Judges 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.

فَبَكَّرَ يَرُبَّعْلُ، أَيْ جِدْعُونُ، وَكُلُّ الشَّعْبِ الَّذِي مَعَهُ وَنَزَلُوا عَلَى عَيْنِ حَرُودَ. وَكَانَ جَيْشُ الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ شِمَالِيَّهُمْ عِنْدَ تَلِّ مُورَةَ فِي الْوَادِي.

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.

وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِجِدْعُونَ: «إِنَّ الشَّعْبَ الَّذِي مَعَكَ كَثِيرٌ عَلَيَّ لأَدْفَعَ الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ بِيَدِهِمْ، لِئَلاَّ يَفْتَخِرَ عَلَيَّ إِسْرَائِيلُ قَائِلاً: يَدِي خَلَّصَتْنِي.

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.

وَالآنَ نَادِ فِي آذَانِ الشَّعْبِ قَائِلاً: مَنْ كَانَ خَائِفًا وَمُرْتَعِدًا فَلْيَرْجعْ وَيَنْصَرِفْ مِنْ جَبَلِ جِلْعَادَ». فَرَجَعَ مِنَ الشَّعْبِ اثْنَانِ وَعِشْرُونَ أَلْفًا. وَبَقِيَ عَشَرَةُ آلاَفٍ.

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.

وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِجِدْعُونَ: «لَمْ يَزَلِ الشَّعْبُ كَثِيرًا. اِنْزِلْ بِهِمْ إِلَى الْمَاءِ فَأُنَقِّيَهُمْ لَكَ هُنَاكَ. وَيَكُونُ أَنَّ الَّذِي أَقُولُ لَكَ عَنْهُ: هذَا يَذْهَبُ مَعَكَ، فَهُوَ يَذْهَبُ مَعَكَ. وَكُلُّ مَنْ أَقُولُ لَكَ عَنْهُ: هذَا لاَ يَذْهَبُ مَعَكَ فَهُوَ لاَ يَذْهَبُ».

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.

فَنَزَلَ بِالشَّعْبِ إِلَى الْمَاءِ. وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِجِدْعُونَ: «كُلُّ مَنْ يَلَغُ بِلِسَانِهِ مِنَ الْمَاءِ كَمَا يَلَغُ الْكَلْبُ فَأَوْقِفْهُ وَحْدَهُ. وَكَذَا كُلُّ مَنْ جَثَا عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ لِلشُّرْبِ».

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.

وَكَانَ عَدَدُ الَّذِينَ وَلَغُوا بِيَدِهِمْ إِلَى فَمِهِمْ ثَلاَثَ مِئَةِ رَجُل. وَأَمَّا بَاقِي الشَّعْبِ جَمِيعًا فَجَثَوْا عَلَى رُكَبِهِمْ لِشُرْبِ الْمَاءِ.

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.

فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِجِدْعُونَ: «بِالثَّلاَثِ مِئَةِ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِينَ وَلَغُوا أُخَلِّصُكُمْ وَأَدْفَعُ الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ لِيَدِكَ. وَأَمَّا سَائِرُ الشَّعْبِ فَلْيَذْهَبُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ».

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.

فَأَخَذَ الشَّعْبُ زَادًا بِيَدِهِمْ مَعَ أَبْوَاقِهِمْ. وَأَرْسَلَ سَائِرَ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى خَيْمَتِهِ، وَأَمْسَكَ الثَّلاَثَ مِئَةِ الرَّجُلِ. وَكَانَتْ مَحَلَّةُ الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ تَحْتَهُ فِي الْوَادِي.

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.

وَكَانَ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَالَ لَهُ: «قُمِ انْزِلْ إِلَى الْمَحَلَّةِ، لأَنِّي قَدْ دَفَعْتُهَا إِلَى يَدِكَ.

But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:

وَإِنْ كُنْتَ خَائِفًا مِنَ النُّزُولِ، فَانْزِلْ أَنْتَ وَفُورَةُ غُلاَمُكَ إِلَى الْمَحَلَّةِ،

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.

وَتَسْمَعُ مَا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِهِ، وَبَعْدُ تَتَشَدَّدُ يَدَاكَ وَتَنْزِلُ إِلَى الْمَحَلَّةِ». فَنَزَلَ هُوَ وَفُورَةُ غُلاَمُهُ إِلَى آخِرِ الْمُتَجَهِّزِينَ الَّذِينَ فِي الْمَحَلَّةِ.

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.

وَكَانَ الْمِدْيَانِيُّونَ وَالْعَمَالِقَةُ وَكُلُّ بَنِي الْمَشْرِقِ حَالِّينَ فِي الْوَادِي كَالْجَرَادِ فِي الْكَثْرَةِ، وَجِمَالُهُمْ لاَ عَدَدَ لَهَا كَالرَّمْلِ الَّذِي عَلَى شَاطِئِ الْبَحْرِ فِي الْكَثْرَةِ.

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.

وَجَاءَ جِدْعُونُ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ يُخَبِّرُ صَاحِبَهُ بِحُلْمٍ وَيَقُولُ: «هُوَذَا قَدْ حَلُمْتُ حُلْمًا، وَإِذَا رَغِيفُ خُبْزِ شَعِيرٍ يَتَدَحْرَجُ فِي مَحَلَّةِ الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ، وَجَاءَ إِلَى الْخَيْمَةِ وَضَرَبَهَا فَسَقَطَتْ، وَقَلَبَهَا إِلَى فَوْق فَسَقَطَتِ الْخَيْمَةُ».

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.

فَأَجَابَ صَاحِبُهُ وَقَالَ: «لَيْسَ ذلِكَ إِلأَّ سَيْفَ جِدْعُونَ بْنِ يُوآشَ رَجُلِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. قَدْ دَفَعَ اللهُ إِلَى يَدِهِ الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ وَكُلَّ الْجَيْشِ».

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.

وَكَانَ لَمَّا سَمِعَ جِدْعُونُ خَبَرَ الْحُلْمِ وَتَفْسِيرَهُ، أَنَّهُ سَجَدَ وَرَجَعَ إِلَى مَحَلَّةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَقَالَ: «قُومُوا لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ دَفَعَ إِلَى يَدِكُمْ جَيْشَ الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ».

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.

وَقَسَمَ الثَّلاَثَ مِئَةِ الرَّجُلِ إِلَى ثَلاَثِ فِرَق، وَجَعَلَ أَبْوَاقًا فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ كُلِّهِمْ، وَجِرَارًا فَارِغَةً وَمَصَابِيحَ فِي وَسَطِ الْجِرَارِ.

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.

وَقَالَ لَهُمُ: «انْظُرُوا إِلَيَّ وَافْعَلُوا كَذلِكَ. وَهَا أَنَا آتٍ إِلَى طَرَفِ الْمَحَلَّةِ، فَيَكُونُ كَمَا أَفْعَلُ أَنَّكُمْ هكَذَا تَفْعَلُونَ.

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.

وَمَتَى ضَرَبْتُ بِالْبُوقِ أَنَا وَكُلُّ الَّذِينَ مَعِي، فَاضْرِبُوا أَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا بِالأَبْوَاقِ حَوْلَ كُلِّ الْمَحَلَّةِ، وَقُولُوا: لِلرَّبِّ وَلِجِدْعُونَ».

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.

فَجَاءَ جِدْعُونُ وَالْمِئَةُ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ إِلَى طَرَفِ الْمَحَلَّةِ فِي أَوَّلِ الْهَزِيعِ الأَوْسَطِ، وَكَانُوا إِذْ ذَاكَ قَدْ أَقَامُوا الْحُرَّاسَ، فَضَرَبُوا بِالأَبْوَاقِ وَكَسَّرُوا الْجِرَارَ الَّتِي بِأَيْدِيهِمْ.

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.

فَضَرَبَتِ الْفِرَقُ الثَّلاَثُ بِالأَبْوَاقِ وَكَسَّرُوا الْجِرَارَ، وَأَمْسَكُوا الْمَصَابِيحَ بِأَيْدِيهِمِ الْيُسْرَى وَالأَبْوَاقَ بِأَيْدِيهِمِ الْيُمْنَى لِيَضْرِبُوا بِهَا، وَصَرَخُوا: «سَيْفٌ لِلرَّبِّ وَلِجِدْعُونَ».

And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all the host ran, and cried, and fled.

وَوَقَفُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ فِي مَكَانِهِ حَوْلَ الْمَحَلَّةِ. فَرَكَضَ كُلُّ الْجَيْشِ وَصَرَخُوا وَهَرَبُوا.

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 Beth–shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel–meholah, unto Tabbath.

وَضَرَبَ الثَّلاَثُ الْمِئِينَ بِالأَبْوَاقِ، وَجَعَلَ الرَّبُّ سَيْفَ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ بِصَاحِبِهِ وَبِكُلِّ الْجَيْشِ. فَهَرَبَ الْجَيْشُ إِلَى بَيْتِ شِطَّةَ، إِلَى صَرَدَةَ حَتَّى إِلَى حَافَةِ آبَلِ مَحُولَةَ، إِلَى طَبَّاةَ.

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.

فَاجْتَمَعَ رِجَالُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ نَفْتَالِي وَمِنْ أَشِيرَ وَمِنْ كُلِّ مَنَسَّى وَتَبِعُوا الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ.

And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth–barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Beth–barah and Jordan.

فَأَرْسَلَ جِدْعُونُ رُسُلاً إِلَى كُلِّ جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ قَائِلاً: «انْزِلُوا لِلِقَاءِ الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ وَخُذُوا مِنْهُمُ الْمِيَاهَ إِلَى بَيْتِ بَارَةَ وَالأُرْدُنِّ». فَاجْتَمَعَ كُلُّ رِجَالِ أَفْرَايِمَ وَأَخَذُوا الْمِيَاهَ إِلَى بَيْتِ بَارَةَ وَالأُرْدُنِّ.

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.

وَأَمْسَكُوا أَمِيرَيِ الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ غُرَابًا وَذِئْبًا، وَقَتَلُوا غُرَابًا عَلَى صَخْرَةِ غُرَابٍ، وَأَمَّا ذِئْبٌ فَقَتَلُوهُ فِي مِعْصَرَةِ ذِئْبٍ. وَتَبِعُوا الْمِدْيَانِيِّينَ وَأَتَوْا بِرَأْسَيْ غُرَابٍ وَذِئْبٍ إِلَى جِدْعُونَ مِنْ عَبْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ.