Hesabu 32
1 Sasa wana wa uzao wa Reubeni na wa Gadi walikuwa na idadi kubwa ya wanyama. Waliiona ardhi ya Jazeri na Gileadi, kuwa ni ardhi nzuri kwa mifugo.
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle; and they saw the land of Ya'zer, and the land of Gil'ad, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle.
2 Kwa hiyo wana wa Gadi na wa Reubeni wakaja kumwambia Musa, na Eliazari kuhani, na viongozi wa watu. Wakasema,
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came, and said unto Moses, and unto Elazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, as followeth,
3 “Hii ndiyo orodha ya maeneo ambayo tumeyatembelea: Diboni, Jazeri, Nimraha, Heshibonni, Ellealehi, Sebamu, Nebo, na Beoni.
'Ataroth, and Dibon, and Ya'zer, and Nimrah, and Cheshbon, and El'aleh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Be'on,
4 Haya ni maeneo ambayo BWANA aliyachukua mbele ya watu wa Israeli, na maeneo mazuri kwa ajili ya mifugo. Sisi watumishi wako tuna mifugo mingi sana.
The country which the Lord hath smitten before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle; and thy servants have cattle.
5 Wakasema kuwa, “Kama tutapata kibali mbele ya macho yako, tunaomba ardhi hii tupewe, sisi watumishi wako, kuwa urithi. Usituvushe ng'ambo ya Yorodani.”
And they said, If we have found grace in thy eyes, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession: do not compel us to go over the Jordan.
6 Musa akawajibu wale wana wa auzao wa Gadi na Reubeni, “Je, mngependa ndugu zenu waende vitani wakati ninyi mkikaa hapa?
And Moses said unto the children of Gad, and unto the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to the war, and will ye sit here?
7 Kwa nini kuwafish moyo watu wa Israeli wasivuke kwenda kwenye nchi ambayo BWANA amewapa?
And wherefore will you turn aside the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord hath given them?
8 Baba zenu walifanya hivyo nilipowatuma kutoka Kadeshi Banea kwenda kuipeleleza ile nchi.
Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea' to see the land.
9 Walienda mpaka kwenye bonde la Eskoli. Waliiona ile ardhi kisha wakawafisha moyo watu wa Israeli kwa hiyo wakagoma kuingia kwenye nchi ambayo BWANA alikuwa amewapa.
For they went up as far as the valley of Eshcol, and they saw the land, and then they turned aside the heart of the children of Israel, so that they would not go into the land which the Lord had given them.
10 Siku hiyo hasira ya BWANA iliwaka. Akaapa akisema,
And the anger of the Lord was kindled on that day, and he swore, saying,
11 'Kwa hakika hakuna mtu aliyetoka Misri, kuanzia wa umri wa miaka ishirini na zaidi ambao wataiona nchi ambao niliwaapia Ibrahimu, Isaka, na Yakobo, kwa sababu hawakunifuata mimi kwa ukamilifu, isipokuwa Kalebu mwana wa Yefune Mkenizi, na Yoshua mwana wa Nuni.
Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:
12 Ni Kalebu na Joshua tu ndio walionifuata kwa ukamilifu.'
Save Caleb the son of Yephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; for they have wholly followed the Lord.
13 Kwa hiyo hasira za BWANA ziliwaka juu ya Israei. Akawafanya wazunguke zunguke jangwani kwa miaka arobaini mpaka kile kizazi kilichofanya maovu mbele za macho yake kilipoteketea.
And the anger of the Lord was thus kindled against Israel, and he made them wander about in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation was spent, that had done the evil in the eyes of the Lord.
14 Tazama, mmetokea katika nafasi za baba zenu, kama watu wengine wenye dhambi zaidi, ili kuongeza hasira ya BWANA kwa Israeli.
And now, behold, ye are risen up in your father's stead, a new race of sinful men, to augment yet more the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel.
15 Kama hamtamfuata, ataiacha Israeli jangwani na mtakuwa mmewateketeza watu hawa wote.
For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet longer leave them in the wilderness; and ye will thus be destruction to all this people.
16 Kwa hiyo wakaja karibu na Musa wakamwambia, “Turuhusu tujenga hapa uzio kwa ajili ya ng'ombe zetu na miji hapa kwa ajili ya familia zetu.
And they came near unto him, and said, Sheepfolds will we build for our cattle here, and cities for our little ones;
17 Hata hivyo, sisi wenyewe tutajipanga kijeshi kwenda na jeshi la Israeli mpaka tumewaongoza kupata maeneo yao. Lakini familia zetu zitakuwa kwenye miji ya maboma kwa ssbabu ya watu wengine ambao bado wanaishi katika nchi hii.
But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until that we have brought them unto their place; and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities, because of the inhabitants of the land.
18 Hatutarudi kwenye familia zetu mpaka kila mmoja watu wa Israeli apate urithi wake.
We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have acquired for themselves every man his inheritance.
19 Sisi hatutachukua urithi wa ardhi pamoja nao kule ng'ambo ya Yorodani, kwa sababu urithi wetu uko hapa upande wa mashariki mwa Yorodani.”
For we will not take possession with them on the other side of the Jordan, and farther on: when our inheritance hath come to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.
20 Kwa hiyo Musa akawajibu, “Kama mtafanya mnachokisema, kama mtajipanga wenyewe mbele za BWANA kwenda vitani,
And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will arm yourselves before the Lord for the war;
21 basi kila mmoja wa wanajeshi wenu lazima avuke Yorodani mbele za BWANA, mpaka atakapowafukuza maadui zake kutoka mbele zake
And every armed man of you will go over the Jordan before the Lord, until he have driven out his enemies from before him;
22 na nchi itawaliwe na Israeli mbele zake. Kisha mtaweza kurudi. Hamtakuwa na hatia mbele za BWANA na mbele ya Israeli. Hii nchi itakuwa miliki yenu mbele za BWANA.
And when, only after the land hath been subdued before the Lord, ye will return, and ye be thus guiltless before the Lord, and before Israel: then shall this land be yours for a possession before the Lord.
23 Bali kama hamtafnya hivyo, tazama, mtakuwa mmefanya dhambi mbele ya BWANA. Mwe na hakika kuwa dhambi yenu itaonekana
But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord; and ye shall experience the punishment of your sin which will overtake you.
24 wazi. Jengeni miji kwa ajili ya familia zenu na mazizi kwa ajili ya kondoo zenu; kisha fanyeni kile mlichokisema.”
Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and folds for your flocks; and that which hath proceeded out of your mouth shall ye do.
25 Wale wana wa Gadi na Reubeni wakamwambia Musa, wakisema, “Watumishi wako wtafanya kama vile wewe, bwana wetu, unavyotuamuru.
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben said unto Moses, as followeth, Thy servants will do as my Lord commandeth.
26 Watoto wetu, wake zetu, makundi yetu, na wanyama wetu wote watakaa huko kwenye miji ya Gileadi.
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall remain there in the cities of Gil'ad;
27 Hata hivyo, sisi watumishi wako, tutavuka kwenda ng'ambo mbele za BWANA kupigana, kila mtu ambaye yuko tayari kwa vita, kama vile wewe, bwana wetu, unavyosema.”
But thy servants will pass over, every one that is armed for the army, before the Lord, to the war, as my Lord speaketh.
28 Kwa hiyo Musa akawapa maelekezo yayowahusu kwa Eliazari kuhani, kwa Joshua mwana wa Nuni, na kwa viongozi wa koo kufuata jamaa zao katika makabila ya wana wa Israeli.
And Moses commanded concerning them Elazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chiefs of the families of the tribes of the children of Israel;
29 Musa akawaambia, “Kama uzao wa Reubeni na Gadi watavuka ng'ambo ya Yorodani pamoja nanyi, kila mwanamume anayetakiwa kuwa vitani mbele za BWANA, na kama nchi mtaitawala mbele zenu, ndipo mtakapowapa eneo la Gileadi kuwa miliki yao.
And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben do pass with you over the Jordan, every one that is armed for the war, before the Lord, and the land shall be subdued before you: then shall ye give to them the land of Gil'ad for a possession;
30 Lakini kama hawatavuka pamoja nanyi wakiwa na silaha zao, basi mtawapa urithi wao katika nchi ya Kanaani.”
But if they should not pass over armed with you, they shall take possessions among you in the land of Canaan.
31 Kwas hiyo wana wa uzao wa Gadi na wa Reubeni wakamjibu wakisema, Kama vile BWANA alivyosema nasi, sisi watumwa wako, hiki ndicho tutakachokifanya.
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, That which the Lord hath spoken concerning thy servants, even so will we do.
32 Tutavuka tukiwa na silaha zetu mbele za BWANA kuingia katika nchi ya Kanaani, lakini urithi wetu utabaki utabaki upande huu wa Yorodani.”
We will indeed pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, while ours remaineth the possession of our inheritance on this side of the Jordan.
33 Kwa hiyo uzao wa Gadi na Reubeni, na pia nusu ya kabila la Manase mwana wa Yusufu, Musa akawapa ufalme wa Sihoni, mfalme wa Waamori, na wa Ogi, mafalme wa Bashani, Aliwapa hiyo nchi, na kuwagawia miji yake yote pamoja na mipaka yake, miji yote ya nchi inayowazunguka.
And Moses gave unto them, to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Menasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sichon, the king of the Emorites, and the kingdom of 'Og, the king of Bashan, the land, with its cities within the boundaries, the cities of the country round about.
34 Wale wa uzao wa Gadi wakaijenga Diboni,
And the children of Gad built Dibon, and 'Ataroth, and 'Aro'er,
35 Atarothi, Aroeri, Atrothi, Jazeri, Jogbehaha, Bethi Nimraha,
And 'Atroth-shophan, and Ya'zer, and Yogbehah.
36 na Bethi Harani kuwa miji iliyo na maboma na mazizi ya kondoo wao.
And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fortified cities, and folds for flocks,
37 Wale wa uzao wa Reubeni wakaijenga Heshiboni. Elealehi, Kiriathaimu,
And the children of Reuben built Cheshbon, and El'aleh, and Kiryathayim,
38 Nebo, Baali Meoni - baadaye waliyabadili majina yao, na Sibimaha.
And Nebo, and Ba'al-me'on [their names being changed], and Shibmah; and they gave the former names unto the cities which they built.
39 Wale wa uzao wa Machiri mwana wa Manase walienda Gileadi na kuutwaa kutoka kwa Waamori waliokuwa wakiishi humo.
And the children of Machir the son of Menasseh went to Gil'ad, and conquered it, and dispossessed the Emorites who were in it.
40 Kisha Musa akaitoa Gileadi kwa Machiri mwana wa Manase, na watu wake wakaishi humo.
And Moses gave Gil'ad unto Machir the son of Menasseh; and he dwelt therein.
41 Jairi mwana wa Manase alienda kuiteka miji yake na kuiita Havothi Jairi.
And Yair the son of Menasseh went and conquered the small towns thereof, and called them Chavoth-yair.
42 Nobaha alienda kuitieka Kenathi na vijiji vyake, na akauita kwa jina lake Nobaha.
And Nobach went and conquered Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobach, after his own name.
