Tribal Conquests
1 Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?
Ikawa baada ya kufa kwake Yoshua, wana wa Israeli wakamwuliza Bwana, wakisema, Ni nani atakayekwea kwanza kwa ajili yetu juu ya Wakanaani, ili kupigana nao?
2 And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
Bwana akasema, Yuda atakwea; tazama, nimeitia hiyo nchi mkononi mwake.
3 And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.
Ndipo Yuda akamwambia Simeoni ndugu yake, Kwea wewe pamoja nami katika kura yangu, ili tupate kupigana na Wakanaani; kisha mimi nami nitakwenda pamoja nawe katika kura yako. Basi Simeoni akaenda pamoja naye.
4 And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
Yuda akakwea; naye Bwana akawatia Wakanaani na Waperizi mkononi mwao; nao wakawapiga huko Bezeki watu elfu kumi.
5 And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
Wakampata huyo Adoni-bezeki huko Bezeki; wakapigana naye, nao wakawapiga Wakanaani na Waperizi.
6 But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
Lakini Adoni-bezeki akakimbia; nao wakamwandamia na kumshika, wakamkata vyanda vyake vya gumba vya mikono na vya miguu.
7 And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.
Adoni-bezeki akasema, Wafalme sabini, waliokuwa wamekatwa vyanda vyao vya gumba vya mikono na vya miguu, waliokota chakula chao chini ya meza yangu; kama nilivyofanya mimi, Mungu amenilipa vivyo. Wakamleta Yerusalemu naye akafa kuko.
8 Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
Kisha wana wa Yuda wakapigana na Yerusalemu, wakautwaa, wakaupiga kwa makali ya upanga, na kuupiga moto huo mji.
9 And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.
Baadaye wana wa Yuda wakatelemka ili wapigane na hao Wakanaani waliokaa katika nchi ya milimani, na nchi ya Negebu, na nchi ya Shefela.
10 And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
Kisha Yuda akawafuatia hao Wakanaani waliokaa katika Hebroni; (jina la Hebroni hapo kwanza ulikuwa ukiitwa Kiriath-arba;) nao wakamwua Sheshai, na Ahimani, na Talmai.
11 And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher:
Kisha kutoka hapo akawafuatia wale wenye kukaa Debiri. (Jina la Debiri hapo kwanza ulikuwa ukiitwa Kiriath-seferi.)
12 and Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
Huyo Kalebu alisema, Yeye atakayeupiga Kiriath-seferi na kuutwaa, nitamwoza mwanangu Aksa awe mkewe.
13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
Naye Othnieli, mwana wa Kenazi, ndugu mdogo wa huyo Kalebu, aliutwaa; basi akamwoza mwanawe Aksa.
14 And it came to pass, when she came to him , that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?
Ikawa hapo alipokwenda kukaa naye, huyo mwanamke akamtaka ili aombe shamba kwa baba yake; na huyo mwanamke akashuka katika punda wake; Kalebu akamwuliza, Una haja gani utakayo?
15 And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.
Mwanamke akasema, Nipe baraka; kwa kuwa wewe umeniweka katika nchi ya Negebu, basi unipe na vijito vya maji pia. Kalebu akampa vile vijito vya maji vya juu na vijito vya chini.
16 And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
Hao wana wa Mkeni, huyo shemeji yake Musa, wakakwea juu kutoka katika huo mji wa mitende, pamoja na wana wa Yuda, na kuingia hiyo nyika ya Yuda, iliyo upande wa kusini wa Aradi; nao wakaenda na kukaa pamoja na watu hao.
17 And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.
Kisha Yuda akaenda pamoja na nduguye Simeoni, na wakawapiga Wakanaani waliokaa katika Sefathi, na kuuharibu mji kabisa. Na jina la mji huo ulikuwa ukiitwa Horma.
18 Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.
Pamoja na haya Yuda aliutwaa Gaza pamoja na mipaka yake, na Ashkeloni na mipaka yake, na Ekroni na mipaka yake.
19 And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.
Bwana alikuwa pamoja na Yuda; naye akawafukuza watu waliokaa katika nchi ya milimani; asiweze kuwafukuza hao waliokaa katika hilo bonde, kwa kuwa wao walikuwa na magari ya chuma.
20 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.
Kisha wakampa huyo Kalebu Hebroni, kama alivyonena Musa naye akawafukuza wale wana watatu wa Anaki.
21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
Lakini wana wa Benyamini hawakuwafukuza Wayebusi waliokaa mji wa Yerusalemu; bali Wayebusi walikaa pamoja na wana wa Benyamini ndani ya Yerusalemu hata hivi leo.
22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the LORD was with them.
Nyumba ya Yusufu nayo, wao nao walikwea kwenda juu ya Betheli; naye Bwana alikuwa pamoja nao.
23 And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth-el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
Kisha mbari ya Yusufu wakatuma watu waende kuupeleleza Betheli. (Jina la mji huo hapo kwanza ulikuwa ukiitwa Luzu.)
24 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.
Hao wapelelezi walimwona mtu atoka katika huo mji, wakamwambia, Tafadhali, utuonyeshe maingilio ya mji huu, nasi tutakutendea mema.
25 And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.
Basi akawaonyesha maingilio ya mji, nao wakaupiga huo mji kwa makali ya upanga; lakini huyo mtu walimwacha aende zake, na watu wote wa jamaa yake.
26 And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.
Huyo mtu akaenda katika nchi ya Wahiti, akajenga mji, akaliita jina la huo mji Luzu; nalo ndilo jina lake hata hivi leo.
27 Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
Tena Manase hakuwatoa wenyeji wa Bethsheani na miji yake, wala hao waliokaa Taanaki na miji yake, wala hao waliokaa Dori na miji yake, wala hao waliokaa Ibleamu na miji yake, wala hao waliokaa Megido na miji yake; lakini hao Wakanaani walikuwa hawakukubali kuiacha nchi hiyo.
28 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.
Kisha ikawa, hapo Israeli walipokuwa wamepata nguvu, ndipo walipowatia hao Wakanaani katika kazi ya shokoa, wala hawakuwafukuza kabisa.
29 Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
Efraimu naye hakuwatoa Wakanaani waliokuwa wakikaa katika Gezeri; lakini Wakanaani walikaa ndani ya Gezeri kati yao.
30 Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.
Zabuloni naye hakuwatoa wenyeji wa Kitroni, wala hao waliokaa katika Nahalali; lakini Wakanaani walikaa kati yao, wakalazimishwa shokoa.
31 Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:
Asheri naye hakuwatoa wenyeji wa Aka, wala hao waliokaa Sidoni, wala hao wa Alabu, wala hao wa Akzibu, wala hao wa Helba, wala hao wa Afeka, wala hao wa Rehobu;
32 but the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out.
lakini Waasheri wakakaa kati ya Wakanaani, hao wenyeji wa nchi; kwa kuwa hawakuwafukuza.
33 Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributaries unto them.
Naftali naye hakuwatoa wenyeji wa Bethshemeshi, wala hao waliokaa Bethanathi; lakini alikaa kati ya Wakanaani, hao wenyeji wa nchi; pamoja na haya hao wenyeji wa Bethshemeshi, na wenyeji wa Bethanathi, wakawatumikia kazi ya shokoa.
34 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:
Kisha Waamori waliwasukumiza wana wa Dani waende milimani; kwani hawakuwakubali kutelemkia bondeni;
35 but the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.
lakini hao Waamori waliendelea kukaa katika kilima cha Heresi, na katika Aiyaloni, na katika Shaalbimu; pamoja na haya mkono wa hiyo nyumba ya Yusufu ulishinda, hata wakawalazimisha shokoa.
36 And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
Mpaka wa Waamori ulikuwa tangu huko kupandia Akrabimu, tangu hilo jabali, na juu yake.
