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And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
Καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς Γεδεὼν ἀνὴρ Ἐφραὶμ, τί τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο ἐποίησας ἡμῖν, τοῦ μὴ καλέσαι ἡμᾶς ὅτε ἐπορεύθης παρατάξασθαι ἐν Μαδιάμ; καὶ διελέξαντο πρὸς αὐτὸν ἰσχυρῶς.
2
And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi–ezer?
Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτοὺς, τί ἐποίησα νῦν καθὼς ὑμεῖς; ἢ οὐχὶ κρείττῶν ἐπιφυλλὶς Ἐφραὶμ ἢ τρυγητὸς Ἀβιέζερ;
3
God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
Ἐν χειρὶ ὑμῶν παρέδωκε Κύριος τοὺς ἄρχοντας Μαδιὰμ, τὸν Ὠρὴβ καὶ τὸν Ζήβ· καὶ τί ἠδυνήθην ποιῆσαι ὡς ὑμεῖς; τότε ἀνέθη τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτῶν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ λαλῆσαι αὐτὸν τὸν λόγον τοῦτον.
4
And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.
Καὶ ἦλθε Γεδεὼν ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰορδανὴν, καὶ διέβη αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ τριακόσιοι ἄνδρες οἱ μετʼ αὐτοῦ πεινῶντες καὶ διώκοντες.
5
And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.
Καὶ εἶπε τοῖς ἀνδράσι Σοκχὼθ, δότε δὴ ἄρτους εἰς τροφὴν τῷ λαῷ τούτῳ τῷ ἐν ποσί μου, ὅτι ἐκλείπουσι, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγώ εἰμι διώκων ὀπίσω τοῦ Ζεβεὲ καὶ Σαλμανὰ βασιλέων Μαδιάμ.
6
And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?
Καὶ εἶπον οἱ ἄρχοντες Σοκχὼθ, μὴ χεὶρ Ζεβεὲ καὶ Σαλμανὰ νῦν ἐν χειρί σου, ὅτι δώσομεν τῇ δυνάμει σου ἄρτους;
7
And Gideon said, Therefore when the Lord hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.
Καὶ εἶπε Γεδεὼν, διὰ τοῦτο ἐν τῷ δοῦναι Κύριον τὸν Ζεβεὲ καὶ τὸν Σαλμανὰ ἐν χειρί μου, καὶ ἐγὼ ἀλοήσω τὰς σάρκας ὑμῶν ἐν ταῖς ἀκάνθαις τῆς ἐρήμου, καὶ ἐν ταῖς Βαρκηνίμ.
8
And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.
Καὶ ἀνέβη ἐκεῖθεν εἰς Φανουὴλ, καὶ ἐλάλησε πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὡσαύτως· καὶ ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄνδρες Φανουὴλ ὃν τρόπον ἀπεκρίθησαν ἄνδρες Σοκχώθ.
9
And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
Καὶ εἶπε Γεδεὼν πρὸς ἄνδρας Φανουὴλ, ἐν ἐπιστροφῇ μου μετʼ εἰρήνης, κατασκάψω τὸν πύργον τοῦτον.
10
Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.
Καὶ Ζεβεὲ καὶ Σαλμανὰ ἐν Καρκὰρ, καὶ ἡ παρεμβολὴ αὐτῶν μετʼ αὐτῶν ὡσεὶ δεκαπέντε χιλιάδες, πάντες οἱ καταλελειμμένοι ἀπὸ πάσης παρεμβολῆς ἀλλοφύλων· καὶ οἱ πεπτωκότες, ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι χιλιάδες ἀνδρῶν σπωμένων ῥομφαίαν.
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.
Καὶ ἀνέβη Γεδεὼν ὁδὸν τῶν σκηνούντων ἐν σκηναῖς ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν τῆς Ναβαὶ καὶ Ἰεγεβάλ· καὶ ἐπάταξε τὴν παρεμβολὴν, καὶ ἡ παρεμβολὴ ἦν πεποιθυῖα.
12
And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.
Καὶ ἔφυγον Ζεβεὲ καὶ Σαλμανά· καὶ ἐδίωξεν ὀπίσω αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐκράτησε τοὺς δύο βασιλεῖς Μαδιὰμ τὸν Ζεβεὲ καὶ τὸν Σαλμανὰ, καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν παρεμβολὴν ἐξέστησε.
13
And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,
Καὶ ἐπέστρεψε Γεδεὼν υἱὸς Ἰωὰς ἀπὸ τῆς παρατάξεως ἀπὸ ἐπάνωθεν τῆς παρατάξεως Ἀρές.
14
And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.
Καὶ συνέλαβε παιδάριον ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνδρῶν Σοκχὼθ, καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτόν· καὶ ἔγραψε πρὸς αὐτὸν ὀνόματα τῶν ἀρχόντων Σοκχὼθ καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων αὐτῶν, ἑβδομήκοντα καὶ ἑπτὰ ἄνδρας.
15
And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?
Καὶ παρεγένετο Γεδεὼν πρὸς τοὺς ἄρχοντας Σοκχὼθ, καὶ εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ Ζεβεὲ καὶ Σαλμανὰ, ἐν οἷς ὠνειδίσατέ με, λέγοντες, μὴ χεὶρ Ζεβεὲ καὶ Σαλμανὰ νῦν ἐν χειρί σου, ὅτι δώσομεν τοῖς ἀνδράσι σου τοῖς ἐκλείπουσιν ἄρτους;
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.
Καὶ ἔλαβε τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς πόλεως ἐν ταῖς ἀκάνθαις τῆς ἐρήμου καὶ ταῖς Βαρκηνὶμ, καὶ ἠλόησεν ἐν αὐτοῖς τοὺς ἄνδρας τῆς πόλεως·
17
And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
Καὶ τὸν πύργον Φανουὴλ κατέστρεψε, καὶ ἀπέκτεινε τοὺς ἄνδρας τῆς πόλεως.
18
Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.
Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς Ζεβεὲ καὶ Σαλμανὰ, ποῦ οἱ ἄνδρες, οὓς ἀπεκτείνατε ἐν Θαβώρ; καὶ εἶπαν, ὡς σὺ, ὡς αὐτοὶ, εἰς ὁμοίωμα υἱοῦ βασιλέως.
19
And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the Lord liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.
Καὶ εἶπε Γεδεὼν, ἀδελφοί μου καὶ υἱοὶ τῆς μητρός μου ἦσαν· ζῇ Κύριος· εἰ ἐζωογονήκειτε αὐτοὺς, οὐκ ἂν ἀπέκτεινα ὑμᾶς.
20
And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
Καὶ εἶπεν Ἰεθὲρ τῷ πρωτοτόκῳ αὐτοῦ, ἀναστὰς, ἀπόκτεινον αὐτούς· καὶ οὐκ ἔσπασε τὸ παιδάριον τὴν ῥομφαίαν αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἐφοβήθη, ὅτι ἔτι νεώτερος ἦν.
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 away the ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.
Καὶ εἶπε Ζεβεὲ καὶ Σαλμανὰ, ἀνάστα σὺ, καὶ συνάντησον ἡμῖν, ὅτι ὡς ἀνδρὸς ἡ δύναμίς σου· καὶ ἀνέστη Γεδεὼν, καὶ ἀπέκτεινε τὸν Ζεβεὲ καὶ τὸν Σαλμανά· καὶ ἔλαβε τοὺς μηνίσκους τοὺς ἐν τοῖς τραχήλοις τῶν καμήλων αὐτῶν.
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 delivered us from the hand of Midian.
Καὶ εἶπον ἀνὴρ Ἰσραὴλ πρὸς Γεδεὼν, κύριε, ἄρξον ἡμῶν καὶ σὺ, καὶ ὁ υἱός σου, καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ υἱοῦ σου, ὅτι σὺ ἔσωσας ἡμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς Μαδιάμ.
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.
Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτοὺς Γεδεὼν, οὐκ ἄρξω ἐγὼ, καὶ οὐκ ἄρξει ὁ υἱός μου ἐν ὑμῖν· Κύριος ἄρξει ὑμῶν.
24
And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτοὺς Γεδεὼν, αἰτήσομαι παρʼ ὑμῶν αἴτημα, καὶ δότε μοι ἀνὴρ ἐνώτιον ἐκ σκύλων αὐτοῦ· ὅτι ἐνώτια χρυσᾶ αὐτοῖς, ὅτι ἦσαν Ἰσμαηλῖται.
25
And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
Καὶ εἶπαν, διδόντες δώσομεν· καὶ ἀνέπτυξε τὸ ἱμάτιον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔβαλεν ἐκεῖ ἀνὴρ ἐνώτιον σκύλων αὐτοῦ.
26
And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels’ necks.
Καὶ ἐγένετο ὁ σταθμὸς τῶν ἐνωτίων τῶν χρυσῶν ὧν ᾔτησε, χίλιοι καὶ ἑπτακόσιοι χρυσοὶ, πάρεξ τῶν μηνίσκων καὶ τῶν στραγγαλίδων καὶ τῶν ἱματίων καὶ πορφυρίδων τῶν ἐπὶ βασιλεῦσι Μαδιὰμ, καὶ ἐκτὸς τῶν περιθεμάτων ἃ ἦν ἐν τοῖς τραχήλοις τῶν καμήλων αὐτῶν.
27
And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
Καὶ ἐποίησεν αὐτὸ Γεδεὼν εἰς ἐφὼδ, καὶ ἔστησεν αὐτὸ ἐν πόλει αὐτοῦ ἐν Ἐφραθά καὶ ἐξεπόρνευσε πᾶς Ἰσραὴλ ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ ἐκεῖ· καὶ ἐγένετο τῷ Γεδεὼν καὶ τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ εἰς σκῶλον.
28
Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.
Καὶ συνεστάλη Μαδιὰμ ἐνώπιον υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ οὐ προσέθηκαν ἆραι κεφαλὴν αὐτῶν· καὶ ἡσύχασεν ἡ γῆ τεσσαράκοντα ἔτη ἐν ἡμέραις Γεδεών.
29
And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
Καὶ ἐπορεύθη Ἱεροβάαλ υἱὸς Ἰωὰς, καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐν οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ.
30
And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
Καὶ τῷ Γεδεὼν ἦσαν υἱοὶ ἑβδομήκοντα ἐκπορευόμενοι ἐκ μηρῶν αὐτοῦ, ὅτι γυναῖκες πολλαὶ ἦσαν αὐτῷ.
31
And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
Καὶ παλλακὴ αὐτοῦ ἦν ἐν Συχὲμ, καὶ ἔτεκεν αὐτῷ καί γε αὐτὴ υἱὸν, καὶ ἔθηκε τὸ ὄνομα Ἀβιμέλεχ.
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 Abi–ezrites.
Καὶ ἀπέθανε Γεδεὼν υἱὸς Ἰωὰς ἐν πόλει αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐτάφη ἐν τῷ τάφῳ Ἰωὰς τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ ἐν Ἐφραθὰ Ἀβὶ Ἐσδρί.
33
And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal–berith their god.
Καὶ ἐγενήθη ὡς ἀπέθανε Γεδεὼν, καὶ ἐπέστρεψαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ἐξεπόρνευσαν ὀπίσω τῶν Βααλὶμ, καὶ ἔθηκαν ἑαυτοῖς τῷ Βάαλ διαθήκην τοῦ εἶναι αὐτοῖς αὐτὸν εἰς θεόν.
34
And the children of Israel remembered not the Lord their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:
Καὶ οὐκ ἐμνήσθησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ῥυσαμένου αὐτοὺς ἐκ χειρὸς πάντων τῶν θλιβόντων αὐτοὺς κυκλόθεν.
35
Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.
Καὶ οὐκ ἐποίησαν ἔλεος μετὰ τοῦ οἴκου Ἱεροβάαλ, αὐτός ἐστι Γεδεὼν, κατὰ πάντα τὰ ἀγαθὰ ἃ ἐποίησε μετὰ Ἰσραήλ.