Judges 5

vattashar devorah uvaraq ben-avino'am bayyom hahu lemor

On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang:

bifroa pera'ot beyisra'el behitnaddev am barekhu Adonai

When locks go untrimmed in Israel, When people dedicate themselves— Bless GOD!

shimu melakhim ha'azinu rozenim anokhi la-Adonai anokhi ashirah azammer la-Adonai elohe yisra'el

Hear, O kings! Give ear, O potentates! I will sing, will sing to GOD, Will hymn the ETERNAL, the God of Israel.

Adonai betsetekha misse'ir betsadekha missedeh edom erets ra'ashah gam-shamayim natafu gam-avim natefu mayim

O GOD, when You came forth from Seir, Advanced from the country of Edom, The earth trembled; The heavens dripped, Yea, the clouds dripped water,

harim nazelu mippene Adonai zeh sinay mippene Adonai elohe yisra'el

The mountains quaked because of GOD, Yon Sinai, because of GOD—the God of Israel.

bime shamgar ben-anat bime ya'el khadelu orakhot veholekhe netivot yelekhu orakhot aqalqallot

In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, In the days of Jael, caravans ceased, And wayfarers went By roundabout paths.

khadelu ferazon beyisra'el khadellu ad shaqqamti devorah shaqqamti em beyisra'el

Deliverance ceased, Ceased in Israel, Till you arose, O Deborah, Arose, O mother, in Israel!

yivkhar elohim khadashim az lakhem she'arim magen im-yera'eh varomakh be'arba'im elef beyisra'el

When they chose new gods, Was there a fighter then in the gates? No shield or spear was seen Among forty thousand in Israel!

libbi lekhoqeqe yisra'el hammitnaddevim ba'am barekhu Adonai

My heart is with Israel’s leaders, With the dedicated of the people— Bless GOD!

rokheve atonot tsekhorot yosheve al-middin veholekhe al-derekh sikhu

You riders on tawny jennies, You who sit on saddle rugs, And you wayfarers, declare it!

miqqol mekhatstsim ben mashabbim sham yetannu tsidqot Adonai tsidqot pirzono beyisra'el az yaredu lashe'arim am-Adonai

Louder than the sound of archers, There among the watering places Let them chant GOD’s gracious acts— The gracious deliverance of Israel. Then did GOD’s people March down to the gates!

uri uri devorah uri uri dabberi-shir qum baraq usheveh shevyekha ben-avino'am

Awake, awake, O Deborah! Awake, awake, strike up the chant! Arise, O Barak; Take your captives, O son of Abinoam!

az yerad sarid le'addirim am Adonai yerad-li baggibborim

Then was the remnant made victor over the mighty, GOD ’s people won my victory over the warriors.

minni efrayim shorsham ba'amaleq akharekha vinyamin ba'amamekha minni makhir yaredu mekhoqeqim umizzevulun moshekhim beshevet sofer

From Ephraim came they whose roots are in Amalek; After you, your kin Benjamin; From Machir came down leaders, From Zebulun such as hold the marshal’s staff.

vesaray beyissashkhar im-devorah veyissashkhar ken baraq ba'emeq shullakh beraglayw biflaggot re'uven gedolim khiqqe-lev

And Issachar’s chiefs were with Deborah; As Barak, so was Issachar— Rushing after him into the valley. Among the clans of Reuben Were great decisions of heart.

lammah yashavta ben hammishpetayim lishmoa sheriqot adarim liflaggot re'uven gedolim khiqre-lev

Why then did you stay among the sheepfolds And listen as they pipe for the flocks? Among the clans of Reuben Were great searchings of heart!

gilad be'ever hayyarden shakhen vedan lammah yagur oniyyot asher yashav lekhof yammim ve'al mifratsayw yishkon

Gilead tarried beyond the Jordan; And Dan—why did he linger by the ships? Asher remained at the seacoast And tarried at his landings.

zevulun am kheref nafsho lamut venaftali al merome sadeh

Zebulun is a people that mocked at death, Naphtali—on the open heights.

ba'u melakhim nilkhamu az nilkhamu malkhe khena'an betanakh al-me megiddo betsa kesef lo laqakhu

Then the kings came, they fought: The kings of Canaan fought At Taanach, by Megiddo’s waters— They got no spoil of silver.

min-shamayim nilkhamu hakkokhavim mimmesillotam nilkhamu im-sisera

The stars fought from heaven, From their courses they fought against Sisera.

nakhal qishon gerafam nakhal qedumim nakhal qishon tidrekhi nafshi oz

The torrent Kishon swept them away, The raging torrent, the torrent Kishon. March on, my soul, with courage!

az halemu iqqeve-sus middaharot daharot abbirayw

Then the horses’ hoofs pounded As headlong galloped the steeds.

oru meroz amar malakh Adonai oru aror yosheveha ki lo-va'u le'ezrat Adonai le'ezrat Adonai baggibborim

“Curse Meroz!” said the angel of GOD. “Bitterly curse its inhabitants, Because they came not to GOD’s aid To GOD’s aid among the warriors.”

tevorakh minnashim ya'el eshet khever haqqeni minnashim ba'ohel tevorakh

Most blessed of women be Jael, Wife of Heber the Kenite, Most blessed of women in tents.

mayim sha'al khalav natanah besefel addirim hiqrivah khemah

He asked for water, she offered milk; In a princely bowl she brought him curds.

yadah layyated tishlakhnah viminah lehalemut amelim vehalemah sisera makhaqah rosho umakhatsah vekhalefah raqqato

Her [left] hand reached for the tent pin, Her right for the workmen’s hammer. She struck Sisera, crushed his head, Smashed and pierced his temple.

ben ragleha kara nafal shakhav ben ragleha kara nafal ba'asher kara sham nafal shadud

At her feet he sank, lay outstretched, At her feet he sank, lay still; Where he sank, there he lay—destroyed.

be'ad hakhallon nishqefah vatteyabbev em sisera be'ad ha'eshnav maddua boshesh rikhbo lavo maddua ekheru pa'ame markevotayw

Through the window peered Sisera’s mother, Behind the lattice she whined: “Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why so late the clatter of his wheels?”

khakhmot saroteha ta'anennah af-hi tashiv amareha lah

The wisest of her ladies give answer; She, too, replies to herself:

halo yimtse'u yekhallequ shalal rakham rakhamatayim lerosh gever shelal tseva'im lesisera shelal tseva'im riqmah tseva riqmatayim letsavvere shalal

“They must be dividing the spoil they have found: A woman or two for each man, Spoil of dyed cloths for Sisera, Spoil of embroidered cloths, A couple of embroidered cloths Round every neck as spoil.”

ken yovedu khol-oyevekha Adonai ve'ohavayw ketset hashemesh bigvurato vattishqot ha'arets arba'im shanah

So may all Your enemies perish, O GOD! But may Your friends be as the sun rising in might! And the land was tranquil forty years.