2 Samweli 5

1 Makabila yote ya Israeli yakamjia Daudi huko Hebroni na kumwambia, “Sisi tu nyama yako na damu yako hasa.

Then [the leaders of] all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and said to him, “Listen, we have the same ancestors [IDM] that you do.

2 Zamani, wakati Sauli alikuwa mfalme juu yetu, wewe ndiwe uliyeiongoza Israeli vitani. Naye Bwana alikuambia, ‘Wewe utawachunga watu wangu Israeli, na utakuwa mtawala wao.’”

In the past, when Saul was our king, it was you who led our Israeli soldiers [in our battles]. You are the one to whom Yahweh promised, ‘You will be the leader [MET] of my people; you will be their king.’”

3 Wazee wote wa Israeli wakamwendea Mfalme Daudi huko Hebroni, mfalme akafanya mapatano nao huko Hebroni mbele za Bwana, nao wakamtia Daudi mafuta kuwa mfalme wa Israeli.

So while Yahweh was listening, all those leaders of the people of Israel declared there at Hebron [that David would be their king]. And David made a sacred agreement with them. They anointed him [with olive oil to set him apart] to be the king of the Israeli people.

4 Daudi alikuwa na miaka thelathini alipoanza kutawala, naye akatawala Israeli miaka arobaini.

David was 30 years old when he became their king. He ruled them for 40 years.

5 Huko Hebroni alitawala Yuda kwa miaka saba na miezi sita, na katika Yerusalemu alitawala Israeli yote na Yuda kwa miaka thelathini na mitatu.

In Hebron he ruled over the tribe of Judah for seven and a half years, and in Jerusalem he ruled over all the people of Judah and Israel for 33 years.

6 Mfalme na watu wake wakaenda Yerusalemu kuwashambulia Wayebusi walioishi humo. Wayebusi wakamwambia Daudi, “Wewe hutaingia humu, kwani hata vipofu na viwete wanaweza kukufukuza.” Walidhani, “Daudi hawezi kuingia humu.”

[One day] King David and his soldiers went to Jerusalem to fight against the Jebus people-group who lived there. The people there thought that David’s army would not be able to capture the city, so they sent a message to David, saying “Your army will never be able to get inside our city! Even the blind and crippled people will be able to chase you away!”

7 Hata hivyo, Daudi akaiteka ngome ya Sayuni, Mji wa Daudi.

But David’s army captured the fortress on Zion [Hill], [and later it was known as] David’s City.

8 Siku ile, Daudi akasema, “Yeyote ambaye atawashinda Wayebusi, atatumia huo mfereji kuwafikia hao ‘viwete na vipofu’ ambao ni adui za Daudi.” Ndiyo sababu wanasema, “‘Vipofu na viwete’ hawataingia kwenye jumba la ufalme.”

On that day, David said [to his soldiers], “Those who want to get rid of the Jebus people-group should go through the water tunnel [to enter the city]. Then they can attack those people whom I [SYN] detest—[and we will find out if any] blind and crippled people [will be able to stop them]!” That is why people say, “Blind and crippled people cannot enter Yahweh’s temple.”

9 Ndipo Daudi akafanya makao ndani ya ngome na kuiita Mji wa Daudi. Akajenga eneo linalozunguka kuanzia Milo kuelekea ndani.

[After] David [and his soldiers captured] the city with its strong walls around it, he lived there, and they named it ‘David’s City’. David [and his soldiers] built the city around the fortress, starting where the [land was (filled in/terraces) on the east side of the hill].

10 Daudi akazidi kuwa na nguvu zaidi na zaidi, kwa sababu Bwana Mungu Mwenye Nguvu Zote alikuwa pamoja naye.

David continued to become more and more powerful/influential, because the Almighty Commander of the armies of angels was with/helping him.

11 Basi Hiramu mfalme wa Tiro akawatuma wajumbe kwa Daudi, wakiwa na magogo ya mierezi, maseremala na waashi, nao wakajenga jumba la kifalme kwa ajili ya Daudi.

[One day] Hiram, the king of Tyre [city], sent ambassadors/messengers to David [to talk about making agreements between their countries]. Hiram agreed to provide cedar trees [to make lumber], and also that he would send carpenters and masons, to build a palace for David.

12 Naye Daudi akafahamu kuwa Bwana amemwimarisha kuwa mfalme juu ya Israeli na ameinua ufalme wake kwa ajili ya Israeli, watu wake.

His doing that caused David to realize that Yahweh truly had appointed him to be the king of Israel, and that Yahweh was going to cause his kingdom to prosper, because Yahweh loved the Israeli people, whom [he had chosen to] belong to him.

13 Baada ya Daudi kuondoka Hebroni, akajitwalia masuria zaidi na wake huko Yerusalemu, nao wana na binti wengi walizaliwa kwake.

After David moved from Hebron to Jerusalem, he took more slave women to be his second-class wives, and he also married other women. [All of those women] gave birth to more sons and daughters.

14 Haya ndiyo majina ya watoto waliozaliwa kwake huko: Shamua, Shobabu, Nathani, Solomoni,

The names of the sons who were born in Jerusalem were Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

15 Ibihari, Elishua, Nefegi, Yafia,

Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,

16 Elishama, Eliada na Elifeleti.

Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

17 Wafilisti waliposikia kuwa Daudi ametiwa mafuta kuwa mfalme wa Israeli, wakapanda na jeshi lao lote kwenda kumsaka, lakini Daudi akapata habari hizo, naye akateremka kwenye ngome.

When the Philistia people heard that David had been appointed to be the king of Israel, their army went up [toward Jerusalem] to try to capture David. But David heard that they were coming, so he went down to another fortified place.

18 Basi Wafilisti walikuwa wamekuja na kusambaa kwenye Bonde la Warefai,

The [army of] Philistia arrived at Rephaim Valley [southwest of Jerusalem] and spread all over the valley.

19 kwa hiyo Daudi akamuuliza Bwana, “Je, niende kuwashambulia Wafilisti? Je, utawatia mikononi mwangu?” Bwana akamjibu, “Nenda, kwa maana hakika nitawatia Wafilisti mikononi mwako.”

David asked Yahweh, “Should [my men and] I attack the Philistia army? Will you enable us to defeat them [IDM]?” Yahweh replied, “Yes, attack them, because I will certainly enable your army to defeat them. [IDM]”

20 Ndipo Daudi akaenda mpaka Baal-Perasimu, na huko akawashinda Wafilisti. Akasema, “Kama mafuriko yafurikavyo, Bwana amewafurikia adui zangu mbele yangu.” Kwa hiyo mahali hapo pakaitwa Baal-Perasimu.

So David [and his army] went to [where the Philistia army was], and there they defeated them. Then David said, “Yahweh has burst through my enemies like a flood.” [SIM] So that place is called ‘Lord of Bursting-through’.

21 Wafilisti wakaiacha miungu yao huko, naye Daudi na watu wake wakaichukua.

The Philistia men left their idols there; so David and his soldiers took them away.

22 Wafilisti walikwea kwa mara nyingine na kusambaa katika Bonde la Warefai.

Then the Philistia [army] returned to Rephaim Valley and spread all over the valley.

23 Kwa hiyo Daudi akamuuliza Bwana, naye akamjibu, “Usipande moja kwa moja, bali wazungukie kwa nyuma na uwashambulie mbele ya miti ya miforosadi.

So again David asked Yahweh [if his army should attack them]. But Yahweh replied, “Do not attack them [from here]. Tell your men to go around them and attack them from the other side, near the balsam trees.

24 Mara utakaposikia sauti ya kutembea kutoka kwenye vilele vya miti ya miforosadi, nenda haraka, kwa sababu hiyo itamaanisha kuwa Bwana ametangulia mbele yako kupiga jeshi la Wafilisti.”

When you hear something in the tops of the balsam trees that sounds like [an army] marching, attack them, because I will have gone ahead of you [to enable your army] to defeat their army.”

25 Basi Daudi akafanya kama Bwana alivyomwagiza, naye akawaangusha Wafilisti njia yote kuanzia Geba hadi Gezeri.

So David did what Yahweh told him to do, and his [army] defeated the Philistia army from Geba [city] all the way [west] to Gezer [city].