Judges 4
1 After Ehud died, the Israelis again started doing things Yahweh said were very evil.
Då Ehud var burte, gjorde Israels-sønerne atter det som var Herren imot.
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.
Då slepte han deim i henderne på Jabin, kananitarkongen. Jabin hadde kongssætet sitt i Hasor. Hovdingen yver heren hans heitte Sisera; han budde i Haroset-Haggojim.
3 Sisera’s [army] had 900 chariots. For 20 years he oppressed the Israelis. Then they pleaded to Yahweh to help them.
Og Israels-sønerne ropa til Herren; for Sisera hadde ni hundrad jarnvogner, og han trengde Israels-sønerne hardt i tjuge år.
4 At that time Deborah, who was the wife of Lappidoth, was a prophetess who had become the leader in Israel.
I den tidi var Debora, kona åt Lappidot, domar i Israel. Ho var ei viskona,
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.
og sat jamleg under eit palmetre millom Rama og Betel på Efraimsheidi - det treet vart heitande Deborapalma - og Israels-sønerne kom upp til henne, so ho skulde skifta rett millom deim.
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.
Ho sende bod etter Barak, son åt Abinoam, frå Kedes i Naftalifylket, og sagde med honom: «Høyr no kva Herren, Israels Gud, segjer til deg: «Tak ut, og drag upp på Taborfjellet, og hav med deg ti tusund mann av Naftali- og Sebulons-ætterne!
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.’”
Og eg skal draga Sisera, hovdingen yver Jabins-heren, burtåt deg til Kisonåi med vognerne og heile horgi hans, og gjeva honom i dine hender.»»
8 Barak replied, “I will go only if you go with me.”
Då svara Barak: «Gjeng du med meg, so skal eg taka ut, men gjeng du ikkje med, so gjeng ikkje eg heller.»
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].”
«Visst skal eg ganga med deg, » sagde Debora, «men då fær ikkje du æra for den ferdi du tek ut på; for Herren skal gjeva Sisera i kvendehand.» So gjorde ho seg reidug og vart med Barak til Kedes.
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].
Og Barak stemnde Sebulon og Naftali i hop til Kedes; ti tusund mann fylgde etter honom, og Debora var med.
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.
Den gongen hadde Heber, ein av kenitarne, som var ætta frå Hobab, verbror åt Moses, skilt lag med ætti si, og no flutte han med tjeldbuderne sine alt burt til Besa’annim-eiki som stend innmed Kedes.
12 Someone told Sisera that Barak had gone up on Tabor Mountain [with an army].
Då Sisera fekk spurt at Barak Abinoamsson var faren upp på Taborfjellet,
13 So he gathered his troops with their 900 chariots, and they marched from Harosheth-Haggoyim to the Kishon River.
baud han ut stridsmagti si, og for med alle vognerne sine, ni hundrad jarnvogner, og alt folket han hadde med seg, frå Haroset-Haggojim til Kisonåi.
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.
Då sagde Debora til Barak: «Kom no! For i dag vil Herren gjeva Sisera i dine hender. Veit du’kje at Herren gjeng fyre deg i striden?» So for Barak ned av Taborfjellet, og det fylgde honom ti tusund mann.
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.
Og Herren sette ein støkk i Sisera og alle vognkjemporne og heile heren hans, so dei ikkje kunde standa seg for Barak og sverdet hans; då steig Sisera ned av vogni, og rømde på sin fot.
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.
Men Barak elte vognerne og heren alt til Haroset-Haggojim, og heile Sisera-heren fall for sverdet; det vart’kje att ein einaste mann.
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.
Sisera rømde på sin fot til tjeldbudi hennar Jael, kona åt Heber, keniten; for det var fred millom Jabin, Hasor-kongen, og ætti åt Heber.
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.
Og Jael gjekk ut imot Sisera, og sagde: «Kom inn, herre, kom inn til meg! Du tarv ikkje vera rædd!» Då gjekk han inn i tjeldbudi til henne, og ho gøymde honom under felden.
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.
So sagde han: «Kjære væne, gjev meg litt vatn! Eg er tyrst.» Då opna ho mjølkeflaska og gav honom drikka og breidde på honom.
20 He said to her, “Stand in the entrance of the tent. If someone comes and asks ‘Is anyone else here?’, say ‘No.’”
Og han sagde til henne: «Statt i budøri, og kjem det einkvar og spør deg um her er nokon, so seg: Nei!»
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.
Då var det Jael, kona åt Heber, tok ein tjeldnagle, og gjekk stilt inn til Sisera med hamaren i handi, og med han, trøytt som han var, låg i fastaste svevnen, slo ho naglen gjenom tunnvangen hans, so han gjekk ned i jordi. Soleis døydde han.
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.
I same bilet kom Barak og søkte etter Sisera. Då gjekk Jael ut imot honom og sagde: «Kom, so skal eg syna deg den mannen du leitar etter!» So gjekk han inn til henne, og då fekk han sjå at Sisera låg livlaus på jordi, med naglen gjenom tunnvangen.
23 On that day God enabled the Israelis to defeat [the army of] Jabin, the king of the people of Canaan.
Den dagen bøygde Gud Jabin i kne for 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.
og Israels hand låg tyngre og tyngre på Jabin, Kana’ans-kongen, til dei reint gjorde ende på honom.
