Judges 5
1 At that time Deborah and Barak, the son of Abinoam, made this song, saying:
And she sang Deborah and Barak [the] son of Abinoam on the day that saying.
2 Because of the flowing hair of the fighters in Israel, because the people gave themselves freely, give praise to the Lord.
When acted as leaders heads in Israel when volunteers a people bless Yahweh.
3 Give attention, O kings; give ear, O rulers; I, even I, will make a song to the Lord; I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel.
Hear O kings give ear O rulers I to Yahweh I I will sing I will sing praises to Yahweh [the] God of Israel.
4 Lord, when you went out from Seir, moving like an army from the field of Edom, the earth was shaking and the heavens were troubled, and the clouds were dropping water.
O Yahweh when going out you from Seir when marching you from [the] region of Edom [the] earth it shook both [the] heavens they dropped as well as [the] clouds they dropped water.
5 The mountains were shaking before the Lord, before the Lord, the God of Israel.
[the] mountains They flowed from before Yahweh this Sinai from before Yahweh [the] God of Israel.
6 In the days of Shamgar, the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were not used, and travellers went by side roads.
In [the] days of Shamgar [the] son of Anath in [the] days of Jael they ceased roads and walkers of paths they walked roads twisting.
7 Country towns were no more in Israel, were no more, till you, Deborah, came up, till you came up as a mother in Israel.
They ceased rural people in Israel they ceased until that I arose Deborah that I arose a mother in Israel.
8 They had no one to make arms, there were no more armed men in the towns; was there a body-cover or a spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?
It chose gods new then bread gates a shield if it was seen and a spear among forty thousand in Israel.
9 Come, you rulers of Israel, you who gave yourselves freely among the people: give praise to the Lord.
Heart my [is] for [the] commanders of Israel those [who] volunteered among the people bless Yahweh.
10 Let them give thought to it, who go on white asses, and those who are walking on the road.
O riders of female donkeys tawny O [you who] sit on cloth garments and O walkers on [the] road tell out.
11 Give ear to the women laughing by the water-springs; there they will give again the story of the upright acts of the Lord, all the upright acts of his arm in Israel.
From [the] sound of archers between [the] places for drawing water there they will recount [the] righteousness of Yahweh [the] righteousness of rural people his in Israel then they went down to the gates [the] people of Yahweh.
12 Awake! awake! Deborah: awake! awake! give a song: Up! Barak, and take prisoner those who took you prisoner, O son of Abinoam.
Awake awake O Deborah awake awake speak a song arise O Barak and take captive captive[s] your O son of Abinoam.
13 Then the chiefs went down to the doors; the Lord's people went down among the strong ones.
Then he went down [the] survivor[s] of [the] nobles [the] people Yahweh he went down to me among the mighty [ones].
14 Out of Ephraim they came down into the valley; after you, Benjamin, among your tribesmen; from Machir came down the captains, and from Zebulun those in whose hand is the ruler's rod.
Some of Ephraim root their [was] in Amalek after you Benjamin [was] among people your from Makir they came down commanders and from Zebulun [those who] march with [the] staff of a muster-officer.
15 Your chiefs, Issachar, were with Deborah; and Naphtali was true to Barak; into the valley they went rushing out at his feet. In Reuben there were divisions, and great searchings of heart.
And princes my in Issachar [were] with Deborah and Issachar so Barak in the valley he was sent at feet his among [the] divisions of Reuben [were] great resolves of heart.
16 Why did you keep quiet among the sheep, hearing nothing but the watchers piping to the flocks?
Why? did you sit between the fire-places to hear [the] whistling of [the] flocks to [the] divisions of Reuben [were] great searchings of heart.
17 Gilead was living over Jordan; and Dan was waiting in his ships; Asher kept in his place by the sea's edge, living by his inlets.
Gilead on [the] other side of the Jordan he dwelt and Dan why? did he sojourn ships Asher he remained to [the] coast of [the] seas and at landing places his he dwelt.
18 It was the people of Zebulun who put their lives in danger, even to death, with Naphtali on the high places of the field.
Zebulun [was] a people [which] it despised life its to die and Naphtali on [the] heights of [the] field.
19 The kings came on to the fight, the kings of Canaan were warring; in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo: they took no profit in money.
They came kings they fought then they fought [the] kings of Canaan at Taanach at [the] waters of Megiddo profit of silver not they took.
20 The stars from heaven were fighting; from their highways they were fighting against Sisera.
From heaven they fought the stars from highways their they fought with Sisera.
21 The river Kishon took them violently away, stopping their flight, the river Kishon. Give praise, O my soul, to the strength of the Lord!
[the] wadi of Kishon it swept away them a wadi of ancient times [the] wadi of Kishon you will march O self my strength.
22 Then loudly the feet of the horses were sounding with the stamping, the stamping of their war-horses.
Then they struck [the] heels of horse[s] from [the] galloping [the] galloping of mighty [horses] his.
23 A curse, a curse on Meroz! said the angel of the Lord. A bitter curse on her townspeople! Because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord among the strong ones.
Curse Meroz he says [the] angel of Yahweh curse continuously inhabitants its for not they came to [the] help of Yahweh to [the] help of Yahweh on the mighty [ones].
24 Blessings be on Jael, more than on all women! Blessings greater than on any in the tents!
She will be blessed more than women Jael [the] wife of Heber the Kenite more than women in the tent she will be blessed.
25 His request was for water, she gave him milk; she put butter before him on a fair plate.
Water he asked milk she gave in a bowl of nobles she brought near curd.
26 She put out her hand to the tent-pin, and her right hand to the workman's hammer; and she gave Sisera a blow, crushing his head, wounding and driving through his brow.
Hand her to the peg they stretched out and right [hand] her to a hammer of workmen and she struck Sisera she shattered head his and she smashed and she pierced temple his.
27 Bent at her feet he went down, he was stretched out; bent at her feet he went down; where he was bent down, there he went down in death.
Between feet her he bowed down he fell he lay down between feet her he bowed down he fell at where he bowed down there he fell destroyed.
28 Looking out from the window she gave a cry, the mother of Sisera was crying out through the window, Why is his carriage so long in coming? When will the noise of his wheels be sounding?
Through the window she looked down and she lamented [the] mother of Sisera through the widow-lattice why? has it delayed chariot his to come why? have they delayed [the] hoof-beats of chariots his.
29 Her wise women gave answer to her, yes, she made answer again to herself,
[the] wise [women] of Noble ladies her they answered also she she brought back words her to herself.
30 Are they not getting, are they not parting the goods among them: a young girl or two to every man; and to Sisera robes of coloured needlework, worked in fair colours on this side and on that, for the neck of the queen?
¿ Not are they finding are they dividing up? plunder a womb two wombs for [the] head of a man plunder of colored cloth for Sisera plunder of colored cloth embroidered material colored cloth embroidered material for [the] necks of plunder.
31 So may destruction come on all your haters, O Lord; but let your lovers be like the sun going out in his strength. And for forty years the land had peace.
So may they perish all enemies your O Yahweh and [those who] love him [be] as [the] going out of the sun in strength its and it was at peace the land forty year[s].
