Judges 2:15

2:15 Whenever they went out to fight, ¹  the Lord did them harm, ²  just as he had warned and solemnly vowed he would do. ³  They suffered greatly. ⁴ 

Judges 5:23

5:23 ‘Call judgment down on ⁵  Meroz,’ says the Lord’s angelic ⁶  messenger;

‘Be sure ⁷  to call judgment down on ⁸  those who live there,

because they did not come to help in the Lord’s battle, ⁹ 

to help in the Lord’s battle against the warriors.’ ¹⁰ 

¹ tn The expression “to fight” is interpretive.

² tn Heb “the Lord’s hand was against them for harm.”

³ tn Heb “just as he had said and just as he had sworn to them.”

⁴ tn Or “they experienced great distress.”

⁵ tn Heb “Curse Meroz.”

⁶ tn The adjective “angelic” is interpretive.

⁷ tn Heb “Curse, cursing.” The Hebrew construction is emphatic.

⁸ tn Heb “[to] curse.”

⁹ tn Heb “to the help of the Lord” (the same Hebrew phrase occurs in the following line). Another option is to read “to aid the Lord’s cause.”

¹⁰ tn Or “along with the other warriors.”