Judges 4
1 But after the death of Ehud, the sons of Israel resumed doing evil in the sight of the Lord.
Les enfants d'Israël firent encore ce qui est mal aux yeux de Yahweh, après la mort d'Aod.
2 And the Lord delivered them into the hands of Jabin, the king of Canaan, who reigned at Hazor. And he had a commander of his army named Sisera, but this man lived at Harosheth of the Gentiles.
Et Yahweh les vendit entre les mains de Jabin, roi de Chanaan, qui régnait à Asor; le chef de son armée était Sisara, et il habitait à Haroseth-Goïm.
3 And the sons of Israel cried out to the Lord. For he had nine hundred chariots with scythes, and he vehemently oppressed them for twenty years.
Les enfants d'Israël crièrent vers Yahweh, car Jabin avait neuf cents chars de fer et, depuis vingt ans, il opprimait durement les enfants d'Israël.
4 Now there was a prophetess, Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, who judged the people in that time.
En ce temps-là, Débora, prophétesse, femme de Lapidoth, rendait la justice en Israël.
5 And she was sitting under a palm tree, which was called by her name, between Ramah and Bethel, on Mount Ephraim. And the sons of Israel went up to her for every judgment.
Elle siégeait sous le palmier de Débora, entre Rama et Béthel, dans la montagne d'Ephraïm; et les enfants d'Israël montaient vers elle pour être jugés.
6 And she sent and called Barak, the son of Abinoam, from Kedesh of Naphtali. And she said to him: “The Lord, the God of Israel, instructs you: ‘Go and lead an army to Mount Tabor, and you shall take with you ten thousand fighting men from the sons of Naphtali and from the sons of Zebulun.
Elle envoya appeler Barac, fils d'Abinoëm, de Cédés en Nephthali, et elle lui dit: " N'est-ce pas l'ordre qu'a donné Yahweh, le Dieu d'Israël? Va, rends-toi sur le mont Thabor, et prends avec toi dix mille hommes des fils de Nephthali et des fils de Zabulon.
7 Then I will lead to you, at the place of the torrent Kishon, Sisera, the leader of the army of Jabin, with his chariots and the entire multitude. And I will deliver them into your hand.’”
Je t'amènerai, au torrent de Cison, Sisara, le chef de l'armée de Jabin, avec ses chars et ses troupes, et je le livrerai entre tes mains. "
8 And Barak said to her: “If you will come with me, I will go. If you are not willing to come with me, I will not go.”
Barac lui dit: " Si tu viens avec moi, j'irai; mais si tu ne viens pas avec moi, je n'irai pas. "
9 She said to him: “Indeed, I will go with you. But due to this change, the victory shall not be reputed to you. And so Sisera will be delivered into the hand of a woman.” Therefore, Deborah rose up, and she traveled with Barak to Kedesh.
Elle répondit: " Oui, j'irai avec toi, mais, dans l'expédition que tu vas faire, la gloire ne sera pas pour toi; car Yahweh livrera Sisara entre les mains d'une femme. " Et Débora se leva et elle se rendit avec Barac à Cédès.
10 And he, summoning Zebulun and Naphtali, ascended with ten thousand fighting men, having Deborah in his company.
Barac convoqua Zabulon et Nephthali à Cédès; et dix mille hommes partirent à sa suite, et Débora partit avec lui.
11 Now Heber, the Kenite, had previously withdrawn from the rest of the Kenites, his brothers, the sons of Hobab, the relative of Moses. And he had pitched his tents as far as the valley that is called Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh.
Héber, le Cinéen, s'était emparé des Cinéens, des fils de Hobab, beau-frère de Moïse, et il avait dressé sa tente jusqu'au chêne de Sennim, prés de Cédès.
12 And it was reported to Sisera that Barak, the son of Abinoam, had ascended to Mount Tabor.
On informa Sisara que Barac, fils d'Abinoëm, était parti vers le mont Thabor;
13 And he gathered together the nine hundred chariots with scythes, and the entire army, from Harosheth of the Gentiles to the torrent Kishon.
et Sisara, fit venir d'Haroseth-Goïm, vers le torrent de Cison, tous ses chars, neuf cents chars de fer, et tout le peuple qui était avec lui.
14 And Deborah said to Barak: “Rise up. For this is the day on which the Lord delivers Sisera into your hands. For he is your commander.” And so, Barak descended from Mount Tabor, and the ten thousand fighting men with him.
Alors Débora dit à Barac: " Lève-toi, car voici le jour où Yahweh a livré Sisara entre tes mains. Est-ce que Yahweh n'est pas sorti devant toi? " Et Barac descendit du mont Thabor, ayant dix mille hommes à sa suite.
15 And the Lord struck Sisera with great fear, and all his chariots and all his multitude with the edge of the sword, in the sight of Barak, so much so that Sisera, leaping from his chariot, fled on foot.
Yahweh mit en déroute Sisara, tous ses chars et toute son armée, par le tranchant de l'épée, devant Barac; et Sisara descendit de son char et s'enfuit à pied.
16 And Barak pursued the fleeing chariots, and the army, as far as Harosheth of the Gentiles. And the entire multitude of the enemy was cut down, unto utter annihilation.
Barac poursuivit les chars et l'armée jusqu'à Haroseth-Goïm, et toute l'armée de Sisara tomba sous le tranchant de l'épée; pas un homme n'échappa.
17 But Sisera, while fleeing, arrived at 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.
Sisara se réfugia à pied dans la tente de Jahel, femme de Héber, le Cinéen; car il y avait paix entre Jabin, roi d'Asor, et la maison de Héber, le Cinéen.
18 Therefore, Jael went out to meet Sisera, and she said to him: “Enter to me, my lord. Enter, you should not be afraid.” And he entered her tent, and having been covered by her with a cloak,
Jahel sortit au-devant de Sisara et lui dit: " Entre, mon seigneur, entre chez moi, ne crains point. " Il entra chez elle dans la tente, et elle le cacha sous une couverture.
19 he said to her: “Give me, I beg you, a little water. For I am very thirsty.” And she opened a bottle of milk, and she gave him to drink. And she covered him.
Il lui dit: " Donne-moi, je te prie, un peu d'eau à boire, car j'ai soif. " Elle ouvrit l'outre du lait, lui donna à boire et le couvrit.
20 And Sisera said to her: “Stand before the door of the tent. And if anyone arrives, questioning you and saying, ‘Could there be any man here?’ you shall respond, ‘There is no one.’”
Il lui dit: " Tiens-toi à l'entrée de la tente et, si l'on vient l'interroger, en disant: Y a-t-il un homme ici? tu répondras: Non. "
21 And so Jael, the wife of Heber, took a spike from the tent, and also took a mallet. And entering unseen and with silence, she placed the spike over the temple of his head. And striking it with the mallet, she drove it through his brain, as far as the ground. And so, joining deep sleep to death, he fell unconscious and died.
Jahel, femme de Héber, saisit un pieu de la tente et, ayant pris en main le marteau, elle s'approcha de lui doucement et lui enfonça dans la tempe le pieu, qui pénétra dans le sol, car il dormait profondément, étant accablé de fatigue; et il mourut.
22 And behold, Barak arrived, in pursuit of Sisera. And Jael, going out to meet him, said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” And when he had entered her tent, he saw Sisera lying dead, with the spike fixed in his temples.
Et voici, comme Barac poursuivait Sisara, Jahel sortit à sa rencontre et lui dit: " Viens, et je te montrerai l'homme que tu cherches. " Il entra chez elle et vit Sisara étendu mort, le pieu dans la tempe.
23 Thus did God humble Jabin, the king of Canaan, on that day, before the sons of Israel.
En ce jour, Dieu humilia Jabin, roi de Chanaan, devant les enfants d'Israël.
24 And they increased every day. And with a strong hand they overpowered Jabin, the king of Canaan, until they wiped him out.
Et la main des enfants d'Israël s'appesantit de plus en plus sur Jabin, roi de Chanaan, jusqu'à ce qu'ils eussent détruit Jabin, roi de Chanaan.
