2 Samuel 12
1 And YHWH sends Nathan to David, and he comes to him, and says to him: “Two men have been in one city, one rich and one poor.
Bwana akamtuma Nathani kwa Daudi. Alipofika kwake akamwambia, “Katika mji mmoja kulikuwepo na watu wawili, mmoja alikuwa tajiri na mwingine alikuwa maskini.
2 The rich has very many flocks and herds,
Yule mtu tajiri alikuwa na idadi kubwa sana ya kondoo na ngʼombe,
3 but the poor one has nothing, except one little ewe-lamb which he has bought and keeps alive. And it grows up together with him and with his sons. It eats of his morsel, and it drinks from his cup, and it lies in his bosom, and it is as a daughter to him.
lakini yule maskini hakuwa na chochote ila kondoo jike mdogo aliyekuwa amemnunua. Akamtunza kondoo huyo, akakulia kwake pamoja na watoto wake. Kondoo huyo alishiriki chakula cha bwana wake na kunywea kikombe chake hata pia huyo kondoo alilala mikononi mwa bwana wake. Kwake alikuwa kama binti yake.
4 And a traveler comes to the rich man, and he spares to take from his own flock, and from his own herd, to prepare for the traveling [man] who has come to him; and he takes the ewe-lamb of the poor man and prepares it for the man who has come to him.”
“Siku moja yule tajiri akafikiwa na mgeni, lakini huyo tajiri akaacha kuchukua mmoja wa kondoo au ngʼombe wake mwenyewe amwandalie mgeni. Badala yake akachukua yule kondoo jike mdogo aliyekuwa mali ya yule maskini na kumwandalia yule mgeni wake.”
5 And the anger of David burns against the man exceedingly, and he says to Nathan, “YHWH lives, surely the man who is doing this [is] a son of death,
Daudi akawakwa na hasira dhidi ya mtu huyo tajiri na kumwambia Nathani, “Hakika kama Bwana aishivyo, mtu huyo aliyefanya hivyo anastahili kufa!
6 and [for] the ewe-lamb he repays fourfold, because that he has done this thing, and because that he had no pity.”
Lazima alipe mara nne zaidi, kwa ajili ya kondoo huyo, kwa sababu amefanya jambo kama hilo na hakuwa na huruma.”
7 And Nathan says to David, “You [are] the man! Thus said YHWH, God of Israel: I anointed you for king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul;
Ndipo Nathani akamwambia Daudi, “Wewe ndiwe huyo mtu! Hivi ndivyo asemavyo Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli: ‘Nilikupaka mafuta uwe mfalme juu ya Israeli, nilikuokoa kutokana na mkono wa Sauli.
8 and I give to you the house of your lord, and the wives of your lord, into your bosom, and I give the house of Israel and Judah to you; and if [that is] too little, then I add such and such [things] to you.
Nilikupa nyumba ya bwana wako na wake za bwana wako mikononi mwako. Nikakupa nyumba ya Israeli na Yuda. Kama haya yote yalikuwa madogo sana, ningekupa hata zaidi.
9 Why have you despised the word of YHWH, to do evil in His eyes? You have struck Uriah the Hittite by the sword, and you have taken his wife for a wife for yourself, and you have slain him by the sword of the sons of Ammon.
Kwa nini ulilidharau neno la Bwana kwa kufanya lililo ovu machoni pake? Ulimuua Uria, Mhiti kwa upanga na kumchukua mke wake awe mkeo. Ulimuua kwa upanga wa Waamoni.
10 And now, the sword does not turn aside from your house for all time, because you have despised Me, and take the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be for a wife for yourself;
Basi kwa hiyo, upanga hautaondoka nyumbani mwako kamwe kwa sababu ulinidharau mimi na kumchukua mke wa Uria, Mhiti kuwa mkeo.’
11 thus said YHWH: Behold, I am raising up calamity against you, out of your [own] house, and have taken your wives before your eyes, and given [them] to your neighbor, and he has lain with your wives before the eyes of this sun;
“Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana: ‘Kutoka kwa nyumba yako mwenyewe nitaleta maafa juu yako. Mbele ya macho yako mwenyewe nitatwaa wake zako na kumpa yeye aliye wa karibu nawe, naye atakutana kimwili na wake zako mchana mwangavu.
12 for you have done [it] in secret, and I do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.”
Ulifanya kwa siri, lakini nitalifanya jambo hili wakati wa mchana mwangavu mbele ya Israeli yote.’”
13 And David says to Nathan, “I have sinned against YHWH.” And Nathan says to David, “Also—YHWH has caused your sin to pass away; you do not die;
Ndipo Daudi akamjibu Nathani, “Nimefanya dhambi dhidi ya Bwana.” Nathani akamjibu, “Bwana amekuondolea dhambi yako. Hutakufa.
14 only, because you have caused the enemies of YHWH to greatly despise by this thing, also—the son who is born to you surely dies.”
Lakini kwa sababu kwa kufanya hili umefanya adui za Bwana kuonyesha dharau kabisa, mwana atakayezaliwa kwako atakufa.”
15 And Nathan goes to his house, and YHWH strikes the boy, whom the wife of Uriah has borne to David, and it is incurable;
Baada ya Nathani kurudi nyumbani kwake, Bwana akampiga yule mtoto ambaye mke wa Uria alikuwa amemzalia Daudi, akaugua.
16 and David seeks God for the youth, and David keeps a fast, and has gone in and lodged, and lain on the earth.
Daudi akamwomba Mungu kwa ajili ya mtoto. Akafunga na akaingia ndani ya nyumba yake akawa siku zote analala sakafuni usiku kucha.
17 And [the] elderly of his house rise against him, to raise him up from the earth, and he has not been willing, nor has he eaten bread with them;
Wazee wa nyumbani mwake wakamwendea wakasimama karibu naye ili kumwamsha kutoka pale sakafuni, lakini akakataa, wala hakula chochote pamoja nao.
18 and it comes to pass on the seventh day, that the boy dies, and the servants of David fear to declare to him that the boy is dead, for they said, “Behold, in the boy being alive we spoke to him, and he did not listen to our voice; and how do we say to him, The boy is dead? Then he has done evil.”
Kunako siku ya saba yule mtoto akafa. Watumishi wa Daudi wakaogopa kumwambia kuwa mtoto amekufa, kwa maana walifikiri, “Wakati mtoto alipokuwa angali hai, tulizungumza na Daudi lakini hakutusikiliza. Tutawezaje kumwambia kwamba mtoto amekufa? Anaweza kufanya kitu cha kujidhuru.”
19 And David sees that his servants are whispering, and David understands that the boy is dead, and David says to his servants, “Is the boy dead?” And they say, “Dead.”
Daudi akaona kuwa watumishi wake wananongʼonezana wenyewe, naye akatambua kuwa mtoto alikuwa amekufa. Akauliza “Je, ni kwamba huyo mtoto amekufa?” Wakamjibu, “Ndiyo, mtoto amekufa.”
20 And David rises from the earth, and bathes and anoints [himself], and changes his raiment, and comes into the house of YHWH, and bows himself, and comes to his house, and asks and they place bread for him, and he eats.
Basi Daudi akainuka kutoka pale sakafuni. Baada ya kuoga, akajipaka mafuta na kubadilisha nguo zake kisha akaenda ndani ya nyumba ya Bwana, akaabudu. Baada ya hapo akaenda nyumbani kwake kwa kutaka kwake, wakamwandalia chakula, naye akala.
21 And his servants say to him, “What [is] this thing you have done? Because of the living boy you have fasted and you weep, and when the boy is dead you have risen and eat bread.”
Watumishi wake wakamuuliza, “Kwa nini unafanya hivi? Mtoto alipokuwa angali hai, ulifunga na kulia; lakini sasa mtoto amekufa, umeinuka na kula.”
22 And he says, “While the boy is alive I have fasted and I weep, for I said, Who knows [if] YHWH pities me and the boy has lived?
Akajibu, “Wakati mtoto alipokuwa bado yungali hai, nilifunga na kulia. Nilifikiri, ‘Nani ajuaye? Bwana aweza kunirehemu ili kumwacha mtoto aishi.’
23 And now, he has died, why [is] this—I fast? Am I able to bring him back again? I am going to him, and he does not return to me.”
Lakini sasa kwa kuwa amekufa, kwa nini nifunge? Je, naweza kumrudisha tena? Mimi nitakwenda kwake, lakini yeye hatanirudia mimi.”
24 And David comforts his wife Bathsheba, and goes in to her, and lies with her, and she bears a son, and he calls his name Solomon; and YHWH has loved him,
Ndipo Daudi akamfariji Bathsheba mkewe, akaingia kwake akakutana naye kimwili. Akazaa mwana, wakamwita jina lake Solomoni. Bwana alimpenda Solomoni.
25 and sends by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and calls his name Jedidiah, because of YHWH.
Kwa kuwa Bwana alimpenda, akatuma neno kwa Daudi kwa kinywa cha nabii Nathani kuwa mtoto aitwe Yedidia kwa ajili ya Bwana.
26 And Joab fights against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and captures the royal city,
Wakati huo Yoabu akapigana dhidi ya Raba jamii ya Waamoni na kuteka ngome la kifalme.
27 and Joab sends messengers to David and says, “I have fought against Rabbah—I have also captured the city of waters;
Kisha Yoabu akatuma wajumbe kwa Daudi, kusema, “Nimepigana dhidi ya Raba, nami nimetwaa chanzo chake cha maji.
28 and now, gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, and capture it, lest I capture the city, and my name has been called on it.”
Sasa kusanya vikosi vilivyobaki na ukauzingire mji kwa jeshi na kuuteka. La sivyo, nitauteka mimi, nao utaitwa kwa jina langu.”
29 And David gathers all the people, and goes to Rabbah, and fights against it, and captures it;
Kwa hiyo Daudi akakusanya jeshi lote akaenda Raba, akaushambulia na kuuteka.
30 and he takes the crown of their king from off his head, and its weight [is] a talent of gold, and precious stones, and it is on the head of David; and he has brought out the spoil of the city—very much;
Akachukua taji kutoka kwa kichwa cha mfalme wao, lililokuwa na uzito wa talanta moja ya dhahabu, nayo ilizungushiwa vito vya thamani. Ikawekwa juu ya kichwa cha Daudi. Alichukua nyara nyingi kutoka mjini huo.
31 and he has brought out the people who [are] in it, and sets [them] to the saw, and to cutting instruments of iron, and to axes of iron, and has caused them to pass over into the brick-kiln; and so he does to all the cities of the sons of Ammon; and David turns back, and all the people, to Jerusalem.
Akawatoa watu waliokuwa humo, akawaweka wafanye kazi kwa misumeno, sululu za chuma na mashoka, naye akawaweka kwenye kazi ya kutengeneza matofali. Akafanya hivi kwa miji yote ya Waamoni. Kisha Daudi na jeshi lake lote wakarudi Yerusalemu.
