Domarboken 5
1 Då söngo Deborah och Barak, AbiNoams son, på den samma tiden, och sade:
On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
2 Lofver Herran, att Israel är åter fri vorden, och folket hafver varit der viljogt till.
“When the leaders take the lead in Israel, when the people gladly volunteer for war— we praise Yahweh!
3 Hörer till, I Konungar, och akter uppå, I Förstar: jag vill, Herranom vill jag sjunga, Herranom Israels Gudi vill jag spela.
Listen, you kings! Pay attention, you leaders! I, I will sing to Yahweh; I will sing praises to Yahweh, the God of Israel.
4 Herre, då du utdrogst ifrå Seir, och gick fram ifrån Edoms mark, då skalf jorden, himmelen dröp, och skyarna dröpo vatten.
Yahweh, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from Edom, the earth shook, and the skies also trembled; also the clouds poured down water.
5 Bergen smulto för Herranom, Sinai för Herranom Israels Gud.
The mountains quaked before the face of Yahweh; even Mount Sinai quaked before the face of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
6 I Samgars, Anaths sons, tid, i Jaels tid, voro vägarna förgångne; och de som på stigarna gå skulle, de vandrade krokota vägar.
In the days of Shamgar (son of Anath), in the days of Jael, the main roads were abandoned, and those who walked only used the winding paths.
7 Det fattades, bönder fattades i Israel, tilldess jag Debora uppkom, tilldess jag uppkom en moder i Israel.
There were few rural people in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose—arose as a mother in Israel!
8 Ett nytt hafver Gud utvalt, portarna hafver han bestridt; ingen sköld eller spets vardt sedd ibland fyratiotusend i Israel.
When they chose new gods, there was fighting at the city gates and yet there were no shields or spears seen among forty thousand in Israel.
9 Mitt hjerta faller till Israels regenter, hvilke friviljoge äro ibland folket.
My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel, along with the people who gladly volunteered— we bless Yahweh for them!
10 Lofver Herran, I som riden på sköna åsninnor, I som sitten för rätta; och sjunger, I som gån på vägomen.
Think about this—you who ride on white donkeys sitting on rugs for saddles, and you who walk along the road.
11 Der skyttarna ropa ibland dem som vatten hemta, der säge man om Herrans rättfärdighet, om hans bönders rättfärdighet i Israel; då drog Herrans folk neder till portarna.
Hear the voices of those who sing at the watering places. There they tell again of Yahweh's righteous deeds, and the righteous actions of his warriors in Israel. Then the people of Yahweh went down to the city gates.
12 Upp, upp, Debora, upp, upp, och sjung ena viso; upp, Barak, och fånga dina fångare, du AbiNoams son.
Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Get up, Barak, and capture your prisoners, you son of Abinoam.
13 Då vordo de förlåtne rådande öfver de mägtiga; Herren vardt rådandes genom mig öfver de hjeltar.
Then the survivors came down to the nobles; the people of Yahweh came down to me with the warriors.
14 Utaf Ephraim var deras rot emot Amalek; och efter dig BenJamin i ditt folk. Af Machir äro komne regenter; och af Sebulon äro regerare vordne igenom skrifpennan.
They came from Ephraim, whose root is in Amalek; the people of Benjamin followed you. From Machir commanders came down, and from Zebulun those who carry an officer's staff.
15 Isaschars Förstar voro med Debora, och Isaschar var såsom Barak i dalenom, utsänder med sitt fotfolk. Ruben höll mycket af sig, och skiljde sig ifrån oss.
My princes in Issachar were with Deborah; and Issachar was with Barak rushing after him into the valley under his command. Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
16 Hvi blefst du i dinom fårahyddom, till att höra hjordarnas bräkande; och höll mycket af dig, och skiljde dig ifrån oss?
Why did you sit between the fireplaces, listening to the shepherds playing their pipes for their flocks? As for the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
17 Gilead blef hinsidon Jordan. Och hvi bor Dan ibland skeppen? Asser satt i hafsens hamn, och blef i sina förfallna byar.
Gilead stayed on the other side of the Jordan; and Dan, why did he wander about on ships? Asher remained on the coast and lived close to his harbors.
18 Men Sebulons folk vågade sina själ i döden; Naphthali desslikes på höjdene af markene.
Zebulun was a tribe who would risk their lives to the point of death, and Naphtali, also, on the field of battle.
19 Konungarna kommo och stridde. Då stridde de Cananeers Konungar i Thaanach, vid det vattnet Megiddo; men de hade ingen vinning deraf.
The kings came, they fought; the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo. But they took away no silver as plunder.
20 Af himmelen var stridt emot dem; stjernorna i deras lopp stridde emot Sisera.
From heaven the stars fought, from their paths across the heavens they fought against Sisera.
21 Den bäcken Kison vältrade dem, den bäcken Kedumim, den bäcken Kison. Träd, min själ, på de starka.
The Kishon River swept them away, that old river, the Kishon River. March on my soul, be strong!
22 Då darrade hästarnas fötter, för deras starka åsittares förfärelses skull.
Then came the sound of horses' hooves— galloping, the galloping of his mighty ones.
23 Förbanner den staden Meros, sade Herrans Ängel; förbanner hans borgare, att de icke kommo Herranom till hjelp; till hjelp Herranom, till de hjeltar.
'Curse Meroz!' says the angel of Yahweh. 'Surely curse its inhabitants!— because they did not come to help Yahweh— to help Yahweh in the battle against the mighty warriors.'
24 Välsignad vare ibland qvinnor Jael, Hebers den Kenitens hustru; välsignad vare hon i hyddomen ibland qvinnor.
Jael is blessed more than all other women, Jael (the wife of Heber the Kenite), she is more blessed than all the women who live in tents.
25 Mjölk gaf hon, då han vatten beddes, och bar smör in uti en härlig skål.
The man asked for water, and she gave him milk; she brought him butter in a dish fit for princes.
26 Hon tog naglan med sin hand, och smedshammaren i sina högra hand, och slog Sisera genom hans hufvud; sönderkrossade, och genomstack hans tinningar.
She put her hand to the tent peg, and her right hand to the workman's hammer; with the hammer she struck Sisera, she crushed his head. She smashed his skull into pieces when she pierced him through the side of his head.
27 Till hennes fötter krökte han sig, föll neder, och lade sig; han krökte sig, och föll neder till hennes fötter; såsom han krökte sig, så låg han förderfvad.
He collapsed between her feet, he fell and he lay there. Between her feet he fell limp. The place he collapsed is where he was violently killed.
28 Sisera moder såg genom fenstret ut, och gret igenom gallren: Hvi förtöfvar hans vagn så länge, att han icke kommer? Hvi fördröja hans vagns hjul?
Out of a window she looked— the mother of Sisera looked through the lattice and she called out in sadness, 'Why has it taken his chariot so long to come? Why have the hoofbeats of the horses that pull his chariots been delayed?'
29 De visesta ibland hennes qvinnor svarade, då hon så jämmerliga qvidde:
Her wisest princesses replied, and she gave herself the same answer:
30 Skulle de icke finna och byta rof, hvarjom manne en ung pigo eller två till byte; och Sisera brokot stickad kläder till byte, stickad brokot kläder om halsen till byte?
'Have they not found and divided up the plunder? —A womb, two wombs for every man; the plunder of dyed fabric for Sisera, the plunder of dyed fabric embroidered, two pieces of dyed fabric embroidered for the necks of those who plunder?'
31 Alltså, Herre, förgånge alle dine fiender; men de som honom kär hafva, de vare såsom uppgångande solen i sine magt. Och landet hade frid i fyratio år.
So may all your enemies perish, Yahweh! But your friends be like the sun when it rises in its might.” Then the land had peace for forty years.
