Judges 6

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	LXX
1 The Israelites offended the LORD, who therefore delivered them into the power of Midian for seven years,	1 και εποιησαν οι υιοι ισραηλ το πονηρον εναντι κυριου και παρεδωκεν αυτους κυριος εν χειρι μαδιαμ ετη επτα
2 so that Midian held Israel subject. For fear of Midian the Israelites established the fire signals on the mountains, the caves for refuge, and the strongholds.	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 And it used to be that when the Israelites had completed their sowing, Midian, Amalek and the Kedemites would come up,	3 και εγενετο οταν εσπειρεν ανηρ ισραηλ και ανεβαινεν μαδιαμ και αμαληκ και οι υιοι ανατολων και ανεβαινον επ' αυτον
4 encamp opposite them, and destroy the produce of the land as far as the outskirts of Gaza, leaving no sustenance in Israel, nor sheep, oxen or asses.	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
5 For they would come up with their livestock, and their tents would become as numerous as locusts; and neither they nor their camels could be numbered, when they came into the land to lay it waste.	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
6 Thus was Israel reduced to misery by Midian, and so the Israelites cried out to the LORD.	6 και επτωχευσεν ισραηλ σφοδρα απο προσωπου μαδιαμ και εκεκραξαν οι υιοι ισραηλ προς κυριον
7 When Israel cried out to the LORD because of Midian,	7 και εγενετο επει εκεκραξαν οι υιοι ισραηλ προς κυριον δια μαδιαμ
8 he sent a prophet to the Israelites who said to them, "The LORD, the God of Israel, says: I led you up from Egypt; I brought you out of the place of slavery.	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
9 I rescued you from the power of Egypt and of all your other oppressors. I drove them out before you and gave you their land.	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
10 And I said to you: I, the LORD, am your God; you shall not venerate the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are dwelling. But you did not obey me."	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
11 Then the angel of the LORD came and sat under the terebinth in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite. While his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the wine press to save it from the Midianites,	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
12 the angel of the LORD appeared to him and said, "The LORD is with you, O champion!"	12 και ωφθη αυτω αγγελος κυριου και ειπεν προς αυτον κυριος μετα σου δυνατος τη ισχυι
13 "My Lord," Gideon said to him, "if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are his wondrous deeds of which our fathers told us when they said, 'Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt?' For now the LORD has abandoned us and has delivered us into the power of Midian."	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
14 The LORD turned to him and said, "Go with the strength you have and save Israel from the power of Midian. It is I who send you."	14 και επεβλεψεν προς αυτον ο αγγελος κυριου και ειπεν αυτω πορευου εν τη ισχυι σου και σωσεις τον ισραηλ και ιδου εξαπεστειλα σε
15 But he answered him, "Please, my lord, how can I save Israel? My family is the meanest in Manasseh, and I am the most insignificant in my father's house."	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
16 "I shall be with you," the LORD said to him, "and you will cut down Midian to the last man."	16 και ειπεν προς αυτον ο αγγελος κυριου κυριος εσται μετα σου και παταξεις την μαδιαμ ωσει ανδρα ενα
17 He answered him, "If I find favor with you, give me a sign that you are speaking with me.	17 και ειπεν προς αυτον γεδεων και ει ευρον χαριν εν οφθαλμοις σου και ποιησεις μοι σημειον οτι συ λαλεις μετ' εμου
18 Do not depart from here, I pray you, until I come back to you and bring out my offering and set it before you." He answered, "I will await your return."	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
19 So Gideon went off and prepared a kid and an ephah of flour in the form of unleavened cakes. Putting the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot, he brought them out to him under the terebinth and presented them.	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
20 The angel of God said to him, "Take the meat and unleavened cakes and lay them on this rock; then pour out the broth." When he had done so,	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
21 the angel of the LORD stretched out the tip of the staff he held, and touched the meat and unleavened cakes. Thereupon a fire came up from the rock which consumed the meat and unleavened cakes, and the angel of the LORD disappeared from sight.	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
22 Gideon, now aware that it had been the angel of the LORD, said, "Alas, Lord GOD, that I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!"	22 και ειδεν γεδεων οτι αγγελος κυριου εστιν και ειπεν γεδεων α α κυριε κυριε οτι ειδον τον αγγελον κυριου προσωπον προς προσωπον
23 The LORD answered him, "Be calm, do not fear. You shall not die."	23 και ειπεν αυτω κυριος ειρηνη σοι μη φοβου μη αποθανης
24 So Gideon built there an altar to the LORD and called it Yahweh-shalom. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.	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
25 That same night the LORD said to him, "Take the seven-year-old spare bullock and destroy your father's altar to Baal and cut down the sacred pole that is by it.	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
26 You shall build, instead, the proper kind of altar to the LORD, your God, on top of this stronghold. Then take the spare bullock and offer it as a holocaust on the wood from the sacred pole you have cut down."	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
27 So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the LORD had commanded him. But through fear of his family and of the townspeople, he would not do it by day, but did it at night.	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
28 Early the next morning the townspeople found that the altar of Baal had been destroyed, the sacred pole near it cut down, and the spare bullock offered on the altar that was built.	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
29 They asked one another, "Who did this?" Their inquiry led them to the conclusion that Gideon, son of Joash, had done it.	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
30 So the townspeople said to Joash, "Bring out your son that he may die, for he has destroyed the altar of Baal and has cut down the sacred pole that was near it."	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
31 But Joash replied to all who were standing around him, "Do you intend to act in Baal's stead, or be his champion? If anyone acts for him, he shall be put to death by morning. If he whose altar has been destroyed is a god, let him act for himself!"	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
32 So on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, because of the words, "Let Baal take action against him, since he destroyed his altar."	32 και εκαλεσεν αυτο εν τη ημερα εκεινη δικαστηριον του βααλ οτι κατεσκαψεν το θυσιαστηριον αυτου
33 Then all Midian and Amalek and the Kedemites mustered and crossed over into the valley of Jezreel, where they encamped.	33 και πασα μαδιαμ και αμαληκ και υιοι ανατολων συνηχθησαν επι το αυτο και διεβησαν και παρενεβαλον εν τη κοιλαδι ιεζραελ
34 The spirit of the LORD enveloped Gideon; he blew the horn that summoned Abiezer to follow him.	34 και πνευμα θεου ενεδυσεν τον γεδεων και εσαλπισεν εν κερατινη και εβοησεν αβιεζερ οπισω αυτου
35 He sent messengers, too, throughout Manasseh, which also obeyed his summons; through Asher, Zebulun and Naphtali, likewise, he sent messengers and these tribes advanced to meet the others.	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
36 Gideon said to God, "If indeed you are going to save Israel through me, as you promised,	36 και ειπεν γεδεων προς τον θεον ει σωζεις εν τη χειρι μου τον ισραηλ ον τροπον ελαλησας
37 I am putting this woolen fleece on the threshing floor. If dew comes on the fleece alone, while all the ground is dry, I shall know that you will save Israel through me, as you promised."	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
38 That is what took place. Early the next morning he wrung the dew from the fleece, squeezing out of it a bowlful of water.	38 και εγενετο ουτως και ωρθρισεν γεδεων τη επαυριον και απεπιασεν τον ποκον και απερρυη η δροσος εκ του ποκου πληρης λεκανη υδατος
39 Gideon then said to God, "Do not be angry with me if I speak once more. Let me make just one more test with the fleece. Let the fleece alone be dry, but let there be dew on all the ground."	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
40 That night God did so; the fleece alone was dry, but there was dew on all the ground.	40 και εποιησεν ο θεος ουτως εν τη νυκτι εκεινη και εγενετο ξηρασια επι τον ποκον μονον επι δε πασαν την γην εγενετο δροσος