The Song of Deborah

5 Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam asang on that day, saying:

2 “When 1leaders blead in Israel,

cWhen the people 2willingly offer themselves,

Bless the Lord!

3 “Hear, dO kings! Give ear, O princes!

I, even eI, will sing to the Lord;

I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.

4 “Lord, fwhen You went out from Seir,

When You marched from gthe field of Edom,

The earth trembled and the heavens poured,

The clouds also poured water;

5 hThe mountains 3gushed before the Lord,

iThis Sinai, before the Lord God of Israel.

6 “In the days of jShamgar, son of Anath,

In the days of kJael,

lThe highways were deserted,

And the travelers walked along the byways.

7 Village life ceased, it ceased in Israel,

Until I, Deborah, arose,

Arose a mother in Israel.

8 They chose mnew gods;

Then there was war in the gates;

Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.

9 My heart is with the rulers of Israel

Who offered themselves willingly with the people.

Bless the Lord!

10 “Speak, you who ride on white ndonkeys,

Who sit in judges’ attire,

And who walk along the road.

11 Far from the noise of the archers, among the watering places,

There they shall recount the righteous acts of the Lord,

The righteous acts for His villagers in Israel;

Then the people of the Lord shall go down to the gates.

12 “Awake, oawake, Deborah!

Awake, awake, sing a song!

Arise, Barak, and lead your captives away,

O son of Abinoam!