Judges 5

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

וַתָּשַׁר דְּבֹורָה וּבָרָק בֶּן־אֲבִינֹעַם בַּיֹּום הַהוּא לֵאמֹר׃ (2002)

2Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.

בִּפְרֹעַ פְּרָעֹות בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל בְּהִתְנַדֵּב עָם בָּרֲכוּ יְהוָה׃ (2478)

3Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.

שִׁמְעוּ מְלָכִים הַאֲזִינוּ רֹזְנִים אָנֹכִי לַיהוָה אָנֹכִי אָשִׁירָה אֲזַמֵּר לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ (2567)

4LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.

יְהוָה בְּצֵאתְךָ מִשֵּׂעִיר בְּצַעְדְּךָ מִשְּׂדֵה אֱדֹום אֶרֶץ רָעָשָׁה גַּם־שָׁמַיִם נָטָפוּ גַּם־עָבִים נָטְפוּ מָיִם׃ (3589)

5The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.

הָרִים נָזְלוּ מִפְּנֵי יְהוָה זֶה סִינַי מִפְּנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ (1489)

6In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.

בִּימֵי שַׁמְגַּר בֶּן־עֲנָת בִּימֵי יָעֵל חָדְלוּ אֳרָחֹות וְהֹלְכֵי נְתִיבֹות יֵלְכוּ אֳרָחֹות עֲקַלְקַלֹּות׃ (4368)

7The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.

חָדְלוּ פְרָזֹון בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל חָדֵלּוּ עַד שַׁקַּמְתִּי דְּבֹורָה שַׁקַּמְתִּי אֵם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל׃ (3557)

8They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

יִבְחַר אֱלֹהִים חֲדָשִׁים אָז לָחֶם שְׁעָרִים מָגֵן אִם־יֵרָאֶה וָרֹמַח בְּאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל׃ (2957)

9My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.

לִבִּי לְחֹוקְקֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַמִּתְנַדְּבִים בָּעָם בָּרֲכוּ יְהוָה׃ (1754)

10Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.

רֹכְבֵי אֲתֹנֹות צְחֹרֹות יֹשְׁבֵי עַל־מִדִּין וְהֹלְכֵי עַל־דֶּרֶךְ שִׂיחוּ׃ (3038)

11They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.

מִקֹּול מְחַצְצִים בֵּין מַשְׁאַבִּים שָׁם יְתַנּוּ צִדְקֹות יְהוָה צִדְקֹת פִּרְזֹנֹו בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אָז יָרְדוּ לַשְּׁעָרִים עַם־יְהוָה׃ (4835)

12Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.

עוּרִי עוּרִי דְּבֹורָה עוּרִי עוּרִי דַּבְּרִי־שִׁיר קוּם בָּרָק וּשֲׁבֵה שֶׁבְיְךָ בֶּן־אֲבִינֹעַם׃ (3405)

13Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.

אָז יְרַד שָׂרִיד לְאַדִּירִים עָם יְהוָה יְרַד־לִי בַּגִּבֹּורִים׃ (1684)

14Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.

מִנִּי אֶפְרַיִם שָׁרְשָׁם בַּעֲמָלֵק אַחֲרֶיךָ בִנְיָמִין בַּעֲמָמֶיךָ מִנִּי מָכִיר יָרְדוּ מְחֹקְקִים וּמִזְּבוּלֻן מֹשְׁכִים בְּשֵׁבֶט סֹפֵר׃ (4188)

15And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.

וְשָׂרַי בְּיִשָּׂשכָר עִם־דְּבֹרָה וְיִשָּׂשכָר כֵּן בָּרָק בָּעֵמֶק שֻׁלַּח בְּרַגְלָיו בִּפְלַגֹּות רְאוּבֵן גְּדֹלִים חִקְקֵי־לֵב׃ (4795)

16Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

לָמָּה יָשַׁבְתָּ בֵּין הַמִּשְׁפְּתַיִם לִשְׁמֹעַ שְׁרִקֹות עֲדָרִים לִפְלַגֹּות רְאוּבֵן גְּדֹולִים חִקְרֵי־לֵב׃ (4745)

17Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.

גִּלְעָד בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן שָׁכֵן וְדָן לָמָּה יָגוּר אֳנִיֹּות אָשֵׁר יָשַׁב לְחֹוף יַמִּים וְעַל מִפְרָצָיו יִשְׁכֹּון׃ (3796)

18Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.

זְבֻלוּן עַם חֵרֵף נַפְשֹׁו לָמוּת וְנַפְתָּלִי עַל מְרֹומֵי שָׂדֶה׃ (2686)

19The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

בָּאוּ מְלָכִים נִלְחָמוּ אָז נִלְחֲמוּ מַלְכֵי כְנַעַן בְּתַעְנַךְ עַל־מֵי מְגִדֹּו בֶּצַע כֶּסֶף לֹא לָקָחוּ׃ (1957)

20They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

מִן־שָׁמַיִם נִלְחָמוּ הַכֹּוכָבִים מִמְּסִלֹּותָם נִלְחֲמוּ עִם־סִיסְרָא׃ (1908)

21The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.

נַחַל קִישֹׁון גְּרָפָם נַחַל קְדוּמִים נַחַל קִישֹׁון תִּדְרְכִי נַפְשִׁי עֹז׃ (2870)

22Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.

אָז הָלְמוּ עִקְּבֵי־סוּס מִדַּהֲרֹות דַּהֲרֹות אַבִּירָיו׃ (1896)

23Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.

אֹורוּ מֵרֹוז אָמַר מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה אֹרוּ אָרֹור יֹשְׁבֶיהָ כִּי לֹא־בָאוּ לְעֶזְרַת יְהוָה לְעֶזְרַת יְהוָה בַּגִּבֹּורִים׃ (3564)

24Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

תְּבֹרַךְ מִנָּשִׁים יָעֵל אֵשֶׁת חֶבֶר הַקֵּינִי מִנָּשִׁים בָּאֹהֶל תְּבֹרָךְ׃ (3358)

25He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.

מַיִם שָׁאַל חָלָב נָתָנָה בְּסֵפֶל אַדִּירִים הִקְרִיבָה חֶמְאָה׃ (1779)

26She put her hand to the nail, 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.

יָדָהּ לַיָּתֵד תִּשְׁלַחְנָה וִימִינָהּ לְהַלְמוּת עֲמֵלִים וְהָלְמָה סִיסְרָא מָחֲקָה רֹאשֹׁו וּמָחֲצָה וְחָלְפָה רַקָּתֹו׃ (4139)

27At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead.

בֵּין רַגְלֶיהָ כָּרַע נָפַל שָׁכָב בֵּין רַגְלֶיהָ כָּרַע נָפָל בַּאֲשֶׁר כָּרַע שָׁם נָפַל שָׁדוּד׃ (3449)

See also: Psalms 52:7, James 2:13, Matthew 7:2

28The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?

בְּעַד הַחַלֹּון נִשְׁקְפָה וַתְּיַבֵּב אֵם סִיסְרָא בְּעַד הָאֶשְׁנָב מַדּוּעַ בֹּשֵׁשׁ רִכְבֹּו לָבֹוא מַדּוּעַ אֶחֱרוּ פַּעֲמֵי מַרְכְּבֹותָיו׃ (4144)

29Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,

חַכְמֹות שָׂרֹותֶיהָ תַּעֲנֶינָּה אַף־הִיא תָּשִׁיב אֲמָרֶיהָ לָהּ׃ (3080)