Kniha Sudcov

Biblia - Sväté písmo

(KJV - Anglický - King James)

Sdc 6, 1-40

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 Abi-ezer 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.

Verš 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.

2Kr 17:35 - With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:

2Kr 17:38 - And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.

Verš 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?

1Sam 12:11 - And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.

Heb 11:32 - And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:

Verš 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.

Gn 18:32 - And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.

Sdc 6,1-6 - Piaty sudca začína oslobodzovací boj proti Madiánčanom. Bol to beduínsky národ, ktorý sa zdržoval v kraji východne a severovýchodne od Elamitského zálivu až po hranice Moabčanov. O ich vzťahoch k Izraelitom pozri Ex 2,15; Nm 25,6 nn.; 31. Zvlášť v letnej dobe, kedy mohli ľahko prechádzať cez Jordán, podnikali lúpežné výpravy aj do Predjordánska. Úrodu z polí zobrali a čo neodniesli, to zničili svojimi stádami. – Skrýše (prepadliská alebo jamy po lesoch), jaskyne (ktorých je dosť vo vápencových krajoch Palestíny) a obranné úkryty (po horách) používali Izraeliti ako útočištné miesta pred nepriateľmi. Porov. Joz 10,16; 1 Sam 13,6; 22,1.4 n.; 1 Kr 18,4. – O Amalekitoch v južnom Zajordánsku pozri 3,13; Ex 17,8; Gn 36,12; Nm 24,20. – Synovia východu – kočovné národy od Jordána až po Eufrat.

Sdc 6,7-10 - Krátkymi slovami z 2,2: "Ale vy ste neposlúchli môj hlas" – náhle sa zakončuje reč nám neznámeho proroka. Podľa 2,1 nn. a 10,11 nn. by sme čakali aj iné výčitky.

Sdc 6,11-15 - Pánov anjel (vo v. 20 "Boží anjel") sa uvádza nižšie (v. 14.16.23) jednoducho ako Jahve-Pán. Ide tu teda o zjavenie samého Boha. – Pozdrav (v. 12) vzhľadom na odpoveď v nasledujúcom verši obsahuje v sebe nielen prianie, ale predovšetkým posilnenie (Lk 1,28) a uistenie, že Jahve je jeho spojencom.

Sdc 6,19 - Efa (miera) – asi 36,44 l. Podľa pravidiel orientálneho pohostinstva vznešeného hosťa bolo treba uctiť veľkým množstvom predložených pokrmov. Porov. Mk 6,42 nn.; 8,8 n.; Jn 2,6 n.

Sdc 6,21 - Z prineseného daru urobil Pánov anjel obetu. Oheň, ktorý vyšľahol zo skaly, možno považovať za znamenie, ktoré si žiadal Gedeon (v. 17).

Sdc 6,24 - Až do dnešného dňa – porov. pozn. 1,21.

Sdc 6,25-30 - V onej noci, t. j. po anjelskom zjavení. Tu je nariadený sedemročný býk (obyčajne býval mladší) asi vzhľadom na sedemročnú porobu madiánsku. Z toho, že oltár Bálov stál na Joasovom pozemku, dá sa usudzovať, že aj on bol jeho ctiteľom. Podľa v. 28 bol však oltár používaný aj ku spoločnej bohoslužbe. – O Ašere pozri 2,13 nn. Miesto "Ašery" (vo v. 25–30) má Vg: "háj".

Sdc 6,31 - Význam Gedeonovej prezývky je udaný v samom znení, nadväzuje na slová Joasove. – Jerobál – hebr. Jerubbaal.

Sdc 6,33-35 - O Madiánčanoch pozri pozn. k 6,1–6. – O Jezreelskej (Ezdrelonskej) rovine pozri Joz 19,17–23. – "Zostúpil" (v. 34) v hebr. doslovne: "duch Jahveho Gedeona obliekol". Porov. 1 Krn 12,18; 2 Krn 24,20. Ako si totiž človek berie oblek, potom ho nosí, v ňom a z neho pôsobí, tak duch Pánov vzal, niesol Gedeona, z neho pôsobil, ním hýbal, ovládal ho a prenikal. – Na boji sa zúčastnili len západní Manassesovci, ku ktorým patril aj Gedeonov rod Abiezerovcov. – O kmeňoch: Aser, Zabulon a Neftali pozri 1,30 nn.

Sdc 6,36-40 - Gedeon si žiada znamenie nie tak pre seba, ako skôr pre svojich vojakov, aby títo boli presvedčení, že ho Jahve posiela do oslobodzovacieho boja a že teda sám Jahve bude s nimi bojovať. – "Vlnené rúno" bývalo plášťom v čase nepohody a zas v noci teplou pokrývkou. Humno – väčšie priestranstvo pri dedine; bol to obecný majetok. Keď sa nemlátilo, slúžilo za zhromaždište ľudu. – Rosa býva veľmi hojná v Palestíne. Je to následok značného rozdielu teploty nočnej a dennej. Malé rúno na priestrannom humne bolo obrazom malého izraelského národa – medzi početnými národmi pohanskými. Keď sa odvrátil od Boha, bol ako vyprahlá zem bez rosy, priazne a pomoci Božej; bol nevládny, zatiaľ čo ostatné národy z dopustenia Božieho Izrael otročili a rozkazovali mu. Keď sa však obrátil k Bohu, nastal pravý opak, podobal sa vlhkému rúnu, lebo Jahve mu zosielal rosu priazne a pomoci svojej. Bol malý, ale slobodný a víťazný uprostred národov. Najvznešenejším spôsobom spadla rosa milosti Božej na vyprahlú zem vtedy, keď Syn Boži vtelením prišiel na zem a potom celú zem pokropil svojou krvou. Preto aj Cirkev sv. spieva v cirkevných hodinkách: "Keď si sa nevýslovným spôsobom narodil z Panny, tu sa vyplnili Písma; ako bohatá rosa na rúno si zostúpil, aby si ľudstvo spasil; chválime teba, Bože náš!"