1 Nia daangada o Ephraim ga helekai gi Gideon, “Goe e aha dela digi gahi ina gimaadou i doo hana belee heebagi gi digau Midian? Goe e aha dela e hai gimaadou beenei?” Digaula e helehelekai hagahuaidu huoloo gi mee.

2 Gei mee ga helekai gi digaula, “Dagu mee dela guu mee dagu hai, la hagalee hagatau gi godou mee ala guu hai. Di mee dulii dela ne hai go goodou digau Ephraim le e dahidamee hua e tanga i nia mee ala ne hai go dogu madahaanau damana huogodoo. 3 God gu dugu adu gi goodou gi daaligidia nia dagi dogolua o Midian, go Oreb mo Zeeb. Ma di aha guu hai ko au dela belee hagatau gi di mee deelaa?” Di madagoaa Gideon ne helekai beenei, gei digau Ephraim gu hagalee hagawelewele.

4 Di madagoaa deenei, gei Gideon mo ana gau dauwa e dolu lau (300) gaa dau gi di monowai Jordan, ga lloo adu laa lodo di maa. Digaula gu duadua, gei e waluwalu hua igolo nadau hagadaumee. 5 Di nadau dau adu gi di waahale go Sukkoth, Gideon ga helekai gi digau o di waahale deenei boloo, “Dumaalia, wanga ina hunu palaawaa gi agu gau dauwa. Digaula gu duadua, gei au e waluwalu nia king Midian go Zebah mo Zalmunna.”* Pisalem 83.11

6 Nia dagi o Sukkoth ga helekai, “Gimaadou e wanga madau meegai gi au gau dauwa eimaha? Gei goe digi gumidia a Zebah mo Zalmunna!”

7 Gei Gideon ga helekai, “E humalia hua! Malaa, di madagoaa Dimaadua ma ga dugu mai a Zebah mo Zalmunna gi di au, gei au ga haga mamaawa goodou gi nia manga laagau duduia mono lau laagau haga laudia gili dangada mai i di anggowaa!” 8 Gideon ga hanadu gi di waahale go Penuel gaa hai labelaa dana dangidangi gi nia daangada ala i golo, gei digau o Penuel ga hai anga labelaa go telekai la hua dela ne hai go digau Sukkoth. 9 Gei Gideon ga helekai gi digaula, “Di madagoaa au ga hanimoi labelaa i di aali, gei au gaa oho di angulaa mihalii deenei!”

10 Zebah mo Zalmunna la nogo i Karkor mo nau gau dauwa. Digau dauwa hua e madangaholu maa lima mana (15,000) ala ne dubu i digau dauwa huogodoo o di anggowaa, gei e lau madalua mana (120,000) ne mmade. 11 Gideon ga hanadu i hongo di ala i taalinga di anggowaa, i bahi i dua o Nobah mo Jogbehah, ga heebagi haga homouli gi di gau dauwa digaula, ga daaligi digaula. 12 Nia king Midian dogolua go Zebah mo Zalmunna guu llele gi daha, gei Gideon ga waluwalu meemaa guu kumi, ga hidi mai ai nia gau dauwa huogodoo gu lellele dagidahi mmaadagu.

13 Di madagoaa Gideon ne hanimoi i tauwa, mee ne hana i hongo di Ala Nnoonua go Heres, 14 gei mee gaa kumi dana dama daane mai Sukkoth ga heheeu gi mee. Tama daane deelaa gaa hihi gi lala nia ingoo nia dagi o Sukkoth e mada hidu maa hidu (77). 15 Gideon gaa hana gi digau Sukkoth ga helekai, “Goodou e langahia di godou dee hiihai e hagamaamaa au? Goodou ne helekai bolo goodou e deemee di wanga godou meegai gi agu gau dauwa ala nogo duadua, idimaa, bolo au dela digi gumidia a Zebah mo Zalmunna. Malaa, aanei la meemaa!” 16 Gei Gideon ga dahi aga nia manga laagau duduia mono lau laagau haga laudia gili dangada mai i di anggowaa, ga dadaaligi nia dagi o Sukkoth. 17 Mee gu oho labelaa di angulaa mihalii i Penuel ga daaligi nia daane o di waahale deelaa.

18 Gideon ga heeu gi Zebah mo Zalmunna, “Nia daane e hai behee ala ne daaligi go goolua gii mmade i Tabor?”

Meemaa ga helekai, “Digaula e hai gadoo be goe, digaula huogodoo le e hai be nia dama daane ni di king.”

19 Gideon ga helekai, “Digaula la nia duaahina ni oogu, nia dama daane ni dogu dinana. Au e hai dagu hagamodu e donu bolo maa goolua ne digi daaligidia digaula gii mmade, gei au hagalee daaligi goolua gii mmade.” 20 Gideon ga helekai gi dana dama daane madua go Jether, “Daaligidia meemaa gii mmade!” Gei tama daane la digi dahi aga dana hulumanu dauwa. Mee nogo haga nonoogia, idimaa mee tama daane hua dulii.

21 Zebah mo Zalmunna ga helekai gi Gideon, “Heia, kooe hua daaligidia gimaua gii mmade. Ma taane dela e mee di hai tegau o nia daane.” Malaa, Gideon ga daaligi meemaa, gaa kae nia mee humu mee ala nogo i di gili nia uwa o nau manu ‘camel’.

22 Nomuli gei digau Israel ga helekai gi Gideon, “Goe dagia gimaadou, kooe mo o hagadili gi muli. Idimaa, kooe dela ne haga dagaloaha gimaadou gi daha mo digau Midian.”

23 Gideon ga helekai, “Au ga hagalee dagi goodou, ge dagu dama daane hogi ga hagalee dagi goodou. Ma go Dimaadua dela e hai di godou Dagi.” 24 Gei mee ga duudagi ana helekai, “Nnoo malaa gi helekai i di mee e dahi mai godou baahi. Tangada nei mo tangada nei i goodou gi gaamai gi di au dahi akai dalinga mai i nia mee akai dalinga ala ne kae go goodou.” (Idimaa, digau Midian, e hai be digau o di anggowaa ala i golo, e ulu nia akai dalinga goolo.)

25 Nia daangada ga helekai, “Gimaadou e tenetene di gowadu nia maa gi di goe.” Digaula gaa holo gi daha di nadau gahu, gei nia daangada guu dugu nadau akai dalinga gi hongo di gahu deelaa mai i nia mee ala ne kae. 26 Nia akai dalinga ala ne hai gi nia goolo ala ne kae go Gideon la i hongo nia pauna e madahaa, deenei la hagalee haga puni gi nia mee humu mee ala i golo, nia hau uwa, nia gahu halatee luuli ala e ulu nia king Midian, be go nia hau ala nogo i di gili nia uwa o nadau manu ‘camel’. 27 Gideon gaa hai dana ada balu god gi nia goolo gaa dugu i dono guongo go Ophrah. Digau Israel huogodoo gu diiagi di nadau God, guu hula gi golo, e daumaha gi di ada balu god deelaa. Di mee deenei la guu hai di hele ang gi Gideon mo digau dono hale.

28 Malaa, Midian la gu haga magedaa go digau Israel, gu hagalee hai di mee e hagalliga ai. Tenua la guu noho i di aumaalia i lodo nia ngadau e madahaa (40), gaa dae loo gi di made o Gideon.

29 Gideon gaa hana gi dono guongo gaa noho i golo. 30 Mee ana dama daane dogomada hidu (70), idimaa, mee e logo ono lodo. 31 Mee dono lodo hege labelaa i Shechem, guu hai dana dama daane gi mee, gei mee guu gahi a mee bolo Abimelech. 32 Gideon tama daane a Joash, ne made i dono madua, gaa danu i lodo taalunga o dono damana go Joash, i Ophrah, di waahale o di madahaanau o Abiezer.

33 I muli hua di made o Gideon, gei digau Israel gu hagalee manawa dahi ang gi Dimaadua labelaa, gu daumaha gi nia balu god Baal. Digaula gu hilihili di “Baal o di Hagababa” bolo e hai di nadau god, 34 gu hagalee hai hegau gi Dimaadua, go di nadau God, dela ne haga dagaloaha ginaadou gi daha mo nadau hagadaumee huogodoo ala nogo haganiga ginaadou. 35 Digaula gu hagalee tenetene gi di madahaanau o Gideon ang gi nia mee humalia huogodoo a mee ala ne hai ang gi digau Israel.