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The Song of Deborah
On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
Da sang Debora und Barak, der Sohn Abinoams, zu der Zeit und sprachen:
“Israel’s leaders took charge,
and the people gladly followed.
Praise the LORD!
and the people gladly followed.
Praise the LORD!
Lobet den HERRN, daß Israel wieder frei ist worden und das Volk willig dazu gewesen ist.
“Listen, you kings!
Pay attention, you mighty rulers!
For I will sing to the LORD.
I will make music to the LORD, the God of Israel.
Pay attention, you mighty rulers!
For I will sing to the LORD.
I will make music to the LORD, the God of Israel.
Höret zu, ihr Könige, und merket auf, ihr Fürsten! Ich will, dem HERRN will ich singen; dem HERRN, dem Gott Israels, will ich spielen.
“LORD, when you set out from Seir
and marched across the fields of Edom,
the earth trembled,
and the cloudy skies poured down rain.
and marched across the fields of Edom,
the earth trembled,
and the cloudy skies poured down rain.
HERR, da du von Seir auszogst und einhergingst vom Felde Edoms, da erzitterte die Erde, der Himmel troff, und die Wolken troffen von Wasser.
The mountains quaked in the presence of the LORD,
the God of Mount Sinai —
in the presence of the LORD,
the God of Israel.
the God of Mount Sinai —
in the presence of the LORD,
the God of Israel.
Die Berge ergossen sich vor dem HERRN, der Sinai vor dem HERRN, dem Gott Israels.
“In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,
and in the days of Jael,
people avoided the main roads,
and travelers stayed on winding pathways.
and in the days of Jael,
people avoided the main roads,
and travelers stayed on winding pathways.
Zu den Zeiten Samgars, des Sohnes Anaths, zu den Zeiten Jaels waren verlassen die Wege; und die da auf Straßen gehen sollten, die wandelten durch krumme Wege.
Es gebrach, an Regiment gebrach’s in Israel, bis daß ich, Debora, aufkam, bis ich aufkam, eine Mutter in Israel.
When Israel chose new gods,
war erupted at the city gates.
Yet not a shield or spear could be seen
among forty thousand warriors in Israel!
war erupted at the city gates.
Yet not a shield or spear could be seen
among forty thousand warriors in Israel!
Ein Neues hat Gott erwählt, er hat die Tore bestritten. Es war kein Schild noch Speer unter 40,000 in Israel zu sehen.
My heart is with the commanders of Israel,
with those who volunteered for war.
Praise the LORD!
with those who volunteered for war.
Praise the LORD!
Mein Herz ist mit den Gebietern Israels, mit denen, die willig waren unter dem Volk. Lobet den HERRN!
“Consider this, you who ride on fine donkeys,
you who sit on fancy saddle blankets,
and you who walk along the road.
you who sit on fancy saddle blankets,
and you who walk along the road.
Die ihr auf schönen Eselinnen reitet, die ihr auf Teppichen sitzet, und die ihr auf dem Wege gehet: singet!
Da die Schützen schreien zwischen den Schöpf–Rinnen, da sage man von der Gerechtigkeit des HERRN, von der Gerechtigkeit seines Regiments in Israel. Da zog des HERRN Volk herab zu den Toren.
“Wake up, Deborah, wake up!
Wake up, wake up, and sing a song!
Arise, Barak!
Lead your captives away, son of Abinoam!
Wake up, wake up, and sing a song!
Arise, Barak!
Lead your captives away, son of Abinoam!
Wohlauf, wohlauf, Debora! Wohlauf, wohlauf, und singe ein Lied! Mache dich auf, Barak, und fange deine Fänger, du Sohn Abinoams!
“Down from Tabor marched the few against the nobles.
The people of the LORD marched down against mighty warriors.
The people of the LORD marched down against mighty warriors.
Da zog herab, was übrig war von Herrlichen im Volk; der HERR zog mit mir herab unter den Helden.
They came down from Ephraim —
a land that once belonged to the Amalekites;
they followed you, Benjamin, with your troops.
From Makir the commanders marched down;
from Zebulun came those who carry a commander’s staff.
a land that once belonged to the Amalekites;
they followed you, Benjamin, with your troops.
From Makir the commanders marched down;
from Zebulun came those who carry a commander’s staff.
Aus Ephraim die, so ihre Wurzel haben in Amalek, und nach dir Benjamin in deinem Volk; von Machir zogen Gebieter herab und von Sebulon, die den Führerstab hielten.
Und Fürsten zu Isaschar waren mit Debora. Und Isaschar war wie Barak, in den Grund gesandt ihm nach. Ruben hielt hoch von sich und sonderte sich von uns.
Why did you sit at home among the sheepfolds —
to hear the shepherds whistle for their flocks?
Yes, in the tribe of Reuben
there was great indecision.
to hear the shepherds whistle for their flocks?
Yes, in the tribe of Reuben
there was great indecision.
Warum bleibst du zwischen den Hürden, zu hören das Blöken der Herden, und hältst groß von dir und sonderst dich von uns?
Gilead remained east of the Jordan.
And why did Dan stay home?
Asher sat unmoved at the seashore,
remaining in his harbors.
And why did Dan stay home?
Asher sat unmoved at the seashore,
remaining in his harbors.
Gilead blieb jenseit des Jordans. Und warum wohnt Dan unter den Schiffen? Asser saß an der Anfurt des Meers und blieb an seinen zerrissenen Ufern.
But Zebulun risked his life,
as did Naphtali, on the heights of the battlefield.
as did Naphtali, on the heights of the battlefield.
Sebulons Volk aber wagte seine Seele in den Tod, Naphthali auch auf der Höhe des Gefilds.
“The kings of Canaan came and fought,
at Taanach near Megiddo’s springs,
but they carried off no silver treasures.
at Taanach near Megiddo’s springs,
but they carried off no silver treasures.
Die Könige kamen und stritten; da stritten die Könige der Kanaaniter zu Thaanach am Wasser Megiddos; aber sie brachten keinen Gewinn davon.
The stars fought from heaven.
The stars in their orbits fought against Sisera.
The stars in their orbits fought against Sisera.
Vom Himmel ward wider sie gestritten; die Sterne in ihren Bahnen stritten wider Sisera.
The Kishon River swept them away —
that ancient torrent, the Kishon.
March on with courage, my soul!
that ancient torrent, the Kishon.
March on with courage, my soul!
Der Bach Kison wälzte sie, der Bach Kedumim, der Bach Kison. Tritt, meine Seele, auf die Starken!
Then the horses’ hooves hammered the ground,
the galloping, galloping of Sisera’s mighty steeds.
the galloping, galloping of Sisera’s mighty steeds.
Da rasselten der Pferde Füße von dem Jagen ihrer mächtigen Reiter.
‘Let the people of Meroz be cursed,’ said the angel of the LORD.
‘Let them be utterly cursed,
because they did not come to help the LORD —
to help the LORD against the mighty warriors.’
‘Let them be utterly cursed,
because they did not come to help the LORD —
to help the LORD against the mighty warriors.’
Fluchet der Stadt Meros, sprach der Engel des HERRN; fluchet ihren Bürgern, daß sie nicht kamen dem HERRN zu Hilfe, zu Hilfe dem HERRN unter den Helden!
“Most blessed among women is Jael,
the wife of Heber the Kenite.
May she be blessed above all women who live in tents.
the wife of Heber the Kenite.
May she be blessed above all women who live in tents.
Gesegnet sei unter den Weibern Jael, das Weib Hebers, des Keniters; gesegnet sei sie in der Hütte unter den Weibern!
Sisera asked for water,
and she gave him milk.
In a bowl fit for nobles,
she brought him yogurt.
and she gave him milk.
In a bowl fit for nobles,
she brought him yogurt.
Milch gab sie, da er Wasser forderte, und Butter brachte sie dar in einer herrlichen Schale.
Then with her left hand she reached for a tent peg,
and with her right hand for the workman’s hammer.
She struck Sisera with the hammer, crushing his head.
With a shattering blow, she pierced his temples.
and with her right hand for the workman’s hammer.
She struck Sisera with the hammer, crushing his head.
With a shattering blow, she pierced his temples.
Sie griff mit ihrer Hand den Nagel und mit ihrer Rechten den Schmiedhammer und schlug Sisera durch sein Haupt und zerquetschte und durchbohrte seine Schläfe.
He sank, he fell,
he lay still at her feet.
And where he sank,
there he died.
he lay still at her feet.
And where he sank,
there he died.
Zu ihren Füßen krümmte er sich, fiel nieder und legte sich; er krümmte sich, fiel nieder zu ihren Füßen; wie er sich krümmte, so lag er verderbt.
“From the window Sisera’s mother looked out.
Through the window she watched for his return, saying,
‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?
Why don’t we hear the sound of chariot wheels?’
Through the window she watched for his return, saying,
‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?
Why don’t we hear the sound of chariot wheels?’
Die Mutter Siseras sah zum Fenster hinaus und heulte durchs Gitter: Warum verzieht sein Wagen, daß er nicht kommt? Wie bleiben die Räder seiner Wagen so dahinten?
“Her wise women answer,
and she repeats these words to herself:
and she repeats these words to herself:
Die weisesten unter ihren Frauen antworteten, da sie ihre Klageworte immer wiederholte:
‘They must be dividing the captured plunder —
with a woman or two for every man.
There will be colorful robes for Sisera,
and colorful, embroidered robes for me.
Yes, the plunder will include
colorful robes embroidered on both sides.’
with a woman or two for every man.
There will be colorful robes for Sisera,
and colorful, embroidered robes for me.
Yes, the plunder will include
colorful robes embroidered on both sides.’
Sollen sie denn nicht finden und austeilen den Raub, einem jeglichen Mann eine Dirne oder zwei zur Ausbeute und Sisera bunte gestickte Kleider zur Ausbeute, gestickte bunte Kleider um dem Hals zur Ausbeute?
“LORD, may all your enemies die like Sisera!
But may those who love you rise like the sun in all its power!”
Then there was peace in the land for forty years.
But may those who love you rise like the sun in all its power!”
Then there was peace in the land for forty years.
Also müssen umkommen, HERR, alle deine Feinde! Die ihn aber liebhaben, müssen sein, wie die Sonne aufgeht in ihrer Macht! Und das Land war still 40 Jahre.