Ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo 5
1 Debora kple Barak, Abinoam vi la, dzi ha sia tso woƒe dziɖuɖu wɔnuku la ŋuti.
In that day Debbora and Barac son of Abinoem sung, and said:
2 “Mikafu Yehowa! Israel ƒe kplɔlawo dze ŋgɔ dzideƒotɔe. Ameawo kplɔ wo ɖo dzidzɔtɔe! Ɛ̃, mikafu Yehowa!
O you of Israel, that have willingly offered your lives to danger, bless the Lord.
3 “Miɖo to, mi fiawo kple fiaviwo, mele ha dzi ge tso Yehowa ŋu, tso Israel ƒe Mawu la ŋu.
Hear, O ye kings, give ear, ye princes: It is I, it is I, that will sing to the Lord, I will sing 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, when thou wentest out of Seir, and passedst by the regions of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped water.
5 Ɛ̃, towo ʋuʋu, Sinai to la gɔ̃ hã ʋuʋu kpekpekpe le Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la ŋkume!
The mountains melted before the face of the Lord, and Sinai before the face of the Lord the 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 Samgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jahel the paths rested: and they that went by them, walked through by-ways.
7 Israelviwo ƒe duwo zu aƒedo. Va se ɖe esime nye Debora mezu Israel dada.
The valiant men ceased, and rested in Israel: until Debbora arose, a mother arose 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!
The Lord chose new wars, and he himself overthrew the gates of the enemies: a shield and spear was not seen among forty thousand of Israel.
9 Metso aseye ŋutɔ ɖe Israel ƒe kplɔlawo ta, ame siwo tsɔ wo ɖokui na faa! Mikafu Yehowa!
My heart loveth the princes of Israel: O you that of your own good will offered yourselves to danger, 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.
Speak, you that ride upon fair asses, and you that sit in judgment, and walk in the way.
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!
Where the chariots were dashed together, and the army of the enemies was choked, there let the justices of the Lord be rehearsed, and his clemency towards the brave men of Israel: then the people of the Lord went down to the gates, and obtained the sovereignty.
12 Oo, Debora, nyɔ eye nàdzi ha! Oo, Barak, tsi tsitre! Oo, Abinoam ƒe vi, kplɔ wò aʋaléleawo dzoe!
Arise, arise, O Debbora, arise, arise, and utter a canticle. Arise, Barac, and take hold of thy captives, O son of Abinoem.
13 “Tete nuteƒewɔlawo va woƒe kplɔlawo gbɔ; Yehowa ƒe amewo va hena aʋawɔwɔ.
The remnants of the people are saved, the Lord hath fought among the valiant ones.
14 Wotso Efraimnyigba dzi va balimea le Benyamin ƒe viwo megbe. Aʋakplɔlawo va tso Makir aʋalɔgonunɔlawo va tso Zebulon
Out of Ephraim he destroyed them into Amalec, and after him out of Benjamin into thy people, O Amalec: Out of Machir there came down princes, and out of Zabulon they that led the army to fight.
15 Isaka ƒe fiaviwo, Debora kple Barak, ɖiɖi ɖe balime la le Mawu ƒe ɖoɖo nu. Ke Ruben ƒe viwo ya meyi o.
The captains of Issachar were with Debbora, and followed the steps of Barac, who exposed himself to danger, as one going headlong, and into a pit. Ruben being divided against himself, there was found a strife of courageous men.
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 dwellest thou between two borders, that thou mayest hear the bleatings of the flocks? Ruben being divided against himself, there was found a strife of courageous men.
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 rested beyond the Jordan, and Dan applied himself to ships: Aser dwelt on the sea shore, and abode in the havens.
18 Ke Zebulon ƒe viwo kple Naftali ƒe viwo tsɔ wo ɖokui ke le aʋagbedzi.
But Zabulon and Nephtali offered their lives to death in the region of Merome.
19 Kanaan fiawo wɔ aʋa le Taanak kple Megido vudowo gbɔ, ke womeɖu futɔwo dzi o.
The kings came and fought, the kings of Chanaan fought in Thanach by the waters of Mageddo, and yet they took no spoils.
20 Dziƒo ŋutɔ ƒe ɣletiviwo wɔ aʋa kple Sisera.
War from heaven was made against them, the stars remaining in their order and courses fought against Sisara.
21 Kison tɔsisi la ƒe tsi sisiwo kplɔ wo dzoe. Nye luʋɔ, yi ŋgɔ kple ŋusẽ!
The torrent of Cison dragged their carcasses, the torrent of Cadumim, the torrent of Cisoii: tread thou, my soul, upon the strong ones.
22 Se futɔwo ƒe sɔwo ƒe afɔzi ɖa! Kpɔ woƒe sɔwo ƒe duƒuƒu ɖa!
The hoofs of the horses were broken whilst the stoutest of the enemies fled amain, and fell headlong down.
23 Gblɔ be, ‘Miƒo fi de wo elabena womeva kpe ɖe Yehowa ŋu wɔ aʋa kple futɔwo o.’
Curse ye the land of Meroz, said the angel of the Lord: curse the inhabitants thereof, because they came not to the help of the Lord, to help his most valiant men.
24 “Woayra Yael, Heber, Kenitɔ la srɔ̃ woyrae wu nyɔnu siwo nɔa agbadɔ te.
Blessed among women be Jahel the wife of Haber the Cinite, and blessed be she in her tent.
25 Sisera bia tsii eye wòna nyinotsii eye wòtsɔ nyinotsi babla ɖe gagbɛ si dze bubumewo la me vɛ nɛ.
He asked her water and she gave him milk, and offered him butter in a dish fit for 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 put her left hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workman’s hammer, and she struck Sisara, seeking in his head a place for the wound, and strongly piercing 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.
At her feet he fell: he fainted, and he died: he rolled before her feet, and he lay lifeless and wretched.
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?’
His mother looked out at a window, and howled: and she spoke from the dining room: Why is his chariot so long in coming back? Why are the feet of his horses so slow?
29 Eƒe nyɔnu ɖeka si dze nunya wu wo katã la, ɖo eŋu nɛ, vavã, enɔ gbɔgblɔm na eɖokui ɣe sia ɣi be,
One that was wiser than the rest of his wives, returned this answer to her mother in law:
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?’
Perhaps he is now dividing the spoils, and the fairest of the women is chosen out for him: garments of divers colours are given to Sisara for his prey, and furniture of different kinds is heaped together to adorn the necks.
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.
So let all thy enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love thee shine, as the sun shineth in his rising. And the land rested for forty years.
