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Jueces 6
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Jueces 6
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Gedeón
6 Los israelitas hicieron lo malo ante los ojos del Señor, y él los entregó en manos de los madianitas durante siete años. 2 Era tal la tiranía de los madianitas que los israelitas se hicieron escondites en las montañas, las cuevas y otros lugares de refugio. 3 Siempre que los israelitas sembraban, los madianitas, amalecitas y otros pueblos del oriente venían y los atacaban. 4 Acampaban y arruinaban las cosechas por todo el territorio, hasta la región de Gaza. No dejaban en Israel nada con vida: ni ovejas, ni bueyes ni asnos. 5 Llegaban con su ganado y con sus tiendas de campaña como plaga de langostas. Tanto ellos como sus camellos eran incontables e invadían el país para devastarlo. 6 Era tal la miseria de los israelitas por causa de los madianitas que clamaron al Señor pidiendo ayuda.
7 Cuando los israelitas clamaron al Señor a causa de los madianitas, 8 el Señor les envió un profeta que dijo: «Así dice el Señor, Dios de Israel: “Yo los saqué de Egipto, tierra de esclavitud, 9 y los libré de su poder. También los libré del poder de todos sus opresores, a quienes expulsé de la presencia de ustedes para entregarles su tierra”. 10 Les dije: “Yo soy el Señor su Dios; no adoren a los dioses de los amorreos, en cuya tierra viven”. Pero ustedes no me obedecieron».
11 El ángel del Señor vino y se sentó bajo la encina que estaba en Ofra, la cual pertenecía a Joás, del clan de Abiezer. Su hijo Gedeón estaba limpiando trigo en un lagar, para protegerlo de los madianitas. 12 Cuando el ángel del Señor apareció ante Gedeón, dijo:
—¡El Señor está contigo, valiente guerrero!
13 —Pero, señor —respondió Gedeón—, si el Señor está con nosotros, ¿cómo es que nos sucede todo esto? ¿Dónde están todas las maravillas que nos contaban nuestros antepasados, cuando decían: “¡El Señor nos sacó de Egipto!”? ¡La verdad es que el Señor nos ha desamparado y nos ha entregado en manos de Madián!
14 El Señor lo encaró y le dijo:
—Ve con la fuerza que tienes y salvarás a Israel del poder de Madián. Yo soy quien te envía.
15 —Pero, señor —objetó Gedeón—, ¿cómo voy a salvar a Israel? Mi clan es el más débil de la tribu de Manasés y yo soy el más insignificante de mi familia.
16 El Señor respondió:
—Tú derrotarás a los madianitas como si fueran un solo hombre, porque yo estaré contigo.
17 —Si me he ganado tu favor, dame una señal de que en realidad eres tú quien habla conmigo —respondió Gedeón—. 18 Te ruego que no te vayas hasta que yo vuelva y traiga mi ofrenda y la ponga ante ti.
—Esperaré hasta que vuelvas —dijo el Señor.
19 Gedeón se fue a preparar un cabrito; además, con un efa[a] de harina hizo panes sin levadura. Luego puso la carne en una canasta y el caldo en una olla, y los llevó bajo la encina para ofrecerlos.
20 El ángel de Dios le dijo:
—Toma la carne y el pan sin levadura y ponlos sobre esta roca; luego derrama el caldo.
Y así lo hizo Gedeón. 21 Entonces, con la punta del bastón que llevaba en la mano, el ángel del Señor tocó la carne y el pan sin levadura; entonces de la roca salió fuego que consumió la carne y el pan. Luego el ángel del Señor desapareció de su vista. 22 Cuando Gedeón se dio cuenta de que se trataba del ángel del Señor, exclamó:
—¡Ay de mí, Señor y Dios! ¡He visto al ángel del Señor cara a cara!
23 Pero el Señor dijo:
—¡Quédate en paz! No temas. No vas a morir.
24 Entonces Gedeón construyó allí un altar al Señor y lo llamó «El Señor es la paz», el cual hasta el día de hoy se encuentra en Ofra de Abiezer.
25 Aquella misma noche el Señor le dijo: «Toma un novillo del rebaño de tu padre; el segundo, el que tiene siete años.[b] Derriba el altar que tu padre ha dedicado a Baal y el poste con la imagen de la diosa Aserá que está junto a él. 26 Luego, sobre la cima de este lugar de refugio, construye un altar apropiado[c] para el Señor tu Dios. Toma entonces la leña del poste de Aserá que cortaste y ofrece el segundo novillo[d] como un holocausto».
27 Gedeón llevó a diez de sus siervos e hizo lo que el Señor había ordenado. Pero en lugar de hacerlo de día lo hizo de noche, pues tenía miedo de su familia y de los hombres de la ciudad.
28 Cuando los hombres de la ciudad se levantaron por la mañana, vieron que el altar de Baal estaba destruido, que el poste con la imagen de la diosa Aserá estaba cortado y que el segundo novillo había sido sacrificado sobre el altar recién construido.
29 Entonces se preguntaban el uno al otro: «¿Quién habrá hecho esto?». Luego de investigar cuidadosamente, llegaron a la conclusión: «Gedeón, hijo de Joás, lo hizo».
30 Entonces los hombres de la ciudad exigieron a Joás:
—Saca a tu hijo, pues debe morir, porque destruyó el altar de Baal y derribó la imagen de Aserá que estaba junto a él.
31 Pero Joás respondió a todos los que lo amenazaban:
—¿Acaso van ustedes a defender a Baal? ¿Creen que lo van a salvar? ¡Cualquiera que defienda a Baal, que muera antes del amanecer! Si de veras Baal es un dios, debe poder defenderse de quien destruya su altar.
32 Por eso aquel día llamaron a Gedeón «Yerubaal»,[e] diciendo: «Que Baal se defienda contra él», porque él destruyó su altar.
33 Todos los madianitas, amalecitas y otros pueblos del oriente, se aliaron y cruzaron el Jordán, acampando en el valle de Jezrel. 34 Entonces Gedeón, tomado por el Espíritu del Señor, tocó la trompeta y todos los del clan de Abiezer fueron convocados a seguirlo. 35 Envió mensajeros a toda la tribu de Manasés, convocándolos para que lo siguieran, y además los envió a Aser, Zabulón y Neftalí, de modo que también estos se le unieron.
36 Gedeón dijo a Dios: «Si has de salvar a Israel por mi intervención, como has prometido, 37 mira, tenderé un vellón de lana en el lugar donde se limpia el trigo, sobre el suelo. Si el rocío cae solo sobre el vellón y todo el suelo alrededor queda seco, entonces sabré que salvarás a Israel por mi conducto, como prometiste».
38 Y así sucedió. Al día siguiente Gedeón se levantó temprano, exprimió el vellón para sacarle el rocío y llenó una taza de agua.
39 Entonces Gedeón dijo a Dios: «No te enojes conmigo. Déjame hacer solo una petición más. Permíteme hacer una prueba más con el vellón. Esta vez haz que solo el vellón quede seco y que todo el suelo quede cubierto de rocío».
40 Así lo hizo Dios aquella noche. Solo el vellón quedó seco, mientras que todo el suelo estaba cubierto de rocío.
Footnotes
- 6:19 Es decir, aprox. 16 kg.
- 6:25 Toma un novillo … siete años. Alt. Toma un novillo crecido, plenamente desarrollado, del rebaño de tu padre.
- 6:26 construye un altar apropiado. Alt. construye con capas de piedra un altar.
- 6:26 el segundo novillo. Alt. el novillo crecido; también en v. 28.
- 6:32 En hebreo, Yerubaal significa que Baal defienda.
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
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Judges 6
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
6 But the Israelites did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gave them into the hand of Midian for seven years.
2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of Midian the Israelites made themselves the dens which are in the mountains and the caves and the strongholds.
3 For whenever Israel had sown their seed, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the east came up against them.
4 They would encamp against them and destroy the crops as far as Gaza and leave no nourishment for Israel, and no ox or sheep or donkey.
5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came like locusts for multitude; both they and their camels could not be counted. So they wasted the land as they entered it.
6 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites, and the Israelites cried to the Lord.
7 And when they cried to the Lord because of Midian,
8 The Lord sent a prophet to the Israelites, who said to them, Thus says the Lord, the 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 who oppressed you, and drove them out from before you and gave you their land.
10 And I said to you, I am the Lord your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But you have not obeyed My voice.
11 Now the [a]Angel of the Lord came and sat under the oak (terebinth) at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, and his son Gideon was beating wheat in the winepress to hide it from the Midianites.
12 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, The Lord is with you, you mighty man of [fearless] courage.
13 And Gideon said to him, O sir, if the Lord is with us, why is all this befallen us? And where are all His wondrous works of which our fathers told us, saying, Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt? But now the Lord has forsaken us and given us into the hand of Midian.
14 The Lord turned to him and said, Go in this your might, and you shall save Israel from the hand of Midian. Have I not sent you?
15 Gideon said to Him, Oh Lord, how can I deliver Israel? Behold, my clan is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.
16 The Lord said to him, Surely I will be with you, and you shall smite the Midianites as one man.
17 Gideon said to Him, If now I have found favor in Your sight, then show me a sign that it is You Who talks with me.
18 Do not leave here, I pray You, until I return to You and bring my offering and set it before You. And He said, I will wait until you return.
19 Then Gideon went in and prepared a kid and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour. The meat he put in a basket and the broth in a pot, and brought them to Him under the oak and presented them.
20 And the Angel of God said to him, Take the meat and unleavened cakes and lay them on this rock and pour the broth over them. And he did so.
21 Then the Angel of the Lord reached out the tip of the staff that was in His hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes, and there flared up fire from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes. Then the Angel of the Lord vanished from his sight.
22 And when Gideon perceived that He was the Angel of the Lord, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord God! For now I have seen the Angel of the Lord face to face!
23 The Lord said to him, Peace be to you, do not fear; you shall not die.
24 Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and called it, The Lord is Peace. To this day it still stands in Ophrah, which belongs to the Abiezrites.
25 That night the Lord said to Gideon, Take your father’s bull, the second bull seven years old, and pull down the altar of Baal that your father has and cut down the Asherah [symbol of the goddess Asherah] that is beside it;
26 And build an altar to the Lord your God on top of this stronghold with stones laid in proper order. Then take the second bull and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the Asherah which you shall cut down.
27 Then Gideon took ten men of his servants and did as the Lord had told him, but because he was too afraid of his father’s household and the men of the city to do it by day, 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 Asherah was cut down that was beside it, and the second bull was offered on the altar which had been built.
29 And they said to one another, Who has done this thing? And when they searched and asked, they were told, Gideon son of Joash has done this thing.
30 Then the men of the city commanded Joash, Bring out your son, that he may die, for he has pulled down the altar of Baal and cut down the Asherah beside it.
31 But Joash said to all who stood against him, Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? He who will contend for Baal, let him be put to death while it is still morning. If Baal is a god, let him contend for himself because one has pulled down his altar.
32 Therefore on that day he called Gideon Jerubbaal, meaning, Let Baal contend against him, because he had pulled down his altar.
33 Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the east came together and, crossing the Jordan, encamped in the Valley of Jezreel.
34 But the Spirit of the Lord clothed Gideon with Himself and took possession of him, and he blew a trumpet, and [the clan of] Abiezer was gathered to him.
35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh, and the Manassites were called to follow him; and he sent messengers to Asher, to Zebulun, and to Naphtali, and they came up to meet them.
36 And Gideon said to God, If You will deliver Israel by my hand as You have said,
37 Behold, I will 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 deliver Israel by my hand, as You have said.
38 And it was so. When he rose early next morning and squeezed the dew out of the fleece, he wrung from it a bowlful of water.
39 And Gideon said to God, Let not your anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once. Let me make trial only this once with the fleece, I pray you; 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 on the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
Footnotes
- Judges 6:11 See footnote on Gen. 16:7.
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