Judges 8

DOUAI-RHEIMS	GREEK BIBLE
1 And the men of Ephraim said to him: What is this that thou meanest to do, that thou wouldst not call us when thou wentest to fight against Madian? and they chid him sharply and almost offered violence.	1 Και ειπον προς αυτον οι ανδρες Εφραιμ, Τι ειναι το πραγμα τουτο, το οποιον εκαμες εις ημας, οτι δεν εκαλεσας ημας οτε υπηγες να πολεμησης εναντιον του Μαδιαμ; και ελογομαχησαν σφοδρα μετ' αυτου.
2 And he answered them: What could I have done like to that which you have done? Is not one bunch of grapes of Ephraim better than the vintages of Abiezer?	2 Ο δε ειπε προς αυτους, Τι εκαμα τωρα ως προς εσας; δεν ειναι καλητερον το αποτρυγημα του Εφραιμ παρα τον τρυγητον του Αβι-εζερ;
3 The Lord hath delivered into your bands the princes of Madian, Oreb and Zeb: what could I have done like to what you have done? And when he had said this, their spirit was appeased, with which they swelled against him.	3 παρεδωκεν ο Θεος εις τας χειρας σας τους αρχηγους του Μαδιαμ, τον Ωρηβ και τον Ζηβ? και τι ηδυναμην να καμω ως προς εσας; Τοτε το πνευμα αυτων ησυχασε προς αυτον, οτε ελαλησε τον λογον τουτον.
4 And when Gedeon was come to the Jordan, he passed over it with the three hundred men, that were with him: who were so weary that they could not pursue after them that fled.	4 Και ελθων ο Γεδεων εις τον Ιορδανην, διεβη, αυτος και οι τριακοσιοι ανδρες οι μετ' αυτου, αποκαμωμενοι, ομως καταδιωκοντες.
5 And he said to the men of Soccoth: Give, I beseech you, bread to the people that is with me, for they are faint: that we may pursue Zebee, and Salmana the kings of Madian.	5 Και ειπε προς τους ανθρωπους της Σοκχωθ, Δοτε, παρακαλω, αρτους τινας εις τον λαον τον ακολουθουντα με? διοτι ειναι αποκαμωμενος, και εγω καταδιωκω οπισω του Ζεβεε και του Σαλμανα, των βασιλεων του Μαδιαμ.
6 The princes of Soccoth answered: Peradventure the palms of the hands of Zebee and Salmana are in thy hand, and therefore thou demandest that we should give bread to thy army.	6 Και απεκριθησαν οι αρχηγοι της Σοκχωθ, Μηπως αι χειρες του Ζεβεε και του Σαλμανα ειναι τωρα εις την χειρα σου, ωστε να δωσωμεν αρτους εις το στρατευμα σου;
7 And he said to them: When the Lord therefore shall have delivered Zebee and Salmana into my hands, I will thresh your flesh with the thorns and briers of the desert.	7 Και ειπεν ο Γεδεων, Δια τουτο, αφου παραδωση ο Κυριος τον Ζεβεε και τον Σαλμανα εις την χειρα μου, τοτε εγω θελω καταξανει τας σαρκας σας με τας ακανθας της ερημου και με τους τριβολους.
8 And going up from thence, he came to Phanuel: and he spoke the like things to the men of that place. And they also answered him, as the men of Soccoth had answered.	8 Και ανεβη εκειθεν εις Φανουηλ και ελαλησεν ωσαυτως προς αυτους? και απεκριθησαν οι ανδρες της Φανουηλ προς αυτον καθως απεκριθησαν οι ανδρες της Σοκχωθ.
9 He said therefore to them also: When I shall return a conqueror in peace, I will destroy this tower.	9 Ο δε ειπε και προς τους ανδρας της Φανουηλ, λεγων, Οταν επιστρεψω εν ειρηνη, θελω κατασκαψει τον πυργον τουτον.
10 But Zebee and Salmana were resting with all their army. For fifteen thousand men were left of all the troops of the eastern people, and one hundred and twenty thousand warriors that drew the sword, were slain.	10 Ο Ζεβεε δε και ο Σαλμανα ησαν εν Καρκορ και τα στρατευματα αυτων μετ' αυτων, ως δεκαπεντε χιλιαδες, παντες οι εναπολειφθεντες ολου του στρατευματος των κατοικων της ανατολης? διοτι επεσον εκατον εικοσι χιλιαδες ανδρων συροντων ρομφαιαν.
11 And Gedeon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents, on the east of Nobe and Jegbaa, and smote the camp of the enemies, who were secure, and suspected no hurt.	11 Και ανεβη ο Γεδεων απο της οδου των κατοικουντων εν σκηναις, απο ανατολων της Νοβα και της Ιογβεα, και επαταξε το στρατοπεδον? ητο δε το στρατοπεδον εν αφοβια.
12 And Zebee and Salmana fled, and Gedeon pursued and took them, all their host being put in confusion.	12 Ο δε Ζεβεε και ο Σαλμανα εφευγον, και αυτος κατεδιωκεν οπισω αυτων, και συνελαβε τους δυο βασιλεις του Μαδιαμ, τον Ζεβεε και τον Σαλμανα, και απαν το στρατοπεδον κατετροπωσε.
13 And returning from the battle before the sun rising,	13 Και επεστρεψεν ο Γεδεων ο υιος του Ιωας εκ της μαχης απο της αναβασεως της Αρες.
14 He took a boy of the men of Soccoth: and he asked him the names of the princes and ancients of Soccoth, and he described unto him seventy-seven men.	14 Και συλλαβων νεον τινα εκ των ανδρων της Σοκχωθ, ηρωτησεν αυτον? ο δε περιεγραψε προς αυτον τους αρχηγους της Σοκχωθ και τους πρεσβυτερους αυτης, εβδομηκοντα επτα ανδρας.
15 And he came to Soccoth and said to them: Behold Zebee and Salmana, concerning whom you upbraided me, saying: Peradventure the hands of Zebee and Salmana, are in thy hands, and therefore thou demandest that we should give bread to the men that are weary and faint.	15 Και ηλθεν ο Γεδεων προς τους ανδρας της Σοκχωθ και ειπεν, Ιδου, ο Ζεβεε και ο Σαλμανα, δια τους οποιους με ωνειδισατε, λεγοντες, Μηπως αι χειρες του Ζεβεε και του Σαλμανα ηναι τωρα εις την χειρα σου, ωστε να δωσωμεν αρτους εις τους ανθρωπους σου, τους αποκαμωμενους;
16 So he took the ancients of the city and thorns and briers of the desert, and tore them with the same, and cut in pieces the men of Soccoth.	16 Και ελαβε τους πρεσβυτερους της πολεως και τας ακανθας της ερημου και τους τριβολους, και επαιδευσε με αυτα τους ανδρας της Σοκχωθ.
17 And he demolished the tower of Phanuel, and slew the men of the city.	17 Και τον πυργον της Φανουηλ κατεσκαψε και εθανατωσε τους ανδρας της πολεως.
18 And he said to Zebee and Salmana: What manner of men were they whom you slew in Thabor? They answered: They were like thee, and one of them as the son of a king.	18 Τοτε ειπε προς τον Ζεβεε και τον Σαλμανα, Οποιοι ησαν οι ανθρωποι τους οποιους εθανατωσατε εν Θαβωρ; Οι δε ειπον, Οποιος συ, τοιουτοι ησαν? εκαστος ωμοιαζεν υιον βασιλεως.
19 He answered them: They were my brethren, the sons of my mother. As the Lord liveth, if you had saved them, I would not kill you.	19 Ο δε ειπεν, Αδελφοι μου, υιοι της μητρος μου ησαν? ζη Κυριος, εαν ηθελετε φυλαξει την ζωην αυτων, εγω δεν ηθελον σας θανατωσει.
20 And he said to Jether his eldest son: Arise, and slay them. But he drew not his sword: for he was afraid, being but yet a boy.	20 Και ειπε προς τον Ιεθερ τον πρωτοτοκον αυτου, Σηκωθεις θανατωσον αυτους? αλλ' ο νεος δεν εσυρε την ρομφαιαν αυτου, διοτι εφοβειτο, επειδη ητο ετι παιδιον.
21 And Zebee and Salmana said: Do thou rise, and run upon us: because the strength of a man is according to his age: Gedeon rose up and slew Zebee and Salmana: and he took the ornaments and bosses, with which the necks of the camels of kings are wont to be adorned.	21 Τοτε ειπεν ο Ζεβεε και ο Σαλμανα, Σηκωθητι συ και πεσον εφ' ημας? διοτι κατα τον ανθρωπον και η δυναμις αυτου. Και σηκωθεις ο Γεδεων εθανατωσε τον Ζεβεε και τον Σαλμανα, και ελαβε τους μηνισκους τους περι τον τραχηλον των καμηλων αυτων.
22 And all the men of Israel said to Gedeon: Rule thou over us and thy son, and thy son's son: because thou hast delivered us from the hand of Madian.	22 Και ειπον οι ανδρες Ισραηλ προς τον Γεδεων, Γενου αρχων εφ' ημας, και συ και ο υιος σου και ο υιος του υιου σου, διοτι εσωσας ημας απο της χειρος του Μαδιαμ.
23 And he said to them: I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you, but the Lord shall rule over you.	23 Ο δε Γεδεων ειπε προς αυτους, Δεν θελω γεινει αρχων εφ' υμας εγω, αλλ' ουδε ο υιος μου θελει γεινει αρχων εφ' υμας? ο Κυριος θελει εισθαι αρχων εφ' υμας.
24 And he said to them: I desire one request of you: Give me the earlets of your spoils. For the Ismaelites were accustomed to wear golden earlets.	24 Και ειπεν ο Γεδεων προς αυτους, θελω ζητησει απο σας ζητημα? να μοι δωσητε εκαστος τα ενωτια εκ των λαφυρων αυτου? διοτι οι εχθροι ειχον ενωτια χρυσα, οντες Ισμαηλιται.
25 They answered: We will give them most willingly. And spreading a mantle on the ground, they cast upon it the earlets of the spoils.	25 Και απεκριθησαν, Θελομεν δωσει αυτα μετα χαρας. Και ηπλωσαν φορεμα και ερριπτεν εκει εκαστος τα ενωτια εκ των λαφυρων αυτου.
26 And the weight of the earlets that he requested, was a thousand seven hundred sicles of gold, besides the ornaments, and jewels, and purple raiment which the kings of Madian were went to use, and besides the golden chains that were about the camels' necks.	26 Και το βαρος των χρυσων ενωτιων, τα οποια εζητησεν, ητο χιλιοι και επτακοσιοι σικλοι χρυσοι? εκτος των μηνισκων και των περιδεραιων και των πορφυρων, τα οποια ησαν επι τους βασιλεις του Μαδιαμ, και εκτος των περιλαιμιων, τα οποια ησαν εις τους τραχηλους των καμηλων αυτων.
27 And Gedeon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city Ephra. And all Israel committed fornication with it, and it became a ruin to Gedeon and to all his house.	27 Και εκαμεν ο Γεδεων εφοδ εξ αυτων και εθεσεν αυτο εν τη πολει αυτου, εν Οφρα? και επορνευσε πας ο Ισραηλ οπισω αυτου εκει? και εγεινε παγις εις τον Γεδεων και εις τον οικον αυτου.
28 But Madian was humbled before the children of Israel, neither could they any more lift up their beads: but the land rested for forty years, while Gedeon presided.	28 Και εταπεινωθη ο Μαδιαμ εμπροσθεν των υιων Ισραηλ, και δεν εσηκωσε πλεον την κεφαλην αυτου. Και ανεπαυθη η γη τεσσαρακοντα ετη εν ταις ημεραις του Γεδεων.
29 So Jerobaal the son of Joas went, and dwelt in his own house.	29 Τοτε υπηγεν ο Ιεροβααλ υιος του Ιωας και κατωκησεν εν τω οικω αυτου.
30 And he had seventy sons, who came out of his thigh, for he had many wives.	30 Ειχε δε Γεδεων εβδομηκοντα υιους εξελθοντας εκ των μηρων αυτου? διοτι ειχε γυναικας πολλας.
31 And his concubine, that he had in Sichem, bore him a son, whose name was Abimelech.	31 Και η παλλακη αυτου, η εν Συχεμ, και αυτη εγεννησεν εις αυτον υιον, τον οποιον αυτος ωνομασεν Αβιμελεχ.
32 And Gedeon the son of Joas died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father in Ephra of the family of Ezri.	32 Και απεθανεν ο Γεδεων ο υιος του Ιωας εν γηρατι καλω και εταφη εν τω ταφω Ιωας του πατρος αυτου, εν τη Οφρα των Αβι-εζεριτων.
33 But after Gedeon was dead, the children of Israel turned again, and committed fornication with Baalim. And they made a covenant with Baal, that he should be their god:	33 Αποθανοντος δε του Γεδεων, επεστρεψαν οι υιοι Ισραηλ και επορνευσαν κατοπιν των Βααλειμ και εστησαν εις εαυτους τον Βααλ-βεριθ δια Θεον.
34 And they remembered not the Lord their God, who delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies round about:	34 Και δεν ενεθυμηθησαν οι υιοι Ισραηλ Κυριον τον Θεον αυτων, τον σωσαντα αυτους εκ της χειρος παντων των εχθρων αυτων κυκλοθεν.
35 Neither did they shew mercy to the house of Jerobaal Gedeon, according to all the good things he had done to Israel.	35 Και δεν εκαμον ελεος εις τον οικον του Ιεροβααλ Γεδεων, αναλογως προς παντα τα αγαθα, τα οποια εκαμεν εις τον Ισραηλ.