Genesis 9
1 God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and replenish the earth.
Kisha Mungu akambariki Nuhu na wanawe, na kuwaambia, “Zaeni, mkaongezeke, na muijaze nchi.
2 The fear of you and the dread of you will be on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the sky. Everything that moves along the ground, and all the fish of the sea, are delivered into your hand.
Hofu na utisho wenu vitakuwa juu ya kila mnyama aliye hai juu ya nchi, juu ya kila ndege wa angani, juu ya kila kitu kiendacho chini juu ya ardhi, na juu ya samaki wote wa baharini. Vimetolewa katika mikono yenu.
3 Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave you the green herb, I have given everything to you.
Kila kitu kiendacho kilicho hai kitakuwa chakula kwa ajili yenu. Kama nilivyo wapa mimea, sasa nawapa kila kitu.
4 But flesh with its life, that is, its blood, you shall not eat.
Lakini msile nyama pamoja na uhai wake - yaani damu yake - ndani yake.
5 I will surely require accounting for your life’s blood. At the hand of every animal I will require it. At the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, I will require the life of man.
Lakini kwa ajili ya damu yenu, uhai uliomo katika damu yenu nitataka malipo. Kutoka katika mkono wa kila mnyama nitaitaka. Kutoka katika mkono wa kila mtu, yaani, kutoka katika mkono wa yule ambaye amemuua ndugu yake, nitataka fidia kwa ajili ya uhai wa mtu huyo.
6 Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image.
Yeyote amwagaye damu ya mtu, kwa njia ya mtu damu yake itamwagwa, kwa sababu ilikuwa ni katika mfano wa Mungu kwamba Mungu alimuumba mtu.
7 Be fruitful and multiply. Increase abundantly in the earth, and multiply in it.”
Na hivyo nanyi zaeni na kuongezeka, sambaeni katika inchi yote na muongezeke juu yake.”
8 God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,
Kisha Mungu akazungumza na Nuhu na wanae pamoja naye, akisema,
9 “As for me, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your offspring after you,
“Kwa ajili yangu, sikiliza! Ninakwenda kulithibitisha agano langu pamoja nawe na uzao wenu baada yenu,
10 and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the livestock, and every animal of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ship, even every animal of the earth.
na kwa kila kiumbe hai kilicho pamoja nawe, pamoja na ndege, mnyama wa kufugwa, na kila kiumbe cha nchi pamoja nawe, kuanzia kwa wote waliotoka kwenye safina, mpaka kwa kila kiumbe hai juu ya nchi.
11 I will establish my covenant with you: All flesh will not be cut off any more by the waters of the flood. There will never again be a flood to destroy the earth.”
Kwa sababu hii ninalithibitisha agano langu pamoja nanyi, kwamba hapatatokea kuangamizwa kwa mwenye mwili kwa njia ya maji ya gharika. Tena hapatatokea gharika ya kuangamiza nchi.”
12 God said, “This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
Mungu akasema, “na hii ndiyo ishara ya agano ambalo ninafanya kati yangu na ninyi pamoja na kila kiumbe hai kilicho pamoja nanyi, kwa vizazi vyote vya baadaye:
13 I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.
Nimeweka upinde wangu wa mvua katika wingu, na itakuwa ndiyo ishara ya agano kati yangu na nchi.
14 When I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow will be seen in the cloud,
Hata itakuwa nitakapoleta wingu juu ya nchi na upinde wa mvua ukaonekana katika wingu,
15 I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh, and the waters will no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
ndipo nitakumbuka agano langu, ambalo ni kati yangu na ninyi na kila kiumbe hai cha wote mwenye mwili. Maji hayatafanyika tena gharika kuharibu wote wenye mwili.
16 The rainbow will be in the cloud. I will look at it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”
Upinde wa mvua utakuwa katika mawingu na nitauona, ili kukumbuka agano la milele kati ya Mungu na kila kiumbe hai cha wote wenye mwili ambacho kiko juu ya nchi.”
17 God said to Noah, “This is the token of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”
Kisha Mungu akamwambia Nuhu, “Hii ni ishara ya agano ambalo nimelithibitisha kati yangu na wenye mwili wote ambao wako juu ya nchi.”
18 The sons of Noah who went out from the ship were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham is the father of Canaan.
Wana wa Nuhu ambao walitoka katika safina walikuwa ni Shemu, Hamu, na Yafethi. Na Hamu akamzaa kanaani.
19 These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated.
Watatu hawa walikuwa ndio wana wa Nuhu, na kutokea kwa hawa nchi yote ikajaa watu.
20 Noah began to be a farmer, and planted a vineyard.
Nuhu akaanza kuwa mkulima, na akapanda mizabibu.
21 He drank of the wine and got drunk. He was uncovered within his tent.
Akanywa sehemu ya divai na akalewa. Akawa amelala hemeani uchi.
22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.
Kisha Hamu, baba yake na Kanaani, akaona uchi wa baba yake na akawaambia ndugu zake wawili waliokuwa nje.
23 Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, went in backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were backwards, and they didn’t see their father’s nakedness.
Kwa hiyo Shemu na Yafethi wakachukua kanzu wakaitanda juu ya mabega yao, na wakatembea kinyumenyume na wakaufunika uchi wa baba yao. Nyuso zao zikiwa zimegeuka nyuma upande mwingine, kwa hiyo hawakuona uchi wa baba yao.
24 Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done to him.
Nuhu alipozinduka kutoka katika ulevi wake, alijua ni jambo gani mtoto wake mdogo amemfanyia.
25 He said, “Canaan is cursed. He will be a servant of servants to his brothers.”
Hivyo akasema, “Alaaniwe Kanaani. Na awe mtumishi kwa watumishi wa ndugu zake.”
26 He said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.
Akasema pia, Yahwe, Mungu wa Shemu, abarikiwe, Kanaani na awe mtumwa wake.
27 May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.”
Mungu na apanuwe mipaka ya Yafethi, na afanye makazi yake katika hema za Shemu. Kanaani na awe mtumwa wake.”
28 Noah lived three hundred and fifty years after the flood.
Baada ya gharika, Nuhu aliishi miaka miatatu na hamsini.
29 All the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years, and then he died.
Siku zote za Nuhu zilikuwa ni miaka mia tisa na hamsini, na kisha alikufa.
