< 2 Samuel 10 >
1 Now after this, death came to the king of the children of Ammon, and Hanun, his son, became king in his place.
Thuutha wa mahinda macio, mũthamaki wa Aamoni agĩkua, nake Hanuni, mũriũ, agĩtuĩka mũthamaki ithenya rĩake.
2 And David said, I will be a friend to Hanun, the son of Nahash, as his father was a friend to me. So David sent his servants, to give him words of comfort on account of his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
Nake Daudi agĩĩciiria atĩrĩ, “Nĩnguonania ũtugi kũrĩ Hanuni mũrũ wa Nahashu, o ta ũrĩa ithe aanjĩkire maũndũ ma ũtugi.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi agĩtũma andũ kũrĩ Hanuni makamũcakaithie nĩ ũndũ wa gũkuĩrwo nĩ ithe. Rĩrĩa andũ acio maatũmĩtwo nĩ Daudi maakinyire bũrũri-inĩ wa Aamoni-rĩ,
3 But the chiefs of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Does it seem to you that David is honouring your father by sending comforters to you? has he not sent his servants to go through the town and make secret observation of it, and overcome it?
andũ arĩa maarĩ igweta a Aamoni makĩũria Hanuni mwathi wao atĩrĩ, “Ũreciiria Daudi nĩ thoguo aratĩĩa nĩ ũndũ wa gũgũtũmĩra andũ magũcakaithie? Githĩ Daudi ndatũmĩte andũ aya kũrĩ we nĩgeetha matuĩrie na mathigaane itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene, nĩguo macooke marĩtunyane?”
4 So Hanun took David's servants, and after cutting off half the hair on their chins, and cutting off the skirts of their robes up to the middle, he sent them away.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Hanuni akĩnyiitithia andũ acio a Daudi, na akĩmenjithia nderu rwere rũmwe, na agĩtinia nguo ciao irima gatagatĩ ka njikarĩro, na akĩmaingata.
5 When David had news of it, he sent men out with the purpose of meeting them on their way, for the men were greatly shamed: and the king said, Go to Jericho till your hair is long again, and then come back.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Daudi eerirwo ũhoro ũcio, agĩtũma andũ makamatũnge tondũ andũ acio nĩmaconorithĩtio mũno. Mũthamaki akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ikarai kũu Jeriko nginya nderu cianyu ikũre, mũcooke mũũke.”
6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves hated by David, they sent to the Aramaeans of Beth-rehob and Zobah, and got for payment twenty thousand footmen, and they got from the king of Maacah a thousand men, and from Tob twelve thousand.
Rĩrĩa Aamoni maamenyire atĩ nĩmatuĩkĩte kĩndũ kĩnungu harĩ Daudi-rĩ, makĩandĩka thigari cia magũrũ cia Asuriata ngiri mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ kuuma Bethi-Rehobu na Zoba, o na mũthamaki wa Maaka arĩ na andũ ake ngiri ĩmwe, o na ningĩ andũ ngiri ikũmi na igĩrĩ kuuma Tobu.
7 And hearing of this, David sent Joab and all the army and the best fighting-men.
Nake Daudi aigua ũhoro ũcio-rĩ, agĩtũma Joabu na ita rĩothe rĩa mbaara.
8 And the children of Ammon came out and put their forces in position at the way into the town: and the Aramaeans of Zobah and of Rehob, with the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
Nao Aamoni makiumagara, makĩara mĩhari ya mbũtũ cia mbaara kĩhingo-inĩ gĩa itũũra rĩao inene, nao Asuriata a Zoba na Rehobu, na andũ a Tobu na a Maaka maarĩ oiki kũu werũ-inĩ.
9 Now when Joab saw that their forces were in position against him in front and at his back, he took the best of the men of Israel and put them in line against the Aramaeans;
Nake Joabu akĩona atĩ thigari nĩciarĩte mĩhari ya mbaara mbere yake o na thuutha wake; nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩthuura mbũtũ imwe iria ciarĩ njamba mũno kũu Isiraeli, agĩcitũma ikarũe na Asuriata.
10 And the rest of the people he put in position against the children of Ammon, with Abishai, his brother, at their head.
Andũ acio angĩ akĩmaiga watho-inĩ wa Abishai mũrũ wa nyina, na akĩmatũma makarũe na andũ a Amoni.
11 And he said, If the Aramaeans are stronger and get the better of me, then you are to come to my help; but if the children of Ammon get the better of you, I will come to your help.
Joabu akiuga atĩrĩ, “Asuriata mangĩĩngĩria hinya-rĩ, wee ũũke ũndeithie; no Aamoni mangĩgũkĩria hinya-rĩ, nĩngũũka ngũteithie.
12 Take heart, and let us be strong for our people and for the towns of our God, and may the Lord do what seems good to him.
Wĩyũmĩrĩrie nĩgeetha tũrũe na ũcamba nĩ ũndũ wa andũ aitũ na nĩ ũndũ wa matũũra manene ma Ngai witũ. Jehova nĩegwĩka ũrĩa ekuona kwagĩrĩire maitho-inĩ make.”
13 Then Joab and the people with him went forward to the fight against the Aramaeans, and they went in flight before him.
Ningĩ Joabu na mbũtũ ciake magĩtharĩkĩra Asuriata, nao makĩmoorĩra.
14 And when the children of Ammon saw the flight of the Aramaeans, they themselves went in flight from Abishai, and came into the town. So Joab went back from fighting the children of Ammon and came to Jerusalem.
Rĩrĩa Aamoni moonire atĩ Asuriata nĩmaroora-rĩ, o nao makĩũrĩra Abishai, magĩtoonya thĩinĩ wa itũũra rĩrĩa inene. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Joabu agĩcooka agĩtiga kũrũa na Aamoni na agĩthiĩ Jerusalemu.
15 And when the Aramaeans saw that Israel had overcome them, they got themselves together.
Thuutha wa Asuriata kuona atĩ nĩmatoorio nĩ andũ a Isiraeli-rĩ, magĩcookanĩrĩra hamwe rĩngĩ.
16 And Hadadezer sent for the Aramaeans who were on the other side of the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach, the captain of Hadadezer's army, at their head.
Hadadezeri aarehithĩtie Asuriata kuuma mũrĩmo wa Rũũĩ rwa Farati; magĩthiĩ nginya Helamu marĩ hamwe, na Shobaki mũnene wa mbũtũ ya ita ya Hedadezeri, amatongoretie.
17 And word of this was given to David: and he got all Israel together and went over Jordan and came to Helam. And the Aramaeans put their forces in position against David, and made an attack on him.
Rĩrĩa Daudi eerirwo ũhoro ũcio-rĩ, agĩcookanĩrĩria ita rĩa Isiraeli rĩothe, makĩringa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani na magĩthiĩ nginya Helamu. Nao Asuriata makĩara mĩhari ya thigari cia mbaara igatũngane na Daudi, makĩrũa nake.
18 And the Aramaeans went in flight before Israel; and David put to the sword the men of seven hundred Aramaean war-carriages and forty thousand footmen, and Shobach, the captain of the army, was wounded, and came to his death there.
No rĩrĩ, Asuriata acio makĩũrĩra Isiraeli, nake Daudi akĩũraga andũ magana mũgwanja arĩa maatwarithagia ngaari ciao cia ita, na thigari cia magũrũ ngiri mĩrongo ĩna. Ningĩ akĩũraga Shobaki mũnene wa mbũtũ ciao, agĩkuĩra kũu.
19 And when all the kings who were servants of Hadadezer saw that they were overcome by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became their servants. So the Aramaeans, in fear, gave no more help to the children of Ammon.
Rĩrĩa athamaki arĩa othe maarĩ ndungata cia Hadadezeri moonire atĩ nĩmahootwo nĩ Isiraeli-rĩ, magĩthondeka thayũ na andũ a Isiraeli na magĩtuĩka a gwathagwo nĩo. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Asuriata magĩĩtigĩra gũcooka gũteithia Aamoni hĩndĩ ĩngĩ.