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Gindaog ni Gideon ang mga Midianhon

Sang kaagahon pa gid, naglakat si Jerubaal (nga amo man si Gideon) upod sang iya mga tinawo. Nagkampo sila sa may tuburan sang Harod. Ang mga Midianhon nagakampo sa aminhan nila sa kapatagan nga malapit sa Bukid sang More. Nagsiling ang Ginoo kay Gideon, “Kadamo sang upod mo. Basi maghunahuna sila nga nadaog nila ang mga Midianhon sa ila kaugalingon nga ikasarang kag indi tungod sa akon. Gani silinga sila nga kon sin-o ang nahadlok, maghalin sa sining Bukid sang Gilead kag magpauli.” Sang ginsiling ini ni Gideon, nagpauli ang 22,000, kag 10,000 na lang ang nabilin.

Pero nagsiling ang Ginoo kay Gideon, “Madamo pa gihapon ang nabilin. Dal-a sila sa suba kay didto painon ko ang maupod sa imo. Ang bisan sin-o nga isiling ko sa imo nga paupdon, paupda. Pero ang bisan sin-o nga isiling ko sa imo nga indi pagpaupdon, indi pagpaupda.”

Gani gindala sila ni Gideon sa suba. Kag didto nagsiling ang Ginoo, “Paina ang tanan nga nagainom sang tubig sa ila mga kamot nga daw sa ido nga nagalaklak, kag paina man ang nagainom nga nagaluhod.” May 300 ka tawo nga naglaklak sa ila mga kamot, kag ang iban nag-inom nga nagaluhod. Nagsiling ang Ginoo kay Gideon, “Paagi sa sining 300 ka tawo luwason ko kamo kag padag-on sa mga Midianhon. Ang nabilin nga mga tawo papaulia na lang sa ila tagsa ka lugar.” Gani ginpapauli sila ni Gideon, pero ginhawiran niya ang 300 ka tawo nga amo ang nagpanipon sang mga balon kag budyong nga ginbilin sang mga nagpalauli.

Karon, ang kampo sang mga Midianhon didto sa kapatagan, sa ubos lang nila. Sadto nga gab-i, nagsiling ang Ginoo kay Gideon, “Sige na! Salakaya na ninyo ang kampo sang mga Midianhon kay padag-on ko kamo. 10 Pero kon nahadlok ka nga magsalakay subong, upda ang imo suluguon nga si Pura kag magkadto kamo sa kampo sang mga Midianhon, 11 kag pamatian ninyo kon ano ang ila ginahambal. Sigurado gid nga mangisog ka nga magsalakay sa imo mabatian.” Gani naglakat sila nga duha sa dulunan sang kampo sang mga Midianhon, nga sa diin may mga soldado nga nagaguwardya. 12 Ang mga Midianhon, kaupod ang mga Amaleknon kag iban pa nga mga katawhan sa sidlangan, nagakampo didto sa kapatagan nga daw pareho kadamo sa apan. Kag ang ila mga kamelyo daw pareho kadamo sa balas sa baybayon nga indi maisip.

13 Sang didto na sila ni Gideon, may nabatian sila nga duha ka tawo nga nagaestoryahanay. Nagsiling ang isa, “Nagdamgo ako nga may isa ka tinapay nga barley nga bilog nga nagligid pakadto sa aton kampo kag naigo ang isa ka tolda. Dayon natumba ini kag nawasak.” 14 Nagsabat ang isa, “Ina wala na sing iban pa kundi ang espada ni Gideon nga Israelinhon nga anak ni Joash. Padag-on siya sang Dios kontra sa mga Midianhon kag sa aton tanan.”

15 Sang mabatian ni Gideon ang damgo kag ang kahulugan sini, nagdayaw siya sa Ginoo. Dayon nagbalik siya sa kampo sang mga Israelinhon kag ginsilingan niya ang iya mga kaupdanan, “Dali na, kay padag-on kita sang Ginoo kontra sa mga Midianhon.” 16 Ginpartida niya sa tatlo ka grupo ang 300 niya ka tinawo, kag ginhatagan niya ang kada isa sang budyong kag tibod nga may suga sa sulod sini. 17 Dayon nagsiling siya sa ila, “Kon ara na gani kami sa dulunan sang kampo sang kaaway, bantayi ninyo ako kag sundon ninyo kon ano ang akon himuon. 18 Kon patunugon ko kag sang akon mga kaupod ang amon mga budyong, amo man ang himuon ninyo sa palibot sang kampo, kag magsinggit kamo sing tudo, ‘Para sa Ginoo kag kay Gideon!’ ”

19 Tungang gab-i na sang mag-abot si Gideon kag ang iya 100 ka kaupod sa dulunan sang kampo sang kaaway. Wala lang gid dugay nga naislan ang guwardya didto. Ginpatunog nila ni Gideon ang ila mga budyong kag ginpangbuka nila ang ila mga tibod. 20 Amo man ang ginhimo sang duha ka grupo. Kag samtang ginakaptan sang ila wala nga kamot ang suga kag sang ila tuo nga kamot ang budyong, nagasinggit sila, “Magpakig-away kita para sa Ginoo kag kay Gideon.” 21 Kada isa nagplastar sa iya lugar sa palibot sang kampo, pero ang ila mga kaaway iya nagpalalagyo nga nagasiniyagit. 22 Kag samtang nagahinuni ang mga budyong sang 300 ka Israelinhon, ginpaaway sang Ginoo ang mga tawo sa sulod sang kampo. Ang iban nagpalagyo sa Bet Shita malapit sa Zerera hasta sa dulunan sang Abel Mehola malapit sa Tabat.

23 Ginpatawag ni Gideon ang mga Israelinhon halin sa mga tribo ni Naftali kag ni Asher, kag sa bilog nga tribo ni Manase, kag ginpalagas sa ila ang mga Midianhon. 24 Nagpasugo man si Gideon sang mga mensahero sa mga pumuluyo sang kabukiran sang Efraim sa paghambal sa ila nga magbantay sila sa Suba sang Jordan hasta sa sapa sang Bet Bara agod indi makatabok ang mga Midianhon. Gintuman ini sang tanan nga lalaki sa Efraim kag ginbantayan nila ato nga mga lugar. 25 Nabihag nila ang duha ka pangulo sang Midianhon nga si Oreb kag si Zeeb. Ginpatay nila si Oreb sa may bato nga gintawag sang ulihi nga Bato ni Oreb, kag si Zeeb ginpatay nila sa pulugaan sang ubas nga gintawag sang ulihi nga Pulugaan sang Ubas ni Zeeb. Kag padayon nila nga ginlagas ang mga Midianhon. Pagkatapos gindala nila ang ulo ni Oreb kag ni Zeeb kay Gideon nga didto na sa tabok sang Suba sang Jordan.

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.