- And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
- And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
- 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.
- 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?
- 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.
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- 耶和華的使者到了俄弗拉、坐在亞比以謝族人約阿施的橡樹下。約阿施的兒子基甸正在酒醡那裡打麥子、為要防備米甸人。
- 耶和華的使者向基甸顯現、對他說、大能的勇士阿、耶和華與你同在。
- 基甸說、主阿、耶和華若與我們同在、我們何至遭遇這一切事呢.我們的列祖不是向我們說、耶和華領我們從埃及上來麼.他那樣奇妙的作為在那裡呢.現在他卻丟棄我們、將我們交在米甸人手裡。
- 耶和華觀看基甸、說、你靠著你這能力去從米甸人手裡拯救以色列人.不是我差遣你去的麼。
- 基甸說、主阿、我有何能拯救以色列人呢.我家在瑪拿西支派中、是至貧窮的.我在我父家是至微小的。
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