Joshua 1
1 And it comes to pass after the death of Moses, servant of YHWH, that YHWH speaks to Joshua son of Nun, minister of Moses, saying,
Sasa ilitokea baada ya kufa kwa Musa, mtumishi wa Yahweh, Yahweh alimwambia Yoshua, mwana wa Nuni, msaidizi mkuu wa Musa, kusema,
2 “My servant Moses is dead, and now, rise, pass over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel.
“Musa, mtumishi wangu amekufa. Sasa basi inuka, vuka mto huu wa Yordani, wewe na watu hawa wote, kuingia katika nchi ambayo ninawapa - watu waisraeli.
3 Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, as I have spoken to Moses.
Nimewapa ninyi kila sehemu ambapo nyayo za miguu yenu itakanyaga. Nimewapa ninyi, kama nilivyomwahidi Musa.
4 From this wilderness and Lebanon, and to the great river, the Euphrates River, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea—the going in of the sun—is your border.
kuanzia jangwani na Lebanoni, hadi mto mkubwa wa Frati, nchi yote ya Wahiti, na hata Bahari kuu, ambako jua huzama, itakuwa nchi yenu.
5 No man stations himself before you all [the] days of your life; as I have been with Moses, I am with you, I do not fail you, nor forsake you;
Hakuna mtu awaye yote atakayeweza kusimama kinyume chako siku zote za maisha yako. Nitakuwa pamoja nawe kama nilivyokuwa na Musa. Sitakupungukia wala kukuacha.
6 be strong and courageous, for you cause this people to inherit the land which I have sworn to their fathers to give to them.
Uwe hodari na jasiri. Wewe utawafanya watu hawa wairithi nchi ambayo niliwaahidi baba zao kuwa ningewapa.
7 Only, be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the Law which Moses My servant commanded you; you do not turn aside from it right or left, so that you act wisely in every [place] to where you go;
Uwe hodari na jasiri sana. uwe makini kutii sheria zote ambazo Musa mtumishi wangu alikuagiza. Usikengeuke upande wa kulia au wa kushoto, ili uweze kufanikiwa kila mahali utakapoenda.
8 the scroll of this Law does not depart out of your mouth, and you have meditated in it by day and by night, so that you observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then you cause your way to prosper, and then you act wisely.
Siku zote uuongee juu ya kitabu hiki cha sheria. Utakitafakari mchana na usiku ili kwamba uweze kutii yote yaliyoandikwa humo. Kisha utastawi na kufanikiwa.
9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous; do not be terrified nor frightened, for your God YHWH [is] with you in every [place] to where you go.”
Je si mimi niliyekuagiza? Uwe hadori na jasiri! Usiogope. Usivunjike moyo. Yahweh Mungu wako yuko pamoja nawe kila uendeko.
10 And Joshua commands the authorities of the people, saying,
Kisha Yoshua akawaagiza viongozi wa watu,
11 “Pass over into the midst of the camp, and command the people, saying, Prepare provision for yourselves, for within three days you are passing over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which your God YHWH is giving to you to possess it.”
“Nendeni katika kambi na waagizeni watu, 'andaeni chakula kwa ajili yenu. Baada ya siku tatu mtavuka mto huu wa Yordani na kuingia ndani na kuimiliki nchi ambayo Yahweh Mungu wenu awapeni ninyi ili kuimiliki.””
12 And to the Reubenite, and to the Gadite, and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh, Joshua has spoken, saying,
Yoshua akawaambia Wareubeni, Wagadi na nusu ya kabila la Manase,
13 “Remember the word which Moses, servant of YHWH, commanded you, saying, Your God YHWH is giving rest to you, and He has given this land to you;
“Kumbukeni maneno ambayo Musa, mtumishi wa Yahweh, aliwaaagiza aliposema, 'Yahweh Mungu wenu awapeni ninyi pumziko, naye awapeni ninyi nchi hii.'
14 your wives, your infants, and your substance, abide in the land which Moses has given to you beyond the Jordan, and you pass over by fifties, before your brothers, all the mighty men of valor, and have helped them,
Wake zenu, na watoto wenu na mifugo yenu itakaa katika nchi ambayo Musa aliwapa ninyi ng'ambo ya Yordani. Lakini watu wenu wa vita wataenda pamoja na ndugu zao na kuwasaidia.
15 until YHWH gives rest to your brothers as to yourselves, and they have possessed, even they, the land which your God YHWH is giving to them; then you have turned back to the land of your possession, and have possessed it, which Moses, servant of YHWH, has given to you beyond the Jordan, [at] the sun-rising.”
Mpaka hapo Yahweh atakapowapa ndugu zenu pumziko kama alivyowapa ninyi. Na wao pia watamiliki nchi ambayo Yahweh Mungu wenu awapeni ninyi. Kisha mtarudi katika nchi yenu na kuimiliki, nchi ambayo Musa mtumishi wa Yahweh aliwapa ninyi ng'ambo ya Yordani, mahali pa mapambazuko ya jua.”
16 And they answer Joshua, saying, “All that you have commanded us we do; and to every [place] to where you send us, we go;
Nao wakamjibu Yoshua, na kusema, “Mambo yote uliyotuagiza tutayafanya, na kila mahali utakapotutuma tutaenda.
17 according to all that we listened to [from] Moses, so we listen to you; surely your God YHWH is with you as He has been with Moses.
Tutakutii kama tulivyomtii Musa. Yahweh Mungu wako na awe pamoja nawe tu kama aliyokuwa pamoja na Musa.
18 Any man who provokes your mouth, and does not hear your words, in all that you command him, is put to death; only, be strong and courageous.”
Yeyote anayeasi maagizo yako na kutotii maneno yako atauawa. Uwe hodari na jasiri tu.
