< Judges 5 >

1 And she sang Deborah and Barak [the] son of Abinoam on the day that saying.
And Debbora and Barac son of Abineem sang in that day, saying,
2 When acted as leaders heads in Israel when volunteers a people bless Yahweh.
A revelation was made in Israel when the people were made willing: Praise you the Lord.
3 Hear O kings give ear O rulers I to Yahweh I I will sing I will sing praises to Yahweh [the] God of Israel.
Hear, you kings, and listen, rulers: I will sing, it is I [who will sing] to the Lord, it is I, I will sing a psalm to the Lord the god of Israel.
4 O Yahweh when going out you from Seir when marching you from [the] region of Edom [the] earth it shook both [the] heavens they dropped as well as [the] clouds they dropped water.
O Lord, in your going forth on Seir, when you went forth out of the land of Edom, the earth quaked and the heaven dropped dews, and the clouds dropped water.
5 [the] mountains They flowed from before Yahweh this Sinai from before Yahweh [the] God of Israel.
The mountains were shaken before the face of the Lord Eloi, this Sina before the face of the Lord God of Israel.
6 In [the] days of Shamgar [the] son of Anath in [the] days of Jael they ceased roads and walkers of paths they walked roads twisting.
In the days of Samegar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, they deserted the ways, and went in by-ways; they went in crooked paths.
7 They ceased rural people in Israel they ceased until that I arose Deborah that I arose a mother in Israel.
The mighty men in Israel failed, they failed until Debbora arose, until she arose a mother in Israel.
8 It chose gods new then bread gates a shield if it was seen and a spear among forty thousand in Israel.
They chose new gods; then the cities of rulers fought; there was not a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel.
9 Heart my [is] for [the] commanders of Israel those [who] volunteered among the people bless Yahweh.
My heart [inclines] to the orders given in Israel; you that are willing among the people, bless the Lord.
10 O riders of female donkeys tawny O [you who] sit on cloth garments and O walkers on [the] road tell out.
You that mount a she-ass at noon-day, you that sit on the judgment-seat, and walk by the roads of them that sit in judgment by the way; declare
11 From [the] sound of archers between [the] places for drawing water there they will recount [the] righteousness of Yahweh [the] righteousness of rural people his in Israel then they went down to the gates [the] people of Yahweh.
[you that are delivered] from the noise of disturbers among the drawers of water; there shall they relate righteous acts: O Lord, increase righteous acts in Israel: then the people of the Lord went down to the cities.
12 Awake awake O Deborah awake awake speak a song arise O Barak and take captive captive[s] your O son of Abinoam.
Awake, awake, Debbora; awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barac, and lead your captivity captive, son of Abineem.
13 Then he went down [the] survivor[s] of [the] nobles [the] people Yahweh he went down to me among the mighty [ones].
Then went down the remnant to the strong, the people of the Lord went down for him among the mighty ones from me.
14 Some of Ephraim root their [was] in Amalek after you Benjamin [was] among people your from Makir they came down commanders and from Zebulun [those who] march with [the] staff of a muster-officer.
Ephraim rooted them out in Amalec, behind you was Benjamin among your people: the inhabitants of Machir came down with me searching out the enemy, and from Zabulon came they that draw with the scribe's pen of record.
15 And princes my in Issachar [were] with Deborah and Issachar so Barak in the valley he was sent at feet his among [the] divisions of Reuben [were] great resolves of heart.
And princess in Issachar were with Debbora and Barac, thus she sent Barac on his feet in the valleys into the portions of Ruben; great [pangs] reached to the heart.
16 Why? did you sit between the fire-places to hear [the] whistling of [the] flocks to [the] divisions of Reuben [were] great searchings of heart.
Why did they sit between the sheepfolds to hear the bleating of flocks for the divisions of Ruben? [there were] great searchings of heart.
17 Gilead on [the] other side of the Jordan he dwelt and Dan why? did he sojourn ships Asher he remained to [the] coast of [the] seas and at landing places his he dwelt.
Galaad [is] on the other side of Jordan where he pitched his tents; and why does Dan remain in ships? Aser sat down on the sea-coasts, and he will tabernacle at his ports.
18 Zebulun [was] a people [which] it despised life its to die and Naphtali on [the] heights of [the] field.
The people Zabulon exposed their soul to death, and Nephthali came to the high places of their land.
19 They came kings they fought then they fought [the] kings of Canaan at Taanach at [the] waters of Megiddo profit of silver not they took.
Kings set themselves in array, then the kings of Chanaan fought in Thanaach at the water of Mageddo; they took no gift of money.
20 From heaven they fought the stars from highways their they fought with Sisera.
The stars from heaven set themselves in array, they set themselves [to fight] with Sisara out of their paths.
21 [the] wadi of Kishon it swept away them a wadi of ancient times [the] wadi of Kishon you will march O self my strength.
The brook of Kison swept them away, the ancient brook, the brook Kison: my mighty soul will trample him down.
22 Then they struck [the] heels of horse[s] from [the] galloping [the] galloping of mighty [horses] his.
When the hoofs of the horse were entangled, his mighty ones earnestly hasted
23 Curse Meroz he says [the] angel of Yahweh curse continuously inhabitants its for not they came to [the] help of Yahweh to [the] help of Yahweh on the mighty [ones].
to curse Meroz: Curse you [it], said the angel of the Lord; cursed [is] every one that dwells in it, because they came not to the help of the Lord, to his help among the mighty.
24 She will be blessed more than women Jael [the] wife of Heber the Kenite more than women in the tent she will be blessed.
Blessed among women be Jael wife of Chaber the Kenite; let her be blessed above women in tents.
25 Water he asked milk she gave in a bowl of nobles she brought near curd.
He asked for water, she gave him milk in a dish; she brought butter of princes.
26 Hand her to the peg they stretched out and right [hand] her to a hammer of workmen and she struck Sisera she shattered head his and she smashed and she pierced temple his.
She stretched forth her left hand to the nail, and her right to the hand workman's hammer, and she struck Sisara with it, she nailed through his head and struck him; she nailed through his temples.
27 Between feet her he bowed down he fell he lay down between feet her he bowed down he fell at where he bowed down there he fell destroyed.
He rolled down between her feet; he fell and lay between her feet; he bowed and fell: where he bowed, there he fell dead.
28 Through the window she looked down and she lamented [the] mother of Sisera through the widow-lattice why? has it delayed chariot his to come why? have they delayed [the] hoof-beats of chariots his.
The mother of Sisara looked down through the window out of the loophole, [saying], Why was his chariot ashamed? why did the wheels of his chariots wait?
29 [the] wise [women] of Noble ladies her they answered also she she brought back words her to herself.
Her wise ladies answered her, and she returned answers to herself, [saying],
30 ¿ Not are they finding are they dividing up? plunder a womb two wombs for [the] head of a man plunder of colored cloth for Sisera plunder of colored cloth embroidered material colored cloth embroidered material for [the] necks of plunder.
Will they not find him dividing the spoil? he will surely be gracious to every man: [there are] spoils of dyed garments for Sisara, spoils of various dyed garments, dyed embroidered garments, they [are] the spoils for his neck.
31 So may they perish all enemies your O Yahweh and [those who] love him [be] as [the] going out of the sun in strength its and it was at peace the land forty year[s].
Thus let all your enemies perish, O Lord: and they that love him shall be as the going forth of the sun in his strength. And the land had rest forty years.

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