9. My heart goes out to Israel’s commanders,to those people who volunteered.Praise the Lord!
10. You people who ride on brown donkeys,who sit on saddle blankets,and who walk on the road—think.
11. Listen to the voices of those singing at the wells.Over and over again they repeatthe victories of the Lord,the victories for his villages in Israel.Then the Lord’s people went down to the city gates.
12. Get up! Get up, Deborah!Get up! Get up and create a song!Barak, attack! Take your prisoners, son of Abinoam.
13. Then those mighty men who were left came down.The Lord’s people went into battle for me against the mighty soldiers.
14. Those who had settled in Amalek’s countrycame down from Ephraim.Benjamin came with its troopsafter Ephraim.Commanders from Machir went into battle.The officers from Zebulun also went.
15. Issachar’s commanders were with Deborah.They were also with Barak,sent into the valley under his command.Among Reuben’s divisions important men had second thoughts.
16. Why did you sit between the saddlebags?Was it to listen to the shepherds playing their flutes?Reuben’s divisions of important men had second thoughts.