Judges 5
1 Then sang Deborah and Barak, the son of Abinoam, on that day, saying,
Da sang Debora og Barak, Abinoams Søn, denne Sang:
2 For that leaders led in Israel, For that the people willingly offered themselves, Bless Jehovah!
Frem stod Høvdinger i Israel, Folket gav villigt Møde, lover HERREN!
3 Hear, ye kings; give ear, ye princes, I, [even] I, will sing to Jehovah; I will hymn to Jehovah the God of Israel.
Hør, I Konger, lyt, I Fyrster: Synge vil jeg, synge for HERREN, lovsynge HERREN, Israels Gud!
4 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.
HERRE, da du brød op fra Se'ir, skred frem fra Edoms Mark, da rystede Jorden, Himmelen drypped, Skyerne drypped af Vand;
5 The mountains quaked before the face of Jehovah, That Sinai, from before Jehovah the God of Israel.
Bjergene bæved for HERRENS Aasyn, for HERREN Israels Guds Aasyn!
6 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.
I Sjamgars, Anats Søns, Dage, i Jaels Dage laa Vejene øde, vejfarende sneg sig ad afsides Stier;
7 The villages ceased in Israel, Ceased until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel.
der var ingen Fører i Israel mer, til jeg Debora stod frem, stod frem, en Moder i Israel.
8 They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
Ofre til Gud hørte op, med Bygbrødet fik det en Ende. Saa man vel Skjold eller Spyd hos Israels fyrretyve Tusind? —
9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Jehovah!
For Israels Førere slaar mit Hjerte, for de villige af Folket! Lover HERREN!
10 Ye that ride on white she-asses, ye that sit on carpets, and ye that walk by the way, consider.
I, som rider paa rødgraa Æsler, I, som sidder paa Tæpper, I, som færdes paa Vejene, syng!
11 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.
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, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and lead captive thy captives, thou son of Abinoam!
Op, op, Debora, op, op, istem din Sang! Barak, staa op! Fang dig Fanger, du Abinoams Søn!
13 Then come down, thou, the remnant of nobles, [as his] people; Jehovah! come down with me in the midst of the mighty ones.
Da drog Israel ned som Helte, som vældige Krigere drog HERRENS Folk frem.
14 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.
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 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!
Issakars Førere fulgte Debora, Naftali Baraks Spor, de fulgte ham ned i Dalen. Ved Rubens Bække var Betænkelighederne store.
16 Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, To hear the bleating of the flocks? In the divisions of Reuben there were great deliberations of heart!
Hvorfor blev du mellem Foldene for at lytte til Hyrdernes Fløjter? Ved Rubens Bække var Betænkelighederne store!
17 Gilead abode beyond Jordan; And Dan, why did he remain in ships? Asher sat on the sea-shore, And abode in his creeks.
Gilead blev paa hin Side Jordan, og Dan, hvi søgte han fremmed Hyre? Aser sad stille ved Havets Strand; han blev ved sine Vige.
18 Zebulun is a people [that] jeoparded their lives unto death, Naphtali also, on the high places of the field.
Zebulon var et Folk, der vovede Livet, Naftali med paa Markens Høje.
19 Kings came, — they fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan; At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; They took no spoil of silver.
Kongerne kom, de kæmped; da kæmped Kana'ans Konger ved Ta'anak, ved Megiddos Vande — de fanged ej Sølv som Bytte!
20 From heaven was the fight; The stars from their courses fought with Sisera.
Fra Himmelen kæmped Stjernerne, fra deres Baner stred de mod Sisera!
21 The torrent of Kishon swept them away, That ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon. My soul, thou hast trodden down strength!
Kisjons Bæk rev dem bort, Kisjons Bæk, den ældgamle Bæk. Træd frem, min Sjæl, med Styrke!
22 Then did the horse-hoofs clatter with the coursings, The coursings of their steeds.
Da stampede Hestenes Hove under Heltenes jagende Fart.
23 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.
»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 Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, Blessed above women in the tent!
Velsignet blandt Kvinder være Jael, Keniten Hebers Hustru, velsignet blandt Kvinder i Telte!
25 He asked water, she gave milk; In the nobles' bowl she brought forth cream.
Han bad om Vand, hun gav ham Mælk, frembar Surmælk i kostbar Skaal.
26 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.
Med Haanden griber hun Pælen, med sin højre Arbejdshammeren, fælder Sisera, kløver hans Hoved, knuser, gennemborer hans Tinding.
27 Between her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: Between her feet he bowed, he fell; Where he bowed, there he fell, overcome.
For hendes Fødder han segned og faldt; der, hvor han segned, der laa han fældet!
28 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?
Gennem Vinduet spejded Siseras Moder, gennem Gitteret stirred hun ud: »Hvi tøver hans Vogn med at komme? Hvi nøler hans Forspands Hovslag?«
29 The wise amongst her ladies answer [her], Yea, she returneth answer 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 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?
Bytte af spraglede Tøj er til Sisera, et broget Klæde eller to til hans Hals!«
31 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.
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.
