Mwanzo 17
1 Wakati Abram alipokuwa na umri wa miaka tisini na tisa, Yahwe alimtokea Abram na akamwambia, “Mimi ni Mungu wa uwezo. Uende mbele yangu, na uwe mkamilifu.
When Abram was 99, the Lord appeared to him and told him, “I am God Almighty. Live in my presence and don't do wrong.
2 Kisha nitalithibitisha agano langu kati yangu mimi na wewe, na nitakuzidisha sana.
I will make my agreement between me and you, and I will give you many, many descendants.”
3 Abram akainama uso wake hadi chini ardhini na Mungu akazungumza naye, akisema,
Abram bowed down with his face to the ground, and God told him,
4 “Mimi, tazama, agano langu liko nawe. Utakuwa baba wa mataifa mengi.
“Listen! This is the agreement I'm making with you. You will be the father of many nations,
5 Wala jina lako halitakuwa tena Abram, bali jina lako litakuwa Abraham - kwa kuwa ninakuchagua kuwa baba wa mataifa mengi.
so your name won't be Abram any longer. Instead, your name will be Abraham because I'm going to make you the father of many nations.
6 Nitakufanya uwe na uzao mwingi zaidi, na nitakufanya mataifa, na wafalme watatoka kwako.
I will make sure you have a large number of descendants. They will become many nations, and some of their kings will also come from your line.
7 Nitaimarisha agao langu kati yangu mimi na wewe na uzao wako baada yako, katika vizazi vyao vyote kwa agano la milele, nitakuwa Mungu kwako na kwa wazao wako baada yako.
I promise to continue my agreement with you, and with your descendants who come after you, for generations to come. This is an eternal agreement. I will always be your God, and the God of your descendants.
8 Nitakupa wewe, na wazao wako baada yako, nchi ambayo ulikuwa unaishi, nchi yote ya Kanaani, kuwa miliki ya milele, na nitakuwa Mungu wao.”
I will give you and your descendants the whole country of Canaan—where you've been living as a foreigner—as land to own forever, and I will be their God.”
9 Kisha Mungu akamwambia Abraham, “nawe lazima ulishike agano langu, wewe pamoja na uzao wako baada yako kwa vizazi vyao.
Then God told Abraham, “Your part is to keep my agreement—you and your descendants for generations to come.
10 Hili ndilo agano langu, ambalo utalishika, kati yangu na wewe na wazao wako baada yako: Kila mwanaume wa kwenu lazima atahiriwe.
This is my agreement with you and your descendants who come after you, the agreement you are to keep: every male among you shall be circumcised.
11 Lazima mtatahiriwa katika nyama ya govi la ngozi ya mbele, na hii itakuwa ishara ya agano kati yangu mimi na ninyi.
You are to circumcise your foreskin, and this will be the sign of the agreement between me and you.
12 Kila mwanaume wa kwenu aliye na umri wa siku nane lazima atahiriwe, katika vizazi ya watu wenu. Hii ni pamoja na yule azaliwaye katika nyumba yako na yeye ambaye amenunuliwa kwa fedha kutoka kwa mgeni yeyote ambaye si mmoja wa wazao wako.
From now and for all generations to come every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised. This includes not only your sons but also those born in your household or bought from foreigners.
13 Mtu ambaye amezaliwa katika nyumba yako na yule aliye nunuliwa kwa fedha yako lazima atahiriwe. Hivyo agano langu litakuwa katika mwili wenu kuwa agano la milele.
You must circumcise those born in your household or bought from foreigners as a sign in your bodies of my eternal agreement.
14 Mwanaume yeyote asiye tahiriwa katika mwili govi la ngozi yake ya mbele atatengwa na watu wake. Amevunja agano langu.”
Any uncircumcised male who refuses circumcision will be excluded from his people because he has broken my agreement.”
15 Mungu akamwambia Abraham, “kwa habari ya Sarai mkeo, usimuite tena Sarai. Badala yake jina lake litakuwa Sara.
Then God told Abraham, “Now about Sarai your wife. Don't call her Sarai any longer. Instead, her name will be Sarah.
16 Nitambariki, na nitakupatia mtoto wa kiume kwake. Nitambariki, na atakuwa mama wa mataifa. Wafalme wa watu wa mataifa watapatikana kutokana na yeye.
I will bless her and I promise to give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will become the mother of nations, and kings will be among her descendants.”
17 Kisha Abraham akainama uso wake hadi ardhini, na akacheka, akasema moyoni mwake, Je yawezekana mtoto azaliwe kwa mwanaume ambaye ana umri wa miaka miamoja? na Je Sara, ambaye ana umri wa miaka tisini anaweza kuzaa mwana?”
Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground. But inside he was laughing, asking himself, “How on earth could I have a son at the age of one hundred? How could Sarah have a child when she is ninety?”
18 Abraham akamwambia Mungu, “Lau Ishmaeli angeweza kuishi kabla yako!”
Abraham said to God, “May Ishmael always live under your blessing!”
19 Mungu akasema, Hapana, Sarai mkeo atakuzalia mtoto wa kiume na utamwita jina lake Isaka. Nita imarisha agano langu na yeye kama agano la milele pamoja na uzao wake baada yake.
“No, it's your wife Sarah who is going to have a son for you!” God replied. “You are to call him Isaac. I will keep my agreement with him and his descendants as an eternal agreement.
20 Na kwa habari ya Ishmaeli nimekusikia. Tazama, ninambariki, na nitamfanya kuwa na uzao na kumzidisha maradufu. Atakuwa baba wa viongozi kumi na mbili wa makabila, na nitamfanya kuwa taifa kuu.
Now about Ishmael. I heard what you said, and I will also bless him. I will make sure he has a great many descendants. He will be the father of twelve princes, and I will make him into a great nation.
21 Lakini agano langu nitalifanya imara na Isaka, ambaye Sarai atazaa kwako majira haya mwakani.”
But it's with Isaac that I will keep my agreement, the son Sarah will give birth to about this time next year.”
22 Alipo kuwa amemaliza kuzungumza naye, Mungu akaondoka kwa Abraham.
When God had finished speaking with Abraham he left him.
23 Kisha Abraham akamtwaa Ishmaeli mwanawe, na wote ambao walizaliwa katika nyumba yake, na wote ambao walinunuliwa kwa fedha yake, kila mwanaume miongoni mwa watu wa nyumba ya Abraham, walitahiriwa mwili wa magovi ya ngozi ya mbele katika siku iyo hiyo, kama Mungu alivyo kuwa amesema.
That day Abraham circumcised his son Ishmael as well as all those born in his household or purchased, in fact every male among the members of Abraham's household, just as God had told him.
24 Abraham alikuwa na umri wa miaka tisini na tisa alipotahiriwa katika mwili wa govi la ngozi yake ya mbele.
Abraham was 99 when he was circumcised,
25 Na Ishmaeli mwanawe alikuwa na umri wa miaka kumi na tatu alipotahiriwa katika mwili wa govi la ngozi yake ya mbele.
and his son Ishmael was thirteen.
26 Siku ile ile ambayo wote wawili Abraham na Ishmael mwanawe walipotahiriwa, ndipo
Both Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the same day.
27 wanaume wote wa nyumba yake walitahiriwa pia, hawa ni pamoja na wale waliozaliwa katika nyumba ile na wale walionunuliwa kwa fedha kutoka kwa mgeni.
All the males in Abraham's household, including those born in his household or purchased from foreigners, were circumcised with him.
