Hakimler 5

¹Ve o gün Debora ve Abineem oğlu Barak şöyle diyerek ezgi söylediler:

²İsrail'de bir vahiy açıklandığı, halk gönüllü olarak adandığı zaman, Rab'be övgüler sunun!

³Dinleyin ey krallar, kulak verin ey satraplar! Ben kendim Rab içinim, ben kendim ezgiler söyleyeceğim; İsrail'in Tanrısı Rab'be ilahiler okuyacağım.

⁴Ey Rab, sen Seir'den çıktığında, Edom kırlarından ilerlediğinde, yer sarsıldı, gök çiy damlaları damlattı ve bulutlardan sular boşaldı.

⁵Dağlar sarsıldı Rab Eloi'nin huzurunda; İsrail'in Tanrısı Rab'bin huzurundaki bu Sina bile sarsıldı.

⁶Anat oğlu Şamgar'ın günlerinde, Yael'in günlerinde, ana yollar terk edilmişti ve yolcular saptırılmış dolambaçlı patikalardan gidiyordu.

⁷İsrail'de güçlüler yok oldu, ben Debora ortaya çıkana dek, İsrail'de bir ana olarak ortaya çıkana dek yok oldular.

⁸Yeni tanrılar seçtiler, o zaman önderlerin şehirleri savaş açtı; İsrail'deki kırk binler arasında ne bir kalkan ne de bir mızrak görünüyordu.

⁹Yüreğim İsrail'in buyrulmuş düzenlerinedir; halkın arasında gönüllü olanlar, Rab'be övgüler sunun!

¹⁰Öğle vaktinde dişi eşeklere binenler, yargı kürsüsünde oturanlar ve yol üzerinde meclis üyelerinin yollarında yürüyenler, bunu anlatın!

¹¹Su taşıyanların ortasında ritim tutanların sesinden dinleyin; orada Rab'be adil işlerini anlatacaklar, İsrail'de adaletleri artır! O zaman Rab'bin halkı şehirlere indi.

¹²Uyan, uyan Debora! Uyan, uyan, bir ezgi söyle! Kalk ey Barak, tutsaklığını tutsak et, ey Abineem oğlu!

¹³O zaman bakiye kalanlar güçlüler için aşağıya indi; Rab'bin halkı kudretlilerin arasında onun için aşağıya indi.

¹⁴Benden olan Efrayim onları Amalek içinde kökünden söktü; senin arkandan gelen senin halklarının arasında Benyamin'di. Makir'den araştırmacılar, Zabulon'dan ise yazıcının sayım değneğiyle çekenler indi.

¹⁵Ve İssakar'ın önderleri Debora ile birlikteydi ve Barak da; böylece Barak ayakları üzerinde vadiye gönderildi. Ruben'in oymaklarında ise yüreğe ulaşan sızılar büyüktü.

¹⁶Neden ağılların ortasında habercilerin ıslık sesini dinlemek için oturdun? Ruben'in ayrılıklarında yüreğin büyük sorgulamaları vardı.

¹⁷Gilat Şeria Irmağı'nın ötesinde çadır kurdu; ve Dan neden gemilerde kalır? Aşer denizlerin kıyısında oturdu ve kendi geçitlerinde çadır kuracak.

¹⁸Zabulon canını ölüme kadar küçük düşüren bir halktır; Naftali de kırın yüksek yerlerinde öyledir.

¹⁹Onların kralları gelip savaş düzeni aldılar; o zaman Kenan kralları Megiddo sularının kenarında, Taanak'ta savaştılar; ama ganimet olarak gümüşten bir hediye almadılar.

²⁰Göklerden yıldızlar savaş düzeni aldı; kendi patikalarından Sisera'ya karşı savaştılar.

²¹Kişon sel deresi onları sürükleyip götürdü; o kadim dere, Kişon deresi. Güçlü canım onu çiğneyip geçecek!

²²Atın tırnakları engellendiğinde, onun güçlüleri büyük bir aceleyle kaçtılar.

²³"Meroz'u lanetleyin" dedi Rab'bin meleği, "Lanetleyin, orada oturanların her biri lanetli olsun! Çünkü Rab'bin yardımına, güçlülerin arasında Rab'bin yardımına gelmediler."

²⁴Kadınlar arasında Kenli Heber'in karısı Yael kutsansın; çadırda yaşayan kadınlar arasında en çok o kutsansın.

²⁵Sisera su istedi, o süt verdi; üstün olanlara layık bir çanakta tereyağı sundu.

²⁶Sol elini kazığa, sağ elini ise işçilerin çekicine uzattı; Sisera'yı çekiçle vurdu, başını delip geçti ve vurarak şakağını delip parçaladı.

²⁷Kadının ayaklarının ortasında yuvarlandı, düştü ve cansız kaldı; ayaklarının ortasında uzanmış olarak düştü; nasıl uzandıysa, orada can vermiş olarak yığılıp kaldı.

²⁸Pencereden dışarı baktı Sisera'nın annesi, okçu mazgalının dışından sordu: "Neden gecikti arabası? Arabalarının ayakları neden gecikti?"

²⁹Onun bilge hanımları ona cevap verdi, kendisi de kendi kendine şu sözleri tekrarladı:

³⁰"Ganimet bulup paylaşmıyorlar mı? Merhametli olan, bir adamın başı için merhamet edecek; Sisera'ya boyalı giysilerden ganimetler, nakışlı boyalı giysilerden ganimetler, nakışçıların boyalı kumaşları onun boynuna ganimet kalır."

³¹Ey Rab, bütün düşmanların böyle yok olsun! O'nu sevenler ise gücüyle doğan güneşin çıkışı gibi olsun! Ve toprak kırk yıl sakinleşti.

¹ΚΑΙ ἦσαν Δεββώρα καὶ Βαρὰκ υἱὸς ᾿Αβινεὲμ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ λέγοντες·

²᾿Απεκαλύφθη ἀποκάλυμμα ἐν ᾿Ισραήλ· ἐν τῷ ἑκουσιασθῆναι λαόν, εὐλογεῖτε Κύριον.

³ἀκούσατε, βασιλεῖς, καὶ ἐνωτίσασθε, σατράπαι· ἐγώ εἰμι τῷ Κυρίῳ, ἐγώ εἰμι, ἄσομαι, ψαλῶ τῷ Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ᾿Ισραήλ.

⁴Κύριε, ἐν τῇ ἐξόδῳ σου ἐν Σηείρ, ἐν τῷ ἀπαίρειν σε ἐξ ἀγροῦ ᾿Εδώμ, γῆ ἐσείσθη καὶ ὁ οὐρανὸς ἔσταξε δρόσους, καὶ αἱ νεφέλαι ἔσταξαν ὕδωρ·

⁵ὄρη ἐσαλεύθησαν ἀπὸ προσώπου Κυρίου ᾿Ελωΐ, τοῦτο Σινὰ ἀπὸ προσώπου Κυρίου Θεοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ.

⁶ἐν ἡμέραις Σαμεγὰρ υἱοῦ ᾿Ανάθ, ἐν ἡμέραις ᾿Ιαὴλ ἐξέλιπον ὁδοὺς καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ἀτραπούς, ἐπορεύθησαν ὁδοὺς διεστραμμένας·

⁷ἐξέλιπον δυνατοὶ ἐν ᾿Ισραήλ, ἐξέλιπον, ἕως οὗ ἀνέστη Δεββώρα, ἕως οὗ ἀνέστη μήτηρ ἐν ᾿Ισραήλ.

⁸ἐξελέξαντο θεοὺς καινούς· τότε ἐπολέμησαν πόλεις ἀρχόντων· θυρεὸς ἐὰν ὀφθῇ καὶ λόγχη ἐν τεσσαράκοντα χιλιάσιν ἐν ᾿Ισραήλ.

⁹ἡ καρδία μου εἰς τὰ διατεταγμένα τῷ ᾿Ισραήλ· οἱ ἐκουσιαζόμενοι ἐν λαῷ εὐλογεῖτε Κύριον.

¹⁰ἐπιβεβηκότες ἐπὶ ὄνου θηλείας μεσημβρίας, καθήμενοι ἐπὶ κριτηρίου καὶ πορευόμενοι ἐπὶ ὁδοὺς συνέδρων ἐφ᾿ ὁδῷ,

¹¹διηγεῖσθε ἀπὸ φωνῆς ἀνακρουομένων ἀνὰ μέσον ὑδρευομένων· ἐκεῖ δώσουσι δικαιοσύνας Κυρίῳ, δικαιοσύνας αὔξησον ἐν ᾿Ισραήλ. τότε κατέβη εἰς τὰς πόλεις λαὸς Κυρίου.

¹²ἐξεγείρου, ἐξεγείρου, Δεββώρα. ἐξεγείρου, ἐξεγείρου, λάλησον ᾠδήν· ἀνάστα Βαράκ, καὶ αἰχμαλώτισον αἰχμαλωσίαν σου, υἱὸς ᾿Αβινεέμ.

¹³τότε κατέβη κατάλειμμα τοῖς ἰσχυροῖς, λαὸς Κυρίου κατέβη αὐτῷ ἐν τοῖς κραταιοῖς.

¹⁴ἐξ ἐμοῦ ᾿Εφραὶμ ἐξερρίζωσεν αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ ᾿Αμαλήκ· ὀπίσω σου Βενιαμὶν ἐν τοῖς λαοῖς σου. ἐν ἐμοὶ Μαχὶρ κατέβησαν ἐξερευνῶντες καὶ ἀπὸ Ζαβουλὼν ἕλκοντες ἐν ῥάβδῳ διηγήσεως γραμματέως.

¹⁵καὶ ἀρχηγοὶ ἐν ᾿Ισσάχαρ μετὰ Δεββώρας καὶ Βαράκ, οὕτω Βαρὰκ ἐν κοιλάσιν ἀπέστειλεν ἐν ποσὶν αὐτοῦ. εἰς τὰς μερίδας Ῥουβὴν μεγάλοι ἐξικνούμενοι καρδίαν.

¹⁶εἰς τί ἐκάθισαν ἀνὰ μέσον τῆς διγομίας τοῦ ἀκοῦσαι συρισμοῦ ἀγγέλων; εἰς διαιρέσεις Ῥουβὴν μεγάλοι ἐξετασμοὶ καρδίας.

¹⁷Γαλαὰδ ἐν τῷ πέραν τοῦ ᾿Ιορδάνου ἐσκήνωσε· καὶ Δὰν εἰς τί παροικεῖ πλοίοις; ᾿Ασὴρ ἐκάθισε παραλίαν θαλασσῶν καὶ ἐπὶ διεξόδοις αὐτοῦ σκηνώσει.

¹⁸Ζαβουλὼν λαὸς ὠνείδισε ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ εἰς θάνατον καὶ Νεφθαλὶ ἐπὶ ὕψη ἀγροῦ.

¹⁹ἦλθον αὐτῶν βασιλεῖς, παρετάξαντο, τότε ἐπολέμησαν βασιλεῖς Χαναὰν ἐν Θαναὰχ ἐπὶ ὕδατι Μαγεδδώ· δῶρον ἀργυρίου οὐκ ἔλαβον.

²⁰ἐξ οὐρανοῦ παρετάξαντο οἱ ἀστέρες, ἐκ τρίβων αὐτῶν παρετάξαντο μετὰ Σισάρα.

²¹χειμάρρους Κισῶν ἐξέσυρεν αὐτούς, χειμάρρους ἀρχαίων, χειμάρρους Κισῶν· καταπατήσει αὐτὸν ψυχή μου δυνατή.

²²ὅτε ἐνεποδίσθησαν πτέρναι ἵππου, σπουδῇ ἔσπευσαν ἰσχυροὶ αὐτοῦ.

²³καταρᾶσθε Μηρώζ, εἶπεν ἄγγελος Κυρίου, καταρᾶσθε, ἐπικατάρατος πᾶς ὁ κατοικῶν αὐτήν, ὅτι οὐκ ἤλθοσαν εἰς βοήθειαν Κυρίου, εἰς βοήθειαν ἐν δυνατοῖς.

²⁴εὐλογηθείη ἐν γυναιξὶν ᾿Ιαὴλ γυνὴ Χαβὲρ τοῦ Κιναίου, ἀπὸ γυναικῶν ἐν σκηναῖς εὐλογηθείη.

²⁵ὕδωρ ᾔτησε, γάλα ἔδωκεν, ἐν λεκάνῃ ὑπερεχόντων προσήνεγκε βούτυρον.

²⁶χεῖρα αὐτῆς ἀριστερὰν εἰς πάσσαλον ἐξέτεινε καὶ δεξιὰν αὐτῆς εἰς σφῦραν κοπιώντων καὶ ἐσφυροκόπησε Σισάρα, διήλωσε κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπάταξε, διήλωσε κρόταφον αὐτοῦ.

²⁷ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ποδῶν αὐτῆς κατεκυλίσθη, ἔπεσε καὶ ἐκοιμήθη· ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ποδῶν αὐτῆς κατακλιθεὶς ἔπεσε· καθὼς κατεκλίθη, ἐκεῖ ἔπεσεν ἐξοδευθείς.

²⁸διὰ τῆς θυρίδος παρέκυψε μήτηρ Σισάρα ἐκτὸς τοῦ τοξικοῦ, διότι ἠσχύνθη ἅρμα αὐτοῦ, διότι ἐχρόνισαν πόδες ἁρμάτων αὐτοῦ.

²⁹αἱ σοφαὶ ἄρχουσαι αὐτῆς ἀπεκρίθησαν πρὸς αὐτήν, καὶ αὐτὴ ἀπέστρεψε λόγους αὐτῆς ἑαυτῇ.

³⁰οὐχ εὑρήσουσιν αὐτὸν διαμερίζοντα σκῦλα; οἰκτίρμων οἰκτειρήσει εἰς κεφαλὴν ἀνδρός· σκῦλα βαμμάτων τῷ Σισάρᾳ, σκῦλα βαμμάτων ποικιλίας, βάμματα ποικιλτῶν αὐτά, τῷ τραχήλῳ αὐτοῦ σκῦλα.

³¹οὕτως ἀπόλοιντο πάντες οἱ ἐχθροί σου, Κύριε· καὶ οἱ ἀγαπῶντες αὐτὸν ὡς ἔξοδος ἡλίου ἐν δυνάμει αὐτοῦ. Καὶ ἡσύχασεν ἡ γῆ τεσσαράκοντα ἔτη.

¹And Debbora and Barac son of Abineem sang in that day, saying,

²A revelation was made in Israel when the people were made willing: Praise ye the Lord.

³Hear, ye kings, and hearken, rulers: I will sing, it is I [who will sing] to the Lord, it is I, I will sing a psalm to the Lord the God of Israel.

⁴O Lord, in thy going forth on Seir, when thou wentest forth out of the land of Edom, the earth quaked and the heaven dropped dews, and the clouds dropped water.

⁵The mountains were shaken before the face of the Lord Eloi, this Sina before the face of the Lord God of Israel.

⁶In the days of Samegar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, they deserted the ways, and went in by-ways; they went in crooked paths.

⁷The mighty men in Israel failed, they failed until Debbora arose, until she arose a mother in Israel.

⁸They chose new gods; then the cities of rulers fought; there was not a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel.

⁹My heart [inclines] to the orders given in Israel; ye that are willing among the people, bless the Lord.

¹⁰Ye that mount a she-ass at noon-day, ye that sit on the judgment-seat, and walk by the roads of them that sit in judgment by the way; declare

¹¹[ye that are delivered] from the noise of disturbers among the drawers of water; there shall they relate righteous acts: O Lord, increase righteous acts in Israel: then the people of the Lord went down to the cities.

¹²Awake, awake, Debbora; awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barac, and lead thy captivity captive, son of Abineem.

¹³Then went down the remnant to the strong, the people of the Lord went down for him among the mighty ones from me.

¹⁴Ephraim rooted them out in Amalec, behind thee was Benjamin among thy people: the inhabitants of Machir came down with me searching out the enemy, and from Zabulon came they that draw with the scribe’s pen of record.

¹⁵And princes in Issachar were with Debbora and Barac, thus she sent Barac on his feet in the valleys into the portions of Ruben; great [pangs] reached to the heart.

¹⁶Why did they sit between the sheep-folds to hear the bleating of flocks for the divisions of Ruben? [there were] great searchings of heart.

¹⁷Galaad [is] on the other side of Jordan where he pitched his tents; and why does Dan remain in ships? Aser sat down on the sea-coasts, and he will tabernacle at his ports.

¹⁸The people Zabulon exposed their soul to death, and Nephthali came to the high places of their land.

¹⁹Kings set themselves in array, then the kings of Chanaan fought in Thanaach at the water of Mageddo; they took no gift of money.

²⁰The stars from heaven set themselves in array, they set themselves [to fight] with Sisara out of their paths.

²¹The brook of Kison swept them away, the ancient brook, the brook Kison: my mighty soul will trample him down.

²²When the hoofs of the horse were entangled, his mighty ones earnestly hasted

²³to curse Meroz: Curse ye [it], said the angel of the Lord; cursed [is] every one that dwells in it, because they came not to the help of the Lord, to his help among the mighty.

²⁴Blessed among women be Jael wife of Chaber the Kenite; let her be blessed above women in tents.

²⁵He asked for water, she gave him milk in a dish; she brought butter of princes.

²⁶She stretched forth her left hand to the nail, and her right to the hand workman’s hammer, and she smote Sisara with it, she nailed through his head and smote him; she nailed through his temples.

²⁷He rolled down between her feet; he fell and lay between her feet; he bowed and fell: where he bowed, there he fell dead.

²⁸The mother of Sisara looked down through the window out of the loophole, [saying], Why was his chariot ashamed? why did the wheels of his chariots tarry?

²⁹Her wise ladies answered her, and she returned answers to herself, [saying],

³⁰Will they not find him dividing the spoil? he will surely be gracious to every man: [there are] spoils of dyed garments for Sisara, spoils of various dyed garments, dyed embroidered garments, they [are] the spoils for his neck.

³¹Thus let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: and they that love him shall be as the going forth of the sun in his strength. And the land had rest forty years.