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 以笏死后， 以色列人又行了耶和华看为恶的事。

2 因此耶和华把他们交在迦南王耶宾手中， 耶宾那时在夏琐作王； 他的军长西西拉， 住在夏罗设歌印。

3 耶宾王有铁车九百辆， 他极力欺压以色列人二十年， 以色列人就哀求耶和华。

4 有一位女先知底波拉， 是拉比多的妻子， 那时正治理以色列人。

5 她常坐在以法莲山地， 拉玛和伯特利之间那棵底波拉棕树下； 以色列人都上到她那里去听判断。

6 底波拉派人去从拿弗他利的基低斯， 把亚比挪庵的儿子巴拉召了来， 对他说： "耶和华以色列的 神不是曾吩咐你说： ‘你去向他泊山进军， 从拿弗他利人和西布伦人中率领一万人与你同去吗？

7 我必引耶宾的军长西西拉， 和他的车辆与全军， 到基顺河往你那里去； 我必把他们交在你手里。’"

8 巴拉对她说： "如果你与我同去， 我就去； 如果你不与我同去， 我就不去。"

9 底波拉回答： "我必与你同去， 只是你这次行程就没有光荣； 因为耶和华要把西西拉交在一个妇人手里。"于是底波拉起来， 与巴拉一同到基低斯去了。

10 巴拉就召集西布伦人和拿弗他利人到基低斯； 与他一同步行上去的有一万人， 底波拉也与他一同上去。

11 摩西的岳父何巴的子孙基尼人希伯， 曾经离开基尼族人， 到靠近基低斯的撒拿音的橡树旁， 支搭帐棚居住。

12 有人告诉西西拉， 亚比挪庵的儿子巴拉已经上了他泊山；

13 西西拉就召集他所有的车辆， 就是九百辆铁车， 和与他在一起的众人， 都从夏罗设歌印出来， 到基顺河那里。

14 底波拉对巴拉说： "你起来吧， 因为今日就是耶和华把西西拉交在你手里的日子； 耶和华不是在你前面出战吗？"于是巴拉和跟随他的一万人从他泊山下来。

15 耶和华用刀使西西拉和所有的车辆与全军， 都在巴拉面前溃乱； 西西拉下了车， 步行逃跑。

16 巴拉追赶西西拉的车辆和军队， 直到夏罗设歌印； 西西拉的全军都倒在刀下， 连一个也没有留下。

17 只有西西拉步行逃跑， 到了基尼人希伯的妻子雅亿的帐棚那里； 因为夏琐王耶宾与基尼人希伯的家友好。

18 雅亿出来迎接西西拉， 对他说： "请我主转过来， 到我这里， 不要惧怕。"西西拉就转到她那里去， 就是转到她的帐棚里去； 雅亿就用毛毡遮盖他。

19 西西拉对雅亿说： "请给我一点水喝， 因为我渴了。"雅亿就打开盛奶的皮袋， 给他喝了， 再把他盖着。

20 西西拉又对雅亿说： "请你站在帐棚门口， 如果有人来问你： ‘这里有人吗？’你就要回答： ‘没有。’"

21 希伯的妻子雅亿取了一根帐棚的橛子， 手里拿着锤子， 静悄悄地走到西西拉那里， 把橛子钉在他的太阳穴里， 直钉入地里； 因为西西拉疲乏熟睡， 就这样死了。

22 那时， 巴拉追赶西西拉， 雅亿出来迎接他， 对他说： "来吧， 我给你看你寻找的人。"他就进到她那里去； 看见西西拉已经仆倒， 死了； 橛子还在他的太阳穴里。

23 这样， 神就在那一天， 在以色列人面前， 制伏了迦南王耶宾。

24 以色列人的势力日渐强盛， 胜过迦南王耶宾， 终于把迦南王耶宾除灭。