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11 the voices of the singers at the watering places.
    They sing about the victories of the Lord.
    They sing about the victories of his people who live in Israel’s villages.

“The people of the Lord
    went down to the city gates.
12 ‘Wake up, Deborah! Wake up!’ they said.
    ‘Wake up! Wake up! Begin to sing!
Barak, get up!
    Son of Abinoam, capture your prisoners!’

13 “The nobles who were left came down.
    The people of the Lord
    came down to me against the powerful enemy.

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11 the voice of the singers[a] at the watering places.
    They recite the victories(A) of the Lord,
    the victories of his villagers in Israel.

“Then the people of the Lord
    went down to the city gates.(B)
12 ‘Wake up,(C) wake up, Deborah!(D)
    Wake up, wake up, break out in song!
Arise, Barak!(E)
    Take captive your captives,(F) son of Abinoam.’

13 “The remnant of the nobles came down;
    the people of the Lord came down to me against the mighty.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.