Numbers 13
1 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,
Kisha BWANA akanena na Musa, akamwambia, “tuma watu waende kuipeleleza nchi ya Kanani, ambayo nimewapa wana wa Israeli.
2 Sende thou men out to search the lande of Canaan which I giue vnto the children of Israel: of euery tribe of their fathers shall ye sende a man, such as are all rulers among them.
Tuma mwanamume mmoja kutoka kila jamaa ya kabila. Kila mwanamume awe kiongozi katika kabila lake.”
3 Then Moses sent them out of the wildernesse of Paran at the commandement of the Lord: all those men were heades of the children of Israel.
Musa akawatuma kutoka jangwa la Parani, ili watii amri ya BWANA. Watu wote hao walikuwa viongozi wa watu wa Israeli.
4 Also their names are these: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the sonne of Zaccur:
Majina yao yalikuwa haya yafuatayo: kutoka kabila la Reubeni, Shamua mwana wa Zakuri;
5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the sonne of Hori:
Kutoka kabila la Simeoni, Shafati mwana wa Hori;
6 Of the tribe of Iudah, Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh:
Kutoka kabila la Yuda, Kalebu mwana wa Yefune;
7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the sonne of Ioseph:
Kutoka kabila la Isakari, Igali mwana wa Yusufu,
8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the sone of Nun:
Kutoka kabila la Efraimu, Hoshea mwana wa Nuni;
9 Of the tribe of Beniamin, Palti the sonne of Raphu:
Kutoka kabila la Benjamini, Paliti mwana wa Rafu;
10 Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the sone of Sodi:
kutoka kabila ya Zabuloni, Gadieli mwana wa Sodi;
11 Of the tribe of Ioseph, to wit, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the sonne of Susi:
kutoka kabila la Yusufu (hiyo inamaanisha kutoka kabila la Manase), Gadi mwana wa Susi;
12 Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the sonne of Gemalli:
kutoka kabila la Dani, Amieli mwana wa Gemalili;
13 Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the sonne of Michael:
kutoka kabila Asheri, Setu mwana wa Mikaili;
14 Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the sonne of Vophsi:
kutoka kabila la Naftali, Nabi mwana wa Vofisi;
15 Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the sonne of Machi.
kutoka kabila la Gadi, Geuli mwana wa Machi.
16 These are the names of the men, which Moses sent to spie out the lande: and Moses called ye name of Oshea the sonne of Nun, Iehoshua.
Haya ndiyo majina ya wanaume ambao Musa aliwatuma kwenda kuipelelza ile nchi. Musa akamwita Hoshea mwana wa Nuni kwa jina la Joshua.
17 So Moses sent them to spie out the lande of Canaan, and said vnto them, Go vp this way toward the South, and go vp into the moutaines,
Musa akawatuma kwenda kuipeleleza ile nchi ya Kanani. Naye akawaambia, “Mkaanzie Negebu hadi mahali pa milima.
18 And consider the land what it is, and the people that dwel therein, whether they be strong or weake, either fewe or many,
Kaipelelezeni nchi kujua ni nchi ya namna gani. Wachunguzeni watu wake, kama ni watu wenye nguvu au dhaifu, kama ni wachache au ni wengi.
19 Also what the lande is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad: and what cities they be, that they dwell in, whether they dwell in tents, or in walled townes:
Chunguzeni nchi hiyo wanayoishi ni nchi ya namna gani. Ni nzuri au mbaya? Miji yao ikoje? Je iko kama kambi au ni miji yenye ngome?
20 And what the land is: whether it be fat or leane, whether there be trees therein, or not. And be of good courage, and bring of the fruite of the lande (for then was the time of the first ripe grapes)
Chunguzeni ni nchi ya namna gani, kama ni njema kwa mazao au la kama kuna miti au hapana. Mwe hodari mkalete sampuli za mazao ya nchi,” Sasa ni muda wa msimu wa malimbuko ya mizabibu.
21 So they went vp, and searched out the lande, from the wildernesse of Zin vnto Rehob, to go to Hamath,
Kwa hiyo wale wanaume wakaenda kuipeleleza ile nchi kutoka jangwa la Sini mpaka Rehobi, karibu na Lebo Hamati.
22 And they ascended toward the South, and came vnto Hebron, where were Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the sonnes of Anak. And Hebron was built seuen yeere before Zoan in Egypt.
Walienda kutoka Negebu nao wakafika Hebroni. Ahimani, Sheshai, na Talmai, Uzao wa Anaki nao walikuweko, Sasa Hebroni ilikuwa imejengwa miaka saba iliyokuwa imepita kabla ya Zoani wa Misri.
23 Then they came to the riuer of Eshcol, and cut downe thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it vpon a barre betweene two, and brought of the pomegranates and of the figges.
Nao walipofika katika bonde la Eshikoli, walikata matawi ya mizabibu lenye kishada cha zabibu. Na makundi mawili ya wapelelezi wakakibeba kwenye mti. Pia wakaleta makomamanga na mtini.
24 That place was called the riuer Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes, which the children of Israel cut downe thence.
Mahali pale paliitwa Eshikoli, kwa sababu ya kishada cha mizabibu ambacho wana wa Israeli walikata kule.
25 Then after fourtie dayes, they turned againe from searching of the land.
Baada ya siku arobaini, wakarudi kutoka kuipeleleza nchi.
26 And they went and came to Moses and to Aaron and vnto al the Congregation of the children of Israel, in the wildernesse of Paran, to Kadesh, and brought to the, and to all the Congregation tydings, and shewed them the fruite of the lande.
Wakaja kwa Musa, Haruni na kwa watu wote wa Israeli katka jangwa la Parani, kule Kadeshi. Wakaleta taarifa kwao na kwa Waisraeli wote, na kuwaonyesha matunda ya nchi ile.
27 And they tolde him, and saide, We came vnto the land whither thou hast sent vs, and surely it floweth with milke and honie: and here is of the fruite of it.
Wakamwambia Musa, “Tulifika katika ile nchi uliyotutuma. Kwa hakika ni nchi ya kutiririka maziwa na asali. Na baadhi ya matunda yake ni haya hapa.
28 Neuerthelesse the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled and exceeding great: and moreouer, we sawe the sonnes of Anak there.
Hata hivyo, watu wanaoishi huko ni wenye nguvu. Miji yao ni mikubwa tena ina maboma. Pia tuliwaona wana wa Anaki huko.
29 The Amalekites dwell in the South countrey, and the Hittites, and the Iebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the mountaines, and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Iorden.
Waamaleki wanaishi Negebu. Wahiti, Wayebusi, na Waamori nao wanaishi katika milima ya hiyo nchi. Wakanaani wanaishi kando ya bahari na mto Yorodani.”
30 Then Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and saide, Let vs go vp at once, and possesse it: for vndoubtedly we shall ouercome it.
Kisha Kalebu akawatuliza watu waliokuwa mbele ya Musa, akasema, “Twendeni tukaiteke nyara hiyo nchi, kwa kuwa tuna uhakika wa kuikamata.”
31 But the men, that went vp with him, saide, we be not able to goe vp against the people: for they are stronger then we.
Lakini wale watu waliokuwa wameenda naye walisema, “Hatutaweza kuwashinda hao watu kwa kuwa wao ni hodari kuliko sisi.”
32 So they brought vp an euill report of the land which they had searched for the children of Israel, saying, The lande which we haue gone through to search it out, is a land that eateth vp the inhabitants thereof: for all the people that we sawe in it, are men of great stature.
Kwa hiyo wakasambaza taarifa za kukatisha tamaa kwa Wana wa Israeli juu ya nchi ile waliyoipeleleza. Walisema, “Ile nchi tuliyoiona ni nchi inayowala watu wake. Watu wote tuliowaona ni watu warefu.
33 For there we sawe gyants, the sonnes of Anak, which come of the gyants, so that we seemed in our sight like grashoppers: and so wee were in their sight.
Kule tuliiona majitu, wana wa uzao wa Anaki, ambao nii uzao wa majitu. Sisi tulionekana kama panzi machoni mwao tulipojilingsnisha nao, hivyo ndivyo tulivyoonekana machoni mwao pia.”
