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1  And the men³⁷⁶ of Ephraim⁶⁶⁹ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ him, Why⁴¹⁰⁰ hast thou served⁶²¹³ us thus,²⁰⁸⁸ that thou calledst⁷¹²¹ us not,¹¹¹⁵ when³⁵⁸⁸ thou wentest¹⁹⁸⁰ to fight³⁸⁹⁸ with the Midianites?⁴⁰⁸⁰ And they did chide⁷³⁷⁸ with⁸⁵⁴ him sharply.²³⁹⁴

2  And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ them, What⁴¹⁰⁰ have I done⁶²¹³ now⁶²⁵⁸ in comparison of you? Is not³⁸⁰⁸ the gleaning of the grapes⁵⁹⁵⁵ of Ephraim⁶⁶⁹ better²⁸⁹⁶ than the vintage^{4480 1210} of Abi-ezer?⁴⁴

3  God⁴³⁰ hath delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ into your hands^{3027 853} the princes⁸²⁶⁹ of Midian,^{4080 853} Oreb⁶¹⁵⁹ and Zeeb:²⁰⁶² and what⁴¹⁰⁰ was I able³²⁰¹ to do⁶²¹³ in comparison of you? Then²²⁷ their anger⁷³⁰⁷ was abated⁷⁵⁰³ toward^{4480 5921} him, when he had said¹⁶⁹⁶ that.²⁰⁸⁸

4  And Gideon¹⁴³⁹ came⁹³⁵ to Jordan,³³⁸³ and passed over,⁵⁶⁷⁴ he,¹⁹³¹ and the three⁷⁹⁶⁹ hundred³⁹⁶⁷ men³⁷⁶ that⁸³⁴ were with⁸⁵⁴ him, faint,⁵⁸⁸⁹ yet pursuing⁷²⁹¹ them.

5  And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto the men³⁷⁶ of Succoth,⁵⁵²³ Give,⁵⁴¹⁴ I pray you,⁴⁹⁹⁴ loaves³⁶⁰³ of bread³⁸⁹⁹ unto the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that⁸³⁴ follow⁷²⁷² me; for³⁵⁸⁸ they¹⁹⁹² be faint,⁵⁸⁸⁹ and I⁵⁹⁵ am pursuing⁷²⁹¹ after³¹⁰ Zebah²⁰⁷⁸ and Zalmunna,⁶⁷⁵⁹ kings⁴⁴²⁸ of Midian.⁴⁰⁸⁰

6  And the princes⁸²⁶⁹ of Succoth⁵⁵²³ said,⁵⁵⁹ Are the hands³⁷⁰⁹ of Zebah²⁰⁷⁸ and Zalmunna⁶⁷⁵⁹ now⁶²⁵⁸ in thine hand,³⁰²⁷ that³⁵⁸⁸ we should give⁵⁴¹⁴ bread³⁸⁹⁹ unto thine army?⁶⁶³⁵

7  And Gideon¹⁴³⁹ said,⁵⁵⁹ Therefore³⁶⁵¹ when the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ hath delivered^{5414 853} Zebah²⁰⁷⁸ and Zalmunna⁶⁷⁵⁹ into mine hand,³⁰²⁷ then I will tear^{1758 853} your flesh¹³²⁰ with⁸⁵⁴ the thorns⁶⁹⁷⁵ of the wilderness⁴⁰⁵⁷ and with⁸⁵⁴ briers.¹³⁰³

8  And he went up⁵⁹²⁷ thence^{4480 8033} to Penuel,⁶⁴³⁹ and spoke¹⁶⁹⁶ unto⁴¹³ them likewise:²⁰⁶³ and the men³⁷⁶ of Penuel⁶⁴³⁹ answered⁶⁰³⁰ him as⁸³⁴ the men³⁷⁶ of Succoth⁵⁵²³ had answered⁶⁰³⁰ him.

9  And he spoke⁵⁵⁹ also¹⁵⁷¹ unto the men³⁷⁶ of Penuel,⁶⁴³⁹ saying,⁵⁵⁹ When I come again⁷⁷²⁵ in peace,⁷⁹⁶⁵ I will break down^{5422 853} this²⁰⁸⁸ tower.⁴⁰²⁶

10  Now Zebah²⁰⁷⁸ and Zalmunna⁶⁷⁵⁹ were in Karkor,⁷¹⁷⁴ and their hosts⁴²⁶⁴ with⁵⁹⁷³ them, about fifteen^{2568 6240} thousand⁵⁰⁵ men, all³⁶⁰⁵ that were left³⁴⁹⁸ of all^{4480 3605} the hosts⁴²⁶⁴ of the children¹¹²¹ of the east:⁶⁹²⁴ for there fell⁵³⁰⁷ a hundred³⁹⁶⁷ and twenty⁶²⁴² thousand⁵⁰⁵ men³⁷⁶ that drew⁸⁰²⁵ sword.²⁷¹⁹

11  And Gideon¹⁴³⁹ went up⁵⁹²⁷ by the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of them that dwelt⁷⁹³¹ in tents¹⁶⁸ on the east^{4480 6924} of Nobah⁵⁰²⁵ and Jogbehah,³⁰¹¹ and smote^{5221 853} the host:⁴²⁶⁴ for the host⁴²⁶⁴ was¹⁹⁶¹ secure.⁹⁸³

12  And when Zebah²⁰⁷⁸ and Zalmunna⁶⁷⁵⁹ fled,⁵¹²⁷ he pursued⁷²⁹¹ after³¹⁰ them, and took^{3920 853} the two⁸¹⁴⁷ kings⁴⁴²⁸ of Midian,^{4080 853} Zebah²⁰⁷⁸ and Zalmunna,⁶⁷⁵⁹ and discomfited²⁷²⁹ all³⁶⁰⁵ the host.⁴²⁶⁴

13  And Gideon¹⁴³⁹ the son¹¹²¹ of Joash³¹⁰¹ returned⁷⁷²⁵ from⁴⁴⁸⁰ battle⁴⁴²¹ before^{4480 4608} the sun²⁷⁷⁵ was up,

14  And caught³⁹²⁰ a young man⁵²⁸⁸ of the men^{4480 376} of Succoth,⁵⁵²³ and inquired⁷⁵⁹² of him: and he described³⁷⁸⁹ unto⁴¹³ him ⁸⁵³ the princes⁸²⁶⁹ of Succoth,⁵⁵²³ and the elders²²⁰⁵ thereof, even threescore and seventeen^{7657 7651} men.³⁷⁶

15  And he came⁹³⁵ unto⁴¹³ the men³⁷⁶ of Succoth,⁵⁵²³ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Behold²⁰⁰⁹ Zebah²⁰⁷⁸ and Zalmunna,⁶⁷⁵⁹ with whom⁸³⁴ ye did upbraid²⁷⁷⁸ me, saying,⁵⁵⁹ Are the hands³⁷⁰⁹ of Zebah²⁰⁷⁸ and Zalmunna⁶⁷⁵⁹ now⁶²⁵⁸ in thine hand,³⁰²⁷ that³⁵⁸⁸ we should give⁵⁴¹⁴ bread³⁸⁹⁹ unto thy men³⁷⁶ that are weary?³²⁸⁷

16  And he took^{3947 853} the elders²²⁰⁵ of the city,⁵⁸⁹² and thorns⁶⁹⁷⁵ of the wilderness⁴⁰⁵⁷ and briers,¹³⁰³ and with them he taught^{3045 853} the men³⁷⁶ of Succoth.⁵⁵²³

17  And he beat down⁵⁴²² the tower⁴⁰²⁶ of Penuel,⁶⁴³⁹ and slew^{2026 853} the men³⁷⁶ of the city.⁵⁸⁹²

18  Then said⁵⁵⁹ he unto⁴¹³ Zebah²⁰⁷⁸ and Zalmunna,⁶⁷⁵⁹ What manner³⁷⁵ of men³⁷⁶ were they whom⁸³⁴ ye slew²⁰²⁶ at Tabor?⁸³⁹⁶ And they answered,⁵⁵⁹ As thou³⁶⁴⁴ art, so were they; each one²⁵⁹ resembled⁸³⁸⁹ the children¹¹²¹ of a king.⁴⁴²⁸

19  And he said,⁵⁵⁹ They¹⁹⁹² were my brethren,²⁵¹ even the sons¹¹²¹ of my mother:⁵¹⁷ as the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ liveth,²⁴¹⁶ if³⁸⁶³ ye had saved them alive,^{2421 853} I would not³⁸⁰⁸ slay²⁰²⁶ you.

20  And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto Jether³⁵⁰⁰ his firstborn,¹⁰⁶⁰ Up,⁶⁹⁶⁵ and slay²⁰²⁶ them. But the youth⁵²⁸⁸ drew⁸⁰²⁵ not³⁸⁰⁸ his sword:²⁷¹⁹ for³⁵⁸⁸ he feared,³³⁷² because³⁵⁸⁸ he was yet⁵⁷⁵⁰ a youth.⁵²⁸⁸

21  Then Zebah²⁰⁷⁸ and Zalmunna⁶⁷⁵⁹ said,⁵⁵⁹ Rise⁶⁹⁶⁵ thou,⁸⁵⁹ and fall⁶²⁹³ upon us: for³⁵⁸⁸ as the man³⁷⁶ is, so is his strength.¹³⁶⁹ And Gideon¹⁴³⁹ arose,⁶⁹⁶⁵ and slew^{2026 853} Zebah²⁰⁷⁸ and Zalmunna,⁶⁷⁵⁹ and took away^{3947 853} the ornaments⁷⁷²⁰ that⁸³⁴ were on their camels'¹⁵⁸¹ necks.⁶⁶⁷⁷

22  Then the men³⁷⁶ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ Gideon,¹⁴³⁹ Rule⁴⁹¹⁰ thou over us, both¹⁵⁷¹ thou,⁸⁵⁹ and¹⁵⁷¹ thy son,¹¹²¹ and thy son's¹¹²¹ son¹¹²¹ also:¹⁵⁷¹ for³⁵⁸⁸ thou hast delivered³⁴⁶⁷ us from the hand^{4480 3027} of Midian.⁴⁰⁸⁰

23  And Gideon¹⁴³⁹ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ them, I⁵⁸⁹ will not³⁸⁰⁸ rule⁴⁹¹⁰ over you, neither³⁸⁰⁸ shall my son¹¹²¹ rule⁴⁹¹⁰ over you: the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ shall rule⁴⁹¹⁰ over you.

24  And Gideon¹⁴³⁹ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ them, I would desire⁷⁵⁹² a request⁷⁵⁹⁶ of⁴⁴⁸⁰ you, that ye would give⁵⁴¹⁴ me every man³⁷⁶ the earrings⁵¹⁴¹ of his prey.⁷⁹⁹⁸ (For³⁵⁸⁸ they had golden²⁰⁹¹ earrings,⁵¹⁴¹ because³⁵⁸⁸ they¹⁹⁹² were Ishmaelites.)³⁴⁵⁹

25  And they answered,⁵⁵⁹ We will willingly give^{5414 5414} them. And they spread^{6566 853} a garment,⁸⁰⁷¹ and did cast⁷⁹⁹³ therein⁸⁰³³ every man³⁷⁶ the earrings⁵¹⁴¹ of his prey.⁷⁹⁹⁸

26  And the weight⁴⁹⁴⁸ of the golden²⁰⁹¹ earrings⁵¹⁴¹ that⁸³⁴ he requested⁷⁵⁹² was¹⁹⁶¹ a thousand⁵⁰⁵ and seven⁷⁶⁵¹ hundred³⁹⁶⁷ shekels of gold;²⁰⁹¹ beside^{905 4480} ornaments,⁷⁷²⁰ and collars,⁵¹⁸⁸ and purple⁷¹³ raiment⁸⁹⁹ that was on^{7945 5921} the kings⁴⁴²⁸ of Midian,⁴⁰⁸⁰ and beside^{905 4480} the chains⁶⁰⁶⁰ that⁸³⁴ were about their camels'¹⁵⁸¹ necks.⁶⁶⁷⁷

27  And Gideon¹⁴³⁹ made⁶²¹³ an ephod⁶⁴⁶ thereof, and put³³²² it in his city,⁵⁸⁹² even in Ophrah:⁶⁰⁸⁴ and all³⁶⁰⁵ Israel³⁴⁷⁸ went thither a whoring^{2181 8033} after³¹⁰ it: which thing became¹⁹⁶¹ a snare⁴¹⁷⁰ unto Gideon,¹⁴³⁹ and to his house.¹⁰⁰⁴

28  Thus was Midian⁴⁰⁸⁰ subdued³⁶⁶⁵ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the children¹¹²¹ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ so that they lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ their heads⁷²¹⁸ no³⁸⁰⁸ more.³²⁵⁴ And the country⁷⁷⁶ was in quietness⁸²⁵² forty⁷⁰⁵ years⁸¹⁴¹ in the days³¹¹⁷ of Gideon.¹⁴³⁹

29  And Jerubbaal³³⁷⁸ the son¹¹²¹ of Joash³¹⁰¹ went¹⁹⁸⁰ and dwelt³⁴²⁷ in his own house.¹⁰⁰⁴

30  And Gideon¹⁴³⁹ had¹⁹⁶¹ threescore and ten⁷⁶⁵⁷ sons¹¹²¹ of his body³⁴⁰⁹ begotten:³³¹⁸ for³⁵⁸⁸ he had¹⁹⁶¹ many⁷²²⁷ wives.⁸⁰²

31  And his concubine⁶³⁷⁰ that⁸³⁴ was in Shechem,⁷⁹²⁷ she¹⁹³¹ also¹⁵⁷¹ bore³²⁰⁵ him a son,^{1121 853} whose name⁸⁰³⁴ he called⁷⁷⁶⁰ Abimelech.⁴⁰

32  And Gideon¹⁴³⁹ the son¹¹²¹ of Joash³¹⁰¹ died⁴¹⁹¹ in a good²⁸⁹⁶ old age,⁷⁸⁷² and was buried⁶⁹¹² in the sepulcher⁶⁹¹³ of Joash³¹⁰¹ his father,¹ in Ophrah⁶⁰⁸⁴ of the Abi-ezrites.³³

33  And it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ as soon as⁸³⁴ Gideon¹⁴³⁹ was dead,⁴¹⁹¹ that the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ turned again,⁷⁷²⁵ and went a whoring²¹⁸¹ after³¹⁰ Baalim,¹¹⁶⁸ and made⁷⁷⁶⁰ Baal-berith¹¹⁷⁰ their god.⁴³⁰

34  And the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ remembered²¹⁴² not^{3808 853} the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ their God,⁴³⁰ who had delivered^{5337 853} them out of the hands^{4480 3027} of all³⁶⁰⁵ their enemies³⁴¹ on every side:^{4480 5439}

35  Neither³⁸⁰⁸ showed⁶²¹³ they kindness²⁶¹⁷ to⁵⁹⁷³ the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Jerubbaal,³³⁷⁸ namely, Gideon,¹⁴³⁹ according to all³⁶⁰⁵ the goodness²⁸⁹⁶ which⁸³⁴ he had showed⁶²¹³ unto⁵⁹⁷³ Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

Sep

1 καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς Γεδεων ἀνὴρ Εφραιμ τί τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο ἐποίησας ἡμῖν τοῦ μὴ καλέσαι ἡμᾶς ὅτε ἐπορεύθης παρατάξασθαι ἐν Μαδιαμ καὶ διελέξαντο πρὸς αὐτὸν ἰσχυρῶς

2 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς τί ἐποίησα νῦν καθὼς ὑμεῖς ἢ οὐχὶ κρεῖσσον ἐπιφυλλὶς Εφραιμ ἢ τρυγητὸς Αβιεζερ

3 ἐν χειρὶ ὑμῶν παρέδωκεν κύριος τοὺς ἄρχοντας Μαδιαμ τὸν Ωρηβ καὶ τὸν Ζηβ καὶ τί ἠδυνήθην ποιῆσαι ὡς ὑμεῖς τότε ἀνέθη τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτῶν ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ λαλῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν λόγον τοῦτον

4 καὶ ἦλθεν Γεδεων ἐπὶ τὸν Ιορδάνην καὶ διέβη αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ τριακόσιοι ἄνδρες οἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ πεινῶντες καὶ διώκοντες

5 καὶ εἶπεν τοῖς ἀνδράσιν Σοκχωθ δότε δὴ ἄρτους εἰς τροφὴν τῷ λαῷ τούτῳ τῷ ἐν ποσίν μου ὅτι ἐκλείπουσιν καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγώ εἰμι διώκων ὀπίσω τοῦ Ζεβεε καὶ Σελμανα βασιλέων Μαδιαμ

6 καὶ εἶπον οἱ ἄρχοντες Σοκχωθ μὴ χεὶρ Ζεβεε καὶ Σελμανα νῦν ἐν χειρί σου οὐ δώσομεν τῇ δυνάμει σου ἄρτους

7 καὶ εἶπεν Γεδεων διὰ τοῦτο ἐν τῷ δοῦναι κύριον τὸν Ζεβεε καὶ Σελμανα ἐν χειρί μου καὶ ἐγὼ ἀλοήσω τὰς σάρκας ὑμῶν ἐν ταῖς ἀκάνθαις τῆς ἐρήμου καὶ ἐν ταῖς αβαρκηνιν

8 καὶ ἀνέβη ἐκεῖθεν εἰς Φανουηλ καὶ ἐλάλησεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὡσαύτως καὶ ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄνδρες Φανουηλ ὃν τρόπον ἀπεκρίθησαν ἄνδρες Σοκχωθ

9 καὶ εἶπεν Γεδεων πρὸς ἄνδρας Φανουηλ ἐν ἐπιστροφῇ μου μετ᾽ εἰρήνης τὸν πύργον τοῦτον κατασκάψω

10 καὶ Ζεβεε καὶ Σελμανα ἐν Καρκαρ καὶ ἡ παρεμβολὴ αὐτῶν μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ὡσεὶ δέκα πέντε χιλιάδες πάντες οἱ καταλελειμμένοι ἀπὸ πάσης παρεμβολῆς ἀλλοφύλων καὶ οἱ πεπτωκότες ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι χιλιάδες ἀνδρῶν σπωμένων ῥομφαίαν

11 καὶ ἀνέβη Γεδεων ὁδὸν τῶν σκηνούντων ἐν σκηναῖς ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν τῆς Ναβαι καὶ Ιεγεβαλ καὶ ἐπάταξεν τὴν παρεμβολήν καὶ ἡ παρεμβολὴ ἦν πεποιθυῖα

12 καὶ ἔφυγον Ζεβεε καὶ Σελμανα καὶ ἐδίωξεν ὀπίσω αὐτῶν καὶ ἐκράτησεν τοὺς δύο βασιλεῖς Μαδιαμ τὸν Ζεβεε καὶ τὸν Σελμανα καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν παρεμβολὴν ἐξέστησεν

13 καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν Γεδεων υἱὸς Ιωας ἀπὸ τῆς παρατάξεως ἀπὸ ἐπάνωθεν τῆς παρατάξεως Αρες

14 καὶ συνέλαβεν παιδάριον ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνδρῶν Σοκχωθ καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτόν καὶ ἔγραψεν πρὸς αὐτὸν τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν ἀρχόντων Σοκχωθ καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων αὐτῶν ἑβδομήκοντα καὶ ἑπτὰ ἄνδρας

15 καὶ παρεγένετο Γεδεων πρὸς τοὺς ἄρχοντας Σοκχωθ καὶ εἶπεν ἰδοὺ Ζεβεε καὶ Σελμανα ἐν οἷς ὠνειδίσατέ με λέγοντες μὴ χεὶρ Ζεβεε καὶ Σελμανα νῦν ἐν χειρί σου ὅτι δώσομεν τοῖς ἀνδράσιν τοῖς ἐκλείπουσιν ἄρτους

16 καὶ ἔλαβεν τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς πόλεως ἐν ταῖς ἀκάνθαις τῆς ἐρήμου καὶ ταῖς βαρακηνιμ καὶ ἠλόησεν ἐν αὐτοῖς τοὺς ἄνδρας τῆς πόλεως

17 καὶ τὸν πύργον Φανουηλ κατέστρεψεν καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν τοὺς ἄνδρας τῆς πόλεως

18 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς Ζεβεε καὶ Σελμανα ποῦ οἱ ἄνδρες οὓς ἀπεκτείνατε ἐν Θαβωρ καὶ εἶπαν ὡς σύ ὣς αὐτοὶ εἰς ὁμοίωμα υἱοῦ βασιλέως

19 καὶ εἶπεν Γεδεων ἀδελφοί μου καὶ υἱοὶ τῆς μητρός μου ἦσαν ζῇ κύριος εἰ ἐζωογονήκειτε αὐτούς οὐκ ἂν ἀπέκτεινα ὑμᾶς

20 καὶ εἶπεν Ιεθερ τῷ πρωτοτόκῳ αὐτοῦ ἀναστὰς ἀπόκτεινον αὐτούς καὶ οὐκ ἔσπασεν τὸ παιδάριον τὴν ῥομφαίαν αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἐφοβήθη ὅτι ἔτι νεώτερος ἦν

21 καὶ εἶπεν Ζεβεε καὶ Σελμανα ἀνάστα σὺ καὶ συνάντησον ἡμῖν ὅτι ὡς ἀνδρὸς ἡ δύναμίς σου καὶ ἀνέστη Γεδεων καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν τὸν Ζεβεε καὶ τὸν Σελμανα καὶ ἔλαβεν τοὺς μηνίσκους τοὺς ἐν τοῖς τραχήλοις τῶν καμήλων αὐτῶν

22 καὶ εἶπον ἀνὴρ Ισραηλ πρὸς Γεδεων κύριε ἄρξον ἡμῶν καὶ σὺ καὶ ὁ υἱός σου ὅτι σὺ ἔσωσας ἡμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς Μαδιαμ

23 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς Γεδεων οὐκ ἄρξω ἐγώ καὶ οὐκ ἄρξει ὁ υἱός μου ἐν ὑμῖν κύριος ἄρξει ὑμῶν

24 καὶ εἶπεν Γεδεων πρὸς αὐτούς αἰτήσομαι παρ᾽ ὑμῶν αἴτημα καὶ δότε μοι ἀνὴρ ἐνώτιον ἐκ σκύλων αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἐνώτια χρυσᾶ αὐτοῖς ὅτι Ισμαηλῖται ἦσαν

25 καὶ εἶπαν διδόντες δώσομεν καὶ ἀνέπτυξεν τὸ ἱμάτιον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔβαλεν ἐκεῖ ἀνὴρ ἐνώτιον σκύλων αὐτοῦ

26 καὶ ἐγένετο ὁ σταθμὸς τῶν ἐνωτίων τῶν χρυσῶν ὧν ᾔτησεν χίλιοι καὶ πεντακόσιοι χρυσοῖ πάρεξ τῶν μηνίσκων καὶ τῶν στραγγαλίδων καὶ τῶν ἱματίων καὶ πορφυρίδων τῶν ἐπὶ βασιλεῦσι Μαδιαμ καὶ ἐκτὸς τῶν περιθεμάτων ἃ ἦν ἐν τοῖς τραχήλοις τῶν καμήλων αὐτῶν

27 καὶ ἐποίησεν αὐτὸ Γεδεων εἰς εφωθ καὶ ἔστησεν αὐτὸ ἐν πόλει αὐτοῦ Εφραθα καὶ ἐξεπόρνευσεν πᾶς Ισραηλ ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ ἐκεῖ καὶ ἐγένετο τῷ Γεδεων καὶ τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ εἰς σκῶλον

28 καὶ συνεστάλη Μαδιαμ ἐνώπιον υἱῶν Ισραηλ καὶ οὐ προσέθηκαν ἆραι κεφαλὴν αὐτῶν καὶ ἡσύχασεν ἡ γῆ τεσσαράκοντα ἔτη ἐν ἡμέραις Γεδεων

29 καὶ ἐπορεύθη Ιεροβααλ υἱὸς Ιωας καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐν οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ

30 καὶ τῷ Γεδεων ἦσαν ἑβδομήκοντα υἱοὶ ἐκπεπορευμένοι ἐκ μηρῶν αὐτοῦ ὅτι γυναῖκες πολλαὶ ἦσαν αὐτῷ

31 καὶ παλλακὴ αὐτοῦ ἦν ἐν Συχεμ καὶ ἔτεκεν αὐτῷ καί γε αὐτὴ υἱόν καὶ ἔθηκεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Αβιμελεχ

32 καὶ ἀπέθανεν Γεδεων υἱὸς Ιωας ἐν πόλει αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐτάφη ἐν τῷ τάφῳ Ιωας τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ ἐν Εφραθα Αβιεσδρι

33 καὶ ἐγένετο καθὼς ἀπέθανεν Γεδεων καὶ ἐπέστρεψαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ καὶ ἐξεπόρνευσαν ὀπίσω τῶν Βααλιμ καὶ ἔθηκαν ἑαυτοῖς τῷ Βααλ διαθήκην τοῦ εἶναι αὐτοῖς αὐτὸν εἰς θεόν

34 καὶ οὐκ ἐμνήσθησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ῥυσαμένου αὐτοὺς ἐκ χειρὸς πάντων τῶν θλιβόντων αὐτοὺς κυκλόθεν

35 καὶ οὐκ ἐποίησαν ἔλεος μετὰ τοῦ οἴκου Ιεροβααλ αὐτός ἐστιν Γεδεων κατὰ πάντα τὰ ἀγαθά ἃ ἐποίησεν μετὰ Ισραηλ

Sep

1 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ἀνὴρ Εφραιμ τί τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο ἐποίησας ἡμῖν τοῦ μὴ καλέσαι ἡμᾶς ὅτε ἐξεπορεύου πολεμῆσαι ἐν τῇ Μαδιαμ καὶ ἐκρίνοντο μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ κραταιῶς

2 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς τί ἐποίησα νῦν καθὼς ὑμεῖς οὐχὶ κρείττω ἐπιφυλλίδες Εφραιμ ἢ τρυγητὸς Αβιεζερ

3 ἐν χειρὶ ὑμῶν παρέδωκεν κύριος τοὺς ἄρχοντας Μαδιαμ τὸν Ωρηβ καὶ τὸν Ζηβ καὶ τί ἠδυνάσθην ποιῆσαι καθὼς ὑμεῖς καὶ κατέπαυσαν τότε ἀνῆκε τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτῶν ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ λαλῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν λόγον τοῦτον

4 καὶ ἦλθεν Γεδεων ἐπὶ τὸν Ιορδάνην καὶ διέβη αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ τριακόσιοι ἄνδρες μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ὀλιγοψυχοῦντες καὶ πεινῶντες

5 καὶ εἶπεν τοῖς ἀνδράσιν Σοκχωθ δότε δὴ ἄρτους τῷ λαῷ τῷ μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ ὅτι πεινῶσιν ἐγὼ δὲ διώκω ὀπίσω Ζεβεε καὶ Σαλμανα βασιλέων Μαδιαμ

6 καὶ εἶπαν οἱ ἄρχοντες Σοκχωθ μὴ χεὶρ Ζεβεε καὶ Σαλμανα νῦν ἐν τῇ χειρί σου ὅτι δώσομεν τῇ στρατιᾷ σου ἄρτους

7 καὶ εἶπεν Γεδεων οὐχ οὕτως ἐν τῷ δοῦναι κύριον τὸν Ζεβεε καὶ Σαλμανα ἐν τῇ χειρί μου καὶ καταξανῶ τὰς σάρκας ὑμῶν ἐν ταῖς ἀκάνθαις τῆς ἐρήμου καὶ ἐν ταῖς βαρκοννιμ

8 καὶ ἀνέβη ἐκεῖθεν εἰς Φανουηλ καὶ ἐλάλησεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς κατὰ ταῦτα καὶ ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄνδρες Φανουηλ ὃν τρόπον ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄνδρες Σοκχωθ

9 καὶ εἶπεν τοῖς ἀνδράσιν Φανουηλ λέγων ἐν τῷ ἐπιστρέφειν με μετ᾽ εἰρήνης κατασκάψω τὸν πύργον τοῦτον

10 καὶ Ζεβεε καὶ Σαλμανα ἐν Καρκαρ καὶ ἡ παρεμβολὴ αὐτῶν μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ὡσεὶ πεντεκαίδεκα χιλιάδες οἱ καταλειφθέντες ἐν πάσῃ παρεμβολῇ υἱῶν ἀνατολῶν καὶ οἱ πεπτωκότες ἦσαν ἑκατὸν καὶ εἴκοσι χιλιάδες ἀνδρῶν ἐσπασμένων ῥομφαίαν

11 καὶ ἀνέβη Γεδεων ὁδὸν κατοικούντων ἐν σκηναῖς ἀνατολῶν τῆς Ναβεθ ἐξ ἐναντίας Ζεβεε καὶ ἐπάταξεν τὴν παρεμβολήν ἡ δὲ παρεμβολὴ ἦν πεποιθυῖα

12 καὶ ἔφυγεν Ζεβεε καὶ Σαλμανα καὶ ἐδίωξεν ὀπίσω αὐτῶν καὶ ἐκράτησεν τοὺς δύο βασιλεῖς Μαδιαμ τὸν Ζεβεε καὶ τὸν Σαλμανα καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν παρεμβολὴν αὐτῶν ἐξέτριψεν

13 καὶ ἀνέστρεψεν Γεδεων υἱὸς Ιωας ἐκ τοῦ πολέμου ἀπὸ ἀναβάσεως Αρες

14 καὶ συνέλαβον παιδάριον ἐκ τῶν ἀνδρῶν Σοκχωθ καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτόν καὶ ἀπεγράψατο πρὸς αὐτοὺς τοὺς ἄρχοντας Σοκχωθ καὶ τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους αὐτῆς ἑβδομήκοντα ἑπτὰ ἄνδρας

15 καὶ παρεγένετο Γεδεων πρὸς τοὺς ἄρχοντας Σοκχωθ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ἰδοὺ Ζεβεε καὶ Σαλμανα δι᾽ οὓς ὠνειδίσατέ με λέγοντες μὴ χεὶρ Ζεβεε καὶ Σαλμανα νῦν ἐν τῇ χειρί σου ὅτι δώσομεν τοῖς ἀνδράσιν σου τοῖς ἐκλελυμένοις ἄρτους

16 καὶ ἔλαβεν τοὺς ἄρχοντας καὶ τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς πόλεως καὶ κατέξανεν αὐτοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀκάνθαις τῆς ἐρήμου καὶ ταῖς βαρακηνιμ καὶ κατέξανεν ἐν αὐτοῖς ἄνδρας Σοκχωθ

17 καὶ τὸν πύργον Φανουηλ κατέσκαψεν καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν τοὺς ἄνδρας τῆς πόλεως

18 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς Ζεβεε καὶ Σαλμανα ποῦ οἱ ἄνδρες οὓς ἀπεκτείνατε ἐν Θαβωρ καὶ εἶπαν ὡσεὶ σύ ὅμοιος σοί ὅμοιος αὐτῶν ὡς εἶδος μορφὴ υἱῶν βασιλέων

19 καὶ εἶπεν Γεδεων ἀδελφοί μου καὶ υἱοὶ τῆς μητρός μού εἰσιν καὶ ὤμοσεν αὐτοῖς ζῇ κύριος εἰ ἐζωογονήσατε αὐτούς οὐκ ἂν ἀπέκτεινα ὑμᾶς

20 καὶ εἶπεν τῷ Ιεθερ τῷ πρωτοτόκῳ αὐτοῦ ἀναστὰς ἀπόκτεινον αὐτούς καὶ οὐκ ἔσπασεν τὸ παιδάριον αὐτοῦ τὴν μάχαιραν αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἐφοβήθη ὅτι ἦν νεώτερος

21 καὶ εἶπεν Ζεβεε καὶ Σαλμανα ἀνάστα δὴ σὺ καὶ ἀπάντησον ἡμῖν ὅτι ὡς ἀνὴρ ἡ δύναμις αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀνέστη Γεδεων καὶ ἀνεῖλεν τὸν Ζεβεε καὶ τὸν Σαλμανα καὶ ἔλαβεν τοὺς μηνίσκους τοὺς ἐν τοῖς τραχήλοις τῶν καμήλων αὐτῶν

22 καὶ εἶπεν ἀνὴρ Ισραηλ πρὸς Γεδεων ἄρχε ἐν ἡμῖν σὺ καὶ οἱ υἱοί σου ὅτι σέσωκας ἡμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς Μαδιαμ

23 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς Γεδεων οὐκ ἄρξω ἐγὼ ὑμῶν καὶ οὐκ ἄρξει ὁ υἱός μου ὑμῶν κύριος ἄρξει ὑμῶν

24 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς Γεδεων αἰτήσομαι παρ᾽ ὑμῶν αἴτησιν καὶ δότε μοι ἀνὴρ ἐνώτιον τῶν σκύλων αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἐνώτια χρυσᾶ πολλὰ ἦν αὐτοῖς ὅτι Ισμαηλῖται ἦσαν

25 καὶ εἶπαν διδόντες δώσομεν καὶ ἀνέπτυξεν τὸ ἱμάτιον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔρριψεν ἐκεῖ ἀνὴρ ἐνώτιον χρυσοῦν τῶν σκύλων αὐτοῦ

26 καὶ ἐγενήθη ὁ σταθμὸς τῶν ἐνωτίων τῶν χρυσῶν ὧν ᾐτήσατο σίκλοι χίλιοι καὶ ἑπτακόσιοι χρυσοῦ πλὴν τῶν σιρώνων καὶ τῶν ὁρμίσκων ενφωθ καὶ τῶν περιβολαίων τῶν πορφυρῶν τῶν ἐπὶ τοῖς βασιλεῦσιν Μαδιαμ καὶ πλὴν τῶν κλοιῶν τῶν χρυσῶν τῶν ἐν τοῖς τραχήλοις τῶν καμήλων αὐτῶν

27 καὶ ἐποίησεν αὐτὸ Γεδεων εἰς εφουδ καὶ ἔστησεν αὐτὸ ἐν πόλει αὐτοῦ ἐν Εφραθα καὶ ἐξεπόρνευσεν πᾶς Ισραηλ ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ ἐκεῖ καὶ ἐγένετο τῷ Γεδεων καὶ τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ εἰς σκάνδαλον

28 καὶ ἐνετράπη Μαδιαμ ἐνώπιον υἱῶν Ισραηλ καὶ οὐ προσέθεντο ἆραι κεφαλὴν αὐτῶν καὶ ἡσύχασεν ἡ γῆ ἔτη τεσσαράκοντα ἐν ἡμέραις Γεδεων

29 καὶ ἐπορεύθη Ιεροβααλ υἱὸς Ιωας καὶ κατῴκησεν ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ

30 καὶ τῷ Γεδεων ἦσαν ἑβδομήκοντα υἱοὶ ἐκπορευόμενοι ἐκ μηρῶν αὐτοῦ ὅτι γυναῖκες πολλαὶ ἦσαν αὐτῷ

31 καὶ ἡ παλλακὴ αὐτοῦ ἡ ἐν Σικιμοις ἔτεκεν αὐτῷ καί γε αὐτὴ υἱόν καὶ ἐπέθηκεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Αβιμελεχ

32 καὶ ἀπέθανεν Γεδεων υἱὸς Ιωας ἐν πολιᾷ ἀγαθῇ καὶ ἐτάφη ἐν τῷ τάφῳ Ιωας τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ ἐν Εφραθα πατρὸς Αβιεζρι

33 καὶ ἐγενήθη ὡς ἀπέθανεν Γεδεων καὶ ἀπεστράφησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ καὶ ἐξεπόρνευσαν ὀπίσω τῶν Βααλιμ καὶ ἔθεντο αὑτοῖς τὸν Βααλβεριθ εἰς διαθήκην τοῦ εἶναι αὐτοῖς αὐτὸν εἰς θεόν

34 καὶ οὐκ ἐμνήσθησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ αὐτῶν τοῦ ῥυσαμένου αὐτοὺς ἐκ χειρὸς πάντων τῶν ἐχθρῶν αὐτῶν κυκλόθεν

35 καὶ οὐκ ἐποίησαν ἔλεος μετὰ τοῦ οἴκου Ιεροβααλ Γεδεων κατὰ πᾶσαν τὴν ἀγαθωσύνην ἣν ἐποίησεν μετὰ Ισραηλ

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‎1 ‏וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ אֵלָ֜יו אִ֣ישׁ אֶפְרַ֗יִם מָֽה־הַדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ עָשִׂ֣יתָ לָּ֔נוּ לְבִלְתִּי֙ קְרֹ֣אות לָ֔נוּ כִּ֥י הָלַ֖כְתָּ לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם בְּמִדְיָ֑ן וַיְרִיב֥וּן אִתּ֖וֹ בְּחָזְקָֽה׃

‎2 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם מֶה־עָשִׂ֥יתִי עַתָּ֖ה כָּכֶ֑ם הֲל֗וֹא ט֛וֹב עֹלְל֥וֹת אֶפְרַ֖יִם מִבְצִ֥יר אֲבִיעֶֽזֶר׃

‎3 ‏בְּיֶדְכֶם֩ נָתַ֨ן אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶת־שָׂרֵ֤י מִדְיָן֙ אֶת־עֹרֵ֣ב וְאֶת־זְאֵ֔ב וּמַה־יָּכֹ֖לְתִּי עֲשׂ֣וֹת כָּכֶ֑ם אָ֗ז רָפְתָ֤ה רוּחָם֙ מֵֽעָלָ֔יו בְּדַבְּר֖וֹ הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃

‎4 ‏וַיָּבֹ֥א גִדְע֖וֹן הַיַּרְדֵּ֑נָה עֹבֵ֣ר ה֗וּא וּשְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֤וֹת הָאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ עֲיֵפִ֖ים וְרֹדְפִֽים׃

‎5 ‏וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לְאַנְשֵׁ֣י סֻכּ֔וֹת תְּנוּ־נָא֙ כִּכְּר֣וֹת לֶ֔חֶם לָעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּרַגְלָ֑י כִּי־עֲיֵפִ֣ים הֵ֔ם וְאָנֹכִ֗י רֹדֵ֛ף אַחֲרֵ֛י זֶ֥בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֖ע מַלְכֵ֥י מִדְיָֽן׃

‎6 ‏וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ שָׂרֵ֣י סֻכּ֔וֹת הֲ֠כַף זֶ֧בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֛ע עַתָּ֖ה בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ כִּֽי־נִתֵּ֥ן לִֽצְבָאֲךָ֖ לָֽחֶם׃

‎7 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר גִּדְע֔וֹן לָכֵ֗ן בְּתֵ֧ת יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־זֶ֥בַח וְאֶת־צַלְמֻנָּ֖ע בְּיָדִ֑י וְדַשְׁתִּי֙ אֶת־בְּשַׂרְכֶ֔ם אֶת־קוֹצֵ֥י הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְאֶת־הַֽבַּרְקֳנִֽים׃

‎8 ‏וַיַּ֤עַל מִשָּׁם֙ פְּנוּאֵ֔ל וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם כָּזֹ֑את וַיַּעֲנ֤וּ אוֹתוֹ֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י פְנוּאֵ֔ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָנ֖וּ אַנְשֵׁ֥י סֻכּֽוֹת׃

‎9 ‏וַיֹּ֛אמֶר גַּם־לְאַנְשֵׁ֥י פְנוּאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר בְּשׁוּבִ֣י בְשָׁל֔וֹם אֶתֹּ֖ץ אֶת־הַמִּגְדָּ֥ל הַזֶּֽה׃ פ

‎10 ‏וְזֶ֨בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֜ע בַּקַּרְקֹ֗ר וּמַחֲנֵיהֶ֤ם עִמָּם֙ כַּחֲמֵ֤שֶׁת עָשָׂר֙ אֶ֔לֶף כֹּ֚ל הַנּ֣וֹתָרִ֔ים מִכֹּ֖ל מַחֲנֵ֣ה בְנֵי־קֶ֑דֶם וְהַנֹּ֣פְלִ֔ים מֵאָ֨ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶף אִ֖ישׁ שֹׁ֥לֵֽף חָֽרֶב׃

‎11 ‏וַיַּ֣עַל גִּדְע֗וֹן דֶּ֚רֶךְ הַשְּׁכוּנֵ֣י בָֽאֳהָלִ֔ים מִקֶּ֥דֶם לְנֹ֖בַח וְיָגְבֳּהָ֑ה וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה הָ֥יָה בֶֽטַח׃

‎12 ‏וַיָּנ֗וּסוּ זֶ֚בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֔ע וַיִּרְדֹּ֖ף אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּלְכֹּ֞ד אֶת־שְׁנֵ֣י׀ מַלְכֵ֣י מִדְיָ֗ן אֶת־זֶ֙בַח֙ וְאֶת־צַלְמֻנָּ֔ע וְכָל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה הֶחֱרִֽיד׃

‎13 ‏וַיָּ֛שָׁב גִּדְע֥וֹן בֶּן־יוֹאָ֖שׁ מִן־הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה מִֽלְמַעֲלֵ֖ה הֶחָֽרֶס׃

‎14 ‏וַיִּלְכָּד־נַ֛עַר מֵאַנְשֵׁ֥י סֻכּ֖וֹת וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֑הוּ וַיִּכְתֹּ֨ב אֵלָ֜יו אֶת־שָׂרֵ֤י סֻכּוֹת֙ וְאֶת־זְקֵנֶ֔יהָ שִׁבְעִ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָ֖ה אִֽישׁ׃

‎15 ‏וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־אַנְשֵׁ֣י סֻכּ֔וֹת וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֖ה זֶ֣בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֑ע אֲשֶׁר֩ חֵרַפְתֶּ֨ם אוֹתִ֜י לֵאמֹ֗ר הֲ֠כַף זֶ֣בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֤ע עַתָּה֙ בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ כִּ֥י נִתֵּ֛ן לַאֲנָשֶׁ֥יךָ הַיְּעֵפִ֖ים לָֽחֶם׃

‎16 ‏וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־זִקְנֵ֣י הָעִ֔יר וְאֶת־קוֹצֵ֥י הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְאֶת־הַֽבַּרְקֳנִ֑ים וַיֹּ֣דַע בָּהֶ֔ם אֵ֖ת אַנְשֵׁ֥י סֻכּֽוֹת׃

‎17 ‏וְאֶת־מִגְדַּ֥ל פְּנוּאֵ֖ל נָתָ֑ץ וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖ג אֶת־אַנְשֵׁ֥י הָעִֽיר׃

‎18 ‏וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֶל־זֶ֙בַח֙ וְאֶל־צַלְמֻנָּ֔ע אֵיפֹה֙ הָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֲרַגְתֶּ֖ם בְּתָב֑וֹר וַֽיֹּאמְרוּ֙ כָּמ֣וֹךָ כְמוֹהֶ֔ם אֶחָ֕ד כְּתֹ֖אַר בְּנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

‎19 ‏וַיֹּאמַ֕ר אַחַ֥י בְּנֵֽי־אִמִּ֖י הֵ֑ם חַי־יְהוָ֗ה ל֚וּ הַחֲיִתֶ֣ם אוֹתָ֔ם לֹ֥א הָרַ֖גְתִּי אֶתְכֶֽם׃

‎20 ‏וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לְיֶ֣תֶר בְּכוֹר֔וֹ ק֖וּם הֲרֹ֣ג אוֹתָ֑ם וְלֹא־שָׁלַ֨ף הַנַּ֤עַר חַרְבּוֹ֙ כִּ֣י יָרֵ֔א כִּ֥י עוֹדֶ֖נּוּ נָֽעַר׃

‎21 ‏וַיֹּ֜אמֶר זֶ֣בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֗ע ק֤וּם אַתָּה֙ וּפְגַע־בָּ֔נוּ כִּ֥י כָאִ֖ישׁ גְּבוּרָת֑וֹ וַיָּ֣קָם גִּדְע֗וֹן וַֽיַּהֲרֹג֙ אֶת־זֶ֣בַח וְאֶת־צַלְמֻנָּ֔ע וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־הַשַּׂ֣הֲרֹנִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּצַוְּארֵ֥י גְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃

‎22 ‏וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶל־גִּדְע֔וֹן מְשָׁל־בָּ֙נוּ֙ גַּם־אַתָּ֔ה גַּם־בִּנְךָ֖ גַּ֣ם בֶּן־בְּנֶ֑ךָ כִּ֥י הוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖נוּ מִיַּ֥ד מִדְיָֽן׃

‎23 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ גִּדְע֔וֹן לֹֽא־אֶמְשֹׁ֤ל אֲנִי֙ בָּכֶ֔ם וְלֹֽא־יִמְשֹׁ֥ל בְּנִ֖י בָּכֶ֑ם יְהוָ֖ה יִמְשֹׁ֥ל בָּכֶֽם׃

‎24 ‏וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֜ם גִּדְע֗וֹן אֶשְׁאֲלָ֤ה מִכֶּם֙ שְׁאֵלָ֔ה וּתְנוּ־לִ֕י אִ֖ישׁ נֶ֣זֶם שְׁלָל֑וֹ כִּֽי־נִזְמֵ֤י זָהָב֙ לָהֶ֔ם כִּ֥י יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖ים הֵֽם׃

‎25 ‏וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ נָת֣וֹן נִתֵּ֑ן וַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֙ אֶת־הַשִּׂמְלָ֔ה וַיַּשְׁלִ֣יכוּ שָׁ֔מָּה אִ֖ישׁ נֶ֥זֶם שְׁלָלֽוֹ׃

‎26 ‏וַיְהִ֗י מִשְׁקַ֞ל נִזְמֵ֤י הַזָּהָב֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁאָ֔ל אֶ֥לֶף וּשְׁבַע־מֵא֖וֹת זָהָ֑ב לְ֠בַד מִן־הַשַּׂהֲרֹנִ֨ים וְהַנְּטִפ֜וֹת וּבִגְדֵ֣י הָאַרְגָּמָ֗ן שֶׁעַל֙ מַלְכֵ֣י מִדְיָ֔ן וּלְבַד֙ מִן־הָ֣עֲנָק֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּצַוְּארֵ֥י גְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃

‎27 ‏וַיַּעַשׂ֩ אוֹת֨וֹ גִדְע֜וֹן לְאֵפ֗וֹד וַיַּצֵּ֨ג אוֹת֤וֹ בְעִירוֹ֙ בְּעָפְרָ֔ה וַיִּזְנ֧וּ כָֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אַחֲרָ֖יו שָׁ֑ם וַיְהִ֛י לְגִדְע֥וֹן וּלְבֵית֖וֹ לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃

‎28 ‏וַיִּכָּנַ֣ע מִדְיָ֗ן לִפְנֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלֹ֥א יָסְפ֖וּ לָשֵׂ֣את רֹאשָׁ֑ם וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט הָאָ֛רֶץ אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה בִּימֵ֥י גִדְעֽוֹן׃ פ

‎29 ‏וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ יְרֻבַּ֥עַל בֶּן־יוֹאָ֖שׁ וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃

‎30 ‏וּלְגִדְע֗וֹן הָיוּ֙ שִׁבְעִ֣ים בָּנִ֔ים יֹצְאֵ֖י יְרֵכ֑וֹ כִּֽי־נָשִׁ֥ים רַבּ֖וֹת הָ֥יוּ לֽוֹ׃

‎31 ‏וּפִֽילַגְשׁוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּשְׁכֶ֔ם יָֽלְדָה־לּ֥וֹ גַם־הִ֖יא בֵּ֑ן וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃

‎32 ‏וַיָּ֛מָת גִּדְע֥וֹן בֶּן־יוֹאָ֖שׁ בְּשֵׂיבָ֣ה טוֹבָ֑ה וַיִּקָּבֵ֗ר בְּקֶ֙בֶר֙ יוֹאָ֣שׁ אָבִ֔יו בְּעָפְרָ֖ה אֲבִ֥י הָֽעֶזְרִֽי׃ פ

‎33 ‏וַיְהִ֗י כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ מֵ֣ת גִּדְע֔וֹן וַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּזְנ֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֣י הַבְּעָלִ֑ים וַיָּשִׂ֧ימוּ לָהֶ֛ם בַּ֥עַל בְּרִ֖ית לֵאלֹהִֽים׃

‎34 ‏וְלֹ֤א זָֽכְרוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם הַמַּצִּ֥יל אוֹתָ֛ם מִיַּ֥ד כָּל־אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם מִסָּבִֽיב׃

‎35 ‏וְלֹֽא־עָשׂ֣וּ חֶ֔סֶד עִם־בֵּ֥ית יְרֻבַּ֖עַל גִּדְע֑וֹן כְּכָל־הַטּוֹבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ

Vul

1 Dixeruntque ad eum viri Ephraim: Quid est hoc quod facere voluisti, ut nos non vocares, cum ad pugnam pergeres contra Madian? jurgantes fortiter, et prope vim inferentes.

2 Quibus ille respondit: Quod enim tale facere potui, quale vos fecistis? nonne melior est racemus Ephraim, vindemiis Abiezer?

3 In manus vestras Dominus tradidit principes Madian, Oreb et Zeb: quid tale facere potui, quale vos fecistis? Quod cum locutus esset, requievit spiritus eorum, quo tumebant contra eum.

4 Cumque venisset Gedeon ad Jordanem, transivit eum cum trecentis viris, qui secum erant: et præ lassitudine, fugientes persequi non poterant.

5 Dixitque ad viros Soccoth: Date, obsecro, panes populo qui mecum est, quia valde defecerunt: ut possimus persequi Zebee et Salmana reges Madian.

6 Responderunt principes Soccoth: Forsitan palmæ manuum Zebee et Salmana in manu tua sunt, et idcirco postulas ut demus exercitui tuo panes.

7 Quibus ille ait: Cum ergo tradiderit Dominus Zebee et Salmana in manus meas, conteram carnes vestras cum spinis tribulisque deserti.

8 Et inde conscendens, venit in Phanuel: locutusque est ad viros loci illius similia. Cui et illi responderunt, sicut responderant viri Soccoth.

9 Dixit itaque et eis: Cum reversus fuero victor in pace, destruam turrim hanc.

10 Zebee autem et Salmana requiescebant cum omni exercitu suo. Quindecim enim millia viri remanserant ex omnibus turmis orientalium populorum, cæsis centum viginti millibus bellatorum educentium gladium.

11 Ascendensque Gedeon per viam eorum, qui in tabernaculis morabantur, ad orientalem partem Nobe et Jegbaa, percussit castra hostium, qui securi erant, et nihil adversi suspicabantur.

12 Fugeruntque Zebee et Salmana, quos persequens Gedeon comprehendit, turbato omni exercitu eorum.

13 Revertensque de bello ante solis ortum,

14 apprehendit puerum de viris Soccoth: interrogavitque eum nomina principum et seniorum Soccoth, et descripsit septuaginta septem viros.

15 Venitque ad Soccoth, et dixit eis: En Zebee et Salmana, super quibus exprobrastis mihi, dicentes: Forsitan manus Zebee et Salmana in manibus tuis sunt, et idcirco postulas ut demus viris, qui lassi sunt et defecerunt, panes.

16 Tulit ergo seniores civitatis et spinas deserti ac tribulos, et contrivit cum eis atque comminuit viros Soccoth.

17 Turrim quoque Phanuel subvertit, occisis habitatoribus civitatis.

18 Dixitque ad Zebee et Salmana: Quales fuerunt viri, quos occidistis in Thabor? Qui responderunt: Similes tui, et unus ex eis quasi filius regis.

19 Quibus ille respondit: Fratres mei fuerunt, filii matris meæ. Vivit Dominus, quia si servassetis eos, non vos occiderem.

20 Dixitque Jether primogenito suo: Surge, et interfice eos. Qui non eduxit gladium: timebat enim, quia adhuc puer erat.

21 Dixeruntque Zebee et Salmana: Tu surge, et irrue in nos: quia juxta ætatem robur est hominis. Surrexit Gedeon, et interfecit Zebee et Salmana: et tulit ornamenta ac bullas quibus colla regalium camelorum decorari solent.

22 Dixeruntque omnes viri Israël ad Gedeon: Dominare nostri tu, et filius tuus, et filius filii tui: quia liberasti nos de manu Madian.

23 Quibus ille ait: Non dominabor vestri, nec dominabitur in vos filius meus, sed dominabitur vobis Dominus.

24 Dixitque ad eos: Unam petitionem postulo a vobis: date mihi inaures ex præda vestra. Inaures enim aureas Ismaëlitæ habere consueverant.

25 Qui responderunt: Libentissime dabimus. Expandentesque super terram pallium, projecerunt in eo inaures de præda:

26 et fuit pondus postulatarum inaurium, mille septingenti auri sicli, absque ornamentis, et monilibus, et veste purpurea, quibus reges Madian uti soliti erant, et præter torques aureas camelorum.

27 Fecitque ex eo Gedeon ephod, et posuit illud in civitate sua Ephra. Fornicatusque est omnis Israël in eo, et factum est Gedeoni et omni domui ejus in ruinam.

28 Humiliatus est autem Madian coram filiis Israël, nec potuerunt ultra cervices elevare: sed quievit terra per quadraginta annos, quibus Gedeon præfuit.

29 Abiit itaque Jerobaal filius Joas, et habitavit in domo sua:

30 habuitque septuaginta filios, qui egressi sunt de femore ejus: eo quod plures haberet uxores.

31 Concubina autem illius, quam habebat in Sichem, genuit ei filium nomine Abimelech.

32 Mortuusque est Gedeon filius Joas in senectute bona, et sepultus est in sepulchro Joas patris sui in Ephra de familia Ezri.

33 Postquam autem mortuus est Gedeon, aversi sunt filii Israël, et fornicati sunt cum Baalim. Percusseruntque cum Baal fœdus, ut esset eis in deum:

34 nec recordati sunt Domini Dei sui, qui eruit eos de manibus inimicorum suorum omnium per circuitum:

35 nec fecerunt misericordiam cum domo Jerobaal Gedeon, juxta omnia bona quæ fecerat Israëli.