Na Lunakanawai
7:1 A laila ʻo Ierubaʻala, ʻo ia ʻo Gideona, a me nā kānaka a pau me ia.
Ala aʻela i kakahiaka nui, a hoʻomoana ihola ma ka pūnāwai ʻo Haroda
Aia ko Midiana ma ka aoao akau o lakou, ma ka puu o More, in
ke awawa.
7:2 I mai la o Iehova ia Gideona, O na kanaka me oe kekahi
he nui na'u e haawi aku i ko Midiana i ko lakou lima, o hookiekie ka Iseraela
lakou iho ia'u, me ka i ana mai, Na ko'u lima iho au i hoola.
7:3 No laila, e haʻi aku ʻoe ma nā pepeiao o nā kānaka, i ka ʻī ʻana aku.
ʻO ka mea makaʻu a makaʻu hoʻi, e hoʻi mai ia, a e haʻalele i ke kakahiaka nui
mauna o Gileada. A hoi mai la na kanaka he iwakaluakumamalua tausani;
a koe iho la he umi tausani.
7:4 I mai la o Iehova ia Gideona, Ua nui loa na kanaka; lawe mai ia lakou
iho i ka wai, a e hoao au ia lakou nou ilaila;
ʻo ia ka mea aʻu e ʻōlelo aku ai iā ʻoe, ʻo ia ke hele pū me ʻoe
e hele pū me ʻoe; a o ka mea a'u e olelo aku ai ia oe, Aole e hele keia
me ʻoe, ʻaʻole ia e hele.
7:5 A alakaʻi ʻo ia i nā kānaka i lalo i ka wai
Gideona, kela mea keia mea i palu i ka wai me kona alelo, e like me ka ilio
la, e hoonoho oe ia ia iho; pela no na mea a pau e kulou ana
iho ma kona mau kuli e inu.
7:6 A me ka helu ana o ka poe i palu, i ko lakou lima i ko lakou waha.
ʻekolu haneri kānaka: akā, kūlou ihola nā kānaka a pau i lalo
ko lakou mau kuli e inu wai.
7:7 I mai la o Iehova ia Gideona, Ma na haneri kanaka ekolu i palu i ka makemake
E hoʻōla au iā ʻoukou, a e hāʻawi aku i ko Midiana i loko o kou lima;
ʻo nā kānaka ʻē aʻe, hele kēlā kanaka kēia kanaka i kona wahi.
7:8 A lawe na kanaka i ka ai ma ko lakou lima, a me ko lakou mau pu;
Hoʻouna kēlā kanaka kēia kanaka i ke koena o ka ʻIseraʻela i kona halelewa, a hoʻopaʻa lākou iā lākou
ekolu haneri kanaka: a malalo iho ona ka puali o ko Midiana ma ke awawa.
7:9 A hiki i kēia pō, ʻōlelo mai ʻo Iēhova iā ia, E ala aʻe.
e iho oe i ka puali; no ka mea, ua haawi aku au ia mea iloko o kou lima.
7:10 Aka, ina makau oe ke iho ilalo, e hele pu oe me Pura kau kauwa ilalo i ke Akua
mea hoʻokipa:
7:11 A e hoʻolohe ʻoe i kā lākou ʻōlelo. a ma hope o kou mau lima
hooikaikaia e iho ilalo i ka puali. A laila iho akula ia me Pura kāna
i kauwa i waho o ka poe kaua o ka puali.
7:12 A me ko Midiana, a me ka Amaleka, a me na keiki a pau o ka hikina
e moe ana ma ke awawa e like me na uhini ka lehulehu; a me kā lākou
ʻAʻole helu ʻia nā kāmelo, e like me ke one ma kahakai ka nui.
7:13 A hiki mai o Gideona, aia hoi, he kanaka i hai mai i ka moeuhane
kona hoa, i aku la, Aia hoi, ua moe au i ka moe, aia hoi, he popo popo
Ua hāʻule ka berena bale i loko o ka pūʻali o ko Midiana, a hiki i kekahi hale lole, a
hahau iho la ia a hina iho la, a hookahuli ae la, a moe iho la ka halelole.
7:14 A pane mai la kona hoa, i mai la, 'A'ole keia he mea e ae, o ka pahikaua wale no
ʻO Gideona ke keiki a Ioasa, he kanaka no ka ʻIseraʻela: no ka mea, aia ke Akua i loko o kona lima
Ua hoʻopakele ʻo Midiana, a me ka pūʻali a pau.
7:15 A pēlā nō, i ko Gideona lohe ʻana i ka haʻi ʻana o ka moeʻuhane, a me ka
ke ano o ia mea, hoomana aku la ia, a hoi aku la i kahi hoomoana
o ka Iseraela, i mai la, E ala mai; no ka mea, ua haawi mai o Iehova i ko oukou lima
ka pūʻali koa o ko Midiana.
7:16 A mahele iho la ia i na kanaka ekolu haneri i ekolu poe, a hoonoho iho la ia i a
pu ma ka lima o kela kanaka keia kanaka, me na ipu kaawale, a me na ipukukui maloko
ipuhao.
7:17 A ʻōlelo ʻo ia iā lākou, E nānā mai iaʻu, a e hana like
e hele i waho o kahi hoʻomoana, e like me kaʻu e hana ai, pēlā ʻoukou e hana ai
hana.
7:18 Ke puhi au i ka pū, ʻo wau a me ka poʻe a pau me aʻu, e puhi ʻoukou
e hookani i na pu ma na aoao a pau o kahi hoomoana'i a pau, a e olelo aku, O ka pahikaua a Iehova
Iehova, a me Gideona.
7:19 No laila, hele maila ʻo Gideona a me nā haneri kānaka me ia i waho
o kahi hoomoana i ka hoomaka ana o ka wati waena; a he mea hou wale no ka lakou
e hoonoho i ka wati: puhi lakou i ka pu, a wawahi iho la i na ipu
aia ma ko lakou lima.
7:20 Puhi ihola nā poʻe ʻekolu i ka pū, a wāwahi i nā ipu, a
a paa na ipukukui ma ko lakou mau lima hema, a o na pu ma ko lakou akau
lima e puhi: a hea aku la lakou, O ka pahikaua a Iehova, a o
Gideona.
7:21 A kū kēlā kanaka kēia kanaka ma kona wahi a puni kahi hoʻomoana; a me na mea a pau
holo ka pūʻali koa, uē, a holo.
7:22 Puhi ihola nā haneri ʻekolu i ka pū, a hoʻonoho ʻo Iēhova i kā kēlā kanaka kēia kanaka
ka pahikaua e ku e i kona hoa, ma ka puali a pau: a me ka puali
auhee aku la i Betesita ma Zererata, a i ka mokuna o Abelamehola, a hiki i
Tabbata.
7:23 A hoakoakoaia mai na kanaka o ka Iseraela mai Napetali mai, a
mai ʻAsera mai, a mai Manase mai a pau, a hahai akula i ko Midiana.
7:24 A hoouna aku la o Gideona i mau elele ma ka mauna a pau o Eperaima, i aku la, E hele mai
iho e ku e i ko Midiana, a e lawe i na wai imua o lakou a hiki i
Betebara a me Ioredane. A laila hoʻākoakoa aʻela nā kānaka a pau o ʻEperaima
a hui pū aʻela ka wai a hiki i Betebara a me Ioredane.
7:25 A hoʻopio lākou i nā aliʻi ʻelua o ko Midiana, ʻo ʻOreba a me Zeeba; a lakou
pepehi lakou ia Oreba ma ka pohaku o Oreba, a pepehi lakou ia Zeeba ma kahi kaomi waina o
Zeeba, a hahai aku la i ko Midiana, a lawe aku la i na poo o Oreba a me Zeeba i
ʻO Gideona ma kēlā ʻaoʻao o Ioredane.