Ezekiel 38
1 And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,
Neno la Yahwe likanijia, likisema,
2 “Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, chief prince of [[or prince of Rosh, ]] Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy concerning him,
“Mwanadamu, weka uso wako kumwelekea Gogu, nchi ya Magogu, kiongozi mkuu wa Mesheki na Tubali; na kutabiri dhidi yake.
3 and you have said, Thus says Lord YHWH: Behold, I [am] against you, O Gog, Chief prince of [[or prince of Rosh, ]] Meshech and Tubal,
Sema, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Tazama! Ni juu yako, Gogu, kiongozi mkuu wa Mesheki na Tubali.
4 And I have turned you back, And I have put hooks in your jaws, And have brought you out, and all your force, Horses and horsemen, All of them clothed in perfection, A numerous assembly, [with] buckler and shield, All of them handling swords.
Hivyo nitakugeuza na kuweka kulabu kwenye taya yako; nitakupeleka nje pamoja na jeshi lako lote, farasi, na waendesha farasi, wote wakiwa wamevaa silaha, kusanyiko kubwa pamoja na ngao ndogo na ngao kubwa, wote wakishikilia panga!
5 Persia, Cush, and Phut, with them, All of them [with] shield and helmet.
Persia, Kushi, Uajemi wapo pamoja nao, wote pamoja na ngao na chapeo!
6 Gomer and all its bands, The house of Togarmah [from] the sides of the north, And all its bands, many peoples with you,
Gomeri na jeshi lake lote, na Beth-Togarma, kutoka sehemu za mbali ya kaskazini, na jeshi lake lote! Watu wengi wako pamoja nawe!
7 Be prepared, indeed, prepare yourself, You and all your assemblies who are assembled to you, And you have been for a watch for them.
Kuwa tayari! Ndio, jiandae na jeshi lako waliokusanyika pamoja na wewe, na amiri wao mkuu.
8 After many days you are appointed, In the latter end of the years you come into a land brought back from sword—Gathered out of many peoples, On mountains of Israel, That have been for a continuous ruin, And it has been brought out from the peoples, And all of them have dwelt safely.
Utaitwa baada ya siku nyingi, na baada ya miaka michache utaenda kwenye nchi iliyofunikwa kutoka upanga na ambayo iliyokusanywa kutoka watu wengi, iliyowkusanya kuwarudisha milima ya Israeli ambayo imeendelea kuangamizwa. Lakini watu wa nchi watatolewa na kabila za watu, na wataishi salama, wote!
9 And you have gone up—you come in as desolation, You are as a cloud to cover the land, You and all your bands, and many peoples with you.
Hivyo utapanda juu kama tufani iendavyo; utakuwa kama wingu lililofunika nchi, wewe na jeshi lako lote, maaskari wako wote pamoja na wewe.
10 Thus said Lord YHWH: And it has come to pass in that day, Things come up on your heart, And you have thought an evil thought,
Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Itakuwa siku hiyo hayo mawazo yataingia moyoni mwako, na utatunga njama mbaya.'
11 And you have said: I go up over a land of open places, I go to those at rest, dwelling confidently, All of them are dwelling without walls, And they have no bar and doors—
Kisha utasema, 'nitapanda hata nchi iliyowazi; nitaenda hata kwa watu wapole waishio salama, wote wakiishi mahali ambapo hakuna kuta wala makomeo, na mahali ambapo hakuna malango ya mji.
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey, To turn back your hand on inhabited ruins, And on a people gathered out of nations, Making livestock and substance, Dwelling on a high part of the land.
Nitanyakua mateka na kuiba mateka, ili nilete mkono wangu juu kuwaangamiza wale wakazi wapya, na juu ya watu waliokusanyika kutoka mataifa, watu wale waongezao wanyama na mali, na wale waishio katikatika ya dunia.'
13 Sheba, and Dedan, and merchants of Tarshish, And all its young lions say to you, Are you coming to take spoil? Have you assembled your assembly to take prey? To carry away silver and gold? To take away livestock and substance? To take a great spoil?
Sheba na Denani, na wafanya biashara wa Tarshishi pamoja na mahodari wake wote watakwambia, 'Je, umekuja kuteka nyara? Je, umewakusanya majeshi yako kuchukua mateka, kuchukua fedha na dhahabu, kuchukua mifugo yao na mali na kuwakokota mateka wengi sana?'
14 Therefore, prophesy, son of man, and you have said to Gog, Thus said Lord YHWH: In that day, in the dwelling of My people Israel safely, Do you not know?
Kwa hiyo tabiri, mwanadamu, na mwambie Gogu, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Katika siku hiyo, wakati watu wangu Israeli watakapoishi salama, je, hutajifunza kuhusu wao?
15 And you have come in out of your place, From the sides of the north, You and many peoples with you, Riding on horses—all of them, A great assembly, and a numerous force.
Utakuja kutoka mahali pangu mbali katika kaskazini pamoja na jeshi kubwa, wote wakiendesha farasi, kusanyiko kubwa, jeshi kubwa.
16 And you have come up against My people Israel, As a cloud to cover the land, It is in the latter end of the days, And I have brought you in against My land, In order that the nations may know Me, In My being sanctified in you before their eyes, O Gog.
Utawashambulia watu wangu Israeli kama wingu lifunikavyo nchi. Katika siku za baadaye nitakuleta juu ya nchi yangu, ili mataifa wanijue nitakapojifunua mwenyewe kupitia wewe, Gogu, kuwa mtakatifu mbele ya macho yao.
17 Thus said Lord YHWH: Are you he of whom I spoke in former days, By the hand of My servants, prophets of Israel, Who were prophesying [for] years in those days, To bring you in against them?
Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Je, wewe siye yule ambaye niliyeongea naye katika siku za zamani kwa mkono wa watumishi wangu, manabii wa Israeli, waliotabiri katika mda wao wenyewe kwa miaka niliyowaleta juu yao?
18 And it has come to pass in that day, In the day of the coming in of Gog against the land of Israel, A declaration of Lord YHWH, My fury comes up in My face,
Basi itakuwa katika siku hiyo wakati Gogu atakapo ishambulia nchi ya Israeli-hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo-ghadhabu yangu itapanda katika hasira yangu.
19 And in My zeal, in the fire of My wrath, I have spoken: Is there not a great rushing on the land of Israel in that day?
Katika wivu wangu katika hasira ya moto wangu, ninasema kwamba katika siku hiyo kutakuwa na tetemeko kubwa la nchi katika nchi ya Israeli.
20 And rushed from My presence have fishes of the sea, And the bird of the heavens, And the beast of the field, And every creeping thing that is creeping on the ground, And all men who [are] on the face of the ground, And the mountains have been thrown down, And the ascents have fallen, And every wall falls to the earth.
Watatetemeka mbele yangu-samaki wa baharini na ndege wa angani, wanyama wa mashambani, na viumbe watambaao juu ya nchi, na kila mtu aliyeko juu ya uso wa nchi. Milima itaangushwa chini majabali yataanguka, hadi kila ukuta utaanguka kwenye nchi.
21 And I have called for a sword against him throughout all My mountains, A declaration of Lord YHWH, The sword of each is against his brother.
Nitaita upanga dhidi yake juu ya milima yangu yote-hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo-upanga wa kila mtu utakuwa kinyume na ndugu yake.
22 And I have judged him with pestilence and with blood, And an overflowing rain and hailstones, I rain fire and brimstone on him, and on his bands, And on many peoples who [are] with him.
Kisha nitamuhukumu kwa tauni na damu; nakufurika mvua na mvua ya mawe na kuchoma asidi nitainyeshea chini juu yake na jeshi lake na mataifa mengi yaliyo pamoja naye.
23 And I have magnified Myself, and sanctified Myself, And I have been known before the eyes of many nations, And they have known that I [am] YHWH!”
Kwa kuwa nitaonyesha ukuu wangu na utakatifu wangu na nitafanya kujulikana mimi mwenyewe katiaka macho ya mataifa mengi, na watajua kwamba mimi ni Yahwe.”
