Ezekieli 38
1 Neno la Yahwe likanijia, likisema,
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2 “Mwanadamu, weka uso wako kumwelekea Gogu, nchi ya Magogu, kiongozi mkuu wa Mesheki na Tubali; na kutabiri dhidi yake.
Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Mosoch and Thubal: and prophesy of him,
3 Sema, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Tazama! Ni juu yako, Gogu, kiongozi mkuu wa Mesheki na Tubali.
And say to him: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I come against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Mosoch and Thubal.
4 Hivyo nitakugeuza na kuweka kulabu kwenye taya yako; nitakupeleka nje pamoja na jeshi lako lote, farasi, na waendesha farasi, wote wakiwa wamevaa silaha, kusanyiko kubwa pamoja na ngao ndogo na ngao kubwa, wote wakishikilia panga!
And I will turn thee about, and I will put a bit in thy jaws: and I will bring thee forth, and ail thy army, horses and horsemen all clothed with coats of mail, a great multitude, armed with spears and shields and swords.
5 Persia, Kushi, Uajemi wapo pamoja nao, wote pamoja na ngao na chapeo!
The Persians, Ethiopians, and Libyans with them, all with shields and helmets.
6 Gomeri na jeshi lake lote, na Beth-Togarma, kutoka sehemu za mbali ya kaskazini, na jeshi lake lote! Watu wengi wako pamoja nawe!
Gomer, and all his bands, the house of Thogorma, the northern parts and all his strength, and many peoples with thee.
7 Kuwa tayari! Ndio, jiandae na jeshi lako waliokusanyika pamoja na wewe, na amiri wao mkuu.
Prepare and make thyself ready, and all thy multitude that is assembled about thee, and be thou commander over them.
8 Utaitwa baada ya siku nyingi, na baada ya miaka michache utaenda kwenye nchi iliyofunikwa kutoka upanga na ambayo iliyokusanywa kutoka watu wengi, iliyowkusanya kuwarudisha milima ya Israeli ambayo imeendelea kuangamizwa. Lakini watu wa nchi watatolewa na kabila za watu, na wataishi salama, wote!
After many days thou shalt be visited: at the end of years thou shalt come to the land that is returned from the sword, and is gathered out of many nations, to the mountains of Israel which have been continually waste: but it hath been brought forth out of the nations, and they shall all of them dwell securely in it.
9 Hivyo utapanda juu kama tufani iendavyo; utakuwa kama wingu lililofunika nchi, wewe na jeshi lako lote, maaskari wako wote pamoja na wewe.
And thou shalt go up and come like a storm, and like a cloud to cover the land, thou and all thy bands and many people with thee.
10 Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Itakuwa siku hiyo hayo mawazo yataingia moyoni mwako, na utatunga njama mbaya.'
Thus saith the Lord God: In that day projects shall enter into thy heart, and thou shalt conceive a mischievous design.
11 Kisha utasema, 'nitapanda hata nchi iliyowazi; nitaenda hata kwa watu wapole waishio salama, wote wakiishi mahali ambapo hakuna kuta wala makomeo, na mahali ambapo hakuna malango ya mji.
And thou shalt say: I will go up to the land which is without a wall, I will come to them that are at rest, and dwell securely: all these dwell without a wall, they have no bars nor gates:
12 Nitanyakua mateka na kuiba mateka, ili nilete mkono wangu juu kuwaangamiza wale wakazi wapya, na juu ya watu waliokusanyika kutoka mataifa, watu wale waongezao wanyama na mali, na wale waishio katikatika ya dunia.'
To take spoils, and lay hold on the prey, to lay thy hand upon them that had been wasted, and afterwards restored, and upon the people that is gathered together out of the nations, which hath begun to possess and to dwell in the midst of the earth.
13 Sheba na Denani, na wafanya biashara wa Tarshishi pamoja na mahodari wake wote watakwambia, 'Je, umekuja kuteka nyara? Je, umewakusanya majeshi yako kuchukua mateka, kuchukua fedha na dhahabu, kuchukua mifugo yao na mali na kuwakokota mateka wengi sana?'
Saba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tharsis, and all the lions thereof shall say to thee: Art thou come to take spoils? behold, thou hast gathered thy multitude to take a prey, to take silver, and gold, and to carry away goods and substance, and to take rich spoils.
14 Kwa hiyo tabiri, mwanadamu, na mwambie Gogu, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Katika siku hiyo, wakati watu wangu Israeli watakapoishi salama, je, hutajifunza kuhusu wao?
Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy and say to Cog: Thus saith the Lord God: Shalt thou not know, in that day, when my people of Israel shall dwell securely?
15 Utakuja kutoka mahali pangu mbali katika kaskazini pamoja na jeshi kubwa, wote wakiendesha farasi, kusanyiko kubwa, jeshi kubwa.
And then shalt come out of thy place from the northern parts, thou and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company and a mighty army.
16 Utawashambulia watu wangu Israeli kama wingu lifunikavyo nchi. Katika siku za baadaye nitakuleta juu ya nchi yangu, ili mataifa wanijue nitakapojifunua mwenyewe kupitia wewe, Gogu, kuwa mtakatifu mbele ya macho yao.
And thou shalt come upon my people of Israel like a cloud, to cover the earth. Thou shalt be in the latter days, and I will bring thee upon my land: that the nations may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
17 Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Je, wewe siye yule ambaye niliyeongea naye katika siku za zamani kwa mkono wa watumishi wangu, manabii wa Israeli, waliotabiri katika mda wao wenyewe kwa miaka niliyowaleta juu yao?
Thus saith the Lord God: Thou then art he, of whom I have spoken in the days of old, by my servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied in the days of those times that I would bring thee upon them.
18 Basi itakuwa katika siku hiyo wakati Gogu atakapo ishambulia nchi ya Israeli-hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo-ghadhabu yangu itapanda katika hasira yangu.
And it shall come to pass in that day, in the day of the coming of Gog upon the land of Israel, saith the Lord God, that my indignation shall come up in my wrath.
19 Katika wivu wangu katika hasira ya moto wangu, ninasema kwamba katika siku hiyo kutakuwa na tetemeko kubwa la nchi katika nchi ya Israeli.
And I have spoken in my zeal, and in the fire of my anger, that in that day there shall be a great commotion upon the land of Israel:
20 Watatetemeka mbele yangu-samaki wa baharini na ndege wa angani, wanyama wa mashambani, na viumbe watambaao juu ya nchi, na kila mtu aliyeko juu ya uso wa nchi. Milima itaangushwa chini majabali yataanguka, hadi kila ukuta utaanguka kwenye nchi.
So that the fishes of the sea, and the birds of the air, and the beasts of the field, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the ground, and all men that are upon the face of the earth, shall be moved at my presence: and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the hedges shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
21 Nitaita upanga dhidi yake juu ya milima yangu yote-hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo-upanga wa kila mtu utakuwa kinyume na ndugu yake.
And I will call in the sword against him in all my mountains, saith the Lord God: every man’s sword shall be pointed against his brother.
22 Kisha nitamuhukumu kwa tauni na damu; nakufurika mvua na mvua ya mawe na kuchoma asidi nitainyeshea chini juu yake na jeshi lake na mataifa mengi yaliyo pamoja naye.
And I will judge him with pestilence, and with blood, and with violent rain, and vast hailstones: I will rain fire and brimstone upon him, and upon his army, and upon the many nations that are with him.
23 Kwa kuwa nitaonyesha ukuu wangu na utakatifu wangu na nitafanya kujulikana mimi mwenyewe katiaka macho ya mataifa mengi, na watajua kwamba mimi ni Yahwe.”
And I will be magnified, and I will be sanctified: and I will be known in the eyes of many nations: and they shall know that I am the Lord.
