Livro dos Juízes 4

SAGRADA BIBLIA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Depois da morte de Aod, os israelitas continuaram a fazer o mal aos olhos do Senhor.	1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord after the death of Aod,
2 Então o Senhor entregou-os nas mãos de Jabin, rei de Canaã, que reinava em Asor. Seu exército era chefiado por Sísara, que habitava em Haroset-Goim.	2 And the Lord delivered them up into the hands of Jaban king of Chanaan, who reigned in Asor: and he had a general of his army named Sisara, and he dwelt in Haroseth of the Gentiles.
3 Os filhos de Israel clamaram ao Senhor, porque Jabin tinha novecentos carros de ferro e oprimia-os duramente já fazia vinte anos.	3 And the children of Israel cried to the Lord: for he had nine hundred chariots set with scythes, and for twenty years had grievously oppressed them.
4 Naquela época, a profetisa Débora mulher de Lapidot, era juíza em Israel.	4 And there was at that time Debbora a prophetess the wife of Lapidoth, who judged the people,
5 Sentava-se sob a palmeira de Débora, entre Ramá e Betel, na montanha de Efraim, e os israelitas iam ter com ela para que julgasse suas questões.	5 And she sat under a palm tree, which was called by her name, between Rama and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for all judgment.
6 Ela mandou chamar Barac, filho de Abinoem, de Cedes em Neftali, e disse-lhe: Eis o que te ordena o Senhor, Deus de Israel: vai ao monte Tabor; toma contigo dez mil homens dos filhos de Neftali e de Zabulon.	6 And she sent and called Barac the son of Abinoem out of Cedes in Nephtali: and she said to him: The Lord God of Israel hath commanded thee: Go, and lead an army to mount Thabor, and thou shalt take with thee ten thousand fighting men of the children of Nephtali, and of the children of Zabulon:
7 Quando estiveres na torrente de Cison, conduzir-te-ei Sísara, chefe do exército de Jabin, com seus carros e suas tropas, e to entregarei.	7 And I will bring unto thee in the place of the torrent Cison, Sisara the general of Jabin's army, and his chariots, and all his multitude, and will deliver them into thy hand.
8 Barac respondeu-lhe: Se vieres comigo, irei; mas se não quiseres vir comigo, não irei.	8 And Barac said to her: If thou wilt come with me, I will go: if thou wilt not come with me, I will not go.
9 Sim, disse ela, irei contigo; mas a glória da expedição não será tua, porque o Senhor entregará Sísara nas mãos de uma mulher. E Débora foi com Barac a Cedes.	9 She said to him: I will go indeed with thee, but at this time the victory shall not be attributed to thee, because Sisara shall be delivered into the hand of a woman. Debbora therefore arose, and went with Barac to Cedes.
10 Barac convocou ali Zabulon e Neftali: dez mil homens levantaram-se e seguiram-no, tendo Débora em sua companhia.	10 And he called unto him Zabulon and Nepbtali, and went up with ten thousand fighting men, having Debbora in his company.
11 Ora, Heber, o cineu, tinha-se separado dos cineus da família de Hobab, cunhado de Moisés, e tinha levantado suas tendas até o carvalhal de Senim, perto de Cedes.	11 Now Haber the Cinite had some time before departed from the rest of the Cinites his brethren the sons of Hobab, the kinsman of Moses: and had pitched his tents unto the valley which is called Sellnim, and was near Cedes.
12 Foi anunciado a Sísara que Barac, filho de Abinoem, estava em marcha para o monte Tabor.	12 And it was told Sisara, that Barac the son of Ablinoem was gone up to mount Thabor:
13 Mandou então vir de Haroset-Goim todos os seus carros, novecentos carros de ferro, e todo o povo que estava com ele até a torrente de Cison.	13 And he gathered together his nine hundred chariots armed with scythes, and all his army from Haroseth of the Gentiles to the torrent Cison.
14 Débora disse a Barac: Vai-te, porque este é o dia em que o Senhor te entregará Sísara. O Senhor mesmo marcha adiante de ti. Barac desceu do monte Tabor com dez mil homens.	14 And Debbora said to Barac: Arise, for this is the day wherein the Lord hath delivered Sisara into thy hands: behold he is thy leader. And Barac went down from mount Thabor, and ten thousand fighting men with him.
15 E o Senhor desbaratou Sísara com todos os seus carros e todo o seu exército, que caíram ao fio da espada, diante de Barac. Sísara, saltando do seu carro, fugiu a pé,	15 And the Lord struck a terror into Sisara, and all his chariots, and all his multitude, with the edge of the sword, at the sight of Barac, insomuch that Sisara leaping down from off his chariot, fled away on foot.
16 enquanto Barac perseguia os carros e o exército até Haroset-Goim. Todo o exército de Sísara foi passado ao fio da espada, sem escapar um só homem.	16 And Barac pursued after the fleeing chariots and the army unto Haroseth of the Gentiles, and all the multitude of the enemies was utterly destroyed.
17 Sísara, fugindo a pé, chegou à tenda de Jael, mulher de Heber, o cineu, porque havia paz entre Jabin, rei de Asor e a casa de Heber, o cineu.	17 But Sisara fleeing came to the tent of Jahel the wife of Haber the Cinite, for there was peace between Jabin the king of Asor, and the house of Haber the Cinite.
18 Jael, saindo ao encontro de Sísara, disse-lhe: Entra, meu senhor, em minha casa, e não temas. Ele entrou na tenda e ela o ocultou sob um manto.	18 And Jahel went forth to meet Sisara, and said to him: Come in to me, my lord, come in, fear not. He went in to her tent, and being covered by her with a cloak,
19 Ele disse à mulher: Peço-te que me dês um pouco de água, porque tenho sede. Ela abriu um odre de leite, deu-lhe de beber e recobriu-o.	19 Said to her: Give me, I beseech thee, a little water, for I am very thirsty. She opened a bottle of milk, and gave him to drink, and covered him.
20 Sísara disse-lhe ainda: Põe-te à entrada da tenda, e se qualquer pessoa te perguntar se há alguém aqui, responderás que não.	20 And Sisara said to her: Stand before the door of the tent, and when any shall come and inquire of thee, saying: Is there any man here? thou shalt say: There is none.
21 Jael, pois, mulher de Heber, tomou um prego da tenda juntamente com um martelo e, aproximando-se devagarinho, enterrou o prego na fonte de Sísara, pregando-o assim na terra enquanto ele dormia profundamente por causa da muita fadiga. Sísara morreu.	21 So Jahel Haber's wife took a nail of the tent, and taking also a hammer: and going in softly, and with silence, she put the nail upon the temples of his head, and striking it With the hammer, drove it through his brain fast into the ground: and so passing from deep sleep to death, he fainted away and died.
22 Entrementes, chegou Barac logo após Sísara. Jael saindo-lhe ao encontro, disse-lhe: Vem, vou mostrar-te o homem que buscas. Ele entrou e viu Sísara que jazia morto por terra, com o prego cravado em sua fonte.	22 And behold Barac came pursuing after Sisara: and Jahel went out to meet him, and said to him: Come, and I will shew thee, the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, be saw Sisara lying dead, and the nail fastened in his temples.
23 Foi assim que Deus, naquele dia, humilhou Jabin, rei de Canaã, diante dos israelitas;	23 So God that day humbled Jabin the king of Chanaan before the children of Israel:
24 e a mão dos filhos de Israel pesava cada vez mais sobre Jabin, rei de Canaã, até que o exterminaram.	24 Who grew daily stronger, and with a mighty hand overpowered Jabin king of Chanaan, till they quite destroyed him.