Judges 5:10-20

10 Tell of it, you that ride on white donkeys, sitting on saddles, and you that must walk wherever you go.
11 Listen! The noisy crowds around the wells are telling of the Lord's victories, the victories of Israel's people! Then the Lord's people marched down from their cities.
12 Lead on, Deborah, lead on! Lead on! Sing a song! Lead on! Forward, Barak son of Abinoam, lead your captives away!
13 Then the faithful ones came down to their leaders; the Lord's people came to him ready to fight.
14 They came from Ephraim into the valley, behind the tribe of Benjamin and its people. The commanders came down from Machir, the officers down from Zebulun.
15 The leaders of Issachar came with Deborah; yes, Issachar came and Barak too, and they followed him into the valley. But the tribe of Reuben was divided; they could not decide to come.
16 Why did they stay behind with the sheep? To listen to shepherds calling the flocks? Yes, the tribe of Reuben was divided; they could not decide to come.
17 The tribe of Gad stayed east of the Jordan, and the tribe of Dan remained by the ships. The tribe of Asher stayed by the seacoast; they remained along the shore.
18 But the people of Zebulun and Naphtali risked their lives on the battlefield.
19 At Taanach, by the stream of Megiddo, the kings came and fought; the kings of Canaan fought, but they took no silver away.
20 The stars fought from the sky; as they moved across the sky, they fought against Sisera.

Footnotes 5

  • [a]. Tell of; [or] Think about.
  • [b]. from their cities; [or] to their gates.
  • [c]. [One ancient translation] him; [Hebrew] me.
  • [d]. [Probable text] They came; [Hebrew] Their root.
  • [e]. [One ancient translation] into the valley; [Hebrew] in Amalek.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.