Judges 5
1 Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,
and to sing Deborah and Barak son: child Abinoam in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to/for to say
2 “Because the leaders took the lead in Israel, because the people offered themselves willingly, be blessed, Yahweh!
in/on/with to lead leader in/on/with Israel in/on/with be willing people to bless LORD
3 “Hear, you kings! Give ear, you princes! I, even I, will sing to Yahweh. I will sing praise to Yahweh, the God of Israel.
to hear: hear king to listen to rule I to/for LORD I to sing to sing to/for LORD God Israel
4 “Yahweh, when you went out of Seir, when you marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the sky also dropped. Yes, the clouds dropped water.
LORD in/on/with to come out: come you from Seir in/on/with to march you from land: country Edom land: country/planet to shake also heaven to drip/prophesy also cloud to drip/prophesy water
5 The mountains quaked at Yahweh’s presence, even Sinai at the presence of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
mountain: mount to flow from face: before LORD this Sinai from face: before LORD God Israel
6 “In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied. The travelers walked through byways.
in/on/with day Shamgar son: child Anath in/on/with day Jael to cease way and to go: walk path to go: walk way crooked
7 The rulers ceased in Israel. They ceased until I, Deborah, arose; Until I arose a mother in Israel.
to cease villager in/on/with Israel to cease till which/that to arise: rise Deborah which/that to arise: rise mother in/on/with Israel
8 They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
to choose God new then war gate shield if: surely no to see: see and spear in/on/with forty thousand in/on/with Israel
9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Yahweh!
heart my to/for to decree Israel [the] be willing in/on/with people to bless LORD
10 “Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets, and you who walk by the way.
to ride she-ass tawny to dwell upon garment and to go: walk upon way: road to muse
11 Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, there they will rehearse Yahweh’s righteous acts, the righteous acts of his rule in Israel. “Then Yahweh’s people went down to the gates.
from voice: sound to shoot between well there to recount righteousness LORD righteousness villager his in/on/with Israel then to go down to/for gate people LORD
12 ‘Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, you son of Abinoam.’
to rouse to rouse Deborah to rouse to rouse to speak: promise song to arise: rise Barak and to take captive captive your son: child Abinoam
13 “Then a remnant of the nobles and the people came down. Yahweh came down for me against the mighty.
then to go down survivor to/for great people LORD to go down to/for me in/on/with mighty man
14 Those whose root is in Amalek came out of Ephraim, after you, Benjamin, among your peoples. Governors come down out of Machir. Those who handle the marshal’s staff came out of Zebulun.
from Ephraim root their in/on/with Amalek after you Benjamin in/on/with kinsman your from Machir to go down to decree and from Zebulun to draw in/on/with tribe: staff secretary
15 The princes of Issachar were with Deborah. As was Issachar, so was Barak. They rushed into the valley at his feet. By the watercourses of Reuben, there were great resolves of heart.
and ruler my in/on/with Issachar with Deborah and Issachar so Barak in/on/with valley to send: depart in/on/with foot his in/on/with division Reuben great: large decree heart
16 Why did you sit among the sheepfolds? To hear the whistling for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben, there were great searchings of heart.
to/for what? to dwell between: among [the] sheepfold to/for to hear: hear piping flock to/for division Reuben great: large search heart
17 Gilead lived beyond the Jordan. Why did Dan remain in ships? Asher sat still at the haven of the sea, and lived by his creeks.
Gilead in/on/with side: beyond [the] Jordan to dwell and Dan to/for what? to sojourn fleet Asher to dwell to/for coast sea and upon landing his to dwell
18 Zebulun was a people that jeopardized their lives to the death; Naphtali also, on the high places of the field.
Zebulun people to taunt soul: life his to/for to die and Naphtali upon height land: country
19 “The kings came and fought, then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo. They took no plunder of silver.
to come (in): come king to fight then to fight king Canaan in/on/with Taanach upon water Megiddo unjust-gain silver: money not to take: recieve
20 From the sky the stars fought. From their courses, they fought against Sisera.
from heaven to fight [the] star from highway their to fight with Sisera
21 The river Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. My soul, march on with strength.
torrent: river Kishon to sweep away them torrent: river ancient torrent: river Kishon to tread soul my strength
22 Then the horse hoofs stamped because of the prancing, the prancing of their strong ones.
then to smite heel horse from rushing rushing mighty: stallion his
23 ‘Curse Meroz,’ said Yahweh’s angel. ‘Curse bitterly its inhabitants, because they didn’t come to help Yahweh, to help Yahweh against the mighty.’
to curse Meroz to say messenger: angel LORD to curse to curse to dwell her for not to come (in): come to/for help LORD to/for help LORD in/on/with mighty man
24 “Jael shall be blessed above women, the wife of Heber the Kenite; blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
to bless from woman Jael woman: wife Heber [the] Kenite from woman in/on/with tent to bless
25 He asked for water. She gave him milk. She brought him butter in a lordly dish.
water to ask milk to give: give in/on/with bowl great to present: bring curd
26 She put her hand to the tent peg, and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer. With the hammer she struck Sisera. She struck through his head. Yes, she pierced and struck through his temples.
hand her to/for peg to send: reach and right her to/for hammer labour(er) and to smite Sisera to destroy head his and to wound and to pass temple his
27 At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay. At her feet he bowed, he fell. Where he bowed, there he fell down dead.
between foot her to bow to fall: kill to lie down: lay down between foot her to bow to fall: kill in/on/with in which to bow there to fall: kill to ruin
28 “Through the window she looked out, and cried: Sisera’s mother looked through the lattice. ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why do the wheels of his chariots wait?’
about/through/for [the] window to look and to cry mother Sisera about/through/for [the] lattice why? be ashamed chariot his to/for to come (in): come why? to delay beat chariot his
29 Her wise ladies answered her, Yes, she returned answer to herself,
wise princess her to answer also he/she/it to return: reply word her to/for her
30 ‘Have they not found, have they not divided the plunder? A lady, two ladies to every man; to Sisera a plunder of dyed garments, a plunder of dyed garments embroidered, of dyed garments embroidered on both sides, on the necks of the plunder?’
not to find to divide spoil womb womb to/for head great man spoil dye to/for Sisera spoil dye embroidery dye embroidery to/for neck spoil
31 “So let all your enemies perish, Yahweh, but let those who love him be as the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had rest forty years.
so to perish all enemy your LORD and to love: friend him like/as to come out: (sun)rise [the] sun in/on/with might his and to quiet [the] land: country/planet forty year
