1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead. 2 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles. 3 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
4 ¶ And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. 5 And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment. 6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying , Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun? 7 And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand. 8 And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go. 9 And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
10 ¶ And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him. 11 Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh. 12 And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor. 13 And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon. 14 And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him. 15 And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet. 16 But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man left.
17 Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to 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 ¶ And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle. 19 And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him. 20 Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and enquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No. 21 Then Jael Heber’s wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. 22 And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent , behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples. 23 So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel. 24 And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.
1 Bet Israēla bērni joprojām darīja to, kas tā Kunga acīs ļauns, arī kad Ehuds bija nomiris.
2 Tad tas Kungs viņus nodeva Jabīna, Kānaāna ķēniņa, rokā, kas valdīja kā ķēniņš Hacorā, bet viņa kāju pulku virspavēlnieks bija Sisera, kas dzīvoja Harošet-ha-Gojimā.
3 Tad Israēla bērni piesauca to Kungu, jo Jabīnam bija deviņi simti dzelzs ratu, un viņš bija Israēla bērnus divdesmit gadus smagi apspiedis.
4 Tai laikā darbojās praviete Debora, Lapidota sieva, un viņa bija toreiz soģe Israēlā.
5 Un viņai bija sēdeklis zem Deboras palmas, starp Rāmu un starp Bēteli Ēfraima kalnos, un pie viņas Israēla bērni griezās pēc taisnības.
6 Un viņa nosūtīja un aicināja Baraku, Abinoāma dēlu, no Kedešas, Naftaļa cilti, un viņam teica: „Tiešām, tas Kungs, Israēla Dievs, tev ir pavēlējis: „Celies un dodies uz Tābora kalnu un ņem sev līdzi desmit tūkstoš vīrus no Naftaļa dēliem un no Zebulona dēliem.
7 Tad Es tev pievedīšu Kišonas ielejā Siseru, Jabīna karaspēka virspavēlnieku, kopā ar viņa kaj-a ratiem un viņa pulkiem, un Es viņus nodošu tavā rokā.“
8 Tad Baraks viņai atbildēja: „Ja tu nāksi man līdzi, tad es iešu, bet ja tu nenāksi līdzi, tad es neiešu.“
9 Un viņa sacīja: „Es katrā ziņā iešu ar tevi, tomēr uzvaras goda balva šai gājienā, kufā tu tagad dosies, nepiederēs tev, jo tas Kungs nodos Siseru kādas sievietes rokā.“ Un Debora cēlās un gāja kopā ar Baraku uz Kedešu.
10 Un Baraks sasauca Zebulona un Naftaļa ciltis Kedešā, un desmit tūkstoši vīru viņa vadībā devās augšup; arī Debora gāja viņam līdzi.
11 Bet kenietis Hebers bija atdalījies no Mozus svaiņa Hobaba dēla pēcnācējiem un uzcēla savas teltis līdz pat Caānanima ozolam, kas atradās tuvu pie Kedešas.
12 Un Siseram tika teikts, ka Baraks, Abionāma dēls, ir atnācis Tābora kalnā.
13 Tad Sisera sakopoja visus savus ratus, deviņi simti dzelzs ratu un visus ļaudis, kas bija pie viņa no Harošet-ha-Gojimas, pie Kišonas strauta.
14 Bet Debora sacīja Barakam: „Celies, jo šī ir tā diena, kad tas Kungs ir nodevis Siseru tavā rokā! Vai tas Kungs nav izgājis tavā labā karot?“ Tad Baraks devās lejā no Tābora kalna, un desmit tūkstoši vīru viņam sekoja.
15 Un tas Kungs radīja Siseras ratu vadītājos un visā viņa karaspēkā ar Baraka straujo triecienu tādu apjukumu, ka Sisera nolēca no saviem ratiem un bēga kājām.
16 Un Baraks vajāja ir ratus, ir karaspēku līdz Harošet-ha-Gojimai, tā ka viss Sisera karaspēks krita no zobena asmeņa, un neviens pats nepalika pāri.
17 Un Sisera bēga kājām uz Jaēlas, kenieša Hebera sievas, telti, jo toreiz pastāvēja draudzīgas attieksmes starp Jabīnu, Hacoras ķēniņu, un kenieša Hebera namu.
18 Tad Jaēla iznāca Siseram pretī un viņam sacīja: „Iegriezies, mans kungs, iegriezies pie manis, nebīsties!“ Un viņš pie tās iegriezās telti, un viņa to apsedza ar segu.
19 Un viņš tai teica: „Lūdzu, dod man mazliet ūdens nodzerties, jo es esmu izslāpis!“ Tad viņa attaisīja ādas trauku ar pienu un deva viņam dzert, un tad viņu atkal apsedza.
20 Un viņš tai sacīja: „Nostājies telts ieejā, bet ja kāds nāk un tev jautā un prasa, vai še nav kāds, tad atbildi: „Nē, šeit nav neviena cilvēka!“
21 Tad Jaēla, Hebera sieva, ņēma kādu no telts mietiņiem un veseri savā rokā, un viņa klusītiņām pie tā piegāja, jo viņš bija aiz noguruma iemidzis. Tad viņa izdzina mietiņu caur viņa deniņiem tā, ka tas iedūrās zemē, un tā viņš nomira.
22 Šinī acumirklī nāca Baraks, kas Siseru bija vajājis; tad Jaēla izgāja viņam pretim un viņam sacīja: „Nāc, es tev parādīšu to vīru, ko tu meklē!“ Un kad viņš pie tās iegāja, tad redzi, Sisera gulēja beigts, un telts mietiņš bija iedurts viņa deniņos.
23 Tā Dievs tanī dienā pazemoja Jabīnu, Kānaāna ķēniņu, Israēla bērnu priekšā.
24 Un Israēla bērnu roka kļuva jo dienas jo smagāka pār Jabīnu, Kānaāna ķēniņu, līdz kamēr viņi to pilnīgi iznicināja.
