Numbers 13
1 And the LORD said to Moses,
Bwana akamwambia Mose,
2 “Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.”
“Watume baadhi ya watu wakaipeleleze nchi ya Kanaani, ambayo ninawapa Waisraeli. Kutoka kwa kila kabila la baba zao, tuma mmoja wa viongozi wao.”
3 So at the consent of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites,
Hivyo kwa agizo la Bwana Mose akawatuma kutoka Jangwa la Parani. Wote walikuwa viongozi wa Waisraeli.
4 and these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;
Haya ndiyo majina yao: kutoka kabila la Reubeni, Shamua mwana wa Zakuri;
5 from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;
kutoka kabila la Simeoni, Shafati mwana wa Hori;
6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
kutoka kabila la Yuda, Kalebu mwana wa Yefune;
7 from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;
kutoka kabila la Isakari, Igali mwana wa Yosefu;
8 from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;
kutoka kabila la Efraimu, Hoshea mwana wa Nuni;
9 from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;
kutoka kabila la Benyamini, Palti mwana wa Rafu;
10 from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;
kutoka kabila la Zabuloni, Gadieli mwana wa Sodi,
11 from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph), Gaddi son of Susi;
kutoka kabila la Manase (kabila la Yosefu), Gadi mwana wa Susi;
12 from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;
kutoka kabila la Dani, Amieli mwana wa Gemali;
13 from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;
kutoka kabila la Asheri, Sethuri mwana wa Mikaeli;
14 from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;
kutoka kabila la Naftali, Nabi mwana wa Wofsi;
15 and from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Machi.
kutoka kabila la Gadi, Geueli mwana wa Maki.
16 These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.
Haya ndiyo majina ya watu ambao Mose aliwatuma kuipeleleza nchi. (Mose akampa Hoshea mwana wa Nuni jina Yoshua.)
17 When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up through the Negev and into the hill country.
Mose alipowatuma wakaipeleleze Kanaani, alisema, “Pandeni kupitia Negebu, mwende mpaka nchi ya vilima.
18 See what the land is like and whether its people are strong or weak, few or many.
Mwone nchi ni ya namna gani, na kama watu waishio humo wana nguvu au ni wadhaifu, iwapo ni wachache au wengi.
19 Is the land where they live good or bad? Are the cities where they dwell open camps or fortifications?
Wanaishi katika nchi ya namna gani? Je, ni nzuri au mbaya? Wanaishi katika miji ya namna gani? Je, haina kuta au ngome?
20 Is the soil fertile or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous, and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)
Ardhi iko aje? Ina rutuba au la? Je, kuna miti ndani yake au la? Jitahidini kadiri mwezavyo kuleta baadhi ya matunda ya nchi.” (Ulikuwa msimu wa kuiva zabibu za kwanza.)
21 So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.
Hivyo wakapanda na kuipeleleza nchi kutoka Jangwa la Sini hadi Rehobu, kuelekea Lebo-Hamathi.
22 They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.
Wakapanda kupitia Negebu hadi wakafika Hebroni, mahali ambapo Ahimani, Sheshai na Talmai, wazao wa Anaki, waliishi. (Hebroni ulikuwa umejengwa miaka saba kabla ya mji wa Soani ulioko Misri.)
23 When they came to the Valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes, which they carried on a pole between two men. They also took some pomegranates and figs.
Walipofika katika Bonde la Eshkoli, walivunja tawi lililokuwa na kishada kimoja cha zabibu. Wawili wao wakalichukua lile tawi kwenye mti, pamoja na komamanga na tini.
24 Because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there, that place was called the Valley of Eshcol.
Eneo lile likaitwa Bonde la Eshkoli kwa sababu ya kile kishada cha zabibu ambacho Waisraeli walikikata huko.
25 After forty days the men returned from spying out the land,
Mwishoni mwa siku arobaini wakarudi kutoka kuipeleleza nchi.
26 and they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.
Wakarudi kwa Mose, Aroni na jumuiya yote ya Waisraeli huko Kadeshi kwenye Jangwa la Parani. Hapo ndipo walipotoa habari kwao na kwa kusanyiko lote na kuwaonyesha matunda ya hiyo nchi.
27 And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit!
Wakampa Mose taarifa hii: “Tuliingia katika nchi uliyotutuma, nayo inatiririka maziwa na asali! Hili hapa tunda lake.
28 Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.
Lakini watu wanaoishi huko ni wenye nguvu, na miji yao ina ngome na ni mikubwa sana. Huko tuliona hata wazao wa Anaki.
29 The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan.”
Waamaleki wanaishi Negebu; Wahiti, Wayebusi na Waamori wanaishi katika nchi ya vilima; nao Wakanaani wanaishi karibu na bahari na kando ya Yordani.”
30 Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”
Kisha Kalebu akawanyamazisha watu mbele ya Mose na kusema, “Imetupasa kupanda na kuimiliki nchi, kwa maana hakika tunaweza kufanya hivyo.”
31 But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!”
Lakini watu waliokuwa wamepanda pamoja naye wakasema, “Hatuwezi kuwashambulia wale watu; wana nguvu kutuliko sisi.”
32 So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature.
Wakaeneza taarifa mbaya miongoni mwa Waisraeli kuhusu nchi waliyoipeleleza. Wakasema, “Nchi tuliyoipeleleza hula watu waishio ndani yake. Watu wote tuliowaona huko ni majitu.
33 We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!”
Tuliwaona Wanefili huko (wazao wa Anaki wanatokana na Wanefili.) Tulijiona kama panzi machoni petu wenyewe, nao ndivyo walivyotuona.”
