STORY 34
Gideon Wen Win Ova Da Midian Peopo
Layta on, da Israel peopo had worship fake kine gods an dey wen bag from Jehovah again. Fo seven years, da Midian peopo had rip off da Israel guys’ animals an buss up dea crops. To get away from dem, da Israel peopo had fo hide in caves an go up mauka. Dey had cry to Jehovah fo save dem. So Jehovah wen send one angel fo tell one young guy named Gideon: ‘Jehovah wen pick you fo be one strong fighta.’ Den Gideon tell: ‘But mista, how can? I one nobody. How I goin save Israel?’
How Gideon kno dat Jehovah had pick him? He put one piece sheep wool on top da groun an tell Jehovah: ‘I goin come back in da morning, an if get dew ony on top da wool an all da groun stay dry, den I goin kno dat you had pick me fo save da Israel peopo.’ He wen come back da nex morning an find da wool all soaking wet an da groun dry! But den Gideon change um up. He had ask dat da nex morning, da wool be dry an da groun wet. An you know wat, da buggah had happen jalike Gideon wen ask! Cuz of dat, he wen kno fo shua Jehovah had pick him. So he hui up his army guys fo fight da Midian peopo.
Jehovah tell Gideon: ‘I goin make da Israel guys win. But cuz you get plenny army guys, you guys might tink you had win da fight all by yoaself. Go tell anyone who stay sked fo go home.’ So 22,000 army guys wen go home, an 10,000 guys wen stay. Den Jehovah tell: ‘You still yet get too much army guys. Take dem to da watta, an tell dem fo drink. Ony keep da guys dat stay watching out fo da enemy wen dey drinking.’ Ony 300 of da guys wen do dat. Jehovah wen promise dem dat dese few wuz goin win ova da 135,000 Midian army guys.
Nite time come, Jehovah tell Gideon: ‘Now da time fo attack da Midian peopo!’ Gideon wen give his guys horns fo blow an big clay jars wit torches inside. He tell dem: ‘Watch me, an copy wat I do.’ Gideon blow his horn, smash his jar, wave his torch, an yell: ‘Dis Jehovah an Gideon’s fight!’ All his 300 guys had make jus lidat. Da Midian peopo wuz so sked dey wuz running all ova da place. Dey neva kno wat wuz goin on, so dey started fo go afta dea own guys. Jehovah had help da Israel guys come out da winna again.
“Dis show dat da unreal powa we get no come from us, but come from God.”—2 Fo Da Corint Peopo 4:7, NWT