1 Og Israels barn gjorde igjen det som var ondt i Herrens øyne da Ehud var død.

And the children of Israel again did evil in the eyes of the Lord when Ehud was dead.

2 Og Herren overgav dem i hendene til Jabin, kongen av Kanaan, som regjerte i Hazor; hans hærfører var Sisera, som bodde i Haroset-Hagojim.

And the Lord gave them up into the hands of Jabin, king of Canaan, who was ruling in Hazor; the captain of his army was Sisera, who was living in Harosheth of the Gentiles.

3 Da ropte Israels barn til Herren; for han hadde ni hundre jernvogner, og i tjue år hadde han hardt undertrykt Israels barn.

Then the children of Israel made prayer to the Lord; for he had nine hundred iron war-carriages, and for twenty years he was very cruel to the children of Israel.

4 Nå var Deborah, en kvinnelig profet, Lapidots kone, dommer i Israel på den tiden.

Now Deborah, a woman prophet, the wife of Lapidoth, was judge of Israel at that time.

5 (Hun satt under Deborah-palmene mellom Rama og Betel i Efraims fjellbygder; og Israels barn kom til henne for å få dom.)

(And she had her seat under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in the hill-country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel came up to her to be judged.)

6 Hun sendte bud på Barak, Abinoams sønn, fra Kedes-Naftali, og sa til ham: Har ikke Herren, Israels Gud, befalt, Gå og dra til fjellet Tabor, og ta med deg ti tusen mann av Naftalis og Sebulons barn?

And she sent for Barak, the son of Abinoam, from Kedesh-naphtali, and said to him, Has not the Lord, the God of Israel, given orders saying, Go and get your force into line in Mount Tabor, and take with you ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?

7 Og jeg vil føre Sisera, Jabins hærfører, med hans vogner og hans store hær til elven Kishon, og gi ham i din hånd.

And I will make Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his war-carriages and his forces, come against you at the river Kishon, where I will give him into your hands.

8 Og Barak sa til henne: Hvis du går med meg, så går jeg; men hvis du ikke går med meg, så går jeg ikke.

And Barak said to her, If you will go with me then I will go; but if you will not go with me I will not go.

9 Da sa hun: Jeg vil sannelig gå med deg, men ære vil du ikke få på denne reisen som du legger ut på, for Herren vil gi Sisera i en kvinnes hånd. Så sto Deborah opp og gikk med Barak til Kedes.

And she said, I will certainly go with you: though you will get no honour in your undertaking, for the Lord will give Sisera into the hands of a woman. So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh.

10 Barak kalte Sebulon og Naftali sammen til Kedes; ti tusen mann fulgte ham, og Deborah gikk med ham.

Then Barak sent for Zebulun and Naphtali to come to Kedesh; and ten thousand men went up after him, and Deborah went up with him.

11 Heber, kenitten, hadde skilt seg fra resten av kenittene, etterkommere av Hobab, svigerbror til Moses, og hadde slått opp sitt telt så langt borte som eiken i Sa’anannim, ved Kedes.

Now Heber the Kenite, separating himself from the rest of the Kenites, from the children of Hobab, the brother-in-law of Moses, had put up his tent as far away as the oak-tree in Zaanannim, by Kedesh.

12 Det ble meldt til Sisera at Barak, Abinoams sønn, var dratt opp til fjellet Tabor.

And word was given to Sisera that Barak, the son of Abinoam, had gone up to Mount Tabor.

13 Da samlet Sisera alle sine vogner, ni hundre jernvogner, og alle folket som var med ham, fra Haroset-Hagojim til elven Kishon.

So Sisera got together all his war-carriages, nine hundred war-carriages of iron, and all the people who were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles as far as the river Kishon.

14 Deborah sa til Barak: Reis deg, for i dag har Herren gitt Sisera i din hånd. Har ikke Herren gått foran deg? Så gikk Barak ned fra fjellet Tabor med sine ti tusen menn.

Then Deborah said to Barak, Up! for today the Lord has given Sisera into your hands: has not the Lord gone out before you? So Barak went down from Mount Tabor and ten thousand men after him.

15 Og Herren slo Sisera og alle hans vogner og hele hans hær med skrekk foran Barak; og Sisera steg av vognen og flyktet til fots.

And the Lord sent fear on Sisera and all his war-carriages and all his army before Barak; and Sisera got down from his war-carriage and went in flight on foot.

16 Barak jaget etter vognene og hæren til Haroset-Hagojim; hele Siseras hær falt for sverdet; ikke en mann unnslapp.

But Barak went after the war-carriages and the army as far as Harosheth of the Gentiles; and all Sisera's army was put to the sword; not a man got away.

17 Men Sisera flyktet til fots til teltet til Jael, Hebers kone, for det var fred mellom Jabin, kongen av Hazor, og Hebers hus.

But Sisera went in flight on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin, king of Hazor, and the family of Heber the Kenite.

18 Jael gikk ut for å møte Sisera og sa til ham: Kom inn, min herre, kom inn til meg uten frykt. Så gikk han inn til hennes telt, og hun dekket ham med et teppe.

And Jael went out to Sisera, and said to him, Come in, my lord, come in to me without fear. So he went into her tent, and she put a cover over him.

19 Han sa til henne: Gi meg litt vann, for jeg er tørst. Hun åpnet en sekke med melk, gav ham å drikke, og dekket ham igjen.

Then he said to her, Give me now a little water, for I have need of a drink. And opening a skin of milk, she gave him drink, and put the cover over him again.

20 Og han sa til henne: Stå ved døren til teltet, og hvis noen kommer og spør deg: Er det noen her, svar nei.

And he said to her, Take your place at the door of the tent, and if anyone comes and says to you, Is there any man here, say, No.

21 Da tok Jael, Hebers kone, en teltpinne, i hånden en hammer, gikk stille inn til ham og drev pinnen gjennom tinningen hans ned i jorden, mens han sov tungt av tretthet; så han døde.

Then Jael, Heber's wife, took a tent-pin and a hammer and went up to him quietly, driving the pin into his head, and it went through his head into the earth, for he was in a deep sleep from weariness; and so he came to his end.

22 Og se, da Barak kom jagende etter Sisera, gikk Jael ut for å møte ham og sa til ham: Kom, jeg skal vise deg mannen du leter etter. Så han gikk inn til henne, og der lå Sisera død med teltpinnen gjennom tinningen.

Then Jael went out, and meeting Barak going after Sisera, said to him, Come, and I will let you see the man you are searching for. So he came into her tent and saw, and there was Sisera stretched out dead with the tent-pin in his head.

23 Således underkuet Gud den dagen Jabin, Kanaans konge, for Israels barn.

So that day God overcame Jabin, king of Canaan, before the children of Israel.

24 Og Israels barns makt økte stadig mot Jabin, Kanaans konge, inntil de avskjærte ham fullstendig.

And the power of the children of Israel went on increasing against Jabin, king of Canaan, till he was cut off.