Judges 5:11-25

¹¹you° that are delivered from the noise of disturbers amongst the drawers of water; there shall they relate righteous acts: O Lord, increase righteous acts in Israel: then the people of the Lord went down to the cities.

¹²Awake, awake, Debbora; awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barac, and lead your captivity captive, son of Abineem.

¹³Then went down the remnant to the strong, the people of the Lord went down for him amongst the mighty ones from me.

¹⁴Ephraim rooted them out in Amalec, behind you was Benjamin amongst your people: the inhabitants of Machir came down with me searching out the enemy, and from Zabulon came they that draw with the scribe's pen of record.

¹⁵And princess in Issachar were with Debbora and Barac, thus she sent Barac on his feet in the valleys into the portions of Ruben; great pangs reached to the heart.

¹⁶Why did they sit between the sheepfolds to hear the bleating of flocks for the divisions of Ruben? there were great searchings of heart.

¹⁷Galaad is on the other side of Jordan where he pitched his tents; and why does Dan remain in ships? Aser sat down on the sea-coasts, and he will tabernacle at his ports.

¹⁸The people Zabulon exposed their soul to death, and Nephthali came to the high places of their land.

¹⁹Kings set themselves in array, then the kings of Chanaan fought in Thanaach at the water of Mageddo; they took no gift of money.

²⁰The stars from heaven set themselves in array, they set themselves to fight with Sisara out of their paths.

²¹The brook of Kison swept them away, the ancient brook, the brook Kison: my mighty soul will trample him down.

²²When the hoofs of the horse were entangled, his mighty ones earnestly hasted

²³to curse Meroz: Curse you° it, said the angel of the Lord; cursed is every one that dwells in it, because they came not to the help of the Lord, to his help amongst the mighty.

²⁴Blessed amongst women be Jael wife of Chaber the Kenite; let her be blessed above women in tents.

²⁵He asked for water, she gave him milk in a dish; she brought butter of princes.