Dommer 4
1 Men da Ehud var død, blev Israeliterne ved at gøre, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne.
And the children of Israel again did the evil in the eyes of the Lord, when Ehud was dead.
2 Derfor gav han dem til Pris, for Kana'anæerkongen Jabin, som herskede i Hazor; hans Hærfører var Sisera, som boede i Harosjet-Haggojim.
And the Lord sold them into the hand of Yabin the king of Canaan, that reigned in Chazor; and the captain of his army was Sissera, who dwelt in Charosheth-hagoyim.
3 Da raabte Israeliterne til HERREN. Thi Jabin havde 900 Jernvogne, og han trængte Israeliterne haardt i tyve Aar.
And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and he oppressed the children of Israel with might twenty years.
4 Profetinden Debora, Lappidots Hustru, var paa den Tid Dommer i Israel;
And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, —she judged Israel at that time.
5 hun sad under Deborapalmen imellem Rama og Betel i Efraims Bjerge, og Israeliterne drog op til hende med deres Retstrætter.
And she held her sitting under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el on the mountain of Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
6 Hun sendte nu Bud efter Barak, Abinoams Søn fra Kedesj i Naftali, og sagde til ham: »Har ikke HERREN, Israels Gud, budt: Bryd op, drag hen paa Tabors Bjerg og tag 10 000 Mand af Naftali og Zebulon med dig;
And she sent and called Barak the son of Abino'am out of Kedesh-naphtali; and she said unto him, Behold, the Lord the God of Israel hath commanded, Go and lead on toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun.
7 saa skal jeg drage Jabins Hærfører Sisera med hans Vogne og Hærstyrke hen til dig ved Kisjonbækken og give ham i din Haand!«
And I will draw unto thee, to the brook Kishon, Sissera, the captain of Yabin's army, and his chariots and his multitude; and I will give him up into thy hand.
8 Barak svarede hende: »Hvis du vil gaa med, vil jeg gaa; men hvis du ikke gaar med, gaar jeg ikke!«
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 Da sagde hun: »Vel, jeg gaar med, men saa faar du ikke Æren af den Færd, du begiver dig ud paa, thi HERREN vil overgive Sisera i en Kvindes Haand!« Saa brød Debora op og drog af Sted til Kedesj med Barak.
And she said, I will indeed go with thee; nevertheless it will not be for thy honor, on the way which thou goest; for into the hand of a woman will the Lord deliver Sissera; and Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
10 Barak stævnede nu Zebulon og Naftali sammen i Kedesj, og 10 000 Mand fulgte med ham derop; ogsaa Debora gik med. —
And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali together to Kedesh; and there went up in his train ten thousand men; also Deborah went up with him.
11 Men Keniten Heber havde skilt sig fra Keniterne, Moses's Svigerfader Hobabs Sønner, og slaaet Telt i Egnen hen imod Elon-Beza'anannim ved Kedesj.
Now Cheber the Kenite had severed himself from the Kenites, from the children of Chobab the father-in-law of Moses; and he had pitched his tent as far as Elon-beza'anannim, which is near Kedesh.
12 Da Sisera fik Melding om, at Barak, Abinoams Søn, var draget op paa Tabors Bjerg,
And they told Sissera that Barak the son of Abino'am was gone up to mount Tabor.
13 stævnede han alle sine Stridsvogne, 900 jernbeslagne Vogne, og hele sin Krigsstyrke fra Harosjet Haggojim til Kisjonbækken.
And Sissera called together all his chariots, nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Charosheth-hagoyim unto the brook Kishon.
14 Da sagde Debora til Barak: »Bryd nu op! Thi det er i Dag. HERREN vil give Sisera i din Haand. Er HERREN ikke draget foran dig?« Barak steg da ned fra Tabors Bjerg, fulgt af de 10 000 Mand.
And Deborah said unto Barak, Up! for this is the day on which the Lord hath given Sissera into thy hand; behold, the Lord is gone out before thee: so Barak went down from mount Tabor, with ten thousand men after him.
15 Og foran Barak bragte HERREN Uorden iblandt alle Siseras Stridsvogne og i hele hans Hær. Sisera sprang af sin Vogn og flygtede til Fods;
And the Lord confounded Sissera, and all his chariots, and all his army, with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sissera alighted from his chariot, and fled away on foot.
16 men Barak satte efter Vognene og Hæren lige til Harosjet Haggojim, og hele Siseras Hær faldt for Sværdet, ikke een blev tilbage.
And Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the army, unto Charosheth-hagoyim: and all the army of Sissera fell by the edge of the sword; there was not left even one.
17 Sisera var imidlertid flygtet til Fods til Keniten Hebers Hustru Jaels Telt, thi der var Fred imellem Kong Jabin af Hazor og Keniten Hebers Slægt.
But Sissera had fled away on foot to the tent of Ja'el the wife of Cheber the Kenite; for there was peace between Yabin the king of Chazor and the house of Cheber the Kenite.
18 Da gik Jael Sisera i Møde og sagde til ham: »Tag dog ind hos mig, Herre, du har intet at frygte!« Han tog da ind i Teltet hos hende, og hun dækkede ham til med et Tæppe.
And Ja'el went out to meet Sissera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in unto me, fear not: and he turned in unto her into the tent, and she covered him with a blanket.
19 Og han sagde til hende: »Giv mig lidt Vand at drikke, thi jeg er tørstig!« Da aabnede hun Mælkesækken og gav ham at drikke og dækkede ham atter til.
And he said unto her, Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water; for I am thirsty: and she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him to drink, and covered him up.
20 Saa sagde han til hende: »Stil dig hen i Teltdøren, og hvis der kommer en og spørger, om der er nogen herinde, saa sig nej!«
And he said unto her, Stand at the door of the tent; and it shall be, that, when any man should come and ask of thee, and say, Is there any man here? thou shalt say, No.
21 Men Jael, Hebers Hustru, greb en Teltpæl og tog en Hammer i Haanden, listede sig ind til ham og slog Pælen igennem hans Tinding, saa den trængte ned i Jorden; thi han var faldet i dyb Søvn, træt som han var; saaledes døde han.
And Ja'el the wife of Cheber took thereupon the nail of the tent, and placed a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and struck the nail into his temple, and it became fastened in the ground; but he was fast asleep and weary; so he died.
22 Og se, Barak, søm forfulgte Sisera, kom forbi. Da gik Jael ham i Møde og sagde til ham: »Kom, jeg skal vise dig den Mand, du søger efter!« Saa kom han ind til hende. Og se, der laa Sisera død med Teltpælen gennem Tindingen.
And, behold, Barak came in pursuit of Sissera, and Ja'el came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou art seeking: and he came to her, and behold, Sissera was lying dead, with the nail in his temple.
23 Saaledes lod Gud paa den Dag Kana'anæerkongen Jabin bukke under for Israeliterne;
So did God humble on that day Yabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel.
24 og Israeliternes Haand faldt haardere og haardere paa Kana'anæerkongen Jabin, til de fik ham tilintetgjort.
And the hand of the children of Israel became constantly heavier upon Yabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Yabin the king of Canaan.
