2 Samweli 21
1 Wakati wa utawala wa Daudi kulikuwa na njaa kwa miaka mitatu mfululizo, kwa hiyo Daudi akautafuta uso wa Bwana. Bwana akasema, “Ni kwa sababu ya Sauli na nyumba yake iliyotiwa madoa ya damu, kwa sababu aliwaua Wagibeoni.”
Once during David's reign there was a famine for three years in a row, and David asked the Lord about it. The Lord replied, “It's because Saul and his family are guilty of murdering the Gibeonites.”
2 Mfalme akawaita Wagibeoni na kuzumgumza nao. (Wagibeoni hawakuwa wa wana wa Israeli, ila walikuwa mabaki ya Waamori. Waisraeli walikuwa wameapa kuwaacha hai, lakini Sauli katika wivu wake kwa ajili ya Israeli na Yuda, alikuwa amejaribu kuwaangamiza.)
David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke with them. The Gibeonites were not Israelites, but what was left of the Amorites. The Israelites had sworn an oath to them, but in his nationalistic passion for the Israelites and Judah, Saul had tried to wipe them out.
3 Daudi akawauliza Wagibeoni, “Niwatendee nini? Nitawaridhishaje ili mbariki urithi wa Bwana?”
“What can I do for you?” David asked the Gibeonites. “How can I compensate you so that you may bless the Lord's people?”
4 Wagibeoni wakamjibu, “Hatuna haki ya kudai fedha wala dhahabu kutoka kwa Sauli au jamaa yake, wala hatuna haki ya kumuua mtu yeyote katika Israeli.” Daudi akawauliza, “Mnataka niwafanyie nini?”
“This isn't a question of us receiving payment in silver or gold from Saul or his family,” the Gibeonites replied. “In addition we don't have the right to have anyone in Israel put to death for us.” “I'll do whatever you ask,” David answered.
5 Wakamjibu mfalme, “Kwa habari ya mtu aliyetuangamiza na kufanya hila mbaya dhidi yetu ili kwamba tuangamizwe na tusiwe na yeyote katika Israeli,
They replied, “Regarding the man who destroyed us, who planned to prevent us having any place to live in the whole country of Israel,
6 tupatieni wazao wake saba wa kiume tuwaue hadharani mbele za Bwana huko Gibea ya Sauli, aliyekuwa amechaguliwa na Bwana.” Basi mfalme akasema, “Nitawakabidhi kwenu.”
have seven of Saul's male descendants be handed over to us, and we will hang them in the presence of the Lord at Gibeon of Saul, the Lord's chosen one.” “I will hand them over to you,” said the king.
7 Mfalme akamhifadhi Mefiboshethi mwana wa Yonathani, mwana wa Sauli, kwa sababu ya kile kiapo mbele za Bwana kati ya Daudi na Yonathani.
However, the king spared Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, son of Saul, because of the oath sworn before the Lord between David and Jonathan, son of Saul.
8 Lakini mfalme akamchukua Armoni na Mefiboshethi, wana wawili wa Rispa binti Aiya, ambao alikuwa amemzalia Sauli, pamoja na wana watano wa Merabu binti Sauli, aliokuwa amemzalia Adrieli mwana wa Barzilai, Mmeholathi.
The king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she had borne to Saul, and the five sons of Merab, the daughter of Saul, whom she had borne to Adriel, son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
9 Akawakabidhi kwa Wagibeoni, ambao waliwaua na kuwaweka wazi juu ya kilima mbele za Bwana. Wote saba walianguka kwa pamoja; waliuawa katika siku za kwanza za mavuno, mara tu uvunaji wa shayiri ulipokuwa unaanza.
He handed them over to the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill in the presence of the Lord. All seven of them died at the same time, executed at the beginning of the barley harvest.
10 Rispa binti Aiya akachukua nguo ya gunia, akajitandikia juu ya mwamba. Kuanzia mwanzo wa mavuno mpaka mvua ziliponyesha juu ya miili ya hao waliouawa, Rispa hakuruhusu ndege wa angani kuwagusa wakati wa mchana, wala wanyama wa mwitu wakati wa usiku.
Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took some sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest until the time the rains came and poured down on the bodies, she kept the birds away from them during the day and the wild animals at night.
11 Daudi alipoambiwa kile Rispa binti Aiya, suria wa Sauli, alichokuwa amekifanya,
When David heard what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, Saul's concubine of Saul had done,
12 alikwenda akachukua mifupa ya Sauli na mwanawe Yonathani kutoka kwa watu wa Yabeshi-Gileadi. (Walikuwa wameichukua kwa siri kutoka uwanja wa watu wote huko Beth-Shani, mahali ambapo Wafilisti walikuwa wamewatundika baada ya kumuua Sauli huko Gilboa.)
he retrieved the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had taken them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had killed Saul at Gilboa.
13 Daudi akaileta mifupa ya Sauli na ya mwanawe Yonathani kutoka huko, pia mifupa ya wale waliokuwa wameuawa na kutupwa ilikusanywa.
David had the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan brought back, and also had the bones of those who had been hanged gathered up.
14 Wakazika mifupa ya Sauli na ya mwanawe Yonathani katika kaburi la Kishi, babaye Sauli, huko Sela katika nchi ya Benyamini, nao wakafanya kila kitu mfalme alichoagiza. Baada ya hayo, Mungu akajibu maombi kwa ajili ya nchi.
They buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan at Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul's father Kish. Once they finished doing everything the king had ordered, God answered their prayers to end the famine in the land.
15 Kwa mara nyingine tena kulikuwa na vita kati ya Wafilisti na Israeli. Daudi akashuka pamoja na watu wake ili kupigana dhidi ya Wafilisti, naye akawa amechoka sana.
There was war once more between the Philistines and Israel. David went down with his men to fight the Philistines, and he got worn out.
16 Naye Ishbi-Benobu, mmoja wa wazao wa Warefai, ambaye mkuki wake ulikuwa na uzito wa shekeli 300 za shaba, alikuwa amejifunga upanga mpya, naye alisema angemuua Daudi.
Ishbi-benob, one of the descendants of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels, and who was carrying a new sword, said he was going to kill David.
17 Lakini Abishai mwana wa Seruya akaja kumwokoa Daudi; akampiga huyo Mfilisti, akamwangusha chini na kumuua. Ndipo watu wakamwapia Daudi, wakisema, “Kamwe hutakwenda tena nasi vitani, ili kwamba taa ya Israeli isije ikazimwa.”
But Abishai, son of Zeruiah, came to his rescue, attacked the Philistine, and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, “Don't ever go out with us to battle again, so that the Israel's light isn't snuffed out!”
18 Baada ya muda, kukawa na vita nyingine na Wafilisti, huko Gobu. Wakati huo Sibekai, Mhushathi, akamuua Safu, mmoja wa wazao wa Warefai.
Some time after this there was another battle with the Philistines at Gob. But then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, one of the descendants of Repha.
19 Katika vita vingine na Wafilisti huko Gobu, Elhanani mwana wa Yaare-Oregimu, Mbethlehemu, alimuua nduguye Goliathi, Mgiti, ambaye mkuki wake ulikuwa na mpini kama mti wa mfumaji.
In another battle with the Philistines at Gob, Elhanan, son of Jair, from Bethlehem, killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite. The shaft of his spear was as thick as a weaver's rod.
20 Katika vita vingine tena, vilivyopiganwa huko Gathi, kulikuwako na mtu mmoja mkubwa mwenye vidole sita katika kila mkono na vidole sita kila mguu, jumla vidole ishirini na vinne. Yeye alikuwa pia mzao wa Mrefai.
In yet another battle at Gath, there was a gigantic man, who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, making twenty-four all. He too was descended from the giants.
21 Alipowadhihaki Israeli, Yonathani mwana wa Shimea, nduguye Daudi, akamuua.
But when he insulted Israel, Jonathan, son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.
22 Hawa wanne walikuwa wazao wa Warefai huko Gathi, nao walianguka kwa mikono ya Daudi na watu wake.
These four were the descendants of the giants in Gath, but they were all killed by David and his men.
