Dommer 5
1 Da sang Debora og Barak, Abinoams Søn, denne Sang:
And Deborah singeth — also Barak son of Abinoam — on that day, saying: —
2 Frem stod Høvdinger i Israel, Folket gav villigt Møde, lover HERREN!
'For freeing freemen in Israel, For a people willingly offering themselves Bless ye Jehovah.
3 Hør, I Konger, lyt, I Fyrster: Synge vil jeg, synge for HERREN, lovsynge HERREN, Israels Gud!
Hear, ye kings; give ear, ye princes, I, to Jehovah, I — I do sing, I sing praise to Jehovah, 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;
Jehovah, in Thy going forth out of Seir, In Thy stepping out of the field of Edom, Earth trembled, also the heavens dropped, Also thick clouds dropped water.
5 Bjergene bæved for HERRENS Aasyn, for HERREN Israels Guds Aasyn!
Hills flowed from the face of Jehovah, This one — Sinai — From the face of Jehovah, 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 ways have ceased, And those going in the paths go [in] crooked ways.
7 der var ingen Fører i Israel mer, til jeg Debora stod frem, stod frem, en Moder i Israel.
Villages ceased in Israel — they ceased, Till that I arose — Deborah, That I arose, 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? —
He chooseth new gods, Then war [is] at the gates! A shield is not seen — and a spear Among forty thousand in Israel.
9 For Israels Førere slaar mit Hjerte, for de villige af Folket! Lover HERREN!
My heart [is] to the lawgivers of Israel, Who are offering themselves willingly among the people, Bless ye Jehovah!
10 I, som rider paa rødgraa Æsler, I, som sidder paa Tæpper, I, som færdes paa Vejene, syng!
Riders on white asses — Sitters on a long robe — And walkers by the way — meditate!
11 Hør, hvor de spiller mellem Vandtrugene! Der lovsynger de HERRENS Frelsesværk, hans Værk som Israels Fører. Da drog HERRENS Folk ned til Portene.
By the voice of shouters Between the places of drawing water, There they give out righteous acts of Jehovah, Righteous acts of His villages in Israel, Then ruled in the gates have the people of Jehovah.
12 Op, op, Debora, op, op, istem din Sang! Barak, staa op! Fang dig Fanger, du Abinoams Søn!
Awake, awake, Deborah; Awake, awake, utter a song; Rise, Barak, and take captive thy captivity, Son of Abinoam.
13 Da drog Israel ned som Helte, som vældige Krigere drog HERRENS Folk frem.
Then him who is left of the honourable ones He caused to rule the people of Jehovah, He caused me to rule among the mighty.
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;
Out of Ephraim their root [is] against Amalek. After thee, Benjamin, among thy peoples. Out of Machir came down lawgivers, And out of Zebulun those drawing with the reed of a writer.
15 Issakars Førere fulgte Debora, Naftali Baraks Spor, de fulgte ham ned i Dalen. Ved Rubens Bække var Betænkelighederne store.
And princes in Issachar [are] with Deborah, Yea, Issachar [is] right with Barak, Into the valley he was sent on his feet. In the divisions of Reuben, Great [are] the decrees of heart!
16 Hvorfor blev du mellem Foldene for at lytte til Hyrdernes Fløjter? Ved Rubens Bække var Betænkelighederne store!
Why hast thou abode between the boundaries, To hear lowings of herds? For the divisions of Reuben, Great [are] the 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 beyond the Jordan did tabernacle, And Dan — why doth he sojourn [in] ships? Asher hath abode at the haven of the seas, And by his creeks doth tabernacle.
18 Zebulon var et Folk, der vovede Livet, Naftali med paa Markens Høje.
Zebulun [is] a people who exposed its soul to death, Naphtali also — on high places of the field.
19 Kongerne kom, de kæmped; da kæmped Kana'ans Konger ved Ta'anak, ved Megiddos Vande — de fanged ej Sølv som Bytte!
Kings came — they fought; Then fought kings of Canaan, In Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; Gain of money they took not!
20 Fra Himmelen kæmped Stjernerne, fra deres Baner stred de mod Sisera!
From the heavens they fought: The stars from their highways fought with Sisera.
21 Kisjons Bæk rev dem bort, Kisjons Bæk, den ældgamle Bæk. Træd frem, min Sjæl, med Styrke!
The brook Kishon swept them away, The brook most ancient — the brook Kishon. Thou dost tread down strength, O my soul!
22 Da stampede Hestenes Hove under Heltenes jagende Fart.
Then broken were the horse-heels, By pransings — pransings of its 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 — said a messenger of Jehovah, Cursing, curse ye its inhabitants, For they came not to the help of Jehovah, To the help of Jehovah among the mighty!
24 Velsignet blandt Kvinder være Jael, Keniten Hebers Hustru, velsignet blandt Kvinder i Telte!
Blessed above women is Jael, Wife of Heber the Kenite, Above women in the tent she is blessed.
25 Han bad om Vand, hun gav ham Mælk, frembar Surmælk i kostbar Skaal.
Water he asked — milk she gave; In a lordly dish she brought near butter.
26 Med Haanden griber hun Pælen, med sin højre Arbejdshammeren, fælder Sisera, kløver hans Hoved, knuser, gennemborer hans Tinding.
Her hand to the pin she sendeth forth, And her right hand to the labourers' hammer, And she hammered Sisera — she smote his head, Yea, she smote, and it passed through his temple.
27 For hendes Fødder han segned og faldt; der, hvor han segned, der laa han fældet!
Between her feet he bowed — He fell, he lay down; Between her feet he bowed, he fell; Where he bowed, there he fell — destroyed.
28 Gennem Vinduet spejded Siseras Moder, gennem Gitteret stirred hun ud: »Hvi tøver hans Vogn med at komme? Hvi nøler hans Forspands Hovslag?«
Through the window she hath looked out — Yea, she crieth out — the mother of Sisera, Through the lattice: Wherefore is his chariot delaying to come? Wherefore tarried have the steps of his chariot?
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,
The wise ones, her princesses, answer her, Yea, she returneth her sayings to herself:
30 Bytte af spraglede Tøj er til Sisera, et broget Klæde eller to til hans Hals!«
Do they not find? — they apportion spoil, A female — two females — for every head, Spoil of finger-work for Sisera, Spoil of embroidered finger-work, Finger-work — a pair of embroidered things, For the necks of the spoil!
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 do all Thine enemies perish, O Jehovah, And those loving Him [are] As the going out of the sun in its might!' and the land resteth forty years.
