Dommernes 4
1 Då Ehud var burte, gjorde Israels-sønerne atter det som var Herren imot.
But after the death of Ehud, the sons of Israel resumed doing evil in the sight of the Lord.
2 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.
And the Lord delivered them into the hands of Jabin, the king of Canaan, who reigned at Hazor. And he had a commander of his army named Sisera, but this man lived at Harosheth of the Gentiles.
3 Og Israels-sønerne ropa til Herren; for Sisera hadde ni hundrad jarnvogner, og han trengde Israels-sønerne hardt i tjuge år.
And the sons of Israel cried out to the Lord. For he had nine hundred chariots with scythes, and he vehemently oppressed them for twenty years.
4 I den tidi var Debora, kona åt Lappidot, domar i Israel. Ho var ei viskona,
Now there was a prophetess, Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, who judged the people in that time.
5 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.
And she was sitting under a palm tree, which was called by her name, between Ramah and Bethel, on Mount Ephraim. And the sons of Israel went up to her for every judgment.
6 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!
And she sent and called Barak, the son of Abinoam, from Kedesh of Naphtali. And she said to him: “The Lord, the God of Israel, instructs you: ‘Go and lead an army to Mount Tabor, and you shall take with you ten thousand fighting men from the sons of Naphtali and from the sons of Zebulun.
7 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.»»
Then I will lead to you, at the place of the torrent Kishon, Sisera, the leader of the army of Jabin, with his chariots and the entire multitude. And I will deliver them into your hand.’”
8 Då svara Barak: «Gjeng du med meg, so skal eg taka ut, men gjeng du ikkje med, so gjeng ikkje eg heller.»
And Barak said to her: “If you will come with me, I will go. If you are not willing to come with me, I will not go.”
9 «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.
She said to him: “Indeed, I will go with you. But due to this change, the victory shall not be reputed to you. And so Sisera will be delivered into the hand of a woman.” Therefore, Deborah rose up, and she traveled with Barak to Kedesh.
10 Og Barak stemnde Sebulon og Naftali i hop til Kedes; ti tusund mann fylgde etter honom, og Debora var med.
And he, summoning Zebulun and Naphtali, ascended with ten thousand fighting men, having Deborah in his company.
11 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.
Now Heber, the Kenite, had previously withdrawn from the rest of the Kenites, his brothers, the sons of Hobab, the relative of Moses. And he had pitched his tents as far as the valley that is called Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh.
12 Då Sisera fekk spurt at Barak Abinoamsson var faren upp på Taborfjellet,
And it was reported to Sisera that Barak, the son of Abinoam, had ascended to Mount Tabor.
13 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.
And he gathered together the nine hundred chariots with scythes, and the entire army, from Harosheth of the Gentiles to the torrent Kishon.
14 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.
And Deborah said to Barak: “Rise up. For this is the day on which the Lord delivers Sisera into your hands. For he is your commander.” And so, Barak descended from Mount Tabor, and the ten thousand fighting men with him.
15 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.
And the Lord struck Sisera with great fear, and all his chariots and all his multitude with the edge of the sword, in the sight of Barak, so much so that Sisera, leaping from his chariot, fled on foot.
16 Men Barak elte vognerne og heren alt til Haroset-Haggojim, og heile Sisera-heren fall for sverdet; det vart’kje att ein einaste mann.
And Barak pursued the fleeing chariots, and the army, as far as Harosheth of the Gentiles. And the entire multitude of the enemy was cut down, unto utter annihilation.
17 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.
But Sisera, while fleeing, arrived at the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber, the Kenite. For there was peace between Jabin, the king of Hazor, and the house of Heber, the Kenite.
18 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.
Therefore, Jael went out to meet Sisera, and she said to him: “Enter to me, my lord. Enter, you should not be afraid.” And he entered her tent, and having been covered by her with a cloak,
19 So sagde han: «Kjære væne, gjev meg litt vatn! Eg er tyrst.» Då opna ho mjølkeflaska og gav honom drikka og breidde på honom.
he said to her: “Give me, I beg you, a little water. For I am very thirsty.” And she opened a bottle of milk, and she gave him to drink. And she covered him.
20 Og han sagde til henne: «Statt i budøri, og kjem det einkvar og spør deg um her er nokon, so seg: Nei!»
And Sisera said to her: “Stand before the door of the tent. And if anyone arrives, questioning you and saying, ‘Could there be any man here?’ you shall respond, ‘There is no one.’”
21 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.
And so Jael, the wife of Heber, took a spike from the tent, and also took a mallet. And entering unseen and with silence, she placed the spike over the temple of his head. And striking it with the mallet, she drove it through his brain, as far as the ground. And so, joining deep sleep to death, he fell unconscious and died.
22 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.
And behold, Barak arrived, in pursuit of Sisera. And Jael, going out to meet him, said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” And when he had entered her tent, he saw Sisera lying dead, with the spike fixed in his temples.
23 Den dagen bøygde Gud Jabin i kne for Israel;
Thus did God humble Jabin, the king of Canaan, on that day, before the sons of Israel.
24 og Israels hand låg tyngre og tyngre på Jabin, Kana’ans-kongen, til dei reint gjorde ende på honom.
And they increased every day. And with a strong hand they overpowered Jabin, the king of Canaan, until they wiped him out.
