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!
When men let grow their hair in Israel, when the people offer themselves willingly, bless ye 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, O ye princes; I, unto the LORD will I sing; I will sing praise 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.
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 Milima ikatoka mbele ya uso wa Bwana; hata Mlima Sinai ukatetemeka mbele ya uso wa Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli.
The mountains quaked at the presence of the LORD, even yon Sinai at the presence 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 Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways ceased, and the travellers walked through byways.
7 Kulikuwa na mashujaa wachache huko Israeli, mpaka mimi, Debora, nilipochukua amri- mama alichukua amri katika Israeli!
The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, until that thou didst arise, Deborah, that thou didst arise 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, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.
10 Fikiria juu ya hili- ninyi ambao hupanda punda weupe mmeketi kwenye mazulia, nanyi mnaotembea njiani.
Ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit on rich cloths, and ye that walk by the way, tell of it;
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.
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 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 thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
13 Wale waliokoka wakaja chini kwa watu wenye nguvu; watu wa Bwana walikuja kwangu pamoja na mashujaa.
Then made He a remnant to have dominion over the nobles and the people; the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.
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 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 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 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 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 sattest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the pipings for the flocks? At the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings 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 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 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 the death, and Naphtali, upon 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.
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 Nyota zilipigana kutoka mbinguni, kutoka katika njia zao za mbinguni zilipigana na Sisera
They fought from heaven, the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
21 Mto Kishoni uliwaondoa, mto ule wa kale, Mto Kishoni. Endelea mbele nafsi yangu, jipe nguvu!
The brook Kishon swept them away, that ancient brook, the brook Kishon. O my soul, tread them down with strength.
22 Kisha sauti za hofu za farasi-kupiga mbio, kupigana kwa watu wake wenye nguvu.
Then did the horsehoofs stamp by reason of the prancings, the prancings of their mighty ones.
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 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 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 be, the wife of Heber the Kenite, above women in the tent shall she be blessed.
25 Mtu yule aliomba maji, naye akampa maziwa; akamletea siagi katika sahani inayofaa kwa wakuu.
Water he asked, milk she gave him; in a lordly bowl she brought him curd.
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.
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 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 sunk, he fell, he lay; at her feet he sunk, he fell; where he sunk, there he fell down dead.
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? '
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 Wafalme wake wenye hekima walijibu, na yeye mwenyewe akajibu jibu lile
The wisest of her princesses 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?
'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 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 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.
