2 Wafalme 8
1 Basi, Elisha alikuwa amemwambia yule mwanamke ambaye alimfufulia mtoto wake. Akamwambia, “Inuka na uenede pamoja na nyumba yako, na uishi popote uwezapo katika nchi nyingine, kwa sababu Yahwe ameiita njaa ambayo itakuja katika hii nchi kwa miaka saba.”
Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed a seven-year famine, and it has already come to the land.”
2 Basi yule mwanamke akainuka na akatii lile neno la mtumishi wa Mungu. Akaenda na nyumba yake na kuishi kwenye nchi ya Wafilisti miaka saba.
So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines.
3 Ikafika kama mwishoni mwa miaka saba yule mwanamke akarudi kutoka kwenye ile nchi ya Wafilisti, na kwenda kwa mfalme kumuomba nyumba yake na kwa ajili ya nchi yake.
At the end of seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to the king to appeal for her house and her land.
4 Basi mfalme alikuwa anaongea na Gehazi yule mtumishi wa Mungu, akisema, “Tafadhali niambie yale mambo makubwa ambayo Elisha ameyafanya.”
Now the king had been speaking to Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, “Please relate to me all the great things Elisha has done.”
5 Basi alipokuwa akimwambia yule mfalme jinsi gani Elisha alivyomfufua yule mtoto aliyekufa, huyo mwanamke ambaye mtoto wake aliyekuwa amefufuliwa akaja kumuomba yule mfalme kwa ajili ya nyumba yake na nchi yake. Gehazi akasema, “Bwana wangu, mfalme, huyu ndiye yule mwanamke, na huyu ndiye mtoto wake, ambaye Elisha amemfufua.”
And Gehazi was telling the king how Elisha had brought the dead back to life. Just then the woman whose son Elisha had revived came to appeal to the king for her house and her land. So Gehazi said, “My lord the king, this is the woman, and this is the son Elisha restored to life.”
6 Wakati yule mfalme alipomuuliza yule mwanamke kuhusu mtoto wake, alimwelezea yule mfalme. Ndipo mfalme akamwagizia ofisa makini, akisema, “Mrudishie vyote vilivyokuwa vyake na mavuno yake yote ya kwenye mashamba tangu siku alipoondoka hadi sasa.”
When the king asked the woman, she confirmed it. So the king appointed for her an officer, saying, “Restore all that was hers, along with all the proceeds of the field from the day that she left the country until now.”
7 Elisha akaja Damaskasi ambako Ben Hadadi yule mfalme wa Shamu alikuwa anaumwa. Yule mfalme aliambiwa, “Yule mtu wa Mungu amekuja hapa.”
Then Elisha came to Damascus while Ben-hadad king of Aram was sick, and the king was told, “The man of God has come here.”
8 Mfalme akamwambia Hazaeli, “Chukua zawadi kwenye mkono wako na uende ukakutane na mtu wa Mungu, na ukazungumze na Yahwe kupitia yeye, ukisema, “Je nitapona huu ugonjwa wangu?”
So the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand, go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”
9 Basi Hazaeli akaenda kuonana naye na kuchukua zawadi zake za kila kitu kizuri cha Damskasi, akabeba ngamia arobaini. Hivyo Hazaeli akaja na kusimama mbele ya Elisha na kusema, “Mtoto wako Ben Hadadi mfalme wa Shamu amenituma kwako, kusema, “Je nitapona huu ugonjwa?”
So Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him a gift of forty camel loads of every good thing from Damascus. And he went in and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”
10 Elisha akamwambia, “Nenda, kwa Ben Hadadi, 'Utapona hakika,' lakini Yahwe amenionyesha kwamba atakufa hahkika.”
Elisha answered, “Go and tell him, ‘You will surely recover.’ But the LORD has shown me that in fact he will die.”
11 Basi Elisha akamtumbulia macho Hazaeli hadi alipojisikia aibu, na yule mtu wa Mungu akalia machozi.
Elisha fixed his gaze steadily on him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to weep.
12 Hazaeli akauliza, kwa nini unalia, bwana wangu?” Akajibu, “Kwa sababu najua uovu ambao utakaoufanya kwa watu wa Israeli. Utazichoma moto ngome zao kwa moto, na utawaua vijana wao kwa upanga, kuwaseta vipande vipande watoto wao wachanga, na kuwapasua mimba zao wanawake wenye mimba.”
“Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”
13 Hazaeli akajibu, Ni nani mtumwa wako, ambaye atafanya jambo hili kubwa? Yeye ni mbwa tu.” Elisha akajibu, “Yahwe amenionyesha kwamba utakuwa mfalme juu ya Shamu.”
“But how could your servant, a mere dog, do such a monstrous thing?” said Hazael. And Elisha answered, “The LORD has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”
14 Ndipo Hazaeli akamwacha Elisha na kuja kwa bwana wake, ambaye alimwambia, “Je Elisha alikwambiaje?” Akajibu, “Ameniambia kwamba utapona bila shaka.”
So Hazael left Elisha and went to his master, who asked him, “What did Elisha say to you?” And he replied, “He told me that you would surely recover.”
15 Basi siku ya pili yake Hazaeli akachukua blangeti na kulichovya kwenye maji, na kulitandaza kwenye uso wa Ben Hadadi hivyo akafa. Basi Hazaeli akawa mfalme katika sehemu sehemu yake.
But the next day Hazael took a thick cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it over the king’s face. So Ben-hadad died, and Hazael reigned in his place.
16 Katika mwaka wa kumi na tano wa Yoramu mwana wa Ahabu, mfalme wa Israeli, Yehoramu akaanza kutawala. Alikuwa mwana wa Yehoshafati mfalme wa Yuda. Alianza wakati Yehoshafati alikuwa mfalme wa Yuda.
In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah.
17 Yoramu alikuwa na umri wa miaka thelathini na mbili alipoanza kutawala, na alitawala kwa mda wa miaka minane katika Yerusalemu.
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.
18 Yoramu akatembea kwenye njia ya huyo mfalme wa Israeli, kama walivyokuwa wakifanya kwenye nyumba ya Ahabu; kwa kuwa alikuwa na binti wa Ahabu kama mke wake, na alifanya uovu usoni kwa Yahwe.
And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.
19 Walakini, kwa sababu ya mtumishi wake Daudi, Yahwe hakutaka kuiharibu Yuda, tangu alipomwambia kwamba atampatia wazao.
Yet for the sake of His servant David, the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah, since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.
20 Katika siku za Yoramu, Edomu akaasi kutoka chini ya mkono wa Yuda, na wakamfanya mfalme juu yao wenyewe.
In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
21 Basi Yehoramu akaenda na maamri jeshi na magari ya farasi yote. Ilitokea kwamba akaamka usiku na kushambulia na kuwazunguka Waedomu, waliokuwa wamemzunguka na wale maamri jeshi wa magari ya farasi. Ndipo wanajeshi wa Yehoramu wakakimbilia wajumbani kwao.
So Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. His troops, however, fled to their homes.
22 Hivyo Edomu aliasi dhidi ya utawala wa Yuda katika siku hizi. Libna pia aliasi katika kipindi hicho hicho.
So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled at the same time.
23 Kwa mambo mengine yamhusuyo Yehoramu, yote aliyoyafanya, je hayakuandikwa kwenye kitabu cha matukio ya mfalme wa Yuda?
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoram, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
24 Yehoramu akafa na kuzikwa pamoja na baba zake, na akalala pamoja na baba zake katika mji wa Daudi. Ndipo Ahazi mtoto wake akawa mfalme katika sehemu yake.
And Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.
25 Katika mwaka wa kumi na mbili wa Yohoramu mwana wa Ahabu, mfalme wa Israeli, Ahazi mwana wa Yehoramu, mfalme wa Yuda, alianza kutawala.
In the twelfth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.
26 Ahazi alikuwa ana umri wa miaka ishirini na mbili wakati alipoanza kutawala; alitawala kwa mda wa mwaka mmoja katika Yerusalemu. Mama yake alikuwa anaitwa Athalia; alikuwa mtoto wa Omri, mfalme wa Israeli.
Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel.
27 Ahazia alitembelea katika nyumba ya Ahabu; alifanya yale yaliyo maovu katika uso wa Yahwe, kama nyumba ya Ahabu ilivyokuwa ikifanya, kwa kuwa Ahazia alikuwa mkwe kwenye nyumba ya Aabu.
And Ahaziah walked in the ways of the house of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab, for he was a son-in-law of the house of Ahab.
28 Ahazia akaenda pamoja na Yoramu mwana wa Ahabu, kupigana dhidi ya Hazaeli, mfalme wa Shamu, katika Ramath Geleadi. Washami wakamjeruhi Yoramu.
Then Ahaziah went with Joram son of Ahab to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead, and the Arameans wounded Joram.
29 Mfalme Yoramu akarudi ili auguzwe huko Yezreeli kwenye yale majeraha ambayo Washami walimpatia huko Rama. Wakati alipopigana dhidi ya Hazaeli mfalme wa Shamu. Hivyo Ahazi mwana wa Yehoramu, mfalme Yuda, akashuka kwa Yezreeli kumuona Yoramu mwana wa Ahabu, kwa sababu Yoramu alikuwa amejeruhiwa.
So King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.
