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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
On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
“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!
“Israel’s leaders took charge,
and the people gladly followed.
Praise the LORD!
and the people gladly followed.
Praise 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.
“Listen, you kings!
Pay attention, you mighty rulers!
For I will sing to the LORD.
I will make music to the LORD, the God of Israel.
Pay attention, you mighty rulers!
For I will sing to the LORD.
I will make music to the LORD, the 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 set out from Seir
and marched across the fields of Edom,
the earth trembled,
and the cloudy skies poured down rain.
and marched across the fields of Edom,
the earth trembled,
and the cloudy skies poured down rain.
The mountains quaked in the presence of the LORD,
the God of Mount Sinai —
in the presence of the LORD,
the God of Israel.
the God of Mount Sinai —
in the presence of the LORD,
the God of Israel.
“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,
and in the days of Jael,
people avoided the main roads,
and travelers stayed on winding pathways.
and in the days of Jael,
people avoided the main roads,
and travelers stayed on winding pathways.
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.
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?
When Israel chose new gods,
war erupted at the city gates.
Yet not a shield or spear could be seen
among forty thousand warriors in Israel!
war erupted at the city gates.
Yet not a shield or spear could be seen
among forty thousand warriors 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 commanders of Israel,
with those who volunteered for war.
Praise the LORD!
with those who volunteered for war.
Praise the LORD!
“Consider this, you who ride on fine donkeys,
you who sit on fancy saddle blankets,
and you who walk along the road.
you who sit on fancy saddle blankets,
and you who walk along the road.
“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.
“Wake up, Deborah, wake up!
Wake up, wake up, and sing a song!
Arise, Barak!
Lead your captives away, son of Abinoam!
Wake up, wake up, and sing a song!
Arise, Barak!
Lead your captives away, 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.
“Down from Tabor marched the few against the nobles.
The people of the LORD marched down against mighty warriors.
The people of the LORD marched down against mighty warriors.
They came down from Ephraim —
a land that once belonged to the Amalekites;
they followed you, Benjamin, with your troops.
From Makir the commanders marched down;
from Zebulun came those who carry a commander’s staff.
a land that once belonged to the Amalekites;
they followed you, Benjamin, with your troops.
From Makir the commanders marched down;
from Zebulun came those who carry a commander’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 at home among the sheepfolds —
to hear the shepherds whistle for their flocks?
Yes, in the tribe of Reuben
there was great indecision.
to hear the shepherds whistle for their flocks?
Yes, in the tribe of Reuben
there was great indecision.
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.
Gilead remained east of the Jordan.
And why did Dan stay home?
Asher sat unmoved at the seashore,
remaining in his harbors.
And why did Dan stay home?
Asher sat unmoved at the seashore,
remaining in his harbors.
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.
But Zebulun risked his life,
as did Naphtali, on the heights of the battlefield.
as did Naphtali, 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 of Canaan came and fought,
at Taanach near Megiddo’s springs,
but they carried off no silver treasures.
at Taanach near Megiddo’s springs,
but they carried off no silver treasures.
From heaven the stars fought,
from their courses they fought against Sisera.
from their courses they fought against Sisera.
The stars fought from heaven.
The stars in their orbits fought against Sisera.
The stars in their orbits 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 Kishon River swept them away —
that ancient torrent, the Kishon.
March on with courage, my soul!
that ancient torrent, the Kishon.
March on with courage, my soul!
“Then loud beat the horses’ hoofs
with the galloping, galloping of his steeds.
with the galloping, galloping of his steeds.
Then the horses’ hooves hammered the ground,
the galloping, galloping of Sisera’s mighty steeds.
the galloping, galloping of Sisera’s mighty 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.
‘Let the people of Meroz be cursed,’ said the angel of the LORD.
‘Let them be utterly cursed,
because they did not come to help the LORD —
to help the LORD against the mighty warriors.’
‘Let them be utterly cursed,
because they did not come to help the LORD —
to help the LORD against the mighty warriors.’
“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.
May she be blessed above all women who live in tents.
the wife of Heber the Kenite.
May she be blessed above all women who live 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.
Sisera asked for water,
and she gave him milk.
In a bowl fit for nobles,
she brought him yogurt.
and she gave him milk.
In a bowl fit for nobles,
she brought him yogurt.
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.
Then with her left hand she reached for a tent peg,
and with her right hand for the workman’s hammer.
She struck Sisera with the hammer, crushing his head.
With a shattering blow, she pierced his temples.
and with her right hand for the workman’s hammer.
She struck Sisera with the hammer, crushing his head.
With a shattering blow, she pierced his temples.
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.
He sank, he fell,
he lay still at her feet.
And where he sank,
there he died.
he lay still at her feet.
And where he sank,
there he died.
“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?’
“From the window Sisera’s mother looked out.
Through the window she watched for his return, saying,
‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?
Why don’t we hear the sound of chariot wheels?’
Through the window she watched for his return, saying,
‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?
Why don’t we hear the sound of chariot wheels?’
Her wisest princesses answer,
indeed, she answers herself,
indeed, she answers herself,
“Her wise women answer,
and she repeats these words to herself:
and she repeats these words to 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?’
‘They must be dividing the captured plunder —
with a woman or two for every man.
There will be colorful robes for Sisera,
and colorful, embroidered robes for me.
Yes, the plunder will include
colorful robes embroidered on both sides.’
with a woman or two for every man.
There will be colorful robes for Sisera,
and colorful, embroidered robes for me.
Yes, the plunder will include
colorful robes embroidered on both sides.’
“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.
“LORD, may all your enemies die like Sisera!
But may those who love you rise like the sun in all its power!”
Then there was peace in the land for forty years.
But may those who love you rise like the sun in all its power!”
Then there was peace in the land for forty years.