Judges 20
1 Then all the children of Israel took up arms, and the people came together like one man, from Dan to Beer-sheba, and the land of Gilead, before the Lord at Mizpah.
Na rĩrĩ, andũ a Isiraeli othe kuuma Dani nginya Birishiba, na kuuma bũrũri wothe wa Gileadi magĩũka o taarĩ mũndũ ũmwe, makĩũngana mbere ya Jehova kũu Mizipa.
2 And the chiefs of the people, out of all the tribes of Israel, took their places in the meeting of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen armed with swords.
Atongoria a andũ othe a mĩhĩrĩga ya Isiraeli makĩrũgama handũ hao kũu kĩũngano-inĩ kĩa andũ a Ngai, marĩ thigari ngiri magana mana meeohete hiũ cia njora.
3 (Now the children of Benjamin had word that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) And the children of Israel said, Make clear how this evil thing took place.
(Nao andũ Benjamini makĩigua atĩ andũ a Isiraeli nĩmambatĩte nginya Mizipa.) Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ a Isiraeli makiuga atĩrĩ, “Ta twĩre ũrĩa ũndũ ũcio mũũru wekĩkire.”
4 Then the Levite, the husband of the dead woman, said in answer, I came to Gibeah in the land of Benjamin, I and my servant-wife, for the purpose of stopping there for the night.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mũlawii ũcio mũthuuri wa mũtumia ũrĩa woragĩtwo akiuga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ na thuriya yakwa tuokire Gibea ya andũ a Benjamini tũraarĩrĩre kuo.
5 And the townsmen of Gibeah came together against me, going round the house on all sides by night; it was their purpose to put me to death, and my servant-wife was violently used by them and is dead.
Ũtukũ ũcio andũ a Gibea nĩmaanũmĩrĩire, na magĩthiũrũrũkĩria nyũmba, mehaarĩirie kũnjũraga. Makĩnyiita thuriya yakwa na hinya, nginya ĩgĩkua.
6 So I took her, cutting her into parts which I sent through all the country of the heritage of Israel: for they have done an act of shame in Israel.
Ngĩoya thuriya yakwa, ngĩmĩtinaangia icunjĩ, na ngĩtũma o gĩcunjĩ o rũgongo rwa igai rĩa Isiraeli, nĩ ũndũ nĩmekĩte ũndũ wa thoni na wa gĩconoko thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli.
7 Here you all are, you children of Israel; give now your suggestions about what is to be done.
Atĩrĩrĩ, inyuĩ andũ a Isiraeli inyuothe, kĩariei, mũheane itua rĩanyu.”
8 Then all the people got up as one man and said, Not one of us will go to his tent or go back to his house:
Andũ acio othe magĩũkĩra o taarĩ mũndũ ũmwe, makiuga atĩrĩ, “Gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe witũ ũkũinũka. Aca, gũtirĩ o na ũmwe witũ ũgũcooka gwake mũciĩ.
9 But this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by the decision of the Lord;
No rĩrĩ, ũndũ ũrĩa tũgwĩka Gibea nĩ ũyũ: Tũkwambata kuo tũmookĩrĩre o ta ũrĩa ũcuuki wa mĩtĩ ũgũtuonia.
10 And we will take ten men out of every hundred, through all the tribes of Israel, a hundred out of every thousand, a thousand out of every ten thousand, to get food for the people, so that they may give to Gibeah of Benjamin the right punishment for the act of shame they have done in Israel.
Tũkũruta andũ ikũmi thĩinĩ wa o andũ igana a mĩhĩrĩga yothe ya Isiraeli, na andũ igana thĩinĩ wa o andũ ngiri, na andũ ngiri thĩinĩ wa o andũ ngiri ikũmi, nĩguo magĩĩrĩre mbũtũ cia ita irio. Nĩgeetha rĩrĩa mbũtũ cia ita igaakinya Gibea ya Benjamini, ikaameka maũndũ maringaine na waganu wa andũ akuo ũrĩa meekĩte thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli.”
11 So all the men of Israel were banded together against the town, united like one man.
Tondũ ũcio andũ othe a Isiraeli makĩũngana na makĩnyiitana o ta maarĩ mũndũ ũmwe mahũũre itũũra rĩu inene.
12 And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin saying, What is this evil which has been done among you?
Mĩhĩrĩga ya Isiraeli ĩgĩtũma andũ mathiĩ kũrĩ mũhĩrĩga wothe wa Benjamini, makamoorie atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ngero ĩrĩkũ ĩno njũru ũũ ĩĩkĩtwo gatagatĩ-inĩ kanyu?
13 Now give up those good-for-nothing persons in Gibeah so that we may put them to death, clearing away the evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not give ear to the voice of their brothers, the children of Israel.
Na rĩrĩ, tũnengerei andũ acio aaganu a Gibea nĩgeetha tũmoorage tweherie ũũru ũcio thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli.” No andũ a Benjamini matiigana kũigua andũ acio angĩ a Isiraeli.
14 And the children of Benjamin came together from all their towns to Gibeah, to go to war with the children of Israel.
Moimire matũũra-inĩ mao, makĩũngana hamwe kũu Gibea nĩguo mahũũrane na andũ a Isiraeli.
15 And the children of Benjamin who came that day from the towns were twenty-six thousand men armed with swords, in addition to the people of Gibeah, numbering seven hundred of the best fighting-men,
O ro rĩmwe andũ a Benjamini magĩcookanĩrĩria andũ arĩa marũaga na hiũ cia njora 20,060 kuuma matũũra-inĩ mao, mongereirwo harĩ andũ magana mũgwanja arĩa maathuurĩtwo kuuma kũrĩ andũ arĩa maatũũraga kũu Gibea.
16 Who were left-handed, able to send a stone at a hair without error.
Gatagatĩ-inĩ ga thigari icio ciothe nĩ kwarĩ na andũ magana mũgwanja maathuurĩtwo a kĩmotho, na o ũmwe wao nĩahotaga gũikia ihiga na kĩgũtha ũndũ angĩringa rũcuĩrĩ na ndahĩtie.
17 And the men of Israel, other than Benjamin, were four hundred thousand in number, all armed with swords; they were all men of war.
Tiga andũ a Benjamini-rĩ, Isiraeli nĩmacookanĩrĩirie thigari 400 arĩa marũaga na hiũ cia njora, na othe maarĩ andũ a ita.
18 And they got up and went up to Beth-el to get directions from God, and the children of Israel said, Who is to be the first to go up to the fight against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah is to go up first.
Andũ a Isiraeli makĩambata nginya Betheli na magĩtuĩria ũhoro harĩ Ngai makĩũria atĩrĩ, “Nũũ thĩinĩ witũ ũkwambĩrĩria kũhũũrana na andũ aya a Benjamini?” Nake Jehova agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Juda nĩwe ũkwambĩrĩria.”
19 So the children of Israel got up in the morning and put themselves in position against Gibeah.
Rũciinĩ rũrũ rũngĩ andũ a Isiraeli magĩũkĩra na makĩamba hema ciao gũkuhĩ na Gibea.
20 And the men of Israel went out to war against Benjamin (and the men of Israel put their forces in fighting order against them at Gibeah).
Andũ a Isiraeli makiumagara makahũũrane na andũ a Benjamini, na makĩiga andũ o handũ hao mbaara-inĩ marũe nao kũu Gibea.
21 Then the children of Benjamin came out from Gibeah, cutting down twenty-two thousand of the Israelites that day.
Nao andũ a Benjamini makiuma kũu Gibea na makĩũraga andũ a Isiraeli 22,000 kũu mbaara-inĩ mũthenya ũcio.
22 But the people, the men of Israel, taking heart again, put their forces in order and took up the same position as on the first day.
No andũ a Isiraeli makĩũmanĩrĩria mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ na makĩrũgama handũ hao rĩngĩ o harĩa meigĩte mũthenya wa mbere.
23 Now the children of Israel went up, weeping before the Lord till evening, requesting the Lord and saying, Am I to go forward again to the fight against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the Lord said, Go up against him.
Nao andũ a Isiraeli makĩambata makĩrĩrĩra mbere ya Jehova nginya hwaĩ-inĩ, nao magĩtuĩria ũhoro harĩ Jehova atĩrĩ, “Hihi twambate rĩngĩ tũkahũũrane na andũ a Benjamini, aya ariũ a ithe witũ?” Nake Jehova akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Ambatai mũkahũũrane nao.”
24 So the children of Israel went forward against the children of Benjamin the second day.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ a Isiraeli magĩkuhĩrĩria andũ a Benjamini mũthenya wa keerĩ.
25 And the second day Benjamin went out against them from Gibeah, cutting down eighteen thousand men of the children of Israel, all swordsmen.
Mũthenya ũcio, rĩrĩa Abenjamini mookire moimĩte Gibea mahũũrane nao-rĩ, makĩũraga andũ a Isiraeli angĩ 18,000, othe meeohete hiũ cia njora.
26 Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up to Beth-el, weeping and waiting there before the Lord, going without food all day till evening, and offering burned offerings and peace-offerings before the Lord.
Ningĩ andũ a Isiraeli, marĩ othe, makĩambata nginya Betheli, na kũu magĩikara kuo makĩrĩra marĩ mbere ya Jehova. Makĩĩhinga kũrĩa irio mũthenya ũcio o nginya hwaĩ-inĩ, na makĩruta maruta ma njino na maruta ma ũiguano kũrĩ Jehova.
27 And the children of Israel made request to the Lord, (for the ark of the agreement of the Lord was there in those days,
Nao andũ a Isiraeli, magĩtuĩria ũhoro harĩ Jehova. (Matukũ-inĩ macio ithandũkũ rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa Ngai rĩarĩ kũu,
28 And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, was in his place before it, ) and said, Am I still to go on with the fight against the children of Benjamin my brother, or am I to give it up? And the Lord said, Go on; for tomorrow I will give him into your hands.
nake Finehasi mũrũ wa Eleazaru, mũrũ wa Harũni, nĩwe watungataga mbere yarĩo.) Nao makĩũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩtũkwambata rĩngĩ tũkahũũrane na Abenjamini ariũ a ithe witũ, kana tũtige?” Jehova akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Thiĩi, nĩ ũndũ rũciũ nĩngamaneana moko-inĩ manyu.”
29 So Israel put men secretly all round Gibeah to make a surprise attack on it.
Nao andũ a Isiraeli makĩmoheria mathiũrũrũkĩirie Gibea.
30 And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in fighting order against Gibeah as before.
Nao makĩambata makahũũrane na andũ a Benjamini mũthenya wa gatatũ na makĩrũgama handũ hao nĩguo mahũũrane na Gibea o ta ũrĩa meekĩte hau mbere.
31 And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, moving away from the town; and as before, at their first attack, they put to death about thirty men of Israel on the highways, of which one goes up to Beth-el and the other to Gibeah, and in the open country.
Nao Abenjamini makiumĩra mamatũnge na makĩguucĩrĩrio kũraihu na itũũra rĩu inene. Makĩambĩrĩria kũhũũra andũ a Isiraeli o ta mbere ĩyo, na andũ ta mĩrongo ĩtatũ makĩrũndĩrwo werũ-inĩ na njĩra-inĩ ĩrĩa ĩthiiaga Betheli na ĩrĩa ĩngĩ Gibea.
32 And the children of Benjamin said, They are giving way before us as at first. But the children of Israel said, Let us go in flight and get them away from the town, into the highways.
Rĩrĩa andũ a Benjamini meeranaga atĩrĩ, “Nĩtũramahoota o ta mbere,” noguo nao andũ a Isiraeli meeranaga atĩrĩ, “Rekei tũcooke na thuutha tũmaguucĩrĩrie moime itũũra-inĩ inene moke njĩra-inĩ.”
33 So all the men of Israel got up and put themselves in fighting order at Baal-tamar: and those who had been waiting secretly to make a surprise attack came rushing out of their place on the west of Geba.
Andũ othe a Isiraeli makĩehera harĩa maarĩ na makĩrũgama handũ hao kũu Baali-Tamaru, nao andũ a Isiraeli arĩa meehithĩire andũ a Benjamini makiumĩra kũrĩa meehithĩte mwena wa ithũĩro wa Gibea.
34 And they came in front of Gibeah, ten thousand of the best men in all Israel, and the fighting became more violent; but the children of Benjamin were not conscious that evil was coming on them.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ ngiri ikũmi arĩa maarĩ njamba iria thuure cia Isiraeli magĩtharĩkĩra Gibea kuuma na mbere. Nayo mbaara yarĩ nene ũũ atĩ andũ a Benjamini matiigana gũkũũrana ũrĩa mwanangĩko wamakuhĩrĩirie.
35 Then the Lord sent sudden fear on Benjamin before Israel; and that day the children of Israel put to death twenty-five thousand, one hundred men of Benjamin, all of them swordsmen.
Nake Jehova akĩhootera andũ a Benjamini mbere ya Isiraeli, na mũthenya ũcio andũ a Isiraeli makĩũraga andũ a Benjamini 25,100, arĩa meeohete hiũ cia njora.
36 So the children of Benjamin saw that they were overcome: and the men of Israel had given way before Benjamin, putting their faith in the watchers who were to make the surprise attack on Gibeah.
Tondũ ũcio andũ a Benjamini makĩona atĩ nĩmaatooretio. Na rĩrĩ, andũ a Isiraeli nĩmoorĩire andũ a Benjamini, nĩ ũndũ nĩmehokete andũ arĩa maigĩte a kuoheria andũ a Benjamini gũkuhĩ na Gibea.
37 And the watchers, rushing on Gibeah and overrunning it, put all the town to the sword without mercy.
Nao andũ acio moohetie andũ makĩguthũka o rĩmwe magĩtoonya Gibea, makĩaragana kuo na makĩhũũra itũũra rĩu inene rĩothe na rũhiũ rwa njora.
38 Now the sign fixed between the men of Israel and those making the surprise attack was that when they made a pillar of smoke go up from the town,
Nao andũ a Isiraeli nĩ mabangĩte na andũ acio moohetie andũ atĩ matoogie ndogo nene ĩthiĩ na igũrũ yumĩte itũũra rĩu inene,
39 The men of Israel were to make a turn about in the fight. And Benjamin had overcome and put to death about thirty of the men of Israel, and were saying, Certainly they are falling back before us as in the first fight.
nĩgeetha hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ a Isiraeli magarũrũke na macooke mbaara-inĩ. Andũ a Benjamini maakorirwo maambĩrĩria kũũraga andũ a Isiraeli (ta andũ mĩrongo ĩtatũ), nao makiuga atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ nĩtũramatooria o ta ũrĩa twamekire mbaara-inĩ ya mbere.”
40 Then the sign went up out of the town in the pillar of smoke, and the Benjamites, turning back, saw all the town going up in smoke to heaven.
No rĩrĩa ndogo yambĩrĩirie kwambata na igũrũ yumĩte itũũra-inĩ rĩu inene-rĩ, andũ a Benjamini makĩĩhũgũra makĩona ndogo itũũra-inĩ rĩu inene rĩothe yambatĩte na igũrũ matu-inĩ.
41 And the men of Israel had made a turn about, and the men of Benjamin were overcome with fear, for they saw that evil had overtaken them.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ a Isiraeli makĩmagarũrũkĩra nao andũ a Benjamini makĩnyiitwo nĩ guoya mũnene, nĩ ũndũ nĩmakũũranire atĩ mwanangĩko nĩwarĩĩkĩtie kũmakora.
42 So turning their backs on the men of Israel, they went in the direction of the waste land; but the fight overtook them; and those who came out of the town were heading them off and putting them to the sword.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩũrĩra andũ a Isiraeli marorete na werũ-inĩ, no matingĩahotire kũũrĩra mbaara. Nao andũ a Isiraeli arĩa mookire moimĩte matũũra-inĩ makĩmooragĩra kuo.
43 And crushing Benjamin down, they went after them, driving them from Nohah as far as the east side of Gibeah.
Magĩthiũrũrũkĩria andũ a Benjamini acio, makĩmatengʼeria, na makĩmakinyĩra na njĩra hũthũ kũu gũkuhĩ na Gibea mwena wa irathĩro.
44 Eighteen thousand men of Benjamin came to their death, all strong men of war.
Andũ a Benjamini ngiri ikũmi na inyanya magĩkua, nao othe maarĩ arũi njamba.
45 And turning, they went in flight to the rock of Rimmon in the waste land: and on the highways five thousand of them were cut off by the men of Israel, who, pushing on hard after them to Geba, put to death two thousand more.
Na rĩrĩa maagarũrũkire marorete na werũ-inĩ nginya ihiga-inĩ rĩa Rimoni, andũ a Isiraeli makĩũragĩra andũ 5,000 njĩra-inĩ icio. Nao magĩkĩrĩrĩria kũrũmĩrĩra andũ a Benjamini o nginya Gidomu na makĩũraga 2,000.
46 So twenty-five thousand of the swordsmen of Benjamin came to their end that day, all strong men of war.
Mũthenya ũcio andũ a Benjamini 25,000 arĩa maarũaga na hiũ cia njora makĩũragwo, na othe maarĩ arũi njamba.
47 But six hundred men, turning back, went in flight to the rock of Rimmon in the waste land, and were living on the rock of Rimmon for four months.
No andũ magana matandatũ makĩgarũrũka na makĩũrĩra werũ-inĩ o nginya ihiga-inĩ rĩa Rimoni, na magĩikara kuo mĩeri ĩna.
48 And the men of Israel, turning again against the children of Benjamin, put to the sword without mercy all the towns and the cattle and everything there was, burning every town which came into their hands.
Nao andũ a Isiraeli magĩcooka nginya bũrũri wa andũ a Benjamini na makĩhũũra matũũra mothe na rũhiũ rwa njora, o gwata nyamũ na kĩndũ o gĩothe kĩngĩ kĩrĩa maakorereire. Na matũũra mothe marĩa maakorire makĩmacina na mwaki.
