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Gideon e haga magedaa digau Midian
1 Gideon mo ana gau dauwa huogodoo ga aala aga hagaluada, ga haga duu aga nadau hale laa i baahi tama monowai uwa aga go Harod. Di waahale laa digau Midian la i hongo di gowaa mehanga gonduu i di baahi gi ngeia digaula i baahi di Gonduu Moreh.
2 Dimaadua ga helekai gi Gideon, “Au gau dauwa le e dogologo balua maa Au gaa hai digaula gi maaloo i digau Midian. Dolomaa digaula ga helekai bolo ginaadou ne maaloo mai hua i ginaadou, ge hagalee hagalaamua dogu mogobuna. 3 Haga iloo ina gi nia daangada boloo, ‘Di ingoo hua tangada dela e madagu, e humalia e hana gi dono hale, gei gidaadou gaa noho i ginei i di Gonduu Gilead.’ ” Malaa, nia daane e madalua maa lua mana (22,000) ne hula gi muli, gei nia daane e madangaholu mana (10,000) ne noho.*
4 Dimaadua ga helekai labelaa gi Gideon, “Au daangada le e dogologo hua igolo. Lahia digaula gi lala gi di monowai, gei Au gaa wwae digaula i golo. Maa Au ga helekai bolo taane deelaa e hana i oo muli, gei mee e hana i oo muli. Maa Au ga helekai bolo taane deelaa hagalee hana i oo muli, gei mee hagalee hana.” 5 Gideon gaa lahi ana gau dauwa gi baahi nia wai i lala, gei Dimaadua ga helekai gi mee, “Dugua gee digau huogodoo ala ma ga inu aga nia wai gi nadau holole gadoo be nia paana gi daha mo digau huogodoo ala e togo gi lala gi hongo nadau duli ga inu laa nadau wai.” 6 Nia daane e dolu lau ala e huai nadau wai gi nadau lima ga inu, gei digau huogodoo ala i golo la ne togo gi lala gi hongo nadau duli ga inu. 7 Dimaadua ga helekai gi Gideon, “Au ga benebene goe gi daha mo nia haingadaa, gaa hai goe gi maaloo i digau Midian, e hai hegau gi digau e dolu lau ala nogo inu nadau wai gi nadau babaalima. Helekai gi digau ala i golo huogodoo bolo gii hula gi nadau guongo.” 8 Gideon ga hagau digau Israel huogodoo gi nadau hale, aalaa hua go digau e dolu lau ne noho, ala nogo benebene nia goloo mo nia buu ‘trumpet’ o digau ala ne hula. Nia hale laa digau dauwa Midian la i bahi i lala digaula i hongo di gowaa mehanga gonduu.
9 Di boo hua deelaa, gei Dimaadua ga helekai gi Gideon, “Du gi nua, hana heebagi gi digau Midian i nadau waahale laa, idimaa, Au e gowadu gi di goe di maaloo. 10 Maa goe e madagu di heebagi, gei goe hana gi di waahale laa digaula, mo dau dangada hai hegau go Purah. 11 Gei goe ga longono be digaula e helehelekai bolo aha, gei goe ga manawa maaloo bolo e heebagi.” Malaa, Gideon mo dana dangada hai hegau go Purah gaa hula gi lala gi taalinga di gowaa o nia hagadaumee. 12 Digau Midian, digau Amalek mo digau o nia madawaawa o di anggowaa le e modoho gi daha i hongo di gowaa mehanga gonduu deelaa, e logowaahee e hai gadoo be di waa lamu bege, ge nia ‘camel’ digaula e logowaahee labelaa be nia gelegele i tongotai.
13 Di madagoaa Gideon ne dau adu gi di waahale laa digaula, mee ga longono ia tangada e helekai gi dono ehoo i dana midi dela ne hai. Mee e helekai boloo, “Au ne midi bolo di hagamunga palaawaa dela ne hai mai i nia huwa o di laagau ‘barley’ ne doo iha gi lodo tadau waahale laa, ga nngenge i di hale laa. Di hale laa deelaa la guu hinga guu moe baabaa i hongo di gelegele.”
14 Di hoo o maa ga helekai, “Ma go tulumanu dauwa o tangada Israel, Gideon, go di tama a Joash! Ma e deemee di hai tuai hadinga! God la guu wanga gi mee di maaloo i digau Midian mo tadau gau dauwa hagatau!”
15 Di madagoaa Gideon ne longono ia di midi taane deelaa mo dono hadinga, gei mee gaa bala gi hongo ono duli ga daumaha gi Dimaadua. Gei mee gaa hana gi muli gi di waahale laa digau Israel ga helekai, “Tu gi nua, Dimaadua le e gowadu gi goodou di maaloo i digau dauwa Midian!” 16 Mee ga wwae dolu ana gau e dolu lau, gaa wanga gi tangada nei mo tangada nei dana buu ‘trumpet’ mo dana loaabi dela iai di lama ulaula i ono lodo. 17 Gideon ga hagi anga gi digaula, “Dogu dau adu gi taalinga di gowaa digaula, goodou ga mmada mai gi di au, gaa hai be dagu hai dela e hai. 18 Au mo dagu buini ma ga ili madau buu ‘trumpet’, gei goodou ilihia huogodoo godou buu ‘trumpet’ mo di wwolo boloo, ‘Ang gi Dimaadua mo ang gi Gideon!’ ”
19 Gideon mo ana daane e lau gaa dau i taalinga di waahale laa i mua di madahidi waelua di boo, i muli hua di koodai o digau hagaloohi. Gei digaula ga ili nadau buu ‘trumpet’ mo di hahaahi nia loaabi ala nogo daahi go digaula, 20 gei nia buini e lua ala i golo gaa hai labelaa be nia mee di buini deelaa ne hai. Digaula e kumi nia lama ulaula i lodo nadau lima gau ihala, nia buu ‘trumpet’ i lodo nadau lima gau donu gaa wwolo gi nua loo, “Tulumanu dauwa ang gi Dimaadua mo ang gi Gideon!” 21 Nia daane huogodoo guu tuu i nadau lohongo e haganiga di waahale laa, gei digau dauwa hagadaumee huogodoo guu llele gi daha mo di wwolowwolo gi nua. 22 Di madagoaa nia daane a Gideon nogo ili nadau buu ‘trumpet’, gei Dimaadua gaa hai digau dauwa hagadaumee gi hagadau heebagi gi nadau hulumanu i nadau mehanga. Digaula ga llele adu beelaa gi Zarethan gaa dae adu gi Beth-Shittah, mo di waahale go Abel-Meholah e hoohoo gi di gowaa go Tabbath.
23 Nia daane mai i nia madawaawa Naphtali, Asher mo nia baahi e lua o Manasseh ga gahi mai, ga waluwalu adu i muli digau Midian. 24 Gideon ga hagau ana gau kae hegau gi lodo tenua gonduu o Ephraim hagatau, belee hai boloo, “Lloo ia gi lala e heebagi gi digau Midian. Hagaloohia di monowai Jordan mono dama monowai, gaa dau adu loo gi di gowaa go Beth-Barah, gi de lloomoi digau Midian laa lodo nia maa.” Nia daane o Ephraim la guu gahi gi di gowaa e dahi, ga hagaloohi di monowai Jordan mo nia dama monowai gaa tugi loo i Beth-Barah. 25 Digaula gaa kumi nia dagi dogolua o Midian, go Oreb mo Zeeb, digaula ga daaligi Oreb gii made i Tadugalaa Oreb, gei ogo Zeeb la i di Gowaa Dagadagahi Waini a Zeeb. Digaula ga waluwalu hua igolo digau Midian, ga gaamai nia libogo o Oreb mo Zeeb gi Gideon, dela gu i bahi i dua di monowai Jordan i di madagoaa deelaa.
* 7:3 Deuteronomy 20.8