Hesabu 21
1 Aradi mfalme wa Wakanaani, aliyekuwa akiishi Negebu, aliposikia kuwa Israeli alikuwa akisafiri kwa kupitia barabara kuelekea Atharimu, akapigana dhidi ya Israeli na kujitwalia baadhi ya mateka.
And Arad the Chananitish king who lived by the wilderness, heard that Israel came by the way of Atharin; and he made war on Israel, and carried off some of them captives.
2 Israeli akaapa mbele ya BWANA akasema, “Kama utatupa ushindi dhidi ya hawa watu, ndipo tutakapoingamiza kabisa miji yao,”
And Israel vowed a vow to the Lord, and said, If you will deliver this people into my power, I will devote it and its cities [to you].
3 BWANA akaisikia sautiya Israeli na kuwapa ushindi dhidi ya Wakanaani. Wakawaangamiza kabisa pamoja na miji yao. Mahali pale paliitwa Horima.
And the Lord listened to the voice of Israel, and delivered the Chananite into his power; and [Israel] devoted him and his cities, and they called the name of that place Anathema.
4 Wakasafiri kutoka Mlima Hori kwa barabara kuelekea bahari ya shamu wakiizunguka nchi ya Edomu. Watu walikufa moyo kwa njia hiyo.
And having departed from mount Or by the way [leading] to the Red Sea, they compassed the land of Edom, and the people lost courage by the way.
5 Watu wakamnung'unikia Mungu na Musa: “Kwa nini umetutoa Misiri ili tufa katika jangwa hili? Hapa hakuna mikate, wala maji, na chakula hiki dhaifu kimetukinai.”
And the people spoke against God and against Moses, saying, Why is this? Hast you brought us ought of Egypt to kill us in the wilderness? for there is not bread nor water; and our soul loathes this light bread.
6 Basi Mungu akatuma nyoka wa sumu kati yao. Wale nyoka wakawauma wale watu; watu wengi walikufa.
And the Lord sent amongst the people deadly serpents, and they bit the people, and much people of the children of Israel died.
7 Watu wakaenda kwa Musa wakamwambia, “Tumetenda dhambi kwa sababu tumemnung'unikia Mungu na wewe. Mwombe Mungu atuondolee hawa nyoka.” Kwa hiyo Musa akawaombea watu.
And the people came to Moses and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against you: pray therefore to the Lord, and let him take away the serpent from us.
8 BWANA akamwambia Musa, “Tengeneza nyoka na umweke kwenye nguzo. Na itakuwa kila anayeumwa, akimwangalia huyo nyoka atapona,”
And Moses prayed to the Lord for the people; and the Lord said to Moses, Make you a serpent, and put it on a signal-[staff]; and it shall come to pass that whenever a serpent shall bite a man, every one [so] bitten that looks upon it shall live.
9 Kwa hiyo Musa akatengeneza nyoka wa shaba naye akamweka juu ya nguzo. Na kila mtu alipoumwa na nyoka na kumwangalia huyo nyoka alipona.
And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a signal-[staff]: and it came to pass that whenever a serpent bit a man, and he looked on the brazen serpent, he lived.
10 Kisha watu wa Israeli wakasafiri na kisha kuweka kambi Obothi.
And the children of Israel departed, and encamped in Oboth.
11 Kisha wakasafiri kutoka pale na kuweka kambi Iye Abarimu katika jangwa linalokabili Moabu kuelekea upande wa mashariki.
And having departed from Oboth, they encamped in Achalgai, on the farther side in the wilderness, which is opposite Moab, towards the east.
12 Kutoka pale wakasafiri na kuweka kambi katika bonde la Zeredi.
And thence they departed, and encamped in the valley of Zared.
13 Kutoka pale walisafiri na kuweka kambi kwenye upande mwingine wa mto Amoni, ambao ukubwa wake unaanzia kwenye mpaka wa Waamori. Mto wa Amoni ndio unaootengeneza mpaka wa Moabu, kati ya Moabu na Waamori.
And they departed thence and encamped on the other side of Arnon in the wilderness, [the country] which extends from the coasts of the Amorites; for Arnon is the borders of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
14 Ndiyo maana imeandikwa katika gombo la Kitabu cha BWANA, “Wahebu katika Sufa, na bonde la Amoni,
Therefore it is said in a book, A war of the Lord has set on fire Zoob, and the brooks of Arnon.
15 mtelemko wa bonde linaloelekea katika mji wa Ari na kuelekea kwenye mpaka wa Moabu,”
And he has appointed brooks to cause Er to dwell [there]; and it lies near to the coasts of Moab.
16 Kutoka pale wakasafiri mpaka Beeri, hapo ndipo palipo na kisima ambacho Bwana alimwambia Musa, “Wakusanye watu kwa ajili yangu ili uwape maji,”
And thence [they came to] the well; this [is] the well of which the Lord said to Moses, Gather the people, and I will give them water to drink.
17 Ndipo Israeli waipoimba wimbo huu: “enyi visima, yajazeni maji. Imbeni juu ya kisima hiki.
Then Israel sang this song at the well, Begin [to sing] of the well;
18 Kisima ambacho viongozi wetu walichimba, kisima ambacho wenye hekima walichimba kwa fimbo ya kifalme na kwa fimbo ya kutembelea.” Kisha kutoka jangwani walitembea mpaka Matanaha.
the princes digged it, the kings of the nations in their kingdom, in their lordship sank it in the rock: and [they went] from the well to Manthanain,
19 Kutoka Matanaha walisafiri mpaka Nathalieli, na kutoka Nathalieli mpaka Bamothi,
and from Manthanain to Naaliel, and from Naaliel to Bamoth, and from Bamoth to Janen, which is in the plain of Moab [as seen] from the top of the quarried [rock] that looks towards the wilderness.
20 na kutoka Bamothi hadi kwenye bonde la Moabu. Hapo ndipo kilele cha Mlima Piska kinapoonekana jangwani.
And Moses sent ambassadors to Seon king of the Amorites, with peaceful words, saying,
21 Kisha Israeli akatuma wajumbe kwa Sihoni mfalme wa Waamori akisema,
We will pass through your land, we will go by the road; we will not turn aside to the field or to the vineyard.
22 Tunaomba tupite katika nchi yako. hatutapita katika shamba au kwenye shamba la mizabibu. Hatutakunywa maji ya visima vyako. Tutapita katika njia kuu ya mfalme mpaka tutakapopita mpaka wako.”
We will not drink water out of your well; we will go by the king's highway, until we have past your boundaries.
23 Lakini mfalme Sihoni hakumruhusu Israeli kupita kwenye mpaka wao. Badala yake, Sihoni akakusanya jeshi lake lote na kumvamia Isreli huko jangwani. Akaja kwa Jahazi, ambapo alipigana dhidi ya Israeli.
And Seon did not allow Israel to pass through his borders, and Seon gathered all his people, and went out to set the battle in array against Israel into the wilderness; and he came to Jassa, and set the battle in array against Israel.
24 Israeli akalivamia jeshi la Sihoni na nchi ya upanga na kuchukua nchi yao kutoka Amon mpaka mto Jabboki, hadi kufikia nchi ya watu wa Amoni. Sasa mpaka wa watu wa Amoni ulikuwa umefungwa.
And Israel struck him with the slaughter of the sword, and they became possessors of his land, from Arnon to Jaboc, as far as the children of Amman, for Jazer is the borders of the children of Amman.
25 Israeli akachukua miji yote ya Waamori na akaishi ndani yake, pamoja na Heshiboni na vijiji vyake wote.
And Israel took all their cities, and Israel lived in all the cities of the Amorites, in Esebon, and in all cities belonging to it.
26 Heshiboni ulikuwa mji wa Sihoni mfalme wa Waamori, ambaye hapo awali alipigana dhidi ya mfalme wa kwanza wa Moabu. Sihoni alikuwa ameteka ardhi yake yote toka mipaka yake mpaka mto wa Amoni.
For Esebon is the city of Seon king of the Amorites; and he before fought against the king of Moab, and they took all his land, from Aroer to Arnon.
27 Hiyo ndiyo sababu wala ambao huongea kwa Mitahali husema, “Njoni Heshboni. Mji wa Sihoni ujengwe na kuimarishwa tena.
Therefore say they who deal in dark speeches, Come to Esebon, that the city of Seon may be built and prepared.
28 Moto uliwaka toka Heshiboni, moto kutoka mji wa Sihoni ambao uliiteketeza Ari ya Moabu, na wenyeji wa miji ya juu ya Amoni.
For a fire has gone forth from Esebon, a flame from the city of Seon, and has consumed as far as Moab, and devoured the pillars of Arnon.
29 Ole wako, Moabu! umepotea, enyi watu wa Chemoshi. Amewafanya watu wake kuwa wakimbizi na binti zake kuwa wafungwa wa Sihoni mfalme wa Waamori.
Woe to you, Moab; you are lost, you people of Chamos: their sons are sold for preservation, and their daughters are captives to Seon king of the Amorites.
30 Lakini tumempiga Sihoni. Tumeiangsmiza Heshibon mpaka Diboni. Tumewaharibu wote mpaka Nofa, ambayo inafika mpaka Madeba.”
And their seed shall perish [from] Esebon to Daebon; and their women have yet farther kindled a fire against Moab.
31 Kwa hiyo Israeli akaanza kuishi katika nchi ya Waamori,
And Israel lived in all the cities of the Amorites.
32 Kisha Musa akatuma watu kwenda kuingalia Yaziri. Waliviteka vijiji vyake na kuwafukuza Waamori waliokuwa wakiishi humo.
And Moses sent to spy out Jazer; and they took it, and its villages, and cast out the Amorite that lived there.
33 Kisha wakageuka na kuelekea njia inayoelekea Bashani. Ogu mfalme wa Bashani akatofautiana nao, yeye na Jeshi lake lote, ili apigane nao kule Ederei.
And having returned, they went up the road thhebraismat leads to Basan; and Og the king of Basan went forth to meet them, and all his people to war to Edrain.
34 Kisha BWANA akasema na Musa, “Msimwogope, kwa sababu nimewapeni ushindi dhidi yake, Jeshi lake lote na nchi yake. Mfanyeni kama mlivyomfanya Sihoni mfalme wa Waamori, aliyekuwa akiishi Heshiboni.”
And the Lord said to Moses, Fear him not; for I have delivered him and all his people, and all his land, into your hands; and you shall do to him as you did to Seon king of the Amorites, who lived in Esebon.
35 Kwa hiyo wakamuua, na wanawe, na jeshi lake lote, mpaka wote wakaishi na hakubaki hata mmoja aliyebaki hai. Kisha wakaichukua nchi yake.
And he struck him and his sons, and all his people, until he left none of his to be taken alive; and they inherited his land.
