Liber Iudicum, 5

1. Cecineruntque Debora et Barac filius Abinoem in die illo dicen tes:

1. Then sang Deb'orah and Barak the son of Abin'o-am on that day:

2. “Quia comae excussae sunt in Israel, cum sponte se obtulit populus, benedicite Domino!

2. "That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered themselves willingly, 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; to the LORD I will sing, I will make melody to the LORD, the God of Israel.

4. Domine, cum exires de Seir, incederes de regione Edom, terra mota est, caelique stillaverunt, ac nubes stillaverunt aquis;

4. "LORD, when thou didst go forth from Se'ir, when thou didst march from the region of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, yea, the clouds dropped water.

5. montes fluxerunt a facie Domini Sinai, a facie Domini, Dei Israel.

5. The mountains quaked before the LORD, yon Sinai before the LORD, the God of Israel.

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, in the days of Ja'el, caravans ceased and travelers kept to the byways.

7. Cessaverunt fortes in Israel et quieverunt, donec surgeres, Debora, surgeres mater in Israel.

7. The peasantry ceased in Israel, they ceased until you arose, Deb'orah, arose as a mother in Israel.

8. Elegerunt deos novos; tunc erat pugna in portis. Clipeus et hasta non apparuerunt in quadraginta milibus Israel.

8. When new gods were chosen, then war was in the gates. Was shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?

9. Cor meum diligit principes Israel. Qui sponte obtulistis vos in populo, benedicite Domino!

9. My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless the LORD.

10. Qui ascenditis super nitentes asinas et sedetis super tapetia et ambulatis in via, loquimini.

10. "Tell of it, you who ride on tawny asses, you who sit on rich carpets and you who walk by the way.

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. To the sound of musicians at the watering places, there they repeat the triumphs of the LORD, the triumphs of his peasantry in Israel. "Then down to the gates marched the people of the LORD.

12. Surge, surge, Debora; surge, surge et loquere canticum! Surge, Barac, et apprehende captivos tuos, fili Abinoem!

12. "Awake, awake, Deb'orah! Awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, lead away your captives, O son of Abin'o-am.

13. Tunc descenderunt reliquiae ad inclitos, populus Domini descendit pro eo in fortibus.

13. Then down marched the remnant of the noble; the people of the LORD marched down for him against 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 E'phraim they set out thither into the valley, following you, Benjamin, with your kinsmen; from Machir marched down the commanders, and from Zeb'ulun those who bear the marshal's staff;

15. Duces Issachar fuere cum Debora; sic Barac in vallem missus cum peditibus suis. In pagis Ruben magna consilia cordis.

15. the princes of Is'sachar came with Deb'orah, and Is'sachar faithful to Barak; into the valley they rushed forth at his heels. Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

16. Quare sedebas inter caulas, ut audires sibilos tibiae apud greges? Pagis Ruben magnae investigationes cordis.

16. Why did you tarry among the sheepfolds, to hear the piping for the flocks? Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

17. Galaad trans Iordanem quiescebat; et Dan cur peregrinus vacabat navibus? Aser habitabat in litore maris et in portibus morabatur.

17. Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan; and Dan, why did he abide with the ships? Asher sat still at the coast of the sea, settling down by his landings.

18. Zabulon vero obtulit animam suam morti, et Nephthali super excelsa regionis.

18. Zeb'ulun is a people that jeoparded their lives to the death; Naph'tali too, on the heights of the field.

19. Venerunt reges et pugnaverunt, pugnaverunt reges Chanaan in Thanach iuxta aquas Mageddo, praedam argenti non tulere!

19. "The kings came, they fought; then fought the kings of Canaan, at Ta'anach, by the waters of Megid'do; they got no spoils of silver.

20. De caelo dimicaverunt stellae, cursu suo adversus Sisaram pugnaverunt.

20. From heaven fought the stars, from their courses they fought against Sis'era.

21. Torrens Cison traxit cadavera eorum, torrens proeliorum, torrens Cison; incede, anima mea, fortiter.

21. The torrent Kishon swept them away, the onrushing torrent, the torrent Kishon. March on, my soul, with might!

22. Tunc calcaverunt ungulae equorum in cursu praecipiti fortium suorum.

22. "Then loud beat the horses' hoofs with the galloping, galloping of his steeds.

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 angel of the LORD, curse bitterly its inhabitants, because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.

24. Benedicta prae mulieribus Iahel uxor Haber Cinaei, prae mulieribus tabernaculi benedicatur!

24. "Most blessed of women be Ja'el, the wife of Heber the Ken'ite, of tent-dwelling women most blessed.

25. Aquam petenti lac dedit et in phiala principum obtulit butyrum.

25. He asked water and she gave him milk, she brought him curds in a lordly bowl.

26. Sinistram manum misit ad clavum et dextram ad fabrorum malleum: percussitque Sisaram quaerens in capite vulneri locum et tempus valide perforans.

26. She put her hand to the tent peg and her right hand to the workmen's mallet; she struck Sis'era a blow, she crushed his head, she shattered and pierced his temple.

27. Inter pedes eius ruit, cecidit, iacebat; inter pedes eius ruit, cecidit; ubi ruit, ibi iacebat exanimis.

27. He sank, he fell, he lay still at her feet; at her feet he sank, he fell; where he sank, there he fell dead.

28. Per fenestram prospiciens eiulabat mater Sisarae per cancellos: “Cur moratur regredi currus eius? Quare tardant rotae quadrigarum illius?”.

28. "Out of the window she peered, the mother of Sis'era gazed through the lattice: `Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the hoofbeats of his chariots?'

29. Una sapientior ceteris uxoribus respondit ei, et ipsa sibi repetit verba illius:

29. Her wisest ladies make answer, nay, she gives answer to herself,

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. `Are they not finding and dividing the spoil? -- A maiden or two for every man; spoil of dyed stuffs for Sis'era, spoil of dyed stuffs embroidered, two pieces of dyed work embroidered for my neck as spoil?'

31. Sic pereant omnes inimici tui, Domine! Qui autem diligunt eum, rutilent, sicut sol in ortu suo splendet”.

31. "So perish all thine enemies, O LORD! But thy friends be like the sun as he rises in his might." And the land had rest for forty years.

32. Quievitque terra per quadraginta annos.

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