Waamuzi 5
1 Siku hiyo Debora na Baraka, mwana wa Abinoamu waliimba wimbo huu:
Then sang Deborah and Barak, the son of Abinoam, on that day, saying,
2 'Viongozi wanapoongoza mbele ya Israeli, watu wanapojitolea kupigana vita, tunamsifu Bwana!
For that leaders led in Israel, For that the people willingly offered themselves, Bless Jehovah!
3 Sikiliza, ninyi wafalme! Sikiliza kwa makini, ninyi viongozi! Mimi nitamwimbia Bwana; Nami nitamsifu 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, wakati ulipotoka Seiri, ulipokwenda kutoka Edomu, nchi ilitetemeka, na mbingu pia ilitetemeka; pia mawingu yalitoa 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 ikatoka mbele ya uso wa Bwana; hata Mlima Sinai ukatetemeka mbele ya uso wa 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 Jael, barabara kuu ziliachwa, na wale ambao walitembea tu walitumia njia za upepo.
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 Kulikuwa na mashujaa wachache huko Israeli, mpaka mimi, Debora, nilipochukua amri- mama alichukua amri katika Israeli!
The villages ceased in Israel, Ceased until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel.
8 Walichagua miungu mpya, kulikuwa na vita katika malango ya jiji lakini bado hapakuwa na ngao au mikuki iliyoonekana kati ya watu elfu arobaini nchini 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 unawaendea wakuu wa Israeli, pamoja na watu ambao walijitolea -tunambariki Bwana kwa ajili yao!
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Jehovah!
10 Fikiria juu ya hili- ninyi ambao hupanda punda weupe mmeketi kwenye mazulia, nanyi mnaotembea njiani.
Ye that ride on white she-asses, ye that sit on carpets, and ye that walk by the way, consider.
11 Sikiliza sauti za wale wanaoimba kwenye maeneo ya kutekea maji. Huko wanasema tena juu ya matendo ya haki ya Bwana, na matendo ya haki ya wapiganaji wake katika Israeli. Ndipo watu wa Bwana wakashuka kwenye malango ya 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, imba wimbo! Simama, Baraka, na uwakamate wafungwa wako, wewe mwana wa Abinoamu.
Awake, awake, Deborah! awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and lead captive thy captives, thou son of Abinoam!
13 Wale waliokoka wakaja chini kwa watu wenye nguvu; watu wa Bwana walikuja kwangu pamoja na mashujaa.
Then come down, thou, the remnant of nobles, [as his] people; Jehovah! come down with me in the midst of the mighty ones.
14 Walikuja kutoka Efraimu, ambao mizizi yao iko katika Amaleki; watu wa Benyamini walikufuata. Wakuu wa Makiri walitoka, na kutoka Zebuloni wale wanaobeba fimbo ya afisa.
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 Na wakuu wangu katika Isakari walikuwa pamoja na Debora; na Isakari alikuwa na Baraka waliingia bobdeni kwa kasi chini ya amri yake. Miongoni mwa jamaa za Reubeni kulikuwa na utafutaji mkubwa wa moyo.
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 uliketi katikati ya moto, ukisikiliza wachungaji wakipiga filimbi yao kwa makundi yao? Na kwa jamaa za Reubeni kulikuwa na utafutaji mkubwa wa moyo.
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 upande wa pili wa Yordani; na Dani, kwa nini alizunguka juu ya meli? Asheri alibakia pwani na akaishi karibu na bandari zake.
Gilead abode beyond Jordan; And Dan, why did he remain in ships? Asher sat on the sea-shore, And abode in his creeks.
18 Zabuloni lilikuwa kabila ambayo lingeweza kuhatarisha maisha yao mpaka kufikia kifo, Nafthali, pia, katika uwanja wa vita.
Zebulun is a people [that] jeoparded their lives unto death, Naphtali also, on the high places of the field.
19 Wafalme walikuja, wakapigana; wafalme wa Kanaani wakapigana huko Taanaki karibu na maji ya Megido. Lakini hawakuondoa fedha kama 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 Nyota zilipigana kutoka mbinguni, kutoka katika njia zao za mbinguni zilipigana na Sisera
From heaven was the fight; The stars from their courses fought with Sisera.
21 Mto Kishoni uliwaondoa, mto ule wa kale, Mto Kishoni. Endelea mbele nafsi yangu, jipe nguvu!
The torrent of Kishon swept them away, That ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon. My soul, thou hast trodden down strength!
22 Kisha sauti za hofu za farasi-kupiga mbio, kupigana kwa watu wake wenye nguvu.
Then did the horse-hoofs clatter with the coursings, The coursings of their steeds.
23 'Ilaani Meroz!' asema malaika wa Bwana. 'Hakika walaani wenyeji wake!' Kwa sababu hawakuja kumsaidia Bwana, kumsaidia Bwana katika vita dhidi ya mashujaa 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 amebarikiawa zaidi kuliko wanawake wengine wote, Yaeli (mke wa Heberi Mkeni), amebarikiwa zaidi kuliko wanawake wote wanaoishi katika hema.
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, Blessed above women in the tent!
25 Mtu yule aliomba maji, naye akampa maziwa; akamletea siagi katika sahani inayofaa kwa wakuu.
He asked water, she gave milk; In the nobles' bowl she brought forth cream.
26 Aliweka mkono wake kwenye kigingi cha hema, na mkono wake wa kuia katika nyundo ya mfanyakazi; kwa nyundo akampiga Sisera, alimpiga kichwani kwake. Aliligawanya fuvu lake vipande vipande wakati alipompiga pembeni ya kichwa chake.
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 Akaanguka katikati ya miguu yake, akaanguka akalala pale. Kati ya miguu yake akaanguka. Mahali alipoanguka ni pale ambapo aliuawa kwa ukatili.
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 Aliangalia dirishani - mama yake Sisera aliangalia kupitia kamba na akasema kwa huzuni, 'Kwa nini gari lakelimechelewa kuja? Kwa nini viboko vya farasi vinavyovuta 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 Wafalme wake wenye hekima walijibu, na yeye mwenyewe akajibu jibu lile
The wise amongst her ladies answer [her], Yea, she returneth answer to herself,
30 'Je, hawakupata na kugawanya nyara? Tumbo, matumbo mawili kwa kila mtu; nyara ya kitambaa kilichofunikwa kwa Sisera, nyara ya kitambaa kilichofunikwa, nguo mbili za rangi iliyofunikwa kwa misumari ya wale waliopora?
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 Naam, adui zako wote wataangamia, Ee Bwana! Lakini marafiki zako watakuwa kama jua wakati linapoongezeka kwa uwezo wake. Na 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.
