Revised Literal Translation

Judges 5:2-9

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.

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