1 ف ِي ذَلِكَ اليَوْمِ رَنَّمَتْ دَبُورَةُ وَباراقُ بْنُ أبِينُوعَمَ:

That day Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang this song:

2 « لأجلِ اسْتِعْدادِ بَني إسْرائِيلَ لِلمَعْرَكَةِ، وَتَطَوَّعِ الشَّعبِ لِلذَّهابِ إلَى الحَرْبِ، احْمَدُوا اللهَ!

“The leaders led in Israel. The people were willing to help them. For this we give thanks to the Lord!

3 « اسْمَعُوا، أيُّها المُلُوكُ! وَانْتَبِهُوا، أيُّها الحُكّامُ! سَأُرَنِّمُ للهِ ، سأُغَنِّي ألْحْاناً للهِ ، إلَهِ إسْرائِيلَ!

Hear, O kings! Listen, O rulers! I will sing to the Lord. I will sing praise to the Lord, the God of Israel.

4 « يا اللهُ ، عِنْدَما نَزَلْتَ مِنْ جِبالِ سَعِيرَ، عَنْدَما تَقَدَّمْتَ هُنا مِنْ أرْضِ أدُومَ، اهْتَزَّتِ الأرْضُ، وَالسَّماءُ سَكَبَتْ أمطارَها، حَقّاً أمطَرَتِ السُّحُبُ ماءً.

Lord, You went out from Seir. You walked from the field of Edom. And the earth shook. Water fell from the heavens. Yes, water fell from the clouds.

5 ذ ابَتِ الجِبالُ أمامَ اللهِ ، حَتَّى جَبَلُ سِيناءَ ذابَ أمامَ اللهِ ، إلَهِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.

The mountains shook before the Lord. Mount Sinai shook before the Lord, the God of Israel.

6 « فِي أيّامِ شَمْجَرَ بْنِ عَناةَ، فِي أيّامِ ياعِيلَ، تَوَقَّفَتِ القَوافِلُ، وَسَلَكَ المُسافِرُونَ طُرُقاً مُلْتَوِيَةً وَمُتَعَرِّجَةً.

“In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the wide roads were empty. Travelers walked on the side roads.

7 « تَراخَى الحُكّامُ فِي إسْرائِيلَ وَسَمُنُوا، إلَى أنْ قُمْتِ يا دَبُورَةُ، قُمْتِ كَأُمٍّ فِي إسْرائِيلَ.

Country towns were empty. They were no more in Israel, until I, Deborah, came. I came as a mother in Israel.

8 « اختارَ الشَّعبُ آلِهَةً جَدِيدَةً، فَاندَلَعَتِ الحَرْبُ عِنْدَ بَوّاباتِ المَدِينَةِ. هَلْ كانَ هُناكَ تُرْسٌ أوْ رُمحٌ بَينَ أربَعِينَ ألفِ رَجُلٍ فِي إسْرائِيلَ؟

New gods were chosen. Then war was in the gates. No battle-covering or sword was seen among 40, 000 in Israel.

9 « قَلْبِي مَعَ قادَةِ إسْرائِيلَ، الَّذِينَ انضَمُّوا إلَى الشَّعبِ، وَلِلحَرْبِ تَطَوَّعُوا. احْمَدُوا اللهَ!

My heart is with the leaders of Israel, who were willing to help among the people. Thanks be to the Lord!

10 « انْتَبِهُوا يا مَنْ تَرْكَبُونَ الحَميرَ البَيضاءَ، يا مَنْ تَجلِسُونَ عَلَى سُرُوجٍ ثَمِينَةٍ، وَيا مَنْ تَمشُونَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ،

Tell of it, you who ride on white donkeys and you who sit on rich floor coverings. Tell of it, you who travel on the road.

11 إ لَى صَوتِ مُوَزِّعِي المِياهِ بِينَ أمكِنَةِ السِّقايَةِ، يَتَكَلَّمُونَ عَنِ انتِصاراتِ اللهِ ، انتِصاراتِ جُنُودِ إسْرائِيلَ. حِينَ نَزَلَ جَيشُ اللهِ إلَى بَوّاباتِ المَدِينَةِ مُنتَصِراً.

They will tell of the right and good acts of the Lord at the sound of music beside the wells of water. They will tell of His right and good acts toward His towns people in Israel. Then the people of the Lord went down to the gates.

12 « اسْتَيقِظِي، اسْتَيقِظِي يا دَبُّورَةُ! اسْتَيقِظِي، اسْتَيقِظِي! وَرَنِّمِي تَرنِيمَةً. قُمْ يا باراقُ! يا ابْنَ أبِينُوعَمَ، وَخُذْ أسْراكَ!

“Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Get up, Barak! Lead away the people you took in war, O son of Abinoam.

13 « حِينَئِذٍ نَزَلَ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالُ القِلَّةُ لِيُحارِبُوا الجُنُودَ الأقوِياءَ، نَزَلَ جَيشُ اللهِ مِنْ أجلِي لِيُقاتِلُوا المُحارِبِينَ.

Those who were left came down to the rulers. The people of the Lord came down to me as soldiers.

14 « مِنْ أفْرايِمَ جاءَ السّاكِنُونَ فِي تِلالِ العَمالِقَةِ، وَتَبِعُوكَ، يا بَنْيامِيْنُ، مَعَ قَوْمِكَ. مِنْ ماكِيرَ نَزَلَ قادَةُ جُيُوشٍ لِلمَعْرَكَةِ. وَمَسْؤُولُونَ جاءُوا مِنْ زَبُولُونَ.

The children of Amalek came down from Ephraim. They followed you, Benjamin, with your people. Leaders came down from Machir. Leaders came from Zebulun.

15 ز ُعَماءُ مِنْ يَسّاكَرَ كانُوا مَعَ دَبُّورَةَ، فَدَعَمَ جَيشُ يَسّاكَرَ باراقَ، تَحْتَ إمْرَتِهِ أُرْسِلُوا إلَى الوادِي. «وَفِي بَنِي رَأُوبَيْنَ جُنُودٌ عِظامٌ، لَكِنَّهُمْ قَعَدُوا فِي بُيُوتِهِمْ يَفْعَلُونَ ما يُحِبُّونَ.

The rulers of Issachar came with Deborah. Issachar was faithful to Barak. They ran behind him into the valley. There was much thinking done among the families of Reuben.

16 ف َلِماذا اسْتَنَدْتُمْ عَلَى الحَظائِرِ؟ ألِسَماعِ أنْغامِ النّايِ الَّتِي تُعْزَفُ لِلغَنَمِ؟ هَكَذا قَعَدَ الجُنُودُ العِظامُ مِنْ قَبِيلَةِ رَأُوبَيْنَ عَنِ الحَرْبِ مُحْتارِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ.

Why did you sit among the sheep, to hear the horns blow for the flocks? There was much thought among the families of Reuben.

17 و َقَعَدَ بَنُو جِلْعادَ فِي بُيُوتِهِمْ عَلَى الجانِبِ الآخَرِ مِنْ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ. وَقَبيلَةُ دانَ، لِماذا بَقِيَتْ عِنْدَ السُّفُنِ؟ عِنْدَ ساحِلِ البَحْرِ بَقِيَتْ، وَخَيَّمَتْ قُرْبَ مَرافِئِهِ.

Gilead stayed on the other side of the Jordan. Why did Dan stay in ships? Asher sat beside the sea. He stayed by its rivers.

18 « أمّا بَنُو زَبُولُونَ وَنَفْتالِي فَخاطَرُوا بِحَياتِهِمْ، عَلَى جَوانِبِ التِّلالِ المُرْتَفِعَةِ.

Zebulun is a people who put their lives in danger even to death. Naphtali did this also, on the high places of the field.

19 ج اءَ المُلُوكُ، وَقاتَلُوا، مُلُوكُ كَنْعانَ قاتَلُوا عِنْدَ تَعْنَكَ قُرْبَ جَداوِلِ مَجِدُّو، لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَحْمِلُوا مَعَهُمْ غَنائِمَ فِضَّةٍ.

“The kings came and fought. The kings of Canaan fought at Taanach near the waters of Megiddo. They did not get any silver.

20 م ِنَ السَّماءِ، حارَبَتِ النُّجُومُ مِنْ مَساراتِها سِيسَرا.

The stars fought from heaven. From their paths they fought against Sisera.

21 ج َرَفَهُمْ نَهْرُ قِيشُونَ، ذَلِكَ النَّهْرُ القَدِيمُ. فَدُوسِي يا نَفسِي بِعِزٍّ.

The fast river of Kishon took them away, the rushing river, the river Kishon. O my soul, walk on with strength.

22 د َقَّتْ حَوافِرُ الخُيُولِ الأرْضَ، وَهِيَ تَهْرُبُ مُسْرِعَةً.

The beating of the feet of horses was loud, because the strong horses went fast.

23 « قالَ مَلاكُ اللهِ ، ‹العَنُوا مِيرُوزَ. شَدِّدُوا اللَّعْناتِ عَلَى سُكّانِها، العَنُوهُمْ لِأنَّهُمْ لِمْ يَأْتُوا لِنُصْرَةِ اللهِ ، لِنُصْرَةِ اللهِ ضِدَّ المُحارِبِينَ.›

’Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the Lord. ‘Curse its people, because they did not come to the help of the Lord. They did not help the Lord against the powerful soldiers.’

24 م ُبُارَكَةٌ ياعِيلُ بَينَ النِّساءِ، ياعِيلُ، زَوْجَةُ حابِرَ القِينِيِّ، مُبُارَكَةٌ هِيَ بَينَ النِّساءِ فِي الخِيامِ.

“The most respected of women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite. She is the most respected of women in the tent.

25 ط َلَبَ سِيسَرا ماءً، فَأعطَتْهُ حَلِيباً، جَلَبَتْ لَهُ قِشْدَةً فِي إناءٍ يَلِيقُ بِالأشرافِ.

Sisera asked for water and she gave him milk. She brought him milk in a fine pot.

26 م َدَّتْ يُسْراها إلَى وَتَدِ خَيمَةٍ، وَمَدَّتْ يَمِينَها إلَى مِطرَقَةِ العامِلِ. ضَرَبَتْ سِيسَرا، فَسَحَقَتْ رَأسَهُ. حَطَّمَتْ رَأسَهُ وَاخْتَرَقَتْهُ.

She put out her hand to the big tent nail. And she put out her right hand for the servant’s heavy object. Then she hit Sisera. She crushed his head. She broke and cut through the side of his head.

27 ا نْهارَ عِنْدَ قَدَمَيها. سَقَطَ وَانْطَرَحَ عَلَى وَجهِهِ. انهارَ عِنْدَ قَدَمَيها، وَهُناكَ سَقَطَ مَيِّتاً!

He went down. He fell and lay without moving at her feet. He fell dead where he went down.

28 « تَطَلَّعَتْ أُمُّ سِيسَرا مِنَ النَّافِذَةِ، بَكَتْ وَهِيَ تَتَطَلَّعُ مِنْ شَبَكِ النَّافِذَةِ. فَلِماذا تَأخَّرَتْ مَركَبَتُهُ كَثِيراً فِي الوَصُولِ؟ لِماذا تَأخَّرَتْ أصْواتُ مَركَبَتِهِ؟

“The mother of Sisera looked out of the window. She looked through the window and cried in sorrow, ‘Why is his war-wagon so long in coming? Why do the steps of his horses wait?’

29 « فَتُجِيبُها أحكَمُ نِسائِها، بَلْ هِيَ تُحاوِلُ أنْ تُقْنِعَ نَفسَها:

Her wise ladies answered her. But she asked herself again and again,

30 ‹ لابُدَّ أنَّهُمْ يَجْمَعُونَ الغَنائِمَ وَيُوَزِّعُونَها: امْرأةً أوِ اثْنَتَينِ لِكُلِّ مُحارِبٍ! ثِياباً مَصْبُوغَةً غَنِيمَةً لِسِيسَرا، ثِياباً مُطَرَّزَةً غَنِيمَةً، ثَوبَينِ مَصْبُوغَينِ مُطَرَّزَينِ لِعُنْقِ المُنتَصِرِ.›

’Are they not finding and dividing the riches? Is there not a girl or two for every man? Is there not colored cloth for Sisera to take? Is there not colored cloth with beautiful sewing on it? Are there not two pieces of colored cloth with beautiful sewing on them for the neck of the one who takes them?’

31 « لِيَبِدْ هَكَذا كُلُّ أعدائِكَ يا اللهُ! وَلَيَكُنْ مُحِبُّوكَ كَالشَّمسِ فِي قُوَّتِها.» وَهَكَذا اسْتَراحَتِ الأرْضُ مِنَ الحَربِ مُدَّةَ أربَعِينَ سَنَةً.

So let all those who hate You die, O Lord. But let those who love Him be like the sun as he rises in his power.” And the land had peace for forty years.