Ezekiel 47
1 The man took me back to the Temple entrance. I saw water coming out from under the threshold of the Temple and flowing east (because the Temple faced east). The water was coming from under the south side of the Temple and ran south of the altar.
Kisha yule mtu akanirudisha nyuma kwenye lango la kuingia la hekalu, na kulikuwa na maji yakitiririka nje kutoka chini ya hekalu kizingiti cha nyumba kuelekea masharikii-kwa mbele ya hekalu kulekea mashariki-na maji yalikuwa yakitiririka chini upande wa kusini mwa hekalu, kuelekea upande wa kuume wa madhabahu.
2 Then he took me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate that faced east. I saw water was trickling out from the south side of the gate.
Hivyo akanileta kwenye lango la kaskazini na kuniongoza kuzunguka lango kuelekea mashariki, na hapo maji yalikuwa yakitiririka kutoka lango hili kwa upande wa kusini yake.
3 The man walked east holding a measuring line He measured a thousand cubits and led me through the water which came up to my ankles.
Yule mtu alipokuwa akienda mashariki, kulikuwa na kamba ya kupimia kwenye mkono wake; akapima dhiraa elfu moja akanivusha kwenye maji hata maji yakafika kwenye magoti.
4 He measured another thousand cubits and led me through water which came up to my knees. He measured another thousand cubits and led me through water that came up to my waist.
Kisha akapima dhiraa elfu moja ten akanivusha kwenye yale maji yaliyofika kwenye magoti; akapima dhiraa elfu kumi nyingine na kunivusha maji yakafika hata kwenye nyonga.
5 He measured another thousand cubits, but this was a river I couldn't cross. The water had risen so high you could swim in it. It was a river that couldn't be crossed on foot.
Tena akapima dhiraa elfu moja nyingine, lakini ulikuwa mto ambao sikuweza kuuvuka kwa sababu maji yalizidi na yalijaa maji ya kuogelea ndani-yalikuwa mto usiovukika
6 “Son of man, have you observed all this?” he asked. Then he took me back to the riverbank.
Yule mtu akanambia, “Mwanadamu, unaona hii?” akanipeleka na kunirudisha karibu na ukingo wa mto.
7 When I got there, I saw a large number of trees on both sides of the river.
Nilipokuwa nikirudi, hapo kwenye ukingo wa mto kulikuwa na miti mingi katika huu upande na upande mwingine pia.
8 He told me, “This water flows out into the land to the east and into the Arabah. When it arrives at the Dead Sea, it turns the saltwater fresh.
Yule mtu akanambia, “Haya maji yanatoka kwenda pande za nchi ya mashariki na chini hata Araba; haya maji hutiririka kwenye Bahari ya Chumvi itaifanya kuwa mpya.
9 There will be many animals and fish wherever the river flows. Because the river turns the saltwater fresh wherever it flows, everything will be able to live there.
Itakuwa kwamba kila kiumbe hai kisongamanacho kitaishi mahali maji yanapoelekea; kutakuwa na samaki wengi, kwenye hayo maji yatiririkayo huko. Itafanya maji ya chumvi kuwa mapya. Kila kitu kitaishi popote mto utakapoelekea.
10 Fishermen will stand on the shore of the Dead Sea. They will be able to spread their nets from En-gedi to En-eglaim and catch many kinds of fish. There will be plenty of fish just like the Mediterranean Sea.
Kisha itatokea kwamba wavuvi wa En Gedi watasimama karibu na maji, na kutakuwa na sehemu ya kutandazia nyavu za samaki karibu na En Eglaimu. Kutakuwa na samaki nyingi za aina tofauti tofauti katika Bahari ya Chumvi, kama samaki kwenye Bahari Kuu kwa wingi wao.
11 However, the marshes and swampy areas won't become fresh; they will remain salty.
Lakini Bahari ya Chumvi ikajaa maji na matope hayataachwa mapya; yataachwa yawe kwa ajili ya kutengeneza chumvi.
12 All types of fruit trees will grow on both sides of the river. Their leaves won't wither, and they won't fail to produce fruit. They will produce fruit every month, because the river flowing from the sanctuary comes to water them. Their fruit will be eaten as food and their leaves will be used for healing.”
Karibu na huo mto juu ya ukingo wake, pande zote, aina zote za miti utazaa chakula. Majani yake hayatanyauka na matunda yake hayataacha kukua. Kila mwezi miti itazaa matunda, kwa sababu maji kutoka patakatifu yatatirirka kwenda kwenye hiyo miti. Matunda yake yatakuwa kwa ajili ya chakula, na majani yake yatakuwa kwa ajili ya dawa.
13 This is what the Lord God says: “These are the boundaries you are to use when allocating ownership of the land to the twelve tribes of Israel (Joseph is to receive two allocations.)
Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Hii itakuwa njia ambayo mtaigawanya nchi kwa ajili ya kabila kumi na mbili za Israeli: Yusufu atakuwa na mafungu mawili.
14 You are to allocate the land to them equally. I held up my hand and made a solemn promise to give it to your forefathers, so this land will come to you to own and to pass on as an inheritance.
Mtaigawa kila mtu sawa sawa ambayo niliinua mkono wangu na kuapa kuwapa baba zenu. Hii nchi itakuja kuwa urithi kwenu.
15 These shall be the country's boundaries: On the northern side it runs from the Mediterranean Sea along the Hethlon road and through Lebo-hamath to Zedad;
Huu utakuwa mpaka wa nchi upande wa kaskazini kutoka Bahari Kubwa kwa njia ya Hethloni, na kisha kuelekea Zedada.
16 then on to Berothah, and Sibraim on the border between Damascus and Hamath, and all the way to Hazer-hatticon, on the border of Hauran.
Kisha mpaka utaenda hata Berotha, hadi Sibraimu, iliyopo kati ya Damaskasi na Hamathi, na kisha hata Hazer-hatikoni, iliyopo karibu na mpaka wa Haurani.
17 So the border is from the Mediterranean Sea to Hazar-enan, along the northern border with Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north. This is the northern boundary.
Hivyo mpaka utaenda kutoka kwenye bahari hadi Hazar-enoni kwenye mpaka wa Damaskasi na Hamathi hata kaskazini. Huu utakuwa upande wa kaskazini.
18 The eastern boundary runs from Hauran and Damascus, down along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel, to the Dead Sea and on to Tamar. This is the eastern boundary.
Kwa upande wa mashariki, kati ya Haurani na Damaskasi na kati ya Geliadi na nchi ya Israeli kutakuwa na mto Yordani. Mtapima kutoka kwenye mpaka hata kwenye bahari ya mashariki; huo wote utakuwa mpaka wa mashariki.
19 The southern boundary runs from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea. This is the southern boundary.
Kisha upande wa kusini: kusini mwa Tamari hadi kwenye maji ya Meriba Kadeshi, kijito cha Misri hata Bahari Kuu, na upande wa kusini kuelekea kusini.
20 The Mediterranean Sea is the western boundary all the way up to a location opposite Lebo-hamath. This is the western boundary.
Kisha mpaka wa magharibi utakuwa Bahari Kuu utaelekea hata nyuma ya Hamathi. Huu utakuwa upande wa mgharibi.
21 You are to allocate this land for you to own according to the tribes of Israel.
Kwa njia hii mtaigawanya hii nchi kwa ajili yenu wenyewe, kwa kabila za Israeli.
22 You are to allocate land to own and to pass on as an inheritance for yourselves, and for the foreigners who live among you who have children. You shall treat them in the same way as Israelites born in the country. They are to be given a land allocation to own among the Israelite tribes in the same way as you.
Hivyo mtagawana urithi kwa ajili yenu wenyewe na kwa ajili ya wageni walio kati yenu, wale watakaozaa watoto kati yenu na waliokuwa, kati yenu, kama wazaliwa wa watu wa Israeli. Mtapewa urithi miongoni mwa makabila ya Israeli.
23 Foreigners are to be allocated land to own among the tribe where they live, declares the Lord God.”
Kisha itatokea kwamba wageni watakuwa pamoja na kabila miongoni mwa yule anayeishi. Mtapatia urithi-hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo.”
