Hesabu 32
1 Kabila la Wareubeni na Wagadi, waliokuwa na makundi makubwa ya ngʼombe, kondoo na mbuzi, waliona kuwa nchi ya Yazeri na nchi ya Gileadi ni nzuri kwa mifugo.
Now the sons of Ruben and of Gad had many herds, and their substance in cattle was inestimable. And when they had seen that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were suitable for feeding animals,
2 Hivyo walimjia Mose, na kuhani Eleazari na viongozi wa jumuiya, na kuwaambia,
they went to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the multitude, and they said:
3 “Atarothi, Diboni, Yazeri, Nimra, Heshboni, Eleale, Sebamu, Nebo na Beoni,
“Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
4 nchi ambayo Bwana ameishinda mbele ya wana wa Israeli, inafaa kwa mifugo, nao watumishi wako wana mifugo.
the land, which the Lord has struck in the sight of the sons of Israel, is a very fertile region for pasturing animals. And we, your servants, have very many cattle.
5 Kama tumepata kibali mbele ya macho yako, nchi hii na ipewe watumishi wako kama milki yetu. Usitufanye tuvuke Yordani.”
And so we beseech you, if we have found favor before you, that you give it to us, your subjects, as a possession, and that you not cause us cross the Jordan.”
6 Mose akawaambia Wagadi na Wareubeni, “Je, watu wa nchi yenu watakwenda vitani wakati ninyi mmeketi hapa?
And Moses answered them: “Should your brothers go to battle, while you sit here?
7 Kwa nini mmewakatisha Waisraeli tamaa wasivuke katika nchi ambayo Bwana amewapa?
Why do you subvert the minds of the sons of Israel, so that they might not dare to cross into the place which the Lord will give to them?
8 Hivi ndivyo baba zenu walivyofanya wakati nilipowatuma kutoka Kadesh-Barnea kuipeleleza nchi.
Did not your fathers act in the same way, when I sent them from Kadesh-Barnea to explore the land?
9 Baada ya kufika kwenye Bonde la Eshkoli na kuitazama nchi, waliwakatisha tamaa Waisraeli wasiingie katika nchi ambayo Bwana alikuwa amewapa.
And when they had gone all the way to the Valley of the Cluster of Grapes, having viewed the entire region, they subverted the hearts of the sons of Israel, so that they would not enter into the parts that the Lord gave to them.
10 Siku ile hasira ya Bwana iliwaka naye akaapa kiapo hiki:
And being angry, the Lord swore an oath, saying:
11 ‘Kwa kuwa hawakunifuata kwa moyo wote, hakuna mtu yeyote mwenye miaka ishirini au zaidi ambaye alikuja kutoka Misri atakayeona nchi niliyoahidi kwa kiapo kwa Abrahamu, Isaki na Yakobo;
‘These men, who ascended out of Egypt, from twenty years and above, will not see the land, which I have promised under an oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For they were not willing to follow me,
12 hakuna hata mmoja isipokuwa Kalebu mwana wa Yefune, Mkenizi, na Yoshua mwana wa Nuni, kwa sababu walimfuata Bwana kwa moyo wote.’
except Caleb, the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; these have fulfilled my will.’
13 Hasira ya Bwana iliwaka dhidi ya Waisraeli na akawafanya watangetange katika jangwa kwa miaka arobaini, mpaka kizazi chote cha wale waliofanya maovu mbele yake kimeangamia.
And the Lord, being angry against Israel, led them in a course through the desert for forty years, until the entire generation, which had done evil in his sight, was consumed.
14 “Nanyi mko hapa, uzao wa wenye dhambi, mkisimamia mahali pa baba zenu na mkimfanya Bwana kuwakasirikia Waisraeli hata zaidi.
And behold,” he said, “you have risen up in the place of your fathers, the offshoots and the nurslings of sinful men, in order to augment the fury of the Lord against Israel.
15 Kama mkigeuka na mkiacha kumfuata, atawaacha tena watu hawa wote jangwani, na mtakuwa sababu ya maangamizi yao.”
But if you are not willing to follow him, he will leave the people behind in the wilderness, and you will have been the cause of all our deaths.”
16 Ndipo wakamjia Mose na kumwambia, “Tungalitaka kujenga mazizi hapa kwa ajili ya mifugo yetu na miji kwa ajili ya wanawake wetu na watoto.
But approaching closer, they said: “We will manufacture sheep pens and cattle stalls, as well as fortified cities, for our little ones.
17 Lakini sisi tuko tayari kuchukua silaha zetu na kutangulia mbele ya Waisraeli mpaka tutakapowaleta mahali pao. Wakati huo wanawake wetu na watoto wataishi katika miji yenye ngome, kwa ajili ya ulinzi dhidi ya wenyeji wa nchi.
But we ourselves will continue on, armed and girded for battle, before the sons of Israel, until we lead them to their places. Our little ones, and whatever we may be able to have, shall be in walled cities, because of the treachery of the inhabitants.
18 Hatutarudi nyumbani mwetu mpaka kila Mwisraeli apokee urithi wake.
We will not return to our houses, even until the sons of Israel may possess their inheritance.
19 Hatutapokea urithi wowote pamoja nao ngʼambo ya Yordani, kwa sababu urithi wetu umekuja kwetu upande wa mashariki ya Yordani.”
Neither will we seek anything across the Jordan, because we already have our possession on its eastern side.”
20 Kisha Mose akawaambia, “Kama mtafanya jambo hili, kama mtajivika silaha mbele za Bwana kwa ajili ya vita,
And Moses said to them: “If you accomplish what you have promised, you may go out, equipped for battle, before the Lord.
21 na kama ninyi nyote mtakwenda mmejivika silaha ngʼambo ya Yordani mbele za Bwana mpaka awe amewafukuza adui zake mbele zake,
And let every fighting man cross over the Jordan, until the Lord overthrows his enemies,
22 hadi wakati nchi itakapokuwa imeshindwa mbele za Bwana, ndipo mtaweza kurudi na kuwa huru kutoka masharti yenu kwa Bwana na Israeli. Nayo nchi hii itakuwa milki yenu mbele za Bwana.
and all the land is subjected to him. Then you will be guiltless with the Lord and with Israel, and you will obtain the regions which you desire before the Lord.
23 “Lakini mkishindwa kufanya hili, mtakuwa mnatenda dhambi dhidi ya Bwana; nanyi kuweni na hakika kuwa dhambi yenu itawapata.
But if you do not do what you have said, no one could doubt that you will have sinned against God. And know this: your sin shall overtake you.
24 Jengeni miji kwa ajili ya wanawake na watoto wenu, na mazizi kwa ajili ya mbuzi na kondoo zenu, lakini fanyeni yale mliyoahidi.”
Therefore, build cities for your little ones, and pens and stables for your sheep and cattle; and fulfill what you have promised.”
25 Wagadi na Wareubeni wakamwambia Mose, “Sisi watumishi wako tutafanya kama bwana wetu anavyotuagiza.
And the sons of Gad and of Ruben said to Moses: “We are your servants, we shall do what you, our ruler, orders.
26 Watoto na wake zetu, makundi ya mbuzi na kondoo, na makundi ya ngʼombe zetu, watabaki hapa katika miji ya Gileadi.
We will leave behind our little ones, and our wives, and the sheep and cattle, in the cities of Gilead.
27 Lakini watumishi wenu, kila mwanaume aliyevaa silaha za vita, watavuka ngʼambo kupigana mbele za Bwana, sawa kama bwana wetu anavyosema.”
And we, your servants, all well-equipped, will go forth to battle, just as you, our ruler, has spoken.”
28 Kisha Mose akatoa amri kuhusu wao kwa kuhani Eleazari, na Yoshua mwana wa Nuni na viongozi wa jamaa za makabila ya Waisraeli.
Therefore, Moses instructed Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the princes of the families throughout the tribes of Israel, and he said to them:
29 Mose akawaambia, “Ikiwa Wagadi na Wareubeni, kila mwanaume aliyevaa silaha za vita, atavuka Yordani pamoja nanyi mbele za Bwana, basi wakati mtakapoishinda nchi iliyoko mbele yenu, wapeni nchi ya Gileadi kama milki yao.
“If the sons of Gad and the sons of Ruben cross over the Jordan with you, all armed for war before the Lord, and if the land becomes subject to you, give them Gilead as a possession.
30 Lakini kama hawatavuka pamoja nanyi wakiwa wamevaa silaha za vita, lazima wakubali kupokea milki yao pamoja nanyi katika nchi ya Kanaani.”
But if they are not willing to cross with you, armed, into the land of Canaan, then let them receive places among you for their dwellings.”
31 Wagadi na Wareubeni wakajibu, “Watumishi wako watafanya lile Bwana alilosema.
And the sons of Gad and the sons of Ruben responded: “Just as the Lord has spoken to his servants, so shall we do.
32 Tutavuka mbele za Bwana kuingia Kanaani tukiwa tumevaa silaha za vita, lakini mali tutakayoirithi itakuwa ngʼambo hii ya Yordani.”
We will go forth, armed, before the Lord into the land of Canaan; and we acknowledge that we have already received our possession across the Jordan.”
33 Kisha Mose akawapa Wagadi, Wareubeni, na nusu ya kabila la Manase mwana wa Yosefu ufalme wa Sihoni mfalme wa Waamori, na ufalme wa Ogu mfalme wa Bashani, nchi yote pamoja na miji yake, na nchi inayowazunguka.
And so, Moses gave to the sons of Gad and of Ruben, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og, king of Bashan, and their land with its surrounding cities.
34 Wagadi wakajenga Diboni, Atarothi, Aroeri,
Therefore, the sons of Gad built up Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
35 Atroth-Shofani, Yazeri, Yogbeha,
and Atroth and Shophan, and Jazer, and Jogbehah,
36 Beth-Nimra na Beth-Harani kama miji iliyozungushiwa ngome, tena wakajenga mazizi kwa ajili ya makundi yao ya mbuzi na kondoo.
and Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-Haran, as fortified cities with pens for their cattle.
37 Nao Wareubeni wakajenga upya miji ya Heshboni, Eleale na Kiriathaimu,
Yet truly, the sons of Ruben built up Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim,
38 pia Nebo na Baal-Meoni (majina ya hiyo miji yalibadilishwa) na Sibma. Miji waliyoijenga upya waliipa majina.
and Nebo, and Baal-meon (their names having been changed) and Sibmah, appointing names for the cities which they had built.
39 Wazao wa Makiri mwana wa Manase walikwenda Gileadi, wakaiteka nchi na kuwafukuza Waamori waliokuwa huko.
Moreover, the sons of Machir, the son of Manasseh, continued on within Gilead, and they devastated it, putting to death its inhabitant, the Amorite.
40 Kwa hiyo Mose akawapa Wamakiri, wazao wa Manase, nchi ya Gileadi, nao wakakaa huko.
Therefore, Moses gave the land of Gilead to Machir, the son of Manasseh, and he lived in it.
41 Yairi, mzao wa Manase, akateka makao yao, akayaita Hawoth-Yairi.
But Jair, the son of Manasseh, went out and occupied its villages, which he called Havoth Jair, that is, the Villages of Jair.
42 Naye Noba akateka Kenathi na makao yaliyoizunguka, akayaita Noba kwa jina lake.
Likewise, Nobah went forth and captured Kenath with its villages. And he called it by his own name, Nobah.
