Exodus 6

1 And the Lord said to Moses, Now you shall see what I will do to Pharao; for he shall send them forth with a mighty hand, and with a high arm shall he cast them out of his land.

Kisha Bwana akamwambia Mose, “Sasa utaona kitu nitakachomfanyia Farao: Kwa sababu ya mkono wangu wenye nguvu atawaachia watu waende; kwa sababu ya mkono wangu wenye nguvu atawafukuza waondoke nchini mwake.”

2 And God spoke to Moses and said to him, I [am] the Lord.

Pia Mungu akamwambia Mose, “Mimi ndimi Bwana.

3 And I appeared to Abraam and Isaac and Jacob, being their God, but I did not manifest to them my name Lord.

Nilimtokea Abrahamu, Isaki na Yakobo kama Mungu Mwenyezi, ingawa sikuwajulisha Jina langu, Yehova, Mimi mwenyewe sikujitambulisha kwao.

4 And I established my covenant with them, to give them the land of the Chananites, the land wherein they sojourned, in which also they lived as strangers.

Pia niliweka Agano langu nao kuwapa nchi ya Kanaani, ambako waliishi kama wageni.

5 And I listened to the groaning of the children of Israel (the affliction with which the Egyptians enslave them) and I remembered the covenant with you.

Zaidi ya hayo, nimesikia kilio cha huzuni cha Waisraeli ambao Wamisri wamewatia utumwani, nami nimelikumbuka Agano langu.

6 Go, speak to the children of Israel, saying, I [am] the Lord; and I will lead you forth from the tyranny of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from bondage, and I will ransom you with a high arm, and great judgement.

“Kwa hiyo, waambie Waisraeli: ‘Mimi ndimi Bwana, nami nitawatoa mtoke katika kongwa la Wamisri. Nitawaweka huru mtoke kuwa watumwa wao, nami nitawakomboa kwa mkono ulionyooshwa pamoja na matendo makuu ya hukumu.

7 And I will take you to me a people for myself, and will be your God; and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from the tyranny of the Egyptians.

Nitawatwaa mwe watu wangu mwenyewe, nami nitakuwa Mungu wenu. Ndipo mtajua kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana Mungu wenu, niliyewatoa chini ya kongwa la Wamisri.

8 And I will bring you into the land concerning which I stretched out my hand to give it to Abraam and Isaac and Jacob, and I will give it you for an inheritance: I [am] the Lord.

Nami nitawaleta mpaka nchi niliyoapa kwa mkono ulioinuliwa kumpa Abrahamu, Isaki na Yakobo. Nitawapa iwe milki yenu. Mimi ndimi Bwana.’”

9 And Moses spoke thus to the sons of Israel, and they listened not to Moses for faint-heartedness, and for their hard tasks.

Mose akawaarifu Waisraeli jambo hili, lakini hawakumsikiliza kwa sababu ya maumivu makuu ya moyoni na utumwa wa kikatili.

10 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Ndipo Bwana akamwambia Mose,

11 Go in, speak to Pharao king of Egypt, that he send forth the children of Israel out of his land.

“Nenda, mwambie Farao mfalme wa Misri awaachie Waisraeli waondoke nchini mwake.”

12 And Moses spoke before the Lord, saying, Behold, the children of Israel listened not to me, and how shall Pharao listen to me? and I am not eloquent.

Lakini Mose akamwambia Bwana, “Ikiwa Waisraeli hawatanisikiliza, kwa nini yeye Farao anisikilize mimi, ambaye huzungumza kwa kigugumizi?”

13 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, and gave them a charge to Pharao king of Egypt, that he should send forth the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

Ndipo Bwana akanena na Mose na Aroni kuhusu Waisraeli na Farao mfalme wa Misri, naye akawaamuru wawatoe Waisraeli kutoka Misri.

14 And these are the heads of the houses of their families: the sons of Ruben the firstborn of Israel; Enoch and Phallus, Asron, and Charmi, this is the kindred of Ruben.

Hawa walikuwa wakuu wa jamaa zao: Wana wa Reubeni mzaliwa wa kwanza wa kiume wa Israeli walikuwa Hanoki, Palu, Hesroni na Karmi. Hawa walikuwa ndio koo za Reubeni.

15 And the sons of Symeon, Jemuel and Jamin, and Aod, and Jachin and Saar, and Saul the son of a Phoenician woman, these are the families of the sons of Symeon.

Wana wa Simeoni walikuwa Yemueli, Yamini, Ohadi, Yakini, Sohari na Shauli mwana wa mwanamke Mkanaani. Hawa walikuwa ndio koo za Simeoni.

16 And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their kindred, Gedson, Caath, and Merari; and the years of the life of Levi were a hundred and thirty-seven.

Haya ndiyo majina ya wana wa Lawi kufuatana na orodha zao: Gershoni, Kohathi na Merari. Lawi aliishi miaka 137.

17 And these are the sons of Gedson, Lobeni and Semei, the houses of their family. And the sons of Caath,

Wana wa Gershoni kwa koo, walikuwa Libni na Shimei.

18 Ambram and Issaar, Chebron, and Oziel; and the years of the life of Caath were a hundred and thirty-three years.

Wana wa Kohathi walikuwa Amramu, Ishari, Hebroni na Uzieli. Kohathi aliishi miaka 133.

19 And the sons of Merari, Mooli, and Omusi, these are the houses of the families of Levi, according to their kindred.

Wana wa Merari walikuwa Mahli na Mushi. Hizi ndizo zilizokuwa koo za Lawi kufuatana na orodha zao.

20 And Ambram took as wife Jochabed the daughter of his father's brother, and she bore to him both Aaron and Moses, and Mariam their sister: and the years of the life of Ambram were a hundred and thirty-two years.

Amramu akamwoa Yokebedi, shangazi yake, ambaye alimzalia Aroni na Mose. Amramu aliishi miaka 137.

21 And the sons of Issaar, Core, and Naphec, and Zechri.

Wana wa Ishari walikuwa Kora, Nefegi na Zikri.

22 And the sons of Oziel, Misael, and Elisaphan, and Segri.

Wana wa Uzieli walikuwa Mishaeli, Elisafani na Sithri.

23 And Aaron took to himself to wife Elisabeth daughter of Aminadab sister of Naasson, and she bore to him both Nadab and Abiud, and Eleazar and Ithamar.

Aroni akamwoa Elisheba binti wa Aminadabu ndugu yake Nashoni, naye akamzalia Nadabu, Abihu, Eleazari na Ithamari.

24 And the sons of Core, Asir, and Elkana, and Abiasar, these are the generations of Core.

Wana wa Kora walikuwa Asiri, Elikana na Abiasafu. Hawa walikuwa ndio koo za Kora.

25 And Eleazar the son of Aaron took to himself for a wife [one] of the daughters of Phutiel, and she bore to him Phinees. These are the heads of the family of the Levites, according to their generations.

Eleazari mwana wa Aroni akamwoa mmoja wa binti za Putieli, naye akamzalia Finehasi. Hawa walikuwa ndio wakuu wa jamaa za Walawi, ukoo kwa ukoo.

26 This is Aaron and Moses, whom God told to bring out the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt with their forces.

Hawa walikuwa Aroni na Mose wale wale ambao Bwana aliwaambia, “Watoeni Waisraeli katika nchi ya Misri kwa vikosi vyao.”

27 These are they that spoke with Pharao king of Egypt, and Aaron himself and Moses brought out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,

Ndio hao hao waliozungumza na Farao mfalme wa Misri kuhusu kuwatoa Waisraeli Misri. Ilikuwa ni huyo Mose na huyo Aroni.

28 in the day in which the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt;

Bwana aliponena na Mose huko Misri,

29 then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, I am the Lord: speak to Pharao king of Egypt whatever I say to you.

akamwambia, “Mimi ndimi Bwana. Mwambie Farao mfalme wa Misri kila kitu nikuambiacho.”

30 And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am not able in speech, and how shall Pharao listen to me?

Lakini Mose akamwambia Bwana, “Kwa kuwa mimi huzungumza kwa kigugumizi, Farao atanisikiliza mimi?”