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Na Mkanaani, mfalme wa Aradi, aliyeketi upande wa Negebu, alisikia habari ya kuwa Israeli alikuja kwa njia ya Atharimu; basi akapigana na Israeli, na watu kadha wa kadha miongoni mwao akawateka mateka.
When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming along the road to Atharim, he attacked Israel and captured some prisoners.
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Basi Israeli akaweka nadhiri kwa Bwana akasema, Kama wewe utawatia watu hawa mikononi mwangu kweli ndipo mimi nitaiharibu miji yao kabisa.
So Israel made a vow to the LORD: “If You will deliver this people into our hands, we will devote their cities to destruction.”
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Bwana akasikiza sauti ya Israeli, akawatia Wakanaani mikononi mwao; nao wakawaharibu wao na miji yao kabisa; na jina la mahali hapo likaitwa Horma.
And the LORD heard Israel’s plea and delivered up the Canaanites. Israel devoted them and their cities to destruction; so they named the place Hormah.
4
Wakasafiri kutoka mlima wa Hori kwa njia ya Bahari ya Shamu; ili kuizunguka nchi ya Edomu, watu wakafa moyo kwa sababu ya ile njia.
Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, in order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey
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Watu wakamnung'unikia Mungu, na Musa, Mbona mmetupandisha huku kutoka nchi ya Misri, ili tufe jangwani? Maana hapana chakula, wala hapana maji, na roho zetu zinakinai chakula hiki dhaifu.
and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”
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Bwana akatuma nyoka za moto kati ya watu, wakawauma, watu wengi wakafa.
So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.
7
Watu wakamwendea Musa, wakasema, Tumefanya dhambi kwa sababu tumemnung'unikia Mungu, na wewe; utuombee kwa Bwana, atuondolee nyoka hawa. Basi Musa akawaombea watu.
Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Intercede with the LORD so He will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses interceded for the people.
8
Bwana akamwambia Musa, Jifanyie nyoka ya shaba, ukaiweke juu ya mti, na itakuwa kila mtu aliyeumwa, aitazamapo ataishi.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.”
9
Musa akafanya nyoka ya shaba, akaiweka juu ya mti, hata ikiwa nyoka amemwuma mtu, alipoitazama ile nyoka ya shaba, akaishi.
So Moses made a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole. If anyone who was bitten looked at the bronze snake, he would live.
10
Kisha wana wa Israeli wakasafiri, wakapanga marago Obothi.
Then the Israelites set out and camped at Oboth.
11
Wakasafiri kutoka Obothi, wakapanga Iye-abarimu, katika jangwa iliyoelekea Moabu, upande wa maawio ya jua.
They journeyed from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim in the wilderness opposite Moab to the east.
12
Kutoka huko wakasafiri, wakapanga katika bonde la Zeredi.
From there they set out and camped in the Valley of Zered.
13
Kutoka huko wakasafiri, wakapanga upande wa pili wa Arnoni, ulio jangwani, utokao katika mpaka wa Waamori; maana, Arnoni ndio mpaka wa Moabu, kati ya Moabu na Waamori.
From there they moved on and camped on the other side of the Arnon, in the wilderness that extends into the Amorite territory. Now the Arnon is the border between the Moabites and the Amorites.
14
Kwa hiyo imesemwa katika chuo cha Vita vya Bwana, Wahebu katika Sufa, Na bonde za Arnoni,
Therefore it is stated in the Book of the Wars of the LORD: “Waheb in Suphah and the wadis of the Arnon,
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Na matelemko ya hizo bonde Kwenye kutelemkia maskani ya Ari, Na kutegemea mpaka wa Moabu.
even the slopes of the wadis that extend to the site of Ar and lie along the border of Moab.”
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Kutoka huko wakasafiri kwenda Beeri; ni kisima ambacho Bwana alimwambia Musa, Uwakutanishe watu, nami nitawapa maji.
From there they went on to Beer, the well where the LORD said to Moses, “Gather the people so that I may give them water.”
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Ndipo Israeli wakaimba wimbo huu; Bubujika Ee kisima; kiimbieni;
Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well, all of you sing to it!
18
Kisima walichokichimba wakuu, Ambacho wakuu wa watu wakakifukua, Kwa fimbo za enzi, kwa fimbo zao.
The princes dug the well; the nobles of the people hollowed it out with their scepters and with their staffs.” From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah,
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na kutoka Matana wakaenda Nahalieli; na kutoka Nahalieli wakaenda Bamothi;
and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,
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na kutoka Bamothi wakaenda bondeni kwenye konde la Moabu, hata kilele cha Pisga, kielekeacho chini jangwani.
and from Bamoth to the valley in Moab where the top of Pisgah overlooks the wasteland.
21
Kisha Israeli akatuma wajumbe kumwendea Sihoni mfalme wa Waamori, na kusema,
Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
22
Nipe ruhusa nipite katika nchi yako; hatutageuka kando kwenda mashambani, wala kuingia katika mashamba ya mizabibu hatutakunywa maji ya visimani; tutakwenda kwa njia kuu ya mfalme, hata tutakapokuwa tumepita mpaka wako.
“Let us pass through your land. We will not turn aside into any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.”
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Lakini Sihoni hakukubali kumwacha Israeli kupita katika mpaka wake; bali Sihoni akawakutanisha watu wake wote, akatoka aende kupigana na Israeli jangwani, akafika mpaka Yahasa; akapigana na Israeli.
But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.
24
Israeli wakampiga kwa makali ya upanga, na kuimiliki nchi yake, tangu mto wa Arnoni hata mto wa Yaboki, mpaka nchi ya wana wa Amoni; kwa kuwa mpaka wa wana wa Amoni ulikuwa una nguvu.
And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.
25
Basi Israeli wakaitwaa miji hiyo yote; Israeli wakakaa katika miji yote ya Waamori, katika Heshboni, na miji yake yote.
Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites and occupied them, including Heshbon and all its villages.
26
Kwa kuwa Heshboni ulikuwa ni mji wa Sihoni mfalme wa Waamori, aliyekuwa akipigana na mfalme wa Moabu wa mbele, na kumpokonya nchi yake yote mkononi mwake, mpaka mto wa Arnoni.
Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land as far as the Arnon.
27
Kwa hiyo, hao wanenao kwa mithali wasema, Njoni Heshboni, Mji wa Sihoni na ujengwe na kuthibitishwa;
That is why the poets say: “Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt; let the city of Sihon be restored.
28
Maana, moto umetoka Heshboni, Umekuwa Ari ya Moabu, Mwali wa moto umetoka mji wa Sihoni; Wakuu wa mahali palipoinuka Arnoni
For a fire went out from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab, the rulers of Arnon’s heights.
29
Ole wako Moabu! Umeangamia, enyi watu wa Kemoshi; Amewatoa wanawe kuwa wakimbizi, Na binti zake waende utumwani, Wamwendee Sihoni mfalme wa Waamori.
Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites.
30
Tumewapigia mishale; Heshboni umepotea mpaka Diboni, Nasi tumeharibu mpaka Nofa, Ifikiliayo Medeba.
But we have overthrown them; Heshbon is destroyed as far as Dibon. We demolished them as far as Nophah, which reaches to Medeba.”
31
Basi hivyo Israeli akaketi katika nchi ya Waamori.
So Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.
32
Kisha Musa akapeleka watu ili kupeleleza Yazeri, nao wakaitwaa miji yake, wakawafukuza Waamori waliokuwamo.
After Moses had sent spies to Jazer, Israel captured its villages and drove out the Amorites who were there.
33
Kisha wakageuka na kukwea kwa njia ya Bashani; na Ogu mfalme wa Bashani akaondoka apigane nao huko Edrei, yeye na watu wake wote.
Then they turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet them in battle at Edrei.
34
Bwana akamwambia Musa, Usimche; kwa kuwa nimekwisha mtia mkononi mwako, na watu wake wote, na nchi yake; nawe utamtenda kama ulivyomtenda Sihoni mfalme wa Waamori, aliyeketi Heshboni.
But the LORD said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, along with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.”
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Basi wakampiga, na wanawe, na watu wake wote, hata wasisaze kwake mtu ye yote; nao wakaimiliki nchi yake.
So they struck down Og, along with his sons and his whole army, until no remnant was left. And they took possession of his land.