اَلْقُضَاة 6

١ 1 وَعَمِلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ، فَدَفَعَهُمُ ٱلرَّبُّ لِيَدِ مِدْيَانَ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ.

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

٢ 2 فَٱعْتَزَّتْ يَدُ مِدْيَانَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ. بِسَبَبِ ٱلْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ عَمِلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ لِأَنْفُسِهِمِ ٱلْكُهُوفَ ٱلَّتِي فِي ٱلْجِبَالِ وَٱلْمَغَايِرَ وَٱلْحُصُونَ.

And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.

٣ 3 وَإِذَا زَرَعَ إِسْرَائِيلُ، كَانَ يَصْعَدُ ٱلْمِدْيَانِيُّونَ وَٱلْعَمَالِقَةُ وَبَنُو ٱلْمَشْرِقِ، يَصْعَدُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ،

And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;

٤ 4 وَيَنْزِلُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَيُتْلِفُونَ غَلَّةَ ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَى مَجِيئِكَ إِلَى غَزَّةَ، وَلَا يَتْرُكُونَ لِإِسْرَائِيلَ قُوتَ ٱلْحَيَاةِ، وَلَا غَنَمًا وَلَا بَقَرًا وَلَا حَمِيرًا.

And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till you come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.

٥ 5 لِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَصْعَدُونَ بِمَوَاشِيهِمْ وَخِيَامِهِمْ وَيَجِيئُونَ كَٱلْجَرَادِ فِي ٱلْكَثْرَةِ وَلَيْسَ لَهُمْ وَلِجِمَالِهِمْ عَدَدٌ، وَدَخَلُوا ٱلْأَرْضَ لِكَيْ يُخْرِبُوهَا.

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

٦ 6 فَذَلَّ إِسْرَائِيلُ جِدًّا مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ. وَصَرَخَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ.

And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD.

٧ 7 وَكَانَ لَمَّا صَرَخَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ بِسَبَبِ ٱلْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ

And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites,

٨ 8 أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ أَرْسَلَ رَجُلًا نَبِيًّا إِلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: إِنِّي قَدْ أَصْعَدْتُكُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ وَأَخْرَجْتُكُمْ مِنْ بَيْتِ ٱلْعُبُودِيَّةِ،

That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

٩ 9 وَأَنْقَذْتُكُمْ مِنْ يَدِ ٱلْمِصْرِيِّينَ وَمِنْ يَدِ جَمِيعِ مُضَايِقِيكُمْ، وَطَرَدْتُهُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِكُمْ وَأَعْطَيْتُكُمْ أَرْضَهُمْ.

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;

١٠ 10 وَقُلْتُ لَكُمْ: أَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ. لَا تَخَافُوا آلِهَةَ ٱلْأَمُورِيِّينَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْتُمْ سَاكِنُونَ أَرْضَهُمْ. وَلَمْ تَسْمَعُوا لِصَوْتِي».

And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land all of you dwell: but all of you have not obeyed my voice.

١١ 11 وَأَتَى مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ وَجَلَسَ تَحْتَ ٱلْبُطْمَةِ ٱلَّتِي فِي عَفْرَةَ ٱلَّتِي لِيُوآشَ ٱلْأَبِيعَزَرِيِّ. وَٱبْنُهُ جِدْعُونُ كَانَ يَخْبِطُ حِنْطَةً فِي ٱلْمِعْصَرَةِ لِكَيْ يُهَرِّبَهَا مِنَ ٱلْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ.

And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

١٢ 12 فَظَهَرَ لَهُ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «ٱلرَّبُّ مَعَكَ يَا جَبَّارَ ٱلْبَأْسِ».

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valour.

١٣ 13 فَقَالَ لَهُ جِدْعُونُ: «أَسْأَلُكَ يَا سَيِّدِي، إِذَا كَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ مَعَنَا فَلِمَاذَا أَصَابَتْنَا كُلُّ هَذِهِ؟ وَأَيْنَ كُلُّ عَجَائِبِهِ ٱلَّتِي أَخْبَرَنَا بِهَا آبَاؤُنَا قَائِلِينَ: أَلَمْ يُصْعِدْنَا ٱلرَّبُّ مِنْ مِصْرَ؟ وَٱلْآنَ قَدْ رَفَضَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ وَجَعَلَنَا فِي كَفِّ مِدْيَانَ».

And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD has forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.

١٤ 14 فَٱلْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ ٱلرَّبُّ وَقَالَ: «ٱذْهَبْ بِقُوَّتِكَ هَذِهِ وَخَلِّصْ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ كَفِّ مِدْيَانَ. أَمَا أَرْسَلْتُكَ؟»

And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this your might, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent you?

١٥ 15 فَقَالَ لَهُ: «أَسْأَلُكَ يَا سَيِّدِي، بِمَاذَا أُخَلِّصُ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ هَا عَشِيرَتِي هِيَ ٱلذُّلَّى فِي مَنَسَّى، وَأَنَا ٱلْأَصْغَرُ فِي بَيْتِ أَبِي».

And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

١٦ 16 فَقَالَ لَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ: «إِنِّي أَكُونُ مَعَكَ، وَسَتَضْرِبُ ٱلْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ كَرَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ».

And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man.

١٧ 17 فَقَالَ لَهُ: «إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ وَجَدْتُ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْكَ فَٱصْنَعْ لِي عَلَامَةً أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ تُكَلِّمُنِي.

And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in your sight, then show me a sign that you talk with me.

١٨ 18 لَا تَبْرَحْ مِنْ هَهُنَا حَتَّى آتِيَ إِلَيْكَ وَأُخْرِجَ تَقْدِمَتِي وَأَضَعَهَا أَمَامَكَ». فَقَالَ: «إِنِّي أَبْقَى حَتَّى تَرْجِعَ».

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

١٩ 19 فَدَخَلَ جِدْعُونُ وَعَمِلَ جَدْيَ مِعْزًى وَإِيفَةَ دَقِيقٍ فَطِيرًا. أَمَّا ٱللَّحْمُ فَوَضَعَهُ فِي سَلٍّ، وَأَمَّا ٱلْمَرَقُ فَوَضَعَهُ فِي قِدْرٍ، وَخَرَجَ بِهَا إِلَيْهِ إِلَى تَحْتِ ٱلْبُطْمَةِ وَقَدَّمَهَا.

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

٢٠ 20 فَقَالَ لَهُ مَلَاكُ ٱللهِ: «خُذِ ٱللَّحْمَ وَٱلْفَطِيرَ وَضَعْهُمَا عَلَى تِلْكَ ٱلصَّخْرَةِ وَٱسْكُبِ ٱلْمَرَقَ». فَفَعَلَ كَذَلِكَ.

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

٢١ 21 فَمَدَّ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ طَرَفَ ٱلْعُكَّازِ ٱلَّذِي بِيَدِهِ وَمَسَّ ٱللَّحْمَ وَٱلْفَطِيرَ، فَصَعِدَتْ نَارٌ مِنَ ٱلصَّخْرَةِ وَأَكَلَتِ ٱللَّحْمَ وَٱلْفَطِيرَ. وَذَهَبَ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَنْ عَيْنَيْهِ.

Then the angel of the LORD 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. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.

٢٢ 22 فَرَأَى جِدْعُونُ أَنَّهُ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ، فَقَالَ جِدْعُونُ: «آهِ يَا سَيِّدِي ٱلرَّبَّ! لِأَنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ مَلَاكَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَجْهًا لِوَجْهٍ.»

And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O LORD God! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.

٢٣ 23 فَقَالَ لَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ: «ٱلسَّلَامُ لَكَ. لَا تَخَفْ. لَا تَمُوتُ».

And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto you; fear not: you shall not die.

٢٤ 24 فَبَنَى جِدْعُونُ هُنَاكَ مَذْبَحًا لِلرَّبِّ وَدَعَاهُ «يَهْوَهَ شَلُومَ». إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ لَمْ يَزَلْ فِي عَفْرَةِ ٱلْأَبِيعَزَرِيِّينَ.

Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

٢٥ 25 وَكَانَ فِي تِلْكَ ٱللَّيْلَةِ أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَالَ لَهُ: «خُذْ ثَوْرَ ٱلْبَقَرِ ٱلَّذِي لِأَبِيكَ، وَثَوْرًا ثَانِيًا ٱبْنَ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ، وَٱهْدِمْ مَذْبَحَ ٱلْبَعْلِ ٱلَّذِي لِأَبِيكَ، وَٱقْطَعِ ٱلسَّارِيَةَ ٱلَّتِي عِنْدَهُ،

And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take your father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the grove that is by it:

٢٦ 26 وَٱبْنِ مَذْبَحًا لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ عَلَى رَأْسِ هَذَا ٱلْحِصْنِ بِتَرْتِيبٍ، وَخُذِ ٱلثَّوْرَ ٱلثَّانِي وَأَصْعِدْ مُحْرَقَةً عَلَى حَطَبِ ٱلسَّارِيَةِ ٱلَّتِي تَقْطَعُهَا.

And build an altar unto the LORD your God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which you shall cut down.

٢٧ 27 فَأَخَذَ جِدْعُونُ عَشْرَةَ رِجَالٍ مِنْ عَبِيدِهِ وَعَمِلَ كَمَا كَلَّمَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ. وَإِذْ كَانَ يَخَافُ مِنْ بَيْتِ أَبِيهِ وَأَهْلِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ ذَلِكَ نَهَارًا، فَعَمِلَهُ لَيْلًا.

Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.

٢٨ 28 فَبَكَّرَ أَهْلُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فِي ٱلْغَدِ وَإِذَا بِمَذْبَحِ ٱلْبَعْلِ قَدْ هُدِمَ وَٱلسَّارِيَةُ ٱلَّتِي عِنْدَهُ قَدْ قُطِعَتْ، وَٱلثَّوْرُ ٱلثَّانِي قَدْ أُصْعِدَ عَلَى ٱلْمَذْبَحِ ٱلَّذِي بُنِيَ.

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

٢٩ 29 فَقَالُوا ٱلْوَاحِدُ لِصَاحِبِهِ: «مَنْ عَمِلَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ؟» فَسَأَلُوا وَبَحَثُوا فَقَالُوا: «إِنَّ جِدْعُونَ بْنَ يُوآشَ قَدْ فَعَلَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ».

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

٣٠ 30 فَقَالَ أَهْلُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ لِيُوآشَ: «أَخْرِجِ ٱبْنَكَ لِكَيْ يَمُوتَ، لِأَنَّهُ هَدَمَ مَذْبَحَ ٱلْبَعْلِ وَقَطَعَ ٱلسَّارِيَةَ ٱلَّتِي عِنْدَهُ».

Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out your son, that he may die: because he has cast down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the grove that was by it.

٣١ 31 فَقَالَ يُوآشُ لِجَمِيعِ ٱلْقَائِمِينَ عَلَيْهِ: «أَنْتُمْ تُقَاتِلُونَ لِلْبَعْلِ، أَمْ أَنْتُمْ تُخَلِّصُونَهُ؟ مَنْ يُقَاتِلْ لَهُ يُقْتَلْ فِي هَذَا ٱلصَّبَاحِ. إِنْ كَانَ إِلَهًا فَلْيُقَاتِلْ لِنَفْسِهِ لِأَنَّ مَذْبَحَهُ قَدْ هُدِمَ».

And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will all of you plead for Baal? will all of you save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one has cast down his altar.

٣٢ 32 فَدَعَاهُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ «يَرُبَّعْلَ» قَائِلًا: «لِيُقَاتِلْهُ ٱلْبَعْلُ لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ هَدَمَ مَذْبَحَهُ».

Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he has thrown down his altar.

٣٣ 33 وَٱجْتَمَعَ جَمِيعُ ٱلْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ وَٱلْعَمَالِقَةِ وَبَنِي ٱلْمَشْرِقِ مَعًا وَعَبَرُوا وَنَزَلُوا فِي وَادِي يِزْرَعِيلَ.

Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.

٣٤ 34 وَلَبِسَ رُوحُ ٱلرَّبِّ جِدْعُونَ فَضَرَبَ بِٱلْبُوقِ، فَٱجْتَمَعَ أَبِيعَزَرُ وَرَاءَهُ.

But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.

٣٥ 35 وَأَرْسَلَ رُسُلًا إِلَى جَمِيعِ مَنَسَّى، فَٱجْتَمَعَ هُوَ أَيْضًا وَرَاءَهُ، وَأَرْسَلَ رُسُلًا إِلَى أَشِيرَ وَزَبُولُونَ وَنَفْتَالِي فَصَعِدُوا لِلِقَائِهِمْ.

And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

٣٦ 36 وَقَالَ جِدْعُونُ لِلهِ: «إِنْ كُنْتَ تُخَلِّصُ بِيَدِي إِسْرَائِيلَ كَمَا تَكَلَّمْتَ،

And Gideon said unto God, If you will save Israel by mine hand, as you have said,

٣٧ 37 فَهَا إِنِّي وَاضِعٌ جَزَّةَ ٱلصُّوفِ فِي ٱلْبَيْدَرِ، فَإِنْ كَانَ طَلٌّ عَلَى ٱلْجَزَّةِ وَحْدَهَا، وَجَفَافٌ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كُلِّهَا، عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكَ تُخَلِّصُ بِيَدِي إِسْرَائِيلَ كَمَا تَكَلَّمْتَ».

Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that you will save Israel by mine hand, as you have said.

٣٨ 38 وَكَانَ كَذَلِكَ. فَبَكَّرَ فِي ٱلْغَدِ وَضَغَطَ ٱلْجَزَّةَ وَعَصَرَ طَّلًا مِنَ ٱلْجَزَّةِ، مِلْءَ قَصْعَةٍ مَاءً.

And it was so: for he rose up early on the next day, and thrust the fleece together, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.

٣٩ 39 فَقَالَ جِدْعُونُ لِلهِ: «لَا يَحْمَ غَضَبُكَ عَلَيَّ فَأَتَكَلَّمَ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَرَّةَ فَقَطْ. أَمْتَحِنُ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَرَّةَ فَقَطْ بِٱلْجَزَّةِ. فَلْيَكُنْ جَفَافٌ فِي ٱلْجَزَّةِ وَحْدَهَا وَعَلَى كُلِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيَكُنْ طَلٌّ».

And Gideon said unto God, Let not your anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray you, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.

٤٠ 40 فَفَعَلَ ٱللهُ كَذَلِكَ فِي تِلْكَ ٱللَّيْلَةِ. فَكَانَ جَفَافٌ فِي ٱلْجَزَّةِ وَحْدَهَا وَعَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كُلِّهَا كَانَ طَلٌّ.

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