Juízes, 4
1. Depois da morte de Aod, os israelitas continuaram a fazer o mal aos olhos do Senhor.
1. And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, after Ehud died.
2. Então, o Senhor entregou-os nas mãos de Jabin, rei de Canaã, que reinava em Asor. Seu exército era chefiado por Sísara, que habitava em Haroset-Goim.
2. And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; the commander of his army was Sis'era, who dwelt in Haro'sheth-ha-goiim.
3. Os filhos de Israel clamaram ao Senhor, porque Jabin tinha novecentos carros de ferro e oprimia-os duramente há vinte anos.
3. Then the people of Israel cried to the LORD for help; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron, and oppressed the people of Israel cruelly for twenty years.
4. Naquela época, a profetisa Débora, mulher de Lapidot, era juíza em Israel.*
4. Now Deb'orah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapp'idoth, was judging Israel at that time.
5. Sentava-se sob a palmeira de Débora, entre Ramá e Betel, na montanha de Efraim, e os israelitas iam ter com ela para que julgasse suas questões.
5. She used to sit under the palm of Deb'orah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of E'phraim; and the people of Israel came up to her for judgment.
6. Ela mandou chamar Barac, filho de Abinoem, de Cedes em Neftali, e disse-lhe: “Eis o que te ordena o Senhor, Deus de Israel: vai ao monte Tabor; toma contigo dez mil homens dos filhos de Neftali e de Zabulon.
6. She sent and summoned Barak the son of Abin'o-am from Kedesh in Naph'tali, and said to him, "The LORD, the God of Israel, commands you, `Go, gather your men at Mount Tabor, taking ten thousand from the tribe of Naph'tali and the tribe of Zeb'ulun.
7. Quando estiveres na torrente de Quison, te conduzirei Sísara, chefe do exército de Jabin, com seus carros e suas tropas, e te entregarei em tuas mãos”.
7. And I will draw out Sis'era, the general of Jabin's army, to meet you by the river Kishon with his chariots and his troops; and I will give him into your hand.'"
8. Barac respondeu-lhe: “Se vieres comigo, irei; mas se não quiseres vir comigo, não irei”.
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. “Sim – disse ela – irei contigo; mas a glória da expedição não será tua, porque o Senhor entregará Sísara nas mãos de uma mulher”. E Débora foi com Barac a Cedes.
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 sell Sis'era into the hand of a woman." Then Deb'orah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
10. Barac convocou ali Zabulon e Neftali: dez mil homens levantaram-se e seguiram-no, tendo Débora em sua companhia.
10. And Barak summoned Zeb'ulun and Naph'tali to Kedesh; and ten thousand men went up at his heels; and Deb'orah went up with him.
11. Ora, Héber, o cineu, tinha-se separado dos cineus da família de Hobab, cunhado de Moisés, e tinha levantado suas tendas até o carvalhal de Saananim, perto de Cedes.
11. Now Heber the Ken'ite had separated from the Ken'ites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far away as the oak in Za-anan'nim, which is near Kedesh.
12. Foi anunciado a Sísara que Barac, filho de Abinoem, estava em marcha para o monte Tabor.
12. When Sis'era was told that Barak the son of Abin'o-am had gone up to Mount Tabor,
13. Mandou então vir de Haroset-Goim todos os seus carros, novecentos carros de ferro e todo o povo que estava com ele até a torrente de Quison.
13. Sis'era called out all his chariots, nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the men who were with him, from Haro'sheth-ha-goiim to the river Kishon.
14. Débora disse a Barac: “Vai-te, porque este é o dia em que o Senhor te entregará Sísara. O Senhor mesmo marcha adiante de ti”. Barac desceu do monte Tabor com dez mil homens.
14. And Deb'orah said to Barak, "Up! For this is the day in which the LORD has given Sis'era into your hand. Does not the LORD go out before you?" So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.
15. E o Senhor desbaratou Sísara com todos os seus carros e todo o seu exército, que caíram a fio de espada, diante de Barac. Sísara, saltando do seu carro, fugiu a pé,
15. And the LORD routed Sis'era and all his chariots and all his army before Barak at the edge of the sword; and Sis'era alighted from his chariot and fled away on foot.
16. enquanto Barac perseguia os carros e o exército até Haroset-Goim. Todo o exército de Sísara foi passado a fio de espada, sem escapar um só homem.
16. And Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Haro'sheth-ha-goiim, and all the army of Sis'era fell by the edge of the sword; not a man was left.
17. Sísara, fugindo a pé, chegou à tenda de Jael, mulher de Héber, o cineu, porque havia paz entre Jabin, rei de Asor, e a casa de Héber, o cineu.
17. But Sis'era fled away on foot to the tent of Ja'el, the wife of Heber the Ken'ite; for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Ken'ite.
18. Jael, saindo ao encontro de Sísara, disse-lhe: “Entra, meu senhor, em minha casa, e não temas”. Ele entrou na tenda e ela o ocultou sob um manto.
18. And Ja'el came out to meet Sis'era, and said to him, "Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me; have no fear." So he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.
19. Ele disse à mulher: “Peço-te que me dês um pouco de água, porque tenho sede”. Ela abriu um odre de leite, deu-lhe de beber e recobriu-o.
19. And he said to her, "Pray, give me a little water to drink; for I am thirsty." So she opened a skin of milk and gave him a drink and covered him.
20. Sísara disse-lhe ainda: “Põe-te à entrada da tenda, e se qualquer pessoa te perguntar se há alguém aqui, responderás que não”.
20. And he said to her, "Stand at the door of the tent, and if any man comes and asks you, `Is any one here?' say, No."
21. Jael, pois, mulher de Héber, tomou um prego da tenda juntamente com um martelo e, aproximando-se devagarinho, enterrou o prego na fonte de Sísara, pregando-o assim na terra enquanto ele dormia profundamente por causa do cansaço. Sísara morreu.
21. But Ja'el the wife of Heber took a tent peg, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him and drove the peg into his temple, till it went down into the ground, as he was lying fast asleep from weariness. So he died.
22. Entrementes, chegou Barac logo após Sísara. Jael, saindo-lhe ao encontro, disse-lhe: “Vem, vou mostrar-te o homem que buscas”. Ele entrou e viu Sísara que jazia morto por terra, com o prego cravado em sua fonte.
22. And behold, as Barak pursued Sis'era, Ja'el 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 Sis'era dead, with the tent peg in his temple.
23. Foi assim que Deus, naquele dia, humilhou Jabin, rei de Canaã, diante dos israelitas;
23. So on that day God subdued Jabin the king of Canaan before the people of Israel.
24. e a mão dos filhos de Israel pesava cada vez mais sobre Jabin, rei de Canaã, até que o exterminaram.
24. And the hand of the people of Israel bore harder and harder on Jabin the king of Canaan, until they destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.
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