1 T hen sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,

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

2 F or that the leaders took the lead in Israel, For that the people offered themselves willingly, Bless ye Jehovah.

Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.

3 H ear, 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.

Hear, O ye kings. Give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will praise the LORD God of Israel.

4 J ehovah, 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.

LORD, when thou didst go out of Seir, when thou didst march out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped; the clouds also dropped water.

5 T he mountains quaked at the presence of Jehovah, Even yon Sinai at the presence of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.

6 I n the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, In the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, And the travellers walked through byways.

¶ In the days of Shamgar, the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways ceased, and those that walked went astray through crooked paths.

7 T he rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, Until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel.

The inhabitants of the villages ceased; they had ceased in Israel until I Deborah arose, I arose a mother in Israel.

8 T hey chose new gods; Then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?

When they chose new gods, the war was at the gates. Was there a shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?

9 M y heart is toward the governors of Israel, That offered themselves willingly among the people: Bless ye Jehovah.

My heart is toward the princes of Israel, those that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.

10 T ell of it, ye that ride on white asses, Ye that sit on rich carpets, And ye that walk by the way.

Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that preside in judgment, and walk by the way.

11 F ar 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.

Because of the noise of archers, taken from among those that draw water, there they shall retell the righteousnesses of the LORD, even the righteousnesses of his villages in Israel. Now shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.

12 A wake, awake, Deborah; Awake, awake, utter a song: Arise, Barak, and lead away thy captives, thou son of Abinoam.

¶ Rise up, rise up, Deborah; rise up, rise up, sing a song. Stand up, Barak and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.

13 T hen came down a remnant of the nobles and the people; Jehovah came down for me against the mighty.

Now he has made the remnant of the people to have dominion over the magnificent; the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.

14 O ut 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.

Out of Ephraim came his root against Amalek; after thee, came Benjamin, against thy peoples; out of Machir came down princes; and from Zebulun, those that handle the pen of the writer.

15 A nd 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.

Also princes of Issachar were with Deborah; and Issachar, like Barak, went on foot into the valley. From the divisions of Reuben, great are the thoughts of the heart.

16 W hy sattest thou among the sheepfolds, To hear the pipings for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben There were great searchings of heart.

Why didst thou abide among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? From the divisions of Reuben great are the searchings of the heart.

17 G ilead 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.

Gilead remained on the other side of the Jordan, and why did Dan remain next to the ships? Asher continued on the sea shore and remained in his breaches.

18 Z ebulun was a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death, And Naphtali, upon the high places of the field.

Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.

19 T he kings came and fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan. In Taanach by the waters of Megiddo: They took no gain of money.

The kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

20 F rom heaven fought the stars, From their courses they fought against Sisera.

They fought from the heavens; the stars from their ways fought against Sisera.

21 T he river Kishon swept them away, That ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, march on with strength.

The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. Tread down, O my soul, with strength.

22 T hen did the horsehoofs stamp By reason of the prancings, the prancings of their strong ones.

Then were the hoofs of the horses broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.

23 C urse 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.

Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof because they did not come to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.

24 B lessed above women shall Jael be, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

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

25 H e asked water, and she gave him milk; She brought him butter in a lordly dish.

He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth cream in a lordly dish.

26 S he 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.

She put her hand to the stake, 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.

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

At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down; at her feet he bowed, he fell; where he bowed, there he fell down dead.

28 T hrough 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?

The mother of Sisera looked out the window and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why do the wheels of his chariots tarry?

29 H er wise ladies answered her, Yea, she returned answer to herself,

Her wise princesses answered her; and she even answered to herself,

30 H ave 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?

Have they not found spoil and are dividing it? To each man a damsel or two; to Sisera a spoil of different colours, a spoil of different colours of needlework, of different colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of those that take the spoil?

31 S o 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.

So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD, but let those that love thee be as the sun when he rises in all his might. And the land had rest forty years.