1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
Basi Yoramu mwana wa Ahabu alianza kutawala juu ya Israeli huko Samaria katika mwaka wa kumi na nane wa Yehoshafati mfalme wa Yuda, akatawala miaka kumi na miwili.
2 And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
Akafanya yaliyo mabaya machoni pa Bwana; ila si kama baba yake na kama mama yake; maana akaiondoa ile nguzo ya Baali aliyoifanya baba yake.
3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
Pamoja na hayo alishikamana na dhambi za Yeroboamu mwana wa Nebati, ambazo kwa hizo aliwakosesha Israeli; wala hakuziacha.
Fills the Water Trenches
4 And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
Basi Mesha, mfalme wa Moabu, alikuwa mfuga kondoo; naye alikuwa akimlipa mfalme wa Israeli sufu ya wana-kondoo elfu mia, na ya kondoo waume elfu mia.
5 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
Lakini ikawa, Ahabu alipokufa, mfalme wa Moabu akamwasi mfalme wa Israeli.
6 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel.
Akatoka wakati ule ule mfalme Yoramu katika Samaria, akawahesabu Israeli wote.
7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art , my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
Akaenda akatuma kwa Yehoshafati mfalme wa Yuda, akasema, Mfalme wa Moabu ameniasi; je! Utakwenda pamoja nami tupigane na Moabu? Akasema, Nitakwenda; mimi ni kama wewe, watu wangu ni kama watu wako, farasi zangu ni kama farasi zako.
8 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
Akauliza, Njia ipi tuiendee? Akajibu, Njia ya jangwa la Edomu.
9 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.
Basi mfalme wa Israeli akaenda, na mfalme wa Yuda, na mfalme wa Edomu; wakazunguka mwendo wa siku saba; wala hapakuwa na maji kwa jeshi, wala kwa wanyama waliowafuata.
10 And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
Mfalme wa Israeli akasema, Ole wetu! Kwani Bwana amewakutanisha hawa wafalme watatu, awaue mkononi mwa Moabu.
11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
Lakini Yehoshafati akasema, Je! Hapana hapa nabii wa Bwana, ili tumwulize Bwana kwa yeye? Akajibu mtumishi mmoja wa mfalme wa Israeli, akasema, Yupo hapa Elisha mwana wa Shafati, aliyekuwa akimimina maji juu ya mikono yake Eliya.
12 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
Yehoshafati akasema, Neno la Bwana analo huyu. Basi mfalme wa Israeli, na Yehoshafati, na mfalme wa Edomu, wakamshukia.
13 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
Elisha akamwambia mfalme wa Israeli, Nina nini mimi nawe? Uende kwa manabii wa babayo, na manabii wa mamayo. Mfalme wa Israeli akamwambia, La, sivyo; kwa kuwa Bwana amewakutanisha hawa wafalme watatu, awaue mkononi mwa Moabu.
14 And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
Elisha akasema, Kama Bwana wa majeshi aishivyo, ambaye nimesimama mbele zake, kama singemwangalia uso wake Yehoshafati mfalme wa Yuda, singekutazama, wala kuonana nawe.
15 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
Ila sasa niletee mpiga kinanda. Ikawa, mpiga kinanda alipokipiga, mkono wa Bwana ukamjia juu yake.
16 And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.
Akasema, Bwana asema hivi, Fanyeni bonde hili lijae mahandaki.
17 For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
Kwa kuwa Bwana asema hivi, Hamutauona upepo, wala hamtaiona mvua, ila bonde hilo litajaa maji; nanyi mtakunywa, ninyi, na ng'ombe zenu, na wanyama wenu.
18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.
Na jambo hili ni jepesi machoni pa Bwana; pia atawatia Wamoabi mikononi mwenu.
19 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.
Nanyi mtapiga kila mji wenye boma, na kila mji ulio mzuri, na kila mti mwema mtaukata, na chemchemi zote za maji mtaziziba, na kila mahali palipo pema mtapaharibu kwa mawe.
20 And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
Ikawa asubuhi, wakati wa kutoa sadaka ya unga, tazama, maji yakaja kwa njia ya Edomu, hata nchi ikajaa maji.
21 And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.
Basi Wamoabi wote waliposikia ya kuwa wafalme hao wamekwea ili kupigana nao, walijikusanya pamoja, wote wawezao kuvaa silaha, na wenye umri zaidi, wakasimama mpakani.
22 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:
Wakaamka asubuhi na mapema, na hilo jua likameta-meta juu ya maji, na Wamoabi wakayaona yale maji yaliyowaelekea kuwa ni mekundu kama damu.
23 and they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.
Wakasema, Ndiyo damu hii; bila shaka hao wafalme wameharibika, wamepigana kila mtu na mwenziwe; basi sasa, enyi Wamoabi, nyara hizo!
24 And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country.
Hata walipokuja matuoni kwa Israeli, Waisraeli wakainuka wakawapiga Wamoabi, hata wakakimbia mbele yao; wakaendelea wakiwapiga-piga Wamoabi hata kwao.
25 And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kir-hareseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it , and smote it.
Wakaibomoa ile miji; wakatupa katika kila mahali palipo pema kila mtu jiwe lake, wakapajaza; wakaziziba chemchemi zote za maji, wakaikata miti yote iliyo mizuri; mpaka katika Kir-haresethi tu wakayasaza mawe yake; ila wenye kombeo wakauzunguka wakaupiga.
26 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.
Naye mfalme wa Moabu alipoona ya kwamba ameshindwa vitani, alitwaa pamoja naye watu mia saba wenye kufuta panga ili wapenye hata kwa mfalme wa Edomu; wala hawakudiriki.
27 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
Ndipo akamtwaa mwanawe wa kwanza, yeye ambaye angetawala mahali pake, akamtoa awe sadaka ya kuteketezwa juu ya ukuta. Kukawa hasira kuu juu ya Israeli; basi wakatoka kwake, wakarudi kwenda nchi yao wenyewe.
