Judges · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Judges 8 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
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1 Los hombres de Efraín dijeron a Gedeón: «¿Por qué nos has tratado así? ¿Por qué no nos llamaste cuando fuiste a luchar contra Madián?» Y discutieron fuertemente con él.
1 The men of Ephraim said to him, “Why have you treated us this way, that you didn’t call us when you went to fight with Midian?” They rebuked him sharply.
2 Gedeón les respondió: «¿Qué he hecho yo en comparación con ustedes? ¿No son mejores las uvas que Efraín recogió después de la cosecha que toda la cosecha de Abiezer?
2 He said to them, “What have I now done in comparison with you? Isn’t the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
3 Dios entregó en sus manos a Oreb y Zeeb, los jefes de Madián. ¿Qué pude hacer yo en comparación con ustedes?» Cuando dijo esto, se calmó el enojo de ellos contra él.
3 God has delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb! What was I able to do in comparison with you?” Then their anger was abated toward him when he had said that.
4 Gedeón llegó al Jordán y lo cruzó con sus trescientos hombres. Estaban agotados, pero seguían persiguiendo al enemigo.
4 Gideon came to the Jordan and passed over, he and the three hundred men who were with him, faint, yet pursuing.
5 Gedeón dijo a los hombres de Sucot: «Por favor, den pan a los hombres que vienen conmigo, porque están agotados. Estoy persiguiendo a Zeba y Zalmuna, los reyes de Madián».
5 He said to the men of Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
6 Pero los jefes de Sucot respondieron: «¿Ya has capturado a Zeba y Zalmuna para que demos pan a tu ejército?»
6 The princes of Succoth said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?”
7 Gedeón dijo: «Por eso, cuando el Señor entregue a Zeba y Zalmuna en mis manos, les desgarraré el cuerpo con espinos y zarzas del desierto».
7 Gideon said, “Therefore when Yahweh has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.”
8 Desde allí subió a Penuel e hizo la misma petición. Los hombres de Penuel le respondieron de la misma manera que los de Sucot.
8 He went up there to Penuel, and spoke to them in the same way; and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.
9 Entonces dijo a los hombres de Penuel: «Cuando vuelva victorioso, derribaré esta torre».
9 He spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.”
10 Zeba y Zalmuna estaban en Carcor con su ejército, unos quince mil hombres. Eran todos los que quedaban del ejército de los pueblos del este, porque ya habían muerto ciento veinte mil hombres armados con espada.
10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand men, all who were left of all the army of the children of the east; for there fell one hundred twenty thousand men who drew sword.
11 Gedeón subió por el camino de los que viven en tiendas, al este de Noba y Jogbeha, y atacó el campamento cuando no esperaba ningún peligro.
11 Gideon went up by the way of those who lived in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and struck the army; for the army felt secure.
12 Zeba y Zalmuna huyeron, pero Gedeón los persiguió y capturó a los dos reyes de Madián. Así sembró el pánico en todo el ejército.
12 Zebah and Zalmunna fled and he pursued them. He took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and confused all the army.
13 Gedeón hijo de Joás regresó de la batalla por la subida de Heres.
13 Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres.
14 Capturó a un joven de Sucot y le hizo preguntas. El joven le escribió los nombres de los jefes y ancianos de Sucot: setenta y siete hombres.
14 He caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him; and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and its elders, seventy-seven men.
15 Gedeón fue a los hombres de Sucot y les dijo: «Aquí están Zeba y Zalmuna, por quienes ustedes se burlaron de mí diciendo: “¿Ya has capturado a Zeba y Zalmuna para que demos pan a tus hombres agotados?”»
15 He came to the men of Succoth, and said, “See Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?’”
16 Entonces tomó a los ancianos de la ciudad y les desgarró el cuerpo con espinos y zarzas del desierto.
16 He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
17 También derribó la torre de Penuel y mató a los hombres de la ciudad.
17 He broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.
18 Luego preguntó a Zeba y Zalmuna: «¿Cómo eran los hombres que ustedes mataron en Tabor?» Ellos respondieron: «Eran como tú; cada uno parecía hijo de rey».
18 Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “They were like you. They all resembled the children of a king.”
19 Gedeón dijo: «Eran mis hermanos, hijos de mi madre. Tan cierto como que vive el Señor, si ustedes los hubieran dejado con vida, yo no los mataría».
19 He said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As Yahweh lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you.”
20 Entonces dijo a Jeter, su hijo mayor: «Levántate y mátalos». Pero el muchacho no sacó su espada, porque todavía era joven y tenía miedo.
20 He said to Jether his firstborn, “Get up and kill them!” But the youth didn’t draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was yet a youth.
21 Zeba y Zalmuna dijeron: «Levántate tú mismo y mátanos, porque tienes la fuerza de un hombre». Entonces Gedeón se levantó y mató a Zeba y Zalmuna, y tomó los adornos que llevaban sus camellos en el cuello.
21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “You rise and fall on us; for as the man is, so is his strength.” Gideon arose, and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels’ necks.
22 Los hombres de Israel dijeron a Gedeón: «Gobierna sobre nosotros, tú, tu hijo y tu nieto, porque nos has librado de Madián».
22 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, both you, your son, and your son’s son also; for you have saved us out of the hand of Midian.”
23 Pero Gedeón respondió: «Yo no gobernaré sobre ustedes, ni mi hijo gobernará sobre ustedes. El Señor gobernará sobre ustedes».
23 Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. Yahweh shall rule over you.”
24 Gedeón añadió: «Solo les pido una cosa: que cada uno me dé un arete de oro de su botín». Los enemigos llevaban aretes de oro porque eran ismaelitas.
24 Gideon said to them, “I do have a request: that you would each give me the earrings of his plunder.” (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
25 Ellos respondieron: «Con gusto te los daremos». Extendieron una capa, y cada hombre echó sobre ella un arete de su botín.
25 They answered, “We will willingly give them.” They spread a garment, and every man threw the earrings of his plunder into it.
26 El peso de los aretes de oro que recibió fue de mil setecientos siclos. Esto no incluía los adornos en forma de luna, las joyas, las ropas moradas que llevaban los reyes de Madián ni las cadenas que llevaban sus camellos en el cuello.
26 The weight of the golden earrings that he requested was one thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold, in addition to the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple clothing that was on the kings of Midian, and in addition to the chains that were about their camels’ necks.
27 Gedeón hizo con aquel oro un efod y lo puso en Ofra, su ciudad. Todo Israel fue tras aquel efod y fue infiel al Señor. El efod se convirtió en una trampa para Gedeón y su familia.
27 Gideon made an ephod out of it, and put it in Ophrah, his city. Then all Israel played the prostitute with it there; and it became a snare to Gideon and to his house.
28 Así Madián quedó sometido ante los hijos de Israel y no volvió a recuperar su poder. La tierra tuvo paz durante cuarenta años en los días de Gedeón.
28 So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. The land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.
29 Jerobaal hijo de Joás regresó a su casa y vivió allí.
29 Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house.
30 Gedeón tuvo setenta hijos, nacidos de él, porque tuvo muchas esposas.
30 Gideon had seventy sons conceived from his body, for he had many wives.
31 Su concubina que vivía en Siquem también tuvo un hijo suyo, y Gedeón le puso por nombre Abimelec.
31 His concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
32 Gedeón hijo de Joás murió muy anciano y fue enterrado en la tumba de su padre Joás, en Ofra de los abiezeritas.
32 Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the tomb of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
33 Después de la muerte de Gedeón, los hijos de Israel volvieron a seguir a los dioses de Canaán y fueron infieles al Señor. Hicieron de Baal-berit su dios.
33 As soon as Gideon was dead, the children of Israel turned again and played the prostitute following the Baals, and made Baal Berith their god.
34 Los hijos de Israel no recordaron al Señor su Dios, que los había librado de todos los enemigos que los rodeaban.
34 The children of Israel didn’t remember Yahweh their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side;
35 Tampoco mostraron gratitud a la familia de Jerobaal, es decir Gedeón, por todo el bien que él había hecho por Israel.
35 neither did they show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, that is, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shown to Israel.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Abiezer
A son of Gilead, called Iezer in Numbers 26:30 where he founds the Iezerite clan of Manasseh.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:30; Joshua 17:2; Judges 8:2
Abimelech
Son of Gideon by his concubine in Shechem who murdered his seventy brothers on one stone, was made king by the leaders of Shechem, reigned three years, and died at Thebez when a…
Cited in the guide: Judges 8:31; Judges 9:1; Judges 9:6
Jether
Gideon's firstborn, a youth whom his father told to kill the Midianite kings but who was too afraid to draw his sword.
Cited in the guide: Judges 8:20
Joash
Abiezrite of Ophrah and father of Gideon, who defended his son against the townsmen who wanted him killed for tearing down the altar of Baal, and in whose tomb Gideon was buried.
Cited in the guide: Judges 6:11; Judges 6:29–31; Judges 8:32
Oreb
One of the two princes of Midian captured by the Ephraimites at the Jordan, who was killed at the rock of Oreb and whose head was brought to Gideon.
Cited in the guide: Judges 7:25; Judges 8:3
Zalmunna
One of the two kings of Midian whom Gideon pursued to Karkor, captured, and killed with his own hand because they had killed his brothers at Tabor.
Cited in the guide: Judges 8:5; Judges 8:12; Judges 8:18
Zebah
One of the two kings of Midian whom Gideon pursued to Karkor, captured, and killed with his own hand because they had killed his brothers at Tabor.
Cited in the guide: Judges 8:5; Judges 8:12; Judges 8:18
Zeeb
One of the two princes of Midian captured by the Ephraimites at the Jordan, who was killed at the winepress of Zeeb and whose head was brought to Gideon.
Cited in the guide: Judges 7:25; Judges 8:3
Cross references (32)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Samuel 19:41; Job 5:2; James 4:5–6; Judges 12:1–6; Ecclesiastes 4:4
- 2 James 1:19–20; Judges 6:11; Galatians 5:14–15; Judges 6:34; 1 Corinthians 13:4–7
- 3 Proverbs 15:1; Judges 7:24–25; Romans 12:3; Proverbs 25:11; Philippians 2:3
- 4 Galatians 6:9; 2 Corinthians 4:16; Hebrews 12:1–4; 1 Samuel 14:28–29; 1 Samuel 30:10
- 5 Genesis 33:17; Psalm 60:6; Genesis 14:18; 2 Samuel 17:28–29; Deuteronomy 23:4
- 6 1 Kings 20:11; Philippians 2:21; Proverbs 18:23; 2 Kings 14:9; Judges 8:15
- 7 Judges 7:15
- 8 1 Kings 12:25; Genesis 32:30–31
- 9 Judges 8:17; 1 Kings 22:27–28
- 10 Judges 7:12; 2 Kings 3:26; Judges 20:35; Judges 20:46; Judges 20:2
- 11 Numbers 32:35; Numbers 32:42; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; Judges 18:27; 1 Samuel 30:16
- 12 Psalm 83:11; Amos 2:14; Revelation 6:15–16; Job 12:16–21; Revelation 19:19–21
- 14 1 Samuel 30:11–15; Judges 1:24–25
- 15 Judges 8:6–7
- 16 Proverbs 10:13; Proverbs 19:29; Judges 8:7; Micah 7:4; Ezra 2:6
- 17 Judges 8:9; 1 Kings 12:25
- 18 Judges 4:6; Jude 16; Psalm 89:12; Psalm 12:2
- 20 Joshua 10:24; Psalm 149:9; 1 Samuel 15:33
- 21 Psalm 83:11; Isaiah 3:18; Judges 8:26; 1 Samuel 31:5; Revelation 9:6
- 22 John 6:15; 1 Samuel 8:5; 1 Samuel 12:12; Judges 9:8–15
- 23 Isaiah 33:22; 1 Samuel 12:12; 1 Samuel 10:19; 2 Corinthians 1:24; Judges 11:9–11
- 24 Genesis 25:13; Exodus 32:3; Genesis 37:25; Genesis 37:28; 1 Peter 3:3–5
- 26 Revelation 18:16; John 19:5; Jeremiah 10:9; Revelation 18:12; Esther 8:15
- 27 Psalm 106:39; Deuteronomy 7:16; Judges 18:14; Judges 17:5; Judges 18:17
- 28 Judges 5:31; Judges 3:11; Judges 3:30; Isaiah 10:26; Psalm 83:9–12
- 29 Judges 7:1; Judges 6:32; 1 Samuel 12:11; Nehemiah 5:14–15
- 30 Judges 9:2; Judges 9:5; Deuteronomy 17:17; 1 Kings 11:3; Genesis 7:7
- 31 Judges 9:18; Genesis 16:15; Judges 9:1–5; Genesis 22:24; Genesis 20:2
- 32 Genesis 25:8; Job 42:17; Judges 6:24; Job 5:26; Genesis 15:15
- 33 Judges 9:4; Judges 9:46; Judges 2:19; Judges 8:27; Judges 2:17
- 34 Psalm 78:42; Psalm 106:21; Psalm 78:11; Jeremiah 2:32; Deuteronomy 4:9
- 35 Ecclesiastes 9:14–15; Judges 9:5; Judges 9:16–19
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