1 Samweli 30
1 Ikawa, Daudi na watu wake walipokuwa wamefika Ziklagi siku ya tatu, Waamaleki walifanya mashambulizi katika Negevu na Ziklagi. Waliupiga Ziklagi, wakauchoma moto mji,
And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
2 na kuwachukua mateka wanawake na kila mmoja aliyekuwa ndani yake, mkubwa kwa mdogo. Wao hawakuua hata mmoja, lakini waliwachukua watu na kuondoka nao.
And had taken the women captives, that were in it: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.
3 Daudi na watu wake walipofika kwenye mji, ulikuwa umechomwa moto - na wake zao, watoto wao wakiume na wakike walichukuliwa mateka.
So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.
4 Ndipo Daudi na watu aliokuwa nao wakapaza sauti zao na kulia hadi walipokuwa hawana nguvu zaidi za kulia.
Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
5 Wake wawili wa Daudi walichukuliwa mateka, yaani Ahinoamu Myezreeli, na Abigaili aliyekuwa mke wa Nabali Mkarmeli.
And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
6 Daudi aliguswa sana, maana watu walikuwa wanaongea kuhusu kumpiga mawe, kwa sababu roho za watu wote walihuzunika, kila mtu kwa ajili ya mtoto wake wakiume na wakike, lakini Daudi alijiimarisha katika BWANA, Mungu wake.
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
7 Daudi akamwambia Abiathari, kuhani, mwana wa Ahimeleki, “Tafadhali, niletee hapa ile naivera.”Abiathari akaileta hiyo naivera kwa Daudi.
And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray thee, bring me here the ephod. And Abiathar brought there the ephod to David.
8 Daudi akamwomba BWANA kwa ajili ya mwongozo, akisema, “Je, kama nikiliandama jeshi hili, nitalipata?” BWANA akamjibu, “Wafuate, maana kweli utawapata, na kwa hakika utarudisha kila kitu.”
And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.
9 Kwa hiyo Daudi akaenda, yeye na wale watu mia sita waliokuwa pamoja naye; nao wakafika katika kijito cha Bethori, mahali walipokaa wale walioachwa nyuma.
So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind remained.
10 Lakini Daudi aliendelea kuwafuata, yeye na watu mia nne; maana wale mia mbili walibaki nyuma, wakiwa wamechoka kiasi cha kutoweza kuvuka kijito cha Besori.
But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, who were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.
11 Nao walimkuta Mmisri shambani na wakamleta kwa Daudi; wakampatia mkate, na akala; wakampa maji ya kunywa;
And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they made him drink water;
12 kisha walimpa kipande cha keki ya tini na vishada viwili vya zabibu. Alipomaliza kula, akapata nguvu tena, kwa kuwa alikuwa hajala mkate wala kunywa maji, siku tatu mchana na usiku.
And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
13 Ndipo Daudi akamuuliza, “Wewe ni mtu wa nani? Je, unatoka wapi?” Naye akajibu, “Mimi ni kijana wa Misri, mtumishi wa Mwamaleki mmoja; bwana wangu aliniacha, kwa sababu siku tatu zilizopita nilikuwa mgonjwa.
And David said to him, To whom belongest thou? and from where art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.
14 Tulifanya mashambulizi dhidi ya Negevu ya Wakerethi, na iliyochini ya Yuda, na ile Negevu ya Kalebu, na kuichoma moto Ziklagi.”
We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the land which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.
15 Daudi akamwambia, “Je, utanipeleka hadi kwa jeshi lililofanya mashabulizi?” Huyo Mmisri akasema, “Uniapie kwa Mungu kwamba hautaniua au kunisaliti na kuniweka katika mikono ya bwana wangu, nami nitakupeleka liliko hilo jeshi.”
And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear to me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.
16 Yule Mmisri alipompeleka huko Daudi, hao wateka nyara walikuwa wametawanyika kila sehemu, wakila na kunywa, na wakicheza, kwa sababu ya nyara zote walizokuwa wamezitwaa kutoka nchi ya Wafilisti na kutoka nchi ya Yuda.
And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken from the land of the Philistines, and from the land of Judah.
17 Daudi akawashambulia tangu jua lilipozama hadi jioni ya siku ya pili. Hakuna mtu aliyeponyoka isipokuwa vijana mia nne, waliopanda ngamia na kukimbia.
And David smote them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, except four hundred young men, who rode upon camels, and fled.
18 Daudi akarudisha vyote ambavyo Waamaleki walikuwa wamevichukua; na Daudi akawaokoa wake zake wawili.
And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
19 Hakuna kilichopotea, si kidogo wala kikubwa, si watoto wa kiume wala wa kike, si mali iliyotekwa, wala chochote ambacho wavamizi alikichukuwa kwa ajili yao. Daudi akawa amerejesha kila kitu.
And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.
20 Akachukua makundi yote ya kondoo na ng'ombe, ambayo watu waliyatanguliza mbele ya ng'ombe wengine. Wakisema, “Hizi ni nyara za Daudi.”
And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other cattle, and said, This is David’s spoil.
21 Daudi akafika kwa wale watu mia mbili waliokuwa wamechoka kufuatana naye, wale walioachwa wakae katika kijito cha Besori. Watu hawa wakajitokeza kumlaki na watu waliokuwa naye.
And David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he greeted them.
22 Ndipo watu wote waovu na wasiofaa miongoni mwa waliokwenda na Daudi wakasema, “Kwa sababu watu hawa hawakwenda nasi, hatutawapa chochote kutoka katika nyara tulizorudisha. Isipokuwa kila mtu aweza kuchukuwa mke na watoto wake, wawatoe na kwenda zao.”
Then answered all the wicked and worthless men, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them any of the spoil that we have recovered, except to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.
23 Ndipo Daudi akasema, “Ndugu zangu, msifanye hivyo, kwa vitu ambavyo BWANA ametupatia. Ametuhifadhi na kuwaweka mkononi mwetu wavamizi waliotuinukia.
Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.
24 Ni nani atawasikiliza kuhusu jambo hili? Kwa maana mgawo ni kwa yeyote aendae vitani, basi pia mgawo ni kwa yeyote aliyelinda mizigo; Nao watapata tena kilicho sawa.”
For who will hearken to you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the baggage: they shall divide alike.
25 Ilikuwa hivyo tangu siku hiyo hadi leo, maana Daudi aliamua iwe sheria na amri kwa Israeli.
And it was so from that day onward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
26 Daudi alipofika Ziklagi, alituma sehemu ya nyara kwa wazee wa Yuda, kwa rafiki zake, akisema, “Tazama, hii ni zawadi yenu kutokana na nyara za adui wa BWANA.”
And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil to the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;
27 Zawadi zilienda kwa wazee waliokuwa Bethueli, na kwa hao waliokuwa Ramothi iliyoko kusini, na kwa hao waliokuwa Yatiri,
To them who were in Bethel, and to them who were in south Ramoth, and to them who were in Jattir,
28 na kwa hao waliokuwa Aroeri, na kwa hao waliokuwa Sifmothi, na kwa hao waliokuwa Eshtemoa
And to them who were in Aroer, and to them who were in Siphmoth, and to them who were in Eshtemoa,
29 Pia kwa wazee waliokuwa Rakali, na kwa hao waliokuwa katika miji ya Wayerameeli, na kwa hao waliokuwa katika miji ya Wakeni,
And to them who were in Rachal, and to them who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them who were in the cities of the Kenites,
30 na kwa hao waliokuwa Horma, na kwa hao waliokuwa Borashani, na kwa hao waliokuwa Athaki,
And to them who were in Hormah, and to them who were in Chorashan, and to them who were in Athach,
31 na kwa hao waliokuwa Hebroni, na kwa sehemu zote ambazo Daudi mwenyewe na watu wake walizoea kwenda.
And to them who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were accustomed to resort.
