Judges 5
aligned by seat — same row, same verse, whatever each bible numbers it
| v | Wycliffe |
|---|---|
| 1 | And Delbora and Barach, sone of Abynoen, sungen in that dai, and seiden, |
| 2 | Ye men of Israel, that `offriden wilfuli youre lyues to perel, blesse the Lord. |
| 3 | Ye kingis, here, ye princes, perceyueth with eeris; Y am, Y am the womman, that schal synge to the Lord; Y schal synge to the Lord God of Israel. |
| 4 | Lord, whanne thou yedist out fro Seir, and passidist bi the cuntrees of Edom, the erthe was moued, and heuenes and cloudis droppiden with watris; hillis flowiden fro the `face of the Lord, |
| 5 | and Synai fro the face of the Lord God of Israel. |
| 6 | In the daies of Sangar, sone of Anach, in the daies of Jahel, paththis restiden, and thei that entriden bi tho yeden bi paththis out of the weie. |
| 7 | Stronge men in Israel cessiden, and restiden, til Delbora roos, a modir in Israel. |
| 8 | The Lord chees newe batels, and he destriede the yatis of enemyes; scheeld and spere apperiden not in fourti thousynde of Israel. |
| 9 | Myn herte loueth the princes of Israel; ye that offriden you to perel bi youre owyn wille, |
| 10 | blesse ye the Lord; speke ye, that stien on schynynge assis, and sitten aboue in doom, and goen in the wey. |
| 11 | Where the charis weren hurtlid doun to gidere, and the oost of enemyes was straunglid, there the `riytfulnessis of the Lord be teld, and mercy among the stronge of Israel; thanne the `puple of the Lord cam doun to the yatis, and gat prinsehod. |
| 12 | Rise, rise thou, Delbora, rise thou, and speke a song; rise thou, Barach, and thou, sone of Abynoen, take thi prisoneris. |
| 13 | The relikis of the puple ben sauyd; the Lord fauyt ayens stronge men of Effraym. |
| 14 | He dide awei hem in Amalech, and aftir hym of Beniamyn in to thi puplis, thou Amalech. Princes of Machir and of Zabulon yeden doun, that ledden oost to fiyte. |
| 15 | The duykis of Isachar weren with Delbora, and sueden the steppis of Barach, which yaf hym silf to perel, as in to a dich, and in to helle. While Ruben was departid ayens hym silf; the strijf of greet hertyd men was foundun. |
| 16 | Whi dwellist thou bitwixe `tweyne endis, that thou here the hissyngis of flockis? While Ruben was departid ayens hym silf, the strijf of greet hertid men was foundun. |
| 17 | Gad restide biyendis Jordan, and Dan yaf tent to schippis. Aser dwellide in the `brenke of the see, and dwellide in hauenes. |
| 18 | Forsothe Zabulon and Neptalym offriden her lyues to deeth, in the cuntre of Morema, `that is interpretid, hiy. |
| 19 | Kyngis camen, and fouyten; kyngis of Canaan fouyten in Thanath, bisidis the watris of Magedon; and netheles thei token no thing bi prey. |
| 20 | Fro heuene `me fauyt ayens hem; sterris dwelliden in her ordre and cours, and fouyten ayens Sisara. |
| 21 | The stronde of Cyson drow `the deed bodies of hem, the stronde of Cadymyn, the stronde of Cyson. My soule, to-trede thou stronge men. |
| 22 | The hors howis felden, while the strongeste of enemyes fledden with bire, and felden heedli. |
| 23 | Curse ye the lond of Meroth, seide the `aungel of the Lord, curse ye `the dwelleris of hym, for thei camen not to the help of the Lord, `in to the help of the strongeste of hym. |
| 24 | Blessyd among wymmen be Jahel, the wijf of Aber Cyney; blessid be sche in hir tabernacle. |
| 25 | To Sisara axynge watir sche yaf mylk, and in a viol of princes sche yaf botere. |
| 26 | Sche puttide the left hond to a nail, and the riyt hond to the `hameris of smyythis; and sche smoot Sisara, and souyte in the heed a place of wounde, and perside strongli the temple. |
| 27 | He felde bitwixe `the feet of hir, he failide, and diede; he was waltryd bifor hir feet, and he lay with out soule, and wretchidful. |
| 28 | His modir bihelde bi a wyndow, and yellide; and sche spak fro the soler, Whi tarieth his chaar to come ayen? Whi tarieden the feet of his foure horsid cartis? |
| 29 | Oon wisere than `othere wyues of hym answeride these wordis to the modir of hir hosebonde, |
| 30 | In hap now he departith spuylis, and the faireste of wymmen is chosun to hym; clothis of dyuerse colouris ben youun to Sisara in to prey, and dyuerse aray of houshold is gaderid to ourne neckis. |
| 31 | Lord, alle thin enemyes perische so; sotheli, thei that louen thee, schyne so, as the sunne schyneth in his risyng. |
| 32 | And the lond restide fourti yeer. |