Yoshua 6
1 Basi, milango yote ya Yeriko ilikuwa imefungwa kwasababu ya jeshi la Israeli. Hapakuwa na mtu wa kutoka nje au kuingia ndani.
(And Jericho shutteth itself up, and is shut up, because of the presence of the sons of Israel — none going out, and none coming in; )
2 Yahweh akamwambia Yoshua, “Tazama, nimeweka Yeriko katika mkono wako, mfalme wake pamoja na wanajeshi wake waliofunzwa.
And Jehovah saith unto Joshua, 'See, I have given into thy hand Jericho and its king — mighty ones of valour,
3 Ni lazima kutembea kwa kuuzunguka mji, wanaume wote wa vita wauzunguke mji mara moja. Ni lazima mfanye hivi kwa siku sita.
and ye have compassed the city — all the men of battle — going round the city once; thus thou dost 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 do bear seven trumpets of the jubilee before the ark, and on the seventh day ye compass the city seven times, and the priests 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 hath been, in the prolongation of the horn of the jubilee, in your hearing the voice of the trumpet, all the people shout — a great shout, and the wall of the city hath fallen under it, and the people have gone up, each over-against 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 son of Nun calleth unto the priests, and saith unto them, 'Bear ye the ark of the covenant, and seven priests do bear seven trumpets of the jubilee 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 unto the people, 'Pass over, and compass the city, and he who is armed doth pass over 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 cometh to pass, when Joshua speaketh unto the people, that the seven priests bearing seven trumpets of the jubilee before Jehovah have passed over and blown with the trumpets, and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is going 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 he who is armed is going before the priests blowing the trumpets, and he who is gathering up is going after the ark, going on and blowing with the trumpets;
10 Lakini Yoshua aliwaagiza watu, akisema, “Msipige kelele. Sauti yoyote isitoke vinywani mwenu mpaka siku nitakayowaambia kupiga kelele. Ndipo hapo mtakapopiga kelele.”
and the people hath Joshua commanded, saying, 'Ye do not shout, nor cause your voice to be heard, nor doth there go out from your mouth a word, till the day of my saying unto you, Shout ye — then ye have shouted.'
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 doth compass the city, going round once, and they come into the camp, and lodge in the camp.
12 Basi Yoshua aliamka asubuhi na mapema, na makuhani wakalichukua sanduku la Yahweh.
And Joshua riseth early in the morning, and the priests bear 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 seven priests bearing seven trumpets of the jubilee before the ark of Jehovah are walking, going on, and they have blown with the trumpets — and he who is armed is going before them, and he who is gathering up is going behind the ark of Jehovah — going on and blowing with the trumpets.
14 Walitembea kuuzunguka mji mara moja katika siku ya pili na kisha wakarudi kambini. Walifanya hivi kwa siku sita.
And they compass the city on the second day once, and turn back to the camp; thus they have done 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 cometh to pass, on the seventh day, that they rise early, at the ascending of the dawn, and compass the city, according to this manner, seven times; (only, on that day they have compassed 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 cometh to pass, at the seventh time, the priests have blown with the trumpets, and Joshua saith unto the people, 'Shout ye, for Jehovah hath given to 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 hath been devoted, it and all that [is] in it, to Jehovah; only Rahab the harlot doth live, she and all who [are] with her in the house, for she hid the messengers whom 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.
and surely ye have kept from the devoted thing, lest ye devote [yourselves], and have taken from the devoted thing, and have made the camp of Israel become a devoted thing, and have troubled 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 brass and iron, holy they [are] to Jehovah; into the treasury of Jehovah they come.'
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 shout, and blow with the trumpets, and it cometh to pass when the people hear the voice of the trumpet, that the people shout — a great shout, and the wall falleth under it, and the people goeth up into the city, each over-against him, and they capture 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 devote all that [is] in the city, from man even unto woman, from young even unto aged, even unto ox, and sheep, and ass, by the mouth 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 to the two men who are spying the land Joshua said, 'Go into the house of the woman, the harlot, and bring out thence the woman, and all whom she hath, as ye have sworn to 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 man, the spies, go in and bring out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all whom she hath; yea, all her families they have brought out, and place them at the outside of 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 the city they have burnt with fire, and all that [is] in it; only, the silver and the gold, and the vessels of brass, and of iron, they have given [to] 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 Rahab the harlot, and the house of her father, and all whom she hath, hath Joshua kept alive; and she dwelleth in the midst of Israel unto this day, for she hid the messengers whom Joshua 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 adjureth [them] at that time, saying, 'Cursed [is] the man before Jehovah who raiseth up and hath built this city, [even] Jericho; in his first-born he doth lay its foundation, and in his youngest he doth set up its doors;'
27 Basi Yahweh alikuwa pamoja na Yoshua, na umaarufu wake ulienea katika nchi yote.
and Jehovah is with Joshua, and his fame is in all the land.
