Judg 5 | ABEn | STEP | And [ 6 sang 1 Deborah 2 and 3 Barak 4 son 5 of Abinoam] in that day, and said,

Judges 5

CHAPTER 5 The Song of Deborah and Barak

1 And [⁶sang ¹Deborah ²and ³Barak ⁴son ⁵of Abinoam] in that day, and said, 2 In the rule of chiefs in Israel, in resolve of people, bless the lord! 3 Hear, O kings! Give ear, O satraps! I [²to the ³ lord ¹shall sing], and I shall strum to the God of Israel. 4 O lord, in your exodus from Seir, in your departing from out of the field of Edom, the earth was shaken, and indeed the heaven was disturbed, and the clouds dripped water. 5 Mountains shook from the face of the lord; this Sinai from the face of the lord God of Israel. 6 In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, [²failed ¹the ways], and they went by short cuts. They went by ways being turned aside. 7 [⁵failed ¹The ²ones dwelling ³in ⁴Israel], they failed until of which time Deborah rose up, that [²rose up ¹a mother] in Israel. 8 They selected new gods, then [³waged war ¹cities ²of rulers]; [³for protection ⁴of young women ¹spears ²appeared], even a spear -- forty thousand in Israel. 9 My heart is with the things ordered to Israel. The mighty of the people -- you bless the lord! 10 O ones mounting upon beasts of burden, upon covered royal chariots, sitting down upon a judgment seat, and going by the way -- utter! 11 A sound of the men playing music in the midst of ones making merry. There they shall give righteousness to the lord. O righteousness grow in strength in Israel! Then shall go down into his cities the people of the lord. 12 Awaken, awaken, O Deborah! Awaken, awaken! Speak with an ode! Rise up, O Barak! And take captive your captivity, O son of Abinoam! 13 Then [²was magnified ¹his strength]. O lord abase to me the ones stronger than me! People Ephraim punished them in the valley. Your brother Benjamin among your peoples. 14 Ephraim rooted them out among Amalek. After you, Benjamin, with your peoples. Of me, Machir, they came down searching out; and from Zebulun growing in strength in chiefdom of the narrative of a scribe. 15 And the rulers were in Issachar with Deborah and Issachar; so Barak in the valley sent out his footmen in the divisions of Reuben -- in great restrictions of heart. 16 Why with me did you settle between the sheepfolds to listen to whistlings arousing to go through for the ones of Reuben -- in great trackings out of heart? 17 Gilead [²on ³the ⁴other side ⁵of the ⁶Jordan ¹encamped]. And Dan -- why does he sojourn in boats? Asher sojourns by the shore of seas, and at his breaches he will encamp. 18 Zebulun -- a people berating their soul to death; and Naphtali was upon the heights of a field. 19 [²came ¹Kings] and deployed; then [³waged war ¹the kings ²of Canaan] in Taanach, at the water of Megiddo; a desire for wealth of silver they did not have. 20 From the heaven they deployed; the stars from their order deployed against Sisera. 21 The rushing stream Kishon cast them out, the rushing stream of antiquity, the rushing stream Kishon; [⁴shall trample ⁵them ³soul ¹my ²mighty]. 22 Then they were impeded, the heels of horses [²with diligence ¹were hastened] by his mighty ones. 23 Curse Meroz! said the angel of the lord. With a curse, curse every one dwelling in it! for they came not to the help of the lord. The lord is a helper against warriors. 24 May she be blessed of women -- Jael wife of Heber the Kenite; above the women in the tent may she be blessed. 25 [³for water ¹He asked ²her], and [²milk ¹she gave] to him in a pan; [³of strong ones ¹she drew near ²butter]. 26 [²her hand ³for ⁴a peg ¹She stretched out], and her right for the hammer of a laborer; and she struck [²with a hammer ¹Sisera]; she nailed his head; yes, she struck, she nailed his temple. 27 In between her feet bowing he fell; he slept between her feet; he bent; he fell; in which he bent there he fell miserably. 28 Through the window [⁴looked ⁵and ⁶studied ¹the ²mother ³of Sisera] -- through the latticed window. Why was [²late ¹his chariot] to arrive? Why did [³pass time ¹the track ²of his chariots]? 29 [³wise ladies ²leading ¹Her] answered to her, and she returned her words to herself. 30 Shall they not find him dividing the spoils? Befriending friends to [²head ruler ¹a mighty]. Spoils of dyed things for Sisera, spoils of dyed embroidery dipped. Dyed embroidered works, [²for his neck ¹spoils]. 31 Thus may [³be destroyed ¹all ²your enemies], O lord. And the ones loving him be as the rising of the sun in his power. And [³was quiet ¹the ²land] forty years.