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[1]AndDebbora and Barac son of Abineem sang in that day, saying,
[2]Arevelation was made in Israel when the people were made willing: Praise ye the Lord.
[3]Hear,ye kings, and hearken, rulers: I will sing, it is I who will sing to the Lord, it is I, I will sing a psalm to the Lord the god of Israel.
[4]OLord, 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.
[5]Themountains were shaken before the face of the Lord Eloi, this Sina before the face of the Lord God of Israel.
[6]Inthe days of Samegar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, they deserted the ways, and went in by-ways; they went in crooked paths.
[7]Themighty men in Israel failed, they failed until Debbora arose, until she arose a mother in Israel.
[8]Theychose new gods; then the cities of rulers fought; there was not a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel.
[9]Myheart inclines to the orders given in Israel; ye that are willing among the people, bless the Lord.
[10]Yethat mount a she-ass at noon-day, ye that sit on the judgment-seat, and walk by the roads of them that sit in judgment by the way; declare
[11]yethat 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.
[12]Awake,awake, Debbora; awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barac, and lead thy captivity captive, son of Abineem.
[13]Thenwent down the remnant to the strong, the people of the Lord went down for him among the mighty ones from me.
[14]Ephraimrooted them out in Amalec, behind thee was Benjamin among thy 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.
[15]Andprincess 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.
[16]Whydid they sit between the sheep-folds to hear the bleating of flocks for the divisions of Ruben? there were great searchings of heart.
[17]Galaadis 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.
[18]Thepeople Zabulon exposed their soul to death, and Nephthali came to the high places of their land.
[19]Kingsset themselves in array, then the kings of Chanaan fought in Thanaach at the water of Mageddo; they took no gift of money.
[20]Thestars from heaven set themselves in array, they set themselves to fight with Sisara out of their paths.
[21]Thebrook of Kison swept them away, the ancient brook, the brook Kison: my mighty soul will trample him down.
[22]Whenthe hoofs of the horse were entangled, his mighty ones earnestly hasted
[23]tocurse Meroz: Curse ye 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 among the mighty.
[24]Blessedamong women be Jael wife of Chaber the Kenite; let her be blessed above women in tents.
[25]Heasked for water, she gave him milk in a dish; she brought butter of princes.
[26]Shestretched forth her left hand to the nail, and her right to the hand workman's hammer, and she smote Sisara with it, she nailed through his head and smote him; she nailed through his temples.
[27]Herolled down between her feet; he fell and lay between her feet; he bowed and fell: where he bowed, there he fell dead.
[28]Themother of Sisara looked down through the window out of the loophole, saying, Why was his chariot ashamed? why did the wheels of his chariots tarry?
[29]Herwise ladies answered her, and she returned answers to herself, saying,
[30]Willthey not find him dividing the spoil? he will surely be gracious to every man: there are spoils of dyed garments for Sisara, spoils of various dyed garments, dyed embroidered garments, they are the spoils for his neck.
[31]Thuslet all thine enemies perish, O Lord: and they that love him shall be as the going forth of the sun in his strength.
[32]Andthe land had rest forty years.
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