Numbers 24
1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord that he should bless Israel. he went not as he had gone before, to seek divination: but setting his face towards the desert,
Na rĩrĩ, rĩrĩa Balamu onire atĩ Jehova nĩakenaga nĩ kũrathima Isiraeli-rĩ, ndaacookire kũrũmĩrĩra ũragũri ta ũrĩa ekaga mahinda macio mangĩ, no ehũgũrire akĩrora werũ-inĩ.
2 And lifting up his eyes, he saw Israel abiding in their tents by their tribes: and the spirit of God rushing upon him,
Rĩrĩa Balamu eroreire akĩona ũrĩa Isiraeli maambĩte hema kũringana na mĩhĩrĩga yao-rĩ, akĩiyũrwo nĩ Roho wa Ngai,
3 He took up his parable and said: Balaam the son of Beor hath said: The man hath said, whose eye ire stopped up:
nake akĩaria ndũmĩrĩri yake, akiuga atĩrĩ: “Ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ya Balamu mũrũ wa Beori, ndũmĩrĩri ya mũndũ ũrĩa riitho rĩake rĩonaga wega,
4 The hearer of the words of God hath said, he that hath beheld the vision of the Almighty, he that falleth, and so his eyes are opened:
ndũmĩrĩri ya mũndũ ũrĩa ũiguaga ciugo cia Ngai, ũrĩa wonaga kĩoneki kuuma kũrĩ Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, ũrĩa ũgũũaga agakoma thĩ, namo maitho make makahingũka:
5 How beautiful are thy tabernacles, O Jacob, and thy tents, O Israel!
“Kaĩ hema ciaku, wee Jakubu, nĩ thaka-ĩ, o na ciikaro ciaku igagĩthakara, wee Isiraeli-ĩ!
6 As woody valleys, as watered gardens near the rivers, as tabernacles which the Lord hath pitched, as cedars by the waterside.
“Igĩtambũrũkĩte o ta cianda, ikahaana ta mĩgũnda ĩrĩ hũgũrũrũ cia rũũĩ-inĩ, itariĩ ta mĩtĩ ya thubiri ĩhaandĩtwo nĩ Jehova, o na ta mĩtarakwa ĩrĩ hakuhĩ na maaĩ.
7 Water shall flow out of his bucket, and his seed shall be in many waters. For Agag his king shall be removed, and his kingdom shall be taken awry.
Maaĩ makaiyũra ndoo ciao nginya maitĩke; o nayo mbegũ yao ĩgakorwo na maaĩ maingĩ. “Mũthamaki wao akaaneneha gũkĩra Agagi; ũthamaki wao nĩũgaatũgĩrio.
8 God hath brought him out of Egypt, whose strength is like to the rhinoceros. They shall devour the nations that are his enemies, and break their bones, and pierce them with arrows.
“Ngai aamarutire bũrũri wa Misiri; marĩ na hinya ta wa ndegwa ya gĩthaka. Matambuuraga ndũrĩrĩ iria imathũire, na makoinanga mahĩndĩ ma cio tũcunjĩ; macitheecaga na mĩguĩ yao.
9 Lying down he hath slept as a lion, and as a lioness, whom none shall dare to rouse. He that blesseth thee, shall also himself be blessed: he that curseth thee shall be reckoned accursed.
O ta mũrũũthi, methunaga magĩkoma, o ta mũrũũthi wa mũgoma, nũũ ũngĩgeria kũmaarahũra? “Arĩa makũrathimaga marorathimwo, nao arĩa makũrumaga maronyiitwo nĩ kĩrumi!”
10 And Balac being angry against Balaam, clapped his hands together and said: I called thee to curse my enemies, and thou on the contrary hast blessed them three times.
Nake Balaki agĩcinwo nĩ marakara nĩ ũndũ wa Balamu. Akĩhũũra hĩ ciake, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndagwĩtire ũnumĩre thũ ciakwa, no wee ũcirathimĩte maita macio matatũ.
11 Return to thy place. I had determined indeed greatly to honour thee, but the Lord hath deprived thee of the honour designed for thee.
Na rĩrĩ, ũkĩra o rĩu ũinũke! Ndoigĩte nĩngũkũrĩha wega mũno, no Jehova nĩagirĩtie ũrĩhwo.”
12 Balaam made answer to Balac: Did I not say to thy messengers, whom thou sentest to me:
Balamu agĩcookeria Balaki atĩrĩ, “Githĩ ndierire andũ arĩa wandũmĩire atĩrĩ,
13 If Balac would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to utter any thing of my own head either good or evil: but whatsoever the Lord shall say, that I will speak?
‘O na Balaki angĩĩhe nyũmba yake ya ũthamaki ĩiyũrĩtio betha na thahabu, ndingĩhota gwĩka ũndũ wakwa mwene, mwega kana mũũru, njagarare watho wa Jehova; no nginya njuge ũrĩa Jehova oigĩte’?
14 But yet going to my people, I will give thee counsel, what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
Na rĩrĩ, niĩ nĩngũcooka o kũrĩ andũ aitũ, no ũka, ngũmenyithie ũrĩa andũ aya mageeka andũ aku matukũ marĩa magooka.”
15 Therefore taking up his parable, again he said: Balaam the son of Beor hath said: The man whose eye is stopped up, hath said:
Ningĩ akĩaria ndũmĩrĩri yake, akiuga atĩrĩ: “Ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ya Balamu mũrũ wa Beori, ndũmĩrĩri ya mũndũ ũrĩa riitho rĩake rĩonaga wega,
16 The hearer of the words of God hath said, who knoweth the doctrine of the Highest, and seeth the visions of the Almighty, who falling hath his eyes opened:
ndũmĩrĩri ya mũndũ ũrĩa ũiguaga ciugo cia Ngai, ũrĩa ũrĩ na ũmenyo uumĩte kũrĩ Ũrĩa-ũrĩ-Igũrũ-Mũno, ũrĩa wonaga kĩoneki kuuma kũrĩ Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, ũrĩa ũgũũaga agakoma thĩ, namo maitho make makahingũka, ekuuga ũũ:
17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not near. A STAR SHALL RISE out of Jacob and a sceptre shall spring up from Israel: and shall strike the chiefs of Moab, and shall waste all the children of Seth.
“Nĩndĩramuona, no ti rĩu; nĩndĩmũcũthĩrĩirie, no ndarĩ hakuhĩ. Njata nĩĩkoima kũrĩ Jakubu; njũgũma ya ũnene yume kũrĩ Isiraeli. Nĩakahehenja mothiũ ma Moabi, na ahehenje, mahĩndĩ ma mĩtwe ya ariũ othe a Shethu.
18 And he shall possess Idumea: the inheritance of Seir shall come to their enemies, but Israel shall do manfully.
Edomu nĩgũkahootwo; Seiru, thũ yake, nĩakahootwo, no Isiraeli agakĩrĩrĩria kũgĩa na hinya.
19 Out of Jacob shall he come that shall rule, and shall destroy the remains of the city.
Mwathani mũnene akoima kũrĩ Jakubu na aanange andũ arĩa magaakorwo matigaire a itũũra inene.”
20 And when he saw Amalec, he took up his parable, and said: Amalec the beginning of nations, whose latter ends shall be destroyed.
Ningĩ Balamu akĩona Amaleki, na akĩaria ndũmĩrĩri yake, akiuga atĩrĩ: “Amaleki nĩwe warĩ wa mbere harĩ ndũrĩrĩ, no marigĩrĩrio-inĩ nĩakanangwo.”
21 He saw also the Cinite: and took up his parable, and said: Thy habitation indeed is strong: but though thou build thy nest in a rock,
Ningĩ akĩona Akeni, na akĩaria ndũmĩrĩri yake, akiuga atĩrĩ: “Gĩikaro gĩaku nĩ kĩgitĩre, gĩtara gĩaku gĩakĩtwo thĩinĩ wa rwaro rwa ihiga;
22 And thou be chosen of the stock of Cin, how long shalt thou be able to continue? For Assur shall take thee captive.
no rĩrĩ, inyuĩ andũ a Akeni nĩmũkanangwo hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Ashuri makaamũtaha.”
23 And taking up his parable, again he said: Alas, who shall live when God shall do these things?
Ningĩ akĩaria ndũmĩrĩri yake, akiuga atĩrĩ: “Hĩ! Nũũ ũngĩtũũra muoyo rĩrĩa Ngai areka ũguo?
24 They shall come in galleys from Italy, they shall overcome the Assyrians, and shall waste the Hebrews, and at the last they themselves also shall perish.
Meeri nĩigooka ciumĩte hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia Kitimu; nĩigatooria Ashuri o na Eberi, no rĩrĩ, o nacio nĩikaanangwo.”
25 And Balaam rose, and returned to his place: Balac also returned the way that he came.
Nake Balamu agĩgĩũkĩra, akĩinũka gwake mũciĩ, nake Balaki agĩthiĩ na njĩra ciake.
