Ezekiel 47
1 Afterward he brought me again to the door of the house; and behold, waters issued forth from under the threshold of the house eastward; for the fore-front of the house stood toward the east. And the waters flowed down from the side of the house, south of the altar.
Yule mtu akanirudisha mpaka kwenye ingilio la Hekalu, nami nikaona maji yakitoka chini ya kizingiti cha Hekalu yakitiririkia upande wa mashariki (kwa maana upande wa mbele wa Hekalu ulielekea mashariki). Maji yalikuwa yakitoka chini upande wa kusini wa Hekalu, kusini mwa madhabahu.
2 Then he brought me out by the way of the gate northward; and he brought me round by the way without to the outer gate, that looked toward the east; and behold, there ran out waters from the right side.
Ndipo akanitoa nje kupitia lango la kaskazini na kunizungusha mpaka kwenye lango la nje linaloelekea mashariki, nayo maji yalikuwa yakitiririka kutoka upande wa kusini.
3 And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he led me through the waters, and the waters were to the soles of the feet.
Mtu yule alipokwenda upande wa mashariki akiwa na kamba ya kupimia mkononi mwake, akapima dhiraa 1,000 kisha akanipitisha kwenye hayo maji ambayo yalifika kwenye vifundo vya miguu.
4 Again he measured a thousand cubits, and led me through the waters, and the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand cubits, and led me through, and the waters were to the loins.
Akapima dhiraa 1,000 nyingine na kunipitisha kwenye hayo maji ambayo yalifika magotini. Akapima dhiraa nyingine 1,000 na kunipitisha kwenye hayo maji ambayo yalifika kiunoni.
5 Again he measured a thousand cubits, and it was a river, which I could not pass through; for the waters were high, waters to swim in, a river which could not be passed through.
Akapima tena dhiraa 1,000 nyingine, lakini wakati huu yalikuwa mto ambao sikuweza kuvuka, kwa kuwa maji yalikuwa na kina kirefu ambacho ni cha kuogelea, mto ambao hakuna mtu yeyote ambaye angeweza kuvuka.
6 And he said to me, Hast thou seen this, son of man? Then he brought me back to the brink of the river.
Akaniuliza, “Je, mwanadamu, unaona hili?” Kisha akanirudisha mpaka kwenye ukingo wa huo mto.
7 Now when I had returned, behold, at the brink of the river were very many trees, on the one side and on the other.
Nilipofika pale, nikaona idadi kubwa ya miti kila upande wa ule mto.
8 Then said he to me, These waters issue forth toward the east region, and run down into the desert, and go into the sea; they go forth into the sea, and the waters shall be healed.
Akaniambia, “Haya maji yanatiririka kuelekea nchi ya mashariki na kushuka mpaka Araba, ambapo huingia Baharini. Yanapomwagikia kwenye hiyo Bahari, maji yaliyoko humo huponywa na kuwa safi.
9 And it shall come to pass, that every living thing that moveth, whithersoever the river shall come, shall live, and there shall be very many fish there; for when these waters shall come thither, [[the waters of the sea]] shall be healed, and everything shall live whither the river cometh.
Popote mto huu uendapo kila kiumbe hai kinachoyaparamia hayo maji kitaishi, nako kutakuwa na samaki wengi mno, mara maji haya yafikapo huko. Maji hayo yatakuwa hai na kila kitu kitakachoishi kule mto uendako.
10 And it shall come to pass that fishers shall stand upon it; from En-gedi to En-eglaim shall be places to spread nets; and therein shall be fish according to their kinds, like the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.
Wavuvi watasimama kando ya bahari, kuanzia En-Gedi hadi En-Eglaimu huko patakuwa mahali pa kutandaza nyavu za kuvulia samaki. Samaki watakuwa wa aina nyingi, kama samaki wa Bahari Kuu
11 But the miry places thereof, and the marshes thereof, shall not be healed; they shall be appointed for salt.
Lakini madimbwi yake na mabwawa yake hayatakuwa na maji yanayofaa kunywa, bali yatabakia kuwa maji ya chumvi.
12 And by the river, upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for food, whose leaf shall not fade, and whose fruit shall not fail; every month shall they bring forth new fruit; because their waters issue forth from the sanctuary. And their fruit shall be for food, and their leaves for medicine.
Miti ya matunda ya kila aina itaota kwenye kingo zote mbili za mto huu. Majani yake hayatanyauka wala haitaacha kuwa na matunda katika matawi yake. Kila mwezi kutakuwa na matunda, kwa sababu maji yatokayo patakatifu yanaitiririkia. Matunda yake yatakuwa chakula na majani yake yatakuwa dawa.”
13 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: This is the border, according to which ye shall distribute the land among the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph shall have two portions.
Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: “Hii ndiyo mipaka ambayo kwayo mtagawanya hiyo nchi kuwa urithi miongoni mwa hayo makabila kumi na mawili ya Israeli, pamoja na mafungu mawili ya Yosefu.
14 And ye shall inherit it, one like another. For I have lifted up my hand, that I would give it to your fathers; and this land shall fall to you for an inheritance.
Mtagawa kwa usawa miongoni mwao. Kwa sababu niliapa kwa mkono ulioinuliwa kuwapa baba zenu, nchi hii itakuwa urithi wenu.
15 And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side: from the great sea toward the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad,
“Huu ndio utakuwa mpaka wa hiyo nchi: “Upande wa kaskazini utaanzia Bahari Kuu kwa njia ya Hethloni kupitia Lebo-Hamathi hadi maingilio ya Sedadi.
16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath, and Hazar-hatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran.
Berotha na Sibraimu (ambao uko kwenye mpaka kati ya Dameski na Hamathi), hadi kufikia Haser-Hatikoni, ambao uko katika mpaka wa Haurani.
17 And the border from the sea shall be Hazar-Enon, the border of Damascus and farther northward, and the border of Hamath.
Hivyo mpaka utaendelea kuanzia Baharini hadi Hasar-Enoni, ukiambaa na mpaka wa kaskazini wa Dameski, pamoja na mpaka wa Hamathi upande wa kaskazini. Huu utakuwa ndio mpaka wa kaskazini.
18 This is the north side. And the east side ye shall measure between Hauran and Damascus, and between Gilead and the land of Israel by the Jordan, from the border to the east sea. This is the east side.
Upande wa mashariki mpaka utapita kati ya Haurani na Dameski, kuambaa Yordani na kati ya Gileadi na nchi ya Israeli, hadi bahari ya mashariki na kufika Tamari. Huu utakuwa ndio mpaka wa mashariki.
19 And the south side southward shall be from Tamar to the waters of strife in Kadesh, as far as the river by the great sea.
Upande wa kusini utaanzia Tamari hadi kufikia maji ya Meriba-Kadeshi, kisha utaambaa na Kijito cha Misri hadi Bahari Kuu. Huu utakuwa ndio mpaka wa kusini.
20 This is the south side southward. And the west side shall be the great sea, from the border till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side.
Upande wa magharibi, Bahari Kuu itakuwa ndio mpaka hadi kwenye sehemu mkabala na Lebo-Hamathi. Huu utakuwa ndio mpaka wa magharibi.
21 So shall ye divide this land among you, according to the tribes of Israel.
“Mtagawanya nchi hii miongoni mwenu kufuatana na makabila ya Israeli.
22 And ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance to you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, who have begotten children among you; and they shall be to you as born in the country among the sons of Israel; they shall have an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
Mtaigawanya kuwa urithi kwa ajili yenu na kwa ajili ya wageni wanaoishi miongoni mwenu na ambao wana watoto. Wao watakuwa kwenu kama wenyeji wazawa wa Israeli, pamoja na ninyi watagawiwa urithi miongoni mwa makabila ya Israeli.
23 And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth there shall ye appoint him his inheritance, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Katika kabila lolote mgeni atakapoishi hapo ndipo mtakapompatia urithi wake,” asema Bwana Mwenyezi.
