Ndị Ikpe 5
1 Nʼụbọchị ahụ, Debọra na Barak nwa Abinoam bụrụ abụ sị,
And Deborah singeth — also Barak 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!
'For freeing freemen in Israel, For a people willingly offering themselves Bless ye Jehovah.
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, ye kings; give ear, ye princes, I, to Jehovah, I — I do sing, I sing praise to Jehovah, 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.
Jehovah, in Thy going forth out of Seir, In Thy stepping out of the field of Edom, Earth trembled, also the heavens dropped, Also thick clouds dropped water.
5 E, ọ bụladị ugwu ukwu niile mara jijiji nʼihu Onyenwe anyị. Ugwu Saịnaị makwara jijiji nʼihu Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel.
Hills flowed from the face of Jehovah, This one — Sinai — From the face of Jehovah, 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 son of Anath — In the days of Jael — The ways have ceased, And those going in the paths go [in] crooked ways.
7 Ọ dịkwaghị ihe gara aga nʼobodo Izrel, tutu ruo mgbe m bịara, ee, mgbe m bụ Debọra bịara dịka nne nye Izrel.
Villages ceased in Israel — they ceased, Till that I arose — Deborah, That I arose, 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.
He chooseth new gods, Then war [is] at the gates! A shield is not seen — and a spear 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] to the lawgivers of Israel, Who are offering themselves willingly among the people, Bless ye Jehovah!
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
Riders on white asses — Sitters on a long robe — And walkers by the way — meditate!
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.
By the voice of shouters Between the places of drawing water, There they give out righteous acts of Jehovah, Righteous acts of His villages in Israel, Then ruled in the gates have the people of Jehovah.
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; Rise, Barak, and take captive thy captivity, Son of Abinoam.
13 “Ndị fọdụrụ na ndị a na-asọpụrụ rịdatara, ndị nke Onyenwe anyị bịakwutere m imegide ndị dị ike.
Then him who is left of the honourable ones He caused to rule the people of Jehovah, He caused me to rule among 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 their root [is] against Amalek. After thee, Benjamin, among thy peoples. Out of Machir came down lawgivers, And out of Zebulun those drawing with the reed of a writer.
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 princes in Issachar [are] with Deborah, Yea, Issachar [is] right with Barak, Into the valley he was sent on his feet. In the divisions of Reuben, Great [are] the decrees 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 hast thou abode between the boundaries, To hear lowings of herds? For the divisions of Reuben, Great [are] the 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 beyond the Jordan did tabernacle, And Dan — why doth he sojourn [in] ships? Asher hath abode at the haven of the seas, And by his creeks doth tabernacle.
18 Ma ndị Zebụlọn na Naftalị jiri ndụ ha chụọ aja, pụọ nʼọzara ibu agha ahụ.
Zebulun [is] a people who exposed its soul to death, Naphtali also — on 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.
Kings came — they fought; Then fought kings of Canaan, In Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; Gain of money they took not!
20 Ọ bụladị kpakpando niile dị na mbara eluigwe lụrụ ọgụ megide Sisera.
From the heavens they fought: The stars from their highways fought with 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, The brook most ancient — the brook Kishon. Thou dost tread down strength, O my soul!
22 Gee ntị nụrụ ụda nzọ ụkwụ nke ịnyịnya ndị iro. Leekwa mwuli elu nke ụkwụ ịnyịnya ahụ!
Then broken were the horse-heels, By pransings — pransings of its 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 Meroz — said a messenger of Jehovah, Cursing, curse ye its inhabitants, For they came not to the help of Jehovah, To the help of Jehovah among 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 is Jael, Wife of Heber the Kenite, Above women in the tent she is 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; In a lordly dish she brought near butter.
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 to the pin she sendeth forth, And her right hand to the labourers' hammer, And she hammered Sisera — she smote his head, Yea, she smote, and it passed through his temple.
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.
Between her feet he bowed — He fell, he lay down; Between her feet he bowed, he fell; Where he bowed, there he fell — destroyed.
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 hath looked out — Yea, she crieth out — the mother of Sisera, Through the lattice: Wherefore is his chariot delaying to come? Wherefore tarried have the steps of his chariot?
29 Ma otu nʼime ndị inyom na-ejere ya ozi, nke makarịsịrị ibe ya nʼihe. E, ya onwe ya kwukwara sị,
The wise ones, her princesses, answer her, Yea, she returneth her sayings 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?’
Do they not find? — they apportion spoil, A female — two females — for every head, Spoil of finger-work for Sisera, Spoil of embroidered finger-work, Finger-work — a pair of embroidered things, For the necks of the spoil!
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 do all Thine enemies perish, O Jehovah, And those loving Him [are] As the going out of the sun in its might!' and the land resteth forty years.
