< Genesis 22 >

1 And it came to pass after these things that God tempted Abraam, and said to him, Abraam, Abraam; and he said, Lo! I [am here].
Thuutha wa maũndũ macio-rĩ, Ngai nĩageririe Iburahĩmu. Ngai akĩmwĩta atĩrĩ, “Iburahĩmu!” Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ haha.”
2 And he said, Take thy son, the beloved one, whom thou hast loved—Isaac, and go into the high land, and offer him there for a whole-burnt-offering on one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
Nake Ngai akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Oya mũriũ waku, o we ũrĩa wa mũmwe Isaaka, ũrĩa wendete, ũthiĩ rũgongo rwa Moria, na ũmũrute ta igongona rĩa njino kuo kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩmwe kĩa iria ngaakuonia.”
3 And Abraam rose up in the morning and saddled his ass, and he took with him two servants, and Isaac his son, and having split wood for a whole-burnt-offering, he arose and departed, and came to the place of which God spoke to him,
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ rũciinĩ tene, Iburahĩmu agĩũkĩra, agĩtandĩka ndigiri yake. Akĩoya ndungata ciake igĩrĩ na mũriũ wake Isaaka. Aarĩkia gwatũra ngũ cia kũigana igongona rĩa njino-rĩ, akiumagara erekeire handũ harĩa Ngai aamwĩrĩte.
4 on the third day; and Abraam having lifted up his eyes, saw the place afar off.
Mũthenya wa gatatũ, Iburahĩmu agĩtiira maitho na akĩona handũ hau harĩ o kũraya.
5 And Abraam said to his servants, Sit ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will proceed thus far, and having worshipped we will return to you.
Akĩĩra ndungata ciake atĩrĩ, “Ikaragai haha na ndigiri ĩno, na niĩ na kĩmwana gĩakwa tũthiĩ haarĩa tũkahooe Ngai, na tũcooke tũmũcookerere.”
6 And Abraam took the wood of the whole-burnt-offering, and laid it on Isaac his son, and he took into his hands both the fire and the knife, and the two went together.
Iburahĩmu agĩkĩoya ngũ icio cia igongona rĩa njino, agĩciigĩrĩra mũriũ wake Isaaka, nake agĩkuua mwaki na kahiũ. Na rĩrĩa o eerĩ mathiiaga hamwe,
7 And Isaac said to Abraam his father, Father. And he said, What is it, son? And he said, Behold the fire and the wood, where is the sheep for a whole-burnt-offering?
Isaaka akĩaria, agĩĩta ithe Iburahĩmu atĩrĩ, “Baba!” Iburahĩmu akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ, mũrũ wakwa.” Isaaka akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ndĩrona tũrĩ na mwaki na ngũ! No rĩrĩ, gatũrũme ka igongona rĩa njino karĩ ha?”
8 And Abraam said, God will provide himself a sheep for a whole-burnt-offering, [my] son. And both having gone together,
Iburahĩmu agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wakwa, Ngai we mwene nĩekũheana gatũrũme ka igongona rĩa njino.” Nao eerĩ magĩthiĩ na mbere marĩ hamwe.
9 came to the place which God spoke of to him; and there Abraam built the altar, and laid the wood on it, and having bound the feet of Isaac his son together, he laid him on the altar upon the wood.
Maakinya handũ harĩa Ngai aamwĩrĩte-rĩ, Iburahĩmu agĩaka kĩgongona ho na akĩara ngũ igũrũ rĩakĩo. Agĩcooka akĩoha mũriũ wake Isaaka na akĩmũkomia kĩgongona-inĩ kĩu igũrũ rĩa ngũ.
10 And Abraam stretched forth his hand to take the knife to slay his son.
Ningĩ akĩoya kahiũ, agĩtambũrũkia guoko gwake, oorage mũriũ.
11 And an angel of the Lord called him out of heaven, and said, Abraam, Abraam. And he said, Behold, I [am here].
No mũraika wa Jehova akĩmwĩta kuuma igũrũ, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Iburahĩmu! Iburahĩmu!” Nake Iburahĩmu agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ haha.”
12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the child, neither do anything to him, for now I know that thou fearest God, and for my sake thou hast not spared thy beloved son.
Akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndũkahutie kĩmwana kĩu na guoko gwaku, na ndũgagĩĩke ũndũ o na ũrĩkũ. Rĩu nĩndamenya atĩ nĩwĩtigĩrĩte Ngai, tondũ ndũnarega kũruta mũrũguo, o we mũrũguo waku wa mũmwe, arĩ igongona.”
13 And Abraam lifted up his eyes and beheld, and lo! a ram caught by his horns in a plant of Sabec; and Abraam went and took the ram, and offered him up for a whole-burnt-offering in the place of Isaac his son.
Nake Iburahĩmu agĩtiira maitho, na hau kĩhinga-inĩ akĩona ndũrũme ĩnyiitĩtwo hĩa nĩ mĩrita. Agĩthiĩ ho, akĩoya ndũrũme ĩyo na akĩmĩruta ĩrĩ igongona rĩa njino handũ ha mũriũ.
14 And Abraam called the name of that place, The Lord hath seen; that they might say to-day, In the mount the Lord was seen.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Iburahĩmu agĩĩta handũ hau Jehova-Nĩarĩheanaga. Na nginya ũmũthĩ kuugagwo atĩrĩ, “Kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩa Jehova-rĩ, nĩarĩtũheaga.”
15 And an angel of the Lord called Abraam the second time out of heaven, saying, I have sworn by myself, says the Lord, because thou hast done this thing, and on my account hast not spared thy beloved son,
Nake mũraika wa Jehova arĩ igũrũ, agĩĩta Iburahĩmu hĩndĩ ya keerĩ,
16 surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is by the shore of the sea, and thy seed shall inherit the cities of their enemies.
akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Jehova ekuuga ũũ: Nĩndĩhĩtĩte na niĩ mwene, atĩ tondũ nĩwĩkĩte ũndũ ũyũ na ndũnarega kũndutĩra mũrũguo, o mũrũguo waku wa mũmwe-rĩ,
17 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast hearkened to my voice.
ti-itherũ nĩngakũrathima na ndũme njiaro ciaku cingĩhe ta njata cia matu-inĩ na ta mũthanga ũrĩa ũrĩ hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia iria. Njiaro ciaku nĩ ikegwatĩra matũũra marĩa manene ma thũ ciacio,
18 And Abraam returned to his servants, and they arose and went together to the well of the oath; and Abraam dwelt at the well of the oath.
na nĩ ũndũ wa rũciaro rwaku, ndũrĩrĩ ciothe cia thĩ nĩikarathimwo, tondũ wee nĩũnjathĩkĩire.”
19 And it came to pass after these things, that it was reported to Abraam, saying, Behold, Melcha herself too has born sons to Nachor thy brother,
Nake Iburahĩmu agĩcookerera ndungata ciake, magĩthiĩ hamwe marorete Birishiba. Nake Iburahĩmu agĩtũũra kũu Birishiba.
20 Uz the first-born, and Baux his brother, and Camuel the father of the Syrians, and Chazad, and
Thuutha wa maũndũ macio Iburahĩmu agĩkinyĩrwo nĩ ũhoro, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ, “Milika o nake nĩagĩĩte na ciana; nĩaciarĩire mũrũ-wa-nyũkwa Nahoru ciana:
21 Azav and Phaldes, and Jeldaph, and Bathuel, and Bathuel begot Rebecca;
Uzu nĩwe wa irigithathi, na mũrũ wa nyina nĩ Buzu, na Kemueli (ithe wa Aramu),
22 these are eight sons, which Melcha bore to Nachor the brother of Abraam.
na Kesedu, na Hazo, na Pilidashu, na Jidilafu, na Bethueli.”
23 And his concubine whose name was Rheuma, she also bore Tabec, and Taam, and Tochos, and Mocha.
Bethueli nĩwe watuĩkire ithe wa Rebeka. Acio nĩo ariũ arĩa anana Milika aaciarĩire Nahoru, mũrũ wa nyina na Iburahĩmu.
Thuriya yake, ĩrĩa yetagwo Reuma, o nayo yarĩ na ariũ ake, nĩo Teba, na Gahamu, na Tahashu na Maaka.

< Genesis 22 >