1Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,
2“Because the leaders took the lead in Israel,
3“Hear, you kings!
4“LORD, when you went out of Seir,
5The mountains quaked at the LORD’s presence,
6“In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath,
7The rulers ceased in Israel.
8They chose new gods.
9My heart is towards the governors of Israel,
10“Speak, you who ride on white donkeys,
11Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water,
12‘Awake, awake, Deborah!
13“Then a remnant of the nobles and the people came down.
14Those whose root is in Amalek came out of Ephraim,
15The princes of Issachar were with Deborah.
16Why did you sit amongst the sheepfolds?
17Gilead lived beyond the Jordan.
18Zebulun was a people that jeopardised their lives to the death;
19“The kings came and fought,
20From the sky the stars fought.
21The river Kishon swept them away,
22Then the horse hoofs stamped because of the prancing,
23‘Curse Meroz,’ said the LORD’s angel.
24“Jael shall be blessed above women,
25He asked for water.
26She put her hand to the tent peg,
27At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay.
28“Through the window she looked out, and cried:
29Her wise ladies answered her,
30‘Have they not found, have they not divided the plunder?
31“So let all your enemies perish, LORD,