The Song of Deborah
1On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
2“When the princes in Israel take the lead,
when the people willingly offer themselves—
praise the Lord!
3“Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers!
I, even I, will sing to5:3 Or of the Lord;
I will praise the Lord, the God of Israel, in song.
4“When you, Lord, went out from Seir,
when you marched from the land of Edom,
the earth shook, the heavens poured,
the clouds poured down water.
5The mountains quaked before the Lord, the One of Sinai,
before the Lord, the God of Israel.
6“In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,
in the days of Jael, the highways were abandoned;
travelers took to winding paths.
7Villagers in Israel would not fight;
they held back until I, Deborah, arose,
until I arose, a mother in Israel.
8God chose new leaders
when war came to the city gates,
but not a shield or spear was seen
among forty thousand in Israel.
9My heart is with Israel’s princes,
with the willing volunteers among the people.
Praise the Lord!
10“You who ride on white donkeys,
sitting on your saddle blankets,
and you who walk along the road,
consider 11the voice of the singers5:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain. at the watering places.
They recite the victories of the Lord,
the victories of his villagers in Israel.
“Then the people of the Lord
went down to the city gates.
12‘Wake up, wake up, Deborah!
Wake up, wake up, break out in song!
Arise, Barak!
Take captive your captives, son of Abinoam.’
13“The remnant of the nobles came down;
the people of the Lord came down to me against the mighty.
14Some came from Ephraim, whose roots were in Amalek;
Benjamin was with the people who followed you.
From Makir captains came down,
from Zebulun those who bear a commander’s5:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain. staff.
15The princes of Issachar were with Deborah;
yes, Issachar was with Barak,
sent under his command into the valley.
In the districts of Reuben
there was much searching of heart.
16Why did you stay among the sheep pens5:16 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags
to hear the whistling for the flocks?
In the districts of Reuben
there was much searching of heart.
17Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan.
And Dan, why did he linger by the ships?
Asher remained on the coast
and stayed in his coves.
18The people of Zebulun risked their very lives;
so did Naphtali on the terraced fields.
19“Kings came, they fought,
the kings of Canaan fought.
At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo,
they took no plunder of silver.
20From the heavens the stars fought,
from their courses they fought against Sisera.
21The river Kishon swept them away,
the age-old river, the river Kishon.
March on, my soul; be strong!
22Then thundered the horses’ hooves—
galloping, galloping go his mighty steeds.
23‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the Lord.
‘Curse its people bitterly,
because they did not come to help the Lord,
to help the Lord against the mighty.’
24“Most blessed of women be Jael,
the wife of Heber the Kenite,
most blessed of tent-dwelling women.
25He asked for water, and she gave him milk;
in a bowl fit for nobles she brought him curdled milk.
26Her hand reached for the tent peg,
her right hand for the workman’s hammer.
She struck Sisera, she crushed his head,
she shattered and pierced his temple.
27At her feet he sank,
he fell; there he lay.
At her feet he sank, he fell;
where he sank, there he fell—dead.
28“Through the window peered Sisera’s mother;
behind the lattice she cried out,
‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?
Why is the clatter of his chariots delayed?’
29The wisest of her ladies answer her;
indeed, she keeps saying to herself,
30‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoils:
a woman or two for each man,
colorful garments as plunder for Sisera,
colorful garments embroidered,
highly embroidered garments for my neck—
all this as plunder?’
31“So may all your enemies perish, Lord!
But may all who love you be like the sun
when it rises in its strength.”
Then the land had peace forty years.
Rwĩmbo rwa Debora
15:1 Thaam 15:1; Thab 32:7Mũthenya ũcio Debora na Baraka mũrũ wa Abinoamu makĩina rwĩmbo rũrũ:
2“Rĩrĩa anene a Isiraeli maatongoria,
rĩrĩa andũ meheana meyendeire-rĩ,
goocai Jehova!
35:3 Thab 27:6“Iguai ũhoro ũyũ, inyuĩ athamaki! Thikĩrĩriai, inyuĩ aathani!
Nĩngũinĩra Jehova, nĩngũina;
nĩngũtungĩra Jehova rwĩmbo, o we Ngai wa Isiraeli.
45:4 Gũcook 33:2; Thab 68:8“Rĩrĩa Wee Jehova woimire Seiru,
rĩrĩa woimire bũrũri wa Edomu,
thĩ nĩyainainire, igũrũ rĩkiura,
namo matu magĩita maaĩ.
5Irĩma nĩciathingithire mbere ya Jehova, o we Ngai wa Sinai,
ikĩinaina mbere ya Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli.
65:6 Atiir 3:31; Alaw 26:22“Matukũ-inĩ ma Shamigari mũrũ wa Anathu,
o na matukũ-inĩ ma Jaeli, njĩra nĩciagĩte andũ a kũgerera;
agendi maageraga tũcĩra twa mĩkĩra.
7Tũtũũra tũkĩaga andũ kũu Isiraeli,
tũkĩaga andũ, o nginya rĩrĩa niĩ, Debora, ndaarahũkire,
ngĩarahũka ngĩtuĩka ta nyina wa Isiraeli.
85:8 Gũcook 32:17; Ndar 25:7Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa maathuurire ngai ngʼeni,
mbaara nĩyokire o ihingo-inĩ cia itũũra inene,
na gũtionekire ngo kana itimũ
harĩ andũ 40,000 kũu Isiraeli.
9Ngoro yakwa ĩrĩ hamwe na anene a Isiraeli,
o hamwe na andũ arĩa merutĩire na kwĩyendera gatagatĩ-inĩ ka andũ.
Goocai Jehova.
105:10 Kĩam 49:11; Atiir 12:14“Inyuĩ mũhaicaga ndigiri njerũ,
mũikarĩire matandĩko manyu,
na inyuĩ mũthiiaga na njĩra,
cũraniai, 115:11 1Sam 12:7; Mik 6:5kũrĩ na mĩgambo ya aini itahĩro-inĩ rĩa maaĩ.
Mainaga ciĩko cia ũthingu cia Jehova,
ciĩko cia ũthingu cia njamba ciake kũu Isiraeli.
“Ningĩ andũ a Jehova magĩikũrũka nginya ihingo-inĩ cia itũũra inene.
125:12 Isa 51:9, 17; Thab 68:18‘Wee Debora, ũkĩra! Ĩ ndũgĩũkĩre!
Ũkĩra, ũkĩra, ũkũye rwĩmbo!
Arahũka wee Baraka!
Wee mũrũ wa Abinoamu-rĩ, wĩnyiitĩre mĩgwate yaku.’
13“Ningĩ andũ arĩa maatigaire,
magĩikũrũka kũrĩ andũ arĩa maarĩ igweta;
andũ a Jehova magĩũka kũrĩ niĩ
hamwe na andũ arĩa maarĩ hinya.
145:14 Kĩam 5:14Amwe mookire kuuma Efiraimu, arĩa iruka ciao ciarĩ kũu Amaleki;
Benjamini aarĩ hamwe na andũ arĩa maakũrũmĩrĩire.
Anene a ita cia mbaara nĩmaikũrũkire kuuma Makiru,
nakuo Zebuluni gũkiuma arĩa maanyiitaga rũthanju rwa mũnene wa mbũtũ cia ita.
155:15 Kĩam 30:18Anene a Isakaru maarĩ hamwe na Debora;
Ĩĩ-ni, Isakaru maarĩ na Baraka,
mamumĩte thuutha na ihenya o nginya kĩanda-inĩ.
Ngʼongo-inĩ cia Rubeni
nĩ kwarĩ na ũhoro mũnene wa gwĩcookera.
165:16 Ndar 32:1Nĩ kĩĩ gĩatũmire mũikare mĩaki-inĩ
mũiguage mahiũ makĩhuhĩrwo mĩrũri?
Ngʼongo-inĩ cia Rubeni
nĩ kwarĩ ũhoro mũnene wa gwĩcookera.
175:17 Josh 19:29Gileadi aikarire o kũu mũrĩmo wa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani.
Nake Dani-rĩ, nĩ kĩĩ gĩagĩtũmire atiindage marikabu-inĩ?
Asheri aikarire o kũu ndwere-inĩ cia iria,
agĩikara icukĩro-inĩ ciake cia marikabu.
185:18 Kĩam 30:20; Thab 68:27Andũ a Zebuluni nĩmetwarĩrĩire ũgwati-inĩ wa gĩkuũ;
o nake Nafitali agĩĩka o ũguo kũu gũtũũgĩru werũ-inĩ.
195:19 Josh 11:5“Athamaki magĩũka, makĩrũa;
athamaki a Kaanani makĩrũĩra kũu Taanaka, gũkuhĩ na maaĩ ma Megido,
no matiakuuire betha, o na kana ndaho.
205:20 Josh 10:11Kũu igũrũ njata nĩciarũire,
o kũu njĩra-inĩ ciacio ikĩrũa mbaara na Sisera.
215:21 Atiir 4:7Rũũĩ rwa Kishoni nĩ rwamathereririe,
rũu rũũĩ rwa tene, Rũũĩ rwa Kishoni.
Wee ngoro yakwa wĩtware, na ũgĩe na hinya!
225:22 Jer 8:16Ningĩ mahũngũ ma mbarathi makĩrumia thĩ,
itengʼerete, mbarathi ciake irĩ hinya igathiĩ itengʼerete.
23Nake mũraika wa Jehova akiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Merozu ĩrogwatwo nĩ kĩrumi.5:23 Itũũra rĩa Merozu rĩarumirwo nĩ kwaga kũnyiitanĩra na ita rĩa Jehova; itũũra rĩĩrĩ rĩarĩ rĩa Nafitali.
Arĩa matũũraga kuo marogwatwo nĩ kĩrumi kĩrĩa kĩũru,
nĩ ũndũ matiokire gũteithia Jehova,
gũteithia Jehova kũrũa na arĩa marĩ hinya.’
245:24 Luk 1:42; Atiir 4:17“Jaeli mũtumia wa Heberi ũrĩa Mũkeni,
arorathimwo gũkĩra atumia arĩa angĩ,
o we mũrathime mũno harĩ atumia arĩa matũũraga hema-inĩ.
255:25 Kĩam 18:8Sisera aamũhoire maaĩ, nake akĩmũhe iria;
akĩmũrehera iria imata na mbakũri ĩngĩnyuĩrwo nĩ andũ arĩa me igweta.
265:26 Atiir 4:21Aatambũrũkirie guoko gwake akĩoya higĩ ya hema,
akĩnyiita nyondo ya bundi na guoko kwa ũrĩo.
Akĩringa Sisera, akĩmũhehenja mũtwe,
akĩmũtheeca na agĩthethera thikĩrĩrio yake.
275:27 Atiir 4:22Akĩinama magũrũ-inĩ make,
akĩgũa; agĩkoma hau.
Akĩinama magũrũ-inĩ make, akĩgũa;
o hau ainamire, no ho aagũire arĩ mũkuũ.
285:28 Josh 2:15; Thim 7:6“Nyina wa Sisera agĩcũthĩrĩria na ndirica;
akĩanĩrĩra arĩ gatirica-inĩ kau, akiuga atĩrĩ,
‘Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ngaari yake ya ita ĩikare ũguo ĩtookĩte?
inegene rĩa magũrũ ma ngaari cia ita-rĩ, rĩcereirwo kũ?’
29Atumia ake arĩa oogĩ mũno makamũcookagĩria;
o nake agecookagĩria na ngoro yake atĩrĩ,
305:30 Thaam 15:9; Ezek 16:10; 2Sam 1:24‘Githĩ ti gwetha mareetha na makagayana indo cia ndaho:
mũirĩtu ũmwe kana eerĩ harĩ o mũndũ,
na nguo cia marangi maingĩ itahĩirwo Sisera,
nguo cia marangi maingĩ iria ngʼemie,
nguo iria ngʼemie mũno cia ngingo yakwa,
icio ciothe nĩ cia gũtahwo?’
315:31 Thab 19:4; 2Sam 18:32“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio thũ ciaku iroothira, Wee Jehova!
No arĩa makwendete-rĩ, marotuĩka ta riũa
rĩkĩratha rĩrĩ na hinya warĩo.”
Naguo bũrũri ũcio ũkĩgĩa na thayũ ihinda rĩa mĩaka mĩrongo ĩna.
