I no longtaim, ol Israel i givim baksait long Jehova na kirap lotuim ol giaman god. Inap 7-pela yia, ol Midia i stilim ol animal na bagarapim ol gaden bilong ol Israel. Bilong ranawe long ol Midia, ol Israel i save hait long ol maunten, na ol keiv. Ol i askim Jehova long seivim ol. So Jehova i salim ensel i go long wanpela yangpela man nem bilong em Gideon. Ensel i tok: ‘Jehova i makim yu long i stap wanpela strongpela man bilong pait.’ Gideon i askim: ‘Hau bai mi seivim Israel? Mi samting nating.’

Hau bai Gideon i save olsem Jehova i bin makim em? Em i putim sampela gras bilong sipsip long graun na tokim Jehova: ‘Long moning, sapos wara bilong nait i mekim na gras bilong sipsip i wet tasol graun i drai, bai mi save olsem yu laik mi seivim Israel.’ Neks moning, gras bilong sipsip i wet tasol graun i drai! Tasol bihain Gideon i askim gen long mekim gras bilong sipsip i drai na graun i raunim dispela gras i wet. Taim dispela i kamap, Gideon i bilip tru olsem Jehova i makim em. Em i bungim ol soldia long go pait long ol Midia.

 Jehova i tokim Gideon: ‘Mi bai helpim ol Israel long winim pait. Tasol yupela i gat planti soldia, na nogut yupela i ting yupela i winim dispela pait long strong bilong yupela yet. Tokim man husat i pret olsem em i mas go bek long ples.’ So 22,000 i go bek long ples, na 10,000 i stap. Bihain Jehova i tok: ‘I gat planti soldia i stap yet. Kisim ol i go long wara, na tokim ol long dring wara. Makim tasol ol soldia husat i was i stap long ol birua taim ol i dring wara.’ Na 300 man tasol i was i stap taim ol i dring. Jehova i promis olsem dispela liklik lain soldia bai pait na winim 135,000 soldia bilong ol Midia.

Long dispela nait, Jehova i tokim Gideon: ‘Nau em taim bilong i go pait long ol Midia!’ Gideon i givim ol kom bilong sipsip man na ol bikpela sospen i gat bombom long ol soldia. Em i tokim ol: ‘Lukluk long mi na bihainim stret samting mi mekim.’ Gideon i winim kom bilong sipsip, brukim sospen, weivim bombom na singaut: ‘Bainat bilong Jehova na bilong Gideon!’ Olgeta 300 man i mekim wankain. Ol Midia i pret na ranawe nabaut. Ol i stat long pait long ol yet. Long dispela taim, Jehova i helpim gen ol Israel long pait na winim ol birua.