aThen Deborah and Barak
the son
of Abinoam
sang
on that day
, saying
,
" aThat 1the leaders led
in Israel
, That bthe people
volunteered
, Bless
the LORD
!
"Hear, O kings
; give
ear
, O rulers
! aI--to the LORD
, I will sing
, I will sing
praise
to the LORD
, the God
of Israel
.
" aLORD, when You went
out from Seir
, When You marched
from the field
of Edom
, bThe earth
quaked
, the heavens
also
dripped
, Even
the clouds
dripped
water
.
" aThe mountains 1quaked
at the presence
of the LORD
, bThis
Sinai
, at the presence
of the LORD
, the God
of Israel
.
"In the days of aShamgar
the son
of Anath
, In the days
of bJael
, the highways
1were deserted
, And travelers
2went
by 3roundabout
ways
.
"The peasantry ceased
, they ceased
in Israel
, Until
I, Deborah
, arose
, Until I arose
, a mother
in Israel
.
" aNew gods
were chosen
; Then
war
was in the gates
. Not a shield
or a spear
was seen
Among forty
thousand
in Israel
.
"My heart goes out to athe commanders
of Israel
, The volunteers
among the people
; Bless
the LORD
!
" aYou who ride on 1white
donkeys
, You who sit
on rich carpets
, And you who travel
on the road
-- 2sing
!
"At the sound of those who divide
flocks among
athe watering
places
, There
they shall recount
bthe righteous
deeds
of the LORD
, The righteous
deeds
for His 1peasantry
in Israel
. Then
the people
of the LORD
went
down
cto the gates
.
" aAwake, awake
, Deborah
; Awake
, awake
, 1sing
a song
! Arise
, Barak
, and btake
away your captives
, O son
of Abinoam
.
"Then survivors
came
down
to the nobles
; The people
of the LORD
came
down
to me as warriors
.
"From Ephraim those whose root
is ain Amalek
came down, Following
you, Benjamin
, with your peoples
; From Machir
commanders
came
down
, And from Zebulun
those who wield
the staff
of 1office
.
"And the 1princes of Issachar
were with Deborah
; As was Issachar
, so
was Barak
; Into the valley
they rushed
aat his 2heels
; Among the divisions
of Reuben
There were great
resolves
of heart
.
"Why did you sit
among
athe 1sheepfolds
, To hear
the piping
for the flocks
? Among the divisions
of Reuben
There were great
searchings
of heart
.
" aGilead 1remained
across
the Jordan
; And why
did Dan
stay
in ships
? Asher
sat
at the seashore
, And 1remained
by its landings
.
" aZebulun was a people
who despised
their lives
even to death
, And Naphtali
also, on the high
places
of the field
.
" aThe kings came
and fought
; Then
fought
the kings
of Canaan
bAt Taanach
near
the waters
of Megiddo
; cThey took
no
plunder
in silver
.
" aThe stars fought
from heaven
, From their courses
they fought
against
Sisera
.
"The torrent of Kishon
swept
them away
, The ancient
torrent
, the torrent
Kishon
. aO my soul
, march
on with strength
.
" aThen the horses'
hoofs
beat
From the dashing
, the dashing
of his 1valiant
steeds
.
`Curse Meroz
,' said
the angel
of the LORD
, `Utterly
curse
its inhabitants
; aBecause
they did not come
to the help
of the LORD
, To the help
of the LORD
against the warriors
.'
" aMost blessed of women
is Jael
, The wife
of Heber
the Kenite
; Most blessed
is she of women
in the tent
.
"He asked for water
and she gave
him milk
; In a magnificent
bowl
she brought
him curds
.
"She reached out her hand
for the tent
peg
, And her right
hand
for the workmen's
hammer
. Then she struck
Sisera
, she smashed
his head
; And she shattered
and pierced
his temple
.
"Between her feet
he bowed
, he fell
, he lay
; Between
her feet
he bowed
, he fell
; Where
he bowed
, there
he fell
1dead
.
"Out of the window she looked
and lamented
, The mother
of Sisera
through
the 1lattice
, `Why
does his chariot
delay
in coming
? Why
do the 2hoofbeats
of his chariots
tarry
?'
"Her wise princesses
would answer
her, Indeed
she repeats
her words
to herself,
` aAre they not finding, are they not dividing
the spoil
? A maiden
, two maidens
for every
warrior
; To Sisera
a spoil
of dyed
work
, A spoil
of dyed
work
embroidered
, Dyed
work
of double embroidery
on the 1neck
of the spoiler
?'
" aThus let all
Your enemies
perish
, O LORD
; bBut let those who love
Him be like the rising
of the sun
in its might
." And the land
was undisturbed
for forty
years
.