Ezekiel 29

1 In the tenth year, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

1 Katika mwaka wa kumi, mwezi wa kumi, siku ya kumi na mbili, neno la Bwana likanijia kusema:

2 “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.

2 “Mwanadamu, elekeza uso wako juu ya Farao mfalme wa Misri na utabiri dhidi yake na dhidi ya Misri yote.

3 Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’

3 Nena, nawe useme: ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: “ ‘Mimi ni kinyume nawe, Farao, mfalme wa Misri, joka kubwa ulalaye katikati ya vijito vyako. Unasema, “Mto Naili ni wangu mwenyewe; niliufanya kwa ajili yangu mwenyewe.”

4 But I will put hooks in your jaws and cause the fish of your streams to cling to your scales. I will haul you up out of your rivers, and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales.

4 Lakini nitatia ndoana katika mataya yako nami nitawafanya samaki wa vijito vyako washikamane na magamba yako. Nitakutoa katikati ya vijito vyako, pamoja na samaki wote walioshikamana na magamba yako.

5 I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and will not be taken away or gathered for burial. I have given you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air.

5 Nitakutupa jangwani, wewe pamoja na samaki wote wa vijito vyako. Utaanguka uwanjani, nawe hutakusanywa au kuchukuliwa. Nitakutoa uwe chakula kwa wanyama wa nchi na ndege wa angani.

6 Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD. For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel.

6 Ndipo wale wote waishio Misri watakapojua kuwa Mimi ndimi Bwana. “ ‘Umekuwa fimbo ya tete kwa nyumba ya Israeli.

7 When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched.

7 Walipokushika kwa mikono yao, ulivunjika na kuchana mabega yao; walipokuegemea, ulivunjika na migongo yao ikateguka.

8 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will bring a sword against you and cut off from you man and beast.

8 “ ‘Kwa hiyo hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: Nitaleta upanga juu yako na kuua watu wako na wanyama wao.

9 The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it,’

9 Misri itakuwa ukiwa na isiyolimwa wala kukaliwa na watu. Ndipo watakapojua kuwa Mimi ndimi Bwana. “ ‘Kwa sababu ulisema, “Mto Naili ni wangu; mimi niliufanya,”

10 therefore I am against you and against your rivers. I will turn the land of Egypt into a ruin, a desolate wasteland from Migdol to Syene, and as far as the border of Cush.

10 kwa hiyo mimi ni kinyume nawe na kinyume na vijito vyako, nami nitaifanya nchi ya Misri kuwa magofu na ukiwa isiyolimwa wala kukaliwa na watu kuanzia Migdoli hadi Aswani, hata kufikia mpakani wa Ethiopia.

11 No foot of man or beast will pass through, and it will be uninhabited for forty years.

11 Hakuna unyayo wa mtu au mnyama utakaopita ndani yake, wala hakuna yeyote atakayeishi humo kwa muda wa miaka arobaini.

12 I will make the land of Egypt a desolation among desolate lands, and her cities will lie desolate for forty years among the ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries.

12 Nitaifanya nchi ya Misri ukiwa, miongoni mwa nchi zilizo ukiwa, nayo miji yake itabaki ukiwa miaka arobaini miongoni mwa miji iliyo magofu. Nami nitawatawanya Wamisri miongoni mwa mataifa na kuwafukuza huku na huko katika nchi nyingine.

13 For this is what the Lord GOD says: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations to which they were scattered.

13 “ ‘Lakini hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: Mwishoni mwa hiyo miaka arobaini, nitawakusanya Wamisri kutoka mataifa walikotawanywa.

14 I will restore Egypt from captivity and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.

14 Nitawarudisha hao Wamisri kutoka kwenye kutekwa kwao na kuwaweka katika Pathrosi, nchi ya baba zao. Huko watakuwa na ufalme usiokuwa na nguvu.

15 Egypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the nations. For I will diminish Egypt so that it will never again rule over the nations.

15 Utakuwa ufalme dhaifu kuliko zote na kamwe Misri haitajikweza tena juu ya mataifa mengine. Nitaufanya ufalme wake dhaifu sana kiasi kwamba kamwe hautatawala tena juu ya mataifa mengine.

16 Egypt will never again be an object of trust for the house of Israel, but will remind them of their iniquity in turning to the Egyptians. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.”

16 Misri haitakuwa tena tumaini la watu wa Israeli bali itakuwa kumbukumbu ya dhambi yao kwa kuigeukia kuomba msaada. Ndipo watakapojua kuwa Mimi ndimi Bwana Mwenyezi.’”

17 In the twenty-seventh year, on the first day of the first month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

17 Katika mwaka wa ishirini na saba, mwezi wa kwanza, siku ya kwanza, neno la Bwana likanijia, kusema:

18 “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor they expended on it.

18 “Mwanadamu, Nebukadneza mfalme wa Babeli aliongoza jeshi lake kufanya kazi ngumu dhidi ya Tiro; kila kichwa kilipata upaa na kila bega likachunika. Lakini yeye na jeshi lake hawakupata malipo yoyote kutokana na muda wote aliongoza hiyo vita dhidi ya Tiro.

19 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will carry off its wealth, seize its spoil, and remove its plunder. This will be the wages for his army.

19 Kwa hiyo hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: Nitaitia Misri mikononi mwa Nebukadneza mfalme wa Babeli, naye atachukua utajiri wa Misri. Atateka mateka na kuchukua nyara mali za Misri kama ujira kwa ajili ya jeshi lake.

20 I have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his labor, because it was done for Me, declares the Lord GOD.

20 Nimempa mfalme wa Babeli nchi ya Misri kuwa ujira kwa juhudi zake kwa sababu yeye na jeshi lake walifanya kwa ajili yangu, asema Bwana Mwenyezi.

21 In that day I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth to speak among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”

21 “Katika siku hiyo nitaifanya nyumba ya Israeli iwe na nguvu nami nitakifungua kinywa chako miongoni mwao. Ndipo watakapojua kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana.”