Mga Hukom 4
1 Matapos mamatay ni Ehud, muling sinuway ng bayan ng Israel si Yahweh sa pamamagitan ng paggawa ng masasamang bagay, at nakita niya kung ano ang ginawa nila.
After Ehud died, the Israelis again started doing things Yahweh said were very evil.
2 Ibinigay sila ni Yahweh sa kapangyarihan ni Jabin na hari ng Canaan na naghahari sa Hazor. Ang pinuno ng kaniyang hukbo ay nagngangalang Sisera, at naninirahan siya sa Haroshet ng mga Hentil.
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 Tumawag ang bayan ng Israel kay Yahweh para sa tulong, dahil mayroong siyamnaraang bakal na karwaheng pandigma si Sisera at inapi niya ang bayan ng Israel sa loob ng dalawampung taon.
Sisera’s [army] had 900 chariots. For 20 years he oppressed the Israelis. Then they pleaded to Yahweh to help them.
4 Ngayon si Debora, isang babaeng propeta (asawa ni Lappidot), ay isang nangungunang hukom sa Israel nang panahong iyon.
At that time Deborah, who was the wife of Lappidoth, was a prophetess who had become the leader in Israel.
5 Madalas siyang nakaupo sa ilalim ng palmera ni Debora sa pagitan ng Rama at Betel sa bulubundukin ng Efraim, at lumalapit sa kaniya ang mga tao ng Israel para lutasin ang kanilang mga alitan.
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 Ipinatawag niya si Barak na anak ni Abinoam mula sa Kedes sa Neftali. Sinabi niya sa kaniya, “Inuutusan ka ni Yahweh, ang Diyos ng Israel, 'Pumunta ka sa Bundok Tabor, at magsama ng sampung libong kalalakihan mula sa Neftali at Zebulun.
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 Palalabasin ko si Sisera, na pinuno ng hukbo ni Jabin, para salubungin kayo sa ilog ng Kison, kasama ang kaniyang mga karwaheng pandigma at kaniyang hukbo, at bibigyan ko kayo ng tagumpay laban sa kaniya.'”
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 Sinabi ni Barak sa kaniya, “Kung sasama ka sa akin, pupunta ako, pero kung hindi ka sasama sa akin, hindi ako pupunta.”
Barak replied, “I will go only if you go with me.”
9 Sinabi niya, “Talagang sasama ako sa iyo. Gayunman, ang landas na dadaanan mo ay hindi maghahatid sa iyong karangalan, dahil gagawin ni Yahweh na talunin si Sisera ng isang babae sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang lakas.” Pagkatapos tumayo si Debora at sumama kay Barak sa Kedes.
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 Tinawag ni Barak ang mga kalalakihan ng Neftali para magtipon sa Kedes. Sampung libong kalalakihan ang sumama sa kaniya, at sumama sa kanya si Debora.
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 Ngayon hiniwalay ni Heber (ang Kenita) ang kaniyang sarili mula sa mga Kenita—sila ay mga kaapu-apuhan ni Hobab (biyenan ni Moises) —at nagtayo ng kaniyang tolda sa may kakahuyan ng Zaananim malapit sa Kedes.
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 Nang sinabihan nila si Sisera na umakyat si Barak sa Bundok Tabor,
Someone told Sisera that Barak had gone up on Tabor Mountain [with an army].
13 tinipon ni Sisera ang kaniyang mga karwaheng pandigma, siyamnaraang bakal na karwaheng pandigma, at lahat ng mga sundalong kasama niya, mula sa Haroset ng mga Hentil patungo sa Ilog Kison.
So he gathered his troops with their 900 chariots, and they marched from Harosheth-Haggoyim to the Kishon River.
14 Sinabi ni Debora kay Barak, “Humayo ka! Dahil ito ang araw na ibinigay sa iyo ni Yahweh ang tagumpay laban kay Sisera. Hindi ba pinangungunahan ka ni Yahweh?” Kaya bumaba si Barak mula sa Bundok Tabor na may sampung libong kalalakihang sumusunod sa kaniya.
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 Ginawa ni Yahweh na malito ang hukbo ni Sisera, ang lahat ng kaniyang mga karwaheng pandigma, at lahat ng kaniyang hukbo. Sinalakay sila ng mga tauhan ni Barak at bumaba si Sisera sa kaniyang karwaheng pandigma at 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 Pero tinugis ni Barak ang mga karwaheng pandigma at ang hukbo patungo sa Haroset ng mga Hentil, at ang buong hukbo ni Sisera ay namatay sa pamamagitan ng talim ng espada, at wala ni isa mang nakaligtas.
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 Pero tumakbo palayo si Sisera patungo sa tolda ni Jael, na asawa ni Heber na Kenita, dahil mayroong kapayapaan sa pagitan ni Jabin na hari ng Hazor at ng sambahayan ni Heber na Kenita.
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 Lumabas si Jael para salubungin si Sisera at sinabi sa kaniya, “Lumapit ka, aking panginoon; lumapit ka patungo sa akin at huwag matakot.” Kaya lumapit si Sisera patungo sa kaniya at pumasok sa kaniyang tolda at siya ay tinakpan niya ng isang kumot.
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 Sinabi niya sa kaniya, “Pakiusap bigyan mo ako ng kaunting tubig na maiinom, dahil ako ay nauuhaw.” Binuksan niya ang isang balat na supot ng gatas at binigyan siya ng inumin, at siya'y tinakpan niyang muli.
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 Sinabi niya sa kaniya, “Tumayo ka sa bungad ng tolda at kung may dumating at magtanong sa iyo, 'May tao ba riyan?' sabihing, 'Wala'.”
He said to her, “Stand in the entrance of the tent. If someone comes and asks ‘Is anyone else here?’, say ‘No.’”
21 Pagkatapos nagdala si Jael (ang asawa ni Heber) ng isang pakong kahoy ng tolda at martilyo sa kaniyang kamay at palihim na pumunta sa kaniya, dahil siya ay nasa mahimbing na pagtulog, at ipinukpok niya ang pakong kahoy sa tagiliran ng kaniyang ulo at ito ay tumusok patagos sa kaniya at bumaba sa lupa. At siya ay 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 Habang hinahabol ni Barak si Sisera, lumabas si Jael para salubungin siya at sinabi sa kaniya, “Halika, ipapakita ko sa iyo ang taong hinahanap mo.” Kaya sumama siya sa kaniya, at naroon nakabulagtang patay si Sisera, na ang pakong kahoy ng tolda ay nasa tagiliran ng 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 Kaya sa araw na iyon tinalo ng Diyos si Jabin, ang hari ng Canaan, sa harapan ng mga tao ng Israel.
On that day God enabled the Israelis to defeat [the army of] Jabin, the king of the people of Canaan.
24 Ang lakas ng mga tao ng Israel ay tumindi nang tumindi laban kay Jabin ang hari ng Canaan, hanggang sa siya ay wasakin nila.
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.
