Atemmufo 5
1 Da no, Debora ne Abinoam babarima Barak too saa dwom yi:
In that day Debbora and Barac son of Abinoem sung, and said:
2 “Israel mpanyimfo sɔre dii anim, na nnipa no de anigye dii wɔn akyi. Nhyira nka Awurade!
O you of Israel, that have willingly offered your lives to danger, bless the Lord.
3 “Mo ahemfo, muntie! Monyɛ aso, mo abirɛmpɔn! Na mɛto dwom ama Awurade. Mɛma me nne so ama Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn.
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 “Awurade, bere a wufii Seir, na wobɔɔ nsra faa Edom mfuw so no, asase wosowee na ɔsoro omununkum tuee nsu.
O Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, and passedst by the regions of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped water.
5 Awurade ba no maa mmepɔw wosowee. Sinai Bepɔw mpo wosowee wɔ Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn anim.
The mountains melted before the face of the Lord, and Sinai before the face of the Lord the God of Israel.
6 “Anat ba Samgar ne Yael bere so, nnipa amfa atempɔn so, na akwantufo faa anammɔnkwan kɔntɔnkye so.
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 Nnipa kakra na wɔkaa Israel nkuraa kosii sɛ Debora sɔree sɛ ɛna maa Israel.
The valiant men ceased, and rested in Israel: until Debbora arose, a mother arose in Israel.
8 Bere a Israel som anyame foforo no, ɔko sɔree kuropɔn no apon ano. Nanso wɔanhu nkatabo anaa peaw wɔ akofo mpem aduanan a wɔwɔ Israel mu!
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 Mewɔ Israel ntuanofo afa ne wɔn a wɔde anigye dii wɔn akyi. Hyira Awurade!
My heart loveth the princes of Israel: O you that of your own good will offered yourselves to danger, bless the Lord.
10 “Mo a motete afurum a wɔte apɔw so, tete nsaa a ɛyɛ fɛ so, muntie! Ne mo a ɛsɛ sɛ monantew fam nso, muntie!
Speak, you that ride upon fair asses, and you that sit in judgment, and walk in the way.
11 Muntie nkuraa nnwontofo a wɔaboa wɔn ho ano wɔ anomee. Wɔkeka Awurade trenee nkonimdi, ne ne nkuraasefo nkonimdi wɔ Israel ho asɛm. “Afei Awurade nkurɔfo bɔɔ nsra kɔɔ kuropɔn no apon ano.
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 ‘Sɔre! Debora, sɔre! Sɔre, sɔre na to dwom! Sɔre, Barak! Di wo nneduafo anim kɔ, Abinoam ba!’
Arise, arise, O Debbora, arise, arise, and utter a canticle. Arise, Barac, and take hold of thy captives, O son of Abinoem.
13 “Nkaefo no bɔɔ nsra fi Tabor kɔɔ ahoɔdenfo so. Awurade nkurɔfo bɔɔ nsra kɔɔ akofo ahoɔdenfo so.
The remnants of the people are saved, the Lord hath fought among the valiant ones.
14 Wofi Efraim bae, asase a na kan no na ɛyɛ Amalekfo dea, na Benyamin nso dii wʼakyi. Asahene no bɔɔ nsra fii Makir; ɔsahene pemakurafo fi Sebulon bae.
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 Isakar mu atitiriw ka Debora ne Barak ho. Wodii Barak akyi, bɔ wuraa obon no mu. Nanso Ruben abusuakuw mu de, wɔansi wɔn adwene pi.
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 Adɛn nti na wotenaa fie wɔ nguanhwɛfo mu, tie nguanhwɛfo a wɔde hwirema frɛ wɔn nguan? Ruben abusuakuw mu, wɔansi wɔn adwene pi.
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 Gilead kaa Yordan apuei hɔ. Na Dan de, adɛn nti na ɔtenaa fie? Aser tenaa mpoano a wanka ne ho, ɔkaa nʼahyɛn gyinabea ahorow hɔ.
Galaad rested beyond the Jordan, and Dan applied himself to ships: Aser dwelt on the sea shore, and abode in the havens.
18 Nanso Sebulon too ne nkwa apemafo sɛnea Naftali yɛɛ wɔ akono no.
But Zabulon and Nephtali offered their lives to death in the region of Merome.
19 “Kanaan ahemfo koo wɔ Taanak a ɛbɛn Megido asu ho, nanso wɔannya dwetɛ asade biara ankɔ.
The kings came and fought, the kings of Chanaan fought in Thanach by the waters of Mageddo, and yet they took no spoils.
20 Nsoromma fi soro koe. Nsoromma nam wɔn akwan so ko tiaa Sisera.
War from heaven was made against them, the stars remaining in their order and courses fought against Sisara.
21 Asubɔnten Kison twee wɔn kɔe, tete asu, Kison. Me kra, fa akokoduru bɔ nsra kɔ wʼanim!
The torrent of Cison dragged their carcasses, the torrent of Cadumim, the torrent of Cisoii: tread thou, my soul, upon the strong ones.
22 Afei, apɔnkɔ no tɔte pempem fam, wɔde mmirikatɛntɛ, Sisera apɔnkɔ ahoɔdenfo no mmirikatɛntɛ.
The hoofs of the horses were broken whilst the stoutest of the enemies fled amain, and fell headlong down.
23 ‘Nnome nka Merosfo,’ Awurade bɔfo na ose. Ma nnome a ano yɛ den nka wɔn efisɛ wɔammɛboa Awurade, wɔammɛboa Awurade anko antia akofo ahoɔdenfo no.
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 “Nhyira nka Yael, Heber a ofi Keni yere. Ne nhyira nsen mmea a wɔtete ntamadan mu nyinaa.
Blessed among women be Jahel the wife of Haber the Cinite, and blessed be she in her tent.
25 Sisera srɛɛ nsu, na Yael maa no nufusu. Kuruwa a ɛfata ahemfo no mu na ɔde nufusu ani srade brɛɛ no.
He asked her water and she gave him milk, and offered him butter in a dish fit for princes.
26 Afei, ɔde ne nsa benkum yii ntamadan pɛe, na ɔde ne nsa nifa faa odwumfo asae. Ɔde bɔɔ Sisera, pɛtɛw ne ti. Ɔde pɛe no wɔɔ ne moma so, bɔɔ so kɔɔ ne tirim.
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 Ɔmemee, ɔhwee ase; owui wɔ ne nan ase.
At her feet he fell: he fainted, and he died: he rolled before her feet, and he lay lifeless and wretched.
28 “Sisera nena hwɛɛ mfɛnsere mu; ɔtɛw mfɛnsere mu hwɛɛ no kwan, ɔkae se, ‘Adɛn nti na ne teaseɛnam akyɛ ba yi? Adɛn nti na yɛnte teaseɛnam nhankare nnyigyei yi?’
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 Ne mmea anyansafo no rema mmuae no, otii mu kaa saa nsɛm yi kyerɛɛ ne ho se:
One that was wiser than the rest of his wives, returned this answer to her mother in law:
30 ‘Wɔrekyɛ asade a wonyae no, ɔbarima biara rennya ɔbea baako anaa baanu. Sisera rennya ntade a ɛyɛ fɛ na me nso merennya ntade a ekura ahosu ahorow na wɔanwen mu fɛfɛ?’
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 “Awurade, ma wʼatamfo nyinaa nwu sɛ Sisera! Nanso ma wɔn a wɔdɔ wo no nkɔso sɛ owigyinae.” Afei, asomdwoe baa asase no so mfirihyia aduanan.
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.
