Judges, 4

1. But after the death of Ehud, the sons of Israel resumed doing evil in the sight of the Lord.

1. Poslije smrti Ehudove Izraelci su opet stali èiniti što Jahvi nije po volji

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.

2. i Jahve ih predade u ruke Jabinu, kanaanskom kralju koji je vladao u Hasoru. Vojskovoða vojsci njegovoj bijaše Sisera, koji je živio u Harošetu Poganskom.

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.

3. Tad Izraelci zavapiše Jahvi. Jer Jabin imaše devet stotina željeznih bojnih kola i teško je tlaèio Izraelce dvadeset godina.

4. Now there was a prophetess, Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, who judged the people in that time.

4. U to vrijeme Izraelu je sudila proroèica Debora, žena Lapidotova.

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.

5. Živjela je pod Deborinom palmom izmeðu Rame i Betela u Efrajimovoj gori i k njoj su dolazili Izraelci da presuðuje u njihovim sporovima.

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.

6. Ona dozva Baraka, sina Abinoamova, iz Naftalijeva Kedeša i reèe mu: "Evo što ti Jahve, Bog Izraelov, zapovijeda: 'Idi, kreni na goru Tabor i uzmi sa sobom deset tisuæa ljudi izmeðu Naftalijevih i Zebulunovih sinova.

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.’ ”

7. Ja æu k tebi na Kišonski potok privuæi Siseru, vojskovoðu Jabinove vojske, s njegovim bojnim kolima i svim ratnicima te æu ga predati u tvoje ruke.'"

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.”

8. Barak joj odgovori: "Ako ti poðeš sa mnom, iæi æu; ako li ne poðeš sa mnom, ne idem."

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.

9. "Idem s tobom", reèe mu ona, "ali na putu kojim æeš poæi slava neæe tebi pripasti jer æe Jahve ženi predati u ruke Siseru." Tada Debora ustane i poðe s Barakom u Kedeš.

10. And he, summoning Zebulun and Naphtali, ascended with ten thousand fighting men, having Deborah in his company.

10. Onamo je Barak pozvao Zebuluna i Naftalija. Deset tisuæa ljudi poðe za njim, a išla je s njim i Debora.

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.

11. Heber Kenijac bijaše se odvojio od Kajina, jednoga od sinova Hababa, tasta Mojsijeva; razapeo je svoj šator kod Hrasta u Saananimu, nedaleko od Kedeša.

12. And it was reported to Sisera that Barak, the son of Abinoam, had ascended to Mount Tabor.

12. Javiše Siseri da je Barak, sin Abinoamov, izašao na goru Tabor.

13. And he gathered together the nine hundred chariots with scythes, and the entire army, from Harosheth of the Gentiles to the torrent Kishon.

13. Nato Sisera sabra sva svoja kola, devet stotina željeznih kola, i sve ljude koje je doveo od Harošeta Poganskog do Kišonskog potoka.

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.

14. Debora reèe Baraku: "Ustani, evo dana kada æe Jahve predati Siseru u tvoje ruke! Sam Jahve ide pred tobom!" I Barak siðe s gore Tabora sa deset tisuæa ljudi za sobom.

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.

15. Jahve zastraši Siseru, sva njegova kola i èitavu njegovu vojsku, koja naže u bijeg pred maèem Barakovim. Sisera siðe sa svojih kola i pobježe pješice.

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.

16. Barak je gonio kola i vojsku sve do Harošeta Poganskog. Sva je Siserina vojska pala od oštrog maèa i nijedan èovjek nije umakao.

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.

17. Sisera je dotle bježao pješice prema šatoru Jaele, žene Hebera Kenijca, jer izmeðu Jabina, kralja hasorskog, i kuæe Hebera Kenijca bijaše mir.

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,

18. Jaela iziðe Siseri u susret i reèe mu: "Zaustavi se, gospodaru, svrati se k meni. Ne boj se nièega!" On svrati k njoj pod šator, a ona ga pokri pokrivaèem.

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.

19. On joj reèe: "Daj mi malo vode jer sam žedan." Ona otvori mijeh s mlijekom, napoji ga i opet ga pokri.

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.’ ”

20. "Stani na ulazu u šator", reèe joj on, "pa ako tko naiðe i zapita te: 'Ima li tu koga?' ti odgovori: 'Nema!'"

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.

21. A Jaela, žena Heberova, uze šatorski klin i èekiæ u ruke, tiho mu se približi i zabi mu klin kroza sljepooèice tako da se zario u zemlju. On od iscrpljenosti bijaše tvrdo zaspao i tako umrije.

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.

22. I gle, doðe Barak progoneæi Siseru. Jaela iziðe preda nj i reèe mu: "Doði da ti pokažem èovjeka koga tražiš." On uðe k njoj, i gle - Sisera ležaše mrtav, s klinom u sljepooèici.

23. Thus did God humble Jabin, the king of Canaan, on that day, before the sons of Israel.

23. Tako je Bog u onaj dan ponizio Jabina, kralja kanaanskog, pred Izraelcima.

24. And they increased every day. And with a strong hand they overpowered Jabin, the king of Canaan, until they wiped him out.

24. Ruka Izraelaca postajaše sve teža Jabinu, kralju kanaanskom, dok ga nije napokon zatrla.