Yoshua 11
1 Basi ikawa aliposikia haya, Yabini, mfalme wa Hazori, alituma ujumbe kwa Yobabu, mfalme wa Madoni, na kwa mfalme Shimroni, na kwa mfalme wa Akshafu.
When Jabin king of Hazor heard of it, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Achshaph,
2 Alituma pia ujumbe kwa wafalme walikuwa katika mlima wa kaskazini mwa nchi, katika bonde la Mto Yordani kusini mwa Kinerethi, katika nchi za tambarare, na katika nchi za milima ya Dori kuelekea magharibi.
and to the kings who were on the north, in the hill country, in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west,
3 Pia, alituma ujumbe kwa Wakanaani walioko mashariki na magharibi, Waamori, Wahiti, Waperizi, Wayebusi katika nchi za milima, na Wahivi karibu na Mlima Hermoni katika nchi ya Mizipa.
to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite in the hill country, and the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpah.
4 Maadui zao wote walitoka pamoja nao, wanajeshi wengi sana, hesabu yao ilikuwa kama mchanga wa pwani. Walikuwa na farasi wengi sana na magari.
They went out, they and all their armies with them, many people, even as the sand that is on the seashore in multitude, with very many horses and chariots.
5 Wafalme wote hawa walikutana katika muda waliokuwa wameupanga, na walipiga kambi katika maji ya Meromu ili kupigana vita na Israeli.
All these kings met together; and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
6 Yahweh akamwambia Yoshua, “Usiogope mbele zao, kwa kuwa muda kama huu kesho ninawatia hao kwa Waisraeli wakiwa wafu. Utaivunja vunja miguu ya farasi zao, na utayachoma moto magari yao.”
The LORD said to Joshua, “Don’t be afraid because of them; for tomorrow at this time, I will deliver them up all slain before Israel. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”
7 Yoshua na watu wote wa vita walitoka na mara wakafika katika maji ya Meromu, na wakawashambulia maadui.
So Joshua came suddenly, with all the warriors, against them by the waters of Merom, and attacked them.
8 Yahweh akawatia maadui katika mkono wa Israeli, na waliwapiga kwa upanga na wakawafuata mpaka Sidoni, Misrefothi - Maimu, na katika bonde la Mizipa upande wa mashariki. Waliwaua wote hakuna hata mmoja aliyeachwa hai.
The LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, and they struck them, and chased them to great Sidon, and to Misrephoth Maim, and to the valley of Mizpah eastward. They struck them until they left them no one remaining.
9 Yoshua aliwatendea kama vile Yahweh alivyomwambia. Alivunja miguu ya farasi na magari aliyachoma moto.
Joshua did to them as the LORD told him. He hamstrung their horses and burnt their chariots with fire.
10 Kwa wakati huo, Yoshua alirudi na akauteka mji wa Hazori. Alimwua mfalme wake kwa upanga (Hazori ulikuwa ni kichwa cha falme hizi zote).
Joshua turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and struck its king with the sword; for Hazor used to be the head of all those kingdoms.
11 Waliwapiga kwa upanga kila kiumbe chenye uhai kilichokuwa huko, na alivitenga ili viteketezwe, hivyo hapakuwa na kiumbe hai kilichoachwa hai. Na kisha aliuchoma moto Hazori.
They struck all the souls who were in it with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them. There was no one left who breathed. He burnt Hazor with fire.
12 Yoshua aliiteka miji yote ya wafalme hawa. Aliwateka pia wafalme wake wote na akawapiga wote kwa upanga. Aliwateketeza kabisa kwa upanga, kama Musa mtumishi wa Yahweh alivyoagiza.
Joshua captured all the cities of those kings, with their kings, and he struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.
13 Waisraeli hawakuchoma moto mji wowote miongoni mwa miji iliyojengwa juu ya vilima vya vifuasi vya udongo, isipokuwa Hazori, ndio mji pekee ambao Yoshua aliuchoma kwa moto.
But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burnt none of them, except Hazor only. Joshua burnt that.
14 Jeshi la Israeli lilichukua nyara kutoka katika miji pamoja na mifugo kwa ajili yao wenyewe. Waliua kila mtu kwa upanga hadi pale walipokufa wote. Hakuna kiumbe hai kilichoachwa hai.
The children of Israel took all the plunder of these cities, with the livestock, as plunder for themselves; but every man they struck with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them. They didn’t leave any who breathed.
15 Kama vile Yahweh alivyomwagiza mtumishi wake Musa, na kwa namna hiyo hiyo, Musa alivyomwagiza Yoshua. Na katika mambo yote ambayo Yahweh alimwamuru Musa kuyafanya, Yoshua hakuacha kufanya hata jambo moja.
As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua. Joshua did so. He left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses.
16 Yoshua alitwaa nchi hiyo yote, nchi ya milima, Negevu yote, nchi yote ya Gosheni, nchi ya vilima vidogo, bonde la Mto Yordani, nchi ya milima ya Israeli, na nchi tambarare.
So Joshua captured all that land, the hill country, all the South, all the land of Goshen, the lowland, the Arabah, the hill country of Israel, and the lowland of the same,
17 Kutoka Mlima Halaki karibu na Edomu, kuelekea kasikazini hadi Baali Gadi katika bonde karibu na Lebanoni chini ya Mlima Hermoni, aliwateka wafalme wake wote na kuwaua.
from Mount Halak, that goes up to Seir, even to Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon under Mount Hermon. He took all their kings, struck them, and put them to death.
18 Yoshua alipigana vita na wafalme wote kwa muda mrefu.
Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.
19 Hakuna hata mji mmoja uliofanya amani na jeshi la Israeli isipokuwa Wahivi walioishi Gibeoni. Israeli ilitwaa miji yote iliyosalia katika vita.
There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, except the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon. They took all in battle.
20 Kwa kuwa alikuwa ni Yahweh ambaye alikuwa ameifanya kuwa migumu mioyo yao ili wapande na kufanya vita dhidi ya Israeli, ili kwamba aweze kuwaangamiza kabisa, na kutowaonesha huruma, kama alivyomwaagiza Musa.
For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, to come against Israel in battle, that he might utterly destroy them, that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.
21 Kisha Yoshua akaja kwa wakati ule na aliiangamiza Anakimu. Aliyafanya haya katika nchi ya milima, huko Hebroni, Debiri, Anabu, na katika nchi yote ya Yuda, na katika nchi yote ya milima ya Israeli. Yoshua aliwaangamiza kabisa pamoja na miji yao.
Joshua came at that time, and cut off the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel. Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities.
22 Hakuna hata mmoja wa watu wa Anakimu aliyeachwa katika nchi ya Israeli, isipokuwa huko Gaza, Gathi na Ashidodi.
There were none of the Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel. Only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, did some remain.
23 Hivyo Yoshua aliiteka nchi yote, kama vile Yahweh alivyomwambia Musa. Yoshua aliwapa Israeli kama urithi, kila kabila lilipewa sehemu yake. Kisha nchi ikapumzika bila vita.
So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD spoke to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land had rest from war.
