Exodus 8
1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh, and tell him, ‘This is what Yahweh says, “Let my people go, that they may serve me.
Ndipo Bwana akamwambia Mose, “Nenda kwa Farao ukamwambie, ‘Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana: Waachie watu wangu waende, ili wapate kuniabudu.
2 If you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your borders with frogs.
Kama ukikataa kuwaruhusu kuondoka, basi nitaipiga nchi yako yote kwa kuwaletea vyura.
3 The river will swarm with frogs, which will go up and come into your house, and into your bedroom, and on your bed, and into the house of your servants, and on your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading troughs.
Mto Naili utafurika vyura. Watakuja kwenye jumba lako la kifalme na katika chumba chako cha kulala na kitandani mwako, katika nyumba za maafisa wako na kwa watu wako, vyura hao wataingia katika meko yenu na kwenye vyombo vya kukandia unga.
4 The frogs shall come up both on you, and on your people, and on all your servants.”’”
Vyura watapanda juu yako, juu ya watu wako na maafisa wako wote.’”
5 Yahweh said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your rod over the rivers, over the streams, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.’”
Ndipo Bwana akamwambia Mose, “Mwambie Aroni, ‘Nyoosha mkono wako ukiwa na ile fimbo yako juu ya vijito, mifereji na madimbwi, fanya vyura waje juu ya nchi ya Misri.’”
6 Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
Ndipo Aroni akaunyoosha mkono wake juu ya maji ya Misri, nao vyura wakatokea na kuifunika nchi.
7 The magicians did the same thing with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.
Lakini waganga wakafanya vivyo hivyo kwa siri ya uganga wao, nao pia wakafanya vyura kuja juu ya nchi ya Misri.
8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Entreat Yahweh, that he take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to Yahweh.”
Ndipo Farao akamwita Mose na Aroni na kusema, “Mwombeni Bwana awaondoe vyura kutoka kwangu na kwa watu wangu, nami nitawaachia watu wenu waende kumtolea Bwana dhabihu.”
9 Moses said to Pharaoh, “I give you the honor of setting the time that I should pray for you, and for your servants, and for your people, that the frogs be destroyed from you and your houses, and remain in the river only.”
Mose akamwambia Farao, “Ninakupa heshima ya kuamua ni wakati gani wa kukuombea wewe, maafisa wako na watu wako ili kwamba vyura watoke kwenu na kwenye nyumba zenu. Isipokuwa wale walio katika Mto Naili.”
10 Pharaoh said, “Tomorrow.” Moses said, “Let it be according to your word, that you may know that there is no one like Yahweh our God.
Farao akasema, “Kesho.” Mose akamjibu, “Itakuwa kama unavyosema, ili upate kujua kwamba hakuna yeyote kama Bwana Mungu wetu.
11 The frogs shall depart from you, and from your houses, and from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only.”
Vyura wataondoka kwako na katika nyumba zako, kwa maafisa wako na kwa watu wako, ila watabakia katika Mto Naili tu.”
12 Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to Yahweh concerning the frogs which he had brought on Pharaoh.
Baada ya Mose na Aroni kuondoka kwa Farao, Mose akamlilia Bwana kuhusu vyura aliokuwa amewaleta kwa Farao.
13 Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courts, and out of the fields.
Naye Bwana akafanya lile Mose alilomwomba. Vyura wakafia ndani ya nyumba, viwanjani na mashambani.
14 They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank.
Wakayakusanya malundo, nchi nzima ikanuka.
15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart, and didn’t listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.
Lakini Farao alipoona pametokea nafuu, akaushupaza moyo wake na hakuwasikiliza Mose na Aroni, kama vile Bwana alivyokuwa amesema.
16 Yahweh said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.’”
Ndipo Bwana akamwambia Mose, “Mwambie Aroni, ‘Nyoosha fimbo yako uyapige mavumbi ya ardhi,’ nayo nchi yote ya Misri mavumbi yatakuwa viroboto.”
17 They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were lice on man, and on animal; all the dust of the earth became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
Wakafanya hivyo, Aroni aliponyoosha mkono wake wenye fimbo na kuyapiga mavumbi ya nchi, viroboto wakawajia watu na wanyama. Mavumbi yote katika nchi ya Misri yakawa viroboto.
18 The magicians tried with their enchantments to produce lice, but they couldn’t. There were lice on man, and on animal.
Lakini waganga walipojaribu kutengeneza viroboto kwa siri ya uganga wao, hawakuweza. Nao viroboto walikuwa juu ya watu na wanyama.
19 Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is God’s finger;” but Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he didn’t listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.
Waganga wale wakamwambia Farao, “Hiki ni kidole cha Mungu.” Lakini moyo wa Farao ukawa mgumu naye hakuwasikiliza, kama vile Bwana alivyosema.
20 Yahweh said to Moses, “Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; behold, he comes out to the water; and tell him, ‘This is what Yahweh says, “Let my people go, that they may serve me.
Kisha Bwana akamwambia Mose, “Amka mapema asubuhi na usimame mbele ya Farao wakati anapokwenda mtoni nawe umwambie, ‘Hili ndilo Bwana asemalo: Waachie watu wangu waende, ili wapate kuniabudu.
21 Else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you, and on your servants, and on your people, and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground they are on.
Kama hutawaachia watu wangu waondoke nitakupelekea makundi ya mainzi juu yako, kwa maafisa wako, kwa watu wako na kwenye nyumba zenu. Nyumba za Wamisri zitajazwa mainzi, hata na ardhi yote ya Misri.
22 I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, to the end you may know that I am Yahweh on the earth.
“‘Lakini siku ile nitafanya kitu tofauti katika nchi ya Gosheni, ambapo watu wangu wanaishi, hapatakuwepo na makundi ya mainzi, ili mpate kujua kwamba Mimi, Bwana, niko katika nchi hii.
23 I will put a division between my people and your people. This sign shall happen by tomorrow.”’”
Nitaweka tofauti kati ya watu wangu na watu wenu. Ishara hii ya ajabu itatokea kesho.’”
24 Yahweh did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses. In all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies.
Naye Bwana akafanya hivyo. Makundi makubwa ya mainzi yalimiminika katika jumba la kifalme la Farao na katika nyumba za maafisa wake, pia nchi yote ya Misri ikaharibiwa na mainzi.
25 Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land!”
Ndipo Farao akamwita Mose na Aroni na kuwaambia, “Nendeni mkamtolee Mungu wenu dhabihu katika nchi hii.”
26 Moses said, “It isn’t appropriate to do so; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to Yahweh our God. Behold, if we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, won’t they stone us?
Lakini Mose akamwambia, “Hilo halitakuwa sawa. Dhabihu tutakazomtolea Bwana Mungu wetu zitakuwa chukizo kwa Wamisri. Kama tukitoa dhabihu ambazo ni chukizo mbele yao, je, hawatatupiga mawe?
27 We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh our God, as he shall command us.”
Ni lazima twende mwendo wa siku tatu mpaka tufike jangwani ili tumtolee Bwana Mungu wetu dhabihu, kama alivyotuagiza.”
28 Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to Yahweh your God in the wilderness, only you shall not go very far away. Pray for me.”
Farao akamwambia, “Nitawaruhusu mwende kumtolea Bwana Mungu wenu dhabihu huko jangwani, lakini hamna ruhusa kwenda mbali sana. Sasa mniombee.”
29 Moses said, “Behold, I am going out from you. I will pray to Yahweh that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow; only don’t let Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to Yahweh.”
Mose akajibu, “Mara tu nitakapoondoka, nitamwomba Bwana na kesho mainzi yataondoka kwa Farao, kwa maafisa wake na kwa watu wake. Hakikisha tu kwamba Farao hatatenda kwa udanganyifu tena kwa kutokuwaachia watu waende kumtolea Bwana dhabihu.”
30 Moses went out from Pharaoh, and prayed to Yahweh.
Ndipo Mose akamwacha Farao na kumwomba Bwana,
31 Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. There remained not one.
naye Bwana akafanya lile Mose alilomwomba. Mainzi yakaondoka kwa Farao, kwa maafisa wake na kwa watu wake, wala hakuna hata inzi aliyebakia.
32 Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he didn’t let the people go.
Lakini wakati huu pia Farao akaushupaza moyo wake, wala hakuwaruhusu Waisraeli waondoke.
