1. On that day Deborah and Barak, son of Abinoam, sang this song:
2. Praise the Lord!Men in Israel vowed to fight,and people volunteered for service.
3. Listen, you kings!Open your ears, you princes!I will sing a song to the Lord.I will make music to the Lord God of Israel.
4. O Lord,when you went out from Seir,when you marched from the country of Edom,the earth quaked,the sky poured,the clouds burst,
5. and the mountains shookin the presence of the Lord God of Sinai,in the presence of the Lord God of Israel.
6. In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath,in the days of Jael,roads were deserted.Those who traveled took back roads.
7. Villages in Israel were deserted—deserted until I, Deborah, took a stand—took a stand as a mother of Israel.
8. When the people chose new gods,war broke out inside the city gates.Not a weapon was seen among 40,000 in Israel.
9. My heart goes out to Israel’s commanders,to those people who volunteered.Praise the Lord!
10. You people who ride on brown donkeys,who sit on saddle blankets,and who walk on the road—think.
11. Listen to the voices of those singing at the wells.Over and over again they repeatthe victories of the Lord,the victories for his villages in Israel.Then the Lord’s people went down to the city gates.
12. Get up! Get up, Deborah!Get up! Get up and create a song!Barak, attack! Take your prisoners, son of Abinoam.