Ndị Ikpe 5
1 Nʼụbọchị ahụ, Debọra na Barak nwa Abinoam bụrụ abụ sị,
Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying:
2 “Mgbe ndị ndu na-edu nʼIzrel, mgbe ndị mmadụ jikwa afọ ofufu nye onwe ha, toonu Onyenwe anyị!
When men let grow their hair in Israel, when the people offer themselves willingly, bless ye the LORD.
3 “Nụrụnụ nke a, unu ndị eze, Geenụ ntị, unu ndịisi! Mụ onwe m, ọ bụladị mụ onwe m, ga-abụku Onyenwe anyị abụ. Aga m abụ abụ otuto nye Onyenwe anyị, bụ Chineke Izrel.
Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, unto the LORD will I sing; I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel.
4 “Onyenwe anyị, mgbe i si Sia pụta, mgbe i sitere nʼala Edọm gabiga, ụwa mara jijiji, mmiri ozuzo dị ukwuu sikwa na mbara eluigwe zodata.
LORD, when Thou didst go forth out of Seir, when Thou didst march out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, yea, the clouds dropped water.
5 E, ọ bụladị ugwu ukwu niile mara jijiji nʼihu Onyenwe anyị. Ugwu Saịnaị makwara jijiji nʼihu Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel.
The mountains quaked at the presence of the LORD, even yon Sinai at the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel.
6 “Nʼụbọchị Shamga, nwa Anat, nʼụbọchị Jael, ndị ịnyịnya ibu na-azụ ahịa nʼọzara kwusịrị, ndị ije niile na-esi nʼakụkụ ụzọ gbagọrọ agbagọ na-aga.
In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways ceased, and the travellers walked through byways.
7 Ọ dịkwaghị ihe gara aga nʼobodo Izrel, tutu ruo mgbe m bịara, ee, mgbe m bụ Debọra bịara dịka nne nye Izrel.
The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, until that thou didst arise, Deborah, that thou didst arise a mother in Israel.
8 Mgbe ụmụ Izrel họrọ ife chi ndị ọzọ ofufe, mgbe agha bịara nʼọnụ ụzọ ama niile, ahụghị ọ bụladị otu ụta maọbụ ùbe. E, ọ bụladị nʼetiti iri puku ndị agha anọ, a hụghị otu ngwa agha ọbụla.
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates; was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
9 Ma ugbu a, ana m aṅụrị ọṅụ banyere ndị na-achị ụmụ Izrel. Ndị ji obi ha niile were onwe ha nye nʼetiti ndị Izrel. Toonu Onyenwe anyị!
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.
10 “Kwupụtanụ ya, unu ndị na-agba ịnyịnya ibu dị ọcha, unu ndị na-anọkwasị nʼelu akwa dị oke ọnụahịa nʼelu ịnyịnya unu, na unu ndị na-eji ukwu na-agagharị nʼokporoụzọ. Tụleenụ
Ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit on rich cloths, and ye that walk by the way, tell of it;
11 olu abụ igwe mmadụ ndị nọ nʼakụkụ olulu mmiri niile. Ha na-akọ akụkọ mmeri niile nke Onyenwe anyị, ya bụ, mmeri nke obodo nta ya niile nʼIzrel. “Mgbe ahụ, ndị nke Onyenwe anyị ridara gaa nʼọnụ ụzọ ama niile e si abata nʼobodo.
Louder than the voice of archers, by the watering-troughs! there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts of His rulers in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates.
12 ‘Teta, teta, gị Debọra! Teta, teta, bụọ abụ. Bilie, gị Barak nwa Abinoam, bilie! Duru ndị ahụ niile ị dọtara nʼagha.’
Awake, awake, Deborah; awake, awake, utter a song; arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
13 “Ndị fọdụrụ na ndị a na-asọpụrụ rịdatara, ndị nke Onyenwe anyị bịakwutere m imegide ndị dị ike.
Then made He a remnant to have dominion over the nobles and the people; the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.
14 Ụfọdụ si Ifrem bịa, bụ ndị ahụ nwere mgbọrọgwụ nʼala ndị Amalek, ndị Benjamin sokwa pụta, ndị ndu sikwa Makia bịa, ndị na-eso ndị ndu sikwa Zebụlọn pụta.
Out of Ephraim came they whose root is in Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy peoples; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the marshal's staff.
15 Ndị ndu ebo Isaka pụkwutekwara Debọra. E, Isaka sokwara Barak na ndagwurugwu ahụ ka ezigara ha nʼokpuru ya. Ma nʼetiti ndị Ruben, ha nọ na-atụgharị uche.
And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; as was Issachar, so was Barak; into the valley they rushed forth at his feet. Among the divisions of Reuben there were great resolves of heart.
16 Gịnị mere unu ji nọdụ nʼetiti ọgba atụrụ, ịnụ ụda ọja a na-egburu igwe atụrụ? Nʼetiti obodo niile nke Ruben, ka e nwere ọtụtụ ntụgharị uche.
Why sattest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the pipings for the flocks? At the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
17 Ndị Gilead nọgidere nʼofe ọzọ nke osimiri Jọdan. Ndị Dan nọgidekwara nʼime ụgbọ mmiri ha. Ndị Asha nọgidere nʼahụ udo nʼakụkụ ọnụ mmiri.
Gilead abode beyond the Jordan; and Dan, why doth he sojourn by the ships? Asher dwelt at the shore of the sea, and abideth by its bays.
18 Ma ndị Zebụlọn na Naftalị jiri ndụ ha chụọ aja, pụọ nʼọzara ibu agha ahụ.
Zebulun is a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death, and Naphtali, upon the high places of the field.
19 “Ndị eze ala Kenan bịara ọgụ na Teanak, nʼakụkụ mmiri ala Megido. Ma ha enweghị mmeri ọbụla. Ha akwataghị ọlaọcha maọbụ ihe nkwata ọzọ nʼagha.
The kings came, they fought; then fought the kings of Canaan, in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
20 Ọ bụladị kpakpando niile dị na mbara eluigwe lụrụ ọgụ megide Sisera.
They fought from heaven, the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
21 Mmiri na-achị ọkụ nke iyi ukwu Kishọn bupụrụ ha niile. Ya mere, mkpụrụobi m gaa nʼihu, zoo ụkwụ gị nʼala, dị ike dịka ọdụm!
The brook Kishon swept them away, that ancient brook, the brook Kishon. O my soul, tread them down with strength.
22 Gee ntị nụrụ ụda nzọ ụkwụ nke ịnyịnya ndị iro. Leekwa mwuli elu nke ụkwụ ịnyịnya ahụ!
Then did the horsehoofs stamp by reason of the prancings, the prancings of their mighty ones.
23 Ma Mmụọ ozi Onyenwe anyị sịrị, ‘Bụọ Meroz ọnụ.’ ‘Bụọ ndị bi na ya ọnụ ebe ọ dị ukwuu, nʼihi na ha abịaghị nyere Onyenwe anyị aka imeri ndị iro ya.’
'Curse ye Meroz', said the angel of the LORD, 'Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof, because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.'
24 “Onye a gọziri karịchasịa ka Jael, nwunye Heba onye Ken bụ, e, onye a gọziri karịchasịa ndị inyom niile na-ebi nʼụlọ ikwu.
Blessed above women shall Jael be, the wife of Heber the Kenite, above women in the tent shall she be blessed.
25 Nwoke ahụ rịọrọ mmiri, ma o nyere ya mmiri ara ehi, o ji iko kwesiri ndị a na-asọpụrụ nye ya mmiri ara ehi rahụrụ arahụ.
Water he asked, milk she gave him; in a lordly bowl she brought him curd.
26 O setịpụrụ aka ya were ǹtu ji ụlọ ikwu ahụ, aka nri ya welitere mkpirisi igwe nke onye ọrụ ji arụ ọrụ. Ọ kpọrọ ya Sisera otu mkpọ, kpọrie ya isi, ọ kpọwasịrị, ma kpọmie ǹtu ahụ nʼegedege ihu ya.
Her hand she put to the tent-pin, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote through his head, yea, she pierced and struck through his temples.
27 Nʼụkwụ ya ka o milara nʼala, nʼebe ahụ ọ dara, ka o dinara. Nʼụkwụ ya ka o milara nʼala, nʼebe ọ dara, nʼebe ahụ o milara nʼala, nʼebe ahụ ọ dara nwụọ.
At her feet he sunk, he fell, he lay; at her feet he sunk, he fell; where he sunk, there he fell down dead.
28 “Nne Sisera si na oghereikuku lepụ anya nʼazụ oghere ịnata ikuku, o tiri mkpu, ‘Gịnị mere ụgbọala igwe ya ji anọ ọdụ ịbịa? Gịnị ji na mkpọtụ ụkwụ ụgbọala ya adawabeghị?’
Through the window she looked forth, and peered, the mother of Sisera, through the lattice: 'Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
29 Ma otu nʼime ndị inyom na-ejere ya ozi, nke makarịsịrị ibe ya nʼihe. E, ya onwe ya kwukwara sị,
The wisest of her princesses answer her, yea, she returneth answer to herself:
30 ‘Ọ bụ na ha adịghị achọta ma na-ekekwa ọtụtụ ihe a kwatara nʼagha: onye agha ọbụla ga-eketa otu nwaagbọghọ, maọbụ abụọ. Sisera ga-enweta uwe nwere ọtụtụ agwa dị iche iche, uwe nwere ọtụtụ agwa ndị a kpara nke ọma uwe ndị akpaziri nke ọma maka ịnya nʼolu m, ihe ndị a niile dịka ihe nkwata nʼagha?’
'Are they not finding, are they not dividing the spoil? A damsel, two damsels to every man; to Sisera a spoil of dyed garments, a spoil of dyed garments of embroidery, two dyed garments of broidery for the neck of every spoiler?'
31 “Onyenwe anyị, biko, ka ndị iro gị niile si otu a laa nʼiyi. Ka ndị niile hụrụ gị nʼanya nwupụta ihe dịka anyanwụ mgbe o biliri nʼike.” E nwere izuike nʼala ahụ iri afọ anọ.
So perish all Thine enemies, O LORD; but they that love Him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
