Listen for the sound of marching in the tops of the trees. Then move out to fight. The sound will mean that I have gone out in front of you. I will strike down the Philistine army.”

你听见桑树梢上有脚步的声音，就要出战，因为神已经在你前头去攻打非利士人的军队。”

你听见桑树梢上有脚步的声音，那时你就要出战，因为上帝已经出去，在你前头攻打非利士人的军队了。”

你听见桑树梢上有脚步的声音，那时你就要出战，因为神已经出去，在你前头攻打非利士人的军队了。”

当你听见桑树梢上响起脚步声时，就要进攻，因为那表示耶和华已在你前头去攻击非利士的军队了。”

你一听见桑林树梢上有脚步的声音，就要出战，因为神已经在你前面出去击杀非利士人的军队了。”

你聽見桑樹梢上有腳步的聲音，就要出戰，因為神已經在你前頭去攻打非利士人的軍隊。」

你聽見桑樹梢上有腳步的聲音，那時你就要出戰，因為上帝已經出去，在你前頭攻打非利士人的軍隊了。」

你聽見桑樹梢上有腳步的聲音，那時你就要出戰，因為神已經出去，在你前頭攻打非利士人的軍隊了。」

當你聽見桑樹梢上響起腳步聲時，就要進攻，因為那表示耶和華已在你前頭去攻擊非利士的軍隊了。」

你一聽見桑林樹梢上有腳步的聲音，就要出戰，因為神已經在你前面出去擊殺非利士人的軍隊了。”

你一聽見桑樹梢上有腳步聲，就要出戰，因為上帝已在你前頭出去攻擊非利士人的軍兵了。』

聞桑杪有步履之聲、則出戰、蓋上帝先爾而行、擊非利士軍旅、

如聞步履之聲、出於桑杪、則當速戰、蓋上帝已先爾而行、擊非利士人軍旅、

爾聞桑樹杪有步履聲、爾即出戰、因其時、天主已先爾而行、擊非利士人之軍旅、

As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the poplar trees, move out to battle, because that will mean God has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army.”

And when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to strike down the army of the Philistines.”

When you hear a sound like marching feet in the tops of the poplar trees, go out and attack! That will be the signal that God is moving ahead of you to strike down the Philistine army.”

When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then go out to battle, for God will have gone out ahead of you to strike down the army of the Philistines.”

When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the baka shrubs, then you shall go out to battle, for God will have gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines.”

And it shall be, when you hear a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”

And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry- trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle; for God is gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.

When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then march out to battle, for God will have marched out ahead of you to attack the camp of the Philistines.”

And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees,[ that] then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.

When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the trees, then attack. For at that moment the LORD is going before you to strike down the army of the Philistines.”

When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then go out to battle; for God has gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines.”

Listen! I hear a noise in the mountains. It sounds like a huge crowd. Listen! I hear a loud noise among the kingdoms. It sounds like nations gathering together. The Lord who rules over all is bringing an army together for war.

Suddenly a sound came from heaven. It was like a strong wind blowing. It filled the whole house where they were sitting.

My dear friends, you have always obeyed God. You obeyed while I was with you. And you have obeyed even more while I am not with you. So continue to work out your own salvation. Do it with fear and trembling.God is working in you. He wants your plans and your acts to fulfill his good purpose.

During that night the Lord said to Gideon,“ Get up. Go down against the camp. I am going to hand it over to you.

Then Deborah said to Barak,“ Go! Today the Lord will hand Sisera over to you. Hasn’t the Lord gone ahead of you?” So Barak went down Mount Tabor. His 10,000 men followed him.

Listen! I will send him news from his own country. It will make him want to return home. There I will have him killed by a sword.” ’ ”

Suppose they say to us,‘ Wait there until we come to you.’ Then we’ll stay where we are. We won’t go up to them.But suppose they say,‘ Come up to us.’ Then we’ll climb up. That will show us that the Lord has handed them over to us.”So Jonathan and the young man let the soldiers in the Philistine camp see them.“ Look!” said the Philistines.“ Some of the Hebrews are crawling out of the holes they were hiding in.”The men in the Philistine camp shouted to Jonathan and the young man carrying his armor. They said,“ Come on up here. We’ll teach you a thing or two.” So Jonathan said to the young man,“ Climb up after me. The Lord has handed them over to Israel.”Using his hands and feet, Jonathan climbed up. The young man was right behind him. Jonathan struck down the Philistines. The young man followed him and killed those who were still alive.In that first attack, Jonathan and the young man killed about 20 men. They did it in an area of about half an acre.Then panic struck the whole Philistine army. It struck those who were in the camp and those in the field. It struck those who were at the edge of the camp. It also struck those who were in the groups that had been sent out to attack Israel. The ground shook. It was a panic that God had sent.Saul’s lookouts at Gibeah in the land of Benjamin saw what was happening. They saw the Philistine army melting away in all directions.Then Saul spoke to the men with him. He said,“ Bring the troops together. See who has left our camp.” When they did, they discovered that Jonathan and the young man carrying his armor weren’t there.Saul said to Ahijah the priest,“ Bring the ark of God.” At that time it was with the Israelites.While Saul was talking to the priest, the noise in the Philistine camp got louder and louder. So Saul said to the priest,“ Stop what you are doing.”Then Saul and all his men gathered together. They went to the battle. They saw that the Philistines were in total disorder. They were striking one another with their swords.At an earlier time some of the Hebrews had been on the side of the Philistines. They had gone up with them to their camp. But now they changed sides. They joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.Some of the Israelites had hidden in the hill country of Ephraim. They heard that the Philistines were running away. They quickly joined the battle and chased after them.

“‘ Some of you will be left in the lands of your enemies. I will fill your hearts with fear. The sound of a leaf blown by the wind will scare you away. You will run as if you were escaping from swords. You will fall down, even though no one is chasing you.

“ Cyrus is my anointed king. I take hold of his right hand. I give him the power to bring nations under his control. I help him strip kings of their power to go to war against him. I break city gates open so he can go through them. I say to him,‘ I will march out ahead of you. I will make the mountains level. I will break down bronze gates. I will cut through their heavy iron bars.

Gideon heard the man explain what the dream meant. Then Gideon bowed down and worshiped. He returned to the camp of Israel. He called out,“ Get up! The Lord has handed the Midianites over to you.”

“ People of Jacob, I will gather all of you. I will bring together you who are still left alive in Israel. I will gather you together like sheep in a pen. You will be like a flock in its grasslands. Your country will be filled with people.I will open the way for you to return. I will march in front of you. You will break through the city gates and go free. I am your King. I will pass through the gates in front of you. I, the Lord, will lead the way.”

The Lord had caused the soldiers of Aram to hear a noise. It sounded like chariots and horses and a huge army. So the soldiers said to one another,“ Listen! The king of Israel has hired the Hittite and Egyptian kings. He has paid them to attack us!”