| King James Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, | 1Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying, |
| 2Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves. | 2"That the leaders led in Israel, That the people volunteered, Bless the LORD! |
| 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. | 3"Hear, O kings; give ear, O rulers! I-- to the LORD, I will sing, I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel. |
| 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. | 4"LORD, when You went out from Seir, When You marched from the field of Edom, The earth quaked, the heavens also dripped, Even the clouds dripped water. |
| 5The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel. | 5"The mountains quaked at the presence of the LORD, This Sinai, at the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel. |
| 6In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways. | 6"In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, In the days of Jael, the highways were deserted, And travelers went by roundabout ways. |
| 7The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel. | 7"The peasantry ceased, they ceased in Israel, Until I, Deborah, arose, Until I arose, a mother in Israel. |
| 8They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel? | 8"New gods were chosen; Then war was in the gates. Not a shield or a spear was seen Among forty thousand in Israel. |
| 9My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD. | 9"My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel, The volunteers among the people; Bless the LORD! |
| 10Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way. | 10"You who ride on white donkeys, You who sit on rich carpets, And you who travel on the road-- sing! |
| 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. | 11"At the sound of those who divide flocks among the watering places, There they shall recount the righteous deeds of the LORD, The righteous deeds for His peasantry in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates. |
| 12Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam. | 12"Awake, awake, Deborah; Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, Barak, and take away your captives, O son of Abinoam. |
| 13Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty. | 13"Then survivors came down to the nobles; The people of the LORD came down to me as warriors. |
| 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. | 14"From Ephraim those whose root is in Amalek came down, Following you, Benjamin, with your peoples; From Machir commanders came down, And from Zebulun those who wield the staff of office. |
| 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. | 15"And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; As was Issachar, so was Barak; Into the valley they rushed at his heels; Among the divisions of Reuben There were great resolves of heart. |
| 16Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. | 16"Why did you sit among the sheepfolds, To hear the piping for the flocks? Among the divisions of Reuben There were great searchings of heart. |
| 17Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches. | 17"Gilead remained across the Jordan; And why did Dan stay in ships? Asher sat at the seashore, And remained by its landings. |
| 18Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field. | 18"Zebulun was a people who despised their lives even to death, And Naphtali also, on the high places of the field. |
| 19The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money. | 19"The kings came and fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan At Taanach near the waters of Megiddo; They took no plunder in silver. |
| 20They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera. | 20"The stars fought from heaven, From their courses they fought against Sisera. |
| 21The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength. | 21"The torrent of Kishon swept them away, The ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon. O my soul, march on with strength. |
| 22Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones. | 22"Then the horses' hoofs beat From the dashing, the dashing of his valiant steeds. |
| 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. | 23'Curse Meroz,' said the angel of the LORD, 'Utterly curse its inhabitants; Because they did not come to the help of the LORD, To the help of the LORD against the warriors.' |
| 24Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. | 24"Most blessed of women is Jael, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Most blessed is she of women in the tent. |
| 25He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish. | 25"He asked for water and she gave him milk; In a magnificent bowl she brought him curds. |
| 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. | 26"She reached out her hand for the tent peg, And her right hand for the workmen's hammer. Then she struck Sisera, she smashed his head; And she shattered and pierced his temple. |
| 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. | 27"Between her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay; Between her feet he bowed, he fell; Where he bowed, there he fell dead. |
| 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? | 28"Out of the window she looked and lamented, The mother of Sisera through the lattice, 'Why does his chariot delay in coming? Why do the hoofbeats of his chariots tarry?' |
| 29Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself, | 29"Her wise princesses would answer her, Indeed she repeats her words to herself, |
| 30Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil? | 30'Are they not finding, are they not dividing the spoil? A maiden, two maidens for every warrior; To Sisera a spoil of dyed work, A spoil of dyed work embroidered, Dyed work of double embroidery on the neck of the spoiler?' |
| 31So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years. | 31"Thus let all Your enemies perish, O LORD; But let those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might." And the land was undisturbed for forty years. |
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