וַתָּ֣שַׁר דְּבוֹרָ֔ה וּבָרָ֖ק בֶּן־אֲבִינֹ֑עַם {ס} בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא לֵאמֹֽר׃ {ס} Then sang Devora and Baraq the son of Avino῾am on that day, saying,
בִּפְרֹ֤עַ פְּרָעוֹת֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל {ס} בְּהִתְנַדֵּ֖ב עָ֑ם בָּֽרְכ֖וּ יְהֹוָֽה׃ {ס} In time of tumultuous strife in Yisra᾽el when the people willingly offered themselves; praise the Lord.
שִׁמְע֣וּ מְלָכִ֔ים הַאֲזִ֖ינוּ רֹֽזְנִ֑ים {ס} אָנֹכִ֗י לַֽיהֹוָה֙ אָנֹכִ֣י אָשִׁ֔ירָה {ס} אֲזַמֵּ֕ר לַֽיהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ {ס} Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; I will sing to the Lord; I will intone a melody to the God of Yisra᾽el.
יְהֹוָ֗ה בְּצֵאתְךָ֤ מִשֵּׂעִיר֙ {ס} בְּצַעְדְּךָ֙ מִשְּׂדֵ֣ה אֱד֔וֹם {ס} אֶ֣רֶץ רָעָ֔שָׁה גַּם־שָׁמַ֖יִם נָטָ֑פוּ {ס} גַּם־עָבִ֖ים נָ֥טְפוּ מָֽיִם׃ {ס} Lord, when Thou didst go out of Se῾ir, when Thou didst march out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.
הָרִ֥ים נָזְל֖וּ מִפְּנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה {ס} זֶ֣ה סִינַ֔י מִפְּנֵ֕י יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ {ס} The mountains melted from before the Lord, that Sinay before the Lord God of Yisra᾽el.
בִּימֵ֞י שַׁמְגַּ֤ר בֶּן־עֲנָת֙ {ס} בִּימֵ֣י יָעֵ֔ל חָֽדְל֖וּ אֳרָח֑וֹת {ס} וְהֹלְכֵ֣י נְתִיב֔וֹת יֵלְכ֕וּ אֳרָח֖וֹת עֲקַלְקַלּֽוֹת׃ {ס} In the days of Shamgar the son of ῾Anat, in the days of Ya᾽el, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through crooked byways.
חָדְל֧וּ פְרָז֛וֹן בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל חָדֵ֑לּוּ {ס} עַ֤ד שַׁקַּ֙מְתִּי֙ דְּבוֹרָ֔ה שַׁקַּ֥מְתִּי אֵ֖ם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ {ס} The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Yisra᾽el, until I Devora arose, I arose a mother in Yisra᾽el.
יִבְחַר֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים חֲדָשִׁ֔ים אָ֖ז לָחֶ֣ם שְׁעָרִ֑ים {ס} מָגֵ֤ן אִם־יֵֽרָאֶה֙ וָרֹ֔מַח {ס} בְּאַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ {ס} They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Yisra᾽el?
לִבִּי֙ לְחוֹקְקֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל {ס} הַמִּֽתְנַדְּבִ֖ים בָּעָ֑ם בָּרְכ֖וּ יְהֹוָֽה׃ {ס} My heart goes out to the governors of Yisra᾽el, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless the Lord!
רֹכְבֵי֩ אֲתֹנ֨וֹת צְחֹר֜וֹת {ס} יֹשְׁבֵ֧י עַל־מִדִּ֛ין וְהֹלְכֵ֥י עַל־דֶּ֖רֶךְ שִֽׂיחוּ׃ {ס} You that ride on tawny she asses, you that sit on couches, and you that walk by the way, tell the tale.
מִקּ֣וֹל מְחַֽצְצִ֗ים בֵּ֚ין מַשְׁאַבִּ֔ים {ס} שָׁ֤ם יְתַנּוּ֙ צִדְק֣וֹת יְהֹוָ֔ה {ס} צִדְקֹ֥ת פִּרְזוֹנ֖וֹ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל {ס} אָ֛ז יָֽרְד֥וּ לַשְּׁעָרִ֖ים עַם־יְהֹוָֽה׃ {ס} Louder than the voice of the archers; in the places of drawing water, there let them recite the righteous acts of the Lord, the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Yisra᾽el: when the people of the Lord went down to the gates.
עוּרִ֤י עוּרִי֙ דְּבוֹרָ֔ה {ס} ע֥וּרִי ע֖וּרִי דַּבְּרִי־שִׁ֑יר {ס} ק֥וּם בָּרָ֛ק וּֽשְׁבֵ֥ה שֶׁבְיְךָ֖ בֶּן־אֲבִינֹֽעַם׃ {ס} Awake, awake, Devora: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Baraq, and lead away thy captives, thou son of Avino῾am.
אָ֚ז יְרַ֣ד שָׂרִ֔יד לְאַדִּירִ֖ים עָ֑ם {ס} יְהֹוָ֕ה יְרַד־לִ֖י בַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ {ס} Then he made a remnant have dominion over the nobles of the people: the Lord made me have dominion over the mighty ones.
מִנִּ֣י אֶפְרַ֗יִם שׇׁרְשָׁם֙ בַּעֲמָלֵ֔ק {ס} אַחֲרֶ֥יךָ בִנְיָמִ֖ין בַּעֲמָמֶ֑יךָ {ס} מִנִּ֣י מָכִ֗יר יָֽרְדוּ֙ מְחֹ֣קְקִ֔ים {ס} וּמִ֨זְּבוּלֻ֔ן מֹשְׁכִ֖ים בְּשֵׁ֥בֶט סֹפֵֽר׃ {ס} From Efrayim came they, but rooted in ῾Amaleq, beyond thee, Binyamin with thy tribes; from Makhir came down leaders, and from Zevulun, those that handle the marshal’s staff.
וְשָׂרַ֤י בְּיִשָּׂשכָר֙ עִם־דְּבֹרָ֔ה {ס} וְיִשָּׂשכָר֙ כֵּ֣ן בָּרָ֔ק בָּעֵ֖מֶק שֻׁלַּ֣ח בְּרַגְלָ֑יו {ס} בִּפְלַגּ֣וֹת רְאוּבֵ֔ן גְּדֹלִ֖ים חִקְקֵי־לֵֽב׃ {ס} And the princes of Yissakhar were with Devora; as was Yissakhar, so was Baraq. Into the valley they rushed forth, at his feet. In the divisions of Re᾽uven, great were the resolves.
לָ֣מָּה יָשַׁ֗בְתָּ בֵּ֚ין הַֽמִּשְׁפְּתַ֔יִם {ס} לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ שְׁרִק֣וֹת עֲדָרִ֑ים {ס} לִפְלַגּ֣וֹת רְאוּבֵ֔ן גְּדוֹלִ֖ים חִקְרֵי־לֵֽב׃ {ס} Why then didst thou sit among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Re᾽uven, great were the heart searchings.
גִּלְעָ֗ד בְּעֵ֤בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ שָׁכֵ֔ן {ס} וְדָ֕ן לָ֥מָּה יָג֖וּר אֳנִיּ֑וֹת {ס} אָשֵׁ֗ר יָשַׁב֙ לְח֣וֹף יַמִּ֔ים {ס} וְעַ֥ל מִפְרָצָ֖יו יִשְׁכּֽוֹן׃ {ס} Gil῾ad dwells beyond the Yarden: and why did Dan remain by the ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode by his bays.
זְבֻל֗וּן עַ֣ם חֵרֵ֥ף נַפְשׁ֛וֹ {ס} לָמ֖וּת וְנַפְתָּלִ֑י עַ֖ל מְרוֹמֵ֥י שָׂדֶֽה׃ {ס} Zevulun was a people that jeoparded their lives to the death and Naftali likewise, on the high places of the field.
בָּ֤אוּ מְלָכִים֙ נִלְחָ֔מוּ {ס} אָ֤ז נִלְחֲמוּ֙ מַלְכֵ֣י כְנַ֔עַן {ס} בְּתַעְנַ֖ךְ עַל־מֵ֣י מְגִדּ֑וֹ {ס} בֶּ֥צַע כֶּ֖סֶף לֹ֥א לָקָֽחוּ׃ {ס} The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Kena῾an in Ta῾nakh by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of silver.
מִן־שָׁמַ֖יִם נִלְחָ֑מוּ {ס} הַכּֽוֹכָבִים֙ מִמְּסִלּוֹתָ֔ם נִלְחֲמ֖וּ עִם־סִֽיסְרָֽא׃ {ס} They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
נַ֤חַל קִישׁוֹן֙ גְּרָפָ֔ם {ס} נַ֥חַל קְדוּמִ֖ים נַ֣חַל קִישׁ֑וֹן {ס} תִּדְרְכִ֥י נַפְשִׁ֖י עֹֽז׃ {ס} The wadi of Qishon swept them away, that ancient brook, the brook of Qishon. O my soul, march on in strength.
אָ֥ז הָלְמ֖וּ עִקְּבֵי־ס֑וּס {ס} מִֽדַּהֲר֖וֹת דַּהֲר֥וֹת אַבִּירָֽיו׃ {ס} Then did the horsehoofs beat from the frantic galloping of his mighty ones.
א֣וֹרוּ מֵר֗וֹז אָמַר֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהֹוָ֔ה אֹ֥רוּ אָר֖וֹר יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ {ס} כִּ֤י לֹֽא־בָ֙אוּ֙ לְעֶזְרַ֣ת יְהֹוָ֔ה {ס} לְעֶזְרַ֥ת יְהֹוָ֖ה בַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ {ס} Curse Meroz, said 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 men.
תְּבֹרַךְ֙ מִנָּשִׁ֔ים יָעֵ֕ל אֵ֖שֶׁת חֶ֣בֶר הַקֵּינִ֑י {ס} מִנָּשִׁ֥ים בָּאֹ֖הֶל תְּבֹרָֽךְ׃ {ס} Blessed above women is Ya᾽el the wife of Ḥever the Qenite, blessed is she more than women in the tent.
מַ֥יִם שָׁאַ֖ל חָלָ֣ב נָתָ֑נָה {ס} בְּסֵ֥פֶל אַדִּירִ֖ים הִקְרִ֥יבָה חֶמְאָֽה׃ {ס} He asked water, but she gave him milk; she brought forth cream in a lordly dish.
יָדָהּ֙ לַיָּתֵ֣ד תִּשְׁלַ֔חְנָה {ס} וִימִינָ֖הּ לְהַלְמ֣וּת עֲמֵלִ֑ים {ס} וְהָלְמָ֤ה סִֽיסְרָא֙ מָחֲקָ֣ה רֹאשׁ֔וֹ {ס} וּמָחֲצָ֥ה וְחָלְפָ֖ה רַקָּתֽוֹ׃ {ס} She put her hand to the tent peg, and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer; and she hammered Sisera, she smote through his head; she crushed and pierced his temple.
בֵּ֣ין רַגְלֶ֔יהָ כָּרַ֥ע נָפַ֖ל שָׁכָ֑ב {ס} בֵּ֤ין רַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙ כָּרַ֣ע נָפָ֔ל {ס} בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּרַ֔ע שָׁ֖ם נָפַ֥ל שָׁדֽוּד׃ {ס} At her feet he bent, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bent, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down, bereft of life.
בְּעַד֩ הַחַלּ֨וֹן נִשְׁקְפָ֧ה וַתְּיַבֵּ֛ב אֵ֥ם סִֽיסְרָ֖א בְּעַ֣ד הָאֶשְׁנָ֑ב {ס} מַדּ֗וּעַ בֹּשֵׁ֤שׁ רִכְבּוֹ֙ לָב֔וֹא {ס} מַדּ֣וּעַ אֶֽחֱר֔וּ פַּעֲמֵ֖י מַרְכְּבוֹתָֽיו׃ {ס} The mother of Sisera looked out at the window, and moaned through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why are the hoofbeats of his steeds so tardy?
חַכְמ֥וֹת שָׂרוֹתֶ֖יהָ תַּעֲנֶ֑ינָּה {ס} אַף־הִ֕יא תָּשִׁ֥יב אֲמָרֶ֖יהָ לָֽהּ׃ {ס} Her wise ladies answered her, she even returned answer to herself,
הֲלֹ֨א יִמְצְא֜וּ יְחַלְּק֣וּ שָׁלָ֗ל {ס} רַ֤חַם רַחֲמָתַ֙יִם֙ לְרֹ֣אשׁ גֶּ֔בֶר {ס} שְׁלַ֤ל צְבָעִים֙ לְסִ֣יסְרָ֔א {ס} שְׁלַ֥ל צְבָעִ֖ים רִקְמָ֑ה {ס} צֶ֥בַע רִקְמָתַ֖יִם לְצַוְּארֵ֥י שָׁלָֽל׃ {ס} Have they not found booty? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a booty of divers colours, a plunder of many coloured needlework, dyed double worked garments for the necks of the spoilers.
כֵּ֠ן יֹאבְד֤וּ כׇל־אוֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙ יְהֹוָ֔ה וְאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו כְּצֵ֥את הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ בִּגְבֻרָת֑וֹ {ס} וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט הָאָ֖רֶץ אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה׃ {פ}
So let all Thy enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him be as the sun when it comes out in its might. And the land was quiet for forty years.