Iudicum 5
1 cecineruntque Debbora et Barac filius Abinoem in die illo dicentes
Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,
2 qui sponte obtulistis de Israhel animas vestras ad periculum benedicite Domino
“Because the leaders took the lead in Israel, because the people offered themselves willingly, be blessed, LORD!
3 audite reges percipite auribus principes ego sum ego sum quae Domino canam psallam Domino Deo Israhel
“Hear, you kings! Give ear, you princes! I, even I, will sing to the LORD. 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 you went out of Seir, when you marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the sky also dropped. Yes, the clouds dropped water.
5 montes fluxerunt a facie Domini et Sinai a facie Domini Dei Israhel
The mountains quaked at the LORD’s presence, even 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 were unoccupied. The travelers 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 I, Deborah, arose; Until I arose 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 war was 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, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless the LORD!
10 qui ascenditis super nitentes asinos et sedetis in iudicio et ambulatis in via loquimini
“Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets, and you who walk by the way.
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
Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, there they will rehearse the LORD’s righteous acts, the righteous acts of his rule in Israel. “Then the LORD’s people 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 away your captives, you son of Abinoam.’
13 salvatae sunt reliquiae populi Dominus in fortibus dimicavit
“Then a remnant of the nobles and the people came down. The LORD came down for me against 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
Those whose root is in Amalek came out of Ephraim, after you, Benjamin, among your peoples. Governors come down out of Machir. Those who handle the marshal’s staff came out of Zebulun.
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
The princes of Issachar were with Deborah. As was Issachar, so was Barak. They rushed into the valley at his feet. By the watercourses 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 did you sit among the sheepfolds? To hear the whistling for the flocks? At the watercourses 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 lived beyond the Jordan. Why did Dan remain in ships? Asher sat still at the haven of the sea, and lived by his creeks.
18 Zabulon vero et Nepthalim obtulerunt animas suas morti in regione Merome
Zebulun was a people that jeopardized their lives to the death; Naphtali also, on 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 and fought, then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo. They took no plunder of silver.
20 de caelo dimicatum est contra eos stellae manentes in ordine et cursu suo adversum Sisaram pugnaverunt
From the sky the stars fought. From their courses, they fought against Sisera.
21 torrens Cison traxit cadavera eorum torrens Cadumim torrens Cison conculca anima mea robustos
The river Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. My soul, march on with strength.
22 ungulae equorum ceciderunt fugientibus impetu et per praeceps ruentibus fortissimis hostium
Then the horse hoofs stamped because of the prancing, the prancing of their strong ones.
23 maledicite terrae Meroz dixit angelus Domini maledicite habitatoribus eius quia non venerunt ad auxilium Domini in adiutorium fortissimorum eius
‘Curse Meroz,’ said the LORD’s angel. ‘Curse bitterly its inhabitants, because they didn’t come to help the LORD, to help the LORD against the mighty.’
24 benedicta inter mulieres Iahel uxor Aber Cinei benedicatur in tabernaculo suo
“Jael shall be blessed above women, the wife of Heber the Kenite; blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
25 aquam petenti lac dedit et in fiala principum obtulit butyrum
He asked for water. She gave him milk. She brought him butter in a lordly dish.
26 sinistram manum misit ad clavum et dexteram ad fabrorum malleos percussitque Sisaram quaerens in capite vulneri locum et tempus valide perforans
She put her hand to the tent peg, and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer. With the hammer she struck Sisera. She struck through his head. Yes, 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 bowed, he fell, he lay. At her feet he bowed, he fell. Where he bowed, 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 out, and cried: Sisera’s mother looked through the lattice. ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why do the wheels of his chariots wait?’
29 una sapientior ceteris uxoribus eius haec socrui verba respondit
Her wise ladies answered her, Yes, she returned 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
‘Have they not found, have they not divided the plunder? A lady, two ladies to every man; to Sisera a plunder of dyed garments, a plunder of dyed garments embroidered, of dyed garments embroidered on both sides, on the necks of the plunder?’
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 let all your enemies perish, LORD, but let those who love him be as the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had rest forty years.
