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7 Judges 5:1-31 ¹וַתָּ֣שַׁר דְּבוֹרָ֔ה וּבָרָ֖ק בֶּן־ אֲבִינֹ֑עַם בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא לֵאמֹֽר׃ ²בִּפְרֹ֤עַ פְּרָעוֹת֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּהִתְנַדֵּ֖ב עָ֑ם בָּרֲכ֖וּ יְהוָֽה׃ ³שִׁמְע֣וּ מְלָכִ֔ים הַאֲזִ֖ינוּ רֹֽזְנִ֑ים אָֽנֹכִ֗י לַֽיהוָה֙ אָנֹכִ֣י אָשִׁ֔ירָה אֲזַמֵּ֕ר לַֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ⁴יְהוָ֗ה בְּצֵאתְךָ֤ מִשֵּׂעִיר֙ בְּצַעְדְּךָ֙ מִשְּׂדֵ֣ה אֱד֔וֹם אֶ֣רֶץ רָעָ֔שָׁה גַּם־ שָׁמַ֖יִם נָטָ֑פוּ גַּם־ עָבִ֖ים נָ֥טְפוּ מָֽיִם׃ ⁵הָרִ֥ים נָזְל֖וּ מִפְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה זֶ֣ה סִינַ֔י מִפְּנֵ֕י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ⁶בִּימֵ֞י שַׁמְגַּ֤ר בֶּן־ עֲנָת֙ בִּימֵ֣י יָעֵ֔ל חָדְל֖וּ אֳרָח֑וֹת וְהֹלְכֵ֣י נְתִיב֔וֹת יֵלְכ֕וּ אֳרָח֖וֹת עֲקַלְקַלּֽוֹת׃ ⁷חָדְל֧וּ פְרָז֛וֹן בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל חָדֵ֑לּוּ עַ֤ד שַׁקַּ֙מְתִּי֙ דְּבוֹרָ֔ה שַׁקַּ֥מְתִּי אֵ֖ם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ⁸יִבְחַר֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים חֲדָשִׁ֔ים אָ֖ז לָחֶ֣ם שְׁעָרִ֑ים מָגֵ֤ן אִם־ יֵֽרָאֶה֙ וָרֹ֔מַח בְּאַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ⁹לִבִּי֙ לְחוֹקְקֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַמִּֽתְנַדְּבִ֖ים בָּעָ֑ם בָּרֲכ֖וּ יְהוָֽה׃ ¹⁰רֹכְבֵי֩ אֲתֹנ֨וֹת צְחֹר֜וֹת יֹשְׁבֵ֧י עַל־ מִדִּ֛ין וְהֹלְכֵ֥י עַל־ דֶּ֖רֶךְ שִֽׂיחוּ׃ ¹¹מִקּ֣וֹל מְחַֽצְצִ֗ים בֵּ֚ין מַשְׁאַבִּ֔ים שָׁ֤ם יְתַנּוּ֙ צִדְק֣וֹת יְהוָ֔ה צִדְקֹ֥ת פִּרְזֹנ֖וֹ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אָ֛ז יָרְד֥וּ לַשְּׁעָרִ֖ים עַם־ יְהוָֽה׃ ¹²עוּרִ֤י עוּרִי֙ דְּבוֹרָ֔ה ע֥וּרִי ע֖וּרִי דַּבְּרִי־ שִׁ֑יר ק֥וּם בָּרָ֛ק וּֽשֲׁבֵ֥ה שֶׁבְיְךָ֖ בֶּן־ אֲבִינֹֽעַם׃ ¹³אָ֚ז יְרַ֣ד שָׂרִ֔יד לְאַדִּירִ֖ים עָ֑ם יְהוָ֕ה יְרַד־ לִ֖י בַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ ¹⁴מִנִּ֣י אֶפְרַ֗יִם שָׁרְשָׁם֙ בַּעֲמָלֵ֔ק אַחֲרֶ֥יךָ בִנְיָמִ֖ין בַּֽעֲמָמֶ֑יךָ מִנִּ֣י מָכִ֗יר יָֽרְדוּ֙ מְחֹ֣קְקִ֔ים וּמִ֨זְּבוּלֻ֔ן מֹשְׁכִ֖ים בְּשֵׁ֥בֶט סֹפֵֽר׃ ¹⁵וְשָׂרַ֤י בְּיִשָּׂשכָר֙ עִם־ דְּבֹרָ֔ה וְיִשָּׂשכָר֙ כֵּ֣ן בָּרָ֔ק בָּעֵ֖מֶק שֻׁלַּ֣ח בְּרַגְלָ֑יו בִּפְלַגּ֣וֹת רְאוּבֵ֔ן גְּדֹלִ֖ים חִקְקֵי־ לֵֽב׃ ¹⁶לָ֣מָּה יָשַׁ֗בְתָּ בֵּ֚ין הַֽמִּשְׁפְּתַ֔יִם לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ שְׁרִק֣וֹת עֲדָרִ֑ים לִפְלַגּ֣וֹת רְאוּבֵ֔ן גְּדוֹלִ֖ים חִקְרֵי־ לֵֽב׃ ¹⁷גִּלְעָ֗ד בְּעֵ֤בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ שָׁכֵ֔ן וְדָ֕ן לָ֥מָּה יָג֖וּר אֳנִיּ֑וֹת אָשֵׁ֗ר יָשַׁב֙ לְח֣וֹף יַמִּ֔ים וְעַ֥ל מִפְרָצָ֖יו יִשְׁכּֽוֹן׃ ¹⁸זְבֻל֗וּן עַ֣ם חֵרֵ֥ף נַפְשׁ֛וֹ לָמ֖וּת וְנַפְתָּלִ֑י עַ֖ל מְרוֹמֵ֥י שָׂדֶֽה׃ ¹⁹בָּ֤אוּ מְלָכִים֙ נִלְחָ֔מוּ אָ֤ז נִלְחֲמוּ֙ מַלְכֵ֣י כְנַ֔עַן בְּתַעְנַ֖ךְ עַל־ מֵ֣י מְגִדּ֑וֹ בֶּ֥צַע כֶּ֖סֶף לֹ֥א לָקָֽחוּ׃ ²⁰מִן־ שָׁמַ֖יִם נִלְחָ֑מוּ הַכּֽוֹכָבִים֙ מִמְּסִלּוֹתָ֔ם נִלְחֲמ֖וּ עִם־ סִיסְרָֽא׃ ²¹נַ֤חַל קִישׁוֹן֙ גְּרָפָ֔ם נַ֥חַל קְדוּמִ֖ים נַ֣חַל קִישׁ֑וֹן תִּדְרְכִ֥י נַפְשִׁ֖י עֹֽז׃ ²²אָ֥ז הָלְמ֖וּ עִקְּבֵי־ ס֑וּס מִֽדַּהֲר֖וֹת דַּהֲר֥וֹת אַבִּירָֽיו׃ ²³א֣וֹרוּ מֵר֗וֹז אָמַר֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה אֹ֥רוּ אָר֖וֹר יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ כִּ֤י לֹֽא־ בָ֙אוּ֙ לְעֶזְרַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה לְעֶזְרַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה בַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ ²⁴תְּבֹרַךְ֙ מִנָּשִׁ֔ים יָעֵ֕ל אֵ֖שֶׁת חֶ֣בֶר הַקֵּינִ֑י מִנָּשִׁ֥ים בָּאֹ֖הֶל תְּבֹרָֽךְ׃ ²⁵מַ֥יִם שָׁאַ֖ל חָלָ֣ב נָתָ֑נָה בְּסֵ֥פֶל אַדִּירִ֖ים הִקְרִ֥יבָה חֶמְאָֽה׃ ²⁶יָדָהּ֙ לַיָּתֵ֣ד תִּשְׁלַ֔חְנָה וִֽימִינָ֖הּ לְהַלְמ֣וּת עֲמֵלִ֑ים וְהָלְמָ֤ה סִֽיסְרָא֙ מָחֲקָ֣ה רֹאשׁ֔וֹ וּמָחֲצָ֥ה וְחָלְפָ֖ה רַקָּתֽוֹ׃ ²⁷בֵּ֣ין רַגְלֶ֔יהָ כָּרַ֥ע נָפַ֖ל שָׁכָ֑ב בֵּ֤ין רַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙ כָּרַ֣ע נָפָ֔ל בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּרַ֔ע שָׁ֖ם נָפַ֥ל שָׁדֽוּד׃ ²⁸בְּעַד֩ הַחַלּ֨וֹן נִשְׁקְפָ֧ה וַתְּיַבֵּ֛ב אֵ֥ם סִֽיסְרָ֖א בְּעַ֣ד הָֽאֶשְׁנָ֑ב מַדּ֗וּעַ בֹּשֵׁ֤שׁ רִכְבּוֹ֙ לָב֔וֹא מַדּ֣וּעַ אֶֽחֱר֔וּ פַּעֲמֵ֖י מַרְכְּבוֹתָֽיו׃ ²⁹חַכְמ֥וֹת שָׂרוֹתֶ֖יהָ תַּעֲנֶ֑ינָּה אַף־ הִ֕יא תָּשִׁ֥יב אֲמָרֶ֖יהָ לָֽהּ׃ ³⁰הֲלֹ֨א יִמְצְא֜וּ יְחַלְּק֣וּ שָׁלָ֗ל רַ֤חַם רַחֲמָתַ֙יִם֙ לְרֹ֣אשׁ גֶּ֔בֶר שְׁלַ֤ל צְבָעִים֙ לְסִ֣יסְרָ֔א שְׁלַ֥ל צְבָעִ֖ים רִקְמָ֑ה צֶ֥בַע רִקְמָתַ֖יִם לְצַוְּארֵ֥י שָׁלָֽל׃ ³¹כֵּ֠ן יֹאבְד֤וּ כָל־ אוֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙ יְהוָ֔ה וְאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו כְּצֵ֥את הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ בִּגְבֻרָת֑וֹ וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט הָאָ֖רֶץ אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה׃ (WLC)

7 Judges 5:1

7 Judges 5:1-31 ¹Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, ²Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves. ³Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel. ⁴LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water. ⁵The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel. ⁶In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through byways. ⁷The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel. ⁸They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel? ⁹My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD. ¹⁰Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way. ¹¹They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates. ¹²Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam. ¹³Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty. ¹⁴Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer. ¹⁵And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart. ¹⁶Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. ¹⁷Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches. ¹⁸Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field. ¹⁹The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money. ²⁰They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera. ²¹The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength. ²²Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones. ²³Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty. ²⁴Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. ²⁵He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish. ²⁶She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmens hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples. ²⁷At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead. ²⁸The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots? ²⁹Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself, ³⁰Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil? ³¹So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.(KJV)

7 Judges 5:1-31 ¹Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, ²Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves. ³Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel. ⁴LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water. ⁵The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel. ⁶In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through byways. ⁷The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel. ⁸They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among 40000 in Israel? ⁹My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD. ¹⁰Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way. ¹¹They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates. ¹²Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam. ¹³Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty. ¹⁴Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer. ¹⁵And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart. ¹⁶Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. ¹⁷Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches. ¹⁸Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field. ¹⁹The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money. ²⁰They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera. ²¹The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength. ²²Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty 1s. ²³Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty. ²⁴Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. ²⁵He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish. ²⁶She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples. ²⁷At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead. ²⁸The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots? ²⁹Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself, ³⁰Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or 2; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil? ³¹So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest 40 years.(KJV/NC)

7 Judges 5:1-31 ¹Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,

²For that the leaders took the lead in Israel,

For that the people offered themselves willingly,

Bless ye Jehovah.

³Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes;

I, even I, will sing unto Jehovah;

I will sing praise to Jehovah, the God of Israel.

⁴Jehovah, when thou wentest forth out of Seir,

When thou marchedst out of the field of Edom,

The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped,

Yea, the clouds dropped water.

⁵The mountains quaked at the presence of Jehovah,

Even yon Sinai at the presence of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

⁶In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath,

In the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied,

And the travellers walked through byways.

⁷The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased,

Until that I Deborah arose,

That I arose a mother in Israel.

⁸They chose new gods;

Then was war in the gates:

Was there a shield or spear seen

Among forty thousand in Israel?

⁹My heart is toward the governors of Israel,

That offered themselves willingly among the people:

Bless ye Jehovah.

¹⁰Tell of it, ye that ride on white asses,

Ye that sit on rich carpets,

And ye that walk by the way.

¹¹Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water,

There shall they rehearse the righteous acts of Jehovah,

Even the righteous acts of his rule in Israel.

Then the people of Jehovah went down to the gates.

¹²Awake, awake, Deborah;

Awake, awake, utter a song:

Arise, Barak, and lead away thy captives, thou son of Abinoam.

¹³Then came down a remnant of the nobles and the people;

Jehovah came down for me against the mighty.

¹⁴Out of Ephraim came down they whose root is in Amalek;

After thee, Benjamin, among thy peoples;

Out of Machir came down governors,

And out of Zebulun they that handle the marshal's staff.

¹⁵And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah;

As was Issachar, so was Barak;

Into the valley they rushed forth at his feet.

By the watercourses of Reuben

There were great resolves of heart.

¹⁶Why sattest thou among the sheepfolds,

To hear the pipings for the flocks?

At the watercourses of Reuben

There were great searchings of heart.

¹⁷Gilead abode beyond the Jordan:

And Dan, why did he remain in ships?

Asher sat still at the haven of the sea,

And abode by his creeks.

¹⁸Zebulun was a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death,

And Naphtali, upon the high places of the field.

¹⁹The kings came and fought;

Then fought the kings of Canaan.

In Taanach by the waters of Megiddo:

They took no gain of money.

²⁰From heaven fought the stars,

From their courses they fought against Sisera.

²¹The river Kishon swept them away,

That ancient river, the river Kishon.

O my soul, march on with strength.

²²Then did the horsehoofs stamp

By reason of the prancings, the prancings of their strong ones.

²³Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of Jehovah.

Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof,

Because they came not to the help of Jehovah,

To the help of Jehovah against the mighty.

²⁴Blessed above women shall Jael be,

The wife of Heber the Kenite;

Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

²⁵He asked water, and she gave him milk;

She brought him butter in a lordly dish.

²⁶She put her hand to the tent-pin,

And her right hand to the workmen's hammer;

And with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote through his head;

Yea, she pierced and struck through his temples.

²⁷At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay;

At her feet he bowed, he fell;

Where he bowed, there he fell down dead.

²⁸Through the window she looked forth, and cried,

The mother of Sisera cried through the lattice,

Why is his chariot so long in coming?

Why tarry the wheels of his chariots?

²⁹Her wise ladies answered her,

Yea, she returned answer to herself,

³⁰Have they not found, have they not divided the spoil?

A damsel, two damsels to every man;

To Sisera a spoil of dyed garments,

A spoil of dyed garments embroidered,

Of dyed garments embroidered on both sides, on the necks of the spoil?

³¹So let all thine enemies perish, O Jehovah:(ASV)

7 Judges 5:1-31 ¹THEN sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, ²With requital has Israel been avenged; praise the LORD with a song for avenging Israel. ³Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; I will sing to the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel. ⁴LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst in the fields of Edom, the earth trembled and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water. ⁵The mountains melted from before the LORD, even this Sinai from the presence of the LORD the Holy One of Israel.

⁶¶ In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Anael, the highways were cut off, and the travellers who once walked on main roads, had to go through the crooked byways. ⁷The little villages ceased in Israel; they ceased, until I Deborah arose, I arose as a mother in Israel. ⁸The LORD will choose new things; then the barley bread, and a sword or a spear shall not be seen among forty thousand in Israel. ⁹My heart said to the lawgiver of Israel, They that are chosen among the people bless the LORD. ¹⁰O you who ride on white asses, you who dwell in houses, and you who travel on the highways, ¹¹Meditate on the words of the inquirers, who are among the teachers; they shall execute the righteousness of the LORD, even his righteousness which he has multiplied in Israel; then shall the people of the LORD march to the gates.

¹²¶ Awake, awake, Deborah; awake, utter a song; arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, O son of Abinoam. ¹³Then the deliverer went down to sing praise before the LORD; thou hast given me victory by the hand of a man out of Ephraim. ¹⁴And Barak's works are known in Amalek; after you marched Benjamin with affection for you; out of Machir came forth a seer, and out of Zebulun those who write with the pen of a scribe. ¹⁵And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar is like Barak among the peoples; he was sent on foot to a portion of Reuben; great are those who give oracles to comfort the heart. ¹⁶Why abodest thou on the highways to hear the bleatings of the wild asses? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. ¹⁷Gad abode beyond the Jordan; and Dan brought ships to the harbor; Asher dwelt on the sea shore, and remained in its harbors. ¹⁸Zebulun and Naphtali were peoples who jeopardized their lives on the high places of his field. ¹⁹The kings came and fought; then fought the kings of Canaan; they fought in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no goods nor money. ²⁰The stars fought from their courses; they fought from heaven against Sisera by the river Kishon. ²¹The river Kishon and the river Karmin swept them away. O my soul, you have defeated an army! ²²Then the hoofs of his horses fell down, were broken because of the prancing of his mighty ones. ²³Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse it, and curse the inhabitants thereof, because they came not with men to the help of the LORD.

²⁴¶ Blessed above women shall Anael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. ²⁵He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a giant bowl. ²⁶She put her hand to the peg and her right hand to the carpenter's hammer, and with the hammer she struck Sisera and crushed his head, when she had struck and pierced his temples. ²⁷At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down; at the place where he bowed, there he fell down dead, the plunderer. ²⁸The mother of Sisera looked out of the window and cried through the lattice, Why are the chariots of my son so long in coming? Why tarries the clatter of his chariots? ²⁹Her wise ladies answered her, saying, ³⁰Perhaps he went and found great spoil, dividing the prey, giving to every man a mule and great booty, and to Sisera a prey of diverse colors of needlework and diverse colors of embroidered work, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil. ³¹So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD; but let them that love thee be like the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest for forty years. (LAM)

7 Judges 5:1-31 ¹Then sang Deb'orah and Barak the son of Abin'o-am on that day: ²"That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered themselves willingly, bless the LORD!

³"Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; to the LORD I will sing, I will make melody to the LORD, the God of Israel.

⁴"LORD, when thou didst go forth from Se'ir, when thou didst march from the region of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, yea, the clouds dropped water. ⁵The mountains quaked before the LORD, yon Sinai before the LORD, the God of Israel.

⁶"In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, in the days of Ja'el, caravans ceased and travelers kept to the byways. ⁷The peasantry ceased in Israel, they ceased until you arose, Deb'orah, arose as a mother in Israel. ⁸When new gods were chosen, then war was in the gates. Was shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel? ⁹My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless the LORD.

¹⁰"Tell of it, you who ride on tawny asses, you who sit on rich carpets and you who walk by the way. ¹¹To the sound of musicians at the watering places, there they repeat the triumphs of the LORD, the triumphs of his peasantry in Israel.

"Then down to the gates marched the people of the LORD.

¹²"Awake, awake, Deb'orah! Awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, lead away your captives, O son of Abin'o-am. ¹³Then down marched the remnant of the noble; the people of the LORD marched down for him against the mighty. ¹⁴From E'phraim they set out thither into the valley, following you, Benjamin, with your kinsmen; from Machir marched down the commanders, and from Zeb'ulun those who bear the marshal's staff; ¹⁵the princes of Is'sachar came with Deb'orah, and Is'sachar faithful to Barak; into the valley they rushed forth at his heels. Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. ¹⁶Why did you tarry among the sheepfolds, to hear the piping for the flocks? Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. ¹⁷Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan; and Dan, why did he abide with the ships? Asher sat still at the coast of the sea, settling down by his landings. ¹⁸Zeb'ulun is a people that jeoparded their lives to the death; Naph'tali too, on the heights of the field.

¹⁹"The kings came, they fought; then fought the kings of Canaan, at Ta'anach, by the waters of Megid'do; they got no spoils of silver. ²⁰From heaven fought the stars, from their courses they fought against Sis'era. ²¹The torrent Kishon swept them away, the onrushing torrent, the torrent Kishon. March on, my soul, with might!

²²"Then loud beat the horses' hoofs with the galloping, galloping of his steeds.

²³"Curse Meroz, says the angel of the LORD, curse bitterly its inhabitants, because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.

²⁴"Most blessed of women be Ja'el, the wife of Heber the Ken'ite, of tent-dwelling women most blessed. ²⁵He asked water and she gave him milk, she brought him curds in a lordly bowl. ²⁶She put her hand to the tent peg and her right hand to the workmen's mallet; she struck Sis'era a blow, she crushed his head, she shattered and pierced his temple. ²⁷He sank, he fell, he lay still at her feet; at her feet he sank, he fell; where he sank, there he fell dead.

²⁸"Out of the window she peered, the mother of Sis'era gazed through the lattice: `Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the hoofbeats of his chariots?' <sup>29</sup>Her wisest ladies make answer, nay, she gives answer to herself, <sup>30</sup>`Are they not finding and dividing the spoil?--A maiden or two for every man; spoil of dyed stuffs for Sis'era, spoil of dyed stuffs embroidered, two pieces of dyed work embroidered for my neck as spoil?'

³¹"So perish all thine enemies, O LORD! But thy friends be like the sun as he rises in his might." (RSV)

7 Judges 5:1-31 ¹On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song: ²"When the princes in Israel take the lead, when the people willingly offer themselves -- praise the LORD! ³"Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers! I will sing to the LORD, I will sing; I will make music to the LORD, the God of Israel. ⁴"O LORD, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from the land of Edom, the earth shook, the heavens poured, the clouds poured down water. ⁵The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel. ⁶"In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the roads were abandoned; travelers took to winding paths. ⁷Village life in Israel ceased, ceased until I, Deborah, arose, arose a mother in Israel. ⁸When they chose new gods, war came to the city gates, and not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel. ⁹My heart is with Israel's princes, with the willing volunteers among the people. Praise the LORD! ¹⁰"You who ride on white donkeys, sitting on your saddle blankets, and you who walk along the road, consider ¹¹the voice of the singers at the watering places. They recite the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous acts of his warriors in Israel. "Then the people of the LORD went down to the city gates. ¹²`Wake up, wake up, Deborah! Wake up, wake up, break out in song! Arise, O Barak! Take captive your captives, O son of Abinoam.' <sup>13</sup>"Then the men who were left came down to the nobles; the people of the LORD came to me with the mighty. <sup>14</sup>Some came from Ephraim, whose roots were in Amalek; Benjamin was with the people who followed you. From Makir captains came down, from Zebulun those who bear a commander's staff. <sup>15</sup>The princes of Issachar were with Deborah; yes, Issachar was with Barak, rushing after him into the valley. In the districts of Reuben there was much searching of heart. <sup>16</sup>Why did you stay among the campfires to hear the whistling for the flocks? In the districts of Reuben there was much searching of heart. <sup>17</sup>Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan. And Dan, why did he linger by the ships? Asher remained on the coast and stayed in his coves. <sup>18</sup>The people of Zebulun risked their very lives; so did Naphtali on the heights of the field. <sup>19</sup>"Kings came, they fought; the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they carried off no silver, no plunder. <sup>20</sup>From the heavens the stars fought, from their courses they fought against Sisera. <sup>21</sup>The river Kishon swept them away, the age-old river, the river Kishon. March on, my soul; be strong! <sup>22</sup>Then thundered the horses' hoofs -- galloping, galloping go his mighty steeds. <sup>23</sup>`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.' <sup>24</sup>"Most blessed of women be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women. <sup>25</sup>He asked for water, and she gave him milk; in a bowl fit for nobles she brought him curdled milk. <sup>26</sup>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. <sup>27</sup>At her feet he sank, he fell; there he lay. At her feet he sank, he fell; where he sank, there he fell -- dead. <sup>28</sup>"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?' ²⁹The wisest of her ladies answer her; indeed, she keeps saying to herself, ³⁰`Are they not finding and dividing the spoils: a girl or two for each man, colorful garments as plunder for Sisera, colorful garments embroidered, highly embroidered garments for my neck -- all this as plunder?' ³¹"So may all your enemies perish, O LORD! But may they who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength." Then the land had peace forty years.(NIV)

7 Judges 5:1-31 ¹Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,

²For that the leaders took the lead in Israel,

For that the people offered themselves willingly,

Bless you_P Yahweh.

³Hear, you_P kings; give ear, you_P princes;

I, even I, will sing to Yahweh;

I will sing praise to Yahweh, the God of Israel.

⁴Yahweh_f , when you went forth out of Seir,

When you marched out of the field of Edom,

The earth trembled, the sky also dropped,

Yes, the clouds dropped water.

⁵The mountains quaked at the presence of Yahweh,

Even yon Sinai at the presence of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

⁶In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath,

In the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied,

The travelers walked through byways.

⁷The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased,

Until that I Deborah arose,

That I arose a mother in Israel.

⁸They chose new gods;

Then was war in the gates:

Was there a shield or spear seen

Among forty thousand in Israel?

⁹My heart is toward the governors of Israel,

Who offered themselves willingly among the people:

Bless you_P Yahweh.

¹⁰Tell of it, you_P who ride on white donkeys,

You_P who sit on rich carpets,

You_P who walk by the way.

¹¹Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water,

There shall they rehearse the righteous acts of Yahweh,

Even the righteous acts of his rule in Israel.

Then the people of Yahweh went down to the gates.

¹²Awake, awake, Deborah;

Awake, awake, utter a song:

Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, you son of Abinoam.

¹³Then came down a remnant of the nobles and the people;

Yahweh came down for me against the mighty.

¹⁴Out of Ephraim came down they whose root is in Amalek;

After you, Benjamin, among your peoples;

Out of Machir came down governors,

Out of Zebulun those who handle the marshal's staff.

¹⁵The princes of Issachar were with Deborah;

As was Issachar, so was Barak;

Into the valley they rushed forth at his feet.

By the watercourses of Reuben

There were great resolves of heart.

¹⁶Why sat you among the sheepfolds,

To hear the whistling for the flocks?

At the watercourses of Reuben

There were great searchings of heart.

¹⁷Gilead abode beyond the Jordan:

Dan, why did he remain in ships?

Asher sat still at the haven of the sea,

Abode by his creeks.

¹⁸Zebulun was a people that jeopardized their lives to the death,

Naphtali, on the high places of the field.

¹⁹The kings came and fought;

Then fought the kings of Canaan.

In Taanach by the waters of Megiddo:

They took no gain of money.

²⁰From the sky the stars fought,

From their courses they fought against Sisera.

²¹The river Kishon swept them away,

That ancient river, the river Kishon.

My soul, march on with strength.

²²Then did the horse hoofs stamp

By reason of the prancings, the prancings of their strong ones.

²³Curse you_P Meroz, said the angel of Yahweh.

Curse you_P bitterly the inhabitants of it,

Because they didn't come to the help of Yahweh,

To the help of Yahweh against the mighty.

²⁴Blessed above women shall Jael be,

The wife of Heber the Kenite;

Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

²⁵He asked water, and she gave him milk;

She brought him butter in a lordly dish.

²⁶She put her hand to the tent-pin,

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.

²⁷At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay;

At her feet he bowed, he fell;

Where he bowed, there he fell down dead.

²⁸Through the window she looked forth, and cried,

The mother of Sisera cried through the lattice,

Why is his chariot so long in coming?

Why do the wheels of his chariots wait?

²⁹Her wise ladies answered her,

Yes, she returned answer to herself,

³⁰Have they not found, have they not divided the spoil?

A lady, two ladies to every man;

To Sisera a spoil of dyed garments,

A spoil of dyed garments embroidered,

Of dyed garments embroidered on both sides, on the necks of the spoil?

³¹So let all your enemies perish, Yahweh_f :(WEB)

7 Judges 5:1-31 ¹Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,

²Because the leaders took the lead in Israel,
because the people offered themselves willingly,

be blessed, the LORD!

³Hear, you kings!
Give ear, you princes!

I, even I, will sing to the LORD.
I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel.

⁴LORD_f , when you went forth out of Seir,
when you marched out of the field of Edom,

the earth trembled, the sky also dropped.
Yes, the clouds dropped water.

⁵The mountains quaked at the presence of the LORD,
even Sinai, at the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel.

⁶In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath,
in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied.
The travelers walked through byways.

⁷The rulers ceased in Israel.
They ceased until I, Deborah, arose;
Until I arose a mother in Israel.

⁸They chose new gods.
Then war was in the gates.
Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

⁹My heart is toward the governors of Israel,
who offered themselves willingly among the people.
Bless the LORD!

¹⁰Tell of it, you who ride on white donkeys,
you who sit on rich carpets,
and you who walk by the way.

¹¹Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water,
there they will rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD,
Even the righteous acts of his rule in Israel.
Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates.

¹²Awake, awake, Deborah!
Awake, awake, utter a song!
Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, you son of Abinoam.

¹³Then a remnant of the nobles and the people came down.
The LORD came down for me against the mighty.

¹⁴Those 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.

¹⁵The 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.

¹⁶Why did you sit among the sheepfolds,
To hear the whistling for the flocks?

At the watercourses of Reuben
There were great searchings of heart.

¹⁷Gilead lived beyond the Jordan.
Why did Dan remain in ships?
Asher sat still at the haven of the sea,
and lived by his creeks.

¹⁸Zebulun was a people that jeopardized their lives to the deaths;
Naphtali also, on the high places of the field.

¹⁹The kings came and fought,
then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo.
They took no plunder of silver.

²⁰From the sky the stars fought.
From their courses, they fought against Sisera.

²¹The river Kishon swept them away,
that ancient river, the river Kishon.
My soul, march on with strength.

²²Then the horse hoofs stamped because of the prancings,
the prancings of their strong ones.

²³Curse Meroz, said the angel of the LORD.
Curse bitterly its inhabitants,
because they didn't come to help the LORD,
to help the LORD against the mighty.

²⁴Jael shall be blessed above women,
the wife of Heber the Kenite;
blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

²⁵He asked for water.
She gave him milk.
She brought him butter in a lordly dish.

²⁶She 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.

²⁷At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay.
At her feet he bowed, he fell.
Where he bowed, there he fell down dead.

²⁸Through 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?

²⁹Her wise ladies answered her,
Yes, she returned answer to herself,

³⁰Have they not found, have they not divided the spoil?
A lady, two ladies to every man;

to Sisera a spoil of dyed garments,
A spoil of dyed garments embroidered,
Of dyed garments embroidered on both sides, on the necks of the spoil?

³¹So let all your enemies perish, LORD_f ,
but let those who love him be as the sun when it rises forth in its strength.(WEB/HNV)

7 Judges 5:1-31 ¹THEN sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, ²With requital has Israel been avenged; praise Yahvah with a song for avenging Israel. ³Hear, oh kings; give ear, oh princes; I will sing to Yahvah; I will sing praise to Yahvah God of Israel. ⁴Yahvah, when you went out of Seir, when you marched in the fields of Edom, the earth trembled and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water. ⁵The mountains melted from before Yahvah, even this Sinai from the presence of Yahvah the Holy One of Israel.

⁶In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Anael, the highways were cut off, and the travellers who once walked on main roads, had to go through the crooked byways. ⁷The little villages ceased in Israel; they ceased, until I Deborah arose, I arose as a mother in Israel. ⁸Yahvah will choose new things; then the barley bread, and a sword or a spear will not be seen among 40,000 in Israel. ⁹My heart said to the lawgiver of Israel, Those who are chosen among the people bless Yahvah. ¹⁰You who ride on white donkeys, you who live in houses, and you who travel on the highways, ¹¹Meditate on the words of the inquirers, who are among the teachers; they will execute the righteousness of Yahvah, even his righteousness which he has multiplied in Israel; then the people of Yahvah will march to the gates.

¹²Awake, awake, Deborah; awake, utter a song; arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, oh son of Abinoam. ¹³Then the deliverer went down to sing praise before Yahvah; you have given me victory by the hand of a man out of Ephraim. ¹⁴And Barak's works are known in Amalek; after you marched Benjamin with affection for you; out of Machir came forth a seer, and out of Zebulun those who write with the pen of a scribe. ¹⁵And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar is like Barak among the peoples; he was sent on foot to a portion of Reuben; great are those who give oracles to comfort the heart. ¹⁶Why do you abode on the highways? To hear the bleatings of the wild donkeys? For in the divisions of Reuben were great searches of heart. ¹⁷Gad abode beyond the Jordan; and Dan brought ships to the harbor; Asher lived on the sea shore, and remained in its harbors. ¹⁸Zebulun and Naphtali were peoples who jeopardized their lives on the high places of his field. ¹⁹The kings came and fought; then fought the kings of Canaan; they fought in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no goods nor money. ²⁰The stars fought from their courses; they fought from heaven against Sisera by the river Kishon. ²¹The river Kishon and the river Karmin swept them away. Oh my soul, you have defeated an army. ²²Then the hoofs of his horses fell down, were broken because of the prancing of his mighty ones. ²³Curse Meroz, said the angel of Yahvah, curse it, and curse its inhabitants, because they did not come with men to the help of Yahvah.

²⁴Blessed above women will Anael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed she will be above women in the tent. ²⁵He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a giant bowl. ²⁶She put her hand to the peg and her right hand to the carpenter's hammer, and with the hammer she struck Sisera and crushed his head, when she had struck and pierced his temples. ²⁷At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down; at the place where he bowed, there he fell down dead, the plunderer. ²⁸The mother of Sisera looked out of the window and cried through the lattice, Why are the chariots of my son so long in coming? Why tarries the clatter of his chariots? ²⁹Her wise ladies answered her, saying, ³⁰Perhaps he went and found great spoil, dividing the prey, giving to every man a mule and great plunder, and to Sisera a prey of diverse colors of needlework and diverse colors of embroidered work, fitting for the necks of those who take the spoil. ³¹So let all your enemies perish, oh Yahvah; but let those who love you be like the sun when he goes forth in his might. And the land had rest for 40 years. (BRB)