< Judges 4 >
1 And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.
Men da Ehud var død, blev Israelitterne ved at gøre, hvad der var ondt i HERRENs Øjne.
2 And the LORD gave them over into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, who dwelt in Harosheth-goiim.
Derfor gav han dem til Pris, for Kana'anæerkongen Jabin, som herskede i Hazor; hans Hærfører var Sisera, som boede i Harosjet-Haggojim.
3 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
Da råbte Israelitterne til HERREN. Thi Jabin havde 900 Jernvogne, og han trængte Israelitterne hårdt i tyve År.
4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
Profetinden Debora, Lappidots Hustru, var på den Tid Dommer i Israel;
5 And she sat under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in the hill-country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
hun sad under Deborapalmen imellem Rama og Betel i Efraims Bjerge, og Israelitterne drog op til hende med deres Retstrætter.
6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him: 'Hath not the LORD, the God of Israel, commanded, saying: Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?
Hun sendte nu Bud efter Barak, Abinoams Søn fra Kedesj i Naftali, og sagde til ham: "Har ikke HERREN, Israels Gud, budt: Bryd op, drag hen på Tabors Bjerg og tag 10000 Mand af Naftali og Zebulon med dig;
7 And I will draw unto thee to the brook Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thy hand.
så skal jeg drage Jabins Hærfører Sisera med hans Vogne og Hærstyrke hen til dig ved Kisjonbækken og give ham i din Hånd!"
8 And Barak said unto her: 'If thou wilt go with me, then I will go; but if thou wilt not go with me, I will not go.'
Barak svarede hende: "Hvis du vil gå med, vil jeg gå; men hvis du ikke går med, går jeg ikke!"
9 And she said: 'I will surely go with thee; notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thy honour; for the LORD will give Sisera over into the hand of a woman.' And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
Da sagde hun: "Vel, jeg går med, men så får du ikke Æren af den Færd, du begiver dig ud på, thi HERREN vil overgive Sisera i en Kvindes Hånd!" Så brød Debora op og drog af Sted til Kedesj med Barak.
10 And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali together to Kedesh; and there went up ten thousand men at his feet; and Deborah went up with him.
Barak stævnede nu Zebulon og Naftali sammen i Kedesj, og 10000 Mand fulgte med ham derop; også Debora gik med.
11 Now Heber the Kenite had severed himself from the Kenites, even from the children of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far as Elon-bezaanannim, which is by Kedesh.
Men Keniten Heber havde skilt sig fra Keniterne, Moses's Svigerfader Hobabs Sønner, og slået Telt i Egnen hen imod Elon-Beza'anannim ved Kedesj.
12 And they told Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor.
Da Sisera fik Melding om, at Barak, Abinoams Søn, var draget op på Tabors Bjerg,
13 And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth-goiim, unto the brook Kishon.
stævnede han alle sine Stridsvogne, 900 jernbeslagne Vogne, og hele sin Krigsstyrke fra Harosjet Haggojim til Kisjonbækken.
14 And Deborah said unto Barak: 'Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thy hand; is not the LORD gone out before thee?' So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.
Da sagde Debora til Barak: "Bryd nu op! Thi det er i Dag. HERREN vil give Sisera i din Hånd. Er HERREN ikke draget foran dig?" Barak steg da ned fra Tabors Bjerg, fulgt af de 10000 Mand.
15 And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera alighted from his chariot, and fled away on his feet.
Og foran Barak bragte HERREN Uorden iblandt alle Siseras Stridsvogne og i hele hans Hær. Sisera sprang af sin Vogn og flygtede til Fods;
16 But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth-goiim; and all the host of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; there was not a man left.
men Barak satte efter Vognene og Hæren lige til Harosjet Haggojim, og hele Siseras Hær faldt for Sværdet, ikke een blev tilbage.
17 Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet 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.
Sisera var imidlertid flygtet til Fods til Keniten Hebers Hustru Jaels Telt, thi der var Fred imellem Kong Jabin af Hazor og Keniten Hebers Slægt.
18 And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him: 'Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not.' And he turned in unto her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.
Da gik Jael Sisera i Møde og sagde til ham: "Tag dog ind hos mig, Herre, du bar intet at frygte!" Han tog da ind i Teltet hos hende, og hun dækkede ham til med et Tæppe.
19 And he said unto 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 drink, and covered him.
Og han sagde til hende: "Giv mig lidt Vand at drikke, thi jeg er tørstig!" Da åbnede hun Mælkesækken og gav ham at drikke og dækkede ham atter til.
20 And he said unto her: 'Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say: Is there any man here? that thou shalt say: No.'
Så sagde han til hende: "Stil dig hen i Teltdøren, og hvis der kommer en og spørger, om der er nogen herinde, så sig nej!"
21 Then Jael Heber's wife took a tent-pin, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died.
Men Jael, Hebers Hustru, greb en Teltpæl og tog en Hammer i Hånden, listede sig ind til ham og slog Pælen igennem hans Tinding, så den trængte ned i Jorden; thi han var faldet i dyb Søvn, træt som han var; således døde han.
22 And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him: 'Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou seekest.' And he came unto her; and, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent-pin was in his temples.
Og se, Barak, søm forfulgte Sisera, kom forbi. Da gik Jael ham i Møde og sagde til ham: "Kom, jeg skal vise dig den Mand, du søger efter!" Så kom han ind til hende. Og se, der lå Sisera død med Teltpælen gennem Tindingen.
23 So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel.
Således lod Gud på den Dag Kana'anæerkongen Jabin bukke under for Israelitterne;
24 And the hand of the children of Israel prevailed more and more against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.
og Israelitternes Hånd faldt hårdere og hårdere på Kana'anæerkongen Jabin, til de fik ham tilintetgjort.