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Gidcoon Oo Ka Guulaystay Reer Midyaan

Markaasay Yerubbacal oo ah Gidcoon iyo dadkii isaga la jiray oo dhan aroor hore kaceen, oo waxay degeen ishii Xarod dhinaceeda; oo xeradii reer Midyaanna waxay iyaga ka xigtay xagga woqooyi oo u dhow buurta Moreh, oo dooxadii ku dhex tiil.

Markaasaa Rabbigu wuxuu Gidcoon ku yidhi, Dadka kula socdaa way igu badan yihiin inaan reer Midyaan gacanta u soo geliyo, waayo, waaba intaasoo ay reer binu Israa'iil ii faanaan, oo ay isyidhaahdaan, Gacantaydaa i badbaadisay. Haddaba tag oo dadka dhegahooda ku naadi, oo waxaad ku tidhaahdaa, Ku alla kii baqaya oo gariirayaa, ha iska noqdo oo ha ka tago Buur Gilecaad. Markaasaa dadkii waxaa dib uga noqday laba iyo labaatan kun oo nin, oo waxaa soo hadhay toban kun.

Markaasaa Rabbigu wuxuu Gidcoon ku yidhi, Dadku weli aad buu u badan yahay; bal waxaad geeysaa biyaha, oo halkaasaan iyaga kuugu tijaabinayaa, oo waxay noqon doontaa, kii aan kugu idhaahdo, Kanu ha ku raaco, kaasaa ku raaci doonaa, oo ku alla kii aan kugu idhaahdo, Kanu ku raaci maayo, kaasu waa inaanu ku raacin. Sidaas daraaddeed dadkii wuxuu keenay biyihii; markaasaa Rabbigu Gidcoon ku yidhi, Ku alla kii biyaha carrabkiisa ku leefleefa sida eey oo kale, kaas gooni ahaantiisa u sooc, sidaas oo kalena ku alla kii u jilba joogsada inuu biyaha cabbo isna gooni ahaantiisa u sooc. Oo kuwii leefleefay oo calaacalahooda afka saaray tiradoodii waxay noqotay saddex boqol oo nin; laakiinse dadka intiisii kale way wada jilba joogsadeen inay biyihii cabbaan. Markaasaa Rabbigu wuxuu Gidcoon ku yidhi, Saddexda boqol oo nin oo calaacalahooda biyo ka leefleefay ayaan idinku badbaadinayaa, oo reer Midyaanna gacantaadaan soo gelinayaa; laakiinse dadka intiisa kale oo dhammu ha iska tageen, oo nin waluba ha ku noqdo meeshiisii. Sidaas daraaddeed dadkii waxay gacmahoodii ku qaateen sahay iyo buunankoodii, oo kulli dadkii reer binu Israa'iil wuu iska diray, oo nin waluba wuxuu tegey teendhadiisii, laakiin wuxuu la hadhay saddexdii boqol oo nin. Oo xeradii reer Midyaanna waxay ku tiil dooxadii isaga ka hoosaysay.

Oo isla habeenkaas Rabbigu wuxuu Gidcoon ku yidhi, Kac, oo xerada ku dhaadhac, waayo, iyada gacantaan kuu geliyey. 10 Laakiinse haddaad ka baqaysid inaad ku dhaadhacdo, waxaad xerada kula dhaadhacdaa addoonkaaga Furaah, 11 oo waxaad maqli doontaa waxay isku leeyihiin; oo markaasay gacmahaagu u xoogaysan doonaan inaad xerada ku dhaadhacdo. Markaasuu hoos u dhaadhacay isagoo kaxaystay addoonkiisii Furaah ilaa meeshii ku wareegsanayd xerada oo raggii hubka lahaa degganaa. 12 Oo reer Midyaan iyo reer Camaaleq iyo reer barigii oo dhammu waxay ku jireen dooxadii, iyagoo u faro badan sida ayax oo kale, oo geelooduna tiro ma lahayn, oo waxay la faro le'ekaayeen cammuudda badda xeebteeda taal. 13 Oo markuu Gidcoon yimid waxaa jiray nin saaxiibkiis riyo u sheegayay, oo wuxuu yidhi, War riyaan ku riyooday, oo waxaan arkay kibis shaciir laga sameeyey oo ku soo giringiratay xerada reer Midyaan, oo waxay soo gaadhay teendhada, oo intay ku dhacday ayay dumisay, oo markaasay gembiday, oo teendhadiina way dhacday. 14 Markaasaa saaxiibkiis u jawaabay oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Taasu wax kale ma aha, seeftii Gidcoon ina Yoo'aash mooyaane, kaasoo ah nin reer Israa'iil ah. Ilaah baa kaas gacantiisa geliyey reer Midyaan iyo ciidanka oo dhanba.

15 Oo markii Gidcoon maqlay sheegistii riyada iyo micnaynteediiba ayuu Rabbiga caabuday, oo kolkaasuu xeradii reer binu Israa'iil ku noqday, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Kaca, waayo, Rabbigu gacantuu idiin soo geliyey ciidanka reer Midyaan. 16 Markaasuu saddexdii boqol oo nin u kala qaybiyey saddex guuto, oo kulligoodba gacmahuu u geliyey buunan, iyo jalxado madhan oo ay qoryo ololayaa ku dhex jiraan. 17 Oo wuxuu ku yidhi iyagii, Ii fiirsada, oo yeela sidaan yeelo oo kale; oo bal eega, markii aan gaadho meesha xerada ku wareegsan waa inaad yeeshaan sidaan yeelo oo kale. 18 Markaan buunka afuufo, aniga iyo inta ila jirta oo dhammu, idinkuna buunanka dhinac walba kaga afuufa xerada, oo waxaad tidhaahdaan, Rabbiga aawadiis iyo Gidcoon aawadiis.

19 Haddaba Gidcoon iyo boqolkii nin oo la jiray waxay yimaadeen meeshii xerada ku wareegsanayd, dhankii ugu fogaa, oo markaasna waxay ahayd habeenbadhkii goorta waardiyaha cusub la saaro; oo waxay afuufeen buunankii, jalxadihii gacmahooda ku jirayna way burburiyeen. 20 Markaasay saddexdii guutoba buunankii afuufeen, oo jalxadihiina way burburiyeen, oo qoryihii ololayayna waxay ku wada qabsadeen gacanta bidix, buunankiina gacanta midig inay afuufaan, oo waxay ku wada qayliyeen, Seeftii Rabbiga iyo Gidcoon. 21 Oo iyana nin waluba wuxuu istaagay meeshiisii iyagoo xerada ku wareegsan; markaasaa ciidankii oo dhammu wada yaacay; wayna qayliyeen oo carareen. 22 Oo iyana waxay afuufeen saddexdii boqol oo buun, markaasaa Rabbigu wuxuu nin walba ku kiciyey saaxiibkiis iyo ciidankii oo dhan; oo ciidankiina wuxuu sii cararayay ilaa Beytshitah oo ah xagga Sereeraad, iyo tan iyo xuduudka Aabeel Mehoolaah oo u dhow Tabbaad. 23 Oo raggii reer binu Israa'iilna waxay isaga soo urureen reer Naftaali, iyo reer Aasheer, iyo reer Manaseh oo dhan, oo waxay eryoodeen reer Midyaan. 24 Markaasaa Gidcoon wargeeyayaal u diray dalkii buuraha lahaa oo reer Efrayim oo dhan, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Dhaadhaca, oo ka hor taga reer Midyaan, oo waxaad ka hor qabsataan biyaha ku jira tan iyo Beytbaaraah, iyo xataa Webi Urdun. Markaasay raggii reer Efrayim oo dhammu soo urureen oo waxay qabsadeen biyihii ku jiray tan iyo Beytbaaraah, iyo xataa Webi Urdun. 25 Oo waxay gacanta ku dhigeen labadii amiir oo reer Midyaan, oo ahaa Cooreeb iyo Se'eeb; oo markaasay Cooreeb ku dileen dhagaxii Cooreeb, oo Se'eebna waxay ku dileen macsaraddii Se'eeb, wayna sii eryoodeen reer Midyaan; markaasay madaxyadii Cooreeb iyo Se'eeb Gidcoon ugu keeneen Webi Urdun shishadiisa.

Gideon Defeats the Midianites

Early in the morning, Jerub-Baal(A) (that is, Gideon(B)) and all his men camped at the spring of Harod.(C) The camp of Midian(D) was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.(E) The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men. I cannot deliver Midian into their hands, or Israel would boast against me, ‘My own strength(F) has saved me.’ Now announce to the army, ‘Anyone who trembles with fear may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.(G)’” So twenty-two thousand men left, while ten thousand remained.

But the Lord said to Gideon, “There are still too many(H) men. Take them down to the water, and I will thin them out for you there. If I say, ‘This one shall go with you,’ he shall go; but if I say, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ he shall not go.”

So Gideon took the men down to the water. There the Lord told him, “Separate those who lap the water with their tongues as a dog laps from those who kneel down to drink.” Three hundred of them(I) drank from cupped hands, lapping like dogs. All the rest got down on their knees to drink.

The Lord said to Gideon, “With the three hundred men that lapped I will save you and give the Midianites into your hands.(J) Let all the others go home.”(K) So Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites home but kept the three hundred, who took over the provisions and trumpets of the others.

Now the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley. During that night the Lord said to Gideon, “Get up, go down against the camp, because I am going to give it into your hands.(L) 10 If you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah 11 and listen to what they are saying. Afterward, you will be encouraged to attack the camp.” So he and Purah his servant went down to the outposts of the camp. 12 The Midianites, the Amalekites(M) and all the other eastern peoples had settled in the valley, thick as locusts.(N) Their camels(O) could no more be counted than the sand on the seashore.(P)

13 Gideon arrived just as a man was telling a friend his dream. “I had a dream,” he was saying. “A round loaf of barley bread came tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent with such force that the tent overturned and collapsed.”

14 His friend responded, “This can be nothing other than the sword of Gideon son of Joash,(Q) the Israelite. God has given the Midianites and the whole camp into his hands.”

15 When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed down and worshiped.(R) He returned to the camp of Israel and called out, “Get up! The Lord has given the Midianite camp into your hands.”(S) 16 Dividing the three hundred men(T) into three companies,(U) he placed trumpets(V) and empty jars(W) in the hands of all of them, with torches(X) inside.

17 “Watch me,” he told them. “Follow my lead. When I get to the edge of the camp, do exactly as I do. 18 When I and all who are with me blow our trumpets,(Y) then from all around the camp blow yours and shout, ‘For the Lord and for Gideon.’”

19 Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guard. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars(Z) that were in their hands. 20 The three companies blew the trumpets and smashed the jars. Grasping the torches(AA) in their left hands and holding in their right hands the trumpets they were to blow, they shouted, “A sword(AB) for the Lord and for Gideon!” 21 While each man held his position around the camp, all the Midianites ran, crying out as they fled.(AC)

22 When the three hundred trumpets sounded,(AD) the Lord caused the men throughout the camp to turn on each other(AE) with their swords.(AF) The army fled to Beth Shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel Meholah(AG) near Tabbath. 23 Israelites from Naphtali, Asher(AH) and all Manasseh were called out,(AI) and they pursued the Midianites.(AJ) 24 Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters of the Jordan(AK) ahead of them as far as Beth Barah.”

So all the men of Ephraim were called out and they seized the waters of the Jordan as far as Beth Barah. 25 They also captured two of the Midianite leaders, Oreb and Zeeb(AL). They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb,(AM) and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. They pursued the Midianites(AN) and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, who was by the Jordan.(AO)

Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.

And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.

And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.

So he brought down the people unto the water: and the Lord said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.

And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.

And the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.

So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into thine hand.

10 But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:

11 And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host.

12 And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.

13 And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.

14 And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.

15 And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the Lord hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.

16 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.

17 And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do.

18 When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon.

19 So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands.

20 And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon.

21 And they stood every man in his place round about the camp; and all the host ran, and cried, and fled.

22 And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the Lord set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abelmeholah, unto Tabbath.

23 And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites.

24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan.

25 And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.