Judges 5

1 On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:

1 فَتَرَنَّمَتْ دَبُورَةُ وَبَارَاقُ بْنُ أَبِينُوعَمَ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ قَائِلَيْنِ:

2 “When the princes take the lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, bless the LORD.

2 «لِأَجْلِ قِيَادَةِ ٱلْقُوَّادِ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، لِأَجْلِ ٱنْتِدَابِ ٱلشَّعْبِ، بَارِكُوا ٱلرَّبَّ.

3 Listen, O kings! Give ear, O princes! I will sing to the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel.

3 اِسْمَعُوا أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُلُوكُ وَٱصْغَوْا أَيُّهَا ٱلْعُظَمَاءُ. أَنَا، أَنَا لِلرَّبِّ أَتَرَنَّمُ. أُزَمِّرُ لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

4 O LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water.

4 يَارَبُّ بِخُرُوجِكَ مِنْ سِعِيرَ، بِصُعُودِكَ مِنْ صَحْرَاءِ أَدُومَ، ٱلْأَرْضُ ٱرْتَعَدَتِ. ٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ أَيْضًا قَطَرَتْ. كَذَلِكَ ٱلسُّحُبُ قَطَرَتْ مَاءً.

5 The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.

5 تَزَلْزَلَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ مِنْ وَجْهِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَسِينَاءُ هَذَا مِنْ وَجْهِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

6 In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.

6 «فِي أَيَّامِ شَمْجَرَ بْنِ عَنَاةَ، فِي أَيَّامِ يَاعِيلَ، ٱسْتَرَاحَتِ ٱلطُّرُقُ، وَعَابِرُو ٱلسُّبُلِ سَارُوا فِي مَسَالِكَ مُعْوَجَّةٍ.

7 Life in the villages ceased; it ended in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, a mother in Israel.

7 خُذِلَ ٱلْحُكَّامُ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. خُذِلُوا حَتَّى قُمْتُ أَنَا دَبُورَةُ. قُمْتُ أُمًّا فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

8 When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel.

8 اِخْتَارَ آلِهَةً حَدِيثَةً. حِينَئِذٍ حَرْبُ ٱلْأَبْوَابِ. هَلْ كَانَ يُرَى مِجَنٌّ أَوْ رُمْحٌ فِي أَرْبَعِينَ أَلْفًا مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟

9 My heart is with the princes of Israel, with the volunteers among the people. Bless the LORD!

9 قَلْبِي نَحْوَ قُضَاةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلْمُنْتَدِبِينَ فِي ٱلشَّعْبِ. بَارِكُوا ٱلرَّبَّ.

10 You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder

10 أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّاكِبُونَ ٱلْأُتُنَ ٱلصُّحْرَ، ٱلْجَالِسُونَ عَلَى طَنَافِسَ، وَٱلسَّالِكُونَ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ، سَبِّحُوا!

11 the voices of the singers at the watering places. There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous deeds of His villagers in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates:

11 مِنْ صَوْتِ ٱلْمُحَاصِّينَ بَيْنَ ٱلْأَحْوَاضِ هُنَاكَ يُثْنُونَ عَلَى حَقِّ ٱلرَّبِّ، حَقِّ حُكَّامِهِ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. حِينَئِذٍ نَزَلَ شَعْبُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى ٱلْأَبْوَابِ.

12 ‘Awake, awake, O Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, O Barak, and take hold of your captives, O son of Abinoam!’

12 «اِسْتَيْقِظِي، ٱسْتَيْقِظِي يَا دَبُورَةُ! ٱسْتَيْقِظِي، ٱسْتَيْقِظِي وَتَكَلَّمِي بِنَشِيدٍ! قُمْ يَا بَارَاقُ وَٱسْبِ سَبْيَكَ، يَا ٱبْنَ أَبِينُوعَمَ!

13 Then the survivors came down to the nobles; the people of the LORD came down to me against the mighty.

13 حِينَئِذٍ تَسَلَّطَ ٱلشَّارِدُ عَلَى عُظَمَاءِ ٱلشَّعْبِ. ٱلرَّبُّ سَلَّطَنِي عَلَى ٱلْجَبَابِرَةِ.

14 Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.

14 جَاءَ مِنْ أَفْرَايِمَ ٱلَّذِينَ مَقَرُّهُمْ بَيْنَ عَمَالِيقَ، وَبَعْدَكَ بَنْيَامِينُ مَعَ قَوْمِكَ. مِنْ مَاكِيرَ نَزَلَ قُضَاةٌ، وَمِنْ زَبُولُونَ مَاسِكُونَ بِقَضِيبِ ٱلْقَائِدِ.

15 The princes of Issachar were with Deborah, and Issachar was with Barak, rushing into the valley at his heels. In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.

15 وَٱلرُّؤَسَاءُ فِي يَسَّاكَرَ مَعَ دَبُورَةَ. وَكَمَا يَسَّاكَرُ هَكَذَا بَارَاقُ. اِنْدَفَعَ إِلَى ٱلْوَادِي وَرَاءَهُ. عَلَى مَسَاقِي رَأُوبَيْنَ أَقْضِيَةُ قَلْبٍ عَظِيمَةٌ.

16 Why did you sit among the sheepfolds to hear the whistling for the flocks? In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.

16 لِمَاذَا أَقَمْتَ بَيْنَ ٱلْحَظَائِرِ لِسَمْعِ ٱلصَّفِيرِ لِلْقُطْعَانِ. لَدَى مَسَاقِي رَأُوبَيْنَ مَبَاحِثُ قَلْبٍ عَظِيمَةٌ.

17 Gilead remained beyond the Jordan. Dan, why did you linger by the ships? Asher stayed at the coast and remained in his harbors.

17 جِلْعَادُ فِي عَبْرِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ سَكَنَ. وَدَانُ، لِمَاذَا ٱسْتَوْطَنَ لَدَى ٱلسُّفُنِ؟ وَأَشِيرُ أَقَامَ عَلَى سَاحِلِ ٱلْبَحْرِ، وَفِي فُرَضِهِ سَكَنَ.

18 Zebulun was a people who risked their lives; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield.

18 زَبُولُونُ شَعْبٌ أَهَانَ نَفْسَهُ إِلَى ٱلْمَوْتِ مَعَ نَفْتَالِي عَلَى رَوَابِي ٱلْحَقْلِ.

19 Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver.

19 «جَاءَ مُلُوكٌ. حَارَبُوا. حِينَئِذٍ حَارَبَ مُلُوكُ كَنْعَانَ فِي تَعْنَكَ عَلَى مِيَاهِ مَجِدُّو. بِضْعَ فِضَّةٍ لَمْ يَأْخُذُوا.

20 From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.

20 مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ حَارَبُوا. ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ مِنْ حُبُكِهَا حَارَبَتْ سِيسَرَا.

21 The River Kishon swept them away, the ancient river, the River Kishon. March on, O my soul, in strength!

21 نَهْرُ قِيشُونَ جَرَفَهُمْ. نَهْرُ وَقَائِعَ نَهْرُ قِيشُونَ. دُوسِي يَا نَفْسِي بِعِزٍّ.

22 Then the hooves of horses thundered—the mad galloping of his stallions.

22 «حِينَئِذٍ ضَرَبَتْ أَعْقَابُ ٱلْخَيْلِ مِنَ ٱلسَّوْقِ، سَوْقِ أَقْوِيَائِهِ.

23 ‘Curse Meroz,’ says the angel of the LORD. ‘Bitterly curse her inhabitants; for they did not come to help the LORD, to help the LORD against the mighty.’

23 اِلْعَنُوا مِيرُوزَ قَالَ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ. اِلْعَنُوا سَاكِنِيهَا لَعْنًا، لِأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَأْتُوا لِمَعُونَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ، مَعُونَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ بَيْنَ ٱلْجَبَابِرَةِ.

24 Most blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women.

24 تُبَارَكُ عَلَى ٱلنِّسَاءِ يَاعِيلُ ٱمْرَأَةُ حَابِرَ ٱلْقَيْنِيِّ. عَلَى ٱلنِّسَاءِ فِي ٱلْخِيَامِ تُبَارَكُ.

25 He asked for water, and she gave him milk. In a magnificent bowl she brought him curds.

25 طَلَبَ مَاءً فَأَعْطَتْهُ لَبَنًا. فِي قَصْعَةِ ٱلْعُظَمَاءِ قَدَّمَتْ زُبْدَةً.

26 She reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workman’s hammer. She struck Sisera and crushed his skull; she shattered and pierced his temple.

26 مَدَّتْ يَدَهَا إِلَى ٱلْوَتَدِ، وَيَمِينَهَا إِلَى مِضْرَابِ ٱلْعَمَلَةِ، وَضَرَبَتْ سِيسَرَا وَسَحَقَتْ رَأْسَهُ، شَدَّخَتْ وَخَرَّقَتْ صُدْغَهُ.

27 At her feet he collapsed, he fell, there he lay still; at her feet he collapsed, he fell; where he collapsed, there he fell dead.

27 بَيْنَ رِجْلَيْهَا ٱنْطَرَحَ، سَقَطَ، ٱضْطَجَعَ. بَيْنَ رِجْلَيْهَا ٱنْطَرَحَ، سَقَطَ. حَيْثُ ٱنْطَرَحَ فَهُنَاكَ سَقَطَ مَقْتُولًا.

28 Sisera’s mother looked through the window; she peered through the lattice and lamented: ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? What has delayed the clatter of his chariots?’

28 مِنَ ٱلْكُوَّةِ أَشْرَفَتْ وَوَلْوَلَتْ أُمُّ سِيسَرَا مِنَ ٱلشُّبَّاكِ: لِمَاذَا أَبْطَأَتْ مَرْكَبَاتُهُ عَنِ ٱلْمَجِيءِ؟ لِمَاذَا تَأَخَّرَتْ خَطَوَاتُ مَرَاكِبِهِ؟

29 Her wisest ladies answer; indeed she keeps telling herself,

29 فَأَجَابَتْهَا أَحْكَمُ سَيِّدَاتِهَا، بَلْ هِيَ رَدَّتْ جَوَابًا لِنَفْسِهَا:

30 ‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil—a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’

30 أَلَمْ يَجِدُوا وَيَقْسِمُوا ٱلْغَنِيمَةَ! فَتَاةً أَوْ فَتَاتَيْنِ لِكُلِّ رَجُلٍ! غَنِيمَةَ ثِيَابٍ مَصْبُوغَةٍ لِسِيسَرَا! غَنِيمَةَ ثِيَابٍ مَصْبُوغَةٍ مُطَرَّزَةٍ! ثِيَابٍ مَصْبُوغَةٍ مُطَرَّزَةِ ٱلْوَجْهَيْنِ غَنِيمَةً لِعُنُقِي!

31 So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.

31 هَكَذَا يَبِيدُ جَمِيعُ أَعْدَائِكَ يَارَبُّ. وَأَحِبَّاؤُهُ كَخُرُوجِ ٱلشَّمْسِ فِي جَبَرُوتِهَا». وَٱسْتَرَاحَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً.