Judges 4
1 After Ehud died, the Israelis again started doing things Yahweh said were very evil.
As crianças de Israel fizeram novamente o que era mau aos olhos de Iavé, quando Ehud estava morto.
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.
Yahweh os vendeu na mão de Jabin, rei de Canaã, que reinou em Hazor; o capitão de cujo exército era Sisera, que vivia em Harosheth dos gentios.
3 Sisera’s [army] had 900 chariots. For 20 years he oppressed the Israelis. Then they pleaded to Yahweh to help them.
Os filhos de Israel clamaram a Javé, pois ele tinha novecentos carros de ferro; e ele oprimiu poderosamente os filhos de Israel por vinte anos.
4 At that time Deborah, who was the wife of Lappidoth, was a prophetess who had become the leader in Israel.
Agora Deborah, uma profetisa, esposa de Lappidoth, julgou Israel naquela época.
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.
Ela vivia sob a palmeira de Débora entre Ramá e Betel, na região montanhosa de Efraim; e os filhos de Israel se aproximaram dela para julgamento.
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.
Ela enviou e chamou Barak, o filho de Abinoão, de Kedesh Naftali, e disse-lhe: “O Senhor Javé, o Deus de Israel, não lhe ordenou: 'Vai e guia o caminho para o Monte Tabor, e leva contigo dez mil homens dos filhos de Naftali e dos filhos de Zebulom?
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.’”
atrairei a você, ao rio Kishon, Sisera, o capitão do exército de Jabin, com suas carruagens e sua multidão; e eu o entregarei em suas mãos”.
8 Barak replied, “I will go only if you go with me.”
Barak disse-lhe: “Se você for comigo, eu irei; mas se você não for comigo, eu não irei”.
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].”
Ela disse: “Eu certamente irei com você”. No entanto, a viagem que você fizer não será por sua honra; pois Yahweh venderá Sisera na mão de uma mulher”. Deborah se levantou, e foi com Barak para Kedesh.
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].
Barak chamou Zebulun e Naftali juntos para Kedesh. Dez mil homens o seguiram; e Deborah subiu com ele.
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.
Now Heber, o quenita, havia se separado dos quenitas, mesmo dos filhos de Hobab, cunhado de Moisés, e havia armado sua tenda até o carvalho em Zaanannim, que é de Kedesh.
12 Someone told Sisera that Barak had gone up on Tabor Mountain [with an army].
Eles disseram a Sisera que Barak, filho de Abinoam, tinha subido ao Monte Tabor.
13 So he gathered his troops with their 900 chariots, and they marched from Harosheth-Haggoyim to the Kishon River.
Sisera reuniu todas as suas carruagens, até mesmo novecentas carruagens de ferro, e todas as pessoas que estavam com ele, desde Harosheth dos Gentios, até o rio 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.
Deborah disse a Barak: “Vá; pois este é o dia em que Javé entregou Sisera em suas mãos”. Yahweh não saiu antes de você”? Então Barak desceu do Monte Tabor, e dez mil homens atrás dele.
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.
Javé confundiu Sisera, todas as suas carruagens e todo seu exército, com o fio da espada antes de Barak. Sisera abandonou sua carruagem e fugiu em seus pés.
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.
Mas Barak perseguiu as carruagens e o exército até Harosheth dos Gentios; e todo o exército de Sisera caiu ao fio da espada. Não restava um homem.
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.
However Sisera fugiu de pé para a tenda de Jael, a esposa de Heber, o Kenita; pois havia paz entre Jabin, o rei de Hazor, e a casa de Heber, o Kenita.
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.
Jael saiu ao encontro de Sisera e lhe disse: “Entregue-se, meu senhor, entregue-se a mim; não tenha medo”. Ele veio até ela na tenda, e ela o cobriu com um tapete.
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.
Ele disse a ela: “Por favor, me dê um pouco de água para beber; pois estou com sede”. Ela abriu um recipiente de leite, deu-lhe uma bebida, e o cobriu.
20 He said to her, “Stand in the entrance of the tent. If someone comes and asks ‘Is anyone else here?’, say ‘No.’”
Ele lhe disse: “Fique na porta da tenda, e se algum homem vier e lhe perguntar: 'Há algum homem aqui?' você dirá: 'Não'”.
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.
Então Jael, esposa de Heber, pegou uma estaca de barraca, pegou um martelo na mão e foi suavemente até ele, e bateu com o pino em seus templos, e furou no chão, pois ele estava em um sono profundo; então ele desmaiou e morreu.
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.
Eis que, enquanto Barak perseguia Sisera, Jael saiu ao seu encontro e lhe disse: “Venha, e eu lhe mostrarei o homem que você procura”. Ele veio até ela; e eis que Sísera estava morto, e a estaca da tenda estava em seus templos.
23 On that day God enabled the Israelis to defeat [the army of] Jabin, the king of the people of Canaan.
Então, Deus subjugou Jabin, o rei de Canaã, diante dos filhos de Israel naquele dia.
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.
A mão dos filhos de Israel prevaleceu cada vez mais contra Jabim, o rei de Canaã, até que eles destruíram Jabim, rei de Canaã.
