Mwanzo 49
1 Ndipo Yakobo akawaita wanawe na kusema: “Kusanyikeni kunizunguka ili niweze kuwaambia lile litakalowatokea siku zijazo.
Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come:
2 “Kusanyikeni na msikilize, enyi wana wa Yakobo, msikilizeni baba yenu Israeli.
Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.
3 “Reubeni, wewe ni mzaliwa wangu wa kwanza, nguvu zangu, tunda la kwanza la nguvu zangu, umepita kwa heshima, umepita kwa uwezo.
Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.
4 Usiyezuiwa kama maji, basi hutakuwa mkuu tena, kwa kuwa ulipanda kwenye kitanda cha baba yako, kwenye kitanda changu na kukinajisi.
Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, onto my couch, and defiled it.
5 “Simeoni na Lawi ni wana ndugu: panga zao ni silaha za jeuri.
Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.
6 Mimi na nisiingie katika baraza lao, nami nisiunganike katika kusanyiko lao, kwa kuwa wamewaua watu katika hasira yao, walikata mishipa ya miguu ya mafahali kama walivyopenda.
May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim.
7 Hasira yao na ilaaniwe, kwa kuwa ni kali mno, nayo ghadhabu yao ni ya ukatili! Nitawatawanya katika Yakobo Na kuwasambaza katika Israeli.
Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
8 “Yuda, ndugu zako watakusifu; mkono wako utakuwa shingoni mwa adui zako; wana wa baba yako watakusujudia.
Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
9 Ee Yuda, wewe ni mwana simba; unarudi toka mawindoni, mwanangu. Kama simba hunyemelea na kulala chini, kama simba jike: nani athubutuye kumwamsha?
Judah is a young lion— my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?
10 Fimbo ya ufalme haitaondoka kwa Yuda, wala fimbo ya mtawala kati ya miguu yake, hadi aje yeye ambaye milki ni yake, ambaye utii wa mataifa ni wake.
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
11 Atamfunga punda wake katika mzabibu, naye mwana-punda wake kwenye tawi lililo bora zaidi; atafua mavazi yake katika divai, majoho yake katika damu ya mizabibu.
He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.
12 Macho yake yatakuwa mekundu kwa divai, meno yake yatakuwa meupe kwa maziwa.
His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.
13 “Zabuloni ataishi pwani ya bahari na kuwa bandari za kuegesha meli; mpaka wake utapanuka kuelekea Sidoni.
Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.
14 “Isakari ni punda mwenye nguvu ambaye amelala kati ya mizigo yake.
Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.
15 Aonapo palivyo pazuri mahali pake pa kupumzika na jinsi nchi yake inavyopendeza, atainamisha bega lake kwenye mzigo na kujitolea kwa ajili ya kazi ngumu.
He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.
16 “Dani atahukumu watu wake kwa haki kama mmoja wa makabila ya Israeli.
Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dani atakuwa nyoka kando ya barabara, nyoka mwenye sumu kando ya njia, yule aumaye visigino vya farasi ili yule ampandaye aanguke chali.
He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.
18 “Ee Bwana, nautafuta wokovu wako.
I await Your salvation, O LORD.
19 “Gadi atashambuliwa ghafula na kundi la washambuliaji, lakini yeye atawageukia na kuwashinda kabisa.
Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.
20 “Chakula cha Asheri kitakuwa kinono, naye atatoa chakula kitamu kimfaacho mfalme.
Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.
21 “Naftali ni kulungu jike aliyeachiwa huru azaaye watoto wazuri.
Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.
22 “Yosefu ni mzabibu uzaao, mzabibu uzaao ulio kando ya chemchemi, ambao matawi yake hutanda ukutani.
Joseph is a fruitful vine— a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.
23 Kwa uchungu wapiga mshale walimshambulia, wakampiga mshale kwa ukatili.
The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.
24 Lakini upinde wake ulibaki imara, mikono yake ikatiwa nguvu, na mkono wa Mwenye Nguvu wa Yakobo, kwa sababu ya Mchungaji, Mwamba wa Israeli,
Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
25 kwa sababu ya Mungu wa baba yako, anayekusaidia, kwa sababu ya Mwenyezi, yeye anayekubariki kwa baraka za mbinguni juu, baraka za kilindi kilichoko chini, baraka za matitini na za tumbo la uzazi.
by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.
26 Baraka za baba yako ni kubwa kuliko baraka za milima ya kale, nyingi kuliko vilima vya kale. Baraka hizo zote na zikae juu ya kichwa cha Yosefu, juu ya paji la yule mkuu miongoni mwa ndugu zake.
The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.
27 “Benyamini ni mbwa mwitu mlafi mwenye njaa kuu; asubuhi hurarua mawindo yake, jioni hugawa nyara.”
Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”
28 Haya yote ndiyo makabila kumi na mawili ya Israeli, na hivi ndivyo baba yao alivyowaambia alipowabariki, akimpa kila mmoja baraka inayomfaa.
These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing.
29 Ndipo alipowapa maelekezo haya: “Mimi niko karibu kukusanywa kwa watu wangu. Mnizike pamoja na baba zangu kwenye pango katika shamba la Efroni, Mhiti,
Then Jacob instructed them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
30 pango lililoko katika shamba la Makpela, karibu na Mamre huko Kanaani, ambalo Abrahamu alinunua kwa ajili ya mahali pa kuzikia kutoka kwa Efroni, Mhiti, pamoja na shamba.
The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
31 Huko ndiko Abrahamu na Sara mkewe walikozikwa, huko akazikwa Isaki na Rebeka mkewe, na huko nilimzika Lea.
There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah.
32 Shamba hilo na pango lililoko ndani yake lilinunuliwa kutoka kwa Wahiti.”
The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the Hittites.”
33 Baada ya Yakobo kumaliza kutoa maelekezo hayo kwa wanawe, akarudisha miguu yake kitandani, akapumua pumzi ya mwisho, na akakusanywa kwa watu wake.
When Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he pulled his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and he was gathered to his people.
