< Judges 4 >

1 And the children of Israel continued to do evil against the Lord; and Aod was dead.
Israelviwo gawɔ nu si nye vɔ̃ le Yehowa ŋkume, le Ehud ƒe ku megbe
2 And the Lord sold the children of Israel into the hand of Jabin king of Chanaan, who ruled in Asor; and the chief of his host was Sisara, and he dwelt in Arisoth of the Gentiles.
eya ta Yehowa tsɔ wo de asi na Yabin, Kanaan fia, ame si ɖu fia le Hazor. Eƒe aʋafia ŋkɔe nye Sisera eye wònɔ Haroset Hagoyim.
3 And the children of Israel cried to the Lord, because he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and he mightily oppressed Israel twenty years.
Esi gatasiaɖam alafa asiekɛ nɔ esi, eye wòwɔ funyafunya Israelviwo ƒe blaeve sɔŋ ta la, Israelviwo do ɣli na Yehowa hebia eƒe kpekpeɖeŋu be wòaɖe yewo.
4 And Debbora, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, —she judged Israel at that time.
Ame si nɔ ʋɔnu drɔ̃m na Israel ɣe ma ɣie nye nyɔnu Nyagblɔɖila Debora, Lapidot srɔ̃.
5 And she sat under the palm-tree of Debbora between Rama and Baethel in mount Ephraim; and the children of Israel went up to her for judgment.
Edrɔ̃a ʋɔnu le teƒe aɖe si woyɔna fifia be, “Debora ƒe Deti,” le Rama kple Betel dome, le Efraim ƒe tonyigba dzi. Israelviwo yia egbɔ le afi ma be wòadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu na yewo.
6 And Debbora sent and called Barac the son of Abineem out of Cades Nephthali, and she said to him, Has not the Lord God of Israel commanded thee? and thou shalt depart to mount Thabor, and shalt take with thyself ten thousand men of the sons of Nephthali and of the sons of Zabulon.
Gbe ɖeka la, Debora yɔ Barak, Abinoam ƒe vi, ame si nɔ Kedes le Naftalinyigba dzi eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la de se na wò be, ‘Yi, nàƒo ƒu aʋawɔla akpe ewo tso Naftali ƒe viwo kple Zebulon ƒe viwo dome eye nàkplɔ wo ayi Tabɔr to la dzi.
7 And I will bring to thee to the torrent of Kison Sisara the captain of the host of Jabin, and his chariots, and his multitude, and I will deliver them into thine hands.
Mable Sisera, Yabin ƒe aʋakplɔla, eƒe tasiaɖamwo kple eƒe aʋakɔ blibo la nu ayi Kison tɔsisi la toe eye matsɔ wo ade asi na wò le afi ma.’”
8 And Barac said to her, If thou wilt go with me, I will go; and if thou wilt not go, I will not go; for I know not the day on which the Lord prospers his messenger with me.
Barak ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Nenye be wò ŋutɔ àyi kplim la, ekema mayi gake ne màyi kplim o la, nyemayi o.”
9 And she said, I will surely go with thee; but know that thy honour shall not attend on the expedition on which thou goest, for the Lord shall sell Sisara into the hands of a women: and Debbora arose, and went with Barac out of Cades.
Debora ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Enyo ŋutɔ, mayi kpli wò gake ɖe ale si nèle nya la ŋuti dɔ wɔmii ta la, bubu la manye tɔwò o elabena Yehowa atsɔ Sisera ade asi na nyɔnu.” Ale Debora yi Kedes kple Barak,
10 And Barac called Zabulon and Nephthali out of Cades, and there went up at his feet ten thousand men, and Debbora went up with him.
afi si wòyɔ Zebulon kple Naftali ƒe toawo ƒo ƒu ɖo. Ŋutsu akpe ewo dze eyome eye Debora hã yi kplii.
11 And Chaber the Kenite had removed from Caina, from the sons of Jobab the father-in-law of Moses, and pitched his tent by the oak of the covetous ones, which is near Kedes.
Azɔ Kenitɔ, Heber, dzo le Kenitɔ bubuawo dome, ame siwo nye Mose toa, Hobab ƒe dzidzimeviwo eye wòtu eƒe agbadɔ ɖe ati gã si le Zaananim, esi te ɖe Kedes ŋu la gbɔ.
12 And it was told Sisara that Barac the son of Abineem was gone up to mount Thabor.
Esi wogblɔ na Sisera be Barak, Abinoam ƒe vi, yi Tabɔr toa dzi la
13 And Sisara summoned all his chariots, nine hundred chariots of iron and all the people with him, from Arisoth of the Gentiles to the brook of Kison.
eƒo aʋakɔ gã aɖe nu ƒu, si si gatasiaɖam alafa asiekɛ nɔ, eye woɖe zɔ tso Haroset Hagoyim yi Kison tɔsisi la to.
14 And Debbora said to Barac, Rise up, for this [is] the day on which the Lord has delivered Sisara into thy hand, for the Lord shall go forth before thee: and Barac went down from mount Thabor, and ten thousand men after him.
Debora gblɔ na Barak be, “Yi! Le egbeŋkeke sia dzi, Yehowa tsɔ Sisera de asiwò me. Ɖe Yehowa medze ŋgɔ na wò oa?” Ale Barak ɖi tso Tabɔr to la dzi eye ŋutsu akpe ewoawo nɔ eyome.
15 And the Lord discomfited Sisara, and all his chariots, and all his army, with the edge of the sword before Barac: and Sisara descended from off his chariot, and fled on his feet.
Esi Barak zɔ gbɔna la, Yehowa de tɔtɔ Sisera, eƒe tasiaɖamwo kple aʋakɔ la dome kple yi eye Sisera ŋutɔ ɖi le eƒe tasiaɖam me heto afɔ si.
16 And Barac pursued after the chariots and after the army, into Arisoth of the Gentiles; and the whole army of Sisara fell by the edge of the sword, there was not one left.
Ke Barak ti tasiaɖamwo kple aʋakɔ la yome va se ɖe Haroset Hagoyim ke. Ale Sisera ƒe aʋakɔ la katã tsi yi nu, ame ɖeka pɛ gɔ̃ hã mesusɔ o.
17 And Sisara fled on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Chaber the Kenite his friend: for there was peace between Jabin king of Asor and the house of Chaber the Kenite.
Sisera si yi ɖaɣla eɖokui ɖe Yael, ame si nye Heber, Kenitɔ la, srɔ̃ ƒe agbadɔ me elabena nusɔsɔe nɔ Fia Yabin, Hazor fia kple Heber ƒe hlɔ̃ la dome.
18 And Jael went, out to meet Sisara, and said to him, Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me, fear not: and he turned aside to her into the tent; and she covered him with a mantle.
Yael do go yi ɖakpe Sisera eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Amegã, va nye agbadɔ me, makpɔ tawò eye ànɔ dedie eya ta mègavɔ̃ o.” Ale Sisera yi ɖamlɔ agbadɔ la me eye Yael tsyɔ kundru nɛ.
19 And Sisara said to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty: and she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him to drink, and covered him.
Sisera gblɔ na Yael be, “Meɖe kuku, tsikɔ le wuyem, na tsim mano.” Yael na notsii wòno eye wògatsyɔ kundru la nɛ.
20 And Sisara said to her, Stand now by the door of the tent, and it shall come to pass if any man come to thee, and ask of thee, and say, Is there [any] man here? then thou shalt say, There is not.
Sisera gblɔ na Yael be, “Tsi tre ɖe wò agbadɔ la ƒe mɔnu eye ne ame aɖe va le diyem la, gblɔ nɛ be, ame aɖeke mele afi sia o.”
21 And Jael the wife of Chaber took a pin of the tent, and took a hammer in her hand, and went secretly to him, and fastened the pin in his temple, and it went through to the earth, and he fainted away, and darkness fell upon him and he died.
Yael tsɔ agbadɔ la ƒe tsyoti tsutsɔe aɖe kple zu, te ɖe Sisera ŋu dzaa esi wònɔ alɔ̃ me, eye wòƒo tsyoti la ɖe eƒe to me wòdo to to evelia me hemimi eƒe ta ɖe anyigba. Ale Sisera ku, elabena ɖeɖiteameŋu na wòdɔ alɔ̃ yi eme ʋĩi.
22 And, behold, Barac [was] pursuing Sisara: and Jael went out to meet him, and he said to him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest: and he went in to her; and, behold, Sisara was fallen dead, and the pin [was] in his temple.
Esi Barak va nɔ Sisera dim yina la, Yael yi ɖado goe hegblɔ nɛ be, “Va mafia ame si dim nèle la wò.” Ale Barak dze eyome yi agbadɔ la me. Ekpɔ Sisera wòku ɖe afi ma eye tsyoti la nɔ to me nɛ.
23 So God routed Jabin king of Chanaan in that day before the children of Israel.
Ale Mawu wɔ Israel ŋu dɔ hebɔbɔ Kanaan fia Yabin ɖe anyi le Israelviwo ŋkume.
24 And the hand of the children of Israel prevailed more and more against Jabin king of Chanaan, until they utterly destroyed Jabin king of Chanaan.
Tso gbe ma gbe dzi la, Israelviwo nɔ ŋusẽ kpɔm ɖe edzi ɖe Yabin, Kanaan fia ŋu va se ɖe esime wotsrɔ̃ eƒe amewo vɔ keŋkeŋ.

< Judges 4 >