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Judges 5
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Judges 5
King James Version
5 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
2 Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.
4 Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.
5 The mountains melted from before the Lord, even that Sinai from before the Lord God of Israel.
6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.
7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
8 They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lord.
10 Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
11 They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates.
12 Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
13 Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the Lord made me have dominion over the mighty.
14 Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.
16 Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
17 Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.
19 The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
20 They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
21 The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.
22 Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.
23 Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty.
24 Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
25 He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
26 She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
27 At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead.
28 The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
29 Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,
30 Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?
31 So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
Judges 5
English Standard Version
Judges 5
English Standard Version
The Song of Deborah and Barak
5 (A)Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day:
2 “That the leaders took the lead in Israel,
that (B)the people offered themselves willingly,
bless the Lord!
3 “Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes;
to the Lord I will sing;
I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel.
4 “Lord, (C)when you went out from Seir,
when you marched from the region of Edom,
(D)the earth trembled
and the heavens dropped,
yes, the clouds dropped water.
5 The mountains (E)quaked before the Lord,
(F)even Sinai before the Lord,[a] the God of Israel.
6 “In the days of (G)Shamgar, son of Anath,
in the days of (H)Jael, (I)the highways were abandoned,
and travelers kept to the byways.
7 The villagers ceased in Israel;
they ceased to be until I arose;
I, Deborah, arose as a mother in Israel.
8 (J)When new gods were chosen,
then war was in the gates.
(K)Was shield or spear to be seen
among forty thousand in Israel?
9 My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel
who (L)offered themselves willingly among the people.
Bless the Lord.
10 “Tell of it, (M)you who ride on white donkeys,
you who sit on rich carpets[b]
and you who walk by the way.
11 To the sound of musicians[c] at the watering places,
there they repeat the righteous triumphs of the Lord,
the righteous triumphs of his villagers in Israel.
“Then down to the gates marched the people of the Lord.
12 (N)“Awake, awake, Deborah!
Awake, awake, break out in a song!
Arise, Barak, (O)lead away your captives,
O son of Abinoam.
13 Then down marched the remnant of the noble;
the people of the Lord marched down for me against the mighty.
14 From (P)Ephraim their root (Q)they marched down into the valley,[d]
following you, Benjamin, with your kinsmen;
from (R)Machir marched down the commanders,
and from Zebulun those who bear the lieutenant's[e] staff;
15 the princes of Issachar came with Deborah,
and Issachar faithful to (S)Barak;
into the valley they rushed at his heels.
Among the clans of Reuben
there were great searchings of heart.
16 Why did you sit still (T)among the sheepfolds,
to hear the whistling for the flocks?
Among the clans of Reuben
there were great searchings of heart.
17 (U)Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan;
(V)and Dan, why did he stay with the ships?
(W)Asher sat still (X)at the coast of the sea,
staying by his landings.
18 (Y)Zebulun is a people who risked their lives to the death;
(Z)Naphtali, too, on the heights of the field.
19 “The kings came, they fought;
then fought the kings of Canaan,
at (AA)Taanach, by the waters of (AB)Megiddo;
(AC)they got no spoils of silver.
20 (AD)From heaven the stars fought,
from their courses they fought against Sisera.
21 (AE)The torrent Kishon swept them away,
the ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon.
March on, my soul, with might!
22 “Then loud beat the horses' hoofs
with the galloping, galloping of his steeds.
23 “Curse Meroz, says the angel of the Lord,
curse its inhabitants thoroughly,
(AF)because they did not come to the help of the Lord,
to the help of the Lord against the mighty.
24 “Most blessed of women be (AG)Jael,
the wife of Heber the Kenite,
of tent-dwelling women most blessed.
25 (AH)He asked for water and she gave him milk;
she brought him curds in a noble's bowl.
26 (AI)She sent her hand to the tent peg
and her right hand to the workmen's mallet;
she struck Sisera;
she crushed his head;
she shattered and pierced his temple.
27 Between her feet
he sank, he fell, he lay still;
between her feet
he sank, he fell;
where he sank,
there he fell—dead.
28 (AJ)“Out of the window she peered,
the mother of Sisera wailed through (AK)the lattice:
‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?
Why tarry the hoofbeats of his chariots?’
29 Her wisest princesses answer,
indeed, she answers herself,
30 ‘Have they not found and (AL)divided the spoil?—
A womb or two for every man;
spoil of dyed materials for Sisera,
spoil of dyed materials embroidered,
two pieces of dyed work embroidered for the neck as spoil?’
31 (AM)“So may all your enemies perish, O Lord!
But your friends be (AN)like the sun (AO)as he rises in his might.”
(AP)And the land had rest for forty years.
Footnotes
- Judges 5:5 Or before the Lord, the One of Sinai, before the Lord
- Judges 5:10 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain; it may connote saddle blankets
- Judges 5:11 Or archers; the meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
- Judges 5:14 Septuagint; Hebrew in Amalek
- Judges 5:14 Hebrew commander's
Jueces 5
La Biblia de las Américas
Jueces 5
La Biblia de las Américas
Cántico de Débora y Barac
5 Entonces Débora y Barac, hijo de Abinoam, cantaron en aquel día(A), diciendo:
2 ¡Por haberse puesto al frente los jefes[a] en Israel(B),
por haberse ofrecido el pueblo voluntariamente(C),
bendecid al Señor!
3 ¡Oíd, reyes; prestad oído, príncipes!
Yo al Señor, yo cantaré,
cantaré alabanzas al Señor, Dios de Israel(D).
4 Señor, cuando saliste de Seir(E),
cuando marchaste del campo de Edom,
la tierra tembló, también cayeron gotas del cielo[b],
y las nubes destilaron agua(F).
5 Los montes se estremecieron[c] ante la presencia del Señor(G),
aquel[d] Sinaí, ante la presencia del Señor, Dios de Israel(H).
6 En los días de Samgar, hijo de Anat(I),
en los días de Jael(J), quedaron desiertos[e] los caminos,
y los viajeros andaban por sendas tortuosas.
7 Cesaron los campesinos, cesaron en Israel,
hasta que yo, Débora, me levanté,
hasta que me levanté, como madre en Israel.
8 Escogieron nuevos dioses(K);
entonces la guerra estaba a las puertas.
No se veía escudo ni lanza
entre cuarenta mil en Israel.
9 Mi corazón está con[f] los jefes de Israel,
los voluntarios entre el pueblo.
¡Bendecid al Señor(L)!
10 Los que cabalgáis en asnas(M) blancas,
los que os sentáis en ricos tapices,
los que viajáis por el camino, cantad[g].
11 Al sonido de los que dividen las manadas entre los abrevaderos(N),
allí repetirán los actos de justicia del Señor(O),
los actos de justicia para con sus campesinos en Israel.
Entonces el pueblo del Señor descendió a las puertas(P).
12 Despierta, despierta(Q), Débora;
despierta, despierta, entona un cántico.
Levántate, Barac, y lleva a tus cautivos(R), hijo de Abinoam.
13 Entonces los sobrevivientes descendieron sobre los nobles;
el pueblo del Señor vino a mí como guerreros.
14 De Efraín descendieron los radicados[h] en Amalec(S),
en pos de ti, Benjamín, con tus pueblos;
de Maquir descendieron jefes,
y de Zabulón los que manejan vara de mando[i].
15 Los[j] príncipes de Isacar estaban con Débora;
como Isacar, así también Barac(T);
al valle se apresuraron pisándole los talones[k];
entre las divisiones de Rubén
había grandes resoluciones de corazón.
16 ¿Por qué te sentaste entre los rediles(U),
escuchando los toques de flauta para los rebaños?
Entre las divisiones de Rubén
había gran escudriñamiento de corazón.
17 Galaad se quedó[l] al otro lado del Jordán(V).
¿Y por qué se quedó Dan en las naves?
Aser se sentó a la orilla del mar,
y se quedó[m] junto a sus puertos.
18 Zabulón(W) era pueblo que despreció su vida hasta la muerte.
Y también Neftalí, en las alturas del campo.
19 Vinieron los reyes y pelearon(X);
pelearon entonces los reyes de Canaán
en Taanac(Y), cerca de las aguas de Meguido;
no tomaron despojos de plata(Z).
20 Desde los cielos las estrellas pelearon(AA),
desde sus órbitas pelearon contra Sísara.
21 El torrente Cisón los barrió,
el antiguo torrente, el torrente Cisón.
Marcha, alma mía con poder(AB).
22 Entonces resonaron[n] los cascos de los caballos
por el galopar, el galopar de sus valientes corceles[o](AC).
23 «Maldecid a Meroz», dijo el ángel del Señor,
«maldecid, maldecid a sus moradores;
porque no vinieron en ayuda del Señor,
en ayuda del Señor contra los guerreros(AD)».
24 Bendita entre las mujeres es Jael,
mujer de Heber ceneo;
bendita sea entre las mujeres de la tienda.
25 El pidió agua, y ella le dio leche;
en taza de nobles le trajo cuajada[p].
26 Extendió ella la mano hacia la estaca de la tienda,
y su diestra hacia el martillo de trabajadores.
Entonces golpeó a Sísara, desbarató su cabeza;
destruyó y perforó sus sienes(AE).
27 A[q] sus pies él se encorvó, cayó, quedó tendido;
a[r] sus pies se encorvó y cayó;
donde se encorvó, allí quedó muerto[s].
28 Miraba por la ventana y se lamentaba
la madre de Sísara, por las celosías[t]:
«¿Por qué se tarda en venir su carro?
¿Por qué se retrasa el trotar[u] de sus carros?».
29 Sus sabias princesas le respondían,
aun a sí misma ella repite sus palabras:
30 «¿Acaso no han hallado el botín(AF) y se lo están repartiendo?
¿Una doncella, dos doncellas para cada guerrero;
para Sísara un botín de tela de colores,
un botín de tela de colores bordada,
tela de colores de doble bordadura en el cuello del victorioso[v]?».
31 Así perezcan todos tus enemigos, oh Señor(AG);
mas sean los que te aman como la salida del sol en su fuerza(AH).
Y el país tuvo descanso por cuarenta años.
Footnotes
- Jueces 5:2 O, Por soltarse la cabellera
- Jueces 5:4 Lit., también destilaron los cielos
- Jueces 5:5 Lit., fluyeron
- Jueces 5:5 Lit., este
- Jueces 5:6 Lit., habían dejado de existir
- Jueces 5:9 Lit., es para
- Jueces 5:10 O, declaradlo
- Jueces 5:14 Lit., que tienen sus raíces
- Jueces 5:14 Lit., del escriba
- Jueces 5:15 Así en algunas versiones antiguas; en heb., Mis
- Jueces 5:15 Lit., en sus pies
- Jueces 5:17 O, habitó
- Jueces 5:17 O, habitó
- Jueces 5:22 Lit., golpearon
- Jueces 5:22 Lit., de sus poderosos
- Jueces 5:25 O, requesón
- Jueces 5:27 Lit., Entre
- Jueces 5:27 Lit., Entre
- Jueces 5:27 Lit., devastado
- Jueces 5:28 O, la ventana
- Jueces 5:28 Lit., los pasos
- Jueces 5:30 Lit., los cuellos del botín
Judges 5
New International Version
Judges 5
New International Version
The Song of Deborah
5 On that day Deborah(A) and Barak son of Abinoam(B) sang this song:(C)
2 “When the princes in Israel take the lead,
when the people willingly offer(D) themselves—
praise the Lord!(E)
3 “Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers!
I, even I, will sing to[a] the Lord;(F)
I will praise the Lord, the God of Israel, in song.(G)
4 “When you, Lord, went out(H) from Seir,(I)
when you marched from the land of Edom,
the earth shook,(J) the heavens poured,
the clouds poured down water.(K)
5 The mountains quaked(L) before the Lord, the One of Sinai,
before the Lord, the God of Israel.
6 “In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,(M)
in the days of Jael,(N) the highways(O) were abandoned;
travelers took to winding paths.(P)
7 Villagers in Israel would not fight;
they held back until I, Deborah,(Q) arose,
until I arose, a mother in Israel.
8 God chose new leaders(R)
when war came to the city gates,(S)
but not a shield or spear(T) was seen
among forty thousand in Israel.
9 My heart is with Israel’s princes,
with the willing volunteers(U) among the people.
Praise the Lord!
10 “You who ride on white donkeys,(V)
sitting on your saddle blankets,
and you who walk along the road,
consider 11 the voice of the singers[b] at the watering places.
They recite the victories(W) of the Lord,
the victories of his villagers in Israel.
“Then the people of the Lord
went down to the city gates.(X)
12 ‘Wake up,(Y) wake up, Deborah!(Z)
Wake up, wake up, break out in song!
Arise, Barak!(AA)
Take captive your captives,(AB) son of Abinoam.’
13 “The remnant of the nobles came down;
the people of the Lord came down to me against the mighty.
14 Some came from Ephraim,(AC) whose roots were in Amalek;(AD)
Benjamin(AE) was with the people who followed you.
From Makir(AF) captains came down,
from Zebulun those who bear a commander’s[c] staff.
15 The princes of Issachar(AG) were with Deborah;(AH)
yes, Issachar was with Barak,(AI)
sent under his command into the valley.
In the districts of Reuben
there was much searching of heart.
16 Why did you stay among the sheep pens[d](AJ)
to hear the whistling for the flocks?(AK)
In the districts of Reuben
there was much searching of heart.
17 Gilead(AL) stayed beyond the Jordan.
And Dan, why did he linger by the ships?
Asher(AM) remained on the coast(AN)
and stayed in his coves.
18 The people of Zebulun(AO) risked their very lives;
so did Naphtali(AP) on the terraced fields.(AQ)
19 “Kings came(AR), they fought,
the kings of Canaan fought.
At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo,(AS)
they took no plunder of silver.(AT)
20 From the heavens(AU) the stars fought,
from their courses they fought against Sisera.
21 The river Kishon(AV) swept them away,
the age-old river, the river Kishon.
March on, my soul; be strong!(AW)
22 Then thundered the horses’ hooves—
galloping, galloping go his mighty steeds.(AX)
23 ‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the Lord.
‘Curse its people bitterly,
because they did not come to help the Lord,
to help the Lord against the mighty.’
24 “Most blessed of women(AY) be Jael,(AZ)
the wife of Heber the Kenite,(BA)
most blessed of tent-dwelling women.
25 He asked for water, and she gave him milk;(BB)
in a bowl fit for nobles she brought him curdled milk.
26 Her hand reached for the tent peg,
her right hand for the workman’s hammer.
She struck Sisera, she crushed his head,
she shattered and pierced his temple.(BC)
27 At her feet he sank,
he fell; there he lay.
At her feet he sank, he fell;
where he sank, there he fell—dead(BD).
28 “Through the window(BE) peered Sisera’s mother;
behind the lattice she cried out,(BF)
‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?
Why is the clatter of his chariots delayed?’
29 The wisest of her ladies answer her;
indeed, she keeps saying to herself,
30 ‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoils:(BG)
a woman or two for each man,
colorful garments as plunder for Sisera,
colorful garments embroidered,
highly embroidered garments(BH) for my neck—
all this as plunder?(BI)’
31 “So may all your enemies perish,(BJ) Lord!
But may all who love you be like the sun(BK)
when it rises in its strength.”(BL)
Then the land had peace(BM) forty years.
Footnotes
- Judges 5:3 Or of
- Judges 5:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
- Judges 5:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
- Judges 5:16 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags
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