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Съдии 6
Библия, синодално издание
Съдии 6
Библия, синодално издание
6 (A)Израилевите синове почнаха пак да вършат зло пред очите на Господа, и Господ ги предаде в ръцете на мадиамци за седем години.
2 (B)Тежка беше ръката на мадиамци над Израиля, и Израилевите синове поради мадиамци си правеха убежища в пещери и укрепления в планини.
3 (C)Колчем Израил посее, дойдат мадиамци и амаликитци и жителите от изток и нападат на него;
4 и стоят у тях на шатри, и изтребват земните плодове дори до Газа и не оставят за прехрана Израилю ни овца, ни вол, ни осел.
5 (D)Защото те идваха с добитъка си и с шатрите си, идваха в голямо множество като скакалци; те и камилите им брой нямаха, и ходеха по земята Израилева, за да я опустошават.
6 И твърде обедня Израил от мадиамци, и викнаха синовете Израилеви към Господа.
7 (E)И когато синовете Израилеви викнаха към Господа против мадиамци,
8 Господ изпрати пророк при Израилевите синове и им каза: тъй говори Господ, Бог Израилев: Аз ви изведох из Египет, изведох ви из дома на робството;
9 избавих ви от ръката на египтяни и от ръката на всички ваши потисници, прогоних ги от вас, и ви дадох земята им,
10 (F)и ви казах: „Аз съм Господ, Бог ваш; не почитайте боговете на аморейци, в чиято земя живеете“; ала вие не послушахте гласа Ми.
11 (G)Тогава дойде Ангел Господен и седна в Офра под дъба, който беше на Иоаса, потомък Авиазеров; син му Гедеон млатеше жито в жлеба, за да се скрие от мадиамци.
12 (H)И яви му се Ангел Господен и му рече: с тебе е Господ, силний мъжо!
13 (I)Гедеон му отговори: господарю мой, ако Господ е с нас, защо ни постигна всичко това (бедствие)? И де са всичките Му чудеса, за които са ни разказвали нашите бащи, думайки: „Господ ни изведе из Египет“? Сега Господ ни остави и ни предаде в ръцете на мадиамци.
14 (J)Господ го погледна и каза: иди с тая си сила и спаси Израиля от ръката на мадиамци: Аз те пращам.
15 (K)Гедеон Му отговори: Господи! как ще спася Израиля? Ето, и племето ми е най-бедно в коляното Манасиево, и аз съм най-малък в дома на баща си.
16 (L)Господ му рече: Аз ще бъда с тебе, и ти ще поразиш мадиамци като едного човека.
17 (M)Гедеон Му каза: ако съм придобил милост пред очите Ти, дай ми личба, че Ти говориш с мене:
18 (N)не си отивай оттука, докле не дойда при Тебе, не донеса дара си и Ти го не предложа. Той каза: Аз ще остана, докле се върнеш.
19 Гедеон отиде и приготви козле и погача от ефа брашно; месото тури в кошница, сочивото наля в гърне, донесе при Него под дъба и Му предложи.
20 И Ангел Божий му каза: вземи месото и погачата, и тури ги на тоя камък, и излей сочивото. Той така и направи.
21 (O)Ангел Господен простря края на жезъла, който беше в ръката му, и се докосна до месото и погачата; и излезе огън от камъка и изгори месото и погачата; и Ангел Господен се скри от очите му.
22 (P)И видя Гедеон, че това беше Ангел Господен, и рече Гедеон: горко ми, Владико Господи! защото видях лице с лице Ангела Господен.
23 (Q)Господ му рече: мир на тебе, не бой се, няма да умреш.
24 (R)И Гедеон съгради там жертвеник Господу и го нарече: Иехова Шалом[a]. Той стои и доднес в Офра Авиазерова.
25 (S)През оная нощ Господ му каза: вземи едно теле от бащиното си стадо и друго теле седемгодишно и разруши жертвеника Ваалов, който е у баща ти, отсечи свещеното дърво, що е при него,
26 и съгради, както трябва, жертвеник на твоя Господ Бог, (Който ти се яви) навръх тая скала, та вземи второто теле и го принеси всесъжение върху цепениците от дървото, което ще отсечеш.
27 Гедеон взе десет души свои слуги и направи, както му говори Господ; но понеже се боеше от домашните на баща си и от жителите градски да направи това денем, направи го нощем.
28 Когато сутринта градските жители станаха, ето, жертвеникът Ваалов разрушен, дървото при него отсечено и второто теле принесено всесъжение върху новосъградения жертвеник.
29 (T)И си думаха един другиму: кой направи това? Търсиха, разпитваха и казаха: Иоасовият син Гедеон е направил това.
30 И градските жители казаха на Иоаса: изведи сина си; той трябва да умре, защото е разрушил Вааловия жертвеник и отсякъл дървото, що беше при него.
31 (U)Иоас каза на всички дошли при него: вие ли ще се застъпвате за Ваала, вие ли ще го защищавате? Който се застъпи за него, ще бъде предаден на смърт още тая сутрин; ако той е бог, нека сам се застъпи за себе си, задето Гедеон е разрушил жертвеника му.
32 (V)И почнаха да го наричат от тоя ден Иероваал, понеже Иоас бе казал: нека Ваал сам се разправи с него, задето е разрушил жертвеника му.
33 (W)Между това всички мадиамци и амаликитци и жителите от изток се събраха наедно, преминаха (реката) и се разположиха на стан в долината Изреелска.
34 (X)И Дух Господен обзе Гедеона; той затръби с тръба, и племето Авиезерово се събра да върви подире му.
35 И изпрати пратеници по цялото коляно Манасиево, и то се отзова да върви подире му; тъй също изпрати пратеници до Асира, Завулона и Нефталима, и те дойдоха тям насреща.
36 И Гедеон каза Богу: ако спасиш Израиля чрез моя ръка, както Ти говори,
37 (Y)то ето, ще простра тук на гумното едно руно: ако има роса само на руното, а по цялата земя бъде сухо, ще зная, че Ти чрез моя ръка ще спасиш Израиля, както говори.
38 Тъй и стана: на заранта, като стана рано, взе да изцежда руното и изцеди роса от руното цяла чаша вода.
39 (Z)И Гедеон каза Богу: не гневи ми се, ако пак кажа и ако само още еднаж направя опит с руното: нека бъде сухо само на руното, а по цялата земя да има роса.
40 Тъй и направи Бог през оная нощ: само на руното беше сухо, а по цялата земя имаше роса.
Footnotes
- 6:24 Господ е мир.
Съдии 6
Библия, нов превод от оригиналните езици (с неканоничните книги)
Съдии 6
Библия, нов превод от оригиналните езици (с неканоничните книги)
Шести съдия – Гедеон
6 (A)Израилтяните отново започнаха да извършват лоши дела пред Господа. Затова Господ ги предаде под властта на мадиамците в продължение на седем години. 2 Когато мадиамците удържаха победа над Израил, израилтяните си правеха убежища в пещери и укрепления в планини. 3 Щом израилтяните посееха жито, нахлуваха мадиамците заедно с амаликитците и бедуините от изток и нападаха страната. 4 (B)Те разполагаха стан против тях, опустошаваха полята чак до Газа и не оставяха храна на Израил, нито овца, нито вол, нито осел. 5 Защото те идваха с добитъка си и с шатрите си, многобройни като скакалци; те и камилите им брой нямаха. Така те нахлуха и опустошиха земята. 6 Поради мадиамците Израил обедня твърде много и затова израилтяните викнаха към Господа за помощ.
7 Когато израилтяните викнаха към Господа за помощ против мадиамците, 8 Господ им изпрати пророк, който им каза: „Така говори Господ, Бог Израилев: ‘Аз ви изведох от Египет, изведох ви от дома на робството. 9 Избавих ви от властта на египтяните и от властта на тези, които ви потискаха, прогоних ги от вас и ви дадох земята им. 10 След това ви казах: «Аз съм Господ, вашият Бог; не почитайте боговете на аморейците, в чиято земя живеете.» Но вие не се вслушахте в гласа Ми.’“
11 (C)Тогава дойде Господен ангел и седна в Офра под дъба, който принадлежеше на Йоас, потомък на Авиезер. Неговият син Гедеон чукаше жито в лин, за да го скрие от мадиамците. 12 (D)Яви му се Господен ангел и му каза: „Господ е с тебе, храбри воине!“ 13 В отговор Гедеон му възрази: „Господарю мой! Ако Господ е с нас, защо ни постигна всичко това? Къде са всичките Му чудеса, за които са ни разказвали нашите бащи с думите: ‘Господ ни изведе от Египет?’ Сега Господ ни изостави и ни предаде под властта на мадиамците.“
14 (E)Тогава Господ се обърна към него и каза: „Иди с тази своя сила и спаси Израил от властта на мадиамците. Да, Аз те изпращам!“ 15 Гедеон Му се възпротиви с думите: „Как ще спася Израил? Ето родът ми е най-беден сред Манасиевото племе и аз съм най-малък в бащиния си дом.“ 16 Господ го увери: „Аз ще бъда с тебе и ти ще поразиш мадиамците, като да са един човек.“ 17 (F)Гедеон настоя пред Него: „Ако съм придобил Твоето благоволение, дай ми личба, за да зная кой си Ти, Който говориш с мене. 18 Не си отивай оттук, докато не дойда при Тебе – искам да донеса дара си и да го предложа пред Тебе.“ Ангелът каза: „Аз ще остана тук, докато ти се върнеш.“
19 Гедеон отиде в къщата си и приготви козле и погачи от една ефа брашно; месото сложи в кошница, а бульона – в гърне, изнесе ги при Него под дъба и ги постави пред Него. 20 И Божият ангел му каза: „Вземи месото и погачите и ги постави на този камък, а бульона излей.“ Той така и направи. 21 (G)Тогава Господният ангел простря върха на жезъла, който беше в ръката му, и се докосна до месото и погачите; от камъка излезе огън и изгори месото и погачата. След това Господният ангел изчезна. 22 Като видя Гедеон, че това беше Господен ангел, възкликна: „Горко ми, Владико Господи! Защото видях лице в лице Господния ангел.“ 23 (H)Господ му отговори: „Мир на тебе! Не се бой, няма да умреш.“ 24 И Гедеон издигна там жертвеник на Господа и го нарече „Господ е мир“. Той стои и до днес в Офра, в областта на рода на Авиезер.
25 През същата нощ Господ му каза: „Вземи едно теле от бащиното си стадо, както и друго, седемгодишно теле, и разруши жертвеника на Ваал, който принадлежи на баща ти, отсечи свещеното дърво до него. 26 На върха на тази скала издигни, както се полага, жертвеник на своя Господ Бог. После вземи второто теле и го принеси за всеизгаряне върху цепениците от свещеното дърво, което вече си отсякъл.“ 27 Гедеон взе десет мъже, свои слуги, и изпълни това, което му заповяда Господ. Но понеже се боеше от домашните на баща си и от градските жители да направи това денем, направи го нощем.
28 Когато сутринта градските жители станаха, ето жертвеникът на Ваал беше разрушен, свещеното дърво до него отсечено и второто теле принесено за всеизгаряне върху новопостроения жертвеник. 29 И си казаха един на друг: „Кой е извършил това?“ Търсиха, разпитваха и казаха: „Йоасовият син Гедеон го е извършил.“ 30 Тогава градските жители казаха на Йоас: „Изведи сина си. Той трябва да бъде предаден на смърт, защото е разрушил жертвеника на Ваал и е отсякъл свещеното дърво до него.“ 31 (I)Йоас каза на всички, които заплашително го бяха заобиколили: „Вие ли ще се застъпвате за Ваал, вие ли ще го защитавате? Който се застъпи за него, ще бъде предаден на смърт още тази сутрин. Ако той е бог, нека сам се застъпи за себе си, тъй като е разрушен неговият собствен жертвеник.“ 32 От този ден започнаха да наричат Гедеон Йероваал, което означава „Нека Ваал сам се съди с него“, тъй като е разрушен неговият собствен жертвеник.
33 Тогава всички мадиамци и амаликитци, както и бедуините от Изток, се събраха заедно, преминаха Йордан и се разположиха на стан в долината Йезреел. 34 И ето Господният Дух въздейства мощно над Гедеон. Той засвири с тръба и родът на Авиезер се събра да го последва. 35 (J)След това изпрати пратеници до цялото Манасиево племе, та и то се отзова да го последва. Също така изпрати пратеници до племената на Асир, Завулон и Нефталим – и те също дойдоха, за да ги посрещнат.
36 (K)Гедеон каза на Бога: „Ако спасиш Израил чрез моята ръка, както Ти обеща, 37 то ето – ще простра тук на мястото за вършеене руно вълна: ако падне роса само на руното, а по цялата земя бъде сухо, ще разбера, че Ти чрез мене ще спасиш Израил, както Сам обеща.“ 38 Така и стана: като се събуди рано сутринта, той изстиска руното и от руното изтече цяла купа вода. 39 Гедеон отново се помоли на Бога: „Не се гневи против мене, ако отново направя опит с руното вълна: нека бъде сухо само руното, а по цялата земя да има роса.“ 40 Същото извърши Бог през онази нощ: само руното беше сухо, а по цялата земя падна роса.
Judges 6
New International Version
Judges 6
New International Version
Gideon
6 The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord,(A) and for seven years he gave them into the hands of the Midianites.(B) 2 Because the power of Midian was so oppressive,(C) the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in mountain clefts, caves(D) and strongholds.(E) 3 Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites(F) and other eastern peoples(G) invaded the country. 4 They camped on the land and ruined the crops(H) all the way to Gaza(I) and did not spare a living thing for Israel, neither sheep nor cattle nor donkeys. 5 They came up with their livestock and their tents like swarms of locusts.(J) It was impossible to count them or their camels;(K) they invaded the land to ravage it. 6 Midian so impoverished the Israelites that they cried out(L) to the Lord for help.
7 When the Israelites cried out(M) to the Lord because of Midian, 8 he sent them a prophet,(N) who said, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt,(O) out of the land of slavery.(P) 9 I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians. And I delivered you from the hand of all your oppressors;(Q) I drove them out before you and gave you their land.(R) 10 I said to you, ‘I am the Lord your God; do not worship(S) the gods of the Amorites,(T) in whose land you live.’ But you have not listened to me.”
11 The angel of the Lord(U) came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah(V) that belonged to Joash(W) the Abiezrite,(X) where his son Gideon(Y) was threshing(Z) wheat in a winepress(AA) to keep it from the Midianites. 12 When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you,(AB) mighty warrior.(AC)”
13 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders(AD) that our ancestors told(AE) us about when they said, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up out of Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned(AF) us and given us into the hand of Midian.”
14 The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have(AG) and save(AH) Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?”
15 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan(AI) is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.(AJ)”
16 The Lord answered, “I will be with you(AK), and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive.”
17 Gideon replied, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, give me a sign(AL) that it is really you talking to me. 18 Please do not go away until I come back and bring my offering and set it before you.”
And the Lord said, “I will wait until you return.”
19 Gideon went inside, prepared a young goat,(AM) and from an ephah[a](AN) of flour he made bread without yeast. Putting the meat in a basket and its broth in a pot, he brought them out and offered them to him under the oak.(AO)
20 The angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened bread, place them on this rock,(AP) and pour out the broth.” And Gideon did so. 21 Then the angel of the Lord touched the meat and the unleavened bread(AQ) with the tip of the staff(AR) that was in his hand. Fire flared from the rock, consuming the meat and the bread. And the angel of the Lord disappeared. 22 When Gideon realized(AS) that it was the angel of the Lord, he exclaimed, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!”(AT)
23 But the Lord said to him, “Peace! Do not be afraid.(AU) You are not going to die.”(AV)
24 So Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and called(AW) it The Lord Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah(AX) of the Abiezrites.
25 That same night the Lord said to him, “Take the second bull from your father’s herd, the one seven years old.[b] Tear down your father’s altar to Baal and cut down the Asherah pole[c](AY) beside it. 26 Then build a proper kind of[d] altar to the Lord your God on the top of this height. Using the wood of the Asherah pole that you cut down, offer the second[e] bull as a burnt offering.(AZ)”
27 So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the Lord told him. But because he was afraid of his family and the townspeople, he did it at night rather than in the daytime.
28 In the morning when the people of the town got up, there was Baal’s altar,(BA) demolished, with the Asherah pole beside it cut down and the second bull sacrificed on the newly built altar!
29 They asked each other, “Who did this?”
When they carefully investigated, they were told, “Gideon son of Joash(BB) did it.”
30 The people of the town demanded of Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has broken down Baal’s altar(BC) and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”
31 But Joash replied to the hostile crowd around him, “Are you going to plead Baal’s cause?(BD) Are you trying to save him? Whoever fights for him shall be put to death by morning! If Baal really is a god, he can defend himself when someone breaks down his altar.” 32 So because Gideon broke down Baal’s altar, they gave him the name Jerub-Baal[f](BE) that day, saying, “Let Baal contend with him.”
33 Now all the Midianites, Amalekites(BF) and other eastern peoples(BG) joined forces and crossed over the Jordan and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.(BH) 34 Then the Spirit of the Lord came on(BI) Gideon, and he blew a trumpet,(BJ) summoning the Abiezrites(BK) to follow him. 35 He sent messengers throughout Manasseh, calling them to arms, and also into Asher,(BL) Zebulun and Naphtali,(BM) so that they too went up to meet them.(BN)
36 Gideon said to God, “If you will save(BO) Israel by my hand as you have promised— 37 look, I will place a wool fleece(BP) on the threshing floor.(BQ) If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know(BR) that you will save Israel by my hand, as you said.” 38 And that is what happened. Gideon rose early the next day; he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water.
39 Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me. Let me make just one more request.(BS) Allow me one more test with the fleece, but this time make the fleece dry and let the ground be covered with dew.” 40 That night God did so. Only the fleece was dry; all the ground was covered with dew.(BT)
Footnotes
- Judges 6:19 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms
- Judges 6:25 Or Take a full-grown, mature bull from your father’s herd
- Judges 6:25 That is, a wooden symbol of the goddess Asherah; also in verses 26, 28 and 30
- Judges 6:26 Or build with layers of stone an
- Judges 6:26 Or full-grown; also in verse 28
- Judges 6:32 Jerub-Baal probably means let Baal contend.
Judges 6
King James Version
Judges 6
King James Version
6 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 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 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 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 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 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the Lord.
7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord because of the Midianites,
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 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 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 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 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
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 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 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 And the Lord said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
17 And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
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 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 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 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 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 And the Lord said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
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 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 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 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 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 And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they enquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.
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 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 Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.
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 But the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.
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 And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,
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 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 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 And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
Judges 6
New King James Version
Judges 6
New King James Version
Midianites Oppress Israel
6 Then the children of Israel did (A)evil in the sight of the Lord. So the Lord delivered them into the hand of (B)Midian for seven years, 2 and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the children of Israel made for themselves the dens, (C)the caves, and the strongholds which are in the mountains. 3 So it was, whenever Israel had sown, Midianites would come up; also Amalekites and the (D)people of the East would come up against them. 4 Then they would encamp against them and (E)destroy the produce of the earth as far as Gaza, and leave no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep nor ox nor (F)donkey. 5 For they would come up with their livestock and their tents, coming in as numerous as locusts; both they and their camels were [a]without number; and they would enter the land to destroy it. 6 So Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites, and the children of Israel (G)cried out to the Lord.
7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried out to the Lord because of the Midianites, 8 that the Lord sent a prophet to the children of Israel, who said to them, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘I brought you up from Egypt and brought you out of the (H)house of [b]bondage; 9 and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of all who oppressed you, and (I)drove them out before you and gave you their land. 10 Also I said to you, “I am the Lord your God; (J)do not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.” But you have not obeyed My (K)voice.’ ”
Gideon
11 Now the Angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash (L)the Abiezrite, while his son (M)Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites. 12 And the (N)Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, “The Lord is (O)with you, you mighty man of valor!”
13 Gideon said to Him, “O [c]my lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And (P)where are all His miracles (Q)which our fathers told us about, saying, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the Lord has (R)forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.”
14 Then the Lord turned to him and said, (S)“Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. (T)Have I not sent you?”
15 So he said to Him, “O [d]my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed (U)my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.”
16 And the Lord said to him, (V)“Surely I will be with you, and you shall [e]defeat the Midianites as one man.”
17 Then he said to Him, “If now I have found favor in Your sight, then (W)show me a sign that it is You who talk with me. 18 (X)Do not depart from here, I pray, until I come to You and bring out my offering and set it before You.”
And He said, “I will wait until you come back.”
19 (Y)So Gideon went in and prepared a young goat, and unleavened bread from an ephah of flour. The meat he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot; and he brought them out to Him under the terebinth tree and presented them. 20 The Angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened bread and (Z)lay them on this rock, and (AA)pour out the broth.” And he did so.
21 Then the Angel of the Lord put out the end of the staff that was in His hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened bread; and (AB)fire rose out of the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. And the Angel of the Lord departed out of his sight.
22 Now Gideon (AC)perceived that He was the Angel of the Lord. So Gideon said, “Alas, O Lord God! (AD)For I have seen the Angel of the Lord face to face.”
23 Then the Lord said to him, (AE)“Peace be with you; do not fear, you shall not die.” 24 So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord, and called it [f]The-Lord-Is-Peace. To this day it is still (AF)in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
25 Now it came to pass the same night that the Lord said to him, “Take your father’s young bull, the second bull of seven years old, and (AG)tear down the altar of (AH)Baal that your father has, and (AI)cut down the [g]wooden image that is beside it; 26 and build an altar to the Lord your God on top of this [h]rock in the proper arrangement, and take the second bull and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the image which you shall cut down.” 27 So Gideon took ten men from among his servants and did as the Lord had said to him. But because he feared his father’s household and the men of the city too much to do it by day, he did it by night.
Gideon Destroys the Altar of Baal
28 And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, there was the altar of Baal, torn down; and the wooden image that was beside it was cut down, and the second bull was being offered on the altar which had been built. 29 So they said to one another, “Who has done this thing?” And when they had inquired and asked, they said, “Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing.” 30 Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son, that he may die, because he has torn down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the wooden image that was beside it.”
31 But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Would you [i]plead for Baal? Would you save him? Let the one who would plead for him be put to death by morning! If he is a god, let him plead for himself, because his altar has been torn down!” 32 Therefore on that day he called him (AJ)Jerubbaal,[j] saying, “Let Baal plead against him, because he has torn down his altar.”
33 Then all (AK)the Midianites and Amalekites, the people of the East, gathered together; and they crossed over and encamped in (AL)the Valley of Jezreel. 34 But (AM)the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon; then he (AN)blew the trumpet, and the Abiezrites gathered behind him. 35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh, who also gathered behind him. He also sent messengers to (AO)Asher, (AP)Zebulun, and Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
The Sign of the Fleece
36 So Gideon said to God, “If You will save Israel by my hand as You have said— 37 (AQ)look, I shall put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that You will save Israel by my hand, as You have said.” 38 And it was so. When he rose early the next morning and squeezed the fleece together, he wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowlful of water. 39 Then Gideon said to God, (AR)“Do not be angry with me, but let me speak just once more: Let me test, I pray, just once more with the fleece; let it now be dry only on the fleece, but on all the ground let there be dew.” 40 And God did so that night. It was dry on the fleece only, but there was dew on all the ground.
Footnotes
- Judges 6:5 innumerable
- Judges 6:8 slavery
- Judges 6:13 Heb. adoni, used of man
- Judges 6:15 Heb. Adonai, used of God
- Judges 6:16 Lit. strike
- Judges 6:24 Heb. YHWH Shalom
- Judges 6:25 Heb. Asherah, a Canaanite goddess
- Judges 6:26 stronghold
- Judges 6:31 contend
- Judges 6:32 Lit. Let Baal Plead
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