ΚΡΙΤΑΙ - Giudici - Judges 8

LXX	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 και ειπεν προς αυτον ανηρ εφραιμ τι το ρημα τουτο εποιησας ημιν του μη καλεσαι ημας οτε εξεπορευου πολεμησαι εν τη μαδιαμ και εκρινοντο μετ' αυτου κραταιως	1 But the Ephraimites said to him, "What have you done to us, not calling us when you went to fight against Midian?" And they quarreled bitterly with him.
2 και ειπεν προς αυτους τι εποιησα νυν καθως υμεις ουχι κρειττω επιφυλλιδες εφραιμ η τρυγητος αβιεζερ	2 "What have I accomplished now in comparison with you?" he answered them. "Is not the gleaning of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
3 εν χειρι υμων παρεδωκεν κυριος τους αρχοντας μαδιαμ τον ωρηβ και τον ζηβ και τι ηδυνασθην ποιησαι καθως υμεις και κατεπαυσαν τοτε ανηκε το πνευμα αυτων απ' αυτου εν τω λαλησαι αυτον τον λογον τουτον	3 Into your power God delivered the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. What have I been able to do in comparison with you?" When he said this, their anger against him subsided.
4 και ηλθεν γεδεων επι τον ιορδανην και διεβη αυτος και οι τριακοσιοι ανδρες μετ' αυτου ολιγοψυχουντες και πεινωντες	4 When Gideon reached the Jordan and crossed it with his three hundred men, they were exhausted and famished.
5 και ειπεν τοις ανδρασιν σοκχωθ δοτε δη αρτους τω λαω τω μετ' εμου οτι πεινωσιν εγω δε διωκω οπισω ζεβεε και σαλμανα βασιλεων μαδιαμ	5 So he said to the men of Succoth, "Will you give my followers some loaves of bread? They are exhausted, and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian."
6 και ειπαν οι αρχοντες σοκχωθ μη χειρ ζεβεε και σαλμανα νυν εν τη χειρι σου οτι δωσομεν τη στρατια σου αρτους	6 But the princes of Succoth replied, "Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your possession, that we should give food to your army?"
7 και ειπεν γεδεων ουχ ουτως εν τω δουναι κυριον τον ζεβεε και σαλμανα εν τη χειρι μου και καταξανω τας σαρκας υμων εν ταις ακανθαις της ερημου και εν ταις βαρκοννιμ	7 Gideon said, "Very well; when the LORD has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my power, I will grind your flesh in with the thorns and briers of the desert."
8 και ανεβη εκειθεν εις φανουηλ και ελαλησεν προς αυτους κατα ταυτα και απεκριθησαν αυτω οι ανδρες φανουηλ ον τροπον απεκριθησαν αυτω οι ανδρες σοκχωθ	8 He went up from there to Penuel and made the same request of them, but the men of Penuel answered him as had the men of Succoth.
9 και ειπεν τοις ανδρασιν φανουηλ λεγων εν τω επιστρεφειν με μετ' ειρηνης κατασκαψω τον πυργον τουτον	9 So to the men of Penuel, too, he said, "When I return in triumph, I will demolish this tower."
10 και ζεβεε και σαλμανα εν καρκαρ και η παρεμβολη αυτων μετ' αυτων ωσει πεντεκαιδεκα χιλιαδες οι καταλειφθεντες εν παση παρεμβολη υιων ανατολων και οι πεπτωκοτες ησαν εκατον και εικοσι χιλιαδες ανδρων εσπασμενων ρομφαιαν	10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their force of about fifteen thousand men; these were all who were left of the whole Kedemite army, a hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen having fallen.
11 και ανεβη γεδεων οδον κατοικουντων εν σκηναις ανατολων της ναβεθ εξ εναντιας ζεβεε και επαταξεν την παρεμβολην η δε παρεμβολη ην πεποιθυια	11 Gideon went up by the route of the nomads east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and attacked the camp when it felt secure.
12 και εφυγεν ζεβεε και σαλμανα και εδιωξεν οπισω αυτων και εκρατησεν τους δυο βασιλεις μαδιαμ τον ζεβεε και τον σαλμανα και πασαν την παρεμβολην αυτων εξετριψεν	12 Zebah and Zalmunna fled. He pursued them and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, captive, throwing the entire army into panic.
13 και ανεστρεψεν γεδεων υιος ιωας εκ του πολεμου απο αναβασεως αρες	13 Then Gideon, son of Joash, returned from battle by the pass of Heres.
14 και συνελαβον παιδαριον εκ των ανδρων σοκχωθ και επηρωτησεν αυτον και απεγραψατο προς αυτους τους αρχοντας σοκχωθ και τους πρεσβυτερους αυτης εβδομηκοντα επτα ανδρας	14 He captured a young man of Succoth, who upon being questioned listed for him the seventy-seven princes and elders of Succoth.
15 και παρεγενετο γεδεων προς τους αρχοντας σοκχωθ και ειπεν αυτοις ιδου ζεβεε και σαλμανα δι' ους ωνειδισατε με λεγοντες μη χειρ ζεβεε και σαλμανα νυν εν τη χειρι σου οτι δωσομεν τοις ανδρασιν σου τοις εκλελυμενοις αρτους	15 So he went to the men of Succoth and said, "Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom you taunted me, 'Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your possession, that we should give food to your weary followers?'"
16 και ελαβεν τους αρχοντας και τους πρεσβυτερους της πολεως και κατεξανεν αυτους εν ταις ακανθαις της ερημου και ταις βαρακηνιμ και κατεξανεν εν αυτοις ανδρας σοκχωθ	16 He took the elders of the city, and thorns and briers of the desert, and ground these men of Succoth into them.
17 και τον πυργον φανουηλ κατεσκαψεν και απεκτεινεν τους ανδρας της πολεως	17 He also demolished the tower of Penuel and slew the men of the city.
18 και ειπεν προς ζεβεε και σαλμανα που οι ανδρες ους απεκτεινατε εν θαβωρ και ειπαν ωσει συ ομοιος σοι ομοιος αυτων ως ειδος μορφη υιων βασιλεων	18 Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, "Where now are the men you killed at Tabor?" "They all resembled you," they replied. "They appeared to be princes."
19 και ειπεν γεδεων αδελφοι μου και υιοι της μητρος μου εισιν και ωμοσεν αυτοις ζη κυριος ει εζωογονησατε αυτους ουκ αν απεκτεινα υμας	19 "They were my brothers, my mother's sons," he said. "As the LORD lives, if you had spared their lives, I should not kill you."
20 και ειπεν τω ιεθερ τω πρωτοτοκω αυτου αναστας αποκτεινον αυτους και ουκ εσπασεν το παιδαριον αυτου την μαχαιραν αυτου οτι εφοβηθη οτι ην νεωτερος	20 Then he said to his first-born, Jether, "Go, kill them." Since Jether was still a boy, he was afraid and did not draw his sword.
21 και ειπεν ζεβεε και σαλμανα αναστα δη συ και απαντησον ημιν οτι ως ανηρ η δυναμις αυτου και ανεστη γεδεων και ανειλεν τον ζεβεε και τον σαλμανα και ελαβεν τους μηνισκους τους εν τοις τραχηλοις των καμηλων αυτων	21 Zebah and Zalmunna said, "Come, kill us yourself, for a man's strength is like the man." So Gideon stepped forward and killed Zebah and Zalmunna. He also took the crescents that were on the necks of their camels.
22 και ειπεν ανηρ ισραηλ προς γεδεων αρχε εν ημιν συ και οι υιοι σου οτι σεσωκας ημας εκ χειρος μαδιαμ	22 The Israelites then said to Gideon, "Rule over us--you, your son, and your son's son--for you rescued us from the power of Midian."
23 και ειπεν προς αυτους γεδεων ουκ αρξω εγω υμων και ουκ αρξει ο υιος μου υμων κυριος αρξει υμων	23 But Gideon answered them, "I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you. The LORD must rule over you."
24 και ειπεν προς αυτους γεδεων αιτησομαι παρ' υμων αιτησιν και δοτε μοι ανηρ ενωτιον των σκυλων αυτου οτι ενωτια χρυσα πολλα ην αυτοις οτι ισμαηλιται ησαν	24 Gideon went on to say, "I should like to make a request of you. Will each of you give me a ring from his booty?" (For being Ishmaelites, the enemy had gold rings.)
25 και ειπαν διδοντες δωσομεν και ανεπτυξεν το ιματιον αυτου και ερριψεν εκει ανηρ ενωτιον χρυσουν των σκυλων αυτου	25 "We will gladly give them," they replied, and spread out a cloak into which everyone threw a ring from his booty.
26 και εγενηθη ο σταθμος των ενωτιων των χρυσων ων ητησατο σικλοι χιλιοι και επτακοσιοι χρυσου πλην των σιρωνων και των ορμισκων ενφωθ και των περιβολαιων των πορφυρων των επι τοις βασιλευσιν μαδιαμ και πλην των κλοιων των χρυσων των εν τοις τραχηλοις των καμηλων αυτων	26 The gold rings that he requested weighed seventeen hundred gold shekels, in addition to the crescents and pendants, the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian, and the trappings that were on the necks of their camels.
27 και εποιησεν αυτο γεδεων εις εφουδ και εστησεν αυτο εν πολει αυτου εν εφραθα και εξεπορνευσεν πας ισραηλ οπισω αυτου εκει και εγενετο τω γεδεων και τω οικω αυτου εις σκανδαλον	27 Gideon made an ephod out of the gold and placed it in his city Ophrah. However, all Israel paid idolatrous homage to it there, and caused the ruin of Gideon and his family.
28 και ενετραπη μαδιαμ ενωπιον υιων ισραηλ και ου προσεθεντο αραι κεφαλην αυτων και ησυχασεν η γη ετη τεσσαρακοντα εν ημεραις γεδεων	28 Thus was Midian brought into subjection by the Israelites; no longer did they hold their heads high. And the land had rest for forty years, during the lifetime of Gideon.
29 και επορευθη ιεροβααλ υιος ιωας και κατωκησεν εν τω οικω αυτου	29 Then Jerubbaal, son of Joash, went back home to stay.
30 και τω γεδεων ησαν εβδομηκοντα υιοι εκπορευομενοι εκ μηρων αυτου οτι γυναικες πολλαι ησαν αυτω	30 Now Gideon had seventy sons, his direct descendants, for he had many wives.
31 και η παλλακη αυτου η εν σικιμοις ετεκεν αυτω και γε αυτη υιον και επεθηκεν το ονομα αυτου αβιμελεχ	31 His concubine who lived in Shechem also bore him a son, whom he named Abimelech.
32 και απεθανεν γεδεων υιος ιωας εν πολια αγαθη και εταφη εν τω ταφω ιωας του πατρος αυτου εν εφραθα πατρος αβιεζρι	32 At a good old age Gideon, son of Joash, died and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
33 και εγενηθη ως απεθανεν γεδεων και απεστραφησαν οι υιοι ισραηλ και εξεπορνευσαν οπισω των βααλιμ και εθεντο αυτοις τον βααλβεριθ εις διαθηκην του ειναι αυτοις αυτον εις θεον	33 But after Gideon was dead, the Israelites again abandoned themselves to the Baals, making Baal of Berith their god
34 και ουκ εμνησθησαν οι υιοι ισραηλ κυριου του θεου αυτων του ρυσαμενου αυτους εκ χειρος παντων των εχθρων αυτων κυκλοθεν	34 and forgetting the LORD, their God, who had delivered them from the power of their enemies all around them.
35 και ουκ εποιησαν ελεος μετα του οικου ιεροβααλ γεδεων κατα πασαν την αγαθωσυνην ην εποιησεν μετα ισραηλ	35 Nor were they grateful to the family of Jerubbaal (Gideon) for all the good he had done for Israel.