Judges 5
1 And Debbora and Barac son of Abineem sang in that day, saying,
Da no, Debora ne Abinoam babarima Barak too saa dwom yi:
2 A revelation was made in Israel when the people were made willing: Praise ye the Lord.
“Israel mpanyimfo sɔre dii anim, na nnipa no de anigye dii wɔn akyi. Nhyira nka Awurade!
3 Hear, ye kings, and hearken, rulers: I will sing, it is I [who will sing] to the Lord, it is I, I will sing a psalm to the Lord the god of Israel.
“Mo ahemfo, muntie! Monyɛ aso, mo abirɛmpɔn! Na mɛto dwom ama Awurade. Mɛma me nne so ama Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn.
4 O Lord, in thy going forth on Seir, when thou wentest forth out of the land of Edom, the earth quaked and the heaven dropped dews, and the clouds dropped water.
“Awurade, bere a wufii Seir, na wobɔɔ nsra faa Edom mfuw so no, asase wosowee na ɔsoro omununkum tuee nsu.
5 The mountains were shaken before the face of the Lord Eloi, this Sina before the face of the Lord God of Israel.
Awurade ba no maa mmepɔw wosowee. Sinai Bepɔw mpo wosowee wɔ Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn anim.
6 In the days of Samegar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, they deserted the ways, and went in by-ways; they went in crooked paths.
“Anat ba Samgar ne Yael bere so, nnipa amfa atempɔn so, na akwantufo faa anammɔnkwan kɔntɔnkye so.
7 The mighty men in Israel failed, they failed until Debbora arose, until she arose a mother in Israel.
Nnipa kakra na wɔkaa Israel nkuraa kosii sɛ Debora sɔree sɛ ɛna maa Israel.
8 They chose new gods; then the cities of rulers fought; there was not a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel.
Bere a Israel som anyame foforo no, ɔko sɔree kuropɔn no apon ano. Nanso wɔanhu nkatabo anaa peaw wɔ akofo mpem aduanan a wɔwɔ Israel mu!
9 My heart [inclines] to the orders given in Israel; ye that are willing among the people, bless the Lord.
Mewɔ Israel ntuanofo afa ne wɔn a wɔde anigye dii wɔn akyi. Hyira Awurade!
10 Ye that mount a she-ass at noon-day, ye that sit on the judgment-seat, and walk by the roads of them that sit in judgment by the way; declare
“Mo a motete afurum a wɔte apɔw so, tete nsaa a ɛyɛ fɛ so, muntie! Ne mo a ɛsɛ sɛ monantew fam nso, muntie!
11 [ye that are delivered] from the noise of disturbers among the drawers of water; there shall they relate righteous acts: O Lord, increase righteous acts in Israel: then the people of the Lord went down to the cities.
Muntie nkuraa nnwontofo a wɔaboa wɔn ho ano wɔ anomee. Wɔkeka Awurade trenee nkonimdi, ne ne nkuraasefo nkonimdi wɔ Israel ho asɛm. “Afei Awurade nkurɔfo bɔɔ nsra kɔɔ kuropɔn no apon ano.
12 Awake, awake, Debbora; awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barac, and lead thy captivity captive, son of Abineem.
‘Sɔre! Debora, sɔre! Sɔre, sɔre na to dwom! Sɔre, Barak! Di wo nneduafo anim kɔ, Abinoam ba!’
13 Then went down the remnant to the strong, the people of the Lord went down for him among the mighty ones from me.
“Nkaefo no bɔɔ nsra fi Tabor kɔɔ ahoɔdenfo so. Awurade nkurɔfo bɔɔ nsra kɔɔ akofo ahoɔdenfo so.
14 Ephraim rooted them out in Amalec, behind thee was Benjamin among thy people: the inhabitants of Machir came down with me searching out the enemy, and from Zabulon came they that draw with the scribe's pen of record.
Wofi Efraim bae, asase a na kan no na ɛyɛ Amalekfo dea, na Benyamin nso dii wʼakyi. Asahene no bɔɔ nsra fii Makir; ɔsahene pemakurafo fi Sebulon bae.
15 And princess in Issachar were with Debbora and Barac, thus she sent Barac on his feet in the valleys into the portions of Ruben; great [pangs] reached to the heart.
Na Isakar mu atitiriw ka Debora ne Barak ho. Wodii Barak akyi, bɔ wuraa obon no mu. Nanso Ruben abusuakuw mu de, wɔansi wɔn adwene pi.
16 Why did they sit between the sheep-folds to hear the bleating of flocks for the divisions of Ruben? [there were] great searchings of heart.
Adɛn nti na wotenaa fie wɔ nguanhwɛfo mu, tie nguanhwɛfo a wɔde hwirema frɛ wɔn nguan? Ruben abusuakuw mu, wɔansi wɔn adwene pi.
17 Galaad [is] on the other side of Jordan where he pitched his tents; and why does Dan remain in ships? Aser sat down on the sea-coasts, and he will tabernacle at his ports.
Gilead kaa Yordan apuei hɔ. Na Dan de, adɛn nti na ɔtenaa fie? Aser tenaa mpoano a wanka ne ho, ɔkaa nʼahyɛn gyinabea ahorow hɔ.
18 The people Zabulon exposed their soul to death, and Nephthali came to the high places of their land.
Nanso Sebulon too ne nkwa apemafo sɛnea Naftali yɛɛ wɔ akono no.
19 Kings set themselves in array, then the kings of Chanaan fought in Thanaach at the water of Mageddo; they took no gift of money.
“Kanaan ahemfo koo wɔ Taanak a ɛbɛn Megido asu ho, nanso wɔannya dwetɛ asade biara ankɔ.
20 The stars from heaven set themselves in array, they set themselves [to fight] with Sisara out of their paths.
Nsoromma fi soro koe. Nsoromma nam wɔn akwan so ko tiaa Sisera.
21 The brook of Kison swept them away, the ancient brook, the brook Kison: my mighty soul will trample him down.
Asubɔnten Kison twee wɔn kɔe, tete asu, Kison. Me kra, fa akokoduru bɔ nsra kɔ wʼanim!
22 When the hoofs of the horse were entangled, his mighty ones earnestly hasted
Afei, apɔnkɔ no tɔte pempem fam, wɔde mmirikatɛntɛ, Sisera apɔnkɔ ahoɔdenfo no mmirikatɛntɛ.
23 to curse Meroz: Curse ye [it], said the angel of the Lord; cursed [is] every one that dwells in it, because they came not to the help of the Lord, to his help among the mighty.
‘Nnome nka Merosfo,’ Awurade bɔfo na ose. Ma nnome a ano yɛ den nka wɔn efisɛ wɔammɛboa Awurade, wɔammɛboa Awurade anko antia akofo ahoɔdenfo no.
24 Blessed among women be Jael wife of Chaber the Kenite; let her be blessed above women in tents.
“Nhyira nka Yael, Heber a ofi Keni yere. Ne nhyira nsen mmea a wɔtete ntamadan mu nyinaa.
25 He asked for water, she gave him milk in a dish; she brought butter of princes.
Sisera srɛɛ nsu, na Yael maa no nufusu. Kuruwa a ɛfata ahemfo no mu na ɔde nufusu ani srade brɛɛ no.
26 She stretched forth her left hand to the nail, and her right to the hand workman's hammer, and she smote Sisara with it, she nailed through his head and smote him; she nailed through his temples.
Afei, ɔde ne nsa benkum yii ntamadan pɛe, na ɔde ne nsa nifa faa odwumfo asae. Ɔde bɔɔ Sisera, pɛtɛw ne ti. Ɔde pɛe no wɔɔ ne moma so, bɔɔ so kɔɔ ne tirim.
27 He rolled down between her feet; he fell and lay between her feet; he bowed and fell: where he bowed, there he fell dead.
Ɔmemee, ɔhwee ase; owui wɔ ne nan ase.
28 The mother of Sisara looked down through the window out of the loophole, [saying], Why was his chariot ashamed? why did the wheels of his chariots tarry?
“Sisera nena hwɛɛ mfɛnsere mu; ɔtɛw mfɛnsere mu hwɛɛ no kwan, ɔkae se, ‘Adɛn nti na ne teaseɛnam akyɛ ba yi? Adɛn nti na yɛnte teaseɛnam nhankare nnyigyei yi?’
29 Her wise ladies answered her, and she returned answers to herself, [saying],
Ne mmea anyansafo no rema mmuae no, otii mu kaa saa nsɛm yi kyerɛɛ ne ho se:
30 Will they not find him dividing the spoil? he will surely be gracious to every man: [there are] spoils of dyed garments for Sisara, spoils of various dyed garments, dyed embroidered garments, they [are] the spoils for his neck.
‘Wɔrekyɛ asade a wonyae no, ɔbarima biara rennya ɔbea baako anaa baanu. Sisera rennya ntade a ɛyɛ fɛ na me nso merennya ntade a ekura ahosu ahorow na wɔanwen mu fɛfɛ?’
31 Thus let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: and they that love him shall be as the going forth of the sun in his strength. And the land had rest forty years.
“Awurade, ma wʼatamfo nyinaa nwu sɛ Sisera! Nanso ma wɔn a wɔdɔ wo no nkɔso sɛ owigyinae.” Afei, asomdwoe baa asase no so mfirihyia aduanan.
