Domarboken 4
1 Men Israels barn gjorde ytterligare illa för Herranom, då Ehud var död.
But after the death of Ehud, the sons of Israel resumed doing evil in the sight of the Lord.
2 Och Herren sålde dem uti Jabins, de Cananeers Konungs, händer, som satt i Hazor, och hans härhöfvitsman var Sisera, och han bodde i Haroseth Hedningarnas.
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 Och Israels barn ropade till Herran; ty han hade niohundrade jernvagnar, och tvingade Israels barn med våld i tjugu 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 På den samma tiden var domarinna i Israel, den Prophetissan Debora, Lappidoths hustru.
Now there was a prophetess, Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, who judged the people in that time.
5 Och hon bodde under Deboras palmträ, emellan Rama och BethEl, på Ephraims berg; och Israels barn kommo ditupp till henne för rätta.
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 Hon sände åstad, och kallade Barak, AbiNoams son, af Kedes Naphthali, och lät säga honom: Hafver icke Herren Israels Gud budit dig: Gack åstad, och drag upp på berget Thabor, och tag tiotusend män med dig, utaf Naphthali och Sebulons barn?
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 Ty jag vill föra till dig Sisera, Jabins härhöfvitsman, vid den bäcken Kison, med hans vagnar, och med all hans hop; och vill gifva honom i dina händer.
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 Barak sade till henne: Om du far med mig, så drager jag åstad; men far du icke med, så drager icke heller jag.
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 Hon sade: Jag vill draga med dig; men segren blifver icke din i denna resone, som du gör; utan Herren skall gifva Sisera uti en qvinnos hand. Så gjorde Debora redo, och for med Barak till 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 Då kallade Balak Sebulon och Naphthali till Kedes, och drog till fot med tiotusend män; Debora följde ock med honom.
And he, summoning Zebulun and Naphtali, ascended with ten thousand fighting men, having Deborah in his company.
11 Men Heber den Keniten var dragen ifrå de Keniter, ifrå Hobabs barn, Mose svågers, och hade uppslagit sin tjäll vid den eken Zaanaim invid 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 vardt Sisera bådadt, att Barak, AbiNoams son, var dragen upp på det berget Thabor.
And it was reported to Sisera that Barak, the son of Abinoam, had ascended to Mount Tabor.
13 Så samkade han alla sina vagnar tillhopa, niohundrade jernvagnar; och allt det folk med honom var, ifrå Haroseth Hedningarnas, allt intill den bäcken Kison.
And he gathered together the nine hundred chariots with scythes, and the entire army, from Harosheth of the Gentiles to the torrent Kishon.
14 Men Debora sade till Barak: Upp, detta är den dagen, i hvilkom Herren hafver gifvit Sisera i dina hand; ty Herren skall draga ut för dig. Så drog Barak neder af berget Thabor, och de tiotusend män med honom.
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 Och Herren förskräckte Sisera med alla hans vagnar, och all hans här, för Baraks svärdsegg, så att Sisera sprang ifrå sin vagn, och flydde till 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 jagade efter vagnarna och hären, allt intill Haroseth Hedningarnas, och all Sisera här föll för svärdsegg, så att icke en blef öfver.
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 Men Sisera flydde till fot in uti Jaels tjäll, Hebers den Kenitens hustrus; förty Konung Jabin i Hazor, och Hebers den Kenitens hus stodo i frid med hvarannan.
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 Och Jael gick ut emot Sisera, och sade till honom: Kom, min herre, kom in till mig, och frukta dig intet; och han gaf sig in till henne uti hennes tjäll, och hon höljde öfver honom en mantel.
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 Och han sade till henne: Kära, gif mig litet vatten till att dricka, ty mig törster. Då tog hon en bytto mjölk, och gaf honom dricka, och höljde 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 Och han sade till henne: Gack fram i dörrena på tjället, och om någor kommer och frågar, om någor är här, så säg: Ingen.
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 Så tog Jael, Hebers hustru, en nagla af tjället, och en hammar i sina hand, och gick sakta in till honom, och slog honom naglan genom tinningen, så att han sank neder till jordena; ty han var sömnig och vanmägtig, och blef död.
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 Då Barak jagade efter Sisera, gick Jael ut emot honom, och sade till honom: Kom hit, jag vill visa dig den man, som du söker efter. Och då han kom in till henne, låg Sisera död, och naglen fast i hans tinning.
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 Alltså nederlade Gud, på den tiden, Jabin, de Cananeers Konung för Israels barn.
Thus did God humble Jabin, the king of Canaan, on that day, before the sons of Israel.
24 Och Israels barnas hand fullföljde, och vardt stark emot Jabin, de Cananeers Konung, tilldess de utrotade honom.
And they increased every day. And with a strong hand they overpowered Jabin, the king of Canaan, until they wiped him out.
