2 Samuel 19
1 And it was tolde Ioab, Behold, the King weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
Yoabu akaambiwa, “Tazama, mfalme analia na kumwombolea Absalomu.”
2 Therefore the victorie of that day was turned into mourning to all the people: for the people heard say that day, The King soroweth for his sonne.
Hivyo siku ile ushindi uligeuzwa kuwa maombolezo kwa jeshi lote, kwa maana jeshi likasikia ikisemwa siku hiyo, “Mfalme anaomboleza kwa ajili ya mwanaye.”
3 And the people went that day into the citie secretly, as people confounded hide them selues when they flee in battell.
Siku ile askari waliingia mjini kwa kunyemelea kimyakimya kama watu waonao haya baada ya kukimbia vitani.
4 So the King hid his face, and the King cryed with a loude voyce, My sonne Absalom, Absalom my sonne, my sonne.
Mfalme akafunika uso wake na kulia kwa sauti, “Mwanangu Absalomu, Absalomu, mwanangu, mwangangu!”
5 Then Ioab came into the house to the King, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy seruants, which this day haue saued thy life and the liues of thy sones, and of thy daughters, and the liues of thy wiues, and the liues of thy concubines,
Ndipo Yoabu akaingia ndani kwa mfalme na kumwambia, “Leo umeziaibisha nyuso za askari wako, waliookoa maisha yako leo, maisha ya wanao na binti zako, maisha ya wake zako na maisha ya masuria wako,
6 In that thou louest thine enemies, and hatest thy friendes: for thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither thy princes nor seruants: therefore this day I perceiue, that if Absalom had liued, and we all had dyed this day, that then it would haue pleased thee well.
kwa maana wawapenda wakuchukiao na kuwachukia wakupendao. Kwa kuwa leo umeonesha kwamba maakida na askari si chochote kwako. Natambua sasa kwamba kame Absalomu angesalia na sisi sote tungekufa hilo lingekufurahisha.
7 Nowe therefore vp, come out, and speake comfortably vnto thy seruants: for I sweare by the Lord, except thou come out, there will not tarie one man with thee this night: and that wil be worse vnto thee, then all the euill that fell on thee from thy youth hitherto.
Sasa basi, inuka na uende kuongea na askari wako kwa upole, kwani nakuapia kwa Yahwe, ikiwa hutakwenda hakuna mtu hata mmoja atakayesalia nawe usiku huu. Na hii itakuwa vibaya sana kwako kuliko madhara yoyote yaliyowai kukupata tangu ujana wako.”
8 Then the King arose, and sate in the gate: and they tolde vnto all the people, saying, Beholde, the King doeth sit in the gate: and all the people came before the King: for Israel had fled euery man to his tent.
Hivyo mfalme akainuka na kuketi kati ya lango la mji, watu wote wakaambiwa, “Tazama, mfalme ameketi kati ya lango.” Ndipo watu wote wakaja mbele za mfalme. Walakini, Israeli walikimbia kila mtu nyumbani kwake.
9 Then all the people were at strife thorowout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The King saued vs out of the hand of our enemies, and he deliuered vs out of the hande of the Philistims, and nowe he is fled out of the lande for Absalom.
Watu wote wakahojiana wao kwa wao katika jamaa zote za Israeli kusema, “Mfalme alituokoa na mkono wa adui zetu. Alitukomboa na mkono wa Wafilisti lakini sasa ameikimbia nchi mbele ya Absalomu.
10 And Absalom, whome we anoynted ouer vs, is dead in battel: therefore why are ye so slow to bring the King againe?
Na Absalomu tuliyemtia mafuta juu yetu amekufa vitani. Hivyo kwa nini hatuongei juu ya kumrudisha mfalme tena?”
11 But King Dauid sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the Priestes, saying, Speake vnto the Elders of Iudah, and say, Why are ye behind to bring the King againe to his house, (for the saying of al Israel is come vnto the king, euen to his house)
Mfalme Daudi akatuma kwa Sadoki na kwa Abiathari makuhani kusema, “Ongeeni na wazee wa Yuda kusema, Kwa nini ninyi mmekuwa wa mwisho kumrudisha mfalme kwenye kasri lake tena, kwa vile usemi wa Israeli wote unamtaka mfalme arudi katika kasri lake?
12 Ye are my brethren: my bones and my flesh are ye: wherefore then are ye the last that bring the King againe?
Ninyi ni ndugu zangu, mwili na mifupa yangu. Kwa nini basi mmekuwa wa mwisho kumrudisha mfalme?'
13 Also say ye to Amasa, Art thou not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me and more also, if thou be not captaine of the hoste to me for euer in the roume of Ioab.
Na mwambieni Amasa, 'Je wewe si mwili na mfupa wangu? Mungu anifanyie hivyo na kuzidi pia ikiwa hautakuwa jamadari wa jeshi langu tangu sasa na baadaye mahali pa Yoabu.
14 So he bowed the heartes of all the men of Iudah, as of one man: therefore they sent to the King, saying, Returne thou with all thy seruants.
Naye akaishinda mioyo ya watu wote wa Yuda kama mtu mmoja, hata wakatuma kwa mfalme kusema, “Rudi sasa na watu wako wote.”
15 So the King returned, and came to Iorden. And Iudah came to Gilgal, for to goe to meete the King, and to conduct him ouer Iorde.
Hivyo mfalme akarudi naye akaja Yordani. Na watu wa Yuda wakaja Gilgali kwenda kumlaki mfalme ili kumvusha mfalme juu ya Yordani.
16 And Shimei the sonne of Gera, ye sonne of Iemini, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Iudah to meete king Dauid,
Shimei mwana wa Gera, Mbenjamini, kutoka Bahurimu, akaharakisha kushuka pamoja na watu wa Yuda ili kumlaki mfalme Daudi.
17 And a thousande men of Beniamin with him, and Ziba the seruant of the house of Saul, and his fifteene sonnes and twentie seruants with him: and they went ouer Iorden before ye king.
Kulikuwa na watu elfu moja kutoka Benjamini waliokuwa pamoja naye, na Siba mtumishi wa Sauli na wanawe kumi na watano na watumish wake ishirini walikuwa pamoja naye. Wakavuka Yordani mbele za mfalme.
18 And there went ouer a boate to carie ouer the Kings houshold, and to do him pleasure. Then Shimei the sonne of Gera fell before the King, when he was come ouer Iorden,
Wakavuka ili kuivusha familia ya mfalme na kumfanyia lolote aliloona jema. Shimei mwana wa Gera akainama chini mbele za mfalme mara alipoanza kuuvuka Yordani.
19 And saide vnto the King, Let not my lorde impute wickednesse vnto me, nor remember ye thing that thy seruant did wickedly when my lorde the King departed out of Ierusalem, that the King should take it to his heart.
Shimei akamwambia mfalme, “Bwana wangu asinione mwenye hatia au kuyaweka moyoni ambayo mtumishi wake alifanya kwa ukaidi siku bwana wangu mfalme alipoondoka Yerusalemu. Tafadhari, mfalme na asiyaweke moyoni.
20 For thy seruant doeth knowe, that I haue done amisse: therefore beholde, I am the first this day of al the house of Ioseph, that am come to goe downe to meete my lord the King.
Kwa maana mtumishi wako anatambua kwamba amekosa. Tazama, ndiyo maana nimekuja leo wa kwanza katika nyumba ya Yusufu ili kumlaki bwana wangu mfalme.”
21 But Abishai the sonne of Zeruiah answered, and said, Shal not Shimei die for this, because he cursed the Lordes anoynted?
Lakini Abishai mwana wa Seruya akajibu na kusema, “Je Shimei asife kwa hili kwa vile alivyomlaani mtiwa mafuta wa Yahweh?”
22 And Dauid saide, What haue I to do with you, ye sonnes of Zeruiah, that this day ye should be aduersaries vnto me? shall there any man die this day in Israel? for doe not I know that I am this day King ouer Israel?
Ndipo Daudi akasema, “Nifanye nini nanyi enyi wana wa Seruya, hata leo mkawa adui zangu? Je mtu yeyote atauawa leo katika Israeli? Kwani sijui kama leo mimi ni mfalme juu ya Israeli?
23 Therefore the King saide vnto Shimei, Thou shalt not die, and the king sware vnto him.
Hivyo mfalme akamwambia Shimei, “Hautakufa.” Mfalme akamwahidi kwa kiapo.
24 And Mephibosheth the sonne of Saul came downe to meete the king, and had neither washed his feete, nor dressed his beard, nor washed his clothes from the time the king departed, vntill he returned in peace.
Kisha Mefiboshethi mwana wa Sauli akashuka ili kumlaki mfalme. Hakuwa ameivalisha miguu yake wala kunyoa ndevu zake wala kufua nguo zake tangu siku mfalme alipoondoka hata siku aliporudi kwa amani.
25 And when he was come to Ierusalem, and met the king, the king said vnto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth?
Na hivyo alipotoka Yerusalemu ili kumlaki mfalme, mfalme akamwambia, “Mefiboshethi Kwa nini haukwenda pamoja nami?”
26 And he answered, My lorde the king, my seruant deceiued me: for thy seruant said, I would haue mine asse sadled to ride thereon, for to goe with the king, because thy seruant is lame.
Akajibu, “Bwana wangu mfalme mtumishi wangu alinidanganya, kwani nilisema, nitapanda juu ya punda ili niende na mfalme, kwa kuwa mtumishi wako ni mlemavu.'
27 And he hath accused thy seruant vnto my lorde the king: but my lorde the king is as an Angel of God: doe therefore thy pleasure.
Mtumishi wangu Siba amenisemea uongo, mtumishi wako, kwa bwana wangu mfalme. Lakini bwana wangu mfalme ni kama malaika wa Mungu. Kwa hiyo fanya lililojema machoni pako.
28 For all my fathers house were but dead men before my lord the king, yet diddest thou set thy seruant among them that did eate at thine owne table: what right therefore haue I yet to crye any more vnto the king?
Kwa maana nyumba yote ya baba yangu walikuwa maiti mbele ya bwana wangu mfalme, lakini ukamweka mtumishi wako miongoni mwao walao mezani pako. Kwa hiyo nililiye haki gani zaidi kwa mfalme?”
29 And the king said vnto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I haue said, Thou, and Ziba deuide the landes.
“Kisha mfalme akamwambia, “Kwa nini kueleza yote zaidi? Nimekwisha amua kwamba wewe na Siba mtagawana mashamba.”
30 And Mephibosheth saide vnto the king, Yea, let him take all, seeing my lorde the king is come home in peace.
Ndipo Mefiboshethi akamjibu mfalme, “Sawa, acha achukue yote kwa vile bwana wangu mfalme amerudi salama nyumbani kwake.”
31 Then Barzillai the Gileadite came downe from Rogelim, and went ouer Iorden with the king, to conduct him ouer Iorden.
Kisha Berzilai Mgileadi akashuka kutoka Rogelimu ili avuke Yordani pamoja na mfalme, naye akamsaidia mfalme kuuvuka Yordani.
32 Nowe Barzillai was a very aged man, euen fourescore yeere olde, and he had prouided the king of sustenance, while he lay at Mahanaim: for he was a man of very great substance.
Basi Berzilai alikuwa mzee sana mwenye umri wa miaka themanini. Alikuwa amemsaidia mfalme kwa mahitaji alipokuwako Mahanaimu kwani alikuwa na mali nyingi.
33 And the king said vnto Barzillai, Come ouer with me, and I will feede thee with me in Ierusalem.
Mfalme akamwambia Berzilai, njoo pamoja nami, nami nitaandaa kwa ajili yako huko Yerusalemu.”
34 And Barzillai said vnto the king, Howe long haue I to liue, that I should goe vp with the king to Ierusalem?
Berzilai akamjibu mfalme, “Kwani kuna siku ngapi zilizosalia maishani mwangu, hata niende na mfalme huko Yerusalemu?
35 I am this day fourescore yeere olde: and can I discerne betweene good or euill? Hath thy seruant any taste in that I eat or in that I drinke? Can I heare any more the voyce of singing men and women? wherefore then should thy seruant be anymore a burthen vnto my lord the king?
Nina umri wa miaka themanini. Je naweza kutofautisha mema na mabaya? Je mtumishi wako anaweza kuonja ninachokula au kunywa? Je naweza kusikia sauti zaidi za wanaume na wanawake waimbao? Kwa nini basi mtumishi wako awe mzigo kwa bwana wangu mfalme?
36 Thy seruant will goe a litle way ouer Iorden with the King, and why wil the king recompence it me with such a rewarde?
Mtumishi wako angependa tu kuvuka Yordani pamoja na mfalme. Kwa nini mfalme anilipe kwa thawabu kama hiyo?
37 I pray thee, let thy seruant turne backe againe, that I may die in mine owne citie, and be buryed in the graue of my father and of my mother: but beholde thy seruant Chimham, let him goe with my lorde the king, and doe to him what shall please thee.
Tafadhari mruhusu mtumishi wako arudi nyumbani, ili kwamba nife katika mji wangu katika kaburi la baba na mama yangu. Lakini tazama, huyu hapa mtumishi wako Kimhamu. Haya yeye na avuke na bwana wangu mfalme na umfanyie lolote lipendezalo kwako.”
38 And the king answered, Chimham shall go with me, and I will do to him that thou shalt be content with: and whatsoeuer thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.
Mfalme akajibu, “Kimhamu atakwenda pamoja nami, nami nitamtendea kila lionekanalo jema kwako, na lolote unalotamani kutoka kwangu nitakutendea.”
39 So all the people went ouer Iorden: and the King passed ouer: and the King kissed Barzillai, and blessed him, and hee returned vnto his owne place.
Kisha watu wote wakavuka Yordani, mfalme naye akavuka, kisha mfalme akambusu Berzilai na kumbariki. Kisha Berzilai akarudi nyumbani kwake.
40 Then the King went to Gilgal, and Chimham went with him, and all the people of Iudah conducted the King, and also halfe ye people of Israel.
Hivyo mfalme akavuka kuelekea Gilgali, na Kimhamu akavuka pamoja naye. Jeshi la Yuda lote na nusu ya jeshi la Israeli likamleta mfalme.
41 And behold, all the men of Israel came to the King, and sayd vnto the King, Why haue our brethren the men of Iudah stollen thee away, and haue brought the King and his houshold, and all Dauids men with him ouer Iorden?
Mara watu wa Israeli wote wakaanza kuja kwa mfalme na kumwambia, “Kwa nini ndugu zetu, watu wa Yuda, wamemwiba na kumleta mfalme na familia yake juu ya Yordani na watu wote wa Daudi pamoja naye?
42 And all the men of Iudah answered the men of Israel, Because the King is neere of kin to vs: and wherefore now be ye angry for this matter? haue we eaten of the Kings cost, or haue wee taken any bribes?
Hivyo watu wa Yuda wakawajibu watu wa Israeli, “Ni kwa kuwa mfalme anahusiana nasi kwa karibu zaidi. Kwa nini basi mkasirike juu ya hili? Je sisi tumekula chochote ambacho mfalme amekitoa? Je ametupa zawadi yoyote?
43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Iudah, and saide, Wee haue ten partes in the King, and haue also more right to Dauid then ye: Why then did ye despise vs, that our aduise should not bee first had in restoring our King? And the wordes of the men of Iudah were fiercer then the wordes of the men of Israel.
Watu wa Israeli wakawajibu watu wa Yuda, Sisi tuna kabila kumi zaidi kwa mfalme hivyo tuna sehemu kubwa zaidi kwa Daudi kuliko ninyi. Kwa nini basi mlitudharau? Je hatukuwa wa kwanza kupendekeza kumrudisha mfalme wetu? Lakini maneno ya watu wa Yuda hata yakawa makali kuliko maneno ya watu wa Israeli.
