¹

И$ сътвори'ша сн~ове і^и^л~еви ѕло'е преD гм~ъ. и^ преда'стъ я& г~ь въ рђ'кђ мадїа'млю, з~, лњтъ”

¹

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

И$ ё^крњпи'ся рђка` мадїа'мля на і^и^л~я. и^ сътвори'ша себњ сн~ове і^и^л~еви эT лица` мадїа'мля ѓ^гра'ды в# гора'хъ в# пеще'раX и^ въ тве'рдехъ”

²

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.

³

И$ бы'сть е^гда` сњя'ше чл~къ і^и^л~евъ, и^ въсхожда'ше, мадїа'мъ, и^ а^мали'къ и^ сн~ове въсто'къ. и^ въсхожда'хђ на' ня”

³

And it came to pass when the children of Israel sowed, that Madiam and Amalec went up, and the children of the east went up together with them.

⁴

И$ въполча'хђся на' ня. и^ рас#сыпова'хђ пло'ды земныя, до'ндеже вни'ти въ газа'нђ. и^ не ѓ^ставля'хђ бы'тїа жи'зненаго въ і^и^л~и. н^и стадъ теле'цъ н^и ѓ^сля'тъ”

⁴

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

ЈА/ко са'ми и^ ско'тъ иX въсхожDаа'хђ. и^ кђщи иX принесо'ша, и^ прїидо'ша ја%ко прђзи мно'жествоM” самњмъ же и^ вельблю'домъ и^хъ не бя'ше числа`. и^ прихожда'хђ б^о на' землю і^и^л~евђ рас#сы'пати ю&”

⁵

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

И$ ѓ^ё^бозњ і^и^л~ь ѕњ'ло эT лица мадїа'мля”

⁶

And Israel was greatly impoverished because of Madiam.

⁷

И$ възопи'ша сн~ове і^и^л~еви къ г~ђ” И бы'сть е^гда възопи'ша сн~ове і^и^л~еви къ г~ђ. мадїа'ма ра'ди.

⁷

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

⁸

и^ посла` г~ь мђж'а пррoка сн~омъ і^и^л~евомъ. и^ реq и^мъ с^е гл~етъ г~ь б~ъ і^и^л~евъ. аZ е^смь и^зведы'и ваs изъ е^гљ=пта. і^ и^зведоX ва'съ и^з до'мђ рабо'ты”

⁸

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

І$ изба'виX ваs эT рђки` е^гљ=пеTскїя. и^ эT рђки всњ'хъ стђжа'ющихъ ва'мъ, и^ прогнаX я& эT лица` ва'шего. и^ даX ва'мъ зе'млю и^хъ”

⁹

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

И$ реко'хъ ва'мъ а%зъ е^смь г~ь б~ъ ва'шъ. не ё^бо'итеся бо'гъ а^м#мор#ре'искъ. в# них#же живете` въ земли` ихъ. н^о не послђш'асте гла'са мое^го”

¹⁰

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.

¹¹

И$ прїиде а^гг~лъ гн~ь, и^ сњ'де поD дђ'боM, ја%же е^сть въ е^џра'џе и^же бы'сть и^ѓ^а'са эTц~а е^сри'мова. и^ гедеѓ'нъ сн~ъ е^го млача'ше пшеницђ на гђмнњ` е^го. да бњжа'тъ с не'ю эT лица` мадїа'мля”

¹¹

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

И$ ја^вися е^мђ а^гг~лъ гн~ь, и^ реq г~ь с тобо'ю мђж'ђ си'л#ныи”

¹²

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

¹³

И$ реq к немђ` гедеѓ'нъ. г~и мо'и, а^ще е^сть г~ь в на'съ. т^о въскђ'ю н^ы ѓ^брњто'ша вс^я ѕла'я с^и. и^ гд^њ сђть вс^я чюдеса` е^го. е^лико повњ'даша наM эTц~ы наши гл~юще. не и^зъ е^гљ=пта л^и и^зведе` насъ г~ь, и^ нн~њ эTвр'ьже наs г~ь. и^ преда'стъ наs в рђ'кђ мадїа'млю”

¹³

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.

¹⁴

И$ възрњ'въ на'нь а^гг~лъ гн~ь и^ реq е^мђ. и^ди` въ крњ'пости свое'й се'и. и^ сп~се'ши і^и^л~я эT рђ'кђ мадїа'млю, и^ с^е пошлю` т^я”

¹⁴

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

И$ реq къ немђ гедеѓ'нъ. г~и. чиM сп~сђ і^и^л~я. с^е ты'сяща м^я хђдњ'иша в# манасїи. и^ а'зъ мнїи' в# домђ эTц~а мое^го”

¹⁵

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.

¹⁶

И$ реq к немђ г~ь поне'же а^зъ бђ'дђ с тобо'ю. і^ и^збїе'ши мадїа'ма ја%ко е^ді'наго мђжа”

¹⁶

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

¹⁷

И$ реq к немђ гедеѓ'нъ. а%ще е^смь ѓ^брњ'лъ блгDть прDе ѓ^чи'ма твои'ма. да сътвори'ши м^и зна'менїе, ја%кот^ы е^си и^же гл~еши со мно'ю”

¹⁷

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

Не постђпи` эTсю'дђ до'н#деже прїидђ` к тебњ`, и^ принесђ` тре'бђ свою и^ положђ` прDе тобо'ю, и^ реq а^зъ премедлю` до'ндеже ѓ^брати'шися”

¹⁸

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

Гедеѓ'нъ же, в#ни'де и^ сътвори` ко'злище эT ко'зъ, и^ че'тверть е%фи мђки` ѓ^прњ'сноковъ, и^ вложи` с мя'сомъ въ кро'шницђ, и^ ю'хђ в#лїя` въ горне'цъ, і^ и^знесе` к немђ поD дђб#, и^ поста'ви”

¹⁹

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

И$ рече к немђ` а^гг~лъ гн~ь възми` мя'са и^ хлњ'бы прњ'сныя, и^ положи` ё^ ка'мене ѓ%ного, и^ ю'хђ блиZ пролїи', и^ сътвори` та'ко”

²⁰

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.

²¹

И$ простре` а^гг~лъ гн~ь коне'цъ жезла` и^же въ рђцњ` е^го, и^ прикоснђ'ся мя'сњхъ и^ хлњ'бехъ прњ'сныхъ, и^ възгорњ'ся ѓ%гнь эT ка'мене, и^ съж#же` мя'са и^ ѓ^прњ'сноки, а^гг~лъ же гн~ь эTи%де эT ѓ%чїю е^го”

²¹

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

И$ ви'дњ гедеѓ'нъ, ја%ко а^гг~лъ е^сть гн~ь, и^ рече гедеѓn, ЭO г~и г~и сего` ли ра'ди ви'дњхъ а^гг~ла гн~я лице'мъ къ лицђ`”

²²

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.

²³

И$ рече е^мђ г~ь, ми'ръ тебњ не бо'ися, не ё%мреши”

²³

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

²⁴

И$ съгради` та'мо гедеѓ'нъ ѓ^л^тарь гв~и, и^ прозва` и& ми'ръ гн~ь до сего дн~е, и^ е^ще` сђщђ е^мђ въ е^џра'џњ эTц~а е^срїи'на”

²⁴

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

И$ быs в т^ђ но'щь и^ реq е^мђ г~ь, поими` теле'ц# ё^пита'н#ныи эT ско'тъ эTц~а твое^го, теле'цъ и^ дрђгїи', въ з~, лњтъ, и^ разори` ѓ^лтарь ваа'ль, и^же е^сть эTц~а твое^го, и^ са'дъ и^же ё^ него` да посњче'ши”

²⁵

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

И$ да съгради'ши ѓ^л#тарь гв~и б~ђ твое^мђ, ја^ви'вшђ ти ся е^мђ на верхђ` горы` сея`, въ преDчинїю`, и^ да по'имеши теле'цъ вторы'и и^ възнесе'ши въ все`съж#же'нїе, на' древXњ сада и^же посњче'ши”

²⁶

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

И$ поя` гедеѓ'нъ і~, мђ'жь эT ра'бъ свои^хъ, и^ сътвори` ја%коже заповњ'да е^мђ г~ь, и^ бы'сть ја%ко ся ё%боя` до'мђ эTц~а свое^го, и^ мQђ граDныхъ, сътвори'ти сего` въ дн~е, и^ сътвори` но'щїю”

²⁷

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

ѓ^бђтрњвше же мђж'и граDстїи заё%тра, ви'дњша и^ с^е раско'панъ ѓ^лтарь ваа'ль, и^ саD и^же ё^ него посњче'нъ, и^ теле'цъ ё^пита'ныи възнесе'нъ на вс^есъж#же'нїе на ѓ^л#тарь но'во съгражде'ныи”

²⁸

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

И$ реко'ша дрђ'гъ къ дрђгђ кт^о со'твори` ве'щъ сїю и^ въпраша'хђ і^ и^ска'хђ, и^ реко'ша ја%ко гедеѓ'нъ сн~ъ и^а'совъ сътвори'лъ е^сть ве'щъ сїю”

²⁹

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

И$ реко'ша мђж'и грDастїи къ и^ѓ^а'сђ и^зведи` сн~ъ тво'и, и^ да ё%мретъ, ја%ко раскопа` ѓ^лтарь ваа'ль, и^ ја%ко посњче` са'дъ и%же ё^ него`”

³⁰

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

И$ реq и^ѓ^а'съ къ мђже'мъ въста'вшимъ на'нь, вы` л^и нн~њ прю` гл~ете эT ваа'ла, и^ вы` л^и е^го сп~сете`, н^о а%ще кт^о сътвори'лъ е^мђ е^сть кривинђ`, да ё%мретъ до заё%трїя, а%ще б~ъ е^сть да м#сти'тъ себе` кт^о раскопа` е^го ѓ^лтарь”

³¹

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

И$ прозва'ша и& в то'и дн~ь прњт'ели ваа'ла рекђще да эTм#сти'тъ на не'мъ ваа'ль. кт^о раскопа` ѓ^л#тарь е^го”

³²

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

³³

Тогда` ве'сь мадїа'мъ и^ а^мали'къ, и^ сн~ове въстоk снидо'шася вкђ'пњ, и^ преидо'ша рекђ` и^ ста'ша в доли'нњ і^ил~ь”

³³

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

³⁴

дх~ъ же бж~їи бы'сть ё^крњпля'а гедеѓ'на и^ въстрђби ро'гомъ, и^ възпи` а^вїезе'ръ въ слњ'дъ е^го”

³⁴

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

³⁵

посла же послы` къ всемђ` манасїю, и^ съзва'ся и^ се'и въ слњ'дъ е^го, посе'мъ посла` послы` въ а^си'ръ, и^ въ заё^ло'нъ, и^ въ нефџали'мъ, и^ взыидоша сђпроти'витися и^мъ”

³⁵

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

³⁶

И$ реq гедеѓ'нъ къ б~ђ, а%ще и%стинно сп~са'еши рђко'ю моею і^и^л~я, ја%коже гл~а”

³⁶

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

³⁷

Се^ а%зъ положђ` рђ'но во'лняно на тоцњ`, и а%ще роса` бђ'дет# на' рђ'нњ то'чїю, а^ по всеи зеMли` сђша, т^о ё^ви'дњ ја%ко сп~са'еши рђко'ю моею і^и^л~я, ја%коже гл~а”

³⁷

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

И$ бы'сть та'ко, и^ ѓ^бђт'рњвъ гедеѓ'нъ наё%трїя, и^зби` рђ'но і^ и^ска'па и^з рђ'на роса`, и^ напо'лни ча'шђ воды`”

³⁸

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

И$ реq гедеѓ'нъ къ б~ђ, да не разгнњ'вается ја%рость твоя` на' мя, да гл~ю е'ще` е^ді'ною, і^ и^скђшђ е^ще` е^ді'ною, в рђ'нњ се'мъ, да бђ'детъ в рђ'нњ то'чїю сђша, а^ по все'и земли` роса` бђ'детъ”

³⁹

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

И$ сътвори` б~ъ в# тђ но'щь та'ко, и^ бысть сђ'хо на рђ'нњ то'чїю, а^ по все'и земли` роса`”

⁴⁰

And God did so in that night; and there was drought on the fleece only, and on all the ground there was dew.