Judges 5 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

Jdg 5:1And Debbora and Barac son of Abineem sang in that day, saying,

Jdg 5:2A revelation was made in Israel when the people were made willing: Praise ye the Lord.

Jdg 5:3Hear, 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.

Jdg 5:4

Jdg 5:4O Lord, 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.

Jdg 5:5

Jdg 5:5The mountains were shaken before the face of the Lord Eloi, this Sina before the face of the Lord God of Israel.

Jdg 5:6

Jdg 5:6In the 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.

Jdg 5:7

Jdg 5:7The mighty men in Israel failed, they failed until Debbora arose, until she arose a mother in Israel.

Jdg 5:8

Jdg 5:8They chose new gods; then the cities of rulers fought; [fn]there was not a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel.

Jdg 5:9

Jdg 5:9My heart inclines to the orders given in Israel; ye that are willing among the people, bless the Lord.

Jdg 5:10

Jdg 5:10Ye that 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

Jdg 5:11

Jdg 5:11 ye that are delivered from the noise of [fn]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.

Jdg 5:12

Jdg 5:12Awake, awake, Debbora; awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barac, and lead thy captivity captive, son of Abineem.

Jdg 5:13

Jdg 5:13Then went down the remnant to the strong, the people of the Lord went down for him among the mighty ones from me.

Jdg 5:14

Jdg 5:14Ephraim rooted 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 [fn]draw with the scribe's pen of record.

Jdg 5:15

Jdg 5:15And princes in Issachar were with Debbora and Barac, thus she sent Barac on his feet in the valleys into the portions of Ruben; great pangs [fn]reached to the heart.

Jdg 5:16

Jdg 5:16Why did they sit between the sheep-folds to hear the bleating of flocks for the divisions of Ruben? there were great searchings of heart.

Jdg 5:17

Jdg 5:17Galaad is 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 [fn]ports.

Jdg 5:18

Jdg 5:18The people Zabulon [fn]exposed their soul to death, and Nephthali came to the high places of their land.

Jdg 5:19

Jdg 5:19Kings set themselves in array, then the kings of Chanaan fought in Thanaach at the water of Mageddo; they took no gift of money.

Jdg 5:20

Jdg 5:20The stars from heaven set themselves in array, they set themselves to fight with Sisara out of their paths.

Jdg 5:21

Jdg 5:21The brook of Kison swept them away, the ancient brook, the brook Kison: my mighty soul will trample him down.

Jdg 5:22

Jdg 5:22When the hoofs of the horse were entangled, his mighty ones earnestly hasted

Jdg 5:23

Jdg 5:23to curse 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.

Jdg 5:24

Jdg 5:24Blessed among women be Jael wife of Chaber the Kenite; let her be blessed above women in tents.

Jdg 5:25

Jdg 5:25He asked for water, she gave him milk in a dish; she brought butter of princes.

Jdg 5:26

Jdg 5:26She stretched forth her left hand to [fn]the nail, and her right hand to the workman's hammer, and she [fn]smote Sisara with it, she nailed through his head and smote him; she nailed through his temples.

Jdg 5:27

Jdg 5:27He rolled down between her feet; he fell and lay between her feet; he bowed and fell: where he bowed, there he fell [fn]dead.

Jdg 5:28

Jdg 5:28The mother of Sisara looked down through the window out of the loophole, saying, Why was his chariot ashamed? why did the [fn]wheels of his chariots tarry?

Jdg 5:29

Jdg 5:29Her wise ladies answered her, and she returned answers to herself, saying,

Jdg 5:30

Jdg 5:30Will they not find him dividing the spoil? he will surely [fn]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.

Jdg 5:31

Jdg 5:31Thus let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: and they that love him shall be as the going forth of the sun in his strength. And the land had rest forty years.