1 Os filhos de Israel Tornaram a fazer o mal à vista de Jeová, depois da morte de Eúde.2 Entregou-os Jeová nas mãos de Jabim, rei de Canaã, que reinou em Hazor; o general do seu exército era Sísera, que habitava em Harosete dos Gentios.3 Clamaram os filhos de Israel a Jeová, porque Jabim tinha novecentos carros de ferro, e por vinte anos oprimia cruelmente os filhos de Israel.4 Débora, profetisa, mulher de Lapidote, julgava a Israel naquele tempo.5 Ela se assentava debaixo da palmeira de Débora entre Ramá e Betel na região montanhosa de Efraim; e os filhos de Israel subiam a ter com ela a juízo.6 Esta mandou chamar a Baraque, filho de Abinoão, de Quedes-Naftali, e lhe disse: Não te ordena Jeová, Deus de Israel: Vai, e marcha para o monte Tabor, e leva contigo dez mil homens dos filhos de Naftali e dos filhos de Zebulom?7 Atrairei a ti ao rio Quisom Sísera, general das hostes de Jabim, juntamente com os seus carros e com as suas tropas, e to entregarei nas mãos.8 Disse-lhe Baraque: Se vieres comigo, irei; mas, se não vieres comigo, não irei.9 Respondeu ela: Certamente irei contigo. Contudo não será tua a glória na expedição em que vais; porque Jeová entregará a Sísera nas mãos duma mulher. Levantou-se Débora e foi com Baraque a Quedes.10 Baraque convocou a Zebulom e a Naftali em Quedes; subiram dez mil homens após ele; também Débora subiu com ele.11 Ora Héber, queneu, se tinha separado dos queneus, a saber, dos filhos de Hobabe, sogro de Moisés, e tinha armado as suas tendas até chegar ao terebinto em Zaanim, que está junto a Quedes.12 Anunciaram a Sísera que Baraque, filho de Abinoão, tinha subido ao monte Tabor.13 Sísera ajuntou todos os seus carros, novecentos carros de ferro, e todo o povo que estava com ele, desde Harosete dos Gentios até o rio Quisom.14 Disse Débora a Baraque: Levanta-te, porque este é o dia em que Jeová entregou nas tuas mãos a Sísera: não saiu Jeová diante de ti? Desceu Baraque do monte Tabor e dez mil homens após ele.15 Diante de Baraque Jeová desbaratou ao fio da espada a Sísera com todos os seus carros e todas as suas hostes; Sísera desceu do seu carro e fugiu a pé.16 Mas Baraque perseguiu os carros e as hostes até Harosete dos Gentios. Todas as hostes de Sísera caíram ao fio da espada; não escapou nem sequer um só homem.17 Entretanto Sísera fugiu a pé à tenda da Jael, mulher de Héber, queneu, porque havia paz entre Jabim, rei de Hazor, e a casa de Héber, queneu.18 Saindo Jael ao encontro de Sísera, disse-lhe: Entra, senhor meu, entra na minha tenda; não temas. Sísera entrou-lhe na tenda, e ela o cobriu com uma coberta.19 Ele lhe disse: Dá-me de beber um pouco de água, porque estou com sede. Ela abriu um odre de leite, e lhe deu a beber, e o cobriu.20 Ele lhe disse mais: Põe-te à porta da tenda, e quando alguém vier e te perguntar: Está aqui alguém? responderás: Não.21 Jael, mulher de Héber, tomou uma estaca da tenda e, levando um martelo na mão, chegou-se a ele mansamente, e cravou-lhe a estaca na fonte, de sorte que penetrou na terra; pois estava num profundo sono e mui exausto. Assim morreu.22 Eis que, seguindo Baraque a Sísera, saiu-lhe Jael ao encontro, e disse-lhe: Vem, e mostrar-te-ei o homem a quem procuras. Entrou-lhe na tenda; e eis que Sísera jazia morto, e o prego estava encerrado na sua fonte.23 Naquele dia humilhou Deus a Jabim, rei de Canaã, diante dos filhos de Israel.24 A mão dos filhos de Israel prevalecia cada vez mais contra Jabim, rei de Canaã, até que de todo o destruíram.

1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord after the death of Aod,2 And the Lord delivered them up into the hands of Jaban king of Chanaan, who reigned in Asor: and he had a general of his army named Sisara, and he dwelt in Haroseth of the Gentiles.3 And the children of Israel cried to the Lord: for he had nine hundred chariots set with scythes, and for twenty years had grievously oppressed them.4 And there was at that time Debbora a prophetess the wife of Lapidoth, who judged the people,5 And she sat under a palm tree, which was called by her name, between Rama and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for all judgment.6 And she sent and called Barac the son of Abinoem out of Cedes in Nephtali: and she said to him: The Lord God of Israel hath commanded thee: Go, and lead an army to mount Thabor, and thou shalt take with thee ten thousand fighting men of the children of Nephtali, and of the children of Zabulon:7 And I will bring unto thee in the place of the torrent Cison, Sisara the general of Jabin's army, and his chariots, and all his multitude, and will deliver them into thy hand.8 And Barac said to her: If thou wilt come with me, I will go: if thou wilt not come with me, I will not go.9 She said to him: I will go indeed with thee, but at this time the victory shall not be attributed to thee, because Sisara shall be delivered into the hand of a woman. Debbora therefore arose, and went with Barac to Cedes.10 And he called unto him Zabulon and Nepbtali, and went up with ten thousand fighting men, having Debbora in his company.11 Now Haber the Cinite had some time before departed from the rest of the Cinites his brethren the sons of Hobab, the kinsman of Moses: and had pitched his tents unto the valley which is called Sellnim, and was near Cedes.12 And it was told Sisara, that Barac the son of Ablinoem was gone up to mount Thabor:13 And he gathered together his nine hundred chariots armed with scythes, and all his army from Haroseth of the Gentiles to the torrent Cison.14 And Debbora said to Barac: Arise, for this is the day wherein the Lord hath delivered Sisara into thy hands: behold he is thy leader. And Barac went down from mount Thabor, and ten thousand fighting men with him.15 And the Lord struck a terror into Sisara, and all his chariots, and all his multitude, with the edge of the sword, at the sight of Barac, insomuch that Sisara leaping down from off his chariot, fled away on foot.16 And Barac pursued after the fleeing chariots and the army unto Haroseth of the Gentiles, and all the multitude of the enemies was utterly destroyed.17 But Sisara fleeing came to the tent of Jahel the wife of Haber the Cinite, for there was peace between Jabin the king of Asor, and the house of Haber the Cinite.18 And Jahel went forth to meet Sisara, and said to him: Come in to me, my lord, come in, fear not. He went in to her tent, and being covered by her with a cloak,19 Said to her: Give me, I beseech thee, a little water, for I am very thirsty. She opened a bottle of milk, and gave him to drink, and covered him.20 And Sisara said to her: Stand before the door of the tent, and when any shall come and inquire of thee, saying: Is there any man here? thou shalt say: There is none.21 So Jahel Haber's wife took a nail of the tent, and taking also a hammer: and going in softly, and with silence, she put the nail upon the temples of his head, and striking it With the hammer, drove it through his brain fast into the ground: and so passing from deep sleep to death, he fainted away and died.22 And behold Barac came pursuing after Sisara: and Jahel went out to meet him, and said to him: Come, and I will shew thee, the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, be saw Sisara lying dead, and the nail fastened in his temples.23 So God that day humbled Jabin the king of Chanaan before the children of Israel:24 Who grew daily stronger, and with a mighty hand overpowered Jabin king of Chanaan, till they quite destroyed him.