1  And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of YHWH, when Ehud was dead.

1  But after the death of Ehud, the sons of Israel resumed doing evil in the sight of the Lord.

2  And YHWH gave them over into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, who dwelt in Harosheth-goiim.

2  And the Lord sold the children of Israel into the hand of Jabin king of Chanaan, who ruled in Asor; and the chief of his host was Sisara, and he dwelt in Arisoth of the Gentiles.

2  And the Lord delivered them into the hands of Jabin, the king of Canaan, who reigned at Hazor. And he had a commander of his army named Sisera, but this man lived at Harosheth of the Gentiles.

3  And the children of Israel cried unto YHWH; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

3  And the sons of Israel cried out to the Lord. For he had nine hundred chariots with scythes, and he vehemently oppressed them for twenty years.

4  Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

4  Now there was a prophetess, Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, who judged the people in that time.

5  And she sat under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in the hill-country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

5  And she was sitting under a palm tree, which was called by her name, between Ramah and Bethel, on Mount Ephraim. And the sons of Israel went up to her for every judgment.

6  And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him: 'Hath not YHWH, the God of Israel, commanded, saying: Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?

6  And Debbora sent and called Barac the son of Abineem out of Cades Nephthali, and she said to him, Has not the Lord God of Israel commanded thee? and thou shalt depart to mount Thabor, and shalt take with thyself ten thousand men of the sons of Nephthali and of the sons of Zabulon.

7  And I will draw unto thee to the brook Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thy hand.

7  Then I will lead to you, at the place of the torrent Kishon, Sisera, the leader of the army of Jabin, with his chariots and the entire multitude. And I will deliver them into your hand.’ ”

7  And let them come with you to the river Kishon against Sisera, the general of Nabin's army, and against his chariots, and against his forces; and I will deliver him into your hands.

8  And Barak said unto her: 'If thou wilt go with me, then I will go; but if thou wilt not go with me, I will not go.'

8  And Barac said to her, If thou wilt go with me, I will go; and if thou wilt not go, I will not go; for I know not the day on which the Lord prospers his messenger with me.

9  And she said: 'I will surely go with thee; notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thy honour; for YHWH will give Sisera over into the hand of a woman.' And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.

9  She said to him: “Indeed, I will go with you. But due to this change, the victory shall not be reputed to you. And so Sisera will be delivered into the hand of a woman.” Therefore, Deborah rose up, and she traveled with Barak to Kedesh.

10  And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali together to Kedesh; and there went up ten thousand men at his feet; and Deborah went up with him.

10  And he, summoning Zebulun and Naphtali, ascended with ten thousand fighting men, having Deborah in his company.

10  And Barak mobilized Zebulun and Naphtali to Rakim; and ten thousand men went up with him; and Deborah also went up with him.

11  Now Heber the Kenite had severed himself from the Kenites, even from the children of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far as Elon-bezaanannim, which is by Kedesh.

11  And Chaber the Kenite had removed from Caina, from the sons of Jobab the father-in-law of Moses, and pitched his tent by the oak of the covetous ones, which is near Kedes.

11  Now Heber, the Kenite, had previously withdrawn from the rest of the Kenites, his brothers, the sons of Hobab, the relative of Moses. And he had pitched his tents as far as the valley that is called Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh.

12  And they told Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor.

12  And it was reported to Sisera that Barak, the son of Abinoam, had ascended to Mount Tabor.

13  And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth-goiim, unto the brook Kishon.

13  And Sisara summoned all his chariots, nine hundred chariots of iron and all the people with him, from Arisoth of the Gentiles to the brook of Kison.

13  And he gathered together the nine hundred chariots with scythes, and the entire army, from Harosheth of the Gentiles to the torrent Kishon.

14  And Deborah said unto Barak: 'Up; for this is the day in which YHWH hath delivered Sisera into thy hand; is not the YHWH gone out before thee?' So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.

14  And Debbora said to Barac, Rise up, for this is the day on which the Lord has delivered Sisara into thy hand, for the Lord shall go forth before thee: and Barac went down from mount Thabor, and ten thousand men after him.

14  And Deborah said to Barak: “Rise up. For this is the day on which the Lord delivers Sisera into your hands. For he is your commander.” And so, Barak descended from Mount Tabor, and the ten thousand fighting men with him.

15  And YHWH discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera alighted from his chariot, and fled away on his feet.

15  And the Lord struck Sisera with great fear, and all his chariots and all his multitude with the edge of the sword, in the sight of Barak, so much so that Sisera, leaping from his chariot, fled on foot.

16  But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth-goiim; and all the host of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; there was not a man left.

16  And Barak pursued the fleeing chariots, and the army, as far as Harosheth of the Gentiles. And the entire multitude of the enemy was cut down, unto utter annihilation.

17  Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.

17  And Sisara fled on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Chaber the Kenite his friend: for there was peace between Jabin king of Asor and the house of Chaber the Kenite.

17  But Sisera, while fleeing, arrived at the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber, the Kenite. For there was peace between Jabin, the king of Hazor, and the house of Heber, the Kenite.

18  And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him: 'Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not.' And he turned in unto her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.

18  And Jael went, out to meet Sisara, and said to him, Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me, fear not: and he turned aside to her into the tent; and she covered him with a mantle.

18  Therefore, Jael went out to meet Sisera, and she said to him: “Enter to me, my lord. Enter, you should not be afraid.” And he entered her tent, and having been covered by her with a cloak,

19  And he said unto her: 'Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty.' And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.

19  he said to her: “Give me, I beg you, a little water. For I am very thirsty.” And she opened a bottle of milk, and she gave him to drink. And she covered him.

20  And he said unto her: 'Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say: Is there any man here? that thou shalt say: No.'

20  And Sisara said to her, Stand now by the door of the tent, and it shall come to pass if any man come to thee, and ask of thee, and say, Is there any man here? then thou shalt say, There is not.

20  And Sisera said to her: “Stand before the door of the tent. And if anyone arrives, questioning you and saying, ‘Could there be any man here?’ you shall respond, ‘There is no one.’ ”

21  Then Jael Heber's wife took a tent-pin, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died.

21  And so Jael, the wife of Heber, took a spike from the tent, and also took a mallet. And entering unseen and with silence, she placed the spike over the temple of his head. And striking it with the mallet, she drove it through his brain, as far as the ground. And so, joining deep sleep to death, he fell unconscious and died.

22  And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him: 'Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou seekest.' And he came unto her; and, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent-pin was in his temples.

22  And behold, Barak arrived, in pursuit of Sisera. And Jael, going out to meet him, said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” And when he had entered her tent, he saw Sisera lying dead, with the spike fixed in his temples.

23  So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel.

23  Thus did God humble Jabin, the king of Canaan, on that day, before the sons of Israel.

24  And the hand of the children of Israel prevailed more and more against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.

24  And they increased every day. And with a strong hand they overpowered Jabin, the king of Canaan, until they wiped him out.

5:1  Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying

1  And Debbora and Barac son of Abineem sang in that day, saying,

1  In that day, Deborah and Barak, the son of Abinoam, sang out, saying

5:2  When men let grow their hair in Israel, when the people offer themselves willingly, bless ye YHWH.

2  “All you of Israel who have willingly offered your lives to danger, bless the Lord!

2  With requital has Israel been avenged; praise the LORD with a song for avenging Israel.

5:3  Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, unto YHWH will I sing; I will sing praise to the YHWH, the God of Israel.

3  Hear, ye kings, and hearken, rulers: I will sing, it is I who will sing to the Lord, it is I, I will sing a psalm to the Lord the God of Israel.

3  Listen, O kings! Pay attention, O princes! It is I, it is I, who will sing to the Lord. I will sing a psalm to the Lord, the God of Israel!

5:4  YHWH, when Thou didst go forth out of Seir, when Thou didst march out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, yea, the clouds dropped water.

4  O Lord, when you departed from Seir, and you crossed through the regions of Edom, the earth and the heavens were moved, and the clouds rained down water.

5:5  The mountains quaked at the presence of YHWH, even yon Sinai at the presence of the YHWH, the God of Israel.

5  The mountains were shaken before the face of the Lord Eloi, this Sina before the face of the Lord God of Israel.

5:6  In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways ceased, and the travellers walked through byways.

5:7  The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, until that thou didst arise, Deborah, that thou didst arise a mother in Israel.

7  The mighty men in Israel failed, they failed until Debbora arose, until she arose a mother in Israel.

7  The strong men ceased, and they rested in Israel, until Deborah rose up, until a mother rose up in Israel.

5:8  They chose new gods; then was war in the gates; was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

8  The Lord chose new wars, and he himself overturned the gates of the enemies. A shield with a spear was not seen among the forty thousand of Israel.

8  The LORD will choose new things; then the barley bread, and a sword or a spear shall not be seen among forty thousand in Israel.

5:9  My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye YHWH.

9  My heart inclines to the orders given in Israel; ye that are willing among the people, bless the Lord.

9  My heart loves the leaders of Israel. All you who, of your own free will, offered yourselves during a crisis, bless the Lord.

5:10  Ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit on rich cloths, and ye that walk by the way, tell of it;

10  Ye that mount a she-ass at noon-day, ye that sit on the judgement-seat, and walk by the roads of them that sit in judgement by the way; declare

10  You who ride upon donkeys laboring, and you who sit in judgment, and you who walk along the way, speak out.

5:11  Louder than the voice of archers, by the watering-troughs! there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of YHWH, even the righteous acts of His rulers in Israel. Then the people of the YHWH went down to the gates.

11  Where the chariots were struck together, and the army of the enemies was choked, in that place, let the justices of the Lord be described, and let his clemency be for the brave of Israel. Then did the people of the Lord descend to the gates, and obtain leadership.

5:12  Awake, awake, Deborah; awake, awake, utter a song; arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.

12  Rise up, rise up, O Deborah! Rise up, rise up, and speak a canticle! Rise up, Barak, and seize your captives, O son of Abinoam.

5:13  Then made He a remnant to have dominion over the nobles and the people; YHWH made me have dominion over the mighty.

13  Then went down the remnant to the strong, the people of the Lord went down for him among the mighty ones from me.

13  The remnants of the people were saved. The Lord contended with the strong.

5:14  Out of Ephraim came they whose root is in Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy peoples; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the marshal's staff.

14  Ephraim rooted them out in Amalec, behind thee was Benjamin among thy people: the inhabitants of Machir came down with me searching out the enemy, and from Zabulon came they that draw with the scribe’s pen of record.

14  And Barak's works are known in Amalek; after you marched Benjamin with affection for you; out of Machir came forth a seer, and out of Zebulun those who write with the pen of a scribe.

5:15  And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; as was Issachar, so was Barak; into the valley they rushed forth at his feet. Among the divisions of Reuben there were great resolves of heart.

15  And princes in Issachar were with Debbora and Barac, thus she sent Barac on his feet in the valleys into the portions of Ruben; great pangs reached to the heart.

15  The commanders of Issachar were with Deborah, and they followed the steps of Barak, who endangered himself, like one rushing headlong into a chasm. Reuben was divided against himself. Contention was found among great souls.

5:16  Why sattest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the pipings for the flocks? At the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

16  Why do you live between two borders, so that you hear the bleating of the flocks? Reuben was divided against himself. Contention was found among great souls.

5:17  Gilead abode beyond the Jordan; and Dan, why doth he sojourn by the ships? Asher dwelt at the shore of the sea, and abideth by its bays.

17  Galaad is on the other side of Jordan where he pitched his tents; and why does Dan remain in ships? Aser sat down on the sea-coasts, and he will tabernacle at his ports.

5:18  Zebulun is a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death, and Naphtali, upon the high places of the field.

18  Yet truly, Zebulun and Naphtali offered their lives to death in the region of Merom.

5:19  The kings came, they fought; then fought the kings of Canaan, in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

5:20  They fought from heaven, the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

20  The stars from heaven set themselves in array, they set themselves to fight with Sisara out of their paths.

20  The conflict against them was from heaven. The stars, remaining in their order and courses, fought against Sisera.

5:21  The brook Kishon swept them away, that ancient brook, the brook Kishon. O my soul, tread them down with strength.

21  The torrent of Kishon dragged away their carcasses, the onrushing torrent, the torrent of Kishon. O my soul, tread upon the stalwart!

21  The river Kishon and the river Karmin swept them away. O my soul, you have defeated an army!

5:22  Then did the horsehoofs stamp by reason of the prancings, the prancings of their mighty ones.

22  When the hoofs of the horse were entangled, his mighty ones earnestly hasted

22  The hoofs of the horses were broken, while the strongest of the enemies fled away with fury, and rushed on to ruin.

5:23  'Curse ye Meroz', said the angel of YHWH, 'Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof, because they came not to the help of the YHWH, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.'

23  to curse Meroz: Curse ye it, said the angel of the Lord; cursed is every one that dwells in it, because they came not to the help of the Lord, to his help among the mighty.

23  ‘Cursed be the land of Meroz!’ said the Angel of the Lord. ‘Cursed be its inhabitants! For they did not come to the aid of the Lord, to the assistance of his most valiant men.’

5:24  Blessed above women shall Jael be, the wife of Heber the Kenite, above women in the tent shall she be blessed.

24  Blessed among women be Jael wife of Chaber the Kenite; let her be blessed above women in tents.

5:25  Water he asked, milk she gave him; in a lordly bowl she brought him curd.

25  He asked for water, she gave him milk in a dish; she brought butter of princes.

25  He begged her for water, and she gave him milk, and she offered him butter in a dish fit for princes.

5:26  Her hand she put to the tent-pin, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote through his head, yea, she pierced and struck through his temples.

26  She put her left hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workman’s mallet. And she struck Sisera, seeking in his head a place for the wound, and strongly piercing his temples.

5:27  At her feet he sunk, he fell, he lay; at her feet he sunk, he fell; where he sunk, there he fell down dead.

27  He rolled down between her feet; he fell and lay between her feet; he bowed and fell: where he bowed, there he fell dead.

27  Between her feet, he was ruined. He fainted away and passed on. He curled up before her feet, and he lay there lifeless and miserable.

5:28  Through the window she looked forth, and peered, the mother of Sisera, through the lattice: 'Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the wheels of his chariots?

28  The mother of Sisara looked down through the window out of the loophole, saying, Why was his chariot ashamed? why did the wheels of his chariots tarry?

28  His mother gazed through a window and wailed. And she spoke from an upper room: ‘Why does his chariot delay in returning? Why are the feet of his team of horses so slow?’

5:29  The wisest of her princesses answer her, yea, she returneth answer to herself

29  Her wise ladies answered her, and she returned answers to herself, saying,

29  One who was wiser than the rest of his wives responded to her mother-in-law with this

5:30  'Are they not finding, are they not dividing the spoil? A damsel, two damsels to every man; to Sisera a spoil of dyed garments, a spoil of dyed garments of embroidery, two dyed garments of broidery for the neck of every spoiler?'

30  Will they not find him dividing the spoil? he will surely be gracious to every man: there are spoils of dyed garments for Sisara, spoils of various dyed garments, dyed embroidered garments, they are the spoils for his neck.

5:31  So perish all Thine enemies, O YHWH; but they that love Him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.

31  O Lord, so may all your enemies perish! But may those who love you shine with splendor, as the sun shines at its rising.”

6:2  And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.

2  And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gave them into the hand of Madiam seven years.

2  Then the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, who delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years.

6:3  And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them;

3  And the hand of Madiam prevailed against Israel: and the children of Israel made for themselves because of Madiam the caves in the mountains, and the dens, and the holes in the rocks.

6:4  and they encamped against them, and destroyed the produce of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance in Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.

4  And when Israel had planted, Midian and Amalek, and the rest of the eastern nations ascended,

6:5  For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came in as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number; and they came into the land to destroy it.

5  And they encamped against them, and destroyed their fruits until they came to Gaza; and they left not the support of life in the land of Israel, not even ox or ass among the herds.

5  and pitching their tents among them, they laid waste to all that was planted, as far as the entrance to Gaza. And they left behind nothing at all to sustain life in Israel, neither sheep, nor oxen, nor donkeys.

6:6  And Israel was brought very low because of Midian; and the children of Israel cried unto YHWH.

6  For they and their stock came up, and their tents were with them, as the locust in multitude, and there was no number to them and their camels; and they came to the land of Israel, and laid it waste.

6  And Israel trembled exceedingly from before the Midianites;

6:7  And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto YHWH because of Midian,

7  And Israel was greatly impoverished because of Madiam.

7  And the children of Israel cried to the LORD because of the Midianites,

6:8  that YHWH sent a prophet unto the children of Israel; and he said unto them: 'Thus saith the YHWH, the God of Israel: I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

8  And the children of Israel cried to the Lord because of Madiam.

8  And he cried out to the Lord, requesting assistance against the Midianites.

6:9  and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drove them out from before you, and gave you their land.

9  And the Lord sent a prophet to the children of Israel; and he said to them, Thus says the Lord God of Israel, I am he that brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and I brought you up out of the house of your bondage.

9  And he sent to them a man who was a prophet, and he said: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘I caused you to ascend from Egypt, and I led you away from the house of servitude.

6:10  And I said unto you: I am YHWH your God; ye shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell; but ye have not hearkened unto My voice.'

10  And I delivered you out of the hand of Egypt, and out of the hand of all that afflicted you, and I cast them out before you; and I gave you their land.

10  And I freed you from the hand of the Egyptians and from all of the enemies who were afflicting you. And I cast them out at your arrival, and I delivered their land to you.

6:11  And the angel of YHWH came, and sat under the terebinth which was in Ophrah, that belonged unto Joash the Abiezrite; and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

11  And I said to you, I am the Lord your God: ye shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell; but ye hearkened not to my voice.

6:12  And the angel of YHWH appeared unto him, and said unto him: 'YHWH is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.'

12  And an angel of the Lord came, and sat down under the fir tree, which was in Ephratha in the land of Joas father of Esdri; and Gedeon his son was threshing wheat in a wine-press in order to escape from the face of Madiam.

12  Then an Angel of the Lord arrived, and he sat under an oak tree, which was at Ophrah, and which belonged to Joash, the father of the family of Ezri. And while his son Gideon was threshing and cleaning the grain at the winepress, so that he might flee from Midian,

6:13  And Gideon said unto him: 'Oh, my lord, if YHWH be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where are all His wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying: Did not the YHWH bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath cast us off, and delivered us into the hand of Midian.'

13  And the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty in strength.

13  the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and he said: “The Lord is with you, most valiant of men.”

6:14  And YHWH turned towards him, and said: 'Go in this thy might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian; have not I sent thee?'

14  And Gedeon said to him, Be gracious with me, my Lord: but if the Lord is with us, why have these evils found us? and where are all his miracles, which our fathers have related to us, saying, Did not the Lord bring us up out of Egypt? and now he has cast us out, and given us into the hand of Madiam.

6:15  And he said unto him: 'Oh, my lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.'

15  And the angel of the Lord turned to him, and said, Go in this thy strength, and thou shalt save Israel out of the hand of Madiam: behold, I have sent thee.

15  And the Lord looked down upon him, and he said: “Go forth with this, your strength, and you shall free Israel from the hand of Midian. Know that I have sent you.”

6:16  And YHWH said unto him: 'Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.'

16  And Gedeon said to him, Be gracious with me, my Lord: whereby shall I save Israel? behold, my thousand is weakened in Manasse, and I am the least in my father’s house.

6:17  And he said unto him: 'If now I have found favour in thy sight, then show me a sign that it is thou that talkest with me.

17  And the angel of the Lord said to him, The Lord shall be with thee, and thou shalt smite Madiam as one man.

17  And the Lord said to him: “I will be with you. And so, you shall cut down Midian as if one man.”

6:18  Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and lay it before thee.' And he said: 'I will tarry until thou come back.'

18  And Gedeon said to him, If now I have found mercy in thine eyes, and thou wilt do this day for me all that thou hast spoken of with me,

18  And he said: “If I have found grace before you, give me a sign that it is you who is speaking to me.

6:19  And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of meal; the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the terebinth, and presented it.

19  depart not hence until I come to thee, and I will bring forth an offering and offer it before thee: and he said, I will remain until thou return.

19  And may you not withdraw from here, until I return to you, carrying a sacrifice and offering it to you.” And he responded, “I will wait for your return.”

6:20  And the angel of God said unto him: 'Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth.' And he did so.

20  And Gedeon went in, and prepared a kid of the goats, and an ephah of fine flour unleavened; and he put the flesh in the basket, and poured the broth into the pot, and brought them forth to him under the turpentine tree, and drew nigh.

20  And so Gideon entered, and he boiled a goat, and he made unleavened bread from a measure of flour. And setting the flesh in a basket, and putting the broth of the flesh in a pot, he took it all under the oak tree, and he offered it to him.

6:21  Then the angel of YHWH put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there went up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of the YHWH departed out of his sight.

21  And the angel of God said to him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and put them on that rock, and pour out the broth close by: and he did so.

6:22  And Gideon saw that he was the angel of YHWH; and Gideon said: 'Alas, O Lord GOD! forasmuch as I have seen the angel of the YHWH face to face.'

22  And the angel of the Lord stretched out the end of the rod that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened bread; and fire came up out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened bread, and the angel of the Lord vanished from his sight.

22  And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O LORD God! for I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face.

6:23  And YHWH said unto him: 'Peace be unto thee; fear not; thou shalt not die.'

23  And Gedeon saw that he was an angel of the Lord; and Gedeon said, Ah, ah, Lord my God! for I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face.

6:24  Then Gideon built an altar there unto YHWH, and called it 'Adonai-shalom'; unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

24  And the Lord said to him, Peace be to thee, fear not, thou shalt not die.

6:25  And it came to pass the same night, that YHWH said unto him: 'Take thy father's bullock, and the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the Asherah that is by it;

25  And Gedeon built there an altar to the Lord, and called it The peace of the Lord, until this day, as it is still in Ephratha of the father of Esdri.

25  Therefore, Gideon built an altar to the Lord there, and he called it, the Peace of the Lord, even to the present day. And while he was still at Ophrah, which is of the family of Ezri,

6:26  and build an altar unto YHWH thy God upon the top of this stronghold, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt-offering with the wood of the Asherah which thou shalt cut down.'

26  And it came to pass in that night, that the Lord said to him, Take the young bullock which thy father has, even the second bullock of seven years old, and thou shalt destroy the altar of Baal which thy father has, and the grove which is by it thou shalt destroy.

26  that night, the Lord said to him: “Take a bull of your father’s, and another bull of seven years, and you shall destroy the altar of Baal, which is your father’s. And you shall cut down the sacred grove which is around the altar.

6:27  Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as YHWH had spoken unto him; and it came to pass, because he feared his father's household and the men of the city, so that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.

27  And thou shalt build an altar to the Lord thy God on the top of this Maozi in the ordering it, and thou shalt take the second bullock, and shalt offer up whole-burnt-offerings with the wood of the grove, which thou shalt destroy.

27  And you shall build an altar to the Lord your God, at the summit of this rock, on which you placed the sacrifice before. And you shall take the second bull, and you shall offer a holocaust upon a pile of the wood, which you shall cut down from the grove.”

6:28  And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.

28  And Gedeon took ten men of his servants, and did as the Lord spoke to him: and it came to pass, as he feared the house of his father and the men of the city if he should do it by day, that he did it by night.

28  Therefore, Gideon, taking ten men from his servants, did just as the Lord had instructed him. But fearing his father’s household, and the men of that city, he was not willing to do it by day. Instead, he completed everything by night.

6:29  And they said one to another: 'Who hath done this thing?' And when they inquired and asked, they said: 'Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.'

29  And the men of the city rose up early in the morning; and behold, the altar of Baal had been demolished, and the grove by it had been destroyed; and they saw the second bullock, which Gedeon offered on the altar that had been built.

29  And when the men of that town had risen up in the morning, they saw the altar of Baal destroyed, and the sacred grove cut down, and the second bull set upon the altar, which then had been built.

6:30  Then the men of the city said unto Joash: 'Bring out thy son, that he may die; because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the Asherah that was by it.'

30  And a man said to his neighbour, Who has done this thing? and they enquired and searched, and learnt that Gedeon the son of Joas had done this thing.

30  And they said one to another, “Who has done this?” And when they inquired everywhere as to the author of the deed, it was said, “Gideon, the son of Joash, did all these things.”

6:31  And Joash said unto all that stood against him: 'Will ye contend for Baal? or will ye save him? he that will contend for him, shall be put to death before morning; if he be a god, let him contend for himself, because one hath broken down his altar.'

31  And the men of the city said to Joas, Bring out thy son, and let him die, because he has destroyed the altar of Baal, and because he has destroyed the grove that is by it.

31  And they said to Joash: “Bring forward your son here, so that he may die. For he has destroyed the altar of Baal, and he has cut down the sacred grove.”

6:32  Therefore on that day he was called Jerubbaal, saying: 'Let Baal contend against him, because he hath broken down his altar.'

32  And Gedeon the son of Joas said to all the men who rose up against him, Do ye now plead for Baal, or will ye save him? whoever will plead for him, let him be slain this morning: if he be a god let him plead for himself, because one has thrown down his altar.

32  But he responded to them: “Could you be the avengers of Baal, so that you fight on his behalf? Whoever is his adversary, let him die before the light arrives tomorrow; if he is a god, let him vindicate himself against him who has overturned his altar.”

6:33  Now all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.

33  And he called it in that day Jerobaal, saying, Let Baal plead thereby, because his altar has been thrown down.

6:34  But the spirit of YHWH clothed Gideon; and he blew a horn; and Abiezer was gathered together after him.

34  And all Madiam, and Amalek, and the sons of the east gathered themselves together, and encamped in the valley of Jezrael.

34  And so, all of Midian, and Amalek, and the eastern peoples were gathered together. And crossing the Jordan, they encamped in the valley of Jezreel.

6:35  And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and they also were gathered together after him; and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

35  And the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gedeon, and he blew with the horn, and Abiezer came to help after him.

35  But the Spirit of the Lord entered Gideon, who, sounding the trumpet, summoned the house of Abiezer so that he might follow him.

6:36  And Gideon said unto God: 'If Thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as Thou hast spoken,

36  And Gedeon sent messengers into all Manasse, and into Aser, and into Zabulon, and into Nephthali; and he went up to meet them.

36  And he sent messengers into all of Manasseh, who also followed him, and other messengers into Asher, and Zebulun, and Naphtali, who went to meet him.

6:37  behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground, then shall I know that Thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as Thou hast spoken.'

37  And Gedeon said to God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said,

6:38  And it was so; for he rose up early on the morrow, and pressed the fleece together, and wrung dew out of the fleece, a bowlful of water.

38  behold, I put the fleece of wool in the threshing-floor: if there be dew on the fleece only, and drought on all the ground, I shall know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said.

38  I will set this wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there will be dew only on the fleece, and all the ground is dry, I will know that by my hand, as you have said, you will free Israel.”

6:39  And Gideon said unto God: 'Let not Thine anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once: let me make trial, I pray Thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.'

39  And it was so: and he rose up early in the morning, and wrung the fleece, and dew dropped from the fleece, a bowl full of water.

39  And so it was done. And rising in the night, wringing out the fleece, he filled a vessel with the dew.

6:40  And God did so that night; for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

40  And Gedeon said to God, Let not, I pray thee, thine anger be kindled with me, and I will speak yet once; I will even yet make one trial more with the fleece: let now the drought be upon the fleece only, and let there be dew on all the ground.

40  And again he said to God: “Let not your fury be enkindled against me, if I test once more, seeking a sign in the fleece. I pray that only the fleece may be dry, and all the ground may be wet with dew.”