Judges 4
1 After Ehud died, the Israelis again started doing things Yahweh said were very evil.
and to add: again son: descendant/people Israel to/for to make: do [the] bad: evil in/on/with eye: seeing LORD and Ehud to die
2 So he allowed the army of Jabin, one of the kings of Canaan land, who ruled in Hazor [city], to conquer the Israelis. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-Haggoyim.
and to sell them LORD in/on/with hand: power Jabin king Canaan which to reign in/on/with Hazor and ruler army his Sisera and he/she/it to dwell in/on/with Harosheth (Harosheth)-hagoyim
3 Sisera’s [army] had 900 chariots. For 20 years he oppressed the Israelis. Then they pleaded to Yahweh to help them.
and to cry son: descendant/people Israel to(wards) LORD for nine hundred chariot iron to/for him and he/she/it to oppress [obj] son: descendant/people Israel in/on/with force twenty year
4 At that time Deborah, who was the wife of Lappidoth, was a prophetess who had become the leader in Israel.
and Deborah woman: wife prophetess woman: wife Lappidoth he/she/it to judge [obj] Israel in/on/with time [the] he/she/it
5 She would sit under her palm tree at a place between Ramah and Bethel, in the hilly area where the descendants of Ephraim lived, and people would come to her and ask her to settle disputes between them.
and he/she/it to dwell underneath: under palm Deborah between [the] Ramah and between Bethel Bethel in/on/with mountain: hill country Ephraim and to ascend: rise to(wards) her son: descendant/people Israel to/for justice: judgement
6 One day she summoned Barak, the son of Abinoam, when he was in Kedesh, in the area where the descendants of Naphtali lived. She said to him, “This is what Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis worship, is commanding you to do: ‘Take with you 1,000 men, some from the descendants of Naphtali and some from the descendants of Zebulun, and lead them to Tabor Mountain.
and to send: depart and to call: call to to/for Barak son: child Abinoam from Kedesh (Kedesh)-naphtali and to say to(wards) him not to command LORD God Israel to go: went and to draw in/on/with mountain: mount (Mount) Tabor and to take: take with you ten thousand man from son: descendant/people (Kedesh)-naphtali and from son: descendant/people Zebulun
7 Yahweh will lure Sisera, the commander of King Jabin’s army, to come with his chariots and his army, to the Kishon River, [a few miles away]. I will enable your men to defeat them there.’”
and to draw to(wards) you to(wards) torrent: river Kishon [obj] Sisera ruler army Jabin and [obj] chariot his and [obj] crowd his and to give: give him in/on/with hand: power your
8 Barak replied, “I will go only if you go with me.”
and to say to(wards) her Barak if to go: went with me and to go: went and if not to go: went with me not to go: went
9 She replied, “Okay, I will go with you. But because that is what you have decided to do, Yahweh will enable a woman to defeat Sisera, and the result will be that (you will not be honored/people will not honor you) [for doing that].”
and to say to go: went to go: went with you end for not to be beauty your upon [the] way: road which you(m. s.) to go: went for in/on/with hand: power woman to sell LORD [obj] Sisera and to arise: rise Deborah (and to go: went *L(abh)*) with Barak Kedesh [to]
10 So Deborah went with Barak to Kedesh. There he summoned men from Zebulun and Naphtali. Ten thousand men came to him, and then they went together with Deborah [to Tabor Mountain].
and to cry out Barak [obj] Zebulun and [obj] Naphtali Kedesh [to] and to ascend: rise in/on/with foot his ten thousand man and to ascend: rise with him Deborah
11 At that time Heber, one of the descendants of the Ken people-group, had moved [with his wife Jael] from the area where that group lived, and set up his tent near the big oak tree at Zaanannim, near Kedesh. Heber was a descendant of Moses’ brother-in-law Hobab.
and Heber [the] Kenite to separate from Kenite from son: descendant/people Hobab relative Moses and to stretch tent his till terebinth (in/on/with Zaanannim *Q(K)*) which with Kedesh
12 Someone told Sisera that Barak had gone up on Tabor Mountain [with an army].
and to tell to/for Sisera for to ascend: rise Barak son: child Abinoam mountain: mount (Mount) Tabor
13 So he gathered his troops with their 900 chariots, and they marched from Harosheth-Haggoyim to the Kishon River.
and to cry out Sisera [obj] all chariot his nine hundred chariot iron and [obj] all [the] people: soldiers which with him from Harosheth (Harosheth)-hagoyim to(wards) torrent: river Kishon
14 Then Deborah said to Barak, “Get ready! This is the day that Yahweh will enable your [army] to defeat the army of Sisera. Yahweh is going ahead of you!” So Barak led his men as they descended from Tabor Mountain.
and to say Deborah to(wards) Barak to arise: rise for this [the] day which to give: give LORD [obj] Sisera in/on/with hand: power your not LORD to come out: come to/for face: before your and to go down Barak from mountain: mount (Mount) Tabor and ten thousand man after him
15 As they advanced, Yahweh caused Sisera and all his chariots and his army to have great difficulty maneuvering/moving around. So Sisera jumped down from his chariot and ran away.
and to confuse LORD [obj] Sisera and [obj] all [the] chariot and [obj] all [the] camp to/for lip: edge sword to/for face: before Barak and to go down Sisera from upon [the] chariot and to flee in/on/with foot his
16 But Barak and his men pursued the other chariots and the enemy soldiers as far as Harosheth-Haggoyim. They killed all of the men in Sisera’s army. Not one man survived.
and Barak to pursue after [the] chariot and after [the] camp till Harosheth (Harosheth)-hagoyim and to fall: kill all camp Sisera to/for lip: edge sword not to remain till one
17 But Sisera ran to Jael’s tent. He did that because [his boss], King Jabin of Hazor [city], was a good friend of [Jael’s husband] Heber.
and Sisera to flee in/on/with foot his to(wards) tent Jael (woman: wife *L(abh)*) Heber [the] Kenite for peace between Jabin king Hazor and between house: household Heber [the] Kenite
18 Jael went out to greet Sisera. She said to him, “Sir, come into my tent! Do not be afraid!” So he went into the tent [and lay down], and she covered him with a blanket.
and to come out: come Jael to/for to encounter: meet Sisera and to say to(wards) him to turn aside: turn aside [emph?] lord my to turn aside: turn aside [emph?] to(wards) me not to fear and to turn aside: turn aside to(wards) her [the] tent [to] and to cover him in/on/with rug
19 He said to her, “I’m thirsty; can you give me some water?” So she opened a leather container of milk, and gave him a drink. Then she covered him with the blanket again.
and to say to(wards) her to water: drink me please little water for to thirst and to open [obj] wineskin [the] milk and to water: drink him and to cover him
20 He said to her, “Stand in the entrance of the tent. If someone comes and asks ‘Is anyone else here?’, say ‘No.’”
and to say to(wards) her to stand: stand entrance [the] tent and to be if man: anyone to come (in): come and to ask you and to say there here man: anyone and to say nothing
21 Sisera was very exhausted, so he soon was asleep. While he was sleeping, Jael crept quietly to him, holding a hammer and a tent peg. She pounded the peg into his skull, and all the way through his head into the ground, and he died.
and to take: take Jael woman: wife Heber [obj] peg [the] tent and to set: take [obj] [the] hammer in/on/with hand her and to come (in): come to(wards) him in/on/with secret and to blow [obj] [the] peg in/on/with temple his and to descend in/on/with land: soil and he/she/it to sleep and be faint and to die
22 When Barak passed by Jael’s tent to look for Sisera, she went out to greet him. She said, “Come in, and I will show you the man you are searching for!” So he followed her into the tent, and he saw Sisera lying there, dead, with the tent peg through his head.
and behold Barak to pursue [obj] Sisera and to come out: come Jael to/for to encounter: meet him and to say to/for him to go: come and to see: see you [obj] [the] man which you(m. s.) to seek and to come (in): come to(wards) her and behold Sisera to fall: kill to die and [the] peg in/on/with temple his
23 On that day God enabled the Israelis to defeat [the army of] Jabin, the king of the people of Canaan.
and be humble God in/on/with day [the] he/she/it [obj] Jabin king Canaan to/for face: before son: descendant/people Israel
24 From that time, the Israeli people continued to become stronger, and [the army of] King Jabin continued to become weaker. Finally the Israelis were able to completely subdue the people ruled by the king of Canaan.
and to go: continue hand: power son: descendant/people Israel to go: continue and severe upon Jabin king Canaan till which to cut: eliminate [obj] Jabin king Canaan
