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.

The people of the tribes of Reuben and Gad had much livestock. They saw that the land near Jazer [city] and the Gilead [region east of the Jordan River] had good [grass] for the animals [to graze on].

2 Kwa hiyo wana wa Gadi na wa Reubeni wakaja kumwambia Musa, na Eliazari kuhani, na viongozi wa watu. Wakasema,

So their leaders came to Eleazar and the other leaders of the people and Moses/me. They said,

3 “Hii ndiyo orodha ya maeneo ambayo tumeyatembelea: Diboni, Jazeri, Nimraha, Heshibonni, Ellealehi, Sebamu, Nebo, na Beoni.

“We have a great amount of livestock.

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.

Yahweh has enabled us Israelis to capture some land that is very good for animals [to graze on]—the land near Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon [towns].

5 Wakasema kuwa, “Kama tutapata kibali mbele ya macho yako, tunaomba ardhi hii tupewe, sisi watumishi wako, kuwa urithi. Usituvushe ng'ambo ya Yorodani.”

If it pleases you, we would like this land to be ours, instead of land on the other side of the Jordan River.”

6 Musa akawajibu wale wana wa auzao wa Gadi na Reubeni, “Je, mngependa ndugu zenu waende vitani wakati ninyi mkikaa hapa?

Moses/I replied to the leaders of the tribes of Gad and Reuben, “It is not right for [RHQ] your fellow Israelis to go to fight in wars and you stay here!

7 Kwa nini kuwafish moyo watu wa Israeli wasivuke kwenda kwenye nchi ambayo BWANA amewapa?

[If you do that], you will cause the other Israelis to be discouraged, with the result that they will not cross [the Jordan River] to the land that Yahweh is giving to them [RHQ].

8 Baba zenu walifanya hivyo nilipowatuma kutoka Kadeshi Banea kwenda kuipeleleza ile nchi.

Your ancestors did the same kind of thing. I sent them from Kadesh-Barnea to see what the land [of Canaan] was like.

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.

They went as far as Eshcol Valley, but when they saw [the huge people in] the land, [they returned and] caused the Israeli people to be discouraged, saying ‘We should not try to enter the land that Yahweh said that he is giving to us.’

10 Siku hiyo hasira ya BWANA iliwaka. Akaapa akisema,

So Yahweh became very angry with them, and he solemnly declared this:

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.

‘From all the people who came out of Egypt, the only ones who are at least 20 years old who will see the land that I promised to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, are Jephunneh’s son Caleb and Nun’s son Joshua, because they trusted me completely. None of the other people who came out of Egypt will even see that land, because they have not completely believed in my [power].’

12 Ni Kalebu na Joshua tu ndio walionifuata kwa ukamilifu.'

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.

So Yahweh was angry with the Israeli people, and [as a result] he has caused us to wander in this desert for 40 years. Finally, all the people who had sinned against Yahweh [by refusing to trust him] died, [one by one].

14 Tazama, mmetokea katika nafasi za baba zenu, kama watu wengine wenye dhambi zaidi, ili kuongeza hasira ya BWANA kwa Israeli.

And you are acting like your ancestors did! You sinful Israeli people are going to cause Yahweh to be more angry with you [than he was with our ancestors]

15 Kama hamtamfuata, ataiacha Israeli jangwani na mtakuwa mmewateketeza watu hawa wote.

If you stop trusting him, he will cause you and all your fellow Israelis to stay longer in the desert, and he will get rid of all of you!”

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.

Then the [leaders of the tribes of Reuben and Gad] said to Moses/me, “First we will build pens for our animals and build cities for our families here.

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.

Then our families will live in strong cities with walls around them, and they will be safe from the people who live in this land. Then we will get ready to fight battles. We will help the other Israelis to get land [on the other side of the river].

18 Hatutarudi kwenye familia zetu mpaka kila mmoja watu wa Israeli apate urithi wake.

We will not return to our homes until every Israeli has received some land.

19 Sisi hatutachukua urithi wa ardhi pamoja nao kule ng'ambo ya Yorodani, kwa sababu urithi wetu uko hapa upande wa mashariki mwa Yorodani.”

We will not take any land on the west side of the Jordan [River]; our land will be here on the east side.”

20 Kwa hiyo Musa akawajibu, “Kama mtafanya mnachokisema, kama mtajipanga wenyewe mbele za BWANA kwenda vitani,

So Moses/I told them, “[Okay, I will tell you] what you all must do. You must get ready to fight battles for Yahweh.

21 basi kila mmoja wa wanajeshi wenu lazima avuke Yorodani mbele za BWANA, mpaka atakapowafukuza maadui zake kutoka mbele zake

You all must cross the Jordan [River] carrying your weapons.

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.

After Yahweh helps us to take that land [from the people who live there], you will be permitted to return to your homes. You will have done what you have promised Yahweh and the Israeli people that you would do, and you may keep this land to be your own, given to you by Yahweh.

23 Bali kama hamtafnya hivyo, tazama, mtakuwa mmefanya dhambi mbele ya BWANA. Mwe na hakika kuwa dhambi yenu itaonekana

“But if you do not do these things, you will be sinning against Yahweh, and he will punish you for [that] sin.

24 wazi. Jengeni miji kwa ajili ya familia zenu na mazizi kwa ajili ya kondoo zenu; kisha fanyeni kile mlichokisema.”

Now you can build cities for your families and pens for your animals, but after doing that, you must do what you have promised.”

25 Wale wana wa Gadi na Reubeni wakamwambia Musa, wakisema, “Watumishi wako wtafanya kama vile wewe, bwana wetu, unavyotuamuru.

The leaders of the tribes of Gad and Reuben replied, “We will do what you have asked us to do [MTY], because you are our leader.

26 Watoto wetu, wake zetu, makundi yetu, na wanyama wetu wote watakaa huko kwenye miji ya Gileadi.

Our wives and children and our cattle and sheep and goats will stay here in the cities in the Gilead area,

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 we will prepare to go to battle. We will take our weapons and go across [the Jordan River] and fight for Yahweh, just as you, our leader, have said.”

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.

So Moses/I gave instructions about them to Eleazar, Joshua, and the leaders of the Israeli tribes.

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.

Moses/I said to them, “If the men from the tribes of Gad and Reuben prepare for battle and cross the Jordan [River] with you, in order to do what Yahweh desires and help you to take that land, give them the Gilead area to belong to them.

30 Lakini kama hawatavuka pamoja nanyi wakiwa na silaha zao, basi mtawapa urithi wao katika nchi ya Kanaani.”

But if they do not take their weapons and go with you prepared to fight, they will not receive this land. They will need to accept some land in Canaan, like the rest of you will do.”

31 Kwas hiyo wana wa uzao wa Gadi na wa Reubeni wakamjibu wakisema, Kama vile BWANA alivyosema nasi, sisi watumwa wako, hiki ndicho tutakachokifanya.

The [leaders of the tribes of Gad and Reuben] replied, “We will do what you have said and what Yahweh has said.

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 cross the river into Canaan land, and we will do what Yahweh desires and be prepared for battle. But our land will be [here] on the east side of the Jordan [River].”

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.

So Moses/I agreed to give that land to the tribes of Gad and Reuben and to half of the tribe of Joseph’s son Manasseh. That land was previously the land where Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group, ruled, and the land where Og, the king of Bashan [region], ruled, including its cities and surrounding land.

34 Wale wa uzao wa Gadi wakaijenga Diboni,

The people of the tribe of Gad rebuilt Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

35 Atarothi, Aroeri, Atrothi, Jazeri, Jogbehaha, Bethi Nimraha,

Atroth-Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

36 na Bethi Harani kuwa miji iliyo na maboma na mazizi ya kondoo wao.

Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-Haran cities. Those were cities with strong walls around them. And they also built pens for their sheep.

37 Wale wa uzao wa Reubeni wakaijenga Heshiboni. Elealehi, Kiriathaimu,

The people of the tribe of Reuben rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

38 Nebo, Baali Meoni - baadaye waliyabadili majina yao, na Sibimaha.

Nebo, Baal-Meon, and Sibmah cities. When they rebuilt Nebo and Baal-Meon, they gave new names to those cities.

39 Wale wa uzao wa Machiri mwana wa Manase walienda Gileadi na kuutwaa kutoka kwa Waamori waliokuwa wakiishi humo.

The descendants of Manasseh’s son Makir went to the Gilead [region] and compelled the people of the Amor people-group to leave that area.

40 Kisha Musa akaitoa Gileadi kwa Machiri mwana wa Manase, na watu wake wakaishi humo.

So Moses/I gave Gilead to the family of Makir, and they started to live there.

41 Jairi mwana wa Manase alienda kuiteka miji yake na kuiita Havothi Jairi.

Jair, who was also a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured the small towns in that region, and he named them the Towns of Jair.

42 Nobaha alienda kuitieka Kenathi na vijiji vyake, na akauita kwa jina lake Nobaha.

A man named Nobah went and captured Kenath [city] and the nearby towns, and then he put his own name to be the new name of that area.