1 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, 2 Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves. 3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel. 4 LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water. 5 The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.
6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways. 7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel. 8 They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel? 9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD. 10 Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way. 11 They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.
12 Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam. 13 Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty. 14 Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer. 15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart. 16 Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. 17 Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches. 18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field. 19 The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money. 20 They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera. 21 The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength. 22 Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones. 23 Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.
24 Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. 25 He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish. 26 She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples. 27 At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead. 28 The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots? 29 Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself, 30 Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil? 31 So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
Deboras dziesma
1 Šādi todien dziedāja Debora un Bārāks, Abīnoama dēls:
2 “Kā plīv Israēla matu cirtas! –
Tauta sevi ziedo! – Slavējiet Kungu!
3 Ķēniņi, klausieties, augstmaņi, dzirdiet! –
Es – Kungam, es dziedāšu viņam,
spēlēšu Kungam, Israēla Dievam!
4 Kungs, kad tu no Seīras izgāji,
no Edoma laukiem iznāci,
tad drebēja zeme un rasoja debess,
no mākoņiem lāsoja ūdens.
5 Kalni izkusa Kunga priekšā –
Sīnajieša –
Kunga, Israēla Dieva, priekšā.
6 Šamgara, Anāta dēla, dienās
un Jaēlas dienās ceļi noklusuši,
taku minēji
iet apkārtceļus.
7 Noklusuši ciematnieki,
Israēlā tie apklusuši,
līdz cēlos es – Debora,
līdz cēlos es – māte Israēlā!
8 Israēls izvēlas jaunus dievus,
un nu karš jau vārtos!
Ja vēl kāds vairogs būtu redzams vai šķēps
uz četrdesmit tūkstošiem Israēlā!
9 Mana sirds ir ar Israēla vadoņiem,
kas sevi ziedo tautai.
Slavējiet Kungu!
10 Kas uz dārgiem ēzeļiem jājat,
uz paklājiem sēžat
un pa ceļiem ejat – vēstiet!
11 Lokšāvēju balsīm ūdens smelšanas vietās
tie daudzina Kunga taisnīgos darbus,
viņa ciematnieku taisnīgos darbus Israēlā,
kad tie sanākuši Kunga tautas vārtos.
12 Mosties, mosties jel, Debora!
Mosties, mosties jel, dziesmu sāc!
Celies, Bārāk,
gūsti savus gūstekņus, Abīnoama dēls!
13 Tad devās lejā tautas dižciltīgo atlikums,
Kungs manis dēļ devās lejā pret spēkavīriem!
14 No Efraima, kura saknes Amālēkā,
tev seko Benjāmins tavu ļaužu pulkā.
No Māhīras nāk lejup pavēlnieki,
no Zebulūna – vadoņu zižļu nesēji.
15 Mani vadoņi Jisašharā – kopā ar Deboru,
un Jisašhars tāpat kā Bārāks
ielejā izsūtīts kājām.
Pie Rūbena strautiem gan vareni lēma…
16 Kādēļ gan sēdi starp ugunskuriem? –
Vai lai klausītos ganāmpulku šņākuļošanā!?
Gar Rūbena strautiem
gan vareni sprieda…
17 Gileāds apmeties viņpus Jardānas,
bet Dāns – kādēļ tas vēl paliek uz kuģiem?
Ašērs mīt jūras piekrastē,
apmetas savās kuģu piestātnēs.
18 Taču Zebulūns – tauta, kas savu dzīvību nievā, gatavs mirt,
tāpat arī Naftālī – augstieņu laukos.
19 Sanākuši ķēniņi izkaroties,
tad nu izkarojās Kanaāna ķēniņi
Taanahā pie Megido ūdeņiem,
bet sudraba laupījumu nedabūja.
20 Arī no debesīm karoja!
Zvaigznes no saviem ceļiem pret Sīsru karoja!
21 Kīšonas straume tos aizskaloja,
mūžsenā straume, Kīšonas straume.
Triec, mana dvēsele, stiprāk!
22 Tad klaudzēja zirga pakavi
no aulekšiem, viņa vareno auļiem.
23 “Lāsts Merozai!” saka Kunga eņģelis,
“lādēt nolādēti tās iemītnieki,
jo tie nenāca palīgā Kungam,
palīgā Kungam pret spēkavīriem!”
24 Svētīta no sievām ir Jaēla,
kēnieša Hebera sieva,
no telšu mītniecēm vissvētītākā!
25 Viņš ūdeni lūdza,
viņa pienu deva!
Dižcilša kausā
viņa krējumu sniedza!
26 Telts mietiņu viņa tvēra rokā
un strādnieka āmuru labajā rokā –
viņa nosita Sīsru,
sadragāja tam galvu,
sašķaidīja, caurdūra viņam deniņus!
27 Starp viņas kājām tas ļima, krita un gūla!
Starp viņas kājām tas saļima, nokrita –
kur saļimis bija, tur pakrita nokauts!
28 Pa logu izliekusies,
Sīsras māte griezīgi brēc
caur loga režģi:
“Kādēļ gan kavējas viņa kararati?
Kādēļ gan vilcinās kararatu vilcēju soļi?”
29 Gudrākās no galma sievām bilst,
un viņa pati atkārto vārdus:
30 “Vai gan tie negrābj, nedala laupījumu?! –
Vienu, divas meičas ik vīram!
Raibu drānu laupījums Sīsram!
Raibu drānu laupījums, izšuvums!
Pa diviem izšūtiem tērpiem
ik laupītās kaklam!”
31 Tā, Kungs, lai iet bojā visi tavi ienaidnieki!
Bet tie, kas viņu mīl, lai ir kā saule pilnā spēkā!”
Un zemei bija miers četrdesmit gadus.
