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.

¹A synovia Izraelovi robili to, čo je zlé v očiach Hospodinových. A Hospodin ich vydal do ruky Madiana sedem rokov.

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.

²A ruka Madiana sa zmocnila nad Izraelom. Pred Madianmi si spravili synovia Izraelovi priekopy, ktoré sú po vrchoch, a jaskyne i pevnosti.

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;

³A bývalo, že keď posial Izrael, prišiel hore Madian a Amalech i synovia východu a prišli na neho.

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.

⁴A položiac sa proti nim táborom kazili úrodu zeme až potiaľ, ako ideš do Gazy, a nenechávali potravy v Izraelovi ani ovce ani vola ani osla.

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.

⁵Lebo prichádzavali hore i so svojimi stádami i so svojimi stánmi a prichádzavali v takom množstve jako kobylky, takže ani im ani ich veľblúdom nebolo počtu. A prichádzavali do zeme nato, aby ju hubili.

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

⁶A Izrael veľmi schudobnel pre Madiana, preto kričali synovia Izraelovi k Hospodinovi.

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

⁷A stalo sa, keď kričali synovia Izraelovi k Hospodinovi pre Madiana,

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;

⁸že Hospodin poslal muža proroka k synom Izraelovým a riekol im: Takto hovorí Hospodin, Bôh Izraelov: Ja som vás vyviedol hore z Egypta a vyviedol som vás z domu sluhov

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;

⁹a vytrhnul som vás z ruky Egypťanov i z ruky všetkých, ktorí vás utiskovali, zahnal som ich zpred vašej tvári a dal som vám ich zem.

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.

¹⁰A povedal som vám: Ja som Hospodin, váš Bôh. Nebudete sa báť bohov Amorejov, v ktorých zemi bývate. Ale ste neposlúchli môjho hlasu.

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.

¹¹A anjel Hospodinov prišiel a posadil sa pod dubom, ktorý je v Ofre, ktorá patrí Joasovi Abiezerskému. A Gedeon, jeho syn, palicou mlátil pšenicu v preši, aby s tým utiekol pred Madianmi.

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

¹²A ukázal sa mu anjel Hospodinov a riekol mu: Hospodin s tebou, udatný mužu!

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.

¹³Na to mu povedal Gedeon: Ó, môj pane, ak je Hospodin s nami, prečo prišlo na nás všetko toto? A kde sú všetky jeho zázraky, o ktorých nám rozprávali naši otcovia, keď nám vraveli: Či nás vraj nevyviedol Hospodin hore z Egypta? A teraz nás opustil Hospodin a vydal nás do ruky Madiana.

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?

¹⁴A Hospodin pozrel na neho a riekol: Idi v tejto svojej sile a zachrániš Izraela vytrhnúc ho z ruky Madiana. Hľaď, poslal som ťa.

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.

¹⁵A on mu povedal: Ó, Pane, čím zachránim Izraela? Hľa, môj rod je najchatrnejší v Manassesovi, a ja som najmenší v dome svojho otca.

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

¹⁶Ale Hospodin mu riekol: Ja budem istotne s tebou, a zbiješ Madianov ako jedného muža.

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

¹⁷A povedal mu: Ak som našiel milosť v tvojich očiach, daj mi, prosím, znamenie, že ty hovoríš so mnou.

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.

¹⁸Neodídi, prosím, odtiaľto, dokiaľ neprijdem k tebe a nevynesiem von svojho obilného daru obetného a nepoložím pred teba. A riekol: Ja dočkám, dokiaľ sa nevrátiš.

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.

¹⁹A Gedeon vošiel do domu a pripravil kozľa a z efy múky nekvasených chlebov. Mäso vložil do koša a polievku vylial do hrnca a vyniesol to k nemu pod dub a obetoval.

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.

²⁰A anjel Boží mu riekol: Vezmi mäso i nekvasené chleby a polož to na túto skalu a polievkou polej. A urobil tak.

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.

²¹Vtedy vytiahol anjel Hospodinov koniec palice, ktorú mal vo svojej ruke, a keď sa dotkol mäsa i nekvasených chlebov, vystúpil oheň zo skaly a strávil mäso i nekvasené chleby, a anjel Hospodinov odišiel od jeho očí.

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.

²²A keď uvidel Gedeon, že to bol anjel Hospodinov, povedal Gedeon: Ach, Pane Hospodine, istotne preto som videl anjela Hospodinovho tvárou v tvár, aby som zomrel.

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

²³Ale Hospodin mu riekol: Pokoj ti! Neboj sa, nezomrieš.

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

²⁴A Gedeon tam vystavil Hospodinovi oltár a nazval ho: Hospodin je pokoj. A oltár je ešte, až do tohoto dňa, v Ofre Abiezerovej.

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:

²⁵Potom stalo sa tej noci, že mu riekol Hospodin: Vezmi býka z hoviad, ktorého má tvoj otec, a síce toho druhého býka sedemročného a sboríš oltár Bálov, ktorý patrí tvojmu otcovi, i háj, ktorý je pri ňom, vytneš.

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.

²⁶A vystavíš oltár Hospodinovi, svojmu Bohu, na vrchu tejto pevnosti na upravenom mieste a vezmeš toho druhého býka a budeš ho obetovať zápalnou obeťou na dreve hája, ktorý vysekáš.

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.

²⁷A tak pojal Gedeon desať mužov zo svojich sluhov a učinil tak, ako mu hovoril Hospodin. A stalo sa, keďže sa bál domu svojho otca a mužov toho mesta urobiť to vodne, že to urobil vnoci.

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.

²⁸Keď potom vstali mužovia mesta skoro ráno, videli, že hľa, oltár Bálov je rozborený, a háj, ktorý bol pri ňom, je vyťatý, aj že ten druhý býko bol obetovaný zápalnou obeťou na oltári, ktorý bol postavený.

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.

²⁹A vraveli druh druhovi: Kto to urobil? A keď sa dopytovali a hľadali, riekli: Gedeon, syn Joasov, to urobil.

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.

³⁰Vtedy povedali mužovia mesta Joasovi: Vyveď svojho syna, nech zomrie, pretože rozboril oltár Bálov a že vyťal háj, ktorý bol pri ňom.

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.

³¹Ale Joas povedal všetkým, ktorí stáli pri ňom: Či sa vy budete pravotiť za Bála? Či ho vy budete chrániť? Ten, kto by sa pravotil za neho, nech zomrie do rána. Ak je Bohom, nech sa tedy pravotí za seba, keď rozboril jeho oltár.

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

³²A nazval ho toho dňa Jerubbálom, povediac: Nech sa s ním pravotí Bál, keď mu rozboril jeho oltár.

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.

³³A všetci Madiani, Amalechovia a synovia východu shromaždili sa dovedna a prešli a položili sa táborom na doline Jizreel.

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

³⁴Ale Duch Hospodinov obliekol na seba Gedeona, ktorý potom zatrúbil na trúbu, a Abiezer bol povolaný krikom, aby ho nasledoval.

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.

³⁵A rozposlal poslov po celom Manassesovi, ktorý bol tiež povolaný, aby ho nasledoval. A rozposlal poslov po Aserovi, Zabulonovi a Naftalim, a odišli hore oproti nim.

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

³⁶Vtedy povedal Gedeon Bohu: Jestli zachrániš Izraela mojou rukou, jako si hovoril,

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.

³⁷hľa, položím runo na humno; ak bude rosa len na rune, a inde na celej zemi bude sucho, vtedy budem vedieť, že zachrániš Izraela mojou rukou, jako si hovoril.

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.

³⁸A stalo sa tak. Na druhý deň vstanúc včasne ráno pogniavil runo a keď vytlačil rosu z runa, bola plná čaša vody.

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.

³⁹A Gedeon povedal Bohu: Nech sa nezapáli na mňa tvoj hnev, a dovoľ mi hovoriť už len tento raz. Prosím, nech zkúsim len ešte tento raz tým runom. Prosím, nech je sucho len na rune, a na celej zemi nech je rosa.

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

⁴⁰A Bôh učinil tak tej noci: sucho bolo len na rune, a všade inde na celej zemi bola rosa.