Joshua 6
1 Now Jericho was close shut up and fenced, for fear of the children of Israel, and no man durst go out or come in.
Basi, milango yote ya Yeriko ilikuwa imefungwa kwasababu ya jeshi la Israeli. Hapakuwa na mtu wa kutoka nje au kuingia ndani.
2 And the Lord said to Josue: Behold I have given into thy hands Jericho, and the king thereof, and all the valiant men.
Yahweh akamwambia Yoshua, “Tazama, nimeweka Yeriko katika mkono wako, mfalme wake pamoja na wanajeshi wake waliofunzwa.
3 Go round about the city, all ye fighting men, once a day: so shall ye do for six days.
Ni lazima kutembea kwa kuuzunguka mji, wanaume wote wa vita wauzunguke mji mara moja. Ni lazima mfanye hivi kwa siku sita.
4 And on the seventh day the priests shall take the seven trumpets, which are used in the jubilee, and shall go before the ark of the covenant: and you shall go about the city seven times, and the priests shall sound the trumpets.
Makuhani saba lazima wabebe tarumbeta za pembe za kondoo waume mbele za sanduku. Na katika siku ya saba, ni lazima mtembee kwa kuuzunguka mji mara saba, na makuhani lazima wapulize tarumbeta.
5 And when the voice of the trumpet shall give a longer and broken tune, and shall sound in your ears, all the people shall shout together with a very great shout, and the walls of the city shall fall to the ground, and they shall enter in every one at the place against which they shall stand.
Kisha watapuliza pembe za kondoo waume kwa nguvu kuu, na mtakaposikia sauti za tarumbeta watu wote na wapige kelele kwa mshindo mkuu, na ukuta wa mji utaanguka chini pale pale. Wanajeshi ni lazime washambulie, kila mmoja eende mbele moja kwa moja.
6 Then Josue the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them: Take the ark of the covenant: and let seven other priests take the seven trumpets of the jubilee, and march before the ark of the Lord.
Ndipo Yoshua mwana wa Nuni, aliwaita makuhani na kuwaambia, “Lichukueni sanduku la agano, na waacheni makuhani saba wabebe tarumbeta za pembe za kondoo waume mbele ya sanduku la Yahweh.”
7 And he said to the people: Go, and compass the city, armed, marching before the ark of the Lord.
Yoshua aliwaambia watu, “Nendeni na mkatembee kuuzunguka mji, na watu wa vita wataenda mbele ya sanduku la Yahweh.”
8 And when Josue had ended his words, and the seven priests blew the seven trumpets before the ark of the covenant of the Lord,
Makuhani saba walibeba tarumbeta saba za pembe za kondoo mbele ya Yahweh kama Yoshua alivyowaambia watu. Na walivyokuwa akiendelea mbele, walipuliza tarumbeta.
9 And all the armed men went before, the rest of the common people followed the ark, and the sound of the trumpets was heard on all sides.
Sanduku la Yahweh liliwafuata kwa nyuma yao. Watu wa vita walitembea mbele ya makuhani, na walipuliza tarumbeta zao, lakini walinzi wa nyuma walilifuata sanduku kwa nyuma, na makuhani waliendelea kupuliza tarumbeta zao.
10 But Josue had commanded the people, saying: You shall not shout, nor shall your voice be heard, nor any word go out of your mouth: until the day come wherein I shall say to you: Cry, and shout.
Lakini Yoshua aliwaagiza watu, akisema, “Msipige kelele. Sauti yoyote isitoke vinywani mwenu mpaka siku nitakayowaambia kupiga kelele. Ndipo hapo mtakapopiga kelele.”
11 So the ark of the Lord went about the city once a day, and returning into the camp, abode there.
Hivyo, alisababisha sanduku la Yahweh kuuzunguka mji mara moja kwa siku hiyo. Kisha wakaingia katika kambi yao, wakakaa usiku ule katika kambi.
12 And Josue rising before day, the priests took the ark of the Lord,
Basi Yoshua aliamka asubuhi na mapema, na makuhani wakalichukua sanduku la Yahweh.
13 And seven of them seven trumpets, which are used in the jubilee: and they went before the ark of the Lord walking and sounding the trumpets: and the armed men went before them, and the rest of the common people followed the ark, and they blew the trumpets.
Makuhani saba waliobeba tarumbeta saba za pembe za kondoo waume walikuwa mbele ya sanduku la Yahweh, wakitembea kwa ushupavu, huku wakipuliza tarumbeta. Wanajeshi wenye silaha walikuwa wakitembea mbele yao, lakini walinzi wa nyuma walitembea nyuma ya sanduku la Yahweh, huku tarumbeta ziliendelea kupigwa.
14 And they went round about the city the second day once, and returned into the camp. So they did six days.
Walitembea kuuzunguka mji mara moja katika siku ya pili na kisha wakarudi kambini. Walifanya hivi kwa siku sita.
15 But the seventh day, rising up early, they went about the city, as it was ordered, seven times.
Ilikuwa ni katika siku ya saba ambayo waliamka mapema katika mapambazuko, na walitembea kuuzunguka mji kwa namna ile kama ilivyokuwa kawaida yao, katika siku hii walifanya mara saba.
16 And when in the seventh going about the priests sounded with the trumpets, Josue said to all Israel: Shout: for the Lord hath delivered the city to you:
Ilikuwa ni katika siku ya saba ambapo makuhani walipiga tarumbeta, na ya kwamba Yoshua aliwaagiza watu, “Pigeni kelele! Kwa kuwa Yahweh amewapa ninyi mji.
17 And let this city be an anathema, and all things that are in it, to the Lord. Let only Rahab the harlot live, with all that are with her in the house: for she hid the messengers whom we sent.
Mji pamoja na vitu vyote ndani yake vitatengwa kwa Yahweh kwa ajili ya uharibifu. Ni Rahabu yule kahaba pekee ataishi - yeye pamoja wote waliokuwa pamoja naye katika nyumba - kwasababu aliwaficha watu tuliowatuma.
18 But beware ye lest you touch ought of those things that are forbidden, and you be guilty of transgression, and all the camp of Israel be under sin, and be troubled.
Lakini kwenu, iweni waangalifu juu ya kuchukua vitu vilivyotengwa kwa ajili ya uharibifu, ili baada ya kuvitia alama kwa ajili ya kuharibiwa, msichukue hata kimoja wapo. Na kama mtafanya hivi, mtaifanya kambi ya Waisraeli iharibiwe na mtaleta matatizo katika kambi.
19 But whatsoever gold or silver there shall be, or vessels of brass and iron, let it be consecrated to the Lord, laid up in his treasures.
Fedha zote, dhahabu na vitu vilivyotengenezwa kwa shaba na chuma vilitengwa kwa ajli ya Yahweh.”
20 So all the people making a shout, and the trumpets sounding, when the voice and the sound thundered in the ears of the multitude, the walls forthwith fell down: and every man went up by the place that was over against him: and they took the city,
Hivyo, watu wakapiga kelele, na wakatoa sauti kwa kupuliza tarumbeta. Ilikuwa watu waliposikia sauti za tarumbeta, walipiga kelele kwa sauti kuu, na ukuta ulianguka chini kabisa na kwamba watu waliungia mji, kila mmoja alisonga mbele moja kwa moja. Na waliuteka mji.
21 And killed all that were in it, man and woman, young and old. The oxen also and the sheep, and the asses, they slew with the edge of the sword.
Waliteketeza kabisa kila kitu kilichokuwa katika mji kwa makali ya upanga - wanaume kwa wanawake, wadogo kwa wakubwa, ng'ombe, kondoo na punda.
22 But Josue said to the two men that had been sent for spies: Go into the harlot’s house, and bring her out, and all things that are hers, as you assured her by oath.
Kisha Yoshua akawaambia wale watu wawili walioipeleleza nchi, “Nendeni katika nyumba ya kahaba, mtoeni mwanamke na wote walio pamoja naye, kama mlivyomwapia.”
23 And the young men went in and brought out Rahab, and her parents, her brethren also and all her goods and her kindred, and made them to stay without the camp.
Basi, vijana wale walioipeleleza nchi waliingia ndani na kumtoa Rahabu nje. Walimtoa nje baba yake, mama, kaka, na ndugu wote waliokuwa pamoja naye. waliwaleta katika sehemu ya nje ya kambi ya Waisraeli.
24 But they burned the city, and all things that were therein; except the gold and silver, and vessels of brass and iron, which they consecrated into the treasury of the Lord.
Na ndipo waliuteketeza mji na kila kitu ndani yake. Isipokuwa fedha, dhahabu na vyombo vya fedha na chuma viliwekwa kwa hazina ya nyumba ya Yahweh.
25 But Josue saved Rahab the harlot and her father’s house, and all she had, and they dwelt in the midst of Israel until this present day: because she hid the messengers whom he had sent to spy out Jericho. At that time, Josue made an imprecation, saying:
Bali Yoshua alimruhusu Rahabu kahaba, nyumba ya baba yake, na wote waliokuwa pamoja naye waishi. Mpaka leo hivi anaishi Israeli kwasababu aliwaficha watu waliotumwa na Yoshua kuipeleleza Yeriko.
26 Cursed be the man before the Lord, that shall raise up and build the city of Jericho. In his firstborn may he lay the foundation thereof, and in the last of his children set up its gates.
Kisha katika kipindi hicho, Yoshua aliwaamuru kwa kiapo na kusema, “Alaaniwe machoni pa Yahweh mtu yule anayeujenga mji huu, Yeriko. Ataujenga msingi kwa gharama ya mzaliwa wake wa kwanza, na kwa gharama ya mzaliwa wake wa pili atapachika milango yake.”
27 And the Lord was with Josue, and his name was noised throughout all the land.
Basi Yahweh alikuwa pamoja na Yoshua, na umaarufu wake ulienea katika nchi yote.
