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1 In that day Debbora and Barac, son of Abinoem, sung, and said:
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Then Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying:
2 O you of Israel, that have willingly offered your lives to danger, bless the Lord.
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"When locks are long in Israel, when the people offer themselves willingly— bless the Lord!
3 Hear, O ye kings, give ear, O ye princes: It is I, it is I, that will sing to the Lord, I will sing to the Lord, the God of Israel.
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"Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; to the Lord I will sing, I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel.
4 O Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, and passedst by the regions of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens and clouds dropped water.
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"Lord, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from the region of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens poured, the clouds indeed poured water.
5 The mountains melted before the face of the Lord, and Sinai before the face of the Lord the God of Israel.
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The mountains quaked before the Lord, the One of Sinai, before the Lord, the God of Israel.
6 In the days of Samgar, the son of Anath, in the days of Jahel, the paths rested: and they that went by them, walked through bye-ways.
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"In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, caravans ceased and travelers kept to the byways.
7 The valiant men ceased, and rested in Israel: until Debbora arose, a mother arose in Israel.
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The peasantry prospered in Israel, they grew fat on plunder, because you arose, Deborah, arose as a mother in Israel.
8 The Lord chose new wars, and he himself overthrew the gates of the enemies: a shield and spear was not seen among forty thousand of Israel.
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When new gods were chosen, then war was in the gates. Was shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?
9 My heart loveth the princes of Israel: O you, that of your own good will offered yourselves to danger, bless the Lord.
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My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless the Lord.
10 Speak, you that ride upon fair asses, and you that sit in judgment, and walk in the way.
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"Tell of it, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets and you who walk by the way.
11 Where the chariots were dashed together, and the army of the enemies was choked, there let the justices of the Lord be rehearsed, and his clemency towards the brave men of Israel: then the people of the Lord went down to the gates, and obtained the sovereignty.
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To the sound of musicians at the watering places, there they repeat the triumphs of the Lord, the triumphs of his peasantry in Israel. "Then down to the gates marched the people of the Lord.
12 Arise, arise, O Debbora, arise, arise, and utter a canticle. Arise, Barac, and take hold of thy captives, O son of Abinoem.
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"Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, lead away your captives, O son of Abinoam.
13 The remnants of the people are saved, the Lord hath fought among the valiant ones.
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Then down marched the remnant of the noble; the people of the Lord marched down for him against the mighty.
14 Out of Ephraim he destroyed them into Amalec, and after him out of Benjamin into thy people, O Amalec: Out of Machir there came down princes, and out of Zabulon they that led the army to fight.
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From Ephraim they set out into the valley, following you, Benjamin, with your kin; from Machir marched down the commanders, and from Zebulun those who bear the marshal's staff;
15 The captains of Issachar were with Debbora, and followed the steps of Barac, who exposed himself to danger, as one going headlong, and into a pit. Ruben being divided against himself, there was found a strife of courageous men.
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the chiefs of Issachar came with Deborah, and Issachar faithful to Barak; into the valley they rushed out at his heels. Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
16 Why dwellest thou between two borders, that thou mayst hear the bleatings of the flocks? Ruben being divided against himself, there was found a strife of courageous men.
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Why did you tarry among the sheepfolds, to hear the piping for the flocks? Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
17 Galaad rested beyond the Jordan, and Dan applied himself to ships: Aser dwelt on the sea shore, and abode in the havens.
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Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan; and Dan, why did he abide with the ships? Asher sat still at the coast of the sea, settling down by his landings.
18 But Zabulon and Nephthali offered their lives to death in the region of Merome.
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Zebulun is a people that scorned death; Naphtali too, on the heights of the field.
19 The kings came and fought, the kings of Chanaan fought in Thanac, by the waters of Mageddo and yet they took no spoils.
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"The kings came, they fought; then fought the kings of Canaan, at Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; they got no spoils of silver.
20 There was war made against them from heaven: the stars, remaining in their order and courses, fought against Sisara.
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The stars fought from heaven, from their courses they fought against Sisera.
21 The torrent of Cison dragged their carcasses, the torrent of Cadumim, the torrent of Cison: tread thou, my soul, upon the strong ones.
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The torrent Kishon swept them away, the onrushing torrent, the torrent Kishon. March on, my soul, with might!
22 The hoofs of the horses were broken whilst the stoutest of the enemies fled amain, and fell headlong down.
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"Then loud beat the horses' hoofs with the galloping, galloping of his steeds.
23 Curse ye the land of Meroz, said the angel of the Lord: curse the inhabitants thereof, because they came not to the help of the Lord, to help his most valiant men.
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"Curse Meroz, says the angel of the Lord, curse bitterly its inhabitants, because they did not come to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty.
24 Blessed among women be Jahel, the wife of Haber the Cinite, and blessed be she in her tent.
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"Most blessed of women be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, of tent-dwelling women most blessed.
25 He asked her water, and she gave him milk, and offered him butter in a dish fit for princes.
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He asked water and she gave him milk, she brought him curds in a lordly bowl.
26 She put her left hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workman’s hammer, and she struck Sisara, seeking in his head a place for the wound, and strongly piercing through his temples.
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She put her hand to the tent peg and her right hand to the workmen's mallet; she struck Sisera a blow, she crushed his head, she shattered and pierced his temple.
27 Between her feet he fell: he fainted, and he died: he rolled before her feet, and there he lay lifeless and wretched.
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He sank, he fell, he lay still at her feet; at her feet he sank, he fell; where he sank, there he fell dead.
28 His mother looked out at a window, and howled: and she spoke from the dining room: Why is his chariot so long in coming back? Why are the feet of his horses so slow?
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"Out of the window she peered, the mother of Sisera gazed through the lattice: "Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the hoofbeats of his chariots?'
29 One that was wiser than the rest of his wives, returned this answer to her mother in law:
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Her wisest ladies make answer, indeed, she answers the question herself:
30 Perhaps he is now dividing the spoils, and the fairest of the women is chosen out for him: garments of divers colours are given to Sisara for his prey, and furniture of different kinds is heaped together to adorn necks.
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"Are they not finding and dividing the spoil?— A girl or two for every man; spoil of dyed stuffs for Sisera, spoil of dyed stuffs embroidered, two pieces of dyed work embroidered for my neck as spoil?'
31 So let all thy enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love thee shine, as the sun shineth in his rising. (5-32) And the land rested for forty years.
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"So perish all your enemies, O Lord! But may your friends be like the sun as it rises in its might." And the land had rest forty years.
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