4O Lord, in thy going forth on Seir, When thou wentest forth out of the land of Edom, The earth quaked and the heaven dropped dews, And the clouds dropped water.
5The mountains were shaken before the face of the Lord Eloi, This Sinai before the face of the Lord God of Israel.
6In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, They deserted the ways, and went in byways; They went in crooked paths.
7The mighty men in Israel failed, They failed until Deborah arose, Until she arose a mother in Israel.
8They chose new gods; Then the cities of rulers fought; There was not a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel.
9My heart inclines to the orders given in Israel; Ye that are willing among the people, bless the Lord.
10Ye that mount a she-ass at noonday, Ye that sit on the judgment seat, And walk by the roads of them that sit in judgment by the way; Declare
11ye that are delivered from the noise of disturbers Among 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, Deborah; Awake, awake, utter a song: Arise, Barak, And lead thy captivity captive, son of Abinoam.
13Then went down the remnant to the strong, The people of the Lord went down for him among the mighty ones from me.
14Ephraim rooted them out in Amalek, Behind thee was Benjamin among thy people: The inhabitants of Machir came down with me searching out the enemy, And from Zebulun came they that draw with the scribe’s pen of record.
15And princes in Issachar were with Deborah and Barak, Thus she sent Barak on his feet in the valleys Into the portions of Reuben; Great pangs reached to the heart.
16Why did they sit between the sheepfolds To hear the bleating of flocks For the divisions of Reuben? There were great searchings of heart.
17Gilead is on the other side of Jordan where he pitched his tents; And why does Dan remain in ships? Asher sat down on the seacoasts, And he will tabernacle at his ports.
Judges 5
Judges 5:4-17