Dommerbogen 6 |
| 1992 | King James Version |
| 1 Israelitterne gjorde, hvad der var ondt i Herrens øjne. Herren gav dem i midjanitternes hånd, og i syv år | 1 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. |
| 2 havde midjanitterne magten over Israel. Af frygt for dem indrettede israelitterne tilflugtssteder i-bjergene, huler og klippeborge. | 2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds. |
| 3 Hver gang israelitterne havde sået, kom midjanitterne og amalekitterne og Østens folk og gik til angreb på dem. | 3 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them; |
| 4 De slog lejr deres jord og ødelagde landets afgrøde helt til Gaza. De lod intet være tilbage at leve af i Israel, heller ikke får, okser eller æsler. | 4 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass. |
| 5 For de kom med deres hjorde og deres telte, så talrige som græshopper; hverken de eller deres kameler kunne tælles. De trængte ind i landet og hærgede det. | 5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it. |
| 6 Israel blev helt forarmet på grund af midjanitterne, og de råbte til Herren. | 6 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD. |
| 7 Da israelitterne råbte til Herren over midjanitterne, | 7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites, |
| 8 sendte han en profet til dem. Han sagde til dem: "Dette siger Herren, Israels Gud: Jeg førte jer op fra Egypten, ud af trællehuset. | 8 That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage; |
| 9 Jeg reddede jer fra egypterne og fra alle jeres undertrykkere; jeg drev dem bort foran jer og gav jer deres land. | 9 And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land; |
| 10 Jeg sagde til jer: Jeg er Herren jeres Gud; I må ikke frygte amoritternes guder, hvis land I bor i. Men I adlød mig ikke." | 10 And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice. |
| 11 Herrens engel kom og satte sig under egen i Ofra, som tilhørte abiezritten Joash. Hans søn Gideon var ved at tærskc hvede i vinpersen for at have den i sikkerhed for midjanitterne. | 11 And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. |
| 12 Herrens engel viste sig for ham og sagde til ham: "Herren er med dig, tapre kriger! | 12 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. |
| 13 Gideon sagde til ham: "Hør mig, herre!Hvis Herren er med os, hvorfor har alt dette så ramt os? Hvor er alle de undere, som vore fædre fortalte os om, når de sagde: 'Herren førte os op fra Egypten'? Nu har Herren forkastet os og givet os i midjanitternes magt." | 13 And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites. |
| 14 Så vendte Herren sig til Gideon og sagde: "Drag af sted i al din styrke, så skal du frelse Israel fra midjanitterne. Det er mig, der sender dig." | 14 And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? |
| 15 Gideon sagde til ham: "Hør mig, herre! Hvordan skulle jeg kunne frelse Israel? Min slægt er den mest ubetydelige i Manasse, og jeg er den yngste i min fars hus." | 15 And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house. |
| 16 Men Herren sagde til ham: "Jeg vil være med dig! Du skal slå midjanitterne alle som én." | 16 And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man. |
| 17 Gideon sagde: "Har jeg fundet nåde for dine øjne, så giv mig et tegn på, at det er dig, der taler til mig. | 17 And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then show me a sign that thou talkest with me. |
| 18 Gå ikke herfra, før jeg kommer tilbage med en gave til dig og stiller den foran dig." Han svarede: "Jeg bliver her, til du kommer tilbage." | 18 Depart 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. |
| 19 Så gik Gideon hjem og tilberedte et gedekid og bagte usyrede brød af en efa mel. Sødet lagde han i en kurv, og suppen hældte han i en gryde; så bragte han det ud til ham under egen. Da han kom med det, | 19 And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it. |
| 20 sagde Guds engel til ham: "Tag kødet og de usyrede brød, læg det på klippen der, og hæld suppen ud over det!" Det gjorde han, | 20 And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so. |
| 21 og Herrens engel rakte den stav frem, han havde i hånden, og rørte ved kødet og de usyrede brød med spidsen af den. Da slog ild op fra klippen og fortærede kødet og de usyrede brød; og Herrens engel forsvandt for øjnene af ham. | 21 Then the angel of the LORD 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. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight. |
| 22 Så forstod Gideon, at det var Herrens engel, og han sagde: "Ak, Gud Herre, nu har jeg set Herrens engel ansigt til ansigt!" | 22 And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face. |
| 23 Men Herren sagde til ham: "Fred være med dig! Vær ikke bange, du skal ikke dø!" | 23 And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die. |
| 24 Der byggede Gideon et alter for Herren og kaldte det "Herren er fred". Det står den dag i dag i abiezritternes Ofra. | 24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. |
| 25 Samme nat sagde Herren til ham: "Tag en af din fars tyre, en fuldvoksen syvårig tyr. Riv så din fars Ba'al-alter ned og hug Ashera-pælen om, som står ved siden af. | 25 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it: |
| 26 På toppen af denne fæstningsklippe skal du bygge et alter for Herren din Gud på den foreskrevne måde. Så skal du tage den fuldvoksne tyr og bringe den som brændoffer; Ashera-pælen, som du har hugget om; skal du bruge som brænde." | 26 And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down. |
| 27 Gideon tog ti af sine trælle og gjorde, som Herren havde sagt til ham. Men af frygt for sin familie og byens mænd turde han ikke gøre det om dagen, men gjorde det om natten. | 27 Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night. |
| 28 Da byens mænd næste morgen opdagede, at Ba'al-alteret var revet ned og Ashera-pælen, som stod ved siden af, hugget om, og at den fuldvoksne tyr var ofret på det alter, der var bygget, | 28 And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built. |
| 29 sagde de til hinanden: "Hvem har gjort det? De spurgte slg for og undersøgte det og fik at vide, at det var Gideon, Joashs søn, der havde gjort det. | 29 And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing. |
| 30 Så sagde de til Joash: "Kom herud med din søn! Han skal dø, for han har revet Ba'al-alteret ned og hugget Ashera-pælen om, som stod ved siden af." | 30 Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it. |
| 31 Men Joash sagde til alle, der stod omkring ham: "Vil I virkelig stride for Ba'al? Vil I virkelig redde ham? Den, der strider for ham, skal lide døden, før det bliver morgen. Hvis han er en gud, vil han stride for sig selv, når hans alter er revet ned | 31 And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar. |
| 32 Den dag fik Gideon navnet Jerubba'al; man sagde: "Lad Ba'al stride mod ham, som har revet hans alter ned." | 32 Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar. |
| 33 Alle midjanitterne og amalekitterne og Østens folk samledes og gik over Jordan; og de slog lejr på Jizre'elsletten. | 33 Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel. |
| 34 Da iklædte Herrens ånd sig Gideon; han stødte i hornet, og abiezritterne sluttede op bag ham. | 34 But the spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him. |
| 35 Derpå sendte han bud ud i hele Manasse, og de sluttede også op bag ham. Og han sendte bud ud i Asher og Zebulon og Naftali, og de sluttede sig til dem. | 35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them. |
| 36 Gideon sagde til Gud: "Vil du frelse Israel ved mig, sådan som du har lovet? | 36 And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said, |
| 37 Nu lægger jeg noget uld på tærskepladsen, og hvis der falder dug på ulden alene, mens der er tørt på jorden, så ved jeg, at du vil frelse Israel ved mig, sådan som du har lovet." | 37 Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said. |
| 38 Og sådan gik det. Da han næste morgen vred ulden, pressede han så meget dug af den, at der blev en skålfuld vand. | 38 And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water. |
| 39 Gideon sagde til Gud: "Du må ikke blive vred på mig, når jeg taler denne ene gang endnu. Lad mig bare en gang til prøve med ulden. Lad ulden alene være tør, mens der falder dug på jorden." | 39 And Gideon said unto 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 now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew. |
| 40 Og sådan gjorde Gud den nat. Kun ulden var tør, mens der var dug på jorden. | 40 And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground. |