Judges 5

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1 On that day Deborah (and Barak, son of Abinoam,) sang this song:	1 Cecineruntque Debora et Barac filius Abinoem in die illo dicen tes:
2 Of chiefs who took the lead in Israel, of noble deeds by the people who bless the LORD,	2 “ Quia comae excussae sunt in Israel, cum sponte se obtulit populus, benedicite Domino!
3 Hear, O kings! Give ear, O princes!	3 Audite, reges, percipite auribus, principes; ego sum, ego sum, quae Domino canam, psallam Domino, Deo Israel!
4 O LORD, when you went out from Seir,	4 Domine, cum exires de Seir, incederes de regione Edom, terra mota est, caelique stillaverunt, ac nubes stillaverunt aquis;
5 Mountains trembled	5 montes fluxerunt a facie Domini Sinai, a facie Domini, Dei Israel.
6 In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath,	6 In diebus Samgar filii Anath, in diebus Iahel quieverunt semitae; et, qui ingrediebantur per eas, ambulaverunt per calles devios.
7 Gone was freedom beyond the walls,	7 Cessaverunt fortes in Israel et quieverunt, donec surgeres, Debora, surgeres mater in Israel.
8 New gods were their choice; then the war was at their gates. Not a shield could be seen, nor a lance, among forty thousand in Israel!	8 Elegerunt deos novos; tunc erat pugna in portis. Clipeus et hasta non apparuerunt in quadraginta milibus Israel.
9 My heart is with the leaders of Israel,	9 Cor meum diligit principes Israel. Qui sponte obtulistis vos in populo, benedicite Domino!
10 They who ride on white asses,	10 Qui ascenditis super nitentes asinas et sedetis super tapetia et ambulatis in via, loquimini.
11 Sing of them to the strains of the harpers at the wells,	11 Ad vocem eorum, qui distribuunt aquas ad canales, ibi narrant iustitias Domini, iustitias fortitudinis eius in Israel: tunc descendit populus Domini ad portas.
12 Awake, awake, Deborah!	12 Surge, surge, Debora; surge, surge et loquere canticum! Surge, Barac, et apprehende captivos tuos, fili Abinoem!
13 Then down came the fugitives with the mighty,	13 Tunc descenderunt reliquiae ad inclitos, populus Domini descendit pro eo in fortibus.
14 From Ephraim, princes were in the valley;	14 Ex Ephraim venerunt principes in vallem post te, Beniamin, in populis tuis. De Machir principes descenderunt, et de Zabulon, qui tenent sceptrum, praefecti.
15 With Deborah were the princes of Issachar;	15 Duces Issachar fuere cum Debora; sic Barac in vallem missus cum peditibus suis. In pagis Ruben magna consilia cordis.
16 Why do you stay beside your hearths	16 Quare sedebas inter caulas, ut audires sibilos tibiae apud greges? Pagis Ruben magnae investigationes cordis.
17 Gilead, beyond the Jordan, rests;	17 Galaad trans Iordanem quiescebat; et Dan cur peregrinus vacabat navibus? Aser habitabat in litore maris et in portibus morabatur.
18 Zebulun is the people defying death;	18 Zabulon vero obtulit animam suam morti, et Nephthali super excelsa regionis.
19 The kings came and fought;	19 Venerunt reges et pugnaverunt, pugnaverunt reges Chanaan in Thanach iuxta aquas Mageddo, praedam argenti non tulere!
20 From the heavens the stars, too, fought;	20 De caelo dimicaverunt stellae, cursu suo adversus Sisaram pugnaverunt.
21 The Wadi Kishon swept them away;	21 Torrens Cison traxit cadavera eorum, torrens proeliorum, torrens Cison; incede, anima mea, fortiter.
22 Then the hoofs of the horses pounded,	22 Tunc calcaverunt ungulae equorum in cursu praecipiti fortium suorum.
23 "Curse Meroz," says the LORD,	23 Maledicite, Meroz, dixit angelus Domini, maledicite habitatoribus eius, quia non venerunt ad auxilium Domini, in adiutorium Domini in fortibus.
24 Blessed among women be Jael,	24 Benedicta prae mulieribus Iahel uxor Haber Cinaei, prae mulieribus tabernaculi benedicatur!
25 He asked for water, she gave him milk;	25 Aquam petenti lac dedit et in phiala principum obtulit butyrum.
26 With her left hand she reached for the peg,	26 Sinistram manum misit ad clavum et dextram ad fabrorum malleum: percussitque Sisaram quaerens in capite vulneri locum et tempus valide perforans.
27 At her feet he sank down, fell, lay still;	27 Inter pedes eius ruit, cecidit, iacebat; inter pedes eius ruit, cecidit; ubi ruit, ibi iacebat exanimis.
28 From the window peered down and wailed	28 Per fenestram prospiciens eiulabat mater Sisarae per cancellos: “Cur moratur regredi currus eius? Quare tardant rotae quadrigarum illius?”.
29 The wisest of her princesses answers her,	29 Una sapientior ceteris uxoribus respondit ei, et ipsa sibi repetit verba illius:
30 "They must be dividing the spoil they took:	30 “Certo nunc dividunt inventa spolia, unam, duas feminas singulis viris; duas vestes diversorum colorum Sisarae in praedam; unam, duas texturas discolores collo meo in praedam”.
31 May all your enemies perish thus, O LORD!	31 Sic pereant omnes inimici tui, Domine! Qui autem diligunt eum, rutilent, sicut sol in ortu suo splendet ”.
	32 Quievitque terra per quadraginta annos.