1 And Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, arose early, and all the people that were with him, and they encamped beside the spring Harod; and he had the camp of Midian on the north by the hill of Moreh in the valley.

2 And Jehovah said to Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give Midian into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

3 And now proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whoever is timid and afraid, let him go back and turn from mount Gilead. And there went back of the people twenty-two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.

4 And Jehovah said to Gideon, Still the people are many; bring them down to the water, and I will try them for thee there, and it shall be, that of whom I shall say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I shall say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.

5 And he brought down the people to the water; and Jehovah said to Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down on his knees to drink.

6 And the number of them that lapped, with their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men; and all the rest of the people bowed down on their knees to drink water.

7 And Jehovah said to Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and give Midian into thy hand; and let all the people go every man to his place.

8 And they took the victuals of the people in their hand, and their trumpets; and all the men of Israel he sent away, every man to his tent, but retained the three hundred men. Now the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

9 And it came to pass in that night, that Jehovah said to him, Arise, go down to the camp; for I have given it into thy hand.

10 And if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the camp;

11 and thou shalt hear what they say; and afterwards shall thy hand be strengthened, and thou shalt go down unto the camp. And he went down with Phurah his servant to the outside of the armed men that were in the camp.

12 And Midian and Amalek and all the children of the east lay along in the valley as locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand upon the sea-shore for multitude.

13 And Gideon came, and behold, a man was telling a dream to his fellow; and he said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and lo, a cake of barley-bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came to the tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it; and the tent lay along.

14 And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, the man of Israel: God hath given into his hand Midian and all the host.

15 And it came to pass when Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, that he worshipped. And he returned into the camp of Israel, and said, Arise; for Jehovah hath given into your hand the camp of Midian.

16 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, and empty pitchers, and torches within the pitchers.

17 And he said to them, Look on me, and do likewise; behold, when I come to the extremity of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do.

18 And when I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, ye also shall blow the trumpets around the whole camp, and shall say, For Jehovah and for Gideon!

19 And Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came to the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch; and they blew the trumpets, and broke the pitchers that were in their hands.

20 And the three companies blew the trumpets, and broke in pieces the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hand, and the trumpets in their right hand for blowing, and cried, The sword of Jehovah and of Gideon!

21 And they stood every man in his place round about the camp; and all the host ran, and cried out, and fled.

22 And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and Jehovah set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout the camp. And the host fled to Beth-shittah towards Zererah, to the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath.

23 And the men of Israel were called together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian.

24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against Midian, and take before them the waters unto Beth-barah, and the Jordan. And all the men of Ephraim were called together, and took the waters unto Beth-barah, and the Jordan.

25 And they took two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb; and they pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon beyond the Jordan.

1 耶路．巴力， 就是基甸， 和所有与他在一起的人， 清早起来， 在哈律泉旁安营； 米甸营就在他们的北面， 靠近摩利山冈的平原上。

2 耶和华对基甸说： "与你在一起的人太多， 我不能把米甸人交在你们手中， 免得以色列人向我自夸： ‘是我们自己的手救了我们。’

3 现在你要向众民宣告： ‘害怕战栗的， 可以回去， 离开基列山。’"于是众民中有二万二千人回去， 只剩下一万人。

4 耶和华对基甸说： "人还是太多， 你要领他们下到水旁去， 我要在那里为你试验他们。我指着谁对你说： ‘这人可以与你同去’， 他就可以与你同去； 我指着谁对你说： ‘这人不可以与你同去’， 他就不可以与你同去。"

5 于是基甸带他们下到水边去； 耶和华对基甸说： "用舌头舔水， 像狗舔水的， 你要把他们安置在一处； 屈膝跪下喝水的， 也要把他们安置在一处。"

6 用手捧到嘴边舔水的， 总数共有三百人； 其余的人都屈膝跪下喝水。

7 耶和华对基甸说： "我要用这舔水的三百人拯救你们， 把米甸人交在你们的手里， 所有其他的人都可以各回自己的地方去。"

8 于是众民手里拿着食物和号角； 所有其他的以色列人， 基甸都打发他们各回自己的帐棚去， 只留下这三百人。当时米甸营就在他们下面的平原里。

9 当夜， 耶和华对基甸说： "起来， 下去攻营， 因为我已经把他们交在你手里了。

10 如果你害怕一人下去， 可以带着你的童仆普拉一同下到营地那里去；

11 你要听听他们说什么， 然后你的手就必坚强起来， 有胆量下去攻营了。"于是基甸带着他的童仆普拉一同下去， 到营中驻军的边缘。

12 那时米甸人、亚玛力人和所有的东方人， 都散布在平原上， 好像蝗虫那么多； 他们的骆驼无数， 好像海边的沙那么多。

13 基甸到了， 就听见一个人正在把他的梦告诉他的同伴， 说： "我作了一个梦， 梦见一个大麦饼滚入米甸营中， 到了帐幕， 把帐幕撞倒， 帐幕就翻转朝上了。"

14 他的同伴回答： "这不是别的， 这是以色列人约阿施的儿子基甸的刀； 神已经把米甸和全营交在他手中了。"

15 基甸听见了这梦的叙述和梦的讲解， 就敬拜 神； 然后返回以色列营中， 说： "起来， 因为耶和华已经把米甸的军队交在你们手里了。"

16 于是他把三百人分作三队， 把角和空瓶交在各人手里， 又把火把放在瓶里。

17 然后对他们说： "你们要看着我， 也要照样行事。注意！ 我到了营的边缘， 我怎样行事， 你们也要怎样行事。

18 我和所有与我在一起的人吹角的时候， 你们也要在全营的四周吹角， 喊叫说： ‘为耶和华！ 为基甸！ ’"

19 基甸和所有与他在一起的一百人， 在半夜三更的起初， 换更的时候， 来到了营的边缘， 就吹起角来， 打破手中的瓦瓶。

20 三队的人就都吹角， 打破瓦瓶， 左手紧握着火把， 右手紧握着角不住地吹， 并且喊叫说： "耶和华和基甸的刀！ "

21 他们在营的四周各站在自己的位置； 全营的人都乱跑， 他们一面叫喊， 一面逃跑。

22 三百人吹那三百枝角的时候， 耶和华使全营的人用刀互相击杀， 然后他们向着西利拉逃到伯．哈示他， 直到靠近他巴的亚伯．米何拉河边。

23 以色列人就从拿弗他利、亚设和玛拿西全地被召来， 追赶米甸人。

24 基甸派遣了使者走遍以法莲山地， 说： "你们要下来迎战米甸人， 在他们前面把守约旦河的渡口， 直到伯．巴拉。"于是以法莲的人都被召来， 把守约旦河的渡口， 直到伯．巴拉。

25 他们捉住了米甸人的两个首领： 俄立和西伊伯； 把俄立杀在俄立磐石上， 把西伊伯杀在西伊伯榨酒池那里； 然后追赶米甸人， 又把俄立和西伊伯的人头带到约旦河对岸， 基甸那里。