1 Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.
Bwana akamwambia Musa, Sasa utaona nitakavyomtenda Farao; maana kwa mkono hodari atawapa ruhusa kwenda zao, na kwa mkono hodari atawafukuza katika nchi yake.
2 And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:
Kisha Mungu akasema na Musa, akamwambia, Mimi ni YEHOVA;
3 and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
nami nilimtokea Ibrahimu, na Isaka, na Yakobo, kama Mungu Mwenyezi, bali kwa jina langu YEHOVA sikujulikana kwao.
4 And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.
Tena nimelithibitisha agano langu nao, la kuwapa nchi ya Kanaani; nchi ya kukaa kwao hali ya ugeni.
5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.
Na zaidi ya hayo, nimesikia kuugua kwao wana wa Israeli, ambao Wamisri wanawatumikisha, nami nimelikumbuka agano langu.
6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
Basi waambie wana wa Israeli, Mimi ni YEHOVA, nami nitawatoa ninyi mtoke chini ya mizigo ya Wamisri, nami nitawaokoa na utumwa wao, nami nitawakomboa kwa mkono ulionyoshwa, na kwa hukumu kubwa;
7 and I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
nami nitawatwaeni kuwa watu wangu, nitakuwa Mungu kwenu; nanyi mtajua ya kuwa mimi ni YEHOVA, Mungu wenu, niwatoaye mtoke chini ya mizigo ya Wamisri.
8 And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD.
Nami nitawaleta hata nchi ile ambayo naliinua mkono wangu, niwape Ibrahimu, na Isaka, na Yakobo; nitawapa iwe urithi wenu; Mimi ni YEHOVA.
9 And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.
Musa akawaambia wana wa Israeli maneno haya; lakini hawakumsikiliza Musa kwa ajili ya uchungu wa moyo, na kwa ajili ya utumwa mgumu.
10 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Bwana akasema na Musa, akamwambia,
11 Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.
Ingia ndani, ukaseme na Farao, mfalme wa Misri, ili awape ruhusa wana wa Israeli watoke nchi yake.
12 And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?
Musa akanena mbele ya Bwana, akasema, Tazama, hao wana wa Israeli hawakunisikiza mimi; basi huyo Farao atanisikizaje, mimi niliye na midomo isiyo tohara?
13 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
Bwana akanena na Musa na Haruni, akawaagiza wawaendee wana wa Israeli, na Farao, mfalme wa Misri, ili awatoe hao wana wa Israeli katika nchi ya Misri.
Heads of the Families
14 These be the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.
Hawa ndio vichwa vya nyumba za baba zao: wana wa Reubeni, mzaliwa wa kwanza wa Israeli; ni Hanoki, na Palu, na Hesroni, na Karmi; hao ni jamaa za Reubeni.
15 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon.
Na wana wa Simeoni; ni Yemueli, na Yamini, na Ohadi, na Yakini, na Sohari, na Shauli mwana wa mwanamke wa Kikanaani; hao ni jamaa za Simeoni.
16 And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.
Na haya ndiyo majina ya wana wa Lawi, sawasawa na vizazi vyao; Gershoni, na Kohathi, na Merari; na miaka ya maisha yake Lawi ilikuwa ni miaka mia na thelathini na saba.
17 The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.
Wana wa Gershoni; ni Libni, na Shimei, sawasawa na jamaa zao.
18 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.
Na wana wa Kohathi; ni Amramu, na Ishari, na Hebroni, na Uzieli; na miaka ya maisha ya huyo Kohathi ilikuwa ni miaka mia na thelathini na mitatu.
19 And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.
Na wana wa Merari; ni Mali, na Mushi. Hizi ni jamaa za hao Walawi sawasawa na vizazi vyao.
20 And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.
Huyo Amramu akamwoa Yokebedi ndugu ya baba yake; naye akamzalia Haruni, na Musa; na miaka ya maisha yake Amramu ilikuwa ni miaka mia na thelathini na saba.
21 And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
Na wana wa Ishari; ni Kora, na Nefegi, na Zikri.
22 And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.
Na wana wa Uzieli; ni Mishaeli, na Elisafani, na Sithri.
23 And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Haruni akamwoa Elisheba, binti ya Aminadabu, umbu lake Nashoni; naye akamzalia Nadabu, na Abihu, na Eleazari, na Ithamari.
24 And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.
Na wana wa Kora; ni Asiri, na Elkana, na Abiasafu; hizo ni jamaa za hao Wakora.
25 And Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families.
Na Eleazari mwana wa Haruni akamwoa mmoja miongoni mwa binti za Putieli; naye akamzalia Finehasi. Hawa ndio vichwa vya nyumba za mababa ya Walawi sawasawa na jamaa zao.
26 These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.
Hawa ni Haruni ye yule, na Musa ye yule, Bwana aliowaambia, akisema, Watoeni wana wa Israeli watoke nchi ya Misri sawasawa na majeshi yao.
27 These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.
Ni hao walionena na Farao mfalme wa Misri ili wawatoe wana wa Israeli watoke Misri; hao ni Musa ye yule, na Haruni ye yule.
Pharaoh's Refusal
28 And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,
Ilikuwa siku hiyo Bwana aliponena na Musa katika nchi ya Misri,
29 that the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I am the LORD: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.
Bwana akamwambia Musa, akasema, Mimi ni Bwana; mwambie Farao mfalme wa Misri maneno yote nikuambiayo.
30 And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?
Musa akanena mbele ya Bwana, Mimi ni mtu mwenye midomo isiyo tohara, Farao atanisikizaje?
