1 Samweli 17
1 Wakati huu Wafilisti wakakusanya majeshi yao kwa ajili ya vita, nao wakakusanyika huko Soko katika Yuda. Wakapiga kambi huko Efes-Damimu, kati ya Soko na Azeka.
The Philistines gathered their army [to fight the Israeli army]. They gathered together near Socoh, in the area where the descendants of Judah lived. They set up their tents at Ephes-Dammim, which is between Socoh and Azekah.
2 Sauli na Waisraeli wakakusanyika na kupiga kambi katika Bonde la Ela na kupanga jeshi ili kupigana vita na Wafilisti.
Saul gathered the Israeli army near Elah Valley, and they set up their tents. Then they all took their places, ready to fight the Philistines.
3 Wafilisti wakawa katika kilima kimoja na Waisraeli katika kilima kingine, hilo bonde likiwa kati yao.
So the Philistine and Israeli armies faced each other. They were on two hills, with a valley between them.
4 Shujaa aliyeitwa Goliathi, aliyetoka Gathi, akajitokeza kutoka kambi ya Wafilisti. Alikuwa na urefu dhiraa sita na shibiri moja.
Then Goliath, from Gath [city], came out from the Philistine camp. He was a champion warrior/soldier. He was (over 9 feet/3 meters) tall.
5 Alikuwa na chapeo ya shaba kichwani mwake, na alivaa dirii ya shaba kifuani mwake yenye uzito wa shekeli elfu tano.
He wore a helmet made of bronze [to protect his head], and he wore a coat made of metal plates [to protect his body]. The coat weighed (125 pounds/56 kg.).
6 Miguuni mwake alivaa mabamba ya shaba, na alikuwa na mkuki wa shaba mgongoni mwake.
He wore bronze guards/protectors on his legs. He had a long bronze dagger fastened on his back.
7 Mpini wa huo mkuki ulikuwa kama mti wa mfumaji, na ncha ya chuma yake ilikuwa na uzito wa shekeli mia sita. Mbeba ngao wake alitangulia mbele yake.
He also had a big spear. It had a cord on it to enable him to throw it better (OR, which was as thick as a weaver’s beam). The tip of the spear was made of iron and weighed (15 pounds/almost 7 kg.). A soldier carrying a huge shield walked in front of him.
8 Goliathi alisimama na kuwapigia kelele majeshi ya Israeli, akisema, “Kwa nini mmetoka kupanga vita? Je, mimi si Mfilisti, na ninyi ni watumishi wa Sauli? Chagueni mtu na anishukie mimi.
Goliath stood there and shouted to the Israeli army, “Why are you all lined up for battle? I am the great Philistine [soldier], and I think [RHQ] you are [merely] Saul’s slaves. Choose one man to fight for all of you, and send him down here to me!
9 Kama anaweza kupigana nami na kuniua, tutakuwa chini yenu; lakini kama nikimshinda na kumuua, ninyi mtakuwa chini yetu na mtatutumikia.”
If he fights with me and kills me, then my fellow Philistines will all be your slaves. But if I defeat him and kill him, then you Israelis will all be our slaves.
10 Kisha yule Mfilisti akasema, “Siku hii ya leo nayatukana majeshi ya Israeli! Nipeni mtu tupigane.”
I defy/challenge you men of the Israeli army. Send me a man who will fight with me!”
11 Kwa kusikia maneno ya Wafilisti, Sauli na Waisraeli wote wakafadhaika na kuogopa.
When Saul and all the Israeli soldiers heard that, they were extremely terrified [DOU].
12 Basi Daudi alikuwa mwana wa Mwefrathi jina lake Yese aliyekuwa ametoka Bethlehemu ya Yuda. Yese alikuwa na wana wanane, naye wakati wa Sauli alikuwa mzee tena wa umri mkubwa.
David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was from the clan of Ephrath. He lived in Bethlehem, in the area where the descendants of Judah lived. Jesse had eight sons. When Saul [was king], Jesse had already become a very old man [DOU].
13 Wana wakubwa watatu wa Yese walikuwa wamefuatana na Sauli vitani: Mzaliwa wa kwanza alikuwa Eliabu, wa pili Abinadabu, na wa tatu Shama.
Jesse’s three oldest sons, Eliab and Abinadab and Shammah, had gone with Saul to fight [the Philistines].
14 Daudi ndiye alikuwa mdogo wa wote. Hao wakubwa watatu wakamfuata Sauli,
David was Jesse’s youngest son. While his three oldest brothers were with Saul,
15 lakini Daudi alikuwa akienda kwa Sauli na kurudi ili kuchunga kondoo wa baba yake huko Bethlehemu.
David went back and forth: Sometimes he went to Saul’s camp, and sometimes he stayed in Bethlehem to take care of his father’s sheep.
16 Kwa siku arobaini huyo Mfilisti alikuwa akija mbele kila siku asubuhi na jioni na kujionyesha.
For 40 days Goliath came out from the Philistine camp and stood there [taunting the Israeli army/telling the Israelis to choose one man to fight with him]. He did it twice each day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
17 Wakati huo Yese akamwambia mwanawe Daudi, “Chukua hii efa ya bisi na hii mikate kumi kwa ajili ya ndugu zako uwapelekee upesi kambini mwao.
[One day], Jesse said to David, “Here is a sack of roasted grain and ten loaves of bread. Take these quickly to your [older] brothers.
18 Chukua pamoja na hizi jibini kumi kwa jemadari wa kikosi chao. Ujue hali ya ndugu zako na uniletee taarifa za uhakika kutoka kwao.
And here are ten large chunks of cheese. Take them to their commander. And see how things are going with your [older] brothers. Then [if they are okay, ] bring back something to show they are all right.”
19 Wao wako pamoja na Sauli na watu wote wa Israeli huko kwenye Bonde la Ela, wakipigana na Wafilisti.”
His brothers were with Saul and all the other Israeli soldiers, camped alongside Elah Valley, [preparing to] fight the Philistines.
20 Asubuhi na mapema Daudi akaondoka, akaliacha kundi la kondoo pamoja na mchungaji, akapakia vitu vile na kuondoka, kama vile Yese alivyokuwa amemwagiza. Akafika kambini wakati jeshi lilikuwa likitoka kwenda kwenye sehemu yake ya kupigania, huku wakipiga kelele za vita.
So David arranged for another shepherd to take care of the sheep. Early the next morning he took the food and went to the Israeli camp, as Jesse told him to do. He arrived there just as the Israeli soldiers were forming their ranks and going out to the battlefield. As they went, they were shouting a war cry.
21 Israeli na Wafilisti walikuwa wakipanga safu zao wakitazamana.
The Philistine army and the Israeli army stood [on the hillsides], facing each other, ready for the battle.
22 Daudi akaacha vile vitu vyake kwa mtunza vifaa, akakimbilia katika safu za vita na kuwasalimu ndugu zake.
David gave the food to the man who was taking care of the war equipment. [He told him to take care of the food that he brought], and then he went and greeted his older brothers.
23 Alipokuwa akisema nao, Goliathi, yule Mfilisti shujaa kutoka Gathi, akajitokeza mbele ya safu zake na kupiga ile kelele yake ya kawaida ya matukano, naye Daudi akayasikia.
While he was talking with them, he saw Goliath coming out from among the Philistine soldiers, shouting [to the Israelis], challenging them [to send a man to fight him]. David heard what Goliath was saying.
24 Waisraeli walipomwona yule mtu, wote wakamkimbia kwa woga mkuu.
When all the Israeli soldiers saw Goliath, they were terrified and started to ran away.
25 Basi Waisraeli walikuwa wakisema, “Je, mnaona jinsi mtu huyu anavyoendelea kujitokeza. Hujitokeza ili kutukana Israeli. Mfalme atatoa utajiri mwingi kwa yule mtu atakayemuua. Pia atamwoza binti yake na atasamehe jamaa ya baba yake kulipa kodi katika Israeli.”
They were saying to each other, “Look at him coming up toward us! And listen to him as he defies us Israelis! The king says that he will give a big reward to whoever kills this man. He also says that he will give his daughter to that man for him to marry her, and that he will no longer require that man’s family to pay taxes.”
26 Daudi akauliza watu waliokuwa wamesimama karibu naye, “Je, atafanyiwa nini mtu atakayemuua huyu Mfilisti na kuondoa aibu hii katika Israeli? Ni nani huyu Mfilisti asiyetahiriwa hata atukane majeshi ya Mungu aliye hai?”
David talked to some of the men who were standing near him. He said, “What will be given to whoever kills this Philistine and frees us Israelis from this shame/disgrace? And who [does] this heathen Philistine [think he] is, defying/ridiculing the army that serves the all-powerful God?”
27 Wakarudia yale yaliyokuwa yamesemwa na kumwambia kuwa, “Hili ndilo atakalotendewa mtu yule atakayemuua.”
They told him the same thing that the other men had said, about what the king would do for anyone who killed Goliath.
28 Eliabu nduguye mkubwa Daudi alipomsikia akizungumza na watu hasira ikawaka juu yake akamuuliza, “Kwa nini umeteremka kuja hapa? Nao wale kondoo wachache kule nyikani umewaacha na nani? Ninajua jinsi ulivyo na kiburi na jinsi moyo wako ulivyo mwovu; umekuja hapa kutazama vita tu.”
But when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard David talking to the men, he was angry. He said to David, “Why have you come down here? Is someone taking care of those few sheep that you left in the desert? I know you are just a (smart-aleck/brat)! You just want to watch the battle!”
29 Daudi akasema, “Sasa nimefanya nini? Je, siwezi hata kuongea.”
David replied, “Have I done something wrong? I was merely asking a question!”
30 Daudi akamgeukia mtu mwingine na kumuuliza jambo lilo hilo, nao watu wakamjibu vilevile kama mwanzo.
Then he walked over to another man and asked him the same question, but the man gave him the same answer. Each time he asked someone, he received the same answer.
31 Lile Daudi alilosema likasikiwa na kuelezwa kwa Sauli, naye Sauli akatuma aitwe.
Finally, someone told king Saul what David had asked, and Saul sent someone to bring David to him.
32 Daudi akamwambia Sauli, “Mtu yeyote asife moyo kwa habari ya huyu Mfilisti; mtumishi wako atakwenda kupigana naye.”
David told king Saul, “No one should (worry/become a coward) because of that Philistine man. I will go and fight with him!”
33 Sauli akamjibu Daudi, “Wewe hutaweza kwenda kupigana dhidi ya huyu Mfilisti; wewe ni kijana tu, naye amekuwa mtu wa vita tangu ujana wake.”
Saul said to David, “You are only a young man, and he has been a very capable soldier all his life. So you are not able to go and fight with him!”
34 Lakini Daudi akamwambia Sauli, “Mtumishi wako amekuwa akichunga kondoo wa baba yake. Wakati simba au dubu alikuja na kuchukua kondoo kutoka kundi,
David replied, “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep [for many years]. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried away a lamb,
35 nilifuatia, nikampiga na nikampokonya kondoo kwenye kinywa chake. Aliponigeukia, nilimkamata nywele zake, nikampiga na kumuua.
I went after the lion or the bear and attacked it and rescued the lamb from the wild animal’s mouth. Then I grabbed the animal by its jaw/throat and struck it and killed it.
36 Mtumishi wako ameshaua simba na dubu pia; huyu Mfilisti asiyetahiriwa atakuwa kama mmoja wa hao, kwa sababu ameyatukana majeshi ya Mungu aliye hai.
I have killed both lions and bears. And [I will do] the same to this heathen Philistine, because he has defied/ridiculed the army of the all-powerful God!
37 Bwana ambaye aliniokoa toka katika makucha ya simba na makucha ya dubu ataniokoa kutoka mikono ya huyu Mfilisti.” Sauli akamwambia Daudi, “Nenda, naye Bwana na awe pamoja nawe.”
Yahweh has rescued me from paws of lions and bears, and he will rescue me from this Philistine!” Then Saul said to David, “All right, go [and fight him], and [I hope/desire] that Yahweh will help you!”
38 Ndipo Sauli akamvika Daudi silaha zake mwenyewe za vita. Akamvika dirii na chapeo ya shaba kichwani mwake.
Then Saul gave to David his own clothes that he always wore in battles, and he gave him a bronze helmet and a coat made of metal plates.
39 Daudi akajifunga upanga juu ya hayo mavazi na kujaribu kutembea kwa sababu alikuwa hana uzoefu navyo. Daudi akamwambia Sauli, “Siwezi kwenda nikiwa nimevaa hivi, kwa sababu sina uzoefu navyo.” Hivyo akavivua.
David [put these things on. Then he] fastened his sword over them, and tried to walk. But he could not walk, because he was not accustomed to wearing those things. So David said to Saul, “I cannot fight wearing all these things, because I am not accustomed to [wearing] them!” So he took them off.
40 Kisha akachukua fimbo yake mkononi, akachagua mawe laini matano kutoka kwenye kijito, akayaweka kwenye kifuko ndani ya mfuko wake wa kichungaji, akiwa na kombeo yake mkononi mwake, akamkaribia yule Mfilisti.
Then he took his walking/shepherd’s stick, and he picked up five smooth stones from the brook/stream. He put them in the pouch of his shoulder-bag. Then he put his sling in his hand and started walking toward Goliath.
41 Wakati ule ule, yule Mfilisti, akiwa na mbeba ngao wake mbele yake, akaendelea kujongea karibu na Daudi.
Goliath walked toward David, with the soldier who was carrying his shield walking in front of him. When he got near David,
42 Mfilisti akamwangalia Daudi kote na kumwona kuwa ni kijana tu, mwekundu na mzuri wa kupendeza, naye akamdharau.
he looked at David closely. He saw that David had a handsome face and healthy body, but that he was only a young man. So he sneered at David.
43 Akamwambia Daudi, “Je, mimi ni mbwa, hata unanijia na fimbo?” Yule Mfilisti akamlaani Daudi kwa miungu yake.
He said to David, “Are you coming to me with a stick because [you think that] I am a dog?” Then he called out to his gods to harm David.
44 Tena Mfilisti akamwambia, “Njoo hapa, nami nitawapa ndege wa angani na wanyama wa mwituni nyama yako.”
He said to David, “Come here to me, and I will [kill you and] give your dead body to the birds and wild animals to eat!”
45 Daudi akamwambia yule Mfilisti. “Wewe unanijia na upanga, mkuki na fumo, lakini mimi ninakujia kwa jina la Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote, Mungu wa majeshi ya Israeli, ambaye wewe umemtukana.
David replied, “You are coming to me with a sword and a dagger and a spear. But I am coming to you (in the name/with the authority) of almighty Yahweh. He is the God whom the army of Israel [worships], and he is the God whom you have defied/ridiculed.
46 Siku hii leo Bwana atakutia mkononi mwangu, nami nitakupiga na kukukata kichwa chako. Leo nitawapa ndege wa angani na wanyama wa nchi mizoga ya jeshi la Wafilisti, nayo dunia yote itajua kuwa yuko Mungu katika Israeli.
Today Yahweh will enable me to defeat you. I will strike you down and cut off your head. And [we Israelis will kill] many Philistine [soldiers and] give their bodies to the birds and wild animals to eat. And everyone in the world will [hear about it and] know that we Israeli people worship an [all-powerful] God.
47 Wale wote waliokusanyika hapa watajua kuwa Bwana haokoi kwa upanga wala kwa mkuki; kwa kuwa vita ni vya Bwana, naye atawatia wote mikononi mwetu.”
And everyone here will know that Yahweh can rescue people without a sword or a spear. Yahweh always wins his battles, and he will enable us to defeat all of you [Philistines].”
48 Yule Mfilisti aliposogea karibu ili kumshambulia, Daudi akaenda mbio kuelekea safu ya vita kukutana naye.
As Goliath came closer to attack David, David ran quickly toward him.
49 Daudi akatia mkono wake mfukoni na kuchukua jiwe, akalirusha kwa kombeo, nalo likampiga yule Mfilisti kwenye paji la uso. Lile jiwe likaingia kipajini mwa uso, akaanguka chini kifudifudi.
He put his hand into his shoulder-bag and took out one stone. He [put it in his sling and] hurled it toward Goliath. The stone hit Goliath on the forehead and penetrated his skull, and he fell face down onto the ground.
50 Basi Daudi akamshinda huyo Mfilisti kwa kombeo na jiwe; bila kuwa na upanga mikononi mwake akampiga huyo Mfilisti na kumuua.
Then David ran and stood over Goliath. He pulled Goliath’s sword from its sheath and killed him with it, and then cut off his head. In that way David defeated the Philistine without having his own sword. He used [only] a sling and a stone! When the other Philistines saw that their great warrior was dead, they ran away.
51 Daudi akakimbia na kusimama juu yake. Akaushika upanga wa huyo Mfilisti na kuuvuta toka kwenye ala yake. Baada ya kumuua, akakata kichwa chake kwa ule upanga. Wafilisti walipoona kuwa shujaa wao amekufa, wakageuka na kukimbia.
52 Ndipo watu wa Israeli na Yuda wakainuka kwenda mbele wakipiga kelele na kufuatia Wafilisti mpaka kwenye ingilio la Gathi kwenye malango ya Ekroni. Maiti zao zilitawanyika kando ya barabara ya Shaaraimu hadi Gathi na Ekroni.
The Israeli men shouted and ran after them. They pursued them all the way to Gath and to the gates of Ekron [city]. They struck them as they went, with the result that dead/wounded Philistines were lying on the road all the way from Shaaraim to Gath and Ekron [towns].
53 Waisraeli waliporudi kutoka kuwafukuza Wafilisti, waliteka nyara kutoka kambi yao.
When the Israelis returned from chasing the Philistines, they (plundered/took everything from) the Philistine camp.
54 Daudi akachukua kichwa cha yule Mfilisti na kukileta Yerusalemu, naye akaweka silaha za huyo Mfilisti katika hema lake mwenyewe.
David later took the head of Goliath to Jerusalem, but he kept Goliath’s weapons in his own tent.
55 Sauli alipomwona Daudi anakwenda kukabiliana na huyo Mfilisti, alimwambia Abneri, jemadari wa jeshi, “Abneri, yule kijana ni mwana wa nani?” Abneri akajibu, “Hakika kama uishivyo, ee mfalme, mimi sifahamu.”
As Saul watched David going toward Goliath, he said to Abner, the commanded of his army, “Abner, whose son is that young man?” Abner replied, “(As sure as you are alive/Truly) [IDM], I do not know.”
56 Mfalme akasema, “Uliza huyu kijana ni mwana wa nani.”
Then the king said, “Find out whose son he is!”
57 Mara Daudi aliporudi kutoka kumuua huyo Mfilisti, Abneri akamchukua na kumleta mbele ya Sauli. Daudi alikuwa bado anakishikilia kichwa cha yule Mfilisti.
[Later, ] as David returned from killing Goliath, Abner took him to Saul. David was carrying Goliath’s head.
58 Sauli akamuuliza, “Kijana, wewe ni mwana wa nani?” Daudi akasema, “Mimi ni mwana wa mtumishi wako Yese wa Bethlehemu.”
Saul asked him, “Young man, whose son are you?” David replied, “[Sir, perhaps you have forgotten that] I am the son of your servant Jesse, who has served you faithfully, who lives in Bethlehem.”
