Judges 4
1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of Jehovah; now Ehud was dead.
Setelah Ehud meninggal, bangsa Israel berdosa lagi kepada TUHAN.
2 And Jehovah sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; and the captain of his army was Sisera, who dwelt in Harosheth-Goim.
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 Jehovah; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he mightily oppressed the children of 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 Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, judged Israel at that time.
Pada masa itu yang memimpin Israel adalah seorang nabi wanita bernama Debora, istri Lapidot.
5 And she dwelt under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim; and the children of Israel came 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 she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-Naphtali, and said to him, Hath not Jehovah the God of Israel commanded? Go and draw towards mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun,
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 draw unto thee, to the torrent Kishon, Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, and his chariots and his multitude, and I will give him into thy hand.
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 Barak said to her, If thou goest with me, then I will go, but if thou goest not with me, I will not go.
Barak berkata kepada Debora, "Kalau engkau ikut, saya mau pergi. Tetapi kalau tidak, saya juga tidak mau pergi."
9 And she said, I will by all means go with thee, only that it will not be to thine honour upon the way which thou goest, for Jehovah will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
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 Barak called together Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and there went up at his feet ten thousand men; and Deborah 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 (Now Heber the Kenite had severed himself from the Kenites, from the children of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far as the oak of Zaannaim, which is by Kedesh.)
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 they told Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam had gone up to mount Tabor.
Segera setelah Sisera mendengar bahwa Barak sudah pergi ke Gunung Tabor,
13 Then Sisera gathered together all his chariots, nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth-Goim to the torrent Kishon.
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 Deborah said to Barak, Up; for this is the day in which Jehovah hath given Sisera into thy hand! Is not Jehovah gone out before thee? And Barak went down from mount Tabor, 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 Jehovah discomfited Sisera, and all the chariots, and all the army, with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera got down from [his] chariot, and fled on foot.
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 Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the army, to Harosheth-Goim; and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; not one was 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 Sisera fled on foot to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber 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 Sisera, and said to him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And he turned in to her, into the tent, and she covered him with the quilt.
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 he said to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty. And she opened the flask of milk, and gave him 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 he said to her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be if any one come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.
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 Heber's wife took a tent-pin, and took the hammer in her hand, and went softly to him, and smote the pin into his temples, and it penetrated into the ground; for he had fallen into a deep sleep and was faint; 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, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael went out to meet him, and said to him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And he went into her [tent], and behold, Sisera lay dead, and the pin was in his temples.
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 subdued on that day Jabin king of Canaan 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 ever advanced, and prevailed against Jabin king of Canaan, until they had cut off Jabin king of Canaan.
Raja itu semakin lama semakin ditekan oleh orang Israel sampai akhirnya ia binasa.
