Judges 4
1 And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.
Setelah Ehud meninggal, bangsa Israel berdosa lagi kepada TUHAN.
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.
Maka TUHAN membiarkan mereka dikalahkan oleh Yabin, raja Kanaan yang berkedudukan di kota Hazor. Panglima angkatan perangnya ialah Sisera yang tinggal di Haroset-Hagoyim.
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.
Yabin mempunyai 900 kereta perang dari besi. Dua puluh tahun lamanya ia menjajah orang Israel dengan kejam. Kemudian mereka berseru meminta tolong kepada TUHAN.
4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
Pada masa itu yang memimpin Israel adalah seorang nabi wanita bernama Debora, istri Lapidot.
5 And she dwelt 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 for judgment.
Debora biasanya duduk di bawah pohon kurma, antara Rama dan Betel, di daerah pegunungan Efraim. Dan di situlah orang-orang Israel datang untuk minta nasihat kepadanya.
6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD, the God of Israel, commanded, [saying], Go and draw unto mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?
Pada suatu hari ia menyuruh orang memanggil Barak, anak Abinoam, dari kota Kedes di daerah Naftali. Lalu ia berkata kepada Barak, "Ini perintah TUHAN, Allah Israel, kepadamu: 'Kumpulkanlah 10.000 orang laki-laki dari suku Naftali dan Zebulon, dan bawalah mereka ke Gunung Tabor.
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.
Nanti Aku membuat Sisera, panglima angkatan perang Yabin, mendatangi kamu di Sungai Kison dengan tentaranya dan kereta-kereta perangnya untuk memerangi kamu. Tetapi Aku akan memberi kemenangan kepadamu dalam pertempuran itu.'"
8 And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, I will not go.
Barak berkata kepada Debora, "Kalau engkau ikut, saya mau pergi. Tetapi kalau tidak, saya juga tidak mau pergi."
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.
Debora menyahut, "Baik, saya akan ikut! Tetapi ingat, bukan kau yang nanti mendapat kehormatan. Melalui seorang wanitalah TUHAN akan mengalahkan Sisera." Maka berangkatlah Debora bersama-sama Barak ke Kedes.
10 And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali together to Kedesh; and there went up ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.
Dan Barak mengerahkan suku Zebulon dan Naftali ke Kedes. Yang mengikuti Barak dan Debora ketika itu ada 10.000 orang.
11 Now Heber the Kenite had severed himself from the Kenites, even from the children of Hobab the brother in law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far as the oak in Zaanannim, which is by Kedesh.
Pada waktu itu Heber, seorang Keni, telah memisahkan diri dari bangsanya. (Bangsa Keni adalah keturunan Hobab, ipar Musa.) Heber sudah pergi memasang kemah-kemahnya dekat pohon-pohon terpentin di Zaanaim, tidak jauh dari Kedes.
12 And they told Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor.
Segera setelah Sisera mendengar bahwa Barak sudah pergi ke Gunung 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 Kishon.
ia mengumpulkan kesembilan ratus kereta perangnya yang dari besi itu, bersama-sama dengan seluruh pasukannya lalu membawa mereka dari Haroset-Hagoyim ke Sungai Kison.
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.
Lalu kata Debora kepada Barak, "Ayo, maju! Tuhanlah yang memimpinmu. Hari ini Ia memberi kemenangan kepadamu atas Sisera." Maka turunlah Barak dari Gunung Tabor bersama-sama dengan kesepuluh ribu orangnya,
15 And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera lighted down from his chariot, and fled away on his feet.
kemudian menyerang Sisera. Dan TUHAN mengacaukan seluruh pasukan Sisera dan kereta-kereta perangnya, sehingga Sisera turun dari keretanya, lalu melarikan diri dengan berjalan kaki.
16 But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; there was not a man left.
Barak mengejar kereta-kereta perang dan pasukan musuh itu sampai ke Haroset-Hagoyim lalu seluruh pasukan Sisera itu dibunuhnya; tidak seorang pun yang dibiarkan hidup.
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.
Sementara itu Sisera telah lari ke kemah Yael, istri Heber, orang Keni itu. Sebab, Raja Yabin dari Hazor bersahabat dengan kaum keluarga Heber itu.
18 And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And he turned in unto her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.
Ketika Sisera datang, Yael menyambut dia dan berkata, "Mari Tuan, masuk saja ke dalam kemah saya; tak usah takut." Maka Sisera masuk ke dalam kemah itu lalu Yael menutupinya dengan kain gorden supaya ia tersembunyi.
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.
Kata Sisera kepada Yael, "Tolong berikan saya sedikit air untuk minum; saya haus." Maka Yael membuka kantong kulit, tempat menyimpan susu, lalu memberi minum kepada Sisera, kemudian menutupinya lagi dengan kain gorden.
20 And he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.
Lalu Sisera berkata kepada Yael, "Pergilah berdiri di muka pintu kemah. Kalau orang datang dan bertanya kepadamu apakah ada orang di sini, katakan tidak ada."
21 Then Jael Heber’s wife took a tent-pin, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died.
Sisera begitu lelah sehingga ia mengantuk lalu tertidur dengan nyenyak. Yael mengambil sebuah martil dan sebatang pasak untuk kemah, lalu dengan diam-diam ia mendekati Sisera. Kemudian ia menancapkan pasak itu ke dalam pelipisnya sampai tembus ke tanah. Begitulah Yael membunuh Sisera.
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 he came unto her; and, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent-pin was in his temples.
Ketika Barak datang mencari Sisera, Yael menyambut Barak dan berkata kepadanya, "Mari, saya akan menunjukkan kepadamu orang yang kaucari itu." Barak masuk bersama Yael, lalu melihat Sisera sudah mati, tergeletak di tanah dengan pasak kemah tertancap di dalam pelipisnya.
23 So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel.
Hari itu Tuhan memberi kemenangan kepada orang Israel atas Yabin, raja Kanaan.
24 And the hand of the children of Israel prevailed more and more against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.
Raja itu semakin lama semakin ditekan oleh orang Israel sampai akhirnya ia binasa.
