Papa Raise Deborah and Barak Up
Twenty years under Sisera nine hundred iron chariot end when Deborah, wey dey judge under her palm tree, call Barak. E go only go if she go, so di glory go pass go to woman. Our Papa scatter di chariots, and Jael knack tent peg through Sisera temple as e dey run.
4 1Wen Ehud don die, di Israel pipul do bad tin again for our Papa eye. 2So our Papa sell dem give Jabin, di king of Canaan, wey dey rule for Hazor. Di oga of im army na Sisera, wey dey stay for Harosheth-hagoyim. 3Den di Israel pipul cry go meet our Papa, becos Sisera get 900 iron chariot, and e don press dem down anyhow for twenty years. 4Now Deborah, wey be woman prophet, Lappidoth im wife, na she dey judge Israel dat time. 5She go dey sidon under di Palm of Deborah, for between Ramah and Bethel for Ephraim hill kontri, and di Israel pipul dey come up to am make she judge dem matter. 6She send pesin go call Barak, Abinoam im pikin, from Kedesh for Naphtali, and she tell am, “Abi our Papa, di God of Israel, no command you: Go, march go Mount Tabor and carry 10,000 men from Naphtali and Zebulun go with you. 7I go pull Sisera, di oga of Jabin army, come meet you for Kishon River with im chariot dem and im soldier dem, and I go hand am give you.”
8Barak tell am, “If you go with me, I go go; but if you no go go with me, I no go go.”
9“I go sure-sure go with you,” she talk, “but you no go get any glory for di road wey you take, becos our Papa go give Sisera into di hand of woman.” So Deborah stand up and follow Barak go Kedesh. 10Barak call Zebulun and Naphtali come Kedesh; 10,000 men go up follow am for back, and Deborah go with am. 11Heber, di Kenite man, wey be one of di pikin dem of Hobab, Moses im papa-in-law, don komot from di Kenite pipul and pitch im tent reach di oak for Zaanannim, wey dey near Kedesh. 12Wen dem tell Sisera say Barak, Abinoam im pikin, don go up Mount Tabor, 13Sisera gada all im chariot dem—900 iron chariot—and all im soldier dem, from Harosheth-hagoyim go reach Kishon River.
14Deborah tell Barak, “Stand up! Today na today our Papa dey hand Sisera give you. Abi our Papa no don go out for your front already?” So Barak charge down from Mount Tabor with 10,000 men for im back. 15And our Papa scatter Sisera, all im chariot dem and all im army, with sword for Barak front; Sisera komot for im chariot and run with im leg. 16Barak chase di chariot dem and di army reach Harosheth-hagoyim, and di whole army of Sisera fall by sword; not even one man survive.
17For dat time, Sisera run with im leg go di tent of Jael, wife of Heber di Kenite, becos peace dey between Jabin king of Hazor and di house of Heber. 18Jael comot go meet Sisera: “Turn come, my oga, turn come meet me; no fear.” So e turn enter im tent, and she cover am with cloth.
19E tell am, “Abeg give me small water; thirst dey catch me.” She open one skin of milk, give am make e drink, and cover am again.
20E tell am, “Stand for di tent door. If pesin come and ask, ‘Man dey here?’ talk say, ‘No.’”
21But Jael, Heber im wife, carry tent peg and hammer, waka come softly-softly, and she jam di peg through im temple enter di ground wen e dey sleep well-well, sotay tire don finish am. So e die. 22Just den Barak come dey pursue Sisera, and Jael comot go meet am. “Come,” she talk, “make I show you di man wey you dey find.” E enter with am, and see Sisera lie down for ground, don die, with di tent peg for im temple. 23For dat day our Papa bring Jabin king of Canaan down for di Israel pipul front. 24Di hand of di Israel pipul press Jabin king of Canaan harder and harder, until dem finish am complete.
