Dommernes 5
1 Dengang sang Debora og Barak Abinoams sønn, denne sang:
Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
2 Lov Herren, fordi fyrstene i Israel gikk først i striden fordi folket møtte villig frem!
Praise you the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
3 Hør, I konger! Lytt til, I høvdinger! Jeg - jeg vil synge om Herren; jeg vil lovsynge Herren, Israels Gud.
Hear, O you kings; give ear, O you princes; I, even I, will sing to the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.
4 Herre, da du gikk ut fra Se'ir, da du skred frem fra Edoms mark, da bevet jorden, himlene dryppet, skyene dryppet av vann.
LORD, when you went out of Seir, when you marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.
5 Fjellene skalv for Herrens åsyn, Sinai der borte skalv for Herrens, Israels Guds åsyn.
The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.
6 I Samgars, Anats sønns dager, i Jaels dager var stiene øde, de veifarende gikk på krokete stier.
In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through byways.
7 Det fantes ingen fører i Israel, nei, ingen før jeg, Debora, stod frem, før jeg stod frem, en mor i Israel.
The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
8 De valgte nye guder, da var der kamp ved portene; ei såes skjold, ei heller spyd blandt firti tusen i Israel.
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
9 Mitt hjerte slår for Israels høvdinger og for dem som villig møtte frem blandt folket. Pris Herren!
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless you the LORD.
10 Syng, I som rider på lyse aseninner, I som sitter på eders tepper, og I som vandrer på veien!
Speak, you that ride on white asses, you that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
11 Bueskytternes røst lyder ved brønnene; der priser de Herrens rettferdige verk, hans styrelses rettferdige verk i Israel. Dengang steg de ned til portene, Herrens folk.
They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.
12 Våkn op, våkn op, Debora, våkn op, våkn op, stem i en sang! Stå op, Barak, og før dine fanger i fangenskap, du Abinoams sønn!
Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead your captivity captive, you son of Abinoam.
13 Dengang lød det: Stig ned, du lille flokk, stig ned til heltene, du folk! Herre, stig ned og strid for mig blandt kjempene!
Then he made him that remains have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.
14 Av Efra'im steg de ned, de som har sin rot på Amaleks fjell; efter dig kom Benjamin blandt dine folk; av Makir steg høvdinger ned, og av Sebulon de som drar frem med hærførerstav,
Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after you, Benjamin, among your people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
15 og fyrster i Issakar med Debora, og som Issakar, så Barak; i dalen styrter de avsted i hans følge. Ved Rubens bekker holdtes store rådslagninger.
And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.
16 Hvorfor blev du sittende mellem fehegnene og hørte på hyrdefløitene? Ved Rubens bekker holdtes store rådslagninger.
Why stayed you among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
17 Gilead - hinsides Jordan blev han i ro, og Dan - hvorfor dvelte han ved skibene? Aser blev sittende ved havets bredd, og ved sine bukter blev han i ro.
Gilead stayed beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and stayed in his breaches.
18 Sebulon er et folk som ringeakter sitt liv inntil døden, likeså Naftali på sine fjell.
Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that risked their lives to the death in the high places of the field.
19 Konger kom, de stred, dengang stred Kana'ans konger ved Ta'anak, ved Megiddos vann; hærfang av sølv fikk de ikke.
The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
20 Fra himmelen stred de, stjernene fra sine baner, de stred mot Sisera.
They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
21 Kisons bekk rev dem bort, den eldgamle bekk, Kisons bekk. Skrid frem, min sjel, med kraft!
The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, you have trodden down strength.
22 Da trampet hestenes hover under kjempenes jagende, jagende fart.
Then were the horse hoofs broken by the means of the prancings, the prancings of their mighty ones.
23 Forbann Meros, sa Herrens engel, forbann, forbann dets folk, fordi de ikke kom Herren til hjelp, Herren til hjelp blandt kjempene.
Curse you Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse you bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.
24 Priset fremfor kvinner være Jael, kenitten Hebers hustru! Fremfor kvinner i telt være hun priset!
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
25 Vann bad han om, melk gav hun ham; i prektig skål bar hun frem fløte.
He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
26 Sin hånd rekker hun ut efter teltpluggen og sin høire hånd efter arbeidshammeren; hun slår Sisera med hammeren, knuser hans hode, sønderslår og gjennemborer hans tinning.
She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
27 For hennes føtter seg han ned, falt han, lå han; for hennes føtter seg han ned, falt han; der han seg ned, der lå han fellet.
At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead.
28 Gjennem vinduet skuer hun og roper, Siseras mor, ut gjennem gitteret: Hvorfor venter hans vogn med å komme? Hvorfor dveler hans traveres skritt?
The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
29 De klokeste av hennes fruer svarer henne, og selv gir hun sig svar på sine ord:
Her wise ladies answered her, yes, she returned answer to herself,
30 Til visse finner de hærfang og skifter: En kvinne, to kvinner til manns, hærfang av farvede klær for Sisera, hærfang av farvede klær, utsydde klær, én farvet klædning, to utsydde halsduker for hver av de hærtatte kvinner!
Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colors, a prey of divers colors of needlework, of divers colors of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?
31 Måtte alle dine fiender omkomme således, Herre, og de som elsker ham, være som solen når den går frem i sin kraft! - Og landet hadde ro i firti år.
So let all your enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goes forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
