Exodus 33
1 Then spake Yahweh unto Moses—Get thee away, go up from hence, thou, and the people whom thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, —into the land of which I sware to Abraham to Isaac and to Jacob, saying, To thy seed, will I give it;
Yahweh anasema na Musa, “Nenda kutoka hapa, wewe na watu ulio watoa kutoka nchi ya Misri. Nenda kwenye nchi nilio fanya nadhiri na Ibrahimu, Isaka, Yakobo, nilipo sema, 'Nitakupa wewe na uzao wako'.'
2 And I will send before thee a messenger, -and will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite;
Nitatuma malaika mbele yako, na kuwaondoa Wakanani, Waamori, Wahiti, Waperizi, Wahivi, na Wayebusi.
3 into a land flowing with milk and honey, —for I will not go up in thy midst in that a stiff-necked people, thou art, lest I consume thee in the way.
Nenda kwenye hiyo nchi, inayo tiririka kwa maziwa na asali, lakini sitaenda nawe, kwasababu ninyi ni watu wajehuri. Ninaweza kuwaharibu njiani.”
4 And when the people heard these evil tidings, they afflicted themselves, —and they put not, any man, his ornaments upon him.
Watu walipo sikia haya maneno ya kushtua, walilia, na hakuna aliye vaa mikufu.
5 Then said Yahweh unto Moses—Say unto the sons of Israel, Ye, are a stiff-necked people, in one moment—if I should go up in thy midst, should I make an end of thee, —Now, therefore lay down thine ornaments from off thee, that I may see what I must do with thee.
Yahweh alisema kwa Musa, “Waambie Waisraeli, 'Ninyi ni watu wakorofi. Kama ningeenda miongoni mwenu ata kwa muda kidogo, nigewaharibu ninyi. Hivyo sasa, toa mikufu yenu ili niamue nini cha kufanya kwenu.”'
6 So then the sons of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments, [and moved on] from Mount Horeb.
Hivyo Waisraeli hawaku vaa mikufu kutoka Mlima Horebu na kwendelea.
7 And, Moses, proceeded to take a tent, and pitch it by itself outside the camp, afar off from the camp, and he called it, The Tent of Meeting, —and so it came to pass that whosoever was seeking Yahweh went out unto the tent of meeting, which was on the outside of the camp.
Musa akachukua hema na kukita nje ya kambi, umbali kidogo na kambini. Aliita hema ya kukutania. Kila mtu alliye muuliza Yahweh kitu chochote alienda kwenye hema ya kukutania, nje ya kambi.
8 And it came about, that, when Moses went out unto the tent, all the people used to rise up, and station themselves every man at the opening of his tent, —and they watched Moses, until he entered the tent.
Kisha Musa alipo enda kwenye hema, watu wote walisima kando ya hema yao na kumuangalia Musa hadi alipo ingia ndani.
9 And it came to pass that when Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud came down, and stood at the opening of the tent, —and spake with Moses.
Wakati wowote Musa alipo ingia hemani, nguzo ya wingu ilishuka chini na kusimama nje ya lango la hema, na Yahweh alizungumza na Musa.
10 And when all the people beheld the pillar of cloud, standing at the opening of the tent, then all the people rose up and bowed themselves down, every man at the entrance of his tent.
Wakati wowote watu walipo ona nguzo ya wingu imesimama langoni mwa hema, waliamka na kuabudu, kila langoni mwa hema yake.
11 Thus Yahweh used to speak unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend, —and when he returned unto the camp, his attendant Joshua son of Nun, a young man, moved not from the midst of the tent.
Yahweh alizungumza na Musa uso kwa uso, kama mtu anapo zungumza na rafiki yake. Kisha Musa alirudi kambini, lakini mtumishi wake Yoshua mwana wa Nuni, kijana, alibaki hemani.
12 Then said Moses, unto Yahweh, See! thou art saying unto me—Take up this people, and yet thou hast no let me know whom thou wilt send with me, —though thou thyself, didst say—I acknowledge thee by name, Yea, moreover, thou hast found favour in mine eyes.
Musa alisema na Yahweh, “Ona, umekuwa ukisema na mimi, 'Chukuwa watu hawa safarini,' lakini hauja niambia nani utamtuma na mimi. Umesema, 'Nina kujua kwa jina, na umepata upendeleo kwangu.'
13 Now, therefore, if, I pray thee, I have found favour in thine eyes, let me know, I beseech thee, thy way, that I may acknowledge thee, to the intent I may find favour in thine eyes, —see thou, therefore, that this nation is thine own people.
Kama nimepata upendeleo machoni pako, nionyeshe njia zako ili nikujue na kuendelea kupata upendeleo machoni pako. Kumbuka ili taifa ni watu wako.”
14 So then he said, —Mine own presence, shall go on thus will I give thee rest.
Yahweh akajibu, “Uwepo wangu utaenda nawe, na nitakupa pumziko.”
15 And he said unto him, If thy presence is not going on, do not take us up from hence.
Musa akasema, “Kama uwepo wako hautaenda nasi, usitutoe hapa.
16 Whereby, indeed, shall it be known then that I have found favour in thine eyes, I, and thy people? Shall it not be, by thy going on with us? So shall we be more distinguished, I, and thy people, than any people that are on the face of the ground.
Au je, itajulikanaje niimepata upendeleo machoni pako, mimi na watu wako? Haitakuwa kuwa tu kama ukienda nasi mimi na watu wako tutakuwa na utofauti na watu wengine wote waliopo katika uso wa dunia?”
17 Then said Yahweh unto Moses: Even this thing, which thou hast spoken, will I do—For thou hast found favour in mine eyes, And I have acknowledged thee by name.
Yahweh akamwambia Musa, “Nitafanya pia hichi kitu ulicho niomba, kwa kuwa umepata upendeleo machoni mwangu, na nina kujua kwa jina lako.”
18 And he said, —Show me, I pray thee, thy glory.
Musa akasema, Tafadhali nionyeshe utukufu wako.”
19 And he said, —I, will cause all my goodness to pass before thee. And will proclaim myself by the name Yahweh, before thee, And will show favour, unto whom I may show favour, And will have compassion on whom I may have compassion.
Yahweh akasema, “Nitafanya wema wangu wote ujulikani kwako, na nitatangaza jina langu 'Yahweh' kwako. Nitakuwa na neema kwake nitakae kuwa na neema, na nitaonyesha rehema kwake nitakaye onyesha rehema.”
20 But he said—Thou canst not see my face, For no son of earth can see me, and live
Lakini Yahweh akasema, “Hauta ona uso wangu, kwa kuwa hakuna aonaye uso wangu na kuiishi.”
21 And Yahweh, said, Lo! a place near me, —So then thou shalt station thyself upon the rock:
Yahweh akasema, “Ona, hapa kuna sehemu yangu; utasimama kwenye huu mwamba.
22 And it shall be while my glory passeth by, I will put thee in the cleft of the rock, —and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:
Wakati utukufu wangu unapita, nitakuweka kwenye shimo kubwa la mwamba na kukufunika kwa mkono wangu mpaka nitakapo pita.
23 Then will I take away my hand, and thou shalt see behind me, But, my face, must not be seen.
Kisha nitaondoa mkono wangu, na utaona mgongo wangu, ila uso wangu hautaonekana.”
