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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.
14 Some came from the part of Ephraim where some Amalekites lived.
    Some from Benjamin were with the people who followed Ephraim.
Captains came down from Makir.
    Those who rule like commanders came down from Zebulun.

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12 ‘Wake up,(A) wake up, Deborah!(B)
    Wake up, wake up, break out in song!
Arise, Barak!(C)
    Take captive your captives,(D) son of Abinoam.’

13 “The remnant of the nobles came down;
    the people of the Lord came down to me against the mighty.
14 Some came from Ephraim,(E) whose roots were in Amalek;(F)
    Benjamin(G) was with the people who followed you.
From Makir(H) captains came down,
    from Zebulun those who bear a commander’s[a] staff.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.