Revised Literal Translation

Judges 5:3-11

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.

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