12. When Sisera learnt that Barak had led an army to Mount Tabor,
13. he called his troops together and got all nine hundred iron chariots ready. Then he led his army away from Harosheth-Ha-Goiim to the River Kishon.
14. Deborah shouted, “Barak, it's time to attack Sisera! Because today the Lord is going to help you defeat him. In fact, the Lord has already gone on ahead to fight for you.”Barak led his ten thousand troops down from Mount Tabor.
15. And during the battle, the Lord confused Sisera, his chariot drivers, and his whole army. Everyone was so afraid of Barak and his army, that even Sisera jumped down from his chariot and tried to escape.
16. Barak's forces went after Sisera's chariots and army as far as Harosheth-Ha-Goiim.Sisera's entire army was wiped out.
17. Only Sisera escaped. He ran to Heber's camp, because Heber and his family had a peace treaty with the king of Hazor. Sisera went to the tent that belonged to Jael, Heber's wife.
18. She came out to greet him and said, “Come in, sir! Please come on in. Don't be afraid.”After they had gone inside, Sisera lay down, and Jael covered him with a blanket.
19. “Could I have a little water?” he asked. “I'm thirsty.”Jael opened a leather bottle and poured him some milk, then she covered him up again.
20. “Stand at the entrance to the tent,” Sisera told her. “If someone comes by and asks if anyone is inside, tell them ‘No.’ ”
21. Sisera was exhausted and soon fell fast asleep. Jael took a hammer and drove a tent peg through his head into the ground, and he died.