ΚΡΙΤΑΙ - Giudici - Judges 6

LXX	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 και εποιησαν οι υιοι ισραηλ το πονηρον εναντι κυριου και παρεδωκεν αυτους κυριος εν χειρι μαδιαμ ετη επτα	1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord: and he delivered them into the hand of Madian seven years.
2 και κατισχυσεν χειρ μαδιαμ επι ισραηλ και εποιησαν εαυτοις οι υιοι ισραηλ απο προσωπου μαδιαμ μανδρας εν τοις ορεσιν και τοις σπηλαιοις και τοις οχυρωμασιν
3 και εγενετο οταν εσπειρεν ανηρ ισραηλ και ανεβαινεν μαδιαμ και αμαληκ και οι υιοι ανατολων και ανεβαινον επ' αυτον	3 And they were grievously oppressed by them. And they made themselves dens and eaves in the mountains, and strong holds to resist.
4 και παρενεβαλλον επ' αυτους και διεφθειραν τα εκφορια της γης εως του ελθειν εις γαζαν και ουχ υπελειποντο υποστασιν ζωης εν ισραηλ και ποιμνιον και μοσχον και ονον	4 And when Israel had sown, Madian and Amalec, and the rest of the eastern nations came up:
5 οτι αυτοι και τα κτηνη αυτων ανεβαινον και τας σκηνας αυτων παρεφερον και παρεγινοντο ως ακρις εις πληθος και αυτοις και ταις καμηλοις αυτων ουκ ην αριθμος και παρεγινοντο εν τη γη ισραηλ του διαφθειρειν αυτην	5 And pitching their tents among them, wasted all things as they were in the blade even to the entrance of Gaza: and they left nothing at all in Israel for sustenance of life, nor sheep, nor oxen, nor asses.
6 και επτωχευσεν ισραηλ σφοδρα απο προσωπου μαδιαμ και εκεκραξαν οι υιοι ισραηλ προς κυριον	6 For they and all their flocks came with their tents, and like locusts filled all places, an innumerable multitude of men, and of camels, wasting whatsoever they touched.
7 και εγενετο επει εκεκραξαν οι υιοι ισραηλ προς κυριον δια μαδιαμ	7 And Israel was humbled exceedingly in the sight of Madian.
8 και εξαπεστειλεν κυριος ανδρα προφητην προς τους υιους ισραηλ και ειπεν αυτοις ταδε λεγει κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ εγω ειμι ο αναβιβασας υμας εξ αιγυπτου και εξηγαγον υμας εξ οικου δουλειας	8 And he cried to the Lord desiring help against the Madianites.
9 και εξειλαμην υμας εκ χειρος αιγυπτου και εκ χειρος παντων των θλιβοντων υμας και εξεβαλον αυτους εκ προσωπου υμων και εδωκα υμιν την γην αυτων	9 And he sent unto them a prophet, and he spoke: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I made you to come up out of Egypt, and brought you out of the house of bondage,
10 και ειπα υμιν εγω κυριος ο θεος υμων ου φοβηθησεσθε τους θεους του αμορραιου εν οις υμεις ενοικειτε εν τη γη αυτων και ουκ εισηκουσατε της φωνης μου	10 And delivered you out of the hands of the Egyptians, and of all the enemies that afflicted you: and I cast them out at your coming in, and gave you their land.
11 και ηλθεν αγγελος κυριου και εκαθισεν υπο την δρυν την ουσαν εν εφραθα την του ιωας πατρος αβιεζρι και γεδεων ο υιος αυτου ερραβδιζεν πυρους εν ληνω του εκφυγειν εκ προσωπου μαδιαμ	11 dummy verses inserted by amos
12 και ωφθη αυτω αγγελος κυριου και ειπεν προς αυτον κυριος μετα σου δυνατος τη ισχυι	12 And an angel of the Lord came, and sat under an oak, that was in Ephra, and belonged to Joas the father of the family of Ezri. And when Gedeon his son was threshing and cleansing wheat by the winepress, to flee from Madian,
13 και ειπεν προς αυτον γεδεων εν εμοι κυριε και ει εστιν κυριος μεθ' ημων ινα τι ευρεν ημας παντα τα κακα ταυτα και που εστιν παντα τα θαυμασια αυτου οσα διηγησαντο ημιν οι πατερες ημων λεγοντες ουχι εξ αιγυπτου ανηγαγεν ημας κυριος και νυν απωσατο ημας και παρεδωκεν ημας εν χειρι μαδιαμ	13 The angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said: The Lord is with thee, O most valiant of men.
14 και επεβλεψεν προς αυτον ο αγγελος κυριου και ειπεν αυτω πορευου εν τη ισχυι σου και σωσεις τον ισραηλ και ιδου εξαπεστειλα σε	14 And Gedeon said to him: I beseech thee, my lord, if the Lord be with us, why have these evils fallen upon us? Where are his miracles, which our fathers have told us of, saying: The Lord brought us Out of Egypt? but now the Lord hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the bands of Madian.
15 και ειπεν προς αυτον γεδεων εν εμοι κυριε εν τινι σωσω τον ισραηλ ιδου η χιλιας μου ταπεινοτερα εν μανασση και εγω ειμι μικρος εν τω οικω του πατρος μου	15 And the Lord looked upon him, and said: Go in this thy strength, and then shalt deliver Israel out of the hand of Madian: know that I have sent thee.
16 και ειπεν προς αυτον ο αγγελος κυριου κυριος εσται μετα σου και παταξεις την μαδιαμ ωσει ανδρα ενα	16 He answered and said: I beseech thee, my lord, wherewith shall I deliver Israel? Behold my family is the meanest in Manasses, and I am the least in my father's house.
17 και ειπεν προς αυτον γεδεων και ει ευρον χαριν εν οφθαλμοις σου και ποιησεις μοι σημειον οτι συ λαλεις μετ' εμου	17 And the Lord said to him: I will be with thee: and thou shalt cut off Madian as one man.
18 μη κινηθης εντευθεν εως του ελθειν με προς σε και οισω την θυσιαν μου και θησω ενωπιον σου και ειπεν εγω ειμι καθησομαι εως του επιστρεψαι σε	18 And he said: If I have found grace before thee, give me a sign that it is thou that speakest to me,
19 και γεδεων εισηλθεν και εποιησεν εριφον αιγων και οιφι αλευρου αζυμα και τα κρεα επεθηκεν επι το κανουν και τον ζωμον ενεχεεν εις χυτραν και εξηνεγκεν προς αυτον υπο την δρυν και προσεκυνησεν	19 And depart not hence, till I return to thee, and bring a sacrifice, and offer it to thee. And he answered: I will wait thy coming.
20 και ειπεν προς αυτον ο αγγελος κυριου λαβε τα κρεα και τους αρτους τους αζυμους και θες προς την πετραν εκεινην και τον ζωμον εκχεον και εποιησεν ουτως	20 So Gedeon went in, and boiled a kid, and made unleavened loaves of a measure of flour: and putting the flesh in a basket, and the broth of the flesh into a pot, he carried all under the oak, and presented to him.
21 και εξετεινεν ο αγγελος κυριου το ακρον της ραβδου της εν τη χειρι αυτου και ηψατο των κρεων και των αζυμων και ανηφθη πυρ εκ της πετρας και κατεφαγεν τα κρεα και τους αζυμους και ο αγγελος κυριου απηλθεν εξ οφθαλμων αυτου	21 And the angel of the Lord said to him: Take the flesh and the unleavened loaves, and lay them upon that rock, and pour out the broth thereon. And when he had done so,
22 και ειδεν γεδεων οτι αγγελος κυριου εστιν και ειπεν γεδεων α α κυριε κυριε οτι ειδον τον αγγελον κυριου προσωπον προς προσωπον	22 The angel of the Lord put forth the tip of the rod, which he held in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened loaves: and there arose a fire from the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened loaves: and the angel of the Lord vanished out of his sight.
23 και ειπεν αυτω κυριος ειρηνη σοι μη φοβου μη αποθανης	23 And Gedeon seeing that it was the angel of the Lord, said: Alas, my Lord God: for I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face.
24 και ωκοδομησεν εκει γεδεων θυσιαστηριον τω κυριω και εκαλεσεν αυτο ειρηνη κυριου εως της ημερας ταυτης ετι αυτου οντος εν εφραθα πατρος του εζρι	24 And the Lord said to him: Peace be with thee: fear not, thou shalt not die.
25 και εγενηθη τη νυκτι εκεινη και ειπεν αυτω κυριος λαβε τον μοσχον τον σιτευτον του πατρος σου μοσχον τον επταετη και καθελεις το θυσιαστηριον του βααλ ο εστιν του πατρος σου και το αλσος το επ' αυτω εκκοψεις	25 And Gedeon built there an altar to the Lord, and called it the Lord's peace, until this present day. And when he was yet in Ephra, which is of the family of Ezri,
26 και οικοδομησεις θυσιαστηριον κυριω τω θεω σου τω οφθεντι σοι επι της κορυφης του ορους μαωζ τουτου εν τη παραταξει και λημψη τον μοσχον και ανοισεις ολοκαυτωμα εν τοις ξυλοις του αλσους ου εκκοψεις	26 That night the Lord said to him: Take a bullock of thy father's, and another bullock of seven years, and thou shalt destroy the altar of Baal, which is thy father's: and cut down the grove that is about the altar:
27 και ελαβεν γεδεων τρεις και δεκα ανδρας απο των δουλων αυτου και εποιησεν καθα ελαλησεν προς αυτον κυριος και εγενετο ως εφοβηθη τον οικον του πατρος αυτου και τους ανδρας της πολεως μη ποιησαι ημερας και εποιησεν νυκτος	27 And thou shalt build an altar to the Lord thy God in the top of this rock, whereupon thou didst lay the sacrifice before: and thou shalt take the second bullock, and shalt offer a holocaust upon a pile of the wood, which thou shalt cut down out of the grove.
28 και ωρθρισαν οι ανδρες της πολεως το πρωι και ιδου κατεσκαμμενον το θυσιαστηριον του βααλ και το αλσος το επ' αυτω εκκεκομμενον και ο μοσχος ο σιτευτος ανηνεγμενος εις ολοκαυτωμα επι το θυσιαστηριον το ωκοδομημενον	28 Then Gedeon taking ten men of his servants, did as the Lord had commanded him. But fearing his father's house, and the men of that city, he would not do it by day, but did all by night.
29 και ειπεν ανηρ προς τον πλησιον αυτου τις εποιησεν το πραγμα τουτο και ανηταζον και εξεζητουν και ειπαν γεδεων ο υιος ιωας εποιησεν το πραγμα τουτο	29 And when the men of that town were risen in the morning, they saw the altar of Baal destroyed, and the grove cut down, and the second bullock laid upon the altar, which then was built.
30 και ειπαν οι ανδρες της πολεως προς ιωας εξαγαγε τον υιον σου και αποθανετω οτι κατεσκαψεν το θυσιαστηριον του βααλ και οτι εκοψεν το αλσος το επ' αυτω	30 And they said one to another: Who hath done this? And when they inquired for the author of the fact, it was said: Gedeon the son of Joas did all this.
31 και ειπεν ιωας προς τους ανδρας τους εσταμενους επ' αυτον μη υμεις νυν δικαζεσθε περι του βααλ η υμεις σωζετε αυτον ος αντεδικησεν αυτον αποθανειται εως πρωι ει εστιν θεος αυτος εκδικησει αυτον οτι κατεσκαψεν το θυσιαστηριον αυτου	31 And they said to Joas: Bring out thy son hither, that he may die: because he hath destroyed the altar of Baal, and hath cut down his grove.
32 και εκαλεσεν αυτο εν τη ημερα εκεινη δικαστηριον του βααλ οτι κατεσκαψεν το θυσιαστηριον αυτου	32 He answered them: Are you the avengers of Baal, that you fight for him? he that is his adversary, let him die before to morrow light appear: if he be a god, let him revenge himself on him that hath cast down his altar.
33 και πασα μαδιαμ και αμαληκ και υιοι ανατολων συνηχθησαν επι το αυτο και διεβησαν και παρενεβαλον εν τη κοιλαδι ιεζραελ	33 From that day Gedeon was called Jerobaal, because Joss had said: Let Baal revenge himself on him that hath cast down his altar.
34 και πνευμα θεου ενεδυσεν τον γεδεων και εσαλπισεν εν κερατινη και εβοησεν αβιεζερ οπισω αυτου	34 Now all Madian, and Amalec, and the eastern people were gathered together, and passing over the Jordan, camped in the valley of Jezrael.
35 και αγγελους εξαπεστειλεν εν παντι μανασση και εβοησεν και αυτος οπισω αυτου και εξαπεστειλεν αγγελους εν ασηρ και εν ζαβουλων και εν νεφθαλι και ανεβησαν εις συναντησιν αυτου	35 But the spirit of the Lord came upon Gedeon, and be sounded the trumpet and called together the house of Abiezer, to follow him.
36 και ειπεν γεδεων προς τον θεον ει σωζεις εν τη χειρι μου τον ισραηλ ον τροπον ελαλησας	36 And he sent messengers into all Manasses, and they also followed him: and other messengers into Aser and Zabulon and Nephtali, and they came to meet him.
37 ιδου εγω απερειδομαι τον ποκον των εριων εν τω αλωνι και εαν δροσος γενηται επι τον ποκον μονον και επι πασαν την γην ξηρασια και γνωσομαι οτι σωζεις εν τη χειρι μου τον ισραηλ ον τροπον ελαλησας	37 And Gedeon said to God: If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said,
38 και εγενετο ουτως και ωρθρισεν γεδεων τη επαυριον και απεπιασεν τον ποκον και απερρυη η δροσος εκ του ποκου πληρης λεκανη υδατος	38 I will put this fleece of wool on the floor: if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry on all the ground beside, I, shall know that by my hand, as thou hast said, thou wilt deliver Israel.
39 και ειπεν γεδεων προς τον θεον μη οργισθητω ο θυμος σου εν εμοι και λαλησω ετι απαξ και πειρασω ετι απαξ εν τω ποκω και γενηθητω ξηρασια επι τον ποκον μονον επι δε πασαν την γην γενηθητω δροσος	39 And it was so. And rising before day wringing the fleece, he filled a vessel with the dew.
40 και εποιησεν ο θεος ουτως εν τη νυκτι εκεινη και εγενετο ξηρασια επι τον ποκον μονον επι δε πασαν την γην εγενετο δροσος	40 And he said again to God: let not thy wrath be kindled against me if I try once more, seeking a sign in the fleece. I pray that the fleece only may be dry, and all the ground wet with dew.