Deuteronomy 33
1 This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
Hii ni baraka ambayo Musa mtu wa Mungu aliwabariki watu wa Israeli kabla ya kifo chake.
2 He said, “The LORD came from Sinai, and rose from Seir to them. He shone from Mount Paran. He came from the ten thousands of holy ones. At his right hand was a fiery law for them.
Alisema: Yahwe alikuja kutoka Sinai na akainuka kutoka Seiri juu yao. Aling'ara kutoka mlima wa Paramu, na akaja na elfu kumi ya watakatifu. Katika mkono wake wa kuume radi zilimulika.
3 Yes, he loves the people. All his holy ones are in your hand. They sat down at your feet. Each receives your words.
Kweli, anawapenda watu; watakatifu wake wote wapo mikononi mwako, na walimsujudu mguuni mwake; walipokea maneno yako.
4 Moses commanded us a law, an inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.
Musa alituamuru sheria, urithi kwa kusanyiko la Yakobo.
5 He was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together.
Kisha pakawa na mfalme Yeshurumu, pale ambapo wakuu wa watu walipokusanyika, makabila yote ya Israeli pamoja.
6 “Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few.”
Acha Rubeni aishi na asife, lakini wanaume wake wawe wachache.
7 This is for Judah. He said, “Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah. Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself. You shall be a help against his adversaries.”
Hii ni baraka ya Yuda. Musa akasema: Sikiliza sauti ya Yuda, Yahwe, na umlete kwa watu wake tena. Mpiganie; kuwa msaada dhidi ya maadui wake.
8 About Levi he said, “Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you contended at the waters of Meribah.
Kuhusu Lawi, Musa akasema: Thumimu yako na Urimu yako ni ya mtakatifu wako, yule uliyemjaribu kule Masa, ambaye ulishindana naye katika maji ya Meriba.
9 He said of his father, and of his mother, ‘I have not seen him.’ He didn’t acknowledge his brothers, nor did he know his own children; for they have observed your word, and keep your covenant.
Mtu aliyesema juu ya baba na mama yake, “Sijawaona.” Wala hakuwatambua kaka zake, wala hakuzingatia juu ya watoto wake wenyewe. Kwa maana alilinda neno lako na kushika agano lako.
10 They shall teach Jacob your ordinances, and Israel your law. They shall put incense before you, and whole burnt offering on your altar.
Anafundisha Yakobo maagizo yako na Israeli sheria yako. Ataweka ubani mbele yako na sadaka kamili ya kuteketezwa juu ya dhabahu lako.
11 LORD, bless his skills. Accept the work of his hands. Strike through the hips of those who rise up against him, of those who hate him, that they not rise again.”
Bariki mali zake, Yahwe, na kubali kazi ya mikono yake. Vunja viuno vya wale wanaoinuka dhidi yake, na wale watu wanaomchukia, ili wasiinuke tena.
12 About Benjamin he said, “The beloved of the LORD will dwell in safety by him. He covers him all day long. He dwells between his shoulders.”
Kuhusu Benyamini, Musa akasema: Yule anayependwa na Yahwe anaishi kwa usalama kando yake; Yahwe anamkinga siku nzima, naye huishi katikati ya mikono ya Yahwe.
13 About Joseph he said, “His land is blessed by the LORD, for the precious things of the heavens, for the dew, for the deep that couches beneath,
Kuhusu Yusufu, Musa akasema: Nchi yake na ibarikiwe na Yahwe na vitu vya thamani vya mbinguni, na umande, na kina kilalacho chini.
14 for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, for the precious things that the moon can yield,
Nchi yake na ibarikiwe na vitu vya thamani mavuno ya jua, na vitu vya thamani mazao ya miezi,
15 for the best things of the ancient mountains, for the precious things of the everlasting hills,
kwa vitu vizuri vya milima ya zamani, na kwa vitu vya thamani vya milima ya milele.
16 for the precious things of the earth and its fullness, the good will of him who lived in the bush. Let this come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who was separated from his brothers.
Nchi yake ibarikiwe na vitu vya thamani vya ardhi na wingi wake, na kwa mapenzi mema ya yule aliyekuwa kichakani. Baraka na ifike juu ya kichwa cha Yusufu, na juu ya kichwa cha yule aliyekuwa mwana wa mfalme kwa kaka zake.
17 Majesty belongs to the firstborn of his herd. His horns are the horns of the wild ox. With them he will push all the peoples to the ends of the earth. They are the ten thousands of Ephraim. They are the thousands of Manasseh.”
Mzawa wa kwanza wa ng’ombe, katika utukufu wake, na pembe zake ni pembe za ng’ombe mwitu. Kwa hawa atawasukuma watu, wote, hadi mwisho wa ulimwengu. Hawa ni maelfu makumi ya Efraimu; hawa ni maelfu wa Manase.
18 About Zebulun he said, “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; and Issachar, in your tents.
Kuhusu Zabuloni, Musa alisema: Furahi, Zabuloni, katika kutoka kwako, na wewe, Isakari, katika mahema yako.
19 They will call the peoples to the mountain. There they will offer sacrifices of righteousness, for they will draw out the abundance of the seas, the hidden treasures of the sand.”
Watawaita watu hadi milimani. Huko watatoa sadaka za utakatifu. Maana watanyonya wingi wa bahari, na mchanga wa ufukweni.
20 About Gad he said, “He who enlarges Gad is blessed. He dwells as a lioness, and tears the arm and the crown of the head.
Kuhusu Gadi, Musa alisema: Abarikiwe yule amkuzaye Gadi. Ataishi pale kama simba jike, naye atanyakua mkono au kichwa.
21 He provided the first part for himself, for the lawgiver’s portion was reserved for him. He came with the heads of the people. He executed the righteousness of the LORD, His ordinances with Israel.”
Alitoa sehemu nzuri kwake mwenyewe, maana kulikuwa na fungu la ardhi la kiongozi lililohifadhiwa. Alikuja na vichwa vya watu. Alitekeleza haki ya Yahwe na maagizo yake pamoja na Israeli.
22 About Dan he said, “Dan is a lion’s cub that leaps out of Bashan.”
Kuhusu Dani, Musa alisema: Dani ni mwana wa simba arukaye kutoka Bashani.
23 About Naphtali he said, “Naphtali, satisfied with favor, full of the LORD’s blessing, Possess the west and the south.”
Kuhusu Naftali, Musa alisema: Naftali, aliyeridhika na fadhila, na kujaa kwa baraka za Yahwe, miliki nchi iliyopo magharibi na kusini.
24 About Asher he said, “Asher is blessed with children. Let him be acceptable to his brothers. Let him dip his foot in oil.
Kuhusu Asheri, Musa alisema: Abarakiwe Asheri Zaidi ya watoto wengine wa kiume; naye akubalike kwa kaka zake, na achovye mguu wake ndani ya mafuta ya zeituni.
25 Your bars will be iron and bronze. As your days, so your strength will be.
Vyuma vya mji wako na viwe chuma na shaba; kama vile siku zako zitakavyokuwa, ndivyo usalama wako utakavyokuwa.
26 “There is no one like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, in his excellency on the skies.
Hakuna aliye kama Mungu, Yeshurumu – aliyekamili, anayeendesha katika mbingu kukusaidia, na katika utukufu wake juu ya mawingu.
27 The eternal God is your dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, ‘Destroy!’
Mungu wa milele ni kimbilio, na chini yake kuna mikono ya milele. Husukuma adui mbele yako, naye alisema, “Angamiza!”
28 Israel dwells in safety, the fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine. Yes, his heavens drop down dew.
Israeli waliishi katika usalama. Wana wa Yakobo walikuwa salama katika nchi ya nafaka na divai mpya; hakika, mbingu na idondoshe umande juu yake.
29 You are happy, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency? Your enemies will submit themselves to you. You will tread on their high places.”
Baraka zako ni nyingi, Israeli! Nani kama wewe, watu waliokombolewa na Yahwe, ngao ya msaada wako, na upanga wa utukufu wako? Maadui zako watakuja kwako kwa kutetemeka; utakanyanga sehemu zao zilizoinuka.
