¹Ary hoy ny lehilahy amin'ny Efraima tamin'i Gideona: Ahoana izao zavatra nataonao taminay izao, no tsy nantsoinao izahay, raha nandeha hiady tamin'ny Midiana ianao? Dia nanome tsiny azy mafy ireo.

¹And the men of Ephraim say unto him, `What [is] this thing thou hast done to us — not to call for us when thou didst go to fight with Midian?` and they strive with him severely;

²Fa hoy Gideona taminy: Zinona izao nataoko izao. raha oharina amin'izay nataonareo? Tsy tsara va ny fitsimponam-boalobok'i Efraima noho ny fiotazam-boalobok'i Abiezera?

²and he saith unto them, `What have I done now like you? are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the harvest of Abi-Ezer?

³Teo an-tananareo no nanoloran'Andriamanitra ny andrianan'ny Midiana, dia Oreba sy Zeba; ary inona no azoko atao, raha oharina amin'ny nataonareo? Ary rehefa nilaza izany teny izany Gideona, dia nitony ny fahatezeran'ireo taminy.

³Into your hand hath God given the heads of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and what have I been able to do like you?` Then their temper desisted from off him in his speaking this thing.

⁴Ary Gideona nankany Jordana, ka nita izy sy ny telon-jato lahy teo aminy, na dia efa reraka aza, mbola nanenjika ihany.

⁴And Gideon cometh in unto the Jordan, passing over, he and the three hundred men who [are] with him — wearied, and pursuing,

⁵Ary hoy izy tamin'ny mponina tao Sokota: Masìna ianareo, mba omeo mofo ny olona manaraka ahy, fa reraka izy, ary izaho manenjika an'i Zebaha sy Zalmona, mpanjakan'ny Midiana.

⁵and he saith to the men of Succoth, `Give, I pray you, cakes of bread to the people who [are] at my feet, for they [are] wearied, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna kings of Midian.`

⁶Fa hoy ireo andrianan'i Sokota: Moa efa voahazon'ny tananao ankehitriny va ny tànan'i Zebaha sy Zalmona, no homenay mofo ny miaramilamao?

⁶And the heads of Succoth say, `Is the hand of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we give to thy host bread?`

⁷Dia hoy Gideona: Rehefa voatolotr'i Jehovah eo an-tanako Zehaba sy Zalmona, dia handalasiko amin'ny tsilo avy any an-efitra sy ny sampivato ny tenanareo.[Heb. nofonareo]

⁷And Gideon saith, `Therefore — in Jehovah`s giving Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand — I have threshed your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness, and with the threshing instruments.`

⁸Ary niakatra avy teo izy ka nankany Penoela, dia nanao teny tahaka izany koa tamin'ny olona tao; ary ny mponina tao Penoela koa dia namaly azy tahaka ny navalin'ny mponina tao Sokota ihany.

⁸And he goeth up thence [to] Penuel, and speaketh unto them thus; and the men of Penuel answer him as the men of Succoth answered.

⁹Dia niteny tamin'ny mponina tao Penoela izy ka nanao hoe: Raha tafaverina soa aman-tsara aho, dia horavako ity tilikambo ity.

⁹And he speaketh also to the men of Penuel, saying, `In my turning back in peace, I break down this tower.`

¹⁰Ary Zebaha sy Zalmona dia tonga tao Karkora mbamin'ny miaramila teo aminy tokony ho dimy arivo sy iray alin-dahy, dia izay sisa rehetra tamin'ny miaramila rehetra an'ny zanaky ny atsinanana; ary ny maty kosa dia roa alina sy iray hetsy, samy lehilahy mpitan-tsabatra avokoa ireo.[Heb. mpanatsoaka sabatra]

¹⁰And Zebah and Zalmunna [are] in Karkor, and their camps with them, about fifteen thousand, all who are left of all the camp of the sons of the east; and those falling [are] a hundred and twenty thousand men, drawing sword.

¹¹Ary Gideona niakatra tamin'ny lalan'ny mpitoetra an-day, atsinanan'i Noha sy Jogbeha, ka dia namely ny toby, raha mbola ilay tsy nanampo iny ny olona.

¹¹And Gideon goeth up the way of those who tabernacle in tents, on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smiteth the camp, and the camp was confident;

¹²Dia nandositra Zebaha sy Zalmona, ary nanenjika azy ny Isiraely ka nisambotra ny mpanjaka roa tamin'ny Midiana, dia Zebaha sy Zalmona, fa efa nampihorohoroiny avokoa ny toby rehetra.

¹²and Zebab and Zalmunna flee, and he pursueth after them, and captureth the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and all the camp he hath caused to tremble.

¹³Dia niverina avy tamin'ny ady Gideona, zanak'i Joasy, avy teo amin'ny fiakarana Heresa;

¹³And Gideon son of Joash turneth back from the battle, at the going up of the sun,

¹⁴ary nisambotra zatovo tamin'ny mponina tao Sokota izy ka nanontany azy; dia nosoratan'ilay zatovo ny anaran'ireo andrianan'i Sokota sy ny loholona tao, ka fito amby fito-polo lahy izy.

¹⁴and captureth a young man of the men of Succoth, and asketh him, and he describeth unto him the heads of Succoth, and its elders — seventy and seven men.

¹⁵Ary Gideona dia nankany amin'ny mponina tao Sokota ka nanao hoe: Indreo Zebaha sy Zalmona, izay efa nandatsanareo ahy hoe: Moa efa voahazon'ny tananao ankehitriny va ny tànan'i Zebaha sy Zalmona, no homenay mofo ny olonao efa reraka?

¹⁵And he cometh in unto the men of Succoth, and saith, `Lo Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye reproached me, saying, Is the hand of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand that we give to thy men who [are] wearied bread?`

¹⁶Dia naka ny loholona tao an-tanàna izy ary tsilo avy tany an-efitra sy sampivato, ka ireny no namaizany ny mponina tao Sokota.

¹⁶And he taketh the elders of the city, and the thorns of the wilderness, and the threshing instruments, and teacheth by them the men of Succoth,

¹⁷Ary nandrava ny tilikambo tao Penoela koa izy ka namono ny lehilahy tao an-tanàna.

¹⁷and the tower of Penuel he hath broken down, and slayeth the men of the city.

¹⁸Dia hoy izy tamin'i Zebaha sy Zalmona: Lehilahy toy inona ange izay novonoinareo tany Tabara? Ary hoy izy roa lahy: Tahaka anao ihany izy. Nitarehin-janak'andriana avokoa izy rehetra.

¹⁸And he saith unto Zebah and unto Zalmunna, `How — the men whom ye slew in Tabor?` and they say, `As thou — so they, one — as the form of the king`s sons.`

¹⁹Ary hoy izy: Rahalahiko, zanaky ny reniko ireo. Raha velona koa Jehovah, dia tsy mba hovonoiko ianareo, raha novelominareo ireo.

¹⁹And he saith, `My brethren — sons of my mother — they; Jehovah liveth, if ye had kept them alive — I had not slain you.`

²⁰Ary hoy izy tamin'i Jatera lahimatoany: Mitsangàna, ka vonoy izy roa lahy. Fa ilay zatovo tsy nanatsoaka ny sabany, fa natahotra, satria mbola tanora fanahy izy.

²⁰And he saith to Jether his first-born, `Rise, slay them;` and the young man hath not drawn his sword, for he hath been afraid, for he [is] yet a youth.

²¹Ary hoy Zebaha sy Zalmona: Aoka ianao no hitsangana hamely anay; fa araka ny toetry ny olona ihany ny heriny. Dia nitsangana Gideona ka namono an'i Zebaha sy Zalmona ary naka ny ravaka sarim-bolan-tsinana, izay teo amin'ny vozon'ny ramevany.

²¹And Zebah saith — also Zalmunna — `Rise thou, and fall upon us; for as the man — his might;` and Gideon riseth, and slayeth Zebah and Zalmunna, and taketh their round ornaments which [are] on the necks of their camels.

²²Dia hoy ny lehilahy amin'ny Isiraely tamin'i Gideona: Manapaha anay ianao sy ny zanakao ary ny zafinao; fa efa namonjy anay tamin'ny tanan'ny Midiana ianao.

²²And the men of Israel say unto Gideon, `Rule over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son`s son, for thou hast saved us from the hand of Midian.`

²³Fa hoy Gideona taminy: Tsy hanapaka anareo aho, ary tsy hanapaka anareo koa ny zanako; Jehovah ihany no hanapaka anareo.

²³And Gideon saith unto them, `I do not rule over you, nor doth my son rule over you; Jehovah doth rule over you.`

²⁴Ary hoy koa Gideona taminy: Zavatra iray loha monja no hany mba angatahiko aminareo; aoka samy hanome ahy ny kavina izay avy amin'ny babony avy ianareo (fa nanana kavim-bolamena ireny, satria Isimaelita).

²⁴And Gideon saith unto them, `Let me ask of you a petition, and give ye to me each the ring of his prey, for they have rings of gold, for they [are] Ishmaelites.`

²⁵Dia hoy kosa ny olona: Eny, fa homenay tokoa izany. Dia namelatra lamba ny olona, ka samy nanipy ny kavina izay avy tamin'ny babony teo.

²⁵And they say, `We certainly give;` and they spread out the garment, and cast thither each the ring of his prey;

²⁶Ary ny lanjan'ny kavim-bolamena nangatahiny dia sekely volamena fiton-jato amby arivo, afa-tsy ny ravaka sarim-bolan-tsinana sy ny kavina voavola sy ny lamba volomparasy, izay teny amin'ireo mpanjakan'ny Midiana, ary ny rojo, izay teny amin'ny vozon'ny ramevany.

²⁶and the weight of the rings of gold which he asked is a thousand and seven hundred [shekels] of gold, apart from the round ornaments, and the drops, and the purple garments, which [are] on the kings of Midian, and apart from the chains which [are] on the necks of their camels,

²⁷Dia nataon'i Gideona efoda ireo, ka nataony tao an-tanànany, dia tao Ofra; ary ny Isiraely rehetra nankany nijangajanga nanaraka izany efoda izany; ary tonga fandrika tamin'i Gideona sy ny ankohonany izany.

²⁷and Gideon maketh it into an ephod, and setteth it up in his city, in Ophrah, and all Israel go a-whoring after it there, and it is to Gideon and to his house for a snare.

²⁸Dia resy teo anoloan'ny Zanak'Isiraely ny Midiana ka tsy nahatraka ny lohany intsony. Dia nandry efa-polo taona ny tany tamin'ny andron'i Gideona.

²⁸And Midian is humbled before the sons of Israel, and have not added to lift up their head; and the land resteth forty years in the days of Gideon.

²⁹Dia nandeha Jerobala, zanak'i Joasy, ka nitoetra tao an-tranony.

²⁹And Jerubbaal son of Joash goeth and dwelleth in his own house,

³⁰Ary Gideona nanan-janaka fito-polo lahy izay naterany: fa maro vady izy.

³⁰and to Gideon there have been seventy sons, coming out of his loin, for he had many wives;

³¹Ary ny vaditsindranony, izay tany Sekema, dia niteraka zazalahy taminy koa, ka ny anarany nataony hoe Abimeleka.

³¹and his concubine, who [is] in Shechem, hath born to him — even she — a son, and he appointeth his name Abimelech.

³²Dia maty Gideona. zanak'i Joasy, rehefa tratrantitra tsara, ka nalevina tao amin'ny fasan'i Joasy rainy tao Ofran'ny Abiezrita izy.

³²And Gideon son of Joash dieth, in a good old age, and is buried in the burying-place of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-Ezrite.

³³Ary rehefa maty Gideona, dia nijangajanga nanaraka ireo Bala indray ny Zanak'Isiraely ka nanao an'i Bala-berita ho andriamaniny.

³³And it cometh to pass, when Gideon [is] dead, that the sons of Israel turn back and go a-whoring after the Baalim, and set over them Baal-Berith for a god;

³⁴Ary ny Zanak'Isiraely tsy nahatsiaro an'i Jehovah Andriamaniny, Izay efa namonjy azy tamin'ny tanan'ny fahavalony rehetra nanodidina,sady tsy nanao soa tamin'ny taranak'i Jerobala (na Gideona), araka izay soa rehetra nataon'i Gideona tamin'ny Isiraely, izy.

³⁴and the sons of Israel have not remembered Jehovah their God, who is delivering them out of the hand of all their enemies round about,

³⁵sady tsy nanao soa tamin'ny taranak'i Jerobala (na Gideona), araka izay soa rehetra nataon'i Gideona tamin'ny Isiraely, izy.

³⁵neither have they done kindness with the house of Jerubbaal — Gideon — according to all the good which he did with Israel.