Gideon di Midianfoɔ so
1 Ɛnna Yerubaal (a ɔne Gideon) no ne ɔman a wɔka ne ho no nyinaa sɔree anɔpahema, na wɔkɔkyeree nsraban Harod nsuo aniwa ho, na Midian nsraban no wɔ n’atifi fam, More kokoɔ ho bonhwa no mu.
2 Na AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ Gideon sɛ: Ɔman a wɔka wo ho no dɔɔso sene deɛ mede Midian bɛhyɛ wɔn nsa, na Israel ankyerɛ wɔn ho me so anka sɛ: Me ara me nsa na agye me.
3 Enti afei ma wɔmpae no ɔman no aso mu sɛ: Deɛ ɔsuro na n’akoma tuo no nsane n’akyi, na ɔnnane n’ani mfiri Gilead bepɔ ho nkɔ. Ɛnna ɔman no mu nnipa mpemaduonu mmienu sanee wɔn akyiri kɔeɛ, na ɛkaa nnipa mpemdu.
4 Na AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ Gideon sɛ: Ɔman no da so dɔɔso; fa wɔn siane kɔ asuo no ho, na menyiyi wɔn mu memma wo wɔ hɔ, na ɛmmra sɛ, deɛ mɛse wo sɛ: Oyi ne wo nkɔ no, ɔno na ɔne wo nkorɔ; na obiara a mɛse wo sɛ: Oyi ne wo nnkɔ no, ɔnnkɔ.
5 Na ɔde ɔman no siane kɔɔ asuo no ho. Na AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ Gideon sɛ: Obiara a ɔde ne tɛkyerɛma bɛtafere nsuo no bie sɛdeɛ ɔkraman tafere no, fa ɔno nko gyina. Na obiara a ɔkoto ne nankoroma anim no nso, yɛ no saa ara.
6 Na wɔn a wɔde wɔn nsa totoo wɔn ano tafereeɛ no, na ano si nnipa ahasa, na ɔman no nkaeɛ nyinaa kotoo wɔn nankoroma anim nom nsuo no bi.
7 Na AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ Gideon sɛ: Mmarima ahasa a wɔtafereeɛ no na mede bɛgye mo, na mede Midian mahyɛ wo nsa, na ma wɔn a aka no mu biara nkɔ ne tenabea.
8 Na wɔgyegyee ɔman no akwansoduane ne wɔn ntotorobɛnto kurakuraa wɔn nsam; na ɔgyaa Israel nyinaa kwan maa wɔkɔɔ wɔn ntomadan mu, na ɔsɔɔ mmarima ahasa no mu. Na Midian nsraban no wɔ n’ase fam bonhwa no mu.
9 Na anadwo no ara AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Sɔre siane kɔ nsraban no mu, na mede mahyɛ wo nsa.
10 Na sɛ wo deɛ, wosuro sɛ wobɛsiane a, wo ne w’abɔfra Pura nsiane nkɔ nsraban no mu,
11 na kɔtie asɛm a wɔbɛka, na ɛno akyiri no, wo nsa bɛyɛ den na woasiane akɔ nsraban no mu. Na ɔne n’abɔfra Pura siane kɔɔ nsraban no mu twafoɔ no ano nohoa.
12 Na Midian ne Amalek ne apueeɛfoɔ no nyinaa boaboa bonhwa no mu a wɔn dodoɔ te sɛ ntutummɛ, na wɔn yoma nni ano, wɔn dodoɔ te sɛ mpoano anwea.
13 Na Gideon duruiɛ no, na hwɛ, obi reyi daeɛ bi akyerɛ ne yɔnko sɛ: Hwɛ, maso daeɛ bi, na hwɛ, atokoɔ taterɛ bi remuni aba Midian nsraban mu, na ɛduruu ntomadan no ho, na ɛpem no hwee hɔ, na ɛbutuu no koraa maa ntomadan no guu hɔ.
14 Na ne yɔnko no buaa no sɛ: Yei nyɛ biribiara sɛ Israelni Yoas ba Gideon nkrantɛ; ne nsam na Onyankopɔn de Midian ne nsraban no nyinaa ahyɛ.
15 Na ɛbaa sɛ Gideon tee daeɛ no ne ne nkyerɛaseɛ no, ɔkoto sɔree, na ɔsane baa Israel nsraban mu, na ɔkaa sɛ: Monsɔre, ɛfiri sɛ AWURADE de Midian nsraban no ahyɛ mo nsa.
16 Na ɔkyɛɛ mmarima ahasa no mu akuo mmiɛnsa, na ɔde ntotorobɛnto hyehyɛɛ wɔn nyinaa nsa ne nkuruwa hunu ne tɛnee a ɛhyehyɛ nkuruwa no mu.
17 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Monhwɛ me, na monyɛ sɛdeɛ meyɛ, na hwɛ, sɛ meduru nsraban no ano a, sɛdeɛ meyɛ no, saa ara na monyɛ.
18 Na sɛ me ne nnipa a wɔka me ho nyinaa hyɛne totorobɛnto no a mo nso monhyɛne ntotorobɛnto ntwa nsraban no ho nyinaa nhyia, na monka sɛ: AWURADE ne Gideon deɛ nie!
19 Na Gideon ne mmarima ɔha a wɔka ne ho no duruu nsraban no ano, dasuo a ɛdi mfimfini no mfitiaseɛ a wɔde awɛmfoɔ gyinagyinaeɛ ara pɛ, na wɔhyenhyɛnee ntotorobɛnto na wɔbobɔɔ nkuruwa a ɛkurakura wɔn nsam no.
20 Na akuo mmiɛnsa no hyenhyɛnee ntotorobɛnto no, na wɔbobɔɔ nkuruwa no, na wɔkurakuraa ntɛnee no wɔn nsa benkum mu ne ntotorobɛnto no wɔn nsa nifa mu hyenhyɛnee, na wɔteaa mu sɛ: AWURADE ne Gideon nkrantɛ!
21 Na wɔgyinagyinaa hɔ, wɔn gyinabea, de twaa nsraban no ho hyiae. Na nsraban no nyinaa bɔɔ twi, na wɔteateaa mu na wɔdwanedwanee.
22 Na wɔhyenhyɛnee ntotorobɛnto ahasa no. Na AWURADE maa wɔn nyinaa nkrantɛ kyerɛkyerɛɛ wɔn yɔnkonom ne nsraban no nyinaa so. Na ɛdɔm no nyinaa dwane kɔsii Bet-sita wɔ Serera kɔsii Abel-mehola a ɛwɔ Tabat ho no ano.
23 Na wɔpae kɔhyiaa Israel mmarima firi Naftali ne Aser ne Manase nyinaa na wɔbɛtii Midian.
24 Na Gideon somaa abɔfoɔ maa wɔkɔɔ Efraim bepɔ nyinaa so kɔkaa sɛ: Monsiane nkɔhyia Midian, na monnye wɔn nsam nsuo ano akwan nkɔduru Bet-bara ne Yordan ano. Na Efraim mmarima nyinaa bɛhyiae, na wɔbɛgyee nsuo ano akwan no de kɔsii Bet-bara ne Yordan ano.
25 Na wɔkyeree Midian asafohene baanu, Oreb ne Seeb, na wɔkum Oreb, Oreb boɔ so, na Seeb nso wɔkum no Seeb nsa-kyi-amena ho. Na wɔtii Midian na wɔde Oreb ne Seeb tiri firi Yordan agya brɛɛ Gideon.