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Bwana akamwambia Abramu, Toka wewe katika nchi yako, na jamaa zako, na nyumba ya baba yako, uende mpaka nchi nitakayokuonyesha;
Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.
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nami nitakufanya wewe kuwa taifa kubwa, na kukubariki, na kulikuza jina lako; nawe uwe baraka;
I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
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nami nitawabariki wakubarikio, naye akulaaniye nitamlaani; na katika wewe jamaa zote za dunia watabarikiwa.
I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
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Basi Abramu akaenda, kama Bwana alivyomwamuru; Lutu akaenda pamoja naye. Naye Abramu alikuwa mtu wa miaka sabini na mitano alipotoka Harani.
So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
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Abramu akamchukua Sarai mkewe, na Lutu mwana wa nduguye, na vitu vyao vyote walivyokuwa wamejipatia na hao watu waliowapata huko Harani, wakatoka ili kwenda nchi ya Kanaani; nao wakaingia katika nchi ya Kanaani.
And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,
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Abramu akapita katikati ya nchi mpaka mahali patakatifu pa Shekemu; mpaka mwaloni wa More. Na Wakanaani siku zile walikaa katika nchi hiyo.
Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land.
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Bwana akamtokea Abramu, akasema, Uzao wako nitawapa nchi hii. Naye huko akamjengea madhabahu Bwana aliyemtokea.
Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
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Kisha akaondoka huko akaenda mpaka mlima ulio upande wa mashariki wa Betheli, akaipiga hema yake; alikuwa na Betheli upande wa magharibi, na Ai upande wa mashariki, akamjengea Bwana madhabahu huko, akaliitia jina la Bwana.
From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD.
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Naye Abramu akasafiri, akazidi kwenda pande za kusini.
And Abram journeyed on toward the Negev.
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Basi kulikuwa njaa katika nchi ile; Abramu akashuka Misri, akae huko kwa muda maana njaa ilikuwa nzito katika nchi.
Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.
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Ikawa alipokuwa karibu kuingia Misri, akamwambia Sarai mkewe, Tazama, najua ya kuwa u mwanamke mzuri wa uso;
As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman,
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basi itakuwa, Wamisri watakapokuona watasema, Huyu ni mkewe; kisha wataniua mimi na wewe watakuacha hai.
and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live.
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Tafadhali useme, wewe u ndugu yangu, iwe heri kwangu kwa ajili yako, na nafsi yangu iishi kwa ajili yako.
Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared.”
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Basi ikawa Abramu alipofika Misri, Wamisri wakamwona huyo mwanamke ya kwamba yeye ni mzuri sana.
So when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
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Wakuu wa Farao wakamwona, nao wakamsifu kwa Farao; basi yule mwanamke akachukuliwa nyumbani mwa Farao.
When Pharaoh’s officials saw Sarai, they commended her to him, and she was taken into the palace of Pharaoh.
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Naye akamtendea Abramu mema kwa ajili yake; naye alikuwa na kondoo na ng'ombe, na punda waume, na watumwa, na wajakazi, na punda wake, na ngamia.
He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.
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Lakini Bwana akampiga Farao na nyumba yake mapigo makuu, kwa ajili ya Sarai, mkewe Abramu.
The LORD, however, afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai.
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Ndipo Farao akamwita Abramu, akasema, N'nini hili ulilonitendea? Mbona hukuniambia ya kuwa huyo ni mkeo?
So Pharaoh summoned Abram and asked, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?
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Mbona ulisema, Huyo ni umbu langu, hata nikamtwaa kuwa mke wangu? Basi sasa, huyo mke wako umchukue, uende zako.
Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!”
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Farao akawaagiza watu kwa ajili yake, wakampeleka njiani, na mkewe, na kila alichokuwa nacho.
Then Pharaoh gave his men orders concerning Abram, and they sent him away with his wife and all his possessions.