Judges 4
King James Version
4 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 Bethel 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 Kedeshnaphtali, 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.
Judges 4
English Standard Version
Deborah and Barak
4 (A)And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord after Ehud died. 2 And the Lord (B)sold them into the hand of (C)Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in (D)Hazor. The commander of his army was (E)Sisera, who lived in (F)Harosheth-hagoyim. 3 Then the people of Israel (G)cried out to the Lord for help, for he had (H)900 chariots of iron and he oppressed the people of Israel cruelly for twenty years.
4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. 5 She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in (I)the hill country of Ephraim, and the people of Israel came up to her for judgment. 6 She sent and summoned (J)Barak the son of Abinoam from (K)Kedesh-naphtali and said to him, “Has not the Lord, the God of Israel, commanded you, ‘Go, gather your men at Mount (L)Tabor, taking 10,000 from the people of Naphtali and the people of Zebulun. 7 And I will draw out Sisera, the general of Jabin's army, to meet you by (M)the river Kishon with his chariots and his troops, (N)and I will give him into your hand’?” 8 Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, I will go, but if you will not go with me, I will not go.” 9 And she said, “I will surely go with you. Nevertheless, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory, for the Lord will (O)sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh. 10 And Barak called out (P)Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh. And 10,000 men went up at his heels, and Deborah went up with him.
11 Now Heber (Q)the Kenite had separated from the Kenites, the descendants of (R)Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far away as the oak in (S)Zaanannim, which is near Kedesh.
12 When Sisera was told that Barak the son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor, 13 Sisera called out all his chariots, (T)900 chariots of iron, and all the men who were with him, from Harosheth-hagoyim to the river Kishon. 14 And Deborah said to Barak, “Up! For this is the day in which (U)the Lord has given Sisera into your hand. (V)Does not the Lord go out before you?” So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with 10,000 men following him. 15 (W)And the Lord routed Sisera and all his chariots and all his army before Barak by the edge of the sword. And Sisera got down from his chariot and fled away on foot. 16 And Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Harosheth-hagoyim, and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; not a man was left.
17 But Sisera fled away on foot 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 came out to meet Sisera and said to him, “Turn aside, my lord; turn aside to me; do not be afraid.” So he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug. 19 And he said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened (X)a skin of milk and gave him a drink and covered him. 20 And he said to her, “Stand at the opening of the tent, and if any man comes and asks you, ‘Is anyone here?’ say, ‘No.’” 21 But Jael the wife of Heber took a tent peg, and took a hammer in her hand. Then she went softly to him and drove the peg into his temple until it went down into the ground while he was lying fast asleep from weariness. So he died. 22 And behold, as Barak was pursuing Sisera, Jael went out to meet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” So he went in to her tent, and there lay Sisera dead, with the tent peg in his temple.
23 (Y)So on that day God subdued Jabin the king of Canaan before the people of Israel. 24 And the hand of the people of Israel pressed harder and harder against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.
Jueces 4
La Biblia de las Américas
Débora y Barac
4 Cuando murió Aod, los hijos de Israel volvieron a hacer lo malo ante los ojos del Señor(A). 2 Y el Señor los vendió en mano de Jabín, rey de Canaán, que reinaba en Hazor(B). El comandante de su ejército era Sísara, que vivía en Haroset-goim(C). 3 Y los hijos de Israel clamaron al Señor, porque aquel[a] tenía novecientos carros de hierro(D) y había oprimido duramente a los hijos de Israel por veinte años.
4 Débora, profetisa, mujer de Lapidot, juzgaba a Israel en aquel tiempo; 5 y se sentaba[b] debajo de la palmera de Débora entre Ramá y Betel(E), en la región montañosa de Efraín; y los hijos de Israel subían a ella a pedir juicio. 6 Y ella mandó llamar a Barac(F), hijo de Abinoam, de Cedes de Neftalí, y le dijo: Esto ha ordenado[c] el Señor, Dios de Israel: «Ve, marcha al monte Tabor y lleva contigo a diez mil hombres de los hijos de Neftalí y de los hijos de Zabulón. 7 Y yo atraeré hacia ti a Sísara, comandante del ejército de Jabín, con sus carros y sus muchas tropas[d] al torrente Cisón, y lo entregaré en tus manos(G)». 8 Le respondió Barac: Si tú vas conmigo, yo iré; pero si no vas conmigo, no iré. 9 Y ella dijo: Ciertamente iré contigo; sin embargo, el honor no será tuyo en la jornada que vas a emprender, porque el Señor venderá a Sísara en manos de una mujer(H). Entonces Débora se levantó y fue con Barac a Cedes. 10 Y Barac convocó a Zabulón(I) y a Neftalí en Cedes, y subieron con él[e] diez mil hombres(J); Débora también subió con él.
11 Y Heber ceneo(K), se había separado de los ceneos, de los hijos de Hobab, suegro de Moisés, y había plantado su tienda cerca de la encina en Zaanaim(L), que está junto a Cedes.
Derrota y muerte de Sísara
12 Avisaron a Sísara que Barac, hijo de Abinoam, había subido al monte Tabor. 13 Y juntó Sísara todos sus carros, novecientos carros de hierro(M), y a todo el pueblo que estaba con él, desde Haroset-goim(N) hasta el torrente Cisón. 14 Entonces Débora dijo a Barac: ¡Levántate!, porque este es el día en que el Señor ha entregado a Sísara en tus manos; he aquí, el Señor ha salido delante de ti[f](O). Bajó, pues, Barac del monte Tabor seguido de diez mil hombres. 15 Y el Señor derrotó[g] a Sísara, con todos sus carros y todo su ejército(P), a filo de espada delante de Barac; y Sísara bajó de su carro, y huyó a pie. 16 Mas Barac persiguió los carros y el ejército hasta Haroset-goim, y todo el ejército de Sísara cayó a filo de espada; no quedó ni uno(Q).
17 Pero Sísara huyó a pie a la tienda de Jael, mujer de Heber ceneo; porque había paz entre Jabín, rey de Hazor, y la casa de Heber ceneo. 18 Y Jael salió al encuentro de Sísara, y le dijo: Ven[h], señor mío, ven[i] a mí; no temas. Y él fue[j] hacia ella a la tienda, y ella lo cubrió con una manta. 19 Y él le dijo: Te ruego que me des de beber un poco de agua, porque tengo sed. Y ella abrió un odre de leche y le dio de beber(R); entonces lo cubrió. 20 Entonces él le dijo: Ponte a la entrada de la tienda, y si alguien viene, y te pregunta, y te dice: «¿Hay alguien aquí?», tú responderás: «No». 21 Pero Jael, mujer de Heber, tomó una estaca de la tienda y tomando[k] en la mano un martillo, se le acercó silenciosamente y le clavó la estaca en las sienes(S), la cual penetró en la tierra, pues él estaba profundamente dormido y agotado, y murió. 22 Y he aquí, cuando Barac perseguía a Sísara, Jael salió a su encuentro, y le dijo: Ven, y te mostraré al hombre que buscas. Y él entró con[l] ella, y he aquí que Sísara yacía muerto con la estaca en la sien.
23 Así sometió Dios en aquel día a Jabín, rey de Canaán, delante de los hijos de Israel(T). 24 Y la mano de los hijos de Israel se hizo más y más dura[m] sobre Jabín, rey de Canaán, hasta que lo destruyeron[n].
Footnotes
- Jueces 4:3 Lit., él
- Jueces 4:5 O, vivía
- Jueces 4:6 O, ¿No ha ordenado
- Jueces 4:7 Lit., su multitud
- Jueces 4:10 Lit., a sus pies
- Jueces 4:14 O, ¿no ha salido el Señor delante de ti?
- Jueces 4:15 Lit., confundió
- Jueces 4:18 Lit., desvíate
- Jueces 4:18 Lit., desvíate
- Jueces 4:18 Lit., se desvió
- Jueces 4:21 Lit., colocando
- Jueces 4:22 Lit., hacia
- Jueces 4:24 O, pesaba más y más
- Jueces 4:24 Lit., cortaron a Jabín, rey de Canaán
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