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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)