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The Song of Deborah and Barak
Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day:
Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day:
The Song of Deborah
Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying:
Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying:
“That the leaders took the lead in Israel,
that the people offered themselves willingly,
bless the Lord!
that the people offered themselves willingly,
bless the Lord!
“Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes;
to the Lord I will sing;
I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel.
to the Lord I will sing;
I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel.
“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.
I, even I, will sing to the Lord;
I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.
“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 marched from the region of Edom,
the earth trembled
and the heavens dropped,
yes, the clouds dropped water.
“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;
When You marched from the field of Edom,
The earth trembled and the heavens poured,
The clouds also poured water;
“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 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 deserted,
And the travelers walked along the byways.
In the days of Jael,
The highways were deserted,
And the travelers walked along the byways.
The villagers ceased in Israel;
they ceased to be until I arose;
I, Deborah, arose as a mother in Israel.
they ceased to be until I arose;
I, Deborah, arose as a mother in Israel.
Village life ceased, it ceased in Israel,
Until I, Deborah, arose,
Arose a mother in Israel.
Until I, Deborah, arose,
Arose a mother 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?
then war was in the gates.
Was shield or spear to be seen
among forty thousand in Israel?
They chose new gods;
Then there was war in the gates;
Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.
Then there was war in the gates;
Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.
My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel
who offered themselves willingly among the people.
Bless the Lord.
who offered themselves willingly among the people.
Bless the Lord.
My heart is with the rulers of Israel
Who offered themselves willingly with the people.
Bless the Lord!
Who offered themselves willingly with the people.
Bless the Lord!
“Speak, you who ride on white donkeys,
Who sit in judges’ attire,
And who walk along the road.
Who sit in judges’ attire,
And who walk along the road.
Far 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.
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.
“Awake, awake, Deborah!
Awake, awake, break out in a song!
Arise, Barak, lead away your captives,
O son of Abinoam.
Awake, awake, break out in a song!
Arise, Barak, lead away your captives,
O son of Abinoam.
“Awake, awake, Deborah!
Awake, awake, sing a song!
Arise, Barak, and lead your captives away,
O son of Abinoam!
Awake, awake, sing a song!
Arise, Barak, and lead your captives away,
O son of Abinoam!
Then down marched the remnant of the noble;
the people of the Lord marched down for me against the mighty.
the people of the Lord marched down for me against the mighty.
“Then the survivors came down, the people against the nobles;
The Lord came down for me against the mighty.
The Lord came down for me against the mighty.
From 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.
After you, Benjamin, with your peoples,
From Machir rulers came down,
And from Zebulun those who bear the recruiter’s staff.
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.
and Issachar faithful to Barak;
into the valley they rushed at his heels.
Among the clans of Reuben
there were great searchings 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.
to hear the whistling for the flocks?
Among the clans of Reuben
there were great searchings of heart.
Why did you sit among the sheepfolds,
To hear the pipings for the flocks?
The divisions of Reuben have great searchings of heart.
To hear the pipings for the flocks?
The divisions of Reuben have great searchings of heart.
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.
and Dan, why did he stay with the ships?
Asher sat still at the coast of the sea,
staying by his landings.
Zebulun is a people who risked their lives to the death;
Naphtali, too, on the heights of the field.
Naphtali, too, on the heights of the field.
Zebulun is a people who jeopardized their lives to the point of death,
Naphtali also, on the heights of the battlefield.
Naphtali also, on the heights of the battlefield.
“The kings came, they fought;
then fought the kings of Canaan,
at Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo;
they got no spoils of silver.
then fought the kings of Canaan,
at Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo;
they got no spoils of silver.
“The kings came and fought,
Then the kings of Canaan fought
In Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo;
They took no spoils of silver.
Then the kings of Canaan fought
In Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo;
They took no spoils of silver.
From heaven the stars fought,
from their courses they fought against Sisera.
from their courses they fought against Sisera.
They fought from the heavens;
The stars from their courses fought against Sisera.
The stars from their courses fought against Sisera.
The torrent Kishon swept them away,
the ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon.
March on, my soul, with might!
the ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon.
March on, my soul, with might!
The torrent of Kishon swept them away,
That ancient torrent, the torrent of Kishon.
O my soul, march on in strength!
That ancient torrent, the torrent of Kishon.
O my soul, march on in strength!
“Then loud beat the horses’ hoofs
with the galloping, galloping of his steeds.
with the galloping, galloping of his steeds.
Then the horses’ hooves pounded,
The galloping, galloping of his steeds.
The galloping, galloping of his steeds.
“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 its inhabitants thoroughly,
because they did not come to the help of the Lord,
to the help of the Lord against the mighty.
“Most blessed of women be Jael,
the wife of Heber the Kenite,
of tent-dwelling women most blessed.
the wife of Heber the Kenite,
of tent-dwelling women most blessed.
“Most blessed among women is Jael,
The wife of Heber the Kenite;
Blessed is she among women in tents.
The wife of Heber the Kenite;
Blessed is she among women in tents.
He asked for water and she gave him milk;
she brought him curds in a noble’s bowl.
she brought him curds in a noble’s bowl.
He asked for water, she gave milk;
She brought out cream in a lordly bowl.
She brought out cream in a lordly bowl.
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.
and her right hand to the workmen’s mallet;
she struck Sisera;
she crushed his head;
she shattered and pierced his temple.
She 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.
Her right hand to the workmen’s hammer;
She pounded Sisera, she pierced his head,
She split and struck through his temple.
Between her feet
he sank, he fell, he lay still;
between her feet
he sank, he fell;
where he sank,
there he fell — dead.
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, he lay still;
At her feet he sank, he fell;
Where he sank, there he fell dead.
At her feet he sank, he fell;
Where he sank, there he fell dead.
“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?’
the mother of Sisera wailed through the lattice:
‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?
Why tarry the hoofbeats of his chariots?’
“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?’
And cried out through the lattice,
‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?
Why tarries the clatter of his chariots?’
Her wisest princesses answer,
indeed, she answers herself,
indeed, she answers herself,
‘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?’
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 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?’
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?’
“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.
But your friends be like the sun as he rises in his might.”
And the land had rest for forty years.
“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.
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.