Genesis 49
1 Then called Jacob unto his sons, —and said—Gather yourselves together, and let me tell you, that which shall befall you in the afterpart of the days.
Ndipo Yakobo akawaita wanawe na kusema: “Kusanyikeni kunizunguka ili niweze kuwaambia lile litakalowatokea siku zijazo.
2 Assemble yourselves and hear ye sons of Jacob, —And hearken unto Israel your father!
“Kusanyikeni na msikilize, enyi wana wa Yakobo, msikilizeni baba yenu Israeli.
3 Reuben, my first-born, thou, My vigour, and the first-fruit of my strength, —Pre-eminence of elevation and pre-eminence of power:
“Reubeni, wewe ni mzaliwa wangu wa kwanza, nguvu zangu, tunda la kwanza la nguvu zangu, umepita kwa heshima, umepita kwa uwezo.
4 Boiling over like water, thou mayest not have pre-eminence, Because thou didst mount the bed of thy father, —Then, wast thou profane—My marriage-bed, he mounted!
Usiyezuiwa kama maji, basi hutakuwa mkuu tena, kwa kuwa ulipanda kwenye kitanda cha baba yako, kwenye kitanda changu na kukinajisi.
5 Simeon and Levi, are brethren, —Instruments of violence, are their agreements:
“Simeoni na Lawi ni wana ndugu: panga zao ni silaha za jeuri.
6 Into their circle, do not thou enter my soul! In their convocation, do not thou join mine honour! For in their anger, they slew brave men, And in their wantonness, they ham-strung oxen.
Mimi na nisiingie katika baraza lao, nami nisiunganike katika kusanyiko lao, kwa kuwa wamewaua watu katika hasira yao, walikata mishipa ya miguu ya mafahali kama walivyopenda.
7 Accursed, be their anger, because fierce, And their wrath because cruel, —I divide them in Jacob, And I disperse them in Israel.
Hasira yao na ilaaniwe, kwa kuwa ni kali mno, nayo ghadhabu yao ni ya ukatili! Nitawatawanya katika Yakobo Na kuwasambaza katika Israeli.
8 Judah, as for thee, thy brethren shall praise thee when thy hand is on the neck of thy foes, —The sons of thy father, shall bow them-selves down to thee:
“Yuda, ndugu zako watakusifu; mkono wako utakuwa shingoni mwa adui zako; wana wa baba yako watakusujudia.
9 A lion’s whelp, is Judah, From the prey, my son hast thou come up! He hath stooped—hath crouched As a lion—or as a lioness, Who shall rouse him?
Ee Yuda, wewe ni mwana simba; unarudi toka mawindoni, mwanangu. Kama simba hunyemelea na kulala chini, kama simba jike: nani athubutuye kumwamsha?
10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the commander’s staff from between his feet, —Until that he come in as a Shiloh, And, his, be the obedience of the peoples:
Fimbo ya ufalme haitaondoka kwa Yuda, wala fimbo ya mtawala kati ya miguu yake, hadi aje yeye ambaye milki ni yake, ambaye utii wa mataifa ni wake.
11 Binding, to the vine, his ass, And to the choice vine his ass’s colt, He hath washed in wine his raiment, And in the blood of grapes, his mantle:
Atamfunga punda wake katika mzabibu, naye mwana-punda wake kwenye tawi lililo bora zaidi; atafua mavazi yake katika divai, majoho yake katika damu ya mizabibu.
12 Darker—his eyes, than wine, —Whiter—his teeth than milk!
Macho yake yatakuwa mekundu kwa divai, meno yake yatakuwa meupe kwa maziwa.
13 Zebulon, by a haven of seas, shall he settle down, —Even he, by a haven of ships, With his utmost part upon Zidon.
“Zabuloni ataishi pwani ya bahari na kuwa bandari za kuegesha meli; mpaka wake utapanuka kuelekea Sidoni.
14 Issachar, an ass of strength, —couching between the pens;
“Isakari ni punda mwenye nguvu ambaye amelala kati ya mizigo yake.
15 Then beholdeth he rest, that it is good, And the ground that it is pleasant, —So he bendeth his shoulder to bear, And becometh a tributary servant.
Aonapo palivyo pazuri mahali pake pa kupumzika na jinsi nchi yake inavyopendeza, atainamisha bega lake kwenye mzigo na kujitolea kwa ajili ya kazi ngumu.
16 Dan, shall vindicate his people, —as one of the tribes of Israel;
“Dani atahukumu watu wake kwa haki kama mmoja wa makabila ya Israeli.
17 It cometh to pass that, Dan, is a serpent upon the way, A horned viper, upon the path, —That biteth the heels of the horse, And his rider falleth backwards: —
Dani atakuwa nyoka kando ya barabara, nyoka mwenye sumu kando ya njia, yule aumaye visigino vya farasi ili yule ampandaye aanguke chali.
18 For thy salvation, have I waited O Yahweh!
“Ee Bwana, nautafuta wokovu wako.
19 Gad! a troop shall troop on him, —But, he, shall troop on the rear.
“Gadi atashambuliwa ghafula na kundi la washambuliaji, lakini yeye atawageukia na kuwashinda kabisa.
20 Out of Asher, fatness, is his food, —So, he, setteth forth dainties for a king.
“Chakula cha Asheri kitakuwa kinono, naye atatoa chakula kitamu kimfaacho mfalme.
21 Naphtali, is a slender hind, —That putteth forth antlers of beauty.
“Naftali ni kulungu jike aliyeachiwa huru azaaye watoto wazuri.
22 A fruitful bough, is Joseph, A fruitful bough over a fountain, —Branches creeping over a wall.
“Yosefu ni mzabibu uzaao, mzabibu uzaao ulio kando ya chemchemi, ambao matawi yake hutanda ukutani.
23 So they attack him and have shot, —So they enclose him, do the masters of arrows.
Kwa uchungu wapiga mshale walimshambulia, wakampiga mshale kwa ukatili.
24 But abideth, as an enduring one, his bow, And supple are the arms of his hands, —From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, From thence, is the Shepherd the Stone of Israel:
Lakini upinde wake ulibaki imara, mikono yake ikatiwa nguvu, na mkono wa Mwenye Nguvu wa Yakobo, kwa sababu ya Mchungaji, Mwamba wa Israeli,
25 From the GOD of thy father who doth help thee And GOD Almighty who doth bless thee, Blessings of the heavens, above, Blessings of the abyss, couching beneath, —Blessings of breasts and womb:
kwa sababu ya Mungu wa baba yako, anayekusaidia, kwa sababu ya Mwenyezi, yeye anayekubariki kwa baraka za mbinguni juu, baraka za kilindi kilichoko chini, baraka za matitini na za tumbo la uzazi.
26 The blessings of thy father, have prevailed, Over the blessings of the perpetual mountains, The charm of the age-abiding hills, —They turn out to be, for the head of Joseph, And for the crown of the head of him who was set apart from his brethren.
Baraka za baba yako ni kubwa kuliko baraka za milima ya kale, nyingi kuliko vilima vya kale. Baraka hizo zote na zikae juu ya kichwa cha Yosefu, juu ya paji la yule mkuu miongoni mwa ndugu zake.
27 Benjamin a wolf that teareth in pieces, In the morning, he eateth prey, And at eventide, he divideth spoil.
“Benyamini ni mbwa mwitu mlafi mwenye njaa kuu; asubuhi hurarua mawindo yake, jioni hugawa nyara.”
28 All these, are the twelve tribes of Israel, —And this, is that which their father spake to them when he blessed them, Each man severally according to the blessing wherewith he blessed them.
Haya yote ndiyo makabila kumi na mawili ya Israeli, na hivi ndivyo baba yao alivyowaambia alipowabariki, akimpa kila mmoja baraka inayomfaa.
29 Then commanded he them and said unto them—I, am about to be gathered unto my people, Bury me among my fathers, —within the cave, that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite:
Ndipo alipowapa maelekezo haya: “Mimi niko karibu kukusanywa kwa watu wangu. Mnizike pamoja na baba zangu kwenye pango katika shamba la Efroni, Mhiti,
30 in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah which is over against Mamre, in the land of Canaan, —which Abraham bought, along with the field, from Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace: —
pango lililoko katika shamba la Makpela, karibu na Mamre huko Kanaani, ambalo Abrahamu alinunua kwa ajili ya mahali pa kuzikia kutoka kwa Efroni, Mhiti, pamoja na shamba.
31 There, buried they Abraham, and Sarah his wife, There, buried they Isaac, and Rebekah his wife, —And there, buried I Leah: —
Huko ndiko Abrahamu na Sara mkewe walikozikwa, huko akazikwa Isaki na Rebeka mkewe, na huko nilimzika Lea.
32 buying the field and the cave that is therein, from the sons of Heth.
Shamba hilo na pango lililoko ndani yake lilinunuliwa kutoka kwa Wahiti.”
33 So Jacob made an end of commanding his sons, and gathered up his feet into the couch, —and ceased to breathe and was gathered unto his people.
Baada ya Yakobo kumaliza kutoa maelekezo hayo kwa wanawe, akarudisha miguu yake kitandani, akapumua pumzi ya mwisho, na akakusanywa kwa watu wake.
