사사기 6

1이스라엘 자손이 또 여호와의 목전에 악을 행하였으므로 여호와께서 칠 년 동안 그들을 미디안의 손에 붙이시니 2미디안의 손이 이스라엘을 이긴지라 이스라엘 자손이 미디안을 인하여 산에서 구멍과 굴과 산성을 자기를 위하여 만들었으며 3이스라엘이 파종한 때면 미디안 사람, 아말렉 사람, 동방 사람이 치러 올라와서 4진을 치고 가사에 이르도록 토지 소산을 멸하여 이스라엘 가운데 식물을 남겨두지 아니하며 양이나 소나 나귀도 남기지 아니하니 5이는 그들이 그 짐승과 장막을 가지고 올라와서 메뚜기떼 같이 들어오니 그 사람과 약대가 무수함이라 그들이 그 땅에 들어와 멸하려 하니 6이스라엘이 미디안을 인하여 미약함이 심한지라 이에 이스라엘 자손이 여호와께 부르짖었더라 7이스라엘 자손이 미디안을 인하여 여호와께 부르짖은고로 8여호와께서 이스라엘 자손에게 한 선지자를 보내사 그들에게 이르되 이스라엘 하나님 여호와의 말씀에 내가 너희를 애굽에서 인도하여 내며 너희를 그 종 되었던 집에서 나오게 하여 9애굽 사람의 손과 너희를 학대하는 모든 자의 손에서 너희를 건져 내고 그들을 너희 앞에서 쫓아내고 그 땅을 너희에게 주었으며 10내가 또 너희에게 이르기를 나는 너희 하나님 여호와니 너희의 거하는 아모리 사람의 땅의 신들을 두려워 말라 하였으나 너희가 내 목소리를 청종치 아니하였느니라 하셨다 하니라 11여호와의 사자가 아비에셀 사람 요아스에게 속한 오브라에 이르러 상수리나무 아래 앉으니라 마침 요아스의 아들 기드온이 미디안 사람에게 알리지 아니하려 하여 밀을 포도주 틀에서 타작하더니 12여호와의 사자가 기드온에게 나타나 이르되 큰 용사여 여호와께서 너와 함께 계시도다 13기드온이 그에게 대답하되 나의 주여 여호와께서 우리와 함께 계시면 어찌하여 이 모든 일이 우리에게 미쳤나이까 또 우리 열조가 일찍 우리에게 이르기를 여호와께서 우리를 애굽에서 나오게 하신 것이 아니냐 한 그 모든 이적이 어디 있나이까 이제 여호와께서 우리를 버리사 미디안의 손에 붙이셨나이다 14여호와께서 그를 돌아보아 가라사대 너는 이 네 힘을 의지하고 가서 이스라엘을 미디안의 손에서 구원하라 내가 너를 보낸 것이 아니냐 15기드온이 그에게 대답하되 주여 내가 무엇으로 이스라엘을 구원하리이까 보소서 나의 집은 므낫세 중에 극히 약하고 나는 내 아비 집에서 제일 작은 자니이다 16여호와께서 그에게 이르시되 내가 반드시 너와 함께 하리니 네가 미디안 사람 치기를 한 사람을 치듯 하리라 17기드온이 그에게 대답하되 내가 주께 은혜를 얻었사오면 나와 말씀하신 이가 주 되시는 표징을 내게 보이소서 18내가 예물을 가지고 다시 주께로 와서 그것을 주 앞에 드리기까지 이곳을 떠나지 마시기를 원하나이다 그가 가로되 내가 너 돌아오기를 기다리리라 19기드온이 가서 염소 새끼 하나를 준비하고 가루 한 에바로 무교전병을 만들고 고기를 소쿠리에 담고 국을 양푼에 담아서 상수리나무 아래 그에게로 가져다가 드리매 20하나님의 사자가 그에게 이르되 고기와 무교전병을 가져 이 반석 위에 두고 그 위에 국을 쏟으라 기드온이 그대로 하니 21여호와의 사자가 손에 잡은 지팡이 끝을 내밀어 고기와 무교전병에 대매 불이 반석에서 나와 고기와 무교전병을 살랐고 여호와의 사자는 떠나서 보이지 아니한지라 22기드온이 그가 여호와의 사자인줄 알고 가로되 슬프도소이다 주 여호와여 내가 여호와의 사자를 대면하여 보았나이다 23여호와께서 그에게 이르시되 너는 안심하라 두려워 말라 죽지 아니하리라 하시니라 24기드온이 여호와를 위하여 거기서 단을 쌓고 이름을 여호와 살롬이라 하였더라 그것이 오늘까지 아비에셀 사람에게 속한 오브라에 있더라 25이날 밤에 여호와께서 기드온에게 이르시되 네 아비의 수소 곧 칠 년된 둘째 수소를 취하고 네 아비에게 있는 바알의 단을 헐며 단 곁의 아세라 상을 찍고 26또 이 견고한 성 위에 네 하나님 여호와를 위하여 규례대로 한 단을 쌓고 그 둘째 수소를 취하여 네가 찍은 아세라나무로 번제를 드릴지니라 27이에 기드온이 종 열을 데리고 여호와의 말씀하신 대로 행하되 아비의 가족과 그 성읍 사람들을 두려워하므로 이 일을 감히 백주에 행하지 못하고 밤에 행하니라 28성읍 사람들이 아침에 일찍이 일어나 본즉 바알의 단이 훼파되었으며 단 곁의 아세라가 찍혔고 새로 쌓은 단 위에 그 둘째 수소를 드렸는지라 29서로 물어 가로되 이것이 누구의 소위인고 하고 그들이 캐어 물은 후에 가로되 요아스의 아들 기드온이 이를 행하였도다 하고 30성읍 사람들이 요아스에게 이르되 네 아들을 끌어내라 그는 당연히 죽을지니 이는 바알의 단을 훼파하고 단 곁의 아세라를 찍었음이니라 31요아스가 자기를 둘러선 모든자에게 이르되 너희가 바알을 위하여 쟁론하느냐 너희가 바알을 구원하겠느냐 그를 위하여 쟁론하는 자는 이 아침에 죽음을 당하리라 바알이 과연 신일진대 그 단을 훼파하였은즉 스스로 쟁론할 것이니라 하니라 32그 날에 기드온을 여룹바알이라 하였으니 이는 그가 바알의 단을 훼파하였은즉 바알이 더불어 쟁론할 것이라 함이었더라 33때에 미디안 사람과 아말렉 사람과 동방 사람들이 다 모여 요단을 건너와서 이스르엘 골짜기에 진을 친지라 34여호와의 신이 기드온에게 강림하시니 기드온이 나팔을 불매 아비에셀 족속이 다 모여서 그를 좇고 35기드온이 또 사자를 온 므낫세에 두루 보내매 그들도 모여서 그를 좇고 또 사자를 아셀과 스불론과 납달리에 보내매 그 무리도 올라와서 그를 영접하더라 36기드온이 하나님께 여짜오되 주께서 이미 말씀하심 같이 내 손으로 이스라엘을 구원하려 하시거든 37보소서 내가 양털 한 뭉치를 타작마당에 두리니 이슬이 양털에만 있고 사면 땅은 마르면 주께서 이미 말씀하심 같이 내 손으로 이스라엘을 구원하실 줄 내가 알겠나이다 하였더니 38그대로 된지라 이튿날 기드온이 일찍이 일어나서 양털을 취하여 이슬을 짜니 물이 그릇에 가득하더라 39기드온이 또 하나님께 여짜오되 주여 내게 진노하지 마옵소서 내가 이번만 말하리이다 구하옵나니 나로 다시 한번 양털로 시험하게 하소서 양털만 마르고 사면 땅에는 다 이슬이 있게 하옵소서 하였더니 40이 밤에 하나님이 그대로 행하시니 곧 양털만 마르고 사면 땅에는 다 이슬이 있었더라

1The children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh: and Yahweh delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. 2The hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds. 3So it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them; 4and they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, until you come to Gaza, and left no sustenance in Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor donkey. 5For they came up with their livestock and their tents; they came in as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number: and they came into the land to destroy it. 6Israel was brought very low because of Midian; and the children of Israel cried to Yahweh. 7When the children of Israel cried to Yahweh because of Midian, 8Yahweh sent a prophet to the children of Israel; and he said to them, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you out of the house of bondage; 9and 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; 10and I said to you, “I am Yahweh your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.” But you have not listened to my voice.’” 11Yahweh’s angel came, and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained to Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the wine press, to hide it from the Midianites. 12Yahweh’s angel appeared to him, and said to him, “Yahweh is with you, you mighty man of valor!” 13Gideon said to him, “Oh, my lord, if Yahweh is with us, why then has all this happened to us? Where are all his wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying, ‘Didn’t Yahweh bring us up from Egypt?’ But now Yahweh has cast us off, and delivered us into the hand of Midian.” 14Yahweh looked at him, and said, “Go in this your might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Haven’t I sent you?” 15He said to him, “O Lord, how shall I save Israel? Behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.” 16Yahweh said to him, “Surely I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man.” 17He said to him, “If now I have found favor in your sight, then show me a sign that it is you who talk with me. 18Please don’t go away, until I come to you, and bring out my present, and lay it before you.” He said, “I will wait until you come back.” 19Gideon went in, and prepared a young goat, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of meal. He put the meat in a basket and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out to him under the oak, and presented it. 20The angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened cakes, and lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth.” He did so. 21Then Yahweh’s angel stretched out the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes; and fire went up out of the rock, and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes; and Yahweh’s angel departed out of his sight. 22Gideon saw that he was Yahweh’s angel; and Gideon said, “Alas, Lord Yahweh! Because I have seen Yahweh’s angel face to face!” 23Yahweh said to him, “Peace be to you! Don’t be afraid. You shall not die.” 24Then Gideon built an altar there to Yahweh, and called it “Yahweh is Peace.” To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. 25That same night, Yahweh said to him, “Take your father’s bull, even the second bull seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the Asherah that is by it; 26and build an altar to Yahweh your God on the top of this stronghold, in an orderly way, and take the second bull, and offer a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah which you shall cut down.” 27Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as Yahweh had spoken to him. Because he feared his father’s household and the men of the city, he could not do it by day, but he did it by night. 28When the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down that was by it, and the second bull was offered on the altar that was built. 29They said one to another, “Who has done this thing?” When they inquired and asked, they said, “Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing.” 30Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son, that he may die, because he has broken down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the Asherah that was by it.” 31Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? He who will contend for him, let him be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because someone has broken down his altar.” 32Therefore on that day he named him Jerub-Baal, saying, “Let Baal contend against him, because he has broken down his altar.” 33Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel. 34But the Spirit of Yahweh came on Gideon; and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered together after him. 35He sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and they also were gathered together after him: and he sent messengers to Asher, and to Zebulun, and to Naphtali; and they came up to meet them. 36Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken, 37behold, 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 shall I know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken.” 38It was so; for he rose up early on the next day, and pressed the fleece together, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water. 39Gideon said to God, “Don’t let your anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once. Please let me make a trial just this once with the fleece. Let it now be dry only on the fleece, and on all the ground let there be dew.” 40God did so that night: for it was dry on the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

1Maar de kinderen Israels deden, dat kwaad was in de ogen des HEEREN; zo gaf hen de HEERE in de hand der Midianieten, zeven jaren. 2Als nu de hand der Midianieten sterk werd over Israel, maakten zich de kinderen Israels, vanwege de Midianieten, de holen, die in de bergen zijn, en de spelonken, en de vestingen. 3Want het geschiedde, als Israel gezaaid had, zo kwamen de Midianieten op, en de Amalekieten, en die van het oosten kwamen ook op tegen hen. 4En zij legerden zich tegen hen, en verdierven de opkomst des lands, tot daar gij komt te Gaza; en zij lieten geen leeftocht overig in Israel, noch klein vee, noch os, noch ezel. 5Want zij kwamen op met hun vee en hun tenten; zij kwamen gelijk de sprinkhanen in menigte, dat men hen en hun kemelen niet tellen kon; en zij kwamen in het land, om dat te verderven. 6Alzo werd Israel zeer verarmd, vanwege de Midianieten. Toen riepen de kinderen Israels tot den HEERE. 7En het geschiedde, als de kinderen Israels tot den HEERE riepen, ter oorzake van de Midianieten; 8Zo zond de HEERE een man, die een profeet was, tot de kinderen Israels; die zeide tot hen: Alzo zegt de HEERE, de God Israels: Ik heb u uit Egypte doen opkomen, en u uit het diensthuis uitgevoerd; 9En Ik heb u verlost van de hand der Egyptenaren, en van de hand van allen, die u drukten; en Ik heb hen voor uw aangezicht uitgedreven, en u hun land gegeven; 10En Ik zeide tot ulieden: Ik ben de HEERE, uw God; vreest de goden der Amorieten niet, in welker land gij woont; maar gij zijt Mijner stem niet gehoorzaam geweest. 11Toen kwam een Engel des HEEREN, en zette Zich onder den eik, die te Ofra is, welke aan Joas, den Abi-ezriet, toekwam; en zijn zoon Gideon dorste tarwe bij de pers, om die te vluchten voor het aangezicht der Midianieten. 12Toen verscheen hem de Engel des HEEREN, en zeide tot hem: De HEERE is met u, gij strijdbare held! 13Maar Gideon zeide tot Hem: Och, mijn Heer! zo de HEERE met ons is, waarom is ons dan dit alles wedervaren? en waar zijn al Zijn wonderen, die onze vaders ons verteld hebben, zeggende: Heeft ons de HEERE niet uit Egypte opgevoerd? Doch nu heeft ons de HEERE verlaten, en heeft ons in der Midianieten hand gegeven. 14Toen keerde zich de HEERE tot hem, en zeide: Ga heen in deze uw kracht, en gij zult Israel uit der Midianieten hand verlossen; heb Ik u niet gezonden? 15En hij zeide tot Hem: Och, mijn Heer! waarmede zal ik Israel verlossen? Zie, mijn duizend is het armste in Manasse, en ik ben de kleinste in mijns vaders huis. 16En de HEERE zeide tot hem: Omdat Ik met u zal zijn, zo zult gij de Midianieten slaan, als een enigen man. 17En hij zeide tot Hem: Indien ik nu genade gevonden heb in Uw ogen, zo doe mij een teken, dat Gij het zijt, Die met mij spreekt. 18Wijk toch niet van hier, totdat ik tot U kome, en mijn geschenk uitbrenge, en U voorzette. En Hij zeide: Ik zal blijven, totdat gij wederkomt. 19En Gideon ging in, en bereidde een geitenbokje, en ongezuurde koeken van een efa meels; het vlees legde hij in een korf, en het sop deed hij in een pot; en hij bracht het tot Hem uit, tot onder den eik, en zette het nader. 20Doch de Engel Gods zeide tot hem: Neem het vlees en de ongezuurde koeken, en leg ze op dien rotssteen, en giet het sop uit; en hij deed alzo. 21En de Engel des HEEREN stak het uiterste van den staf uit, die in Zijn hand was, en roerde het vlees en de ongezuurde koeken aan; toen ging er vuur op uit de rots, en verteerde het vlees en de ongezuurde koeken. En de Engel des HEEREN bekwam uit zijn ogen. 22Toen zag Gideon, dat het een Engel des HEEREN was; en Gideon zeide: Ach, Heere, HEERE! daarom, omdat ik een Engel des HEEREN gezien heb van aangezicht tot aangezicht. 23Doch de HEERE zeide tot hem: Vrede zij u, vrees niet, gij zult niet sterven. 24Toen bouwde Gideon aldaar den HEERE een altaar, en noemde het: De HEERE is vrede! het is nog tot op dezen dag in Ofra der Abi-ezrieten. 25En het geschiedde in dienzelven nacht, dat de HEERE tot hem zeide: Neem een var van de ossen, die van uw vader zijn, te weten, den tweeden var, van zeven jaren; en breek af het altaar van Baal, dat van uw vader is, en houw af het bos, dat daarbij is. 26En bouw den HEERE, uw God, een altaar, op de hoogte dezer sterkte, in een bekwame plaats; en neem den tweeden var, en offer een brandoffer met het hout der hage, die gij zult hebben afgehouwen. 27Toen nam Gideon tien mannen uit zijn knechten, en deed, gelijk als de HEERE tot hem gesproken had. Doch het geschiedde, dewijl hij zijns vaders huis en de mannen van die stad vreesde, van het te doen bij dag, dat hij het deed bij nacht. 28Als nu de mannen van die stad des morgens vroeg opstonden, ziet, zo was het altaar van Baal omgeworpen, en de haag, die daarbij was, afgehouwen, en die tweede var was op het gebouwde altaar geofferd. 29Zo zeiden zij, de een tot de ander: Wie heeft dit stuk gedaan? En als zij onderzochten en navraagden, zo zeide men: Gideon, de zoon van Joas, heeft dit stuk gedaan. 30Toen zeiden de mannen van die stad tot Joas: Breng uw zoon uit, dat hij sterve, omdat hij het altaar van Baal heeft omgeworpen, en omdat hij de haag, die daarbij was, afgehouwen heeft. 31Joas daarentegen zeide tot allen, die bij hem stonden: Zult gij voor den Baal twisten; zult gij hem verlossen? Die voor hem zal twisten, zal nog dezen morgen gedood worden! Indien een hij god is, hij twiste voor zichzelven, omdat men zijn altaar heeft omgeworpen. 32Daarom noemde hij hem te dien dage Jerubbaal, zeggende: Baal twiste tegen hem, omdat hij zijn altaar heeft omgeworpen. 33Alle Midianieten nu, en Amalekieten, en de kinderen van het oosten, waren samenvergaderd, en zij trokken over, en legerden zich in het dal van Jizreel. 34Toen toog de Geest des HEEREN Gideon aan, en hij blies met de bazuin, en de Abi-ezrieten werden achter hem bijeengeroepen. 35Ook zond hij boden in gans Manasse, en die werden ook achter hem bijeengeroepen; desgelijks zond hij boden in Aser, en in Zebulon, en in Nafthali; en zij kwamen op, hun tegemoet. 36En Gideon zeide tot God: Indien Gij Israel door mijn hand zult verlossen, gelijk als Gij gesproken hebt; 37Zie, ik zal een wollen vlies op den vloer leggen; indien er dauw op het vlies alleen zal zijn, en droogte op de ganse aarde, zo zal ik weten, dat Gij Israel door mijn hand zult verlossen, gelijk als Gij gesproken hebt. 38En het geschiedde alzo; want hij stond des anderen daags vroeg op, en drukte het vlies uit, en hij wrong den dauw uit het vlies, een schaal vol waters. 39En Gideon zeide tot God: Uw toorn ontsteke niet tegen mij, dat ik alleenlijk ditmaal spreke; laat mij toch alleenlijk ditmaal met het vlies verzoeken; er zij toch droogte op het vlies alleen, en op de ganse aarde zij dauw. 40En God deed alzo in denzelven nacht; want de droogte was op het vlies alleen, en op de ganse aarde was dauw.