1 Digau Israel gu ihala labelaa gi Dimaadua, gei Mee gaa dugu anga gi digau Midian gi dagia digaula i lodo nia ngadau e hidu. 2 Digau Midian la nogo mada maaloo i digau Israel, gei nia daangada Israel gaa pala hagammuni i digaula i lodo nia lua mo i nia bongoo ala i lodo nia gonduu. 3 Nia madagoaa huogodoo o digau Israel ala ma gaa dogi nadau meegai, gei digau Midian, digau Amalek mo digau ala e noho i lodo di anggowaa i bahi i dua ga lloomoi ga heebagi gi digaula. 4 Digaula ga lloomoi gaa noho i hongo nia gowaa aalaa, ga hunahuna nia meegai ala ne dogi, gaa hana loo gaa tugi i bahi i dai o Gaza. Digaula e kae labelaa nia siibi, nia kau mo nia manu ‘donkey’, deai di mee ne dubu belee mouli ginai digau Israel ai. 5 Digaula e lloomoi mo nadau manu mo nadau hale laa, e logowaahee gadoo be di waa lamu bege. Digaula mo nadau manu ‘camel’ le e logowaahee balua e deemee dono dau. Digaula e lloomoi e hagahuaidu tenua, 6 gei digau Israel e deemee di hai di nadau mee gi digaula.

7 Gei nia daangada Israel ga tangi anga gi Dimaadua gi hagamaamaa ina ginaadou i digau Midian. 8 Gei Dimaadua ga hagau gi digaula soukohp dela e kae gi digaula nia helekai mai baahi Dimaadua, go di God o digau Israel, “Au ne laha mai goodou gi daha mo di hai hege i Egypt. 9 Au ne daa mai goodou gi daha mo digau Egypt mo digau ala nogo heebagi adu gi goodou i hongo tenua deenei. Au gu hagabagi digaula gi daha mo godou mua, gei Au gu gowadu gi goodou nia gowaa digaula e hai godou gowaa. 10 Au gu helekai adu gi goodou bolo Au go Dimaadua, go di godou God, gei goodou hudee daumaha gi nia god o digau Amor, ala nadau gowaa e noho ai goodou i nonua dolomeenei. Gei goodou digi hagalongo mai gi di Au.”

11 Tangada di langi o Dimaadua ga hanimoi gi di waahale dulii go Ophrah, gaa noho i lala di laagau ‘oak’ a Joash, taane ni di madahaanau o Abiezer. Tama daane a maa go Gideon le e aau ana palaawaa i di gowaa e ngala, di gowaa dagahi waini, bolo gi dee mmada digau Midian ang gi deia. 12 Tangada di langi o Dimaadua ga hagagila gi mee i golo, ga helekai, “Taane haga mataane gei e maaloo, Dimaadua le e madalia goe!”

13 Gideon ga helekai gi mee, “Meenei, maa nei bolo Dimaadua le e madalia gimaadou, gei nia mee huaidu huogodoo le e aha ala e hai mai gi gimaadou? Nia mee huogodoo humalia huoloo ala nogo hagi mai go madau damana mmaadua bolo ala ne hai go Dimaadua, dana hai ne laha mai digaula gi daha mo Egypt, la gu aha? Dimaadua la gu diiagi gimaadou gi digau Midian!”

14 Dimaadua ga helekai gi mee, “Hanadu mo oo mahi maaloo dangihi, daawa digau Israel gi daha mo digau Midian! Ko Au dela e hagau goe!”

15 Gideon ga helekai, “Meenei Tagi, dehee dagu hai e mee ai dagu daa digau Israel? Idimaa, dogu madahaanau i lodo nia madawaawa Manasseh la koia e bagege, gei au la tangada hua hagalee loo e dau i lodo dogu madahaanau.”

16 Dimaadua ga helekai, “Goe e mee di hai di maa, idimaa, Au ga hagamaamaa laa goe. Goe e haingoohia hua di daaligi digau Midian, e hai gadoo be tangada hua e dahi.”

17 Gideon ga helekai, “Maa goe gu baba mai gi di au, heia dau haga modongoohia gi hagadonu au bolo ma Kooe go Dimaadua. 18 Hudee heheia mua, hudee hana gaa dae loo gi dagu gaamai agu meegai e wanga gi di Goe.”

Tangada di langi ga helekai, “Au e noho gi hanimoi loo goe.”

19 Malaa, Gideon gaa hana gi lodo dono hale gaa dunu tamaa kuudi mo nia palaawaa digi unugi gi nia ‘yeast’ ne hai gi nia pauna palaawaa e motolu. Mee gaa dugu nia goneiga gi lodo di gada, mo di suub kuudi gi lodo di baalanga, gaa kae nia maa gi Tangada di langi o Dimaadua i lala di laagau ‘oak’ gaa wanga nia maa gi Mee. 20 Tangada di langi ga helekai gi mee, “Dugua nia goneiga mo nia palaawaa gi hongo di hadugalaa deenei, duu ia di suub kuudi gi hongo nia maa.” Gideon guu hai gii hai be nnelekai a Maa. 21 Tangada di langi o Dimaadua ga hagatale di bida dana laagau nogo daahi gi nia goneiga mo nia palaawaa, gei di ahi ga ulaula aga mai i di hadugalaa deelaa, gaa dudu nia goneiga mo nia palaawaa, ge tangada di langi gu de igolo.

22 Gideon ga iloo ia bolo ma Tangada di langi ni Dimaadua dela ne mmada gineia, gei mee gu madagu ga helekai, “Meenei Tagi go Yihowah, au guu mmada gi dau Dangada di langi gi ogu golomada!”

23 Gei Dimaadua ga helekai gi mee, “Di aumaalia gi madalia goe, hudee madagu. Goe hagalee made.” 24 Malaa, Gideon ga haga duu dana gowaa hai tigidaumaha ang gi Dimaadua i golo, ga haga ingoo di maa bolo “Yihowah Shalom”* “Yihowah Shalom” di ingoo deenei dono hadinga i nnelekai Hebrew boloo, “Dimaadua la go di Aumaalia.” (Di mee deenei le e duu hua igolo i Ophrah, tenua ni di madahaanau o Abiezer.)

25 Di boo hua deelaa, gei Dimaadua ga helekai gi Gideon, “Kae ina di kau daane o do damana mo tei kau daane dela e hidu ono ngadau, gei goe oho ina di gowaa dudu tigidaumaha do damana ang gi di balu god go Baal, hele ina gi daha di ada o di god ahina go Asherah, dela i baahi di maa. 26 Heia gi humalia dau gowaa dudu tigidaumaha ang gi Dimaadua go doo God, i hongo di gonduu deenei. Kae ina togolua kau daane, dudu ina hagadogomaalia, e hai ai tigidaumaha, hai hegau gi nia dohomu mai di laagau o di ada o Asherah, dela ne hele kooe.” 27 Gideon gaa lahi ana gau hai hegau dilongoholu, gaa hai di mee Dimaadua ne helekai ang gi deia. Mee nogo madagu i dono madahaanau mo nia daangada ala i lodo di waahale i di hai di maa aa, malaa, gei mee gaa hai di maa boo.

28 Di madagoaa nia daangada ne aala aga hagaluada dono daiaa, digaula ga gidee bolo di gowaa dudu tigidaumaha ang gi Baal mo di ada o Asherah la gu oho gi daha, ge togolua kau daane la guu dudu i hongo di gowaa dudu tigidaumaha dela ne hau i golo. 29 Digaula ga heheeu i nadau mehanga boloo, “Ma koai dela ne hai di mee deenei?”

Digaula ga halahala gaa gida bolo ma go Gideon go tama daane a Joash dela ne hai di maa. 30 Digaula ga helekai gi Joash, “Laha mai dau dama daane gi kinei e daaligi. Mee gu oho di gowaa dudu tigidaumaha ang gi Baal, guu hele di ada o di god ahina go Asherah dela nogo i baahi di maa.”

31 Joash ga helekai gi digaula huogodoo ala e heetugi hai baahi ang gi deia, “Goodou e abaaba di balu god Baal? Goodou e hagamaamaa a mee? Di ingoo hua tangada dela ma ga lagamaaloo mai i mee la ga daaligi gii made i mua di luada. Maa nei bolo Baal la di god, dugua anga gi mee gii bida abaabalia ia. Ma di gowaa dudu tigidaumaha ni mee dela ne oho.” 32 Tugi di madagoaa deelaa gaa hana gi muli, Gideon la gu haga ingoo bolo “Jerub Baal”† Jerub Baal : di ingoo deenei dono hadinga i nnelekai Hebrew boloo, “Dugua anga gi Baal gii bida abaabalia ia” , idimaa Joash gu helekai boloo, “Dugua anga gi Baal gii bida abaabalia ia. Ma di gowaa dudu tigidaumaha ni mee dela ne oho.”

33 Digau huogodoo Midian, Amalek mo nia madawaawa o di anggowaa ga dagabuli mai, ga lloo adu gi di baahi i golo di monowai Jordan, gaa noho i hongo di gowaa mehanga gonduu o Jezreel. 34 Di Hagataalunga o Dimaadua ga ulu gi lodo o Gideon, gei mee ga ili dana buu ‘trumpet’ e gahi mai nia daane o di madahaanau o Abiezer belee hula dalia ia. 35 Mee ga hagau ana gau kae hegau laa lodo nia gowaa Manasseh e gahi mai digaula e hula dalia ia. Mee ga hagau labelaa ana gau kae hegau gi nia madawaawa Asher, Zebulun mo Naphtali, gei digaula gu loomoi labelaa e hula madalia a mee.

36 Gei Gideon ga helekai gi God, “Goe gu helekai bolo Goe ga haga hai hegau au e daa digau Israel gi daha mo nia haingadaa. 37 Malaa, au e dugu dagu gili siibi gi hongo di gelegele i di gowaa dela e hili ai nia palaawaa. Ma ga luada, gei di maa go di gili siibi la hua dela e tiu, gei i hongo di gelegele la hagalee, gei au ga iloo bolo Goe e haga hai hegau au, e daa digau Israel gi daha mo nia haingadaa.” 38 Ge di maa guu hai beelaa. Di madagoaa Gideon ne ala aga haga luada dono daiaa, gei mee gaa tau di gili siibi, ga tau mai ana wai e dohu di haga hau di boolo gii honu.

39 Gei Gideon ga helekai gi God, “Hudee hagawelewele mai gi di au. Dugua mai au gi helekai adu labelaa. Dumaalia mai e hai dagu hagamada labelaa hagadahi gi di gili siibi. Tolongo nei la heia di gili siibi gi maangoo, gei ogo di gelegele la gi tiu.” 40 Di boo deelaa, gei God guu hai di mee deelaa gii hai beelaa. Luada dono daiaa di gili siibi le e maangoo gei di gelegele le e tiu.