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1Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying:

1Later that day, Deborah and Abinoam's son Barak celebrated by singing this song:

2“When leaders lead in Israel, When the people willingly offer themselves, Bless the LORD!

2"When hair grows long in Israel, when the people give themselves willingly, bless the LORD!

3“Hear, O kings! Give ear, O princes! I, even I, will sing to the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.

3Listen, you kings! Turn your ears to me, you rulers! As for me, to the LORD I will sing! I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.

4“LORD, when You went out from Seir, When You marched from the field of Edom, The earth trembled and the heavens poured, The clouds also poured water;

4LORD, when you left Seir, when you marched out from the grain field of Edom, the earth quaked and the heavens poured out rain; indeed, the clouds poured out water.

5The mountains gushed before the LORD, This Sinai, before the LORD God of Israel.

5Mountains tremble at the presence of the LORD — even Sinai!—at the presence of the LORD God of Israel.

6“In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, In the days of Jael, The highways were deserted, And the travelers walked along the byways.

6During the lifetime of Anath's son Shamgar and during the lifetime of Jael highways remained deserted, while travelers kept to back roads.

7Village life ceased, it ceased in Israel, Until I, Deborah, arose, Arose a mother in Israel.

7Rural populations plummeted in Israel; until I, Deborah, arose; until I—an Israeli mother—arose.

8They chose new gods; Then there was war in the gates; Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.

8New gods were chosen, then war came to the city gates, but there wasn't a shield or spear to be seen among 40,000 soldiers of Israel.

9My heart is with the rulers of Israel Who offered themselves willingly with the people. Bless the LORD!

9My heart is for the commanders of Israel, to those who work willingly among the people. Bless the LORD!

10“Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, Who sit in judges’ attire, And who walk along the road.

10"Speak up, you who ride white donkeys, sitting on cloth saddles while you travel on your way!

11Far from the noise of the archers, among the watering places, There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD, The righteous acts for His villagers in Israel; Then the people of the LORD shall go down to the gates.

11From the sound of those who divide their work loads at the watering troughs, there they will retell the righteous deeds of the LORD, the righteous victories for his rural people in Israel." Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates.

12“Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, Barak, and lead your captives away, O son of Abinoam!

12"Wake up! Wake up, Deborah! Wake up! Wake up, Deborah! Get up, Barak, and dispose of your captives, you son of Abinoam!

13“Then the survivors came down, the people against the nobles; The LORD came down for me against the mighty.

13Then the survivors approached the nobles; the people of the LORD approached me in battle array.

14From Ephraim were those whose roots were in Amalek. After you, Benjamin, with your peoples, From Machir rulers came down, And from Zebulun those who bear the recruiter’s staff.

14Some came from Ephraim who had been harassed by Amalek, followed by Benjamin with your people. Some commanders came from Machir, along with some from Zebulun who carry a badge of office.

15And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; As Issachar, so was Barak Sent into the valley under his command; Among the divisions of Reuben There were great resolves of heart.

15The officials of Issachar were with Deborah, as was the tribe of Issachar and Barak. They rushed out into the valley at his heels along with divisions from Reuben's army. Great was their resolve of heart!

16Why did you sit among the sheepfolds, To hear the pipings for the flocks? The divisions of Reuben have great searchings of heart.

16Why did you sit down among the sheepfolds? To hear the bleating of the flocks? Among the divisions of the army of Reuben there was great searching of heart.

17Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan, And why did Dan remain on ships? Asher continued at the seashore, And stayed by his inlets.

17The tribe of Gilead remained on the other side of the Jordan River. As for the tribe of Dan, why did they stay on board their ships? The tribe of Asher sat by the seashore and remained near its harbors.

18Zebulun is a people who jeopardized their lives to the point of death, Naphtali also, on the heights of the battlefield.

18The tribe of Zebulun did not worry about their lives at the price of death; neither did the tribe of Naphtali also on high places of the field.

19“The kings came and fought, Then the kings of Canaan fought In Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; They took no spoils of silver.

19"Kings came to fight, then battled the kings of Canaan at Taanach near the waters of Megiddo. They took no silver as the spoils of war.

20They fought from the heavens; The stars from their courses fought against Sisera.

20The stars fought from heaven; they fought against Sisera from their orbits.

21The torrent of Kishon swept them away, That ancient torrent, the torrent of Kishon. O my soul, march on in strength!

21The current of the Kishon River swept them downstream, that ancient current, the Kishon's current! March on strongly, my soul!

22Then the horses’ hooves pounded, The galloping, galloping of his steeds.

22Then loud was the beat of the horses' hooves— from the galloping, galloping war steeds!

23‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the LORD, ‘Curse its inhabitants bitterly, Because they did not come to the help of the LORD, To the help of the LORD against the mighty.’

23"'Meroz is cursed!' declared the angel of the LORD. 'Utterly and totally cursed are its inhabitants, because they never came to the aid of the LORD, to the aid of the LORD against the valiant warriors!'"

24“Most blessed among women is Jael, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Blessed is she among women in tents.

24"Blessed above all women is Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite; most blessed is she among women who live in tents!

25He asked for water, she gave milk; She brought out cream in a lordly bowl.

25Sisera asked for water— she gave him milk. In a magnificent bowl she brought him yogurt!

26She stretched her hand to the tent peg, Her right hand to the workmen’s hammer; She pounded Sisera, she pierced his head, She split and struck through his temple.

26She reached out one hand for the tent peg, and her other for the workman's mallet. Then she struck Sisera, smashing his head, shattering and piercing his temple.

27At her feet he sank, he fell, he lay still; At her feet he sank, he fell; Where he sank, there he fell dead.

27He crumpled to the ground between her feet, where he fell down and collapsed. Between her feet he crumpled, Fallen dead!

28“The mother of Sisera looked through the window, And cried out through the lattice, ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarries the clatter of his chariots?’

28"Back at home, out the window Sisera's mother peered, lamenting through the lattice. 'Why is his chariot delayed in returning? 'Why do the hoof beats of his chariots wait?'

29Her wisest ladies answered her, Yes, she answered herself,

29Her wise attendants find an answer for her; in fact, she tells the same words to herself:

30‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil: To every man a girl or two; For Sisera, plunder of dyed garments, Plunder of garments embroidered and dyed, Two pieces of dyed embroidery for the neck of the looter?’

30They're busy finding and dividing the war booty, aren't they? A girl or two for each valiant warrior, and some dyed materials for Sisera— perhaps dyed, embroidered war booty— or some detailed embroidery for my neck as the booty of war!

31“Thus let all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But let those who love Him be like the sun When it comes out in full strength.” So the land had rest for forty years.

31"May all of your enemies perish like this, LORD! But may those who love him be like the ascending sun in its strength!" Then the land enjoyed quiet for 40 years.

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