2 Samuel 17
1 Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
Kisha Ahithofeli akamwambia Absalomu, “Niruhusu sasa nichague watu elfu kumi na mbili nami nitaondoka na kumfuatia Daudi usiku huu.
2 And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:
Nitampata kwa ghafla wakati amechoka na dhaifu nami nitamstukiza kwa hofu. Watu waliopamoja naye watakimbia nami nitamshambulia mfalme peke yake.
3 And I will bring back all the people to thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
Nitawarejesha watu wote kwako kama bibi harusi ajavyo kwa bwana wake, na watu wote watakuwa katika amani chini yako.”
4 And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
Alichokisema Ahithofeli kikampendeza mfalme na wazee wote wa Israeli.
5 Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
Kisha Absalomu akasema, “Sasa mwiteni pia Hushai Mwarki ili tusikie yeye pia anasemavyo.”
6 And when Hushai had come to Absalom, Absalom spoke to him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not; speak thou.
Hushai alipofika kwa Absalomu, Absalomu akamweleza kile ambacho Ahithofeli alikuwa amesema na kisha akamwuliza Hushai, “Je tufanye alivyosema Ahithofeli? Ikiwa hapana, tueleze kile unachoshauri.”
7 And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
Hivyo Hushai akamwambia Absalomu, “Ushauri aliotoa Ahithofeli siyo mzuri kwa wakati huu.”
8 For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
Hushai akaongeza, “Unamjua baba yako na kwamba watu wake ni mashujaa na kwa sasa wanauchungu, ni kama dubu aliyenyang'anywa watoto wake mwituni. Baba yako ni mtu wa vita; hatalala na jeshi usiku huu.
9 Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them are overthrown at the first, that whoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.
Tazama, kwa wakati huu pengine amejificha katika shimo fulani au mahali pengine. Itakuwa kwamba baadhi ya watu wako watakapokuwa wameuawa mwanzoni mwa shambulio hata kila mtu atakayesikia atasema, mauaji yamefanyika kwa askari wanaomfuata Absalomu.'
10 And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they who are with him are valiant men.
Kisha hata askari jasiri zaidi ambao moyo wao ni kama moyo wa simba, wataogopa kwa kuwa Israeli yote inajua kwamba baba yako ni mtu mwenye nguvu na kwamba watu alionao ni wenye nguvu sana.
11 Therefore I counsel that all Israel should be generally gathered to thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou shouldest go to battle in thy own person.
Hivyo ninashauri kwamba Israeli wote wakutanike kwako pamoja kutoka Dani hadi Beersheba, wengi kama mchanga ufuoni mwa bahari na kwamba wewe mwenyewe uende vitani.
12 So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.
Kisha tutampata popote atakapokuwa nasi tutamfunika kama umande uangukavyo juu ya nchi. Hatutamwachia hata mmoja aliye hai kati ya watu wake wala yeye mwenyewe.
13 Moreover, if he shall have entered into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there is not one small stone found there.
Ikiwa ataingia ndani ya mji kisha Israeli wote tutaleta kamba juu ya mji huo na kuukokotea mtoni, hata kusionekane hata jiwe moja dogo lililosalia.”
14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.
Kisha Absalomu na watu wa Israeli wakasema, “Shauri la Hushai Mwarki ni jema kuliko lile la Ahithofeli. Yahwe aliwafanya wakatae shauri jema la Ahithofeli ili kumwangamiza Absalomu.
15 Then said Hushai to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.
Kisha Hushai akawambia Sadoki na Abiathari makuhani, “Ahithofeli alimshauri Absalomu na wazee wa Israeli hivi na hivi, lakini mimi nimeshauri vinginevyo.
16 Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.
Sasa basi, nendeni haraka na mmtaarifu Daudi kusema, 'Usipige kambi usiku huu katika vivuko vya Araba, lakini kwa namna yoyote vukeni, tofauti na hapo mfalme atamezwa pamoja na watu wote walio pamoja naye.”
17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a maidservant went and told them; and they went and told king David.
Yonathani na Ahimaasi walikuwako katika chemichemi za En Rogeli. Hivyo kijakazi mmoja alikuwa akienda na kuwapasha habari waliyopaswa kuifahamu, ili kwamba wasihatarishe maisha yao kwa kuonwa wakiingia mjini. Ujumbe ulipofika ndipo huenda na kumtaarifu mfalme Daudi.
18 Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court; into which they descended.
Lakini kijana mmoja akawaoni mara akamwambia Absalomu. Hivyo Yonathani na Ahimaasi wakaenda kwa haraka na wakaingia katika nyumba ya mtu mmoja huko Bahurimu, aliyekuwa na kisima katika ua wake wakaingia humo.
19 And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth, and spread ground grain on it; and the thing was not known.
Mke wa mtu huyo akachukua kifuniko na kukikufunika kwenye mlango wa kisima kisha akaanika nafaka juu yake, hivyo hakuna aliyejua kwamba Yonathani na Ahimaasi walikuwa kisimani.
20 And when Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said to them, They have gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
Watu wa Absalomu wakaja kwa mwanamke na kumwuliza, “Ahimaasi na Yonathani wako wapi?” Mwanamke akawaambia, “Wamevuka mto.” Hivyo baada ya kuwatafuta bila kuwaona kurejea Yerusalemu.
21 And it came to pass, after they had departed, that they came out of the well, and went and told king David, and said to David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.
Ikawa baada yao kuondoka Yonathani na Ahimaasi wakatoka ndani ya kisima. Wakaenda kumtaarifu mfalme Daudi; wakamwambia, “Inuka na uvuke maji haraka kwa maana Ahithofeli ametoa mashauri haya na haya juu yako.”
22 Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there was left not one of them that had not gone over Jordan.
Kisha Daudi akainuka pamoja na watu wote walikuwa pamoja naye, nao wakauvuka Yordani. Hata ilipofika alfajiri hakuna hata mmoja aliyesalia kwa kutouvuka Yordani.
23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, and arose, and went home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
Ikawa Ahithofeli alipoona kwamba ushauri wake haukufuatwa, akapanda punda wake na kuondoka. Akaenda nyumbani katika mji wake mwenyewe, akaweka mambo yake katika utaratibu na kisha akajinyonga. Kwa hiyo akafa na kuzikwa katika kaburi la baba yake.
24 Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
Ndipo Daudi akaja Mahanaimu. Lakini Absalomu yeye akavuka Yordani yeye pamoja na watu wote wa Israeli waliokuwa pamoja naye.
25 And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.
Absalomu alikuwa amemweka Amasa juu ya jeshi badala ya Yoabu. Naye huyo Amasa alikuwa mwana wa Yetheri Mwishmaeli, aliyekuwa amelala na Abigaili, aliyekuwa binti Nahashi na dada wa Seruya, mamaye Yoabu.
26 So Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.
Kisha Israeli na Absalomu wakapiga kambi katika nchi ya Gileadi.
27 And it came to pass, when David had come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
Ikawa wakati Daudi alipokuwa amekuja Mahanaimu, huyo Shobi mwana wa Nahashi kutoka Raba ya Waamoni na Makiri mwana wa Amieli wa kutoka Lo Debari, na Berzilai Mgileadi wa Rogelimu,
28 Brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and roasted grain, and beans, and lentiles, and roasted seeds,
wakaleta magodoro na mabulangeti, mabakuri na vyungu, na ngano, unga wa shayiri, nafaka zilizokaangwa, maharage, dengu,
29 And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of cows, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
asali, siagi, kondoo na samli, ili kwamba Daudi na watu waliokuwa pamoja naye waweze kula. Kwani walisema, “Watu wana njaa, wamechoka na wana kiu huko nyikani.”
