Torati 2
1 Kisha tuligeuka na kuanza safari kuelekea jangwani kwa njia ya Bahari ya Mianzi, kama Yahwe alivyosema nami, tulienda kuzunguka mlima wa Seir kwa siku nyingi.
Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea, as the Lord had spoken unto me: and we traveled around mount Seir many days.
2 Yahwe alizungumza nami, kusema,
And the Lord said unto me, as followeth,
3 Mmeuzungunga mlima huu kwa muda mrefu; geukeni kaskazini.
Ye have traveled long enough around this mountain; turn yourselves northward.
4 Waamuru watu, kusema, “Mtapita kupitia mpaka wa ndugu zenu, wazao wa Esau, ambao wanaishi Seir; watawaogopa ninyi. Kwa hiyo muwe makini
And the people command thou, saying, Ye are passing by the border of your brethren the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you; therefore take ye good heed unto yourselves;
5 msipigane nao, kwa kuwa sitawapa nchi yoyote yao, hapana, hakuna hata vya kutosheleza unyao wa mguu kukanyanga, kwa kuwa nimekwisha mpa Esau Mlima wa Seir kama miliki.
Do not contend with them; for I will not give unto you of their land, even so much as a foot's breadth; because unto Esau have I given mount Seir for an inheritance.
6 Mtanunua chakula kutoka kwao kwa pesa, ili kwamba muweze kula, pia mtanunua maji kutoka kwao kwa pesa, ili kwamba muweze kunywa. Kwa kuwa
Food shall ye buy of them for money, that ye may eat; and water also shall ye buy of them for money, that ye may drink.
7 Yahwe Mungu wenu amewabariki katika kazi za mikono yenu, amejua kutembea kwenu kupitia jangwa hili kuu. Kwa hii miaka arobaini Yahwe Mungu wenu amekuwa pamoja nanyi, na hamjapungukiwa chochote.
For the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand; he hath provided for thy wandering through this great wilderness: these forty years the Lord thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
8 Basi tulipita karibu na ndugu zetu, wa wazao wa Esau, ambao wanaishi Seir, mbali na barabara la Arabah, kutoka Elathi, na kutoka Ezioni Geber. Na tuligeuka na kupita karibu na jangwa la Moabu.
And we passed away from our brethren the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir, from the way through the plain, from Elath, and from 'Ezyon-gaber. And we turned and passed the way of the wilderness of Moab.
9 Yahweh aliniambia mimi,'Usiisumbue Moabu, na usipigane nao katika vita. Kwa kuwa sitakupa nchi yake kwa miliki yako, kwa sababu nimewapa Ar wazao wa Lot, kuwa miliki yao'.
And the Lord said unto me, Do not attack the Moabites, nor contend with them in battle; for I will not give thee from their land any inheritance, because unto the children of Lot have I given 'Ar for an inheritance.
10 (Hapo awali waliishi Waemi, watu kama wakuu, wengi, na warefu kama Waanaki;
The Emim in times past dwelt therein, a people great, and numerous, and tall as the 'Anakim;
11 hawa pia wanafikiriwa kuwa Rephaimu, kama Waanaki, lakini Wamoabi huwaita Waemi.
As Rephaim were also they accounted, equally with the 'Anakim; and the Moabites called the[[m]] Emim.
12 Wahori pia waliishi hapo awali Seiri, lakini wazao wa Esau waliwafuata. Waliwaharibu kutoka mbele yao na kuishi katika eneo lao, kama Israeli ilivyofanya kwa nchi ya umiliki wake ambayo Yahwe aliwapa.)
And in Seir dwelt the Chorim in times past; but the children of Esau drove them out, and they destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel hath done unto the land of his inheritance, which the Lord hath given unto them.
13 “Sasa inuka na uende kwenye kijito cha Zeredi”. Kwa hiyo tulienda kwenye kijito cha Zeredi.
Now rise up, and get you over the brook Zered; and we passed over the brook Zered.
14 Sasa tangu siku ambapo tulikuja kutoka Kadesh Barnea mpaka tukavuka kijito cha Zeredi, ilikuwa miaka thelathini na nane. Ilikuwa kwa wakati huo kizazi chote cha watu waliofaa kupigana walikuwa wamekwisha ondoka kwa watu, kama Yahwe alivyokuwa ameapa kwao.
And the time which we came from Kadesh-barnea', until we had passed over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were spent from out the midst of the camp, as the Lord had sworn unto them.
15 Zaidi ya yote, mkono wa Yahwe ulikuwa kinyume na kizazi hicho ili kuweza kuwaangamiza kutoka kwa watu mpaka walipoondoka.
And also the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp; until they were spent.
16 Basi ilitokea, wakati watu wote waliofaa kwa kupigana walikuwa wamekufa, na kutoweka miongoni mwa watu,
So it came to pass, when all the men of war were spent by, dying from the midst of the people,
17 kwamba Yahwe alizungumza nami, kusema,
That the Lord spoke unto me, saying,
18 Leo mtavuka Ar, mpaka wa Moabu.
Thou art passing this day by the border of Moab, by 'Ar,
19 Wakati mtakapofika karibu na mkabala wa watu wa Ammoni, msiwasumbue au kupigana nao, kwa kuwa sitawapa nchi yoyote ya watu wa Ammoni kama miliki, kwa sababu nimekwisha wapa wazao wa Lutu kama miliki”.
And thou comest nigh opposite the children of 'Ammon: do not attack them, nor contend with them; for I will not give unto thee of the land of the children of 'Ammon any inheritance; because unto the children of Lot have I given it for an inheritance.
20 (Hiyo tena ilifikiriwa kuwa nchi ya Rephaimu. Warephaimu waliishi hapo awali-lakini Wammonites wanawaita Zamzummim,
As the land of Rephaim was it also accounted: Rephaim dwelt therein in times past; and the 'Ammonites called them Zamzummim;
21 watu kama wakuu, wengi, na warefu kama Anakim. Lakini Yahwe aliwaharibu mbele ya Wammonites na waliwafuata na kuishi katika maeneo yao.
A people great, and numerous, and tall, as the 'Anakim; but the Lord destroyed them before them; and they drove them out, and dwelt in their stead:
22 Yahwe huyu pia alifanya kwa watu wa Esau ambao wanaishi Seiri, wakati alipowangamiza Wahori kutoka mbele yao, na wazao wa Esau waliwafuata na waliishi katika maeneno yao mpaka leo.
As he hath done to the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir, from before whom he destroyed the Chorim; and they drove them out and dwelt in their stead, even unto this day.
23 Na Waavi, walioishi katika vijiji vya mbali ya Gaza, Wakaftori, ambao wanatokana na Kaftori, waliwangamiza na kuishi katika maeneo yao.)
And the 'Avvim, who dwelt in open towns, as far as unto Gazzah, —the Caphtorim, who came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.
24 Sasa inuka, nenda njia yako na uvuke bonde la Arnoni, tazama, nimekupa mkononi mwako Sihoni ya Amorite, mfalme wa Heshboni, na nchi yake. Anza kuimiliki na pigana naye katika vita.
Rise ye up, set forward, and pass over the brook Arnon; behold I have given into thy hand Sichon the king of Cheshbon, the Emorite, and his land: begin to drive him out, and contend with him in battle.
25 Leo nitaanza kuweka woga na hofu yenu kwa watu ambao wako chini ya anga lote, watasikia habari kuhusu ninyi na watatemeka na kuwa na shida kwa sababu yenu'.
This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven; whoever will hear the report of thee, shall tremble, and shall quake because of thee.
26 Nilituma wajumbe toka jangwa la Kedemothi kuelekea Sihoni, mfalme wa Heshbon, pamoja na maneno ya amani, kusema,
And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sichon, the king of Cheshbon, with words of peace, saying,
27 Hebu nipite katika nchi yako; nitapita kwenye barabara kuu, sitageuka mkono wa kulia wala kushoto.
Let me pass through thy land: always by the highway will I go along; I will not turn unto the right hand or unto the left.
28 Mtaniuzia mimi chakula kwa pesa, ili kwamba niweze kula, nipe maji kwa pesa, ili kwamba niweze kunywa, peke niruhusu kupitia kwa miguu yangu,
Food shalt thou sell me for money, that I may eat; and water for money shalt thou give me, that I may drink: only let me pass through on foot;
29 kama wazao wa Esau wanaoishi Seiri, na Moabu wanaoishi Ari, walifanya kwangu, mpaka nivuke Yordani ndani ya nchi ambayo Yahwe Mungu wetu anatupa sisi'.
(As the children of Esau who dwell in Seir, and the Moabites who dwell in 'Ar, have done unto me: ) until that I shall pass over the Jordan into the land which the Lord our God giveth us.
30 Lakini Sihon, mfalme wa Heshbon, asingeturuhusu kupitia kwake; kwa kuwa Yahwe Mungu wenu ameifanya ngumu akili yake na kufanya moyo wake kuwa ukaidi, ili kwamba aweze kumshinda kwa nguvu zake, ambayo amekwisha kufanya leo.
But Sichon, the king of Cheshbon, would not suffer our passing by him; for the Lord thy God had hardened his spirit, and had made obstinate his heart, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as [hath happened] this day.
31 Yahwe alisema kwangu, “tazama, Nimeanza kumuokoa Sihoni na nchi yake mbele yako; kuanza kuimiliki, ili kusudi muweze kumiliki nchi yake.
And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give up Sichon and his land before thee: begin to drive him out, that thou mayest inherit his land.
32 Kisha Sihon alikuja dhidi yetu, yeye na watu wote wake, kupigana huko Jahazi.
And Sichon came out against us, he and all his people, to the battle at Yahaz.
33 Yahwe Mungu wetu alimtoa kwetu na tulimshinda, tulimpiga mpaka kufa, watoto wake, na watu wake wote.
And the Lord our God gave him up before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people.
34 Tulichukua miji yake yote kwa wakati huo na kuharibu kabisa kila mji- wanaume na wanawake na watoto wadogo; hatukuacha aliyenusurika.
And we conquered all his cities at that time, and devoted every inhabited city, and the women, and the little ones; we left none that escaped.
35 Ng'ombe peke tulichukua kama mateka kwa ajili yetu, sambamba na mateka ya miji tuliochukua.
Only the cattle we took as booty unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we had captured.
36 Kutoka Aroer, ambayo iko kwenye ukingo wa bonde la Arnon, na kutoka kwenye mji ambao uko bondeni, yote kwa njia ya kuelekea Galeadi, hapakuwa na mji uliokuwa mrefu kwetu. Yahwe Mungu wetu alitupa ushindi dhidi ya maadui zetu mbele yetu.
From 'Aro'er, which is by the bank of the brook of Arnon, and the city that is in the brook, even unto Gil'ad, there was not one city which was too strong for us; the whole did the Lord our God give up before us.
37 Ilikuwa nchi ya wazao wa Ammoni peke yake ambayo hamkuingia, sambamba na sehemu zote za mto Jabboki, na miji ya nchi ya milima- popote pale Yahwe Mungu wetu ametukataza sisi kwenda.
Only unto the land of the children of 'Ammon didst thou not come nigh, unto the whole margin of the brook Yabbok, and the cities in the mountain, and unto whatsoever the Lord our God had forbidden us.
