1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Bwana akasema na Musa, akamwambia,
2 Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.
Nitakasie mimi wazaliwa wa kwanza wote, kila afunguaye tumbo katika wana wa Israeli, wa binadamu na wa mnyama; ni wangu huyo.
3 And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.
Musa akawaambia hao watu, Kumbukeni siku hii, mliyotoka nchi ya Misri, kutoka nyumba ya utumwa; kwa kuwa Bwana aliwatoa mahali hapa kwa nguvu za mkono wake; na usiliwe mkate uliochachwa.
4 This day came ye out in the month Abib.
Ninyi mwatoka leo katika mwezi wa Abibu.
5 And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.
Itakuwa hapo Bwana atakapowaleta mpaka nchi ya Wakanaani, na Wahiti, na Waamori, na Wahivi, na Wayebusi, nchi hiyo aliyowaapia baba zako kwamba atakupa wewe, ni nchi imiminikayo maziwa na asali, ndipo mtakapoushika utumishi huu katika mwezi huu.
6 Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.
Mtakula mikate isiyochachwa muda wa siku saba, nayo siku ya saba itakuwa ni sikukuu ya Bwana.
7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.
Mikate isiyochachwa italiwa katika hizo siku saba; mkate uliotiwa chachu usionekane kwako, wala chachu isionekane kwako, ndani ya mipaka yako yote.
8 And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.
Nawe utamwambia mwanao siku hiyo, ukisema, Ni kwa sababu ya hayo Bwana aliyonifanyia hapo nilipotoka Misri.
9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD's law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.
Nayo itakuwa ishara kwako katika mkono wako, na kwa ukumbusho kati ya macho yako, ili kwamba sheria ya Bwana ipate kuwa kinywani mwako; kwani Bwana alikutoa utoke Misri kwa mkono wenye uwezo.
10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.
Kwa hiyo utaitunza amri hii kwa wakati wake mwaka baada ya mwaka.
11 And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,
Itakuwa hapo Bwana atakapokuleta katika nchi ya Wakanaani, kama alivyokuapia wewe na baba zako, na kukupa,
12 that thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD's.
ndipo utamwekea Bwana kila afunguaye tumbo, na kila mzaliwa wa kwanza uliye naye, azaliwaye na mnyama; hao waume watakuwa ni wa Bwana.
13 And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.
Kila mzaliwa wa kwanza wa punda utamkomboa kwa mwana-kondoo; na kwamba hutaki kumkomboa, utamvunja shingo; na kila mzaliwa wa kwanza wa binadamu katika wanao utamkomboa.
14 And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:
Kisha itakuwa hapo mwanao atakapokuuliza keshoni, akisema, Ni nini hivi? Utamwambia, Bwana alimtoa Misri, kutoka ile nyumba ya utumwa, kwa uwezo wa mkono wake;
15 and it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.
basi ilikuwa hapo Farao alipojifanya kuwa mgumu ili asitupe ruhusa kuondoka, Bwana akawapiga wazaliwa wa kwanza wote waliokuwa katika nchi ya Misri, wa binadamu na wa mnyama; kwa ajili ya hayo namtolea Bwana wote wafunguao tumbo, wakiwa waume; lakini wazaliwa wa kwanza wote wa wana wangu nawakomboa.
16 And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.
Jambo hilo litakuwa ni ishara mkononi mwako, na utepe katikati ya macho yako; kwa kuwa Bwana alitutoa Misri kwa uwezo wa mkono wake.
The Exodus
17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:
Ilikuwa hapo Farao alipokwisha kuwaacha watu hao waende zao, Mungu hakuwaongoza kwa njia ya nchi ya Wafilisti, ijapokuwa ilikuwa ni ya karibu; maana Mungu alisema, Wasije wakaghairi watu hawa hapo watakapokutana na vita, na kurudi Misri;
18 but God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.
lakini Mungu akawazungusha hao watu kwa njia ya bara kando ya Bahari ya Shamu; wana wa Israeli wakakwea kutoka nchi ya Misri hali wamevaa silaha.
19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.
Musa akaichukua ile mifupa ya Yusufu pamoja naye; maana, alikuwa amewaapisha sana wana wa Israeli, akisema, Mungu hana budi atawajilia ninyi; nanyi mtaichukua mfupa yangu kutoka hapa pamoja nanyi.
20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
Nao wakasafiri kutoka Sukothi, wakapiga kambi Ethamu, kwenye mpaka wa ile jangwa.
21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
Bwana naye akawatangulia mchana ndani ya wingu mfano wa nguzo, ili awaongoze njia; na usiku, ndani ya moto mfano wa nguzo, ili kuwapa nuru; wapate kusafiri mchana na usiku;
22 he took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.
ile nguzo ya wingu haikuondoka mchana, wala ile nguzo ya moto haikuondoka usiku, mbele ya hao watu.
