Torati 33
1 Hii ni baraka ambayo Musa mtu wa Mungu aliwabariki watu wa Israeli kabla ya kifo chake.
And this [is] the blessing [with] which Moses the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death,
2 Alisema: Yahwe alikuja kutoka Sinai na akainuka kutoka Seiri juu yao. Aling'ara kutoka mlima wa Paramu, na akaja na elfu kumi ya watakatifu. Katika mkono wake wa kuume radi zilimulika.
and he says: “YHWH has come from Sinai, And has risen from Seir for them; He has shone from Mount Paran, And has come [with] myriads of holy ones; At His right hand [came] a fiery law [[or a flaming fire]] for them.
3 Kweli, anawapenda watu; watakatifu wake wote wapo mikononi mwako, na walimsujudu mguuni mwake; walipokea maneno yako.
Indeed, He [is] loving the peoples; All His holy ones [are] in Your hand, And they sat down at Your foot, [Each] lifts up Your words.
4 Musa alituamuru sheria, urithi kwa kusanyiko la Yakobo.
Moses has commanded a law for us, A possession of the assembly of Jacob.
5 Kisha pakawa na mfalme Yeshurumu, pale ambapo wakuu wa watu walipokusanyika, makabila yote ya Israeli pamoja.
And He is King in Yeshurun, In the heads of the people gathering together, The tribes of Israel!
6 Acha Rubeni aishi na asife, lakini wanaume wake wawe wachache.
Let Reuben live, and not die, And let his men be an [incalculable] number.
7 Hii ni baraka ya Yuda. Musa akasema: Sikiliza sauti ya Yuda, Yahwe, na umlete kwa watu wake tena. Mpiganie; kuwa msaada dhidi ya maadui wake.
And this [is] for Judah, and he says: Hear, O YHWH, the voice of Judah, And You bring him in to his people; His hand has striven for him, And You are a help from his adversaries.
8 Kuhusu Lawi, Musa akasema: Thumimu yako na Urimu yako ni ya mtakatifu wako, yule uliyemjaribu kule Masa, ambaye ulishindana naye katika maji ya Meriba.
And of Levi he said: Your Perfections and your Lights [are] for your pious one, Whom You have tried in Massah, You strive with him at the waters of Meribah;
9 Mtu aliyesema juu ya baba na mama yake, “Sijawaona.” Wala hakuwatambua kaka zake, wala hakuzingatia juu ya watoto wake wenyewe. Kwa maana alilinda neno lako na kushika agano lako.
Who is saying of his father and his mother, I have not seen him; And he has not discerned his brothers, And he has not known his sons; For they have observed Your saying, And they keep Your covenant.
10 Anafundisha Yakobo maagizo yako na Israeli sheria yako. Ataweka ubani mbele yako na sadaka kamili ya kuteketezwa juu ya dhabahu lako.
They teach Your judgments to Jacob, And Your law to Israel; They put incense in Your nose, And whole burnt-offering on Your altar.
11 Bariki mali zake, Yahwe, na kubali kazi ya mikono yake. Vunja viuno vya wale wanaoinuka dhidi yake, na wale watu wanaomchukia, ili wasiinuke tena.
Bless, O YHWH, his strength, And accept the work of his hands, Strike the loins of his withstanders, And of those hating him—that they do not rise!
12 Kuhusu Benyamini, Musa akasema: Yule anayependwa na Yahwe anaishi kwa usalama kando yake; Yahwe anamkinga siku nzima, naye huishi katikati ya mikono ya Yahwe.
Of Benjamin he said: The beloved of YHWH dwells confidently by Him, Covering him over every day; Indeed, he dwells between His shoulders.
13 Kuhusu Yusufu, Musa akasema: Nchi yake na ibarikiwe na Yahwe na vitu vya thamani vya mbinguni, na umande, na kina kilalacho chini.
And of Joseph he said: His land [is] blessed [by] YHWH, By a precious thing of the heavens, By dew, and by the deep crouching beneath,
14 Nchi yake na ibarikiwe na vitu vya thamani mavuno ya jua, na vitu vya thamani mazao ya miezi,
And by a precious thing—fruits of the sun, And by a precious thing—cast forth by the months,
15 kwa vitu vizuri vya milima ya zamani, na kwa vitu vya thamani vya milima ya milele.
And by a chief thing—of the ancient mountains, And by a precious thing—of the continuous heights,
16 Nchi yake ibarikiwe na vitu vya thamani vya ardhi na wingi wake, na kwa mapenzi mema ya yule aliyekuwa kichakani. Baraka na ifike juu ya kichwa cha Yusufu, na juu ya kichwa cha yule aliyekuwa mwana wa mfalme kwa kaka zake.
And by a precious thing—of earth and its fullness, And the good pleasure of Him who is dwelling in the bush; Let it come for the head of Joseph, And for the crown of him [who is] separate from his brothers.
17 Mzawa wa kwanza wa ng’ombe, katika utukufu wake, na pembe zake ni pembe za ng’ombe mwitu. Kwa hawa atawasukuma watu, wote, hadi mwisho wa ulimwengu. Hawa ni maelfu makumi ya Efraimu; hawa ni maelfu wa Manase.
His splendor [is] a firstling of his ox, And his horns [are] horns of a wild ox; With them he pushes the peoples Altogether to the ends of the earth; And they [are] the myriads of Ephraim, And they [are] the thousands of Manasseh.
18 Kuhusu Zabuloni, Musa alisema: Furahi, Zabuloni, katika kutoka kwako, na wewe, Isakari, katika mahema yako.
And of Zebulun he said: Rejoice, O Zebulun, in your going out, And, O Issachar, in your tents;
19 Watawaita watu hadi milimani. Huko watatoa sadaka za utakatifu. Maana watanyonya wingi wa bahari, na mchanga wa ufukweni.
They call peoples [to] the mountain, There they sacrifice righteous sacrifices; For they suck up the abundance of the seas, And hidden things hidden in the sand.
20 Kuhusu Gadi, Musa alisema: Abarikiwe yule amkuzaye Gadi. Ataishi pale kama simba jike, naye atanyakua mkono au kichwa.
And of Gad he said: Blessed is he who is enlarging Gad, He dwells as a lioness, And has torn the arm—also the crown!
21 Alitoa sehemu nzuri kwake mwenyewe, maana kulikuwa na fungu la ardhi la kiongozi lililohifadhiwa. Alikuja na vichwa vya watu. Alitekeleza haki ya Yahwe na maagizo yake pamoja na Israeli.
And he provides the first part for himself, For there the portion of the lawgiver is covered, And he comes [with] the heads of the people; He has done the righteousness of YHWH, And His judgments with Israel.
22 Kuhusu Dani, Musa alisema: Dani ni mwana wa simba arukaye kutoka Bashani.
And of Dan he said: Dan [is] a lion’s whelp; He leaps from Bashan.
23 Kuhusu Naftali, Musa alisema: Naftali, aliyeridhika na fadhila, na kujaa kwa baraka za Yahwe, miliki nchi iliyopo magharibi na kusini.
And of Naphtali he said: O Naphtali, satisfied with pleasure, And full of the blessing of YHWH, Possess [the] west and [the] south.
24 Kuhusu Asheri, Musa alisema: Abarakiwe Asheri Zaidi ya watoto wengine wa kiume; naye akubalike kwa kaka zake, na achovye mguu wake ndani ya mafuta ya zeituni.
And of Asher he said: Asher [is] blessed with sons, Let him be accepted by his brothers, And dipping his foot in oil.
25 Vyuma vya mji wako na viwe chuma na shaba; kama vile siku zako zitakavyokuwa, ndivyo usalama wako utakavyokuwa.
Iron and bronze [are] your shoes, And as your days—your strength.
26 Hakuna aliye kama Mungu, Yeshurumu – aliyekamili, anayeendesha katika mbingu kukusaidia, na katika utukufu wake juu ya mawingu.
[There is] none like the God of Yeshurun, Riding the heavens to your help, And in His excellence the skies.
27 Mungu wa milele ni kimbilio, na chini yake kuna mikono ya milele. Husukuma adui mbele yako, naye alisema, “Angamiza!”
The eternal God [is] a habitation, And beneath [are] continuous arms. And He casts out the enemy from your presence and says, Destroy!
28 Israeli waliishi katika usalama. Wana wa Yakobo walikuwa salama katika nchi ya nafaka na divai mpya; hakika, mbingu na idondoshe umande juu yake.
And Israel dwells [in] confidence alone; The eye of Jacob [is] to a land of grain and wine; Also His heavens drop down dew.
29 Baraka zako ni nyingi, Israeli! Nani kama wewe, watu waliokombolewa na Yahwe, ngao ya msaada wako, na upanga wa utukufu wako? Maadui zako watakuja kwako kwa kutetemeka; utakanyanga sehemu zao zilizoinuka.
O your blessedness, O Israel! Who is like you? A people saved by YHWH, The shield of your help, And He who [is] the sword of your excellence! And your enemies are subdued for you, And you tread on their high places.”
