Iudicum 5

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Cecineruntque Debora et Barac filius Abinoem in die illo dicen tes:	1 On that day Deborah (and Barak, son of Abinoam,) sang this song:
2 “ Quia comae excussae sunt in Israel, cum sponte se obtulit populus, benedicite Domino!	2 Of chiefs who took the lead in Israel, of noble deeds by the people who bless the LORD,
3 Audite, reges, percipite auribus, principes; ego sum, ego sum, quae Domino canam, psallam Domino, Deo Israel!	3 Hear, O kings! Give ear, O princes!
4 Domine, cum exires de Seir, incederes de regione Edom, terra mota est, caelique stillaverunt, ac nubes stillaverunt aquis;	4 O LORD, when you went out from Seir,
5 montes fluxerunt a facie Domini Sinai, a facie Domini, Dei Israel.	5 Mountains trembled
6 In diebus Samgar filii Anath, in diebus Iahel quieverunt semitae; et, qui ingrediebantur per eas, ambulaverunt per calles devios.	6 In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath,
7 Cessaverunt fortes in Israel et quieverunt, donec surgeres, Debora, surgeres mater in Israel.	7 Gone was freedom beyond the walls,
8 Elegerunt deos novos; tunc erat pugna in portis. Clipeus et hasta non apparuerunt in quadraginta milibus 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!
9 Cor meum diligit principes Israel. Qui sponte obtulistis vos in populo, benedicite Domino!	9 My heart is with the leaders of Israel,
10 Qui ascenditis super nitentes asinas et sedetis super tapetia et ambulatis in via, loquimini.	10 They who ride on white asses,
11 Ad vocem eorum, qui distribuunt aquas ad canales, ibi narrant iustitias Domini, iustitias fortitudinis eius in Israel: tunc descendit populus Domini ad portas.	11 Sing of them to the strains of the harpers at the wells,
12 Surge, surge, Debora; surge, surge et loquere canticum! Surge, Barac, et apprehende captivos tuos, fili Abinoem!	12 Awake, awake, Deborah!
13 Tunc descenderunt reliquiae ad inclitos, populus Domini descendit pro eo in fortibus.	13 Then down came the fugitives with the mighty,
14 Ex Ephraim venerunt principes in vallem post te, Beniamin, in populis tuis. De Machir principes descenderunt, et de Zabulon, qui tenent sceptrum, praefecti.	14 From Ephraim, princes were in the valley;
15 Duces Issachar fuere cum Debora; sic Barac in vallem missus cum peditibus suis. In pagis Ruben magna consilia cordis.	15 With Deborah were the princes of Issachar;
16 Quare sedebas inter caulas, ut audires sibilos tibiae apud greges? Pagis Ruben magnae investigationes cordis.	16 Why do you stay beside your hearths
17 Galaad trans Iordanem quiescebat; et Dan cur peregrinus vacabat navibus? Aser habitabat in litore maris et in portibus morabatur.	17 Gilead, beyond the Jordan, rests;
18 Zabulon vero obtulit animam suam morti, et Nephthali super excelsa regionis.	18 Zebulun is the people defying death;
19 Venerunt reges et pugnaverunt, pugnaverunt reges Chanaan in Thanach iuxta aquas Mageddo, praedam argenti non tulere!	19 The kings came and fought;
20 De caelo dimicaverunt stellae, cursu suo adversus Sisaram pugnaverunt.	20 From the heavens the stars, too, fought;
21 Torrens Cison traxit cadavera eorum, torrens proeliorum, torrens Cison; incede, anima mea, fortiter.	21 The Wadi Kishon swept them away;
22 Tunc calcaverunt ungulae equorum in cursu praecipiti fortium suorum.	22 Then the hoofs of the horses pounded,
23 Maledicite, Meroz, dixit angelus Domini, maledicite habitatoribus eius, quia non venerunt ad auxilium Domini, in adiutorium Domini in fortibus.	23 "Curse Meroz," says the LORD,
24 Benedicta prae mulieribus Iahel uxor Haber Cinaei, prae mulieribus tabernaculi benedicatur!	24 Blessed among women be Jael,
25 Aquam petenti lac dedit et in phiala principum obtulit butyrum.	25 He asked for water, she gave him milk;
26 Sinistram manum misit ad clavum et dextram ad fabrorum malleum: percussitque Sisaram quaerens in capite vulneri locum et tempus valide perforans.	26 With her left hand she reached for the peg,
27 Inter pedes eius ruit, cecidit, iacebat; inter pedes eius ruit, cecidit; ubi ruit, ibi iacebat exanimis.	27 At her feet he sank down, fell, lay still;
28 Per fenestram prospiciens eiulabat mater Sisarae per cancellos: “Cur moratur regredi currus eius? Quare tardant rotae quadrigarum illius?”.	28 From the window peered down and wailed
29 Una sapientior ceteris uxoribus respondit ei, et ipsa sibi repetit verba illius:	29 The wisest of her princesses answers her,
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”.	30 "They must be dividing the spoil they took:
31 Sic pereant omnes inimici tui, Domine! Qui autem diligunt eum, rutilent, sicut sol in ortu suo splendet ”.	31 May all your enemies perish thus, O LORD!
32 Quievitque terra per quadraginta annos.