שירת דבורה (ספר שופטים פרק ה)
א וַתָּשַׁר דְּבוֹרָה, וּבָרָק בֶּן-אֲבִינֹעַם, בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא לֵאמֹר. ב בִּפְרֹעַ פְּרָעוֹת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, בְּהִתְנַדֵּב עָם, בָּרְכוּ, יְהוָה. ג שִׁמְעוּ מְלָכִים, הַאֲזִינוּ רֹזְנִים: אָנֹכִי, לַיהוָה אָנֹכִי אָשִׁירָה, אֲזַמֵּר, לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. ד יְהוָה, בְּצֵאתְךָ מִשֵּׂעִיר בְּצַעְדְּךָ מִשְּׂדֵה אֱדוֹם, אֶרֶץ רָעָשָׁה, גַּם-שָׁמַיִם נָטָפוּ; גַּם-עָבִים, נָטְפוּ מָיִם. ה הָרִים נָזְלוּ, מִפְּנֵי יְהוָה: זֶה סִינַי--מִפְּנֵי, יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. ו בִּימֵי שַׁמְגַּר בֶּן עֲנָת, בִּימֵי יָעֵל, חָדְלוּ, אֳרָחוֹת; וְהֹלְכֵי נְתִיבוֹת--יֵלְכוּ, אֳרָחוֹת עֲקַלְקַלּוֹת. ז חָדְלוּ פְרָזוֹן בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל חָדֵלּוּ עַד שַׁקַּמְתִּי דְּבוֹרָה, שַׁקַּמְתִּי אֵם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל. ח יִבְחַר אֱלֹהִים חֲדָשִׁים, אָז לָחֶם שְׁעָרִים; מָגֵן אִם-יֵרָאֶה וָרֹמַח, בְּאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל. ט לִבִּי לְחוֹקְקֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, הַמִּתְנַדְּבִים בָּעָם; בָּרְכוּ יְהוָה. י רֹכְבֵי אֲתֹנוֹת צְחֹרוֹת יֹשְׁבֵי עַל-מִדִּין, וְהֹלְכֵי עַל-דֶּרֶךְ--שִׂיחוּ. יא מִקּוֹל מְחַצְצִים, בֵּין מַשְׁאַבִּים שָׁם יְתַנּוּ צִדְקוֹת יְהוָה, צִדְקֹת פִּרְזוֹנוֹ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל; אָז יָרְדוּ לַשְּׁעָרִים, עַם יְהוָה. יב עוּרִי עוּרִי דְּבוֹרָה, עוּרִי עוּרִי דַּבְּרִי-שִׁיר; קוּם בָּרָק וּשְׁבֵה שֶׁבְיְךָ, בֶּן-אֲבִינֹעַם. יג אָז יְרַד שָׂרִיד, לְאַדִּירִים עָם; יְהוָה יְרַד-לִי בַּגִּבּוֹרִים. יד מִנִּי אֶפְרַיִם, שָׁרְשָׁם בַּעֲמָלֵק, אַחֲרֶיךָ בִנְיָמִין, בַּעֲמָמֶיךָ; מִנִּי מָכִיר, יָרְדוּ מְחֹקְקִים, וּמִזְּבוּלֻן, מֹשְׁכִים בְּשֵׁבֶט סֹפֵר. טו וְשָׂרַי בְּיִשָּׂשכָר, עִם-דְּבֹרָה, וְיִשָּׂשכָר כֵּן בָּרָק, בָּעֵמֶק שֻׁלַּח בְּרַגְלָיו; בִּפְלַגּוֹת רְאוּבֵן, גְּדֹלִים חִקְקֵי-לֵב. טז לָמָּה יָשַׁבְתָּ, בֵּין הַמִּשְׁפְּתַיִם, לִשְׁמֹעַ שׁרִקוֹת עֲדָרִים; לִפְלַגּוֹת רְאוּבֵן, גְּדוֹלִים חִקְרֵי-לֵב. יז גִּלְעָד, בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן שָׁכֵן, וְדָן, לָמָּה יָגוּר אֳנִיּוֹת; אָשֵׁר, יָשַׁב לְחוֹף יַמִּים, וְעַל מִפְרָצָיו, יִשְׁכּוֹן. יח זְבֻלוּן עַם חֵרֵף נַפְשׁוֹ לָמוּת וְנַפְתָּלִי: עַל, מְרוֹמֵי שָׂדֶה. יט בָּאוּ מְלָכִים, נִלְחָמוּ, אָז נִלְחֲמוּ מַלְכֵי כְנַעַן, בְּתַעְנַךְ עַל-מֵי מְגִדּוֹ; בֶּצַע כֶּסֶף, לֹא לָקָחוּ. כ מִן-שָׁמַיִם, נִלְחָמוּ; הַכּוֹכָבִים, מִמְּסִלּוֹתָם, נִלְחֲמוּ, עִם-סִיסְרָא. כא נַחַל קִישׁוֹן גְּרָפָם, נַחַל קְדוּמִים נַחַל קִישׁוֹן; תִּדְרְכִי נַפְשִׁי עֹז. כב אָז הָלְמוּ, עִקְּבֵי-סוּס, מִדַּהֲרוֹת, דַּהֲרוֹת אַבִּירָיו. כג אוֹרוּ מֵרוֹז, אָמַר מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה--אֹרוּ אָרוֹר יֹשְׁבֶיהָ: כִּי לֹא-בָאוּ לְעֶזְרַת יְהוָה, לְעֶזְרַת יְהוָה בַּגִּבּוֹרִים. כד תְּבֹרַךְ, מִנָּשִׁים--יָעֵל, אֵשֶׁת חֶבֶר הַקֵּינִי: מִנָּשִׁים בָּאֹהֶל, תְּבֹרָךְ. כה מַיִם שָׁאַל, חָלָב נָתָנָה; בְּסֵפֶל אַדִּירִים, הִקְרִיבָה חֶמְאָה. כו יָדָהּ לַיָּתֵד תִּשְׁלַחְנָה, וִימִינָהּ לְהַלְמוּת עֲמֵלִים; וְהָלְמָה סִיסְרָא מָחֲקָה רֹאשׁוֹ, וּמָחֲצָה וְחָלְפָה רַקָּתוֹ. כז בֵּין רַגְלֶיהָ, כָּרַע נָפַל שָׁכָב: בֵּין רַגְלֶיהָ, כָּרַע נָפָל, בַּאֲשֶׁר כָּרַע, שָׁם נָפַל שָׁדוּד. כח בְּעַד הַחַלּוֹן נִשְׁקְפָה וַתְּיַבֵּב אֵם סִיסְרָא, בְּעַד הָאֶשְׁנָב: מַדּוּעַ, בֹּשֵׁשׁ רִכְבּוֹ לָבוֹא מַדּוּעַ אֶחֱרוּ, פַּעֲמֵי מַרְכְּבוֹתָיו. כט חַכְמוֹת שָׂרוֹתֶיהָ, תַּעֲנֶינָּה; אַף-הִיא, תָּשִׁיב אֲמָרֶיהָ לָהּ. ל הֲלֹא יִמְצְאוּ יְחַלְּקוּ שָׁלָל, רַחַם רַחֲמָתַיִם לְרֹאשׁ גֶּבֶר שְׁלַל צְבָעִים לְסִיסְרָא, שְׁלַל צְבָעִים רִקְמָה: צֶבַע רִקְמָתַיִם, לְצַוְּארֵי שָׁלָל. לא כֵּן יֹאבְדוּ כָל-אוֹיְבֶיךָ, יְהוָה, וְאֹהֲבָיו, כְּצֵאת הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ בִּגְבֻרָתוֹ; וַתִּשְׁקֹט הָאָרֶץ, אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה.
Transliteration
1) “Vatashar Devorah u-Barak ben Avinoam bayom hahu leimor.
2) Bifroa peraot be-Yisrael, behitnadev am bar’chu Adonai.
3) Shim’u, melachim, ha’azinu, roznim. Anochi la-Adonai ashira, azamer la-Adonai Elohei Yisrael.
4) Adonai, betzet’cha mi-Se’ir, betza’ad’cha mis’deh Edom eretz ra’ashah, gam shamayim natafu, gam avim natfu mayim.
5) Harim nazlu mipnei Adonai: zeh Sinai mipnei Adonai Elohei Yisrael.
6) Bimei Shamgar ben Anat, bimei Yael, chadlu orchot. Veholchei netivot yelchu orchot akalkalot.
7) Chadlu perazon be-Yisrael, chadlu ad shekamti Devorah, ad shekamti em be-Yisrael.
8) Yivchar Elohim chadashim, az lachem she’arim. Magen im yera’eh varomach be-arba’im elef be-Yisrael.
9) Libi lechokekei Yisrael hamitnadevim ba’am bar’chu Adonai.
10) Rochvei atonot tzechorot yoshvei al midin veholchei al derech sichu.
11) Mikol mechatzetzim, bein mash’avim, sham yetanu tzidkot Adonai, tzidkot pirzono be-Yisrael. Az yardu lashe’arim, am Adonai.
12) Uri, uri, Devorah, uri, uri daberi shir, kum, Barak, ushaveh shevyecha, ben Avinoam.
13) Az yered sarid leadirim am, Adonai yered li bagiborim.
14) Mini Ephraim, shorsham ba-Amalek, acharecha Binyamin ba’amamecha mini Machir yardu mechokekim, umi-Zevulun moshchim beshevet sofer.
15) Vesarai be-Yissachar, im Devorah, ve-Yissachar ken Barak ba’emek shulach beraglav, biflagot Reuven, gedolim chikekei lev.
16) Lamah yashavta bein hamishpetayim lishmoa sherikot adarim, liflagot Reuven gedolim chikrei lev.
17) Gilad be-ever haYarden shachen, ve-Dan lamah yagur oniyot. Asher yashav lechof yamim ve’al mifratzav yishkon.
18) Zevulun am cheref nafsho lamut, ve-Naftali al meromei sadeh.
19) Ba’u melachim nilchamu, az nilchamu malchei Kena’an be-Ta’anach al mei-Megiddo, betza kesef lo lakachu.
20) Min shamayim nilchamu hakochavim bimsilotam nilchamu im Sisra.
21) Nachal Kishon gerafam, nachal kedumim nachal Kishon, tidrechi nafshi oz.
22) Az halmu ikvei-sus midaharot daharot abirav.
23) Or’u Meroz amar malach Adonai, oru aror yoshveha, ki lo va’u le’ezrat Adonai, le’ezrat Adonai bagiborim.
24) Tevorach minashim Yael eshet Chever haKeini, minashim ba’ohel tevorach.
25) Mayim sha’al, chalav natana, besefer adirim hikrivah chem’ah.
26) Yadah layated tishlachnah, vimina lehalmut amelim. Vehalmah Sisra, machakah rosho, umahatzah vechalfah rakato.
27) Bein ragleha kara nafal shachav, bein ragleha kara nafal, ba’asher kara sham nafal shadud.
28) Be’ad hachalon nishkefah vateyabev em Sisra be’ad ha’eshnav
29) Chochmot saroteha ta’anenah, af hi tashiv amareha lah.
30) Halo yimtze’u yechaleku shalal racham rachamatayim lerosh gever shlal tzeva’im le-Sisra shlal tzeva’im rikmah tzeva rikmatayim letzavrei shalal.
31) Ken yovdu kol oyvecha Adonai ve’ohavav ketzet hashemesh bigvuroto vatishkot ha’aretz arba’im shanah.”
Translation
1) And Devorah and Barak, son of Avinoam, sang on that day, saying:
2) When there was turmoil in Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves; bless the L-rd! 3) Hear, O kings; give ear, O rulers: I, to the L-rd, I will sing; I will make music to the L-rd, the G-d of Israel. 4) O L-rd, when You went forth from Seir, when You marched from the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dripped; the clouds, too, dripped water. 5) The mountains melted before the L-rd, this Sinai, before the L-rd, the G-d of Israel. 6) In the days of Shamgar, son of Anat, in the days of Yael, the highways ceased, and travelers went by roundabout paths. 7) The open settlements ceased in Israel, they ceased, until I arose, Devorah, until I arose as a mother in Israel. 8) When they chose new gods, then there was war at the gates. Was a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel? 9) My heart is with the rulers of Israel, with those among the people who willingly offered themselves; bless the L-rd! 10) You who ride white donkeys, who sit in judgment, and you who walk along the road, tell of it! 11) From the sound of those who draw water between the watering places, there they recount the righteous deeds of the L-rd, the righteous deeds for His open settlements in Israel; then the people of the L-rd went down to the gates. 12) Awake, awake, Devorah! Awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and take your captives, son of Avinoam! 13) Then the remnant ruled over the mighty; the L-rd gave me dominion over the warriors. 14) From Ephraim came those whose root is in Amalek; after you, Benjamin, among your peoples. From Machir came down rulers, and from Zevulun those who carry the staff of the scribe. 15) The princes of Issachar were with Devorah, and Issachar, like Barak, was sent into the valley on his feet. Among the divisions of Reuven there were great resolves of heart. 16) Why did you remain among the sheepfolds, listening to the bleating of the flocks? Among the divisions of Reuven there were great heart-searchings. 17) Gilead remained beyond the Jordan, and Dan – why did he dwell by the ships? Asher remained on the seashore and settled by its bays. 18) Zevulun was a people that risked its life unto death, and Naphtali, on the heights of the field. 19) Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; they took no silver as payment. 20) From heaven they fought; the stars from their courses fought with Sisera. 21) The Kishon brook swept them away, the ancient brook, the Kishon brook. March on, my soul, with strength! 22) Then the horses’ hooves pounded, from the galloping, the galloping of his mighty steeds. 23) Curse Meroz, said the angel of the L-rd; bitterly curse its inhabitants, for they did not come to the aid of the L-rd, to the aid of the L-rd among the mighty. 24) Most blessed among women is Yael, wife of Chever the Kenite; most blessed among women in the tent is she. 25) He asked for water, she gave him milk; in a noble’s bowl she brought cream. She stretched out her hand to the tent peg, and her right hand to the workman’s hammer; she struck Sisera, crushed his head, smashed and pierced his temple. 26) Between her feet he sank, fell, lay; between her feet he sank, fell; where he sank, there he fell, slain. 27) Through the window, Sisera’s mother looked out and wailed through the lattice: Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why are the steps of his chariots delayed? 28) Her wisest noblewomen answer her, and she herself responds to her words: 29) Surely they are finding and dividing the spoil: a maiden or two for every man; dyed garments as spoil for Sisera, dyed garments as spoil, embroidered; two embroidered garments for the necks of the spoil-takers. 30) So may all Your enemies perish, O L-rd! 31) But may those who love Him be like the sun rising in its might! And the land was quiet for forty years. (https://shiratdevorah.blogspot.com/p/song-of-devorah.html; transliteration by Zoya Haya Tigai)
