Judges 4
1 And the children of Israel began againe to do wickedly in the sight of the Lord when Ehud was dead.
Sesudah Ehud meninggal, bangsa Israel kembali melakukan apa yang jahat di mata TUHAN.
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.
Maka TUHAN menyerahkan bangsa itu ke tangan Yabin, raja orang Kanaan yang memerintah di kota Hazor. Panglima perangnya bernama Sisera. Dia tinggal di Haroset Hagoyim.
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)
Sisera memiliki sembilan ratus kereta perang dari besi. Dia menindas Israel dengan kejam selama dua puluh tahun. Maka umat Israel pun berteriak meminta tolong kepada TUHAN.
4 And at that time Deborah a Prophetesse the wife of Lapidoth iudged Israel.
Pada waktu itu, Debora, seorang nabi perempuan, istri Lapidot, menjadi pemimpin bangsa Israel.
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.
Dia biasa duduk di bawah sebuah pohon kurma yang dinamai ‘pohon kurma Debora’, di antara kota Rama dan Betel di perbukitan Efraim. Orang Israel berdatangan membawa perkara mereka kepadanya di sana untuk mendapatkan penyelesaian.
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?
Suatu hari, Debora memanggil Barak anak Abinoam yang tinggal di Kedes di wilayah Naftali. Kata Debora kepadanya, “Inilah perintah TUHAN Allah Israel kepadamu, ‘Pergilah ke gunung Tabor bersama sepuluh ribu orang pasukan dari suku Naftali dan Zebulon!’
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.
TUHAN berjanji, ‘Aku akan membawa Sisera kepadamu di sungai Kison bersama dengan semua kereta dan pasukan Yabin. Di situ Aku akan menyerahkan dia ke tanganmu.’”
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.
Jawab Barak kepada Debora, “Kalau engkau juga pergi, saya akan pergi. Tetapi kalau engkau tidak ikut, saya tidak akan pergi.”
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.
Kata Debora, “Saya akan pergi bersamamu. Tetapi kamu tidak akan mendapat kehormatan dari tugas ini, karena TUHAN akan menyerahkan Sisera ke tangan seorang perempuan.” Lalu pergilah Debora bersama Barak ke Kedes.
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.
Barak mengerahkan orang-orang Zebulon dan Naftali untuk naik ke Kedes. Sepuluh ribu orang berjalan kaki mengikuti dia. Debora juga pergi bersamanya.
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)
Pada waktu itu, ada seorang Keni yang bernama Heber. (Bangsa Keni adalah keturunan Hobab, ayah mertua Musa.) Heber sudah berpisah dari bangsa Keni dan saat itu dia tinggal di sekitar pohon besar di Zaananim, dekat Kedes.
12 Then they shewed Sisera, that Barak the sonne of Abinoam was gone vp to mout Tabor.
Ketika Sisera mendengar bahwa Barak sudah naik ke gunung Tabor,
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.
dia memerintahkan agar kesembilan ratus kereta perangnya diberangkatkan dari Haroset-Hagoyim ke sungai Kison, beserta seluruh pasukannya.
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.
Kata Debora kepada Barak, “Bersiaplah! Hari ini TUHAN sudah menyerahkan Sisera kepadamu! TUHAN sudah maju di depanmu!” Maka Barak memimpin sepuluh ribu orang turun dari gunung Tabor.
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.
Mereka menyerang pasukan Sisera. TUHAN membuat Sisera serta semua pasukan dan pengendara keretanya panik dan menjadi kacau. Sisera turun dari keretanya lalu melarikan diri dengan berjalan kaki.
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.
Barak mengejar kereta-kereta dan pasukan tentara itu di sepanjang jalan sampai ke Haroset Hagoyim. Seluruh pasukan Sisera mati dibunuh. Tidak ada satu pun yang selamat.
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)
Sementara itu, Sisera melarikan diri ke kemah Yael, istri Heber, orang Keni, karena ada hubungan baik antara Raja Yabin dan keluarga Heber.
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.
Yael keluar menyambut Sisera serta berkata kepadanya, “Mari masuk ke kemah saya, Tuan. Silakan masuk dan beristirahatlah di sini. Jangan takut.” Maka Sisera masuk ke kemah Yael. Dia berbaring, dan Yael menutupinya dengan selimut.
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.
Kata Sisera kepada Yael, “Saya haus. Tolong ambilkan sedikit air untuk saya.” Yael pun membuka kantong kulit yang berisi susu, memberinya minum, dan menyelimuti dia kembali.
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.
Kata Sisera kepadanya, “Berdirilah di pintu kemah. Jika ada yang datang dan bertanya kepadamu, ‘Apakah ada laki-laki di sini?’ Jawablah ‘Tidak ada.’”
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.
Sesudah itu Sisera tertidur karena kelelahan. Kemudian Yael mengambil sebatang pasak kemah dan sebuah palu, lalu mendekati Sisera dengan diam-diam. Dia memalu pasak itu ke pelipis kepala Sisera sampai menembus ke tanah. Sisera pun mati.
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.
Ketika Barak datang mengejar Sisera, Yael keluar dari kemah untuk menyambut dia. Katanya, “Mari, saya akan menunjukkan orang yang engkau cari.” Barak masuk ke kemah Yael dan melihat Sisera sudah terbujur mati dengan pasak kemah menancap di pelipis kepalanya.
23 So God brought downe Iabin the King of Canaan that day before the children of Israel.
Demikianlah hari itu Allah menundukkan Yabin, raja Kanaan, di hadapan bangsa Israel.
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.
Sejak saat itu Israel semakin menekan Raja Yabin sampai akhirnya mereka membinasakan dia.
