Iudicum 5
1 cecineruntque Debbora et Barac filius Abinoem in die illo dicentes
Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying:
2 qui sponte obtulistis de Israhel animas vestras ad periculum benedicite Domino
When men let grow their hair in Israel, when the people offer themselves willingly, bless ye the LORD.
3 audite reges percipite auribus principes ego sum ego sum quae Domino canam psallam Domino Deo Israhel
Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, unto the LORD will I sing; I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel.
4 Domine cum exires de Seir et transires per regiones Edom terra mota est caelique ac nubes stillaverunt aquis
LORD, when Thou didst go forth out of Seir, when Thou didst march out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, yea, the clouds dropped water.
5 montes fluxerunt a facie Domini et Sinai a facie Domini Dei Israhel
The mountains quaked at the presence of the LORD, even yon Sinai at the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel.
6 in diebus Samgar filii Anath in diebus Iahel quieverunt semitae et qui ingrediebantur per eas ambulaverunt per calles devios
In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways ceased, and the travellers walked through byways.
7 cessaverunt fortes in Israhel et quieverunt donec surgeret Debbora surgeret mater in Israhel
The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, until that thou didst arise, Deborah, that thou didst arise a mother in Israel.
8 nova bella elegit Dominus et portas hostium ipse subvertit clypeus et hasta si apparuerint in quadraginta milibus Israhel
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates; was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
9 cor meum diligit principes Israhel qui propria voluntate obtulistis vos discrimini benedicite Domino
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.
10 qui ascenditis super nitentes asinos et sedetis in iudicio et ambulatis in via loquimini
Ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit on rich cloths, and ye that walk by the way, tell of it;
11 ubi conlisi sunt currus et hostium est suffocatus exercitus ibi narrentur iustitiae Domini et clementia in fortes Israhel tunc descendit populus Domini ad portas et obtinuit principatum
Louder than the voice of archers, by the watering-troughs! there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts of His rulers in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates.
12 surge surge Debbora surge surge et loquere canticum surge Barac et adprehende captivos tuos fili Abinoem
Awake, awake, Deborah; awake, awake, utter a song; arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
13 salvatae sunt reliquiae populi Dominus in fortibus dimicavit
Then made He a remnant to have dominion over the nobles and the people; the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.
14 ex Ephraim delevit eos in Amalech et post eum ex Beniamin in populos tuos o Amalech de Machir principes descenderunt et de Zabulon qui exercitum ducerent ad bellandum
Out of Ephraim came they whose root is in Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy peoples; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the marshal's staff.
15 duces Isachar fuere cum Debbora et Barac vestigia sunt secuti qui quasi in praeceps ac baratrum se discrimini dedit diviso contra se Ruben magnanimorum repperta contentio est
And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; as was Issachar, so was Barak; into the valley they rushed forth at his feet. Among the divisions of Reuben there were great resolves of heart.
16 quare habitas inter duos terminos ut audias sibilos gregum diviso contra se Ruben magnanimorum repperta contentio est
Why sattest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the pipings for the flocks? At the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
17 Galaad trans Iordanem quiescebat et Dan vacabat navibus Aser habitabat in litore maris et in portibus morabatur
Gilead abode beyond the Jordan; and Dan, why doth he sojourn by the ships? Asher dwelt at the shore of the sea, and abideth by its bays.
18 Zabulon vero et Nepthalim obtulerunt animas suas morti in regione Merome
Zebulun is a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death, and Naphtali, upon the high places of the field.
19 venerunt reges et pugnaverunt pugnaverunt reges Chanaan in Thanach iuxta aquas Mageddo et tamen nihil tulere praedantes
The kings came, they fought; then fought the kings of Canaan, in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
20 de caelo dimicatum est contra eos stellae manentes in ordine et cursu suo adversum Sisaram pugnaverunt
They fought from heaven, the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
21 torrens Cison traxit cadavera eorum torrens Cadumim torrens Cison conculca anima mea robustos
The brook Kishon swept them away, that ancient brook, the brook Kishon. O my soul, tread them down with strength.
22 ungulae equorum ceciderunt fugientibus impetu et per praeceps ruentibus fortissimis hostium
Then did the horsehoofs stamp by reason of the prancings, the prancings of their mighty ones.
23 maledicite terrae Meroz dixit angelus Domini maledicite habitatoribus eius quia non venerunt ad auxilium Domini in adiutorium fortissimorum eius
'Curse ye Meroz', said the angel of the LORD, 'Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof, because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.'
24 benedicta inter mulieres Iahel uxor Aber Cinei benedicatur in tabernaculo suo
Blessed above women shall Jael be, the wife of Heber the Kenite, above women in the tent shall she be blessed.
25 aquam petenti lac dedit et in fiala principum obtulit butyrum
Water he asked, milk she gave him; in a lordly bowl she brought him curd.
26 sinistram manum misit ad clavum et dexteram ad fabrorum malleos percussitque Sisaram quaerens in capite vulneri locum et tempus valide perforans
Her hand she put to the tent-pin, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote through his head, yea, she pierced and struck through his temples.
27 inter pedes eius ruit defecit et mortuus est ante pedes illius volvebatur et iacebat exanimis et miserabilis
At her feet he sunk, he fell, he lay; at her feet he sunk, he fell; where he sunk, there he fell down dead.
28 per fenestram prospiciens ululabat mater eius et de cenaculo loquebatur cur moratur regredi currus eius quare tardaverunt pedes quadrigarum illius
Through the window she looked forth, and peered, the mother of Sisera, through the lattice: 'Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
29 una sapientior ceteris uxoribus eius haec socrui verba respondit
The wisest of her princesses answer her, yea, she returneth answer to herself:
30 forsitan nunc dividit spolia et pulcherrima feminarum eligitur ei vestes diversorum colorum Sisarae traduntur in praedam et supellex varia ad ornanda colla congeritur
'Are they not finding, are they not dividing the spoil? A damsel, two damsels to every man; to Sisera a spoil of dyed garments, a spoil of dyed garments of embroidery, two dyed garments of broidery for the neck of every spoiler?'
31 sic pereant omnes inimici tui Domine qui autem diligunt te sicut sol in ortu suo splendet ita rutilent quievitque terra per quadraginta annos
So perish all Thine enemies, O LORD; but they that love Him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
