< 士师记 4 >

1 以笏死后,以色列人又行耶和华眼中看为恶的事,
And the sons of Israel again did the thing that was wicked in the sight of Yahweh, —when, Ehud, was dead.
2 耶和华就把他们付与在夏琐作王的迦南王耶宾手中;他的将军是西西拉,住在外邦人的夏罗设。
So Yahweh sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor, —now, the prince of his host, was Sisera, and, he, dwelt in Harosheth of the nations.
3 耶宾王有铁车九百辆。他大大欺压以色列人二十年,以色列人就呼求耶和华。
And the sons of Israel made outcry unto Yahweh, —for he had, nine hundred chariots of iron, and, he, oppressed the sons of Israel heavily, twenty years.
4 有一位女先知名叫底波拉,是拉比多的妻,当时作以色列的士师。
And, Deborah, a woman who was a prophetess, wife of Lapidoth, she, was judging Israel, at that time:
5 她住在以法莲山地拉玛和伯特利中间,在底波拉的棕树下。以色列人都上她那里去听判断。
she used to sit, therefore, under the palm-tree of Deborah, between Ramah and Bethel, in the hill country of Ephraim, —and the sons of Israel came up to her, for justice.
6 她打发人从拿弗他利的基低斯将亚比挪庵的儿子巴拉召了来,对他说:“耶和华—以色列的 神吩咐你说:‘你率领一万拿弗他利和西布伦人上他泊山去。
And she sent and called for Barak son of Abinoam, out of Kadesh-naphtali, —and said unto him—Hath not Yahweh God of Israel, commanded, —Come and draw towards Mount Tabor, and bring with thee—ten thousand men, of the sons of Naphtali, and of the sons of Zebulun;
7 我必使耶宾的将军西西拉率领他的车辆和全军往基顺河,到你那里去;我必将他交在你手中。’”
and I will draw unto thee, unto the torrent of Kishon, Sisera, prince of the host of Jabin, with his chariots, and with his multitude, —and will deliver him into thy hand?
8 巴拉说:“你若同我去,我就去;你若不同我去,我就不去。”
And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then will I go—but, if thou wilt not go with me, I will not go.
9 底波拉说:“我必与你同去,只是你在所行的路上得不着荣耀,因为耶和华要将西西拉交在一个妇人手里。”于是底波拉起来,与巴拉一同往基低斯去了。
And she said—I will, go, with thee; only, it shall not be, thine own honour, that shall arise from the journey which thou art about to take, for, into the hand of a woman, will Yahweh sell Sisera. So Deborah arose, and went with Barak, towards Kadesh.
10 巴拉就招聚西布伦人和拿弗他利人到基低斯,跟他上去的有一万人。底波拉也同他上去。
And Barak called together Zebulun and Naphtali, towards Kadesh, and there went up at his feet—ten thousand men, —and Deborah, went up with him.
11 摩西岳父何巴的后裔,基尼人希百曾离开基尼族,到靠近基低斯、撒拿音的橡树旁支搭帐棚。
Now, Heber the Kenite, had separated himself from the Kenites, even from the sons of Hobab, father-in-law of Moses, —and moved his tent as far as the oak of Zaanaim, which is near Kadesh.
12 有人告诉西西拉说:“亚比挪庵的儿子巴拉已经上他泊山了。”
And they told Sisera that Barak, son of Abinoam, had gone up to Mount Tabor.
13 西西拉就聚集所有的铁车九百辆和跟随他的全军,从外邦人的夏罗设出来,到了基顺河。
So Sisera called together all his chariots—nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, —from Harosheth of the nations, unto the torrent of Kishon.
14 底波拉对巴拉说:“你起来,今日就是耶和华将西西拉交在你手的日子。耶和华岂不在你前头行吗?”于是巴拉下了他泊山,跟随他有一万人。
Then said Deborah unto Barak—Up! for, this, is the day on which Yahweh hath delivered Sisera into thy hand, hath not, Yahweh, gone forth before thee? So Barak went down from Mount Tabor, with ten thousand men after him.
15 耶和华使西西拉和他一切车辆全军溃乱,在巴拉面前被刀杀败;西西拉下车步行逃跑。
And Yahweh put to flight Sisera and all the chariots and all the host, with the edge of the sword, before Barak, —so Sisera alighted from his chariot, and fled on foot.
16 巴拉追赶车辆、军队,直到外邦人的夏罗设。西西拉的全军都倒在刀下,没有留下一人。
Now, Barak, pursued the chariots, and the host, as far as Harosheth of the nations, —and all the host of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword, there was not left so much as one.
17 只有西西拉步行逃跑,到了基尼人希百之妻雅亿的帐棚,因为夏琐王耶宾与基尼人希百家和好。
Now, Sisera, had fled on foot, unto the tent of Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, for there was peace between Jabin, king of Hazer, and the house of Heber the Kenite.
18 雅亿出来迎接西西拉,对他说:“请我主进来,不要惧怕”;西西拉就进了她的帐棚。雅亿用被将他遮盖。
And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him: Turn aside, my lord, turn aside with me, do not fear. So he turned aside with her into the tent, and she threw over him a coverlet.
19 西西拉对雅亿说:“我渴了,求你给我一点水喝。”雅亿就打开皮袋,给他奶子喝,仍旧把他遮盖。
And he said unto her—Let me drink, I pray thee, a little water, for I am thirsty. So she opened the bottle of milk, and gave him to drink, and spread over him the coverlet.
20 西西拉又对雅亿说:“请你站在帐棚门口,若有人来问你说:‘有人在这里没有?’你就说:‘没有。’”
And he said unto her, Stand at the entrance of the tent, —and it shall be, if any man come and ask thee and say—Is there here a man? that thou shalt say, There is not.
21 西西拉疲乏沉睡。希百的妻雅亿取了帐棚的橛子,手里拿着锤子,轻悄悄地到他旁边,将橛子从他鬓边钉进去,钉入地里。西西拉就死了。
Then took Jael, wife of Heber, the tent-pin, and put the mallet in her hand, and went in unto him, softly, and smote the tent-pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground, —he being fast asleep and shrouded in darkness, and he died.
22 巴拉追赶西西拉的时候,雅亿出来迎接他说:“来吧,我将你所寻找的人给你看。”他就进入帐棚,看见西西拉已经死了,倒在地上,橛子还在他鬓中。
And lo! Barak—in pursuit of Sisera! So Jael went forth to meet him, and said unto him, Come and let me shew thee—the man whom thou art seeking. And he came in with her, and lo! Sisera—lying dead, with the tent-pin in his temples.
23 这样, 神使迦南王耶宾被以色列人制伏了。
Thus God subdued, on that day, Jabin king of Canaan, —before the sons of Israel.
24 从此以色列人的手越发有力,胜了迦南王耶宾,直到将他灭绝了。
And the hand of the sons of Israel went on, waxing more and more heavy upon Jabin king of Canaan, —until they had cut off Jabin king of Canaan.

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