Judges 1
1 After Joshua died, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Which tribe from among us should go first and attack the Canaanites?”
Baada ya kifo cha Yoshua, wana wa Israeli walimuuliza Yahweh wakisema, “Ni nani atawashambulia kwanza Wakanaani kwa ajili yetu, ili kupigana nao?
2 “Judah is to go first,” the Lord replied. “I have handed the land over to them.”
Yahweh akasema, “Yuda atawashambulia. Tazama, nimewapa kumiliki nchi hii.
3 The men of Judah said to their relatives of the tribe of Simeon, “Come with us to the land that has been allotted to us, and fight together with us against the Canaanites. Then we'll do the same for you and your allotted land.” So the tribe of Simeon joined with them.
Watu wa Yuda wakawaambia wana wa Simeoni, ndugu zao, “Njoo pamoja nasi katika eneo letu ambalo tumepewa ili kwa pamoja tupigane na Wakanaani. Na sisi pia tutakwenda nanyi katika eneo mlilopewa.” Basi kabila la Simeoni wakaenda pamoja nao.
4 The men of Judah attacked the Canaanites and Perizzites, and the Lord handed them over in defeat. They killed ten thousand of the enemy at the town of Bezek.
Watu wa Yuda wakashinda, na Bwana akawapa ushindi juu ya Wakanaani na Waperizi. Wakawaua watu elfu kumi huko Bezeki.
5 There they confronted Adoni-bezek and fought with him, defeating the Canaanites and Perizzites.
Wakamkuta Adoni Bezeki huko Bezeki, nao wakapigana naye na kuwashinda Wakanaani na Waperizi.
6 Adoni-bezek ran away, but they chased after him and captured him, and then cut off his thumbs and big toes.
Lakini Adoni Bezeki akamkimbilia, wakamfuata na kumshika, nao wakavikata vidole gumba na vidole vyake vikubwa.
7 Adoni-bezek said, “I had seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off picking up left-overs from under my table. Now God has paid me back in the same way what I did to them.” They took him to Jerusalem where he died.
Adoni Bezek akasema, “Wafalme sabini, ambao na vidole gumba vyako na vidole vikubwa vilivyokatwa, walikusanya chakula chao chini ya meza yangu. Kama nilivyofanya, hata hivyo Mungu amefanya kwangu.” Wakamleta Yerusalemu, naye akafa huko.
8 The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem and conquered it. They killed the inhabitants with the sword and burned the town down.
Watu wa Yuda wakapigana dhidi ya jiji la Yerusalemu na kulichukua. Walishambulia kwa makali ya upanga na wakauwasha mji kwa moto.
9 After this the men of Judah went to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills of the lowlands.
Baada ya hayo, watu wa Yuda walikwenda kupigana na Wakanaani waliokaa mlimani, Negebu, na magharibi mwa milima.
10 They attacked the Canaanites who lived Hebron (previously known as Kiriath Arba) and defeated Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
Yuda akaenda dhidi ya Wakanaani waliokaa Hebroni (jina la Hebroni hapo awali ilikuwa Kiriath-arba), nao wakamshinda Sheshai, Ahimani na Talmai.
11 From there they went on to attack the people living in Debir (previously known as Kiriath Sepher).
Kutoka huko watu wa Yuda walipigana na wenyeji wa Debiri (jina la Debiri hapo awali ilikuwa Kiriath-seferi).
12 Caleb announced, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to whoever attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.”
Kalebu akasema, Yeyote atakayeivamia Kiriath-seferi na kuichukua, nitampa Aksa, binti yangu, awe mkewe.
13 Othniel, son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, was the one captured it, so he gave him his daughter Acsah in marriage.
Otinieli, mwana wa Kenazi, ndugu mdogo wa Kalebu, akaiteka Debiri, naye Kalebu akampa Aksa, binti yake, awe mkewe.
14 When Acsah came to Othniel, she encouraged him to ask her father for a field. As she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you want?”
Ndipo Aksa alifika kwa Othnieli, naye akamsihi amuombe baba yake ampe shamba. Alipokuwa akishuka katika punda wake, Kalebu akamwuliza, “Nikufanyie nini?”
15 “Please give me a blessing,” she replied. “You gave me land that's like the desert, so please give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.
Akamwambia, Nibariki. Kwa kuwa umenipa nchi ya Negebu, nipe pia chemchemi za maji. Kwa hiyo Kalebu akampa chemchemi za juu na chemchemi za chini.
16 The descendants of Moses' father-in-law, the Kenite, went with the people of Judah from the city of palms to the wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad where they settled among the people.
Kizazi cha Mkeeni shemeji yake na Musa, walikwenda kutoka mji wa Mitende pamoja na watu wa Yuda, mpaka jangwa la Yuda, ambalo liko Negevu, kuishi na watu wa Yuda karibu na Arad.
17 Then Judah joined Simeon and defeated the Canaanites living in Zephath. They completely destroyed the town, so they named it Hormah.
Nao watu wa Yuda wakaenda pamoja na wana wa Simeoni ndugu zao, wakawaangamiza Wakanaani waliokaa Zefathi, wakaiharibu kabisa. Mji uliitwa Horma.
18 Judah also captured the towns of Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron, each with its surrounding territory.
Watu wa Yuda pia waliiteka Gaza na nchi iliyoizunguka, Ashkeloni na nchi iliyoizunguka, na Ekron na nchi iliyoizunguka.
19 The Lord was with Judah, and they took over the hill country, but they could not drive out the people living on the plain because they had iron chariots.
Yahweh alikuwa pamoja na watu wa Yuda na wakaimiliki nchi ya milima, lakini hawakuweza kuwatoa wenyeji wa kwenye bonde kwa sababu walikuwa na magari ya chuma.
20 As Moses had stipulated, Hebron was given to Caleb, who drove out from it the descendants of three sons of Anak.
Hebroni alipewa Kalebu (kama Musa alivyosema), naye akawafukuza kutoka huko wana watatu wa Anaki.
21 However, Benjamin could not drive out the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live among the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this very day.
Lakini wana wa Benyamini hawakuwafukuza Wayebusi waliokaa Yerusalemu. Basi Wayebusi wakakaa na watu wa Benyamini huko Yerusalemu hata leo.
22 The descendants of Joseph went and attacked the town of Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
Nyumba ya Yusufu ilijiandaa kuishambulia Betheli, na Yahweh alikuwa pamoja nao.
23 They sent spies to investigate Bethel, which was previously known as Luz.
Walipeleka watu kuipeleleza Betheli (jiji lililoitwa Luzu).
24 The spies saw a man leaving the town and told him, “Please show us how to get into town, and we will treat you well.”
Wapelelezi waliona mtu akitoka nje ya jiji, wakamwambia, “Tafadhali tuonyeshe jinsi ya kuingia ndani ya jiji, na tutakutendea mema.”
25 The man showed them the way into the town, and they killed all the inhabitants except the man and his family, whom they let go.
Aliwaonyesha njia ya kuingia kwenye mji. Waliuteka mji kwa makali ya upanga, lakini wakamuacha mtu huyo na ndugu zake wote waondoke.
26 The man moved to the country of the Hittites, and built a town there and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.
Na mtu huyo akaenda nchi ya Wahiti, akajenga mji, akauita Luzu, ambalo jina lake hata leo.
27 However, Manasseh didn't drive out the people living in the towns of Beth Shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo and their surrounding villages because the Canaanites insisted on living in the land.
Watu wa Manase hawakuwafukuza watu waliokuwa katika miji ya Bethsheani na vijiji vyake, au Taanaki na vijiji vyake, au wale waliokaa Dori na vijiji vyake, wala wale waliokaa Ibleamu na vijiji vyake, wala walioshi Megido na vijiji vyake, kwa sababu Wakanaani walikuwa wameamua kuishi katika nchi hiyo.
28 When the Israelites grew stronger, they made the Canaanites do forced labor, but they never completely drove them out.
Israeli ipokuwa na nguvu, waliwalazimisha Wakanaani wawatumikie kwa kazi ngumu, lakini hawakuwafukuza kabisa.
29 Ephraim didn't drive out the Canaanites living in the town of Gezer, so the Canaanites went on living there among them.
Efraimu hakuwafukuza Wakanaani waliokaa Gezeri; kwa hiyo Wakanaani wakakaa kati yao.
30 Zebulun didn't drive out the people living in the towns of Kitron and Nahalol, so the Canaanites went on living there among them. However, the Canaanites were made to do forced labor for the people of Zebulun.
Zebuloni hakuwafukuza watu wa Kitroni, wala watu waliokuwa Nahaloli; na Wakanaani wakaendelea kuishi pamoja nao; lakini Zabuloni akawalazimisha Wakanaani wawatumikie kwa kazi ngumu.
31 Asher didn't drive out the people living in the towns of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob,
Asheri hakuwafukuza watu wanaoishi Aka, au watu wanaoishi Sidoni, au wale wanaoishi Alabu, Akzib, Helba, Afeka, au Rehobu.
32 so the people of Asher went on living there among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land because they hadn't driven them out.
Kwa hiyo kabila ya Asheri iliishi kati ya Wakanaani (waliokaa katika nchi hiyo), kwa sababu hawakuwafukuza.
33 Naphtali didn't drive out the people living in the towns of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. So the people of Asher went on living there among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land because they hadn't driven them out. However, the people of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath were made to do forced labor for the people of Naphtali.
Na kabila la Naftali halikuwafukuza watu waliokuwa wakiishi Bethshemeshi, wala waliokuwa wakiishi Bethanathi. Kwa hiyo kabila la Naftali liliishi kati ya Wakanaani (watu waliokuwa wakiishi katika nchi hiyo). Hata hivyo, wenyeji wa Bethshemeshi na Bethanathi walilazimishwa kufanya kazi ngumu kwa Naphthali.
34 The Amorites pushed the people of Dan back into the hill country—they did not let them come down into the lowlands.
Waamori waliwalazimisha kabila la Dani kuishi katika nchi ya kilima, hawakuwaruhusu kuja bondeni.
35 The Amorites insisted on remaining in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim, but when the tribes of Joseph grew stronger, the Amorites were made to do forced labor.
Basi Waamori waliishi katika mlima wa Heresi, huko Aiyaloni, na Shaalbimu, lakini nguvu za kijeshi za nyumba ya Yusufu ziliwashinda, nao wakalazimishwa kuwatumikia kwa kazi ngumu.
36 The border with the Amorites ran from Scorpion Pass through Sela and on up from there.
Mpaka wa Waamori ulikuwa kutoka kilima cha Akrabimu huko Sela hadi nchi ya vilima.
