The Songs of the Old and New Testament in Meter, Verse 4
The Song of Deborah, and Barak, after the victory against the army of Iabin King of Canaan; who reigned in Hazor, whose captaine was Sisera, whose head was cut off by Iahell, the wi…e of Heber. JUDGES 5. vers. 2.
PRaise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves:
FOr the avenging of Isra…l
praise ye the Lord most hy,
When as the people offered
themselves most willingly.
3 Hear, O ye kings, give ear, O ye princes; I, even I will …ing unto the Lord, I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.
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Hear Oye Kings, ye Princes als
give ear, I, ev'n I will
Sing to the Lord, to Israels God
I will sing praises still.
4 Lord when thou wentedst out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.
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Lord when thou wentest out of Seir,
and march'd from Edom field,
The earth did tremble, heav'ns did drop,
the clouds did water yeeld.
5 The mountaines melted from before the Lord, even that Sinai from before the Lord God of Israel.
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The mountains melted from before
the Lord God Eternall,
Ev'n that Sinai from God before,
the God of Israel.
6 In the dayes of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the dayes of Iael, the high-wayes were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through bywayes.
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In dayes of Shamgar Anaths son
of Jael in the dayes,
The high wayes were unoccupi'd
men travell'd through bywayes.
7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, untill that I…Deborah arose that I arose a mother in Israel.
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They ceas'd that dwelt in villages,
in Israel they did cease,
Till I Deborah in Isra'l
a mother rose for peace.
8 They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among fourty thousand in Israel?
They chose new gods, war seizd their gates
was there a shield or spear?
That fourty thousand men among
in Israel did appear.
9 My heart is toward the Governours of …rael, that offered themselves willingly among … people: Blesse ye the Lord.
My heart's to Israels governours
who t'offer did accord
Themselves 'mong people willingly,
O do ye blesse the Lord.
10 Speak ye that ride on white asses, ye that … in judgement, and walk by the way.
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…0 Ye that do ride on asses white
do ye together say;
…e that do in the judgement sit
and walk als by the way.
11 They that are delivered from the noise … archers in the places of drawing water, there…all they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord,
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Who sav'd are from the archers noise
where they did water draw,
…here shall they of the Lord rehearse
the righteous acts and law.
Even the righteous acts towards the inha…itants of his villages in Israel: then shall the…ople of the Lord go down to the gates. duplicate page duplicate page
The righteous acts in Israel
in villages there done:
Then shall the people of the Lord
unto the gates go down.
12 Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake utter a song, ariso Barak, and lead thy captivi…captive, thou son of Abinoam.
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Wake, wake, wake, wake, Deborah sing…
thou Barak rise anone,
Thy captive lead captivity
thou Abinoams son.
13 Then he made him that remaineth hav… dominion over the nobles among the people: th… Lord made me have dominion over the mighty.
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Him that remains dominion… then
he ov'r the Nobles gave
'Mong people; God dominion made
me ov'r the mighty have.
14 Out of Ephraim was there a root … them against Amalek, after thee Benjamin, amon… thy people:
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Of Ephraim 'gainst Amalek
there was a worthy root:
And after thee, was Benjamin,
among thy people great.
Out of Machir came down governours, an… out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of … writer.
And out of Machir als came down
thy Governours, and then
They did come out of Zebulon
that handle writers pen.
15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah: even Issachar,
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And the most mighie Princes there
of Issachar that day,
Were with Deborah in the field,
ev'n Issachar I say,
And also Barak, he was sent on foot into the …alley: for the divisions of Reuben, there were …reat thoughts of heart.
Als Barack to the valley sent
on foot, did soon depart:
For Reuben his divisions
thee were great thoughts of heart.
16 Why abodest thou among the sheep folds, …o hear the bleatings of the flocks? for the divisions of Reuben, there were great searchings of heart.
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Why in sheep folds abodest thou
to hear flocks bleet apart?
For Reuben his divisions
were searchings great of heart.
17 Gilead abode beyond Iordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
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Beyond the Jordan Gilead 'bod,
why Dan in ships remain'd;
Asher continu'd on sea shore,
within his breaches train'd,
18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death, in the high places of the field.
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Then Zebulon and Naphtali
were people that did yeeld
Their lives to jeopard unto death,
in high parts of the field,
19 The kings came and fought, then fough… the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the water… of Megiddo, they took no gain of money.
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Kings came and fought, in Taanah fough…
the Kings of Canaan then
They by Megiddos waters fought,
of money took no gain.
20 They fought from heaven, the stars i… their courses fought against Sisera.
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Together against Sisera
they fought from heavens hy,
The Stars als in their courses all
did fight then by and by.
21 The river of Kishon swept them away, th… ancient river, the river Kishon: O my sou… thou hast troden down strength.
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The river Kishon, Kishon old
away them sweept eachone,
O thou my soul thou surely hast,
great strength now troden down.
22 Then were the horse hoofs broken, by …he meanes of the pransings, the pransings of …heir mighty ones.
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Then were the hoofs of horses strong
all broken with their bones,
Ev'n by the meanes of pransings… great,
pransings of mighty ones.
23 Curse ye Meroz, (said the angel of the Lord) curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof:
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Curse ye the men of Meros all,
said th' Angel of the Lord:
Curse ye th'inhabitans thereof
most bitterly by word;
Because they came not to the help of the Lord, … the help of the Lord against the mighty.
Because that they came not all
their help for to afford
…nto the Lord, 'gainst mighty men
they did not help the Lord.
24 Blessed above women shall Iael the wise …f Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
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Jael of Heber Kenite wife
'bove women blest shall be,
Above all women in the tent
a blessing shall she see.
25 He asked water, and she gave him milk she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
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He water asked, and she gave
him milk of sweet relish,
She also to him butter brought
forth in a lordly dish.
26 She put her hand to the nail, and h… right hand to the workmens hammer: and wi… the hammer she smot Sisera,
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Her right hand to the hammer there
unto the nail she put
Her hand, and with the hammer then
there Sisera she smot▪
She smot of his head, when she had pierce and stricken through his temples.
When she th… through his temples both
had stricken in great speed,
And pierced him, thereafter she
did there smite off his head.
27 At her feet he bowed, he sell, he … down: at her feet he bowed, he fell; where … bowed, there he fell down dead.
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He at her feet did bow, he fell,
and he lay down anone,
He at her feet bow'd, fell, where bow'd,
there he ev'n dead fell down.
28 The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattesse, why is his chariot so long in coming?
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Then Sis'ras mother looked out
at windows, and did cry
Through lattesse, what can be the cause
his charets thus do stay?
Why tary the wheels of his chariots?
29 Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to her self,
Why tary thus his charet wheels?
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Her ladies wise did say,
Yea she unto her self return'd
an answer on this way,
30 Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey, to every man a damsell or two?
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Have they not sped? and have they not
the wealthy prey also
Divided unto evry man
a damosell or two?
To Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needle work,
To Sisera a prey that they
of diverse colours make,
Of diverse colours ev'n a prey
that is of needle work.
Of divers colours of needle-work on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?
Of diverse colours on both sides
of needle work they make,
Which for the neck of them is meet,
that thus the spoile do take.
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.
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Lord let thy foes so perish all;
but who him love upright,
Let them be as the Sun, when as
he forth goth in his might.