Waamuzi 1
1 Baada ya kifo cha Yoshua, wana wa Israeli walimuuliza Yahweh wakisema, “Ni nani atawashambulia kwanza Wakanaani kwa ajili yetu, ili kupigana nao?
After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”
2 Yahweh akasema, “Yuda atawashambulia. Tazama, nimewapa kumiliki nchi hii.
“Judah shall go up,” answered the LORD. “Indeed, I have delivered the land into their hands.”
3 Watu wa Yuda wakawaambia wana wa Simeoni, ndugu zao, “Njoo pamoja nasi katika eneo letu ambalo tumepewa ili kwa pamoja tupigane na Wakanaani. Na sisi pia tutakwenda nanyi katika eneo mlilopewa.” Basi kabila la Simeoni wakaenda pamoja nao.
Then the men of Judah said to their brothers the Simeonites, “Come up with us to our allotted territory, and let us fight against the Canaanites. And we likewise will go with you to your territory.” So the Simeonites went with them.
4 Watu wa Yuda wakashinda, na Bwana akawapa ushindi juu ya Wakanaani na Waperizi. Wakawaua watu elfu kumi huko Bezeki.
When Judah attacked, the LORD delivered the Canaanites and Perizzites into their hands, and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek.
5 Wakamkuta Adoni Bezeki huko Bezeki, nao wakapigana naye na kuwashinda Wakanaani na Waperizi.
And there they found Adoni-bezek and fought against him, striking down the Canaanites and Perizzites.
6 Lakini Adoni Bezeki akamkimbilia, wakamfuata na kumshika, nao wakavikata vidole gumba na vidole vyake vikubwa.
As Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.
7 Adoni Bezek akasema, “Wafalme sabini, ambao na vidole gumba vyako na vidole vikubwa vilivyokatwa, walikusanya chakula chao chini ya meza yangu. Kama nilivyofanya, hata hivyo Mungu amefanya kwangu.” Wakamleta Yerusalemu, naye akafa huko.
Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
8 Watu wa Yuda wakapigana dhidi ya jiji la Yerusalemu na kulichukua. Walishambulia kwa makali ya upanga na wakauwasha mji kwa moto.
Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.
9 Baada ya hayo, watu wa Yuda walikwenda kupigana na Wakanaani waliokaa mlimani, Negebu, na magharibi mwa milima.
Afterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills.
10 Yuda akaenda dhidi ya Wakanaani waliokaa Hebroni (jina la Hebroni hapo awali ilikuwa Kiriath-arba), nao wakamshinda Sheshai, Ahimani na Talmai.
Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
11 Kutoka huko watu wa Yuda walipigana na wenyeji wa Debiri (jina la Debiri hapo awali ilikuwa Kiriath-seferi).
From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
12 Kalebu akasema, Yeyote atakayeivamia Kiriath-seferi na kuichukua, nitampa Aksa, binti yangu, awe mkewe.
And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
13 Otinieli, mwana wa Kenazi, ndugu mdogo wa Kalebu, akaiteka Debiri, naye Kalebu akampa Aksa, binti yake, awe mkewe.
So Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
14 Ndipo Aksa alifika kwa Othnieli, naye akamsihi amuombe baba yake ampe shamba. Alipokuwa akishuka katika punda wake, Kalebu akamwuliza, “Nikufanyie nini?”
One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”
15 Akamwambia, Nibariki. Kwa kuwa umenipa nchi ya Negebu, nipe pia chemchemi za maji. Kwa hiyo Kalebu akampa chemchemi za juu na chemchemi za chini.
“Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.
16 Kizazi cha Mkeeni shemeji yake na Musa, walikwenda kutoka mji wa Mitende pamoja na watu wa Yuda, mpaka jangwa la Yuda, ambalo liko Negevu, kuishi na watu wa Yuda karibu na Arad.
Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live among the people.
17 Nao watu wa Yuda wakaenda pamoja na wana wa Simeoni ndugu zao, wakawaangamiza Wakanaani waliokaa Zefathi, wakaiharibu kabisa. Mji uliitwa Horma.
Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted the city to destruction. So it was called Hormah.
18 Watu wa Yuda pia waliiteka Gaza na nchi iliyoizunguka, Ashkeloni na nchi iliyoizunguka, na Ekron na nchi iliyoizunguka.
And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.
19 Yahweh alikuwa pamoja na watu wa Yuda na wakaimiliki nchi ya milima, lakini hawakuweza kuwatoa wenyeji wa kwenye bonde kwa sababu walikuwa na magari ya chuma.
The LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had chariots of iron.
20 Hebroni alipewa Kalebu (kama Musa alivyosema), naye akawafukuza kutoka huko wana watatu wa Anaki.
Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.
21 Lakini wana wa Benyamini hawakuwafukuza Wayebusi waliokaa Yerusalemu. Basi Wayebusi wakakaa na watu wa Benyamini huko Yerusalemu hata leo.
The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.
22 Nyumba ya Yusufu ilijiandaa kuishambulia Betheli, na Yahweh alikuwa pamoja nao.
The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
23 Walipeleka watu kuipeleleza Betheli (jiji lililoitwa Luzu).
They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),
24 Wapelelezi waliona mtu akitoka nje ya jiji, wakamwambia, “Tafadhali tuonyeshe jinsi ya kuingia ndani ya jiji, na tutakutendea mema.”
and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.”
25 Aliwaonyesha njia ya kuingia kwenye mji. Waliuteka mji kwa makali ya upanga, lakini wakamuacha mtu huyo na ndugu zake wote waondoke.
So the man showed them the entrance to the city, and they put the city to the sword but released that man and all his family.
26 Na mtu huyo akaenda nchi ya Wahiti, akajenga mji, akauita Luzu, ambalo jina lake hata leo.
And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.
27 Watu wa Manase hawakuwafukuza watu waliokuwa katika miji ya Bethsheani na vijiji vyake, au Taanaki na vijiji vyake, au wale waliokaa Dori na vijiji vyake, wala wale waliokaa Ibleamu na vijiji vyake, wala walioshi Megido na vijiji vyake, kwa sababu Wakanaani walikuwa wameamua kuishi katika nchi hiyo.
At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
28 Israeli ipokuwa na nguvu, waliwalazimisha Wakanaani wawatumikie kwa kazi ngumu, lakini hawakuwafukuza kabisa.
When Israel became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.
29 Efraimu hakuwafukuza Wakanaani waliokaa Gezeri; kwa hiyo Wakanaani wakakaa kati yao.
Ephraim also failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer; so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.
30 Zebuloni hakuwafukuza watu wa Kitroni, wala watu waliokuwa Nahaloli; na Wakanaani wakaendelea kuishi pamoja nao; lakini Zabuloni akawalazimisha Wakanaani wawatumikie kwa kazi ngumu.
Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.
31 Asheri hakuwafukuza watu wanaoishi Aka, au watu wanaoishi Sidoni, au wale wanaoishi Alabu, Akzib, Helba, Afeka, au Rehobu.
Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.
32 Kwa hiyo kabila ya Asheri iliishi kati ya Wakanaani (waliokaa katika nchi hiyo), kwa sababu hawakuwafukuza.
So the Asherites lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, because they did not drive them out.
33 Na kabila la Naftali halikuwafukuza watu waliokuwa wakiishi Bethshemeshi, wala waliokuwa wakiishi Bethanathi. Kwa hiyo kabila la Naftali liliishi kati ya Wakanaani (watu waliokuwa wakiishi katika nchi hiyo). Hata hivyo, wenyeji wa Bethshemeshi na Bethanathi walilazimishwa kufanya kazi ngumu kwa Naphthali.
Naphtali failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. So the Naphtalites also lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, but the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath served them as forced laborers.
34 Waamori waliwalazimisha kabila la Dani kuishi katika nchi ya kilima, hawakuwaruhusu kuja bondeni.
The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.
35 Basi Waamori waliishi katika mlima wa Heresi, huko Aiyaloni, na Shaalbimu, lakini nguvu za kijeshi za nyumba ya Yusufu ziliwashinda, nao wakalazimishwa kuwatumikia kwa kazi ngumu.
And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.
36 Mpaka wa Waamori ulikuwa kutoka kilima cha Akrabimu huko Sela hadi nchi ya vilima.
And the border of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and beyond.
