Jehoram
1 Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
Yehoshafati akalala na babaze, akazikwa pamoja na babaze katika mji wa Daudi; akatawala Yehoramu mwanawe mahali pake.
2 And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.
Naye alikuwa na ndugu, wana wa Yehoshafati, Azaria, na Yehieli, na Zekaria, na Azaria, na Mikaeli, na Shefatia; hao wote walikuwa wana wa Yehoshafati mfalme wa Israeli.
3 And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.
Baba yao akawapa zawadi kubwa, za fedha, na za dhahabu, na za tunu, pamoja na miji yenye maboma katika Yuda; lakini ufalme akampa Yehoramu, kwa sababu alikuwa mzaliwa wa kwanza.
4 Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel.
Basi Yehoramu alipoinuliwa juu ya ufalme wa babaye, na kujitia nguvu, akawaua nduguze wote kwa upanga, na baadhi ya wakuu wa Israeli pia.
5 Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
Yehoramu alikuwa na umri wa miaka thelathini na miwili alipoanza kutawala, akatawala miaka minane huko Yerusalemu.
6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD.
Akaiendea njia ya wafalme wa Israeli, kama walivyofanya nyumba ya Ahabu; kwa kuwa alikuwa amemwoa binti Ahabu; akafanya maovu machoni pa Bwana.
7 Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.
Walakini Bwana hakupenda kuiharibu nyumba ya Daudi, kwa sababu ya agano alilolifanya na Daudi, na kama alivyomwahidi kuwa atampa taa, yeye na wazao wake siku zote.
8 In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king.
Zamani zake Edomu wakaasi chini ya mkono wa Yuda, wakajifanyia mfalme.
9 Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots.
Ndipo akavuka Yehoramu na maakida wake, na magari yake yote pamoja naye; akaondoka usiku, akawapiga Waedomi waliomzunguka yeye na hao maakida wa magari.
10 So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken the LORD God of his fathers.
Hivyo Edomu wakaasi chini ya mkono wa Yuda, hata leo; wakaasi na Libna zamani zizo hizo chini ya mkono wake: kwa sababu alikuwa amemwacha Bwana, Mungu wa baba zake.
11 Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled Judah thereto .
Tena ndiye aliyefanya mahali pa juu milimani pa Yuda, na kuwaendesha katika uasherati wenyeji wa Yerusalemu, na kuwakosesha Yuda.
12 And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,
Likamjia andiko kutoka kwa Eliya nabii, kusema, Bwana, Mungu wa Daudi baba yako, asema hivi, Kwa sababu hukuziendea njia za Yehoshafati baba yako, wala njia za Asa mfalme wa Yuda;
13 but hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, which were better than thyself:
lakini umeiendea njia ya wafalme wa Israeli, ukawaendesha katika uasherati Yuda na wenyeji wa Yerusalemu, kama walivyofanya nyumba ya Ahabu; tena umewaua ndugu zako wa nyumba ya baba yako, waliokuwa wema kuliko wewe;
14 behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:
tazama, Bwana atawapiga pigo kubwa watu wako, na watoto wako, na wake zako, na mali yako yote;
15 and thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day.
nawe utakuwa na ugonjwa mkuu kwa maradhi ya matumbo, yatakapotokea matumbo yako kwa sababu ya ugonjwa huo siku kwa siku.
16 Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:
Bwana akawaamsha roho Wafilisti, na Waarabu waliowaelekea Wakushi juu ya Yehoramu,
17 and they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
nao wakakwea juu ya nchi ya Yuda, wakaipenya, wakaichukua mali yote iliyoonekama nyumbani mwa mfalme, na wanawe pia, na wakeze; asisaziwe mwana hata mmoja, ila Ahazia, aliyekuwa mdogo miongoni mwa wanawe.
18 And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.
Na baada ya hayo yote Bwana akampiga matumbo kwa ugonjwa usioponyeka.
19 And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.
Ikawa baada ya siku, ikiisha miaka miwili, matumbo yake yakatokea kwa sababu ya ugonjwa wake, akafa akiugua vibaya. Wala watu wake hawakumfukizia mafukizo kama ya baba zake.
20 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.
Alikuwa na umri wa miaka thelathini na miwili alipoanza kutawala, akatawala huko Yerusalemu miaka minane; akafariki bila kutamaniwa; wakamzika mjini mwa Daudi, ila si katika makaburi ya wafalme.
