Waamuzi 5
1 Ndipo Debora na Baraka mwana wa Abinoamu wakaimba wimbo huu:
Then sang Deborah and Barak, the son of Abinoam, on that day, saying,
2 “Wakuu katika Israeli wanapoongoza, wakati watu wanapojitoa kwa hiari yao wenyewe: mhimidini Bwana!
For that leaders led in Israel, For that the people willingly offered themselves, Bless Jehovah!
3 “Sikieni hili, enyi wafalme! Sikilizeni, enyi watawala! Nitamwimbia Bwana, nitaimba; kwa wimbo nitamhimidi Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli.
Hear, ye kings; give ear, ye princes, I, [even] I, will sing to Jehovah; I will hymn to Jehovah the God of Israel.
4 “Ee Bwana, ulipotoka katika Seiri, ulipopita katika mashamba ya Edomu, nchi ilitetemeka, mbingu nazo zikamwaga, naam, mawingu yakamwaga maji.
Jehovah, when thou wentest forth from Seir, When thou marchedst out of the fields of Edom, The earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, Yea, the clouds dropped water.
5 Milima ilitetemeka mbele za Bwana, hata ule wa Sinai, mbele za Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli.
The mountains quaked before the face of Jehovah, That Sinai, from before Jehovah the God of Israel.
6 “Katika siku za Shamgari mwana wa Anathi, katika siku za Yaeli, barabara kuu hazikuwa na watu; wasafiri walipita njia za kando.
In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, The roads were unused, and the travellers on highways went by crooked paths.
7 Mashujaa walikoma katika Israeli, walikoma mpaka mimi, Debora, nilipoinuka, nilipoinuka kama mama katika Israeli.
The villages ceased in Israel, Ceased until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel.
8 Walipochagua miungu migeni, vita vilikuja katika malango ya mji, hapakuonekana ngao wala mkuki miongoni mwa mashujaa 40,000 katika Israeli.
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
9 Moyo wangu u pamoja na wakuu wa Israeli, pamoja na wale wanaojitoa wenyewe kwa hiari yao miongoni mwa watu. Mhimidini Bwana!
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Jehovah!
10 “Nanyi mpandao punda weupe, mkiketi juu ya matandiko ya thamani, nanyi mtembeao barabarani, fikirini
Ye that ride on white she-asses, ye that sit on carpets, and ye that walk by the way, consider.
11 juu ya sauti za waimbaji mahali pa kunyweshea maji. Wanasimulia matendo ya haki ya Bwana, matendo ya haki ya mashujaa wake katika Israeli. “Ndipo watu wa Bwana walipoteremka malangoni pa mji.
Because of the voice of those who divide [the spoil] in the midst of the places of drawing water; There they rehearse the righteous acts of Jehovah, His righteous acts toward his villages in Israel. Then the people of Jehovah went down to the gates.
12 ‘Amka, amka! Debora! Amka, amka, uimbe! Ee Baraka! Inuka, chukua mateka wako uliowateka, ee mwana wa Abinoamu.’
Awake, awake, Deborah! awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and lead captive thy captives, thou son of Abinoam!
13 “Ndipo mabaki ya watu wakashuka dhidi ya wenye nguvu, watu wa Bwana, wakashuka dhidi ya mashujaa wenye nguvu.
Then come down, thou, the remnant of nobles, [as his] people; Jehovah! come down with me in the midst of the mighty ones.
14 Kutoka Efraimu wakaja watu, ambao chimbuko lao ni Amaleki; Benyamini akiwa miongoni mwa watu waliokufuata. Kutoka Makiri wakashuka viongozi, na kutoka Zabuloni wale washikao fimbo ya jemadari.
Out of Ephraim [came] those whose root was in Amalek; After thee was Benjamin among thy peoples. Out of Machir came down governors, And out of Zebulun they that handled the staff of the ruler.
15 Wakuu wa Isakari walikuwa pamoja na Debora; naam, Isakari alikuwa pamoja na Baraka, wakija nyuma yake kwa mbio wakielekea bondeni. Katika jamaa za Reubeni, palikuwa na kujihoji kukubwa moyoni.
And the princes in Issachar were with Deborah; And Issachar, like Barak; They were sent into the valley at his feet. In the divisions of Reuben there were great resolves of heart!
16 Kwa nini ulikaa katikati ya mazizi ya kondoo kusikiliza sauti ya filimbi zinazoita makundi? Kwa jamaa za Reubeni, palikuwa na kujihoji kukubwa moyoni.
Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, To hear the bleating of the flocks? In the divisions of Reuben there were great deliberations of heart!
17 Gileadi alikaa ngʼambo ya Yordani. Naye Dani, kwa nini alikaa kwenye merikebu siku nyingi? Asheri alikaa kwa utulivu ufuoni mwa bahari, akikaa kwenye ghuba zake ndogo.
Gilead abode beyond Jordan; And Dan, why did he remain in ships? Asher sat on the sea-shore, And abode in his creeks.
18 Watu wa Zabuloni walihatarisha maisha yao, vilevile nao watu wa Naftali.
Zebulun is a people [that] jeoparded their lives unto death, Naphtali also, on the high places of the field.
19 “Wafalme walikuja na kufanya vita; wafalme wa Kanaani walipigana huko Taanaki karibu na maji ya Megido, lakini hawakuchukua fedha wala nyara.
Kings came, — they fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan; At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; They took no spoil of silver.
20 Kutoka mbinguni nyota zilipigana, nyota kutoka njia zake zilipigana na Sisera.
From heaven was the fight; The stars from their courses fought with Sisera.
21 Mto wa Kishoni uliwasomba, ule mto wa zamani, mto wa Kishoni. Songa mbele, ee nafsi yangu, kwa ujasiri!
The torrent of Kishon swept them away, That ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon. My soul, thou hast trodden down strength!
22 Ndipo kwato za farasi zikafanya mshindo: farasi wake wenye nguvu huenda mbio kwa kurukaruka.
Then did the horse-hoofs clatter with the coursings, The coursings of their steeds.
23 Malaika wa Bwana akasema, ‘Merozi alaaniwe. Walaaniwe watu wake kwa uchungu, kwa kuwa hawakuja kumsaidia Bwana, kumsaidia Bwana dhidi ya hao wenye nguvu.’
Curse Meroz, saith the Angel of Jehovah; Curse, curse the inhabitants thereof; For they came not to the help of Jehovah, To the help of Jehovah among the mighty.
24 “Yaeli abarikiwe kuliko wanawake wote, mkewe Heberi, Mkeni, abarikiwe kuliko wanawake wote waishio kwenye mahema.
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, Blessed above women in the tent!
25 Aliomba maji, naye akampa maziwa; kwenye bakuli la heshima akamletea maziwa mgando.
He asked water, she gave milk; In the nobles' bowl she brought forth cream.
26 Akanyoosha mkono wake akashika kigingi cha hema, mkono wake wa kuume ukashika nyundo ya fundi. Akampiga Sisera kwa nyundo, akamponda kichwa chake, akamvunjavunja na kumtoboa paji lake la uso.
She put her hand to the tent-pin, And her right hand to the workmen's hammer; And she smote Sisera, she struck through his head, Shattered and pierced through his temples.
27 Aliinama miguuni pa Yaeli, akaanguka; akalala hapo. Pale alipoinama miguuni pake, alianguka; pale alipoinamia, ndipo alipoanguka, akiwa amekufa.
Between her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: Between her feet he bowed, he fell; Where he bowed, there he fell, overcome.
28 “Kupitia dirishani mamaye Sisera alichungulia; nyuma ya dirisha alilia, akasema, ‘Mbona gari lake linachelewa kufika? Mbona vishindo vya magari yake vimechelewa?’
Them other of Sisera looketh out at the window, And crieth through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the trampings of his chariots?
29 Wanawake wenye busara kuliko wengine wote wakamjibu; naam, husema moyoni mwake,
The wise amongst her ladies answer [her], Yea, she returneth answer to herself,
30 ‘Je, hawapati na kugawanya nyara: msichana mmoja au wawili kwa kila mtu, mavazi ya rangi mbalimbali kwa Sisera kuwa nyara, mavazi ya rangi mbalimbali yaliyotariziwa, mavazi yaliyotariziwa vizuri kwa ajili ya shingo yangu: yote haya yakiwa nyara?’
Have they not found, divided the booty, A damsel, two damsels, to each? A booty of dyed stuffs for Sisera, A booty of dyed stuffs of embroidery, Dyed stuff of double embroidery for the neck of a spoiler?
31 “Adui zako wote na waangamie, Ee Bwana! Bali wote wakupendao na wawe kama jua lichomozavyo kwa nguvu zake.” Hivyo nchi ikawa na amani kwa miaka arobaini.
So let all thine enemies perish, Jehovah! But let them that love him be as the rising of the sun in its might. And the land had rest forty years.
