1. On the day that the Israelites defeated Sisera, Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
2. “The men of Israel prepared for battle. They volunteered to go to war. Praise the Lord!
3. “Listen, kings. Pay attention, rulers. I will sing. I myself will sing to the Lord. I will make music to the Lord, to the God of the Israelites.
4. “Lord, in the past you came from Seir. You marched from the land of Edom. You marched and the earth shook. The skies rained. The clouds dropped water.
5. The mountains shook before the Lord, the God of Mount Sinai, before the Lord, the God of Israel!
6. “In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, and in the days of Jael, the main roads were empty. Caravans and travelers traveled on the back roads.
7. “There were no soldiers in Israel until you came, Deborah, until you came to be a mother to Israel.