9 My heart is with the princes in Israel. It's with the people who follow them just because they want to. Praise the Lord!
10 "Some of you ride on white donkeys. Some of you sit on your saddle blankets. Some of you walk along the road. Think about
11 the voices of the singers at the watering places. They sing about the right things the Lord does. They sing about the right things his warriors in Israel do. "The people of the Lord went down to the city gates.
12 'Wake up, Deborah! Wake up!' they said. 'Wake up! Wake up! Begin to sing! Barak, get up! Son of Abinoam, capture your prisoners!'
13 "Then the people who were left came down to the nobles. The people of the Lord came to me against the powerful enemy.
14 Some came from the part of Ephraim where some Amalekites lived. Benjamin was with the people who followed Ephraim. Captains came down from Makir. Those who rule like commanders came down from Zebulun.
15 The princes of Issachar were with Deborah. The men of Issachar were with Barak. They rushed behind him into the valley. In the territories of Reuben, men looked deeply into their hearts.