¹ Men Israels barn gjorde åter vad ont var i HERRENS ögon, när Ehud var död.

² Då sålde HERREN dem i Jabins hand, den kananeiske konungens, som regerade i Hasor. Hans härhövitsman var Sisera, och denne bodde i Haroset-Haggoim.

³ Och Israels barn ropade till HERREN; ty han hade nio hundra stridsvagnar av järn, och han förtryckte Israels barn våldsamt i tjugu år.

⁴ Men Debora, en profetissa, Lappidots hustru, var på den tiden domarinna i Israel.

⁵ Hon plägade sitta under Deborapalmen, mellan Rama och Betel i Efraims bergsbygd, och Israels barn drogo ditupp till henne, for att hon skulle skipa rätt.

⁶ Hon sände nu och lät kalla till sig Barak, Abinoams son, från Kedes i Naftali, och sade till honom: »Se, HERREN, Israels Gud, bjuder: Drag åstad upp på berget Tabor och tag med dig tio tusen man av Naftali barn och Sebulons barn.

⁷ Ty jag vill draga Sisera, Jabins härhövitsman, med hans vagnar och skaror, till dig vid bäcken Kison och giva honom i din hand.»

⁸ Barak sade till henne: »Om du går med mig, så går jag, men om du icke går med mig, så går icke heller jag.»

⁹ Då svarade hon: »Ja, jag skall gå med dig; dock skall äran då icke bliva din på den väg du nu går, utan HERREN skall sälja Sisera i en kvinnas hand.» Så stod Debora upp och gick med Barak till Kedes.

¹⁰ Då bådade Barak upp Sebulon och Naftali till Kedes, och tio tusen man följde honom ditupp; Debora gick ock ditupp med honom.

¹¹ Men kainéen Heber hade skilt sig från de övriga kainéerna, Hobabs, Moses svärfaders, barn; och han hade sina tältplatser ända till terebinten i Saannim vid Kedes.

¹² Och man berättade för Sisera att Barak, Abinoams son, hade dragit upp på berget Tabor.

¹³ Då bådade Sisera upp alla sina stridsvagnar, nio hundra vagnar av järn, därtill ock allt folk han hade, att draga från Haroset-Haggoim till bäcken Kison.

¹⁴ Men Debora sade till Barak: »Stå upp, ty detta är den dag på vilken HERREN har givit Sisera i din hand; se, HERREN har dragit ut framför dig.» Så drog då Barak ned från berget Tabor, och tio tusen man följde honom.

¹⁵ Och HERREN sände förvirring över Sisera och alla hans vagnar och hela hans här, så att de veko tillbaka för Baraks svärd; och Sisera steg ned från sin vagn och flydde till fots.

¹⁶ Och Barak jagade efter vagnarna och hären ända till Haroset-Haggoim. Och hela Siseras här föll för svärdsegg; icke en enda kom undan.

¹⁷ Men Sisera hade under flykten styrt sina steg till Jaels, kainéen Hebers hustrus, tält; ty vänskap rådde mellan Jabin, konungen i Hasor, och kainéen Hebers hus.

¹⁸ Då gick Jael ut emot Sisera och sade till honom: »Kom in, min herre, kom in till mig, frukta intet.» Så gick han då in till henne i tältet, och hon höljde över honom med ett täcke.

¹⁹ Och han sade till henne: »Giv mig litet vatten att dricka, ty jag är törstig.» Då öppnade hon mjölk- kärlet och gav honom att dricka och höljde sedan åter över honom.

²⁰ Och han sade till henne: »Ställ dig vid ingången till tältet; och kommer någon och frågar dig om någon är här, så svara nej.»

²¹ Men Jael, Hebers hustru, grep en tältplugg och tog en hammare i sin hand, gick därefter sakta in till honom och slog pluggen genom tinningen på honom, så att den gick ned i marken. Så dödades han, där han låg försänkt i tung sömn, medtagen av trötthet.

²² I samma stund kom Barak jagande efter Sisera; då gick Jael ut emot honom och sade till honom: »kom hit, så skall jag visa dig den man som du söker.» När han då gick in till henne, fick han se Sisera ligga död där, med tältpluggen genom tinningen.

²³ Så lät Gud på den dagen Jabin, konungen i Kanaan, bliva kuvad av Israels barn.

²⁴ Och Israels barns hand vilade allt tyngre på Jabin, konungen i Kanaan; och till slut förgjorde de Jabin, konungen i Kanaan.

¹ "Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.

² Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

³ Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them,

⁴ but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

⁵ Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.

⁶ But at midnight there was a cry, 'Behold! The bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!'

⁷ Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

⁸ The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'

⁹ But the wise answered, saying, 'What if there isn't enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.'

¹⁰ While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.

¹¹ Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us.'

¹² But he answered, 'Most certainly I tell you, I don't know you.'

¹³ Watch therefore, for you don't know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

¹⁴ "For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them.

¹⁵ To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey.

¹⁶ Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.

¹⁷ In the same way, he also who got the two gained another two.

¹⁸ But he who received the one went away and dug in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

¹⁹ "Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reconciled accounts with them.

²⁰ He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, 'Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents besides them.'

²¹ "His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'

²² "He also who got the two talents came and said, 'Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents besides them.'

²³ "His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'

²⁴ "He also who had received the one talent came and said, 'Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.

²⁵ I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.'

²⁶ "But his lord answered him, 'You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn't sow, and gather where I didn't scatter.

²⁷ You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest.

²⁸ Take away therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents.

²⁹ For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn't have, even that which he has will be taken away.

³⁰ Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

³¹ "But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.

³² Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

³³ He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

³⁴ Then the King will tell those on his right hand, 'Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

³⁵ for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.

³⁶ I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.'

³⁷ "Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink?

³⁸ When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you?

³⁹ When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?'

⁴⁰ "The King will answer them, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'

⁴¹ Then he will say also to those on the left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;

⁴² for I was hungry, and you didn't give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;

⁴³ I was a stranger, and you didn't take me in; naked, and you didn't clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn't visit me.'

⁴⁴ "Then they will also answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn't help you?'

⁴⁵ "Then he will answer them, saying, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you didn't do it to one of the least of these, you didn't do it to me.'

⁴⁶ These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."