Judges 6 | Sacred Texts Archive

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1  And the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ did⁶²¹³ evil⁷⁴⁵¹ in the sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ of the LORD:³⁰⁶⁸ and the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ them into the hand³⁰²⁷ of Midian⁴⁰⁸⁰ seven⁷⁶⁵¹ years.⁸¹⁴¹

2  And the hand³⁰²⁷ of Midian⁴⁰⁸⁰ prevailed⁵⁸¹⁰ against⁵⁹²¹ Israel:³⁴⁷⁸ and because^{4480 6440} of the Midianites⁴⁰⁸⁰ the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ made⁶²¹³ them ⁸⁵³ the dens⁴⁴⁹² which⁸³⁴ are in the mountains,²⁰²² and caves,⁴⁶³¹ and strongholds.⁴⁶⁷⁹

3  And so it was,¹⁹⁶¹ when⁵¹⁸ Israel³⁴⁷⁸ had sown,²²³² that the Midianites⁴⁰⁸⁰ came up,⁵⁹²⁷ and the Amalekites,⁶⁰⁰³ and the children¹¹²¹ of the east,⁶⁹²⁴ even they came up⁵⁹²⁷ against⁵⁹²¹ them;

4  And they encamped²⁵⁸³ against⁵⁹²¹ them, and destroyed^{7843 853} the increase²⁹⁸¹ of the earth,⁷⁷⁶ till⁵⁷⁰⁴ thou come⁹³⁵ unto Gaza,⁵⁸⁰⁴ and left⁷⁶⁰⁴ no³⁸⁰⁸ sustenance⁴²⁴¹ for Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ neither sheep,⁷⁷¹⁶ nor ox,⁷⁷⁹⁴ nor ass.²⁵⁴³

5  For³⁵⁸⁸ they¹⁹⁹² came up⁵⁹²⁷ with their cattle⁴⁷³⁵ and their tents,¹⁶⁸ and they came⁹³⁵ as¹⁹⁹² grasshoppers⁶⁹⁷ for multitude;⁷²³⁰ for both they¹⁹⁹² and their camels¹⁵⁸¹ were without³⁶⁹ number:⁴⁵⁵⁷ and they entered⁹³⁵ into the land⁷⁷⁶ to destroy⁷⁸⁴³ it.

6  And Israel³⁴⁷⁸ was greatly³⁹⁶⁶ impoverished¹⁸⁰⁹ because^{4480 6440} of the Midianites;⁴⁰⁸⁰ and the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ cried²¹⁹⁹ unto⁴¹³ the LORD.³⁰⁶⁸

7  And it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ when³⁵⁸⁸ the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ cried²¹⁹⁹ unto⁴¹³ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ because of^{5921 182} the Midianites,⁴⁰⁸⁰

8  That the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ sent⁷⁹⁷¹ a prophet⁵⁰³⁰ unto⁴¹³ the children¹¹²¹ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ which said⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Thus³⁵⁴¹ saith⁵⁵⁹ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ God⁴³⁰ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ I⁵⁹⁵ brought you up^{5927 853} from Egypt,^{4480 4714} and brought you forth^{3318 853} out of the house^{4480 1004} of bondage;⁵⁶⁵⁰

9  And I delivered⁵³³⁷ you out of the hand^{4480 3027} of the Egyptians,⁴⁷¹⁴ and out of the hand^{4480 3027} of all³⁶⁰⁵ that oppressed³⁹⁰⁵ you, and drove them out^{1644 853} from before^{4480 6440} you, and gave⁵⁴¹⁴ you ⁸⁵³ their land;⁷⁷⁶

10  And I said⁵⁵⁹ unto you, I⁵⁸⁹ am the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ your God;⁴³⁰ fear³³⁷² not^{3808 853} the gods⁴³⁰ of the Amorites,⁵⁶⁷ in whose⁸³⁴ land⁷⁷⁶ ye⁸⁵⁹ dwell:³⁴²⁷ but ye have not³⁸⁰⁸ obeyed⁸⁰⁸⁵ my voice.⁶⁹⁶³

11  And there came⁹³⁵ an angel⁴³⁹⁷ of the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ and sat³⁴²⁷ under⁸⁴⁷⁸ an oak⁴²⁴ which⁸³⁴ was in Ophrah,⁶⁰⁸⁴ that⁸³⁴ pertained unto Joash³¹⁰¹ the Abi-ezrite:³³ and his son¹¹²¹ Gideon¹⁴³⁹ threshed²²⁵¹ wheat²⁴⁰⁶ by the winepress,¹⁶⁶⁰ to hide⁵¹²⁷ it from^{4480 6440} the Midianites.⁴⁰⁸⁰

12  And the angel⁴³⁹⁷ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ appeared⁷²⁰⁰ unto⁴¹³ him, and said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ him, The LORD³⁰⁶⁸ is with⁵⁹⁷³ thee, thou mighty man¹³⁶⁸ of valor.²⁴²⁸

13  And Gideon¹⁴³⁹ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ him, Oh⁹⁹⁴ my Lord,¹¹³ if the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ be³⁴²⁶ with⁵⁹⁷³ us, why⁴¹⁰⁰ then is all³⁶⁰⁵ this²⁰⁶³ befallen⁴⁶⁷² us? and where³⁴⁶ be all³⁶⁰⁵ his miracles⁶³⁸¹ which⁸³⁴ our fathers¹ told⁵⁶⁰⁸ us of, saying,⁵⁵⁹ Did not³⁸⁰⁸ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ bring us up⁵⁹²⁷ from Egypt?^{4480 4714} but now⁶²⁵⁸ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ hath forsaken⁵²⁰³ us, and delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ us into the hands³⁷⁰⁹ of the Midianites.⁴⁰⁸⁰

14  And the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ looked⁶⁴³⁷ upon⁴¹³ him, and said,⁵⁵⁹ Go in¹⁹⁸⁰ this²⁰⁸⁸ thy might,³⁵⁸¹ and thou shalt save^{3467 853} Israel³⁴⁷⁸ from the hand^{4480 3709} of the Midianites:⁴⁰⁸⁰ have not³⁸⁰⁸ I sent⁷⁹⁷¹ thee?

15  And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ him, Oh⁹⁹⁴ my Lord,¹³⁶ wherewith⁴¹⁰⁰ shall I save^{3467 853} Israel?³⁴⁷⁸ behold,²⁰⁰⁹ my family⁵⁰⁴ is poor¹⁸⁰⁰ in Manasseh,⁴⁵¹⁹ and I⁵⁹⁵ am the least⁶⁸¹⁰ in my father's¹ house.¹⁰⁰⁴

16  And the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ him, Surely³⁵⁸⁸ I will be¹⁹⁶¹ with⁵⁹⁷³ thee, and thou shalt smite^{5221 853} the Midianites⁴⁰⁸⁰ as one²⁵⁹ man.³⁷⁶

17  And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ him, If⁵¹⁸ now⁴⁹⁹⁴ I have found⁴⁶⁷² grace²⁵⁸⁰ in thy sight,⁵⁸⁶⁹ then show⁶²¹³ me a sign²²⁶ that thou^{7945 859} talkest¹⁶⁹⁶ with⁵⁹⁷³ me.

18  Depart⁴¹⁸⁵ not⁴⁰⁸ hence,^{4480 2088} I pray thee,⁴⁹⁹⁴ until⁵⁷⁰⁴ I come⁹³⁵ unto⁴¹³ thee, and bring forth^{3318 853} my present,⁴⁵⁰³ and set⁵¹¹⁷ it before⁶⁴⁴⁰ thee. And he said,⁵⁵⁹ I⁵⁹⁵ will tarry³⁴²⁷ until⁵⁷⁰⁴ thou come again.⁷⁷²⁵

19  And Gideon¹⁴³⁹ went in,⁹³⁵ and made ready⁶²¹³ a kid,^{1423 5795} and unleavened cakes⁴⁶⁸² of an ephah³⁷⁴ of flour:⁷⁰⁵⁸ the flesh¹³²⁰ he put⁷⁷⁶⁰ in a basket,⁵⁵³⁶ and he put⁷⁷⁶⁰ the broth⁴⁸³⁹ in a pot,⁶⁵¹⁷ and brought it out³³¹⁸ unto⁴¹³ him under^{413 8478} the oak,⁴²⁴ and presented⁵⁰⁶⁶ it.

20  And the angel⁴³⁹⁷ of God⁴³⁰ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ him, Take^{3947 853} the flesh¹³²⁰ and the unleavened cakes,⁴⁶⁸² and lay⁵¹¹⁷ them upon⁴¹³ this¹⁹⁷⁵ rock,⁵⁵⁵³ and pour out⁸²¹⁰ the broth.⁴⁸³⁹ And he did⁶²¹³ so.³⁶⁵¹

21  Then the angel⁴³⁹⁷ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ put forth^{7971 853} the end⁷⁰⁹⁷ of the staff⁴⁹³⁸ that⁸³⁴ was in his hand,³⁰²⁷ and touched⁵⁰⁶⁰ the flesh¹³²⁰ and the unleavened cakes;⁴⁶⁸² and there rose up⁵⁹²⁷ fire⁷⁸⁴ out of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the rock,⁶⁶⁹⁷ and consumed^{398 853} the flesh¹³²⁰ and the unleavened cakes.⁴⁶⁸² Then the angel⁴³⁹⁷ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ departed¹⁹⁸⁰ out of his sight.^{4480 5869}

22  And when Gideon¹⁴³⁹ perceived⁷²⁰⁰ that³⁵⁸⁸ he¹⁹³¹ was an angel⁴³⁹⁷ of the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ Gideon¹⁴³⁹ said,⁵⁵⁹ Alas,¹⁶² O Lord¹³⁶ GOD!³⁰⁶⁹ for³⁵⁸⁸ because^{5921 3651} I have seen⁷²⁰⁰ an angel⁴³⁹⁷ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ face⁶⁴⁴⁰ to⁴¹³ face.⁶⁴⁴⁰

23  And the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto him, Peace⁷⁹⁶⁵ be unto thee; fear³³⁷² not:⁴⁰⁸ thou shalt not³⁸⁰⁸ die.⁴¹⁹¹

24  Then Gideon¹⁴³⁹ built¹¹²⁹ an altar⁴¹⁹⁶ there⁸⁰³³ unto the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ and called⁷¹²¹ it Jehovah-shalom:³⁰⁷³ unto⁵⁷⁰⁴ this²⁰⁸⁸ day³¹¹⁷ it is yet⁵⁷⁵⁰ in Ophrah⁶⁰⁸⁴ of the Abi-ezrites.³³

25  And it came to pass¹⁹⁶¹ the same¹⁹³¹ night,³⁹¹⁵ that the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto him, Take^{3947 853} thy father's¹ young bullock,^{6499 7794} even the second⁸¹⁴⁵ bullock⁶⁴⁹⁹ of seven⁷⁶⁵¹ years⁸¹⁴¹ old, and throw down^{2040 853} the altar⁴¹⁹⁶ of Baal¹¹⁶⁸ that⁸³⁴ thy father¹ hath, and cut down³⁷⁷² the grove⁸⁴² that⁸³⁴ is by⁵⁹²¹ it:

26  And build¹¹²⁹ an altar⁴¹⁹⁶ unto the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ thy God⁴³⁰ upon⁵⁹²¹ the top⁷²¹⁸ of this²⁰⁸⁸ rock,⁴⁵⁸¹ in the ordered place,⁴⁶³⁴ and take^{3947 853} the second⁸¹⁴⁵ bullock,⁶⁴⁹⁹ and offer⁵⁹²⁷ a burnt sacrifice⁵⁹³⁰ with the wood⁶⁰⁸⁶ of the grove⁸⁴² which⁸³⁴ thou shalt cut down.³⁷⁷²

27  Then Gideon¹⁴³⁹ took³⁹⁴⁷ ten⁶²³⁵ men³⁷⁶ of his servants,^{4480 5650} and did⁶²¹³ as⁸³⁴ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ had said¹⁶⁹⁶ unto⁴¹³ him: and so it was,¹⁹⁶¹ because⁸³⁴ he feared^{3372 853} his father's¹ household,¹⁰⁰⁴ and the men³⁷⁶ of the city,⁵⁸⁹² that he could not do^{4480 6213} it by day,³¹¹⁹ that he did⁶²¹³ it by night.³⁹¹⁵

28  And when the men³⁷⁶ of the city⁵⁸⁹² arose early⁷⁹²⁵ in the morning,¹²⁴² behold,²⁰⁰⁹ the altar⁴¹⁹⁶ of Baal¹¹⁶⁸ was cast down,⁵⁴²² and the grove⁸⁴² was cut down³⁷⁷² that⁸³⁴ was by⁵⁹²¹ it, and the second⁸¹⁴⁵ bullock⁶⁴⁹⁹ was offered⁵⁹²⁷ upon⁵⁹²¹ the altar⁴¹⁹⁶ that was built.¹¹²⁹

29  And they said⁵⁵⁹ one³⁷⁶ to⁴¹³ another,⁷⁴⁵³ Who⁴³¹⁰ hath done⁶²¹³ this²⁰⁸⁸ thing?¹⁶⁹⁷ And when they inquired¹⁸⁷⁵ and asked,¹²⁴⁵ they said,⁵⁵⁹ Gideon¹⁴³⁹ the son¹¹²¹ of Joash³¹⁰¹ hath done⁶²¹³ this²⁰⁸⁸ thing.¹⁶⁹⁷

30  Then the men³⁷⁶ of the city⁵⁸⁹² said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ Joash,³¹⁰¹ Bring out^{3318 853} thy son,¹¹²¹ that he may die:⁴¹⁹¹ because³⁵⁸⁸ he hath cast down^{5422 853} the altar⁴¹⁹⁶ of Baal,¹¹⁶⁸ and because³⁵⁸⁸ he hath cut down³⁷⁷² the grove⁸⁴² that⁸³⁴ was by⁵⁹²¹ it.

31  And Joash³¹⁰¹ said⁵⁵⁹ unto all³⁶⁰⁵ that⁸³⁴ stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ against⁵⁹²¹ him, Will ye⁸⁵⁹ plead⁷³⁷⁸ for Baal?¹¹⁶⁸ will ye⁸⁵⁹ save³⁴⁶⁷ him? he that⁸³⁴ will plead⁷³⁷⁸ for him, let him be put to death⁴¹⁹¹ whilst⁵⁷⁰⁴ it is yet morning:¹²⁴² if⁵¹⁸ he¹⁹³¹ be a god,⁴³⁰ let him plead⁷³⁷⁸ for himself, because³⁵⁸⁸ one hath cast down^{5422 853} his altar.⁴¹⁹⁶

32  Therefore on that¹⁹³¹ day³¹¹⁷ he called⁷¹²¹ him Jerubbaal,³³⁷⁸ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Let Baal¹¹⁶⁸ plead⁷³⁷⁸ against him, because³⁵⁸⁸ he hath thrown down^{5422 853} his altar.⁴¹⁹⁶

33  Then all³⁶⁰⁵ the Midianites⁴⁰⁸⁰ and the Amalekites⁶⁰⁰³ and the children¹¹²¹ of the east⁶⁹²⁴ were gathered⁶²² together,³¹⁶² and went over,⁵⁶⁷⁴ and pitched²⁵⁸³ in the valley⁶⁰¹⁰ of Jezreel.³¹⁵⁷

34  But the Spirit⁷³⁰⁷ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ came upon^{3847 853} Gideon,¹⁴³⁹ and he blew⁸⁶²⁸ a trumpet;⁷⁷⁸² and Abi-ezer⁴⁴ was gathered²¹⁹⁹ after³¹⁰ him.

35  And he sent⁷⁹⁷¹ messengers⁴³⁹⁷ throughout all³⁶⁰⁵ Manasseh;⁴⁵¹⁹ who¹⁹³¹ also¹⁵⁷¹ was gathered²¹⁹⁹ after³¹⁰ him: and he sent⁷⁹⁷¹ messengers⁴³⁹⁷ unto Asher,⁸³⁶ and unto Zebulun,²⁰⁷⁴ and unto Naphtali;⁵³²¹ and they came up⁵⁹²⁷ to meet⁷¹²⁵ them.

36  And Gideon¹⁴³⁹ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ God,⁴³⁰ If⁵¹⁸ thou³⁴²⁶ wilt save^{3467 853} Israel³⁴⁷⁸ by mine hand,³⁰²⁷ as⁸³⁴ thou hast said,¹⁶⁹⁶

37  Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ I⁵⁹⁵ will put^{3322 853} a fleece¹⁴⁹² of wool⁶⁷⁸⁵ in the floor;¹⁶³⁷ and if⁵¹⁸ the dew²⁹¹⁹ be¹⁹⁶¹ on⁵⁹²¹ the fleece¹⁴⁹² only,⁹⁰⁵ and it be dry²⁷²¹ upon⁵⁹²¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ the earth⁷⁷⁶ beside, then shall I know³⁰⁴⁵ that³⁵⁸⁸ thou wilt save^{3467 853} Israel³⁴⁷⁸ by mine hand,³⁰²⁷ as⁸³⁴ thou hast said.¹⁶⁹⁶

38  And it was¹⁹⁶¹ so:³⁶⁵¹ for he rose up early⁷⁹²⁵ on the morrow,^{4480 4283} and thrust^{2115 853} the fleece¹⁴⁹² together,²¹¹⁵ and wrung⁴⁶⁸⁰ the dew²⁹¹⁹ out of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the fleece,¹⁴⁹² a bowl⁵⁶⁰² full⁴³⁹² of water.⁴³²⁵

39  And Gideon¹⁴³⁹ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ God,⁴³⁰ Let not⁴⁰⁸ thine anger⁶³⁹ be hot²⁷³⁴ against me and I will speak¹⁶⁹⁶ but³⁸⁹ this once:⁶⁴⁷¹ let me prove,⁵²⁵⁴ I pray thee,⁴⁹⁹⁴ but⁷⁵³⁵ this once⁶⁴⁷¹ with the fleece;¹⁴⁹² let it now⁴⁹⁹⁴ be¹⁹⁶¹ dry²⁷²¹ only⁹⁰⁵ upon⁴¹³ the fleece,¹⁴⁹² and upon⁵⁹²¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ the ground⁷⁷⁶ let there be¹⁹⁶¹ dew.²⁹¹⁹

40  And God⁴³⁰ did⁶²¹³ so³⁶⁵¹ that¹⁹³¹ night:³⁹¹⁵ for it was¹⁹⁶¹ dry²⁷²¹ upon⁴¹³ the fleece¹⁴⁹² only,⁹⁰⁵ and there was¹⁹⁶¹ dew²⁹¹⁹ on⁵⁹²¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ the ground.⁷⁷⁶

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1 καὶ ἐποίησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον κυρίου καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτοὺς κύριος ἐν χειρὶ Μαδιαμ ἑπτὰ ἔτη

2 καὶ ἴσχυσεν χεὶρ Μαδιαμ ἐπὶ Ισραηλ καὶ ἐποίησαν ἑαυτοῖς οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ ἀπὸ προσώπου Μαδιαμ τὰς τρυμαλιὰς τὰς ἐν τοῖς ὄρεσιν καὶ τὰ σπήλαια καὶ τὰ κρεμαστά

3 καὶ ἐγένετο ἐὰν ἔσπειραν οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ καὶ ἀνέβαιναν Μαδιαμ καὶ Αμαληκ καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ ἀνατολῶν συνανέβαινον αὐτοῖς

4 καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς αὐτοὺς καὶ κατέφθειραν τοὺς καρποὺς αὐτῶν ἕως ἐλθεῖν εἰς Γάζαν καὶ οὐ κατέλιπον ὑπόστασιν ζωῆς ἐν τῇ γῇ Ισραηλ οὐδὲ ἐν τοῖς ποιμνίοις ταῦρον καὶ ὄνον

5 ὅτι αὐτοὶ καὶ αἱ κτήσεις αὐτῶν ἀνέβαινον καὶ αἱ σκηναὶ αὐτῶν παρεγίνοντο καθὼς ἀκρὶς εἰς πλῆθος καὶ αὐτοῖς καὶ τοῖς καμήλοις αὐτῶν οὐκ ἦν ἀριθμός καὶ ἤρχοντο εἰς τὴν γῆν Ισραηλ καὶ διέφθειρον αὐτήν

6 καὶ ἐπτώχευσεν Ισραηλ σφόδρα ἀπὸ προσώπου Μαδιαμ καὶ ἐβόησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ πρὸς κύριον

7 ἀπὸ προσώπου Μαδιαμ

8 καὶ ἐξαπέστειλεν κύριος ἄνδρα προφήτην πρὸς τοὺς υἱοὺς Ισραηλ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς τάδε λέγει κύριος ὁ θεὸς Ισραηλ ἐγώ εἰμι ὃς ἀνήγαγον ὑμᾶς ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου καὶ ἐξήγαγον ὑμᾶς ἐξ οἴκου δουλείας ὑμῶν

9 καὶ ἐρρυσάμην ὑμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς Αἰγύπτου καὶ ἐκ χειρὸς πάντων τῶν θλιβόντων ὑμᾶς καὶ ἐξέβαλον αὐτοὺς ἐκ προσώπου ὑμῶν καὶ ἔδωκα ὑμῖν τὴν γῆν αὐτῶν

10 καὶ εἶπα ὑμῖν ἐγὼ κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν οὐ φοβηθήσεσθε τοὺς θεοὺς τοῦ Αμορραίου ἐν οἷς ὑμεῖς καθήσεσθε ἐν τῇ γῇ αὐτῶν καὶ οὐκ εἰσηκούσατε τῆς φωνῆς μου

11 καὶ ἦλθεν ἄγγελος κυρίου καὶ ἐκάθισεν ὑπὸ τὴν τερέμινθον τὴν ἐν Εφραθα τὴν Ιωας πατρὸς τοῦ Εσδρι καὶ Γεδεων υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ῥαβδίζων σῖτον ἐν ληνῷ εἰς ἐκφυγεῖν ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ Μαδιαμ

12 καὶ ὤφθη αὐτῷ ὁ ἄγγελος κυρίου καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν κύριος μετὰ σοῦ ἰσχυρὸς τῶν δυνάμεων

13 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν Γεδεων ἐν ἐμοί κύριέ μου καὶ εἰ ἔστιν κύριος μεθ᾽ ἡμῶν εἰς τί εὗρεν ἡμᾶς τὰ κακὰ ταῦτα καὶ ποῦ ἐστιν πάντα τὰ θαυμάσια αὐτοῦ ἃ διηγήσαντο ἡμῖν οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν λέγοντες μὴ οὐχὶ ἐξ Αἰγύπτου ἀνήγαγεν ἡμᾶς κύριος καὶ νῦν ἐξέρριψεν ἡμᾶς καὶ ἔδωκεν ἡμᾶς ἐν χειρὶ Μαδιαμ

14 καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ ἄγγελος κυρίου καὶ εἶπεν πορεύου ἐν ἰσχύι σου ταύτῃ καὶ σώσεις τὸν Ισραηλ ἐκ χειρὸς Μαδιαμ ἰδοὺ ἐξαπέστειλά σε

15 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν Γεδεων ἐν ἐμοί κύριέ μου ἐν τίνι σώσω τὸν Ισραηλ ἰδοὺ ἡ χιλιάς μου ἠσθένησεν ἐν Μανασση καὶ ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ μικρότερος ἐν οἴκῳ πατρός μου

16 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ ἄγγελος κυρίου κύριος ἔσται μετὰ σοῦ καὶ πατάξεις τὴν Μαδιαμ ὡσεὶ ἄνδρα ἕνα

17 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν Γεδεων εἰ δὲ εὗρον ἔλεος ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς σου καὶ ποιήσεις μοι σήμερον πᾶν ὅ τι ἐλάλησας μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ

18 μὴ χωρισθῇς ἐντεῦθεν ἕως τοῦ ἐλθεῖν με πρὸς σέ καὶ ἐξοίσω τὴν θυσίαν καὶ θήσω ἐνώπιόν σου καὶ εἶπεν ἐγώ εἰμι καθίομαι ἕως τοῦ ἐπιστρέψαι σε

19 καὶ Γεδεων εἰσῆλθεν καὶ ἐποίησεν ἔριφον αἰγῶν καὶ οιφι ἀλεύρου ἄζυμα καὶ τὰ κρέα ἔθηκεν ἐν τῷ κοφίνῳ καὶ τὸν ζωμὸν ἔβαλεν ἐν τῇ χύτρᾳ καὶ ἐξήνεγκεν αὐτὰ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τὴν τερέμινθον καὶ προσήγγισεν

20 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ ἄγγελος τοῦ θεοῦ λαβὲ τὰ κρέα καὶ τὰ ἄζυμα καὶ θὲς πρὸς τὴν πέτραν ἐκείνην καὶ τὸν ζωμὸν ἐχόμενα ἔκχεε καὶ ἐποίησεν οὕτως

21 καὶ ἐξέτεινεν ὁ ἄγγελος κυρίου τὸ ἄκρον τῆς ῥάβδου τῆς ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἥψατο τῶν κρεῶν καὶ τῶν ἀζύμων καὶ ἀνέβη πῦρ ἐκ τῆς πέτρας καὶ κατέφαγεν τὰ κρέα καὶ τοὺς ἀζύμους καὶ ὁ ἄγγελος κυρίου ἐπορεύθη ἀπὸ ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ

22 καὶ εἶδεν Γεδεων ὅτι ἄγγελος κυρίου οὗτός ἐστιν καὶ εἶπεν Γεδεων ἆ ἆ κύριέ μου κύριε ὅτι εἶδον ἄγγελον κυρίου πρόσωπον πρὸς πρόσωπον

23 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ κύριος εἰρήνη σοι μὴ φοβοῦ οὐ μὴ ἀποθάνῃς

24 καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν ἐκεῖ Γεδεων θυσιαστήριον τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ ἐπεκάλεσεν αὐτῷ εἰρήνη κυρίου ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης ἔτι αὐτοῦ ὄντος ἐν Εφραθα πατρὸς τοῦ Εσδρι

25 καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ νυκτὶ ἐκείνῃ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ κύριος λαβὲ τὸν μόσχον τὸν ταῦρον ὅς ἐστιν τῷ πατρί σου καὶ μόσχον δεύτερον ἑπταετῆ καὶ καθελεῖς τὸ θυσιαστήριον τοῦ Βααλ ὅ ἐστιν τῷ πατρί σου καὶ τὸ ἄλσος τὸ ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸ ὀλεθρεύσεις

26 καὶ οἰκοδομήσεις θυσιαστήριον κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ σου ἐπὶ κορυφὴν τοῦ Μαουεκ τούτου ἐν τῇ παρατάξει καὶ λήμψῃ τὸν μόσχον τὸν δεύτερον καὶ ἀνοίσεις ὁλοκαύτωμα ἐν τοῖς ξύλοις τοῦ ἄλσους οὗ ἐξολεθρεύσεις

27 καὶ ἔλαβεν Γεδεων δέκα ἄνδρας ἀπὸ τῶν δούλων ἑαυτοῦ καὶ ἐποίησεν ὃν τρόπον ἐλάλησεν πρὸς αὐτὸν κύριος καὶ ἐγενήθη ὡς ἐφοβήθη τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ τοὺς ἄνδρας τῆς πόλεως τοῦ ποιῆσαι ἡμέρας καὶ ἐποίησεν νυκτός

28 καὶ ὤρθρισαν οἱ ἄνδρες τῆς πόλεως τὸ πρωί καὶ ἰδοὺ καθῄρητο τὸ θυσιαστήριον τοῦ Βααλ καὶ τὸ ἄλσος τὸ ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ ὠλέθρευτο καὶ εἶδαν τὸν μόσχον τὸν δεύτερον ὃν ἀνήνεγκεν ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον τὸ ᾠκοδομημένον

29 καὶ εἶπεν ἀνὴρ πρὸς τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ τίς ἐποίησεν τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο καὶ ἐπεζήτησαν καὶ ἠρεύνησαν καὶ ἔγνωσαν ὅτι Γεδεων υἱὸς Ιωας ἐποίησεν τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο

30 καὶ εἶπον οἱ ἄνδρες τῆς πόλεως πρὸς Ιωας ἐξένεγκε τὸν υἱόν σου καὶ ἀποθανέτω ὅτι καθεῖλεν τὸ θυσιαστήριον τοῦ Βααλ καὶ ὅτι ὠλέθρευσεν τὸ ἄλσος τὸ ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ

31 καὶ εἶπεν Ιωας τοῖς ἀνδράσιν πᾶσιν οἳ ἐπανέστησαν αὐτῷ μὴ ὑμεῖς νῦν δικάζεσθε ὑπὲρ τοῦ Βααλ ἢ ὑμεῖς σώσετε αὐτόν ὃς ἐὰν δικάσηται αὐτῷ θανατωθήτω ἕως πρωί εἰ θεός ἐστιν δικαζέσθω αὐτῷ ὅτι καθεῖλεν τὸ θυσιαστήριον αὐτοῦ

32 καὶ ἐκάλεσεν αὐτὸ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ Ιαρβααλ λέγων δικασάσθω ἐν αὐτῷ ὁ Βααλ ὅτι καθῃρέθη τὸ θυσιαστήριον αὐτοῦ

33 καὶ πᾶσα Μαδιαμ καὶ Αμαληκ καὶ υἱοὶ ἀνατολῶν συνήχθησαν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐν κοιλάδι Εζερεελ

34 καὶ πνεῦμα κυρίου ἐνεδυνάμωσεν τὸν Γεδεων καὶ ἐσάλπισεν ἐν κερατίνῃ καὶ ἐφοβήθη Αβιεζερ ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ

35 καὶ ἀγγέλους ἀπέστειλεν εἰς πάντα Μανασση καὶ ἐν Ασηρ καὶ ἐν Ζαβουλων καὶ Νεφθαλι καὶ ἀνέβη εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτῶν

36 καὶ εἶπεν Γεδεων πρὸς τὸν θεόν εἰ σὺ σῴζεις ἐν χειρί μου τὸν Ισραηλ καθὼς ἐλάλησας

37 ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ τίθημι τὸν πόκον τοῦ ἐρίου ἐν τῇ ἅλωνι ἐὰν δρόσος γένηται ἐπὶ τὸν πόκον μόνον καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ξηρασία γνώσομαι ὅτι σώσεις ἐν χειρί μου τὸν Ισραηλ καθὼς ἐλάλησας

38 καὶ ἐγένετο οὕτως καὶ ὤρθρισεν τῇ ἐπαύριον καὶ ἐξεπίασεν τὸν πόκον καὶ ἔσταξεν δρόσος ἀπὸ τοῦ πόκου πλήρης λεκάνη ὕδατος

39 καὶ εἶπεν Γεδεων πρὸς τὸν θεόν μὴ δὴ ὀργισθήτω ὁ θυμός σου ἐν ἐμοί καὶ λαλήσω ἔτι ἅπαξ πειράσω δὲ καί γε ἔτι ἅπαξ ἐν τῷ πόκῳ καὶ γενέσθω ἡ ξηρασία ἐπὶ τὸν πόκον μόνον καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν γενηθήτω δρόσος

40 καὶ ἐποίησεν οὕτως ὁ θεὸς ἐν τῇ νυκτὶ ἐκείνῃ καὶ ἐγένετο ξηρασία ἐπὶ τὸν πόκον μόνον καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἐγενήθη δρόσος

Sep

1 καὶ ἐποίησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ τὸ πονηρὸν ἔναντι κυρίου καὶ παρέδωκεν αὐτοὺς κύριος ἐν χειρὶ Μαδιαμ ἔτη ἑπτά

2 καὶ κατίσχυσεν χεὶρ Μαδιαμ ἐπὶ Ισραηλ καὶ ἐποίησαν ἑαυτοῖς οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ ἀπὸ προσώπου Μαδιαμ μάνδρας ἐν τοῖς ὄρεσιν καὶ τοῖς σπηλαίοις καὶ τοῖς ὀχυρώμασιν

3 καὶ ἐγένετο ὅταν ἔσπειρεν ἀνὴρ Ισραηλ καὶ ἀνέβαινεν Μαδιαμ καὶ Αμαληκ καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ ἀνατολῶν καὶ ἀνέβαινον ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν

4 καὶ παρενέβαλλον ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς καὶ διέφθειραν τὰ ἐκφόρια τῆς γῆς ἕως τοῦ ἐλθεῖν εἰς Γάζαν καὶ οὐχ ὑπελείποντο ὑπόστασιν ζωῆς ἐν Ισραηλ καὶ ποίμνιον καὶ μόσχον καὶ ὄνον

5 ὅτι αὐτοὶ καὶ τὰ κτήνη αὐτῶν ἀνέβαινον καὶ τὰς σκηνὰς αὐτῶν παρέφερον καὶ παρεγίνοντο ὡς ἀκρὶς εἰς πλῆθος καὶ αὐτοῖς καὶ ταῖς καμήλοις αὐτῶν οὐκ ἦν ἀριθμός καὶ παρεγίνοντο ἐν τῇ γῇ Ισραηλ τοῦ διαφθείρειν αὐτήν

6 καὶ ἐπτώχευσεν Ισραηλ σφόδρα ἀπὸ προσώπου Μαδιαμ καὶ ἐκέκραξαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ πρὸς κύριον

7 καὶ ἐγένετο ἐπεὶ ἐκέκραξαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ πρὸς κύριον διὰ Μαδιαμ

8 καὶ ἐξαπέστειλεν κύριος ἄνδρα προφήτην πρὸς τοὺς υἱοὺς Ισραηλ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς τάδε λέγει κύριος ὁ θεὸς Ισραηλ ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἀναβιβάσας ὑμᾶς ἐξ Αἰγύπτου καὶ ἐξήγαγον ὑμᾶς ἐξ οἴκου δουλείας

9 καὶ ἐξειλάμην ὑμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς Αἰγύπτου καὶ ἐκ χειρὸς πάντων τῶν θλιβόντων ὑμᾶς καὶ ἐξέβαλον αὐτοὺς ἐκ προσώπου ὑμῶν καὶ ἔδωκα ὑμῖν τὴν γῆν αὐτῶν

10 καὶ εἶπα ὑμῖν ἐγὼ κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν οὐ φοβηθήσεσθε τοὺς θεοὺς τοῦ Αμορραίου ἐν οἷς ὑμεῖς ἐνοικεῖτε ἐν τῇ γῇ αὐτῶν καὶ οὐκ εἰσηκούσατε τῆς φωνῆς μου

11 καὶ ἦλθεν ἄγγελος κυρίου καὶ ἐκάθισεν ὑπὸ τὴν δρῦν τὴν οὖσαν ἐν Εφραθα τὴν τοῦ Ιωας πατρὸς Αβιεζρι καὶ Γεδεων ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἐρράβδιζεν πυροὺς ἐν ληνῷ τοῦ ἐκφυγεῖν ἐκ προσώπου Μαδιαμ

12 καὶ ὤφθη αὐτῷ ἄγγελος κυρίου καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν κύριος μετὰ σοῦ δυνατὸς τῇ ἰσχύι

13 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν Γεδεων ἐν ἐμοί κύριε καὶ εἰ ἔστιν κύριος μεθ᾽ ἡμῶν ἵνα τί εὗρεν ἡμᾶς πάντα τὰ κακὰ ταῦτα καὶ ποῦ ἐστιν πάντα τὰ θαυμάσια αὐτοῦ ὅσα διηγήσαντο ἡμῖν οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν λέγοντες οὐχὶ ἐξ Αἰγύπτου ἀνήγαγεν ἡμᾶς κύριος καὶ νῦν ἀπώσατο ἡμᾶς καὶ παρέδωκεν ἡμᾶς ἐν χειρὶ Μαδιαμ

14 καὶ ἐπέβλεψεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ ἄγγελος κυρίου καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ πορεύου ἐν τῇ ἰσχύι σου καὶ σώσεις τὸν Ισραηλ καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐξαπέστειλά σε

15 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν Γεδεων ἐν ἐμοί κύριε ἐν τίνι σώσω τὸν Ισραηλ ἰδοὺ ἡ χιλιάς μου ταπεινοτέρα ἐν Μανασση καὶ ἐγώ εἰμι μικρὸς ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ πατρός μου

16 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ ἄγγελος κυρίου κύριος ἔσται μετὰ σοῦ καὶ πατάξεις τὴν Μαδιαμ ὡσεὶ ἄνδρα ἕνα

17 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν Γεδεων καὶ εἰ εὗρον χάριν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς σου καὶ ποιήσεις μοι σημεῖον ὅτι σὺ λαλεῖς μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ

18 μὴ κινηθῇς ἐντεῦθεν ἕως τοῦ ἐλθεῖν με πρὸς σέ καὶ οἴσω τὴν θυσίαν μου καὶ θήσω ἐνώπιόν σου καὶ εἶπεν ἐγώ εἰμι καθήσομαι ἕως τοῦ ἐπιστρέψαι σε

19 καὶ Γεδεων εἰσῆλθεν καὶ ἐποίησεν ἔριφον αἰγῶν καὶ οιφι ἀλεύρου ἄζυμα καὶ τὰ κρέα ἐπέθηκεν ἐπὶ τὸ κανοῦν καὶ τὸν ζωμὸν ἐνέχεεν εἰς χύτραν καὶ ἐξήνεγκεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τὴν δρῦν καὶ προσεκύνησεν

20 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ ἄγγελος κυρίου λαβὲ τὰ κρέα καὶ τοὺς ἄρτους τοὺς ἀζύμους καὶ θὲς πρὸς τὴν πέτραν ἐκείνην καὶ τὸν ζωμὸν ἔκχεον καὶ ἐποίησεν οὕτως

21 καὶ ἐξέτεινεν ὁ ἄγγελος κυρίου τὸ ἄκρον τῆς ῥάβδου τῆς ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἥψατο τῶν κρεῶν καὶ τῶν ἀζύμων καὶ ἀνήφθη πῦρ ἐκ τῆς πέτρας καὶ κατέφαγεν τὰ κρέα καὶ τοὺς ἀζύμους καὶ ὁ ἄγγελος κυρίου ἀπῆλθεν ἐξ ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ

22 καὶ εἶδεν Γεδεων ὅτι ἄγγελος κυρίου ἐστίν καὶ εἶπεν Γεδεων ἆ ἆ κύριε κύριε ὅτι εἶδον τὸν ἄγγελον κυρίου πρόσωπον πρὸς πρόσωπον

23 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ κύριος εἰρήνη σοι μὴ φοβοῦ μὴ ἀποθάνῃς

24 καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν ἐκεῖ Γεδεων θυσιαστήριον τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ ἐκάλεσεν αὐτὸ Εἰρήνη κυρίου ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης ἔτι αὐτοῦ ὄντος ἐν Εφραθα πατρὸς τοῦ Εζρι

25 καὶ ἐγενήθη τῇ νυκτὶ ἐκείνῃ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ κύριος λαβὲ τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτὸν τοῦ πατρός σου μόσχον τὸν ἑπταετῆ καὶ καθελεῖς τὸ θυσιαστήριον τοῦ Βααλ ὅ ἐστιν τοῦ πατρός σου καὶ τὸ ἄλσος τὸ ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ ἐκκόψεις

26 καὶ οἰκοδομήσεις θυσιαστήριον κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ σου τῷ ὀφθέντι σοι ἐπὶ τῆς κορυφῆς τοῦ ὄρους Μαωζ τούτου ἐν τῇ παρατάξει καὶ λήμψῃ τὸν μόσχον καὶ ἀνοίσεις ὁλοκαύτωμα ἐν τοῖς ξύλοις τοῦ ἄλσους οὗ ἐκκόψεις

27 καὶ ἔλαβεν Γεδεων τρεῖς καὶ δέκα ἄνδρας ἀπὸ τῶν δούλων αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐποίησεν καθὰ ἐλάλησεν πρὸς αὐτὸν κύριος καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἐφοβήθη τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ τοὺς ἄνδρας τῆς πόλεως μὴ ποιῆσαι ἡμέρας καὶ ἐποίησεν νυκτός

28 καὶ ὤρθρισαν οἱ ἄνδρες τῆς πόλεως τὸ πρωί καὶ ἰδοὺ κατεσκαμμένον τὸ θυσιαστήριον τοῦ Βααλ καὶ τὸ ἄλσος τὸ ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ ἐκκεκομμένον καὶ ὁ μόσχος ὁ σιτευτὸς ἀνηνεγμένος εἰς ὁλοκαύτωμα ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον τὸ ᾠκοδομημένον

29 καὶ εἶπεν ἀνὴρ πρὸς τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ τίς ἐποίησεν τὸ πρᾶγμα τοῦτο καὶ ἀνήταζον καὶ ἐξεζήτουν καὶ εἶπαν Γεδεων ὁ υἱὸς Ιωας ἐποίησεν τὸ πρᾶγμα τοῦτο

30 καὶ εἶπαν οἱ ἄνδρες τῆς πόλεως πρὸς Ιωας ἐξάγαγε τὸν υἱόν σου καὶ ἀποθανέτω ὅτι κατέσκαψεν τὸ θυσιαστήριον τοῦ Βααλ καὶ ὅτι ἔκοψεν τὸ ἄλσος τὸ ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ

31 καὶ εἶπεν Ιωας πρὸς τοὺς ἄνδρας τοὺς ἑσταμένους ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν μὴ ὑμεῖς νῦν δικάζεσθε περὶ τοῦ Βααλ ἢ ὑμεῖς σῴζετε αὐτόν ὃς ἀντεδίκησεν αὐτόν ἀποθανεῖται ἕως πρωί εἰ ἔστιν θεός αὐτὸς ἐκδικήσει αὐτόν ὅτι κατέσκαψεν τὸ θυσιαστήριον αὐτοῦ

32 καὶ ἐκάλεσεν αὐτὸ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ Δικαστήριον τοῦ Βααλ ὅτι κατέσκαψεν τὸ θυσιαστήριον αὐτοῦ

33 καὶ πᾶσα Μαδιαμ καὶ Αμαληκ καὶ υἱοὶ ἀνατολῶν συνήχθησαν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ καὶ διέβησαν καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐν τῇ κοιλάδι Ιεζραελ

34 καὶ πνεῦμα θεοῦ ἐνέδυσεν τὸν Γεδεων καὶ ἐσάλπισεν ἐν κερατίνῃ καὶ ἐβόησεν Αβιεζερ ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ

35 καὶ ἀγγέλους ἐξαπέστειλεν ἐν παντὶ Μανασση καὶ ἐβόησεν καὶ αὐτὸς ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐξαπέστειλεν ἀγγέλους ἐν Ασηρ καὶ ἐν Ζαβουλων καὶ ἐν Νεφθαλι καὶ ἀνέβησαν εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτοῦ

36 καὶ εἶπεν Γεδεων πρὸς τὸν θεόν εἰ σῴζεις ἐν τῇ χειρί μου τὸν Ισραηλ ὃν τρόπον ἐλάλησας

37 ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀπερείδομαι τὸν πόκον τῶν ἐρίων ἐν τῷ ἅλωνι καὶ ἐὰν δρόσος γένηται ἐπὶ τὸν πόκον μόνον καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ξηρασία καὶ γνώσομαι ὅτι σῴζεις ἐν τῇ χειρί μου τὸν Ισραηλ ὃν τρόπον ἐλάλησας

38 καὶ ἐγένετο οὕτως καὶ ὤρθρισεν Γεδεων τῇ ἐπαύριον καὶ ἀπεπίασεν τὸν πόκον καὶ ἀπερρύη ἡ δρόσος ἐκ τοῦ πόκου πλήρης λεκάνη ὕδατος

39 καὶ εἶπεν Γεδεων πρὸς τὸν θεόν μὴ ὀργισθήτω ὁ θυμός σου ἐν ἐμοί καὶ λαλήσω ἔτι ἅπαξ καὶ πειράσω ἔτι ἅπαξ ἐν τῷ πόκῳ καὶ γενηθήτω ξηρασία ἐπὶ τὸν πόκον μόνον ἐπὶ δὲ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν γενηθήτω δρόσος

40 καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ θεὸς οὕτως ἐν τῇ νυκτὶ ἐκείνῃ καὶ ἐγένετο ξηρασία ἐπὶ τὸν πόκον μόνον ἐπὶ δὲ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἐγένετο δρόσος

Tan

‎1 ‏וַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּתְּנֵ֧ם יְהוָ֛ה בְּיַד־מִדְיָ֖ן שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִֽים׃

‎2 ‏וַתָּ֥עָז יַד־מִדְיָ֖ן עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מִפְּנֵ֨י מִדְיָ֜ן עָשֽׂוּ לָהֶ֣ם׀ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶת־הַמִּנְהָרוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בֶּֽהָרִ֔ים וְאֶת־הַמְּעָר֖וֹת וְאֶת־הַמְּצָדֽוֹת׃

‎3 ‏וְהָיָ֖ה אִם־זָרַ֣ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְעָלָ֨ה מִדְיָ֧ן וַֽעֲמָלֵ֛ק וּבְנֵי־קֶ֖דֶם וְעָל֥וּ עָלָֽיו׃

‎4 ‏וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם וַיַּשְׁחִ֙יתוּ֙ אֶת־יְב֣וּל הָאָ֔רֶץ עַד־בּוֹאֲךָ֖ עַזָּ֑ה וְלֹֽא־יַשְׁאִ֤ירוּ מִֽחְיָה֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְשֶׂ֥ה וָשׁ֖וֹר וַחֲמֽוֹר׃

‎5 ‏כִּ֡י הֵם֩ וּמִקְנֵיהֶ֨ם יַעֲל֜וּ וְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם יבאו וּבָ֤אוּ כְדֵֽי־אַרְבֶּה֙ לָרֹ֔ב וְלָהֶ֥ם וְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖ם אֵ֣ין מִסְפָּ֑ר וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ בָאָ֖רֶץ לְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃

‎6 ‏וַיִּדַּ֧ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מְאֹ֖ד מִפְּנֵ֣י מִדְיָ֑ן וַיִּזְעֲק֥וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃ פ

‎7 ‏וַיְהִ֕י כִּֽי־זָעֲק֥וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה עַ֖ל אֹד֥וֹת מִדְיָֽן׃

‎8 ‏וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח יְהוָ֛ה אִ֥ישׁ נָבִ֖יא אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לָהֶ֜ם כֹּה־אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֣ה׀ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אָנֹכִ֞י הֶעֱלֵ֤יתִי אֶתְכֶם֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם וָאֹצִ֥יא אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִבֵּ֥ית עֲבָדִֽים׃

‎9 ‏וָאַצִּ֤ל אֶתְכֶם֙ מִיַּ֣ד מִצְרַ֔יִם וּמִיַּ֖ד כָּל־לֹחֲצֵיכֶ֑ם וָאֲגָרֵ֤שׁ אוֹתָם֙ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם וָאֶתְּנָ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם אֶת־אַרְצָֽם׃

‎10 ‏וָאֹמְרָ֣ה לָכֶ֗ם אֲנִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם לֹ֤א תִֽירְאוּ֙ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָאֱמֹרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֖ם יוֹשְׁבִ֣ים בְּאַרְצָ֑ם וְלֹ֥א שְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ם בְּקוֹלִֽי׃ פ

‎11 ‏וַיָּבֹ֞א מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ תַּ֤חַת הָֽאֵלָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּעָפְרָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְיוֹאָ֖שׁ אֲבִ֣י הָֽעֶזְרִ֑י וְגִדְע֣וֹן בְּנ֗וֹ חֹבֵ֤ט חִטִּים֙ בַּגַּ֔ת לְהָנִ֖יס מִפְּנֵ֥י מִדְיָֽן׃

‎12 ‏וַיֵּרָ֥א אֵלָ֖יו מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו יְהוָ֥ה עִמְּךָ֖ גִּבּ֥וֹר הֶחָֽיִל׃

‎13 ‏וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֤יו גִּדְעוֹן֙ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י וְיֵ֤שׁ יְהוָה֙ עִמָּ֔נוּ וְלָ֥מָּה מְצָאַ֖תְנוּ כָּל־זֹ֑את וְאַיֵּ֣ה כָֽל־נִפְלְאֹתָ֡יו אֲשֶׁר֩ סִפְּרוּ־לָ֨נוּ אֲבוֹתֵ֜ינוּ לֵאמֹ֗ר הֲלֹ֤א מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ הֶעֱלָ֣נוּ יְהוָ֔ה וְעַתָּה֙ נְטָשָׁ֣נוּ יְהוָ֔ה וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖נוּ בְּכַף־מִדְיָֽן׃

‎14 ‏וַיִּ֤פֶן אֵלָיו֙ יְהוָ֔ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לֵ֚ךְ בְּכֹחֲךָ֣ זֶ֔ה וְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֥ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִכַּ֣ף מִדְיָ֑ן הֲלֹ֖א שְׁלַחְתִּֽיךָ׃

‎15 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנָ֔י בַּמָּ֥ה אוֹשִׁ֖יעַ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הִנֵּ֤ה אַלְפִּי֙ הַדַּ֣ל בִּמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה וְאָנֹכִ֥י הַצָּעִ֖יר בְּבֵ֥ית אָבִֽי׃

‎16 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י אֶהְיֶ֖ה עִמָּ֑ךְ וְהִכִּיתָ֥ אֶת־מִדְיָ֖ן כְּאִ֥ישׁ אֶחָֽד׃

‎17 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו אִם־נָ֛א מָצָ֥אתִי חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ לִּי֙ א֔וֹת שָׁאַתָּ֖ה מְדַבֵּ֥ר עִמִּֽי׃

‎18 ‏אַל־נָ֨א תָמֻ֤שׁ מִזֶּה֙ עַד־בֹּאִ֣י אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְהֹֽצֵאתִי֙ אֶת־מִנְחָתִ֔י וְהִנַּחְתִּ֖י לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וַיֹּאמַ֕ר אָנֹכִ֥י אֵשֵׁ֖ב עַ֥ד שׁוּבֶֽךָ׃

‎19 ‏וְגִדְע֣וֹן בָּ֗א וַיַּ֤עַשׂ גְּדִֽי־עִזִּים֙ וְאֵיפַת־קֶ֣מַח מַצּ֔וֹת הַבָּשָׂר֙ שָׂ֣ם בַּסַּ֔ל וְהַמָּרַ֖ק שָׂ֣ם בַּפָּר֑וּר וַיּוֹצֵ֥א אֵלָ֛יו אֶל־תַּ֥חַת הָאֵלָ֖ה וַיַּגַּֽשׁ׃ ס

‎20 ‏וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו מַלְאַ֣ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים קַ֣ח אֶת־הַבָּשָׂ֤ר וְאֶת־הַמַּצּוֹת֙ וְהַנַּח֙ אֶל־הַסֶּ֣לַע הַלָּ֔ז וְאֶת־הַמָּרַ֖ק שְׁפ֑וֹךְ וַיַּ֖עַשׂ כֵּֽן׃

‎21 ‏וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה אֶת־קְצֵ֤ה הַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיָד֔וֹ וַיִּגַּ֥ע בַּבָּשָׂ֖ר וּבַמַּצּ֑וֹת וַתַּ֨עַל הָאֵ֜שׁ מִן־הַצּ֗וּר וַתֹּ֤אכַל אֶת־הַבָּשָׂר֙ וְאֶת־הַמַּצּ֔וֹת וּמַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה הָלַ֖ךְ מֵעֵינָֽיו׃

‎22 ‏וַיַּ֣רְא גִּדְע֔וֹן כִּֽי־מַלְאַ֥ךְ יְהוָ֖ה ה֑וּא סוַיֹּ֣אמֶר גִּדְע֗וֹן אֲהָהּ֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה כִּֽי־עַל־כֵּ֤ן רָאִ֙יתִי֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה פָּנִ֖ים אֶל־פָּנִֽים׃

‎23 ‏וַיֹּ֨אמֶר ל֧וֹ יְהוָ֛ה שָׁל֥וֹם לְךָ֖ אַל־תִּירָ֑א לֹ֖א תָּמֽוּת׃

‎24 ‏וַיִּבֶן֩ שָׁ֨ם גִּדְע֤וֹן מִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וַיִּקְרָא־ל֥וֹ יְהוָ֖ה שָׁל֑וֹם עַ֚ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה עוֹדֶ֕נּוּ בְּעָפְרָ֖ת אֲבִ֥י הָעֶזְרִֽי׃ פ

‎25 ‏וַיְהִי֮ בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַהוּא֒ וַיֹּ֧אמֶר ל֣וֹ יְהוָ֗ה קַ֤ח אֶת־פַּר־הַשּׁוֹר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְאָבִ֔יךָ וּפַ֥ר הַשֵּׁנִ֖י שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֑ים וְהָרַסְתָּ֗ אֶת־מִזְבַּ֤ח הַבַּ֙עַל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְאָבִ֔יךָ וְאֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־עָלָ֖יו תִּכְרֹֽת׃

‎26 ‏וּבָנִ֨יתָ מִזְבֵּ֜חַ לַיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ עַ֣ל רֹ֧אשׁ הַמָּע֛וֹז הַזֶּ֖ה בַּמַּֽעֲרָכָ֑ה וְלָֽקַחְתָּ֙ אֶת־הַפָּ֣ר הַשֵּׁנִ֔י וְהַעֲלִ֣יתָ עוֹלָ֔ה בַּעֲצֵ֥י הָאֲשֵׁרָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּכְרֹֽת׃

‎27 ‏וַיִּקַּ֨ח גִּדְע֜וֹן עֲשָׂרָ֤ה אֲנָשִׁים֙ מֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יו וַיַּ֕עַשׂ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר אֵלָ֖יו יְהוָ֑ה וַיְהִ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יָרֵא֩ אֶת־בֵּ֨ית אָבִ֜יו וְאֶת־אַנְשֵׁ֥י הָעִ֛יר מֵעֲשׂ֥וֹת יוֹמָ֖ם וַיַּ֥עַשׂ לָֽיְלָה׃

‎28 ‏וַיַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י הָעִיר֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּ֤ה נֻתַּץ֙ מִזְבַּ֣ח הַבַּ֔עַל וְהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־עָלָ֖יו כֹּרָ֑תָה וְאֵת֙ הַפָּ֣ר הַשֵּׁנִ֔י הֹֽעֲלָ֔ה עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ הַבָּנֽוּי׃

‎29 ‏וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵ֔הוּ מִ֥י עָשָׂ֖ה הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַֽיִּדְרְשׁוּ֙ וַיְבַקְשׁ֔וּ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ גִּדְעוֹן֙ בֶּן־יוֹאָ֔שׁ עָשָׂ֖ה הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃

‎30 ‏וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י הָעִיר֙ אֶל־יוֹאָ֔שׁ הוֹצֵ֥א אֶת־בִּנְךָ֖ וְיָמֹ֑ת כִּ֤י נָתַץ֙ אֶת־מִזְבַּ֣ח הַבַּ֔עַל וְכִ֥י כָרַ֖ת הָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־עָלָֽיו׃

‎31 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יוֹאָ֡שׁ לְכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁר־עָמְד֨וּ עָלָ֜יו הַאַתֶּ֣ם׀ תְּרִיב֣וּן לַבַּ֗עַל אִם־אַתֶּם֙ תּוֹשִׁיע֣וּן אוֹת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָרִ֥יב ל֛וֹ יוּמַ֖ת עַד־הַבֹּ֑קֶר אִם־אֱלֹהִ֥ים הוּא֙ יָ֣רֶב ל֔וֹ כִּ֥י נָתַ֖ץ אֶֽת־מִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃

‎32 ‏וַיִּקְרָא־ל֥וֹ בַיּוֹם־הַה֖וּא יְרֻבַּ֣עַל לֵאמֹ֑ר יָ֤רֶב בּוֹ֙ הַבַּ֔עַל כִּ֥י נָתַ֖ץ אֶֽת־מִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃ פ

‎33 ‏וְכָל־מִדְיָ֧ן וַעֲמָלֵ֛ק וּבְנֵי־קֶ֖דֶם נֶאֶסְפ֣וּ יַחְדָּ֑ו וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּעֵ֥מֶק יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃

‎34 ‏וְר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה לָבְשָׁ֖ה אֶת־גִּדְע֑וֹן וַיִּתְקַע֙ בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר וַיִּזָּעֵ֥ק אֲבִיעֶ֖זֶר אַחֲרָֽיו׃

‎35 ‏וּמַלְאָכִים֙ שָׁלַ֣ח בְּכָל־מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה וַיִּזָּעֵ֥ק גַּם־ה֖וּא אַחֲרָ֑יו וּמַלְאָכִ֣ים שָׁלַ֗ח בְּאָשֵׁ֤ר וּבִזְבֻלוּן֙ וּבְנַפְתָּלִ֔י וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ לִקְרָאתָֽם׃

‎36 ‏וַיֹּ֥אמֶר גִּדְע֖וֹן אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים אִם־יֶשְׁךָ֞ מוֹשִׁ֧יעַ בְּיָדִ֛י אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃

‎37 ‏הִנֵּ֣ה אָנֹכִ֗י מַצִּ֛יג אֶת־גִּזַּ֥ת הַצֶּ֖מֶר בַּגֹּ֑רֶן אִ֡ם טַל֩ יִהְיֶ֨ה עַֽל־הַגִּזָּ֜ה לְבַדָּ֗הּ וְעַל־כָּל־הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ חֹ֔רֶב וְיָדַעְתִּ֗י כִּֽי־תוֹשִׁ֧יעַ בְּיָדִ֛י אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃

‎38 ‏וַיְהִי־כֵ֕ן וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיָּ֖זַר אֶת־הַגִּזָּ֑ה וַיִּ֤מֶץ טַל֙ מִן־הַגִּזָּ֔ה מְל֥וֹא הַסֵּ֖פֶל מָֽיִם׃

‎39 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר גִּדְעוֹן֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים אַל־יִ֤חַר אַפְּךָ֙ בִּ֔י וַאֲדַבְּרָ֖ה אַ֣ךְ הַפָּ֑עַם אֲנַסֶּ֤ה נָּא־רַק־הַפַּ֙עַם֙ בַּגִּזָּ֔ה יְהִי־נָ֨א חֹ֤רֶב אֶל־הַגִּזָּה֙ לְבַדָּ֔הּ וְעַל־כָּל־הָאָ֖רֶץ יִֽהְיֶה־טָּֽל׃

‎40 ‏וַיַּ֧עַשׂ אֱלֹהִ֛ים כֵּ֖ן בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֑וּא וַיְהִי־חֹ֤רֶב אֶל־הַגִּזָּה֙ לְבַדָּ֔הּ וְעַל־כָּל־הָאָ֖רֶץ הָ֥יָה טָֽל׃ פ

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1 Fecerunt autem filii Israël malum in conspectu Domini: qui tradidit illos in manu Madian septem annis,

2 et oppressi sunt valde ab eis. Feceruntque sibi antra et speluncas in montibus, et munitissima ad repugnandum loca.

3 Cumque sevisset Israël, ascendebat Madian et Amalec, ceterique orientalium nationum:

4 et apud eos figentes tentoria, sicut erant in herbis cuncta vastabant usque ad introitum Gazæ: nihilque omnino ad vitam pertinens relinquebant in Israël, non oves, non boves, non asinos.

5 Ipsi enim et universi greges eorum veniebant cum tabernaculis suis, et instar locustarum universa complebant, innumera multitudo hominum et camelorum, quidquid tetigerant devastantes.

6 Humiliatusque est Israël valde in conspectu Madian.

7 Et clamavit ad Dominum postulans auxilium contra Madianitas.

8 Qui misit ad eos virum prophetam, et locutus est: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Israël: Ego vos feci conscendere de Ægypto, et eduxi vos de domo servitutis,

9 et liberavi de manu Ægyptiorum, et omnium inimicorum qui affligebant vos: ejecique eos ad introitum vestrum, et tradidi vobis terram eorum.

10 Et dixi: Ego Dominus Deus vester: ne timeatis deos Amorrhæorum, in quorum terra habitatis. Et noluistis audire vocem meam.

11 Venit autem angelus Domini, et sedit sub quercu, quæ erat in Ephra, et pertinebat ad Joas patrem familiæ Ezri. Cumque Gedeon filius ejus excuteret atque purgaret frumenta in torculari, ut fugeret Madian,

12 apparuit ei angelus Domini, et ait: Dominus tecum, virorum fortissime.

13 Dixitque ei Gedeon: Obsecro, mi domine, si Dominus nobiscum est, cur apprehenderunt nos hæc omnia? ubi sunt mirabilia ejus, quæ narraverunt patres nostri, atque dixerunt: De Ægypto eduxit nos Dominus? nunc autem dereliquit nos Dominus, et tradidit in manu Madian.

14 Respexitque ad eum Dominus, et ait: Vade in hac fortitudine tua, et liberabis Israël de manu Madian: scito quod miserim te.

15 Qui respondens ait: Obsecro, mi domine, in quo liberabo Israël? ecce familia mea infima est in Manasse, et ego minimus in domo patris mei.

16 Dixitque ei Dominus: Ego ero tecum: et percuties Madian quasi unum virum.

17 Et ille: Si inveni, inquit, gratiam coram te, da mihi signum quod tu sis qui loqueris ad me:

18 nec recedas hinc, donec revertar ad te, portans sacrificium, et offerens tibi. Qui respondit: Ego præstolabor adventum tuum.

19 Ingressus est itaque Gedeon, et coxit hædum, et de farinæ modio azymos panes: carnesque ponens in canistro, et jus carnium mittens in ollam, tulit omnia sub quercu, et obtulit ei.

20 Cui dixit angelus Domini: Tolle carnes et azymos panes, et pone supra petram illam, et jus desuper funde. Cumque fecisset ita,

21 extendit angelus Domini summitatem virgæ, quam tenebat in manu, et tetigit carnes et panes azymos: ascenditque ignis de petra, et carnes azymosque panes consumpsit: angelus autem Domini evanuit ex oculis ejus.

22 Vidensque Gedeon quod esset angelus Domini, ait: Heu mi Domine Deus: quia vidi angelum Domini facie ad faciem.

23 Dixitque ei Dominus: Pax tecum: ne timeas, non morieris.

24 Ædificavit ergo ibi Gedeon altare Domino, vocavitque illud, Domini pax, usque in præsentem diem. Cumque adhuc esset in Ephra, quæ est familiæ Ezri,

25 nocte illa dixit Dominus ad eum: Tolle taurum patris tui, et alterum taurum annorum septem, destruesque aram Baal, quæ est patris tui, et nemus, quod circa aram est, succide.

26 Et ædificabis ibi altare Domino Deo tuo in summitate petræ hujus, super quam ante sacrificium posuisti: tollesque taurum secundum, et offeres holocaustum super struem lignorum, quæ de nemore succideris.

27 Assumptis ergo Gedeon decem viris de servis suis, fecit sicut præceperat ei Dominus. Timens autem domum patris sui, et homines illius civitatis, per diem noluit id facere, sed omnia nocte complevit.

28 Cumque surrexissent viri oppidi ejus mane, viderunt destructam aram Baal, lucumque succisum, et taurum alterum impositum super altare, quod tunc ædificatum erat.

29 Dixeruntque ad invicem: Quis hoc fecit? Cumque perquirerent auctorem facti, dictum est: Gedeon filius Joas fecit hæc omnia.

30 Et dixerunt ad Joas: Produc filium tuum huc, ut moriatur: quia destruxit aram Baal, et succidit nemus.

31 Quibus ille respondit: Numquid ultores estis Baal, ut pugnetis pro eo? qui adversarius est ejus, moriatur antequam lux crastina veniat: si deus est, vindicet se de eo, qui suffodit aram ejus.

32 Ex illo die vocatus est Gedeon Jerobaal, eo quod dixisset Joas: Ulciscatur se de eo Baal, qui suffodit aram ejus.

33 Igitur omnis Madian, et Amalec, et orientales populi, congregati sunt simul: et transeuntes Jordanem, castrametati sunt in valle Jezraël.

34 Spiritus autem Domini induit Gedeon, qui clangens buccina convocavit domum Abiezer, ut sequeretur se.

35 Misitque nuntios in universum Manassen, qui et ipse secutus est eum: et alios nuntios in Aser et Zabulon et Nephthali, qui occurrerunt ei.

36 Dixitque Gedeon ad Deum: Si salvum facis per manum meam Israël, sicut locutus es,

37 ponam hoc vellus lanæ in area: si ros in solo vellere fuerit, et in omni terra siccitas, sciam quod per manum meam, sicut locutus es, liberabis Israël.

38 Factumque est ita. Et de nocte consurgens expresso vellere, concham rore implevit.

39 Dixitque rursus ad Deum: Ne irascatur furor tuus contra me si adhuc semel tentavero, signum quærens in vellere. Oro ut solum vellus siccum sit, et omnis terra rore madens.

40 Fecitque Deus nocte illa ut postulaverat: et fuit siccitas in solo vellere, et ros in omni terra.