6:1 And benai Yisrael did evil in the sight of YHWH (יהוה): and YHWH (יהוה) delivered them into the yad Midyan sheva shanim (7 yrs).
6:2 And the yad Midyan prevailed against Yisrael: [and] because of the Midyanites benai Yisrael made them the dens which [are] in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.
6:3 And [so] it was, when Yisrael had sown, that the Midyanites came up, and the Amalek (עמלק), and benai the east, even they came up against them;
6:4 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Azah (Gaza), and left no sustenance for Yisrael, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.
6:5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; [for] both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.
6:6 And Yisrael was greatly impoverished because of the Midyanites; and benai Yisrael cried unto YHWH (יהוה).
6:7 And it came to pass, when benai Yisrael cried unto YHWH (יהוה) because of the Midyanites,
6:8 That YHWH (יהוה) sent a navi unto benai Yisrael, which said unto them, Thus saith YHWH (יהוה) Elohim (אלהים) of Yisrael, I brought you up from Mityrayim, and brought you forth out of the bayit bondage;
6:9 And I delivered you out of the yad the Mityrayim, and out of the yad all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land;
6:10 And I said unto you, ANI YHWH (יהוה) Eloheichem; fear not the elohi (gods, אלהי) of the Emorities, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.
6:11 And there came a messenger of YHWH (יהוה), and sat under an oak which [was] in Ofrah, that [pertained] unto Yo'ash Avi ha Ezrite: and his son Gid'on (גדעון) threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide [it] from the Midyanites.
6:12 And the messenger of YHWH (יהוה) appeared unto him, and said unto him, The YHWH (יהוה) [is] with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
6:13 And Gid'on (גדעון) said unto him, Oh my Adon, if YHWH (יהוה) be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where [be] all his miracles which our avot told us of, saying, Did not YHWH (יהוה) bring us up from Mityrayim? but now YHWH (יהוה) hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midyanites.
6:14 And YHWH (יהוה) looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Yisrael from the yad the Midyanites: have not I sent thee?
6:15 And he said unto him, Oh my Adon, wherewith shall I save Yisrael? hinnei, my family [is] poor in Menashe, and I [am] the least in my father's house.
6:16 And YHWH (יהוה) said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midyanites as one man.
6:17 And he said unto him, If now I have found favour in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
6:18 Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set [it] before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.
6:19 And Gid'on (גדעון) went in, and made ready a kid, and matzah of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought [it] out unto him under the oak, and presented [it].
6:20 And the messenger of Elohim (אלהים) said unto him, Take the flesh and the matzah, and lay [them] upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.
6:21 Then the messenger of YHWH (יהוה) put forth the end of the staff that [was] in his hand, and touched the flesh and the matzah; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the matzah. Then the messenger of YHWH (יהוה) departed out of his sight.
6:22 And when Gid'on (גדעון) perceived that he [was] a messenger of YHWH (יהוה), Gid'on (גדעון) said, Ahahh, O Adonay YHWH (יהוה)! for because I have seen a messenger of YHWH (יהוה) face to face.
6:23 Ve yo mer le YHWH (יהוה) Shalom (שׁלום) l' kh ([be] unto thee) al-tiara (fear not) lo (no,לא) t'muth (die תמות)": (manifestation YHWH)
6:24 Then Gid'on (גדעון) built an altar there unto YHWH (יהוה), and called it Yehowah-Shalom: unto this day it [is] yet in Ofrah of the Avi ha Ezrites.
6:25 And it came to pass the same night, that YHWH (יהוה) said unto him, Take thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of sheva shanim (7 yrs) old, and throw down the altar of ba'al that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that [is] by it:
6:26 And build an altar unto YHWH (יהוה) Eloheicha upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.
6:27 Then Gid'on (גדעון) took ten men of his avadim, and did as YHWH (יהוה) had said unto him: and [so] it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do [it] by day, that he did [it] by night.
6:28 And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, hinnei, the altar of ba'al was cast down, and the grove was cut down that [was] by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar [that was] built.
6:29 And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they enquired and asked, they said, Gid'on (גדעון) Ben Yo'ash hath done this thing.
6:30 Then the men of the city said unto Yo'ash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of ba'al, and because he hath cut down the grove that [was] by it.
6:31 And Yo'ash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for ba'al? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst [it is yet] morning: if he [be] a god, let him plead for himself, because [one] hath cast down his altar.
6:32 Therefore on that day he called him Yeruba'al, saying, Let ba'al plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.
6:33 Then all the Midyanites and the Amalek (עמלק) and benai the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Yezreel.
6:34 But the Ruach YHWH (יהוה) came upon Gid'on (גדעון), and he blew a shofar (שׁופר); and Avi'ezer was gathered after him.
6:35 And he sent messengers throughout all Menashe; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zevulun, and unto Naftali; and they came up to meet them.
6:36 And Gid'on (גדעון) said unto Elohim (אלהים), If thou wilt save Yisrael by mine hand, as thou hast said,
Second sign wonder a wet wool n the dry ground
6:37 Hinnei, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; [and] if the dew be on the fleece only, and [it be] dry upon all the earth [beside], then shall I know that thou wilt save Yisrael by mine hand, as thou hast said.
6:38 And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.
6:39 And Gid'on (גדעון) said unto Elohim (אלהים), Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.
6:40 And Elohim (אלהים) did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.