The Fall
1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Basi nyoka alikuwa mwerevu kuliko wanyama wote wa mwitu aliowafanya Bwana Mungu. Akamwambia mwanamke, Ati! Hivi ndivyo alivyosema Mungu, Msile matunda ya miti yote ya bustani?
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
Mwanamke akamwambia nyoka, Matunda ya miti ya bustanini twaweza kula;
3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
lakini matunda ya mti ulio katikati ya bustani Mungu amesema, Msiyale wala msiyaguse, msije mkafa.
4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
Nyoka akamwambia mwanamke, Hakika hamtakufa,
5 for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
kwa maana Mungu anajua ya kwamba siku mtakayokula matunda ya mti huo, mtafumbuliwa macho, nanyi mtakuwa kama Mungu, mkijua mema na mabaya.
6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
Mwanamke alipoona ya kuwa ule mti wafaa kwa chakula, wapendeza macho, nao ni mti wa kutamanika kwa maarifa, basi alitwaa katika matunda yake akala, akampa na mumewe, naye akala.
7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Wakafumbuliwa macho wote wawili wakajijua kuwa wa uchi, wakashona majani ya mtini, wakajifanyia nguo.
8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Kisha wakasikia sauti ya Bwana Mungu, akitembea bustanini wakati wa jua kupunga; Adamu na mkewe wakajificha kati ya miti ya bustani, Bwana Mungu asiwaone.
9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
Bwana Mungu akamwita Adamu, akamwambia, Uko wapi?
10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
Akasema, Nalisikia sauti yako bustanini, nikaogopa kwa kuwa mimi ni uchi; nikajificha.
11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
Akasema, Ni nani aliyekuambia ya kuwa u uchi? Je! Umekula wewe matunda ya mti niliyokuagiza usiyale?
12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Adamu akasema, Huyo mwanamke uliyenipa awe pamoja nami ndiye aliyenipa matunda ya mti huo, nikala.
13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
Bwana Mungu akamwambia mwanamke, Nini hili ulilolifanya? Mwanamke akasema, Nyoka alinidanganya, nikala.
14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Bwana Mungu akamwambia nyoka, Kwa sababu umeyafanya hayo, umelaaniwa wewe kuliko wanyama wote, na kuliko hayawani wote walioko mwituni; kwa tumbo utakwenda, na mavumbi utakula siku zote za maisha yako;
15 and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
nami nitaweka uadui kati yako na huyo mwanamke, na kati ya uzao wako na uzao wake; huo utakuponda kichwa, na wewe utamponda kisigino.
16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
Akamwambia mwanamke, Hakika nitakuzidishia uchungu wako, na kuzaa kwako; kwa utungu utazaa watoto; na tamaa yako itakuwa kwa mumeo, naye atakutawala.
17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Akamwambia Adamu, Kwa kuwa umeisikiliza sauti ya mke wako, ukala matunda ya mti ambao nalikuagiza, nikisema, Usiyale; ardhi imelaaniwa kwa ajili yako; kwa uchungu utakula mazao yake siku zote za maisha yako;
18 thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
michongoma na miiba itakuzalia, nawe utakula mboga za kondeni;
19 in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art , and unto dust shalt thou return.
kwa jasho la uso wako utakula chakula, hata utakapoirudia ardhi, ambayo katika hiyo ulitwaliwa; kwa maana u mavumbi wewe, nawe mavumbini utarudi.
20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Adamu akamwita mkewe jina lake Hawa; kwa kuwa yeye ndiye aliye mama yao wote walio hai.
21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
Bwana Mungu akawafanyia Adamu na mkewe mavazi ya ngozi, akawavika.
22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Bwana Mungu akasema, Basi, huyu mtu amekuwa kama mmoja wetu, kwa kujua mema na mabaya; na sasa asije akanyosha mkono wake akatwaa matunda ya mti wa uzima, akala, akaishi milele;
23 therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
kwa hiyo Bwana Mungu akamtoa katika bustani ya Edeni, ailime ardhi ambayo katika hiyo alitwaliwa.
24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Basi akamfukuza huyo mtu, akaweka Makerubi, upande wa mashariki wa bustani ya Edeni, na upanga wa moto uliogeuka huko na huko, kuilinda njia ya mti wa uzima.
