¹وعمل بنو اسرائيل الشر في عيني الرب فدفعهم الرب ليد مديان سبع سنين.

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

²فاعتزّت يد مديان على اسرائيل. بسبب المديانيين عمل بنو اسرائيل لانفسهم الكهوف التي في الجبال والمغاير والحصون.

²And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites the children of Israel made for themselves the dens that are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.

³واذا زرع اسرائيل كان يصعد المديانيون والعمالقة وبنو المشرق يصعدون عليهم

³And it came to pass when Israel sowed, that Midian came up, and Amalek, and the children of the east, and came up against them.

⁴وينزلون عليهم ويتلفون غلة الارض الى مجيئك الى غزة ولا يتركون لاسرائيل قوت الحياة ولا غنما ولا بقرا ولا حميرا.

⁴And they encamped against them, and destroyed the produce of the land, until thou come to Gazah, and they left no sustenance in Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.

⁵لانهم كانوا يصعدون بمواشيهم وخيامهم ويجيئون كالجراد في الكثرة وليس لهم ولجمالهم عدد. ودخلوا الارض لكي يخربوها.

⁵For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number; and they entered into the land to destroy it.

⁶فذلّ اسرائيل جدا من قبل المديانيين. وصرخ بنو اسرائيل الى الرب

⁶And Israel was greatly impoverished because of Midian. And the children of Israel cried to Jehovah.

⁷وكان لما صرخ بنو اسرائيل الى الرب بسبب المديانيين

⁷And it came to pass when the children of Israel cried to Jehovah because of Midian,

⁸ان الرب ارسل رجلا نبيا الى بني اسرائيل فقال لهم. هكذا قال الرب اله اسرائيل. اني قد اصعدتكم من مصر اخرجتكم من بيت العبودية

⁸that Jehovah sent a prophet to the children of Israel, who said to them, Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

⁹وانقذتكم من يد المصريين ومن يد جميع مضايقيكم وطردتهم من امامكم واعطيتكم ارضهم.

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

¹⁰وقلت لكم انا الرب الهكم. لا تخافوا آلهة الاموريين الذين انتم ساكنون ارضهم. ولم تسمعوا لصوتي

¹⁰and I said to you, I am Jehovah your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell. But ye have not hearkened to my voice.

¹¹وأتى ملاك الرب وجلس تحت البطمة التى في عفرة التي ليوآش الابيعزري. وابنه جدعون كان يخبط حنطة في المعصرة لكي يهربها من المديانيين.

¹¹And an angel of Jehovah came and sat under the terebinth that was in Ophrah, that [belonged] to Joash the Abi-ezrite. And his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, to secure [it] from the Midianites.

¹²فظهر له ملاك الرب وقال له. الرب معك يا جبار البأس.

¹²And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to him, and said to him, Jehovah is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

¹³فقال له جدعون اسألك يا سيدي اذا كان الرب معنا فلماذا اصابتنا كل هذه واين كل عجائبه التي اخبرنا بها آباؤنا قائلين ألم يصعدنا الرب من مصر. والآن قد رفضنا الرب وجعلنا في كف مديان.

¹³And Gideon said to him, Ah my Lord, if Jehovah be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where are all his miracles that our fathers told us of, saying, Did not Jehovah bring us up from Egypt? And now Jehovah hath cast us off, and given us into the hand of Midian.

¹⁴التفت اليه الرب وقال اذهب بقوتك هذه وخلص اسرائيل من كفّ مديان. أما ارسلتك.

¹⁴And Jehovah looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of Midian. Have not I sent thee?

¹⁵فقال له اسألك يا سيدي بماذا اخلص اسرائيل. ها عشيرتي هي الذلّى في منسّى وانا الاصغر في بيت ابي.

¹⁵And he said to him, Ah Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my thousand is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

¹⁶فقال له الرب اني اكون معك وستضرب المديانيين كرجل واحد.

¹⁶And Jehovah said to him, I will certainly be with thee; and thou shalt smite Midian as one man.

¹⁷فقال له ان كنت قد وجدت نعمة في عينيك فاصنع لي علامة انك انت تكلمني.

¹⁷And he said to him, If now I have found favour in thine eyes, shew me a sign that it is thou who talkest with me.

¹⁸لا تبرح من ههنا حتى آتي اليك واخرج تقدمتي واضعها امامك. فقال اني ابقى حتى ترجع.

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.

¹⁹فدخل جدعون وعمل جدي معزى وايفة دقيق فطيرا. اما اللحم فوضعه في سل واما المرق فوضعه في قدر وخرج بها اليه الى تحت البطمة وقدّمها.

¹⁹And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid of the goats, and an ephah of flour in unleavened cakes: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out to him under the terebinth, and presented it.

²⁰فقال له ملاك الله خذ اللحم والفطير وضعهما على تلك الصخرة واسكب المرق. ففعل كذلك.

²⁰And the Angel of God said to him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.

²¹فمدّ ملاك الرب طرف العكاز الذي بيده ومس اللحم والفطير فصعدت نار من الصخرة واكلت اللحم والفطير. وذهب ملاك الرب عن عينيه.

²¹And the Angel of Jehovah 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. And the Angel of Jehovah departed out of his sight.

²²فرأى جدعون انه ملاك الرب فقال جدعون آه يا سيدي الرب لاني قد رأيت ملاك الرب وجها لوجه.

²²And Gideon perceived that he was an angel of Jehovah; and Gideon said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! for because I have seen an angel of Jehovah face to face ...

²³فقال له الرب السلام لك. لا تخف. لا تموت.

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

²⁴فبنى جدعون هناك مذبحا للرب ودعاه يهوه شلوم. الى هذا اليوم لم يزل في عفرة الابيعزريين

²⁴And Gideon built there an altar to Jehovah, and called it Jehovah-shalom. To this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.

²⁵وكان في تلك الليلة ان الرب قال له خذ ثور البقر الذي لابيك وثورا ثانيا ابن سبع سنين واهدم مذبح البعل الذي لابيك واقطع السارية التي عنده

²⁵And it came to pass the same night, that Jehovah said to him, Take the young bullock, which thy father hath, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the Asherah that is by it;

²⁶وابن مذبحا للرب الهك على راس هذا الحصن بترتيب وخذ الثور الثاني واصعد محرقة على حطب السارية التي تقطعها.

²⁶and build an altar to Jehovah thy God upon the top of this strong place in the ordered manner, and take the second bullock, and offer up a burnt-offering with the wood of the Asherah that thou shalt cut down.

²⁷فاخذ جدعون عشرة رجال من عبيده وعمل كما كلّمه الرب. واذ كان يخاف من بيت ابيه واهل المدينة ان يعمل ذلك نهارا فعمله ليلا

²⁷And Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as Jehovah had said to him. And it came to pass, because he feared his father's house, and the men of the city, if he did it by day, that he did it by night.

²⁸فبكر اهل المدينة في الغد واذا بمذبح البعل قد هدم والسارية التي عنده قد قطعت والثور الثاني قد أصعد على المذبح الذي بني.

²⁸And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered up upon the altar that was built.

²⁹فقال الواحد لصاحبه من عمل هذا الامر. فسألوا وبحثوا فقالوا ان جدعون بن يوآش قد فعل هذا الامر.

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

³⁰فقال اهل المدينة ليوآش اخرج ابنك لكي يموت لانه هدم مذبح البعل وقطع السارية التي عنده.

³⁰And the men of the city said to Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die, because he has broken down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the Asherah that was by it.

³¹فقال يوآش لجميع القائمين عليه انتم تقاتلون للبعل ام انتم تخلصونه. من يقاتل له يقتل في هذا الصباح. ان كان الها فليقاتل لنفسه لان مذبحه قد هدم.

³¹And Joash said to all that stood near him, Will *ye* contend for Baal? or will *ye* save him? he that contends for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning. If he be a god, let him plead for himself, because they have broken down his altar.

³²فدعاه في ذلك اليوم يربعل قائلا ليقاتله البعل لانه هدم مذبحه

³²And on that day they called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead with him, because he has broken down his altar.

³³واجتمع جميع المديانيين والعمالقة وبني المشرق معا وعبروا ونزلوا في وادي يزرعيل.

³³And all Midian and Amalek and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel.

³⁴ولبس روح الرب جدعون فضرب بالبوق فاجتمع ابيعزر وراءه.

³⁴And the Spirit of Jehovah came upon Gideon, and he blew the trumpet, and the Abi-ezrites were gathered after him.

³⁵وارسل رسلا الى جميع منسّى فاجتمع هو ايضا وراءه وارسل رسلا الى اشير وزبولون ونفتالي فصعدوا للقائهم.

³⁵And he sent messengers throughout Manasseh, and they also were gathered after him; and he sent messengers to Asher, and to Zebulun, and to Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

³⁶وقال جدعون لله. ان كنت تخلص بيدي اسرائيل كما تكلمت

³⁶And Gideon said to God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said,

³⁷فها اني واضع جزّة الصوف في البيدر فان كان طل على الجزّة وحدها وجفاف على الارض كلها علمت انك تخلص بيدي اسرائيل كما تكلمت.

³⁷behold, I put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if dew shall be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said.

³⁸وكان كذلك. فبكر في الغد وضغط الجزّة وعصر طلا من الجزّة ملء قصعة ماء.

³⁸And it was so. And when he rose up early on the morrow, he pressed the fleece together, and wrung dew out of the fleece, a bowl-full of water.

³⁹فقال جدعون لله لا يحم غضبك عليّ فاتكلم هذه المرة فقط. أمتحن هذه المرة فقط بالجزّة. فليكن جفاف في الجزّة وحدها وعلى كل الارض ليكن طل.

³⁹And Gideon said to 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, I pray thee, be dry upon the fleece only, and upon all the ground let there be dew.

⁴⁰ففعل الله كذلك في تلك الليلة. فكان جفاف في الجزّة وحدها وعلى الارض كلها كان طل

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