| Chapter 8 |
1 | [] Kai eipon proV auton oi andreV Efraim, Ti einai to pragma touto, to opoion ekameV eiV hmaV, oti den ekalesaV hmaV ote uphgeV na polemhshV enantion tou Madiam; kai elogomachsan sfodra met' autou. |
2 | O de eipe proV autouV, Ti ekama twra wV proV esaV; den einai kalhteron to apotrughma tou Efraim para ton trughton tou Abi-ezer; |
3 | paredwken o QeoV eiV taV ceiraV saV touV archgouV tou Madiam, ton Wrhb kai ton Zhb× kai ti hdunamhn na kamw wV proV esaV; Tote to pneuma autwn hsucase proV auton, ote elalhse ton logon touton. |
4 | [] Kai elqwn o Gedewn eiV ton Iordanhn, diebh, autoV kai oi triakosioi andreV oi met' autou, apokamwmenoi, omwV katadiwkonteV. |
5 | Kai eipe proV touV anqrwpouV thV Sokcwq, Dote, parakalw, artouV tinaV eiV ton laon ton akolouqounta me× dioti einai apokamwmenoV, kai egw katadiwkw opisw tou Zebee kai tou Salmana, twn basilewn tou Madiam. |
6 | Kai apekriqhsan oi archgoi thV Sokcwq, MhpwV ai ceireV tou Zebee kai tou Salmana einai twra eiV thn ceira sou, wste na dwswmen artouV eiV to strateuma sou; |
7 | Kai eipen o Gedewn, Dia touto, afou paradwsh o KurioV ton Zebee kai ton Salmana eiV thn ceira mou, tote egw qelw kataxanei taV sarkaV saV me taV akanqaV thV erhmou kai me touV tribolouV. |
8 | Kai anebh ekeiqen eiV Fanouhl kai elalhsen wsautwV proV autouV× kai apekriqhsan oi andreV thV Fanouhl proV auton kaqwV apekriqhsan oi andreV thV Sokcwq. |
9 | O de eipe kai proV touV andraV thV Fanouhl, legwn, Otan epistreyw en eirhnh, qelw kataskayei ton purgon touton. |
10 | O Zebee de kai o Salmana hsan en Karkor kai ta strateumata autwn met' autwn, wV dekapente ciliadeV, panteV oi enapoleifqenteV olou tou strateumatoV twn katoikwn thV anatolhV× dioti epeson ekaton eikosi ciliadeV andrwn surontwn romfaian. |
11 | Kai anebh o Gedewn apo thV odou twn katoikountwn en skhnaiV, apo anatolwn thV Noba kai thV Iogbea, kai epataxe to stratopedon× hto de to stratopedon en afobia. |
12 | O de Zebee kai o Salmana efeugon, kai autoV katediwken opisw autwn, kai sunelabe touV duo basileiV tou Madiam, ton Zebee kai ton Salmana, kai apan to stratopedon katetropwse. |
13 | Kai epestreyen o Gedewn o uioV tou IwaV ek thV machV apo thV anabasewV thV AreV. |
14 | Kai sullabwn neon tina ek twn andrwn thV Sokcwq, hrwthsen auton× o de periegraye proV auton touV archgouV thV Sokcwq kai touV presbuterouV authV, ebdomhkonta epta andraV. |
15 | Kai hlqen o Gedewn proV touV andraV thV Sokcwq kai eipen, Idou, o Zebee kai o Salmana, dia touV opoiouV me wneidisate, legonteV, MhpwV ai ceireV tou Zebee kai tou Salmana hnai twra eiV thn ceira sou, wste na dwswmen artouV eiV touV anqrwpouV sou, touV apokamwmenouV; |
16 | Kai elabe touV presbuterouV thV polewV kai taV akanqaV thV erhmou kai touV tribolouV, kai epaideuse me auta touV andraV thV Sokcwq. |
17 | Kai ton purgon thV Fanouhl kateskaye kai eqanatwse touV andraV thV polewV. |
18 | [] Tote eipe proV ton Zebee kai ton Salmana, Opoioi hsan oi anqrwpoi touV opoiouV eqanatwsate en Qabwr; Oi de eipon, OpoioV su, toioutoi hsan× ekastoV wmoiazen uion basilewV. |
19 | O de eipen, Adelfoi mou, uioi thV mhtroV mou hsan× zh KurioV, ean hqelete fulaxei thn zwhn autwn, egw den hqelon saV qanatwsei. |
20 | Kai eipe proV ton Ieqer ton prwtotokon autou, ShkwqeiV qanatwson autouV× all' o neoV den esure thn romfaian autou, dioti efobeito, epeidh hto eti paidion. |
21 | Tote eipen o Zebee kai o Salmana, Shkwqhti su kai peson ef' hmaV× dioti kata ton anqrwpon kai h dunamiV autou. Kai shkwqeiV o Gedewn eqanatwse ton Zebee kai ton Salmana, kai elabe touV mhniskouV touV peri ton trachlon twn kamhlwn autwn. |
22 | [] Kai eipon oi andreV Israhl proV ton Gedewn, Genou arcwn ef' hmaV, kai su kai o uioV sou kai o uioV tou uiou sou, dioti eswsaV hmaV apo thV ceiroV tou Madiam. |
23 | O de Gedewn eipe proV autouV, Den qelw geinei arcwn ef' umaV egw, all' oude o uioV mou qelei geinei arcwn ef' umaV× o KurioV qelei eisqai arcwn ef' umaV. |
24 | Kai eipen o Gedewn proV autouV, qelw zhthsei apo saV zhthma× na moi dwshte ekastoV ta enwtia ek twn lafurwn autou× dioti oi ecqroi eicon enwtia crusa, onteV Ismahlitai. |
25 | Kai apekriqhsan, Qelomen dwsei auta meta caraV. Kai hplwsan forema kai erripten ekei ekastoV ta enwtia ek twn lafurwn autou. |
26 | Kai to baroV twn cruswn enwtiwn, ta opoia ezhthsen, hto cilioi kai eptakosioi sikloi crusoi× ektoV twn mhniskwn kai twn perideraiwn kai twn porfurwn, ta opoia hsan epi touV basileiV tou Madiam, kai ektoV twn perilaimiwn, ta opoia hsan eiV touV trachlouV twn kamhlwn autwn. |
27 | Kai ekamen o Gedewn efod ex autwn kai eqesen auto en th polei autou, en Ofra× kai eporneuse paV o Israhl opisw autou ekei× kai egeine pagiV eiV ton Gedewn kai eiV ton oikon autou. |
28 | Kai etapeinwqh o Madiam emprosqen twn uiwn Israhl, kai den eshkwse pleon thn kefalhn autou. Kai anepauqh h gh tessarakonta eth en taiV hmeraiV tou Gedewn. |
29 | [] Tote uphgen o Ierobaal uioV tou IwaV kai katwkhsen en tw oikw autou. |
30 | Eice de Gedewn ebdomhkonta uiouV exelqontaV ek twn mhrwn autou× dioti eice gunaikaV pollaV. |
31 | Kai h pallakh autou, h en Sucem, kai auth egennhsen eiV auton uion, ton opoion autoV wnomasen Abimelec. |
32 | Kai apeqanen o Gedewn o uioV tou IwaV en ghrati kalw kai etafh en tw tafw IwaV tou patroV autou, en th Ofra twn Abi-ezeritwn. |
33 | ApoqanontoV de tou Gedewn, epestreyan oi uioi Israhl kai eporneusan katopin twn Baaleim kai esthsan eiV eautouV ton Baal-beriq dia Qeon. |
34 | Kai den enequmhqhsan oi uioi Israhl Kurion ton Qeon autwn, ton swsanta autouV ek thV ceiroV pantwn twn ecqrwn autwn kukloqen. |
35 | Kai den ekamon eleoV eiV ton oikon tou Ierobaal Gedewn, analogwV proV panta ta agaqa, ta opoia ekamen eiV ton Israhl. |