2 Samuel 23
1 Now these are David’s last words. David the son of Isai said: The man to whom it was appointed concerning the Christ of the God of Jacob, the excellent psalmist of Israel said:
Ici nĩcio ciugo cia kũrigĩrĩria cia Daudi:
2 The spirit of the Lord hath spoken by me and his word by my tongue.
“Roho wa Jehova nĩaririe na kanua gakwa;
3 The God of Israel said to me, the strong one of Israel spoke, the ruler of men, the just ruler in the fear of God.
Ngai wa Isiraeli nĩaririe,
4 As the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, shineth in the morning without clouds, and as the grass springeth out of the earth by rain.
atuĩkaga ta ũtheri wa rũciinĩ riũa rĩkĩratha,
5 Neither is my house so great with God, that he should make with me an eternal covenant, firm in all things and assured. For he is all my salvation, and all my will: neither is there ought thereof that springeth not up.
“Githĩ nyũmba yakwa ti nũngĩrĩru harĩ Mũrungu?
6 But transgressors shall all of them be plucked up as thorns: which are not taken away with hands.
No andũ arĩa aaganu othe magaateo ta mĩigua,
7 And if a man will touch them, he must be armed with iron and with the staff of a lance: but they shall be set on fire and burnt to nothing.
Ũrĩa wothe ũhutagia mĩigua
8 These are the names of the valiant men of David. Jesbaham sitting in the chair was the wisest chief among the three, he was like the most tender little worm of the wood, who killed eight hundred men at one onset.
Maya nĩmo marĩĩtwa ma andũ a Daudi arĩa maarĩ njamba: Joshebu-Bashebethu ũrĩa Mũtakemoni aarĩ mũnene wa arĩa atatũ; nake oire itimũ rĩake, akĩhũũra andũ magana manana, na akĩmooraga mbaara-inĩ ĩmwe.
9 After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three valiant men that were with David when they defied the Philistines, and they were there gathered together to battle.
Mũnini wake eetagwo Eleazaru mũrũ wa Dodai, ũrĩa Mũahohi. Arĩ ũmwe wa arĩa atatũ maarĩ njamba, aarĩ hamwe na Daudi hĩndĩ ĩrĩa moogitire Afilisti arĩa monganĩte hamwe kũu Pasi-Damimu marũe mbaara. Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ a Isiraeli makĩũra,
10 And when the men of Israel were gone away, he stood and smote the Philistines till his hand was weary, and grew stiff with the sword: and the Lord wrought a great victory that day: and the people that were fled away, returned to take spoils of them that were slain.
nowe ndoorire, akĩrũgama hau, akĩhũũra Afilisti acio nginya guoko gwake gũkĩganda kũnyiitĩte rũhiũ rwa njora o ro ũguo. Jehova akĩrehe ũhootani mũnene mũthenya ũcio. Nacio mbũtũ cia ita igĩcooka kũrĩ Eleazaru, magatahe indo cia andũ arĩa akuũ.
11 And after him was Semma the son of Age of Arari. And the Philistines were gathered together in a troop: for there was a field full of lentils. And when the people were fled from the face of the Philistines,
Ũrĩa warũmĩrĩire aarĩ Shama mũrũ wa Agee ũrĩa Mũharari. Rĩrĩa Afilisti monganire hamwe handũ haarĩ mũgũnda waiyũrĩte ndengũ, ita rĩa Isiraeli rĩkĩmoorĩra.
12 He stood in the midst of the field, and defended it, and defeated the Philistines: and the Lord gave a great victory.
No Shama ndoorire, akĩrũgama gatagatĩ ka mũgũnda ũcio. Akĩũgitĩra na akĩũraga Afilisti acio, nake Jehova akĩrehe ũhootani mũnene.
13 Moreover also before this the three who were princes among the thirty, went down and came to David in the harvest time into the cave of Odollam: and the camp of the Philistines was in the valley of the giants.
Hĩndĩ ya magetha-rĩ, andũ atatũ thĩinĩ wa arĩa mĩrongo ĩtatũ anene magĩikũrũka kũrĩ Daudi kũu ngurunga-inĩ ya Adulamu, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mbũtũ ya Afilisti yambĩte hema Gĩtuamba-inĩ kĩa Refaimu.
14 And David was then in a hold. and there was a garrison of the Philistines then in Bethlehem.
Ihinda-inĩ rĩu Daudi aarĩ kĩĩhitho-inĩ kĩa hinya, nayo mbũtũ ya Afilisti yarĩ Bethilehemu.
15 And David longed, and said: O that some man would get me a drink of the water out of the cistern, that is in Bethlehem, by the gate.
Daudi akĩĩrirĩria maaĩ, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Naarĩ korwo kũrĩ mũndũ ũngĩndehera maaĩ ma kũnyua kuuma gĩthima-inĩ kĩrĩa kĩrĩ hakuhĩ na kĩhingo kĩa Bethilehemu!”
16 And the three valiant men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the cistern of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and brought it to David: but he would not drink, but offered it to the Lord,
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ acio atatũ maarĩ njamba magĩtuĩkanĩria gatagatĩ-inĩ ga ita rĩa Afilisti, magĩtaha maaĩ gĩthima-inĩ kĩu kĩarĩ hakuhĩ na kĩhingo kĩa Bethilehemu na makĩmatwarĩra Daudi. No Daudi akĩrega kũmanyua; akĩmaita mbere ya Jehova.
17 Saying: The Lord be merciful to me, that I may not do this: shall I drink the blood of these men that went, and the peril of their lives? therefore he would not drink. These things did these three mighty men.
Daudi akiuga atĩrĩ, “Jehova, ũhoro ũyũ ũrondaihĩrĩria, njage gwĩka ũguo! Githĩ ĩno ti thakame ya andũ arĩa megũthiĩte magetwarĩrĩria ũgwati-inĩ wa gĩkuũ?” Nake Daudi akĩrega kũnyua maaĩ macio. Maũndũ ta macio nĩmo meekagwo nĩ njamba icio ithatũ.
18 Abisai also the brother of Joab, the son of Sarvia, was chief among three: and he lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he slew, and he was renowned among the three,
Abishai mũrũ wa nyina na Joabu mũrũ wa Zeruia aarĩ mũnene wa acio atatũ. Nake akĩoya itimũ rĩake agĩtharĩkĩra andũ magana matatũ, akĩmooraga; nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩgĩa igweta o ta acio Atatũ.
19 And the noblest of three, and was their chief, but to the three first he attained not.
Githĩ ndaakĩgĩire na igweta inene gũkĩra acio Atatũ? Nĩwe watuĩkire mũnene wao, o na gũtuĩka ndaataranĩirio nao.
20 And Banaias the son of Joiada a most valiant man, of great deeds, of Cabseel: he slew the two lions of Moab, and he went down, and slew a lion in the midst of a pit, in the time of snow.
Benaia mũrũ wa Jehoiada aarĩ mũrũi njamba wa kuuma Kabizeeli, ũrĩa wekire maũndũ manene ma ũcamba. Nĩooragire njamba nene igĩrĩ cia ita cia Moabi. Ningĩ nĩatoonyire irima mũthenya warĩ na tharunji, akĩũraga mũrũũthi.
21 He also slew an Egyptian, a man worthy to be a sight, having a spear in his hand: but he went down to him with a rod, and forced the spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slew him with his own spear.
Nĩooragire Mũmisiri mũndũ warĩ mũnene mũno. O na gũtuĩka Mũmisiri ũcio nĩanyiitĩte itimũ na guoko gwake, Benaia aathiire akĩmũtharĩkĩra na njũgũma. Nake akĩhuria itimũ rĩu rĩarĩ guoko-inĩ kwa Mũmisiri ũcio na akĩmũũraga na itimũ rĩu rĩake.
22 These things did Banaias the son of Joiada.
Macio nĩmo maũndũ ma ũcamba marĩa meekirwo nĩ Benaia mũrũ wa Jehoiada; o nake aarĩ igweta o ta andũ arĩa atatũ maarĩ njamba.
23 And he was renowned among the three valiant men, who were the most honourable among the thirty: but he attained riot to the first three: and David made him of his privy council.
Nĩatĩĩtwo gũkĩra arĩa Mĩrongo Ĩtatũ, no ndaataranĩirio na acio Atatũ. Nake Daudi akĩmũtua mũnene wa arĩa maamũrangagĩra.
24 Asael the brother of Joab was one of the thirty, Elehanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem.
Thĩinĩ wa andũ acio Mĩrongo Ĩtatũ, arĩa angĩ maarĩ: Asaheli mũrũ wa nyina na Joabu, na Elihanani mũrũ wa Dodo wa kuuma Bethilehemu,
25 Semma of Harodi, Elica of Harodi,
na Shama ũrĩa Mũharodi, na Elika ũrĩa Mũharodi,
26 Heles of Phalti, Hira the son of Acces of Thecua,
na Helezu ũrĩa Mũpaliti, na Ira mũrũ wa Ikeshu kuuma Tekoa,
27 Abiezer of Anathoth, Mobonnai of Husati,
na Abiezeri kuuma Anathothu, na Mebunai ũrĩa Mũhushathi,
28 Selmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
na Zalimoni ũrĩa Mũahohi, na Maharai ũrĩa Mũnetofathi,
29 Heled the son of Baana, also a Netophathite, Ithai the son of Ribai of Gabaath of the children of Benjamin,
na Helebu mũrũ wa Baana ũrĩa Mũnetofathi, na Ithai mũrũ wa Ribai wa kuuma Gibea kũu Benjamini,
30 Banaia the Pharathonite, Heddai of the torrent Gaas,
na Benaia ũrĩa Mũpirathoni, na Hidai wa kuuma tũrũũĩ-inĩ twa Gaashu,
31 Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth of Beromi,
na Abi-Aliboni ũrĩa Mũaribathi, na Azamavethu ũrĩa Mũbahurimu,
32 Eliaba of Salaboni. The sons of Jassen, Jonathan,
na Eliahaba ũrĩa Mũshaaliboni, na ariũ a Jasheni, na Jonathani
33 Semma of Orori, Aliam the son of Sarar the Arorite,
mũrũ wa Shama ũrĩa Mũharari, na Ahiamu mũrũ wa Sharari ũrĩa Mũharari,
34 Eliphelet the son of Aasbai the son of Machati, Eliam the son of Achitophel the Gelonite,
na Elifeleti mũrũ wa Ahasabai ũrĩa Mũmaakathi, na Eliamu mũrũ wa Ahithofeli ũrĩa Mũgiloni,
35 Hesrai of Carmel, Pharai of Arbi,
Herezo ũrĩa Mũkarimeli, na Parai ũrĩa Mũaribi,
36 Igaal the son of Nathan of Soba, Bonni of Gadi,
na Igali mũrũ wa Nathani kuuma Zoba, na mũrũ wa Hagili,
37 Selec of Ammoni, Naharai the Berothite, armourbearer of Joab the son of Sarvia,
na Zeleku ũrĩa Mũamoni, na Naharai ũrĩa Mũbeerothi, ũrĩa wakuuagĩra Joabu mũrũ wa Zeruia indo ciake cia mbaara,
38 Ira the Jethrite, Gareb also a Jethrite;
na Ira ũrĩa Mũithiri, na Garebi ũrĩa Mũithiri,
39 Urias the Hethite, thirty and seven in all.
na Uria ũrĩa Mũhiti. Andũ acio othe maarĩ mĩrongo ĩtatũ na mũgwanja.
