Revised Literal Translation

Judges 5

1Then sangוַתָּ֣שַׁרva.Ta.sharH7891Deborahדְּבוֹרָ֔הde.vo.RahH1683and Barakוּבָרָ֖קu.va.RakH1301the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abinoamאֲבִינֹ֑עַם'a.vi.No.'amH42on that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Praiseבָּרֲכ֖וּba.ra.KhuH1288ye Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068for the avengingבִּפְרֹ֤עַ פְּרָעוֹת֙bif.Ro.a' pe.ra.'OtH6546 H6544of Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,when the peopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971willingly offeredבְּהִתְנַדֵּ֖בbe.hit.na.DevH5068themselves.

3Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085,O ye kingsמְלָכִ֔יםme.la.KhimH4428;give earהַאֲזִ֖ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238,O ye princesרֹֽזְנִ֑יםro.ze.NimH7336; I, evenI, will singאָשִׁ֔ירָה'a.Shi.rahH7891unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068;I will singאֲזַמֵּ֕ר'a.za.MerH2167praiseto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,when thou wentest outבְּצֵאתְךָ֤be.tze.te.KhaH3318of Seirמִשֵּׂעִיר֙mi.se.'IrH8165,when thou marchedst outבְּצַעְדְּךָ֙be.tza'.de.KhaH6805of the fieldמִשְּׂדֵ֣הmi.se.DehH7704of Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123,the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776trembledרָעָ֔שָׁהra.'A.shahH7493,and the heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064droppedנָטָ֑פוּna.Ta.fuH5197,the cloudsעָבִ֖ים'a.VimH5645also droppedנָ֥טְפוּNa.te.fuH5197waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

5The mountainsהָרִ֥יםha.RimH2022meltedנָזְל֖וּna.ze.LuH5140from beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, eventhat Sinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514from beforeמִפְּנֵ֕יmi.pe.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6In the daysבִּימֵ֞יbi.MeiH3117of Shamgarשַׁמְגַּ֤רsham.GarH8044the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Anathעֲנָת֙'a.NatH6067,in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of Jaelיָעֵ֔לya.'ElH3278,the highwaysH734were unoccupiedחָדְל֖וּcha.de.LuH2308,and the travellersH1980walkedH3212through bywaysנְתִיב֔וֹת עֲקַלְקַלּֽוֹת׃ne.ti.Vot a.kal.ka.LotH5410 H6128.

7The inhabitants ofthe villagesפְרָז֛וֹןfe.ra.ZonH6520ceasedחָדְל֧וּcha.de.LuH2308,they ceasedחָדֵ֑לּוּcha.De.luH2308in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,until that I Deborahדְּבוֹרָ֔הde.vo.RahH1683aroseשַׁקַּ֙מְתִּי֙sha.Kam.tiH6965,that I aroseשַׁקַּ֥מְתִּיsha.Kam.tiH6965a motherאֵ֖ם'emH517in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8They choseיִבְחַר֙yiv.CharH977newחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430; then waswarלָחֶ֣םla.ChemH3901in the gatesשְׁעָרִ֑יםshe.'a.RimH8179:was there a shieldמָגֵ֤ןma.GenH4043or spearוָרֹ֔מַחva.Ro.machH7420seenיֵֽרָאֶה֙ye.ra.'EhH7200among fortyבְּאַרְבָּעִ֥יםbe.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

9My heartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820istoward the governorsלְחוֹקְקֵ֣יle.cho.KeiH2710of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that offered themselves willinglyהַמִּֽתְנַדְּבִ֖יםha.mit.na.de.VimH5068among the peopleבָּעָ֑םba.'AmH5971.Blessבָּרֲכ֖וּba.ra.KhuH1288ye Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10Speakשִֽׂיחוּ׃Si.chuH7878,ye that rideרֹכְבֵי֩ro.khe.VeiH7392on whiteצְחֹר֜וֹתtze.cho.RotH6715donkeysאֲתֹנ֨וֹת'a.to.NotH860,ye that sitיֹשְׁבֵ֧יyo.she.VeiH3427in judgmentמִדִּ֛יןmi.DinH4055,and walkוְהֹלְכֵ֥יve.ho.le.KheiH1980by the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870.

11They that are deliveredfrom the noiseמִקּ֣וֹלmi.KolH6963of archersמְחַֽצְצִ֗יםme.cha.TzimH2686in the places of drawing waterמַשְׁאַבִּ֔יםmash.'a.BimH4857,there shall they rehearseיְתַנּוּ֙ye.ta.NuH8567the righteous actsצִדְק֣וֹתtzid.KotH6666of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, eventhe righteous actsצִדְקֹ֥תtzid.KotH6666toward the inhabitantsof his villagesפִּרְזֹנ֖וֹpir.zo.NoH6520in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:then shall the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068go downיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381to the gatesלַשְּׁעָרִ֖יםla.she.'a.RimH8179.

12Awakeעוּרִ֤י'u.RiH5782,awakeעוּרִי֙'u.RiH5782,Deborahדְּבוֹרָ֔הde.vo.RahH1683:awakeע֥וּרִי'U.riH5782,awakeע֖וּרִי'U.riH5782,utterדַּבְּרִי־da.be.ri-H1696a songשִׁ֑ירShirH7892:ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,Barakבָּרָ֛קba.RakH1301,and lead thy captivityשֶׁבְיְךָ֖shev.ye.KhaH7628captiveוּֽשֲׁבֵ֥הu.sha.VehH7617,thou sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abinoamאֲבִינֹֽעַם׃'a.vi.No.'amH42.

13Then he made him that remainethשָׂרִ֔ידsa.RidH8300have dominionH7287over the noblesלְאַדִּירִ֖יםle.'a.di.RimH117among the peopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971:Yhwhיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068made me have dominionH7287over the mightyבַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ba.gi.bo.RimH1368.

14Out of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669was therea rootשָׁרְשָׁם֙sha.re.ShamH8328of them against Amalekבַּעֲמָלֵ֔קba.'a.ma.LekH6002;afterאַחֲרֶ֥יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖יןvin.ya.MinH1144,among thy peopleבַּֽעֲמָמֶ֑יךָba.'a.ma.Mei.khaH5971;out of Machirמָכִ֗ירma.KhirH4353came downיָֽרְדוּ֙ya.re.DuH3381governorsמְחֹ֣קְקִ֔יםme.Cho.ke.KimH2710,and out of Zebulunוּמִ֨זְּבוּלֻ֔ןu.Mi.ze.vu.LunH2074they that handleמֹשְׁכִ֖יםmo.she.KhimH4900the penבְּשֵׁ֥בֶטbe.She.vetH7626of the writerסֹפֵֽר׃so.FerH5608.

15And the princesוְשָׂרַ֤יve.sa.RaiH8269of Issacharבְּיִשָּׂשכָר֙be.yi.sa.sh.KharH3485werewith Deborahדְּבֹרָ֔הde.vo.RahH1683;even Issacharוְיִשָּׂשכָר֙ve.yi.sa.sh.KharH3485,and also Barakבָּרָ֔קba.RakH1301:he was sentשֻׁלַּ֣חshu.LachH7971on footבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272into the valleyבָּעֵ֖מֶקba.'E.mekH6010.For the divisionsH6390of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205there weregreatגְּדֹלִ֖יםge.do.LimH1419thoughtsחִקְקֵי־chi.kei-H2711of heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

16Why abodestיָשַׁ֗בְתָּya.Shav.taH3427thou amongבֵּ֚יןbeinH996the sheepfoldsהַֽמִּשְׁפְּתַ֔יִםha.mish.pe.Ta.yimH4942,to hearלִשְׁמֹ֖עַlish.Mo.a'H8085the bleatingsשְׁרִק֣וֹתshe.ri.KotH8292of the flocksעֲדָרִ֑ים'a.da.RimH5739?For the divisionsH6390of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205there weregreatגְּדוֹלִ֖יםge.do.LimH1419searchingsחִקְרֵי־chik.rei-H2714of heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

17Gileadגִּלְעָ֗דgil.'AdH1568abodeשָׁכֵ֔ןsha.KhenH7931beyondבְּעֵ֤בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383:and why did Danוְדָ֕ןve.DanH1835remainיָג֖וּרya.GurH1481in shipsאֳנִיּ֑וֹת'o.ni.YotH591?Asherאָשֵׁ֗ר'a.SherH836continuedיָשַׁב֙ya.ShavH3427on the seaיַמִּ֔יםya.MimH3220shoreלְח֣וֹףle.ChofH2348,and abodeיִשְׁכּֽוֹן׃yish.KonH7931in his breachesמִפְרָצָ֖יוmif.ra.TzavH4664.

18Zebulunזְבֻל֗וּןze.vu.LunH2074and Naphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִ֑יve.naf.ta.LiH5321werea peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971thatjeopardedחֵרֵ֥ףche.RefH2778their livesנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315unto the deathלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191in the high placesמְרוֹמֵ֥יme.ro.MeiH4791of the fieldשָׂדֶֽה׃sa.DehH7704.

19The kingsמְלָכִים֙me.la.KhimH4428cameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935andfoughtנִלְחָ֔מוּnil.Cha.muH3898,then foughtנִלְחֲמוּ֙nil.cha.MuH3898the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Canaanכְנַ֔עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667in Taanachבְּתַעְנַ֖ךְbe.ta'.NakhH8590by the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of Megiddoמְגִדּ֑וֹme.gi.DoH4023;they tookלָקָֽחוּ׃la.Ka.chuH3947no gainבֶּ֥צַעBe.tza'H1215of moneyכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.

20They foughtנִלְחָ֑מוּnil.Cha.muH3898from heavenשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064;the starsהַכּֽוֹכָבִים֙ha.ko.kha.VimH3556in their coursesמִמְּסִלּוֹתָ֔םmi.me.si.lo.TamH4546foughtנִלְחֲמ֖וּnil.cha.MuH3898against Siseraסִיסְרָֽא׃si.se.Ra'H5516.

21The riverנַ֤חַלNa.chalH5158of Kishonקִישׁוֹן֙ki.shOnH7028swept them awayגְּרָפָ֔םge.ra.FamH1640,that ancientקְדוּמִ֖יםke.du.MimH6917riverנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158,the riverנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישׁ֑וֹןki.ShonH7028.O my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315,thou hast trodden downתִּדְרְכִ֥יtid.re.KhiH1869strengthעֹֽז׃'OzH5797.

22Then were the horsehoofsעִקְּבֵי־ ס֑וּס'i.ke.vei- SusH5483 H6119brokenהָלְמ֖וּhal.MuH1986by the means of the pransingsמִֽדַּהֲר֖וֹתmi.da.ha.RotH1726,the pransingsדַּהֲר֥וֹתda.ha.RotH1726of their mighty onesאַבִּירָֽיו׃'a.bi.RavH47.

23Curseא֣וֹרוּ'o.ruH779ye Merozמֵר֗וֹזme.RozH4789,saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,curseאֹ֥רוּ'O.ruH779ye bitterlyאָר֖וֹר'a.RorH779the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof; because they cameבָ֙אוּ֙va.'uH935not to the helpלְעֶזְרַ֣תle.'ez.RatH5833of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to the helpלְעֶזְרַ֥תle.'ez.RatH5833of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068against the mightyבַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ba.gi.bo.RimH1368.

24Blessedתְּבֹרַךְ֙te.vo.raKhH1288above womenמִנָּשִׁ֔יםmi.na.ShimH802shall Jaelיָעֵ֕לya.'ElH3278the wifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Heberחֶ֣בֶרChe.verH2268the Keniteהַקֵּינִ֑יha.kei.NiH7017be, blessedתְּבֹרָֽךְ׃te.vo.RakhH1288shall she be above womenמִנָּשִׁ֥יםmi.na.ShimH802in the tentבָּאֹ֖הֶלba.'O.helH168.

25He askedשָׁאַ֖לsha.'AlH7592waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325, andshe gaveנָתָ֑נָהna.Ta.nahH5414himmilkחָלָ֣בcha.LavH2461;she brought forthהִקְרִ֥יבָהhik.Ri.vahH7126butterחֶמְאָֽה׃chem.'AhH2529in a lordlyאַדִּירִ֖ים'a.di.RimH117dishבְּסֵ֥פֶלbe.Se.felH5602.

26She putתִּשְׁלַ֔חְנָהtish.Lach.nahH7971her handיָדָהּ֙ya.DahH3027to the nailלַיָּתֵ֣דlai.ya.TedH3489,and her right handוִֽימִינָ֖הּvi.mi.NahH3225to the workmen’sעֲמֵלִ֑ים'a.me.LimH6001hammerלְהַלְמ֣וּתle.hal.MutH1989;and with the hammer she smoteוְהָלְמָ֤הve.hal.MahH1986Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516,she smote offמָחֲקָ֣הma.cha.KahH4277his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,when she had piercedוּמָחֲצָ֥הu.ma.cha.TzahH4272and stricken throughוְחָלְפָ֖הve.chal.FahH2498his templesרַקָּתֽוֹ׃ra.ka.ToH7541.

27At her feetרַגְלֶ֔יהָrag.Lei.haH7272he bowedכָּרַ֥עka.Ra'H3766,he fellנָפַ֖לna.FalH5307,he lay downשָׁכָ֑בsha.KhavH7901:at her feetרַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙rag.Lei.haH7272he bowedכָּרַ֣עka.Ra'H3766,he fellנָפָ֔לna.FalH5307:whereבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.SherH834he bowedכָּרַ֔עka.Ra'H3766,there he fell downנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307deadשָׁדֽוּד׃sha.DudH7703.

28The motherאֵ֥ם'emH517of Siseraסִֽיסְרָ֖אsis.Ra'H5516lookedנִשְׁקְפָ֧הnish.ke.FahH8259out at a windowהַחַלּ֨וֹןha.cha.LonH2474,and criedוַתְּיַבֵּ֛בva.te.ya.BevH2980through the latticeהָֽאֶשְׁנָ֑בha.'esh.NavH822,Why is his chariotרִכְבּוֹ֙rikh.BoH7393solongבֹּשֵׁ֤שׁbo.SheshH954in comingלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935?why tarryאֶֽחֱר֔וּ'e.che.RuH309the wheelsפַּעֲמֵ֖יpa.'a.MeiH6471of his chariotsמַרְכְּבוֹתָֽיו׃mar.ke.vo.TavH4818?

29Her wiseחַכְמ֥וֹתchakh.MotH2450ladiesשָׂרוֹתֶ֖יהָsa.ro.Tei.haH8282answeredתַּעֲנֶ֑ינָּהta.'a.Nei.nahH6030her, yea, she returnedתָּשִׁ֥יבta.ShivH7725answerאֲמָרֶ֖יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561to herself,

30Have they not spedיִמְצְא֜וּyim.tze.'UH4672? have they notdividedיְחַלְּק֣וּye.cha.le.KuH2505the preyשָׁלָ֗לsha.LalH7998;to everyלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218manגֶּ֔בֶרGe.verH1397a damselH7356ortwoH7361;to Siseraלְסִ֣יסְרָ֔אle.Si.se.Ra'H5516a preyשְׁלַ֤לshe.LalH7998of divers coloursצְבָעִים֙tze.va.'ImH6648,a preyשְׁלַ֥לshe.LalH7998of divers coloursצְבָעִ֖יםtze.va.'ImH6648of needleworkרִקְמָ֑הrik.MahH7553,of divers coloursצֶ֥בַעTze.va'H6648of needlework on both sidesרִקְמָתַ֖יִםrik.ma.Ta.yimH7553, meetfor the necksלְצַוְּארֵ֥יle.tza.ve.ReiH6677of them that takethe spoilשָׁלָֽל׃sha.LalH7998?

31So let all thine enemiesאוֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'oy.Vei.khaH341perishיֹאבְד֤וּyoe.DuH6,O Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: but letthem that loveוְאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יוve.'O.ha.VavH157him beas the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121when he goeth forthכְּצֵ֥אתke.TzetH3318in his mightבִּגְבֻרָת֑וֹbig.vu.ra.ToH1369.And the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776had restוַתִּשְׁקֹ֥טva.tish.KotH8252fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ פsha.NahH8141.

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