Yoshua 6
1 Basi, milango yote ya Yeriko ilikuwa imefungwa kwasababu ya jeshi la Israeli. Hapakuwa na mtu wa kutoka nje au kuingia ndani.
Now Jericho was shut up and was barred, because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
2 Yahweh akamwambia Yoshua, “Tazama, nimeweka Yeriko katika mkono wako, mfalme wake pamoja na wanajeshi wake waliofunzwa.
And Jehovah said to Joshua, See, I have given into thy hand Jericho, and the king thereof, [and] the valiant men.
3 Ni lazima kutembea kwa kuuzunguka mji, wanaume wote wa vita wauzunguke mji mara moja. Ni lazima mfanye hivi kwa siku sita.
And ye shall go round the city, all the men of war, encompassing the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
4 Makuhani saba lazima wabebe tarumbeta za pembe za kondoo waume mbele za sanduku. Na katika siku ya saba, ni lazima mtembee kwa kuuzunguka mji mara saba, na makuhani lazima wapulize tarumbeta.
And seven priests shall carry before the ark seven blast-trumpets; and on the seventh day ye shall go round the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.
5 Kisha watapuliza pembe za kondoo waume kwa nguvu kuu, na mtakaposikia sauti za tarumbeta watu wote na wapige kelele kwa mshindo mkuu, na ukuta wa mji utaanguka chini pale pale. Wanajeshi ni lazime washambulie, kila mmoja eende mbele moja kwa moja.
And it shall come to pass when they make a long blast with the blast-horn, that all the people on hearing the sound of the trumpet shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall flat, and the people shall go up, each one straight before him.
6 Ndipo Yoshua mwana wa Nuni, aliwaita makuhani na kuwaambia, “Lichukueni sanduku la agano, na waacheni makuhani saba wabebe tarumbeta za pembe za kondoo waume mbele ya sanduku la Yahweh.”
And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them, Carry the ark of the covenant, and seven priests shall carry seven blast-trumpets before the ark of Jehovah.
7 Yoshua aliwaambia watu, “Nendeni na mkatembee kuuzunguka mji, na watu wa vita wataenda mbele ya sanduku la Yahweh.”
And he said to the people, Pass on, go round the city, and they that are armed shall pass on before the ark of Jehovah.
8 Makuhani saba walibeba tarumbeta saba za pembe za kondoo mbele ya Yahweh kama Yoshua alivyowaambia watu. Na walivyokuwa akiendelea mbele, walipuliza tarumbeta.
And it came to pass when Joshua had spoken to the people, that the seven priests carrying the seven blast-trumpets before Jehovah passed on and blew with the trumpets; and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah went after them.
9 Sanduku la Yahweh liliwafuata kwa nyuma yao. Watu wa vita walitembea mbele ya makuhani, na walipuliza tarumbeta zao, lakini walinzi wa nyuma walilifuata sanduku kwa nyuma, na makuhani waliendelea kupuliza tarumbeta zao.
And the armed men went before the priests who blew with the trumpets, and the rearguard came after the ark; they blew with the trumpets in marching.
10 Lakini Yoshua aliwaagiza watu, akisema, “Msipige kelele. Sauti yoyote isitoke vinywani mwenu mpaka siku nitakayowaambia kupiga kelele. Ndipo hapo mtakapopiga kelele.”
And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall a word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I say to you, Shout; then shall ye shout.
11 Hivyo, alisababisha sanduku la Yahweh kuuzunguka mji mara moja kwa siku hiyo. Kisha wakaingia katika kambi yao, wakakaa usiku ule katika kambi.
And the ark of Jehovah went round the city, encompassing [it] once; and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
12 Basi Yoshua aliamka asubuhi na mapema, na makuhani wakalichukua sanduku la Yahweh.
And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests carried the ark of Jehovah.
13 Makuhani saba waliobeba tarumbeta saba za pembe za kondoo waume walikuwa mbele ya sanduku la Yahweh, wakitembea kwa ushupavu, huku wakipuliza tarumbeta. Wanajeshi wenye silaha walikuwa wakitembea mbele yao, lakini walinzi wa nyuma walitembea nyuma ya sanduku la Yahweh, huku tarumbeta ziliendelea kupigwa.
And the seven priests carrying the seven blast-trumpets before the ark of Jehovah went on and blew continually with the trumpets; and the armed men went before them, and the rearguard went after the ark of Jehovah; they blew with the trumpets in marching.
14 Walitembea kuuzunguka mji mara moja katika siku ya pili na kisha wakarudi kambini. Walifanya hivi kwa siku sita.
And on the second day they went round the city once, and returned into the camp. So they did six days.
15 Ilikuwa ni katika siku ya saba ambayo waliamka mapema katika mapambazuko, na walitembea kuuzunguka mji kwa namna ile kama ilivyokuwa kawaida yao, katika siku hii walifanya mara saba.
And it was so that on the seventh day they rose early, about the morning-dawn, and went round the city after the same manner seven times; only on that day they went round the city seven times.
16 Ilikuwa ni katika siku ya saba ambapo makuhani walipiga tarumbeta, na ya kwamba Yoshua aliwaagiza watu, “Pigeni kelele! Kwa kuwa Yahweh amewapa ninyi mji.
And it came to pass the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, that Joshua said to the people, Shout; for Jehovah has given you the city.
17 Mji pamoja na vitu vyote ndani yake vitatengwa kwa Yahweh kwa ajili ya uharibifu. Ni Rahabu yule kahaba pekee ataishi - yeye pamoja wote waliokuwa pamoja naye katika nyumba - kwasababu aliwaficha watu tuliowatuma.
And the city shall be accursed, it and all that is in it, to Jehovah; only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
18 Lakini kwenu, iweni waangalifu juu ya kuchukua vitu vilivyotengwa kwa ajili ya uharibifu, ili baada ya kuvitia alama kwa ajili ya kuharibiwa, msichukue hata kimoja wapo. Na kama mtafanya hivi, mtaifanya kambi ya Waisraeli iharibiwe na mtaleta matatizo katika kambi.
But in any wise keep from the accursed thing, lest ye make [yourselves] accursed in taking of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.
19 Fedha zote, dhahabu na vitu vilivyotengenezwa kwa shaba na chuma vilitengwa kwa ajli ya Yahweh.”
And all the silver, and gold, and vessels of copper and iron, shall be holy to Jehovah; they shall come into the treasury of Jehovah.
20 Hivyo, watu wakapiga kelele, na wakatoa sauti kwa kupuliza tarumbeta. Ilikuwa watu waliposikia sauti za tarumbeta, walipiga kelele kwa sauti kuu, na ukuta ulianguka chini kabisa na kwamba watu waliungia mji, kila mmoja alisonga mbele moja kwa moja. Na waliuteka mji.
And the people shouted, and they blew with the trumpets. And it came to pass when the people heard the sound of the trumpets, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat; and the people went up into the city, each one straight before him, and they took the city.
21 Waliteketeza kabisa kila kitu kilichokuwa katika mji kwa makali ya upanga - wanaume kwa wanawake, wadogo kwa wakubwa, ng'ombe, kondoo na punda.
And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city; both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.
22 Kisha Yoshua akawaambia wale watu wawili walioipeleleza nchi, “Nendeni katika nyumba ya kahaba, mtoeni mwanamke na wote walio pamoja naye, kama mlivyomwapia.”
And Joshua said to the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot's house and bring out thence the woman, and all that she has, as ye swore unto her.
23 Basi, vijana wale walioipeleleza nchi waliingia ndani na kumtoa Rahabu nje. Walimtoa nje baba yake, mama, kaka, na ndugu wote waliokuwa pamoja naye. waliwaleta katika sehemu ya nje ya kambi ya Waisraeli.
And the young men, the spies, went in and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had: all her kindred did they bring out, and they left them outside the camp of Israel.
24 Na ndipo waliuteketeza mji na kila kitu ndani yake. Isipokuwa fedha, dhahabu na vyombo vya fedha na chuma viliwekwa kwa hazina ya nyumba ya Yahweh.
And they burned the city with fire, and all that was therein; only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of copper and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of Jehovah.
25 Bali Yoshua alimruhusu Rahabu kahaba, nyumba ya baba yake, na wote waliokuwa pamoja naye waishi. Mpaka leo hivi anaishi Israeli kwasababu aliwaficha watu waliotumwa na Yoshua kuipeleleza Yeriko.
And Joshua saved alive Rahab the harlot, and her father's household, and all that she had, and she dwelt in the midst of Israel to this day; because she hid the messengers whom Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho.
26 Kisha katika kipindi hicho, Yoshua aliwaamuru kwa kiapo na kusema, “Alaaniwe machoni pa Yahweh mtu yule anayeujenga mji huu, Yeriko. Ataujenga msingi kwa gharama ya mzaliwa wake wa kwanza, na kwa gharama ya mzaliwa wake wa pili atapachika milango yake.”
And Joshua swore at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before Jehovah who shall rise up and build this city Jericho! In his first-born shall he lay its foundation, and in his youngest son shall he set up its gates.
27 Basi Yahweh alikuwa pamoja na Yoshua, na umaarufu wake ulienea katika nchi yote.
And Jehovah was with Joshua; and his fame was in all the land.
