Dommer 8
1 Men Efraimiterne sagde til ham: "Hvorfor handler du således over for os, at du ikke kaldte os til, da du drog i Kamp mod Midjaniterne?" Og de gik stærkt i Rette med ham.
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 svarede dem: "Hvad er min Dåd i Sammenligning med eders? Er ikke Efraims Efterhøst bedre end Abiezers Vinhøst?
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 I eders Hånd gav Gud Midjaniternes Høvdinger Oreb og Ze'eb, hvad har jeg formået i Sammenligning med eder?" Og da han talte således, lagde deres Vrede sig mod ham.
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 Da Gideon nåede Jordan, gik han og de 300 Mand, der var med ham, over, udmattede og sultne.
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 Han sagde da til Folkene i Sukkot: "Giv Folkene, der følger mig, nogle Brød, thi de er udmattede, og jeg er i Færd med at forfølge Midjaniterkongerne Zeba og 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 Høvedsmændene i Sukkot svarede: "Har du allerede fået fat i Zeba og Zalmunna, siden vi skal give dine Folk Brød?"
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 Da sagde Gideon: "Til Gengæld skal jeg tærske eders Kroppe med Ørkentorne og Tidsler, når HERREN bar givet Zeba og Zalmunna i min Hånd!"
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 Så drog han derfra til Penuel og sagde det samme til dem; og da Folkene i Penuel gav ham samme Svar som Folkene i Sukkot,
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 tiltalte han dem på lignende Måde og sagde: "Når jeg kommer uskadt tilbage, vil jeg nedbryde Borgen her!"
And so he said to them also, “When I will have returned as a victor in peace, I will destroy this tower.”
10 Zeba og Zalmunna befandt sig imidlertid med deres Hær i Karkor, henved 15000 Mand; det var alle dem, der var tilbage af Østens Stammers, Hær; de faldne udgjorde 120000 våbenføre Mænd.
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 Og Gideon drog op ad Teltboernes Vej østen for Noba og Jogbeha og slog Hæren, der ikke anede Uråd.
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 Zeba og Zalmunna flygtede, men han satte efter dem og fangede de to Midjaniterkonger Zeba og Zalmunna og slog hele Hæren med Rædsel.
And Zebah and Zalmunna fled. And Gideon pursued and overtook them, sending their entire army into confusion.
13 Da Gideon, Joasjs Søn, vendte tilbage fra Kampen, fra Herespasset,
And returning from the war before sunrise,
14 fik han fat i en ung Mand fra Sukkot og spurgte ham ud, og den unge Mand skrev Navnene på Høvedsmændene og de Ældste i Sukkot op til ham, syv og halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd.
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 Så drog han til Folkene i Sukkot og sagde: "Se, her er Zeba og Zalmunna, som I hånede mig med, da I sagde: Har du allerede fået fat i Zeba og Zalmunna, siden vi skal give dine udmattede Mænd Brød?"
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 Derpå greb han Byens Ældste, tog Ørkentorne og Tidsler og tærskede Folkene i Sukkot med dem;
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 og Borgen i Penuel brød han ned og dræbte Folkene i Byen.
He also overturned the tower of Penuel, and he killed the men of the city.
18 Men til Zeba og Zalmunna sagde han: "Hvorledes var de Mænd, I ihjelslog ved Tabor?" De svarede: "De lignede dig, de så begge ud som Kongesønner!"
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 Da sagde han: "Mine Brødre, min Moders Sønner var det! Så sandt HERREN lever; havde I skånet deres Liv, havde jeg ikke slået eder ihjel!"
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 Derpå sagde han til sin førstefødte Søn Jeter: "Stå op og dræb dem!" Men den unge Mand drog ikke sit Sværd; han havde ikke Mod dertil, fordi han endnu var ung.
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 Da sagde Zeba og Zalmunna: "Stå selv op og giv os Dødsstødet, thi som Manden således hans Styrke!" Så stod Gideon op og dræbte Zeba og Zalmunna. Og han tog de Halvmåner, deres Kameler havde om Halsen.
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 Derefter sagde Israelitterne til Gideon: "Vær vor Hersker, du selv og siden din Søn og din Sønnesøn, da du nu har frelst os af Midjaniternes Hånd!"
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 svarede dem: "Hverken jeg eller min Søn vil herske over eder; HERREN skal herske over 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 Derpå sagde Gideon til dem: "Jeg har noget at bede eder om: Enhver af eder skal give mig de Ringe, der findes mellem hans Bytte!" Hine havde nemlig Guldringe, thi de var Ismaeliter.
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 svarede: "Ja, vi vil gerne give dig dem!" Så bredte han sin Kappe ud, og enhver af dem lagde de Ringe, der fandtes mellem hans Bytte, derpå.
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 Vægten af Guldringene, som han havde bedt om, udgjorde 1700 Sekel Guld bortset fra Halvmånerne, Ørenringene og Purpurklæderne, som Midjaniterkongerne bar, og Kæderne på Kamelernes Halse.
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 Gideon lavede deraf en Efod, som han gav Plads i sin Fødeby Ofra; og alle Israelitterne bolede med den, og den blev Gideon og hans Hus en Snare.
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 Således bukkede Midjaniterne under for Israelitterne, og de rejste sig ikke mere; og Landet havde Ro i fyrretyve År, så længe Gideon levede.
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 Og Jerubba'al, Joasjs Søn, begav sig til sit Hjem og opholdt sig der.
And so Jerubbaal, the son of Joash, went and lived in his own house.
30 Gideon havde halvfjerdsindstyve Sønner, der var avlede af ham, thi han havde mange Hustruer.
And he had seventy sons, who went forth from his own thigh. For he had many wives.
31 Han havde en Medhustru i Sikem; hun fødte ham en Søn, som han gav Navnet Abimelek.
But his concubine, whom he had in Shechem, bore him a son named Abimelech.
32 Gideon, Joasjs Søn, døde i en høj Alder og blev jordet i sin Fader Abiezriten Joasjs Grav i Ofra.
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 Men da Gideon var død, gav Israelitterne sig atter til at bole med Ba'alerne og gjorde Ba'al-Berit til deres 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 og Israelitterne kom ikke HERREN deres Gud i Hu, ham, som frelste dem fra alle deres Fjender, der omgav dem på alle Kanter.
And they did not remember the Lord their God, who rescued them from the hands of all their enemies on all sides.
35 Og de handlede ikke vel mod Jerubba'als, Gideons, Hus, trods alt det gode, han havde gjort Israel.
Neither did they show mercy to the house of Jerubbaal Gideon, in accord with all the good that he had done for Israel.
