Gideyon Yana Zaɓen Sojojinsa

Antonio Tempesta · 1613
National Gallery of Art, Washington

Antonio Tempesta, ɗan Florence wanda ya yi aiki a Roma, ya yi suna saboda bugu-bugu na yaƙe-yaƙe, farauta da dawakai. Wannan zanen ƙarfe shi ne faranti na 13 na jerin zane-zanensa na yaƙe-yaƙen Tsohon Alkawari; NGA ta ce takardarta ta 1613 ce. Sunansa na Latin, wanda aka yanke a nan, ya ce Gideyon yana gwada sojojinsa ta yadda suke shan ruwa.

Gideyon, sanye da hular kwano mai gashin tsuntsu a kan farin doki, yana nuna wani soja da yake sha daga hannunsa. A bakin kogin wasu sun durƙusa sun sa fuskokinsu a ruwan. Babbar runduna ta cika ɗaya gaɓar, da raƙuma a kan tudun.

Daga rubutun

An kai mutanen cikin ruwa (Mahukunta 7:5)

Maza da “suka tanɗi ruwa kamar kare”, da maza da “suka durƙusa suka sha ruwan” (Mahukunta 7:5–6)

Raƙuman sansanin da ke can (Mahukunta 7:12)

Na mai zanen kansa

Gideyon a matsayin janar a kan doki na zamanin Tempesta

Tutoci, dogayen māsu da sojoji sanye da rawuna

Fili mai faɗi na kogi da rundunoni a jere

Dawakan, abin da Tempesta ya fi ƙwarewa a kai

Bayanai dalla-dalla

Gideyon

Wani shugaba sanye da hular kwano mai gashin tsuntsu yana nuni daga kan dokinsa.

Daga hannu

Wani soja yana kai ruwa bakinsa a hannunsa.

Durƙusawa don sha

Maza sun durƙusa sun sa fuskokinsu ƙasa a ruwan.

Raƙuma

Raƙuma suna tsaye a kan tudun a gefen rundunar.

Rundunar

Layukan sojoji riƙe da māsu da tutoci sun cika ɗaya gaɓar.

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Ayoyin

Mah 7:4–7Amma Ubangiji ya ce wa Gideyon, “Har yanzu mutanen sun yi yawa. Ka kai cikin ruwa, in kuma tankaɗe maka su a can. In na ce, ‘Wannan zai tafi da kai,’ to, zai tafi; amma in na ce, ‘Wannan ba zai tafi da kai ba,’ to, ba zai tafi ba.” Saboda haka Gideyon ya kai mutanen cikin ruwa. A can Ubangiji ya ce masa, “Ka ware waɗanda suka tanɗi ruwa kamar kare daga waɗanda suka durƙusa suka sha ruwan.” Mutum ɗari uku sun tanɗi ruwa, dukan sauran kuwa suka durƙusa suka sha ruwan. Sai Ubangiji ya ce wa Gideyon, “Da mutum ɗari uku ɗin nan da suka tanɗi ruwa, zan cece ka in kuma ba da Midiyawa a hannuwanku. Ka bar sauran mutane su tafi kowa zuwa wurinsa.”