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At ginawa uli ng mga anak ni Israel ang masama sa paningin ng Panginoon, nang mamatay si Aod.

At ipinagbili sila ng Panginoon sa kamay ni Jabin na hari sa Canaan, na naghahari sa Asor; na ang puno sa hukbong yaon ay si Sisara, na siyang tumatahan sa Haroseth ng mga bansa.

At dumaing ang mga anak ni Israel sa Panginoon: sapagka't siya'y may siyam na raan na karong bakal; at dalawang pung taong pinighati niyang mainam ang mga anak ni Israel.

Si Debora nga, na propetisa, asawa ni Lapidoth, ay naghukom sa Israel nang panahong yaon.

At siya'y tumahan sa ilalim ng puno ng palma ni Debora, sa pagitan ng Rama at Beth-el, sa lupaing maburol ng Ephraim; at sinampa siya ng mga anak ni Israel upang pahatol.

At kaniyang ipinatawag si Barac, na anak ni Abinoam mula sa Cedes-nephtali, at sinabi sa kaniya, Hindi ba ang Panginoon, ang Dios ng Israel, ay nagutos na sinasabi, Yumaon ka, at pumaroon ka sa bundok ng Tabor, at magsama ka ng sangpung libong lalake sa mga anak ni Nephtali at sa mga anak ni Zabulon?

At aking isusulong sa iyo sa ilog Cison, si Sisara, na puno sa hukbo ni Jabin, pati ng kaniyang mga karo at ng kaniyang karamihan; at aking ibibigay siya sa iyong kamay.

At sinabi ni Barac sa kaniya, Kung ikaw ay sasama sa akin ay paroroon nga ako: nguni't kung hindi ka sasama sa akin, ay hindi ako paroroon.

At kaniyang sinabi, Walang pagsalang sasama ako sa iyo: gayon ma'y ang lakad na iyong ipagpapatuloy ay hindi magiging sa iyong kapurihan; sapagka't ipagbibili ng Panginoon si Sisara sa kamay ng isang babae. At si Debora ay tumindig at sumama kay Barac sa Cedes.

10 At tinawag ni Barac ang Zabulon at ang Nephtali na magkasama sa Cedes; at doo'y umahon ang sangpung libong lalake na kasunod niya: at si Debora ay umahong kasama niya.

11 Si Heber nga na Cineo ay humiwalay sa mga Cineo, sa makatuwid baga'y sa mga anak ni Hobab, na biyanan ni Moises, at itinayo ang kaniyang tolda hanggang sa encina sa Zaananim, na nasa siping ng Cedes.

12 At kanilang isinaysay kay Sisara na si Barac na anak ni Abinoam ay umahon sa bundok ng Tabor.

13 At pinapagpisang magkakasama ni Sisara ang lahat niyang mga karo, na siyam na raang karong bakal, at ang buong bayan na kasama niya, mula sa Haroseth ng mga bansa hanggang sa ilog Cison.

14 At sinabi ni Debora kay Barac, Tumindig ka; sapagka't ito ang araw na ibinigay ng Panginoon si Sisara sa iyong kamay: hindi ba lumabas ang Panginoon sa harap mo? Sa gayo'y lumusong si Barac mula sa bundok ng Tabor, at sangpung libong lalake ang kasunod niya.

15 At nilansag ng Panginoon si Sisara, at lahat ng mga karo niya, at ang buong hukbo niya, ng talim ng tabak sa harap ni Barac; at lumunsad si Sisara sa kaniyang karo, at tumakas na tumakbo.

16 Nguni't hinabol ni Barac ang mga karo, at ang hukbo, hanggang sa Haroseth ng mga bansa: at ang buong hukbo ni Sisara ay nahulog sa talim ng tabak; walang lalaking nalabi.

17 Gayon ma'y tumakas si Sisara na tumakbo sa tolda ni Jael na asawa ni Heber na Cineo; sapagka't may kapayapaan si Jabin na hari sa Asor at ang sangbahayan ni Heber na Cineo.

18 At sinalubong ni Jael si Sisara, at sinabi sa kaniya, Lumiko ka, panginoon ko, lumiko ka rito sa akin: huwag kang matakot. At siya'y lumiko sa kaniya sa loob ng tolda, at siya'y tinalukbungan niya ng isang banig.

19 At sinabi niya sa kaniya, Isinasamo ko sa iyo na bigyan mo ako ng kaunting tubig na mainom; sapagka't ako'y nauuhaw. At binuksan niya ang isang balat na sisidlan ng gatas, at pinainom niya siya, at tinakpan siya.

20 At sinabi ni Sisara sa kaniya, Tumayo ka sa pintuan ng tolda, at mangyayari, na pagka ang sinoman ay darating at magtatanong sa iyo, at magsasabi, May tao ba riyan? na iyong sasabihin, Wala.

21 Nang magkagayo'y kumuha si Jael na asawa ni Heber ng isang tulos ng tolda, at kumuha ng isang pamukpok sa kaniyang kamay at naparoong dahandahan sa kaniya, at itinusok ang tulos sa kaniyang pilipisan, at pinalagpasan siya hanggang sa lupa; sapagka't siya'y nakatulog ng mahimbing; sa gayo'y nanglupaypay siya at namatay.

22 At, narito, sa paraang hinahabol ni Barac si Sisara, ay lumabas si Jael na sinalubong siya, at sinabi sa kaniya: Parito ka, at ituturo ko sa iyo ang lalake na iyong hinahanap. At siya'y naparoon sa kaniya, at, narito, si Sisara ay nakabulagtang patay, at ang tulos ay nasa kaniyang ulo.

23 Gayon pinasuko ng Dios nang araw na yaon si Jabin na hari sa Canaan sa harap ng mga anak ni Israel.

24 At nanaig ang kamay ng mga anak ni Israel ng higit at higit laban kay Jabin na hari sa Canaan, hanggang sa naigiba nila si Jabin na hari sa Canaan.

Deborah

Again the Israelites did evil(A) in the eyes of the Lord,(B) now that Ehud(C) was dead. So the Lord sold them(D) into the hands of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor.(E) Sisera,(F) the commander of his army, was based in Harosheth Haggoyim. Because he had nine hundred chariots fitted with iron(G) and had cruelly oppressed(H) the Israelites for twenty years, they cried to the Lord for help.

Now Deborah,(I) a prophet,(J) the wife of Lappidoth, was leading[a] Israel at that time. She held court(K) under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah(L) and Bethel(M) in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites went up to her to have their disputes decided. She sent for Barak son of Abinoam(N) from Kedesh(O) in Naphtali and said to him, “The Lord, the God of Israel, commands you: ‘Go, take with you ten thousand men of Naphtali(P) and Zebulun(Q) and lead them up to Mount Tabor.(R) I will lead Sisera, the commander of Jabin’s(S) army, with his chariots and his troops to the Kishon River(T) and give him into your hands.(U)’”

Barak said to her, “If you go with me, I will go; but if you don’t go with me, I won’t go.”

“Certainly I will go with you,” said Deborah. “But because of the course you are taking, the honor will not be yours, for the Lord will deliver Sisera into the hands of a woman.” So Deborah went with Barak to Kedesh.(V) 10 There Barak summoned(W) Zebulun and Naphtali, and ten thousand men went up under his command. Deborah also went up with him.

11 Now Heber the Kenite had left the other Kenites,(X) the descendants of Hobab,(Y) Moses’ brother-in-law,[b] and pitched his tent by the great tree(Z) in Zaanannim(AA) near Kedesh.

12 When they told Sisera that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor,(AB) 13 Sisera summoned from Harosheth Haggoyim to the Kishon River(AC) all his men and his nine hundred chariots fitted with iron.(AD)

14 Then Deborah said to Barak, “Go! This is the day the Lord has given Sisera into your hands.(AE) Has not the Lord gone ahead(AF) of you?” So Barak went down Mount Tabor, with ten thousand men following him. 15 At Barak’s advance, the Lord routed(AG) Sisera and all his chariots and army by the sword, and Sisera got down from his chariot and fled on foot.

16 Barak pursued the chariots and army as far as Harosheth Haggoyim, and all Sisera’s troops fell by the sword; not a man was left.(AH) 17 Sisera, meanwhile, fled on foot to the tent of Jael,(AI) the wife of Heber the Kenite,(AJ) because there was an alliance between Jabin king of Hazor(AK) and the family of Heber the Kenite.

18 Jael(AL) went out to meet Sisera and said to him, “Come, my lord, come right in. Don’t be afraid.” So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.

19 “I’m thirsty,” he said. “Please give me some water.” She opened a skin of milk,(AM) gave him a drink, and covered him up.

20 “Stand in the doorway of the tent,” he told her. “If someone comes by and asks you, ‘Is anyone in there?’ say ‘No.’”

21 But Jael,(AN) Heber’s wife, picked up a tent peg and a hammer and went quietly to him while he lay fast asleep,(AO) exhausted. She drove the peg through his temple into the ground, and he died.(AP)

22 Just then Barak came by in pursuit of Sisera, and Jael(AQ) went out to meet him. “Come,” she said, “I will show you the man you’re looking for.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera with the tent peg through his temple—dead.(AR)

23 On that day God subdued(AS) Jabin(AT) king of Canaan before the Israelites. 24 And the hand of the Israelites pressed harder and harder against Jabin king of Canaan until they destroyed him.(AU)

Footnotes

  1. Judges 4:4 Traditionally judging
  2. Judges 4:11 Or father-in-law

Deborah and Barak

(A)And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord after Ehud died. 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. 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.

Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. 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. 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. 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’?” 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.” 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.