26. She reached out her hand for the stake,her strong hand for the worker’s hammer.She struck Sisera;she crushed his head;she shattered and pierced his skull.
27. At her feet he sank, fell, and lay flat;at her feet he sank, he fell;where he sank, there he fell—dead.
28. Through the window she watched,Sisera’s mother looked longingly through the lattice."Why is his chariot taking so long to come?Why are the hoofbeats of his chariot horses delayed?"
29. Her wisest attendants answer;indeed, she replies to herself:
30. "Wouldn’t they be finding and dividing the loot?A girl or two for each warrior;loot of colored cloths for Sisera;loot of colored, embroidered cloths;two colored, embroidered clothsas loot for every neck."
31. May all your enemies perish like this, Lord!But may your allies be like the sun, rising in its strength.And the land was peaceful for forty years.