Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
On
that
day
Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang
this
song:
Then
sang
Deborah and Barak the
son of Abinoam on
that
day,
saying,
“When
the princes
take
the lead in Israel, when
the people volunteer
, bless the
LORD
.
For
that
the leaders
took
the lead in Israel, For
that
the people offered
themselves
willingly
, Bless ye
Jehovah
.
Listen
, O kings !
Give ear, O princes !
I will sing to
the
LORD
; I will sing praise to the
LORD
, the God of Israel.
Hear
, 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.
O
LORD
, when You
went
out from
Seir, when You
marched
from
the land
of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured
out
rain
, and
the clouds poured
down
water.
Jehovah
, 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.
The mountains quaked before
the
LORD,
the One
of Sinai
, before
the LORD
, the God of Israel.
The mountains quaked at
the presence
of Jehovah
, Even
yon
Sinai
at
the presence
of
Jehovah
, the God of Israel.
In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted
and the travelers
took
the
byways.
In the days of Shamgar the
son of Anath, In the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied,
And the travellers
walked
through
byways.
Life
in
the villages
ceased ;
it
ended
in Israel, until I ,
Deborah ,
arose, a mother in Israel.
The rulers
ceased in Israel, they
ceased,
Until that
I Deborah arose, That
I
arose
a mother in Israel.
When
they chose new gods ,
then war came
to
their
gates .
Not
a shield or spear was
found
among forty thousand 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 princes
of Israel, with
the
volunteers
among the people .
Bless the
LORD!
My heart is toward
the governors
of Israel, That
offered
themselves
willingly
among the people :
Bless ye
Jehovah.
You
who
ride white donkeys
, who
sit on saddle
blankets
, and you
who
travel
the road,
ponder
Tell
`of
it',
ye
that
ride on
white asses
, Ye
that
sit on rich
carpets
, And ye
that
walk
by
the way.
the voices
of the
singers
at
the watering
places .
There they
shall recount
the righteous acts of the
LORD
, the righteous deeds
of His villagers
in Israel. Then the people of the
LORD
went down to the gates :
Far
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 .
‘
Awake, awake, O
Deborah !
Awake, awake, sing
a song !
Arise, O
Barak, and take
hold
of
your
captives, O
son of Abinoam !’
Awake, awake, Deborah ;
Awake, awake, utter
a song :
Arise, Barak, and lead
away
thy
captives, thou
son of Abinoam .
Then the
survivors
came down to
the nobles ;
the people of
the
LORD
came down to
me against the mighty.
Then came down a
remnant
of
the nobles `and'
the people ;
Jehovah
came down for
me against the mighty.
Some
came
from
Ephraim ,
with
their
roots
in Amalek; Benjamin
came
with
your
people
after you.
The
commanders
came down from
Machir
, the
bearers
of the marshal’s
staff from
Zebulun
.
Out
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.
The princes of Issachar were with Deborah ,
and
Issachar was with
Barak ,
rushing
into the valley at his heels
. In
the clans
of Reuben there was
great indecision
.
And
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
.
Why did
you
sit
among the sheepfolds to hear the whistling
for the flocks? In
the clans
of Reuben there was
great indecision
.
Why sattest
thou
among the sheepfolds ,
To hear the pipings
for the flocks? At
the watercourses
of Reuben There were
great searchings
of
heart
.
Gilead remained
beyond the Jordan .
Dan, why did you
linger
by
the
ships? Asher stayed
at the coast
and remained
in
his harbors
.
Gilead 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
.
Zebulun was a people who
risked
their lives ;
Naphtali
, too
, on
the heights
of the battlefield
.
Zebulun was a people that
jeoparded
their lives unto
the
death
, And
Naphtali
, upon
the high
places
of the field
.
Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought
at
Taanach by the waters of Megiddo ,
but
they took no plunder
of silver
.
The
kings came and fought; Then fought
the kings of Canaan .
In
Taanach by the waters of Megiddo :
They took no gain
of money
.
From the
heavens
the stars fought;
from their courses they fought against Sisera.
From heaven
fought
the stars ,
From their courses they fought against Sisera.
The River Kishon swept them away, the
ancient river, the River Kishon. March
on,
O my soul, in
strength !
The river Kishon swept them away, That
ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, march
on
with
strength .
Then the hooves
of horses
thundered—
the mad
galloping
of his
stallions
.
Then did
the horsehoofs
stamp
By
reason
of the prancings,
the
prancings
of their
strong
ones
.
‘
Curse Meroz, ’
says
the angel of the
LORD
. ‘Bitterly
curse her
inhabitants ;
for
they did
not come
to help
the LORD
, to help
the LORD
against the mighty. ’
Curse 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.
Most
blessed among
women is
Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite ,
most
blessed of
tent-dwelling
women.
Blessed above
women shall
Jael be
, The wife of Heber the Kenite ;
Blessed shall
she
be
above
women in
the
tent
.
He asked for
water, and she gave him milk .
In
a
magnificent
bowl
she brought him curds
.
He asked water, `
and '
she gave him milk ;
She brought him butter
in
a
lordly
dish
.
She reached
for
the tent peg
, her right hand for
the workman’s
hammer .
She struck
Sisera and
crushed
his skull
; she shattered
and
pierced his temple
.
She 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
.
At her feet he collapsed
, he fell, there
he lay still
; at her feet he collapsed
, he fell; where he collapsed
, there he fell dead.
At her feet he bowed
, he fell, he lay; At her feet he bowed
, he fell; Where he bowed
, there he fell down
dead.
Sisera’s
mother
looked
through the window ;
she peered
through the lattice and
lamented:
‘
Why is his chariot so long in coming? What
has
delayed
the clatter
of his chariots? ’
Through 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?
Her wisest
ladies answer;
indeed
she keeps
telling
herself,
Her wise
ladies answered
her,
Yea,
she returned
answer
to
herself,
‘Are
they not finding
and
dividing
the spoil —
a girl
or
two
for
each
warrior
, a plunder
of dyed garments for
Sisera
, the
spoil of embroidered garments for
the neck
of the looter
? ’
Have
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
?
So may
all your
enemies perish, O LORD!
But may
those
who
love You
shine
like
the sun at
its
brightest
. ”
And the land had rest for
forty years.
So let
all thine
enemies perish, O Jehovah:
But let
them
that
love him
be
as
the sun when
he
goeth
forth
in
his
might
. And the land had rest forty years.
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