Judges 5
1 Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,
And Debbora and Barac son of Abineem sang in that day, saying,
2 That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered themselves willingly, bless ye Jehovah.
A revelation was made in Israel when the people were made willing: Praise ye the Lord.
3 Hear, O ye kings. Give ear, O ye rulers. I, even I, will sing to Jehovah. I will sing praise to Jehovah, the God of Israel.
Hear, ye kings, and hearken, rulers: I will sing, it is I [who will sing] to the Lord, it is I, I will sing a psalm to the Lord the god of Israel.
4 Jehovah, when thou went forth out of Seir, when thou marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, yea, the clouds dropped water.
O Lord, in thy going forth on Seir, when thou wentest forth out of the land of Edom, the earth quaked and the heaven dropped dews, and the clouds dropped water.
5 The mountains quaked at the presence of Jehovah, even yon Sinai at the presence of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
The mountains were shaken before the face of the Lord Eloi, this Sina before the face of the Lord God of Israel.
6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through byways.
In the days of Samegar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, they deserted the ways, and went in by-ways; they went in crooked paths.
7 The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, until that I, Deborah, arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
The mighty men in Israel failed, they failed until Debbora arose, until she arose a mother in Israel.
8 They chose new gods, then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
They chose new gods; then the cities of rulers fought; there was not a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel.
9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye Jehovah.
My heart [inclines] to the orders given in Israel; ye that are willing among the people, bless the Lord.
10 Tell, ye who ride on white donkeys, ye who sit on rich carpets, and ye who walk by the way.
Ye that mount a she-ass at noon-day, ye that sit on the judgment-seat, and walk by the roads of them that sit in judgment by the way; declare
11 Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, there they shall rehearse the righteous acts of Jehovah, the righteous acts of his rule in Israel. Then the people of Jehovah went down to the gates.
[ye that are delivered] from the noise of disturbers among the drawers of water; there shall they relate righteous acts: O Lord, increase righteous acts in Israel: then the people of the Lord went down to the cities.
12 Awake, awake, Deborah, awake, awake, utter a song. Arise, Barak, and lead away thy captives, thou son of Abinoam.
Awake, awake, Debbora; awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barac, and lead thy captivity captive, son of Abineem.
13 Then a remnant of the nobles and the people came down. Jehovah came down for me against the mighty.
Then went down the remnant to the strong, the people of the Lord went down for him among the mighty ones from me.
14 Out of Ephraim, those whose root is in Amalek, after thee, Benjamin, among thy peoples, out of Machir, came down governors, and out of Zebulun those who handle the marshal's staff.
Ephraim rooted them out in Amalec, behind thee was Benjamin among thy people: the inhabitants of Machir came down with me searching out the enemy, and from Zabulon came they that draw with the scribe's pen of record.
15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah, as was Issachar, so was Barak, into the valley they rushed forth at his feet. By the watercourses of Reuben there were great resolves of heart.
And princess in Issachar were with Debbora and Barac, thus she sent Barac on his feet in the valleys into the portions of Ruben; great [pangs] reached to the heart.
16 Why did thou sit among the sheepfolds, to hear the pipings for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
Why did they sit between the sheep-folds to hear the bleating of flocks for the divisions of Ruben? [there were] great searchings of heart.
17 Gilead abode beyond the Jordan. And Dan, why did he remain in ships? Asher sat still at the haven of the sea, and abode by his creeks.
Galaad [is] on the other side of Jordan where he pitched his tents; and why does Dan remain in ships? Aser sat down on the sea-coasts, and he will tabernacle at his ports.
18 Zebulun was a people who jeopardized their lives to the death, and Naphtali, upon the high places of the field.
The people Zabulon exposed their soul to death, and Nephthali came to the high places of their land.
19 The kings came and fought. Then the kings of Canaan fought in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo. They took no gain of money.
Kings set themselves in array, then the kings of Chanaan fought in Thanaach at the water of Mageddo; they took no gift of money.
20 From heaven the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.
The stars from heaven set themselves in array, they set themselves [to fight] with Sisara out of their paths.
21 The river Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, march on with strength.
The brook of Kison swept them away, the ancient brook, the brook Kison: my mighty soul will trample him down.
22 Then the horse hoofs stamped by reason of the prancings, the prancings of their strong ones.
When the hoofs of the horse were entangled, his mighty ones earnestly hasted
23 Curse ye Meroz, said the agent of Jehovah. Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants of it, because they did not come to the help of Jehovah, to the help of Jehovah against the mighty.
to curse Meroz: Curse ye [it], said the angel of the Lord; cursed [is] every one that dwells in it, because they came not to the help of the Lord, to his help among the mighty.
24 Blessed above women shall Jael be, the wife of Heber the Kenite. Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Blessed among women be Jael wife of Chaber the Kenite; let her be blessed above women in tents.
25 He asked water. She gave him milk. She brought him butter in a lordly dish.
He asked for water, she gave him milk in a dish; she brought butter of princes.
26 She put her hand to the tent-pin, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer. And with the hammer she smote Sisera; she struck through his head. Yea, she pierced and struck through his temples.
She stretched forth her left hand to the nail, and her right to the hand workman's hammer, and she smote Sisara with it, she nailed through his head and smote him; she nailed through his temples.
27 At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay. At her feet he bowed, he fell. Where he bowed, there he fell down dead.
He rolled down between her feet; he fell and lay between her feet; he bowed and fell: where he bowed, there he fell dead.
28 Through the window she looked forth, and cried-the mother of Sisera through the lattice-Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why do the wheels of his chariots delay?
The mother of Sisara looked down through the window out of the loophole, [saying], Why was his chariot ashamed? why did the wheels of his chariots tarry?
29 Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,
Her wise ladies answered her, and she returned answers to herself, [saying],
30 Have they not found, have they not divided the spoil? A damsel, two damsels to every man, to Sisera a spoil of dyed garments, a spoil of dyed garments embroidered, of dyed garments embroidered on both sides, on the necks of the spoil?
Will they not find him dividing the spoil? he will surely be gracious to every man: [there are] spoils of dyed garments for Sisara, spoils of various dyed garments, dyed embroidered garments, they [are] the spoils for his neck.
31 So let all thine enemies perish, O Jehovah, but let those who love him be as the sun when he goes forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
Thus let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: and they that love him shall be as the going forth of the sun in his strength. And the land had rest forty years.
