Kutoka 10
1 Yahweh akamwambia Musa, “Nenda kwa Farao, kwa kuwa nimeufanya moyo wake mgumu na moyo wa watumishi wake. Nimefanya hivi kuonyesha hizi ishara za nguvu zangu miongoni mwao.
Yahweh said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his servants. I have done this to show these signs of my power among them.
2 Pia nimefanya hivi ili muwaambie watoto wenu na wajukuu wenu vitu nilivyo fanya, jinsi nilivyo itendea Misri kwa ukali, na jinsi nilivyo onyesha aina tofauti za ishara za nguvu zangu miongoni mwao. Kwa hili mtajua kuwa mimi ni Yahweh.”
I have also done this so that you may tell your children and grandchildren the things I have done, how I have harshly treated Egypt, and how I have given various signs of my power among them. In this way you will know that I am Yahweh.”
3 Hivyo Musa na Aruni wakaenda kwa Farao na kumwambia, “Yahweh, Mungu wa Waebrania, anasema hivi: 'Kwa muda gani utaendelea kukataa kujinyenyekesha mbele zangu? Acha watu wangu waenda ili wakaniabudu.
So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says this: 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go so that they may worship me.
4 Lakini ukikataa kuwaruhusu watu wangu kwenda, sikiliza, kesho nitaleta nzige kwenye nchi yako.
But if you refuse to let my people go, listen, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your land.
5 Watafunika ardhi ya juu ili kwamba mtu asiweze kuona udongo. Watakula mabaki yote yalio salia kwenye mvua ya barafu ya mawe. Pia watakula kila mti unaokua shambani.
They will cover the surface of the ground so that no one will be able to see the earth. They will eat the remains of whatever escaped from the hail. They will also eat every tree that grows for you in the fields.
6 Watajaza nyumba zenu, zote za watumishi wenu, na zote za Wamisri wote - jambo ambalo baba zenu wala mababu zenu hawakuwai kuona, jambo ambalo halikuwai shuhudiwa toka walipo kuwa duniani hadi leo.”' Kisha Musa akaondoka na kutoka kwa Farao.
They will fill your houses, those of all your servants, and those of all the Egyptians—something neither your father nor your grandfather ever saw, nothing ever seen since the day that they were on the earth to this present day.'” Then Moses left and went out from Pharaoh.
7 Watumishi wa Farao wakamwambia, “Mpaka lini huyu mwanaume ata kuwa msumbufu kwetu? Acha Waisraeli waende wakamuabudu Yahweh Mungu wao. Bado haujatambua kuwa Misri imeharibiwa?”
Pharaoh's servants said to him, “How long will this man be a menace to us? Let the Israelites go so that they may worship Yahweh their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt is destroyed?”
8 Musa na Aruni wakaletwa tena kwa Farao, ambaye aliwaambia, “Nendeni amkamuabudu Yahweh Mungu wenu. Lakini watu gani wataenda?”
Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh, who said to them, “Go worship Yahweh your God. But what people will go?”
9 Musa akasema, “Tutaondoka na wadogo wetu na wakubwa wetu, pamoja na wana wetu na mabinti zetu. Tutaondoka na ng'ombe na kondoo zetu, maana lazima tufanye siku kuu ya Yahweh.”
Moses said, “We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and our daughters. We will go with our flocks and herds, for we must hold a festival for Yahweh.”
10 Farao akawaambia, “Yahweh kwa kweli awe nanyi, kama nitawaacha muende na wadogo zenu waende. Angalia, una uovu kwenye nia.
Pharaoh said to them, “May Yahweh indeed be with you, if I ever let you go and your little ones go. Look, you have some evil in mind.
11 Hapana! Nenda, wanaume tu miongoni mwenu, na mmuabudu Yahweh, kwa kuwa hilo ndilo mnalo litaka.” Kisha Musa na Aruni wakaondolewa uweponi mwa Farao.
No! Go, just the men among you, and worship Yahweh, for that is what you want.” Then Moses and Aaron were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.
12 Kisha Yahweh akamwambia Musa, “Nyoosha mkono wako kwenye nchi ya Misri palipo na nzige, ili washambulie nchi ya Misri na kula kila mmea, kila kitu barua ya mawe iliyo acha.”
Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Reach out with your hand over the land of Egypt to the locusts, that they may attack the land of Egypt and eat every plant in it, everything that the hail has left.”
13 Musa akanyoosha na gongo lake juu ya nchi ya Misri, na Yahweh akaleta upepo wa mashariki juu ya nchi mchana wote na usiku mzima. Palipo kuwa asubui, upepo wa mashariki ulileta nzige.
Moses reached out with his staff over the land of Egypt, and Yahweh brought an east wind over the land all that day and night. When it was morning, the east wind had brought the locusts.
14 Nzige wakaenda nchi yote ya Misri na kuharibu sehemu zote. Hapajawai kuwa na kundi kama hilo la nzige juu ya nchi, hakuna kama tena kama hilo litawai kutokea.
The locusts went through all the land of Egypt and infested all parts of it. Never before had there been such a swarm of locusts in the land, and nothing like this will come after it.
15 Walifunika ardhi yote ya juu ikawa giza. Walikula kila mmea na kila tunda la miti ambayo barafu ya mawe ilibakiza. Kila eneo la nchi ya Misri, hakuna mmea wa kijani ulibaki, wala mti au mmea wa shambani.
They covered the surface of the whole land so that it was darkened. They ate every plant in the land and all the fruit of the trees that the hail had left. Throughout all the land of Egypt, no living green plant remained, nor any tree or plant in the fields.
16 Kisha Farao akawaita Musa na Aruni na kuwaambia, “Nimefanya dhambi dhidi ya Yahweh na dhidi yako.
Then Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against Yahweh your God and against you.
17 Kisha sasa, nisamehe dhambi yangu wakati huu, na uombe kwa Yahweh Mungu wako aondoe hichi kifo kwangu.”
Now then, forgive my sin this time, and pray to Yahweh your God that he will take this death away from me.”
18 Musa akaondoka kwa Farao na kumuomba Yahweh.
So Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to Yahweh.
19 Yahweh akaleta upepo mkali wa magharibi ulio wachukuwa wale nzige na kuwapeleka Bahari ya Shamu; hakuna nzige ata mmoja aliye baki eneo la Misri.
Yahweh brought a very strong west wind that picked up the locusts and drove them into the Sea of Reeds; not a single locust remained in all the territory of Egypt.
20 Lakini Yahweh aliufanya moyo wa Farao mgumu, na Farao hakuacha Waisraeli waende.
But Yahweh hardened Pharaoh's heart, and Pharaoh did not let the Israelites go.
21 Kisha Yahweh akamwambia Musa, “Nyoosha mkono wako kuelekea mbingu, ili kuwe na giza nchi yote ya Misri, giza linalo weza kuhisiwa.”
Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Reach out with your hand toward the sky, so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, darkness that may be felt.”
22 Musa akanyoosha mkono wake kuelekea mbingu, na kulikuwa na giza nene nchi yote ya Misri kwa siku tatu.
Moses reached out with his hand toward the sky, and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days.
23 Hakuna aliye muona mwingine; hakuna aliye toka nyumbani mwake kwa siku tatu. Walakini, Waisraeli wote walikuwa na taa katika sehemu walizo ishi.
No one could see anyone else; no one left his home for three days. However, all the Israelites had light in the place where they lived.
24 Farao alimuita Musa na kusema, “Nenda umuabudu Yahweh. Ata familia zenu za weza kwenda nanyie, lakini ng'ombe zenu na kondoo zenu zitabaki.”
Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go worship Yahweh. Even your families may go with you, but your flocks and herds must remain behind.”
25 Lakini Musa akasema, “Lazima utupe wanyama kwa ajili ya dhabihu na sadaka za kuteketeza ili tuwatoe dhabihu kwa Yahweh Mungu wetu.
But Moses said, “You must also give us animals for sacrifices and burnt offerings so that we may sacrifice them to Yahweh our God.
26 Mifugo yetu lazima iende na sisi; ata mmoja hawezi kubaki, lazima tuwapeleke wakamuabudu Yahweh Mungu wetu. Kwa kuwa hatujui tutakacho muabudu nacho Yahweh mpaka tufike pale.
Our cattle must also go with us; not a hoof of them may be left behind, for we must take them to worship Yahweh our God. For we do not know with what we must worship Yahweh until we arrive there.”
27 Lakini Yahweh aliufanya moyo wa Farao mgumu, na hakuwaacha waende.
But Yahweh hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.
28 Farao alimwambia Musa, “Toka kwangu! Kuwa muangalifu na jambo moja, kwamba usinione tena, kwa kuwa siku utakapo uona uso wangu, utakufa.”
Pharaoh said to Moses, “Go from me! Be careful about one thing, that you do not see me again, for on the day you see my face, you will die.”
29 Musa akasema, “Wewe mwenyewe umesema. Sitauona uso wako tena.”
Moses said, “You yourself have spoken. I will not see your face again.”
