¹And Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, arose early, and all the people that were with him, and they encamped beside the spring Harod; and he had the camp of Midian on the north by the hill of Moreh in the valley.

¹Dia nifoha maraina koa Jerobala (Gideona izany) sy ny vahoaka rehetra teo aminy ka nitoby teo akaikin'ny loharano Haroda; ary ny tobin'ny Midiana kosa teo avarany, teo an-dohasaha anilan'ny havoana More.[Haroda = Fangovitana; izahao and.3]

²And Jehovah said to Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give Midian into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

²Ary hoy Jehovah tamin'i Gideona: Maro loatra ny vahoaka eo aminao, ka tsy hanolotra ny Midiana eo an-tànany Aho, fandrao hirehareha amiko ny Isiraely ka hanao hoe: Ny tanako ihany no namonjy ahy.

³And now proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whoever is timid and afraid, let him go back and turn from mount Gilead. And there went back of the people twenty-two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.

³Koa ankehitriny andeha miantso eo anatrehan'ny vahoaka hoe: Na iza na iza no matahotra sy mangovitra, aoka izy hiverina ka hiala amin'ny tany havoan'i Gileada. Dia niverina ny olona roa arivo sy roa alina; fa ny iray alina no sisa.

⁴And Jehovah said to Gideon, Still the people are many; bring them down to the water, and I will try them for thee there, and it shall be, that of whom I shall say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I shall say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.

⁴Fa hoy Jehovah tamin'i Gideona: Mbola maro ihany ny olona; koa ampidino ho eo amin'ny rano izy, ary eo no hizahako toetra azy ho anao; ary izay holazaiko aminao hoe: Io no hiaraka aminao, dia izy no hiaraka aminao; ary izay rehetra holazaiko aminao hoe: Io no tsy hiaraka aminao, dia izy kosa no tsy hiaraka aminao.

⁵And he brought down the people to the water; and Jehovah said to Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down on his knees to drink.

⁵Ary dia nampidinin'i Gideona ho eo amin'ny rano ny olona; ary hoy Jehovah taminy: Izay rehetra milelaka rano amin'ny lelany tahaka ny filelaky ny amboa dia atokàny, ary izay rehetra mandohalika kosa hisotro dia atokàny koa.

⁶And the number of them that lapped, with their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men; and all the rest of the people bowed down on their knees to drink water.

⁶Ary telon-jato lahy no isan'izay nanainga ny tànany tamin'ny vavany ka nilelaka; fa ny olona sisa rehetra dia nandohalika hisotro rano.

⁷And Jehovah said to Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and give Midian into thy hand; and let all the people go every man to his place.

⁷Ary hoy Jehovah tamin'i Gideona: Ny telon-jato lahy izay nilelaka rano no hamonjeko anareo ka hanolorako ny Midiana eo an-tananao; fa aoka ny olona sisa rehetra samy hody any amin'ny fonenany avy.

⁸And they took the victuals of the people in their hand, and their trumpets; and all the men of Israel he sent away, every man to his tent, but retained the three hundred men. Now the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

⁸Ary ny olona nitondra vatsy sy ny anjomarany teny an-tànany; ary ny Isiraely sisa dia nalefany hody samy ho any amin'ny lainy avy, fa ny telon-jato lahy ihany no nohazoniny; ary ny tobin'ny Midiana dia teo ambaniny teo an-dohasaha.[Na: Ary nitondra ny vatsin'ny olona ireo]

⁹And it came to pass in that night, that Jehovah said to him, Arise, go down to the camp; for I have given it into thy hand.

⁹Ary tamin'izany alina izany dia hoy Jehovah tamin'i Gideona: Mitsangàna, midina ho any amin'ny toby ianao; fa efa natolotro eo an-tananao io.

¹⁰And if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the camp;

¹⁰Fa raha matahotra hidina ianao, dia aoka hidina miaraka aminao ho any amin'ny toby Pora zatovonao;

¹¹and thou shalt hear what they say; and afterwards shall thy hand be strengthened, and thou shalt go down unto the camp. And he went down with Phurah his servant to the outside of the armed men that were in the camp.

¹¹dia ho renao izay lazain'ny olona, ary rehefa afaka izany, dia hampaherezina ny tananao hidinanao any amin'ny toby. Dia nidina niaraka tamin'i Pora zatovony izy ho any an-tsisin'ny olona efa voaomana hiady, izay teo amin'ny toby.

¹²And Midian and Amalek and all the children of the east lay along in the valley as locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand upon the sea-shore for multitude.

¹²Ary ny Midiana sy ny Amalekita ary ny zanaky ny atsinanana rehetra dia nandry teny an-dohasaha, tahaka ny valala ny hamarony; ary tsy hita isa ny ramevany, tahaka ny fasika any amoron-dranomasina ny hamarony.

¹³And Gideon came, and behold, a man was telling a dream to his fellow; and he said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and lo, a cake of barley-bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came to the tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it; and the tent lay along.

¹³Ary raha tonga tao Gideona, indro, nisy lehilahy nilaza nofy tamin'ny namany ka nanao hoe: Nanonofy aho, ka, indro, nisy mofo vary hordea nikodiadia ho eo amin'ny tobin'ny Midina ka nankamin'ny lay anankiray, dia nampiongana ka nampivadika azy, ka dia nipetraka teo ny lay.

¹⁴And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, the man of Israel: God hath given into his hand Midian and all the host.

¹⁴Dia namaly ilay namany ka nanao hoe: Tsy zavatra hafa izany, fa ny sabatr'i Gideona, zanak'i Joasy, lehilahy Isiraelita, mihitsy: efa natolotr'Andriamanitra eo an-tànany ny Midiana sy ny toby rehetra.

¹⁵And it came to pass when Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, that he worshipped. And he returned into the camp of Israel, and said, Arise; for Jehovah hath given into your hand the camp of Midian.

¹⁵Ary rehefa ren'i Gideona ny filàzany ny nofy sy ny heviny, dia nivavaka izy; ary niverina ho any amin'ny tobin'ny Isiraely izy ka nanao hoe: Mitsangàna, fa efa natolotr'i Jehovah eo an-tananareo ny tobin'ny Midiana.

¹⁶And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, and empty pitchers, and torches within the pitchers.

¹⁶Dia nozarainy telo toko ny telon-jato lahy, ary samy nomeny anjomara iray avy ho eny an-tànany ary siny tsy nisy rano sy fanilo tao anatin'ny siny.

¹⁷And he said to them, Look on me, and do likewise; behold, when I come to the extremity of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do.

¹⁷Dia hoy izy taminy: Mijere ahy ianareo, ka manaova araka izay ataoko; ary, indro, raha mankany amin'ny sisin'ny toby aho, dia izay ataoko ihany no mba ataovinareo koa.

¹⁸And when I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, ye also shall blow the trumpets around the whole camp, and shall say, For Jehovah and for Gideon!

¹⁸Raha mitsoka ny anjomara izaho sy izay miaraka amiko, dia mba mitsofa ny anjomara manodidina ny toby rehetra koa ianareo, ka miantsoa hoe: An'i Jehovah sy Gideona!

¹⁹And Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came to the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch; and they blew the trumpets, and broke the pitchers that were in their hands.

¹⁹Dia nankany amin'ny sisin'ny toby tamin'ny fiandohan'ny fiambenana faharoa Gideona sy ny zato lahy izay teo aminy; raha vao nalatsaka ny fiambenana; dia nitsoka ny anjomara ireo sady namaky ny siny teny an-tanany.

²⁰And the three companies blew the trumpets, and broke in pieces the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hand, and the trumpets in their right hand for blowing, and cried, The sword of Jehovah and of Gideon!

²⁰Dia mba nitsoka ny anjomara avokoa ny telo toko sady namaky ny sininy, ka nihazona ny fanilo teny an-tànany ankavia ary ny anjomara teny an-tànany ankavanana mba hotsofiny; dia niantso hoe izy: Ny sabatr'i Jehovah sy Gideona!

²¹And they stood every man in his place round about the camp; and all the host ran, and cried out, and fled.

²¹Ary samy nijanona teo amin'ny fitoerany avy manodidina ny toby izy rehetra; dia nihazakazaka ny miaramila rehetra ka ninananana sady nandositra.

²²And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and Jehovah set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout the camp. And the host fled to Beth-shittah towards Zererah, to the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath.

²²Dia nitsoka ny anjomara ny telon-jato lahy, ary nampifamelezin'i Jehovah tamin'ny sabatra ny miaramila eran'ny toby rehetra, dia nandositra hatrany Beti-sita izy ka hatrany Zereraha sy hatramin'ny fari-tanin'i Abela-mehola akaiky an'i Tabata.

²³And the men of Israel were called together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian.

²³Dia nivory ny lehilahy amin'ny Isiraely avy tamin'ny Naftaly sy ny Asera ary ny Manase rehetra ka nanenjika ny Midiana.

²⁴And Gideon sent messengers throughout mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against Midian, and take before them the waters unto Beth-barah, and the Jordan. And all the men of Ephraim were called together, and took the waters unto Beth-barah, and the Jordan.

²⁴Ary Gideona naniraka olona hitety ny tany havoan'i Efraima rehetra ka nanao hoe: Midina hisakana ny Midiana, ka vonjeo ny rano eo alohany hatrany Beti-bara sy Jordana. Dia nivory ny lehilahy rehetra amin'ny Efraima ka namonjy ny rano hatrany Beti-bara sy Jordana.Ary nisambotra ny andriana roa lahy amin'ny Midiana izy, dia Oreba sy Zeba, ary Oreba novonoiny teo ambonin'ny vatolampin'i Oreba, ary Zeba novonoiny teo amin'ny famiazam-boalobok'i Zeba, dia nanenjika ny Midiana izy; ary ny lohan'i Oreba sy Zeba dia nentiny tany amin'i Gideona tany an-dafin'i Jordana.

²⁵And they took two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb; and they pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon beyond the Jordan.

²⁵Ary nisambotra ny andriana roa lahy amin'ny Midiana izy, dia Oreba sy Zeba, ary Oreba novonoiny teo ambonin'ny vatolampin'i Oreba, ary Zeba novonoiny teo amin'ny famiazam-boalobok'i Zeba, dia nanenjika ny Midiana izy; ary ny lohan'i Oreba sy Zeba dia nentiny tany amin'i Gideona tany an-dafin'i Jordana.