Waamuzi 5
1 Siku hiyo Debora na Baraka, mwana wa Abinoamu waliimba wimbo huu:
In that day Debbora and Barac son of Abinoem sung, and said:
2 'Viongozi wanapoongoza mbele ya Israeli, watu wanapojitolea kupigana vita, tunamsifu Bwana!
O you of Israel, that have willingly offered your lives to danger, bless the Lord.
3 Sikiliza, ninyi wafalme! Sikiliza kwa makini, ninyi viongozi! Mimi nitamwimbia Bwana; Nami nitamsifu Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli.
Hear, O ye kings, give ear, ye princes: It is I, it is I, that will sing to the Lord, I will sing to the Lord the God of Israel.
4 Ee Bwana, wakati ulipotoka Seiri, ulipokwenda kutoka Edomu, nchi ilitetemeka, na mbingu pia ilitetemeka; pia mawingu yalitoa maji.
O Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, and passedst by the regions of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped water.
5 Milima ikatoka mbele ya uso wa Bwana; hata Mlima Sinai ukatetemeka mbele ya uso wa Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli.
The mountains melted before the face of the Lord, and Sinai before the face of the Lord 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 Samgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jahel the paths rested: and they that went by them, walked through by-ways.
7 Kulikuwa na mashujaa wachache huko Israeli, mpaka mimi, Debora, nilipochukua amri- mama alichukua amri katika Israeli!
The valiant men ceased, and rested in Israel: until Debbora arose, a mother arose 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.
The Lord chose new wars, and he himself overthrew the gates of the enemies: a shield and spear was not seen among forty thousand of Israel.
9 Moyo wangu unawaendea wakuu wa Israeli, pamoja na watu ambao walijitolea -tunambariki Bwana kwa ajili yao!
My heart loveth the princes of Israel: O you that of your own good will offered yourselves to danger, bless the Lord.
10 Fikiria juu ya hili- ninyi ambao hupanda punda weupe mmeketi kwenye mazulia, nanyi mnaotembea njiani.
Speak, you that ride upon fair asses, and you that sit in judgment, and walk in the way.
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.
Where the chariots were dashed together, and the army of the enemies was choked, there let the justices of the Lord be rehearsed, and his clemency towards the brave men of Israel: then the people of the Lord went down to the gates, and obtained the sovereignty.
12 Amka, amka, Debora! Amka, amka, imba wimbo! Simama, Baraka, na uwakamate wafungwa wako, wewe mwana wa Abinoamu.
Arise, arise, O Debbora, arise, arise, and utter a canticle. Arise, Barac, and take hold of thy captives, O son of Abinoem.
13 Wale waliokoka wakaja chini kwa watu wenye nguvu; watu wa Bwana walikuja kwangu pamoja na mashujaa.
The remnants of the people are saved, the Lord hath fought among the valiant 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 he destroyed them into Amalec, and after him out of Benjamin into thy people, O Amalec: Out of Machir there came down princes, and out of Zabulon they that led the army to fight.
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.
The captains of Issachar were with Debbora, and followed the steps of Barac, who exposed himself to danger, as one going headlong, and into a pit. Ruben being divided against himself, there was found a strife of courageous men.
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 dwellest thou between two borders, that thou mayest hear the bleatings of the flocks? Ruben being divided against himself, there was found a strife of courageous men.
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.
Galaad rested beyond the Jordan, and Dan applied himself to ships: Aser dwelt on the sea shore, and abode in the havens.
18 Zabuloni lilikuwa kabila ambayo lingeweza kuhatarisha maisha yao mpaka kufikia kifo, Nafthali, pia, katika uwanja wa vita.
But Zabulon and Nephtali offered their lives to death in the region of Merome.
19 Wafalme walikuja, wakapigana; wafalme wa Kanaani wakapigana huko Taanaki karibu na maji ya Megido. Lakini hawakuondoa fedha kama nyara.
The kings came and fought, the kings of Chanaan fought in Thanach by the waters of Mageddo, and yet they took no spoils.
20 Nyota zilipigana kutoka mbinguni, kutoka katika njia zao za mbinguni zilipigana na Sisera
War from heaven was made against them, the stars remaining in their order and courses fought against Sisara.
21 Mto Kishoni uliwaondoa, mto ule wa kale, Mto Kishoni. Endelea mbele nafsi yangu, jipe nguvu!
The torrent of Cison dragged their carcasses, the torrent of Cadumim, the torrent of Cisoii: tread thou, my soul, upon the strong ones.
22 Kisha sauti za hofu za farasi-kupiga mbio, kupigana kwa watu wake wenye nguvu.
The hoofs of the horses were broken whilst the stoutest of the enemies fled amain, and fell headlong down.
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 ye the land of Meroz, said the angel of the Lord: curse the inhabitants thereof, because they came not to the help of the Lord, to help his most valiant men.
24 Yaeli amebarikiawa zaidi kuliko wanawake wengine wote, Yaeli (mke wa Heberi Mkeni), amebarikiwa zaidi kuliko wanawake wote wanaoishi katika hema.
Blessed among women be Jahel the wife of Haber the Cinite, and blessed be she in her tent.
25 Mtu yule aliomba maji, naye akampa maziwa; akamletea siagi katika sahani inayofaa kwa wakuu.
He asked her water and she gave him milk, and offered him butter in a dish fit for princes.
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 left hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workman’s hammer, and she struck Sisara, seeking in his head a place for the wound, and strongly piercing 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.
At her feet he fell: he fainted, and he died: he rolled before her feet, and he lay lifeless and wretched.
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? '
His mother looked out at a window, and howled: and she spoke from the dining room: Why is his chariot so long in coming back? Why are the feet of his horses so slow?
29 Wafalme wake wenye hekima walijibu, na yeye mwenyewe akajibu jibu lile
One that was wiser than the rest of his wives, returned this answer to her mother in law:
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?
Perhaps he is now dividing the spoils, and the fairest of the women is chosen out for him: garments of divers colours are given to Sisara for his prey, and furniture of different kinds is heaped together to adorn the necks.
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 thy enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love thee shine, as the sun shineth in his rising. And the land rested for forty years.
