Ezekieli 47
1 Kisha yule mtu akanirudisha nyuma kwenye lango la kuingia la hekalu, na kulikuwa na maji yakitiririka nje kutoka chini ya hekalu kizingiti cha nyumba kuelekea masharikii-kwa mbele ya hekalu kulekea mashariki-na maji yalikuwa yakitiririka chini upande wa kusini mwa hekalu, kuelekea upande wa kuume wa madhabahu.
He brought me back to the door of the house; and look, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward; (for the forefront of the house was toward the east; ) and the waters came down from under, from the right side of the house, on the south of the altar.
2 Hivyo akanileta kwenye lango la kaskazini na kuniongoza kuzunguka lango kuelekea mashariki, na hapo maji yalikuwa yakitiririka kutoka lango hili kwa upande wa kusini yake.
Then he brought me out by the way of the gate northward, and led me round by the way outside to the outer gate, by the way of the gate that looks toward the east; and look, there ran out waters on the right side.
3 Yule mtu alipokuwa akienda mashariki, kulikuwa na kamba ya kupimia kwenye mkono wake; akapima dhiraa elfu moja akanivusha kwenye maji hata maji yakafika kwenye magoti.
When the man went forth eastward with the line in his hand, he measured one thousand seven hundred twenty-two feet six inches, and he caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the ankles.
4 Kisha akapima dhiraa elfu moja ten akanivusha kwenye yale maji yaliyofika kwenye magoti; akapima dhiraa elfu kumi nyingine na kunivusha maji yakafika hata kwenye nyonga.
Again he measured one thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the knees. Again he measured one thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the waist.
5 Tena akapima dhiraa elfu moja nyingine, lakini ulikuwa mto ambao sikuweza kuuvuka kwa sababu maji yalizidi na yalijaa maji ya kuogelea ndani-yalikuwa mto usiovukika
Afterward he measured one thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass through; for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.
6 Yule mtu akanambia, “Mwanadamu, unaona hii?” akanipeleka na kunirudisha karibu na ukingo wa mto.
He said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river.
7 Nilipokuwa nikirudi, hapo kwenye ukingo wa mto kulikuwa na miti mingi katika huu upande na upande mwingine pia.
Now when I had returned, look, on the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
8 Yule mtu akanambia, “Haya maji yanatoka kwenda pande za nchi ya mashariki na chini hata Araba; haya maji hutiririka kwenye Bahari ya Chumvi itaifanya kuwa mpya.
Then he said to me, "These waters issue forth toward the eastern region, and shall go down into the Arabah; and they shall go toward the sea; into the sea shall the waters go which were made to issue forth; and the waters shall be healed.
9 Itakuwa kwamba kila kiumbe hai kisongamanacho kitaishi mahali maji yanapoelekea; kutakuwa na samaki wengi, kwenye hayo maji yatiririkayo huko. Itafanya maji ya chumvi kuwa mapya. Kila kitu kitaishi popote mto utakapoelekea.
It shall happen, that every living creature which swarms, in every place where the river goes, shall live; and there shall be a very great multitude of fish; for these waters have come there, and the waters of the sea shall be healed, and everything shall live wherever the river comes.
10 Kisha itatokea kwamba wavuvi wa En Gedi watasimama karibu na maji, na kutakuwa na sehemu ya kutandazia nyavu za samaki karibu na En Eglaimu. Kutakuwa na samaki nyingi za aina tofauti tofauti katika Bahari ya Chumvi, kama samaki kwenye Bahari Kuu kwa wingi wao.
It shall happen, that fishermen shall stand by it: from En Gedi even to En Eglaim shall be a place for the spreading of nets; their fish shall be after their kinds, as the fish of the Great Sea, exceeding many.
11 Lakini Bahari ya Chumvi ikajaa maji na matope hayataachwa mapya; yataachwa yawe kwa ajili ya kutengeneza chumvi.
But the miry places of it, and its marshes, shall not be healed; they shall be given up to salt.
12 Karibu na huo mto juu ya ukingo wake, pande zote, aina zote za miti utazaa chakula. Majani yake hayatanyauka na matunda yake hayataacha kukua. Kila mwezi miti itazaa matunda, kwa sababu maji kutoka patakatifu yatatirirka kwenda kwenye hiyo miti. Matunda yake yatakuwa kwa ajili ya chakula, na majani yake yatakuwa kwa ajili ya dawa.
By the river on its bank, on this side and on that side, shall grow every tree for food, whose leaf shall not wither, neither shall its fruit fail: it shall bring forth new fruit every month, because its waters issue out of the sanctuary; and its fruit shall be for food, and its leaf for healing."
13 Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Hii itakuwa njia ambayo mtaigawanya nchi kwa ajili ya kabila kumi na mbili za Israeli: Yusufu atakuwa na mafungu mawili.
"Thus says the LORD: 'This shall be the border, by which you shall divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.
14 Mtaigawa kila mtu sawa sawa ambayo niliinua mkono wangu na kuapa kuwapa baba zenu. Hii nchi itakuja kuwa urithi kwenu.
You shall inherit it, one as well as another; for I swore to give it to your fathers: and this land shall fall to you for inheritance.
15 Huu utakuwa mpaka wa nchi upande wa kaskazini kutoka Bahari Kubwa kwa njia ya Hethloni, na kisha kuelekea Zedada.
"'This shall be the border of the land: On the north side, from the Great Sea, by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;
16 Kisha mpaka utaenda hata Berotha, hadi Sibraimu, iliyopo kati ya Damaskasi na Hamathi, na kisha hata Hazer-hatikoni, iliyopo karibu na mpaka wa Haurani.
Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazer Hatticon, which is by the border of Hauran.
17 Hivyo mpaka utaenda kutoka kwenye bahari hadi Hazar-enoni kwenye mpaka wa Damaskasi na Hamathi hata kaskazini. Huu utakuwa upande wa kaskazini.
The border from the sea, shall be Hazar Enon at the border of Damascus; and on the north northward is the border of Hamath. This is the north side.
18 Kwa upande wa mashariki, kati ya Haurani na Damaskasi na kati ya Geliadi na nchi ya Israeli kutakuwa na mto Yordani. Mtapima kutoka kwenye mpaka hata kwenye bahari ya mashariki; huo wote utakuwa mpaka wa mashariki.
The east side, between Hauran and Damascus and Gilead, and the land of Israel, shall be the Jordan; from the north border to the eastern sea [as far as] Tamar. This is the east side.
19 Kisha upande wa kusini: kusini mwa Tamari hadi kwenye maji ya Meriba Kadeshi, kijito cha Misri hata Bahari Kuu, na upande wa kusini kuelekea kusini.
The south side southward shall be from Tamar as far as the waters of Meriboth Kadesh, to the Wadi, to the Great Sea. This is the south side southward.
20 Kisha mpaka wa magharibi utakuwa Bahari Kuu utaelekea hata nyuma ya Hamathi. Huu utakuwa upande wa mgharibi.
The west side shall be the Great Sea, from the south border as far as over against Lebo Hamath. This is the west side.
21 Kwa njia hii mtaigawanya hii nchi kwa ajili yenu wenyewe, kwa kabila za Israeli.
"'So you shall divide this land to you according to the tribes of Israel.
22 Hivyo mtagawana urithi kwa ajili yenu wenyewe na kwa ajili ya wageni walio kati yenu, wale watakaozaa watoto kati yenu na waliokuwa, kati yenu, kama wazaliwa wa watu wa Israeli. Mtapewa urithi miongoni mwa makabila ya Israeli.
It shall happen, that you shall divide it by lot for an inheritance to you and to the aliens who live among you, who shall father children among you; and they shall be to you as the native-born among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
23 Kisha itatokea kwamba wageni watakuwa pamoja na kabila miongoni mwa yule anayeishi. Mtapatia urithi-hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo.”
It shall happen, that in what tribe the stranger lives, there you shall give him his inheritance,' says the LORD."
