Waamuzi 9 Bibel auf Englisch und Swahili (KJV)

¹ And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,
Abimeleki, mwana wa Yerubaali, akaenda Shekemu kwa ndugu za mama yake, akanena nao, na wote waliokuwa wa nyumba ya baba ya mama yake, akasema,

² Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
Haya, neneni tafadhali masikioni mwa waume wote wa Shekemu, mkaulize, Je! Ni lipi lililo jema kwenu, kwamba hao wana wa Yerubaali wote, ambao ni watu sabini, watawale juu yenu, au kwamba mtu mmoja atawale juu yenu? Tena kumbukeni ya kwamba mimi ni mfupa na nyama yenu.

³ And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
Hao ndugu za mama yake wakanena habari zake masikioni mwa hao watu wote wa Shekemu maneno hayo yote; na mioyo yao ikaelekea kumwandama Abimeleki; kwa kuwa walisema, Huyu ni ndugu yetu.

⁴ And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.
Wakampa vipande vya fedha sabini vilivyotoka katika nyumba ya Baal-berithi, na kwa fedha hizo Abimeleki akaajiri watu wapuuzi mabaradhuli, wafuatane naye.

⁵ And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
Kisha akaenda nyumbani kwa babaye huko Ofra, akawaua nduguze, hao wana wa Yerubaali, watu sabini, akawaua juu ya jiwe moja; lakini Yothamu, mwana mdogo wa Yerubaali, alisalia; kwa maana alijificha.

⁶ And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.
Kisha hao watu wote wa Shekemu wakakusanyika pamoja, na jamaa yote ya Milo, wakaenda na kumtawaza Abimeleki awe mfalme, karibu na huo mgandi ulio karibu na ngome iliyo katika Shekemu.

⁸ The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
Siku moja miti ilitoka ili kuutia mmoja mafuta uwe mfalme juu yao; ikauambia mti mzeituni, Tawala wewe juu yetu.

⁹ But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Lakini huo mzeituni ukaiambia, Je! Niache mafuta yangu, ambayo kwangu mimi watu wamheshimu Mungu na wanadamu, ili niende nikayonge-yonge juu ya miti?

¹⁰ And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
Kisha miti ikauambia mtini, Njoo wewe, utawale juu yetu.

¹¹ But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Lakini huo mtini ukaiambia, Je! Niuache utamu wangu, na matunda yangu mazuri, niende nikayonge-yonge juu ya miti?

¹² Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.
Kisha miti ikauambia mzabibu, Njoo wewe, utawale juu yetu.

¹³ And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Huo mzabibu nao ukaiambia, Je! Niiache divai yangu, ambayo humfurahisha Mungu na wanadamu, ili niende nikayonge-yonge juu ya miti?

¹⁴ Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.
Ndipo hiyo miti yote ikauambia mti wa miiba, Njoo wewe, utawale juu yetu.

¹⁵ And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
Huo mti wa miiba ukaiambia miti, Kwamba ninyi mwanitia mafuta niwe mfalme juu yenu kwelikweli, basi njoni mtumaini kivuli changu; na kwamba sivyo, na utoke moto katika mti wa miiba na kuiteketeza mierezi ya Lebanoni.

¹⁶ Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;
Basi sasa ikiwa mmetenda kwa uaminifu na uelekevu, katika kumtawaza Abimeleki awe mfalme, na ikiwa mmemtendea mema Yerubaali na nyumba yake, na kumtendea kama ilivyostahili mikono yake;

¹⁷ (for my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
(kwa maana baba yangu aliwatetea ninyi, na kuhatirisha uhai wake, na kuwaokoa na mikono ya Midiani;

¹⁸ and ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)
nanyi mmeinuka juu ya nyumba ya baba yangu hivi leo nanyi mmewaua wanawe, watu sabini, juu ya jiwe moja, nanyi mmemtawaza Abimeleki, mwana wa kijakazi chake, awe mfalme juu ya watu wa Shekemu kwa sababu yeye ni ndugu yenu;)

¹⁹ if ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
basi ikiwa mmemtendea kwa uaminifu na uelekevu Yerubaali na nyumba yake hivi leo, basi furahini ninyi katika huyo Abimeleki, yeye naye na afurahi kwenu ninyi;

²⁰ but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
lakini kwamba sivyo hivyo, basi, moto na utoke katika Abimeleki na kuwateketeza watu wa Shekemu, na jamaa ya Milo; kisha moto na utoke katika hao watu wa Shekemu, na katika jamaa ya Milo, na kumteketeza Abimeleki.

²¹ And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
Kisha Yothamu akaenda zake na kukimbia, akaenda Beeri, na kukaa kuko, kwa kumwogopa Abimeleki nduguye.

²³ then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
Kisha Mungu akapeleka roho mbaya kati ya Abimeleki na watu wa Shekemu; nao watu wa Shekemu wakamtendea Abimeleki kwa udanganyifu;

²⁴ that the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.
ili kwamba huo udhalimu waliotendewa hao wana sabini wa Yerubaali uje, tena kwamba damu yao iandikwe juu ya Abimeleki ndugu yao, aliyewaua, na juu ya watu wa Shekemu, waliomtia nguvu mikono yake ili awaue hao nduguze.

²⁵ And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.
Basi watu wa Shekemu wakaweka watu kumvizia juu ya vilele vya milima, ambao waliwanyang'anya vitu vyao watu wote waliopita njia hiyo karibu nao; naye Abimeleki aliambiwa.

²⁷ And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes , and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
Nao wakatoka kwenda mashambani, wakavuna mashamba yao ya mizabibu, na kuzishindika hizo zabibu, na kufanya sikukuu, kisha wakaingia nyumbani mwa mungu wao, wakala na kunywa na kumlaani huyo Abimeleki.

²⁸ And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
Naye Gaali mwana wa Ebedi akasema, Abimeleki ni nani, na Shekemu ni nani, hata tukamtumikie yeye? Yeye, je! Si mwana wa Yerubaali? Na Zebuli siye akida wake? Haya, ninyi watumikieni hao watu wa Hamori, babaye Shekemu; Lakini sisi je! Tumtumikie kwa sababu gani?

²⁹ And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
Laiti watu hawa wangekuwa chini ya mkono wangu! Hapo basi mimi ningemwondoa huyo Abimeleki. Kisha akamwambia Abimeleki, Haya, ongeza askari zako, utoke nje.

³¹ And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.
Naye akatuma wajumbe waende kwa Abimeleki kwa siri, akasema, Tazama, Gaali, mwana wa Ebedi, na ndugu zake wamekuja Shekemu; na tazama waufitinisha mji huu kinyume chako.

³² Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:
Basi sasa, inuka wewe, usiku, wewe na watu walio pamoja nawe, mvizie mashambani;

³³ and it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.
kisha itakuwa, asubuhi, mara litakapokucha jua, wewe utaamka asubuhi na mapema, na kuushambulia mji huo; tena, angalia, hapo yeye na wale watu walio pamoja naye watakapokutokea nje kupigana nawe, ndipo utapata kuwatenda kama utakavyopata nafasi.

³⁵ And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.
Huyo Gaali mwana wa Ebedi akatoka nje, akasimama penye maingilio ya lango la mji; naye Abimeleki na hao watu waliokuwa pamoja naye wakainuka kutoka mahali pale walipokuwa wanavizia.

³⁶ And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.
Basi Gaali alipowaona hao watu, akamwambia Zebuli, Tazama, watu washuka kutoka katika vilele vya milima. Zebuli akamwambia, Ni kivuli cha milima unachokiona kama ndio watu.

³⁷ And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.
Kisha Gaali akasema mara ya pili, akanena, Angalia, watu washuka katikati ya nchi, na kikosi kimoja kinakuja kwa njia ya mwaloni wa Meonenimu.

³⁸ Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.
Ndipo Zebuli akamwambia, Je! Kinywa chako sasa ki wapi, hata ukasema Huyo Abimeleki ni nani, hata inatupasa kumtumikia yeye? Je! Hawa sio watu hao uliowadharau wewe? Haya, toka nje sasa, tafadhali, upigane nao.

³⁹ And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
Basi Gaali akatoka nje mbele ya watu wa Shekemu, akapigana na Abimeleki.

⁴⁰ And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.
Lakini Abimeleki akamkimbiza, naye akakimbia mbele yake, wengi wakaanguka waliojeruhiwa hata kufikilia maingilio ya hilo lango.

⁴² And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
Ikawa siku ya pili yake, watu wakatoka waende mashambani; naye Abimeleki aliambiwa.

⁴³ And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.
Naye akawatwaa watu wake, na kuwagawanya wawe vikosi vitatu, nao wakavizia mashambani; naye akaangalia, na tazama, watu walikuwa watoka humo mjini; basi akainuka na kupigana nao, akawapiga.

⁴⁴ And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.
Abimeleki, na vile vikosi vilivyokuwa pamoja naye, wakafuliza kwenda mbele, wakasimama penye maingilio ya lango la mji, na vile vikosi viwili vikawarukia hao wote waliokuwa mashambani, na kuwapiga.

⁴⁵ And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
Abimeleki akapigana na huo mji mchana kutwa; akautwaa mji, akawaua watu waliokuwamo ndani yake; kisha akaupomosha mji, na kuutia chumvi.

⁴⁷ And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
Abimeleki aliambiwa ya kuwa watu hao wote wa buruji ya Shekemu wamekutana pamoja.

⁴⁸ And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done .
Basi Abimeleki akakwea kwenda kilima cha Salmoni, yeye na wote waliokuwa pamoja naye; naye Abimeleki akashika shoka mkononi mwake, akakata tawi moja katika miti, akalishika na kujitweka fuzini mwake; akawaambia hao watu waliokuwa pamoja naye, Haya, mliyoniona mimi kufanya, fanyeni upesi vivyo, kama nilivyofanya mimi.

⁴⁹ And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
Basi watu hao wote vivyo wakakata kila mtu tawi lake, wakamwandama Abimeleki, wakayaweka hayo matawi pale ngomeni, na kuiteketeza moto hiyo ngome juu yao; basi hivyo watu wote wa hiyo buruji ya Shekemu wakafa, walipata kama watu elfu, waume kwa wake.

⁵¹ But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.
Lakini ndani ya huo mji palikuwa na buruji yenye nguvu, na watu wote waume na wake wakakimbilia huko, na watu wote wa mji, nao wakajifungia ndani, wakapanda paa la buruji.

⁵² And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
Abimeleki akaiendea hiyo buruji na kupigana nayo; naye akaukaribia mlango wa buruji ili auteketeze kwa moto.

⁵³ And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.
Na mwanamke mmoja akabwaga jiwe la kusagia la juu, nalo likampiga Abimeleki kichwani, na kulivunja fuvu la kichwa chake.

⁵⁴ Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
Ndipo akamwita kwa haraka huyo kijana aliyekuwa anamchukulia silaha zake, na kumwambia, Futa upanga wako, uniue, ili watu wasiseme juu yangu Aliuawa na mwanamke. Basi huyo kijana wake akamchoma upanga, naye akafa.

⁵⁵ And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.
Basi hapo watu wa Israeli walipoona ya kuwa Abimeleki amekufa, wakaondoka wakaenda kila mtu mahali pake.

⁵⁶ Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:
Basi hivyo Mungu akalipiza kisasi juu ya uovu wa Abimeleki aliomtenda baba yake, katika kuwaua hao nduguze watu sabini;

⁵⁷ and all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
uovu wote wa watu wa Shekemu Mungu alilipiza juu ya vichwa vyao; na hiyo laana ya Yothamu mwana wa Yerubaali ikawajilia juu yao.