Judges 5
1 Then sang Deborah with Barak the son of Abino'am on that day, saying,
Pada hari itu Debora dan Barak anak Abinoam menyanyikan lagu ini:
2 When depravity had broken out in Israel, then did the people offer themselves willingly; [therefore] praise ye the Lord.
Terpujilah Engkau, ya TUHAN! Karena pemuka-pemuka Israel maju memimpin, dan umat-Mu pun ikut dengan sukarela!
3 Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; I—unto the Lord will I sing; I will sing praise to the Lord, the God of Israel.
Hai raja-raja dan para penguasa, dengarkanlah! Aku hendak menyanyikan pujian bagi TUHAN, Allah Israel.
4 Lord, at thy going forth out of Seir, at thy marching along out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, also the heavens dropped, also the clouds dropped water.
TUHAN, ketika Engkau berangkat dari pegunungan Seir dan melintasi dataran tanah Edom, bumi bergetar dan awan-awan menumpahkan hujan lebat. Langit pun seolah-olah runtuh.
5 The mountains melted away because of the presence of the Lord, yonder Sinai, because of the presence of the Lord, the God of Israel.
Gunung-gunung berguncang saat Engkau hadir, ya TUHAN Allah Israel, seperti gunung Sinai gemetar waktu hadirat-Mu turun di sana.
6 In the days of Shamgar the son of 'Anath, in the days of Ja'el, the highways were unoccupied, and those who travelled on roads walked through crooked by-paths.
Pada zaman Samgar dan zaman Yael, tidak ada yang berani melewati jalan raya. Semua orang sembunyi-sembunyi melalui jalan tikus.
7 Desolate were the open towns in Israel, they were desolate, until that I arose, Deborah, that I arose a mother in Israel.
Desa-desa di Israel menjadi sunyi sepi. Di mana-mana seakan tak ada kehidupan, sampai aku, Debora, maju! Aku maju memberanikan diri menjadi ibu yang membela Israel.
8 They chose new gods, then was there war in the gates: was there a shield seen or a spear among forty thousand in Israel?
Gara-gara Israel memilih dewa-dewa baru untuk disembah musuh-musuh memerangi kita, mengepung pintu gerbang kita. Di antara empat puluh ribu laki-laki di Israel tak ada satu pun tombak ataupun perisai.
9 My heart [belongeth] to the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people: praise ye the Lord.
Namun, betapa bangga hatiku terhadap para pemuka Israel. Mereka menjawab panggilan perang dengan sukarela. Terpujilah Engkau, ya TUHAN!
10 Ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and ye who walk on the way, utter praise!
Hai seluruh rakyat, mari merayakan kemenangan kita— baik para bangsawan yang menunggang keledai putih berpelana indah maupun orang-orang yang berjalan kaki!
11 [Urged on] by the voice of those who divide [the flocks] between the watering wells, there shall they rehearse the benefits of the Lord, the benefits toward his open towns in Israel; [for] now go down [again] to the gates the people of the Lord.
Di tempat-tempat menimba air terdengar nyanyian sukacita sahut-menyahut menceritakan keadilan TUHAN dan kemenangan laskar-Nya, Israel. Ke gerbang-gerbang kota, barisan umat TUHAN berderap.
12 Awake, awake, Deborah! awake, awake, utter a song! up, Barak, and lead away thy captives, son of Abino'am.
Bangunlah, Debora, bangunlah! Berdiri dan bernyanyilah! Bangkitlah, Barak anak Abinoam! Giringlah para tawananmu!
13 Then obtained dominion a few that had escaped for the nobles among the people—the Lord gave me dominion over the mighty.
Lalu berkumpullah para pemuka dan rakyat. Umat TUHAN yang masih tersisa datang bergabung bersamaku, Debora, untuk berjuang melawan musuh Israel yang kuat.
14 They whose root is out of Ephraim were against 'Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, with thy armies; out of Machir came down lawgivers, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
Pasukan dari suku Efraim turun ke lembah, yaitu mereka yang mendiami tanah yang direbut dari bangsa Amalek. Di belakang mereka laskar suku Benyamin mengiring. Dari Manasye Barat, para komandan membawa pasukan-pasukan mereka, keturunan Makir. Juga dari suku Zebulon datang para komandan pangkat tinggi bersama pasukannya.
15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; yea Issachar, the support of Barak; into the valley he hastened down in his train; [but] at the streams of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.
Bersama aku, Debora, majulah para komandan dan pasukan suku Isakar. Di bawah pimpinan Barak mereka berlari ke lembah pertempuran. Tetapi kalian suku Ruben terlalu peragu!
16 Why didst thou sit among the sheepfolds to hear the bleatings of the flocks? At the streams of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
Mengapa kalian duduk-duduk saja di dekat kandang domba masing-masing? Apakah hanya untuk mendengarkan bunyi siul para gembala memimpin pulang kawanan dombanya? Kalian saling bertanya-tanya, ‘Apakah kita akan ikut berperang?’ Tetapi akhirnya tidak ada yang berani mengambil keputusan.
17 Gil'ad abode beyond the Jordan; and Dan—why would he tarry in ships? Asher remained on the seashore, and abode near his bays.
Suku Gad tetap tinggal di rumah-rumah mereka di sebelah timur sungai Yordan, sementara suku Dan sibuk berdagang dengan kapal-kapal. Suku Asyer juga tenang-tenang saja di tempat tinggal mereka di sepanjang pesisir laut, dekat tempat kapal berlabuh.
18 Zebulun is a people that jeoparded its life unto death, and Naphtali—on the high places of the [battle] field.
Tetapi suku Zebulon dan Naftali maju ke medan perang. Mereka berani mempertaruhkan nyawa, bahkan sampai mati.
19 There came kings, [and] fought, then fought the kings of Canaan, in Ta'anach by the waters of Megiddo: gain of money they took not away.
Lalu datanglah pasukan raja-raja Kanaan menyerang kita di kota Taanak dekat mata air Megido. Tetapi mereka gagal mendapat jarahan.
20 From heaven they fought—the stars in their courses fought against Sissera.
Dari langit, bintang-bintang memerangi panglima Sisera, dari tempat peredarannya masing-masing.
21 The stream of Kishon swept them away, that ancient stream, the stream of Kishon: step along, O my soul, in victorious strength.
Seperti pasukan raja Mesir tenggelam di Laut Merah, begitu juga pasukan Sisera pun hanyut di sungai Kison, sungai purbakala itu! (Dan aku, Debora, menguatkan hatiku dengan berkata, “Ayo, maju terus pantang mundur!”)
22 Then were crushed the hoofs of the horses, through the prancings, the prancings of their mighty ones.
Lalu terdengarlah derap kuda-kuda menghentak berlari dari pertempuran.
23 Curse ye Meroz, saith the messenger of the Lord, yea, curse ye bitterly its inhabitants; because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord among the mighty.
Malaikat utusan TUHAN berkata, ‘Terkutuklah penduduk kota-kota Israel yang tidak bergabung dengan pasukan TUHAN untuk melawan musuh kita yang kuat.’
24 Blessed above [other] women shall be Ja'el the wife of Cheber the Kenite, above [other] women [dwelling] in the tent may she be blessed.
Oh, diberkatilah Yael, istri Heber dari kaum Keni! Di antara para perempuan penghuni kemah, biarlah dia menjadi yang paling diberkati.
25 Water he asked, milk she gave [him]: in a lordly dish she brought him cream.
Waktu Sisera meminta air, Yael memberinya susu. Disajikannya minuman dari olahan susu dalam cangkir mewah.
26 Her hand she put forth to the nail, and her right hand to the laborious workmen's hammer; and she hammered Sissera, she struck his head, and crushed and smote through his temple.
Bersenjatakan patok kemah di tangan kiri dan palu di tangan kanannya, Yael mematok kepala Sisera sampai tembus pelipisnya.
27 Between her feet he bent, he fell, he lay; between her feet he bent, he fell: where he had bent, there he fell down, bereft of life.
Sisera mati terkapar di kaki Yael. Tempatnya berbaring tidur telah menjadi ranjang kematiannya.
28 Out of the window looked and moaned the mother of Sissera, through the lattice, Why tarrieth his chariot so long in coming? why lag the wheels of his chariot?
Sementara itu ibunda Sisera menengok ke luar dari balik kisi-kisi jendelanya sambil menangis. Dia berseru, “Mengapa anakku belum juga pulang? Mengapa derap kereta kudanya belum terdengar?”
29 The wise among her ladies answered her, she also returned a reply to herself.
Dayang-dayangnya yang pandai pun menjawab, “Bukankah mereka sedang membagi-bagi jarahan? Satu atau dua orang gadis untuk setiap tentara, kain mahal berwarna-warni untuk Sisera, dan dua helai kain berhias sulaman indah untuk setiap orang.” Maka kata ibunya, “Ah, benar. Pasti karena itu.”
30 Will they not find, —divide booty? one maiden, two maidens for every man, a booty of colored garments for Sissera, a booty of colored embroidered garments, colored, double-worked garments round the necks of the captives!
31 Thus may perish all thy enemies, O Lord; but may those that love him be as the rising of the sun in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
Ya TUHAN, binasakanlah semua musuh-Mu! Tetapi biarlah semua orang yang mengasihi Engkau bersinar bagai matahari di tengah siang! Sesudah peristiwa itu, negeri Israel aman selama empat puluh tahun.
