¹And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah 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. Because of the Midianites the children of Israel made for themselves the dens that are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.

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

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.

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 produce of the land, until thou come to Gazah, and they left no sustenance in 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 locusts for multitude; 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 Midian. And the children of Israel cried to Jehovah.

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

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

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

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;

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 drove 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 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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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 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?

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 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.

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

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

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.

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 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.

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 to 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.

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.

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 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 ...

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

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

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.

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 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;

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 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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 has done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing.

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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. 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.

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 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.

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, and it was dry upon the fleece only, but on all the ground there was dew.

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