Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
On
that
day
Deborah
and Barak son of Abinoam sang
this
song
:
And Deborah
singeth
--
also
Barak son of Abinoam --
on
that
day,
saying
: --
“When
the
princes
take
the
lead
in Israel, when
the
people volunteer,
bless the
LORD
.
`For
freeing
freemen
in Israel, For
a
people willingly
offering
themselves
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
, ye
kings ;
give ear, ye
princes ,
I ,
to Jehovah,
I --
I
do
sing ,
I
sing
praise to Jehovah
, 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
, in
Thy
going
forth
out of
Seir, In
Thy
stepping
out
of
the field
of Edom, Earth trembled, also
the heavens dropped
, Also
thick
clouds dropped
water.
The
mountains
quaked
before
the LORD
, the
One of
Sinai ,
before
the LORD
, the
God of Israel.
Hills
flowed
from
the face
of
Jehovah
, This
one --
Sinai --
From
the face
of
Jehovah
, 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 son of Anath --
In the days of Jael --
The ways
have
ceased,
And those
going
in
the paths
go
`in'
crooked
ways
.
Life
in
the
villages ceased ;
it
ended
in Israel, until
I ,
Deborah, arose, a mother in Israel.
Villages ceased in Israel --
they
ceased
, Till
that
I arose
--
Deborah, 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.
He
chooseth
new gods, Then war `is'
at
the
gates !
A shield is
not
seen
--
and
a
spear 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 '
to
the lawgivers
of Israel, Who
are
offering
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
Riders
on
white asses
--
Sitters
on a
long
robe
--
And walkers
by
the way
--
meditate!
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:
By
the voice
of shouters
Between
the places of
drawing
water,
There they give
out
righteous acts of Jehovah
, Righteous acts
of His villages
in Israel ,
Then ruled
in
the gates
have
the
people of Jehovah.
‘
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 ;
Rise
, Barak, and take captive
thy
captivity
, Son of Abinoam .
Then the survivors
came
down
to the
nobles;
the people of the
LORD
came
down
to
me against
the mighty.
Then him
who
is
left
of
the honourable
ones
He
caused
to rule
the people of Jehovah,
He
caused
me to
rule
among
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 their root
`is'
against
Amalek .
After thee,
Benjamin,
among
thy
peoples
. Out
of
Machir
came down lawgivers
, And
out
of Zebulun those
drawing
with
the
reed
of
a
writer
.
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
princes in
Issachar `are'
with Deborah, Yea,
Issachar `is'
right
with Barak, Into the valley he
was
sent
on
his feet
. In the divisions
of Reuben ,
Great `are'
the
decrees
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 hast
thou
abode
between
the boundaries,
To hear lowings
of
herds
? For
the divisions
of Reuben ,
Great `are'
the
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 beyond the Jordan did
tabernacle
, And
Dan
--
why doth
he
sojourn
`in'
ships? Asher hath
abode
at the haven
of
the
seas,
And by
his creeks
doth
tabernacle
.
Zebulun was
a people who risked
their
lives;
Naphtali,
too
, on the
heights
of the battlefield
.
Zebulun `is'
a people who exposed
its
soul
to
death
, Naphtali
also
--
on 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.
Kings came --
they
fought; Then fought
kings of Canaan ,
In
Taanach ,
by the waters of Megiddo ;
Gain
of
money
they took not!
From the heavens the stars fought;
from their courses
they
fought against
Sisera.
From the heavens they
fought:
The stars from their highways
fought with
Sisera.
The River
Kishon swept them away, the ancient river,
the River
Kishon. March
on
, O my soul ,
in
strength
!
The brook
Kishon swept them away, The brook
most
ancient --
the brook
Kishon. Thou
dost
tread
down
strength
, O my soul!
Then the
hooves
of
horses
thundered—
the mad
galloping
of his
stallions
.
Then broken
were
the horse-heels,
By
pransings
--
pransings
of its
mighty
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 Meroz --
said
a
messenger
of Jehovah,
Cursing,
curse ye
its
inhabitants ,
For they came
not to the help
of
Jehovah
, To the help
of
Jehovah
among
the mighty !
Most
blessed among
women is Jael, the
wife of Heber the Kenite, most
blessed
of
tent-dwelling
women.
Blessed above
women is Jael, Wife of Heber the Kenite, Above
women in
the
tent
she
is
blessed
.
He asked for
water,
and
she gave him
milk.
In a magnificent
bowl
she brought him
curds
.
Water
he asked --
milk
she gave ;
In a lordly
dish
she brought near
butter
.
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.
Her
hand
to
the pin
she
sendeth
forth
, And
her right hand to
the labourers'
hammer ,
And
she hammered
Sisera --
she
smote
his head,
Yea,
she smote,
and it
passed
through
his temple.
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
.
Between
her feet he bowed
--
He fell, he lay down
; Between
her feet he bowed
, he fell; Where he bowed
, there he fell --
destroyed
.
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 hath
looked
out
--
Yea,
she
crieth
out
--
the
mother
of
Sisera,
Through the lattice: Wherefore
is his chariot delaying
to
come
? Wherefore
tarried
have
the steps
of his chariot
?
Her wisest
ladies
answer ;
indeed
she keeps
telling
herself ,
The
wise
ones,
her princesses,
answer her,
Yea,
she returneth
her
sayings
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?’
Do
they not find?
--
they
apportion
spoil ,
A female
--
two females
--
for every
head
, Spoil
of finger-work
for Sisera, Spoil of embroidered finger-work,
Finger-work
--
a
pair
of
embroidered
things,
For 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 do
all Thine
enemies perish, O Jehovah,
And
those loving
Him
`are'
As
the going
out
of
the
sun in
its might!'
and the land resteth
forty years.
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