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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:
The Song of Deborah and Barak
Then sang Deborah and Barak, the son of Abinoam, on that day, saying,
Then sang Deborah and Barak, the son of Abinoam, on that day, saying,
“When the princes in Israel take the lead,
when the people willingly offer themselves —
praise the Lord!
when the people willingly offer themselves —
praise the Lord!
For that leaders led in Israel, For that the people willingly offered themselves, Bless Jehovah!
Hear, ye kings; give ear, ye princes, I, [even] I, will sing to Jehovah; I will hymn to Jehovah the God of Israel.
“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.
when you marched from the land of Edom,
the earth shook, the heavens poured,
the clouds poured down water.
Jehovah, when thou wentest forth from Seir, When thou marchedst out of the fields of Edom, The earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, Yea, the clouds dropped water.
The mountains quaked before the Lord, the One of Sinai,
before the Lord, the God of Israel.
before the Lord, the God of Israel.
The mountains quaked before the face of Jehovah, That Sinai, from before Jehovah the God of Israel.
“In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,
in the days of Jael, the highways were abandoned;
travelers took to winding paths.
in the days of Jael, the highways were abandoned;
travelers took to winding paths.
In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, The roads were unused, and the travellers on highways went by crooked paths.
Villagers in Israel would not fight;
they held back until I, Deborah, arose,
until I arose, a mother in Israel.
they held back until I, Deborah, arose,
until I arose, a mother in Israel.
The villages ceased in Israel, Ceased until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother 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.
when war came to the city gates,
but not a shield or spear was seen
among forty thousand in Israel.
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
My heart is with Israel’s princes,
with the willing volunteers among the people.
Praise the Lord!
with the willing volunteers among the people.
Praise the Lord!
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Jehovah!
“You who ride on white donkeys,
sitting on your saddle blankets,
and you who walk along the road,
consider
sitting on your saddle blankets,
and you who walk along the road,
consider
Ye that ride on white she-asses, ye that sit on carpets, and ye that walk by the way, consider.
Because of the voice of those who divide [the spoil] in the midst of the places of drawing water; There they rehearse the righteous acts of Jehovah, His righteous acts toward his villages in Israel. Then the people of Jehovah went down to the gates.
‘Wake up, wake up, Deborah!
Wake up, wake up, break out in song!
Arise, Barak!
Take captive your captives, son of Abinoam.’
Wake up, wake up, break out in song!
Arise, Barak!
Take captive your captives, son of Abinoam.’
Awake, awake, Deborah! awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and lead captive thy captives, thou son of Abinoam!
“The remnant of the nobles came down;
the people of the Lord came down to me against the mighty.
the people of the Lord came down to me against the mighty.
Then come down, thou, the remnant of nobles, [as his] people; Jehovah! come down with me in the midst of the mighty ones.
Out of Ephraim [came] those whose root was in Amalek; After thee was Benjamin among thy peoples. Out of Machir came down governors, And out of Zebulun they that handled the staff of the ruler.
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.
yes, Issachar was with Barak,
sent under his command into the valley.
In the districts of Reuben
there was much searching of heart.
And the princes in Issachar were with Deborah; And Issachar, like Barak; They were sent into the valley at his feet. In the divisions of Reuben there were great resolves of heart!
Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, To hear the bleating of the flocks? In the divisions of Reuben there were great deliberations of heart!
Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan.
And Dan, why did he linger by the ships?
Asher remained on the coast
and stayed in his coves.
And Dan, why did he linger by the ships?
Asher remained on the coast
and stayed in his coves.
Gilead abode beyond Jordan; And Dan, why did he remain in ships? Asher sat on the sea-shore, And abode in his creeks.
The people of Zebulun risked their very lives;
so did Naphtali on the terraced fields.
so did Naphtali on the terraced fields.
Zebulun is a people [that] jeoparded their lives unto death, Naphtali also, on the high places of the field.
“Kings came, they fought,
the kings of Canaan fought.
At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo,
they took no plunder of silver.
the kings of Canaan fought.
At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo,
they took no plunder of silver.
Kings came, -- they fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan; At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; They took no spoil of silver.
From the heavens the stars fought,
from their courses they fought against Sisera.
from their courses they fought against Sisera.
From heaven was the fight; The stars from their courses fought with Sisera.
The river Kishon swept them away,
the age-old river, the river Kishon.
March on, my soul; be strong!
the age-old river, the river Kishon.
March on, my soul; be strong!
The torrent of Kishon swept them away, That ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon. My soul, thou hast trodden down strength!
Then thundered the horses’ hooves —
galloping, galloping go his mighty steeds.
galloping, galloping go his mighty steeds.
Then did the horse-hoofs clatter with the coursings, The coursings of their steeds.
‘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.’
‘Curse its people bitterly,
because they did not come to help the Lord,
to help the Lord against the mighty.’
Curse Meroz, saith the Angel of Jehovah; Curse, curse the inhabitants thereof; For they came not to the help of Jehovah, To the help of Jehovah among the mighty.
“Most blessed of women be Jael,
the wife of Heber the Kenite,
most blessed of tent-dwelling women.
the wife of Heber the Kenite,
most blessed of tent-dwelling women.
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, Blessed above women in the tent!
He asked for water, and she gave him milk;
in a bowl fit for nobles she brought him curdled milk.
in a bowl fit for nobles she brought him curdled milk.
He asked water, she gave milk; In the nobles' bowl she brought forth cream.
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.
her right hand for the workman’s hammer.
She struck Sisera, she crushed his head,
she shattered and pierced his temple.
She put her hand to the tent-pin, And her right hand to the workmen's hammer; And she smote Sisera, she struck through his head, Shattered and pierced through his temples.
At her feet he sank,
he fell; there he lay.
At her feet he sank, he fell;
where he sank, there he fell — dead.
he fell; there he lay.
At her feet he sank, he fell;
where he sank, there he fell — dead.
Between her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: Between her feet he bowed, he fell; Where he bowed, there he fell, overcome.
“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?’
behind the lattice she cried out,
‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?
Why is the clatter of his chariots delayed?’
Them other of Sisera looketh out at the window, And crieth through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the trampings of his chariots?
The wisest of her ladies answer her;
indeed, she keeps saying to herself,
indeed, she keeps saying to herself,
The wise amongst her ladies answer [her], Yea, she returneth answer to herself,
‘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?’
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?’
Have they not found, divided the booty, A damsel, two damsels, to each? A booty of dyed stuffs for Sisera, A booty of dyed stuffs of embroidery, Dyed stuff of double embroidery for the neck of a spoiler?
“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.
But may all who love you be like the sun
when it rises in its strength.”
Then the land had peace forty years.
So let all thine enemies perish, Jehovah! But let them that love him be as the rising of the sun in its might. And the land had rest forty years.