Judges 5:7-14

⁷People left their small villages, and moved into the walled cities until I, Deborah, became their leader. I became like a mother to the Israeli people.

⁸When the Israeli people abandoned Yahweh and chose new gods, enemies attacked the gates of the cities, and then they took away the shields and spears from 40,000 Israeli soldiers. Not one shield or spear was left.

⁹I am thankful for the leaders and soldiers who volunteered to fight. Praise Yahweh for them!

¹⁰You wealthy people who ride on donkeys, sitting on nice padded saddles, and you people who just walk on the road, you all listen!

¹¹Listen to the voices of the singers who gather at the places where the animals drink water. They tell about how Yahweh acted righteously when he enabled the Israeli warriors to conquer their enemies. Yahweh's people marched down to the gates of our city.

¹²The people came to my house and shouted, “Deborah, wake up! Wake up and start singing!” They also shouted, “Barak, son of Abinoam, get up, and capture our enemies!”

¹³Later, some of the Israeli people came down from Tabor Mountain with us, their leaders. These men who belonged to Yahweh came with me to fight their strong enemies.

¹⁴Some came from the tribe descended from Ephraim. They came from land that once belonged to the descendants of Amalek. And men from the tribe descended from Benjamin followed them. Troops from the group descended from Makir also came down, and officers from the tribe descended from Zebulun came down, carrying staffs.