Debora un Bārāks
1 Tomēr Israēla dēli turpināja darīt to, kas ļauns Kunga acīs, kad Ēhūds bija miris. 2 Tad Kungs viņus pārdeva kanaāniešu ķēniņam Jābīnam, kurš valdīja Hācorā. Viņa karaspēka virspavēlnieks bija Sīsra – Harošet-Gojīmas iemītnieks. 3 Un Israēla dēli brēca uz Kungu, jo Sīsram bija deviņi simti dzelzs kararatu un viņš nežēlīgi apspieda Israēlu divdesmit gadus.
4 Tolaik praviete Debora, Lapīdota sieva, bija soģe Israēlā. 5 Viņa sēdēja zem Deboras palmas starp Rāmu un Bēteli Efraima kalnos, un Israēla dēli nāca pie viņas, lai viņa spriestu tiesu. 6 Viņa sūtīja pēc Bārāka, Abīnoama dēla, no Kedešas Naftālī novadā un sacīja viņam: “Tā ir pavēlējis Kungs, Israēla Dievs: ej, dodies uz Tābora kalnu un ņem sev līdzi desmit tūkstošus vīru no Naftālī dēliem un Zebulūna dēliem. 7 Pie Kīšonas straumes es izdošu tev Sīsru, Jābīna karaspēka virspavēlnieku, viņa kararatus un viņa lielo pulku – es nodošu viņu tev.” 8 Bet Bārāks viņai atbildēja: “Ja tu nāksi ar mani, es iešu, bet, ja tu nenāksi ar mani, es neiešu.” 9 Tad viņa sacīja: “Es noteikti iešu ar tevi, tomēr ne tev tiks slava uz tā ceļa, kuru tu ej, jo sievas rokā Kungs pārdos Sīsru!” Un Debora cēlās un gāja kopā ar Bārāku uz Kedešu. 10 Bārāks sapulcināja Zebulūnu un Naftālī Kedešā, desmit tūkstoši vīru sanāca kājām, un arī Debora nāca kopā ar viņu. 11 Kēnietis Hebers bija nošķīries no kēniešiem, Mozus sievastēva Hobāba dēliem. Viņš bija uzslējis savu telti pie ozola Caanannīmā, kas pie Kedešas. 12 Sīsram tika paziņots, ka Bārāks, Abīnoama dēls, ir uzkāpis Tābora kalnā.
13 Sīsra sapulcināja pie Kīšonas straumes visus savus kararatus – deviņi simti dzelzs kararatu – un visus savus ļaudis no Harošet-Gojīmas. 14 Tad Debora teica Bārākam: “Celies! Šī ir tā diena, kad Kungs nodevis Sīsru tavā rokā. Vai gan pats Kungs nav izgājis tavā priekšā?!” Un Bārāks nāca lejā no Tābora kalna, un desmit tūkstoši vīru sekoja viņam. 15 Kungs radīja apjukumu Sīsram un sajukumu kararatu pulkā un visā viņa karaspēkā – Bārāka zobena asmens priekšā. Sīsra nolēca no saviem kararatiem un bēga kājām. 16 Bārāks vajāja kararatus un karaspēku līdz Harošet-Gojīmai, un viss Sīsras karaspēks krita no zobena asmens, netika saudzēts neviens. 17 Sīsra kājām aizbēga līdz kēnieša sievas Jaēlas teltij, jo starp Hācoras ķēniņu Jābīnu un kēnieša Hebera namu bija miers. 18 Jaēla iznāca Sīsram pretī un teica: “Iegriezies, mans kungs, iegriezies pie manis, nebīsties!” Viņš ienāca pie tās teltī, un viņa to apklāja ar paklāju. 19 Tad viņš tai sacīja: “Jel iedod man padzerties mazliet ūdens, jo man slāpst!” Un viņa attaisīja piena trauku, iedeva tam padzerties un apklāja viņu. 20 Viņš tai sacīja: “Nostājies telts durvīs un, ja kāds nāk un jautā, vai te kāds ir, atbildi: nav!” 21 Tad Hebera sieva Jaēla ņēma telts mietiņu, satvēra rokā āmuru, klusi pienāca pie viņa un iedzina mietiņu viņa deniņos, tā ka tas iedūrās zemē. Cieši aizmidzis bez samaņas viņš nomira. 22 Un, redzi, Bārāks dzinās pakaļ Sīsram. Bet Jaēla iznāca viņam pretī un sacīja: “Nāc, es tev parādīšu to vīru, ko tu meklē!” Viņš ienāca pie tās, un redzi, Sīsra gulēja beigts, un mietiņš tam deniņos. 23 Tā Dievs todien Israēla dēlu priekšā pazemoja kanaāniešu ķēniņu Jābīnu. 24 Israēla dēli jo varen cīkstējās pret kanaāniešu ķēniņu Jābīnu, līdz tie kanaāniešu ķēniņu Jābīnu iznīdēja pavisam.
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.
