Judges 5
1 At that time Deborah and Barak, the son of Abinoam, made this song, saying:
Da sang Debora og Barnk, Abinoams Søn, denne Sang:
2 Because of the flowing hair of the fighters in Israel, because the people gave themselves freely, give praise to the Lord.
Frem stod Høvdinger i Israel, Folket gav villigt Møde, lover HERREN!
3 Give attention, O kings; give ear, O rulers; I, even I, will make a song to the Lord; I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel.
Hør, I Konger, lyt, I Fyrster: Synge vil jeg, synge for HERREN, lovsynge HERREN, Israels Gud!
4 Lord, when you went out from Seir, moving like an army from the field of Edom, the earth was shaking and the heavens were troubled, and the clouds were dropping water.
HERRE, da du brød op fra Seir, skred frem fra Edoms Mark, da rystede Jorden, Himmelen drypped, Skyerne drypped af Vand;
5 The mountains were shaking before the Lord, before the Lord, the God of Israel.
Bjergene bæved for HERRENs Åsyn, for HERREN Israels Guds Åsyn!
6 In the days of Shamgar, the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were not used, and travellers went by side roads.
I Sjamgars, Anats Søns, Dage, i Jaels Dage lå Vejene øde, vejfarende sneg sig ad afsides Stier;
7 Country towns were no more in Israel, were no more, till you, Deborah, came up, till you came up as a mother in Israel.
der var ingen Fører i Israel mer, til jeg Debora stod frem, stod frem, en Moder i Israel.
8 They had no one to make arms, there were no more armed men in the towns; was there a body-cover or a spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?
Ofre til Gud hørte op, med Bygbrødet fik det en Ende. Så man vel Skjold eller Spyd hos Israels fyrretyve Tusind?
9 Come, you rulers of Israel, you who gave yourselves freely among the people: give praise to the Lord.
For Israels Førere slår mit Hjerte, for de villige af Folket! Lover HERREN!
10 Let them give thought to it, who go on white asses, and those who are walking on the road.
I, som rider på rødgrå Æsler, I, som sidder på Tæpper, I, som færdes på Vejene, syng!
11 Give ear to the women laughing by the water-springs; there they will give again the story of the upright acts of the Lord, all the upright acts of his arm in Israel.
Hør, hvor de spiller mellem Vandtrugene! Der lovsynger de HERRENs Frelsesværk, hans Værk som Israels Fører. Da drog HERRENs Folk ned til Portene.
12 Awake! awake! Deborah: awake! awake! give a song: Up! Barak, and take prisoner those who took you prisoner, O son of Abinoam.
Op, op, Debora, op, op, istem din Sang! Barak, stå op! Fang dig Fanger, du Abinoams Søn!
13 Then the chiefs went down to the doors; the Lord's people went down among the strong ones.
Da drog Israel ned som Helte, som vældige Krigere drog HERRENs Folk frem.
14 Out of Ephraim they came down into the valley; after you, Benjamin, among your tribesmen; from Machir came down the captains, and from Zebulun those in whose hand is the ruler's rod.
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;
15 Your chiefs, Issachar, were with Deborah; and Naphtali was true to Barak; into the valley they went rushing out at his feet. In Reuben there were divisions, and great searchings of heart.
Issakars Førere fulgte Debora, Naftali Baraks Spor, de fulgte ham ned i Dalen. Ved Rubens Bække var Betænkelighederne store.
16 Why did you keep quiet among the sheep, hearing nothing but the watchers piping to the flocks?
Hvorfor blev du mellem Foldene for at lytte til Hyrdernes Fløjter? Ved Rubens Bække var Betænkelighederne store!
17 Gilead was living over Jordan; and Dan was waiting in his ships; Asher kept in his place by the sea's edge, living by his inlets.
Gilead blev på hin Side Jordan, og Dan, hvi søgte han fremmed Hyre? Aser sad stille ved Havets Strand; han blev ved sine Vige.
18 It was the people of Zebulun who put their lives in danger, even to death, with Naphtali on the high places of the field.
Zebulon var et Folk, der vovede Livet, Naftali med på Markens Høje.
19 The kings came on to the fight, the kings of Canaan were warring; in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo: they took no profit in money.
Kongerne kom, de kæmped; da kæmped Kana'ans Konger ved Ta'anak, ved Megiddos Vande de fanged ej Sølv som Bytte!
20 The stars from heaven were fighting; from their highways they were fighting against Sisera.
Fra Himmelen kæmped Stjernerne, fra deres Baner stred de mod Sisera!
21 The river Kishon took them violently away, stopping their flight, the river Kishon. Give praise, O my soul, to the strength of the Lord!
Kisjon Bæk rev dem bort, Kisjons Bæk, den ældgamle Bæk. Træd frem, min Sjæl, med Styrke!
22 Then loudly the feet of the horses were sounding with the stamping, the stamping of their war-horses.
Da stampede Hestenes Hove under Heltenes jagende Fart.
23 A curse, a curse on Meroz! said the angel of the Lord. A bitter curse on her townspeople! Because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord among the strong ones.
"Forband", sagde HERRENs Engel "forband Meroz og dem, der bor deri! fordi de ikke kom HERREN til Hjælp kom HERREN til Hjælp som Helte!"
24 Blessings be on Jael, more than on all women! Blessings greater than on any in the tents!
Velsignet blandt Kvinder være Jael, Keniten Hebers Hustru, velsignet blandt Kvinder i Telte!
25 His request was for water, she gave him milk; she put butter before him on a fair plate.
Han bad om Vand, hun gav ham Mælk, frembar Surmælk i kostbar Skål.
26 She put out her hand to the tent-pin, and her right hand to the workman's hammer; and she gave Sisera a blow, crushing his head, wounding and driving through his brow.
Med Hånden griber hun Pælen, med sin højre Arbejdshammeren, fælder Sisera, kløver hans Hoved, knuser, gennemborer hans Tinding.
27 Bent at her feet he went down, he was stretched out; bent at her feet he went down; where he was bent down, there he went down in death.
For hendes Fødder han segned og faldt; der, hvor han segned, der lå han fældet!
28 Looking out from the window she gave a cry, the mother of Sisera was crying out through the window, Why is his carriage so long in coming? When will the noise of his wheels be sounding?
Gennem Vinduet spejded Siseras Moder, gennem Gitteret stirred hun ud: "Hvi tøver hans Vogn med at komme? Hvi nøler hans Forspands Hovslag?"
29 Her wise women gave answer to her, yes, she made answer again to herself,
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,
30 Are they not getting, are they not parting the goods among them: a young girl or two to every man; and to Sisera robes of coloured needlework, worked in fair colours on this side and on that, for the neck of the queen?
Bytte af spraglede Tøj er til Sisera, et broget Klæde eller to til hans Hals!"
31 So may destruction come on all your haters, O Lord; but let your lovers be like the sun going out in his strength. And for forty years the land had peace.
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.
