Gideon said to God,“ You promised you would use me to save Israel.

基甸对神说：“你若果照着所说的话，藉我手拯救以色列人，

基甸对上帝说：“你如果真的照你所说的，藉我的手拯救以色列，

基甸对神说：“你如果真的照你所说的，藉我的手拯救以色列，

基甸对上帝说：“若如你所言，你要用我去拯救以色列人，

基甸对神说：“如果你按着你所说的，要藉着我的手拯救以色列人；

基甸對神說：「你若果照着所說的話，藉我手拯救以色列人，

基甸對上帝說：「你如果真的照你所說的，藉我的手拯救以色列，

基甸對神說：「你如果真的照你所說的，藉我的手拯救以色列，

基甸對上帝說：「若如你所言，你要用我去拯救以色列人，

基甸對神說：“如果你按著你所說的，要藉著我的手拯救以色列人；

基甸對上帝說：『你如果照你所說的要藉着我的手來拯救以色列，

基甸謂上帝曰、如爾果循所言、假我手而拯以色列人、

其田求上帝曰、爾嘗有言、必假手於我、援以色列族。

基甸禱天主曰、主若果藉我手拯以色列人、循主所許、

Gideon said to God,“ If you will save Israel by my hand as you have promised—

Then Gideon said to God,“ If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said,

Then Gideon said to God,“ If you are truly going to use me to rescue Israel as you promised,

Then Gideon said to God,“ If you will deliver Israel by me, as you said,

Then Gideon said to God,“ If You are going to save Israel through me, as You have spoken,

So Gideon said to God,“ If You will save Israel by my hand as You have said—

And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast spoken,

Then Gideon said to God,“ If You will deliver Israel by my hand, as You said,

And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,

Gideon said to God,“ If you really intend to use me to deliver Israel, as you promised, then give me a sign as proof.

Gideon said to God,“ If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken,

The Lord turned to Gideon. He said to him,“ You are strong. Go and save Israel from the power of Midian. I am sending you.”

A father is tender and kind to his children. In the same way, the Lord is tender and kind to those who have respect for him.He knows what we are made of. He remembers that we are dust.

Moses answered,“ What if the elders of Israel won’t believe me? What if they won’t listen to me? Suppose they say,‘ The Lord didn’t appear to you.’ Then what should I do?”The Lord said to him,“ What do you have in your hand?”“ A walking stick,” he said.The Lord said,“ Throw it on the ground.” So Moses threw it on the ground. It turned into a snake. He ran away from it.Then the Lord said to Moses,“ Reach your hand out. Take the snake by the tail.” So he reached out and grabbed the snake. It turned back into a walking stick in his hand.The Lord said,“ When they see this sign, they will believe that I appeared to you. I am the Lord, the God of their fathers. I am the God of Abraham. I am the God of Isaac. And I am the God of Jacob.”Then the Lord said,“ Put your hand inside your coat.” So Moses put his hand inside his coat. When he took it out, the skin had become as white as snow. His hand was covered with a skin disease.“ Now put it back into your coat,” the Lord said. So Moses put his hand back into his coat. When he took it out, the skin was healthy again. His hand was like the rest of his skin.Then the Lord said,“ Suppose they do not believe you or pay attention to the first sign. Then maybe they will believe the second one.But suppose they do not believe either sign. Suppose they will not listen to you. Then get some water from the Nile River. Pour it on the dry ground. The water you take from the river will turn into blood on the ground.”

Isaiah answered,“ The Lord will do what he has promised. Here is his sign to you. Do you want the shadow the sun makes to go forward ten steps? Or do you want it to go back ten steps?”

The Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus. They asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

Gideon replied,“ If you are pleased with me, give me a special sign. Then I’ll know that it’s really you talking to me.Please don’t go away until I come back. I’ll bring my offering and set it down in front of you.” The Lord said,“ I will wait until you return.”Gideon went inside and prepared a young goat. From 36 pounds of flour he made bread without using yeast. He put the meat in a basket. In a pot he put soup made from the meat. Then he brought all of it and offered it to the Lord under the oak tree.The angel of God said to Gideon,“ Take the meat and the bread. Place them on this rock. Then pour out the soup.” So Gideon did it.