Genesis 12
1 Now the Lord said to Abram, Go out from your country and from your family and from your father's house, into the land to which I will be your guide:
Nake Jehova nĩeerĩte Aburamu atĩrĩ, “Thaama uume bũrũri wanyu na ũtige andũ anyu, na nyũmba ya thoguo, ũthiĩ bũrũri ũrĩa ngaakuonia.
2 And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:
“Niĩ nĩngagũtua rũrĩrĩ rũnene, na nĩngakũrathima; nĩngatũma rĩĩtwa rĩaku rĩgĩe igweta, nawe nĩũgatuĩka kĩrathimo.
3 To them who are good to you will I give blessing, and on him who does you wrong will I put my curse: and you will become a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.
Nĩngarathima arĩa magaakũrathima, na ũrĩa o wothe ũgaakũruma na niĩ nĩngatũma anyiitwo nĩ kĩrumi; nao andũ othe a thĩ nĩmakarathimwo nĩ ũndũ waku.”
4 So Abram went as the Lord had said to him, and Lot went with him: Abram was seventy-five years old when he went away from Haran.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Aburamu akiumagara agĩthiĩ, o ta ũrĩa Jehova aamwathĩte; nake Loti agĩthiĩ nake. Aburamu aarĩ na mĩaka mĩrongo mũgwanja na ĩtano rĩrĩa oimire Harani.
5 And Abram took Sarai, his wife, and Lot, his brother's son, and all their goods and the servants which they had got in Haran, and they went out to go to the land of Canaan.
Nake nĩathiire na mũtumia wake Sarai, na Loti, mũriũ wa mũrũ wa nyina, na indo ciothe iria maagĩte nacio, na andũ arĩa maagĩte nao kũu Harani, na makiumagara marorete bũrũri wa Kaanani, na magĩkinya kuo.
6 And Abram went through the land till he came to Shechem, to the holy tree of Moreh. At that time, the Canaanites were still living in the land.
Aburamu agĩtuĩkanĩria bũrũri ũcio agĩkinya handũ haarĩ na mũtĩ mũnene wa More kũu Shekemu. Hĩndĩ ĩyo Akaanani nĩo maatũũraga bũrũri ũcio.
7 And the Lord came to Abram, and said, I will give all this land to your seed; then Abram made an altar there to the Lord who had let himself be seen by him.
Nake Jehova akiumĩrĩra Aburamu, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Bũrũri ũyũ nĩguo ngaahe rũciaro rwaku.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Aburamu agĩakĩra Jehova kĩgongona hau, o we Jehova ũcio wamuumĩrĩire.
8 And moving on from there to the mountain on the east of Beth-el, he put up his tent, having Beth-el on the west and Ai on the east: and there he made an altar and gave worship to the name of the Lord.
Kuuma hau agĩthiĩ erekeire irĩma iria irĩ mwena wa irathĩro wa itũũra rĩa Betheli, na akĩamba hema yake, Betheli ĩgĩkorwo ĩrĩ mwena wa ithũĩro na itũũra rĩa Ai rĩrĩ mwena wa irathĩro. Hau nĩho aakĩire Jehova kĩgongona na agĩkaĩra rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova.
9 And he went on, journeying still to the South.
Thuutha-inĩ Aburamu akiumagara rĩngĩ agĩthiĩ na mbere na rũgendo arorete Negevu.
10 And because there was little food to be had in that land, he went down into Egypt.
Na rĩrĩ, nĩ kwagĩire ngʼaragu bũrũri ũcio, nake Aburamu agĩikũrũka athiĩ Misiri agaikare kuo kwa ihinda, tondũ ngʼaragu nĩ yarĩ nene mũno.
11 Now when he came near to Egypt, he said to Sarai, his wife, Truly, you are a fair woman and beautiful to the eye;
Arĩ o hakuhĩ gũtoonya Misiri-rĩ, akĩĩra mũtumia wake Sarai atĩrĩ, “Nĩnjũũĩ atĩ ũrĩ mũndũ-wa-nja kĩĩrorerwa.
12 And I am certain that when the men of Egypt see you, they will say, This is his wife: and they will put me to death and keep you.
Na rĩrĩ, andũ a Misiri makuona mekuuga atĩrĩ, ‘Ũyũ nĩ mũtumia wake,’ tondũ ũcio manjũrage no wee makũreke ũtũũre muoyo, makuoe.
13 Say, then, that you are my sister, and so it will be well with me because of you, and my life will be kept safe on your account.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio wee uga atĩ ũrĩ mwarĩ wa baba, nĩgeetha ũhonokie muoyo wakwa na manjĩke wega nĩ ũndũ waku.”
14 And so it was that when Abram came into Egypt, the men of Egypt, looking on the woman, saw that she was fair.
Rĩrĩa Aburamu aakinyire Misiri, andũ a Misiri makĩona atĩ mũtumia wake aarĩ kĩĩrorerwa biũ.
15 And Pharaoh's great men, having seen her, said words in praise of her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into Pharaoh's house.
Nao anene a Firaũni mamuona, makĩmũgaathĩrĩria kũrĩ Firaũni, na makĩmuoya makĩmũtwara nyũmba-inĩ yake ya ũthamaki.
16 And because of her, he was good to Abram, and he had sheep and oxen and asses, and men-servants and women-servants, and camels.
Nake Firaũni agĩtuga Aburamu nĩ ũndũ wa Sarai, na Aburamu akĩgĩa na mbũri na ngʼombe, na ndigiri cia njamba na cia nga, ndungata cia arũme na cia airĩtu, na ngamĩĩra.
17 And the Lord sent great troubles on Pharaoh's house because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
No Jehova akĩnyamaria Firaũni na nyũmba yake na mĩrimũ mĩũru nĩ ũndũ wa Sarai, mũtumia wa Aburamu.
18 Then Pharaoh sent for Abram, and said, What have you done to me? why did you not say that she was your wife?
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Firaũni agĩtũmanĩra Aburamu akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ atĩa ũũ ũnjĩkĩte? Nĩ kĩĩ kĩagiririe ũnjĩĩre atĩ ũyũ nĩ mũtumia waku?
19 Why did you say that she was your sister? so that I took her for my wife: now, take your wife and go on your way.
Nĩ kĩĩ gĩatũmire uuge, ‘Ũyũ nĩ mwarĩ wa baba,’ na nĩkĩo ndaamuoire atuĩke mũtumia wakwa? Mũtumia waku nĩwe ũyũ! Muoye mũthiĩ!”
20 And Pharaoh gave orders to his men, and they sent him on his way, with his wife and all he had.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Firaũni agĩathana akĩĩra andũ ake ũrĩa megwĩka Aburamu, nao makĩmumagaria arĩ na mũtumia wake na indo ciothe iria aarĩ nacio.
