Exodus 7
1 The LORD answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.
Kisha Bwana akamwambia Mose, “Tazama, nimekufanya kuwa kama Mungu kwa Farao, naye Aroni, huyo ndugu yako, atakuwa nabii wako.
2 You are to speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his land.
Utasema kila kitu nitakachokuagiza, naye Aroni ndugu yako atamwambia Farao awaachie Waisraeli watoke katika nchi yake.
3 But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I will multiply My signs and wonders in the land of Egypt,
Lakini nitaufanya moyo wa Farao kuwa mgumu. Ingawa nitazidisha ishara na maajabu katika Misri,
4 Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
hatawasikiliza. Kisha nitaupeleka mkono wangu juu ya Misri, na kwa matendo makuu ya hukumu nitavitoa vikundi vyangu, watu wangu Waisraeli.
5 And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.”
Nao Wamisri watajua kuwa Mimi ndimi Bwana nitakapounyoosha mkono wangu dhidi ya Misri na kuwatoa Waisraeli watoke humo.”
6 So Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded them.
Mose na Aroni wakafanya sawasawa kama vile Bwana alivyowaagiza.
7 Moses was eighty years old and Aaron was eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.
Mose alikuwa na umri wa miaka themanini na Aroni alikuwa na umri wa miaka themanini na mitatu walipozungumza na Farao.
8 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
Bwana akamwambia Mose na Aroni,
9 “When Pharaoh tells you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ you are to say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a serpent.”
“Farao atakapowaambia, ‘Fanyeni muujiza,’ basi mwambie Aroni, ‘Chukua fimbo yako na uitupe chini mbele ya Farao,’ nayo fimbo itakuwa nyoka.”
10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent.
Ndipo Mose na Aroni wakaenda kwa Farao wakafanya sawasawa kama vile Bwana alivyoagiza. Aroni akaitupa ile fimbo yake chini mbele ya Farao na maafisa wake, nayo ikawa nyoka.
11 But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts.
Farao naye akawaita watu wenye maarifa na wachawi na waganga wa Kimisri, nao wakafanya vivyo hivyo kwa siri ya uganga wao.
12 Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up the other staffs.
Kila mmoja alitupa fimbo yake chini, nayo ikawa nyoka. Lakini fimbo ya Aroni ikazimeza zile fimbo zao.
13 Still, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
Hata hivyo moyo wa Farao ukawa mgumu, naye hakuwasikiliza Mose na Aroni, sawasawa kama vile Bwana alivyokuwa amesema.
14 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go.
Kisha Bwana akamwambia Mose, “Moyo wa Farao ni mgumu, anakataa kuwaachia watu kuondoka.
15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning as you see him walking out to the water. Wait on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake.
Nenda kwa Farao asubuhi wakati anapokwenda mtoni. Ngoja ukingoni mwa Naili ili uonane naye, na uchukue mkononi mwako fimbo ile iliyobadilishwa kuwa nyoka.
16 Then say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me in the wilderness. But you have not listened until now.
Kisha umwambie, ‘Bwana, Mungu wa Waebrania, amenituma nikuambie: Waachie watu wangu waende, ili wapate kuniabudu jangwani. Lakini hadi sasa hujasikiliza.
17 This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD. Behold, with the staff in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will turn to blood.
Hili ndilo Bwana asemalo: Kwa hili utajua kuwa Mimi ndimi Bwana: Fimbo iliyo mkononi mwangu nitapiga nayo maji ya Naili nayo yatabadilika kuwa damu.
18 The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink its water.’”
Samaki waliomo katika Mto Naili watakufa, nao mto utanuka vibaya, Wamisri hawataweza kunywa hayo maji yake.’”
19 And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers and canals and ponds and reservoirs—that they may become blood.’ There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in the vessels of wood and stone.”
Bwana akamwambia Mose, “Mwambie Aroni, ‘Chukua ile fimbo yako unyooshe mkono wako juu ya maji ya Misri, juu ya chemchemi na mifereji, juu ya madimbwi na mabwawa yote,’ navyo vitabadilika kuwa damu. Damu itakuwa kila mahali katika Misri, hata kwenye vyombo vya miti na vya mawe.”
20 Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised the staff and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was turned to blood.
Mose na Aroni wakafanya kama vile Bwana alivyokuwa amewaagiza. Akainua fimbo yake machoni pa Farao na maafisa wake na kuyapiga maji ya Mto Naili, na maji yote yakabadilika kuwa damu.
21 The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. And there was blood throughout the land of Egypt.
Samaki katika Mto Naili wakafa, nao mto ukanuka vibaya sana kiasi kwamba Wamisri hawakuweza kunywa maji yake. Damu ilikuwa kila mahali katika nchi ya Misri.
22 But the magicians of Egypt did the same things by their magic arts. So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
Lakini waganga wa Misri kwa kutumia siri ya uganga wao wakafanya vivyo hivyo, nao moyo wa Farao ukawa mgumu, hakuwasikiliza Mose na Aroni, kama vile Bwana alivyokuwa amesema.
23 Instead, Pharaoh turned around, went into his palace, and did not take any of this to heart.
Badala yake, Farao akageuka, akaenda kwenye jumba lake la kifalme, wala hakulitia hili moyoni.
24 So all the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, because they could not drink the water from the river.
Nao Wamisri wote wakachimba kandokando ya Mto Naili kupata maji ya kunywa, kwa sababu hawakuweza kunywa maji ya mto.
25 And seven full days passed after the LORD had struck the Nile.
Zilipita siku saba baada ya Bwana kuyapiga maji ya Mto Naili.
