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6 Na Israelfoɔ no yɛɛ bɔne wɔ Yehowa ani so bio,+ enti Yehowa de wɔn hyɛɛ Midianfoɔ nsa mfeɛ nson.+ 2 Na Midianfoɔ teetee Israelfoɔ no.*+ Midianfoɔ nti, Israelfoɔ pɛɛ baabi wɔ mmepɔ mu, abodan mu, ne mmeaeɛ a ɛhɔ kɔ yɛ den* de wɔn ho kɔsieeɛ.+ 3 Sɛ Israelfoɔ yɛ afuo a, na Midianfoɔ ne Amalekfoɔ+ ne Apueeɛfoɔ+ abɛto ahyɛ wɔn so. 4 Wɔba a, na wɔkyekyere asoɛeɛ wɔ hɔ to hyɛ wɔn so, na na wɔsɛe wɔn asaase so nnɔbaeɛ nyinaa de kɔduru Gasa. Ná wɔnnya Israelfoɔ biribiara a wɔbɛdi. Afei nso, na wɔnnya odwan anaa nantwie anaa afunumu biara.+ 5 Ná wɔde wɔn nyɛmmoa ne wɔn ntomadan foro ba yuu te sɛ ntutummɛ.+ Ná wɔne wɔn yoma dɔɔso papaapa,+ na na wɔba asaase no so bɛsɛe no. 6 Midianfoɔ no nti, ohia fitaa kaa Israelfoɔ no. Enti Israelfoɔ su frɛɛ Yehowa sɛ ɔmmoa wɔn.+

7 Berɛ a Midianfoɔ no nti Israelfoɔ su frɛɛ Yehowa sɛ ɔmmoa wɔn no,+ 8 Yehowa somaa odiyifoɔ bi baa Israelfoɔ nkyɛn bɛka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: “Deɛ Yehowa, Israel Nyankopɔn no aka nie, ‘Me na meyii mo firii Egypt, na meyii mo firii nkoafie.+ 9 Megyee mo firii Egypt ne wɔn a wɔteetee mo no nyinaa nsam, na mepamoo wɔn firii mo anim, na mede wɔn asaase maa mo.+ 10 Na meka kyerɛɛ mo sɛ: “Mene Yehowa mo Nyankopɔn.+ Monnsuro Amorifoɔ a mote wɔn asaase so no anyame.”+ Nanso moantie me.’”*+

11 Akyire yi, Yehowa bɔfoɔ+ bɛtenaa dua kɛseɛ a ɛsi Ofra no ase, Abiesarni+ Yoas dua kɛseɛ no. Saa berɛ no, na Yoas ba Gideon+ reboro hwiit wɔ amena a wɔkyĩ nsã wom mu, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a Midianfoɔ no renhunu. 12 Na Yehowa bɔfoɔ no baa ne nkyɛn bɛka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Ɔkatakyie, Yehowa ka wo ho.”+ 13 Ɛnna Gideon ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Me wura, mepa wo kyɛw oo, sɛ Yehowa ka yɛn ho ampa a, ɛnneɛ adɛn nti na weinom nyinaa ato yɛn?+ N’anwanwadeɛ a yɛn agyanom kaa ho asɛm kyerɛɛ yɛn+ a wɔka kaa ho sɛ, ‘Yehowa na ɔyii yɛn firii Egypt’+ no, ne nyinaa wɔ he? Seesei Yehowa apo yɛn,+ na ɔde yɛn ahyɛ Midianfoɔ nsa.” 14 Na Yehowa danee n’ani kyerɛɛ no kaa sɛ: “Fa ahoɔden a wowɔ yi ara kɔ, na wobɛgye Israelfoɔ afiri Midianfoɔ nsam.+ Ɛnyɛ me na meresoma wo anaa?” 15 Ɛnna Gideon ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Yehowa, mepa wo kyɛw oo, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na matumi agye Israel? Hwɛ! Manase abusuakuo mu nyinaa, m’abusua* na ɛsua koraa, na me papa fie nso, me na mensɛ hwee koraa.” 16 Na Yehowa ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Mɛdi w’akyi,+ enti wobɛdi Midianfoɔ so nkonim te sɛ deɛ wɔyɛ onipa baako.”

17 Na Gideon ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Sɛ manya w’anim animuonyam a, ɛnneɛ ma me sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wo na wo ne me rekasa. 18 Mepa wo kyɛw, mfiri ha nkɔ kɔsi sɛ mɛkɔ aba na mede m’akyɛdeɛ abɛsi w’anim.”+ Enti ɔkaa sɛ: “Mɛtena ha akɔsi sɛ wobɛsan aba.” 19 Na Gideon kɔe, na ɔkɔpɛɛ apɔnkye ba bi noaeɛ, na ɔde esiam efa* baako yɛɛ paanoo a mmɔka* nnim.+ Ɔde nam no guu kɛntɛn mu, ɛnna ɔde nam no ho nsuo no guu dadesɛn mu. Afei ɔde pue baa ne nkyɛn, na ɔde sii n’anim wɔ dua kɛseɛ no ase.

20 Na nokorɛ Nyankopɔn no bɔfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Fa nam no ne paanoo a mmɔka nnim no kɔsi ɔbotan kɛseɛ no so, na hwie nam no ho nsuo no gu so.” Na ɔyɛɛ saa. 21 Ɛnna Yehowa bɔfoɔ no tenee poma a ɛkura no no, na ɔde ano no kaa nam no ne paanoo a mmɔka nnim no, na egya firii ɔbotan no mu bɛhyee nam no ne paanoo a mmɔka nnim no.+ Na Yehowa bɔfoɔ no yera firii n’anim. 22 Ɛnna Gideon huu sɛ ɛyɛ Yehowa bɔfoɔ.+

Enti ɛhɔ ara na Gideon kaa sɛ: “Awurade Tumfoɔ Yehowa, mawu awie! Yehowa bɔfoɔ na mahu n’anim yi!”+ 23 Ɛnna Yehowa ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Asomdwoeɛ nka wo. Nsuro;+ worenwu.” 24 Enti Gideon sii afɔrebukyia wɔ hɔ maa Yehowa, na wɔfrɛ no Yehowa-Salom*+ bɛsi nnɛ. Ɛda so wɔ Abiesarfoɔ kuro Ofra mu.

25 Saa anadwo no, Yehowa ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: “Fa wo papa nantwinini ketewa no, nantwinini ketewa a ɔtɔ so mmienu a wadi mfeɛ nson no, na bubu Baal afɔrebukyia a wo papa siiɛ no, na twa ɔbosom dua* a ɛsi ho no.+ 26 Afei hyehyɛ aboɔ no na fa si afɔrebukyia ma Yehowa wo Nyankopɔn wɔ abandenden yi atifi. Wowie a, fa nantwinini ketewa a ɔtɔ so mmienu no, na fa no bɔ ɔhyeɛ afɔreɛ wɔ nnua asinasini no so, nnua a wonya firii ɔbosom dua* a wotwaeɛ no ho no.” 27 Enti Gideon yii mmarima du firii ne nkoa mu, na ɔyɛɛ deɛ Yehowa ka kyerɛɛ no no pɛpɛɛpɛ. Nanso na ɔsuro ne papa fiefoɔ ne kurom hɔ mmarima no paa, enti wanyɛ adwuma no awia; ɔyɛɛ no anadwo.

28 Berɛ a kurom hɔ mmarima sɔree anɔpatutuutu no, wɔhuu sɛ wɔabubu Baal afɔrebukyia no, na wɔatwa ɔbosom dua* a ɛsi ho no, na nantwinini ketewa a ɔtɔ so mmienu no nso, na wɔde no abɔ afɔreɛ wɔ afɔrebukyia a wɔsii no so. 29 Na wɔbisabisaa sɛ: “Hwan na ɔyɛɛ saa adeɛ yi?” Berɛ a wɔhwehwɛɛ mu no, wɔkaa sɛ: “Yoas ba Gideon na ɔyɛeɛ.” 30 Enti kurom hɔ mmarima ka kyerɛɛ Yoas sɛ: “Fa wo ba no bra ma yɛnku no, ɛfiri sɛ wabubu Baal afɔrebukyia no, na watwa ɔbosom dua* a ɛsi ho no nso.” 31 Ɛnna Yoas+ bisaa nnipa a wɔbaa ne so no nyinaa sɛ: “Adɛn, mo na mobɛdi Baal asɛm ama no? Mo na mobɛgye no? Obiara a ɔbɛko ama Baal no, wɔnku no anɔpa yi ara.+ Sɛ ɔyɛ onyame a, ɛnneɛ obi abubu n’afɔrebukyia, enti momma ɔno ara nko mma ne ho.”+ 32 Enti saa da no, ɔtoo Gideon din Yerubaal,* na ɔkaa sɛ: “Momma Baal nko mma ne ho, ɛfiri sɛ obi abubu n’afɔrebukyia.”

33 Na Midianfoɔ+ ne Amalekfoɔ+ ne Apueeɛfoɔ nyinaa kaa wɔn ho boom,+ na wɔtwa* baa Yesreel Bɔn mu,* na wɔkyekyeree asoɛeɛ wɔ hɔ. 34 Afei Yehowa honhom baa Gideon so,*+ na ɔbɔɔ abɛn,+ na Abiesarfoɔ+ bɛdii n’akyi. 35 Ɔsomaa nkurɔfoɔ kɔɔ Manase asaase nyinaa so, na wɔn nso bɛdii n’akyi. Bio nso, ɔsomaa nkurɔfoɔ kɔɔ Aser ne Sebulon ne Naftali nsaase so, na wɔforo bɛhyiaa no.

36 Na Gideon ka kyerɛɛ nokorɛ Nyankopɔn no sɛ: “Sɛ wonam me so na ɛbɛgye Israel sɛdeɛ woaka no a,+ 37 ɛnneɛ mede odwan nwi regu ayuporobea hɔ. Sɛ bosuo fɔ odwan nwi no nko ara, na fam hɔ nyinaa wo a, ɛnneɛ mɛhu sɛ wonam me so na ɛbɛgye Israel sɛdeɛ woaka no.” 38 Na saa ara na ɛbaeɛ. Berɛ a adeɛ kyee anɔpatutuutu a ɔsɔreeɛ no, ɔkyĩĩ odwan nwi no mu, na bosuo a ɛfirii mu baeɛ no yɛɛ kyɛnsee kɛseɛ bi ma. 39 Ɛnna Gideon ka kyerɛɛ nokorɛ Nyankopɔn no sɛ: “Mma wo bo mmfu me; ma mensrɛ adeɛ baako pɛ nka ho. Mepa wo kyɛw, ma memfa odwan nwi yi nhwɛ adeɛ baako pɛ nka ho. Mepa wo kyɛw, ma odwan nwi no nko ara nwo, na bosuo mfɔ fam hɔ nyinaa.” 40 Na saa na Onyankopɔn yɛɛ anadwo no. Nwi no nko ara na ɛwoeɛ, na fam hɔ deɛ, bosuo fɔɔ hɔ nyinaa.