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OET (OET-RV) “When the leaders take the lead in Yisrael,
⇔ when the people offer themselves willingly,
⇔ Yahweh be blessed.
OET-LV In/on/at/with_lead leaders in/on/at/with_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) in/on/at/with_offer_themselves_willingly a_people bless YHWH.
UHB בִּפְרֹ֤עַ פְּרָעוֹת֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּהִתְנַדֵּ֖ב עָ֑ם בָּרֲכ֖וּ יְהוָֽה׃ ‡
(bifəroˊa pərāˊōt bəyisrāʼēl bəhitnaddēⱱ ˊām bārₐkū yhwh.)
Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Ἀπεκαλύφθη ἀποκάλυμμα ἐν Ἰσραὴλ ἐν τῷ ἑκουσιασθῆναι λαὸν, εὐλογεῖτε Κύριον.
(Apekalufthaʸ apokalumma en Israaʸl en tōi hekousiasthaʸnai laon, eulogeite Kurion. )
BrTr A revelation was made in Israel when the people were made willing: Praise ye the Lord.
ULT “For the loosening of long hair in Israel,
⇔ for the volunteering of the people, bless Yahweh!
UST “We should all praise Yahweh for the Israelite men who promised to fight
⇔ and who fought willingly.
BSB “When the princes take the lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, bless the LORD.
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MSB (Same as BSB above)
OEB No OEB JDG book available
WEBBE “Because the leaders took the lead in Israel,
⇔ because the people offered themselves willingly,
⇔ be blessed, LORD!
WMBB (Same as above)
NET “When the leaders took the lead in Israel,
⇔ When the people answered the call to war –
⇔ Praise the Lord!
LSV “For freeing leaders in Israel,
For a people willingly offering themselves,
Bless YHWH.
FBV “Israel's leaders took charge, and the people were totally committed. Praise the Lord!
T4T “When the leaders of the Israeli people really lead them, and the people follow them, it is time to praise Yahweh!
LEB No LEB JDG book available
BBE Because of the flowing hair of the fighters in Israel, because the people gave themselves freely, give praise to the Lord.
Moff No Moff JDG book available
JPS When men let grow their hair in Israel, when the people offer themselves willingly, bless ye the LORD.
ASV For that the leaders took the lead in Israel,
⇔ For that the people offered themselves willingly,
⇔ Bless ye Jehovah.
DRA O you of Israel, that have willingly offered your lives to danger, bless the Lord.
YLT 'For freeing freemen in Israel, For a people willingly offering themselves Bless ye Jehovah.
Drby For that leaders led in Israel, For that the people willingly offered themselves, Bless Jehovah!
RV For that the leaders took the lead in Israel, for that the people offered themselves willingly, bless ye the LORD.
(For that the leaders took the lead in Israel, for that the people offered themselves willingly, bless ye/you_all the LORD. )
SLT In the leading on of the leaders in Israel, In the willingness of the people, praise ye Jehovah.
Wbstr Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
KJB-1769 Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
(Praise ye/you_all the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves. )
KJB-1611 Praise ye the LORD, for the auenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselues.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps No Bshps JDG book available
Gnva Praise ye the Lord for the auenging of Israel, and for the people that offred themselues willingly.
(Praise ye/you_all the Lord for the avenging of Israel, and for the people that offered themselves willingly. )
Cvdl No Cvdl JDG book available
Wycl No Wycl JDG book available
Luth No Luth JDG book available
ClVg [Qui sponte obtulistis de Israël animas vestras ad periculum, benedicite Domino.
([Who sponte obtulistis from/about Israel souls your to periculum, bless Master. )
RP-GNT No RP-GNT JDG book available
5:1-31 This song, a victory hymn usually credited to Deborah, presents a second, more poetic account of the entire battle with various details that supplement the prose account. It is one of the most ancient Hebrew poems. It blesses the Lord, those tribes who responded to the muster, and Jael. It curses those who remained at home, Sisera, and his mother’s entourage. It contrasts conditions before Barak’s victory, when the Lord’s curse was on the land, with the life of blessing in the wake of the warriors’ righteous acts. It ends with a prayer that the Lord’s enemies will perish like Sisera (5:31).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks
בִּפְרֹ֤עַ פְּרָעוֹת֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּהִתְנַדֵּ֖ב עָ֑ם
in/on/at/with,lead leaders in/on/at/with,Israel in/on/at/with,offer_themselves_willingly people
This is the beginning of the song that Deborah and Barak sang. You may wish to indicate this with an opening first-level quotation mark or with some other punctuation or convention that your language uses to indicate the start of a first-level quotation. You may also be able to use special formatting to set off the song as poetry, as the ULT does.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism
בִּפְרֹ֤עַ פְּרָעוֹת֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּהִתְנַדֵּ֖ב עָ֑ם
in/on/at/with,lead leaders in/on/at/with,Israel in/on/at/with,offer_themselves_willingly people
As the following notes explain, these two phrases mean similar things. See the Notes to this chapter for a discussion of how to translate such similar phrases throughout this song.
Note 3 topic: translate-symaction
בִּפְרֹ֤עַ פְּרָעוֹת֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
in/on/at/with,lead leaders in/on/at/with,Israel
While scholars disagree about how to translate and understand this phrase, it seems to be describing the practice of taking a vow not to cut one’s hair until a certain objective is achieved, in this case, the defeat of Sisera’s army. Growing long hair was thus a symbolic action that expressed the determination to achieve this objective. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action. Alternate translation: [For the Israelites who vowed to defeat Sisera’s army]
Note 4 topic: writing-poetry
בִּפְרֹ֤עַ פְּרָעוֹת֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
in/on/at/with,lead leaders in/on/at/with,Israel
For emphasis and poetic effect, Deborah and Barak are using a construction in which a verb and its object come from the same root. That is, the word translated as long hair describes hair that is flowing freely or loosely, and the word translated as loosening describes not braiding that hair or binding it with a turban. Your language may have terms available that will allow you to use the same construction in your translation to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of expressing the emphasis and poetic effect, if you do not express the meaning in plain language. Alternate translation: [For freely flowing hair in Israel]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
בְּהִתְנַדֵּ֖ב עָ֑ם
in/on/at/with,offer_themselves_willingly people
Deborah and Barak are referring implicitly to people volunteering to fight against Israel’s enemies. You could state this information explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [for the people who volunteered to fight]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular
בָּרֲכ֖וּ
bless
The imperative verb bless is plural here because Deborah and Barak are addressing an audience of many people, so use the plural form in your translation if your language marks that distinction.