Judges 6

NEW JERUSALEM	Peshitta
1 The Israelites did what is evil in Yahweh's eyes, and for seven years Yahweh handed them over toMidian;	1 ܘܥܒܕܘ ܒܢܝ̈ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܒܝܫ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܡܕܝܢ̈ܝܐ ܫܒܥ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ
2 and Midian bore down heavily on Israel. To escape from the Midianites the Israelites used the mountainclefts and the caves and shelters.	2 ܘܥܫܢܬ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܡܕܝܢ̈ܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܥܪܩܘ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܕܝܢ̈ܝܐ ܘܥܒܕܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒ̈ܬܐ ܒܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܡܥܪ̈ܐ ܘܛܝܪ̈ܐ
3 Whenever Israel sowed seed the Midianites would march up with Amalek and the sons of the East.They would march on Israel.	3 ܘܡܐ ܕܙܪܥ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܣܠܩܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܕܝܢ̈ܝܐ ܘܥܡܠܝ̈ܩܝܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܪܩܡ
4 They would pitch camp on their territory and destroy the produce of the country as far as Gaza. Theyleft Israel nothing to live on, not a sheep or an ox or a donkey,	4 ܘܫܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܡܚܒܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܥܠܢܐ ܕܥܐܙܐ ܘܠܐ ܫܒܩܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܢܚܘܢ ܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܚܡܪ̈ܐ
5 for they came up as thick as locusts with their cattle and their tents; they and their camels wereinnumerable, they invaded the country to pil age it.	5 ܡܛܠ ܕܗܢܘܢ ܘܒܥܝܪܗܘܢ ܘܡܫ̈ܟܢܝܗܘܢ ܐܬܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܐܝܟ ܩܡܨܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܘܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܓܡ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܡܢܝܢ ܘܥܠܘ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܠܡܚܒܠܘܬܗ̇
6 Thus, Midian brought Israel to great distress, and the Israelites cried to Yahweh.	6 ܘܐܬܬܙܝܥ ܛܒ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܕܝܢ̈ܝܐ
7 When the Israelites cried to Yahweh because of Midian,	7 ܘܙܥܩܘ ܒܢܝ̈ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܕܡܕܝܢ
8 Yahweh sent a prophet to the Israelites. He said to them, 'This is what Yahweh, God of Israel, says, "Itwas I who brought you out of Egypt, and led you out of the place of slave-labour.	8 ܘܫܕܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܢܐ ܐܣܩܬܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܐܦܩܬܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܥܒܕܘܬܐ
9 I rescued you from the power of the Egyptians and from the power of al who oppressed you. I drovethem out before you and gave their country to you.	9 ܘܦܨܝܬܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܐ̈ܠܘܨܝܟܘܢ ܘܐܘܒܕܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ ܘܝܗܒܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܪܥܗܘܢ
10 And I said to you: I am Yahweh your God. You are not to fear the gods of the Amorites in whosecountry you are now living. But you have not listened to my voice." '	10 ܘܐܡܪܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܐܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠܘܢ ܠܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܕܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܬܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܒܐܪܥܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܒܩܠܝ
11 The Angel of Yahweh came and sat under the terebinth at Ophrah which belonged to Joash ofAbiezer. Gideon his son was threshing wheat inside the wine-press, to keep it hidden from Midian,	11 ܘܐܬܐ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܝܬܒ ܬܚܝܬ ܒܛܡܬܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܥܘܦܪܐ ܩܪܝܬܗ ܕܝܘܐܫ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܥܙܪܝ ܘܓܕܥܘܢ ܒܪܗ ܚܒܛ ܗܘܐ ܚ̈ܛܐ ܒܓܬ ܕܢܥܪܘܩ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܕܝܢ̈ܝܐ
12 and the Angel of Yahweh appeared to him and said, 'Yahweh is with you, valiant warrior!'	12 ܘܐܬܚܙܝ ܠܗ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܪܝܐ ܓܢܒܪ ܚܝܠܐ ܥܡܟ
13 Gideon replied, 'Excuse me, my lord, but if Yahweh is with us, why is al this happening to us? Andwhere are al his miracles which our ancestors used to tel us about when they said, "Did not Yahweh bring usout of Egypt?" But now Yahweh has deserted us; he has abandoned us to Midian.'	13 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܓܕܥܘܢ ܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟ ܡܪܝ ܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܡܢ ܠܡܢܐ ܓܕܫ ܠܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܘܠܗܝܢ ܘܐܝܟܐ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܗ ܕܐܫܬܥܝܘ ܠܢ ܐ̈ܒܗܝܢ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܢ ܕܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ ܐܦܩܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܗܫܐ ܫܒܩܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܫܠܡܢ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܡܕܝܢ̈ܝܐ
14 At this, Yahweh turned to him and said, 'Go in this strength of yours, and you wil rescue Israel fromthe power of Midian. Am I not sending you myself?'	14 ܘܐܬܦܢܝ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܙܠ ܒܚܝܠܟ ܗܢܐ ܘܐܢܬ ܬܦܪܘܩ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܡܕܝܢ̈ܝܐ ܗܐ ܫܕܪܬܟ
15 Gideon replied, 'Forgive me, my lord, but how can I deliver Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manassehand I am the least important of my father's family.'	15 ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟ ܡܪܝ ܒܡܢܐ ܐܦܪܩܝܘܗܝ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܗܐ ܫܪܒܬܝ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܗܝ ܒܡܢܫܐ ܘܐܢܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܒܝ
16 Yahweh replied, 'I shal be with you and you wil crush Midian as though it were one man.'	16 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܢܐ ܐܗܘܐ ܥܡܟ ܘܬܚܪܘܒ ܠܡܕܝܢ̈ܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܒܪܐ ܚܕ
17 Gideon said, 'If I have found favour in your sight, give me a sign that you are speaking to me.	17 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܐܢ ܐܫܟܚܬ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܥܒܕ ܠܝ ܐܬܐ ܘܐܕܥ ܕܐܢܬ ܡܡܠܠ ܥܡܝ
18 Please do not go away from here until I come back to you, bringing you my offering and laying it beforeyou.' And he replied, 'I shal stay until you come back.'	18 ܠܐ ܬܦܪܘܩ ܡܟܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܠܘܬܟ ܘܐܦܩ ܫܪܘܬܝ ܐܣܝܡ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܐܬܒ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܬܐܬܐ
19 Gideon went away, he prepared a young goat and from an ephah of flour he made unleavened cakes.He put the meat into a basket and the broth into a pot, then brought it all to him under the terebinth. As heapproached,	19 ܘܓܕܥܘܢ ܥܠ ܥܒܕ ܓܕܝܐ ܕܥܙ̈ܐ ܘܣܐܬܐ ܕܩܡܚܐ ܦܛܝܪܐ ܘܒܣܪܐ ܣܡ ܒܣܠܐ ܘܡܨܠܠܐ ܐܪܡܝ ܒܩܣܛܐ ܘܐܦܩ ܠܗ ܬܚܝܬ ܒܛܡܬܐ ܘܩܪܒ ܠܗ
20 the Angel of Yahweh said to him, 'Take the meat and unleavened cakes, put them on this rock andpour the broth over them.' Gideon did so.	20 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܣܒ ܒܣܪܐ ܘܦܛܝܪܐ ܣܝܡ ܥܠ ܟܐܦܐ ܘܡܨܠܠܐ ܐܫܘܕ ܥܠܝܗ ܘܥܒܕ ܗܟܢܐ
21 The Angel of Yahweh then stretched out the tip of the staff which he was carrying, and touched themeat and unleavened cakes. Fire sprang from the rock and consumed the meat and unleavened cakes, and theAngel of Yahweh vanished before his eyes.	21 ܘܐܘܫܛ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܪܝܫ ܚܘܛܪܐ ܕܒܐܝܕܗ ܘܩܪܒ ܠܒܣܪܐ ܘܠܦܛܝܪܐ ܘܣܠܩܬ ܢܘܪܐ ܡܢ ܟܐܦܐ ܘܐܟܠܬ ܒܣܪܐ ܘܦܛܝܪܐ ܘܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܬܓܠܙ ܡܢ ܨܐ̈ܕܘܗܝ
22 Gideon then knew that this was the Angel of Yahweh, and he said, 'Alas, my Lord Yahweh! Now I haveseen the Angel of Yahweh face to face!'	22 ܘܚܙܐ ܓܕܥܘܢ ܕܡܠܐܟܗ ܗܘ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܓܕܥܘܢ ܐܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܚܙܝܬ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐ̈ܦܝܢ ܒܐ̈ܦܝܢ
23 Yahweh answered, 'Peace be with you; have no fear; you wil not die.'	23 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܪܝܐ ܫܠܡ ܠܟ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠ ܠܐ ܡܐܬ ܐܢܬ
24 Gideon built an altar there to Yahweh and called it Yahweh-Peace. This altar stands in our own day atOphrah of Abiezer.	24 ܘܒܢܐ ܬܡܢ ܓܕܥܘܢ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܩܪܝܗܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ ܘܥܕܟܝܠ ܒܥܘܦܪܐ ܗܘܐ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܥܙܪܝ
25 Now that night, Yahweh said to Gideon, 'Take your father's bul , the seven-year-old bul , and pull downthe altar to Baal belonging to your father and cut down the sacred pole beside it.	25 ܘܗܘܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗܘ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܪܝܐ ܣܒ ܬܘܪܐ ܕܐܒܘܟ ܘܬܘܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܒܪ ܫܒܥ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܘܣܚܘܦ ܡܕܒܚܗ ܕܒܥܠܐ ܦܬܟܪܗ ܕܐܒܘܟ ܘܐܣܬܪܐ ܕܩܝܡܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܦܣܩ
26 Then, on top of this strong-point, build a proper altar to Yahweh your God. Then take the bul and burnit as a burnt offering on the wood of the sacred pole which you have cut down.'	26 ܘܒܢܝ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܥܠ ܪܝܫ ܬܘܩܦܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܣܕܪܐ ܘܣܒ ܬܘܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܘܐܣܩ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܥܠܬܐ ܘܩܝܣ̈ܐ ܒܩܝܣ̈ܐ ܕܐܣܬܪܐ ܕܡܦܣܩ ܐܢܬ
27 Gideon then took ten of his servants and did as Yahweh had ordered him. But, being too frightened ofhis family and of the townspeople to do it in daylight, he did it at night.	27 ܘܕܒܪ ܓܕܥܘܢ ܥܣܪܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܘܥܒܕ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܡܛܠ ܕܕܚܠ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܡܢ ܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܒܐܝܡܡܐ ܥܒܕ ܒܠܠܝܐ
28 Next morning, when the townspeople got up, they found that the altar to Baal had been destroyed, thesacred pole standing beside it had been cut down and the bull had been sacrificed as a burnt offering on thenewly built altar.	28 ܘܩܕܡܘ ܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܘܚܙܝܢ ܕܥܩܝܪ ܡܕܒܚܗ ܕܒܥܠܐ ܘܐܣܬܪܐ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܦܣܩܐ ܘܬܘܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܡܣܩ ܥܠ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܒܢܐ
29 'Who has done this?' they asked one another. They searched, made enquiries and declared, 'Gideonson of Joash has done it.'	29 ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܓܒܪ ܠܚܒܪܗ ܡܢܘ ܥܒܕ ܥܒܝܕܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܘܫܐܠܘ ܘܥܩܒܘ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܓܕܥܘܢ ܒܪ ܝܘܐܫ ܥܒܕ ܥܒܝܕܬܐ ܗܕܐ
30 The townspeople then said to Joash, 'Bring out your son; he must die for having destroyed Baal's altarand cut down the sacred pole which stood beside it.'	30 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܠܝܘܐܫ ܐܦܩ ܒܪܟ ܢܡܘܬ ܕܥܩܪ ܡܕܒܚܗ ܕܒܥܠܐ ܘܦܣܩ ܐܣܬܪܐ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ
31 To the people al crowding round him, Joash replied, 'Is it your job to plead for Baal? Is it your job tochampion his cause? (Anyone who pleads for Baal must be put to death before dawn.) If he is a god, let himplead for himself, now that Gideon has destroyed his altar.'	31 ܘܐܡܪ ܝܘܐܫ ܠܟܘܠ ܕܩܡܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܝܢܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܒܥܠܐ ܐܘ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܦܨܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܗ ܡܢܘ ܕܕܐܢ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܨܦܪܐ ܢܡܘܬ ܐܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܢܕܘܢ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܢܦܫܗ ܥܠ ܕܥܩܪ ܡܕܒܚܗ
32 That day, Gideon was given the name Jerubbaal, because, they said, 'Baal must plead against him,because he has destroyed his altar!'	32 ܘܩܪܝܗܝ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗܘ ܢܕܘܒܥܝܠ ܘܐܡܪ ܢܕܘܢܝܘܗܝ ܒܥܠܐ ܥܠ ܕܥܩܪ ܡܕܒܚܗ
33 Al Midian and Amalek and the sons of the East joined forces and, having crossed the Jordan, pitchedcamp in the plain of Jezreel.	33 ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܕܝܢܝ̈ܐ ܘܥܡܠܩ̈ܝܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܪܩܡ ܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܘܥܒܪܘ ܘܫܪܘ ܒܥܘܡܩܐ ܕܐܝܙܪܥܝܠ
34 And the spirit of Yahweh clothed Gideon around; he sounded the horn and Abiezer ral ied behind him.	34 ܘܪܘܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܒܫܬ ܠܓܕܥܘܢ ܘܩܥܐ ܒܫܝܦܘܪܐ ܘܩܪܐ ܐܝܙܪܥܝܠ ܒܬܪܗ
35 He sent messengers throughout Manasseh, and Manasseh too rallied behind him; he sentmessengers to Asher, Zebulun and Naphtali, and they marched out to meet him.	35 ܘܐܝܙ̈ܓܕܘܗܝ ܫܕܪ ܒܟܠܗ ܡܢܫܐ ܘܩܥܘ ܐܦ ܗܢܘܢ ܒܬܪܗ ܘܐܝܙ̈ܓܕܘܗܝ ܫܕܪ ܐܦ ܥܠ ܐܫܝܪ ܘܥܠ ܙܒܘܠܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܢܦܬܠܝ ܘܣܠܩܘ ܠܐܘܪܥܗܘܢ
36 Gideon said to God, 'If it is real y you delivering Israel by means of me, as you have said,	36 ܘܐܡܪ ܓܕܥܘܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܢܗܘ ܕܦܪܩ ܐܢܬ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܡܪܬ
37 look, I am going to put a wool en fleece on the threshing-floor; if there is dew only on the fleece and althe ground stays dry, then I shall know that you wil deliver Israel by means of me, as you have said.'	37 ܗܐ ܣܐܡ ܐܢܐ ܓܙܬܐ ܕܥܡܪܐ ܒܐܕܪܐ ܐܢ ܢܗܘܐ ܛܠܐ ܥܠ ܓܙܬܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܝܗ ܘܥܠ ܟܘܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܝܒܫܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܦܪܩ ܐܢܬ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܡܪܬ
38 And so it happened. Early next morning, Gideon got up, squeezed the fleece and wrung enough dewout of the fleece to fill a cup.	38 ܘܗܘܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܘܩܕܡ ܒܬܪ ܝܘܡܐ ܘܥܨܪܗ̇ ܠܓܙܬܐ ܘܐܡܨܝ ܛܠܐ ܡܢ ܓܙܬܐ ܡܠܐ ܠܩܢܐ ܡ̈ܝܐ
39 Gideon then said to God, 'Do not be angry with me if I speak just once more. Al ow me to make thefleece-test just once more: let the fleece alone be dry and there be dew al over the ground!'	39 ܘܐܡܪ ܓܕܥܘܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܢܬܚܡܬ ܪܘܓܙܟ ܥܠܝ ܘܐܡܠܠ ܗܕܐ ܙܒܢܬܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܢܣܐ ܬܘܒ ܙܒܢܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܓܙܬܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܝܒܫܐ ܥܠ ܓܙܬܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܝܗ ܘܥܠ ܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܛܠܐ
40 And God did so that night. The fleece alone stayed dry, and there was dew al over the ground.	40 ܘܥܒܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܗܘ ܗܟܢܐ ܘܗܘܐ ܝܒܫܐ ܥܠ ܓܙܬܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܝܗ ܘܥܠ ܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܗܘܐ ܛܠܐ