1 D epois da morte de Eúde, mais uma vez os israelitas fizeram o que o Senhor reprova.

And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of Jehovah; now Ehud was dead.

2 A ssim o Senhor os entregou nas mãos de Jabim, rei de Canaã, que reinava em Hazor. O comandante do seu exército era Sísera, que habitava em Harosete-Hagoim.

And Jehovah sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; and the captain of his army was Sisera, who dwelt in Harosheth-Goim.

3 O s israelitas clamaram ao Senhor, porque Jabim, que tinha novecentos carros de ferro, os havia oprimido cruelmente durante vinte anos.

And the children of Israel cried to Jehovah; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he mightily oppressed the children of Israel twenty years.

4 D ébora, uma profetisa, mulher de Lapidote, liderava Israel naquela época.

And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, judged Israel at that time.

5 E la se sentava debaixo da tamareira de Débora, entre Ramá e Betel, nos montes de Efraim, e os israelitas a procuravam, para que ela decidisse as suas questões.

And she dwelt under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim; and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

6 D ébora mandou chamar Baraque, filho de Abinoão, de Quedes, em Naftali, e lhe disse: “O Senhor, o Deus de Israel, lhe ordena que reúna dez mil homens de Naftali e Zebulom e vá ao monte Tabor.

And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-Naphtali, and said to him, Hath not Jehovah the God of Israel commanded? Go and draw towards mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun,

7 E le fará que Sísera, o comandante do exército de Jabim, vá atacá-lo, com seus carros de guerra e tropas, junto ao rio Quisom, e os entregará em suas mãos”.

and I will draw unto thee, to the torrent Kishon, Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, and his chariots and his multitude, and I will give him into thy hand.

8 B araque disse a ela: “Se você for comigo, irei; mas, se não for, não irei”.

And Barak said to her, If thou goest with me, then I will go, but if thou goest not with me, I will not go.

9 R espondeu Débora: “Está bem, irei com você. Mas saiba que, por causa do seu modo de agir, a honra não será sua; porque o Senhor entregará Sísera nas mãos de uma mulher”. Então Débora foi a Quedes com Baraque,

And she said, I will by all means go with thee, only that it will not be to thine honour upon the way which thou goest, for Jehovah will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.

10 o nde ele convocou Zebulom e Naftali. Dez mil homens o seguiram, e Débora também foi com ele.

And Barak called together Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and there went up at his feet ten thousand men; and Deborah went up with him.

11 O ra, o queneu Héber se havia separado dos outros queneus, descendentes de Hobabe, sogro de Moisés, e tinha armado sua tenda junto ao carvalho de Zaanim, perto de Quedes.

(Now Heber the Kenite had severed himself from the Kenites, from the children of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far as the oak of Zaannaim, which is by Kedesh.)

12 Q uando disseram a Sísera que Baraque, filho de Abinoão, tinha subido o monte Tabor,

And they told Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam had gone up to mount Tabor.

13 S ísera reuniu seus novecentos carros de ferro e todos os seus soldados, de Harosete-Hagoim ao rio Quisom.

Then Sisera gathered together all his chariots, nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth-Goim to the torrent Kishon.

14 E Débora disse também a Baraque: “Vá! Este é o dia em que o Senhor entregou Sísera em suas mãos. O Senhor está indo à sua frente!” Então Baraque desceu o monte Tabor, seguido por dez mil homens.

And Deborah said to Barak, Up; for this is the day in which Jehovah hath given Sisera into thy hand! Is not Jehovah gone out before thee? And Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.

15 D iante do avanço de Baraque, o Senhor derrotou Sísera e todos os seus carros de guerra e o seu exército ao fio da espada, e Sísera desceu do seu carro e fugiu a pé.

And Jehovah discomfited Sisera, and all the chariots, and all the army, with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera got down from chariot, and fled on foot.

16 B araque perseguiu os carros de guerra e o exército até Harosete-Hagoim. Todo o exército de Sísera caiu ao fio da espada; não sobrou um só homem.

And Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the army, to Harosheth-Goim; and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; not one was left.

17 S ísera, porém, fugiu a pé para a tenda de Jael, mulher do queneu Héber, pois havia paz entre Jabim, rei de Hazor, e o clã do queneu Héber.

And Sisera fled on foot 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 J ael saiu ao encontro de Sísera e o convidou: “Venha, entre na minha tenda, meu senhor. Não tenha medo!” Ele entrou, e ela o cobriu com um pano.

And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And he turned in to her, into the tent, and she covered him with the quilt.

19 “ Estou com sede”, disse ele. “Por favor, dê-me um pouco de água.” Ela abriu uma vasilha de leite feita de couro, deu-lhe de beber, e tornou a cobri-lo.

And he said to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty. And she opened the flask of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.

20 E Sísera disse à mulher: “Fique à entrada da tenda. Se alguém passar e perguntar se há alguém aqui, responda que não”.

And he said to her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be if any one come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.

21 E ntretanto, Jael, mulher de Héber, apanhou uma estaca da tenda e um martelo e aproximou-se silenciosamente enquanto ele, exausto, dormia um sono profundo. E cravou-lhe a estaca na têmpora até penetrar o chão, e ele morreu.

And Jael Heber's wife took a tent-pin, and took the hammer in her hand, and went softly to him, and smote the pin into his temples, and it penetrated into the ground; for he had fallen into a deep sleep and was faint; and he died.

22 B araque passou à procura de Sísera, e Jael saiu ao seu encontro. “Venha”, disse ela, “eu lhe mostrarei o homem que você está procurando.” E entrando ele na tenda, viu ali caído Sísera, morto, com a estaca atravessada nas têmporas.

And behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael went out to meet him, and said to him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And he went into her, and behold, Sisera lay dead, and the pin was in his temples.

23 N aquele dia Deus subjugou Jabim, o rei cananeu, perante os israelitas.

So God subdued on that day Jabin king of Canaan before the children of Israel.

24 E os israelitas atacaram cada vez mais a Jabim, o rei cananeu, até que eles o destruíram.

And the hand of the children of Israel ever advanced, and prevailed against Jabin king of Canaan, until they had cut off Jabin king of Canaan.