Mga Hukom 4
1 At ginawa uli ng mga anak ni Israel ang masama sa paningin ng Panginoon, nang mamatay si Aod.
After Ehud died, the Israelis again started doing things Yahweh said were very evil.
2 At ipinagbili sila ng Panginoon sa kamay ni Jabin na hari sa Canaan, na naghahari sa Asor; na ang puno sa hukbong yaon ay si Sisara, na siyang tumatahan sa Haroseth ng mga bansa.
So he allowed the army of Jabin, one of the kings of Canaan land, who ruled in Hazor [city], to conquer the Israelis. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-Haggoyim.
3 At dumaing ang mga anak ni Israel sa Panginoon: sapagka't siya'y may siyam na raan na karong bakal; at dalawang pung taong pinighati niyang mainam ang mga anak ni Israel.
Sisera’s [army] had 900 chariots. For 20 years he oppressed the Israelis. Then they pleaded to Yahweh to help them.
4 Si Debora nga, na propetisa, asawa ni Lapidoth, ay naghukom sa Israel nang panahong yaon.
At that time Deborah, who was the wife of Lappidoth, was a prophetess who had become the leader in Israel.
5 At siya'y tumahan sa ilalim ng puno ng palma ni Debora, sa pagitan ng Rama at Beth-el, sa lupaing maburol ng Ephraim; at sinampa siya ng mga anak ni Israel upang pahatol.
She would sit under her palm tree at a place between Ramah and Bethel, in the hilly area where the descendants of Ephraim lived, and people would come to her and ask her to settle disputes between them.
6 At kaniyang ipinatawag si Barac, na anak ni Abinoam mula sa Cedes-nephtali, at sinabi sa kaniya, Hindi ba ang Panginoon, ang Dios ng Israel, ay nagutos na sinasabi, Yumaon ka, at pumaroon ka sa bundok ng Tabor, at magsama ka ng sangpung libong lalake sa mga anak ni Nephtali at sa mga anak ni Zabulon?
One day she summoned Barak, the son of Abinoam, when he was in Kedesh, in the area where the descendants of Naphtali lived. She said to him, “This is what Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis worship, is commanding you to do: ‘Take with you 1,000 men, some from the descendants of Naphtali and some from the descendants of Zebulun, and lead them to Tabor Mountain.
7 At aking isusulong sa iyo sa ilog Cison, si Sisara, na puno sa hukbo ni Jabin, pati ng kaniyang mga karo at ng kaniyang karamihan; at aking ibibigay siya sa iyong kamay.
Yahweh will lure Sisera, the commander of King Jabin’s army, to come with his chariots and his army, to the Kishon River, [a few miles away]. I will enable your men to defeat them there.’”
8 At sinabi ni Barac sa kaniya, Kung ikaw ay sasama sa akin ay paroroon nga ako: nguni't kung hindi ka sasama sa akin, ay hindi ako paroroon.
Barak replied, “I will go only if you go with me.”
9 At kaniyang sinabi, Walang pagsalang sasama ako sa iyo: gayon ma'y ang lakad na iyong ipagpapatuloy ay hindi magiging sa iyong kapurihan; sapagka't ipagbibili ng Panginoon si Sisara sa kamay ng isang babae. At si Debora ay tumindig at sumama kay Barac sa Cedes.
She replied, “Okay, I will go with you. But because that is what you have decided to do, Yahweh will enable a woman to defeat Sisera, and the result will be that (you will not be honored/people will not honor you) [for doing that].”
10 At tinawag ni Barac ang Zabulon at ang Nephtali na magkasama sa Cedes; at doo'y umahon ang sangpung libong lalake na kasunod niya: at si Debora ay umahong kasama niya.
So Deborah went with Barak to Kedesh. There he summoned men from Zebulun and Naphtali. Ten thousand men came to him, and then they went together with Deborah [to Tabor Mountain].
11 Si Heber nga na Cineo ay humiwalay sa mga Cineo, sa makatuwid baga'y sa mga anak ni Hobab, na biyanan ni Moises, at itinayo ang kaniyang tolda hanggang sa encina sa Zaananim, na nasa siping ng Cedes.
At that time Heber, one of the descendants of the Ken people-group, had moved [with his wife Jael] from the area where that group lived, and set up his tent near the big oak tree at Zaanannim, near Kedesh. Heber was a descendant of Moses’ brother-in-law Hobab.
12 At kanilang isinaysay kay Sisara na si Barac na anak ni Abinoam ay umahon sa bundok ng Tabor.
Someone told Sisera that Barak had gone up on Tabor Mountain [with an army].
13 At pinapagpisang magkakasama ni Sisara ang lahat niyang mga karo, na siyam na raang karong bakal, at ang buong bayan na kasama niya, mula sa Haroseth ng mga bansa hanggang sa ilog Cison.
So he gathered his troops with their 900 chariots, and they marched from Harosheth-Haggoyim to the Kishon River.
14 At sinabi ni Debora kay Barac, Tumindig ka; sapagka't ito ang araw na ibinigay ng Panginoon si Sisara sa iyong kamay: hindi ba lumabas ang Panginoon sa harap mo? Sa gayo'y lumusong si Barac mula sa bundok ng Tabor, at sangpung libong lalake ang kasunod niya.
Then Deborah said to Barak, “Get ready! This is the day that Yahweh will enable your [army] to defeat the army of Sisera. Yahweh is going ahead of you!” So Barak led his men as they descended from Tabor Mountain.
15 At nilansag ng Panginoon si Sisara, at lahat ng mga karo niya, at ang buong hukbo niya, ng talim ng tabak sa harap ni Barac; at lumunsad si Sisara sa kaniyang karo, at tumakas na tumakbo.
As they advanced, Yahweh caused Sisera and all his chariots and his army to have great difficulty maneuvering/moving around. So Sisera jumped down from his chariot and ran away.
16 Nguni't hinabol ni Barac ang mga karo, at ang hukbo, hanggang sa Haroseth ng mga bansa: at ang buong hukbo ni Sisara ay nahulog sa talim ng tabak; walang lalaking nalabi.
But Barak and his men pursued the other chariots and the enemy soldiers as far as Harosheth-Haggoyim. They killed all of the men in Sisera’s army. Not one man survived.
17 Gayon ma'y tumakas si Sisara na tumakbo sa tolda ni Jael na asawa ni Heber na Cineo; sapagka't may kapayapaan si Jabin na hari sa Asor at ang sangbahayan ni Heber na Cineo.
But Sisera ran to Jael’s tent. He did that because [his boss], King Jabin of Hazor [city], was a good friend of [Jael’s husband] Heber.
18 At sinalubong ni Jael si Sisara, at sinabi sa kaniya, Lumiko ka, panginoon ko, lumiko ka rito sa akin: huwag kang matakot. At siya'y lumiko sa kaniya sa loob ng tolda, at siya'y tinalukbungan niya ng isang banig.
Jael went out to greet Sisera. She said to him, “Sir, come into my tent! Do not be afraid!” So he went into the tent [and lay down], and she covered him with a blanket.
19 At sinabi niya sa kaniya, Isinasamo ko sa iyo na bigyan mo ako ng kaunting tubig na mainom; sapagka't ako'y nauuhaw. At binuksan niya ang isang balat na sisidlan ng gatas, at pinainom niya siya, at tinakpan siya.
He said to her, “I’m thirsty; can you give me some water?” So she opened a leather container of milk, and gave him a drink. Then she covered him with the blanket again.
20 At sinabi ni Sisara sa kaniya, Tumayo ka sa pintuan ng tolda, at mangyayari, na pagka ang sinoman ay darating at magtatanong sa iyo, at magsasabi, May tao ba riyan? na iyong sasabihin, Wala.
He said to her, “Stand in the entrance of the tent. If someone comes and asks ‘Is anyone else here?’, say ‘No.’”
21 Nang magkagayo'y kumuha si Jael na asawa ni Heber ng isang tulos ng tolda, at kumuha ng isang pamukpok sa kaniyang kamay at naparoong dahandahan sa kaniya, at itinusok ang tulos sa kaniyang pilipisan, at pinalagpasan siya hanggang sa lupa; sapagka't siya'y nakatulog ng mahimbing; sa gayo'y nanglupaypay siya at namatay.
Sisera was very exhausted, so he soon was asleep. While he was sleeping, Jael crept quietly to him, holding a hammer and a tent peg. She pounded the peg into his skull, and all the way through his head into the ground, and he died.
22 At, narito, sa paraang hinahabol ni Barac si Sisara, ay lumabas si Jael na sinalubong siya, at sinabi sa kaniya: Parito ka, at ituturo ko sa iyo ang lalake na iyong hinahanap. At siya'y naparoon sa kaniya, at, narito, si Sisara ay nakabulagtang patay, at ang tulos ay nasa kaniyang ulo.
When Barak passed by Jael’s tent to look for Sisera, she went out to greet him. She said, “Come in, and I will show you the man you are searching for!” So he followed her into the tent, and he saw Sisera lying there, dead, with the tent peg through his head.
23 Gayon pinasuko ng Dios nang araw na yaon si Jabin na hari sa Canaan sa harap ng mga anak ni Israel.
On that day God enabled the Israelis to defeat [the army of] Jabin, the king of the people of Canaan.
24 At nanaig ang kamay ng mga anak ni Israel ng higit at higit laban kay Jabin na hari sa Canaan, hanggang sa naigiba nila si Jabin na hari sa Canaan.
From that time, the Israeli people continued to become stronger, and [the army of] King Jabin continued to become weaker. Finally the Israelis were able to completely subdue the people ruled by the king of Canaan.
