Judges 5
1 On that day, Deborah sang this song, along with Barak:
Den gongen song Debora og Barak Abinoamsson dette kvædet:
2 “When the leaders of the Israeli people really lead them, and the people follow them, [it is time to] praise Yahweh!
«For fyrstarn’ fyrst i striden gjekk, og folket viljugt møtte fram, pris Herren, Israel!
3 Listen, you kings! Pay attention, you leaders! I will sing to Yahweh. With this song I will praise Yahweh, the God we Israelis worship.
Høyr kongar! Hovdingar, gjev gaum! For Herren eg eit kvæde kved. For Herren, Gud åt Israel, ein song eg syngja vil.
4 O Yahweh, when you came from Seir, when you marched from that land [better known as] Edom, the earth shook, and rain poured down from the skies.
Då, Herre, du frå Se’ir for, frå Edomsflyerne skreid fram. Då ristest jordi, himlen draup, regnet or skyi raut.
5 The mountains shook when you came, just like Sinai Mountain shook when you appeared there, because you are Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis worship.
For Herrens åsyn fjelli skalv - sjå Sinaifjellet der, det skalv for han, Israels Gud.
6 “When Shamgar was our leader and when Jael ruled us, [we were afraid to walk on] the main roads; instead, caravans of travelers walked on winding [less traveled] roads [to avoid being molested].
I Samgars, Anats-sonens old. Og Jaels, vegarn’ aude var, og ferdamennern’ fara laut på krokut fjellstig fram.
7 People left their small villages, [and moved into the walled cities] until I, Deborah, became their leader. [I became like] a mother to the Israeli people.
Ein førar fattast Israel, ein førar, alt til du steig fram, til du steig fram, Debora, som ei mor i Israel.
8 When the Israeli people [abandoned Yahweh and] chose new gods, enemies attacked the gates of the cities, and then [they took away] the shields and spears from 40,000 Israeli soldiers. Not one shield or spear was left.
Gud valde nye styrarar; då stod det strid i portarne: Ein såg’kje skjold og ikkje spjot hjå fyrti tusund hermenn i heile Israel.
9 I am thankful for the leaders and soldiers who volunteered [to fight]. Praise Yahweh [for them!]
Hjå hovdingarn’ i Israel er hugen min, hjå Herren som friviljug møtte fram til strid! Lov Herren, Israel!
10 “You wealthy people who ride on donkeys, sitting on nice padded saddles, and you people who just walk on the road, you all listen!
De som på gulblakk gangar rid, på høgjende i stova sit, og etter jamne vegen gjeng, røyst i, og syng ein song!
11 Listen to the voices of the singers who gather at the places where [the animals drink] water. They tell about how Yahweh acted righteously when he enabled the Israeli warriors to conquer [their enemies]. “Yahweh’s people marched down to the gates of our city.
Syng høgt som bogeskyttararn’ når dei ved brunnen sit og kved! Der prisar dei Guds vise verk, kor vist han førde Israel. Den gongen Herrens eige folk til portarne for ned.
12 The people came to my house and shouted, ‘Deborah, wake up! Wake up and start singing!’ They also shouted, ‘Barak, son of Abinoam, get up, and capture our enemies!’
Vakn upp, vakn upp, Debora, vakn upp, eit kvæde kved! Statt upp, Barak, før fangarn’ burt, son åt Abinoam!
13 Later, some of the Israeli people came down [from Tabor Mountain] with us, their leaders. These men who belonged to Yahweh came with me to fight their strong enemies.
Då for ein hop til fyrstarn’ ned Med kjemporn’ Herrens folk steig ned:
14 Some came from the tribe descended from Ephraim. They came from land that once belonged to the descendants of Amalek. And men from the tribe descended from Benjamin followed them. Troops from the group descended from Makir also came down, and officers from the tribe descended from Zebulun came down, carrying staffs.
Av deg, Efraim, dei som fyrst rot feste på Amaleksfjell. Og etter deg kom Benjamins flokk med folki dine fylgje heldt; av Makir styresmenn steig ned, og ifrå Sebulon dei som gjeng fram med førarstav i hand;
15 Leaders from the tribes descended from Issachar joined Barak and me. They followed Barak, rushing down into the valley. But men from the tribe descended from Reuben could not decide whether or not to join us.
dei fyrstar av Issakar i fylgje med Debora kom, og Barak - i hans fotfar flaug dei i dalen ned. Ved Rubensbekkjerne dei tok i tankar so raust ei råd.
16 Why did you men stay at your sheep pens, waiting to hear the shepherds whistle for their flocks of sheep to come to the pens? Men in the tribe descended from Reuben could not decide whether they would join us to fight our enemies, or not.
Kvi vart du sitjande i ro på kvii di og lydde på med hjuringarn’ i fløyta let? - Ved Rubensbekkjerne dei la i tankarn’ lenge råd.
17 Similarly, the men living in the Gilead area stayed at home, east of the Jordan River. And the men from the tribe descended from Dan, why did they stay home? The tribe descended from Asher sat by the seashore. They stayed in their coves.
Gilead, burtum Jordanå gjev han seg roleg til, og Dan kvi drygjer han der skutorn’ ligg? Ved sjøsidi sit Asser still, i hamni held han seg.
18 But men from the tribe descended from Zebulun risked (their lives/were ready to die fighting) on the battlefield, and men descended from Naphtali were ready to do that, also.
Men Sebulon, det er ein lyd som lite vyrder livet sitt, og like eins Naftali, han som på høge heider bur.
19 “The kings of Canaan fought us at Taanach, near the springs in Megiddo [Valley]. [But since they did not defeat us], they did not carry away any silver or other treasures from the battle.
Då kom kongarn’ og stridde, kananitarkongarn’ stridde i Tana’ak, ved Megiddovatnet; sylv vann dei visst ikkje.
20 [It was as though] the stars in the sky fought for us [and as though] those stars in their paths fought against Sisera.
Ned frå himlen stjernorn’ stridde frå dei høge skeidi sine imot Sisera dei stridde.
21 The Kishon River swept them away— that river that has been there for ages. I will tell myself to be brave and continue marching on.
Kisonåi burt deim førde. Åi fræg frå forne dagar - Kisonåi! Stig fram, mi ånd, med styrk!
22 The hooves of the horses of Sisera’s [army] pounded the ground. Those powerful horses kept galloping along.
Hardt slo hestehovarn’ i marki, med kjemporne køyrde, køyrde av stad i strjukande tan.
23 The angel sent by Yahweh said, ‘Curse the people of Meroz [town], because they did not come to help Yahweh to defeat the mighty warriors [of Canaan].’
«Bann Meroz, » Herrens engel sa, «bann deim som bur der, bann deim burt! Dei kom’kje Herrens her til hjelp. Dei hjelpte ikkje kjemporn’ hans.»
24 “But God is very pleased with Jael, the wife of Heber from the Ken people-group. He is more pleased with her than with all the other women who live in tents.
Velsigna ver i kvendeflokk Jael, Hebers, kenitens, viv! Framum kvar kvinna som i buder bur, velsigna vere ho!
25 Sisera asked for some water, but Jael gave him some milk. She brought him some yogurt/curds in a bowl that was suitable for kings.
Vatn bad han um, mjølk gav ho han; i briki skål baud ho han skyr.
26 Then, [when he was asleep], she reached for a tent peg with her left hand, and she reached for a hammer with her right hand. She hit Sisera hard with it and crushed his head. She pounded the tent peg right through his head.
Med vinstre hand ho naglen triv, med høgre smidjehamaren; i hausen Sisera ho slog, og hamra hovudet hans sund, tunnvangen hans slo ho i knas, og naglen tvert igjenom dreiv.
27 He collapsed and fell dead at her feet.
For føtern’ hennar seig han ned, fram stupt’ han, og på jordi låg; for føtern’ hennar seig han ned; der han seig ned der låg han - daud.
28 “Sisera’s mother looked out from her window. She waited for him to return. She said, ‘Why is he taking so long to come home in his chariot? Why don’t I hear the sound of the wheels of his chariot?’
Gjenom vindauga ser ho, Siseras mor, gjenom glaset glor ho, og kvin: «Kva ventar vogni hans etter? Kvi tøvrar tråvaran’ hans?»
29 One wise woman replied to her, and she [kept consoling herself by] repeating those words:
Svarar dei klokaste fruorne hennar, og sjølv og gjev ho seg svar:
30 ‘Perhaps they are dividing up the things and the people they captured after the battle. Each soldier will get one or two women. Sisera will get some beautiful robes, and some beautiful embroidered robes for me.’
«Visst finn dei herfang, og skifter: Ei møy, tvo møyar til manns, farga klæde åt Sisera, farga klæde og krota; ein farga kjol, tvo krota tjeld for kvar ei herteki kvinna.»
31 But [that is not what happened]! Yahweh, I hope that all your enemies will die as Sisera did! And I desire that all those who love you will be as strong as the sun when it rises!
Gjev, Herre, at uvenern’ dine må alle so ganga til grunnar, og dei deg elskar må vera som soli stig upp i sitt velde.» Sidan hadde landet fred i fyrti år.
