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

¹Ja Iisraeli lapsed tegid kurja Issanda silmis ning Issand andis nad seitsmeks aastaks Midjani kätte.

²And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.

²Midjani käsi Iisraeli peal osutus tugevaks ja Midjani pärast tegid Iisraeli lapsed endile need mägedes olevad õõned ja koopad ning redupaigad.

³And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them;

³Ja alati, kui Iisrael oli külvanud, tulid Midjan ja Amalek ning hommikumaalased ja tungisid neile kallale

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

⁴ja lõid nende vastu leeri üles ning hävitasid maa vilja kuni Assa teelahkmeni ega jätnud Iisraelile toidust järele, samuti mitte lammast, härga ega eeslit.

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

⁵Sest nad tulid oma karjadega ja telkidega, tulid otsekui rohutirtsuparv, neid ja nende kaameleid oli arvamatu palju; ja tulles maale, nad rüüstasid selle.

⁶And Israel was brought very low because of Midian; and the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah.

⁶Nii jäi Iisrael väga kehvaks Midjani pärast ja Iisraeli lapsed kisendasid Issanda poole.

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

⁷Ja kui Iisraeli lapsed Midjani pärast Issanda poole kisendasid,

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

⁸siis läkitas Issand Iisraeli laste juurde prohveti, kes neile ütles: 'Nõnda ütleb Issand, Iisraeli Jumal: Mina tõin teid ära Egiptusest ja tõin teid välja orjusekojast.

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;

⁹Mina päästsin teid egiptlaste käest ja kõigi teie rõhujate käest; mina ajasin nad ära teie eest ja andsin teile nende maa.

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

¹⁰Ja mina ütlesin teile: Mina olen Issand, teie Jumal, ärge kartke emorlaste jumalaid, kelle maal te elate! Teie aga ei ole mu häält kuulda võtnud.'

¹¹And the angel of Jehovah came, and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

¹¹Ja Issanda ingel tuli Ofrasse ning istus tamme alla, mis kuulus abieserlasele Joasele; ja Joase poeg Gideon peksis surutõrres nisu, et seda midjanlaste eest kõrvale toimetada.

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

¹²Ja Issanda ingel ilmutas ennast temale ning ütles talle: 'Issand on sinuga, sina tubli mees!'

¹³And Gideon said unto him, Oh, my lord, if Jehovah is with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where are all his wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not Jehovah bring us up from Egypt? but now Jehovah hath cast us off, and delivered us into the hand of Midian.

¹³Ja Gideon vastas temale: 'Oh mu Issand! Kui Issand on meiega, mispärast on siis see kõik meid tabanud? Ja kus on kõik tema imeteod, millest meie vanemad meile on jutustanud, öeldes: Eks ole Issand meid Egiptusest ära toonud? Aga nüüd on Issand meid maha jätnud ja Midjani kätte andnud!'

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

¹⁴Siis pöördus Issand tema poole ja ütles: 'Mine selles oma jõus ja päästa Iisrael Midjani käest! Tõesti, ma läkitan sind!'

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

¹⁵Aga Gideon vastas temale: 'Oh Issand, millega mina Iisraeli päästan? Vaata, minu tuhatkond on kõige nõrgem Manasses ja mina olen noorim oma isa peres.'

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

¹⁶Siis ütles Issand temale: 'Et mina olen sinuga, siis sa lööd midjanlased maha nagu üheainsa mehe.'

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

¹⁷Aga Gideon vastas: 'Kui ma olen nüüd sinu silmis armu leidnud, siis tee mulle üks tunnustäht, et sina oled see, kes minuga räägib!

¹⁸Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and lay it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.

¹⁸Ära siis lahku siit, kuni ma su juurde tagasi tulen ja oma roaohvri toon ning su ette panen!' Ja ta vastas: 'Ma jään, kuni sa tagasi tuled.'

¹⁹And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of meal: 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.

¹⁹Ja Gideon läks ning valmistas sikutalle ja poolest vakast jahust hapnemata leivakesi, pani liha korvi, leeme potti ja tõi tema juurde tamme alla ning seadis ta ette.

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.

²⁰Aga Jumala ingel ütles temale: 'Võta liha ja hapnemata leivakesed, aseta siia kalju peale ja vala leem välja!' Ja ta tegi nõnda.

²¹Then 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 went up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of Jehovah departed out of his sight.

²¹Ja Issanda ingel sirutas saua, mis tal käes oli, ja puudutas selle otsaga liha ja hapnemata leivakesi: siis tuli kaljust välja tuli ning põletas ära liha ja hapnemata leivakesed. Ja Issanda ingel kadus ta silmist.

²²And Gideon saw that he was the angel of Jehovah; and Gideon said, Alas, O Lord Jehovah! forasmuch as I have seen the angel of Jehovah face to face.

²²Siis Gideon nägi, et see oli olnud Issanda ingel, ja ta ütles: 'Oh häda, Issand Jumal! Nüüd olen ma näinud Issanda inglit palgest palgesse!'

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

²³Aga Issand ütles temale: 'Rahu olgu sinule! Ära karda, sa ei sure!'

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

²⁴Siis Gideon ehitas sinna altari Issandale ja pani sellele nimeks 'Issand on rahu'. See on kuni tänapäevani alles abieserlaste Ofras.

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

²⁵Sel ööl ütles Issand temale: 'Võta üks oma isa härjavärssidest ja teine, seitsmeaastane härg, ja kisu maha Baali altar, mis su isal on, ja raiu maha selle kõrval olev viljakustulp!

²⁶and build an altar unto Jehovah thy God upon the top of this stronghold, in the orderly manner, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt-offering with the wood of the Asherah which thou shalt cut down.

²⁶Siis ehita kividest laotud altar Issandale, oma Jumalale, selle mäelinnuse tippu, võta see teine härg ja ohverda põletusohvriks sinu poolt maha raiutud viljakustulba puudega!'

²⁷Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as Jehovah had spoken unto him: and it came to pass, because he feared his father's household and the men of the city, so that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.

²⁷Ja Gideon võttis kümme meest oma sulaste hulgast ja tegi nõnda, nagu Issand temale oli öelnud; aga kuna ta kartis oma isa peret ja linna mehi, et teha seda päeval, siis ta tegi seda öösel.

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 upon the altar that was built.

²⁸Kui linna mehed hommikul vara üles tõusid, vaata, siis oli Baali altar lõhutud, viljakustulp selle kõrvalt maha raiutud ja see teine härg vastehitatud altaril ohverdatud.

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.

²⁹Nad ütlesid siis üksteisele: 'Kes seda on teinud?' Ja kui nad küsitlesid ning uurisid, siis öeldi: 'Seda tegi Gideon, Joase poeg.'

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

³⁰Siis linna mehed ütlesid Joasele: 'Too oma poeg välja, ta peab surema, sest ta on lõhkunud Baali altari ja on selle kõrvalt maha raiunud viljakustulba!'

³¹And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye contend for Baal? Or will ye save him? he that will contend for him, let him be put to death whilst [it is yet] morning: if he be a god, let him contend for himself, because one hath broken down his altar.

³¹Aga Joas ütles kõigile, kes tema vastu üles astusid: 'Kas tahate Baali pärast riielda? Või tahate teda aidata? Kes tema pärast riidleb, peab veel täna hommikul surema! Kui ta on jumal, siis ta riielgu ise, et ta altar on maha kistud!'

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

³²Sel päeval pandi Gideonile nimeks 'Jerubbaal', sest nad ütlesid: 'Baal ise riielgu temaga, et ta tema altari maha kiskus!'

³³Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel.

³³Kõik midjanlased, amalekid ja hommikumaalased olid kogunenud, üle jõe tulnud ja Jisreeli orgu leeri üles löönud.

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

³⁴Aga Issanda Vaim täitis Gideoni: ta puhus sarve ja abieserlased hüüti temale järgnema;

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

³⁵ja ta läkitas käskjalgu kogu Manassesse ja ka nemad hüüti temale järgnema; ta läkitas käskjalgu Aaserisse, Sebulonisse ja Naftalisse, ja need tulid üles teistele vastu.

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

³⁶Ja Gideon ütles Jumalale: 'Kui sa tahad minu käe läbi Iisraeli päästa, nagu sa oled öelnud,

³⁷behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if there be dew 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 spoken.

³⁷siis vaata, ma panen need niidetud villad rehepõrandale; kui kaste tuleb ainult nende villade peale, aga kogu maapind jääb kuivaks, siis ma tean, et sa Iisraeli minu käe läbi päästad, nagu sa oled öelnud.'

³⁸And it was so; for he rose up early on the morrow, and pressed the fleece together, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowlful of water.

³⁸Ja nõnda sündis: kui ta järgmisel hommikul vara üles tõusis ja villu vajutas, siis ta pigistas villadest kaste välja, kausitäie vett!

³⁹And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once: let me make trial, 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.

³⁹Aga Gideon ütles Jumalale: 'Ärgu süttigu su viha põlema minu vastu, et ma veel kord räägin! Luba, ma katsun veel kord villadega! Lase nüüd ainult villad kuivaks jääda, aga kogu maapinnal olgu kaste!'

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

⁴⁰Ja Jumal tegi sel ööl nõnda: ainult villad jäid kuivaks, aga kogu maapinnal oli kaste.