Exodus 6
1 But the LORD said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for because of My mighty hand he will let the people go; because of My strong hand he will drive them out of his land.”
Kisha Yahweh akasema na Musa, “Sasa utaona nitakacho fanya kwa Farao. Utaona hili, kwa kuwa ata waacha waenda kwa mkono wangu hodari. Kwasababu ya mkono wangu hodari, ata waondoa nje ya nchi.”
2 God also told Moses, “I am the LORD.
Mungu akasema na Musa na kumwambia, “Mimi ni Yahweh.
3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.
Nilimtokea Ibrahimu, Isaka, na Yakobo kama Mungu mwenye nguvu; lakini kwa jina langu, Yahweh, sikujuliikana kwao.
4 I also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they lived as foreigners.
Pia niliimarisha agano langu na wao, ilikuwapatia nchi ya Kanani, nchi walioishi kama sio raia, nchi walio tanga tanga.
5 Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant.
Zaidi ya yote, nimesikia kilio cha Waisraeli ambao wa Misri wame wa chukua watumwa, na nimekumbuka agano langu.
6 Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.
Kisha basi, sema kwa Waisraeli, 'Mimi ni Yahweh. Nitawatoa kwenye utumwa chini ya wa Misri, na kuwaweka huru na nguvu zao. Nitawaokoa kwa kudhihirisha nguvu zangu, na kwa matendo ya ajabu ya hukumu.
7 I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.
Nitawaleta kwangu kama watu wangu, na nitakuwa Mungu wenu. Mtajua kuwa mimi ndiye Yahweh Mungu wenu, aliye watoa kwenye utumwa chini ya wa Misri.
8 And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’”
Nitawaleta kwenye nchi niliyo muahidi kumpa Ibrahimu, Isaka, na Yakobo. Nitawapa kama mali yenu. Mimi ni Yahweh.”'
9 Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.
Musa alipo waambia haya Waisraeli, hawakumsiliza kwasababu ya mateso magumu ya utumwa wao.
10 So the LORD said to Moses,
Hivyo Yahweh akazungumza na Musa na kumwambia,
11 “Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his land.”
“Nenda umwambie Farao, mfalme wa Misri, awaache watu wa Israeli waondoke kwenye nchi yake.”
12 But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech?”
Musa akamwambia Yahweh, “Kama Waisraeli hawajanisikiliza mimi, kwa nini Farao anisikillize mimi, tangu mimi sio mzuri wakuzungumza?”
13 Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge concerning both the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
Yahweh akasema na Musa na Aruni. Akawapa amri ya Waisraeli na Farao, mfalme wa Misri, awatoe Waisraeli kutoka nchi ya Misri.
14 These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
Hawa walikuwa vichwa wa nyumba za baba yao: wana wa Rubeni, mzaliwa wa kwanza wa Israeli, walikuwa Hanoki, Palu, Hezroni, na Karmi. Hawa walikuwa mababu wa ukoo wa Rubeni.
15 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.
Wana wa Simeoni walikuwa Yemueli, Yamini, Ohadi, Yakini, Zohari, na Shauli - mwana wa mwanamke wa Kanani. Hawa walikuwa mababu wa ukoo wa Simeoni.
16 These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
Hapa yameorodheshwa majina ya wana wa Lawi, pamoja na uzo wao. Walikuwa ni Gerishoni, Kohathi, na Merari. Lawi aliishi mpaka alipo kuwa na miaka 137.
17 The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei, by their clans.
Wana wa Gerishoni walikuwa Libni na Shimei.
18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
Wana wa Kohathi walikuwa Amramu, Izhari, Hebroni, na uzieli. Kohathi aliishi hadi miaka 133.
19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.
Wana wa Merari walikuwa Mahli na Mushi. Hawa walikuja kuwa mababu wa ukoo wa Walawi, pamoja na uzao wao.
20 And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
Amramu alimuoa Yokebedi, dada yake baba yake. Alimzalia Aruni na Musa. Amramu aliishi miaka 137 na akafa.
21 The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
Wana wa Izhari walikuwa Kora, Nefegi, na Zikri.
22 The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
Wana wa Uzieli walikuwa Mishaeli, Elizafani na Sithri.
23 And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Aruni alimuoa Elisheba, binti wa Aminadabu, dada wa Nashoni. Alimzaa Nadabu na Abihu, Eleazari na Ithamari.
24 The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the clans of the Korahites.
Wana wa Kora walikuwa Asiri, Elikana na Abiasa. Hawa walikuwa mababu wa ukoo wa Wakora.
25 Aaron’s son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These were the heads of the Levite families by their clans.
Eleazari, mwana wa Aruni, alimuoa mmoja wa mabinti Wa Putieli. Alimzalia Fineazi. Hawa walikuwa vichwa wa nyumba za baba yao miongoni mwa Walawi, pamoja na uzao wao.
26 It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, “Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.”
Hawa wanaume wawili walikuwa Musa na Aruni ambao Yahweh alisema, “Waleteni Waisraeli kutoka nchi ya Misri, kwa makundi ya wanaume wapiganaji.”
27 Moses and Aaron were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.
Aruni na Musa wakazungumza na Farao, mfalme wa Misri, awaruhusu Waisraeli watoke Misri. Hawa walikuwa Musa na Aruni wale wale.
28 Now on the day that the LORD spoke to Moses in Egypt,
Pale Yahweh alipo zungumza na Musa katika nchi ya Misri,
29 He said to him, “I am the LORD; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I say to you.”
alimwambia, “Mimi ni Yahweh. Sema kwa Farao, mfalme wa MIsri, kila kitu nitacho kwambia.”
30 But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “Since I am unskilled in speech, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
Lakini Musa alimwambia Yahweh, “Mimi sio mzuri wa kuongea, hivyo kwanini Farao anisikilize mimi?”
