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Gidoʻn Midiyon shohlarini qoʻlga oladi
1 Efrayim qabilasi Gidoʻnga:
— Nega bunday qilding? Midiyonlarga qarshi jang qilgani chiqqaningda nega bizni chaqirmading? — deya u bilan qattiq janjallashdilar.
2 Gidoʻn esa ularga dedi:
— Men qilgan ishim bilan sizlarga teng kelarmidim?! Efrayimdagi uzum qoldiqlari kichkinagina bir qavmimning jami hosilidan aʼlo–ku! 3 Sizlar Xudoning qudrati bilan Midiyon lashkarboshilari Oriv va Zayovni qoʻlga olgan boʻlsangiz, oʻz ishlarim bilan sizlarga teng kelarmidim?!
U bu gaplarni aytgandan keyin, ular jahldan tushdilar.
4 Gidoʻn uch yuzta odami bilan Iordan daryosiga kelib narigi qirgʻoqqa oʻtib oldi . Ular holdan toygan boʻlsalar–da, dushmanning ketidan quvib ketayotgan edilar. 5 Gidoʻn Suxot shahri aholisiga murojaat qilib:
— Ey xaloyiq, marhamat qilib odamlarimga ozgina non beringlar, ular holdan toyganlar. Biz Midiyon shohlari Zevax va Zalmunoning ketidan quvib ketyapmiz, — dedi.
6 Ammo Suxot boshliqlari shunday javob berishdi:
— Zevax va Zalmunoni qoʻlga olgan boʻlsang ekan, lashkaringga non bersak.
7 — Juda soz! — dedi Gidoʻn. — Zevax va Zalmunoni Egamiz mening qoʻlimga bergandan soʻng, sizlarni choʻldagi yantoq va chaqir tikanaklar bilan savalab, teringizni shilib olaman.
8 Gidoʻn u yerdan Paniyol shahriga yoʻl oldi. U yerdagilarga ham xuddi shunday iltimos bilan murojaat qildi. Suxot aholisi qanday javob bergan boʻlsa, Paniyol aholisi ham xuddi shunday javob berdi. 9 Gidoʻn Paniyol aholisiga dedi:
— Gʻolib boʻlib qaytib kelganimdan soʻng bu minorani yer bilan yakson qilaman.
10 Oʻsha paytda Zevax va Zalmuno oʻz lashkarlari bilan Karxorda turgan edilar. Sharqdagi koʻchmanchilarning 120.000 nafar sipohi halok boʻlib, 15.000 tachasi qolgandi. 11 Gidoʻn Navah va Yohboxoning sharq tomonidagi karvon yoʻli boʻylab borib, dushmanni gʻaflatda qoldirib hujum qildi. 12 Zevax va Zalmuno qochishdi, Gidoʻn esa ularning ketidan quvib ketdi. Ikki Midiyon shohini qoʻlga olib, butun dushman lashkarini sarosimaga soldi.
13 Yoʻsh oʻgʻli Gidoʻn jangdan qaytib, Xares dovoni tomon ketayotganda, 14 Suxotlik bir yigitchani ushlab olib, soʻroqqa tutdi. Yigitcha Suxot shahrining yetmish yettita boshliq va oqsoqolini nomma–nom aytib berdi. 15 Soʻng Gidoʻn Suxot aholisining oldiga borib dedi:
— Eslaringizdami, meni masxara qilib, Zevax va Zalmunoni qoʻlga olganmidingki, biz holdan toygan lashkaringga non bersak, deb aytganlaringiz? Mana oʻsha Zevax va Zalmuno.
16 Gidoʻn yantoq va chaqir tikanaklarni olib, Suxot boshliqlarining taʼzirini berdi. 17 Paniyoldagi minorani ham vayron qilib, shaharning barcha erkaklarini qirib tashladi.
18 Soʻng Zevax va Zalmunoga yuzlanib:
— Sizlar Tovur shahrida oʻldirgan odamlar qanday edi? — deb soʻradi.
— Ular senga oʻxshagan, koʻrinishlari shoh oʻgʻillariday savlatli edi, — deya javob berishdi ular.
19 — Ular mening jigarlarim edi–ku! — deya xitob qildi Gidoʻn. — Biz bir qorindan talashib tushgan edik. Xudo shohid! Ularni oʻldirmaganlaringizda, men ham jonlaringizni saqlab qolgan boʻlardim.
20 Soʻng toʻngʻich oʻgʻli Eterga:
— Bor, ularni oʻldir! — dedi.
Ammo bola qoʻrqqanidan qilichini ham chiqarmadi, chunki u hali yosh edi. 21 Shunda Zevax va Zalmuno:
— Erkak boʻlsang, oʻzing kelib bizni oʻldir, — dedilar.
Gidoʻn Zevax va Zalmunoni oʻldirib, tuyalarining boʻynidagi shohona bezaklarini oldi.
22 Boʻlib oʻtgan voqealardan soʻng Isroil xalqi Gidoʻnning oldiga kelib:
— Sen bizni Midiyonlarning qoʻlidan qutqarding, endi oʻzing, oʻgʻillaring va nabiralaring bizga hukmdor boʻlinglar, — deyishdi.
23 — Men sizlarga hukmdor boʻlmayman, — dedi Gidoʻn, — oʻgʻlim ham hukmdoringiz boʻlmaydi. Egamning Oʻzi sizlarga hukmronlik qilsin.
24 Keyin davom etib:
— Sizlardan bir narsa soʻramoqchiman, — dedi. — Oʻljalaringizdan bittadan tilla zirak bersangizlar.
Midiyonlar ham, Ismoil avlodi singari , tilla ziraklar taqib yurishardi.
25 — Jonimiz bilan, — deb javob berdi Isroil xalqi.
Soʻng bir kiyim yoyib, har biri oʻlja qilib olgan tilla zirakdan oʻsha kiyim ustiga tashladi. 26 Tilla ziraklarning oʻlchovi bir puddan ortiq oltin chiqdi. Midiyon shohlari kiygan safsar liboslar, taqqan yarim oy shaklidagi va shokilali bezaklar hamda tuyalarining boʻynidagi tilla zanjirlar hisobga kiritilmagandi. 27 Gidoʻn oʻsha oltindan bir haykal yasab, uni oʻz shahri Oʻfraga oʻrnatib qoʻydi. Butun Isroil xalqi Xudoga bevafolik qilib, oʻsha yerdagi haykalga sigʻina boshladi. Bu haykal Gidoʻn va uning oilasi uchun tuzoq boʻlib qoldi.
28 Shunday qilib, Midiyonlar magʻlub boʻldilar. Ular Isroil xalqiga qarshi bosh koʻtarishga qayta jurʼat etmadilar. Gidoʻn paytida yurtda qirq yil tinchlik barqaror boʻldi.
Gidoʻnning oʻlimi
29 Yoʻsh oʻgʻli Gidoʻn uyiga qaytib ketdi. 30 Uning yetmishta oʻgʻli bor edi, chunki xotinlari nihoyatda koʻp edi. 31 Shakam shahridagi choʻrisi ham Gidoʻnga bir oʻgʻil tugʻib berdi. Gidoʻn unga Abumalek deb ism qoʻydi. 32 Gidoʻn ulugʻ yoshga kirib olamdan oʻtdi va Oʻfra shahridagi otasi Yoʻshning xilxonasiga dafn etildi. Bu shahar Abuazar urugʻiga qarashli edi.
33 Gidoʻn olamdan koʻz yumishi bilanoq, Isroil xalqi yana Xudoga bevafolik qilib, Baalning tasvirlariga sigʻina boshladi, ular Baal–Beritni oʻzlariga xudo qildilar. 34 Ularni atrofdagi dushmanlardan xalos qilgan Egasi Xudoni eslaridan chiqardilar. 35 Yerubbaal, yaʼni Gidoʻn, Isroil xalqi uchun qilgan shuncha yaxshiliklariga qaramay, Isroil xalqi uning xonadoniga sodiq qolmadi.
1 And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply. 2 And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer? 3 God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
4 ¶ And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them . 5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.
6 ¶ And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army? 7 And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.
8 ¶ And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him . 9 And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
10 ¶ Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men , all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.
11 ¶ And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure. 12 And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.
13 ¶ And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up , 14 And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men. 15 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary? 16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. 17 And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
18 ¶ Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art , so were they; each one resembled the children of a king. 19 And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you. 20 And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth. 21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.
22 ¶ Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. 23 And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.
24 ¶ And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) 25 And they answered, We will willingly give them . And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey. 26 And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels’ necks. 27 And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
28 ¶ Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.
29 ¶ And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. 30 And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives. 31 And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
32 ¶ And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. 33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god. 34 And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side: 35 Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely , Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.
