Judges 5 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

The Song of Deborah and Barak

1 Then Deborah ^H1683 and Barak ^H1301 the son ^H1121 of Abinoam ^H42 sang ^H7891 on that day ^H3117, saying ^H559,

2 “When [fn]the leaders ^H6546 led ^H6544 in Israel ^H3478,

When the people ^H5971 volunteered ^H5068,

Bless ^H1288 Yahweh ^H3068!

3 “Hear ^H8085, O kings ^H4428; give ^H238 ear ^H238, O rulers ^H7336!

As for me, to Yahweh ^H3068, I will sing ^H7891;

I will sing ^H2167 praise ^H2167 to Yahweh ^H3068, the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478.

4 “O Yahweh ^H3068, when You went ^H3318 out ^H3318 from Seir ^H8165,

When You marched ^H6805 from the field ^H7704 of Edom ^H123,

The earth ^H776 quaked ^H7493, the heavens ^H8064 also ^H1571 dripped ^H5197,

Even ^H1571 the clouds ^H5645 dripped ^H5197 water ^H4325.

5 “The mountains ^H2022 [fn]flowed ^H5140 at the presence ^H6440 of Yahweh ^H3068,

This ^H2088 Sinai ^H5514, at the presence ^H6440 of Yahweh ^H3068, the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478.

6 “In the days ^H3117 of Shamgar ^H8044 the son ^H1121 of Anath ^H6067,

In the days ^H3117 of Jael ^H3278, the paths ^H734 had ^H2308 ceased ^H2308,

So travelers ^H1980 H5410 [fn]went ^H1980 by [fn]roundabout ^H6128 paths ^H734.

7 “The peasantry ^H6520 ceased ^H2308; they ceased ^H2308 in Israel ^H3478,

Until ^H5704 I, Deborah ^H1683, arose ^H6965,

Until I arose ^H6965, a mother ^H517 in Israel ^H3478.

8 “[fn]God ^H430 chose ^H977 new ^H2319 leaders;

Then ^H227 war ^H3901 was in the gates ^H8179.

Not a shield ^H4043 or a spear ^H7420 was seen ^H7200

Among forty ^H705 thousand ^H505 in Israel ^H3478.

9 “My heart ^H3820 goes out to the commanders ^H2710 of Israel ^H3478,

The volunteers ^H5068 among the people ^H5971;

Bless ^H1288 Yahweh ^H3068!

10 “You who ride ^H7392 on [fn]white ^H6715 donkeys ^H860,

You who sit ^H3427 on rich carpets ^H4055,

And you who travel ^H1980 on the road ^H1870—muse ^H7878 aloud!

11 “At the sound ^H6963 of those who divide ^H2686 flocks among ^H996 the watering ^H4857 places ^H4857,

There ^H8033 they shall [fn]commemorate ^H8567 the righteous ^H6666 deeds ^H6666 of Yahweh ^H3068,

The righteous ^H6666 deeds ^H6666 for His [fn]peasantry ^H6520 in Israel ^H3478.

Then ^H227 the people ^H5971 of Yahweh ^H3068 went ^H3381 down ^H3381 to the gates ^H8179.

12 “Awake ^H5782, awake ^H5782, Deborah ^H1683;

Awake ^H5782, awake ^H5782, [fn]utter ^H1696 a song ^H7892!

Arise ^H6965, Barak ^H1301, and take ^H7617 away ^H7617 your captives ^H7617, O son ^H1121 of Abinoam ^H42.

13 “Then ^H227 survivors ^H8300 came ^H3381 down ^H3381 to the mighty ^H117 ones ^H117;

The people ^H5971 of Yahweh ^H3068 came ^H3381 down ^H3381 to me as warriors ^H1368.

14 “From Ephraim ^H669 those whose root ^H8328 is in Amalek ^H6002 came down,

Following ^H310 you, Benjamin ^H1144, with your peoples ^H5971;

From Machir ^H4353 commanders ^H2710 came ^H3381 down ^H3381,

And from Zebulun ^H2074 those who wield ^H4900 the staff ^H7626 of a scribe ^H5608.

15 “And [fn]the princes ^H8269 of Issachar ^H3485 were with Deborah ^H1683;

As was Issachar ^H3485, so ^H3651 was Barak ^H1301;

Into the valley ^H6010 they rushed ^H7971 at his [fn]heels ^H7272;

Among the divisions ^H6390 of Reuben ^H7205

There was great ^H1419 persistence ^H2706 of the heart ^H3820.

16 “Why ^H4100 did you sit ^H3427 among ^H996 the [fn]sheepfolds ^H4942,

To hear ^H8085 the whistling ^H8292 for the flocks ^H5739?

Among the divisions ^H6390 of Reuben ^H7205

There were great ^H1419 probings ^H2714 of the heart ^H3820.

17 “Gilead ^H1568 dwelt ^H7931 across ^H5676 the Jordan ^H3383;

And why ^H4100 did Dan ^H1835 stay ^H1481 in ships ^H591?

Asher ^H836 sat ^H3427 at the seashore ^H3220 H2348,

And dwelt ^H7931 by its landings ^H4664.

18 “Zebulun ^H2074 was a people ^H5971 who despised ^H2778 their lives ^H5315 even to death ^H4191,

And Naphtali ^H5321 also, on the high ^H4791 places ^H4791 of the field ^H7704.

19 “The kings ^H4428 came ^H935 and fought ^H3898;

Then ^H227 fought ^H3898 the kings ^H4428 of Canaan ^H3667

At Taanach ^H8590 near ^H5921 the waters ^H4325 of Megiddo ^H4023;

They took ^H3947 no ^H3808 gain ^H1215 of silver ^H3701.

20 “The stars ^H3556 fought ^H3898 from heaven ^H8064;

From their courses ^H4546 they fought ^H3898 against ^H5973 Sisera ^H5516.

21 “The river ^H5158 of Kishon ^H7028 swept ^H1640 them away ^H1640,

The ancient ^H6917 river ^H5158, the river ^H5158 Kishon ^H7028.

O my soul ^H5315, march ^H1869 on with strength ^H5797.

22 “Then ^H227 the horses’ ^H5483 hoofs ^H6119 beat ^H1986

From the dashing ^H1726, the dashing ^H1726 of his [fn]valiant ^H47 steeds ^H47.

23 ‘Curse ^H779 Meroz ^H4789,’ said ^H559 the angel ^H4397 of Yahweh ^H3068,

‘Utterly ^H779 curse ^H779 its inhabitants ^H3427,

Because ^H3588 they did not come ^H935 to the help ^H5833 of Yahweh ^H3068,

To the help ^H5833 of Yahweh ^H3068 against the warriors ^H1368.’

24 “Most blessed ^H1288 of women ^H802 is Jael ^H3278,

The wife ^H802 of Heber ^H2268 the Kenite ^H7017;

Most blessed ^H1288 is she of women ^H802 in the tent ^H168.

25 “He asked ^H7592 for water ^H4325, and she gave ^H5414 him milk ^H2461;

In a mighty ^H117 bowl ^H5602 she brought ^H7126 him curds ^H2529.

26 “She sent ^H7971 forth her hand ^H3027 for the tent ^H3489 peg ^H3489,

And her right ^H3225 hand ^H3225 for the workmen’s ^H6001 hammer ^H1989.

Then she beat ^H1986 Sisera ^H5516; she smashed ^H4277 his head ^H7218,

And she crushed ^H4272 and pierced ^H2498 his temple ^H7541.

27 “Between ^H996 her feet ^H7272 he bowed ^H3766, he fell ^H5307, he lay ^H7901;

Between ^H996 her feet ^H7272 he bowed ^H3766, he fell ^H5307;

Where ^H834 he bowed ^H3766, there ^H8033 he fell ^H5307 violently devastated ^H7703.

28 “Out of the window ^H2474 she looked ^H8259 and lamented ^H2980,

The mother ^H517 of Sisera ^H5516 through ^H1157 the [fn]lattice ^H822,

‘Why ^H4069 does his chariot ^H7393 delay ^H309 in coming ^H935?

Why ^H4069 do the [fn]hoofbeats ^H6471 of his chariots ^H4818 tarry ^H309?’

29 “Her wise ^H2450 princesses ^H8282 would answer ^H6030 her,

Indeed ^H637 she repeats ^H7725 her words ^H561 to herself,

30 ‘Are they not finding ^H4672, are they not dividing ^H2505 the spoil ^H7998?

A maiden ^H7358, two maidens ^H7358 for every ^H7218 mighty ^H1397 man ^H1397;

To Sisera ^H5516 a spoil ^H7998 of dyed ^H6648 work ^H6648,

A spoil ^H7998 of dyed ^H6648 work ^H6648 embroidered ^H7553,

Dyed ^H6648 work ^H6648 of double embroidery ^H7553 on the [fn]neck ^H6677 of the spoil ^H7998?’

31 “Thus ^H3651 let all ^H3605 Your enemies ^H340 perish ^H6, O Yahweh ^H3068;

But let those who love ^H157 Him be like the rising ^H3318 of the sun ^H8121 in its might ^H1369.”

And the land ^H776 was ^H8252 quiet ^H8252 for forty ^H705 years ^H8141.