Atiirĩrĩri 5
1 Mũthenya ũcio Debora na Baraka mũrũ wa Abinoamu makĩina rwĩmbo rũrũ:
Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
2 “Rĩrĩa anene a Isiraeli maatongoria, rĩrĩa andũ meheana meyendeire-rĩ, goocai Jehova!
Praise all of you the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
3 “Iguai ũhoro ũyũ, inyuĩ athamaki! Thikĩrĩriai, inyuĩ aathani! Nĩngũinĩra Jehova, nĩngũina; nĩngũtungĩra Jehova rwĩmbo, o we Ngai wa Isiraeli.
Hear, O all of you kings; give ear, O all of you princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.
4 “Rĩrĩa Wee Jehova woimire Seiru, rĩrĩa woimire bũrũri wa Edomu, thĩ nĩyainainire, igũrũ rĩkiura, namo matu magĩita maaĩ.
LORD, when you went out of Seir, when you marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.
5 Irĩma nĩciathingithire mbere ya Jehova, o we Ngai wa Sinai, ikĩinaina mbere ya Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli.
The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.
6 “Matukũ-inĩ ma Shamigari mũrũ wa Anathu, o na matukũ-inĩ ma Jaeli, njĩra nĩciagĩte andũ a kũgerera; agendi maageraga tũcĩra twa mĩkĩra.
In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.
7 Tũtũũra tũkĩaga andũ kũu Isiraeli, tũkĩaga andũ, o nginya rĩrĩa niĩ, Debora, ndaarahũkire, ngĩarahũka ngĩtuĩka ta nyina wa Isiraeli.
The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
8 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa maathuurire ngai ngʼeni, mbaara nĩyokire o ihingo-inĩ cia itũũra inene, na gũtionekire ngo kana itimũ harĩ andũ 40,000 kũu Isiraeli.
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
9 Ngoro yakwa ĩrĩ hamwe na anene a Isiraeli, o hamwe na andũ arĩa merutĩire na kwĩyendera gatagatĩ-inĩ ka andũ. Goocai Jehova.
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless all of you the LORD.
10 “Inyuĩ mũhaicaga ndigiri njerũ, mũikarĩire matandĩko manyu, na inyuĩ mũthiiaga na njĩra, cũraniai,
Speak, all of you that ride on white asses, all of you that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
11 kũrĩ na mĩgambo ya aini itahĩro-inĩ rĩa maaĩ. Mainaga ciĩko cia ũthingu cia Jehova, ciĩko cia ũthingu cia njamba ciake kũu Isiraeli. “Ningĩ andũ a Jehova magĩikũrũka nginya ihingo-inĩ cia itũũra inene.
They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.
12 ‘Wee Debora, ũkĩra! Ĩ ndũgĩũkĩre! Ũkĩra, ũkĩra, ũkũye rwĩmbo! Arahũka wee Baraka! Wee mũrũ wa Abinoamu-rĩ, wĩnyiitĩre mĩgwate yaku.’
Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead your captivity captive, you son of Abinoam.
13 “Ningĩ andũ arĩa maatigaire, magĩikũrũka kũrĩ andũ arĩa maarĩ igweta; andũ a Jehova magĩũka kũrĩ niĩ hamwe na andũ arĩa maarĩ hinya.
Then he made him that remains have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.
14 Amwe mookire kuuma Efiraimu, arĩa iruka ciao ciarĩ kũu Amaleki; Benjamini aarĩ hamwe na andũ arĩa maakũrũmĩrĩire. Anene a ita cia mbaara nĩmaikũrũkire kuuma Makiru, nakuo Zebuluni gũkiuma arĩa maanyiitaga rũthanju rwa mũnene wa mbũtũ cia ita.
Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after you, Benjamin, among your people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
15 Anene a Isakaru maarĩ hamwe na Debora; Ĩĩ-ni, Isakaru maarĩ na Baraka, mamumĩte thuutha na ihenya o nginya kĩanda-inĩ. Ngʼongo-inĩ cia Rubeni nĩ kwarĩ na ũhoro mũnene wa gwĩcookera.
And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.
16 Nĩ kĩĩ gĩatũmire mũikare mĩaki-inĩ mũiguage mahiũ makĩhuhĩrwo mĩrũri? Ngʼongo-inĩ cia Rubeni nĩ kwarĩ ũhoro mũnene wa gwĩcookera.
Why abode you among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
17 Gileadi aikarire o kũu mũrĩmo wa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani. Nake Dani-rĩ, nĩ kĩĩ gĩagĩtũmire atiindage marikabu-inĩ? Asheri aikarire o kũu ndwere-inĩ cia iria, agĩikara icukĩro-inĩ ciake cia marikabu.
Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
18 Andũ a Zebuluni nĩmetwarĩrĩire ũgwati-inĩ wa gĩkuũ; o nake Nafitali agĩĩka o ũguo kũu gũtũũgĩru werũ-inĩ.
Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeopardized their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.
19 “Athamaki magĩũka, makĩrũa; athamaki a Kaanani makĩrũĩra kũu Taanaka, gũkuhĩ na maaĩ ma Megido, no matiakuuire betha, o na kana ndaho.
The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
20 Kũu igũrũ njata nĩciarũire, o kũu njĩra-inĩ ciacio ikĩrũa mbaara na Sisera.
They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
21 Rũũĩ rwa Kishoni nĩ rwamathereririe, rũu rũũĩ rwa tene, Rũũĩ rwa Kishoni. Wee ngoro yakwa wĩtware, na ũgĩe na hinya!
The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, you have trodden down strength.
22 Ningĩ mahũngũ ma mbarathi makĩrumia thĩ, itengʼerete, mbarathi ciake irĩ hinya igathiĩ itengʼerete.
Then were the horse-hoofs broken by the means of the prancings, the prancings of their mighty ones.
23 Nake mũraika wa Jehova akiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Merozu ĩrogwatwo nĩ kĩrumi. Arĩa matũũraga kuo marogwatwo nĩ kĩrumi kĩrĩa kĩũru, nĩ ũndũ matiokire gũteithia Jehova, gũteithia Jehova kũrũa na arĩa marĩ hinya.’
Curse all of you Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse all of you bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.
24 “Jaeli mũtumia wa Heberi ũrĩa Mũkeni, arorathimwo gũkĩra atumia arĩa angĩ, o we mũrathime mũno harĩ atumia arĩa matũũraga hema-inĩ.
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
25 Sisera aamũhoire maaĩ, nake akĩmũhe iria; akĩmũrehera iria imata na mbakũri ĩngĩnyuĩrwo nĩ andũ arĩa me igweta.
He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
26 Aatambũrũkirie guoko gwake akĩoya higĩ ya hema, akĩnyiita nyondo ya bundi na guoko kwa ũrĩo. Akĩringa Sisera, akĩmũhehenja mũtwe, akĩmũtheeca na agĩthethera thikĩrĩrio yake.
She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she stroke Sisera, she stroke off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
27 Akĩinama magũrũ-inĩ make, akĩgũa; agĩkoma hau. Akĩinama magũrũ-inĩ make, akĩgũa; o hau ainamire, no ho aagũire arĩ mũkuũ.
At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead.
28 “Nyina wa Sisera agĩcũthĩrĩria na ndirica; akĩanĩrĩra arĩ gatirica-inĩ kau, akiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ngaari yake ya ita ĩikare ũguo ĩtookĩte? inegene rĩa magũrũ ma ngaari cia ita-rĩ, rĩcereirwo kũ?’
The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
29 Atumia ake arĩa oogĩ mũno makamũcookagĩria; o nake agecookagĩria na ngoro yake atĩrĩ,
Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,
30 ‘Githĩ ti gwetha mareetha na makagayana indo cia ndaho: mũirĩtu ũmwe kana eerĩ harĩ o mũndũ, na nguo cia marangi maingĩ itahĩirwo Sisera, nguo cia marangi maingĩ iria ngʼemie, nguo iria ngʼemie mũno cia ngingo yakwa, icio ciothe nĩ cia gũtahwo?’
Have they not succeeded? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?
31 “Nĩ ũndũ ũcio thũ ciaku iroothira, Wee Jehova! No arĩa makwendete-rĩ, marotuĩka ta riũa rĩkĩratha rĩrĩ na hinya warĩo.” Naguo bũrũri ũcio ũkĩgĩa na thayũ ihinda rĩa mĩaka mĩrongo ĩna.
So let all of your enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goes forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
