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Judges Chapter قضاۃ باب 8
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Judges 8:9

Verse: And he spake also unto the men of Penuel saying When I come again in peace I will break down this tower

  • English Explanation: Gideon warns the people of Penuel that their refusal to provide bread to his exhausted army will have consequences. He promises to return and destroy their symbol of security—the tower—once the victory is complete.

  • Urdu Explanation: جدعون نے پنوایل کے لوگوں کو خبردار کیا کہ ان کا انکار سزا کے بغیر نہیں رہے گا۔ اس نے وعدہ کیا کہ جب وہ فتح یاب ہو کر واپس آئے گا تو ان کے غرور کی علامت یعنی ان کے برج (ٹاور) کو گرا دے گا۔

Judges 8:10

Verse: Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor and their hosts with them about fifteen thousand men all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword

  • English Explanation: The scale of the Midianite defeat is revealed. Out of a massive army of 135,000, only 15,000 remained with the kings at Karkor.

  • Urdu Explanation: یہاں مدیانیوں کی بڑی شکست کا ذکر ہے۔ ایک لاکھ بیس ہزار تلوار چلانے والے ہلاک ہو چکے تھے اور صرف پندرہ ہزار باقی تھے جو اپنے بادشاہوں کے ساتھ قرقر میں تھے۔

Judges 8:11

Verse: And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah and smote the host for the host was secure

  • English Explanation: Gideon used a surprise route, attacking from the east. The Midianite army felt “secure” (off-guard), allowing Gideon’s small force to overwhelm them.

  • Urdu Explanation: جدعون نے ایک غیر متوقع راستے سے حملہ کیا۔ مدیانی لشکر خود کو محفوظ سمجھ کر غافل بیٹھا تھا، جس کا فائدہ اٹھاتے ہوئے جدعون نے ان پر اچانک حملہ کر دیا۔

Judges 8:12

Verse: And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled he pursued after them and took the two kings of Midian Zebah and Zalmunna and discomfited all the host

  • English Explanation: The kings fled, but Gideon’s persistence paid off. He captured Zebah and Zalmunna personally, causing the remaining army to panic and scatter.

  • Urdu Explanation: جب بادشاہ بھاگے تو جدعون نے ان کا پیچھا کیا اور انہیں گرفتار کر لیا۔ اس سے پورا لشکر تتر بتر ہو گیا۔

Judges 8:13

Verse: And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up

  • English Explanation: Gideon returned while it was still early, showing that the decisive victory and capture happened swiftly under the cover of his strategic timing.

  • Urdu Explanation: جدعون سورج نکلنے سے پہلے ہی جنگ سے واپس آ گیا، جو اس کی مستعدی اور فوری کارروائی کو ظاہر کرتا ہے۔

Judges 8:14

Verse: And caught a young man of the men of Succoth and enquired of him and he described unto him the princes of Succoth and the elders thereof even threescore and seventeen men

  • English Explanation: Gideon captured a youth from Succoth to identify the specific leaders who had mocked him. The youth provided a list of 77 officials.

  • Urdu Explanation: جدعون نے سکات کے ایک نوجوان کو پکڑا تاکہ ان سرداروں کی شناخت ہو سکے جنہوں نے اس کی مدد سے انکار کیا تھا۔ اس نے 77 سرداروں کے نام لکھوائے۔

Judges 8:15

Verse: And he came unto the men of Succoth and said Behold Zebah and Zalmunna with whom ye did upbraid me saying Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary

  • English Explanation: Gideon confronts the leaders of Succoth with physical proof of his victory, showing them the captured kings they thought he could never catch.

  • Urdu Explanation: جدعون نے سکات کے لوگوں کو وہ بادشاہ دکھائے جن کا مذاق وہ اڑاتے تھے۔ اس نے انہیں ان کی بے وفائی اور طنز یاد دلایا۔

Judges 8:16

Verse: And he took the elders of the city and thorns of the wilderness and briers and with them he taught the men of Succoth

  • English Explanation: Gideon disciplined the elders using desert thorns. This “teaching” was a harsh physical punishment for their lack of faith and hospitality.

  • Urdu Explanation: جدعون نے شہر کے بزرگوں کو جنگلی کانٹوں اور جھاڑیوں سے سزا دی تاکہ انہیں عبرت حاصل ہو اور وہ دوبارہ ایسی غلطی نہ کریں۔

Judges 8:17

Verse: And he beat down the tower of Penuel and slew the men of the city

  • English Explanation: Fulfilling his earlier vow, Gideon destroyed the tower of Penuel and executed the men of the city for their rebellion.

  • Urdu Explanation: اپنے وعدے کے مطابق، جدعون نے پنوایل کے برج کو مسمار کر دیا اور وہاں کے مردوں کو قتل کر دیا۔

Judges 8:18

Verse: Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor And they answered As thou art so were they each one resembled the children of a king

  • English Explanation: Gideon questions the kings about a previous massacre at Mount Tabor. The kings admit they killed men who looked regal—Gideon’s own brothers.

  • Urdu Explanation: جدعون نے بادشاہوں سے ان کے ماضی کے جرائم کے بارے میں پوچھا۔ انہوں نے اعتراف کیا کہ انہوں نے ایسے لوگوں کو مارا تھا جو بادشاہوں کی مانند دکھائی دیتے تھے۔

Judges 8:19

Verse: And he said They were my brethren even the sons of my mother as the LORD liveth if ye had saved them alive I would not slay you

  • English Explanation: This reveals that the war was now personal. Gideon confirms the victims were his brothers and swears that the kings must die for their blood.

  • Urdu Explanation: جدعون نے بتایا کہ وہ مقتول اس کے اپنے سگے بھائی تھے۔ اس نے قسم کھائی کہ اگر وہ انہیں زندہ چھوڑ دیتے تو وہ بھی انہیں معاف کر دیتا۔

Judges 8:20

Verse: And he said unto Jether his firstborn Up and slay them But the youth drew not his sword for he feared because he was yet a youth

  • English Explanation: Gideon asks his son to execute the kings to shame them, but the boy is too intimidated to act.

  • Urdu Explanation: جدعون نے اپنے بڑے بیٹے یتر کو انہیں قتل کرنے کا حکم دیا تاکہ دشمن کی تذلیل ہو، لیکن لڑکا ڈر گیا اور تلوار نہ نکالی۔

Judges 8:21

Verse: Then Zebah and Zalmunna said Rise thou and fall upon us for as the man is so is his strength And Gideon arose and slew Zebah and Zalmunna and took away the ornaments that were on their camels necks

  • English Explanation: The kings preferred to die at the hand of a mighty warrior like Gideon rather than a boy. Gideon executes them and takes the royal ornaments from their camels.

  • Urdu Explanation: بادشاہوں نے جدعون سے کہا کہ وہ خود انہیں قتل کرے کیونکہ ایک بہادر کا مقابلہ بہادر ہی کر سکتا ہے۔ جدعون نے انہیں قتل کیا اور ان کے اونٹوں کے زیورات لے لیے۔

Judges 8:22

Verse: Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon Rule thou over us both thou and thy son and thy sons son also for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian

  • English Explanation: The people tried to establish a monarchy, asking Gideon to start a dynasty because of his military success.

  • Urdu Explanation: بنی اسرائیل نے جدعون کی کامیابی دیکھ کر اسے اپنا بادشاہ بنانا چاہا اور خواہش ظاہر کی کہ اس کی نسل ان پر حکومت کرے۔

Judges 8:23

Verse: And Gideon said unto them I will not rule over you neither shall my son rule over you the LORD shall rule over you

  • English Explanation: Gideon gives a righteous response, reminding Israel that God is their only true King.

  • Urdu Explanation: جدعون نے انکار کر دیا اور کہا کہ نہ میں اور نہ میرا بیٹا تم پر حکومت کرے گا، بلکہ خدا ہی تمہارا حقیقی بادشاہ ہے۔

Judges 8:24

Verse: And Gideon said unto them I would desire a request of you that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey (For they had golden earrings because they were Ishmaelites)

  • English Explanation: While refusing the throne, Gideon asks for the gold earrings taken as plunder from the Ishmaelites (Midianites).

  • Urdu Explanation: بادشاہت سے انکار کے بعد، جدعون نے لوگوں سے مالِ غنیمت میں سے سونے کی بالیاں مانگیں جو انہوں نے مدیانیوں سے حاصل کی تھیں۔

Judges 8:25

Verse: And they answered We will willingly give them And they spread a garment and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey

  • English Explanation: The people happily agreed, casting their gold into a large cloth.

  • Urdu Explanation: لوگوں نے خوشی سے رضا مندی ظاہر کی اور ایک کپڑا بچھا کر اپنی حاصل کردہ بالیاں اس میں ڈال دیں۔

Judges 8:26

Verse: And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold beside ornaments and collars and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian and beside the chains that were about their camels necks

  • English Explanation: The amount was enormous (approx. 40-50 lbs of gold), showing the immense wealth the Midianite oppressors had carried.

  • Urdu Explanation: جمع شدہ سونے کا وزن تقریباً سترہ سو مثقال تھا، اس کے علاوہ شاہی لباس اور دیگر قیمتی زیورات بھی تھے۔

Judges 8:27

Verse: And Gideon made an ephod thereof and put it in his city even in Ophrah and all Israel went thither a whoring after it which thing became a snare unto Gideon and to his house

  • English Explanation: Gideon used the gold to make a religious garment (ephod). Though perhaps intended as a memorial, it became an idol that led Israel into false worship and ruined Gideon’s legacy.

  • Urdu Explanation: جدعون نے اس سونے سے ایک ‘افود’ (مذہبی لباس) بنایا، لیکن یہ بنی اسرائیل کے لیے بت پرستی کا ذریعہ بن گیا اور جدعون کے خاندان کے لیے زوال کا باعث بنا۔

Judges 8:28

Verse: Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel so that they lifted up their heads no more And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon

  • English Explanation: Despite the spiritual error, the military threat was gone. Israel enjoyed 40 years of peace during Gideon’s lifetime.

  • Urdu Explanation: مدیانیوں کی طاقت مکمل طور پر ختم ہو گئی اور جدعون کی زندگی میں چالیس سال تک ملک میں امن رہا۔

Judges 8:29

Verse: And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house

  • English Explanation: Gideon (Jerubbaal) retired to his private home, living as a private citizen rather than a king.

  • Urdu Explanation: یربعل (جدعون) جنگ کے بعد اپنے گھر جا کر رہنے لگا اور ایک عام زندگی گزاری۔

Judges 8:30

Verse: And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten for he had many wives

  • English Explanation: Gideon lived a life of luxury and followed the custom of the time by having many wives, resulting in 70 sons.

  • Urdu Explanation: جدعون کی کئی بیویاں تھیں جن سے اس کے ستر بیٹے پیدا ہوئے۔

Judges 8:31

Verse: And his concubine that was in Shechem she also bare him a son whose name he called Abimelech

  • English Explanation: He also had a son by a concubine in Shechem. He named him Abimelech, which ironically means “My father is king.”

  • Urdu Explanation: سکم میں اس کی ایک حرم سے بھی ایک بیٹا پیدا ہوا جس کا نام ابی ملک رکھا گیا۔

Judges 8:32

Verse: And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father in Ophrah of the Abiezrites

  • English Explanation: Gideon lived to a ripe old age and was buried with honor in his family tomb.

  • Urdu Explanation: جدعون نے لمبی عمر پائی اور وفات کے بعد اسے اس کے باپ کی قبر میں دفن کیا گیا۔

Judges 8:33

Verse: And it came to pass as soon as Gideon was dead that the children of Israel turned again and went a whoring after Baalim and made Baalberith their god

  • English Explanation: As soon as the leader was gone, Israel relapsed into idolatry, proving that their loyalty was to a man rather than to God.

  • Urdu Explanation: جیسے ہی جدعون کا انتقال ہوا، بنی اسرائیل پھر سے بت پرستی کی طرف لوٹ گئے اور ‘بعل بریت’ کو اپنا معبود بنا لیا۔