Torati 33
1 Hii ndiyo baraka Mose mtu wa Mungu aliyotamka kwa Waisraeli kabla ya kifo chake.
Now this is the blessing which Moses, the man of God, gave to the children of Israel before his death.
2 Alisema: “Bwana alikuja kutoka Mlima Sinai, akachomoza kama jua juu yao kutoka Mlima Seiri, akaangaza kutoka Mlima Parani. Alikuja pamoja na watakatifu makumi elfu kutoka kusini, kutoka materemko ya mlima wake.
He said, The Lord came from Sinai, dawning on them from Seir; shining out from Mount Paran, coming from Meribath Kadesh: from his right hand went flames of fire: his wrath made waste the peoples.
3 Hakika ni wewe ambaye huwapenda watu, watakatifu wako wote wamo mkononi mwako. Miguuni pako wote wanasujudu na kutoka kwako wanapokea mafundisho,
All his holy ones are at his hand; they go at his feet; they are lifted up on his wings.
4 sheria ile Mose aliyotupa sisi, tulio milki ya kusanyiko la Yakobo.
Moses gave us a law, a heritage for the people of Jacob.
5 Alikuwa mfalme juu ya Yeshuruni wakati viongozi wa watu walipokusanyika, pamoja na makabila ya Israeli.
And there was a king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel came together.
6 “Reubeni na aishi, asife, wala watu wake wasiwe wachache.”
Let life not death be Reuben's, let not the number of his men be small.
7 Akasema hili kuhusu Yuda: “Ee Bwana, sikia kilio cha Yuda, mlete kwa watu wake. Kwa mikono yake mwenyewe hujitetea. Naam, uwe msaada wake dhidi ya adui zake!”
And this is the blessing of Judah: he said, Give ear, O Lord, to the voice of Judah and make him one with his people: let your hands take up his cause, and be his help against his attackers.
8 Kuhusu Lawi alisema: “Thumimu yako na Urimu yako ulimpa, mtu yule uliyemfadhili. Ulimjaribu huko Masa na kushindana naye kwenye maji ya Meriba.
And of Levi he said, Give your Thummim to Levi and let the Urim be with your loved one, whom you put to the test at Massah, with whom you were angry at the waters of Meribah;
9 Alinena hivi kuhusu baba yake na mama yake, ‘Mimi siwahitaji kamwe.’ Akawasahau jamaa zake, asiwatambue hata watoto wake, lakini akaliangalia neno lako na kulilinda Agano lako.
Who said of his father, Who is he? and of his mother, I have not seen her; he kept himself separate from his brothers and had no knowledge of his children: for they have given ear to your word and kept your agreement.
10 Humfundisha Yakobo mausia yako na Israeli sheria yako. Hufukiza uvumba mbele zako na sadaka nzima za kuteketezwa juu ya madhabahu yako.
They will be the teachers of your decisions to Jacob and of your law to Israel: the burning of perfumes before you will be their right, and the ordering of burned offerings on your altar.
11 Ee Bwana, bariki ustadi wake wote, nawe upendezwe na kazi ya mikono yake. Vipige viuno vya wale wainukao dhidi yake; wapige adui zake hata wasiinuke tena.”
Let your blessing, O Lord, be on his substance, may the work of his hands be pleasing to you: may those who take up arms against him and all who have hate for him, be wounded through the heart, never to be lifted up again.
12 Kuhusu Benyamini akasema: “Mwache mpenzi wa Bwana apumzike salama kwake, kwa maana humkinga mchana kutwa, na yule Bwana ampendaye hupumzika kati ya mabega yake.”
And of Benjamin he said, Benjamin is the loved one of the Lord, he will be kept safe at all times; he will be covered by the Most High, resting between his arms.
13 Kuhusu Yosefu akasema: “Bwana na aibariki nchi yake kwa umande wa thamani kutoka mbinguni juu, na vilindi vya maji vilivyotulia chini;
And of Joseph he said, Let the blessing of the Lord be on his land; for the good things of heaven on high, and the deep waters flowing under the earth,
14 pamoja na vitu vilivyo bora sana viletwavyo na jua, na vitu vizuri sana vinavyoweza kutolewa na mwezi;
And the good things of the fruits of the sun, and the good things of the growth of the moons,
15 pamoja na zawadi bora sana za milima ya zamani na kwa wingi wa baraka za vilima vya milele;
And the chief things of the oldest mountains, and the good things of the eternal hills,
16 pamoja na baraka nzuri mno za ardhi na ukamilifu wake, na upendeleo wake yeye aliyeishi kwenye kichaka kilichokuwa kinawaka moto. Hivi vyote na vikae juu ya kichwa cha Yosefu, juu ya paji la uso la aliye mkuu miongoni mwa ndugu zake.
The good things of the earth and all its wealth, the good pleasure of him who was seen in the burning tree: may they come on the head of Joseph, on the head of him who was prince among his brothers.
17 Katika fahari yeye ni kama fahali mzaliwa wa kwanza; pembe zake ni pembe za nyati, na kwa pembe hizo atapiga mataifa, hata yaliyo miisho ya dunia. Hivyo ndivyo yalivyo makumi elfu ya Efraimu; hivyo ndivyo yalivyo maelfu ya Manase.”
He is a young ox, glory is his; his horns are the horns of the mountain ox, with which all peoples will be wounded, even to the ends of the earth: they are the ten thousands of Ephraim and the thousands of Manasseh.
18 Kuhusu Zabuloni akasema: “Shangilia, Zabuloni, wakati wa kutoka nje, nawe Isakari, katika mahema yako.
And of Zebulun he said, Be glad, Zebulun, in your going out; and, Issachar, in your tents.
19 Watawaita mataifa kwenye mlima, na huko mtatoa dhabihu za haki; watajifurahisha kwa wingi uliojaza bahari, kwa hazina zilizofichwa mchangani.”
They will send out the word for the people to come to the mountain, taking there the offerings of righteousness: for the store of the seas will be theirs, and the secret wealth of the sand.
20 Kuhusu Gadi akasema: “Atabarikiwa yeye aongezaye milki ya Gadi! Gadi huishi huko kama simba, akirarua kwenye mkono au kichwa.
Of Gad he said, A blessing be on him who makes wide the limits of Gad: he takes his rest like a she-lion, taking for himself the arm and the crown of the head.
21 Alijichagulia nchi nzuri kuliko zote kwa ajili yake mwenyewe; fungu la kiongozi lilikuwa limehifadhiwa kwa ajili yake. Viongozi wa watu walipokusanyika, alitimiza haki ya mapenzi ya Bwana, na hukumu zake kuhusu Israeli.”
He kept for himself the first part, for his was the ruler's right: he put in force the righteousness of the Lord, and his decisions for Israel.
22 Kuhusu Dani akasema: “Dani ni mwana simba, akiruka kutoka Bashani.”
And of Dan he said, Dan is a young lion, springing out from Bashan.
23 Kuhusu Naftali akasema: “Naftali amejaa tele upendeleo wa Bwana, naye amejaa baraka yake; atarithi magharibi na kusini.”
And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, made glad with grace and full of the blessing of the Lord: the sea and its fishes will be his.
24 Kuhusu Asheri akasema: “Aliyebarikiwa zaidi sana katika wana ni Asheri; yeye na apate upendeleo kwa ndugu zake, yeye na anawe miguu yake kwenye mafuta.
And of Asher he said, Let Asher have the blessing of children; may he be pleasing to his brothers, and let his foot be wet with oil.
25 Makomeo ya malango yako yawe chuma na shaba, nazo nguvu zako zitakuwa sawa na siku zako.
Your shoes will be iron and brass; and as your days, so may your work be.
26 “Hakuna mwingine kama Mungu wa Yeshuruni, ambaye hupanda juu ya mbingu ili akusaidie, na juu ya mawingu katika utukufu wake.
No other is like the God of Jeshurun, coming on the heavens to your help, and letting his glory be seen in the skies.
27 Mungu wa milele ni kimbilio lako, na chini kuna mikono ya milele. Atamfukuza adui yako mbele yako, akisema, ‘Mwangamize yeye!’
The God of your fathers is your safe resting-place, and under you are his eternal arms: driving out the forces of your haters from before you, he said, Let destruction overtake them.
28 Hivyo Israeli ataishi salama peke yake. Mzao wa Yakobo ni salama katika nchi ya nafaka na divai mpya, mahali ambapo mbingu hudondosha umande.
And Israel is living in peace, the fountain of Jacob by himself, in a land of grain and wine, with dew dropping from the heavens.
29 Ee Israeli, wewe umebarikiwa! Ni nani kama wewe, taifa lililookolewa na Bwana? Yeye ni ngao yako na msaada wako, na upanga wako uliotukuka. Adui zako watatetemeka mbele yako, nawe utapakanyaga mahali pao pa juu.”
Happy are you, O Israel: who is like you, a people whose saviour is the Lord, whose help is your cover, whose sword is your strength! All those who are against you will put themselves under your rule, and your feet will be planted on their high places.
