ΚΡΙΤΑΙ - Giudici - Judges 8

LXX	NEW JERUSALEM
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 Now the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, 'What do you mean by treating us like this, not summoning uswhen you went to fight Midian?' And they reproached him bitterly.
2 και ειπεν προς αυτους τι εποιησα νυν καθως υμεις ουχι κρειττω επιφυλλιδες εφραιμ η τρυγητος αβιεζερ	2 He replied, 'What have I achieved, compared with you? Is not the gleaning of Ephraim's grapes betterthan 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 God delivered Oreb and Zeeb, the chieftains of Midian, into your power. What was I able to do, incomparison with what you have done?' At these words, their anger with him died down.
4 και ηλθεν γεδεων επι τον ιορδανην και διεβη αυτος και οι τριακοσιοι ανδρες μετ' αυτου ολιγοψυχουντες και πεινωντες	4 Gideon reached the Jordan and crossed it, but he and his three hundred companions were exhaustedwith the pursuit.
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, 'Please give my fol owers some loaves of bread, since they areexhausted, and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna the 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 The headmen of Succoth replied, 'Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your grasp, that weshould give bread 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 'Very wel ,' retorted Gideon, 'when Yahweh has put Zebah and Zalmunna into my power, I shal tearyour flesh off with desert-thorn and thistles.'
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 From there he went up to Penuel and asked the men of Penuel the same thing; they replied as those ofSuccoth had done.
9 και ειπεν τοις ανδρασιν φανουηλ λεγων εν τω επιστρεφειν με μετ' ειρηνης κατασκαψω τον πυργον τουτον	9 And to those of Penuel he made a similar retort, 'When I return victorious, I shal destroy 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 Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army, about fifteen thousand men, al that was left ofthe entire army of the sons of the East. Of men bearing arms, a hundred and twenty thousand had fal en.
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 approached them by the tent-dwellers' route, east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and attacked thearmy when it thought itself in safety.
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; he took the two kings of Midian prisoner -- Zebah andZalmunna -- and the whole army he routed in panic.
13 και ανεστρεψεν γεδεων υιος ιωας εκ του πολεμου απο αναβασεως αρες	13 After the battle Gideon came back by the Ascent 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 caught a young man, one of the people of Succoth, and questioned him, and the latter wrote downthe names of the headmen and elders of Succoth for him -- seventy-seven men.
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 Gideon son of Joash then went to the people of Succoth and said, 'Here you see Zebah andZalmunna, about whom you taunted me and said, "Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your grasp,that we should give bread to your exhausted troops?" '
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 then seized the elders of the town and, taking desert-thorn and thistles, tore the men of Succoth topieces.
17 και τον πυργον φανουηλ κατεσκαψεν και απεκτεινεν τους ανδρας της πολεως	17 He destroyed the tower of Penuel and slaughtered the townsmen.
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 He then said to Zebah and Zalmunna, 'The men you kil ed at Tabor -- what were they like?' Theyreplied, 'They looked like you. Every one of them carried himself like the son of a king.'
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 Gideon replied, 'They were my brothers, the sons of my own mother; as Yahweh lives, if you hadspared their lives I would not kil 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 To Jether his eldest son he said, 'Stand up and kil them!' But the boy did not draw his sword; he darednot; he was stil only a lad.
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 then said, 'Stand up yourself, and strike us down; for as a man is, so is hisstrength.' Then Gideon stood up and kil ed Zebah and Zalmunna; and he took the crescents from round theircamels' necks.
22 και ειπεν ανηρ ισραηλ προς γεδεων αρχε εν ημιν συ και οι υιοι σου οτι σεσωκας ημας εκ χειρος μαδιαμ	22 The men of Israel said to Gideon, 'Rule over us, you, your son and your grandson, since you haverescued 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 replied, 'I wil not rule you, neither wil my son. Yahweh shal rule 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, however, 'Let me make you one request. Each of you give me one ring out of hisbooty' -- for the vanquished had had gold rings, being Ishmaelites.
25 και ειπαν διδοντες δωσομεν και ανεπτυξεν το ιματιον αυτου και ερριψεν εκει ανηρ ενωτιον χρυσουν των σκυλων αυτου	25 'We shal give them gladly,' they replied. So he spread out his cloak, and on it each of them threw aring 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 weight of the gold rings which he had asked for amounted to seventeen hundred shekels of gold,besides the crescents and the earrings and purple garments worn by the kings of Midian, and besides the col arsround their camels' necks.
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 From this Gideon made an ephod and set it up in his town, in Ophrah. All Israel, fol owing his example,prostituted themselves to it, and it was a snare for 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 Midian was humbled before the Israelites. He did not raise his head again, and the country hadpeace for forty years, as long as Gideon lived.
29 και επορευθη ιεροβααλ υιος ιωας και κατωκησεν εν τω οικω αυτου	29 So Jerubbaal son of Joash went to live at home.
30 και τω γεδεων ησαν εβδομηκοντα υιοι εκπορευομενοι εκ μηρων αυτου οτι γυναικες πολλαι ησαν αυτω	30 Gideon had seventy sons begotten by him, 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, to whom he gave the name Abimelech.
32 και απεθανεν γεδεων υιος ιωας εν πολια αγαθη και εταφη εν τω ταφω ιωας του πατρος αυτου εν εφραθα πατρος αβιεζρι	32 Gideon son of Joash died after a happy old age and was buried in the tomb of Joash his father, atOphrah of Abiezer.
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 After Gideon's death, the people of Israel again began to prostitute themselves to the Baals, takingBaal-Berith for their god.
34 και ουκ εμνησθησαν οι υιοι ισραηλ κυριου του θεου αυτων του ρυσαμενου αυτους εκ χειρος παντων των εχθρων αυτων κυκλοθεν	34 The Israelites no longer remembered Yahweh their God, who had rescued them from all the enemiesround them.
35 και ουκ εποιησαν ελεος μετα του οικου ιεροβααλ γεδεων κατα πασαν την αγαθωσυνην ην εποιησεν μετα ισραηλ	35 And to the family of Jerubbaal -- Gideon -- they showed no faithful gratitude for al the good which ithad done for Israel.