1 Depois da morte de Eúde, os israelitas voltaram a fazer o que era mau aos olhos do Senhor. 2 Por isso, o Senhor os entregou nas mãos de Jabim, rei cananeu de Hazor. O comandante de seu exército era Sísera, que habitava em Harosete-Hagoim. 3 Sísera, que tinha novecentos carros de guerra com rodas de ferro, oprimiu cruelmente os israelitas durante vinte anos. Então o povo pediu socorro ao Senhor.

4 Quem julgava Israel nessa época era Débora, uma profetisa, mulher de Lapidote. 5 Ela costumava sentar-se debaixo da Palmeira de Débora, entre Ramá e Betel, na região montanhosa de Efraim, e os israelitas a procuravam para que ela julgasse suas questões. 6 Certo dia, mandou chamar Baraque, filho de Abinoão, que morava em Quedes, no território de Naftali, e lhe disse: "O Senhor, o Deus de Israel, lhe dá a seguinte ordem: ‘Convoque dez mil guerreiros das tribos de Naftali e Zebulom para irem ao monte Tabor. 7 Eu farei Sísera, comandante do exército de Jabim, ir com seus carros de guerra e guerreiros até o rio Quisom. Ali eu os entregarei em suas mãos’".

8 Baraque disse a Débora: "Só irei se você for comigo; senão, não irei".

9 Débora respondeu: "Está bem, eu irei, mas você não receberá a honra nesta missão, pois o Senhor entregará Sísera nas mãos de uma mulher". Então Débora foi com Baraque a Quedes. 10 Ali, Baraque convocou as tribos de Zebulom e Naftali, e dez mil guerreiros subiram com ele. Débora também o acompanhou.

11 Héber, queneu descendente de Hobabe, cunhado*4.11 Ou sogro. de Moisés, havia se separado dos outros membros de sua tribo e armado suas tendas junto ao carvalho de Zaanim, perto de Quedes.

12 Quando disseram a Sísera que Baraque, filho de Abinoão, havia subido ao monte Tabor, 13 ele mandou trazer seus novecentos carros de guerra com rodas de ferro e todos os seus guerreiros, e eles marcharam de Harosete-Hagoim até o rio Quisom.

14 Então Débora disse a Baraque: "Prepare-se! Este é o dia em que o Senhor entregará Sísera em suas mãos, pois o Senhor marcha adiante de você". Baraque desceu a encosta do monte Tabor à frente de seus dez mil guerreiros para combater. 15 Quando Baraque atacou, o Senhor trouxe pânico sobre os carros de guerra e sobre os soldados de Sísera, que abandonou sua carruagem e fugiu a pé. 16 Baraque perseguiu os carros de guerra e o exército inimigo até Harosete-Hagoim e matou todos os guerreiros de Sísera. Nenhum deles escapou.

17 Enquanto isso, Sísera correu para a tenda de Jael, esposa de Héber, o queneu, pois havia paz entre a família de Héber e Jabim, rei de Hazor. 18 Jael saiu ao encontro de Sísera e disse: "Venha para minha tenda, senhor. Entre; não tenha medo". Ele entrou na tenda de Jael, e ela o cobriu com uma manta.

19 "Por favor, dê-me um pouco de água", disse ele. "Estou com sede." Ela lhe deu leite de uma vasilha de couro e o cobriu novamente.

20 Sísera disse a ela: "Fique à porta da tenda. Se alguém chegar e perguntar se há alguém aqui, diga que não".

21 Mas, quando Sísera, exausto, dormia um sono profundo, Jael, a esposa de Heber, se aproximou silenciosamente com um martelo e uma estaca de tenda na mão e atravessou o crânio dele com a estaca, que ficou presa ao chão. Foi assim que Sísera morreu.

22 Quando Baraque passou por lá à procura de Sísera, Jael saiu ao seu encontro e disse: "Venha! Eu lhe mostrarei o homem que o senhor está procurando". Ele a seguiu até a tenda, onde encontrou o cadáver de Sísera, com o crânio atravessado pela estaca.

23 Naquele dia, o povo de Israel viu Deus derrotar Jabim, o rei cananeu. 24 Dali em diante, os israelitas se fortaleceram cada vez mais contra o rei Jabim, até que o eliminaram por completo.

1 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 Beth-el 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 Kedesh-naphtali, 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.*4.13 together: Heb. by cry, or, proclamation 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.*4.16 a man: Heb. unto one

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.*4.18 mantle: or, rug, or, blanket 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.*4.21 and took: Heb. and put 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.*4.24 prospered…: Heb. going went and was hard