjorde der en lifkjortel af, och satte honom i sin stad Ophra; och hela Israel bedref der hor uppå; och det vardt Gideon och hans huse till förargelse.
And Gideon made an ephod from these, and he kept it in his city, Ophrah. And all of Israel committed fornication with it, and it became a ruin to Gideon and to all his house.
28 Alltså vordo de Midianiter förnedrade för Israels barn, och hofvo sitt hufvud icke mer upp; och landet var stilla i fyratio år, så länge Gideon lefde.
But Midian was humbled before the sons of Israel. Neither were they able any longer to lift up their necks. But the land rested for forty years, while Gideon presided.
29 Och JerubBaal, Joas son, gick bort, och bodde i sitt hus.
And so Jerubbaal, the son of Joash, went and lived in his own house.
30 Och Gideon hade sjutio söner, som utaf hans länder komne voro; ty han hade många hustrur.
And he had seventy sons, who went forth from his own thigh. For he had many wives.
31 Och hans frilla, den han hade i Sichem, födde honom ock en son; hans namn kallade han AbiMelech.
But his concubine, whom he had in Shechem, bore him a son named Abimelech.
32 Och Gideon, Joas son, blef död i godom ålder, och vardt begrafven i sins faders Joas graf, i Ophra, de Esriters faders.
And Gideon, the son of Joash, died in a good old age, and he was buried in the sepulcher of his father, at Ophrah, of the family of Ezri.
33 Då Gideon var död, vände Israels barn om, och bedrefvo hor efter Baalim, och gjorde BaalBerith sig till en gud.
But after Gideon died, the sons of Israel turned away, and they committed fornication with the Baals. And they struck a covenant with Baal, so that he would be their god.
34 Och Israels barn kommo intet Herran deras Gud ihåg, den dem frälsat hade ifrån allas deras fiendars hand allt omkring.
And they did not remember the Lord their God, who rescued them from the hands of all their enemies on all sides.
35 Och de gjorde ingen barmhertighet med JerubBaals Gideons huse, efter allt det goda, som han emot Israel gjort hade.
Neither did they show mercy to the house of Jerubbaal Gideon, in accord with all the good that he had done for Israel.
