The Passover
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,
Bwana akanena na Musa na Haruni katika nchi ya Misri, akawaambia,
2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.
Mwezi huu utakuwa mwanzo wa miezi kwenu; utakuwa ni mwezi wa kwanza wa mwaka kwenu.
3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:
Semeni na mkutano wote wa Israeli, mkawaambie, Siku ya kumi ya mwezi huu kila mtu atatwaa mwana-kondoo, kwa hesabu ya nyumba ya baba zao, mwana-kondoo kwa watu wa nyumba moja;
4 and if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.
na ikiwa watu wa nyumba ni wachache kwa mwana-kondoo, basi yeye na jirani yake aliye karibu na nyumba yake na watwae mwana-kondoo mmoja, kwa kadiri ya hesabu ya watu; kwa kadiri ya ulaji wa kila mtu, ndivyo mtakavyofanya hesabu yenu kwa yule mwana-kondoo.
5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
Mwana-kondoo wenu atakuwa hana ila, mume wa mwaka mmoja; mtamtwaa katika kondoo au katika mbuzi.
6 and ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
Nanyi mtamweka hata siku ya kumi na nne ya mwezi ule ule; na kusanyiko lote la mkutano wa Israeli watamchinja jioni.
7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
Nao watatwaa baadhi ya damu yake na kuitia katika miimo miwili na katika kizingiti cha juu, katika zile nyumba watakazomla.
8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
Watakula nyama yake usiku ule ule, imeokwa motoni, pamoja na mkate usiotiwa chachu; tena pamoja na mboga zenye uchungu.
9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
Msiile mbichi, wala ya kutokoswa majini, bali imeokwa motoni; kichwa chake pamoja na miguu yake, na nyama zake za ndani.
10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.
Wala msisaze kitu chake cho chote hata asubuhi, bali kitu kitakachosalia hata asubuhi mtakichoma kwa moto.
11 And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD's passover.
Tena mtamla hivi; mtakuwa mmefungwa viuno vyenu, mmevaa viatu vyenu miguuni, na fimbo zenu mikononi mwenu; nanyi mtamla kwa haraka; ni pasaka ya Bwana.
12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.
Maana nitapita kati ya nchi ya Misri usiku huo, nami nitawapiga wazaliwa wa kwanza wote katika nchi ya Misri, wa mwanadamu na wa mnyama; nami nitafanya hukumu juu ya miungu yote ya Misri; Mimi ndimi Bwana.
13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you , when I smite the land of Egypt.
Na ile damu itakuwa ishara kwenu katika zile nyumba mtakazokuwamo; nami nitakapoiona ile damu, nitapita juu yenu, lisiwapate pigo lo lote likawaharibu, nitakapoipiga nchi ya Misri.
14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.
Na siku hii itakuwa ukumbusho kwenu, nanyi mtaifanya iwe sikukuu kwa Bwana; mtaifanya iwe sikukuu katika vizazi vyenu vyote, kwa amri ya milele
15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.
Mtakula mikate isiyochachwa muda wa siku saba; siku hiyo ya kwanza mtaondoa chachu yote isiwe katika nyumba zenu kabisa; kwa kuwa mtu ye yote atakayekula mkate uliochachwa tangu siku hiyo ya kwanza hata siku ya saba, nafsi hiyo atakatiliwa mbali na Israeli.
16 And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.
Siku ya kwanza kutakuwa kwenu na kusanyiko takatifu, na siku ya saba kutakuwa kusanyiko takatifu; haitafanywa kazi yo yote katika siku hizo, isipokuwa kwa hiyo ambayo kila mtu hana budi kula, hiyo tu ifanyike kwenu.
17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.
Nanyi mtaitunza ile sikukuu ya mikate isiyochachwa; kwa kuwa katika siku iyo hiyo mimi nimeyatoa majeshi yenu katika nchi ya Misri; kwa hiyo mtaitunza siku hiyo katika vizazi vyenu vyote, kwa amri ya milele.
18 In the first month , on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.
Mwezi wa kwanza, siku ya mwezi kumi na nne, wakati wa jioni, mtakula mikate isiyochachwa, hata siku ya mwezi ishirini na moja jioni.
19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.
Muda wa siku saba isionekane chachu katika nyumba zenu kabisa; kwa kuwa mtu ye yote atakayekula hiyo iliyotiwa chachu, nafsi hiyo atakatiliwa mbali na mkutano wa Israeli, akiwa mwenye kukaa hali ya ugeni, au akiwa mtu aliyezaliwa katika nchi.
20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.
Msile kitu chochote kilichochachwa; mtakula mikate isiyochachwa katika makao yenu yote.
21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover.
Hapo ndipo Musa akawaita wazee wa Israeli, na kuwaambia, Nendeni, mkajitwalie wana-kondoo kama jamaa zenu zilivyo mkamchinje pasaka.
22 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.
Nanyi twaeni tawi la hisopu, mkalichovye katika ile damu iliyo bakulini na kukipiga kizingiti cha juu, na miimo miwili ya mlango, kwa hiyo damu iliyo katika bakuli; tena mtu ye yote miongoni mwenu asitoke mlangoni mwa nyumba yake hata asubuhi.
23 For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you .
Kwa kuwa Bwana atapita ili awapige hao Wamisri; na hapo atakapoiona hiyo damu katika kizingiti cha juu, na katika ile miimo miwili, Bwana atapita juu ya mlango, wala hatamwacha mwenye kuharibu aingie nyumbani mwenu kuwapiga ninyi.
24 And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
Nanyi mtalitunza jambo hili kuwa ni amri kwako na kwa wanao milele.
25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
Itakuwa hapo mtakapoifikilia hiyo nchi, Bwana atakayowapa, kama alivyoahidi, ndipo mtakapoushika utumishi huu.
26 And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
Kisha itakuwa, hapo watoto wenu watakapowauliza, N'nini maana yake utumishi huu kwenu?
27 That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD's passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
Ndipo mtawaambia, Ni dhabihu ya pasaka ya Bwana, kwa kuwa alipita juu ya nyumba za wana wa Israeli huko Misri, hapo alipowapiga Wamisri, akaziokoa nyumba zetu. Hao watu wakainama vichwa na kusujudia.
28 And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
Basi wana wa Israeli wakaenda na kufanya mambo hayo; vile vile kama Bwana alivyowaamuru Musa na Haruni, ndivyo walivyofanya.
29 And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
Hata ikawa, usiku wa manane Bwana akawapiga wazaliwa wa kwanza wote katika nchi ya Misri, tangu mzaliwa wa kwanza wa Farao aliyeketi katika kiti chake cha enzi, hata mzaliwa wa kwanza wa mtu aliyefungwa katika nyumba ya wafungwa; na wazaliwa wa kwanza wote wa wanyama.
30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
Farao akaondoka usiku, yeye na watumishi wake wote, na Wamisri wote; pakawa na kilio kikuu katika Misri; maana hapakuwa na nyumba hata moja asimokufa mtu.
31 And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said.
Akawaita Musa na Haruni usiku, akasema, Ondokeni tokeni katika watu wangu, ninyi na wana wa Israeli; enendeni, kamtumikieni Bwana kama mlivyosema.
32 Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.
Twaeni kondoo zenu na ng'ombe zenu kama mlivyosema, enendeni zenu, mkanibariki mimi pia.
33 And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men .
Wamisri nao wakawahimiza watu, kuwatoa katika nchi kwa haraka, maana walisema, Tumekwisha kufa sote.
34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.
Watu wakauchukua unga wa mikate yao kabla haijatiwa chachu, na vyombo vyao vya kukandia wakavitia ndani ya nguo zao mabegani.
35 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:
Wana wa Israeli wakafanya kama neno lile la Musa; wakataka kwa Wamisri vyombo vya fedha na vyombo vya dhahabu, na mavazi.
36 and the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required . And they spoiled the Egyptians.
Bwana akawajalia kupendelewa na Wamisri hata wakawapa kila walichokitaka. Nao wakawateka Wamisri nyara.
37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.
Wana wa Israeli wakasafiri kutoka Ramesesi mpaka Sukothi, walipata hesabu yao kama watu sita mia elfu watu waume waliokwenda kwa miguu, bila kuhesabu watoto.
38 And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.
Na kundi kubwa la watu waliochangamana mno wakakwea pamoja nao; na kondoo na ng'ombe, wanyama wengi sana.
39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.
Nao wakaoka mikate isiyochachwa ya ule unga waliouchukua walipotoka Misri, maana, haukutiwa chachu, kwa sababu walitolewa watoke Misri, wasiweze kukawia, nao walikuwa hawajajifanyia tayari chakula.
40 Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.
Basi wana wa Israeli kukaa kwao, maana, muda waliokaa ndani ya Misri, ulikuwa ni miaka mia nne na thelathini.
41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.
Ilikuwa mwisho wa miaka hiyo mia nne na thelathini, ilikuwa siku ile ile, ya kwamba majeshi yote ya Bwana yalitoka nchi ya Misri.
42 It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.
Ni usiku wa kuangaliwa sana mbele za Bwana kwa sababu ya kuwatoa katika nchi ya Misri; huu ndio usiku wa Bwana, ambao wapasa kuangaliwa sana na wana wa Israeli wote katika vizazi vyao.
Ordinance of the Passover
43 And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: there shall no stranger eat thereof:
Bwana akawaambia Musa na Haruni, Amri ya pasaka ni hii; mtu mgeni asimle;
44 but every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.
lakini mtumishi wa mtu awaye yote aliyenunuliwa kwa fedha, ukiisha kumtahiri, ndipo hapo atamla pasaka.
45 A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.
Akaaye kwenu hali ya ugeni, na mtumishi aliyeajiriwa, wasimle pasaka.
46 In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.
Na aliwe ndani ya nyumba moja; usiichukue nje ya nyumba nyama yake yo yote; wala msivunje mfupa wake uwao wote.
47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.
Na wafanye jambo hili mkutano wa Israeli wote.
48 And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.
Na mgeni atakapoketi pamoja nawe, na kupenda kumfanyia Bwana pasaka, waume wake wote na watahiriwe, ndipo hapo akaribie na kufanya pasaka; naye atakuwa mfano mmoja na mtu aliyezaliwa katika nchi; lakini mtu ye yote asiyetahiriwa asimle.
49 One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.
Sheria ni hiyo moja kwa mtu aliyezaliwa kwenu, na kwa mgeni akaaye kati yenu ugenini.
50 Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
Ndivyo walivyofanya wana wa Israeli wote; kama Bwana alivyowaagiza Musa na Haruni, ndivyo walivyofanya.
51 And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.
Ilikuwa siku ile ile moja, Bwana akawatoa wana wa Israeli katika nchi ya Misri kwa majeshi yao.
