Judges 6
1 तब इस्राएलियों ने यहोवा की दृष्टि में बुरा किया, इसलिये यहोवा ने उन्हें मिद्यानियों के वश में सात वर्ष कर रखा।
2 और मिद्यानी इस्राएलियों पर प्रबल हो गए। मिद्यानियों के डर के मारे इस्राएलियों ने पहाड़ों के गहिरे खड्डों, और गुफाओं, और किलों को अपने निवास बना लिए।
3 और जब जब इस्राएली बीज बोते तब तब मिद्यानी और अमालेकी और पूर्वी लोग उनके विरुद्ध चढ़ाई करके
4 अज्जा तक छावनी डाल डालकर भूमि की उपज नाश कर डालते थे, और इस्राएलियों के लिये न तो कुछ भोजनवस्तु, और न भेड़-बकरी, और न गाय-बैल, और न गदहा छोड़ते थे।
5 क्योंकि वे अपने पशुओं और डेरों को लिए हुए चढ़ाई करते, और टिड्डियों के दल के समान बहुत आते थे; और उनके ऊंट भी अनगिनत होते थे; और वे देश को उजाड़ने के लिये उस में आया करते थे।
6 और मिद्यानियों के कारण इस्राएली बड़ी दुर्दशा में पड़ गए; तब इस्राएलियों ने यहोवा की दोहाई दी॥
7 जब इस्राएलियों ने मिद्यानियों के कारण यहोवा की दोहाई दी,
8 तब यहोवा ने इस्राएलियों के पास एक नबी को भेजा, जिसने उन से कहा, इस्राएल का परमेश्वर यहोवा यों कहता है, कि मैं तुम को मिस्र में से ले आया, और दासत्व के घर से निकाल ले आया;
9 और मैं ने तुम को मिस्रियों के हाथ से, वरन जितने तुम पर अन्धेर करते थे उन सभों के हाथ से छुड़ाया, और उन को तुम्हारे साम्हने से बरबस निकाल कर उनका देश तुम्हें दे दिया;
10 और मैं ने तुम से कहा, कि मैं तुम्हारा परमेश्वर यहोवा हूं; एमोरी लोग जिनके देश में तुम रहते हो उनके देवताओं का भय न मानना। परन्तु तुम ने मेरा कहना नहीं माना॥
11 फिर यहोवा का दूत आकर उस बांजवृझ के तले बैठ गया, जो ओप्रा में अबीएजेरी योआश का था, और उसका पुत्र गिदोन एक दाखरस के कुण्ड में गेहूं इसलिये झाड़ रहा था कि उसे मिद्यानियों से छिपा रखे।
12 उसको यहोवा के दूत ने दर्शन देकर कहा, हे शूरवीर सूरमा, यहोवा तेरे संग है।
13 गिदोन ने उस से कहा, हे मेरे प्रभु, बिनती सुन, यदि यहोवा हमारे संग होता, तो हम पर यह सब विपत्ति क्यों पड़ती? और जितने आश्चर्यकर्मों का वर्णन हमारे पुरखा यह कहकर करते थे, कि क्या यहोवा हम को मिस्र से छुड़ा नहीं लाया, वे कहां रहे? अब तो यहोवा ने हम को त्याग दिया, और मिद्यानियों के हाथ कर दिया है।
14 तब यहोवा ने उस पर दृष्टि करके कहा, अपनी इसी शक्ति पर जा और तू इस्राएलियों को मिद्यानियों के हाथ से छुड़ाएगा; क्या मैं ने तुझे नहीं भेजा?
15 उसने कहा, हे मेरे प्रभु, बिनती सुन, मैं इस्राएल को क्योंकर छुड़ाऊ? देख, मेरा कुल मनश्शे में सब से कंगाल है, फिर मैं अपने पिता के घराने में सब से छोटा हूं।
16 यहोवा ने उस से कहा, निश्चय मैं तेरे संग रहूंगा; सो तू मिद्यानियों को ऐसा मार लेगा जैसा एक मनुष्य को।
17 गिदोन ने उस से कहा, यदि तेरा अनुग्रह मुझ पर हो, तो मुझे इसका कोई चिन्ह दिखा कि तू ही मुझ से बातें कर रहा है।
18 जब तक मैं तेरे पास फिर आकर अपनी भेंट निकाल कर तेरे साम्हने न रखूं, तब तक तू यहां से न जा। उसने कहा, मैं तेरे लौटने तक ठहरा रहूंगा।
19 तब गिदोन ने जा कर बकरी का एक बच्चा और एक एपा मैदे की अखमीरी रोटियां तैयार कीं; तब मांस को टोकरी में, और जूस को तसले में रखकर बांजवृझ के तले उसके पास ले जा कर दिया।
20 परमेश्वर के दूत ने उस से कहा, मांस और अखमीरी रोटियों को ले कर इस चट्टान पर रख दे, और जूस को उण्डेल दे। उसने ऐसा ही किया।
21 तब यहोवा के दूत ने अपने हाथ की लाठी को बढ़ाकर मांस और अखमीरी रोटियों को छूआ; और चट्टान से आग निकली जिस से मांस और अखमीरी रोटियां भस्म हो गई; तब यहोवा का दूत उसकी दृष्टि से अन्तरध्यान हो गया।
22 जब गिदोन ने जान लिया कि वह यहोवा का दूत था, तब गिदोन कहने लगा, हाय, प्रभु यहोवा! मैं ने तो यहोवा के दूत को साक्षात देखा है।
23 यहोवा ने उस से कहा, तुझे शान्ति मिले; मत डर, तू न मरेगा।
24 तब गिदोन ने वहां यहोवा की एक वेदी बनाकर उसका नाम यहोवा शालोम रखा। वह आज के दिन तक अबीएजेरियों के ओप्रा में बनी है।
25 फिर उसी रात को यहोवा ने गिदोन से कहा, अपने पिता का जवान बैल, अर्थात दूसरा सात वर्ष का बैल ले, और बाल की जो वेदी तेरे पिता की है उसे गिरा दे, और जो अशेरा देवी उसके पास है उसे काट डाल;
26 और उस दृढ़ स्थान की चोटी पर ठहराई हुई रीति से अपने परमेश्वर यहोवा की एक वेदी बना; तब उस दूसरे बैल को ले, और उस अशेरा की लकड़ी जो तू काट डालेगा जलाकर होमबलि चढ़ा।
27 तब गिदोन ने अपने संग दस दासों को ले कर यहोवा के वचन के अनुसार किया; परन्तु अपने पिता के घराने और नगर के लोगों के डर के मारे वह काम दिन को न कर सका, इसलिये रात में किया।
28 बिहान को नगर के लोग सवेरे उठ कर क्या देखते हैं, कि बाल की वेदी गिरी पड़ी है, और उसके पास की अशेरा कटी पड़ी है, और दूसरा बैल बनाई हुई वेदी पर चढ़ाया हुआ है।
29 तब वे आपस में कहने लगे, यह काम किस ने किया? और पूछपाछ और ढूंढ़-ढांढ़ करके वे कहने लगे, कि यह योआश के पुत्र गिदोन का काम है।
30 तब नगर के मनुष्यों ने योआश से कहा, अपने पुत्र को बाहर ले आ, कि मार डाला जाए, क्योंकि उसने बाल की वेदी को गिरा दिया है, और उसके पास की अशेरा को भी काट डाला है।
31 योआश ने उन सभों से जो उसके साम्हने खड़े हुए थे कहा, क्या तुम बाल के लिये वाद विवाद करोगे? क्या तुम उसे बचाओगे? जो कोई उसके लिये वाद विवाद करे वह मार डाला जाएगा। बिहान तक ठहरे रहो; तब तक यदि वह परमेश्वर हो, तो जिसने उसकी वेदी गिराई है उस से वह आप ही अपना वाद विवाद करे।
32 इसलिये उस दिन गिदोन का नाम यह कहकर यरूब्बाल रखा गया, कि इस ने जो बाल की वेदी गिराई है तो इस पर बाल आप वाद विवाद कर ले॥
33 इसके बाद सब मिद्यानी और अमालेकी और पूर्वी इकट्ठे हुए, और पार आकर यिज्रेल की तराई में डेरे डाले।
34 तब यहोवा का आत्मा गिदोन में समाया; और उसने नरसिंगा फूंका, तब अबीएजेरी उसकी सुनने के लिये इकट्ठे हुए।
35 फिर उसने कुल मनश्शे के पास अपने दूत भेजे; और वे भी उसके समीप इकट्ठे हुए। और उसने आशेर, जबूलून, और नप्ताली के पास भी दूत भेजे; तब वे भी उस से मिलने को चले आए।
36 तब गिदोन ने परमेश्वर से कहा, यदि तू अपने वचन के अनुसार इस्राएल को मेरे द्वारा छुड़ाएगा,
37 तो सुन, मैं एक भेड़ी की ऊन खलिहान में रखूंगा, और यदि ओस केवल उस ऊन पर पड़े, और उसे छोड़ सारी भूमि सूखी रह जाए, तो मैं जान लूंगा कि तू अपने वचन के अनुसार इस्राएल को मेरे द्वारा छुड़ाएगा।
38 और ऐसा ही हुआ। इसलिये जब उसने बिहान को सबेरे उठ कर उस ऊन को दबाकर उस में से ओस निचोड़ी, तब एक कटोरा भर गया।
39 फिर गिदोन ने परमेश्वर से कहा, यदि मैं एक बार फिर कहूं, तो तेरा क्रोध मुझ पर न भड़के; मैं इस ऊन से एक बार और भी तेरी परीक्षा करूं, अर्थात केवल ऊन ही सूखी रहे, और सारी भूमि पर ओस पड़े।
40 इस रात को परमेश्वर ने ऐसा ही किया; अर्थात केवल ऊन ही सूखी रह गई, और सारी भूमि पर ओस पड़ी॥
1 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.
3 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;
4 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.
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 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the Lord.
7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord because of the Midianites,
8 That the Lord sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;
9 And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land;
10 And I said unto you, I am the Lord your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.
11 And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
12 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
13 And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt? but now the Lord hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.
14 And the Lord looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?
15 And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.
16 And the Lord said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
17 And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
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.
19 And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes 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.
20 And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.
21 Then the angel of the Lord put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the Lord departed out of his sight.
22 And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the Lord, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord God! for because I have seen an angel of the Lord face to face.
23 And the Lord said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto the Lord, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.
25 And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, Take thy father’s young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:
26 And build an altar unto the Lord thy God 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.
27 Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the Lord 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.
28 And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal 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.
29 And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.
30 Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.
31 And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? 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.
32 Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.
33 Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.
34 But the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.
35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
36 And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,
37 Behold, 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 Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.
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.
39 And Gideon said unto God, 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.
40 And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
1 Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
2 And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.
3 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
4 And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.
6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:
7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.
8 For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
9 When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
10 And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.
11 And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.
12 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
14 And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.
15 And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
16 And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.
17 And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.
18 And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things.
19 And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
20 When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
21 And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.
22 Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
23 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
24 And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
25 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts.
26 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
27 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
29 And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
31 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
32 They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
35 But wisdom is justified of all her children.
36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat.
37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,
38 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
40 And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.
41 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?
43 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.
46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.
47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.