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1 And the sons of Israel do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and Jehovah giveth them into the hand of Midian seven years,
1 MAS los hijos de Israel hicieron lo malo en los ojos de Jehová; y Jehová los entregó en las manos de Madián por siete años.
2 and the hand of Midian is strong against Israel, from the presence of Midian have the sons of Israel made for themselves the flowings which [are] in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.
2 Y la mano de Madián prevaleció contra Israel. Y los hijos de Israel, por causa de los Madianitas, se hicieron cuevas en los montes, y cavernas, y lugares fuertes.
3 And it hath been, if Israel hath sowed, that Midian hath come up, and Amalek, and the sons of the east, yea, they have come up against him,
3 Pues como los de Israel habían sembrado, subían los Madianitas, y Amalecitas, y los orientales: subían contra ellos;
4 and encamp against them, and destroy the increase of the land till thine entering Gaza; and they leave no sustenance in Israel, either sheep, or ox, or ass;
4 Y asentando campo contra ellos destruían los frutos de la tierra, hasta llegar á Gaza; y no dejaban qué comer en Israel, ni ovejas, ni bueyes, ni asnos.
5 for they and their cattle come up, with their tents; they come in as the fulness of the locust for multitude, and of them and of their cattle there is no number, and they come into the land to destroy it.
5 Porque subían ellos y sus ganados, y venían con sus tiendas en grande multitud como langosta, que no había número en ellos ni en sus camellos: así venían á la tierra para devastarla.
6 And Israel is very weak from the presence of Midian, and the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah.
6 Era pues Israel en gran manera empobrecido por los Madianitas; y los hijos de Israel clamaron á Jehová.
7 And it cometh to pass when the sons of Israel have cried unto Jehovah, concerning Midian,
7 Y cuando los hijos de Israel hubieron clamado á Jehová, á causa de los Madianitas,
8 that Jehovah sendeth a man, a prophet, unto the sons of Israel, and he saith to them, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I — I have brought you up out of Egypt, and I bring you out from a house of servants,
8 Jehová envió un varón profeta á los hijos de Israel, el cual les dijo: Así ha dicho Jehová Dios de Israel: Yo os hice salir de Egipto, y os saqué de la casa de servidumbre:
9 and I deliver you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all your oppressors, and I cast them out from your presence, and I give to you their land,
9 Yo os libré de mano de los Egipcios, y de mano de todos los que os afligieron, á los cuales eché de delante de vosotros, y os dí su tierra;
10 and I say to you, I [am] Jehovah your God, ye do not fear the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling: — and ye have not hearkened to My voice.'
10 Y díjeos: Yo soy Jehová vuestro Dios; no temáis á los dioses de los Amorrheos, en cuya tierra habitáis: mas no habéis obedecido á mi voz.
11 And the messenger of Jehovah cometh and sitteth under the oak which [is] in Ophrah, which [is] to Joash the Abi-Ezrite, and Gideon his son is beating out wheat in the wine-press, to remove [it] from the presence of the Midianites;
11 Y vino el ángel de Jehová, y sentóse debajo del alcornoque que está en Ophra, el cual era de Joas Abiezerita; y su hijo Gedeón estaba sacudiendo el trigo en el lagar, para hacerlo esconder de los Madianitas.
12 and the messenger of Jehovah appeareth unto him, and saith unto him, 'Jehovah [is] with thee, O mighty one of valour.'
12 Y el ángel de Jehová se le apareció, y díjole: Jehová es contigo, varón esforzado.
13 And Gideon saith unto him, 'O, my lord — and Jehovah is with us! — and why hath all this found us? and where [are] all His wonders which our fathers recounted to us, saying, Hath not Jehovah brought us up out of Egypt? and now Jehovah hath left us, and doth give us into the hand of Midian.'
13 Y Gedeón le respondió: Ah, Señor mío, si Jehová es con nosotros, ¿por qué nos ha sobrevenido todo esto? ¿Y dónde están todas sus maravillas, que nuestros padres nos han contado, diciendo: ¿No nos sacó Jehová de Egipto? Y ahora Jehová nos ha desamparado, y nos ha entregado en mano de los Madianitas.
14 And Jehovah turneth unto him and saith, 'Go in this — thy power; and thou hast saved Israel out of the hand of Midian — have not I sent thee.'
14 Y mirándole Jehová, díjole: Ve con esta tu fortaleza, y salvarás á Israel de la mano de los Madianitas. ¿No te envío yo?
15 And he saith unto him, 'O, my lord, wherewith do I save Israel? lo, my chief [is] weak in Manasseh, and I the least in the house of my father.'
15 Entonces le respondió: Ah, Señor mío, ¿con qué tengo de salvar á Israel? He aquí que mi familia es pobre en Manasés, y yo el menor en la casa de mi padre.
16 And Jehovah saith unto him, 'Because I am with thee — thou hast smitten the Midianites as one man.'
16 Y Jehová le dijo: Porque yo seré contigo, y herirás á los Madianitas como á un [solo] hombre.
17 And he saith unto Him, 'If, I pray Thee, I have found grace in Thine eyes, then Thou hast done for me a sign that Thou art speaking with me.
17 Y él respondió: Yo te ruego, que si he hallado gracia delante de ti, me des señal de que tú has hablado conmigo.
18 Move not, I pray Thee, from this, till my coming in unto Thee, and I have brought out my present, and put it before Thee;' and he saith, 'I — I do abide till thy return.'
18 Ruégote que no te vayas de aquí, hasta que á ti vuelva, y saque mi presente, y lo ponga delante de ti. Y él respondió: Yo esperaré hasta que vuelvas.
19 And Gideon hath gone in, and prepareth a kid of the goats, and of an ephah of flour unleavened things; the flesh he hath put in a basket, and the broth he hath put in a pot, and he bringeth out unto Him, unto the place of the oak, and bringeth [it] nigh.
19 Y entrándose Gedeón aderezó un cabrito, y panes sin levadura de un epha de harina; y puso la carne en un canastillo, y el caldo en una olla, y sacándolo presentóselo debajo de aquel alcornoque.
20 And the messenger of God saith unto him, 'Take the flesh and the unleavened things, and place on this rock — and the broth pour out;' and he doth so.
20 Y el ángel de Dios le dijo: Toma la carne, y los panes sin levadura, y ponlo sobre esta peña, y vierte el caldo. Y él lo hizo así.
21 And the messenger of Jehovah putteth forth the end of the staff which [is] in His hand, and cometh against the flesh, and against the unleavened things, and the fire goeth up out of the rock and consumeth the flesh and the unleavened things — and the messenger of Jehovah hath gone from his eyes.
21 Y extendiendo el ángel de Jehová el bordón que tenía en su mano, tocó con la punta en la carne y en los panes sin levadura; y subió fuego de la peña, el cual consumió la carne y los panes sin levadura. Y el ángel de Jehová desapareció de delante de él.
22 And Gideon seeth that He [is] a messenger of Jehovah, and Gideon saith, 'Alas, Lord Jehovah! because that I have seen a messenger of Jehovah face to face!'
22 Y viendo Gedeón que era el ángel de Jehová, dijo: Ah, Señor Jehová, que he visto el ángel de Jehová cara á cara.
23 And Jehovah saith to him, 'Peace to thee; fear not; thou dost not die.'
23 Y Jehová le dijo: Paz á ti; no tengas temor, no morirás.
24 And Gideon buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, and calleth it Jehovah-Shalom, unto this day it [is] yet in Ophrah of the Abi-Ezrites.
24 Y edificó allí Gedeón altar á Jehová, al que llamó Jehová-salom: está hasta hoy en Ophra de los Abiezeritas.
25 And it cometh to pass, on that night, that Jehovah saith to him, 'Take the young ox which [is] to thy father, and the second bullock of seven years, and thou hast thrown down the altar of Baal which [is] to thy father, and the shrine which [is] by it thou dost cut down,
25 Y aconteció que la misma noche le dijo Jehová: Toma un toro del hato de tu padre, y otro toro de siete años, y derriba el altar de Baal que tu padre tiene, y corta también el bosque que está junto á él:
26 and thou hast built an altar to Jehovah thy God on the top of this stronghold, by the arrangement, and hast taken the second bullock, and caused to ascend a burnt-offering with the wood of the shrine which thou cuttest down.'
26 Y edifica altar á Jehová tu Dios en la cumbre de este peñasco en lugar conveniente; y tomando el segundo toro, sacrifícalo en holocausto sobre la leña del bosque que habrás cortado.
27 And Gideon taketh ten men of his servants, and doth as Jehovah hath spoken unto him, and it cometh to pass, because he hath been afraid of the house of his father, and the men of the city, to do [it] by day, that he doth [it] by night.
27 Entonces Gedeón tomó diez hombres de sus siervos, é hizo como Jehová le dijo. Mas temiendo hacerlo de día, por la familia de su padre y por los hombres de la ciudad, hízolo de noche.
28 And the men of the city rise early in the morning, and lo, broken down hath been the altar of Baal, and the shrine which is by it hath been cut down, and the second bullock hath been offered on the altar which is built.
28 Y á la mañana, cuando los de la ciudad se levantaron, he aquí que el altar de Baal estaba derribado, y cortado el bosque que junto á él estaba, y sacrificado aquel segundo toro en holocausto sobre el altar edificado.
29 And they say one to another, 'Who hath done this thing?' and they inquire and seek, and they say, 'Gideon son of Joash hath done this thing.'
29 Y decíanse unos á otros: ¿Quién ha hecho esto? Y buscando é inquiriendo, dijéronles: Gedeón hijo de Joas lo ha hecho. Entonces los hombres de la ciudad dijeron á Joas:
30 And the men of the city say unto Joash, 'Bring out thy son, and he dieth, because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the shrine which [is] by it.'
30 Saca fuera tu hijo para que muera, por cuanto ha derribado el altar de Baal y ha cortado el bosque que junto á él estaba.
31 And Joash saith to all who have stood against him, 'Ye, do ye plead for Baal? ye — do ye save him? he who pleadeth for him is put to death during the morning; if he [is] a god he himself doth plead against him, because he hath broken down his altar.'
31 Y Joas respondió á todos los que estaban junto á él: ¿Tomaréis vosotros la demanda por Baal? ¿le salvaréis vosotros? Cualquiera que tomare la demanda por él, que muera mañana. Si es Dios, contienda por sí mismo con el que derribó su altar.
32 And he calleth him, on that day, Jerubbaal, saying, 'The Baal doth plead against him, because he hath broken down his altar.'
32 Y aquel día llamó [él] á Gedeón Jerobaal; porque dijo: Pleitee Baal contra el que derribó su altar.
33 And all Midian and Amalek and the sons of the east have been gathered together, and pass over, and encamp in the valley of Jezreel,
33 Y todos los Madianitas, y Amalecitas, y orientales, se juntaron á una, y pasando asentaron campo en el valle de Jezreel.
34 and the Spirit of Jehovah hath clothed Gideon, and he bloweth with a trumpet, and Abi-Ezer is called after him;
34 Y el espíritu de Jehová se envistió en Gedeón, y como éste hubo tocado el cuerno, Abiezer se juntó con él.
35 and messengers he hath sent into all Manasseh, and it also is called after him; and messengers he hath sent into Asher, and into Zebulun, and into Naphtali, and they come up to meet them.
35 Y envió mensajeros por todo Manasés, el cual también se juntó con él: asimismo envió mensajeros á Aser, y á Zabulón, y á Nephtalí, los cuales salieron á encontrarles.
36 And Gideon saith unto God, 'If Thou art Saviour of Israel by my hand, as Thou hast spoken,
36 Y Gedeón dijo á Dios: Si has de salvar á Israel por mi mano, como has dicho,
37 lo, I am placing the fleece of wool in the threshing-floor: if dew is on the fleece alone, and on all the earth drought — then I have known that Thou dost save Israel by my hand, as Thou hast spoken;'
37 He aquí que yo pondré un vellón de lana en la era; y si el rocío estuviere en el vellón solamente, quedando seca toda la otra tierra, entonces entenderé que has de salvar á Israel por mi mano, como lo has dicho.
38 and it is so, and he riseth early on the morrow, and presseth the fleece, and wringeth dew out of the fleece — the fulness of the bowl, of water.
38 Y aconteció así: porque como se levantó de mañana, exprimiendo el vellón sacó de él el rocío, un vaso lleno de agua.
39 And Gideon saith unto God, 'Let not Thine anger burn against me, and I speak only this time; let me try, I pray Thee, only this time with the fleece — let there be, I pray Thee, drought on the fleece alone, and on all the earth let there be dew.'
39 Mas Gedeón dijo á Dios: No se encienda tu ira contra mí, si aun hablare esta vez: solamente probaré ahora otra vez con el vellón. Ruégote que la sequedad sea sólo en el vellón, y el rocío sobre la tierra.
40 And God doth so on that night, and there is drought on the fleece alone, and on all the earth there hath been dew.
40 Y aquella noche lo hizo Dios así: porque la sequedad fué sólo en el vellón, y en toda la tierra estuvo el rocío.

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  • Gideon

    Judge who routed Midian

    Youngest son of Joash the Abiezrite, called by the angel of the LORD while threshing wheat at Ophrah, who tore down his father's Baal altar and so was named Jerubbaal, routed…

    Cited in the guide: Judges 6:11; Judges 6:32; Judges 7:7

  • Joash

    Father of Gideon

    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

Cross references (36)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Nehemiah 9:26–29; Judges 2:19–20; Judges 2:11; Numbers 31:1–3; Deuteronomy 28:15–68
  2. 2 Hebrews 11:38; 1 Samuel 13:6; 1 Samuel 14:11; Leviticus 26:17; Deuteronomy 28:47–48
  3. 3 Judges 7:12; Judges 6:33; Judges 3:13; Genesis 29:1; Job 1:3
  4. 4 Leviticus 26:16; Deuteronomy 28:51; Micah 6:15; Deuteronomy 28:33; Jeremiah 49:9–10
  5. 5 Judges 7:12; Judges 8:10; Isaiah 60:6; Jeremiah 49:32; Jeremiah 49:29
  6. 6 Judges 3:9; Psalm 50:15; Jeremiah 5:17; Psalm 106:43–44; Judges 3:15
  7. 8 Ezekiel 20:5–32; Psalm 136:10–16; Isaiah 63:9–14; Judges 2:1–3; Nehemiah 9:9–12
  8. 9 Psalm 44:2–3
  9. 10 Jeremiah 10:2; Jeremiah 9:13; Exodus 20:2–3; 2 Kings 17:35–39; Judges 2:2
  10. 11 Joshua 17:2; Hebrews 11:32; Judges 13:3; Judges 8:2; Isaiah 63:9
  11. 12 Joshua 1:5; Luke 1:28; Judges 2:18; Joshua 1:9; Judges 13:3
  12. 13 Psalm 77:7–9; 2 Chronicles 15:2; Isaiah 59:1–2; Psalm 44:1; Psalm 89:49
  13. 14 Joshua 1:5–9; Hebrews 11:34; 1 Samuel 12:11; Judges 4:6; Hebrews 11:32
  14. 15 Exodus 3:11; 1 Samuel 9:21; Exodus 4:10; Jeremiah 1:6; Ephesians 3:8
  15. 16 Joshua 1:5; Exodus 3:12; Acts 11:21; Mark 16:20; Isaiah 41:10
  16. 17 Psalm 86:17; Exodus 33:13; Isaiah 7:11; Genesis 15:8–17; Exodus 33:16
  17. 18 Genesis 18:5; Judges 13:15; Genesis 18:3; Genesis 19:3
  18. 19 Genesis 18:6–8; Leviticus 2:4; Judges 13:15–19
  19. 20 Judges 13:19; 1 Kings 18:33–34
  20. 21 Leviticus 9:24; 1 Kings 18:38; 2 Chronicles 7:1; 1 Chronicles 21:26; Judges 13:20
  21. 22 Genesis 32:30; Exodus 33:20; Deuteronomy 5:26; John 1:18; John 12:41
  22. 23 Daniel 10:19; Genesis 43:23; John 14:27; John 20:26; John 20:19
  23. 24 Genesis 22:14; Exodus 17:15; Ezekiel 48:35; Judges 8:32; Jeremiah 33:16
  24. 25 Exodus 34:13; Judges 3:7; 2 Corinthians 6:15–17; Matthew 10:37; Acts 5:29
  25. 26 1 Corinthians 14:40; 1 Corinthians 14:33; 2 Samuel 24:18
  26. 27 1 Thessalonians 2:4; John 2:5; Deuteronomy 4:1; John 3:2; John 15:14
  27. 30 Acts 26:9; Philippians 3:6; John 16:2; Jeremiah 26:11; Jeremiah 50:38
  28. 31 Ephesians 5:11; Jeremiah 10:5; Jeremiah 10:11; 1 Corinthians 8:4; Psalm 115:4–7
  29. 32 1 Samuel 12:11; Judges 7:1; 2 Samuel 11:21; Hosea 9:10; Jeremiah 11:13
  30. 33 Joshua 17:16; Judges 6:3; Romans 8:35–39; Psalm 27:2–3; Isaiah 8:9–10
  31. 34 2 Chronicles 24:20; 1 Chronicles 12:18; Judges 3:10; Judges 3:27; Romans 13:14
  32. 35 Judges 4:6; 2 Chronicles 30:6–12
  33. 36 Judges 6:14; Matthew 16:1; 2 Kings 20:9; Psalm 103:13–14; Judges 6:17–20
  34. 37 Matthew 15:24; Hosea 14:5; Matthew 10:5–6; Psalm 72:6; Hosea 6:3–4
  35. 38 Isaiah 35:7
  36. 39 Genesis 18:32; Psalm 107:33–35; Isaiah 50:2; Matthew 21:43; Isaiah 43:19–20

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  1. Quotes verse 6:37 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter XVII)

    3. Gideon, that Israelite whom God chose, that he might save the people of Israel from the power of foreigners, foreseeing this gracious gift, changed his request, and prophesied that there would be dryness upon the fleece of wool (a type of the people), on which alone at first there had been dew; thus indicating that they should no longer …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  2. Quotes verse 6:36–40 Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm XLVI)

    For this, ye know, happened in a certain miracle, the ground was dry, the fleece only was wet, yet rain in the fleece appeared not. So also the mystery of the New Testament appeared not in the nation of the Jews.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)