Ezekieli 38
1 Neno la Yahwe likanijia, likisema,
And there is a word of Jehovah unto 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 unto Gog, of the land of Magog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy concerning him,
3 Sema, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Tazama! Ni juu yako, Gogu, kiongozi mkuu wa Mesheki na Tubali.
and thou hast said: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I [am] against thee, O Gog, Prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal,
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 have turned thee back, And I have put hooks in thy jaws, And have brought thee out, and all thy force, Horses and horsemen, Clothed in perfection all of them, A numerous assembly, [with] buckler and shield, Handling swords — all of them.
5 Persia, Kushi, Uajemi wapo pamoja nao, wote pamoja na ngao na chapeo!
Persia, Cush, and Phut, with them, All of them [with] shield and helmet.
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 its bands, The house of Togarmah of the sides of the north, And all its bands, many peoples with thee,
7 Kuwa tayari! Ndio, jiandae na jeshi lako waliokusanyika pamoja na wewe, na amiri wao mkuu.
Be prepared, yea, prepare for thee, Thou and all thine assemblies who are assembled unto thee, And thou hast been to them for a guard.
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 art appointed, In the latter end of the years thou comest in unto a land brought back from sword, [A people] gathered out of many peoples, Upon mountains of Israel, That have been for a perpetual waste, And it from the peoples hath been brought out, And dwelt safely have all of them.
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 hast gone up — as wasting thou comest in, As a cloud to cover the land art thou, Thou and all thy bands, and many peoples with thee.
10 Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Itakuwa siku hiyo hayo mawazo yataingia moyoni mwako, na utatunga njama mbaya.'
Thus said the Lord Jehovah: And it hath come to pass in that day, Come up do things on thy heart, And thou hast thought an evil thought,
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 hast said: I go up against a land of unwalled villages, I go in to those at rest, dwelling confidently, All of them are dwelling without walls, And bar and doors they have not.
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 a spoil, and to take a prey, To turn back thy hand on inhabited wastes, And on a people gathered out of nations, Making cattle and substance, Dwelling on a high part of the land.
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?'
Sheba, and Dedan, and merchants of Tarshish, And all its young lions say to thee: To take a spoil art thou come in? To take a prey assembled thine assembly? To bear away silver and gold? To take away cattle and substance? To take a great spoil?
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, prophesy, son of man, and thou hast said to Gog: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: In that day, in the dwelling of My people Israel safely, Dost thou not know?
15 Utakuja kutoka mahali pangu mbali katika kaskazini pamoja na jeshi kubwa, wote wakiendesha farasi, kusanyiko kubwa, jeshi kubwa.
And thou hast come in out of thy place, From the sides of the north, Thou and many peoples with thee, Riding on horses — all of them, A great assembly, and a numerous force.
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 hast come up against My people Israel, As a cloud to cover the land, In the latter end of the days it is, And I have brought thee in against My land, In order that the nations may know Me, In My being sanctified in thee before their eyes, O Gog.
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 said the Lord Jehovah: Art thou he of whom I spake in former days, By the hand of My servants, prophets of Israel, Who are prophesying in those days — years, To bring thee in against 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 hath come to pass, in that day, In the day of the coming in of Gog against the land of Israel, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Come up doth My fury in My face,
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 in My zeal, in the fire of My wrath, I have spoken: Is there not in that day a great rushing on 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.
And rushed from My presence have fishes of the sea, And the fowl of the heavens, And the beast of the field, And every creeping thing that is creeping on the ground, And all men who [are] on the face of the ground, And thrown down have been the mountains, And fallen have the ascents, And every wall to the earth falleth.
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 have called against him, to all My mountains a sword, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, The sword of each is 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 have been judged with him, With pestilence and with blood, And an overflowing rain and hailstones, Fire and brimstone I rain on him, and on his bands, And on many peoples who [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 have magnified Myself, and sanctified Myself, And I have been known before the eyes of many nations, And they have known that I [am] Jehovah!
