Dommer 5
1 Da sang Debora og Barak, Abinoams Søn, denne Sang:
On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
2 Frem stod Høvdinger i Israel, Folket gav villigt Møde, lover HERREN!
“When the leaders take the lead in Israel, when the people gladly volunteer for war— we praise Yahweh!
3 Hør, I Konger, lyt, I Fyrster: Synge vil jeg, synge for HERREN, lovsynge HERREN, Israels Gud!
Listen, you kings! Pay attention, you leaders! I, I will sing to Yahweh; I will sing praises to Yahweh, the God of Israel.
4 HERRE, da du brød op fra Se'ir, skred frem fra Edoms Mark, da rystede Jorden, Himmelen drypped, Skyerne drypped af Vand;
Yahweh, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from Edom, the earth shook, and the skies also trembled; also the clouds poured down water.
5 Bjergene bæved for HERRENS Aasyn, for HERREN Israels Guds Aasyn!
The mountains quaked before the face of Yahweh; even Mount Sinai quaked before the face of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
6 I Sjamgars, Anats Søns, Dage, i Jaels Dage laa Vejene øde, vejfarende sneg sig ad afsides Stier;
In the days of Shamgar (son of Anath), in the days of Jael, the main roads were abandoned, and those who walked only used the winding paths.
7 der var ingen Fører i Israel mer, til jeg Debora stod frem, stod frem, en Moder i Israel.
There were few rural people in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose—arose as a mother in Israel!
8 Ofre til Gud hørte op, med Bygbrødet fik det en Ende. Saa man vel Skjold eller Spyd hos Israels fyrretyve Tusind? —
When they chose new gods, there was fighting at the city gates and yet there were no shields or spears seen among forty thousand in Israel.
9 For Israels Førere slaar mit Hjerte, for de villige af Folket! Lover HERREN!
My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel, along with the people who gladly volunteered— we bless Yahweh for them!
10 I, som rider paa rødgraa Æsler, I, som sidder paa Tæpper, I, som færdes paa Vejene, syng!
Think about this—you who ride on white donkeys sitting on rugs for saddles, and you who walk along the road.
11 Hør, hvor de spiller mellem Vandtrugene! Der lovsynger de HERRENS Frelsesværk, hans Værk som Israels Fører. Da drog HERRENS Folk ned til Portene.
Hear the voices of those who sing at the watering places. There they tell again of Yahweh's righteous deeds, and the righteous actions of his warriors in Israel. Then the people of Yahweh went down to the city gates.
12 Op, op, Debora, op, op, istem din Sang! Barak, staa op! Fang dig Fanger, du Abinoams Søn!
Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Get up, Barak, and capture your prisoners, you son of Abinoam.
13 Da drog Israel ned som Helte, som vældige Krigere drog HERRENS Folk frem.
Then the survivors came down to the nobles; the people of Yahweh came down to me with the warriors.
14 Fra Efraim steg de ned i Dalen, din Broder Benjamin var blandt dine Skarer. Fra Makir drog Høvedsmænd ned, fra Zebulon de, der bar Herskerstav;
They came from Ephraim, whose root is in Amalek; the people of Benjamin followed you. From Machir commanders came down, and from Zebulun those who carry an officer's staff.
15 Issakars Førere fulgte Debora, Naftali Baraks Spor, de fulgte ham ned i Dalen. Ved Rubens Bække var Betænkelighederne store.
My princes in Issachar were with Deborah; and Issachar was with Barak rushing after him into the valley under his command. Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
16 Hvorfor blev du mellem Foldene for at lytte til Hyrdernes Fløjter? Ved Rubens Bække var Betænkelighederne store!
Why did you sit between the fireplaces, listening to the shepherds playing their pipes for their flocks? As for the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
17 Gilead blev paa hin Side Jordan, og Dan, hvi søgte han fremmed Hyre? Aser sad stille ved Havets Strand; han blev ved sine Vige.
Gilead stayed on the other side of the Jordan; and Dan, why did he wander about on ships? Asher remained on the coast and lived close to his harbors.
18 Zebulon var et Folk, der vovede Livet, Naftali med paa Markens Høje.
Zebulun was a tribe who would risk their lives to the point of death, and Naphtali, also, on the field of battle.
19 Kongerne kom, de kæmped; da kæmped Kana'ans Konger ved Ta'anak, ved Megiddos Vande — de fanged ej Sølv som Bytte!
The kings came, they fought; the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo. But they took away no silver as plunder.
20 Fra Himmelen kæmped Stjernerne, fra deres Baner stred de mod Sisera!
From heaven the stars fought, from their paths across the heavens they fought against Sisera.
21 Kisjons Bæk rev dem bort, Kisjons Bæk, den ældgamle Bæk. Træd frem, min Sjæl, med Styrke!
The Kishon River swept them away, that old river, the Kishon River. March on my soul, be strong!
22 Da stampede Hestenes Hove under Heltenes jagende Fart.
Then came the sound of horses' hooves— galloping, the galloping of his mighty ones.
23 »Forband«, sagde HERRENS Engel »forband Meroz og dem, der bor deri! fordi de ikke kom HERREN til Hjælp — kom HERREN til Hjælp som Helte!«
'Curse Meroz!' says the angel of Yahweh. 'Surely curse its inhabitants!— because they did not come to help Yahweh— to help Yahweh in the battle against the mighty warriors.'
24 Velsignet blandt Kvinder være Jael, Keniten Hebers Hustru, velsignet blandt Kvinder i Telte!
Jael is blessed more than all other women, Jael (the wife of Heber the Kenite), she is more blessed than all the women who live in tents.
25 Han bad om Vand, hun gav ham Mælk, frembar Surmælk i kostbar Skaal.
The man asked for water, and she gave him milk; she brought him butter in a dish fit for princes.
26 Med Haanden griber hun Pælen, med sin højre Arbejdshammeren, fælder Sisera, kløver hans Hoved, knuser, gennemborer hans Tinding.
She put her hand to the tent peg, and her right hand to the workman's hammer; with the hammer she struck Sisera, she crushed his head. She smashed his skull into pieces when she pierced him through the side of his head.
27 For hendes Fødder han segned og faldt; der, hvor han segned, der laa han fældet!
He collapsed between her feet, he fell and he lay there. Between her feet he fell limp. The place he collapsed is where he was violently killed.
28 Gennem Vinduet spejded Siseras Moder, gennem Gitteret stirred hun ud: »Hvi tøver hans Vogn med at komme? Hvi nøler hans Forspands Hovslag?«
Out of a window she looked— the mother of Sisera looked through the lattice and she called out in sadness, 'Why has it taken his chariot so long to come? Why have the hoofbeats of the horses that pull his chariots been delayed?'
29 Da svarer den klogeste af hendes Fruer, og selv hun giver sig samme Svar: »Sikkert de deler det vundne Bytte, en Pige eller to til Mands,
Her wisest princesses replied, and she gave herself the same answer:
30 Bytte af spraglede Tøj er til Sisera, et broget Klæde eller to til hans Hals!«
'Have they not found and divided up the plunder? —A womb, two wombs for every man; the plunder of dyed fabric for Sisera, the plunder of dyed fabric embroidered, two pieces of dyed fabric embroidered for the necks of those who plunder?'
31 Saaledes skal alle dine Fjender forgaa, HERRE, men de, der elsker dig, skal være, som naar Sol gaar op i sin Vælde! Derpaa havde Landet Ro i fyrretyve Aar.
So may all your enemies perish, Yahweh! But your friends be like the sun when it rises in its might.” Then the land had peace for forty years.
