Jueces 8
Schlachter-Bibel 1951
1Aber die Männer von Ephraim sprachen zu ihm: Warum hast du uns das angetan, daß du uns nicht riefst, als du wider die Midianiter in den Streit zogest? Und sie zankten heftig mit ihm.
2Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Was habe ich jetzt getan, das eurer Tat gleich wäre? Ist nicht die Nachlese Ephraims besser als der ganze Herbst Abiesers?
3Gott hat die Fürsten der Midianiter, Oreb und Seb, in eure Hand gegeben; wie hätte ich tun können, was ihr getan habt? Als er solches redete, ließ ihr Zorn von ihm ab.
4Als nun Gideon an den Jordan kam, ging er hinüber mit den dreihundert Mann, die bei ihm waren; die waren müde und jagten gleichwohl nach.
5Und er sprach zu den Leuten zu Sukkot: Gebt doch dem Volk, das bei mir ist, etliche Laibe Brot, denn sie sind müde, und ich jage den Königen der Midianiter, Sebach und Zalmunna, nach.
6Aber die Obersten zu Sukkot sprachen: Ist denn die Faust Sebachs und Zalmunnas schon in deiner Hand, daß wir deinem Heer Brot geben sollen?
7Gideon sprach: Wohlan, wenn der HERR den Sebach und Zalmunna in meine Hand gibt, so will ich euer Fleisch mit Dornen aus der Wüste und mit Disteln dreschen!
8Und er zog von dort nach Pnuel hinauf und redete mit ihnen in gleicher Weise. Und die Leute von Pnuel antworteten ihm wie die zu Sukkot.
9Da sprach er auch zu den Leuten von Pnuel: Komme ich mit Frieden wieder, so will ich diesen Turm zerbrechen!
10Aber Sebach und Zalmunna waren mit ihrem Heer in Karkor, etwa fünfzehntausend, der ganze Rest vom Heer der Morgenländer; denn hundertundzwanzigtausend, die das Schwert ziehen konnten, waren gefallen.
11Und Gideon zog hinauf auf der Straße derer, die in Zelten wohnen östlich von Nobach und Jogbeha, und schlug das Lager, denn das Heer war sorglos.
12Und als Sebach und Zalmunna flohen, jagte er ihnen nach und fing die beiden Könige der Midianiter, Sebach und Zalmunna, und versprengte das ganze Heer.
13Und Gideon, der Sohn des Joas, kehrte um von der Schlacht beim Aufstieg von Cheres.
14Und er fing einen Knaben von den Leuten zu Sukkot auf und fragte ihn aus; der schrieb ihm die Obersten zu Sukkot und ihre Ältesten auf, siebenundsiebzig Mann.
15Und er kam zu den Leuten von Sukkot und sprach: Siehe, hier sind Sebach und Zalmunna, derenwegen ihr meiner gespottet und gesprochen habt: Ist denn die Faust Sebachs und Zalmunnas schon in deiner Hand, daß wir deinen Leuten, die müde sind, Brot geben sollten?
16Und er nahm die Ältesten der Stadt und Dornen aus der Wüste und Disteln und züchtigte die Leute zu Sukkot mit denselben.
17Den Turm zu Pnuel aber zerbrach er und tötete die Leute der Stadt.
18Und er sprach zu Sebach und Zalmunna: Wie waren die Männer, die ihr zu Tabor tötetet? Sie sprachen: Sie waren wie du, ein jeder so schön wie Königskinder,
19Er aber sprach: Das sind meine Brüder, meiner Mutter Söhne gewesen; so wahr der HERR lebt, wenn ihr die hättet leben lassen, so wollte ich euch nicht töten!
20Und er sprach zu seinem erstgebornen Sohn Jeter: Stehe auf und schlage sie! Aber der Knabe zog sein Schwert nicht; denn er fürchtete sich, weil er noch jung war.
21Sebach aber und Zalmunna sprachen zu Gideon: Stehe du auf und schlage uns; denn wie der Mann, so seine Kraft! Da stand Gideon auf und tötete Sebach und Zalmunna und nahm die Möndchen, die an den Hälsen ihrer Kamele waren.
22Da sprachen die Männer Israels zu Gideon: herrsche über uns, du und dein Sohn und deines Sohnes Sohn, weil du uns aus der Hand der Midianiter errettet hast!
23Aber Gideon sprach zu ihnen: Ich will nicht über euch herrschen; mein Sohn soll auch nicht über euch herrschen, der HERR soll über euch herrschen!
24Aber Gideon sprach zu ihnen: Eins bitte ich von euch: Gebt mir ein jeder einen Nasenring, den er erbeutet hat! Denn weil sie Ismaeliter waren, hatten sie goldene Nasenringe.
25Sie sprachen: Die wollen wir geben! Und sie breiteten ein Kleid aus, und ein jeder warf einen Nasenring von der Beute darauf.
26Und die goldenen Nasenringe, die er forderte, betrugen an Gewicht tausendsiebenhundert Schekel Gold, ohne die Möndchen und Ohrengehänge und Purpurkleider, welche die Könige der Midianiter getragen hatten, und ohne die Halsbänder ihrer Kamele.
27Und Gideon machte ein Ephod daraus und setzte es in seine Stadt zu Ophra. Und ganz Israel buhlte demselben nach daselbst. Und das geriet Gideon und seinem Hause zum Fallstrick.
28Die Midianiter aber waren vor den Kindern Israel gedemütigt und hoben ihr Haupt nicht mehr empor; und das Land hatte vierzig Jahre lang Ruhe, solange Gideon lebte.
29Und Jerub-Baal, der Sohn des Joas, ging hin und wohnte in seinem Hause.
30Gideon aber hatte siebzig Söhne, die aus seinen Lenden gekommen waren, denn er hatte viele Weiber.
31Und sein Kebsweib, das er zu Sichem hatte, gebar ihm auch einen Sohn, dem gab er den Namen Abimelech.
32Und Gideon, der Sohn des Joas, starb in gutem Alter und ward zu Ophra begraben, in dem Grabe seines Vaters Joas, des Abiesriters.
33Als aber Gideon gestorben war, kehrten die Kinder Israel um und buhlten wieder den Baalen nach und machten Baal-Berit zu ihrem Gott.
34Also gedachten die Kinder Israel nicht an den HERRN, ihren Gott, der sie von der Hand aller ihrer Feinde ringsum errettet hatte,
35und taten nicht Barmherzigkeit an dem Hause Jerub-Baal Gideons, trotz allen Wohltaten, die er an Israel getan.
Reina-Valera 1909
1Y LOS de Ephraim le dijeron: ¿Qué es esto que has hecho con nosotros, no llamándonos cuando ibas á la guerra contra Madián? Y reconviniéronlo fuertemente.
2A los cuales él respondió: ¿Qué he hecho yo ahora como vosotros? ¿No es el rebusco de Ephraim mejor que la vendimia de Abiezer?
3Dios ha entregado en vuestras manos á Oreb y á Zeeb, príncipes de Madián: ¿y qué pude yo hacer como vosotros? Entonces el enojo de ellos contra él se aplacó, luego que él habló esta palabra.
4Y vino Gedeón al Jordán para pasar, él y los trescientos hombres que traía consigo, cansados del alcance.
5Y dijo á los de Succoth: Yo os ruego que deis á la gente que me sigue algunos bocados de pan; porque están cansados, y yo persigo á Zeba y á Zalmunna, reyes de Madián.
6Y los principales de Succoth respondieron: ¿Está ya la mano de Zeba y Zalmunna en tu mano, para que hayamos nosotros de dar pan á tu ejército?
7Y Gedeón dijo: Pues cuando Jehová hubiere entregado en mi mano á Zeba y á Zalmunna, yo trillaré vuestra carne con espinas y abrojos del desierto.
8Y de allí subió á Penuel, y hablóles las mismas palabras. Y los de Penuel le respondieron como habían respondido los de Succoth.
9Y él habló también á los de Penuel, diciendo: Cuando yo tornare en paz, derribaré esta torre.
10Y Zeba y Zalmunna estaban en Carcor, y con ellos su ejército de como quince mil hombres, todos los que habían quedado de todo el campo de los orientales: y los muertos habían sido ciento veinte mil hombres que sacaban espada.
11Y subiendo Gedeón hacia los que habitaban en tiendas, á la parte oriental de Noba y de Jogbea, hirió el campo, porque estaba el ejército sin recelo.
12Y huyendo Zeba y Zalmunna, él los siguió; y tomados los dos reyes de Madián, Zeba y Zalmunna, espantó á todo el ejército.
13Y Gedeón hijo de Joas volvió de la batalla antes que el sol subiese;
14Y tomó un mozo de los de Succoth, y preguntándole, él le dió por escrito los principales de Succoth y sus ancianos, setenta y siete varones.
15Y entrando á los de Succoth, dijo: He aquí á Zeba y á Zalmunna, sobre los cuales me zaheristeis, diciendo: ¿Está ya la mano de Zeba y de Zalmunna en tu mano, para que demos nosotros pan á tus hombres cansados?
16Y tomó á los ancianos de la ciudad, y espinas y abrojos del desierto, y castigó con ellos á los de Succoth.
17Asimismo derribó la torre de Penuel, y mató á los de la ciudad.
18Luego dijo á Zeba y á Zalmunna: ¿Qué manera de hombres tenían aquellos que matasteis en Tabor? Y ellos respondieron: Como tú, tales eran aquellos ni más ni menos, que parecían hijos de rey.
19Y él dijo: Mis hermanos eran, hijos de mi madre: ¡Vive Jehová, que si los hubierais guardado en vida, yo no os mataría!
20Y dijo á Jether su primogénito: Levántate, y mátalos. Mas el joven no desenvainó su espada, porque tenía temor; que aun era muchacho.
21Entonces dijo Zeba y Zalmunna: Levántate tú, y mátanos; porque como es el varón, tal es su valentía. Y Gedeón se levantó, y mató á Zeba y á Zalmunna; y tomó los adornos de lunetas que sus camellos traían al cuello.
22Y los Israelitas dijeron á Gedeón: Sé nuestro señor, tú, y tu hijo, y tu nieto; pues que nos has librado de mano de Madián.
23Mas Gedeón respondió: No seré señor sobre vosotros, ni mi hijo os señoreará: Jehová será vuestro Señor.
24Y díjoles Gedeón: Deseo haceros una petición, que cada uno me dé los zarcillos de su despojo. (Porque traían zarcillos de oro, que eran Ismaelitas.)
25Y ellos respondieron: De buena gana los daremos. Y tendiendo una ropa de vestir, echó allí cada uno los zarcillos de su despojo.
26Y fué el peso de los zarcillos de oro que él pidió, mil y setecientos siclos de oro; sin las planchas, y joyeles, y vestidos de púrpura, que traían los reyes de Madián, y sin los collares que traían sus camellos al cuello.
27Y Gedeón hizo de ellos un ephod, el cual hizo guardar en su ciudad de Ophra: y todo Israel fornicó tras de ese ephod en aquel lugar; y fué por tropiezo á Gedeón y á su casa.
28Así fué humillado Madián delante de los hijos de Israel, y nunca más levantaron su cabeza. Y reposó la tierra cuarenta años en los días de Gedeón.
29Y Jerobaal hijo de Joas fué, y habitó en su casa.
30Y tuvo Gedeón setenta hijos que salieron de su muslo, porque tuvo muchas mujeres.
31Y su concubina que estaba en Sichêm, también le parió un hijo; y púsole por nombre Abimelech.
32Y murió Gedeón hijo de Joas en buena vejez, y fué sepultado en el sepulcro de su padre Joas, en Ophra de los Abiezeritas.
33Y aconteció que como murió Gedeón, los hijos de Israel tornaron, y fornicaron en pos de los Baales, y se pusieron por Dios á Baal-berith.
34Y no se acordaron los hijos de Israel de Jehová su Dios, que los había librado de todos sus enemigos alrededor:
35Ni hicieron misericordia con la casa de Jerobaal Gedeón, conforme á todo el bien que él había hecho á Israel.
King James Version
1And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
2And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer?
3God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
4And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.
5And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.
6And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?
7And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.
8And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.
9And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
10Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.
11And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.
12And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.
13And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,
14And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.
15And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?
16And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
17And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
18Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.
19And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.
20And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
21Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.
22Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.
23And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.
24And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
25And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
26And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels’ necks.
27And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
28Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.
29And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
30And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
31And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
32And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.
33And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.
34And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:
35Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.
World English Bible
1The men of Ephraim said to him, “Why have you treated us this way, that you didn’t call us when you went to fight with Midian?” They rebuked him sharply.
2He said to them, “What have I now done in comparison with you? Isn’t the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
3God has delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb! What was I able to do in comparison with you?” Then their anger was abated toward him when he had said that.
4Gideon came to the Jordan and passed over, he and the three hundred men who were with him, faint, yet pursuing.
5He said to the men of Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
6The princes of Succoth said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?”
7Gideon said, “Therefore when the LORD has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.”
8He went up there to Penuel, and spoke to them in the same way; and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.
9He spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.”
10Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand men, all who were left of all the army of the children of the east; for there fell one hundred twenty thousand men who drew sword.
11Gideon went up by the way of those who lived in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and struck the army; for the army felt secure.
12Zebah and Zalmunna fled and he pursued them. He took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and confused all the army.
13Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres.
14He caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him; and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and its elders, seventy-seven men.
15He came to the men of Succoth, and said, “See Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?’”
16He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
17He broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.
18Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “They were like you. They all resembled the children of a king.”
19He said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the LORD lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you.”
20He said to Jether his firstborn, “Get up and kill them!” But the youth didn’t draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was yet a youth.
21Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “You rise and fall on us; for as the man is, so is his strength.” Gideon arose, and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels’ necks.
22Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, both you, your son, and your son’s son also; for you have saved us out of the hand of Midian.”
23Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. The LORD shall rule over you.”
24Gideon said to them, “I do have a request: that you would each give me the earrings of his plunder.” (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
25They answered, “We will willingly give them.” They spread a garment, and every man threw the earrings of his plunder into it.
26The weight of the golden earrings that he requested was one thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold, in addition to the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple clothing that was on the kings of Midian, and in addition to the chains that were about their camels’ necks.
27Gideon made an ephod out of it, and put it in Ophrah, his city. Then all Israel played the prostitute with it there; and it became a snare to Gideon and to his house.
28So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. The land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.
29Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house.
30Gideon had seventy sons conceived from his body, for he had many wives.
31His concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
32Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the tomb of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
33As soon as Gideon was dead, the children of Israel turned again and played the prostitute following the Baals, and made Baal Berith their god.
34The children of Israel didn’t remember the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side;
35neither did they show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, that is, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shown to Israel.