Judges 4
1 And the children of Israel continued to do evil against the Lord; and Aod was dead.
Setelah Ehud meninggal, bangsa Israel berdosa lagi kepada TUHAN.
2 And the Lord sold the children of Israel into the hand of Jabin king of Chanaan, who ruled in Asor; and the chief of his host was Sisara, and he dwelt in Arisoth of the Gentiles.
Maka TUHAN membiarkan mereka dikalahkan oleh Yabin, raja Kanaan yang berkedudukan di kota Hazor. Panglima angkatan perangnya ialah Sisera yang tinggal di Haroset-Hagoyim.
3 And the children of Israel cried to the Lord, because he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and he mightily oppressed Israel twenty years.
Yabin mempunyai 900 kereta perang dari besi. Dua puluh tahun lamanya ia menjajah orang Israel dengan kejam. Kemudian mereka berseru meminta tolong kepada TUHAN.
4 And Debbora, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, —she judged Israel at that time.
Pada masa itu yang memimpin Israel adalah seorang nabi wanita bernama Debora, istri Lapidot.
5 And she sat under the palm-tree of Debbora between Rama and Baethel in mount Ephraim; and the children of Israel went up to her for judgment.
Debora biasanya duduk di bawah pohon kurma, antara Rama dan Betel, di daerah pegunungan Efraim. Dan di situlah orang-orang Israel datang untuk minta nasihat kepadanya.
6 And Debbora sent and called Barac the son of Abineem out of Cades Nephthali, and she said to him, Has not the Lord God of Israel commanded thee? and thou shalt depart to mount Thabor, and shalt take with thyself ten thousand men of the sons of Nephthali and of the sons of Zabulon.
Pada suatu hari ia menyuruh orang memanggil Barak, anak Abinoam, dari kota Kedes di daerah Naftali. Lalu ia berkata kepada Barak, "Ini perintah TUHAN, Allah Israel, kepadamu: 'Kumpulkanlah 10.000 orang laki-laki dari suku Naftali dan Zebulon, dan bawalah mereka ke Gunung Tabor.
7 And I will bring to thee to the torrent of Kison Sisara the captain of the host of Jabin, and his chariots, and his multitude, and I will deliver them into thine hands.
Nanti Aku membuat Sisera, panglima angkatan perang Yabin, mendatangi kamu di Sungai Kison dengan tentaranya dan kereta-kereta perangnya untuk memerangi kamu. Tetapi Aku akan memberi kemenangan kepadamu dalam pertempuran itu.'"
8 And Barac said to her, If thou wilt go with me, I will go; and if thou wilt not go, I will not go; for I know not the day on which the Lord prospers his messenger with me.
Barak berkata kepada Debora, "Kalau engkau ikut, saya mau pergi. Tetapi kalau tidak, saya juga tidak mau pergi."
9 And she said, I will surely go with thee; but know that thy honour shall not attend on the expedition on which thou goest, for the Lord shall sell Sisara into the hands of a women: and Debbora arose, and went with Barac out of Cades.
Debora menyahut, "Baik, saya akan ikut! Tetapi ingat, bukan kau yang nanti mendapat kehormatan. Melalui seorang wanitalah TUHAN akan mengalahkan Sisera." Maka berangkatlah Debora bersama-sama Barak ke Kedes.
10 And Barac called Zabulon and Nephthali out of Cades, and there went up at his feet ten thousand men, and Debbora went up with him.
Dan Barak mengerahkan suku Zebulon dan Naftali ke Kedes. Yang mengikuti Barak dan Debora ketika itu ada 10.000 orang.
11 And Chaber the Kenite had removed from Caina, from the sons of Jobab the father-in-law of Moses, and pitched his tent by the oak of the covetous ones, which is near Kedes.
Pada waktu itu Heber, seorang Keni, telah memisahkan diri dari bangsanya. (Bangsa Keni adalah keturunan Hobab, ipar Musa.) Heber sudah pergi memasang kemah-kemahnya dekat pohon-pohon terpentin di Zaanaim, tidak jauh dari Kedes.
12 And it was told Sisara that Barac the son of Abineem was gone up to mount Thabor.
Segera setelah Sisera mendengar bahwa Barak sudah pergi ke Gunung Tabor,
13 And Sisara summoned all his chariots, nine hundred chariots of iron and all the people with him, from Arisoth of the Gentiles to the brook of Kison.
ia mengumpulkan kesembilan ratus kereta perangnya yang dari besi itu, bersama-sama dengan seluruh pasukannya lalu membawa mereka dari Haroset-Hagoyim ke Sungai Kison.
14 And Debbora said to Barac, Rise up, for this [is] the day on which the Lord has delivered Sisara into thy hand, for the Lord shall go forth before thee: and Barac went down from mount Thabor, and ten thousand men after him.
Lalu kata Debora kepada Barak, "Ayo, maju! Tuhanlah yang memimpinmu. Hari ini Ia memberi kemenangan kepadamu atas Sisera." Maka turunlah Barak dari Gunung Tabor bersama-sama dengan kesepuluh ribu orangnya,
15 And the Lord discomfited Sisara, and all his chariots, and all his army, with the edge of the sword before Barac: and Sisara descended from off his chariot, and fled on his feet.
kemudian menyerang Sisera. Dan TUHAN mengacaukan seluruh pasukan Sisera dan kereta-kereta perangnya, sehingga Sisera turun dari keretanya, lalu melarikan diri dengan berjalan kaki.
16 And Barac pursued after the chariots and after the army, into Arisoth of the Gentiles; and the whole army of Sisara fell by the edge of the sword, there was not one left.
Barak mengejar kereta-kereta perang dan pasukan musuh itu sampai ke Haroset-Hagoyim lalu seluruh pasukan Sisera itu dibunuhnya; tidak seorang pun yang dibiarkan hidup.
17 And Sisara fled on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Chaber the Kenite his friend: for there was peace between Jabin king of Asor and the house of Chaber the Kenite.
Sementara itu Sisera telah lari ke kemah Yael, istri Heber, orang Keni itu. Sebab, Raja Yabin dari Hazor bersahabat dengan kaum keluarga Heber itu.
18 And Jael went, out to meet Sisara, and said to him, Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me, fear not: and he turned aside to her into the tent; and she covered him with a mantle.
Ketika Sisera datang, Yael menyambut dia dan berkata, "Mari Tuan, masuk saja ke dalam kemah saya; tak usah takut." Maka Sisera masuk ke dalam kemah itu lalu Yael menutupinya dengan kain gorden supaya ia tersembunyi.
19 And Sisara said to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty: and she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him to drink, and covered him.
Kata Sisera kepada Yael, "Tolong berikan saya sedikit air untuk minum; saya haus." Maka Yael membuka kantong kulit, tempat menyimpan susu, lalu memberi minum kepada Sisera, kemudian menutupinya lagi dengan kain gorden.
20 And Sisara said to her, Stand now by the door of the tent, and it shall come to pass if any man come to thee, and ask of thee, and say, Is there [any] man here? then thou shalt say, There is not.
Lalu Sisera berkata kepada Yael, "Pergilah berdiri di muka pintu kemah. Kalau orang datang dan bertanya kepadamu apakah ada orang di sini, katakan tidak ada."
21 And Jael the wife of Chaber took a pin of the tent, and took a hammer in her hand, and went secretly to him, and fastened the pin in his temple, and it went through to the earth, and he fainted away, and darkness fell upon him and he died.
Sisera begitu lelah sehingga ia mengantuk lalu tertidur dengan nyenyak. Yael mengambil sebuah martil dan sebatang pasak untuk kemah, lalu dengan diam-diam ia mendekati Sisera. Kemudian ia menancapkan pasak itu ke dalam pelipisnya sampai tembus ke tanah. Begitulah Yael membunuh Sisera.
22 And, behold, Barac [was] pursuing Sisara: and Jael went out to meet him, and he said to him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest: and he went in to her; and, behold, Sisara was fallen dead, and the pin [was] in his temple.
Ketika Barak datang mencari Sisera, Yael menyambut Barak dan berkata kepadanya, "Mari, saya akan menunjukkan kepadamu orang yang kaucari itu." Barak masuk bersama Yael, lalu melihat Sisera sudah mati, tergeletak di tanah dengan pasak kemah tertancap di dalam pelipisnya.
23 So God routed Jabin king of Chanaan in that day before the children of Israel.
Hari itu Tuhan memberi kemenangan kepada orang Israel atas Yabin, raja Kanaan.
24 And the hand of the children of Israel prevailed more and more against Jabin king of Chanaan, until they utterly destroyed Jabin king of Chanaan.
Raja itu semakin lama semakin ditekan oleh orang Israel sampai akhirnya ia binasa.
