Ezekiel 38
1 The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema:
2 “Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
“Mwanadamu, kaza uso wako dhidi ya Gogu, katika nchi ya Magogu, mkuu wa Roshi, Mesheki na Tubali, tabiri dhidi yake
3 and say, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Behold, I am against you, Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal.
na useme: ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: Ee Gogu, mimi ni kinyume nawe, mtawala mkuu wa Roshi, Mesheki na Tubali.
4 I will turn you around, and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, with all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great company with buckler and shield, all of them handling swords;
Nitakugeuza kuelekea ulikotoka na kukutia ndoana kwenye mataya yako na kukutoa nje wewe pamoja na jeshi lako lote, yaani, farasi wako, wapanda farasi wako waliojiandaa tayari kwa vita, pamoja na kundi kubwa la wajeuri wakiwa na ngao na vigao, wote wakipunga panga zao.
5 Persia, Cush, and Put with them, all of them with shield and helmet;
Uajemi, Kushi na Putu watakuwa pamoja nao, wote wakiwa na ngao na kofia za chuma,
6 Gomer, and all his hordes; the house of Togarmah in the uttermost parts of the north, and all his hordes—even many peoples with you.
pia Gomeri pamoja na vikosi vyake vyote, na Beth-Togarma kutoka kaskazini ya mbali pamoja na vikosi vyake vyote, mataifa mengi wakiwa pamoja nawe.
7 “‘“Be prepared, yes, prepare yourself, you, and all your companies who are assembled to you, and be a guard to them.
“‘Jiandae, uwe tayari, wewe na makundi yako yote ya wajeuri yaliyokusanyika pamoja nawe, nawe waamrishe.
8 After many days you will be visited. In the latter years you will come into the land that is brought back from the sword, that is gathered out of many peoples, on the mountains of Israel, which have been a continual waste; but it is brought out of the peoples and they will dwell securely, all of them.
Baada ya siku nyingi utaitwa vitani. Katika miaka ijayo, utaivamia nchi ile ambayo imepona kutoka vita, ambayo watu wake walikusanywa kutoka mataifa mengi kuja katika milima ya Israeli, ambayo kwa muda mrefu ilikuwa imeachwa ukiwa. Wameletwa kutoka mataifa na sasa wote wanaishi katika hali ya salama.
9 You will ascend. You will come like a storm. You will be like a cloud to cover the land, you and all your hordes, and many peoples with you.”
Wewe na vikosi vyako vyote na mataifa mengi yaliyo pamoja nawe mtapanda juu, mtawazoa kama tufani na kuifunika nchi kama wingu.
10 “‘The Lord GOD says: “It will happen in that day that things will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.
“‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: Katika siku ile mawazo yataingia moyoni mwako nawe utapanga mipango mibaya.
11 You will say, ‘I will go up to the land of unwalled villages. I will go to those who are at rest, who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
Utasema, “Nitapigana vita na nchi ambayo vijiji vyake havina maboma. Nitawashambulia watu wanaoishi kwa amani na wasiotarajia vita: wote wanaishi bila maboma na bila malango na makomeo.
12 to take the plunder and to take prey; to turn your hand against the waste places that are inhabited, and against the people who are gathered out of the nations, who have gotten livestock and goods, who dwell in the middle of the earth.’
Nitateka mateka na kuchukua nyara mali za wale waliorudi kuishi katika mahame na wale watu waliokusanywa kutoka kwa mataifa, ambao sasa wana mifugo na mali nyingi, wanaoishi katikati ya nchi.”
13 Sheba, Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all its young lions, will ask you, ‘Have you come to take the plunder? Have you assembled your company to take the prey, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?’”’
Sheba na Dedani pamoja na wafanyabiashara wa Tarshishi na vijiji vyake vyote watakuambia, “Je, umekuja kuteka mateka? Je, umekusanya makundi yako ya wajeuri ili kuchukua nyara mali, kutwaa fedha na dhahabu, kutunyangʼanya mifugo na mali na kuteka nyara nyingi zaidi?”’
14 “Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and tell Gog, ‘The Lord GOD says: “In that day when my people Israel dwells securely, will you not know it?
“Kwa hiyo, mwanadamu, tabiri na umwambie Gogu: ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: Katika siku ile, watu wangu Israeli watakapokuwa wanaishi salama, Je, wewe mwenyewe hutalijua hilo?
15 You will come from your place out of the uttermost parts of the north, you, and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company and a mighty army.
Utakuja kutoka kwako huko kaskazini ya mbali, ukiwa pamoja na mataifa mengi, wote wakiwa wamepanda farasi, kundi kubwa, jeshi kuu.
16 You will come up against my people Israel as a cloud to cover the land. It will happen in the latter days that I will bring you against my land, that the nations may know me when I am sanctified in you, Gog, before their eyes.”
Utakuja dhidi ya watu wangu Israeli kama wingu lifunikavyo nchi. Siku zijazo, ee Gogu, nitakuleta wewe dhidi ya nchi yangu, ili kwamba mataifa wapate kunijua Mimi nitakapojionyesha mtakatifu kwa kukupitia wewe mbele ya macho yao.
17 “‘The Lord GOD says: “Are you he of whom I spoke in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied in those days for years that I would bring you against them?
“‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: Je, wewe si yule niliyenena juu yako katika siku za zamani kwa kupitia kwa watumishi wangu manabii wa Israeli? Wakati ule walitabiri kwa miaka mingi kwamba ningekuleta upigane nao.
18 It will happen in that day, when Gog comes against Eretz-Israel,” says the Lord GOD, “that my wrath will come up into my nostrils.
Hili ndilo litakalotokea katika siku ile: Gogu atakaposhambulia nchi ya Israeli, hasira yangu kali itaamka, asema Bwana Mwenyezi.
19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath I have spoken. Surely in that day there will be a great shaking in Eretz-Israel,
Katika wivu wangu na ghadhabu yangu kali ninasema kuwa wakati ule patakuwepo tetemeko kuu katika nchi ya Israeli.
20 so that the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals of the field, all creeping things who creep on the earth, and all the men who are on the surface of the earth will shake at my presence. Then the mountains will be thrown down, the steep places will fall, and every wall will fall to the ground.
Samaki wa baharini, ndege wa angani, wanyama wa kondeni, kila kiumbe kitambaacho ardhini, na watu wote walio juu ya uso wa nchi watatetemeka mbele zangu. Milima itapinduka, majabali yatapasuka na kila ukuta utaanguka chini.
21 I will call for a sword against him to all my mountains,” says the Lord GOD. “Every man’s sword will be against his brother.
Nitaita upanga vita dhidi ya Gogu juu ya milima yangu yote, asema Bwana Mwenyezi. Upanga wa kila mtu utakuwa dhidi ya ndugu yake.
22 I will enter into judgment with him with pestilence and with blood. I will rain on him, on his hordes, and on the many peoples who are with him, torrential rains with great hailstones, fire, and sulfur.
Nitatekeleza hukumu juu yake kwa tauni na kwa umwagaji wa damu. Nitaifanya mvua ya mafuriko kunyesha, mvua ya mawe na moto wa kiberiti juu yake na juu ya vikosi vyake na juu ya mataifa mengi walio pamoja naye.
23 I will magnify myself and sanctify myself, and I will make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”’
Nami hivyo ndivyo nitakavyoonyesha ukuu wangu na utakatifu wangu, nami nitajijulisha mbele ya macho ya mataifa mengi. Ndipo watakapojua kuwa Mimi ndimi Bwana.’
