1 E ntão cantaram Débora e Baraque, filho de Abinoão, naquele dia, dizendo:

Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,

2 P orquanto os chefes se puseram ã frente em Israel, porquanto o povo se ofereceu voluntariamente, louvai ao Senhor.

“Because the leaders took the lead in Israel, because the people offered themselves willingly, be blessed, Yahweh!

3 O uvi, ó reis; dai ouvidos, ó príncipes! eu cantarei ao Senhor, salmodiarei ao Senhor Deus de Israel.

“Hear, you kings! Give ear, you princes! I, even I, will sing to Yahweh. I will sing praise to Yahweh, the God of Israel.

4 ç Senhor, quando saíste de Seir, quando caminhaste desde o campo de Edom, a terra estremeceu, os céus gotejaram, sim, as nuvens gotejaram águas.

“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.

5 O s montes se abalaram diante do Senhor, e até Sinai, diante do Senhor Deus de Israel.

The mountains quaked Yahweh’s presence, even Sinai at the presence of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

6 N os dias de Sangar, filho de Anate, nos dias de Jael, cessaram as caravanas; e os que viajavam iam por atalhos desviados.

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

7 C essaram as aldeias em Israel, cessaram; até que eu Débora, me levantei, até que eu me levantei por mãe em Israel.

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

8 E scolheram deuses novos; logo a guerra estava

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

9 M eu coração inclina-se para os guias de Israel, que voluntariamente se ofereceram entre o povo. Bendizei ao Senhor.

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

10 L ouvai-o vós, os que cavalgais sobre jumentas brancas, que vos assentais sobre ricos tapetes; e vós, que andais pelo caminho.

“Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets, and you who walk by the way.

11 O nde se ouve o estrondo dos flecheiros, entre os lugares onde se tiram águas, ali falarão das justiças do Senhor, das justiças que fez

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.

12 D esperta, desperta, Débora; desperta, desperta, entoa um cântico; levanta-te, Baraque, e leva em cativeiro os teus prisioneiros, tu, filho de Abinoão.

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

13 E ntão desceu o restante dos nobres e do povo; desceu o Senhor por mim contra os poderosos.

“Then a remnant of the nobles and the people came down. Yahweh came down for me against the mighty.

14 D e Efraim desceram os que tinham a sua raiz em Amaleque, após ti, Benjamim, entre os teus povos; de Maquir desceram os guias, e de Zebulom os que levam o báculo do inspetor de tropas.

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.

15 T ambém os príncipes de Issacar estavam com Débora; e como Issacar, assim também Baraque; ao vale precipitaram-se em suas pegadas. Junto aos ribeiros de Rúben grandes foram as resoluções do coração.

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.

16 P or que ficastes entre os currais a escutar os balidos dos rebanhos? Junto aos ribeiros de Rúben grandes foram as resoluções do coração.

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.

17 G ileade ficou da banda dalém do Jordão; e Dã, por que se deteve com seus navios? Aser se assentou na costa do mar e ficou junto aos seus portos.

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.

18 Z ebulom é um povo que se expôs ã morte, como também Naftali, nas alturas do campo.

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

19 V ieram reis e pelejaram; pelejaram os reis de Canaã, em Taanaque junto

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

20 D esde os céus pelejaram as estrelas; desde as suas órbitas pelejaram contra Sísera.

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

21 O ribeiro de Quisom os arrastou, aquele antigo ribeiro, o ribeiro de Quisom. Ó minha alma, calcaste aos pés a força.

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

22 E ntão os cascos dos cavalos feriram a terra na fuga precipitada dos seus valentes.

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

23 A maldiçoai a Meroz, diz o anjo do Senhor, amaldiçoai acremente aos seus habitantes; porquanto não vieram em socorro do Senhor, em socorro do Senhor, entre os valentes.

‘Curse Meroz,’ said Yahweh’s angel. ‘Curse bitterly its inhabitants, because they didn’t come to help Yahweh, to help Yahweh against the mighty.’

24 B endita entre todas as mulheres será Jael, mulher de Heber, o queneu; bendita será entre as mulheres nômades.

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

25 Á gua pediu ele, leite lhe deu ela; em taça de príncipes lhe ofereceu coalhada.

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

26 Â estaca estendeu a mão esquerda, e ao martelo dos trabalhadores a direita, e matou a Sísera, rachando-lhe a cabeça; furou e traspassou-lhe as fontes.

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.

27 A os pés dela ele se encurvou, caiu, ficou estirado; aos pés dela se encurvou, caiu; onde se encurvou, ali caiu morto.

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

28 A mãe de Sísera olhando pela janela, através da grade exclamava: Por que tarda em vir o seu carro? por que se demora o rumor das suas carruagens?

“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?’

29 A s mais sábias das suas damas responderam, e ela respondia a si mesma:

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

30 N ão estão, porventura, achando e repartindo os despojos? uma ou duas donzelas a cada homem? para Sísera despojos de estofos tintos, despojos de estofos tintos bordados, bordados de várias cores, para o meu pescoço?

‘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?’

31 A ssim ó Senhor, pereçam todos os teus inimigos! Sejam, porém, os que te amam, como o sol quando se levanta na sua força. E a terra teve sossego por quarenta anos.

“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.