2 Samweli 23

1 Haya ni maneno ya mwisho ya Daudi: “Neno la Daudi mwana wa Yese, neno la mtu aliyeinuliwa na Aliye Juu Sana, mtu aliyepakwa mafuta na Mungu wa Yakobo, mwimbaji wa nyimbo wa Israeli:

Forsothe these ben the laste wordis, whiche Dauid, the sone of Ysai, seide. The man seide, to whom it is ordeyned of Crist, of the God of Jacob, the noble salm makere of Israel;

2 “Roho wa Bwana alinena kupitia kwangu, neno lake lilikuwa ulimini mwangu.

The spiryt of the Lord spak bi me, and his word bi my tunge.

3 Mungu wa Israeli alinena, mwamba wa Israeli akaniambia: ‘Mtu anatawala watu kwa haki, wakati anapotawala akiwa na hofu ya Mungu,

Dauid seide, God of Israel spak to me, the stronge of Israel, the `iust Lord of men, `is Lord in the drede of God.

4 yeye ni kama mwanga wa asubuhi jua lichomozapo asubuhi isiyo na mawingu, kama mwanga baada ya mvua uchipuzao majani kutoka ardhini.’

As the liyt of the morewtid, whanne the sunne risith eerli, is briyt with out cloudis; and as an erbe cometh forth of the erthe bi reynes.

5 “Je, si hivyo ilivyo nyumba yangu mbele za Mungu? Je, hajafanya Agano la milele nami, lililopangwa na kuimarishwa kila sehemu? Je, hatanifanya niufurahie wokovu wangu na kunijalia matakwa yangu yote?

And myn hows is not so greet anentis God, that he schulde make with me euerlastynge couenaunt, stidefast and maad strong in alle thingis; for al myn helthe hangith of him, and al the wille `that is, al my desir, goith in to hym, and no thing is therof, that makith not fruyt.

6 Lakini watu waovu wote watatupwa kando kama miiba, ambayo haikusanywi kwa mkono.

Forsothe alle trespassouris schulen be drawun out as thornes, that ben not takun with hondis.

7 Yeyote agusaye miiba hutumia chombo cha chuma au mpini wa mkuki, nayo huchomwa pale ilipo.”

And if ony man wole touche tho, he schal be armed with irun, and with tre formed in to spere; and the thornes schulen be kyndlid, and schulen be brent `til to nouyt.

8 Haya ndiyo majina ya mashujaa wa Daudi: Yosheb-Bashebethi, Mtahkemoni, alikuwa kiongozi wa wale Watatu; yeye aliinua mkuki wake dhidi ya watu 800, ambao aliwaua katika pambano moja.

These ben the names of the stronge men of Dauid. Dauid sittith in the chaier, the wiseste prince among thre; he is as a moost tendir worm of tree, that killide eiyte hundrid with o fersnesse.

9 Wa pili wake alikuwa Eleazari mwana wa Dodai, Mwahohi. Akiwa mmojawapo wa wale mashujaa watatu, alikuwa pamoja na Daudi wakati waliwadhihaki Wafilisti waliokuwa wamekusanyika huko Pas-Damimu kwa ajili ya vita. Kisha watu wa Israeli wakarudi nyuma,

Aftir hym was Eleazar, the sone of his fadirs brother Abohi; among thre stronge men, that weren with Dauid, whanne thei seiden schenschip to Filisteis, and weren gaderid thidir in to batel.

10 lakini yeye alisimama imara akawaua Wafilisti hadi mkono wake ukachoka na ukagandamana na upanga. Bwana akawapa ushindi mkubwa siku ile. Vikosi vikarudi kwa Eleazari, kuteka tu nyara za waliokufa.

And whanne the men of Israel hadden stied, he stood, and smoot Filisties, til his hond failide, and was starke with the swerd. And the Lord made greet helthe in that dai; and the puple that fledde turnedc ayen to drawe awei the spuylis of slayn men.

11 Aliyefuata alikuwa Shama mwana wa Agee, Mharari. Wafilisti walipokusanyika pamoja mahali palipokuwa shamba lililojaa dengu, vikosi vya Israeli viliwakimbia.

And aftir hym was Semma, the sone of Age, of Arari. And Filisteis weren gaderid in the stacioun; forsothe there was a feeld ful of lente; and whanne the puple fledde fro the face of Filisteis,

12 Lakini Shama akasimama imara katikati ya lile shamba. Akalitetea na kuwaua Wafilisti, naye Bwana akawapa ushindi mkubwa.

he stood in the myddis of the feeld, and bihelde it; and he smoot Filisteis, and the Lord made greet helthe.

13 Wakati wa mavuno, viongozi watatu kati ya viongozi thelathini walishuka, wakamwendea Daudi katika pango la Adulamu, wakati kikundi cha Wafilisti kilikuwa kimepiga kambi katika Bonde la Warefai.

Also and thre men yeden doun bifore, that weren princes among thretti, and camen to Dauid in the tyme of reep in to the denne of Odollam. Forsothe the castels of Filisteis weren set in the valei of giauntis.

14 Wakati huo Daudi alikuwa katika ngome, na kambi ya Wafilisti ilikuwa huko Bethlehemu.

And Dauid was in a strong hold; sotheli the stacioun of Filisteis was thanne in Bethleem.

15 Daudi akatamani maji, akasema, “Laiti mtu angenipatia maji ya kunywa kutoka kisima kilicho karibu na lango la Bethlehemu!”

Therfor Dauid desiride water of the lake, and seide, If ony man wolde yyue to me drynk of watir of the cisterne, which is in Bethleem, bisidis the yate.

16 Basi mashujaa hao watatu wakapenya katikati ya Wafilisti, wakaenda kuchota maji kutoka kwa kisima kilicho karibu na lango la Bethlehemu, wakamletea Daudi. Lakini Daudi akakataa kuyanywa. Badala yake, aliyamimina mbele za Bwana.

Therfor thre stronge men braken in to the castels of Filisteis, and drowen watir of the cisterne of Bethleem, that was bisidis the yate, and brouyten to Dauid; and he nolde drinke,

17 Akasema, “Iwe mbali nami, Ee Bwana, kufanya kitu hiki. Je, hii si damu ya watu ambao walikwenda kwa kuhatarisha maisha yao?” Naye Daudi hakuyanywa. Haya yalifanywa na hao mashujaa watatu.

but offride it to the Lord, and seide, The Lord be merciful to me, that Y do not this; whether Y schal drynke the blood of these men, that yeden forth, and the perel of soulis? Therfor he nolde drynke. Thre strongeste men diden thes thingis.

18 Abishai ndugu yake Yoabu mwana wa Seruya ndiye alikuwa kiongozi wa hao Watatu. Aliinua mkuki wake dhidi ya watu 300 ambao aliwaua, kwa hiyo naye akawa na sifa kama hao Watatu.

Also Abisay, brother of Joab, the sone of Saruye, was prince of thre; he it is that reiside his schaft ayens thre hundrid men, whiche he killide; `he was nemid among thre,

19 Je, hakupata heshima kubwa zaidi kuliko hao Watatu? Alikuwa jemadari wao, ingawa hakuhesabiwa miongoni mwao.

and was the noblere among thre, and he was the prince of hem; but he cam not to the thre firste men.

20 Benaya mwana wa Yehoyada alikuwa mpiganaji hodari kutoka Kabseeli ambaye alifanya mambo makubwa ya ujasiri. Aliwaua mashujaa wawili waliokuwa hodari kuliko wote wa Moabu. Pia alishuka shimoni kulipokuwa na theluji na kumuua simba.

And Banaye, the sone of Joiada, strongeste man of grete werkis, of Capseel, he smoot twei liouns of Moab, `that is, twei knyytis hardi as liouns; and he yede doun, and smoot a lioun in the myddil cisterne in the daies of snow.

21 Pia alimuua Mmisri mrefu mkubwa. Ingawa Mmisri alikuwa na mkuki mkononi mwake, Benaya alimwendea akiwa na rungu. Alipokonya mkuki kutoka mkononi mwa Mmisri na kumuua kwa mkuki wake mwenyewe.

Also he killide a man of Egipt, a man worthi of spectacle, hauynge a spere in the hond; therfor whanne he hadde come doun with a yerde to that man, bi miyt he wrooth out the spere fro the hond of the man of Egipt, and killide hym with his owne spere.

22 Haya yalikuwa mambo ya ushujaa ya Benaya mwana wa Yehoyada; naye pia alikuwa maarufu kama wale mashujaa watatu.

Banaye, sone of Joiada, dide these thingis;

23 Yeye aliheshimiwa zaidi ya wale Thelathini, lakini hakujumuishwa miongoni mwa wale Watatu. Daudi akamweka kuwa kiongozi wa walinzi wake.

and he was nemyed among thre stronge men, that weren among the thretti noblere men; netheles he cam not til to the thre. And Dauid made hym a counselour of priuyte to hym silf.

24 Miongoni mwa wale Thelathini walikuwepo: Asaheli ndugu wa Yoabu; Elhanani mwana wa Dodo kutoka Bethlehemu;

Asahel, the brother of Joab, was among thretti men; Eleanan, the sone of his fadris brother, of Bethleem; Semma, of Arari;

25 Shama, Mharodi; Elika, Mharodi;

Elcha, of Arodi; Helas, of Phelti;

26 Helesi, Mpalti; Ira mwana wa Ikeshi kutoka Tekoa;

Hira, sone of Aches, of Thecua; Abiezer, of Amatoth;

27 Abiezeri kutoka Anathothi; Mebunai, Mhushathi;

Mobannoy, of Cosathi; Selmon, of Achotes;

28 Salmoni, Mwahohi; Maharai, Mnetofathi;

Macharai, of Nethopath;

29 Heledi mwana wa Baana, Mnetofathi; Itai mwana wa Ribai kutoka Gibea ya Benyamini;

Heled, the sone of Baana, and he was of Netophath; Hiray, sone of Rabai, of Gebeeth, of the sones of Beniamyn; Banay, of Effrata;

30 Benaya Mpirathoni; Hidai kutoka mabonde ya Gaashi;

Hedday, of the stronde of Gaas;

31 Abi-Alboni, Mwaribathi; Azmawethi, Mbarhumi;

Abiadon, of Arbath; Asmaneth, of Berromy;

32 Eliaba, Mshaalboni; wana wa Yasheni; Yonathani

Eliaba, of Sabony; sones of Assen, Jonathan, and Jasan; Semma, of Herodi;

33 mwana wa Shama, Mharari; Ahiamu mwana wa Sharari, Mharari;

Hayam, sone of Sarai, of Zaroth;

34 Elifeleti mwana wa Ahasbai, Mmaakathi; Eliamu mwana wa Ahithofeli, Mgiloni;

Eliphelech, sone of Saalbai, the sone of Maachati; Heliam, sone of Achitofel, of Gilo;

35 Hezro, Mkarmeli; Paarai, Mwarbi;

Esrai, of Carmele; Pharai, of Arbi;

36 Igali mwana wa Nathani kutoka Soba; Bani, Mgadi;

Ygaal, sone of Nathan, of Soba;

37 Seleki, Mwamoni; Naharai, Mbeerothi, aliyekuwa mbeba silaha za Yoabu mwana wa Seruya;

Bonny, of Gaddi; Silech, of Ammony; Naarai, of Beroth, the squyer of Joab, the sone of Saruye;

38 Ira, Mwithiri; Garebu, Mwithiri;

Haray, of Jethri; Gareb, and he was of Gethri;

39 na Uria, Mhiti. Jumla yao wote walikuwa watu thelathini na saba.

Vrye, of Ethei; alle weren seuene and thretti men.