The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-16
SONG OF DEBORAH.
The Oldest Song in the Bible Has
Been Newly Translated.

The first parts Of the English version Of
the Polychrome Bible will appear in few
days from the press of Dodd, Mead 81 Co.
The books of Isaiah, Psalms and Judges are
the first to be published. The Journal mas
already given its readers an idea OF two or
tnese DOCKS as now s SuieTe, oIi ine edited
by one of the greatest of Americas Semitic
scholars, Prof. George +. Moore, OF the
Andover Theological Seminary. HIS ar
rangement and translation of the book of
Judges is remarkable in many ways, but
one of its most striking features is a ne"
translation of the Song OF Deporan, ac-
knowledged by all scholars to be the Oldest
song in the Bible and one of its most
ancient documents. This literal and scholar
ly translation will be of the greatest value
as throwing light on the beautiful old trans
lation of the Song of Deborah in the au-
thoriZed version.
JUDGES, V.
1. Then Deborah sang with Barak benz binoam.
on that day:
With freewlll offerings of the people, bless
JHVH pronounced Yahweh)
8. Hear We Kings! give ear, ye sovereigns!
/ to JHVH will raise my song,
Will sing to JHVH, Israers God.
4. JHvH when from SER Thou settest out.
When from the land of Edom Thou march
The earth trembled, the heavens swayed,
5. The clouds dripped water, the mountains
At the presence of JHvH, of JHvH. Israels
God.
6. In the days Of shamgar ben-A moth,
And solitary travellers took roundabout ways
7. Hamlets ceased in Israel. ceased
Til thou ddst arise. Deborah,
Till thou didst arise, matron in Israel.
s. No shield was seen. nor spear.
Among forty thousand in Israel;
Q. NV heart is with the rulers of Israel;
Ye who offer freely among the people, bless
JHVH!
Sit upon !" and walk in the way, singi
IL There they rehear:e the Victories Ggtss of JHvH'
Then marched down to the gates the people
of JHVH.
IL. Awake. awake. Deborah.
Awake. awake, lift up the song
Arise Barak! lead captive thy captives, son OF
Abinoam!
10. Then Israel marched down like mobiles;
The people of JHVH marched down for Him
as heroes.
IA. Ephraim
Benjamin
From aebann hose Medg the muster
masters STAN.
To- And And NapRtaii Barak
Great were the dissensions in IT, divisions of
Reuben.
1s. Why didst thou remain among ash-heaps.
Listening TO pipings at sheep-folds?
IT. Gilead sat still beyond Jordan
And why does Dan go abroad in ships!
on the shore of the sea tarries Asher
Sitting still by his places for landing
IS. But zubulun and Naphtali were tribes
That rocked not OF life on the battle-ield's
heights.
10. Kings came and fought;
Then fought the kings of Canaan;
At Taanach, by the streams of Megiddo.
Gain of silver they took not!
20. From heaven itself fought the stars,
From their courses they fought against Sisera
81. The stream of Kishon swept them away,
The stream, the stream of Kishon.
%. Then were battered the hoofs of his horses,
BY the galloping of his chargers.
%. Curse Meroz. says the --.essenger of JFIVH,
Curse its inhabitants bitterly.
Because they came not to the aid of JHVH,
TO the aid Of JHvH like heroes.
"a Blessed above all women is Jael,
Above all women in tents is she blessed!
%. Water he asked. milk she gave;
Curds in a mighty bowl did she bring him.
2s. Her hand she puts fort forth to the pin.
And slnites, brushes his head,
Skaters. pierces his temple.
q. At her feet he sank down; he fell he lay;
Where he sank he lay. OF life bereft.
%. Through the window pecred and
The mother of Sisera through the lattice:
''Why are his charots SO long In coming?
Why tarries the tramplng of his horses?''
20. The wisest of her princesses reply.
Yea, she answers her words herself:
80. They must be finding. dividing the spoil,
A wench two for each man,
Booty of dyed stufis for Sisera.
piece OF embroidery or two for the
off,
81. So perish Thine enemies all. O JHVHi
But be Thy friends as the sun when he rises
In power.