"In the daysof Shamgarthe sonof Anath,In the daysof Jael,the highwayswere deserted,And travelerswentby roundaboutways.
"In thosetimestherewas nopeaceto him who wentout or to him who camein, for manydisturbancesafflictedallthe inhabitantsof the lands.
But as for those who turnasideto their crookedways,The LORDwill leadthem away with the doersof iniquity.Peacebe upon Israel.
The highwaysare desolate,the travelerhas ceased,He has brokenthe covenant,he has despisedthe cities,He has noregardfor man.
Do not goout into the fieldAnd do not walkon the road,For the enemyhas a sword,Terroris on everyside.
The roadsof Zionare in mourningBecausenoone comesto the appointedfeasts.Allher gatesare desolate;Her priestsare groaning,Her virginsare afflicted,And she herselfis bitter.
They huntedour stepsSothat we could not walkin our streets;Our enddrewnear,Our dayswere finishedFor our endhad come.
I will letlooseamong you the beastsof the field,which will bereaveyou of your childrenand destroyyour cattleand reduceyour number so that your roadsliedeserted.
Therefore,on accountof you Zionwill be plowedas a field,Jerusalemwill becomea heapof ruins,And the mountainof the temple[will become] highplacesof a forest.
Afterhim cameShamgarthe sonof Anath,who struckdownsixhundredPhilistineswith an oxgoad;and he alsosavedIsrael.
"The peasantryceased,they ceasedin Israel,UntilI, Deborah,arose,Until I arose,a motherin Israel.
