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 Israyla izey ye ka goy laalo te Rabbi diyaŋ gaa. Jiiri iyye mo no Rabbi n'i daŋ Midiyan kambe ra.

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.

² Midiyan kamba te gaabi Israyla boŋ, hala Midiyan sabbay se, kala Israyla izey na guusuyaŋ fansi ngey boŋ se tondey ra, da tondi guusey ra, i na wongu fu bambatayaŋ te.

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;

³ A ga ciya binde, da Israyla izey duma, kala Midiyancey ma kaa, ngey da Amalekancey, da wayna funay borey. I ga kande Israyla izey gaa wongu.

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.

⁴ I ga gata sinji i se ka laabo nafa kulu halaci Israyla izey se, kal a koy to hala Gaza. I mana ŋwaari kulu naŋ Israyla ra, da feeji wane, wala haw wane, wala farkay wane no.

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.

⁵ Zama ngey da ngey almaney da ngey kuuru-fuwey no i ga kaa d'a, sanda do baayaŋ cine no, ngey da ngey yoy hala i bisa lasaabuyaŋ. I ga kaa mo laabo ra da laabo sarayaŋ anniya.

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

⁶ Israyla di kayna mo gumo Midiyan sabbay se. Israyla izey mo hẽ Rabbi gaa.

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

⁷ A ciya binde, saaya kaŋ cine Israyla izey hẽ Rabbi gaa Midiyan sabbay se,

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;

⁸ kala Rabbi na annabi fo donton Israyla izey do. Annabo mo ne i se: «Yaa no Rabbi, Israyla Irikoyo ci: Ay n'araŋ kaa Misira laabo ra, ay n'araŋ kaa mo tamtaray windo ra.

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;

⁹ Ay n'araŋ faaba mo Misirancey kambe ra d'araŋ taabandikoy kulu kambe ra mo. Ay n'i gaaray mo araŋ jine. Ay n'i laabo no araŋ se.

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.

¹⁰ Ay ne araŋ se mo: Ay no ga ti Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo. Araŋ ma si humburu Amorancey toorey, borey kaŋ yaŋ araŋ goono ga goro i laabo ra, amma araŋ ma hanga jeeri ay sanney se.»

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.

¹¹ Rabbi malayka kaa ka goro shen* tuuri kaŋ go Ofra ra cire, Yowas, Abi-Ezer bora wano. A izo Jideyon mo go ga alkama safa reyzin* hari kankamyaŋ nango do, zama nga m'a tugu Midiyan borey se.

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

¹² Rabbi malayka mo bangay a se. Malayka ne a se: «Ya wongaaro, Rabbi go ni banda!»

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.

¹³ Jideyon tu a se ka ne: «Ya ay koyo, da Rabbi go iri banda, ifo se no masiiba woone yaŋ kulu go, i du iri? Wala man a goyey kulu kaŋ yaŋ ga dambarandi, kaŋ yaŋ iri kaayey n'i baaruyaŋ dede ka ne: ‹Manti Rabbi n'iri kaa Misira laabo ra?› Amma sohõ Rabbi n'iri furu, a n'iri daŋ Midiyan borey kambey ra mo.»

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?

¹⁴ Rabbi n'a guna ka ne a se: «Koy, nin, ni hina woodin ra, ka Israyla faaba Midiyan borey kambe ra. Manti ay no ka ni donton?»

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.

¹⁵ Kala Jideyon ne Rabbi se: «Ay jine bora, ifo no ay ga Israyla faaba nd'a? Zama ay dumo ya ikayna no gumo Manasse ra, ay mo koda no ay baabo windo ra.»

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

¹⁶ Rabbi ne a se: «Haciika, ay go ni banda. Ni ga Midiyan borey kar mo, kala i ma hima sanda boro folloŋ cine.»

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

¹⁷ A ne Rabbi se: «Hala day ay du gaakuri ni do, kala ni m'ay cabe alaama, hala ay ma tabbatandi kaŋ nin no goono ga salaŋ d'ay.

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.

¹⁸ Ay ga ni ŋwaaray, ma si tun neewo, hal ay ma ye ka kaa ni do, ay ma fatta nd'ay sarga k'a jisi ni jine.» A ne Jideyon se: «Ay ga goro hala ni ma ye ka kaa.»

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.

¹⁹ Jideyon furo ka koy ka hincin ize fo soola, da maasa kaŋ sinda dalbu, muudu fo hamni. A na hamo daŋ diika ra, maafa mo go kusu ra. A fatta taray ka kond'ey ka malayka gar shen tuuro cire. Jideyon n'i salle a se.

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.

²⁰ Rabbi malayka ne a se: «Ma hamo da maasa kaŋ sinda dalbu din sambu k'i dake tondo wo boŋ, ma maafa mo soogu a boŋ.» A binde n'i te yaadin.

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.

²¹ Saaya din binde Rabbi malayka na goobo kaŋ go nga kamba ra din salle ka hamo da maasa kaŋ sinda dalbu wo ham. Kala danji tun tondo gaa ka hamo da maasa kaŋ sinda dalbu ŋwa; gaa no Rabbi malayka daray a moy se.

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.

²² Jideyon du ka bay mo kaŋ Rabbi malayka no. Jideyon ne: «Ya Rabbi, Koy Beero, kaari ay! Zama ay di Rabbi malayka mo-da-mo.»

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

²³ Rabbi ne a se: «Ni ma goro baani, ma si humburu. Ni si bu bo.»

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

²⁴ Waato din gaa no Jideyon na feema cina noodin Rabbi se, ka feema maa daŋ: Rabbi, Baanikoy. Hala sohõ a go no Ofra Abi-Ezer borey wano ra.

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:

²⁵ A ciya no, cino din ra Rabbi ne Jideyon se: «Ma sambu ni baaba yeejo, sanda yeeji hinkanta no, jiiri iyye izo. Ma feema kaŋ ni baaba te Baal se din tuti ka zeeri. Ni ma wayboro himandi bundu tooro kaŋ go a boŋ mo beeri-beeri.

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.

²⁶ Ma feema cina Rabbi ni Irikoyo se fu beero wo boŋ bindi ra, mate kaŋ ga saba. Ma yeeji hinkanta din sambu. Ni m'a salle sargay kaŋ i ga ton da bundu tooro tuurey kaŋ yaŋ ni ga beeri din.»

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.

²⁷ Waato din gaa no Jideyon na boro way sambu nga bannyey ra, ka te sanda mate kaŋ Rabbi ci nga se. A ciya binde, za kaŋ a ga humburu nga baabo windo da birno borey, hala a si hin ka goyo din te zaari, kala a n'a te cin.

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.

²⁸ Waato kaŋ birno borey biya ka tun susuba, a go, Baal feema go, a bagu-bagu. I na bundu tooro kaŋ go feema boŋ mo beeri hala i na yeeji hinkanta ton sargay se, feema kaŋ i te din boŋ.

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.

²⁹ I ne ngey nda cara se: «May no bora kaŋ na woone te?» Saaya kaŋ i soobay ka hã ngey da cara game ra, i ne: «Jideyon, Yowas izo, nga no ka woone te.»

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.

³⁰ Saaya din bindi birno borey ne Yowas se: «Ma ni izo kaa taray zama a ma bu, za kaŋ a na Baal feema bagu, a na bundu tooro mo kaŋ go a boŋ beeri.»

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.

³¹ Yowas ne borey kulu kaŋ goono ga yanje nd'a se: «Araŋ wo, Baal se no araŋ ga faasa, wala? Araŋ g'a faaba no? Boro kaŋ g'a banda gana i m'a koy wi za susubay nda hinay. Da day nga wo irikoy fo no, a ma nga boŋ gaakasinay, za day kaŋ boro fo n'a feema bagu-bagu.»

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

³² Han din hane no a na Jideyon no maa-dake Yerub-Baal, sanda i ma ne: «Baal ma kand'a kalima», zama Jideyon n'a feema bagu-bagu.

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 Waato din gaa no Midiyan borey kulu da Amalekancey da wayna funay izey margu nangu folloŋ ka daŋandi. I na ngey gata sinji Yezreyel gooro ra.

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

³⁴ Amma Rabbi Biya furo Jideyon ra, nga mo na hilli kar. Abi-Ezer borey mo margu ka Jideyon gana.

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.

³⁵ A na diyayaŋ donton koyne Manasse kulu ra, ngey mo margu k'a gana. A na diyayaŋ donton mo Aser da Zabluna da Naftali gaa, ngey mo kaa zama ngey m'a kubay.

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

³⁶ Jideyon ne Irikoy se: «Da ni yadda ka Israyla faaba d'ay kambe, sanda mate kaŋ ni ci din,

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.

³⁷ a go, ay ga kuuru fo daaru karayaŋ gangano boŋ. Hala day harandaŋ te kuuro hinne boŋ, laabo kulu mo goro ikogo, gaa no ay ga bay kaŋ ni ga Israyla faaba d'ay kambe, sanda mate kaŋ ni ci.»

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.

³⁸ Yaadin mo no ka te: zama a suba Jideyon tun za susubay nda hinay. A na kuuro kankam ka kuuro kokobe ka harandaŋo kaa a gaa. A du gaasu fo me fo cine hari.

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.

³⁹ Gaa no Jideyon ne Irikoy se: «Ni futa ma si koroŋ ay boŋ, ay ga salaŋ sorro folloŋ wo hinne. Ay ga ni ŋwaaray no, ma naŋ ay ma ye ka si sorro follonko hinne da kuuro. Ma naŋ kuuro hinne ma ciya ikogo, amma laabo kulu ma tay da harandaŋ.»

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

⁴⁰ Irikoy na woodin mo te han din, cino din ra. Zama kuuro hinne no ka bara ikogo, amma laabo kulu go da harandaŋ.