4 Lord, when you came from Seir,a

when you marched from the fields of Edom,

the earth trembled,b

the skies pouredc rain,

and the clouds poured water.

5 The mountains melted before the Lord,

even Sinai,A before the Lord, the God of Israel.d

6 In the days of Shamgare son of Anath,

in the days of Jael,f

the main roads were deserted

because travelers kept to the side roads.

7 Villages were deserted,B

they were deserted in Israel,

until I,C Deborah, arose,

a mother in Israel.

8 Israel chose new gods,

then there was war in the city gates.

Not a shield or spear was seen

among forty thousand in Israel.

9 My heart is with the leaders of Israel,

with the volunteers of the people.

Blessed be the Lord!

10 You who ride on whiteB donkeys,

who sit on saddle blankets,

and who travel on the road, give praise!

11 Let them tell the righteous actsg of the Lord,

the righteous deeds of his villagers in Israel,

with the voices of the singers at the watering places.B

Then the Lord’s people went down to the city gates.