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1 And Deborah will sing, and Barak, son of Abinoam, in that day, saying, Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day: On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
2 In the leading on of the leaders in Israel, In the willingness of the people, praise ye Jehovah. “That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered themselves willingly, bless the LORD! “When the princes in Israel take the lead, when the people willingly offer themselves— praise the LORD!
3 Hear, ye kings; give ear ye princes; I, to Jehovah, will I sing; I will play to Jehovah, God of Israel. “Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; to the LORD I will sing; I will make melody to the LORD, the God of Israel. “Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers! I, even I, will sing to the LORD; I will praise the LORD, the God of Israel, in song.
4 Jehovah, in thy going forth from Seir, In thy ascending from the field of Edom, The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, Also the clouds dropped water. “ LORD, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from the region of Edom, the earth trembled and the heavens dropped, yes, the clouds dropped water. “When you, LORD, went out from Seir, when you marched from the land of Edom, the earth shook, the heavens poured, the clouds poured down water.
5 The mountains flowed from before Jehovah, This Sinai from before Jehovah, the God of Israel. The mountains quaked before the LORD, even Sinai before the LORD, the God of Israel. The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.
6 In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, In the days of Jael, they left the ways; They went the by-ways; they will go the winding ways. “In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were abandoned, and travelers kept to the byways. “In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were abandoned; travelers took to winding paths.
7 The rulers ceased in Israel: they ceased Till I, Deborah, arose: I arose a mother in Israel. The villagers ceased in Israel; they ceased to be until I arose; I, Deborah, arose as a mother in Israel. Villagers in Israel would not fight; they held back until I, Deborah, arose, until I arose, a mother in Israel.
8 He will choose new gods; Then war in the gates: If a shield was seen, and a lance, Among forty thousand in Israel. When new gods were chosen, then war was in the gates. Was shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel? God chose new leaders when war came to the city gates, but not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.
9 My heart to the leaders of Israel, Those giving voluntarily among the people: Praise ye Jehovah. My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless the LORD. My heart is with Israel’s princes, with the willing volunteers among the people. Praise the LORD!
10 Ye riding upon white asses, Sitting upon jurisdiction, And going upon the way, speak ye. “Tell of it, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets and you who walk by the way. “You who ride on white donkeys, sitting on your saddle blankets, and you who walk along the road, consider
11 From the voice of arrows between the watering-troughs, There will they give the justices of Jehovah, The justices of his rule in Israel: Then will the people of Jehovah go down to the gates. To the sound of musicians at the watering places, there they repeat the righteous triumphs of the LORD, the righteous triumphs of his villagers in Israel. “Then down to the gates marched the people of the LORD. the voice of the singers at the watering places. They recite the victories of the LORD, the victories of his villagers in Israel. “Then the people of the LORD went down to the city gates.
12 Awake, awake! Deborah; Awake, awake! speak a song: Arise, Barak, and lead captive, thy captivity, son of Abinoam. “Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, break out in a song! Arise, Barak, lead away your captives, O son of Abinoam. Wake up, wake up, Deborah! Wake up, wake up, break out in song! Arise, Barak! Take captive your captives, son of Abinoam.’
13 Then the one left shall go down to the chiefs of the people: Jehovah will come down to me among the mighty. Then down marched the remnant of the noble; the people of the LORD marched down for me against the mighty. “The remnant of the nobles came down; the people of the LORD came down to me against the mighty.
14 The fate of Ephraim uprooted them in Amalek; After thee, Benjamin, among thy tribes; From Machir the lawgivers came down, And from Zebulon they drawing with the rod of the scribe. From Ephraim their root they marched down into the valley, following you, Benjamin, with your kinsmen; from Machir marched down the commanders, and from Zebulun those who bear the lieutenant’s staff; Some came from Ephraim, whose roots were in Amalek; Benjamin was with the people who followed you. From Makir captains came down, from Zebulun those who bear a commander’s staff.
15 And the chiefs in Issachar with Deborah; And Issachar, so Barak: In the valley sent he, upon his feet. In the divisions of Reuben, Great decrees of heart. the princes of Issachar came with Deborah, and Issachar faithful to Barak; into the valley they rushed at his heels. Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. The princes of Issachar were with Deborah; yes, Issachar was with Barak, sent under his command into the valley. In the districts of Reuben there was much searching of heart.
16 Wherefore didst thou dwell in the midst of the folds, To hear the pipings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben, great searching's of heart. Why did you sit still among the sheepfolds, to hear the whistling for the flocks? Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. Why did you stay among the sheep pens to hear the whistling for the flocks? In the districts of Reuben there was much searching of heart.
17 In Gilead beyond Jordan he dwelt; And Dan, wherefore will he sojourn in ships? Asher will dwell by the shore of the seas, And upon his harbors will he dwell. Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan; and Dan, why did he stay with the ships? Asher sat still at the coast of the sea, staying by his landings. Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan. And Dan, why did he linger by the ships? Asher remained on the coast and stayed in his coves.
18 Zebulon a people reproached his soul to death, And Naphtali upon the heights of the field. Zebulun is a people who risked their lives to the death; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the field. The people of Zebulun risked their very lives; so did Naphtali on the terraced fields.
19 Kings came: they fought: Then fought the kings of Canaan, Tanach, upon the water of Megiddo: Plunder of silver took they not. “The kings came, they fought; then fought the kings of Canaan, at Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; they got no spoils of silver. “Kings came, they fought, the kings of Canaan fought. At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo, they took no plunder of silver.
20 From the heavens they fought; The stars from their raised ways fought with Sisera. From heaven the stars fought, from their courses they fought against Sisera. From the heavens the stars fought, from their courses they fought against Sisera.
21 The torrent Kishon snatched them away The torrent of ancient days, the torrent of Kishon. Thou wilt tread down strength, O my soul. The torrent Kishon swept them away, the ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon. March on, my soul, with might! The river Kishon swept them away, the age-old river, the river Kishon. March on, my soul; be strong!
22 Then were the horse heels smitten From the courses, the courses of his strong ones. “Then loud beat the horses’ hoofs with the galloping, galloping of his steeds. Then thundered the horses’ hooves— galloping, galloping go his mighty steeds.
23 Curse ye Meroz, said the messenger of Jehovah: Cursing, curse ye her inhabitants; For they came not to the help of Jehovah To the help of Jehovah against the mighty ones. “Curse Meroz, says the angel of the LORD, curse its inhabitants thoroughly, because they did not come to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty. Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the LORD. ‘Curse its people bitterly, because they did not come to help the LORD, to help the LORD against the mighty.’
24 Blessed shall be Jael above women, The wife of Heber the Kenite, Above women in the tent shall she be blessed. “Most blessed of women be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, of tent-dwelling women most blessed. “Most blessed of women be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women.
25 He asked water, she gave milk; In a prince's dish brought she curdled milk. He asked for water and she gave him milk; she brought him curds in a noble’s bowl. He asked for water, and she gave him milk; in a bowl fit for nobles she brought him curdled milk.
26 Her hand to the peg will she stretch forth, And her right hand to the hammer of labor, And she struck Sisera; she smote through his head, And she crushed and pierced through his temples. She sent her hand to the tent peg and her right hand to the workmen’s mallet; she struck Sisera; she crushed his head; she shattered and pierced his temple. Her hand reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workman’s hammer. She struck Sisera, she crushed his head, she shattered and pierced his temple.
27 Between her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: Between her feet he bowed, he fell: Where he bowed, there he fell, destroyed. Between her feet he sank, he fell, he lay still; between her feet he sank, he fell; where he sank, there he fell—dead. At her feet he sank, he fell; there he lay. At her feet he sank, he fell; where he sank, there he fell—dead.
28 Through the window she looked forth and cried out, The mother of Sisera, through the lattice Why did his chariot delay to come? Why lingered the paces of his chariots? “Out of the window she peered, the mother of Sisera wailed through the lattice: ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the hoofbeats of his chariots?’ “Through the window peered Sisera’s mother; behind the lattice she cried out, ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why is the clatter of his chariots delayed?’
29 Her wise chiefs will answer, Surely, will she turn back words to herself, Her wisest princesses answer, indeed, she answers herself, The wisest of her ladies answer her; indeed, she keeps saying to herself,
30 Will they not find? They will divide the spoil; He compassionated compassions to head of man; The spoil of dyed garments to Sisera, A spoil of dyed garments of variegation, Dyed of double variegation for the necks of the spoil. ‘Have they not found and divided the spoil?— A womb or two for every man; spoil of dyed materials for Sisera, spoil of dyed materials embroidered, two pieces of dyed work embroidered for the neck as spoil?’ Are they not finding and dividing the spoils: a woman or two for each man, colorful garments as plunder for Sisera, colorful garments embroidered, highly embroidered garments for my neck— all this as plunder?’
31 So shall all thine enemies perish, O Jehovah: And those loving him, as the going forth of the sun in his strength. And the land will rest forty years. “So may all your enemies perish, O LORD! But your friends be like the sun as he rises in his might.” And the land had rest for forty years. “So may all your enemies perish, LORD! But may all who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had peace forty years.
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