5:1 Then sang Deb'orah and Barak the son of Abin'o-am on that day:
5:1 Then Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying:

5:2 "That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered themselves willingly, bless the LORD!
5:2 "When locks are long in Israel, when the people offer themselves willingly--bless the LORD!

5:3 "Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; to the LORD I will sing, I will make melody to the LORD, the God of Israel.
5:3 "Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; to the LORD I will sing, I will make melody to the LORD, the God of Israel.

5:4 "LORD, when thou didst go forth from Se'ir, when thou didst march from the region of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, yea, the clouds dropped water.
5:4 "LORD, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from the region of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens poured, the clouds indeed poured water.

5:5 The mountains quaked before the LORD, yon Sinai before the LORD, the God of Israel.
5:5 The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.

5:6 "In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, in the days of Ja'el, caravans ceased and travelers kept to the byways.
5:6 "In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, caravans ceased and travelers kept to the byways.

5:7 The peasantry ceased in Israel, they ceased until you arose, Deb'orah, arose as a mother in Israel.
5:7 The peasantry prospered in Israel, they grew fat on plunder, because you arose, Deborah, arose as a mother in Israel.

5:8 When new gods were chosen, then war was in the gates. Was shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?
5:8 When new gods were chosen, then war was in the gates. Was shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?

5:9 My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless the LORD.
5:9 My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless the LORD.

5:10 "Tell of it, you who ride on tawny asses, you who sit on rich carpets and you who walk by the way.
5:10 "Tell of it, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets and you who walk by the way.

5:11 To the sound of musicians at the watering places, there they repeat the triumphs of the LORD, the triumphs of his peasantry in Israel. "Then down to the gates marched the people of the LORD.
5:11 To the sound of musicians at the watering places, there they repeat the triumphs of the LORD, the triumphs of his peasantry in Israel. "Then down to the gates marched the people of the LORD.

5:12 "Awake, awake, Deb'orah! Awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, lead away your captives, O son of Abin'o-am.
5:12 "Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, lead away your captives, O son of Abinoam.

5:13 Then down marched the remnant of the noble; the people of the LORD marched down for him against the mighty.
5:13 Then down marched the remnant of the noble; the people of the LORD marched down for him against the mighty.

5:14 From E'phraim they set out thither into the valley, following you, Benjamin, with your kinsmen; from Machir marched down the commanders, and from Zeb'ulun those who bear the marshal's staff;
5:14 From Ephraim they set out into the valley, following you, Benjamin, with your kin; from Machir marched down the commanders, and from Zebulun those who bear the marshal's staff;

5:15 the princes of Is'sachar came with Deb'orah, and Is'sachar faithful to Barak; into the valley they rushed forth at his heels. Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
5:15 the chiefs of Issachar came with Deborah, and Issachar faithful to Barak; into the valley they rushed out at his heels. Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

5:16 Why did you tarry among the sheepfolds, to hear the piping for the flocks? Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
5:16 Why did you tarry among the sheepfolds, to hear the piping for the flocks? Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

5:17 Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan; and Dan, why did he abide with the ships? Asher sat still at the coast of the sea, settling down by his landings.
5:17 Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan; and Dan, why did he abide with the ships? Asher sat still at the coast of the sea, settling down by his landings.

5:18 Zeb'ulun is a people that jeoparded their lives to the death; Naph'tali too, on the heights of the field.
5:18 Zebulun is a people that scorned death; Naphtali too, on the heights of the field.

5:19 "The kings came, they fought; then fought the kings of Canaan, at Ta'anach, by the waters of Megid'do; they got no spoils of silver.
5:19 "The kings came, they fought; then fought the kings of Canaan, at Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; they got no spoils of silver.

5:20 From heaven fought the stars, from their courses they fought against Sis'era.
5:20 The stars fought from heaven, from their courses they fought against Sisera.

5:21 The torrent Kishon swept them away, the onrushing torrent, the torrent Kishon. March on, my soul, with might!
5:21 The torrent Kishon swept them away, the onrushing torrent, the torrent Kishon. March on, my soul, with might!

5:22 "Then loud beat the horses' hoofs with the galloping, galloping of his steeds.
5:22 "Then loud beat the horses' hoofs with the galloping, galloping of his steeds.

5:23 "Curse Meroz, says the angel of the LORD, curse bitterly its inhabitants, because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.
5:23 "Curse Meroz, says the angel of the LORD, curse bitterly its inhabitants, because they did not come to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.

5:24 "Most blessed of women be Ja'el, the wife of Heber the Ken'ite, of tent-dwelling women most blessed.
5:24 "Most blessed of women be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, of tent-dwelling women most blessed.

5:25 He asked water and she gave him milk, she brought him curds in a lordly bowl.
5:25 He asked water and she gave him milk, she brought him curds in a lordly bowl.

5:26 She put her hand to the tent peg and her right hand to the workmen's mallet; she struck Sis'era a blow, she crushed his head, she shattered and pierced his temple.
5:26 She put her hand to the tent peg and her right hand to the workmen's mallet; she struck Sisera a blow, she crushed his head, she shattered and pierced his temple.

5:27 He sank, he fell, he lay still at her feet; at her feet he sank, he fell; where he sank, there he fell dead.
5:27 He sank, he fell, he lay still at her feet; at her feet he sank, he fell; where he sank, there he fell dead.

5:28 "Out of the window she peered, the mother of Sis'era gazed through the lattice: `Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the hoofbeats of his chariots?'
5:28 "Out of the window she peered, the mother of Sisera gazed through the lattice: 'Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the hoofbeats of his chariots?'

5:29 Her wisest ladies make answer, nay, she gives answer to herself,
5:29 Her wisest ladies make answer, indeed, she answers the question herself:

5:30 `Are they not finding and dividing the spoil? -- A maiden or two for every man; spoil of dyed stuffs for Sis'era, spoil of dyed stuffs embroidered, two pieces of dyed work embroidered for my neck as spoil?'
5:30 'Are they not finding and dividing the spoil?--A girl or two for every man; spoil of dyed stuffs for Sisera, spoil of dyed stuffs embroidered, two pieces of dyed work embroidered for my neck as spoil?'

5:31 "So perish all thine enemies, O LORD! But thy friends be like the sun as he rises in his might." And the land had rest for forty years.
5:31 "So perish all your enemies, O LORD! But may your friends be like the sun as it rises in its might." And the land had rest forty years.