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The mountains trembled[a] before Yahweh,
    this Sinai, at the presence of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
“In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,
    in the days of Jael, the caravans had ceased,
    the travelers,[b] they kept to the byways.[c]
The warriors[d] ceased;
    they failed to appear in Israel,
until I,[e] Deborah, arose;
    I[f] arose as a mother in Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:5 Or “quaked”
  2. Judges 5:6 Literally “the ones walking on the paths”
  3. Judges 5:6 Literally “they went on the crooked roads”
  4. Judges 5:7 Others interpret this word as referring to the “rural dwellers”
  5. Judges 5:7 Or “you”
  6. Judges 5:7 Or “you”

The mountains quaked(A) before the Lord, the One of Sinai,
    before the Lord, the God of Israel.

“In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,(B)
    in the days of Jael,(C) the highways(D) were abandoned;
    travelers took to winding paths.(E)
Villagers in Israel would not fight;
    they held back until I, Deborah,(F) arose,
    until I arose, a mother in Israel.

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