| א וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אִישׁ אֶפְרַיִם, מָה-הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה עָשִׂיתָ לָּנוּ, לְבִלְתִּי קְרֹאות לָנוּ, כִּי הָלַכְתָּ לְהִלָּחֵם בְּמִדְיָן; וַיְרִיבוּן אִתּוֹ, בְּחָזְקָה. | 1 And the men of Ephraim said unto him: 'Why hast thou served us thus, that thou didst not call us when thou wentest to fight with Midian?' And they did chide with him sharply. |
| ב וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם, מֶה-עָשִׂיתִי עַתָּה כָּכֶם: הֲלֹא, טוֹב עֹלְלוֹת אֶפְרַיִם--מִבְצִיר אֲבִיעֶזֶר. | 2 And he said unto them: 'What have I now done in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? |
| ג בְּיֶדְכֶם נָתַן אֱלֹהִים אֶת-שָׂרֵי מִדְיָן, אֶת-עֹרֵב וְאֶת-זְאֵב, וּמַה-יָּכֹלְתִּי, עֲשׂוֹת כָּכֶם; אָז, רָפְתָה רוּחָם מֵעָלָיו, בְּדַבְּרוֹ, הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה. | 3 God hath delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and what was I able to do in comparison with you?' Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that. |
| ד וַיָּבֹא גִדְעוֹן, הַיַּרְדֵּנָה; עֹבֵר הוּא, וּשְׁלֹשׁ-מֵאוֹת הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ, עֲיֵפִים, וְרֹדְפִים. | 4 And Gideon came to the Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing. |
| ה וַיֹּאמֶר, לְאַנְשֵׁי סֻכּוֹת, תְּנוּ-נָא כִּכְּרוֹת לֶחֶם, לָעָם אֲשֶׁר בְּרַגְלָי: כִּי-עֲיֵפִים הֵם--וְאָנֹכִי רֹדֵף אַחֲרֵי זֶבַח וְצַלְמֻנָּע, מַלְכֵי מִדְיָן. | 5 And he said unto the men of Succoth: 'Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.' |
| ו וַיֹּאמֶר, שָׂרֵי סֻכּוֹת, הֲכַף זֶבַח וְצַלְמֻנָּע עַתָּה, בְּיָדֶךָ: כִּי-נִתֵּן לִצְבָאֲךָ, לָחֶם. | 6 And the princes of Succoth said: 'Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy power, that we should give bread unto thine army?' |
| ז וַיֹּאמֶר גִּדְעוֹן--לָכֵן בְּתֵת יְהוָה אֶת-זֶבַח וְאֶת-צַלְמֻנָּע, בְּיָדִי: וְדַשְׁתִּי, אֶת-בְּשַׂרְכֶם, אֶת-קוֹצֵי הַמִּדְבָּר, וְאֶת-הַבַּרְקֳנִים. | 7 And Gideon said: 'Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.' |
| ח וַיַּעַל מִשָּׁם פְּנוּאֵל, וַיְדַבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם כָּזֹאת; וַיַּעֲנוּ אוֹתוֹ אַנְשֵׁי פְנוּאֵל, כַּאֲשֶׁר עָנוּ אַנְשֵׁי סֻכּוֹת. | 8 And he went up thence to Penuel, and spoke unto them in like manner; and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered. |
| ט וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם-לְאַנְשֵׁי פְנוּאֵל, לֵאמֹר: בְּשׁוּבִי בְשָׁלוֹם, אֶתֹּץ אֶת-הַמִּגְדָּל הַזֶּה. {פ} | 9 And he spoke also unto the men of Penuel, saying: 'When I come back in peace, I will break down this tower.' {P} |
| י וְזֶבַח וְצַלְמֻנָּע בַּקַּרְקֹר, וּמַחֲנֵיהֶם עִמָּם כַּחֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר אֶלֶף--כֹּל הַנּוֹתָרִים, מִכֹּל מַחֲנֵה בְנֵי-קֶדֶם; וְהַנֹּפְלִים, מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף אִישׁ שֹׁלֵף חָרֶב. | 10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the host of the children of the east; for there fell a hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword. |
| יא וַיַּעַל גִּדְעוֹן, דֶּרֶךְ הַשְּׁכוּנֵי בָאֳהָלִים, מִקֶּדֶם לְנֹבַח, וְיָגְבְּהָה; וַיַּךְ, אֶת-הַמַּחֲנֶה, וְהַמַּחֲנֶה, הָיָה בֶטַח. | 11 And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host; for the host was secure. |
| יב וַיָּנֻסוּ, זֶבַח וְצַלְמֻנָּע, וַיִּרְדֹּף, אַחֲרֵיהֶם; וַיִּלְכֹּד אֶת-שְׁנֵי מַלְכֵי מִדְיָן, אֶת-זֶבַח וְאֶת-צַלְמֻנָּע, וְכָל-הַמַּחֲנֶה, הֶחֱרִיד. | 12 And Zebah and Zalmunna fled; and he pursued after them; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host. |
| יג וַיָּשָׁב גִּדְעוֹן בֶּן-יוֹאָשׁ, מִן-הַמִּלְחָמָה, מִלְמַעֲלֵה, הֶחָרֶס. | 13 And Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres. |
| יד וַיִּלְכָּד-נַעַר מֵאַנְשֵׁי סֻכּוֹת, וַיִּשְׁאָלֵהוּ; וַיִּכְתֹּב אֵלָיו אֶת-שָׂרֵי סֻכּוֹת, וְאֶת-זְקֵנֶיהָ--שִׁבְעִים וְשִׁבְעָה, אִישׁ. | 14 And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him; and he wrote down for him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, seventy and seven men. |
| טו וַיָּבֹא, אֶל-אַנְשֵׁי סֻכּוֹת, וַיֹּאמֶר, הִנֵּה זֶבַח וְצַלְמֻנָּע: אֲשֶׁר חֵרַפְתֶּם אוֹתִי לֵאמֹר, הֲכַף זֶבַח וְצַלְמֻנָּע עַתָּה בְּיָדֶךָ, כִּי נִתֵּן לַאֲנָשֶׁיךָ הַיְּעֵפִים, לָחֶם. | 15 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said: 'Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom ye did taunt me, saying: Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy power, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?' |
| טז וַיִּקַּח אֶת-זִקְנֵי הָעִיר, וְאֶת-קוֹצֵי הַמִּדְבָּר וְאֶת-הַבַּרְקֳנִים; וַיֹּדַע בָּהֶם, אֵת אַנְשֵׁי סֻכּוֹת. | 16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. |
| יז וְאֶת-מִגְדַּל פְּנוּאֵל, נָתָץ; וַיַּהֲרֹג, אֶת-אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר. | 17 And he broke down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city. |
| יח וַיֹּאמֶר, אֶל-זֶבַח וְאֶל-צַלְמֻנָּע, אֵיפֹה הָאֲנָשִׁים, אֲשֶׁר הֲרַגְתֶּם בְּתָבוֹר; וַיֹּאמְרוּ, כָּמוֹךָ כְמוֹהֶם, אֶחָד, כְּתֹאַר בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ. | 18 Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna: 'Where are the men whom ye slew at Tabor?' And they answered: 'As thou art, so were they; of one form with the children of a king.' |
| יט וַיֹּאמַר, אַחַי בְּנֵי-אִמִּי הֵם; חַי-יְהוָה, לוּ הַחֲיִתֶם אוֹתָם--לֹא הָרַגְתִּי, אֶתְכֶם. | 19 And he said: 'They were my brethren, the sons of my mother; as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.' |
| כ וַיֹּאמֶר לְיֶתֶר בְּכוֹרוֹ, קוּם הֲרֹג אוֹתָם; וְלֹא-שָׁלַף הַנַּעַר חַרְבּוֹ כִּי יָרֵא, כִּי עוֹדֶנּוּ נָעַר. | 20 And he said unto Jether his first-born: 'Up, and slay them.' But the youth drew not his sword; for he feared, because he was yet a youth. |
| כא וַיֹּאמֶר זֶבַח וְצַלְמֻנָּע, קוּם אַתָּה וּפְגַע-בָּנוּ--כִּי כָאִישׁ, גְּבוּרָתוֹ; וַיָּקָם גִּדְעוֹן, וַיַּהֲרֹג אֶת-זֶבַח וְאֶת-צַלְמֻנָּע, וַיִּקַּח אֶת-הַשַּׂהֲרֹנִים, אֲשֶׁר בְּצַוְּארֵי גְמַלֵּיהֶם. {פ} | 21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said: 'Rise thou, and fall upon us; for as the man is, so is his strength.' And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels' necks. {P} |
| כב וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ-יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֶל-גִּדְעוֹן, מְשָׁל-בָּנוּ גַּם-אַתָּה, גַּם-בִּנְךָ גַּם בֶּן-בְּנֶךָ: כִּי הוֹשַׁעְתָּנוּ, מִיַּד מִדְיָן. | 22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon: 'Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also; for thou hast saved us out of the hand of Midian.' |
| כג וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם, גִּדְעוֹן, לֹא-אֶמְשֹׁל אֲנִי בָּכֶם, וְלֹא-יִמְשֹׁל בְּנִי בָּכֶם: יְהוָה, יִמְשֹׁל בָּכֶם. | 23 And Gideon said unto them: 'I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you; the LORD shall rule over you.' |
| כד וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם גִּדְעוֹן, אֶשְׁאֲלָה מִכֶּם שְׁאֵלָה, וּתְנוּ-לִי, אִישׁ נֶזֶם שְׁלָלוֹ: כִּי-נִזְמֵי זָהָב לָהֶם, כִּי יִשְׁמְעֵאלִים הֵם. | 24 And Gideon said unto them: 'I would make a request of you, that ye would give me every man the ear-rings of his spoil.'--For they had golden ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites. |
| כה וַיֹּאמְרוּ, נָתוֹן נִתֵּן; וַיִּפְרְשׂוּ, אֶת-הַשִּׂמְלָה, וַיַּשְׁלִיכוּ שָׁמָּה, אִישׁ נֶזֶם שְׁלָלוֹ. | 25 And they answered: 'We will willingly give them.' And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the ear-rings of his spoil. |
| כו וַיְהִי, מִשְׁקַל נִזְמֵי הַזָּהָב אֲשֶׁר שָׁאָל, אֶלֶף וּשְׁבַע-מֵאוֹת, זָהָב--לְבַד מִן-הַשַּׂהֲרֹנִים וְהַנְּטִיפוֹת וּבִגְדֵי הָאַרְגָּמָן, שֶׁעַל מַלְכֵי מִדְיָן, וּלְבַד מִן-הָעֲנָקוֹת, אֲשֶׁר בְּצַוְּארֵי גְמַלֵּיהֶם. | 26 And the weight of the golden ear-rings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks. |
| כז וַיַּעַשׂ אוֹתוֹ גִדְעוֹן לְאֵפוֹד, וַיַּצֵּג אוֹתוֹ בְעִירוֹ בְּעָפְרָה, וַיִּזְנוּ כָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל אַחֲרָיו, שָׁם; וַיְהִי לְגִדְעוֹן וּלְבֵיתוֹ, לְמוֹקֵשׁ. | 27 And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah; and all Israel went astray after it there; and it became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house. |
| כח וַיִּכָּנַע מִדְיָן, לִפְנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְלֹא יָסְפוּ, לָשֵׂאת רֹאשָׁם; וַתִּשְׁקֹט הָאָרֶץ אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה, בִּימֵי גִדְעוֹן. {פ} | 28 So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon. {P} |
| כט וַיֵּלֶךְ יְרֻבַּעַל בֶּן-יוֹאָשׁ, וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּבֵיתוֹ. | 29 And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. |
| ל וּלְגִדְעוֹן, הָיוּ שִׁבְעִים בָּנִים, יֹצְאֵי, יְרֵכוֹ: כִּי-נָשִׁים רַבּוֹת, הָיוּ לוֹ. | 30 And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives. |
| לא וּפִילַגְשׁוֹ אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׁכֶם, יָלְדָה-לּוֹ גַם-הִיא בֵּן; וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת-שְׁמוֹ, אֲבִימֶלֶךְ. | 31 And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he called his name Abimelech. |
| לב וַיָּמָת גִּדְעוֹן בֶּן-יוֹאָשׁ, בְּשֵׂיבָה טוֹבָה; וַיִּקָּבֵר, בְּקֶבֶר יוֹאָשׁ אָבִיו, בְּעָפְרָה, אֲבִי הָעֶזְרִי. {פ} | 32 And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. {P} |
| לג וַיְהִי, כַּאֲשֶׁר מֵת גִּדְעוֹן, וַיָּשׁוּבוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיִּזְנוּ אַחֲרֵי הַבְּעָלִים; וַיָּשִׂימוּ לָהֶם בַּעַל בְּרִית, לֵאלֹהִים. | 33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel again went astray after the Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god. |
| לד וְלֹא זָכְרוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֶת-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם, הַמַּצִּיל אוֹתָם מִיַּד כָּל-אֹיְבֵיהֶם, מִסָּבִיב. | 34 And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side; |
| לה וְלֹא-עָשׂוּ חֶסֶד, עִם-בֵּית יְרֻבַּעַל גִּדְעוֹן: כְּכָל-הַטּוֹבָה--אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה, עִם-יִשְׂרָאֵל. {פ} | 35 neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shown unto Israel. {P} |