The Death of Ahab
1 And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.
Wakakaa miaka mitatu pasipo vita kati ya Shamu na Israeli.
2 And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
Ikawa, mwaka wa tatu Yehoshafati mfalme Wa Yuda akamshukia mfalme wa Israeli.
3 And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?
Mfalme wa Israeli akawaambia watumishi wake, Je! Hamjui ya kuwa Ramoth-Gileadi ni yetu? Nasi tumenyamaza tusiitwae mkononi mwa mfalme wa Shamu?
4 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth-gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art , my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.
Akamwambia Yehoshafati, Je! Utakwenda nami tupigane na Ramoth-gileadi? Yehoshafati akamwambia mfalme wa Israeli, Mimi ni kama wewe, na watu wangu ni kama watu wako na farasi zangu ni kama farasi zako.
5 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.
Yehoshafati akamwambia mfalme wa Israeli, Uulize leo, nakusihi, kwa neno la Bwana.
6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
Ndipo mfalme wa Israeli akawakusanya pamoja manabii, kama watu mia nne. Akawaambia Je! Niende juu ya Ramoth-Gileadi kuupiga vita, au ninyamaze? Wakasema Kwea; kwa kuwa Bwana atautia mkononi mwa mfalme.
7 And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?
Lakini Yehoshafati akasema, Je! Hayupo hapa nabii wa Bwana tena, ili tumwulize yeye?
8 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
Mfalme wa Israeli akamwambia Yehoshafati, Yupo mtu mmoja, ambaye tungeweza kumwuliza Bwana kwa yeye, yaani Mikaya mwana wa Imla; lakini namchukia; kwa sababu hanibashirii mema, ila mabaya. Yehoshafati akasema, La! Mfalme asiseme hivi.
9 Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.
Ndipo mfalme wa Israeli akamwita akida, akamwambia, mlete hima Mikaya mwana wa Imla.
10 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
Basi mfalme wa Israeli na Yehoshafati mfalme wa Yuda walikuwa wakikaa kila mtu katika kiti chake cha enzi, wamevaa mavazi yao, katika sakafu langoni pa Samaria; na manabii wote wakafanya unabii mbele yao.
11 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.
Na Zedekia mwana wa Kenaana akajifanyia pembe za chuma, akasema, Bwana asema hivi, Kwa hizo utawasukuma Washami, hata waharibike.
12 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the king's hand.
Na manabii wote wakasema hivyo kwa unabii, wakisema, Kwea Ramoth-Gileadi, ukafanikiwe; kwa kuwa Bwana atautia mkononi mwa mfalme.
13 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.
Na yule mjumbe, aliyekwenda kumwita Mikaya, akamwambia, akasema, Angalia sasa, maneno ya manabii kwa kinywa kimoja husema mema kwa mfalme; neno lako na liwe, nakusihi, kama neno la mmojawapo wao, ukaseme mema.
14 And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
Mikaya akasema, Kama Bwana aishivyo, neno lile Bwana aniambialo, ndilo nitakalolinena.
15 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
Na alipokuja kwa mfalme, mfalme alimwambia, Je! Mikaya, tuende Ramoth-Gileadi kupiga vita, au tunyamaze? Akamwambia, Kwea, ufanikiwe; kwa kuwa Bwana atautia mkononi mwa mfalme.
16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?
Mfalme akamwambia, Mara ngapi nikuapishe usiniambie neno ila yaliyo kweli, kwa jina la Bwana?
17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.
Akasema, Naliwaona Waisraeli wote wametawanyika milimani, kama kondoo wasio na mchungaji. Bwana akasema, Hawa hawana bwana; na warudi kila mtu nyumbani kwake kwa amani.
18 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?
Mfalme wa Israeli akamwambia Yehoshafati, Je! Sikukuambia, hatanibashiria mema, ila mabaya?
19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
Mikaya akasema, Sikia basi neno la Bwana; Nalimwona Bwana ameketi katika kiti chake cha enzi, na jeshi lote la mbinguni wamesimama upande wa mkono wake wa kuume na wa kushoto.
20 And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.
Bwana akasema, Ni nani atakayemdanganya Ahabu, ili akwee Ramoth-Gileadi akaanguke? Basi huyu akasema hivi; na huyu hivi.
21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.
Akatoka pepo, akasimama mbele za Bwana, akasema, Mimi nitamdanganya.
22 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him , and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
Bwana akamwambia, Jinsi gani? Akasema, Nitaondoka, na kuwa pepo wa uongo kinywani mwa manabii wake wote. Akasema, Utamdanganya, na kudiriki pia; ondoka ukafanye hivyo.
23 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.
Basi angalia, Bwana ametia pepo wa uongo kinywani mwa manabii wako hawa wote; naye Bwana amenena mabaya juu yako.
24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
Ndipo akakaribia Zedekia, mwana wa Kenaana, akampiga Mikaya kofi la shavu, akasema, Roho ya Bwana alitokaje kwangu ili aseme na wewe?
25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
Mikaya akamwambia, Angalia, utaona siku ile utakapoingia katika chumba cha ndani ili ujifiche.
26 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;
Mfalme wa Israeli akasema, Mchukueni Mikaya, mkamrudishe kwa Amoni mkuu wa mji na kwa Yoashi mwana wa mfalme;
27 and say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.
mkaseme, Mfalme asema hivi, Mtieni mtu huyu gerezani, mkamlishe kwa chakula cha shida, na maji ya shida, hata nitakaporudi kwa amani.
28 And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.
Mikaya akasema, Ukirudi kabisa kwa amani, Bwana hakusema kwa mimi. Akasema, Sikieni, enyi watu wote.
29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
Basi mfalme wa Israeli na Yehoshafati mfalme wa Yuda wakakwea mpaka Ramoth-Gileadi.
30 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.
Mfalme wa Israeli akamwambia Yehoshafati, Nitajibadilisha, na kuingia vitani; lakini wewe uvae mavazi yako. Mfalme wa Israeli akajibadilisha, akaingia vitani.
31 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.
Basi mfalme wa Shamu alikuwa amewaamuru wakuu wa magari yake thelathini na wawili, akisema, Msipigane na mdogo wala mkuu, ila na mfalme wa Israeli peke yake.
32 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.
Ikawa wakuu wa magari walipomwona Yehoshafati, wakasema, Huyo ndiye mfalme wa Israeli Wakageuka juu yake ili wapigane naye; naye Yehoshafati akapiga ukelele.
33 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
Ikawa, wakuu wa magari walipoona ya kuwa siye mfalme wa Israeli, wakageuka nyuma wasimfuate.
34 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
Mtu mmoja akavuta upinde kwa kubahatisha, akampiga mfalme wa Israeli mahali pa kuungana mavazi yake ya chuma; kwa hiyo akamwambia mwendesha gari lake, Geuza mkono wako, unichukue kutoka katika majeshi; kwa kuwa nimejeruhiwa sana.
35 And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot.
Pigano likazidi siku ile; mfalme akategemezwa garini mwake, kinyume cha Washami, hata jioni akafa; damu ikatoka katika jeraha yake ndani ya gari.
36 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
Ikapigwa mbiu jeshini, jua likichwa, kusema, Kila mtu aende mjini kwake, na kila mtu shambani kwake.
37 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
Hivyo akafa mfalme, akachukuliwa Samaria, wakamzika mfalme huko Samaria.
38 And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.
Wakaliosha gari penye birika la Samaria, na mbwa wakaramba damu yake; (basi ndipo walipooga makahaba); sawasawa na neno la Bwana alilolinena.
39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Na mambo yote ya Ahabu yaliyosalia, na yote aliyoyafanya, na nyumba ya pembe aliyoijenga, na miji yote aliyoijenga, je! Hayakuandikwa katika kitabu-cha-tarehe cha wafalme wa Israeli?
40 So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
Basi Ahabu akalala na baba zake; na Ahazia mwanawe akatawala mahali pake.
The Two Kingdoms
41 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
Yehoshafati mwana wa Asa alianza kutawala juu ya Yuda, katika mwaka wa nne wa Ahabu mfalme wa Israeli.
42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
Yehoshafati alikuwa mwenye miaka thelathini na mitano alipoanza kutawala; akatawala miaka ishirini na mitano huko Yerusalemu. Na jina la mamaye aliitwa Azuba binti Shilhi.
43 And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.
Akaiendea njia yote ya Asa babaye; wala hakugeuka, akifanya yaliyo mema machoni pa Bwana. Lakini mahali pa juu hapakuondolewa; watu wakaendelea kutoa dhabihu wakafukiza uvumba katika mahali pa juu.
44 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
Yehoshafati akafanya amani na mfalme wa Israeli.
45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
Na mambo yote ya Yehoshafati yaliyosalia, na uthabiti alioufanya, na jinsi alivyopiga vita, je! Hayakuandikwa katika kitabu-cha-tarehe cha wafalme wa Yuda?
46 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.
Tena mahanithi waliosalia, hao waliosalia siku za Asa baba yake, akawaondoa katika nchi.
47 There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
Wala hapakuwa na mfalme katika Edomu; naibu alikuwa ndiye mfalme.
48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
Yehoshafati akafanya merikebu za Tarshishi ziende Ofiri kuchukua dhahabu; walakini hazikuenda; kwa maana merikebu zilivunjika huko Esion-geberi.
49 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.
Ndipo Ahazia mwana wa Ahabu akamwambia Yehoshafati, Watumishi wangu na waende pamoja na watumishi wako merikebuni. Lakini Yehoshafati hakukubali.
50 And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
Basi Yehoshafati akalala na babaze, akazikwa pamoja na babaze mjini mwa Daudi baba yake; na Yehoramu mwanawe akatawala mahali pake.
51 Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.
Ahazia mwana wa Ahabu alianza kutawala juu ya Israeli huko Samaria, katika mwaka wa kumi na saba wa Yehoshafati mfalme wa Yuda, akatawala miaka miwili juu ya Israeli.
52 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:
Akafanya yaliyo mabaya machoni pa Bwana, akaiendea njia ya babaye, na njia ya mamaye, na njia ya Yeroboamu mwana wa Nebati, aliyewakosesha Israeli.
53 for he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.
Akamtumikia Baali, akamwabudu, akamghadhibisha Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, kwa mfano wa mambo yote aliyoyafanya baba yake.
