I saw the tents of Cushan in trouble. The people of Midian were suffering greatly.

我见古珊的帐棚遭难，米甸的幔子战兢。

我见古珊的帐棚遭难，米甸地的幔子动摇。

我见古珊的帐棚遭难，米甸地的幔子动摇。

我看见古珊的帐篷遭难，米甸人的幔子颤抖。

我看见古珊的帐棚遭难，米甸地的帐幕惊惶。

我見古珊的帳棚遭難，米甸的幔子戰兢。

我見古珊的帳棚遭難，米甸地的幔子動搖。

我見古珊的帳棚遭難，米甸地的幔子動搖。

我看見古珊的帳篷遭難，米甸人的幔子顫抖。

我看見古珊的帳棚遭難，米甸地的帳幕驚惶。

我見古珊的帳棚被扯得稀爛，米甸地的幔子輕狂地飄動。

我見古珊之幕遭難、米甸之帷動搖、

古山之帳遭難、米田之帷震動、我目睹之矣。

我見古珊之幕遭難、米甸之帷震動、

I saw the tents of Cushan in distress, the dwellings of Midian in anguish.

I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.

I see the people of Cushan in distress, and the nation of Midian trembling in terror.

I see the tents of Cushan in distress; the tent curtains of the land of Midian tremble.

I saw the tents of Cushan under distress, The tent curtains of the land of Midian were trembling.

I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; The curtains of the land of Midian trembled.

I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; The curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.

I see the tents of Cushan in distress; the tent curtains of the land of Midian tremble.

I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction:[ and] the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.

I see the tents of Cushan overwhelmed by trouble; the tent curtains of the land of Midian are shaking.

I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction. The dwellings of the land of Midian trembled.

The nations will hear about it and tremble. Pain and suffering will take hold of the Philistines.The chiefs of Edom will be terrified. The leaders of Moab will tremble with fear. The people of Canaan will melt away.Fear and terror will fall on them. Your powerful arm will make them as still as a stone. Then your people will pass by, Lord. Then the people you created will pass by.

They answered Joshua,“ We were clearly told what the Lord your God had commanded his servant Moses to do. He commanded him to give you the whole land. He also ordered him to wipe out all its people to make room for you. So we were afraid you would kill us. That’s why we tricked you.

All of them agree on the evil plans they have made. They join forces against you.Their forces include the people of Edom, Ishmael, Moab and Hagar.They also include the people of Byblos, Ammon, Amalek, Philistia and Tyre.Even Assyria has joined them to give strength to the people of Moab and Ammon.Do to them what you did to the people of Midian. Do to them what you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.Sisera and Jabin died near the town of Endor. Their bodies were left on the ground like human waste.

Gideon sent messengers through the entire hill country of Ephraim. They said,“ Come on down against the Midianites. Take control of the waters of the Jordan River before they get there. Do it all the way to Beth Barah.” So all the men of Ephraim were called out. They took control of the waters of the Jordan all the way to Beth Barah.They also captured Oreb and Zeeb. Those men were two of the Midianite leaders. The men of Ephraim killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb. They killed Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. They chased the Midianites. And they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon. He was by the Jordan River.

The sons of Ham were Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

Abraham had married another woman. Her name was Keturah.She had Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah by Abraham.Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. The children of Dedan were the Ashurites, the Letushites and the Leummites.The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah. All of them were members of Keturah’s family line.

The Moabites were terrified because there were so many Israelites. In fact, the Moabites were filled with panic because of the Israelites.The Moabites spoke to the elders of Midian. They said,“ This huge mob is going to destroy everything around us. They’ll lick it up as an ox licks up all the grass in the fields.” Balak, the son of Zippor, was the king of Moab at that time.

“ Pay the Midianites back for what they did to the Israelites. After that, you will join the members of your family who have already died.”So Moses said to the people,“ Prepare some of your men for battle. They must go to war against Midian. They will carry out the Lord’ s plan to punish Midian.Send 1,000 men from each of the tribes of Israel into battle.”So Moses prepared 12,000 men for battle. There were 1,000 from each tribe. They came from the families of Israel.Moses sent them into battle. He sent 1,000 from each tribe. Phinehas the priest went along with them. Phinehas was the son of Eleazar. Phinehas took some things from the sacred tent with him. He also took the trumpets. The trumpet blasts would tell the people what to do and when to do it.They fought against Midian, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. They killed every man.Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba were among the men they killed. Those men were the five kings of Midian. The Israelites also killed Balaam with their swords. Balaam was the son of Beor.The Israelites captured the Midianite women and children. They took for themselves all the herds, flocks and goods.They burned down all the towns where the Midianites lived. They also burned all their camps.They carried off everything they had taken. That included the people and the animals.They brought back to Israel’s camp the prisoners and everything else they had taken. They took them to Moses and to Eleazar the priest. They brought them to the whole community. Israel was camped on the plains of Moab. They were by the Jordan River across from Jericho.

We’ve heard how the Lord dried up the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt. We’ve heard what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings. They ruled east of the Jordan River. You completely destroyed them.