1 Chronicles 21
1 Now Satan, designing evil against Israel, put into David's mind the impulse to take the number of Israel.
Na rĩrĩ, Shaitani nĩookĩrĩire andũ a Isiraeli, na akĩarahũra Daudi nĩguo atarithie andũ a Isiraeli.
2 And David said to Joab and the captains of the people, Now let all Israel, from Beer-sheba to Dan, be numbered; and give me word so that I may be certain of their number.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi akĩĩra Joabu na anene a mbũtũ cia ita atĩrĩ: “Thiĩi mũgatare andũ a Isiraeli kuuma Birishiba nginya Dani, mũcooke mũndehere ũhoro nĩguo menye ũrĩa maigana.”
3 And Joab said, May the Lord make his people a hundred times more in number than they are; but, my lord king, are they not all my lord's servants? why would my lord have this done? why will he become a cause of sin to Israel?
Nowe Joabu akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Jehova aroingĩhia mbũtũ ciake cia ita maita igana. Mwathi wakwa mũthamaki, githĩ othe matirĩ watho-inĩ waku? Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma mwathi wakwa ende gwĩka ũguo? Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma ahĩtithie Isiraeli?”
4 But the king's word was stronger than Joab's. So Joab went out and went through all Israel and came to Jerusalem.
No rĩrĩ, mũthamaki agĩkararia Joabu; nĩ ũndũ ũcio Joabu akiuma hau agĩthiĩ Isiraeli guothe, na agĩcooka Jerusalemu.
5 And Joab gave David the number of all the people; all the men of Israel, able to take up arms, were one million, one hundred thousand men; and those of Judah were four hundred and seventy thousand men, able to take up arms.
Joabu akĩmenyithia Daudi mũigana wa andũ arĩa maangĩarũire mbaara ta ũũ: Isiraeli guothe kwarĩ na andũ 1,100,000 arĩa maangĩahotire kũhũthĩra rũhiũ rwa njora, thĩinĩ wao haarĩ na andũ 470,000 kuuma Juda.
6 But Levi and Benjamin were not numbered among them, for Joab was disgusted with the king's order.
No rĩrĩ, Joabu ndaatarire andũ a Lawi na a Benjamini, tondũ watho ũcio wa mũthamaki nĩwamũiguithĩtie ũũru mũno.
7 And God was not pleased with this thing; so he sent punishment on Israel.
O na ningĩ watho ũcio warĩ mũũru maitho-inĩ ma Ngai; nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩherithia Isiraeli.
8 Then David said to God, Great has been my sin in doing this; but now, be pleased to take away the sin of your servant, for I have done very foolishly.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Daudi akĩĩra Ngai atĩrĩ, “Nĩnjĩhĩtie mũno nĩ gwĩka ũndũ ũyũ. Rĩu ndagũthaitha ũnjehererie mahĩtia, niĩ ndungata yaku. Nĩnjĩkĩte ũndũ wa ũrimũ mũno.”
9 Then the word of the Lord came to Gad, David's seer, saying,
Nake Jehova akĩĩra Gadi ũrĩa woonagĩra Daudi maũndũ atĩrĩ,
10 Go and say to David, The Lord says, Three things are offered to you: say which of them you will have, so that I may do it to you.
“Thiĩ ũkeere Daudi ũũ, ‘Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Ũrĩ na maũndũ matatũ ma gũthuura. Nowe ũthuure ũmwe wamo ũrĩa ngũkũherithia naguo.’”
11 So Gad came to David and said to him, The Lord says, Take whichever you will:
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Gadi agĩthiĩ kũrĩ Daudi, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Jehova ekuuga ũũ: ‘Thuura ũndũ ũmwe wa maya:
12 Three years when there will not be enough food; or three months of war, when you will go in flight before your haters, being in great danger of the sword; or three days of the sword of the Lord, disease in the land, and the angel of the Lord taking destruction through all the land of Israel. Now give thought to the answer I am to take back to him who sent me.
Ũthuure mĩaka ĩtatũ ya ngʼaragu, kana mĩeri ĩtatũ ya kũniinwo nĩ thũ ciaku igũthingatĩte na hiũ ciao cia njora, kana mĩthenya ĩtatũ ya rũhiũ rwa njora rwa Jehova, naguo nĩ atĩ kũgĩe na mĩthenya ya mũthiro bũrũri-inĩ, rĩrĩa mũraika wa Jehova akaaniinana Isiraeli guothe.’ Na rĩrĩ, tua itua ũnjĩĩre ũrĩa ngũthiĩ gũcookeria ũrĩa ũndũmĩte.”
13 And David said to Gad, This is a hard decision for me to make: let me come into the hands of the Lord, for great are his mercies: let me not come into the hands of men.
Daudi akĩĩra Gadi atĩrĩ, “Rĩu niĩ ndĩ na thĩĩna mũno. Nĩ kaba niĩ ngwe moko-inĩ ma Jehova, tondũ tha ciake nĩ nyingĩ mũno; no ndũkareke ngwe moko-inĩ ma andũ.”
14 So the Lord sent disease on Israel, causing the death of seventy thousand men.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova akĩrehera Isiraeli mũthiro, na andũ a Isiraeli 70,000 magĩkua.
15 And God sent an angel to Jerusalem for its destruction: and when he was about to do so, the Lord saw, and had regret for the evil, and said to the angel of destruction, It is enough; do no more. Now the angel of the Lord was by the grain-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
Nake Ngai agĩtũma mũraika akanange Jerusalemu. No rĩrĩa mũraika ekaga ũguo-rĩ, Jehova akĩona ũndũ ũcio na akĩigua kĩeha nĩ ũndũ wa kĩnyariirĩko kĩu, nake akĩĩra mũraika ũcio wanangaga andũ atĩrĩ, “Tigĩra hau! Eheria guoko gwaku.” Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũraika ũcio wa Jehova aarũgamĩte kĩhuhĩro-inĩ kĩa ngano kĩa Arauna ũrĩa Mũjebusi.
16 And David, lifting up his eyes, saw the angel of the Lord there between earth and heaven, with an uncovered sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the responsible men, clothed in haircloth, went down on their faces.
Nake Daudi akĩrora igũrũ akĩona mũraika wa Jehova arũngiĩ gatagatĩ ka igũrũ na thĩ acomorete rũhiũ rwa njora, arũnyiitĩte na guoko gwake gũtambũrũkĩirio Jerusalemu. Nake Daudi na athuuri, mehumbĩte nguo cia makũnia, makĩgũa magĩturumithia mothiũ mao thĩ.
17 And David said to God, Was it not I who gave the order for the people to be numbered? It is I who have done the sin and the great wrong; but these are only sheep; what have they done? let your hand, O Lord God, be lifted up against me and against my family, but not against your people to send disease on them.
Daudi akĩũria Ngai atĩrĩ, “Githĩ ti niĩ ndaathanire atĩ arũi a mbaara matarwo? Niĩ nĩ niĩ njĩhĩtie o na ngeeka ũũru. Andũ aya matariĩ o ta ngʼondu. Nĩ atĩa mekĩte? Wee Jehova Ngai wakwa, reke guoko gwaku kũnjũkĩrĩre niĩ na nyũmba yakwa, no rĩrĩ, ndũkareke mũthiro ũyũ ũikare na andũ aku.”
18 Then the angel of the Lord gave orders to Gad to say to David that he was to go and put up an altar to the Lord on the grain-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
Nake mũraika wa Jehova agĩatha Gadi eere Daudi aambate athiĩ agaakĩre Jehova kĩgongona o kũu kĩhuhĩro-inĩ kĩa ngano kĩa Arauna ũrĩa Mũjebusi.
19 And David went up, as Gad had said in the name of the Lord.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi akĩambata agĩathĩkĩra kiugo kĩu Gadi aarĩtie thĩinĩ wa rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova.
20 And Ornan, turning back, saw the angel, and his four sons who were with him went to a secret place. Now Ornan was crushing his grain.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Arauna aakonyoraga ngano-rĩ, akĩĩhũgũra akĩona mũraika ũcio; nao ariũ ake ana arĩa maarĩ nake makĩĩhitha.
21 And when David came, Ornan, looking, saw him, and came out from the grain-floor and went down on his face to the earth before him.
Nake Daudi agĩkuhĩrĩria, na rĩrĩa Arauna aarorire akĩmuona, akiuma kĩhuhĩro-inĩ kĩa ngano, akĩinamĩrĩria mũtwe wake mbere ya Daudi, na agĩturumithia ũthiũ thĩ.
22 Then David said to Ornan, Give me the place where this grain-floor is, so that I may put up an altar here to the Lord: let me have it for its full price; so that this disease may be stopped among the people.
Daudi akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Njĩtĩkĩria njakĩre Jehova kĩgongona haha kĩhuhĩro-inĩ gĩkĩ gĩaku kĩa ngano, nĩguo mũthiro ũyũ ũkorete andũ ũthire. Nyenderia o ũrĩa thogora wakĩo ũigana.”
23 And Ornan said to David, Take it, and let my lord the king do what seems right to him. See, I give you the oxen for burned offerings and the grain-cleaning instruments for fire-wood, and the grain for the meal offering; I give it all.
Arauna akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Kĩoe! Reke mũthamaki mwathi wakwa eeke ũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩmũkenia. Na rĩrĩ, nĩngũkũhe ndegwa ici irutwo igongona rĩa njino, ihũũri ici cia ngano ituĩke ngũ, ngano nayo ĩtuĩke ya igongona rĩa mũtu. Icio ciothe nĩngũkũhe.”
24 And King David said to Ornan, No; I will certainly give you the full price for it, because I will not take for the Lord what is yours, or give a burned offering without payment.
Nowe Mũthamaki Daudi agĩcookeria Arauna atĩrĩ, “Aca, no nginya ndĩhe thogora wakĩo ũrĩa ũigana. Ndingĩrutĩra Jehova kĩndũ gĩaku, kana ndute igongona rĩa njino na kĩndũ kĩrĩa itarutĩire thogora.”
25 So David gave Ornan six hundred shekels of gold by weight for the place.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi akĩrĩha Arauna cekeri magana matandatũ cia thahabu nĩ ũndũ wa handũ hau.
26 And David put up an altar there to the Lord, offering burned offerings and peace-offerings with prayers to the Lord; and he gave him an answer from heaven, sending fire on the altar of burned offering.
Daudi agĩakĩra Jehova kĩgongona handũ hau, na akĩruta maruta ma njino na maruta ma ũiguano. Agĩkaĩra Jehova, nake Jehova akĩmwĩtĩka na njĩra ya mwaki uumĩte igũrũ, ũgĩakana kĩgongona-inĩ kĩu kĩa maruta ma njino.
27 Then the Lord gave orders to the angel, and he put back his sword into its cover.
Ningĩ Jehova akĩarĩria mũraika ũcio nake agĩcookia rũhiũ rwake njora.
28 At that time, when David saw that the Lord had given him an answer on the grain-floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he made an offering there.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo, rĩrĩa Daudi onire atĩ Ngai nĩamũiguĩte arĩ kũu kĩhuhĩro-inĩ kĩa ngano kĩa Arauna ũcio Mũjebusi-rĩ, akĩrutĩra magongona hau.
29 For the House of the Lord, which Moses had made in the waste land, and the altar of burned offerings, were at that time in the high place at Gibeon.
Hema ya Jehova ĩrĩa nyamũre ĩrĩa Musa aathondekeire werũ-inĩ, na kĩgongona kĩa maruta ma njino, hĩndĩ ĩyo ciarĩ harĩa hatũũgĩru o kũu Gibeoni.
30 But David was not able to go before it to get directions from the Lord, so great was his fear of the sword of the angel of the Lord.
No rĩrĩ, Daudi ndangĩathiire mbere yakĩo gũtuĩria ũhoro harĩ Ngai tondũ nĩetigagĩra rũhiũ rwa njora rwa mũraika ũcio wa Jehova.
