¹Cecineruntque Debbora et Barac filius Abinoëm in illo die, dicentes:In that day, Deborah and Barak, the son of Abinoam, sang out, saying:

¹Cecineruntque Debbora et Barac filius Abinoëm in illo die, dicentes:In that day, Deborah and Barak, the son of Abinoam, sang out, saying:

²Qui sponte obtulistis de Israël animas vestras ad periculum,“All you of Israel who have willingly offered your lives to danger,benedicite Domino.bless the Lord!

²Qui sponte obtulistis de Israël animas vestras ad periculum,“All you of Israel who have willingly offered your lives to danger,benedicite Domino.bless the Lord!

³Audite,Listen,reges;O kings!auribus percipite,Pay attention, O princes!principes:It is I, it is I,ego sum, ego sum,who will sing to the Lord.quæ Domino canam, psallam Domino Deo Israël.I will sing a psalm to the Lord, the God of Israel!

³Audite,Listen,reges;O kings!auribus percipite,Pay attention, O princes!principes:It is I, it is I,ego sum, ego sum,who will sing to the Lord.quæ Domino canam, psallam Domino Deo Israël.I will sing a psalm to the Lord, the God of Israel!

⁴Domine,O Lord,cum exires de Seir,when you departed from Seir,et transires per regiones Edom,and you crossed through the regions of Edom,terra mota est,the earth and the heavens were moved,cælique ac nubes distillaverunt aquis.and the clouds rained down water.

⁴Domine,O Lord,cum exires de Seir,when you departed from Seir,et transires per regiones Edom,and you crossed through the regions of Edom,terra mota est,the earth and the heavens were moved,cælique ac nubes distillaverunt aquis.and the clouds rained down water.

⁵Montes fluxerunt a facie Domini,The mountains flowed away before the face of the Lord,et Sinai a facie Domini Dei Israël.and Sinai, before the face of the Lord God of Israel.

⁵Montes fluxerunt a facie Domini,The mountains flowed away before the face of the Lord,et Sinai a facie Domini Dei Israël.and Sinai, before the face of the Lord God of Israel.

⁶In diebus Samgar filii Anath,In the days of Shamgar, the son of Anath,in diebus Jahel quieverunt semitæ:in the days of Jael, the paths were quiet.et qui ingrediebantur per eas,And whoever entered by them,ambulaverunt per calles devios.walked along rough byways.

⁶In diebus Samgar filii Anath,In the days of Shamgar, the son of Anath,in diebus Jahel quieverunt semitæ:in the days of Jael, the paths were quiet.et qui ingrediebantur per eas,And whoever entered by them,ambulaverunt per calles devios.walked along rough byways.

⁷Cessaverunt fortes in Israël,The strong men ceased,et quieverunt:and they rested in Israel,donec surgeret Debbora,until Deborah rose up,surgeret mater in Israël.until a mother rose up in Israel.

⁷Cessaverunt fortes in Israël,The strong men ceased,et quieverunt:and they rested in Israel,donec surgeret Debbora,until Deborah rose up,surgeret mater in Israël.until a mother rose up in Israel.

⁸Nova bella elegit Dominus,The Lord chose new wars,et portas hostium ipse subvertit:and he himself overturned the gates of the enemies.clypeus et hasta si apparuerint in quadraginta millibus Israël.A shield with a spear was not seen among the forty thousand of Israel.

⁸Nova bella elegit Dominus,The Lord chose new wars,et portas hostium ipse subvertit:and he himself overturned the gates of the enemies.clypeus et hasta si apparuerint in quadraginta millibus Israël.A shield with a spear was not seen among the forty thousand of Israel.

⁹Cor meum diligit principes Israël:My heart loves the leaders of Israel. All you who,qui propria voluntate obtulistis vos discrimini,of your own free will, offered yourselves during a crisis,benedicite Domino.bless the Lord.

⁹Cor meum diligit principes Israël:My heart loves the leaders of Israel. All you who,qui propria voluntate obtulistis vos discrimini,of your own free will, offered yourselves during a crisis,benedicite Domino.bless the Lord.

¹⁰Qui ascenditis super nitentes asinos,You who ride upon donkeys laboring,et sedetis in judicio,and you who sit in judgment,et ambulatis in via,and you who walk along the way,loquimini.speak out.

¹⁰Qui ascenditis super nitentes asinos,You who ride upon donkeys laboring,et sedetis in judicio,and you who sit in judgment,et ambulatis in via,and you who walk along the way,loquimini.speak out.

¹¹Ubi collisi sunt currus,Where the chariots were struck together,et hostium suffocatus est exercitus,and the army of the enemies was choked, in that place,ibi narrentur justitiæ Domini,let the justices of the Lord be described,et clementia in fortes Israël:and let his clemency be for the brave of Israel.tunc descendit populus Domini ad portas,Then did the people of the Lord descend to the gates,et obtinuit principatum.and obtain leadership.

¹¹Ubi collisi sunt currus,Where the chariots were struck together,et hostium suffocatus est exercitus,and the army of the enemies was choked, in that place,ibi narrentur justitiæ Domini,let the justices of the Lord be described,et clementia in fortes Israël:and let his clemency be for the brave of Israel.tunc descendit populus Domini ad portas,Then did the people of the Lord descend to the gates,et obtinuit principatum.and obtain leadership.

¹²Surge,Rise up,surge Debbora;rise up, O Deborah!surge,Rise up,surge,rise up,et loquere canticum:and speak a canticle!surge Barac,Rise up, Barak,et apprehende captivos tuos,and seize your captives,fili Abinoëm.O son of Abinoam.

¹²Surge,Rise up,surge Debbora;rise up, O Deborah!surge,Rise up,surge,rise up,et loquere canticum:and speak a canticle!surge Barac,Rise up, Barak,et apprehende captivos tuos,and seize your captives,fili Abinoëm.O son of Abinoam.

¹³Salvatæ sunt reliquiæ populi:The remnants of the people were saved.Dominus in fortibus dimicavit.The Lord contended with the strong.

¹³Salvatæ sunt reliquiæ populi:The remnants of the people were saved.Dominus in fortibus dimicavit.The Lord contended with the strong.

¹⁴Ex Ephraim delevit eos in Amalec,Out of Ephraim, he destroyed those with Amalek,et post eum ex Benjamin in populos tuos,and after him, out of Benjamin, those of your people,o Amalec:O Amalek.de Machir principes descenderunt,From Machir, there descended leaders,et de Zabulon qui exercitum ducerent ad bellandum.and from Zebulun, those who led the army to war.

¹⁴Ex Ephraim delevit eos in Amalec,Out of Ephraim, he destroyed those with Amalek,et post eum ex Benjamin in populos tuos,and after him, out of Benjamin, those of your people,o Amalec:O Amalek.de Machir principes descenderunt,From Machir, there descended leaders,et de Zabulon qui exercitum ducerent ad bellandum.and from Zebulun, those who led the army to war.

¹⁵Duces Issachar fuere cum Debbora,The commanders of Issachar were with Deborah,et Barac vestigia sunt secuti,and they followed the steps of Barak,qui quasi in præcepswho endangered himself,ac barathrum se discrimini dedit:like one rushing headlong into a chasm.diviso contra se Ruben,Reuben was divided against himself.magnanimorum reperta est contentio.Contention was found among great souls.

¹⁵Duces Issachar fuere cum Debbora,The commanders of Issachar were with Deborah,et Barac vestigia sunt secuti,and they followed the steps of Barak,qui quasi in præcepswho endangered himself,ac barathrum se discrimini dedit:like one rushing headlong into a chasm.diviso contra se Ruben,Reuben was divided against himself.magnanimorum reperta est contentio.Contention was found among great souls.

¹⁶Quare habitas inter duos terminos,Why do you live between two borders,ut audias sibilos gregum?so that you hear the bleating of the flocks?diviso contra se Ruben,Reuben was divided against himself.magnanimorum reperta est contentio.Contention was found among great souls.

¹⁶Quare habitas inter duos terminos,Why do you live between two borders,ut audias sibilos gregum?so that you hear the bleating of the flocks?diviso contra se Ruben,Reuben was divided against himself.magnanimorum reperta est contentio.Contention was found among great souls.

¹⁷Galaad trans Jordanem quiescebat,Gilead rested beyond the Jordan,et Dan vacabat navibus:and Dan was occupied with ships.Aser habitabat in littore maris,Asher was living on the shore of the sea,et in portubus morabatur.and dwelling in the ports.

¹⁷Galaad trans Jordanem quiescebat,Gilead rested beyond the Jordan,et Dan vacabat navibus:and Dan was occupied with ships.Aser habitabat in littore maris,Asher was living on the shore of the sea,et in portubus morabatur.and dwelling in the ports.

¹⁸Zabulon veroYet truly,et Nephthali obtulerunt animas suas morti in regione Merome.Zebulun and Naphtali offered their lives to death in the region of Merom.

¹⁸Zabulon veroYet truly,et Nephthali obtulerunt animas suas morti in regione Merome.Zebulun and Naphtali offered their lives to death in the region of Merom.

¹⁹Venerunt regesThe kings came and fought;et pugnaverunt:the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach,pugnaverunt reges Chanaan in Thanach juxta aquas Mageddo,beside the waters of Megiddo.et tamen nihil tulere prædantes.And yet they took no spoils.

¹⁹Venerunt regesThe kings came and fought;et pugnaverunt:the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach,pugnaverunt reges Chanaan in Thanach juxta aquas Mageddo,beside the waters of Megiddo.et tamen nihil tulere prædantes.And yet they took no spoils.

²⁰De cælo dimicatum est contra eos:The conflict against them was from heaven.stellæ manentes in ordineThe stars,et cursu suo,remaining in their order and courses,adversus Sisaram pugnaverunt.fought against Sisera.

²⁰De cælo dimicatum est contra eos:The conflict against them was from heaven.stellæ manentes in ordineThe stars,et cursu suo,remaining in their order and courses,adversus Sisaram pugnaverunt.fought against Sisera.

²¹Torrens Cison traxit cadavera eorum,The torrent of Kishon dragged away their carcasses,torrens Cadumim,the onrushing torrent,torrens Cison:the torrent of Kishon.conculca,O my soul,anima mea, robustos.tread upon the stalwart!

²¹Torrens Cison traxit cadavera eorum,The torrent of Kishon dragged away their carcasses,torrens Cadumim,the onrushing torrent,torrens Cison:the torrent of Kishon.conculca,O my soul,anima mea, robustos.tread upon the stalwart!

²²Ungulæ equorum ceciderunt,The hoofs of the horses were broken,fugientibus impetu,while the strongest of the enemies fled away with fury,et per præceps ruentibus fortissimis hostium.and rushed on to ruin.

²²Ungulæ equorum ceciderunt,The hoofs of the horses were broken,fugientibus impetu,while the strongest of the enemies fled away with fury,et per præceps ruentibus fortissimis hostium.and rushed on to ruin.

²³Maledicite terræ Meroz,‘Cursed be the land of Meroz!’dixit angelus Domini:said the Angel of the Lord.maledicite habitatoribus ejus,‘Cursed be its inhabitants!quia non venerunt ad auxilium Domini,For they did not come to the aid of the Lord,in adjutorium fortissimorum ejus.to the assistance of his most valiant men.’

²³Maledicite terræ Meroz,‘Cursed be the land of Meroz!’dixit angelus Domini:said the Angel of the Lord.maledicite habitatoribus ejus,‘Cursed be its inhabitants!quia non venerunt ad auxilium Domini,For they did not come to the aid of the Lord,in adjutorium fortissimorum ejus.to the assistance of his most valiant men.’

²⁴Benedicta inter mulieres Jahel uxor Haber Cinæi,Blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite.et benedicatur in tabernaculo suo.And blessed is she in her tabernacle.

²⁴Benedicta inter mulieres Jahel uxor Haber Cinæi,Blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite.et benedicatur in tabernaculo suo.And blessed is she in her tabernacle.

²⁵Aquam petenti lac dedit,He begged her for water, and she gave him milk,et in phiala principum obtulit butyrum.and she offered him butter in a dish fit for princes.

²⁵Aquam petenti lac dedit,He begged her for water, and she gave him milk,et in phiala principum obtulit butyrum.and she offered him butter in a dish fit for princes.

²⁶Sinistram manum misit ad clavum,She put her left hand to the nail,et dexteram ad fabrorum malleos.and her right hand to the workman’s mallet.Percussitque Sisaram quærens in capite vulneri locum,And she struck Sisera, seeking in his head a place for the wound,et tempus valide perforans:and strongly piercing his temples.

²⁶Sinistram manum misit ad clavum,She put her left hand to the nail,et dexteram ad fabrorum malleos.and her right hand to the workman’s mallet.Percussitque Sisaram quærens in capite vulneri locum,And she struck Sisera, seeking in his head a place for the wound,et tempus valide perforans:and strongly piercing his temples.

²⁷inter pedes ejus ruit;Between her feet,defecit,he was ruined.et mortuus est:He fainted away and passed on.volvebatur ante pedes ejus,He curled up before her feet,et jacebat exanimis et miserabilis.and he lay there lifeless and miserable.

²⁷inter pedes ejus ruit;Between her feet,defecit,he was ruined.et mortuus est:He fainted away and passed on.volvebatur ante pedes ejus,He curled up before her feet,et jacebat exanimis et miserabilis.and he lay there lifeless and miserable.

²⁸Per fenestram respiciens,His mother gazed through a windowululabat mater ejus:and wailed.et de cœnaculo loquebatur:And she spoke from an upper room:Cur moratur regredi currus ejus?‘Why does his chariot delay in returning?quare tardaverunt pedes quadrigarum illius?Why are the feet of his team of horses so slow?’

²⁸Per fenestram respiciens,His mother gazed through a windowululabat mater ejus:and wailed.et de cœnaculo loquebatur:And she spoke from an upper room:Cur moratur regredi currus ejus?‘Why does his chariot delay in returning?quare tardaverunt pedes quadrigarum illius?Why are the feet of his team of horses so slow?’

²⁹Una sapientior ceteris uxoribus ejus, hæc socrui verba respondit:One who was wiser than the rest of his wives responded to her mother-in-law with this:

²⁹Una sapientior ceteris uxoribus ejus, hæc socrui verba respondit:One who was wiser than the rest of his wives responded to her mother-in-law with this:

³⁰Forsitan nunc dividit spolia,‘Perhaps he is now dividing the spoils,et pulcherrima feminarum eligitur ei:and the most beautiful among the women is being selected for him.vestes diversorum colorum Sisaræ traduntur in prædam,Garments of diverse colors are being delivered to Sisera as spoils,et supellex varia ad ornanda colla congeritur.and various goods are being collected for the adornment of necks.’

³⁰Forsitan nunc dividit spolia,‘Perhaps he is now dividing the spoils,et pulcherrima feminarum eligitur ei:and the most beautiful among the women is being selected for him.vestes diversorum colorum Sisaræ traduntur in prædam,Garments of diverse colors are being delivered to Sisera as spoils,et supellex varia ad ornanda colla congeritur.and various goods are being collected for the adornment of necks.’

³¹Sic pereant omnes inimici tui,O Lord, so may all your enemies perish!Domine: qui autem diligunt te,But may those who love you shine with splendor,sicut sol in ortu suo splendet, ita rutilent.as the sun shines at its rising.”

³¹Sic pereant omnes inimici tui,O Lord, so may all your enemies perish!Domine: qui autem diligunt te,But may those who love you shine with splendor,sicut sol in ortu suo splendet, ita rutilent.as the sun shines at its rising.”

³²Quievitque terra per quadraginta annos.And the land rested for forty years.

³²Quievitque terra per quadraginta annos.And the land rested for forty years.