Ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo 5
1 Debora kple Barak, Abinoam vi la, dzi ha sia tso woƒe dziɖuɖu wɔnuku la ŋuti.
And Debbora and Barac son of Abineem sang in that day, saying,
2 “Mikafu Yehowa! Israel ƒe kplɔlawo dze ŋgɔ dzideƒotɔe. Ameawo kplɔ wo ɖo dzidzɔtɔe! Ɛ̃, mikafu Yehowa!
A revelation was made in Israel when the people were made willing: Praise ye the Lord.
3 “Miɖo to, mi fiawo kple fiaviwo, mele ha dzi ge tso Yehowa ŋu, tso Israel ƒe Mawu la ŋu.
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.
4 Esi nèkplɔ mí do goe tso Seir Heto Edom ƒe anyigba dzi la, anyigba dzo nyanyanya, dziƒo nu ʋu eye tsi dza.
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.
5 Ɛ̃, towo ʋuʋu, Sinai to la gɔ̃ hã ʋuʋu kpekpekpe le Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la ŋkume!
The mountains were shaken before the face of the Lord Eloi, this Sina before the face of the Lord God of Israel.
6 “Le Samgar, Anat ƒe vi kple Yael ƒe ɣeyiɣiawo me, asitsalawo mezɔa mɔ ma dzi o. Mɔzɔlawo wɔa axadzimɔ xaxɛ gɔdɔ̃ewo ŋu dɔ.
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.
7 Israelviwo ƒe duwo zu aƒedo. Va se ɖe esime nye Debora mezu Israel dada.
The mighty men in Israel failed, they failed until Debbora arose, until she arose a mother in Israel.
8 Esime Israel dze mawu bubuwo yome la, futɔwo ho aʋa ɖe wo ŋu. Míaƒe kplɔlawo mena akpoxɔnu alo akplɔ mí o womekpɔ aʋawɔnu aɖeke kura le Israelvi akpe blaene dome o!
They chose new gods; then the cities of rulers fought; there was not a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel.
9 Metso aseye ŋutɔ ɖe Israel ƒe kplɔlawo ta, ame siwo tsɔ wo ɖokui na faa! Mikafu Yehowa!
My heart [inclines] to the orders given in Israel; ye that are willing among the people, bless the Lord.
10 “Israelviwo katã, hotsuitɔwo kple ahetɔwo siaa, hotsuitɔ siwo doa tedzi ɣiwo ɖoa afɔ afɔɖodzinu xɔasiwo dzi kple ame dahe, afɔzɔlawo siaa, mikpe ta, miakafui.
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
11 Hadzila siwo le kɔƒewo me, ƒoa ƒu ɖe kɔƒea ƒe vudo gbɔ dzia ha tso Yehowa ƒe dziɖuɖu ŋuti. Wodzia ha enuenu tso ale si Yehowa ɖe Israel kple aʋawɔla siwo nye agbledelawo ŋu! Yehowa ƒe amewo zɔ to agbo la me!
[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.
12 Oo, Debora, nyɔ eye nàdzi ha! Oo, Barak, tsi tsitre! Oo, Abinoam ƒe vi, kplɔ wò aʋaléleawo dzoe!
Awake, awake, Debbora; awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barac, and lead thy captivity captive, son of Abineem.
13 “Tete nuteƒewɔlawo va woƒe kplɔlawo gbɔ; Yehowa ƒe amewo va hena aʋawɔwɔ.
Then went down the remnant to the strong, the people of the Lord went down for him among the mighty ones from me.
14 Wotso Efraimnyigba dzi va balimea le Benyamin ƒe viwo megbe. Aʋakplɔlawo va tso Makir aʋalɔgonunɔlawo va tso Zebulon
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.
15 Isaka ƒe fiaviwo, Debora kple Barak, ɖiɖi ɖe balime la le Mawu ƒe ɖoɖo nu. Ke Ruben ƒe viwo ya meyi o.
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.
16 Nu ka ta mietsi aƒe le miaƒe alẽkplɔlawo gbɔ be miaɖo to alẽkplɔlawo woanɔ woƒe dzewo kum? Mama ɖo Ruben ƒe viwo dome: ɖe woayia? Ɖe woagbe yiyia?
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.
17 Nu ka ta Gilead ƒe viwo tsi Yɔdan godo Dan ƒe viwo tsi woƒe tɔdziʋuwo gbɔ? Nu ka ta Aser ƒe viwo drã ɖe ƒuta dzidzemetɔe le woƒe ʋudzeƒewo?
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.
18 Ke Zebulon ƒe viwo kple Naftali ƒe viwo tsɔ wo ɖokui ke le aʋagbedzi.
The people Zabulon exposed their soul to death, and Nephthali came to the high places of their land.
19 Kanaan fiawo wɔ aʋa le Taanak kple Megido vudowo gbɔ, ke womeɖu futɔwo dzi o.
Kings set themselves in array, then the kings of Chanaan fought in Thanaach at the water of Mageddo; they took no gift of money.
20 Dziƒo ŋutɔ ƒe ɣletiviwo wɔ aʋa kple Sisera.
The stars from heaven set themselves in array, they set themselves [to fight] with Sisara out of their paths.
21 Kison tɔsisi la ƒe tsi sisiwo kplɔ wo dzoe. Nye luʋɔ, yi ŋgɔ kple ŋusẽ!
The brook of Kison swept them away, the ancient brook, the brook Kison: my mighty soul will trample him down.
22 Se futɔwo ƒe sɔwo ƒe afɔzi ɖa! Kpɔ woƒe sɔwo ƒe duƒuƒu ɖa!
When the hoofs of the horse were entangled, his mighty ones earnestly hasted
23 Gblɔ be, ‘Miƒo fi de wo elabena womeva kpe ɖe Yehowa ŋu wɔ aʋa kple futɔwo o.’
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.
24 “Woayra Yael, Heber, Kenitɔ la srɔ̃ woyrae wu nyɔnu siwo nɔa agbadɔ te.
Blessed among women be Jael wife of Chaber the Kenite; let her be blessed above women in tents.
25 Sisera bia tsii eye wòna nyinotsii eye wòtsɔ nyinotsi babla ɖe gagbɛ si dze bubumewo la me vɛ nɛ.
He asked for water, she gave him milk in a dish; she brought butter of princes.
26 Edo eƒe asi ɖa tsɔ tsyoti eye wòtsɔ eƒe nuɖusi tsɔ dɔwɔlawo ƒe zu, edae ɖe Sisera dzi hegbã ta nɛ, eŋɔ eye wògbã eƒe glãƒu
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.
27 Sisera dze anyi ɖe Yael ƒe afɔ nu etsi afi si wòdze anyi ɖo. Emu, dze to ɖe eƒe afɔ nu, afi si wòmu ɖo la, afi mae wòdze anyi ɖo eye afi mae wòku ɖo.
He rolled down between her feet; he fell and lay between her feet; he bowed and fell: where he bowed, there he fell dead.
28 “Sisera dada nɔ fesre nu kpɔm tso fesrenuvɔ la megbe edo ɣli be, ‘Nu ka ta eƒe tasiaɖam meva ɖo kpɔ o? Nu ka ta míese tasiaɖam la ƒe afɔzi o?’
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?
29 Eƒe nyɔnu ɖeka si dze nunya wu wo katã la, ɖo eŋu nɛ, vavã, enɔ gbɔgblɔm na eɖokui ɣe sia ɣi be,
Her wise ladies answered her, and she returned answers to herself, [saying],
30 ‘Ɖe menye afunyinu geɖe lɔm wole hele mamam nyɔnuvi ɖeka alo eve na ŋutsu ɖe sia ɖe, atsyɔ̃ɖowuwo na Sisera abe nuhaha ene, atsyɔ̃ɖowu siwo to wolɔ̃ nu ɖo, wolɔ̃ nu ɖe wo to nyuie be woadze kɔme nam eye esiawo katã nanye nuhaha oa?’
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.
31 “Oo, Yehowa, na wò futɔwo katã natsrɔ̃ nenema ke ame siwo lɔ̃a Yehowa ya la, na be woanɔ abe ɣe ene ne edze le eƒe ŋusẽ me!” Tete anyigba la kpɔ ŋutifafa ƒe blaene.
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.
