Juízes 4

Servidão sob Jabim, rei de Canaã

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 *Js 11.1,10Jabim, rei de Canaã, que reinou em Hazor; o general do seu exército era Sísera, que habitava em *Jz 4.13,16Harosete dos Gentios. 3 Clamaram os filhos de Israel a Jeová, porque Jabim tinha *Jz 1.19novecentos carros de ferro e, por vinte anos, oprimia cruelmente os filhos de Israel.

Débora e Baraque livram-nos

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 *Hb 11.32Baraque, 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 *Sl 83.9to 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; *Jz 4.21porque Jeová entregará a Sísera nas mãos duma mulher. Levantou-se Débora e foi com Baraque a Quedes. 10 Baraque convocou a *Jz 5.18Zebulom e a Naftali em Quedes; subiram dez mil homens *Jz 4.14;5.15;8.5após ele; também Débora subiu com ele.

11 Ora, Héber, *Jz 1.16queneu, 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 *Js 19.33Zaanim, 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, *Jz 4.3novecentos carros de ferro, e todo o povo que estava com ele, desde *Jz 4.2Harosete 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 *Dt 7.23;Js 10.10Jeová 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; *Êx 14.28;Sl 83.9não escapou nem sequer um só homem.

Jael mata a Sísera

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 *Jz 5.24-27Ele 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, 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