1 Chronicles 12
1 Now these are the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still shut up, because of Saul, the son of Kish; they were among the strong men, his helpers in war.
Hawa walikuwa wanaume walio kuja kwa Daudi huko Zikilagi, wakati akiwa bado amefukuzwa katika uwepo wa Sauli mwana wa Kishi. Walikuwa miongoni mwa wanajeshi, wasaidizi wake katika mapambano.
2 They were armed with bows, and were able to send stones, and arrows from the bow, with right hand or left: they were Saul's brothers, of Benjamin.
Walikuwa wana upinde na waliweza kutumia mkono wa kuume na wakushoto kurusha mawe na manati na kupiga mishale kutoka kwenye upinde. Walikuwa Wabenjamini, ndugu wa kabila moja na Sauli.
3 Ahiezer was their chief, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Beracah and Jehu the Anathothite;
Kiongozi alikuwa Ahi Eza, halafu Yoashi, Wana wote wa Shemaa Mgibeathi. Kulikuwa na Yezieli na Peleti, wana wa Azimavethi. Kulikuwa pia na Beraka, Yehu Waanathothi,
4 And Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a great man among the thirty, and their chief; and Jeremiah and Jehaziel and Johanan and Jozabad the Gederathite;
Ishimaia Mgibeoni, mwanajeshi kati ya wale thelathini ( na kiongozi wa wale thelathini); Yeremia, Yahazieli, Yohana, Yozabadi Wagederathi,
5 Eluzai and Jerimoth and Bealiah and Shemariah and Shephatiah the Haruphite;
Eluzai, Yerimothi, Bealia, Shemaria, Shefatia Waharufi,
6 Elkanah and Isshiah and Azarel and Joezer and Jashobeam, the Korahites;
Wakorahi ni Elkana, Ishia, Azareli, Yoeza, Yashobeamu, na
7 And Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
Yoela na Zebadia, wana wa Yeroham wa Gedori.
8 And some of the Gadites, siding with David, went to his strong place in the waste land, great and strong men, trained for war, expert in the use of arms, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were quick-footed like roes on the mountains;
Baadhi ya Wagadi walijiunga na Daudi katika ngome iliyo nyikani. Walikuwa wanaume wapiganaji, waliofundishwa kwa mapambano, walioweza kumudu ngao na mkuki; ambao nyuso zao zilikuwa kali kama za simba. Walikuwa wepesi kwenye milima kama swala.
9 Ezer their chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
Kulikuwa na Eza kiongozi, Obadia wapili, Eliabu watatu,
10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
Mishimana wanne, Yeremia watano,
11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
Atai wasita, Elieli wasaba,
12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
Yohana wanane, Elizabadi watisa,
13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.
Yeremia wakumi, Makibanai wakumi na moja.
14 These Gadites were captains of the army; the least of them was captain over a hundred men, and the greatest over a thousand.
Wana wa Gadi walikuwa viongozi wa jeshi. Wamwisho aliongoza mia moja, na mkubwa aliongoza elfu moja.
15 It was they who went over Jordan in the first month, when the river was overflowing, and put to flight all the people of the valleys, to the east and to the west.
Walikatisha Yordani kwa mwezi wa kwanza, wakati vijito vyake vilipofurika, na kuwafukuza wote wanaoishi katika mabonde, pande zote za mashariki na magharibi.
16 And some of the children of Benjamin and Judah came to David in his strong place.
Baadhi ya wanaume wa Benjamini na Yuda walikuja kwenye ngome kwa Daudi.
17 And David went out to them, and said to them, If you have come in peace to give me help, my heart will be united with yours; but if you have come to give me up to those who would take my life, though my hands are clean from wrongdoing, then may the God of our fathers see it and give you punishment.
Daudi alienda nje kuwasalimu na kuwahutubia: “kama mmekuja kwa amani kunisaidia, mnaweza kujiunga nami. Lakini kama mmekuja kunisaliti kwa maadui zangu, Ee Mungu wa mababu zetu awaone na kuwakemea, tangu sijafanya kosa.”
18 Then the spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, We are yours, David, we are on your side, O son of Jesse: may peace be with you and peace be with your helpers; for God is your helper. Then David took them into his army and made them captains of the band.
Kisha roho ikaja juu ya Amasai, ambaye alikuwa kiongozi wa wale thelathini. Amasai alisema, “Sisi ni wako, Daudi. Sisi tupo upande wako, mwana wa Yesse. na amani iwe juu ya yeyote atakaye kusaidia. Kuwa Mungu wako anakusaidia.” Kisha Daudi akawapokea na kuwafanya wakuu wa watu wake.
19 And some of the men of Manasseh came over to David, when he went with the Philistines to the war against Saul, but he gave them no help: for the lords of the Philistines, after discussion, sent him away, saying, He will go back to his master Saul, at the price of our lives.
Baadhi kutoka kwa Manase pia wakamwendea Daudi alipokuja na Wafilisti dhidi ya Sauli katika pambano. Lakini hawakuwasaidia Wafilisti kwasababu mabwana wa Wafilisti walishauriana na wakamfukuza Daudi. Walisema, “Atamwendea Bwana wake Sauli na kuhatarisha maisha yetu.”
20 Then when he went back to Ziklag, there came over to him, of the men of Manasseh, Adnah and Jozabad and Jediael and Michael and Jozabad and Elihu and Zillethai, captains of thousands from the armies of Manasseh.
Alipokwenda kwa Zikilagi, wanaume wa Manase walioungana nae walikuwa Adina, Yozabadi, Yediaeli, Yozabadi, Elihu, na Zilethai, viongozi wa maelfu wa Manase.
21 And they gave David help against the armed bands, for they were all great men of war, and captains in the army.
Walimsaidia Daudi kupigana na kikundi cha wezi, maana walikuwa wanaume wa mapambano. Baadae walikuwa wakuu katika jeshi.
22 And from day to day more supporters came to David, till he had a great army like the army of God.
Siku hadi siku, wanaume walikuja kwa Daudi kumsaidia, mpaka wakawa jeshi kubwa, kama jeshi la Mungu.
23 These are the numbers of the chiefs of the armed men, ready for war, who came to David at Hebron, to give the kingdom of Saul into his hands, as the Lord had said.
Hii ni kumbukumbu ya wanajeshi wa vita, walio kuja kwa Daudi Hebroni, kuupindua ufalme wa Sauli kwake, ilikutimiza neno la Yahweh.
24 There were six thousand, eight hundred spearmen of the children of Judah, armed for war;
Kutoka Yuda walio beba ngao na mkuki ni 6, 800, tayari kwa vita.
25 Seven thousand, one hundred of the children of Simeon, great men of war;
Kutoka kwa Wasimeoni walikuwa 7, 100 wanaume wa mapambano.
26 Of the children of Levi, four thousand, six hundred.
Kutoka kwa Walawi kulikuwa na wanaume wa mapambano 4, 600.
27 And Jehoiada, chief of the family of Aaron, and with him three thousand, seven hundred men;
Yehoiada alikuwa kiongozi wa uzao wa Aruni, na kwa yeye walikuwa 3, 700.
28 And Zadok, a young man, great and strong in war, with twenty-two captains from his father's people.
Kwa Zadoki, kijana, mwenye nguvu, na mjasiri, walikuwa viongozi ishirini na mbili kwa familia ya baba yake.
29 And of the children of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul, three thousand; for up to that time the greater part of them had been true to Saul.
Kutoka kwa Benjamini, kabila la Sauli, walikuwa elfu tatu. Wengi wao walibaki waaminifu kwa Sauli mpaka muda huu.
30 And of the children of Ephraim, twenty thousand, eight hundred great men of war, men of great name in their families.
Kutoka kwa Waefraimu palikuwa na wanume wa mapambano 20, 800, wanaume maharufu kwenye familia za baba zao.
31 And from the half-tribe of Manasseh, eighteen thousand, listed by name, came to make David king.
Kutoka kabila nusu la Manase palikuwa na wanaume elfu kumi na nane maharufu walio kuja kufanya Daudi mfalme.
32 And of the children of Issachar, there were two hundred chiefs, men who had expert knowledge of the times and what it was best for Israel to do, and all their brothers were under their orders.
Kutoka kwa Isakari, palikuwa na viongozi mia mbili walio kuwa na ufahamu wa nyakati na walijua nini Israeli ya paswa kufanya. Ndugu zao wote walikuwa chini ya amri yao.
33 Of Zebulun, there were fifty thousand men, who went out with the army, expert in ordering the fight, to give help with all sorts of arms; true-hearted men.
Kutoka Zebuloni palikuwa na wanaume elfu hamsini wa mapambano, tayari kwa vita, na silaha zote za vita, na tayari kutoa uwaminifu usio pungua.
34 And of Naphtali, a thousand captains with thirty-seven thousand spearmen.
Kutoka kwa Naftali palikuwa na askari elfu moja, na pamoja nao wanaume elfu thelathini na saba wenye ngao na mikuki.
35 And of the Danites, twenty-eight thousand, six hundred, expert in ordering the fight.
Kutoka kwa Wadani palikuwa na wanaume 28, 600 wameandaliwa kwa ajili ya pambano.
36 And of Asher, forty thousand who went out with the army, expert in ordering the fight.
Kutoka kwa Asheri palikuwa na wanaume elfu arobaini wameandaliwa kwa pambano.
37 From the other side of Jordan, there were a hundred and twenty thousand of the Reubenites and the Gadites and the men of the half-tribe of Manasseh, armed with every sort of instrument of war.
Kutoka upande wa pili wa Yordani, kutoka kwa Warubeni, Wagadi, na nusu kabila la Manase, palikuwa na wanaume 120, 000 wameandaliwa na silaha za kila namna kwa ajili ya pambano.
38 All these men of war, expert in ordering the fight, came to Hebron with the full purpose of making David king over all Israel; and all the rest of Israel were united in their desire to make David king.
Wanajeshi hawa wote, waliandaliwa kwa pambano, kuja Hebroni kwa dhumuni maalumu la kumfanya Daudi mfalme wa Israeli yote. Israeli yote ilikubaliana na kumfanya Daudi mfalme.
39 For three days they were there with David, feasting at his table, for their brothers had made ready food for them.
Walikuwa na Daudi siku tatu, kula na kunywa, kwa kuwa ndugu zao waliwapa mahitaji ya kwenda nayo.
40 And those who were near, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, came with food on asses and camels and mules and oxen, with meal for food and cakes of figs and masses of grapes, and wine and oil and oxen and sheep in great numbers, for there was joy in Israel.
Kwa kuongezea, wao walio kuwa karibu nao, kwa umbali wa Isakari na Zebuloni na Naftali, walileta mkate kwa punda, ngamia, ng'ombe, na keki, mvinyo, mafuta, ng'ombe, na kondoo, kwa kuwa Israeli walikuwa wana sherehekea
