Songs of Deliverance
1 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying,
I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously:
The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Ndipo Musa na wana wa Israeli wakamwimbia Bwana wimbo huu wakanena, na kusema, Nitamwimbia Bwana, kwa maana ametukuka sana; Farasi na mpanda farasi amewatupa baharini.
2 The LORD is my strength and song,
And he is become my salvation:
He is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation;
My father's God, and I will exalt him.
Bwana ni nguvu zangu, na wimbo wangu; Naye amekuwa wokovu wangu. Yeye ni Mungu wangu, nami nitamsifu; Ni Mungu wa baba yangu, nami nitamtukuza.
3 The LORD is a man of war:
The LORD is his name.
Bwana ni mtu wa vita, Bwana ndilo jina lake.
4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea:
His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
Magari ya Farao na jeshi lake amewatupa baharini, Maakida yake wateule wamezama katika bahari ya Shamu.
5 The depths have covered them:
They sank into the bottom as a stone.
Vilindi vimewafunikiza, Walizama vilindini kama jiwe.
6 Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power:
Thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
Bwana, mkono wako wa kuume umepata fahari ya uwezo, Bwana, mkono wako wa kuume wawaseta-seta adui.
7 And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee:
Thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
Kwa wingi wa ukuu wako wawaangusha chini wanaokuondokea, Wapeleka hasira yako, nayo huwateketeza kama mabua makavu.
8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together,
The floods stood upright as an heap,
And the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
Kwa upepo wa mianzi ya pua yako maji yalipandishwa, Mawimbi yakasimama juu wima mfano wa chungu, Vilindi vikagandamana ndani ya moyo wa bahari.
9 The enemy said,
I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil;
My lust shall be satisfied upon them;
I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
Adui akasema, Nitafuatia, nitapata, nitagawanya nyara, Nafsi yangu itashibishwa na wao; Nitaufuta upanga wangu, mkono wangu utawaangamiza.
10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them:
They sank as lead in the mighty waters.
Ulivuma kwa upepo wako, bahari ikawafunikiza; Wakazama kama risasi ndani ya maji makuu.
11 Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods?
Who is like thee, glorious in holiness,
Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Ee Bwana, katika miungu ni nani aliye kama wewe? Ni nani aliye kama wewe, mtukufu katika utakatifu, Mwenye kuogopwa katika sifa zako, mfanya maajabu?
12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand,
The earth swallowed them.
Ulinyosha mkono wako wa kuume, Nchi ikawameza.
13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed:
Thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
Wewe kwa rehema zako umewaongoza watu uliowakomboa, Kwa uweza wako uliwaelekeza hata makao yako matakatifu.
14 The people shall hear, and be afraid:
Sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
Kabila za watu wamesikia, wanatetemeka, Wakaao Ufilisti utungu umewashika.
15 Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed;
The mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them;
All the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.
Ndipo majumbe wa Edomu wakashangaa, Watu wa Moabu wenye nguvu tetemeko limewapata, Watu wote wakaao Kanaani wameyeyuka.
16 Fear and dread shall fall upon them;
By the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone;
Till thy people pass over, O LORD,
Till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.
Hofu na woga umewaangukia; Kwa uweza wa mkono wako wanakaa kimya kama jiwe; Hata watakapovuka watu wako, Ee Bwana, Hata watakapovuka watu wako uliowanunua.
17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance,
In the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in,
In the sanctuary, O LORD, which thy hands have established.
Utawaingiza, na kuwapanda katika mlima wa urithi wako, Mahali pale ulipojifanyia, Ee Bwana, ili upakae, Pale patakatifu ulipopaweka imara, Bwana, kwa mikono yako.
18 The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.
Bwana atatawala milele na milele.
19 For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.
Kwa maana farasi za Farao na magari yake na wapanda farasi wake waliingia ndani ya bahari, Bwana akayarudisha maji ya bahari juu yao; bali wana wa Israeli walikwenda katika nchi kavu katikati ya bahari.
20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
Na Miriamu, nabii mke, ndugu yake Haruni, akatwaa tari mkononi mwake; wanawake wakatoka wote wakaenda nyuma yake, wenye matari na kucheza.
21 And Miriam answered them,
Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously:
The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Miriamu akawaitikia, Mwimbieni Bwana, kwa maana ametukuka sana; Farasi na mpanda farasi amewatupa baharini.
22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
Musa akawaongoza Israeli waende mbele kutoka Bahari ya Shamu, nao wakatokea kwa jangwa la Shuri; wakaenda safari ya siku tatu jangwani wasione maji.
23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.
Walipofika mahali palipoitwa Mara hawakupata kuyanywa yale maji ya Mara, kwa kuwa yalikuwa machungu; kwa ajili ya hayo jina lake likaitwa Mara.
24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
Ndipo watu wakamnung'unikia Musa, wakisema, Tunywe nini?
25 And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
Naye akamlilia Bwana; Bwana akamwonyesha mti, naye akautia katika hayo maji, maji yakawa matamu. Basi akawawekea amri na hukumu huko, akawaonja huko;
26 and said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
akawaambia, Kwamba utaisikiza kwa bidii sauti ya Bwana, Mungu wako, na kuyafanya yaliyoelekea mbele zake, na kutega masikio usikie maagizo yake, na kuzishika amri zake, mimi sitatia juu yako maradhi yo yote niliyowatia Wamisri; kwa kuwa Mimi ndimi Bwana nikuponyaye.
27 And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.
Wakafikilia Elimu, palipokuwa na chemchemi kumi na mbili, na mitende sabini; wakapanga hapo, karibu na maji.
