< Genesis 12 >

1 And the Lord said to Abram: Go forth out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and out of thy father’s house, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
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 thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed.
“Niĩ nĩngagũtua rũrĩrĩ rũnene, na nĩngakũrathima; nĩngatũma rĩĩtwa rĩaku rĩgĩe igweta, nawe nĩũgatuĩka kĩrathimo.
3 I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee, and IN THEE shall all the kindred of the earth be blessed:
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 out as the Lord had commanded him, and Lot went with him: Abram was seventy-five years old when he went forth 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 he took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all the substance which they had gathered, and the souls which they had gotten in Haran: and they went out to go into the land of Chanaan. And when they were come into it,
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 Abram passed through the country into the place of Sichem, as far as the noble vale: now the Chanaanite was at that time 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 appeared to Abram, and said to him: To thy seed will I give this land. And he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to 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 passing on from thence to a mountain, that was on the east side of Bethel, he there pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east; he built there also an altar to the Lord, and called upon his name.
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 Abram went forward, going, and proceeding on to the south.
Thuutha-inĩ Aburamu akiumagara rĩngĩ agĩthiĩ na mbere na rũgendo arorete Negevu.
10 And there came a famine in the country; and Abram went down into Egypt, to sojourn there: for the famine was very grievous in the land.
Na rĩrĩ, nĩ kwagĩire ngʼaragu bũrũri ũcio, nake Aburamu agĩikũrũka athiĩ Misiri agaikare kuo kwa ihinda, tondũ ngʼaragu nĩ yarĩ nene mũno.
11 And when he was near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife: I know that thou art a beautiful woman:
Arĩ o hakuhĩ gũtoonya Misiri-rĩ, akĩĩra mũtumia wake Sarai atĩrĩ, “Nĩnjũũĩ atĩ ũrĩ mũndũ-wa-nja kĩĩrorerwa.
12 And that when the Egyptians shall see thee, they will say: She is his wife: and they will kill me, and keep thee.
Na rĩrĩ, andũ a Misiri makuona mekuuga atĩrĩ, ‘Ũyũ nĩ mũtumia wake,’ tondũ ũcio manjũrage no wee makũreke ũtũũre muoyo, makuoe.
13 Say, therefore, I pray thee, that thou art my sister: that I may be well used for thee, and that my soul may live for thy sake.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio wee uga atĩ ũrĩ mwarĩ wa baba, nĩgeetha ũhonokie muoyo wakwa na manjĩke wega nĩ ũndũ waku.”
14 And when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman that she was very beautiful.
Rĩrĩa Aburamu aakinyire Misiri, andũ a Misiri makĩona atĩ mũtumia wake aarĩ kĩĩrorerwa biũ.
15 And the princes told Pharao, and praised her before him: and the woman was taken into the house of Pharao.
Nao anene a Firaũni mamuona, makĩmũgaathĩrĩria kũrĩ Firaũni, na makĩmuoya makĩmũtwara nyũmba-inĩ yake ya ũthamaki.
16 And they used Abram well for her sake. And he had sheep and oxen, and he asses, and men servants and maid servants, and she asses, 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 But the Lord scourged Pharao and his house with most grievous stripes for Sarai, Abram’s wife.
No Jehova akĩnyamaria Firaũni na nyũmba yake na mĩrimũ mĩũru nĩ ũndũ wa Sarai, mũtumia wa Aburamu.
18 And Pharao called Abram, and said to him: What is this that thou hast done to me? Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Firaũni agĩtũmanĩra Aburamu akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ atĩa ũũ ũnjĩkĩte? Nĩ kĩĩ kĩagiririe ũnjĩĩre atĩ ũyũ nĩ mũtumia waku?
19 For what cause didst thou say, she was thy sister, that I might take her to my wife? Now, therefore, there is thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
Nĩ kĩĩ gĩatũmire uuge, ‘Ũyũ nĩ mwarĩ wa baba,’ na nĩkĩo ndaamuoire atuĩke mũtumia wakwa? Mũtumia waku nĩwe ũyũ! Muoye mũthiĩ!”
20 And Pharao gave his men orders concerning Abram: and they led him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Firaũni agĩathana akĩĩra andũ ake ũrĩa megwĩka Aburamu, nao makĩmumagaria arĩ na mũtumia wake na indo ciothe iria aarĩ nacio.

< Genesis 12 >