< Judges 4 >

1 And the children of Israel began againe to do wickedly in the sight of the Lord when Ehud was dead.
厄胡得死後,以色列子民又行了上主視為惡的事。
2 And the Lord sold them into the hande of Iabin King of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor, whose chiefe Captaine was called Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
因此上主將他們交在客納罕王雅賓手中,他當時在哈祚爾為王,他的軍長息色辣駐紮在哈洛舍特哥因。
3 Then the children of Israel cryed vnto the Lord: (for he had nine hundreth charets of yron, and twentie yeeres he had vexed the children of Israel very sore)
因為雅賓王有九百輛鐵甲車,極力壓迫以色列子民已有二十年之久,以色列子民遂呼籲上主。
4 And at that time Deborah a Prophetesse the wife of Lapidoth iudged Israel.
當時有一位女先知德波辣是拉丕多特的妻子,作以色列的民長。
5 And this Deborah dwelt vnder a palme tree, betweene Ramah and Beth-el in mount Ephraim, and the children of Israel came vp to her for iudgement.
她常坐在厄弗辣因山地、辣瑪和貝特耳中間那棵德波辣棕樹下,以色列子民都到她那裏去聽判斷。
6 Then shee sent and called Barak the sonne of Abinoam out of Kadesh of Naphtali, and sayd vnto him, Hath not the Lord God of Israel commanded, saying, Goe, and drawe towarde mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousande men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?
她打發人從納斐塔里刻德士把阿彼諾罕的兒子巴辣克叫來,對他說:「這是上主以色列的上主的命令:你要從納斐塔里和則步隆子孫中,率領一萬人向大博爾山進發:
7 And I wil drawe vnto thee to the riuer Kishon Sisera, the captaine of Iabins armie with his charets, and his multitude, and wil deliuer him into thine hand.
我要引領雅賓的將軍息色辣和他的車輛軍隊到克雄河畔,到你跟前來,把他交在你手中。」
8 And Barak sayd vnto her, If thou wilt go with me, I will go: but if thou wilt not goe with me, I will not go.
巴辣克對她說:「你若同我去,我就去;你若不同我去,我就不去。」
9 Then shee answered, I will surely goe with thee, but this iourney that thou takest, shall not be for thine honour: for the Lord shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh.
她回答說:「我一定同你去,但是你此行並無光榮,因為上主要把息色辣交在一個女子手中。」於是德波辣起身同巴辣克往刻德士去了。
10 And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh, and he went vp on his feete with ten thousand men, and Deborah went vp with him.
巴辣克召集則步隆和納斐塔里的子孫到刻德士去,跟他上去的有一萬人,德波辣也同他上去了。
11 (Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in lawe of Moses, was departed from the Kenites, and pitched his tent vntill the playne of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh)
那時刻尼人赫貝爾離開別的刻尼人,離開梅瑟的姻親曷巴布的子孫,在刻德士附近的匝阿納寧橡樹旁支搭了帳幕。
12 Then they shewed Sisera, that Barak the sonne of Abinoam was gone vp to mout Tabor.
有人報告息色辣;阿彼諾罕的兒子巴辣克已上了大博爾山。
13 And Sisera called for all his charets, euen nine hundreth charets of yron, and all the people that were with him from Harosheth of the Gentiles, vnto the riuer Kishon.
息色辣遂召集了他所有的車輛,即那九百輛鐵甲車,和隨從他的全軍,從哈洛舍特哥因出來。到了克雄河畔。
14 Then Deborah sayd vnto Barak, Vp: for this is the day that the Lord hath deliuered Sisera into thine hand. Is not the Lord gone out before thee? So Barak went downe from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.
德波辣對巴辣克說:「起來! 因為今天上主已把息色辣交在你手中。上主不是走在你前面嗎﹖」於是巴辣克從大博爾山下來,那一萬人跟在他後面。
15 And the Lord destroyed Sisera and all his charets, and al his hoste with the edge of the sword before Barak, so that Sisera lighted downe off his charet, and fled away on his feete.
當時上主用利劍在巴辣克前面擾亂了息色辣和他的車輛以及他的軍隊,息色辣下車,徒步逃跑了。
16 But Barak pursued after the charets, and after the hoste vnto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the hoste of Sisera fel vpon the edge of the sworde: there was not a man left.
巴辣克就追趕車輛和軍隊,直追到哈洛舍特哥因;息色辣的全軍都喪身刀下,一個也沒有剩下。息色辣死
17 Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feete to the tent of Iael the wife of Heber the Kenite: (for peace was betweene Iabin the king of Hazor, and betweene the house of Heber the Kenite)
息色辣徒步逃到刻尼人赫貝爾的妻子雅厄耳的帳幕那裏,因為哈祚爾王雅賓和刻尼人赫貝爾的家族相安無事。
18 And Iael went out to meete Sisera, and sayd vnto him, Turne in, my lord, turne in to me: feare not. And when he had turned in vnto her into her tent, she couered him with a mantell.
雅厄耳出來迎接息色辣,向他說:「我主! 請你躲起來,躲在我這裏,不必害怕! 」他就躲在她的帳幕裏;雅厄耳就用毯子蓋住他。
19 And he said vnto her, Giue me, I pray thee, a litle water to drinke: for I am thirstie. And shee opened a bottel of milke, and gaue him drinke, and couered him.
息色辣對她說:「請給我一點水喝! 因為我渴了。」她就打開皮囊給他奶喝,然後又蓋住他。
20 Againe he sayde vnto her, Stande in the doore of the tent, and when any man doth come and enquire of thee, saying, Is any man there? thou shalt say, Nay.
息色辣又向她說:「你站在帳幕門口,若有人來問你說:這裏有人嗎﹖你就回答說:沒有。」
21 Then Iael Hebers wife tooke a nayle of the tent, and tooke an hammer in her hande, and went softly vnto him, and smote the nayle into his temples, and fastened it into the grounde, (for he was fast a sleepe and weary) and so he dyed.
那時赫貝爾的妻子雅厄耳取了一根帳棚上的木橛,手裏拿著鎚子,悄悄走到息色辣前,把木橛釘在他的太陽穴裏,一直釘到地上;那時他正疲乏熟睡,就這樣死去。
22 And behold, as Barak pursued after Sisera, Iael came out to meete him, and sayd vnto him, Come, and I wil shewe thee the man, whome thou seekest: and when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nayle in his temples.
那時巴辣克鄭在追趕息色辣,雅厄耳出來迎接他,對他說:「來! 我給你看看你所追尋的人。」他來到她那裏,看,息色辣已躺在那裏死了! 木橛在他的太陽穴中。
23 So God brought downe Iabin the King of Canaan that day before the children of Israel.
這樣,那一天天主在以色列子民面前制伏了客納罕王雅賓。
24 And the hande of the children of Israel prospered, and preuailed against Iabin the King of Canaan, vntill they had destroyed Iabin King of Canaan.
以色列子民的力量日漸強大,超過了客納罕王雅賓,直到將他消滅。

< Judges 4 >