¹And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

¹[Ny nampahorian'ny Midiana ny Isiraely, sy ny niantsoan'Andriamanitra an'i Gideona ho mpamonjy azy] Ary nanao izay ratsy eo imason'i Jehovah ny Zanak'Isiraely, ka dia natolotr'i Jehovah ho eo an-tànan'ny Midiana fito taona izy;

²And 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.

²ary ny tanan'ny Midiana dia nahery tamin'ny Isiraely, ka ny tahony ny Midiana no nanamboaran'ny Zanak'Isiraely ireo fierena any an-tendrombohitra sy ireo zohy mbamin'ny fiarovana.

³And 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;

³Ary rehefa namafy voa ny Isiraely, dia avy ny Midiana sy ny Amalekita ary ny zanaky ny atsinanana ka niakatra hanafika azy.

⁴And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.

⁴Dia nitoby tandrifiny ireny ka nanimba ny vokatry ny tany hatrany akaikin'i Gaza; ary tsy nisy zavatra navelany hiveloman'ny Isiraely, na ondry aman'osy, na omby, na boriky;

⁵For 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.

⁵fa niakatra izy nitondra ny omby aman'ondriny sy ny lainy, ka ny fihaviny dia tahaka ny valala ny hamarony, ary tsy hita isa izy sy ny ramevany; dia niditra tamin'ny tany izy handrava azy

⁶And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD.

⁶Ary dia nahantra indrindra ny Isiraely noho ny Midiana, ka nitaraina tamin'i Jehovah izy.

⁷And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites,

⁷Ary raha nitaraina tamin'i Jehovah ny Zanak'Isiraely noho ny Midiana,

⁸That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

⁸Jehovah dia naniraka mpaminany anankiray ho any amin'ny zanak'Isiraely, izay nilaza taminy hoe: Izao no lazain'i Jehovah Andriamanitry ny Isiraely Izaho no nitondra anareo niakatra avy tany Egypta sady nitondra anareo nivoaka avy tany amin'ny trano nahandevozana

⁹And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land;

⁹ary namonjy anareo tamin'ny tanan'ny Egyptiana sy ny tànan'izay rehetra nampahory anareo, dia nandroaka ireny teo anoloanareo Aho, ka nomeko anareo ny taniny;

¹⁰And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.

¹⁰ary hoy Izaho taminareo: Izaho no Jehovah Andriamanitrareo; aza matahotra ny andriamanitry ny Amorita, izay tompon'ny tany onenanareo; nefa tsy nihaino ny feoko ianareo.

¹¹And 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.

¹¹Dia tonga Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah ka nipetraka teo ambanin'ny hazo terebinta teo Ofra, izay an'i Joasy Abiezrita; ary Gideona zanany nively vary tamin'ny fantàka teo anilan'ny famiazam-boaloboka mba hafeniny amin'ny Midiana.

¹²And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valor.

¹²Ary Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah niseho taminy ka nanao taminy hoe: Jehovah no momba anao, ry lehilahy mahery.

¹³And 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 hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.

¹³Fa hoy Gideona taminy: Indrisy, Tompoko, raha momba anay Jehovah, nahoana no ozoin'izao rehetra izao izahay? Ary aiza ny fahagagana rehetra nataony, izay nolazain'ny razanay taminay hoe: Tsy nitondra anay niakatra avy tany Egypta va Jehovah? Fa ankehitriny efa nahafoy anay mihitsy Jehovah ka nanolotra anay eo an-tànan'ny Midiana.

¹⁴And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?

¹⁴Dia nitodika nijery azy Jehovah ka nanao hoe: Mandehana amin'izao herinao izao, ka vonjeo ny Isiraely amin'ny tanan'ny Midiana; tsy efa naniraka anao va Aho?

¹⁵And 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.

¹⁵Fa hoy izy taminy: Indrisy, Tompo ô, hataoko ahoana no famonjy ny Isiraely? He! ny mpianakaviko no malahelo indrindra eo amin'ny Manase, ary izaho no kely indrindra amin'ny ankohonan'ny raiko.

¹⁶And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.

¹⁶Dia hoy Jehovah taminy: Homba anao tokoa Aho, ka hamely ny Midiana toy ny famely olona iray monja ianao.

¹⁷And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then show me a sign that thou talkest with me.

¹⁷Dia hoy izy taminy: Masina Hianao, raha mahita fitia eto imasonao ary aho, dia anehoy famantarana fa Hianao no miteny amiko.

¹⁸Depart 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.

¹⁸Masina Hianao, aza miala eto mandra-pihaviko eto aminao hitondra ny fanatitra hohanina, ka hapetrako eto anatrehanao. Dia hoy Izy: Eny, Izaho hiandry mandra-piverinao.

¹⁹And 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.

¹⁹Ary Gideona lasa niditra ka namboatra zanak'osy sy mofo tsy misy masirasira tamin'ny koba iray efaha, ka ny hena nataony tao anatin'ny harona, ary ny ron-kena nataony tao anatin'ny vilany, dia nentiny ho eo aminy, teo ambanin'ilay hazo terebinta ka natolony Azy.

²⁰And 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.

²⁰Ary hoy Ilay Anjelin'Andriamanitra taminy: Raiso ny hena sy ny mofo tsy misy masirasira, ka apetraho eo ambonin'ity harambato ity, ary aidino ny ron-kena. Dia nataony izany.

²¹Then 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.

²¹Ary naroson'Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah ny lohan'ny tehina izay teny an-tànany ka natendriny ny hena sy ny mofo tsy misy masirasira; dia nisy afo nivoaka avy tamin'ny vatolampy ka nandevona ny hena sy ny mofo tsy misy masirasira. Ary Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah dia lasa niala teo imasony.

²²And 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.

²²Dia hitan'i Gideona fa Anjelin'i Jehovah Izy, ka hoy izy: Adray, Jehovah Tompo ô! fa nahita Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah nifanatrika aho.

²³And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.

²³Fa hoy Jehovah taminy: Fiadanana anie ho anao; aza matahotra; tsy ho faty ianao tsy akory.

²⁴Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

²⁴Ary Gideona nanorina alitara teo ho an'i Jehovah-saloma; mbola ao Ofran'ny Abiezrita izany mandraka androany.[Jehovah-saloma = Jehovah no fiadanana]

²⁵And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:

²⁵Ary tamin'izany alina izany dia hoy Jehovah taminy: Alao ny ombilain-drainao, dia ilay ombilahy faharoa, izay efa fito taona, ka ravao ny alitaran'i Bala, izay an'ny rainao, ary kapao ny Aseraha eo anilany;[Na: sy][Anaran'andriamani-tsi-izy, na ny sariny]

²⁶And build an altar unto the LORD thy 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 thou shalt cut down.

²⁶dia manorena alitara eto an-tampon'ity fiarovana ity ho an'i Jehovah Andriamanitrao, ka amboary tsara izy, ary alao ilay ombilahy faharoa, ka atero ho fanatitra dorana amin'ny hazon'ny Aseraha izay hokapainao.[Na: amin'ny zavatra vonona eo]

²⁷Then 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.

²⁷Ary Gideona naka folo lahy tamin'ny mpanompony ka nanao araka izay efa nolazain'i Jehovah taminy; ary satria natahotra ny fianakavian-drainy sy ny lehilahy tao an-tanàna izy dia tsy nanao izany tamin'ny antoandro, fa tamin'ny alina no nanaovany azy.

²⁸And 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.

²⁸Fa nony nifoha maraina koa ny lehilahy tao an-tanàna, ka indro, efa rava ny alitaran'i Bala, sady voakapa ny Aseraha teo anilany, ary ilay ombilahy faharoa dia efa naterina teo ambonin'ny alitara izay natao,

²⁹And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.

²⁹dia nifanontany hoe izy: Iza re no nanao izany zavatra izany e? Ary raha nifanontany sy nifamoaka teo izy, dia hoy izy: Gideona, zanak'i Joasy, no nanao izany zavatra izany.

³⁰Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.

³⁰Dia hoy ny lehilahy tao an-tanàna tamin'i Joasy: Avoahy ny zanakao mba hovonoina, satria efa nandrava ny alitaran'i Bala izy sady efa nikapa ny Aseraha teo anilany.

³¹And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye 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 hath cast down his altar.

³¹Ary hoy Joasy tamin'izay rehetra nitsangana teo anatrehany: Moa ianareo handahatra ho an'i Bala va? Hianareo va no hamonjy azy? Izay handahatra ho an'i Bala dia hatao maty, raha mbola maraina ny andro: raha andriamanitra Bala, aoka izy handahatra ho an'ny tenany, fa nisy nandrava ny alitarany.[Na: mandra-pahamarain']

³²Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.

³²Ary tamin'izany andro izany ny anaran'ny Gideona dia nataony hoe Jerobala, fa hoy izy: Aoka Bala no hifandahatra aminy, satria noravany ny alitarany.[Jerobala = Aoka Bala no handahatra]

³³Then 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.

³³[Ny nandresen'i Gideona ny Midiana] Ary ny Midiana rehetra sy ny Amalekita ary ny zanaky ny atsinanana nivory, dia nita ka nitoby teny amin'ny tany lemaka Jezirela.

³⁴But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.

³⁴Ary notsindrian'ny Fanahin'i Jehovah Gideona, dia nitsoka anjomara izy, ka nivory nanaraka azy ny Abiezrita.

³⁵And 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.

³⁵Ary naniraka olona nankany amin'ny Manase rehetra izy, dia nivory nanaraka azy ireo; ary naniraka olona tany amin'ny Asera sy ny Zebolona ary ny Naftaly izy; dia niakatra nitsena azy koa ireo.

³⁶And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,

³⁶Ary hoy Gideona tamin'Andriamanitra: Raha ny tanako no hamonjenao ny Isiraely araka izay efa nolazainao,

³⁷Behold, 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 thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.

³⁷indro, hapetrako eo amin'ny famoloana ity volon'ondry iray manontolo ity, ka raha ny volon'ondry ihany no lenan'ny ando, fa maina ny tany rehetra, dia ho fantatro fa ny tanako no hamonjenao ny Isiraely araka izay efa nolazainao.

³⁸And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.

³⁸Ary dia nisy izany; fa nifoha, maraina koa izy, ka nofiazany ny volon'ondry, ary nisy ranon'ando eran'ny lovia.

³⁹And Gideon said unto 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 now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.

³⁹Ary hoy koa Gideona tamin'Andriamanitra: Aoka tsy hirehitra amiko ny fahatezeranao, fa hiteny izao indray mandeha izao monja aho; aoka mba hizahako izao indray mandeha izao monja amin'ny volon'ondry: aoka ny volon'ondry ihany no ho maina, fa ny tany rehetra kosa no ho lenan'ny ando.Dia nataon'Andriamanitra izany tamin'ny alin'iny, ka ny volon'ondry ihany no maina, fa ny tany rehetra kosa dia lenan'ny ando.

⁴⁰And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

⁴⁰Dia nataon'Andriamanitra izany tamin'ny alin'iny, ka ny volon'ondry ihany no maina, fa ny tany rehetra kosa dia lenan'ny ando.