1 The children of Israel again did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, when Ehud was dead. 2 Yahweh sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth of the Gentiles. 3 The children of Israel cried to Yahweh, for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and he mightily oppressed the children of Israel for twenty years. 4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, judged Israel at that time. 5 She lived under Deborah’s palm tree between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment. 6 She sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh Naphtali, and said to him, "Hasn’t Yahweh, the God of Israel, commanded, ‘Go and lead the way to Mount Tabor, and take with you ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun? 7 I will draw to you, to the river Kishon, Sisera, the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into your hand.’"

8 Barak said to her, "If you will go with me, then I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go."

9 She said, "I will surely go with you. Nevertheless, the journey that you take won’t be for your honor; for Yahweh will sell Sisera into a woman’s hand." Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.

10 Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali together to Kedesh. Ten thousand men followed him; and Deborah went up with him. 11 Now Heber the Kenite had separated himself from the Kenites, even from the children of Hobab, Moses’ brother-in-law, and had pitched his tent as far as the oak in Zaanannim, which is by Kedesh. 12 They told Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor. 13 Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people who were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles, to the river Kishon.

14 Deborah said to Barak, "Go; for this is the day in which Yahweh has delivered Sisera into your hand. Hasn’t Yahweh gone out before you?" So Barak went down from Mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him. 15 Yahweh confused Sisera, all his chariots, and all his army, with the edge of the sword before Barak. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled away on his feet. 16 But Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Harosheth of the Gentiles; and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword. There was not a man left.

17 However 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 Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, "Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; don’t be afraid." He came in to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.

19 He said to her, "Please give me a little water to drink; for I am thirsty."

She opened a container of milk, and gave him a drink, and covered him.

20 He said to her, "Stand in the door of the tent, and if any man comes and inquires of you, and says, ‘Is there any man here?’ you shall say, ‘No.’"

21 Then Jael, Heber’s wife, took a tent peg, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him, and struck the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground, for he was in a deep sleep; so he fainted and died. 22 Behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, "Come, and I will show you the man whom you seek." He came to her; and behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent peg was in his temples. 23 So God subdued Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel on that day. 24 The hand of the children of Israel prevailed more and more against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.

1 Maar n die dood van Ehud het die kinders van Israel weer gedoen wat verkeerd was in die oë van die HERE.

2 Daarom het die HERE hulle verkoop in die hand van Jabin, die koning van Kana„n, wat in Hasor geregeer het; en sy leërowerste was S¡sera, 'n inwoner van Haroset van die heidene.

3 En die kinders van Israel het die HERE aangeroep; want hy het nege honderd ysterwaens gehad en die kinders van Israel twintig jaar lank swaar verdruk.

4 En Debora, 'n profetes, die vrou van L ppidot, het in die tyd Israel gerig;

5 en sy het gesit onder die palm van Debora, tussen Rama en Bet-el, op die gebergte van Efraim; en die kinders van Israel het na haar opgegaan vir regspraak.

6 Toe laat sy Barak, die seun van Abinoam, uit Kedes in N ftali, roep en sê vir hom: Het die HERE, die God van Israel, nie bevel gegee nie: Gaan, trek na die berg Tabor, en neem tien duisend man van die kinders van N ftali en van die kinders van S,bulon met jou saam?

7 dan sal Ek S¡sera, die leërowerste van Jabin, met sy strydwaens en sy menigte na jou, na die spruit Kison trek, en Ek sal hom in jou hand gee.

8 Maar Barak sê vir haar: As u met my saamtrek, sal ek gaan; maar as u nie met my saamtrek nie, gaan ek nie.

9 Toe sê sy: Ek sal sekerlik met jou saamtrek, maar die eer sal nie joue wees op die pad wat jy sal gaan nie; want die HERE sal S¡sera in die hand van 'n vrou verkoop; en Debora het opgestaan en saam met Barak na Kedes getrek.

10 Daarop het Barak S,bulon en N ftali bymekaargeroep na Kedes toe, en tien duisend man het op sy voetspore opgetrek, en Debora het saam met hom opgetrek.

11 En Heber, die Keniet, het hom afgeskei van Kain, van die kinders van Hobab, die swaer van Moses, en het sy tente opgeslaan tot by die terpentynboom by Saän im, naby Kedes.

12 En toe hulle aan S¡sera berig bring dat Barak, die seun van Abinoam, na die berg Tabor opgetrek het,

13 het S¡sera al sy strydwaens, nege honderd ysterwaens, en al die manskappe wat by hom was, uit Haroset van die heidene na die spruit Kison bymekaargeroep.

14 Daarop sê Debora vir Barak: Maak jou klaar, want dit is die dag waarop die HERE S¡sera in jou hand gee. Trek die HERE nie voor jou uit nie? Toe trek Barak van die berg Tabor af, en tien duisend man agter hom aan.

15 En die HERE het S¡sera met al die waens en die hele leër deur die skerpte van die swaard in verwarring gebring voor Barak uit, en S¡sera het van sy wa afgeklim en te voet gevlug.

16 Maar Barak het die waens en die leër agternagejaag tot by Haroset van die heidene, en die hele leër van S¡sera het deur die skerpte van die swaard geval; daar het selfs nie een oorgebly nie.

17 Toe vlug S¡sera te voet na die tent van Jael, die vrou van Heber, die Keniet; want daar was vrede tussen Jabin, die koning van Hasor, en die huis van Heber, die Keniet.

18 En Jael het uitgegaan S¡sera tegemoet en vir hom gesê: Draai uit, my heer, draai uit na my! Moenie bang wees nie! En hy het na haar uitgedraai, na die tent, en sy het hom met 'n kombers toegemaak.

19 Daarop sê hy vir haar: Gee my tog 'n bietjie water om te drink, want ek het dors; sy maak toe die melksak oop en laat hom daaruit drink en maak hom weer toe.

20 En hy sê vir haar: Gaan staan by die tentdeur, en as iemand kom en jou vra en sê: Is hier iemand? antwoord dan: Nee.

21 Toe neem Jael, die vrou van Heber, 'n tentpen en vat die hamer in haar hand en gaan stilletjies na hom en dryf die pen terwyl hy vas aan die slaap was dwarsdeur die slaap van sy hoof, sodat dit in die grond indring. So het hy dan bewusteloos geword en gesterwe.

22 En kyk, terwyl Barak S¡sera agtervolg, gaan Jael uit hom tegemoet en sê vir hom: Kom, en ek sal u die man wys wat u soek; en toe hy by haar inkom, lê S¡sera daar dood, met die pen deur die slaap van sy hoof!

23 So het God dan op die dag Jabin, die koning van Kana„n, voor die kinders van Israel onderwerp.

24 En die hand van die kinders van Israel het al swaarder gaan druk op Jabin, die koning van Kana„n, totdat hulle Jabin, die koning van Kanaän, uitgeroei het.