Judges 6

1 Again the Israelis did things that Yahweh said were very evil. So he allowed the people of Midian to conquer them and rule them for seven years.

At ginawa ng mga anak ni Israel yaong masama sa paningin ng Panginoon: at ibinigay sila ng Panginoon sa kamay ng Madian na pitong taon.

2 The people of Midian treated the Israelis so cruelly that the Israelis fled to the mountains. There they made places to live in caves and animal dens.

At ang kamay ng Madian ay nanaig laban sa Israel: at dahil sa Madian ay gumawa ang mga anak ni Israel ng mga kutang nangasa bundok, at ng mga yungib, at ng mga dakong matibay.

3 Whenever the Israelis planted things in their fields, the people of Midian and Amalek and other groups from the east invaded Israel.

At ganito ang nangyari, noong ang Israel ay nakapaghasik, na nagsiahon ang mga Madianita, at ang mga Amalecita, at ang mga anak sa silanganan; sila'y nagsiahon laban sa kanila;

4 They set up tents in the area, and then destroyed the crops as far south as Gaza. They did not leave anything for the Israelis’ sheep or cattle or donkeys to eat.

At sila'y humantong laban sa kanila, at kanilang sinira ang bunga ng lupa, hanggang sa sila'y dumating sa Gaza, at wala silang iniwang anoman sa Israel, maging tupa, o baka man, o asno man.

5 They came into Israel with their tents and their livestock like a swarm of locusts. There were [so many of them that] arrived riding on their camels that no one could count them. They stayed and ruined the Israelis’ crops.

Sapagka't sila'y nagsiahong dala nila ang kanilang kawan at ang kanilang mga tolda; at sila'y nagsipasok na parang balang sa karamihan; sila at ang kanilang mga kamelyo ay walang bilang: at kanilang pinasok ang lupain upang gibain.

6 The people of Midian took almost everything the Israelis owned. So finally the Israelis pleaded for Yahweh to help them.

At ang Israel ay huminang totoo dahil sa Madian; at ang mga anak ni Israel ay dumaing sa Panginoon.

7 When the Israelis pleaded with Yahweh to help them because of [what] the people from Midian [were doing to them],

At nangyari, nang dumaing sa Panginoon ang mga anak ni Israel, dahil sa Madian.

8 he sent to them a prophet, who said, “Yahweh, the God we Israelis worship, says this: ‘Your ancestors were slaves in Egypt.

Ay nagsugo ang Panginoon ng isang propeta sa mga anak ni Israel: at kaniyang sinabi sa kanila, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon ng Dios ng Israel, Kayo'y aking iniahon mula sa Egipto, at inilabas ko kayo sa bahay ng pagkaalipin;

9 But I rescued them from the leaders of Egypt and from all the others who oppressed them. I expelled their enemies from this land, and gave it to your ancestors.

At pinapaging laya ko kayo sa kamay ng mga taga Egipto, at sa kamay ng mga pumipighati sa inyo, at aking pinalayas sila sa harap ninyo, at ibinigay ko sa inyo ang kanilang lupain;

10 I told you all, “I am Yahweh, your God. You are now in the land where the descendants of Amor live, but you must not worship the gods whom they worship.” But you did not pay attention to me.’”

At aking sinabi sa inyo, Ako ang Panginoon ninyong Dios; kayo'y huwag matatakot sa mga dios ng mga Amorrheo, na siyang lupaing inyong tinatahanan: nguni't hindi ninyo dininig ang aking tinig.

11 One day Yahweh appeared [in the form of] an angel and sat underneath a big oak tree at Ophrah [town]. That tree belonged to Joash, who was from the clan of Abiezer. Joash’s son Gideon was threshing wheat in the pit where they pressed [grapes to make] wine. He was threshing the grain there in order to hide it from the people of Midian.

At ang anghel ng Panginoon ay naparoon at umupo sa ilalim ng encina na nasa Ophra, na kay Joas na Abiezerita: at ang kaniyang anak na si Gedeon ay pumapalo ng trigo sa ubasan, upang itago sa mga Madianita.

12 Yahweh [went over] to Gideon and said to him, “You mighty warrior, Yahweh is helping you!”

At napakita ang anghel ng Panginoon sa kaniya, at sinabi sa kaniya, Ang Panginoo'y sumasaiyo, ikaw lalaking makapangyarihang may tapang.

13 Gideon replied, “Sir, if Yahweh is helping us, why have all these [bad things] happened to us? We heard about [RHQ] all the miracles that Yahweh performed for our ancestors. We heard people tell us about how he rescued them from [being slaves in] Egypt. But now Yahweh has abandoned us, and we are ruled by the people from Midian.”

At sinabi ni Gedeon sa kaniya, Oh Panginoon ko, kung ang Panginoon ay sumasaamin, bakit nga ang lahat ng ito ay sumapit sa amin? at saan naroon ang lahat niyang kababalaghang gawa na isinaysay sa amin ng aming mga magulang, na sinasabi, Hindi ba tayo iniahon ng Panginoon mula sa Egipto? nguni't ngayo'y hiniwalayan kami ng Panginoon at ibinigay kami sa kamay ng Madian.

14 Then Yahweh turned toward him and said, “I will give you strength to enable you to rescue the Israelis from the people of Midian. I am sending you [to do that]!”

At tiningnan siya ng Panginoon, at sinabi, Yumaon ka sa kalakasan mong ito, at iligtas mo ang Israel sa kamay ng Madian: hindi ba kita sinugo?

15 Gideon replied, “But Yahweh, how can I rescue the Israelis? My clan is the least significant in the whole tribe descended from Manasseh, and I am the least significant person in my whole family!”

At sinabi niya sa kaniya, Oh Panginoon, paanong ililigtas ko ang Israel? narito, ang aking angkan ay siyang pinakadukha sa Manases, at ako ang pinakamaliit sa bahay sangbahayan ng aking ama.

16 Yahweh said to him, “I will help you. So you will defeat the army of Midian [as easily] as if you were fighting only one man!”

At sinabi ng Panginoon sa kaniya, Walang pagsalang ako'y sasaiyo; at iyong sasaktan ang mga Madianita na parang isang lalake.

17 Gideon replied, “If you are truly pleased with me, do something which will prove that you who are speaking to me are really Yahweh.

At sinabi niya sa kaniya, Kung ngayo'y nakasumpong ako ng biyaya sa iyong paningin, ay bigyan mo nga ako ng isang tanda, na ikaw ang nakikipagusap sa akin.

18 But do not go away until I go and bring back an offering to you.” Yahweh answered, “Okay, I will stay here until you return.”

Isinasamo ko sa iyo na huwag kang umalis dito, hanggang sa ako'y parito sa iyo, at ilabas ko ang aking handog, at ilapag ko sa harap mo. At kaniyang sinabi, Ako'y maghihintay hanggang sa ikaw ay bumalik.

19 Gideon hurried to his home. He [killed] a young goat [and] cooked [it]. Then he took (a half a bushel/18 liters) of flour and baked some bread without yeast. Then he put the cooked meat in a basket, and put the broth [from the meat] in a pot, and took it to Yahweh, who was sitting under the tree.

At si Gedeon ay pumasok, at naglutong madali ng isang anak ng kambing, at ng isang efa ng harina, ng mga munting tinapay na walang lebadura: inilagay ang karne sa isang buslo, at kaniyang inilagay ang sabaw sa isang palyok, at inilabas sa kaniya sa ilalim ng encina, at inihain.

20 Then Yahweh said to him, “Put the meat and the bread on this rock. Then pour the broth on top of it.” So Gideon did that.

At sinabi ng anghel ng Dios sa kaniya, Kunin mo ang karne at ang mga munting tinapay na walang lebadura at ipatong mo sa batong ito at ibuhos mo ang sabaw. At kaniyang ginawang gayon.

21 Then Yahweh touched the meat and bread with the walking stick that was in his hand. A fire flamed up from the rock and burned up everything that Gideon had brought! And then Yahweh disappeared.

Nang magkagayo'y iniunat ng anghel ng Panginoon ang dulo ng tungkod, na nasa kaniyang kamay, at sinalang ang karne at ang mga munting tinapay na walang lebadura; at napailanglang ang apoy sa bato, at pinugnaw ang karne at ang mga munting tinapay na walang lebadura; at ang anghel ng Panginoon ay nawala sa kaniyang paningin.

22 When Gideon realized that it was really Yahweh [who had appeared in the form of an angel and talked with him], he exclaimed, “O, Yahweh, I have seen you face-to-face [when you had the form of] an angel! [So I will surely die]!”

At nakita ni Gedeon na siya ang anghel ng Panginoon; at sinabi ni Gedeon, Aba, Oh Panginoon Dios! sapagka't aking nakita ang anghel ng Panginoon na mukhaan.

23 But Yahweh called to him and said, “Do not be afraid! You will not die [because of seeing me]!”

At sinabi ng Panginoon sa kaniya, Kapayapaan ang sumaiyo; huwag kang matakot: hindi ka mamamatay.

24 Then Gideon built an altar to [worship] Yahweh there. He named it ‘Yahweh gives us peace’. That altar is still there in Ophrah [town], in the land that belongs to the descendants of Abiezer.

Nang magkagayo'y nagtayo roon si Gedeon ng isang dambana sa Panginoon, at tinawag na Jehova-salom: hanggang sa araw na ito ay nasa sa Ophra pa ng mga Abiezerita.

25 That night Yahweh said to Gideon, “Take the second-best/oldest bull from your father’s herd, the bull that is seven years old. [Kill it]. Then tear down the altar that your father built to [worship] the god Baal. Also cut down the pole for worshipping [the goddess] Astarte that is there beside it.

At nangyari nang gabi ring yaon, na sinabi ng Panginoon sa kaniya, Kunin mo ang toro ng iyong ama, ang ikalawang toro na may pitong taong katandaan, at iwasak mo ang dambana ni Baal na tinatangkilik ng iyong ama, at putulin mo ang Asera na nasa siping niyaon.

26 Then build a [stone] altar to worship me, your God Yahweh, here on this hill. Take the wood from the pole you cut down and make a fire [to cook the meat of the bull] as a burnt offering to me.”

At ipagtayo mo, sa isang paraang maayos ng isang dambana ang Panginoon mong Dios sa taluktok nitong matibay na dako; at kunin mo ang ikalawang toro, at maghandog ka ng isang handog na susunugin sangpu ng kahoy ng Asera na iyong puputulin.

27 So Gideon and his servants did what Yahweh commanded. But they did it at night, because he was afraid what the other members of his family and the other men in town would do to him if they found out that he had done that.

Nang magkagayo'y kumuha si Gedeon ng sangpung lalake sa kaniyang mga bataan, at ginawa ang ayon sa sinalita ng Panginoon sa kaniya: at nangyari, na sapagka't siya'y natakot sa sangbahayan ng kaniyang ama at sa mga lalake sa bayan, kaya't hindi niya nagawa sa araw ay kaniyang ginawa sa gabi.

28 Early the next morning, as soon as the men got up, they saw that the altar to Baal had been torn down, and the pole for worshiping Astarte was gone. They saw that there was a new altar there, and on it was what remained from the bull they had sacrificed.

At nang bumangong maaga ang mga lalake sa bayan ng kinaumagahan narito, ang dambana ni Baal ay wasak, at ang Asera na nasa siping niyaon ay putol, at ang ikalawang toro ay inihandog sa dambana na itinayo.

29 The people asked each other, “Who did this?” After they investigated, someone told them that it was Gideon, the son of Joash, [who had done it].

At sila'y nangagsalitaan, Sino ang gumawa ng bagay na ito? At nang kanilang usisain at itanong ay kanilang sinabi, Ginawa ni Gedeon na anak ni Joas ang bagay na ito.

30 They went to Joash and said to him, “Bring your son out here! (He must be executed/We must kill him), because he destroyed our god Baal’s altar and cut down the pole for our goddess Astarte!”

Nang magkagayo'y sinabi kay Joas ng mga lalake sa bayan, Ilabas mo ang iyong anak upang siya'y mamatay: sapagka't kaniyang iniwasak ang dambana ni Baal, at sapagka't kaniyang pinutol ang Asera na nasa siping niyaon.

31 But Joash replied, “Are you trying to defend Baal? Are you trying to argue his case? Anyone who tries to defend Baal should be executed by tomorrow morning! If Baal is truly a god, he ought to be able to defend himself, and to get rid of the person who tore down his altar!”

At sinabi ni Joas sa lahat na nakatayong laban sa kaniya, Ipagsasanggalang ba ninyo si Baal? o ililigtas ba ninyo siya? yaong magsasanggalang sa kaniya ay papatayin samantalang umaga pa; kung siya'y dios ay magsanggalang siya sa kaniyang sarili, sapagka't may nagwasak ng kaniyang dambana.

32 From that time, people called Gideon Jerub-Baal, which means ‘Baal should defend himself’, because he tore down Baal’s altar.

Kaya't nang araw na yaon ay tinawag siyang Jerobaal, na sinasabi, Magsanggalang si Baal laban sa kaniya, sapagka't iniwasak niya ang kaniyang dambana.

33 Soon after that, the armies of the people of Midian and of Amalek and the people from the east gathered together. They crossed the Jordan River [to attack the Israelis]. They set up their tents in Jezreel Valley.

Nang magkagayo'y lahat ng mga Madianita, at mga Amalecita at mga anak sa silanganan ay nagpulong; at sila'y nagtuloy at humantong sa libis ng Jezreel.

34 Then Yahweh’s Spirit took control of Gideon. He blew a ram’s horn to summon the men to prepare to fight. So the men of the clan of Abiezer came to him.

Nguni't ang Espiritu ng Panginoon ay suma kay Gedeon; at humihip siya ng isang pakakak; at ang mga Abiezerita ay nangagkapisan sa kaniya.

35 He also sent messengers throughout the tribes descended from [the four tribes of] Manasseh, Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali [to tell their soldiers to come], and all of them came.

At nagsugo ng mga sugo sa buong Manases; at sila man ay nangakipisan sa kaniya: at siya'y nagsugo ng mga sugo sa Aser, at sa Zabulon, at sa Nephtali, at sila'y umahong sumalubong sa kanila.

36 Then Gideon said to God, “If you are truly going to enable me to rescue the Israeli people as you promised,

At sinabi ni Gedeon sa Dios, Kung iyong ililigtas ang Israel sa pamamagitan ng aking kamay, gaya ng iyong sinalita.

37 confirm it by doing this: Tonight I will put a dry wool fleece on the ground where I thresh the grain. Tomorrow morning, if the fleece is wet with dew but the ground is dry, then I will know that I am the one you will enable to rescue the people of Israel as you promised.”

Narito, aking ilalagay ang isang balat na lana sa giikan; kung dumoon lamang sa balat ang hamog, at maging tuyo ang buong lupa, ay malalaman ko nga na iyong ililigtas ang Israel sa pamamagitan ng aking kamay, gaya ng iyong sinalita.

38 And that is what happened. When Gideon got up the next morning, he picked up the fleece, and squeezed out a whole bowlful of water!

At nagkagayon: sapagka't siya'y bumangong maaga ng kinaumagahan, at hinigpit ang buong balat, at piniga ang hamog sa balat, na isang tasang malaki ng tubig.

39 Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me, but let me ask you to do one more thing. Tonight I will put the fleece out again. This time, let the fleece remain dry, while the ground is wet with the dew.”

At sinabi ni Gedeon sa Dios, Huwag magalab ang iyong galit laban sa akin, at magsasalita na lamang ako ng minsan pa: isinasamo ko sa iyo na ipasubok mo pa sa aking minsan sa pamamagitan ng balat: tuyuin mo ngayon ang balat lamang, at sa buong lupa ay magkaroon ng hamog.

40 So that night, God did what Gideon asked him to do. The next morning the fleece was dry, but the ground was covered with dew.

At ginawang gayon ng Dios nang gabing yaon: sapagka't natuyo ang balat lamang, at nagkaroon ng hamog sa buong lupa.