< 1 Samuel 30 >

1 Bvt when Dauid and his men were come to Ziklag the thirde day, the Amalekites had inuaded vpon the South, euen vnto Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burnt it with fire,
Ikawa, Daudi na watu wake walipokuwa wamefika Ziklagi siku ya tatu, Waamaleki walifanya mashambulizi katika Negevu na Ziklagi. Waliupiga Ziklagi, wakauchoma moto mji,
2 And had taken the women that were therein, prisoners, both small and great, and slewe not a man, but caryed them away, and went their wayes.
na kuwachukua mateka wanawake na kila mmoja aliyekuwa ndani yake, mkubwa kwa mdogo. Wao hawakuua hata mmoja, lakini waliwachukua watu na kuondoka nao.
3 So Dauid and his men came to the city, and beholde, it was burnt with fire, and their wiues, and their sonnes, and their daughters were taken prisoners.
Daudi na watu wake walipofika kwenye mji, ulikuwa umechomwa moto - na wake zao, watoto wao wakiume na wakike walichukuliwa mateka.
4 Then Dauid and the people that was with him, lift vp their voyces and wept, vntill they could weepe no more.
Ndipo Daudi na watu aliokuwa nao wakapaza sauti zao na kulia hadi walipokuwa hawana nguvu zaidi za kulia.
5 Dauids two wiues were taken prisoners also, Ahinoam the Izreelite, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
Wake wawili wa Daudi walichukuliwa mateka, yaani Ahinoamu Myezreeli, na Abigaili aliyekuwa mke wa Nabali Mkarmeli.
6 And Dauid was in great sorowe: for the people entended to stone him, because the heartes of all the people were vexed euery man for his sonnes and for his daughters: but Dauid comforted him selfe in the Lord his God.
Daudi aliguswa sana, maana watu walikuwa wanaongea kuhusu kumpiga mawe, kwa sababu roho za watu wote walihuzunika, kila mtu kwa ajili ya mtoto wake wakiume na wakike, lakini Daudi alijiimarisha katika BWANA, Mungu wake.
7 And Dauid saide to Abiathar the Priest Ahimelechs sonne, I pray thee, bring me the Ephod. And Abiathar brought the Ephod to Dauid.
Daudi akamwambia Abiathari, kuhani, mwana wa Ahimeleki, “Tafadhali, niletee hapa ile naivera.”Abiathari akaileta hiyo naivera kwa Daudi.
8 Then Dauid asked counsell at the Lord, saying, Shall I follow after this companie? shall I ouertake them? And he answered him, Followe: for thou shalt surely ouertake them, and recouer all.
Daudi akamwomba BWANA kwa ajili ya mwongozo, akisema, “Je, kama nikiliandama jeshi hili, nitalipata?” BWANA akamjibu, “Wafuate, maana kweli utawapata, na kwa hakika utarudisha kila kitu.”
9 So Dauid and the sixe hundreth men that were with him, went, and came to the riuer Besor, where a part of them abode:
Kwa hiyo Daudi akaenda, yeye na wale watu mia sita waliokuwa pamoja naye; nao wakafika katika kijito cha Bethori, mahali walipokaa wale walioachwa nyuma.
10 But Dauid and foure hundreth men followed (for two hundreth abode behinde, being too wearie to goe ouer the riuer Besor)
Lakini Daudi aliendelea kuwafuata, yeye na watu mia nne; maana wale mia mbili walibaki nyuma, wakiwa wamechoka kiasi cha kutoweza kuvuka kijito cha Besori.
11 And they found an Egyptian in the fielde, and brought him to Dauid, and gaue him bread and he did eat, and they gaue him water to drinke.
Nao walimkuta Mmisri shambani na wakamleta kwa Daudi; wakampatia mkate, na akala; wakampa maji ya kunywa;
12 Also they gaue him a fewe figges, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirite came againe to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunke any water in three dayes, and three nightes.
kisha walimpa kipande cha keki ya tini na vishada viwili vya zabibu. Alipomaliza kula, akapata nguvu tena, kwa kuwa alikuwa hajala mkate wala kunywa maji, siku tatu mchana na usiku.
13 And Dauid saide vnto him, To whome belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he saide, I am a yong man of Egypt, and seruant to an Amalekite: and my master left me three dayes agoe, because I fell sicke.
Ndipo Daudi akamuuliza, “Wewe ni mtu wa nani? Je, unatoka wapi?” Naye akajibu, “Mimi ni kijana wa Misri, mtumishi wa Mwamaleki mmoja; bwana wangu aliniacha, kwa sababu siku tatu zilizopita nilikuwa mgonjwa.
14 We roued vpon the South of Chereth, and vpon the coast belonging to Iudah, and vpon the South of Caleb, and we burnt Ziklag with fire.
Tulifanya mashambulizi dhidi ya Negevu ya Wakerethi, na iliyochini ya Yuda, na ile Negevu ya Kalebu, na kuichoma moto Ziklagi.”
15 And Dauid saide vnto him, Canst thou bring me to this companie? And he said, Sweare vnto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliuer me into the handes of my master, and I will bring thee to this companie.
Daudi akamwambia, “Je, utanipeleka hadi kwa jeshi lililofanya mashabulizi?” Huyo Mmisri akasema, “Uniapie kwa Mungu kwamba hautaniua au kunisaliti na kuniweka katika mikono ya bwana wangu, nami nitakupeleka liliko hilo jeshi.”
16 And when he had brought him thither, beholde, they lay scattered abroade vpon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dauncing, because of all the great pray that they had taken out of the lande of the Philistims, and out of the land of Iudah.
Yule Mmisri alipompeleka huko Daudi, hao wateka nyara walikuwa wametawanyika kila sehemu, wakila na kunywa, na wakicheza, kwa sababu ya nyara zote walizokuwa wamezitwaa kutoka nchi ya Wafilisti na kutoka nchi ya Yuda.
17 And Dauid smote them from the twilight, euen vnto the euening of the next morowe, so that there escaped not a man of them, saue foure hundreth yong men, which rode vpon camels, and fled.
Daudi akawashambulia tangu jua lilipozama hadi jioni ya siku ya pili. Hakuna mtu aliyeponyoka isipokuwa vijana mia nne, waliopanda ngamia na kukimbia.
18 And Dauid recouered all that the Amalekites had taken: also Dauid rescued his two wiues.
Daudi akarudisha vyote ambavyo Waamaleki walikuwa wamevichukua; na Daudi akawaokoa wake zake wawili.
19 And they lacked nothing, small or great, sonne or daughter, or of the spoyle of all that they had taken away: Dauid recouered them all.
Hakuna kilichopotea, si kidogo wala kikubwa, si watoto wa kiume wala wa kike, si mali iliyotekwa, wala chochote ambacho wavamizi alikichukuwa kwa ajili yao. Daudi akawa amerejesha kila kitu.
20 Dauid also tooke all the sheepe, and the oxen, and they draue them before his cattell, and said, This is Dauids pray.
Akachukua makundi yote ya kondoo na ng'ombe, ambayo watu waliyatanguliza mbele ya ng'ombe wengine. Wakisema, “Hizi ni nyara za Daudi.”
21 And Dauid came to the two hundreth men that were too wearie for to follow Dauid: whome they had made also to abide at the riuer Besor: and they came to meete Dauid, and to meete the people that were with him: so when Dauid came neere to the people, hee saluted them.
Daudi akafika kwa wale watu mia mbili waliokuwa wamechoka kufuatana naye, wale walioachwa wakae katika kijito cha Besori. Watu hawa wakajitokeza kumlaki na watu waliokuwa naye.
22 Then answered all the euill and wicked of the men that went with Dauid, and saide, Because they went not with vs, therefore will wee giue them none of the pray that wee haue recouered, saue to euery man his wife and his children: therefore let them carie them away and depart.
Ndipo watu wote waovu na wasiofaa miongoni mwa waliokwenda na Daudi wakasema, “Kwa sababu watu hawa hawakwenda nasi, hatutawapa chochote kutoka katika nyara tulizorudisha. Isipokuwa kila mtu aweza kuchukuwa mke na watoto wake, wawatoe na kwenda zao.”
23 Then saide Dauid, Yee shall not doe so, my brethren, with that which the Lord hath giuen vs, who hath preserued vs, and deliuered the companie that came against vs, into our handes.
Ndipo Daudi akasema, “Ndugu zangu, msifanye hivyo, kwa vitu ambavyo BWANA ametupatia. Ametuhifadhi na kuwaweka mkononi mwetu wavamizi waliotuinukia.
24 For who will obey you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth downe to the battel, so shall his part be, that tarieth by the stuffe: they shall part alike.
Ni nani atawasikiliza kuhusu jambo hili? Kwa maana mgawo ni kwa yeyote aendae vitani, basi pia mgawo ni kwa yeyote aliyelinda mizigo; Nao watapata tena kilicho sawa.”
25 So from that day forward hee made it a statute and a lawe in Israel, vntill this day.
Ilikuwa hivyo tangu siku hiyo hadi leo, maana Daudi aliamua iwe sheria na amri kwa Israeli.
26 When Dauid therefore came to Ziklag, he sent of the pray vnto the Elders of Iudah and to his friends, saying, See there is a blessing for you of the spoyle of the enemies of the Lord.
Daudi alipofika Ziklagi, alituma sehemu ya nyara kwa wazee wa Yuda, kwa rafiki zake, akisema, “Tazama, hii ni zawadi yenu kutokana na nyara za adui wa BWANA.”
27 Hee sent to them of Beth-el, and to them of South Ramoth, and to them of Iattir,
Zawadi zilienda kwa wazee waliokuwa Bethueli, na kwa hao waliokuwa Ramothi iliyoko kusini, na kwa hao waliokuwa Yatiri,
28 And to them of Aroer, and to them of Siphmoth, and to them of Eshtemoa,
na kwa hao waliokuwa Aroeri, na kwa hao waliokuwa Sifmothi, na kwa hao waliokuwa Eshtemoa
29 And to them of Rachal, and to them of the cities of the Ierahmeelites, and to them of the cities of the Kenites,
Pia kwa wazee waliokuwa Rakali, na kwa hao waliokuwa katika miji ya Wayerameeli, na kwa hao waliokuwa katika miji ya Wakeni,
30 And to them of Hormah, and to them of Chor-ashan, and to them of Athach,
na kwa hao waliokuwa Horma, na kwa hao waliokuwa Borashani, na kwa hao waliokuwa Athaki,
31 And to them of Hebron, and to all the places where Dauid and his men had hanted.
na kwa hao waliokuwa Hebroni, na kwa sehemu zote ambazo Daudi mwenyewe na watu wake walizoea kwenda.

< 1 Samuel 30 >