Sudije 5
1 I u taj dan pjeva Devora i Varak sin Avinejemov govoreæi:
On that day, Deborah sang this song, along with Barak:
2 Blagosiljajte Gospoda što uèini osvetu u Izrailju i što narod dragovoljno prista.
“When the leaders of the Israeli people really lead them, and the people follow them, [it is time to] praise Yahweh!
3 Èujte carevi, slušajte knezovi; ja, ja æu Gospodu pjevati, popijevaæu Gospodu Bogu Izrailjevu.
Listen, you kings! Pay attention, you leaders! I will sing to Yahweh. With this song I will praise Yahweh, the God we Israelis worship.
4 Gospode! kad si slazio sa Sira, kad si išao iz polja Edomskoga, zemlja se tresijaše, i nebesa kapahu, oblaci kapahu vodom.
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.
5 Brda se rastapahu pred Gospodom; taj Sinaj pred Gospodom Bogom Izrailjevijem.
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.
6 Za vremena Samegara sina Anatova, za vremena Jailjina nesta putova, i koji iðahu stazama, iðahu krivijem putovima.
“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].
7 Nesta sela u Izrailju, nesta ih, dokle ne nastah ja, Devora, dokle ne nastah majka Izrailju.
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.
8 On izabra nove bogove, tada rat bijaše na vratima; viðaše li se štit ili koplje meðu èetrdeset tisuæa u Izrailju?
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.
9 Srce se moje privilo k upraviteljima Izrailjevijem, koji dragovoljno pristaše izmeðu naroda. Blagosiljajte Gospoda.
I am thankful for the leaders and soldiers who volunteered [to fight]. Praise Yahweh [for them!]
10 Koji jašete na bijelijem magaricama, koji sjedite u sudu i koji hodite po putovima, pripovijedajte.
“You wealthy people who ride on donkeys, sitting on nice padded saddles, and you people who just walk on the road, you all listen!
11 Prestala je praska streljaèka na mjestima gdje se voda crpe; ondje neka pripovijedaju pravdu Gospodnju, pravdu k selima njegovijem u Izrailju; tada æe narod Gospodnji slaziti na vrata.
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.
12 Ustani, ustani, Devoro; ustani, ustani, zapjevaj pjesmu; ustani, Varaèe, vodi u ropstvo roblje svoje, sine Avinejemov.
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!’
13 Sada æe potlaèeni obladati silnima iz naroda; Gospod mi dade da vladam silnima.
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.
14 Iz Jefrema izide korijen njihov na Amalike; za tobom bješe Venijamin s narodom tvojim; od Mahira izidoše koji postavljaju zakone, a od Zavulona pisari.
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.
15 I knezovi Isaharovi biše s Devorom, Isahar kao i Varak bi poslan u dolinu s ljudima koje voðaše. U dijelu Ruvimovu bijahu ljudi visokih misli.
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.
16 Što si sjedio meðu torovima slušajuæi kako bleje stada? U dijelu Ruvimovu bijahu ljudi visokih misli.
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.
17 Galad osta s onu stranu Jordana; a Dan što se zabavi kod laða? Asir zašto sjede na brijegu morskom i u krševima svojim osta?
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.
18 Zavulon je narod koji dade dušu svoju na smrt, tako i Neftalim, na visokom polju.
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.
19 Doðoše carevi, biše se; biše se carevi Hananski u Tanahu na vodi Megidskoj; ali ni mrve srebra ne dobiše.
“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.
20 S neba se vojeva, zvijezde s mjesta svojih vojevaše na Sisaru.
[It was as though] the stars in the sky fought for us [and as though] those stars in their paths fought against Sisera.
21 Potok Kison odnese ih, potok Kadimin, potok Kison; pogazila si, dušo moja, snažno.
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.
22 Tada izotpadaše konjma kopita od tjeranja junaka njihovijeh.
The hooves of the horses of Sisera’s [army] pounded the ground. Those powerful horses kept galloping along.
23 Proklinjite Miroz, reèe anðeo Gospodnji, proklinjite stanovnike njegove; jer ne doðoše u pomoæ Gospodu, u pomoæ Gospodu s junacima.
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].’
24 Da je blagoslovena mimo žene Jailja žena Evera Kenejina; mimo žene u šatorima da je blagoslovena.
“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.
25 Zaiska vode, mlijeka mu dade, u gospodskoj zdjeli donese mu povlaku.
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.
26 Lijevom rukom maši se za kolac a desnom za malj kovaèki, i udari Sisaru, razmrska mu glavu; probode i probi mu slijepe oèi.
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.
27 Meðu noge njezine savi se, pade, leža; meðu noge njezine savi se, pade; gdje se savi, ondje pade mrtav.
He collapsed and fell dead at her feet.
28 S prozora gledaše majka Sisarina, i kroz rešetku vikaše: što se tako dugo ne vraæaju kola njegova? što se tako polako mièu toèkovi kola njegovijeh?
“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?’
29 Najmudrije izmeðu dvorkinja njezinijeh odgovarahu joj, a i sama odgovaraše sebi:
One wise woman replied to her, and she [kept consoling herself by] repeating those words:
30 Nijesu li našli? ne dijele li plijen? po jednu djevojku, po dvije djevojke na svakoga. Plijen šaren Sisari, plijen šaren, vezen; šaren, vezen s obje strane, oko vrata onima koji zaplijeniše.
‘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.’
31 Tako da izginu svi neprijatelji tvoji, Gospode; a koji te ljube da budu kao sunce kad izlazi u sili svojoj. I zemlja bi mirna èetrdeset godina.
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!
