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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,
“Israel’s leaders took charge,
and the people gladly followed.
Praise the LORD!
and the people gladly followed.
Praise the LORD!
For that leaders led in Israel, For that the people willingly offered themselves, Bless Jehovah!
“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.
Hear, ye kings; give ear, ye princes, I, [even] I, will sing to Jehovah; I will hymn to Jehovah the God of Israel.
“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.
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 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.
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,
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.
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.
The villages ceased in Israel, Ceased until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother 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!
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 the commanders of Israel,
with those who volunteered for war.
Praise the LORD!
with those who volunteered for war.
Praise the LORD!
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Jehovah!
“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.
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, 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!
Awake, awake, Deborah! awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and lead captive thy captives, thou son of Abinoam!
“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.
Then come down, thou, the remnant of nobles, [as his] people; Jehovah! come down with me in the midst of the mighty ones.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
Gilead abode beyond Jordan; And Dan, why did he remain in ships? Asher sat on the sea-shore, And abode in his creeks.
But Zebulun risked his life,
as did Naphtali, on the heights of the battlefield.
as did Naphtali, on the heights of the battlefield.
Zebulun is a people [that] jeoparded their lives unto death, Naphtali also, on the high places of the field.
“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.
Kings came, -- they fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan; At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; They took no spoil of silver.
The stars fought from heaven.
The stars in their orbits fought against Sisera.
The stars in their orbits fought against Sisera.
From heaven was the fight; The stars from their courses fought with Sisera.
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!
The torrent of Kishon swept them away, That ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon. My soul, thou hast trodden down strength!
Then the horses’ hooves hammered the ground,
the galloping, galloping of Sisera’s mighty steeds.
the galloping, galloping of Sisera’s mighty steeds.
Then did the horse-hoofs clatter with the coursings, The coursings of their steeds.
‘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.’
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 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.
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, Blessed above women in the tent!
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.
He asked water, she gave milk; In the nobles' bowl she brought forth cream.
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.
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.
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.
Between her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: Between her feet he bowed, he fell; Where he bowed, there he fell, overcome.
“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?’
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?
“Her wise women answer,
and she repeats these words to herself:
and she repeats these words to herself:
The wise amongst her ladies answer [her], Yea, she returneth answer to herself,
‘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.’
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?
“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.
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.