اَلْقُضَاة 5
| فَتَرَنَّمَتْ دَبُورَةُ وَبَارَاقُ بْنُ أَبِينُوعَمَ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ قَائِلَيْنِ: | ١ 1 |
On that day, Deborah sang this song, along with Barak:
| «لِأَجْلِ قِيَادَةِ ٱلْقُوَّادِ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، لِأَجْلِ ٱنْتِدَابِ ٱلشَّعْبِ، بَارِكُوا ٱلرَّبَّ. | ٢ 2 |
“When the leaders of the Israeli people really lead them, and the people follow them, [it is time to] praise Yahweh!
| اِسْمَعُوا أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُلُوكُ وَٱصْغَوْا أَيُّهَا ٱلْعُظَمَاءُ. أَنَا، أَنَا لِلرَّبِّ أَتَرَنَّمُ. أُزَمِّرُ لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. | ٣ 3 |
Listen, you kings! Pay attention, you leaders! I will sing to Yahweh. With this song I will praise Yahweh, the God we Israelis worship.
| يَارَبُّ بِخُرُوجِكَ مِنْ سِعِيرَ، بِصُعُودِكَ مِنْ صَحْرَاءِ أَدُومَ، ٱلْأَرْضُ ٱرْتَعَدَتِ. ٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ أَيْضًا قَطَرَتْ. كَذَلِكَ ٱلسُّحُبُ قَطَرَتْ مَاءً. | ٤ 4 |
O Yahweh, when you came from Seir, when you marched from that land [better known as] Edom, the earth shook, and rain poured down from the skies.
| تَزَلْزَلَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ مِنْ وَجْهِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَسِينَاءُ هَذَا مِنْ وَجْهِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. | ٥ 5 |
The mountains shook when you came, just like Sinai Mountain shook when you appeared there, because you are Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis worship.
| «فِي أَيَّامِ شَمْجَرَ بْنِ عَنَاةَ، فِي أَيَّامِ يَاعِيلَ، ٱسْتَرَاحَتِ ٱلطُّرُقُ، وَعَابِرُو ٱلسُّبُلِ سَارُوا فِي مَسَالِكَ مُعْوَجَّةٍ. | ٦ 6 |
“When Shamgar was our leader and when Jael ruled us, [we were afraid to walk on] the main roads; instead, caravans of travelers walked on winding [less traveled] roads [to avoid being molested].
| خُذِلَ ٱلْحُكَّامُ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. خُذِلُوا حَتَّى قُمْتُ أَنَا دَبُورَةُ. قُمْتُ أُمًّا فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. | ٧ 7 |
People left their small villages, [and moved into the walled cities] until I, Deborah, became their leader. [I became like] a mother to the Israeli people.
| اِخْتَارَ آلِهَةً حَدِيثَةً. حِينَئِذٍ حَرْبُ ٱلْأَبْوَابِ. هَلْ كَانَ يُرَى مِجَنٌّ أَوْ رُمْحٌ فِي أَرْبَعِينَ أَلْفًا مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ | ٨ 8 |
When the Israeli people [abandoned Yahweh and] chose new gods, enemies attacked the gates of the cities, and then [they took away] the shields and spears from 40,000 Israeli soldiers. Not one shield or spear was left.
| قَلْبِي نَحْوَ قُضَاةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلْمُنْتَدِبِينَ فِي ٱلشَّعْبِ. بَارِكُوا ٱلرَّبَّ. | ٩ 9 |
I am thankful for the leaders and soldiers who volunteered [to fight]. Praise Yahweh [for them!]
| أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّاكِبُونَ ٱلْأُتُنَ ٱلصُّحْرَ، ٱلْجَالِسُونَ عَلَى طَنَافِسَ، وَٱلسَّالِكُونَ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ، سَبِّحُوا! | ١٠ 10 |
“You wealthy people who ride on donkeys, sitting on nice padded saddles, and you people who just walk on the road, you all listen!
| مِنْ صَوْتِ ٱلْمُحَاصِّينَ بَيْنَ ٱلْأَحْوَاضِ هُنَاكَ يُثْنُونَ عَلَى حَقِّ ٱلرَّبِّ، حَقِّ حُكَّامِهِ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. حِينَئِذٍ نَزَلَ شَعْبُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى ٱلْأَبْوَابِ. | ١١ 11 |
Listen to the voices of the singers who gather at the places where [the animals drink] water. They tell about how Yahweh acted righteously when he enabled the Israeli warriors to conquer [their enemies]. “Yahweh’s people marched down to the gates of our city.
| «اِسْتَيْقِظِي، ٱسْتَيْقِظِي يَا دَبُورَةُ! ٱسْتَيْقِظِي، ٱسْتَيْقِظِي وَتَكَلَّمِي بِنَشِيدٍ! قُمْ يَا بَارَاقُ وَٱسْبِ سَبْيَكَ، يَا ٱبْنَ أَبِينُوعَمَ! | ١٢ 12 |
The people came to my house and shouted, ‘Deborah, wake up! Wake up and start singing!’ They also shouted, ‘Barak, son of Abinoam, get up, and capture our enemies!’
| حِينَئِذٍ تَسَلَّطَ ٱلشَّارِدُ عَلَى عُظَمَاءِ ٱلشَّعْبِ. ٱلرَّبُّ سَلَّطَنِي عَلَى ٱلْجَبَابِرَةِ. | ١٣ 13 |
Later, some of the Israeli people came down [from Tabor Mountain] with us, their leaders. These men who belonged to Yahweh came with me to fight their strong enemies.
| جَاءَ مِنْ أَفْرَايِمَ ٱلَّذِينَ مَقَرُّهُمْ بَيْنَ عَمَالِيقَ، وَبَعْدَكَ بَنْيَامِينُ مَعَ قَوْمِكَ. مِنْ مَاكِيرَ نَزَلَ قُضَاةٌ، وَمِنْ زَبُولُونَ مَاسِكُونَ بِقَضِيبِ ٱلْقَائِدِ. | ١٤ 14 |
Some came from the tribe descended from Ephraim. They came from land that once belonged to the descendants of Amalek. And men from the tribe descended from Benjamin followed them. Troops from the group descended from Makir also came down, and officers from the tribe descended from Zebulun came down, carrying staffs.
| وَٱلرُّؤَسَاءُ فِي يَسَّاكَرَ مَعَ دَبُورَةَ. وَكَمَا يَسَّاكَرُ هَكَذَا بَارَاقُ. اِنْدَفَعَ إِلَى ٱلْوَادِي وَرَاءَهُ. عَلَى مَسَاقِي رَأُوبَيْنَ أَقْضِيَةُ قَلْبٍ عَظِيمَةٌ. | ١٥ 15 |
Leaders from the tribes descended from Issachar joined Barak and me. They followed Barak, rushing down into the valley. But men from the tribe descended from Reuben could not decide whether or not to join us.
| لِمَاذَا أَقَمْتَ بَيْنَ ٱلْحَظَائِرِ لِسَمْعِ ٱلصَّفِيرِ لِلْقُطْعَانِ. لَدَى مَسَاقِي رَأُوبَيْنَ مَبَاحِثُ قَلْبٍ عَظِيمَةٌ. | ١٦ 16 |
Why did you men stay at your sheep pens, waiting to hear the shepherds whistle for their flocks of sheep to come to the pens? Men in the tribe descended from Reuben could not decide whether they would join us to fight our enemies, or not.
| جِلْعَادُ فِي عَبْرِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ سَكَنَ. وَدَانُ، لِمَاذَا ٱسْتَوْطَنَ لَدَى ٱلسُّفُنِ؟ وَأَشِيرُ أَقَامَ عَلَى سَاحِلِ ٱلْبَحْرِ، وَفِي فُرَضِهِ سَكَنَ. | ١٧ 17 |
Similarly, the men living in the Gilead area stayed at home, east of the Jordan River. And the men from the tribe descended from Dan, why did they stay home? The tribe descended from Asher sat by the seashore. They stayed in their coves.
| زَبُولُونُ شَعْبٌ أَهَانَ نَفْسَهُ إِلَى ٱلْمَوْتِ مَعَ نَفْتَالِي عَلَى رَوَابِي ٱلْحَقْلِ. | ١٨ 18 |
But men from the tribe descended from Zebulun risked (their lives/were ready to die fighting) on the battlefield, and men descended from Naphtali were ready to do that, also.
| «جَاءَ مُلُوكٌ. حَارَبُوا. حِينَئِذٍ حَارَبَ مُلُوكُ كَنْعَانَ فِي تَعْنَكَ عَلَى مِيَاهِ مَجِدُّو. بِضْعَ فِضَّةٍ لَمْ يَأْخُذُوا. | ١٩ 19 |
“The kings of Canaan fought us at Taanach, near the springs in Megiddo [Valley]. [But since they did not defeat us], they did not carry away any silver or other treasures from the battle.
| مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ حَارَبُوا. ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ مِنْ حُبُكِهَا حَارَبَتْ سِيسَرَا. | ٢٠ 20 |
[It was as though] the stars in the sky fought for us [and as though] those stars in their paths fought against Sisera.
| نَهْرُ قِيشُونَ جَرَفَهُمْ. نَهْرُ وَقَائِعَ نَهْرُ قِيشُونَ. دُوسِي يَا نَفْسِي بِعِزٍّ. | ٢١ 21 |
The Kishon River swept them away— that river that has been there for ages. I will tell myself to be brave and continue marching on.
| «حِينَئِذٍ ضَرَبَتْ أَعْقَابُ ٱلْخَيْلِ مِنَ ٱلسَّوْقِ، سَوْقِ أَقْوِيَائِهِ. | ٢٢ 22 |
The hooves of the horses of Sisera’s [army] pounded the ground. Those powerful horses kept galloping along.
| اِلْعَنُوا مِيرُوزَ قَالَ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ. اِلْعَنُوا سَاكِنِيهَا لَعْنًا، لِأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَأْتُوا لِمَعُونَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ، مَعُونَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ بَيْنَ ٱلْجَبَابِرَةِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
The angel sent by Yahweh said, ‘Curse the people of Meroz [town], because they did not come to help Yahweh to defeat the mighty warriors [of Canaan].’
| تُبَارَكُ عَلَى ٱلنِّسَاءِ يَاعِيلُ ٱمْرَأَةُ حَابِرَ ٱلْقَيْنِيِّ. عَلَى ٱلنِّسَاءِ فِي ٱلْخِيَامِ تُبَارَكُ. | ٢٤ 24 |
“But God is very pleased with Jael, the wife of Heber from the Ken people-group. He is more pleased with her than with all the other women who live in tents.
| طَلَبَ مَاءً فَأَعْطَتْهُ لَبَنًا. فِي قَصْعَةِ ٱلْعُظَمَاءِ قَدَّمَتْ زُبْدَةً. | ٢٥ 25 |
Sisera asked for some water, but Jael gave him some milk. She brought him some yogurt/curds in a bowl that was suitable for kings.
| مَدَّتْ يَدَهَا إِلَى ٱلْوَتَدِ، وَيَمِينَهَا إِلَى مِضْرَابِ ٱلْعَمَلَةِ، وَضَرَبَتْ سِيسَرَا وَسَحَقَتْ رَأْسَهُ، شَدَّخَتْ وَخَرَّقَتْ صُدْغَهُ. | ٢٦ 26 |
Then, [when he was asleep], she reached for a tent peg with her left hand, and she reached for a hammer with her right hand. She hit Sisera hard with it and crushed his head. She pounded the tent peg right through his head.
| بَيْنَ رِجْلَيْهَا ٱنْطَرَحَ، سَقَطَ، ٱضْطَجَعَ. بَيْنَ رِجْلَيْهَا ٱنْطَرَحَ، سَقَطَ. حَيْثُ ٱنْطَرَحَ فَهُنَاكَ سَقَطَ مَقْتُولًا. | ٢٧ 27 |
He collapsed and fell dead at her feet.
| مِنَ ٱلْكُوَّةِ أَشْرَفَتْ وَوَلْوَلَتْ أُمُّ سِيسَرَا مِنَ ٱلشُّبَّاكِ: لِمَاذَا أَبْطَأَتْ مَرْكَبَاتُهُ عَنِ ٱلْمَجِيءِ؟ لِمَاذَا تَأَخَّرَتْ خَطَوَاتُ مَرَاكِبِهِ؟ | ٢٨ 28 |
“Sisera’s mother looked out from her window. She waited for him to return. She said, ‘Why is he taking so long to come home in his chariot? Why don’t I hear the sound of the wheels of his chariot?’
| فَأَجَابَتْهَا أَحْكَمُ سَيِّدَاتِهَا، بَلْ هِيَ رَدَّتْ جَوَابًا لِنَفْسِهَا: | ٢٩ 29 |
One wise woman replied to her, and she [kept consoling herself by] repeating those words:
| أَلَمْ يَجِدُوا وَيَقْسِمُوا ٱلْغَنِيمَةَ! فَتَاةً أَوْ فَتَاتَيْنِ لِكُلِّ رَجُلٍ! غَنِيمَةَ ثِيَابٍ مَصْبُوغَةٍ لِسِيسَرَا! غَنِيمَةَ ثِيَابٍ مَصْبُوغَةٍ مُطَرَّزَةٍ! ثِيَابٍ مَصْبُوغَةٍ مُطَرَّزَةِ ٱلْوَجْهَيْنِ غَنِيمَةً لِعُنُقِي! | ٣٠ 30 |
‘Perhaps they are dividing up the things and the people they captured after the battle. Each soldier will get one or two women. Sisera will get some beautiful robes, and some beautiful embroidered robes for me.’
| هَكَذَا يَبِيدُ جَمِيعُ أَعْدَائِكَ يَارَبُّ. وَأَحِبَّاؤُهُ كَخُرُوجِ ٱلشَّمْسِ فِي جَبَرُوتِهَا». وَٱسْتَرَاحَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً. | ٣١ 31 |
But [that is not what happened]! Yahweh, I hope that all your enemies will die as Sisera did! And I desire that all those who love you will be as strong as the sun when it rises!
