OET interlinear JDG 5:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עוּרִ֤י עוּרִי֙ דְּבוֹרָ֔ה ע֥וּרִי ע֖וּרִי דַּבְּרִי־שִׁ֑יר

awake awake Dəbōrāh awake awake break_out song

The song is addressing Deborah as if she were literally asleep and needed to wake up. (Baruk may be singing this part; see the discussion in the General Notes to this chapter.) This is actually a call for Deborah to apply vitality and creativity to the task of celebrating Yahweh’s victory through this song. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: “Come on, Deborah, sing in a lively way!”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

עוּרִ֤י עוּרִי֙ דְּבוֹרָ֔ה ע֥וּרִי ע֖וּרִי דַּבְּרִי־שִׁ֑יר

awake awake Dəbōrāh awake awake break_out song

The song is repeating the word Awake in order to intensify the idea that it expresses. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the emphasis. Alternate translation: “You certainly must not be drowsy as you sing, Deborah!”

Note 3 topic: writing-poetry

דַּבְּרִי־שִׁ֑יר

break_out song

This does not mean that Deborah should stop singing and only speak the words of the song. It is actually play on words in Hebrew: the word translated as speak has the same three root letters as Deborah’s name, D-B-R. Your language may have an expression that you could use in your translation to bring out the meaning here. Alternate translation: “make the song your own”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ק֥וּם

arise

The expression Arise does not mean that Barak should get out of bed or stand up from a seated position. Rather, it means that Barak should take action. Deborah could be the one singing this line (see the discussion in the General Notes to this chapter), and it could be intentionally reminiscent of 4:14, where she used the same expression to tell him that it was time to attack Sisera. See how you translated the expression there.

Note 5 topic: writing-poetry

וּֽ⁠שֲׁבֵ֥ה שֶׁבְיְ⁠ךָ֖

and,take_captive captives,your

For emphasis, the song is using a construction in which a verb and its object come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of showing the emphasis. Alternate translation: “and lead away all of your prisoners”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וּֽ⁠שֲׁבֵ֥ה שֶׁבְיְ⁠ךָ֖

and,take_captive captives,your

The song is using this possessive form to speak to Barak about the group of people that he and his army have taken prisoner. It is not saying that Barak himself is in captivity. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “and lead away all the prisoners you have captured”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּֽ⁠שֲׁבֵ֥ה שֶׁבְיְ⁠ךָ֖

and,take_captive captives,your

The song is leaving some information implicit that listeners are expected to understand. It is possible that the original occasion of this song was a victory celebration through which captured enemy soldiers were paraded in order to dramatize the victory. Barak, as the army commander, would have led this procession. You could suggest this in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “and parade the captured enemy soldiers in a victory procession”