Settlements of Tribes
1 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;
Basi wana wa Reubeni, na hao wana wa Gadi, walikuwa na wanyama wa mifugo wengi sana; nao walipoona nchi ya Yazeri, na nchi ya Gileadi, ya kuwa mahali hapo palikuwa ni mahali pa kuwafaa wanyama;
2 the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,
hao wana wa Gadi, na wana wa Reubeni, wakamwendea Musa na Eleazari kuhani, na wakuu wa mkutano, wakanena nao, wakisema,
3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
Atarothi, na Diboni, na Yazeri, na Nimra, na Heshboni, na Eleale, na Sebamu, na Nebo na Beoni,
4 even the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:
nchi hiyo ambayo Bwana aliipiga mbele ya mkutano wa Israeli, ni nchi ifaayo kwa mfugo wa wanyama, nasi watumishi wako tuna wanyama.
5 wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.
Wakasema, Kama tumepata kibali mbele ya macho yako, sisi watumishi wako na tupewe nchi hii iwe milki yetu; usituvushe mto wa Yordani.
6 And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
Musa akawaambia wana wa Gadi na wana wa Reubeni, Je! Ndugu zenu waende vitani nanyi mtaketi hapa?
7 And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?
Mbona mwawavunja mioyo yao wana wa Israeli, wasivuke na kuingia nchi hiyo ambayo Bwana amewapa?
8 Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.
Ndivyo walivyofanya baba zenu, hapo nilipowatuma kutoka Kadesh-barnea ili waende kuiangalia hiyo nchi.
9 For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.
Kwa kuwa walipokwea na kuingia bonde la Eshkoli, na kuiona nchi, wakawavunja mioyo wana wa Israeli, ili wasikwee kuingia nchi Bwana aliyowapa.
10 And the LORD's anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,
Na siku ile hasira za Bwana ziliwaka, naye akaapa, akisema,
11 Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:
Hakika yangu hapana mtu mmoja katika wale watu waliotoka Misri, tangu huyo aliyepata umri wa miaka ishirini, na zaidi, atakayeiona hiyo nchi niliyomwapia Ibrahimu, na Isaka, na Yakobo; kwa sababu hawakuniandama kwa moyo wote;
12 save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.
ila Kalebu mwana wa Yefune, Mkenizi, na Yoshua mwana wa Nuni; kwa kuwa wao wamemwandama Bwana kwa moyo wote.
13 And the LORD's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.
Na hasira za Bwana ziliwaka juu ya Israeli, naye akawatembeza huku na huku jangwani muda wa miaka arobaini, hata kizazi hicho kizima kilichokuwa kimefanya uovu machoni pa Bwana kikaisha angamia.
14 And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.
Na tazama, ninyi mmeinuka badala ya baba zenu, maongeo ya watu wenye dhambi, ili kuongeza tena hizo hasira kali za Bwana juu ya Israeli.
15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.
Kwa kuwa mkigeuka msimwandame, yeye atawaacha tena nyikani; nanyi mtawaangamiza watu hawa wote.
16 And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
Basi wakamwendea karibu, na kusema, Sisi tutafanya mazizi hapa kwa ajili ya wanyama wetu wa mifugo, na kujenga miji kwa ajili ya watoto wetu;
17 but we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
lakini sisi wenyewe tutakuwa tayari na silaha zetu kutangulia mbele ya wana wa Israeli, hata tutakapowafikisha mahali pao; na watoto wetu watakaa katika hiyo miji yenye maboma, kwa sababu ya wenyeji wa nchi.
18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.
Sisi hatutarudia nyumba zetu, hata wana wa Israeli watakapokuwa wamekwisha kurithi kila mtu urithi wake.
19 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.
Kwa kuwa sisi hatutarithi pamoja nao huko ng'ambo ya pili ya Yordani, huko mbele; kwa sababu urithi wetu umetuangukia upande huu wa Yordani kwa mashariki.
20 And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,
Basi Musa akawaambia, Kama mtafanya jambo hili; kama mtajivika silaha, ili kutangulia mbele ya Bwana mwende vitani,
21 and will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,
tena kama kila mume wa kwenu mwenye kuchukua silaha atavuka Yordani mbele ya Bwana, hata atakapokuwa amekwisha watoa adui zake mbele yake,
22 and the land be subdued before the LORD: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD.
na hiyo nchi kushindwa mbele za Bwana; ndipo baadaye mtarudi, nanyi mtakuwa hamna hatia mbele za Bwana, wala kwa Israeli; na nchi hii itakuwa milki yenu mbele za Bwana.
23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.
Lakini kama hamtaki kufanya neno hilo, ninyi mmefanya dhambi mbele za Bwana, nanyi jueni ya kwamba hiyo dhambi yenu itawapata hapana budi.
24 Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
Basi, jengeni miji kwa ajili ya watoto wenu, na mazizi kwa ajili ya kondoo zenu; mkayafanye hayo mliotamka kwa vinywa vyenu.
25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
Ndipo wana wa Gadi na wana wa Reubeni wakanena na Musa, na kumwambia, Sisi watumishi wako tutafanya kama wewe bwana wangu utuagizavyo.
26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:
Watoto wetu, na wake wetu, na kondoo zetu, na ng'ombe zetu wote, watakuwa hapo katika miji ya Gileadi;
27 but thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.
lakini sisi watumishi wako tutavuka, kila mume aliyevaa silaha za vita, mbele za Bwana, tuende vitani, kama wewe bwana wangu usemavyo.
28 So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:
Basi Musa akamwagiza Eleazari kuhani, na Yoshua mwana wa Nuni, na wakuu wa nyumba za mababa za kabila za wana wa Israeli, katika habari za watu hao.
29 and Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:
Musa akawaambia, Kwamba wana wa Gadi, na wana wa Reubeni, watavuka Yordani pamoja nanyi, kila mtu aliyevaa silaha kwa vita, mbele za Bwana, nayo nchi itashindwa mbele yenu; ndipo mtawapa nchi ya Gileadi kuwa milki yao;
30 but if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.
lakini ikiwa hawataki kuvuka pamoja nanyi, hali wamevaa silaha zao, ndipo watakuwa na milki zao kati yenu katika nchi ya Kanaani.
31 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.
Wana wa Gadi, na wana wa Reubeni, wakajibu na kusema, Kama Bwana alivyotuambia sisi watumishi wako, ndivyo tutakavyofanya.
32 We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be our's.
Tutavuka, hali tumevaa silaha zetu, mbele za Bwana, kuingia nchi ya Kanaani, nayo milki ya urithi wetu itakuwa ng'ambo ya pili ya Yordani.
33 And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.
Basi Musa akawapa wao, maana, wana wa Gadi, na wana wa Reubeni, na hiyo nusu ya kabila ya Manase, mwana wa Yusufu, ufalme wa Sihoni mfalme wa Waamori, na ufalme wa Ogu mfalme wa Bashani, hiyo nchi, kama miji yao ilivyokuwa, pamoja na mipaka yake, maana, miji ya hiyo nchi iliyozunguka kotekote.
34 And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
Kisha wana wa Gadi wakajenga Diboni, na Atarothi, na Aroeri;
35 and Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,
na Atrothi-shofani, na Yazeri, na Yogbeha;
36 and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.
na, Beth-nimra, na Beth-harani; miji yenye maboma, na mazizi ya kondoo.
37 And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,
Na wana wa Reubeni wakajenga Heshboni, na Eleale, na Kiriathaimu;
38 and Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.
na Nebo, na Baal-meoni, (majina yake yalikuwa yamegeuzwa) na Sibma; nao wakaiita miji waliyoijenga majina mengine.
39 And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.
Na wana wa Makiri mwana wa Manase wakaenda Gileadi, na kuitwaa, na kuwapokonya Waamori waliokuwamo humo.
40 And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
Basi Musa akampa Makiri, mwana wa Manase, Gileadi, naye akakaa humo.
41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth-jair.
Kisha Yairi mwana wa Manase akaenda na kuvitwaa vijiji vya Gileadi. Akaviita jina lake Hawoth-yairi.
42 And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.
Kisha Noba akaenda na kutwaa Kenathi na vijiji vyake, na kuita jina lake Noba, kwa kuandama jina lake mwenyewe.
