Dommer 5
1 Da sang Debora og Barnk, Abinoams Søn, denne Sang:
Then sang Deborah and Barak, the son of Abinoam, on that day, saying,
2 Frem stod Høvdinger i Israel, Folket gav villigt Møde, lover HERREN!
For that leaders led in Israel, For that the people willingly offered themselves, Bless 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, [even] I, will sing to Jehovah; I will hymn to Jehovah the God of Israel.
4 HERRE, da du brød op fra Seir, skred frem fra Edoms Mark, da rystede Jorden, Himmelen drypped, Skyerne drypped af Vand;
Jehovah, when thou wentest forth from Seir, When thou marchedst out of the fields of Edom, The earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, Yea, the clouds dropped water.
5 Bjergene bæved for HERRENs Åsyn, for HERREN Israels Guds Åsyn!
The mountains quaked before the face of Jehovah, That Sinai, from before Jehovah the God of Israel.
6 I Sjamgars, Anats Søns, Dage, i Jaels Dage lå Vejene øde, vejfarende sneg sig ad afsides Stier;
In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, The roads were unused, and the travellers on highways went by crooked paths.
7 der var ingen Fører i Israel mer, til jeg Debora stod frem, stod frem, en Moder i Israel.
The villages ceased in Israel, Ceased until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel.
8 Ofre til Gud hørte op, med Bygbrødet fik det en Ende. Så man vel Skjold eller Spyd hos Israels fyrretyve Tusind?
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
9 For Israels Førere slår mit Hjerte, for de villige af Folket! Lover HERREN!
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Jehovah!
10 I, som rider på rødgrå Æsler, I, som sidder på Tæpper, I, som færdes på Vejene, syng!
Ye that ride on white she-asses, ye that sit on carpets, and ye that walk by the way, consider.
11 Hør, hvor de spiller mellem Vandtrugene! Der lovsynger de HERRENs Frelsesværk, hans Værk som Israels Fører. Da drog HERRENs Folk ned til Portene.
Because of the voice of those who divide [the spoil] in the midst of the places of drawing water; There they rehearse the righteous acts of Jehovah, His righteous acts toward his villages in Israel. Then the people of Jehovah went down to the gates.
12 Op, op, Debora, op, op, istem din Sang! Barak, stå op! Fang dig Fanger, du Abinoams Søn!
Awake, awake, Deborah! awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and lead captive thy captives, thou son of Abinoam!
13 Da drog Israel ned som Helte, som vældige Krigere drog HERRENs Folk frem.
Then come down, thou, the remnant of nobles, [as his] people; Jehovah! come down with me in the midst of the mighty ones.
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 [came] those whose root was in Amalek; After thee was Benjamin among thy peoples. Out of Machir came down governors, And out of Zebulun they that handled the staff of the ruler.
15 Issakars Førere fulgte Debora, Naftali Baraks Spor, de fulgte ham ned i Dalen. Ved Rubens Bække var Betænkelighederne store.
And the princes in Issachar were with Deborah; And Issachar, like Barak; They were sent into the valley at his feet. In the divisions of Reuben there were great resolves of heart!
16 Hvorfor blev du mellem Foldene for at lytte til Hyrdernes Fløjter? Ved Rubens Bække var Betænkelighederne store!
Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, To hear the bleating of the flocks? In the divisions of Reuben there were great deliberations of heart!
17 Gilead blev på hin Side Jordan, og Dan, hvi søgte han fremmed Hyre? Aser sad stille ved Havets Strand; han blev ved sine Vige.
Gilead abode beyond Jordan; And Dan, why did he remain in ships? Asher sat on the sea-shore, And abode in his creeks.
18 Zebulon var et Folk, der vovede Livet, Naftali med på Markens Høje.
Zebulun is a people [that] jeoparded their lives unto death, Naphtali also, on the 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 the kings of Canaan; At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; They took no spoil of silver.
20 Fra Himmelen kæmped Stjernerne, fra deres Baner stred de mod Sisera!
From heaven was the fight; The stars from their courses fought with Sisera.
21 Kisjon Bæk rev dem bort, Kisjons Bæk, den ældgamle Bæk. Træd frem, min Sjæl, med Styrke!
The torrent of Kishon swept them away, That ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon. My soul, thou hast trodden down strength!
22 Da stampede Hestenes Hove under Heltenes jagende Fart.
Then did the horse-hoofs clatter with the coursings, The coursings of their steeds.
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, saith the Angel of Jehovah; Curse, curse the inhabitants thereof; 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 shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, Blessed above women in the tent!
25 Han bad om Vand, hun gav ham Mælk, frembar Surmælk i kostbar Skål.
He asked water, she gave milk; In the nobles' bowl she brought forth cream.
26 Med Hånden griber hun Pælen, med sin højre Arbejdshammeren, fælder Sisera, kløver hans Hoved, knuser, gennemborer hans Tinding.
She put her hand to the tent-pin, And her right hand to the workmen's hammer; And she smote Sisera, she struck through his head, Shattered and pierced through his temples.
27 For hendes Fødder han segned og faldt; der, hvor han segned, der lå 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, overcome.
28 Gennem Vinduet spejded Siseras Moder, gennem Gitteret stirred hun ud: "Hvi tøver hans Vogn med at komme? Hvi nøler hans Forspands Hovslag?"
Them other of Sisera looketh out at the window, And crieth through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the trampings of his chariots?
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 amongst her ladies answer [her], Yea, she returneth answer to herself,
30 Bytte af spraglede Tøj er til Sisera, et broget Klæde eller to til hans Hals!"
Have they not found, divided the booty, A damsel, two damsels, to each? A booty of dyed stuffs for Sisera, A booty of dyed stuffs of embroidery, Dyed stuff of double embroidery for the neck of a spoiler?
31 Således skal alle dine Fjender forgå, HERRE, men de, der elsker dig, skal være, som når Sol går op i sin Vælde! Derpå havde Landet Ro i fyrretyve År.
So let all thine enemies perish, Jehovah! But let them that love him be as the rising of the sun in its might. And the land had rest forty years.
