The Haftarah of Beshalach is the longest Haftarah of the year, comprising two chapters of Shoftim: the story of Devorah and Barak’s defeat of Sisra, and Shirat Devorah (The Song of Devorah). (Sefardim only read the second chapter, but then they would be missing a serious textual connection to the Parsha: see Death Trap)
I did my best to keep it brief while still explaining what’s going on. I tried to have the translation capture the spirit and intention of Devorah, who was one of the toughest, scariest ladies who ever called herself a “Jewish Mother”. In truth, it would have been even more accurate if I could have used four-letter Anglo-Saxon words, especially in verse 5:30, but then this is intended to be read in shul. I recommend that you fill them in yourself. Trust me, that’s what Devorah meant to say.
Linear annotated translation of Beshalach
This is where Sisra was camped out. Barak and his people were on top of the mountain.