Spies Sent Out
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Kisha Bwana akanena na Musa, akamwambia,
2 Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.
Tuma watu, ili waende wakaipeleleze nchi ya Kanaani, niwapayo wana wa Israeli; katika kabila ya baba zao mtamtuma mtu mmoja, kila mtu na awe mkuu kati yao.
3 And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.
Basi Musa akawatuma kutoka nyika ya Parani kama alivyoagizwa na Bwana; wote walikuwa ni watu walio vichwa vya wana wa Israeli.
4 And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
Na majina yao ni haya; katika kabila ya Reubeni, Shamua mwana Zakuri.
5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
Katika kabila ya Simeoni, Shafati mwana wa Hori.
6 Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
Katika kabila ya Yuda, Kalebu mwana wa Yefune.
7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.
Katika kabila ya Isakari, Igali mwana wa Yusufu.
8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.
Katika kabila ya Efraimu, Hoshea mwana wa Nuni
9 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.
Katika kabila ya Benyamini, Palti mwana wa Rafu.
10 Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.
Katika kabila ya Zabuloni, Gadieli mwana wa Sodi.
11 Of the tribe of Joseph, namely , of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.
Katika kabila ya Yusufu, yaani, katika kabila ya Manase, Gadi mwana wa Susi.
12 Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.
Katika kabila ya Dani, Amieli mwana wa Gemali.
13 Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.
Katika kabila ya Asheri, Sethuri mwana wa Mikaeli.
14 Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.
Katika kabila ya Naftali, Nabi mwana wa Wofsi.
15 Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.
Katika kabila ya Gadi, Geueli mwana wa Maki.
16 These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.
Hayo ndiyo majina ya hao watu waliotumwa na Musa waende kuipeleleza nchi. Na huyo Hoshea mwana wa Nuni, Musa akamwita jina lake Yoshua.
17 And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:
Musa akawapeleka ili waipeleleze nchi ya Kanaani, akawaambia, Pandeni sasa katika Negebu mkapande milimani,
18 and see the land, what it is ; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;
mkaitazame nchi ni ya namna gani; na watu wanaokaa ndani yake, kwamba ni hodari au dhaifu, kwamba ni wachache au wengi;
19 and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;
na nchi wanayoikaa kwamba ni njema au mbaya; kwamba wanakaa katika matuo au katika ngome;
20 and what the land is , whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.
nayo nchi ni ya namna gani, kwamba ni nchi ya unono au ya njaa, kwamba ina msitu au sivyo. Iweni na moyo mkuu, mkayalete matunda ya nchi. Basi wakati ule ulikuwa wakati wa kuiva zabibu za kwanza.
21 So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
Basi wakapanda wakaipeleleza nchi toka jangwa la Sini hata Rehobu, mpaka kuingia Hamathi.
22 And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were . (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
Wakapanda katika Negebu, wakafika Hebroni; na Ahimani, na Sheshai, na Talmai, wana wa Anaki, walikuwako huko. Nao Hebroni ulijengwa miaka saba kabla ya Soani wa Misri.
23 And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.
Wakafika bonde la Eshkoli, na huko wakakata tawi lenye kishada kimoja cha zabibu, wakalichukua kwa mti kati ya watu wawili; wakaleta makomamanga pia, na tini.
24 The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.
Bonde lile liliitwa bonde la Eshkoli kwa sababu ya hicho kishada walichokata huko wana wa Israeli.
25 And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.
Wakarejea baada ya kuipeleleza nchi, mwisho wa siku arobaini.
26 And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.
Wakaenda wakafika kwa Musa, na kwa Haruni, na kwa mkutano wote wa wana wa Israeli, katika jangwa la Parani, huko Kadeshi; wakawaletea habari, wao na mkutano wote, wakawaonyesha matunda ya nchi.
27 And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.
Wakamwambia wakasema, Tulifika nchi ile uliyotutuma, na hakika yake, ni nchi yenye wingi wa maziwa na asali, na haya ndiyo matunda yake.
28 Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.
Lakini watu wanaokaa katika nchi ile ni hodari, na miji yao ina maboma, nayo ni makubwa sana; na pamoja na hayo tuliwaona wana wa Anaki huko.
29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.
Amaleki anakaa katika nchi ya Negebu; na Mhiti, na Myebusi, na Mwamori wanakaa katika milima, na Mkanaani anakaa karibu na bahari; na kando ya ukingo wa Yordani.
30 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
Kalebu akawatuliza watu mbele ya Musa, akasema, Na tupande mara, tukaitamalaki; maana twaweza kushinda bila shaka.
31 But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.
Bali wale watu waliopanda pamoja naye wakasema, Hatuwezi kupanda tupigane na watu hawa; kwa maana wana nguvu kuliko sisi.
32 And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.
Wakawaletea wana wa Israeli habari mbaya ya ile nchi waliyoipeleleza, wakasema, Ile nchi tuliyopita kati yake ili kuipeleleza, ni nchi inayowala watu wanaoikaa; na watu wote tuliowaona ndani yake ni watu warefu mno.
33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
Kisha, huko tuliwaona Wanefili, wana wa Anaki, waliotoka kwa hao Wanefili; tukajiona nafsi zetu kuwa kama mapanzi; nao ndivyo walivyotuona sisi.
