1 Wafalme 11
1 Basi mfalme Sulemani aliwapenda wanawake wengi wa kigeni: binti wa Farao na wanawake wa Wamoabu, Waamori, Waedomu, Wasidoni, na Wahiti - Haya na
And king Solomon hath loved many strange women, and the daughter of Pharaoh, females of Moab, Ammon, Edom, Zidon, [and] of the Hittites,
2 mataifa ambayo BWANA alikuwa amewaambia Waisraeli kwamba, “Msiwaoe, wala binti zenu kuolewa nao, kwani kwa hakika wataigeuza mioyo yenu ili mfuate miungu yao.” Lakini Sulemani aliwapenda wanawake hao.
of the nations of which Jehovah said unto the sons of Israel, 'Ye do not go in to them, and they do not go in to you; surely they turn aside your heart after their gods;' to them hath Solomon cleaved for love.
3 Sulemani alikuwa na wanawake halali mia saba na masuria mia tatu. Wake zake waliugeuza moyo wake.
And he hath women, princesses, seven hundred, and concubines three hundred; and his wives turn aside his heart.
4 Kwa kuwa Sulemani alipozeeka, wake zake waliugeuza moyo wake kwa miungu mingine; hakuutoa moyo wake wote kwa BWANA, Mungu wake, kama ulivyokuwa moyo wa Daudi baba yake.
And it cometh to pass, at the time of the old age of Solomon, his wives have turned aside his heart after other gods, and his heart hath not been perfect with Jehovah his God, like the heart of David his father.
5 Kwani Sulemani alimfuata Ashtoreth, mungu mke wa Wasidoni, na alimfuata Milkom, ambayo ni sanamu chukizo ya Waamori.
And Solomon goeth after Ashtoreth god[dess] of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites;
6 Sulemani akafanya maovu mbele ya BWANA; hakumfuata BWANA kwa moyo wake wote, kama alivyofanya Daudi baba yake.
and Solomon doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and hath not been fully after Jehovah, like David his father.
7 Kisha Sulemani akajenga mahali pa juu pa Kemoshi, ambayo ni sanamu chukizo ya Wamoabu, mashariki mwa Yerusalemu juu ya kilima, na vivyo hivyo na Moleki, Sanamu chukizo ya Waamoni.
Then doth Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, in the hill that [is] on the front of Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the sons of Ammon;
8 Na kadhalika ndivyo alivyowafanyia wake zake wa kigeni, ambao walifukiza uvumba na kutoa sadaka kwa miungu yao.
and so he hath done for all his strange women, who are perfuming and sacrificing to their gods.
9 BWANA alichukizwa na Sulemani, kwa sababu moyo wake ulikuwa umemwacha Mungu wa Israeli, ingawa alikuwa amejionyesha kwake mara mbili
And Jehovah sheweth Himself angry with Solomon, for his heart hath turned aside from Jehovah, God of Israel, who had appeared unto him twice,
10 na kumwamuru juu ya mambo haya, kwamba asiwaendee miungu wengine. Bali Sulemani hakutii kile ambacho BWANA alikuwa amemwamuru.
and given a charge unto him concerning this thing, not to go after other gods; and he hath not kept that which Jehovah commanded,
11 Kwa hiyo BWANA akamwambia Sulemani, “Kwa kuwa umeyafanya haya haukulishika agano langu na maagizo ambayo nilikuamuru, basi nitaugawa ufalme kutoka kwako na kuwapatia watumishi wako.
and Jehovah saith to Solomon, 'Because that this hath been with thee, and thou hast not kept My covenant and My statutes that I charged upon thee, I surely rend the kingdom from thee, and have given it to thy servant.
12 Hata hivyo, kwa ajili ya Daudi, sitalifanya hilo wakati wa uhai wako, bali nitaugawa wakati ukiwa chini ya mwanao.
'Only, in thy days I do it not, for the sake of David thy father; out of the hand of thy son I rend it;
13 Bado sitaugawanya ufalme wote; Nitampa mwanao kabila moja kwa ajili ya Daudi mtumishi wangu, na kwa ajili ya Yerusalemu, ambayo nimeichagua.”
only all the kingdom I do not rend away; one tribe I give to thy son, for the sake of David My servant, and for the sake of Jerusalem, that I have chosen.'
14 Kisha BWANA akamwinulia uadui Sulemani, Hadadi Mwedomu. Alikuwa anatoka kwenye familiia ya mfalme wa Edomu.
And Jehovah raiseth up an adversary to Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; of the seed of the king [is] he in Edom;
15 Daudi alipokuwa Edomu, Yoabu mkuu wa jeshi alikuwa ameenda kuzika mfu, kila mtu aliyekuwa ameuawa kule Edomu.
and it cometh to pass, in David's being with Edom, in the going up of Joab head of the host to bury the slain, that he smiteth every male in Edom —
16 Yoabu na Israeli yote walibaki huko kwa miezi sita mpaka alipokuwa amewaua wanaume wote wa Edomu.
for six months did Joab abide there, and all Israel, till the cutting off of every male in Edom —
17 Lakini Hadadi alichulukuliwa na Waedomu wengine na watumishi wa baba yake hadi Misri, kuanzia Hadadi alipokuwa mtoto mdogo.
and Hadad fleeth, he and certain Edomites, of the servants of his father, with him, to go in to Egypt, and Hadad [is] a little youth,
18 Waliondoka Midiani wakaja Parani, ambapo walichukuliwa na wanaume mpaka Misri, kwa Farao wa Misri, ambaye alimpa nyumba na ardhi yenye chakula.
and they rise out of Midian, and come into Paran, and take men with them out of Paran, and come in to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he giveth to him a house, and bread hath commanded for him, and land hath given to him.
19 Hadadi alipata neema kubwa machoni pa Farao, kwa hiyoFarao akampatia mke, umbu wa mke wake mwenyewe, umbu la Tapenesi aliyekuwa Malkia.
And Hadad findeth grace in the eyes of Pharaoh exceedingly, and he giveth to him a wife, the sister of his own wife, sister of Tahpenes the mistress;
20 Naye huyo umbu la Tapenesi alimzalia Hadadi mwana. Wakamwita jina lake Genubathi. Tapenesi akamlea katika ikulu ya Farao. Kwa hiyo Genubathi alikulia kwenye ikulu ya Farao pamoja na watoto wa Farao.
and the sister of Tahpenes beareth to him Genubath his son, and Tahpenes weaneth him within the house of Pharaoh, and Genubath is in the house of Pharaoh in the midst of the sons of Pharaoh.
21 Naye alipokuwa huko Misri, Hadadi alisikia kuwa Daudi alishalala na mababu zake na kwamba Yoabu mkuu wa majeshi alishakufa, Hadadi akamwambia Farao, “Acha niondoke nirudi nchini kwangu.”
And Hadad hath heard in Egypt that David hath lain with his fathers, and that Joab head of the host is dead, and Hadad saith unto Pharaoh, 'Send me away, and I go unto my land.'
22 Lakini Farao alimwambia, “Umepungukiwa nini kwangu, kwamba sasa unatafuta kurudi nchini kwako?” Naye Hadadi akamjibu, “Hapana kitu lakini tafadhali niache niende.”
And Pharaoh saith to him, 'But, what art thou lacking with me, that lo, thou art seeking to go unto thine own land?' and he saith, 'Nay, but thou dost certainly send me away.'
23 Pia Mungu akamwinulia Sulemani adui mwingine, Rezoni mwana wa Eliada, aliyekuwa amemkimbia bwana wake Hadadezeri mfalme wa Soba.
And God raiseth to him an adversary, Rezon son of Eliadah, who hath fled from Hadadezer king of Zobah, his lord,
24 Rezoni alijikusanyia wanaume naye akawa mkuu wa jeshi dogo, Daudi ali owapiga wanaume wa Soba. Wale wanume Rezoni walienda Dameski kuishi huko, na Rezoni aliitawala Dameski.
and gathereth unto himself men, and is head of a troop in David's slaying them, and they go to Damascus, and dwell in it, and reign in Damascus;
25 Yeye akawa adui wa Israeli katika siku zote za mfalme Sulemani, zaidi ya madhara ambayo Hadadi alisababisha. Rezoni akawachukia Israeli na akawa juu ya Shamu
and he is an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, (besides the evil that Hadad [did]), and he cutteth off in Israel, and reigneth over Aram.
26 Kisha Yeroboamu mwana wa Nebati, mwefraimu wa Sereda, akida wa Sulemani, ambaye jina la mama yake lilikuwa Serua, mjane, pia akainua mkono wake dhidi ya mfalme.
And Jeroboam son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda — the name of whose mother [is] Zeruah, a widow woman — servant to Solomon, he also lifteth up a hand against the king;
27 Kisa cha kuinua mkono wake kinyume cha mfalme ilikuwa ni mfalme Sulemani kujenga Milo na kufunga mahali palipobomoka katika mji wa Daudi baba yake.
and this [is] the thing [for] which he lifted up a hand against the king: Solomon built Millo — he shut up the breach of the city of David his father,
28 Yeroboamu alikuwa mtu hodari na shujaa. Sulemani akaona kuwa huyo kijana alikuwa na bidii, kwa hiyo akampa kuwa na mamlaka juu ya wafanyakazi katika nyumba ya Yusufu.
and the man Jeroboam [is] mighty in valour, and Solomon seeth the young man that he is doing business, and appointeth him over all the burden of the house of Joseph.
29 Wakati huo, Yeroboamu alipokuwa akitoka katika Yerusalemu, nabii Ahiya Mshilo akamkuta barabarani. Sasa Ahiya alikuwa amevaa vazi jipya na kwamba hawa wawili walikuwa pekee yao kondeni.
And it cometh to pass, at that time, that Jeroboam hath gone out from Jerusalem, and Ahijah the Shilonite, the prophet, findeth him in the way, and he is covering himself with a new garment; and both of them [are] by themselves in a field,
30 Kisha Ahiya akalishika lile vazi jipya ambalo alikuwa nalo na akalichana katika vipande kumi na viwili.
and Ahijah layeth hold on the new garment that [is] on him, and rendeth it — twelve pieces,
31 Akamwambia Yeroboamu. “Chukua vipande kumi, kwani BWANA, Mungu wa Israeli, anasema, 'Tazama, Nitaugawa ufalme toka katika mkono wa Sulemani nami nitakupa makabila kumi.
and saith to Jeroboam, 'Take to thee ten pieces, for thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, lo, I am rending the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and have given to thee the ten tribes,
32 (lakini Sulemani atabaki na kabila moja, kwa ajili ya mtumishi wangu Daudi na kwa ajili ya mji wangu Yerusalemu - mji ambao nimeuchagua toka kwenye kabila zote za Israeli),
and the one tribe he hath for My servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have fixed on, out of all the tribes of Israel.
33 kwa kuwa ameniacha na kumwabudu Ashtorethi mungu mke wa Wasidoni, Kemoshi Mungu wa Wamoabu, na Milikomu mungu wa watu wa Amoni. Wameziacha njia zangu, hawakufanya kilicho chema katika macho yangu, wala hawa kuzishika amri na maagizo yangu, kama alivyofanya Daudi baba yake.
'Because they have forsaken Me, and bow themselves to Ashtoreth, god[dess] of the Zidonians, to Chemosh god of Moab, and to Milcom god of the sons of Ammon, and have not walked in My ways, to do that which [is] right in Mine eyes, and My statutes and My judgments, like David his father.
34 Hata hivyo. Stauchukua ufalme wote toka kwenye mkono wa Sulemani. Badala yake, nimemfanya kuwa mtawala katika siku zake zote za uhai wake, kwa ajili ya Daudi mtumishi wangu ambaye nilimchagua, mtu ambaye alizishika amri na maagizo yangu.
'And I do not take the whole of the kingdom out of his hand, for prince I make him all days of his life, for the sake of David My servant whom I chose, who kept My commands and My statutes;
35 Bali nitauchukua ufalme ukiwa chini ya mkono wa mwanae na nitakupa wewe, makabila kumi.
and I have taken the kingdom out of the hand of his son, and given it to thee — the ten tribes;
36 Nitampa kabila moja mwana wa Sulemani ili kwamba Daudi mtumishi wagu atabaki kuwa nuru mbele yangu huko Yerusalemu, mji ambao nimeuchagua ili niweke jina langu.
and to his son I give one tribe, for there being a lamp to David My servant all the days before Me in Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen to Myself to put My name there.
37 Nami nitakuchukua, nawe utatawala ili kutimiza haja yako, nawe utakuwa mfalme juu ya Israeli.
'And thee I take, and thou hast reigned over all that thy soul desireth, and thou hast been king over Israel;
38 Kama utasikiliza yote ninayokuagaza, na kama utatembea katika njia zangu na kufanya kinachopendeza mbele ya macho yangu, ukayashika maagizo na amri zangu, kama Daudi mtumishi wangu alivyofanya, ndipo nitakapokuwa na wewe na nitakujengea nyumba ya uhakika, kama niliyomjengea Daudi, nami nitakupa Israeli.
and it hath been, if thou dost hear all that I command thee, and hast walked in My ways, and done that which is right in Mine eyes, to keep My statutes and My commands, as did David My servant, that I have been with thee, and have built for thee a stedfast house, as I built for David, and have given to thee Israel,
39 Nitawaadhibu uzao wa Daudi, lakini si milele.”
and I humble the seed of David for this; only, not all the days.'
40 Kwa hiyo Sulemani akajaribu kumwua Yeroboamu. Lakini Yeroboamu akaamka na kukimbilia Misri, Kwa Shishaki mfalme wa Misri, naye akabaki Misri mpaka Sulemani alipokufa.
And Solomon seeketh to put Jeroboam to death, and Jeroboam riseth and fleeth to Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and he is in Egypt till the death of Solomon.
41 Na kwa mambo mengine yanayomhusu Sulemani, Yote ambayo alifanya na hekima zake, je, hayakuandikwa katika kitabu cha matukio ya
And the rest of the matters of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written on the book of the matters of Solomon?
42 Sulemani? Sulemani alitawala Yerusalemu juu ya Israeli yote kwa miaka arobaini.
And the days that Solomon hath reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel [are] forty years,
43 Naye akalala na mababu zake na alizikwa katika mji wa Daudi baba yake. Rehoboamu mwanae akawa mfalme mahali pake.
and Solomon lieth with his fathers, and is buried in the city of David his father, and reign doth Rehoboam his son in his stead.
