Torati 2

1 Kisha tukageuka nyuma na kusafiri kuelekea jangwani kwa njia inayoelekea Bahari ya Shamu, kama Bwana alivyonielekeza. Kwa muda mrefu tulitembea kuzunguka vilima katika nchi ya Seiri.

Then we turned back and headed for the wilderness by way of the Red Sea, as the LORD had instructed me, and for many days we wandered around Mount Seir.

2 Kisha Bwana akaniambia,

At this time the LORD said to me,

3 “Umetembea kuzunguka hii nchi ya vilima kwa muda wa kutosha; sasa geukia kaskazini.

“You have been wandering around this hill country long enough; turn to the north

4 Wape watu maagizo haya: ‘Mko karibu kupita katikati ya nchi ya ndugu zako ambao ni wazao wa Esau, ambao wanaishi Seiri. Watawaogopa, lakini mwe waangalifu.

and command the people: ‘You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful.

5 Msiwachokoze kwa vita kwa maana sitawapa ninyi sehemu yoyote ya nchi yao, hata sehemu ya kutosha kuweka wayo wenu juu yake. Nimempa Esau nchi ya vilima ya Seiri kama yake mwenyewe.

Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.

6 Mtawalipa fedha kwa chakula mtakachokula na maji mtakayokunywa.’”

You are to pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink.’”

7 Bwana Mungu wenu amewabariki kwa kazi yote ya mikono yenu. Amewalinda katika safari yenu katikati ya jangwa hili kubwa. Kwa miaka hii arobaini Bwana Mungu wenu amekuwa pamoja nanyi, na hamkupungukiwa na kitu chochote.

Indeed, the LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness. The LORD your God has been with you these forty years, and you have lacked nothing.

8 Basi tulipita kwa ndugu zetu wazao wa Esau ambao wanaishi Seiri. Tuligeuka kutoka njia ya Araba ambayo inatokea Elathi na Esion-Geberi, tukasafiri kufuata njia ya jangwa la Moabu.

So we passed by our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned away from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber, and traveled along the road of the Wilderness of Moab.

9 Kisha Bwana akaniambia, “Usiwasumbue Wamoabu kwa vita, kwa kuwa sitawapa sehemu yoyote ya nchi yao. Nimetoa nchi ya Ari kwa wazao wa Loti kama milki yao.”

Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”

10 (Waemi walikuwa wakiishi huko hapo zamani, watu wenye nguvu na wengi, warefu kama Waanaki.

(The Emites used to live there, a people great and many, as tall as the Anakites.

11 Kama walivyokuwa Waanaki, hao pia walikuwa kama Warefai, lakini Wamoabu waliwaita Waemi.

Like the Anakites, they were also regarded as Rephaim, though the Moabites called them Emites.

12 Wahori waliishi Seiri, lakini wazao wa Esau waliwafukuza. Waliwaangamiza Wahori na kukaa mahali pao, kama Waisraeli walivyofanya katika nchi ambayo Bwana aliwapa kama milki yao.)

The Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out. They destroyed the Horites from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land that the LORD gave them as their possession.)

13 Bwana akasema, “Sasa ondokeni mvuke Bonde la Zeredi.” Hivyo tukavuka bonde.

“Now arise and cross over the Brook of Zered.” So we crossed over the Brook of Zered.

14 Miaka thelathini na minane ilipita tangu wakati tulipoondoka Kadesh-Barnea mpaka tulipovuka Bonde la Zeredi. Kwa wakati huo kile kizazi chote cha wanaume kuanzia wale wawezao kwenda vitani kilikuwa kimekufa, kama Bwana alivyokuwa amewaapia.

The time we spent traveling from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed over the Brook of Zered was thirty-eight years, until that entire generation of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the LORD had sworn to them.

15 Mkono wa Bwana uliwakabili hadi alipowaangamiza wote huko kambini.

Indeed, the LORD’s hand was against them, to eliminate them from the camp, until they had all perished.

16 Ikawa baada ya mtu wa mwisho kuanzia wale wawezao kwenda vitani kufa,

Now when all the fighting men among the people had died,

17 Bwana akaniambia,

the LORD said to me,

18 “Leo utapita katika nchi ya Moabu huko Ari.

“Today you are going to cross the border of Moab at Ar.

19 Utakapokuja kwa Waamoni, msiwasumbue wala kuwachokoza kwa vita, kwa kuwa sitawapa ardhi yoyote iliyo ya Waamoni kuwa milki yenu. Nimeitoa kama milki ya wazao wa Loti.”

But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”

20 (Hiyo pia ilidhaniwa kuwa nchi ya Warefai waliokuwa wakiishi huko, lakini Waamoni waliwaita Wazamzumi.

(That too was regarded as the land of the Rephaim, who used to live there, though the Ammonites called them Zamzummites.

21 Walikuwa watu wenye nguvu na wengi, warefu kama Waanaki. Bwana akawaangamiza kutoka mbele ya Waamoni, ambao waliwafukuza na kukaa mahali pao.

They were a people great and many, as tall as the Anakites. But the LORD destroyed them from before the Ammonites, who drove them out and settled in their place,

22 Bwana alikuwa amefanya vivyo hivyo kwa wazao wa Esau, ambao waliishi Seiri, wakati alipowaangamiza Wahori watoke mbele yao. Waliwafukuza na wao wakaishi mahali pao mpaka leo.

just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day.

23 Nao Waavi ambao waliishi katika vijiji mpaka Gaza, Wakaftori waliokuja kutoka Kaftori waliwaangamiza na kukaa mahali pao.)

And the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, were destroyed by the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor and settled in their place.)

24 “Ondoka sasa na uvuke Bonde la Arnoni. Tazama, nimemweka mikononi mwako Sihoni Mwamori, mfalme wa Heshboni na nchi yake. Anza kuimiliki nchi hiyo na umwingize katika vita.

“Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.

25 Siku hii ya leo nitaanza kuwatia hofu na woga mataifa yote chini ya mbingu wawaogope ninyi. Watakaposikia taarifa zenu, watatetemeka na kufadhaika kwa sababu yenu.”

This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”

26 Kutoka jangwa la Kedemothi nilituma wajumbe wenye maneno ya amani kwa Sihoni mfalme wa Heshboni kusema,

So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying,

27 “Turuhusu tupite katika nchi yako. Tutapita katika barabara kuu, hatutageuka kuume wala kushoto.

“Let us pass through your land; we will stay on the main road. We will not turn to the right or to the left.

28 Tuuzie chakula tule na maji tunywe kwa thamani yake katika fedha. Turuhusu tu tupite kwa miguu,

You can sell us food to eat and water to drink in exchange for silver. Only let us pass through on foot,

29 kama wazao wa Esau ambao wanaishi Seiri na Wamoabu ambao wanaishi Ari walivyotufanyia, mpaka tuvuke Yordani kuingia nchi ambayo Bwana Mungu wetu anatupatia.”

just as the descendants of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for us, until we cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD our God is giving us.”

30 Lakini Sihoni mfalme wa Heshboni alikataa kuturuhusu kupita. Kwa kuwa Bwana Mungu wako alikuwa ameifanya roho yake kuwa ngumu na moyo wake kuwa mkaidi ili amweke kwenye mikono yenu, kama alivyofanya sasa.

But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.

31 Bwana akaniambia, “Tazama, nimeanza kuwapa Mfalme Sihoni na nchi yake kwako. Sasa anzeni kuishinda na kuimiliki nchi yake.”

Then the LORD said to me, “See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you. Now begin to conquer and possess his land.”

32 Wakati Sihoni pamoja na jeshi lake lote walipokuja kukutana nasi katika vita huko Yahazi,

So Sihon and his whole army came out for battle against us at Jahaz.

33 Bwana Mungu wetu alimweka mikononi mwetu, nasi tukamwangamiza pamoja na wanawe na jeshi lake lote.

And the LORD our God delivered him over to us, and we defeated him and his sons and his whole army.

34 Kwa wakati ule tuliteka miji yake yote na kuiangamiza kabisa: wanaume, wanawake na watoto. Hatukumwacha yeyote.

At that time we captured all his cities and devoted to destruction the people of every city, including women and children. We left no survivors.

35 Lakini mifugo na nyara tulizoziteka kutoka ile miji tulijichukulia wenyewe.

We carried off for ourselves only the livestock and the plunder from the cities we captured.

36 Kutoka Aroeri kwenye ukingo wa Bonde la Arnoni, kutoka mji ulio ndani ya bonde, hata mpaka Gileadi, hapakuwa na mji hata mmoja uliokuwa na nguvu kutushinda. Bwana Mungu wetu alitupa yote.

From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the valley, even as far as Gilead, not one city had walls too high for us. The LORD our God gave us all of them.

37 Lakini kulingana na amri ya Bwana Mungu wetu, hamkujiingiza katika nchi yoyote ya Waamoni, wala katika sehemu yoyote iliyo kandokando ya Mto Yaboki, wala katika miji iliyoko katika vilima.

But you did not go near the land of the Ammonites, or the land along the banks of the Jabbok River, or the cities of the hill country, or any place that the LORD our God had forbidden.