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Jueces 7
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Jueces 7
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Gedeón derrota a los madianitas
7 Yerubaal —es decir, Gedeón— y todos sus hombres se levantaron de madrugada y acamparon en el manantial de Jarod. El campamento de los madianitas estaba al norte de ellos, en el valle que está al pie del monte de Moré. 2 El Señor dijo a Gedeón: «Tienes demasiada gente para que yo entregue a Madián en sus manos. A fin de que Israel no vaya a jactarse contra mí y diga que su propia fortaleza lo ha librado, 3 anúnciale ahora al pueblo: “¡Cualquiera que esté temblando de miedo, que se vuelva y se retire del monte de Galaad!”». Así que se volvieron veintidós mil hombres y se quedaron diez mil.
4 Pero el Señor dijo a Gedeón: «Todavía hay demasiada gente. Hazlos bajar al agua y allí los seleccionaré por ti. Si digo: “Este irá contigo”, ese irá; pero si digo: “Este no irá contigo”, ese no irá».
5 Gedeón hizo que los hombres bajaran al agua. Allí el Señor le dijo: «A los que laman el agua con la lengua, como los perros, sepáralos de los que se arrodillen a beber».
6 Trescientos hombres lamieron el agua llevándola de la mano a la boca. Todos los demás se arrodillaron para beber.
7 El Señor dijo a Gedeón: «Con los trescientos hombres que lamieron el agua, yo los salvaré; entregaré a los madianitas en tus manos. El resto, que se vaya a su casa».
8 Entonces Gedeón mandó a los demás israelitas a sus tiendas de campaña, pero retuvo a los trescientos, los cuales se hicieron cargo de las provisiones y de las trompetas de los otros.
El campamento de Madián estaba situado en el valle, más abajo del de Gedeón. 9 Aquella noche el Señor dijo a Gedeón: «Levántate y baja al campamento, porque voy a entregar en tus manos a los madianitas. 10 Si temes atacar, baja primero al campamento con tu criado Furá 11 y escucha lo que digan. Después de eso cobrarás valor para atacar el campamento».
Así que él y Furá, su criado, bajaron hasta los puestos de los centinelas, en las afueras del campamento. 12 Los madianitas, los amalecitas y todos los otros pueblos del oriente que se habían establecido en el valle eran numerosos como langostas. Sus camellos eran incontables, como la arena a la orilla del mar.
13 Gedeón llegó precisamente en el momento en que un hombre le contaba su sueño a un amigo.
—Tuve un sueño —decía—, en el que un pan de cebada llegaba rodando al campamento madianita, y con tal fuerza golpeaba una tienda de campaña que esta se volteaba y se venía abajo.
14 Su amigo respondió:
—Esto no significa otra cosa que la espada del israelita Gedeón, hijo de Joás. ¡Dios ha entregado en sus manos a los madianitas y a todo el campamento!
15 Cuando Gedeón oyó el relato del sueño y su interpretación, se postró en adoración. Luego volvió al campamento de Israel y ordenó: «¡Levántense! El Señor ha entregado en manos de ustedes el campamento madianita».
16 Gedeón dividió a los trescientos hombres en tres compañías y distribuyó entre todos ellos trompetas y cántaros vacíos, con antorchas dentro de los cántaros.
17 «Mírenme —les dijo—. Sigan mi ejemplo. Cuando llegue a las afueras del campamento, hagan exactamente lo mismo que me vean hacer. 18 Cuando todos los que están conmigo y yo toquemos nuestras trompetas, ustedes también toquen las suyas alrededor del campamento y digan: “Por el Señor y por Gedeón”».
19 Gedeón y los cien hombres que iban con él llegaron a las afueras del campamento durante el cambio de guardia, cuando estaba por comenzar el relevo de medianoche. Tocaron las trompetas y rompieron los cántaros que llevaban en sus manos. 20 Las tres compañías tocaron las trompetas e hicieron pedazos los cántaros. Tomaron las antorchas en la mano izquierda y, sosteniendo en la mano derecha las trompetas que iban a tocar, gritaron: «¡Desenvainen sus espadas, por el Señor y por Gedeón!». 21 Como cada hombre se mantuvo en su puesto alrededor del campamento, todos los madianitas salieron corriendo y dando alaridos mientras huían.
22 Al sonar las trescientas trompetas, el Señor hizo que los hombres de todo el campamento se atacaran entre sí con sus espadas. El ejército huyó hasta Bet Sitá, en dirección a Zererá, hasta la frontera de Abel Mejolá, cerca de Tabat. 23 Entonces se convocó a los israelitas de Neftalí y Aser, y a toda la tribu de Manasés, y estos persiguieron a los madianitas. 24 Por toda la región montañosa de Efraín, Gedeón envió mensajeros que decían: «Desciendan contra los madianitas y apodérense antes que ellos de los cruces del Jordán, hasta Bet Bará».
Se convocó entonces a todos los hombres de Efraín y estos se apoderaron de los cruces del Jordán, hasta Bet Bará. 25 También capturaron a Oreb y Zeb, los dos líderes madianitas. A Oreb lo mataron en la roca de Oreb y a Zeb, en el lagar de Zeb. Luego de perseguir a los madianitas, llevaron las cabezas de Oreb y de Zeb a Gedeón, que estaba al otro lado del Jordán.
Judges 7
King James Version
Judges 7
King James Version
7 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.
2 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.
3 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.
4 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.
5 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.
6 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.
7 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.
8 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.
9 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.
Judges 7
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Judges 7
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
7 Then Jerubbaal, that is, Gideon, and all the people who were with him rose early and encamped beside the spring of Harod; and the camp of Midian was north of them by the hill of Moreh in the valley.
2 The Lord said to Gideon, The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel boast about themselves against Me, saying, My own hand has delivered me.
3 So now proclaim in the ears of the men, saying, Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him turn back and depart from Mount Gilead. And 22,000 of the men returned, but 10,000 remained.
4 And the Lord said to Gideon, The men are still too many; bring them down to the water, and I will test them for you there. And he of whom I say to you, This man shall go with you, shall go with you; and he of whom I say to you, This man shall not go with you, shall not go.
5 So he brought the men down to the water, and the Lord said to Gideon, Everyone who laps up the water with his tongue as a dog laps it, you shall set by himself, likewise everyone who bows down on his knees to drink.
6 And the number of those who lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was 300 men, but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.
7 And the Lord said to Gideon, With the 300 men who lapped I will deliver you, and give the Midianites into your hand. Let all the others return every man to his home.
8 So the people took provisions and their trumpets in their hands, and he sent all the rest of Israel every man to his home and retained those 300 men. And the host of Midian was below him in the valley.
9 That same night the Lord said to Gideon, Arise, go down against their camp, for I have given it into your hand.
10 But if you fear to go down, go with Purah your servant down to the camp
11 And you shall hear what they say, and afterward your hands shall be strengthened to go down against the camp. Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outposts of the camp of the armed men.
12 And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the sons of the east lay along the valley like locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand on the seashore for multitude.
13 When Gideon arrived, behold, a man was telling a dream to his comrade. And he said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and behold, a cake of [a]barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian and came to the tent and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down so that the tent lay flat.
14 And his comrade replied, This is nothing else but the sword of Gideon son of Joash, a man of Israel. Into his hand God has given Midian and all the host.
15 When Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, he worshiped and returned to the camp of Israel and said, Arise, for the Lord has given into your hand the host of Midian.
16 And he divided the 300 men into three companies, and he put into the hands of all of them trumpets and empty pitchers, with torches inside the pitchers.
17 And he said to them, Look at me, then do likewise. When I come to the edge of their camp, do as I do.
18 When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then you blow the trumpets also on every side of all the camp and shout, For the Lord and for Gideon!
19 So Gideon and the 100 men who were with him came to the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, when the guards had just been changed, and they blew the trumpets and smashed the pitchers that were in their hands.
20 And the three companies blew the trumpets and shattered the pitchers, holding the torches in their left hands, and in their right hands the trumpets to blow [leaving no chance to use swords], and they cried, The sword for the Lord and Gideon!
21 They stood every man in his place round about the camp, and all the [Midianite] army ran—they cried out and fled.
22 When [Gideon’s men] blew the 300 trumpets, the Lord set every [Midianite’s] sword against his comrade and against all the army, and the army fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel-meholah by Tabbath.
23 And the men of Israel were called together out of Naphtali and Asher and all Manasseh, and they pursued Midian.
24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites and take all the intervening fords as far as Beth-barah and also the Jordan. So all the men of Ephraim were gathered together and took all the fords as far as Beth-barah and also the Jordan.
25 And [the men of Ephraim] took the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb, and they slew Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian; and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon beyond the Jordan.
Footnotes
- Judges 7:13 Alluding to the insignificance of Gideon and his family, or perhaps his whole troop. Barley then, as it is still, was distinguished from “fine flour.” “To heare himselfe but a Barly-cake, troubled him not. It matters not how base wee be thought, so wee be victorious” (Bishop Joseph Hall, cited by The Cambridge Bible).
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