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Mga Hukom 8
Magandang Balita Biblia
Mga Hukom 8
Magandang Balita Biblia
Nalupig ang mga Midianita
8 Pagkatapos, pumunta kay Gideon ang mga kalalakihan ng Efraim. “Bakit mo kami ginanito? Bakit hindi mo kami tinawag bago ninyo lusubin ang mga Midianita?” pagalit nilang tanong.
2 “Ang nagawa ko ay hindi maipapantay sa nagawa ninyo. Ang maliit ninyong nagawa ay higit pa sa nagawa ng angkan namin,” sagot ni Gideon. 3 “Niloob(A) ng Diyos na sa inyong mga kamay mahulog ang dalawang pinunong Midianitang sina Oreb at Zeeb. Alin sa mga nagawa ko ang maipapantay riyan?” Nang marinig nila ito, napawi ang kanilang galit.
4 Si Gideon at ang tatlong daan niyang tauhan ay nakatawid na ng Ilog Jordan. Pagod na pagod na sila ngunit patuloy pa rin nilang hinahabol ang mga Midianita. 5 Nang umabot sila sa Sucot, nakiusap siya sa mga tagaroon, “Maaari po bang bigyan ninyo ng makakain ang aking mga tauhan? Latang-lata na sila sa gutom at hinahabol pa namin ang dalawang hari ng mga Midianita na sina Zeba at Zalmuna.”
6 Ngunit sumagot ang mga taga-Sucot, “Bakit namin kayo bibigyan ng pagkain? Hindi pa naman ninyo nabibihag sina Zeba at Zalmuna.”
7 Dahil dito, sinabi ni Gideon, “Kayo ang bahala. Kapag nahuli na namin sina Zeba at Zalmuna, hahagupitin ko kayo ng latigong tinik na mula sa halamang disyerto.” 8 Pagkasabi nito'y nagtuloy sila sa Penuel at doon humingi ng pagkain. Ngunit ang sagot ng mga tagaroon ay tulad din ng sagot ng mga taga-Sucot. 9 Sinabi niya sa kanila, “Tinitiyak ko sa inyong kami'y matagumpay na makakabalik dito. Pagbalik namin, gigibain ko ang tore ninyo.”
10 Sina Zeba at Zalmuna ay nasa Carcor noon, kasama ang nalalabi nilang kawal na 15,000 sapagkat 120,000 na ang napapatay sa kanila. 11 Dumaan sina Gideon sa gilid ng ilang, sa silangan ng Noba at Jogbeha, saka biglang sumalakay. 12 Tatakas sana sina Zeba at Zalmuna, ngunit nahuli sila nina Gideon. Dahil dito, nataranta ang mga kawal ng dalawang haring Midianita.
13 Nang magbalik sina Gideon mula sa labanan, sa Pasong Heres sila nagdaan. 14 Nakahuli sila ng isang binatang taga-Sucot. Itinanong niya rito kung sinu-sino ang mga opisyal at pinuno ng Sucot, at isa-isa namang isinulat nito. Umabot ng pitumpu't pito ang kanyang naisulat. 15 Pagkatapos, pinuntahan ni Gideon ang mga ito at tinanong, “Natatandaan ba ninyo nang ako'y humingi sa inyo ng pagkain? Sinabi ninyo sa akin na hindi ninyo kami bibigyan ng pagkain hanggang hindi namin nahuhuli sina Zeba at Zalmuna, kahit na noo'y lupaypay na kami sa gutom. Bihag na namin sila ngayon!” 16 At nagpakuha siya ng mga tinikang sanga ng kahoy at sa pamamagitan nito'y pinarusahan ang mga pinuno ng Sucot. 17 Pagkatapos, giniba niya ang tore sa Penuel at pinatay ang mga kalalakihan roon.
18 Pagkaraan, tinanong niya sina Zeba at Zalmuna, “Anong hitsura ng mga lalaking pinatay ninyo sa Tabor?”
“Kamukha mo silang lahat, parang mga anak ng hari,” sagot nila.
19 Sinabi ni Gideon, “Sila'y mga kapatid ko at mga anak ng aking ina. Saksi si Yahweh, ang Diyos na buháy,[a] kung hindi ninyo sila pinatay ay hindi ko rin sana kayo papatayin.” 20 At sinabi niya sa pinakamatanda niyang anak na si Jeter, “Patayin mo sila!” Palibhasa'y bata, natakot itong bumunot ng tabak at pumatay ng tao.
21 Dahil dito, sinabi nina Zeba at Zalmuna kay Gideon, “Bakit hindi ikaw ang pumatay sa amin? Mga tunay na lalaki lamang ang maaaring pumatay ng tao.” Kaya sila'y pinatay ni Gideon at kinuha ang mga palamuti sa leeg ng kanilang mga kamelyo.
22 Pagkatapos, nagtipun-tipon ang mga Israelita at sinabi nila kay Gideon, “Ikaw rin lamang ang nagligtas sa amin sa mga Midianita, ikaw na at ang iyong angkan ang maghari sa amin!”
23 Sumagot si Gideon, “Hindi ako ni ang aking mga anak ang dapat maghari sa inyo. Si Yahweh ang dapat maghari sa inyo. 24 Ngunit mayroon akong hihilingin sa inyo: Ibigay ninyo sa akin ang mga hikaw na nasamsam ninyo mula sa kanila.” (Nakahikaw ng ginto ang mga Midianita sapagkat iyon ang ugali ng mga taong taga-disyerto.)
25 Sumagot sila, “Buong puso naming ibibigay sa iyo.” Naglatag sila sa lupa ng isang malapad na damit at inilagay roon ang lahat ng nasamsam nilang hikaw. 26 Nang timbangin nila ang mga hikaw na ginto, ito'y umabot ng animnapung libra, hindi pa kasama ang mga hiyas, kuwintas, at mga kulay ubeng kasuotan ng mga hari ng Midian. Hindi rin kasama roon ang mga palamuti sa leeg ng mga kamelyo. 27 Mula sa gintong nasamsam, si Gideon ay nagpagawa ng isang diyus-diyosan at dinala sa Ofra na kanyang lunsod. Ang mga Israelita'y tumalikod sa Diyos at naglingkod sa diyus-diyosang ipinagawa ni Gideon. Ito ang naging malaking kapulaan kay Gideon at sa kanyang sambahayan.
28 Lubusang natalo ng Israel ang Midian at ito'y hindi na nakabawi. Nagkaroon ng kapayapaan sa Israel sa loob ng apatnapung taon, habang nabubuhay si Gideon.
Ang Pagkamatay ni Gideon
29 Umuwi si Gideon[b] sa sarili niyang bahay at doon nanirahan. 30 Pitumpu ang kanyang naging anak sapagkat marami siyang asawa. 31 Mayroon pa siyang isang asawang-lingkod sa Shekem na nagkaanak ng isang lalaki na pinangalanan niyang Abimelec. 32 Matandang-matanda na nang mamatay si Gideon na anak ni Joas. Inilibing siya sa libingan ng kanyang ama sa Ofra, ang bayan ng angkan ni Abiezer.
33 Mula nang mamatay si Gideon, ang mga Israelita'y hindi na namuhay nang tapat sa Diyos. Sa halip, naglingkod sila sa mga Baal, at ang kanilang kinilalang diyos ay si Baal-berit. 34 Hindi na sila naglingkod sa Diyos nilang si Yahweh na nagligtas sa kanila sa mga kaaway na nakapalibot sa kanila. 35 Hindi sila tumanaw ng utang na loob sa sambahayan ni Gideon sa lahat ng kabutihang ginawa nito para sa Israel.
Footnotes
- Mga Hukom 8:19 Saksi si Yahweh, ang Diyos na buháy: o kaya'y Hangga't si Yahweh ay nabubuhay .
- Mga Hukom 8:29 Gideon: o kaya'y Jerubaal .
Judges 8
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Judges 8
New International Version
Zebah and Zalmunna
8 Now the Ephraimites asked Gideon,(A) “Why have you treated us like this? Why didn’t you call us when you went to fight Midian?(B)”(C) And they challenged him vigorously.(D)
2 But he answered them, “What have I accomplished compared to you? Aren’t the gleanings of Ephraim’s grapes better than the full grape harvest of Abiezer?(E) 3 God gave Oreb and Zeeb,(F) the Midianite leaders, into your hands. What was I able to do compared to you?” At this, their resentment against him subsided.
4 Gideon and his three hundred men, exhausted yet keeping up the pursuit, came to the Jordan(G) and crossed it. 5 He said to the men of Sukkoth,(H) “Give my troops some bread; they are worn out,(I) and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna,(J) the kings of Midian.”
6 But the officials of Sukkoth(K) said, “Do you already have the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna in your possession? Why should we give bread(L) to your troops?”(M)
7 Then Gideon replied, “Just for that, when the Lord has given Zebah and Zalmunna(N) into my hand, I will tear your flesh with desert thorns and briers.”
8 From there he went up to Peniel[a](O) and made the same request of them, but they answered as the men of Sukkoth had. 9 So he said to the men of Peniel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower.”(P)
10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with a force of about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of the armies of the eastern peoples; a hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had fallen.(Q) 11 Gideon went up by the route of the nomads east of Nobah(R) and Jogbehah(S) and attacked the unsuspecting army. 12 Zebah and Zalmunna, the two kings of Midian, fled, but he pursued them and captured them, routing their entire army.
13 Gideon son of Joash(T) then returned from the battle by the Pass of Heres.(U) 14 He caught a young man of Sukkoth and questioned him, and the young man wrote down for him the names of the seventy-seven officials of Sukkoth,(V) the elders(W) of the town. 15 Then Gideon came and said to the men of Sukkoth, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me by saying, ‘Do you already have the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna in your possession? Why should we give bread to your exhausted men?(X)’” 16 He took the elders of the town and taught the men of Sukkoth a lesson(Y) by punishing them with desert thorns and briers. 17 He also pulled down the tower of Peniel(Z) and killed the men of the town.(AA)
18 Then he asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?(AB)”
“Men like you,” they answered, “each one with the bearing of a prince.”
19 Gideon replied, “Those were my brothers, the sons of my own mother. As surely as the Lord lives,(AC) if you had spared their lives, I would not kill you.” 20 Turning to Jether, his oldest son, he said, “Kill them!” But Jether did not draw his sword, because he was only a boy and was afraid.
21 Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Come, do it yourself. ‘As is the man, so is his strength.’” So Gideon stepped forward and killed them, and took the ornaments(AD) off their camels’ necks.
Gideon’s Ephod
22 The Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you, your son and your grandson—because you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”
23 But Gideon told them, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The Lord will rule(AE) over you.” 24 And he said, “I do have one request, that each of you give me an earring(AF) from your share of the plunder.(AG)” (It was the custom of the Ishmaelites(AH) to wear gold earrings.)
25 They answered, “We’ll be glad to give them.” So they spread out a garment, and each of them threw a ring from his plunder onto it. 26 The weight of the gold rings he asked for came to seventeen hundred shekels,[b] not counting the ornaments, the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian or the chains(AI) that were on their camels’ necks. 27 Gideon made the gold into an ephod,(AJ) which he placed in Ophrah,(AK) his town. All Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare(AL) to Gideon and his family.(AM)
Gideon’s Death
28 Thus Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head(AN) again. During Gideon’s lifetime, the land had peace(AO) forty years.
29 Jerub-Baal(AP) son of Joash(AQ) went back home to live. 30 He had seventy sons(AR) of his own, for he had many wives. 31 His concubine,(AS) who lived in Shechem, also bore him a son, whom he named Abimelek.(AT) 32 Gideon son of Joash died at a good old age(AU) and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
33 No sooner had Gideon died than the Israelites again prostituted themselves to the Baals.(AV) They set up Baal-Berith(AW) as their god(AX) 34 and did not remember(AY) the Lord their God, who had rescued them from the hands of all their enemies on every side. 35 They also failed to show any loyalty to the family of Jerub-Baal(AZ) (that is, Gideon) in spite of all the good things he had done for them.(BA)
Footnotes
- Judges 8:8 Hebrew Penuel, a variant of Peniel; also in verses 9 and 17
- Judges 8:26 That is, about 43 pounds or about 20 kilograms
Judges 8
New King James Version
Judges 8
New King James Version
Gideon Subdues the Midianites
8 Now (A)the men of Ephraim said to him, “Why have you done this to us by not calling us when you went to fight with the Midianites?” And they reprimanded him sharply.
2 So he said to them, “What have I done now in comparison with you? Is not the [a]gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than [b]the vintage of (B)Abiezer? 3 (C)God has delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. And what was I able to do in comparison with you?” Then their (D)anger toward him subsided when he said that.
4 When Gideon came (E)to the Jordan, he and (F)the three hundred men who were with him crossed over, exhausted but still in pursuit. 5 Then he said to the men of (G)Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.”
6 And the leaders of Succoth said, (H)“Are[c] the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that (I)we should give bread to your army?”
7 So Gideon said, “For this cause, when the Lord has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, (J)then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers!” 8 Then he went up from there (K)to Penuel and spoke to them in the same way. And the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered. 9 So he also spoke to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I (L)come back in peace, (M)I will tear down this tower!”
10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were at Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand, all who were left of (N)all the army of the people of the East; for (O)one hundred and twenty thousand men who drew the sword had fallen. 11 Then Gideon went up by the road of those who dwell in tents on the east of (P)Nobah and Jogbehah; and he [d]attacked the army while the camp felt (Q)secure. 12 When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued them; and he (R)took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and routed the whole army.
13 Then Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle, from the Ascent of Heres. 14 And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth and interrogated him; and he wrote down for him the leaders of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men. 15 Then he came to the men of Succoth and said, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you (S)ridiculed me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your weary men?’ ” 16 (T)And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he [e]taught the men of Succoth. 17 (U)Then he tore down the tower of (V)Penuel and killed the men of the city.
18 And he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at (W)Tabor?”
So they answered, “As you are, so were they; each one resembled the son of a king.”
19 Then he said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the Lord lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.” 20 And he said to Jether his firstborn, “Rise, kill them!” But the youth would not draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was still a youth.
21 So Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise yourself, and kill us; for as a man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon arose and (X)killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescent ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.
Gideon’s Ephod
22 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, (Y)“Rule over us, both you and your son, and your grandson also; for you have (Z)delivered us from the hand of Midian.”
23 But Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; (AA)the Lord shall rule over you.” 24 Then Gideon said to them, “I would like to [f]make a request of you, that each of you would give me the earrings from his plunder.” For they had golden earrings, (AB)because they were Ishmaelites.
25 So they answered, “We will gladly give them.” And they spread out a garment, and each man threw into it the earrings from his plunder. 26 Now the weight of the gold earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold, besides the crescent ornaments, pendants, and purple robes which were on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were around their camels’ necks. 27 Then Gideon (AC)made it into an ephod and set it up in his city, (AD)Ophrah. And all Israel (AE)played the harlot with it there. It became (AF)a snare to Gideon and to his house.
28 Thus Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted their heads no more. (AG)And the country was quiet for forty years in the days of Gideon.
Death of Gideon
29 Then (AH)Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. 30 Gideon had (AI)seventy sons who were his own offspring, for he had many wives. 31 (AJ)And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, whose name he called Abimelech. 32 Now Gideon the son of Joash died (AK)at a good old age, and was buried in the tomb of Joash his father, (AL)in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
33 So it was, (AM)as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel again (AN)played the harlot with the Baals, (AO)and made Baal-Berith their god. 34 Thus the children of Israel (AP)did not remember the Lord their God, who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side; 35 (AQ)nor did they show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (Gideon) in accordance with the good he had done for Israel.
Footnotes
- Judges 8:2 Few grapes left after the harvest
- Judges 8:2 The whole harvest
- Judges 8:6 Lit. Is the palm
- Judges 8:11 Lit. struck
- Judges 8:16 disciplined
- Judges 8:24 Lit. request a request
Judges 8
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Judges 8
English Standard Version
Gideon Defeats Zebah and Zalmunna
8 (A)Then the men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this that you have done to us, not to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they accused him fiercely. 2 And he said to them, “What have I done now in comparison with you? Is not (B)the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer? 3 (C)God has given into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. What have I been able to do in comparison with you?” (D)Then their anger[a] against him subsided when he said this.
4 And Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over, he and (E)the 300 men who were with him, exhausted yet pursuing. 5 So he said to the men of (F)Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.” 6 And the officials of Succoth said, (G)“Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, (H)that we should give bread to your army?” 7 So Gideon said, “Well then, when the Lord has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, (I)I will flail your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.” 8 And from there he went up to (J)Penuel, and spoke to them in the same way, and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered. 9 And he said to the men of Penuel, (K)“When I come again in peace, (L)I will break down this tower.”
10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army, about 15,000 men, all who were left of all the army of (M)the people of the East, for there had fallen 120,000 men (N)who drew the sword. 11 And Gideon went up by the way of the tent dwellers east of (O)Nobah and Jogbehah and attacked the army, for the army felt (P)secure. 12 And Zebah and Zalmunna fled, and he pursued them (Q)and captured the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and he threw all the army into a panic.
13 Then Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle by the ascent of Heres. 14 And he captured a young man of Succoth and questioned him. And he wrote down for him the officials and elders of Succoth, seventy-seven men. 15 And he came to the men of Succoth and said, “Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, (R)‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are exhausted?’” 16 And he took the elders of the city, and he took thorns of the wilderness and briers and with them taught the men of Succoth a lesson. 17 (S)And he broke down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.
18 Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “Where are the men whom you killed at (T)Tabor?” They answered, “As you are, so were they. Every one of them resembled the son of a king.” 19 And he said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. (U)As the Lord lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you.” 20 So he said to Jether his firstborn, “Rise and kill them!” But the young man did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, because he was still a young man. 21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise yourself and fall upon us, for as the man is, so is his strength.” And Gideon arose and (V)killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took (W)the crescent ornaments that were on the necks of their camels.
Gideon's Ephod
22 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also, for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.” 23 Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; (X)the Lord will rule over you.” 24 And Gideon said to them, “Let me make a request of you: every one of you give me the earrings from his spoil.” (For they had golden earrings, (Y)because they were Ishmaelites.) 25 And they answered, “We will willingly give them.” And they spread a cloak, and every man threw in it the earrings of his spoil. 26 And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was 1,700 shekels[b] of gold, besides (Z)the crescent ornaments and (AA)the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian, and besides the collars that were around the necks of their camels. 27 And Gideon (AB)made an ephod of it and put it in his city, (AC)in Ophrah. And all Israel (AD)whored after it there, and it became a (AE)snare to Gideon and to his family. 28 So Midian was subdued before the people of Israel, and they raised their heads no more. (AF)And the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon.
The Death of Gideon
29 (AG)Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house. 30 Now Gideon had (AH)seventy sons, his own offspring,[c] for he had many wives. 31 And his concubine (AI)who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he called his name Abimelech. 32 And Gideon the son of Joash died (AJ)in a good old age and was buried in the tomb of Joash his father, (AK)at Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
33 (AL)As soon as Gideon died, the people of Israel turned again and (AM)whored after the Baals and made (AN)Baal-berith their god. 34 And the people of Israel (AO)did not remember the Lord their God, who had delivered them from the hand of all their enemies on every side, 35 (AP)and they did not show steadfast love to the family of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) in return for all the good that he had done to Israel.
Footnotes
- Judges 8:3 Hebrew their spirit
- Judges 8:26 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
- Judges 8:30 Hebrew who came from his own loins
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