¹[Ny nampahorian'ny Midiana ny Isiraely, sy ny niantsoan'Andriamanitra an'i Gideona ho mpamonjy azy] Ary nanao izay ratsy eo imason'i Jehovah ny Zanak'Isiraely, ka dia natolotr'i Jehovah ho eo an-tànan'ny Midiana fito taona izy;

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

²ary ny tanan'ny Midiana dia nahery tamin'ny Isiraely, ka ny tahony ny Midiana no nanamboaran'ny Zanak'Isiraely ireo fierena any an-tendrombohitra sy ireo zohy mbamin'ny fiarovana.

²The 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.

³Ary rehefa namafy voa ny Isiraely, dia avy ny Midiana sy ny Amalekita ary ny zanaky ny atsinanana ka niakatra hanafika azy.

³So 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;

⁴Dia nitoby tandrifiny ireny ka nanimba ny vokatry ny tany hatrany akaikin'i Gaza; ary tsy nisy zavatra navelany hiveloman'ny Isiraely, na ondry aman'osy, na omby, na boriky;

⁴and they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, until you come to Gaza, and left no sustenance in Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor donkey.

⁵fa niakatra izy nitondra ny omby aman'ondriny sy ny lainy, ka ny fihaviny dia tahaka ny valala ny hamarony, ary tsy hita isa izy sy ny ramevany; dia niditra tamin'ny tany izy handrava azy

⁵For they came up with their livestock 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.

⁶Ary dia nahantra indrindra ny Isiraely noho ny Midiana, ka nitaraina tamin'i Jehovah izy.

⁶Israel was brought very low because of Midian; and the children of Israel cried to Yahweh.

⁷Ary raha nitaraina tamin'i Jehovah ny Zanak'Isiraely noho ny Midiana,

⁷It happened, when the children of Israel cried to Yahweh because of Midian,

⁸Jehovah dia naniraka mpaminany anankiray ho any amin'ny zanak'Isiraely, izay nilaza taminy hoe: Izao no lazain'i Jehovah Andriamanitry ny Isiraely Izaho no nitondra anareo niakatra avy tany Egypta sady nitondra anareo nivoaka avy tany amin'ny trano nahandevozana

⁸that Yahweh sent a prophet to the children of Israel: and he said to them, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

⁹ary namonjy anareo tamin'ny tanan'ny Egyptiana sy ny tànan'izay rehetra nampahory anareo, dia nandroaka ireny teo anoloanareo Aho, ka nomeko anareo ny taniny;

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

¹⁰ary hoy Izaho taminareo: Izaho no Jehovah Andriamanitrareo; aza matahotra ny andriamanitry ny Amorita, izay tompon'ny tany onenanareo; nefa tsy nihaino ny feoko ianareo.

¹⁰and I said to you, “I am Yahweh your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.” But you have not listened to my voice.’”

¹¹Dia tonga Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah ka nipetraka teo ambanin'ny hazo terebinta teo Ofra, izay an'i Joasy Abiezrita; ary Gideona zanany nively vary tamin'ny fantàka teo anilan'ny famiazam-boaloboka mba hafeniny amin'ny Midiana.

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

¹²Ary Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah niseho taminy ka nanao taminy hoe: Jehovah no momba anao, ry lehilahy mahery.

¹²The angel of Yahweh appeared to him, and said to him, “Yahweh is with you, you mighty man of valor!”

¹³Fa hoy Gideona taminy: Indrisy, Tompoko, raha momba anay Jehovah, nahoana no ozoin'izao rehetra izao izahay? Ary aiza ny fahagagana rehetra nataony, izay nolazain'ny razanay taminay hoe: Tsy nitondra anay niakatra avy tany Egypta va Jehovah? Fa ankehitriny efa nahafoy anay mihitsy Jehovah ka nanolotra anay eo an-tànan'ny Midiana.

¹³Gideon said to him, “Oh, my lord, if Yahweh is with us, why then has all this happened to us? Where are all his wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying, ‘Didn’t Yahweh bring us up from Egypt?’ But now Yahweh has cast us off, and delivered us into the hand of Midian.”

¹⁴Dia nitodika nijery azy Jehovah ka nanao hoe: Mandehana amin'izao herinao izao, ka vonjeo ny Isiraely amin'ny tanan'ny Midiana; tsy efa naniraka anao va Aho?

¹⁴Yahweh looked at him, and said, “Go in this your might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Haven’t I sent you?”

¹⁵Fa hoy izy taminy: Indrisy, Tompo ô, hataoko ahoana no famonjy ny Isiraely? He! ny mpianakaviko no malahelo indrindra eo amin'ny Manase, ary izaho no kely indrindra amin'ny ankohonan'ny raiko.

¹⁵He said to him, “O Lord The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.” , how shall I save Israel? Behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.”

¹⁶Dia hoy Jehovah taminy: Homba anao tokoa Aho, ka hamely ny Midiana toy ny famely olona iray monja ianao.

¹⁶Yahweh said to him, “Surely I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man.”

¹⁷Dia hoy izy taminy: Masina Hianao, raha mahita fitia eto imasonao ary aho, dia anehoy famantarana fa Hianao no miteny amiko.

¹⁷He said to him, “If now I have found favor in your sight, then show me a sign that it is you who talk with me.

¹⁸Masina Hianao, aza miala eto mandra-pihaviko eto aminao hitondra ny fanatitra hohanina, ka hapetrako eto anatrehanao. Dia hoy Izy: Eny, Izaho hiandry mandra-piverinao.

¹⁸Please don’t go away, until I come to you, and bring out my present, and lay it before you.” He said, “I will wait until you come back.”

¹⁹Ary Gideona lasa niditra ka namboatra zanak'osy sy mofo tsy misy masirasira tamin'ny koba iray efaha, ka ny hena nataony tao anatin'ny harona, ary ny ron-kena nataony tao anatin'ny vilany, dia nentiny ho eo aminy, teo ambanin'ilay hazo terebinta ka natolony Azy.

¹⁹Gideon went in, and prepared a young goat, and unleavened cakes of an ephah 1 ephah is about 22 litres or about 2/3 of a bushel of meal. He put the meat in a basket and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out to him under the oak, and presented it.

²⁰Ary hoy Ilay Anjelin'Andriamanitra taminy: Raiso ny hena sy ny mofo tsy misy masirasira, ka apetraho eo ambonin'ity harambato ity, ary aidino ny ron-kena. Dia nataony izany.

²⁰The angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened cakes, and lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth.” He did so.

²¹Ary naroson'Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah ny lohan'ny tehina izay teny an-tànany ka natendriny ny hena sy ny mofo tsy misy masirasira; dia nisy afo nivoaka avy tamin'ny vatolampy ka nandevona ny hena sy ny mofo tsy misy masirasira. Ary Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah dia lasa niala teo imasony.

²¹Then the angel of Yahweh stretched out the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes; and fire went up out of the rock, and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of Yahweh departed out of his sight.

²²Dia hitan'i Gideona fa Anjelin'i Jehovah Izy, ka hoy izy: Adray, Jehovah Tompo ô! fa nahita Ilay Anjelin'i Jehovah nifanatrika aho.

²²Gideon saw that he was the angel of Yahweh; and Gideon said, “Alas, Lord Yahweh! Because I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face!”

²³Fa hoy Jehovah taminy: Fiadanana anie ho anao; aza matahotra; tsy ho faty ianao tsy akory.

²³Yahweh said to him, “Peace be to you! Don’t be afraid. You shall not die.”

²⁴Ary Gideona nanorina alitara teo ho an'i Jehovah-saloma; mbola ao Ofran'ny Abiezrita izany mandraka androany.[Jehovah-saloma = Jehovah no fiadanana]

²⁴Then Gideon built an altar there to Yahweh, and called it “Yahweh is Peace or, Yahweh Shalom .” To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

²⁵Ary tamin'izany alina izany dia hoy Jehovah taminy: Alao ny ombilain-drainao, dia ilay ombilahy faharoa, izay efa fito taona, ka ravao ny alitaran'i Bala, izay an'ny rainao, ary kapao ny Aseraha eo anilany;[Na: sy][Anaran'andriamani-tsi-izy, na ny sariny]

²⁵It happened the same night, that Yahweh said to him, “Take your father’s bull, even the second bull seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the Asherah that is by it;

²⁶dia manorena alitara eto an-tampon'ity fiarovana ity ho an'i Jehovah Andriamanitrao, ka amboary tsara izy, ary alao ilay ombilahy faharoa, ka atero ho fanatitra dorana amin'ny hazon'ny Aseraha izay hokapainao.[Na: amin'ny zavatra vonona eo]

²⁶and build an altar to Yahweh your God on the top of this stronghold, in an orderly way, and take the second bull, and offer a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah which you shall cut down.”

²⁷Ary Gideona naka folo lahy tamin'ny mpanompony ka nanao araka izay efa nolazain'i Jehovah taminy; ary satria natahotra ny fianakavian-drainy sy ny lehilahy tao an-tanàna izy dia tsy nanao izany tamin'ny antoandro, fa tamin'ny alina no nanaovany azy.

²⁷Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as Yahweh had spoken to him: and it happened, 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.

²⁸Fa nony nifoha maraina koa ny lehilahy tao an-tanàna, ka indro, efa rava ny alitaran'i Bala, sady voakapa ny Aseraha teo anilany, ary ilay ombilahy faharoa dia efa naterina teo ambonin'ny alitara izay natao,

²⁸When 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 bull was offered on the altar that was built.

²⁹dia nifanontany hoe izy: Iza re no nanao izany zavatra izany e? Ary raha nifanontany sy nifamoaka teo izy, dia hoy izy: Gideona, zanak'i Joasy, no nanao izany zavatra izany.

²⁹They said one to another, “Who has done this thing?” When they inquired and asked, they said, “Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing.”

³⁰Dia hoy ny lehilahy tao an-tanàna tamin'i Joasy: Avoahy ny zanakao mba hovonoina, satria efa nandrava ny alitaran'i Bala izy sady efa nikapa ny Aseraha teo anilany.

³⁰Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your 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.”

³¹Ary hoy Joasy tamin'izay rehetra nitsangana teo anatrehany: Moa ianareo handahatra ho an'i Bala va? Hianareo va no hamonjy azy? Izay handahatra ho an'i Bala dia hatao maty, raha mbola maraina ny andro: raha andriamanitra Bala, aoka izy handahatra ho an'ny tenany, fa nisy nandrava ny alitarany.[Na: mandra-pahamarain']

³¹Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? He who will contend for him, let him be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because someone has broken down his altar.”

³²Ary tamin'izany andro izany ny anaran'ny Gideona dia nataony hoe Jerobala, fa hoy izy: Aoka Bala no hifandahatra aminy, satria noravany ny alitarany.[Jerobala = Aoka Bala no handahatra]

³²Therefore on that day he named him Jerub-Baal, “Jerub-Baal” means “Let Baal contend.” saying, “Let Baal contend against him, because he has broken down his altar.”

³³[Ny nandresen'i Gideona ny Midiana] Ary ny Midiana rehetra sy ny Amalekita ary ny zanaky ny atsinanana nivory, dia nita ka nitoby teny amin'ny tany lemaka Jezirela.

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.

³⁴Ary notsindrian'ny Fanahin'i Jehovah Gideona, dia nitsoka anjomara izy, ka nivory nanaraka azy ny Abiezrita.

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

³⁵Ary naniraka olona nankany amin'ny Manase rehetra izy, dia nivory nanaraka azy ireo; ary naniraka olona tany amin'ny Asera sy ny Zebolona ary ny Naftaly izy; dia niakatra nitsena azy koa ireo.

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

³⁶Ary hoy Gideona tamin'Andriamanitra: Raha ny tanako no hamonjenao ny Isiraely araka izay efa nolazainao,

³⁶Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken,

³⁷indro, hapetrako eo amin'ny famoloana ity volon'ondry iray manontolo ity, ka raha ny volon'ondry ihany no lenan'ny ando, fa maina ny tany rehetra, dia ho fantatro fa ny tanako no hamonjenao ny Isiraely araka izay efa nolazainao.

³⁷behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then shall I know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken.”

³⁸Ary dia nisy izany; fa nifoha, maraina koa izy, ka nofiazany ny volon'ondry, ary nisy ranon'ando eran'ny lovia.

³⁸It was so; for he rose up early on the next day, and pressed the fleece together, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.

³⁹Ary hoy koa Gideona tamin'Andriamanitra: Aoka tsy hirehitra amiko ny fahatezeranao, fa hiteny izao indray mandeha izao monja aho; aoka mba hizahako izao indray mandeha izao monja amin'ny volon'ondry: aoka ny volon'ondry ihany no ho maina, fa ny tany rehetra kosa no ho lenan'ny ando.Dia nataon'Andriamanitra izany tamin'ny alin'iny, ka ny volon'ondry ihany no maina, fa ny tany rehetra kosa dia lenan'ny ando.

³⁹Gideon said to God, “Don’t let your anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once. Please let me make a trial just this once with the fleece. Let it now be dry only on the fleece, and on all the ground let there be dew.”

⁴⁰Dia nataon'Andriamanitra izany tamin'ny alin'iny, ka ny volon'ondry ihany no maina, fa ny tany rehetra kosa dia lenan'ny ando.

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