< 1 Samuel 2 >

1 And Hannah prays and says: “My heart has exulted in YHWH, My horn has been high in YHWH, My mouth has been large over my enemies, For I have rejoiced in Your salvation.
Ningĩ Hana akĩhooya, akiuga atĩrĩ:
2 There is none holy like YHWH, For there is none except You, And there is no rock like our God.
“Gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũ mũtheru ta Jehova;
3 You do not multiply—you speak haughtily—The old saying goes out from your mouth, For YHWH [is] a God of knowledge, And actions are weighed by Him.
“Mũtigacooke kwaria na mwĩĩkĩrĩro ũguo
4 Bows of the mighty are broken, And the stumbling have girded on strength.
“Mota ma njamba cia ita nĩmoinangĩku,
5 The satiated hired themselves for bread, And the hungry have ceased. While the barren has borne seven, And she abounding with sons has languished.
Arĩa maarĩ ahũũnu meyandĩkithagia nĩguo mone irio,
6 YHWH puts to death, and keeps alive, He brings down to Sheol, and brings up. (Sheol h7585)
“Jehova nĩwe ũrehaga gĩkuũ, na nĩwe ũtũũragia muoyo; (Sheol h7585)
7 YHWH dispossesses, and He makes rich, He makes low, indeed, He makes high.
Jehova nĩwe ũtũmaga andũ mathĩĩne na arĩa angĩ matonge;
8 He raises the poor from the dust, He lifts up the needy from a dunghill, To cause [them] to sit with nobles, Indeed, He causes them to inherit a throne of glory, For the fixtures of earth [are] of YHWH, And He sets the habitable world on them.
Ooyaga mũthĩĩni akamũruta rũkũngũ-inĩ,
9 He keeps the feet of His saints, And the wicked are silent in darkness, For man does not become mighty by power.
Nĩakamenyerera makinya ma andũ ake arĩa atheru,
10 YHWH—His adversaries are broken down, He thunders against them in the heavens: YHWH judges the ends of the earth, And gives strength to His king, And exalts the horn of His anointed.”
arĩa makararagia Jehova nĩmagathuthwo.
11 And Elkanah goes to Ramath, to his house, and the youth has been serving YHWH [in] the presence of Eli the priest;
Nake Elikana akĩinũka mũciĩ gwake Rama, no kahĩĩ kau gagĩtungatĩra Jehova karĩ harĩ Eli ũcio mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai.
12 and the sons of Eli [are] sons of worthlessness, they have not known YHWH.
Na rĩrĩ, ariũ a Eli maarĩ andũ aaganu; matiatĩĩte Jehova.
13 And the custom of the priests with the people [is that when] any man is sacrificing a sacrifice, then the servant of the priest has come in when the flesh is boiling, and [with] the hook of three teeth in his hand,
Na rĩrĩ, warĩ mũtugo wa athĩnjĩri-Ngai harĩ andũ, atĩ rĩrĩa mũndũ o wothe aruta igongona, na rĩrĩa nyama ikĩrugwo, ndungata ya mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai yokaga na njibe ya mĩtheece ĩtatũ ĩrĩ guoko-inĩ.
14 and has struck [it] into the pan, or kettle, or cauldron, or pot; all that the hook brings up the priest takes for himself; thus they do to all Israel who are coming in there in Shiloh.
Yaikagia njibe ĩyo nyũngũ-inĩ ya kĩgera, kana thaburia-inĩ, kana gĩtengʼũ-inĩ, kana nyũngũ-inĩ ya rĩũmba, nake mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai akeyoera o kĩrĩa gĩothe njibe ĩngĩarutire. Ũguo nĩguo meekaga andũ othe a Isiraeli arĩa mookaga Shilo.
15 Also, before they make incense with the fat, then the priest’s servant has come in and said to the man who is sacrificing, “Give flesh to roast for the priest, and he does not take boiled flesh from you, but raw”;
Na o na mbere ya maguta gũcinwo-rĩ, ndungata ya mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai nĩyokaga na ĩkeera mũndũ ũrĩa ũraruta igongona atĩrĩ, “He mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai nyama imwe ahĩĩhie; ndegwĩtĩkĩra nyama nduge kuuma kũrĩ we, tiga o nyama njĩthĩ.”
16 and the man says to him, “Let them surely make incense with the fat according to the [custom] today, then take to yourself as your soul desires”; and he has said to him, “Surely you give now; and if not—I have taken by strength.”
Mũndũ angĩamwĩrire atĩrĩ, “Reke maguta mambe macinwo, ũcooke woe kĩrĩa gĩothe ũkwenda,” ndungata yacookagia atĩrĩ, “Aca, nengera o ro rĩu; kwaga ũguo, ndĩmĩoe na hinya.”
17 And the sin of the young men is very great [in] the presence of YHWH, for the men have despised the offering of YHWH.
Wĩhia ũcio wa aanake a Eli warĩ mũnene mũno maitho-inĩ ma Jehova, nĩgũkorwo nĩmanyararaga magongona marĩa andũ maarutagĩra Jehova.
18 And Samuel is ministering [in] the presence of YHWH, a youth girt [with] an ephod of linen;
Nowe Samũeli aatungataga mbere ya Jehova arĩ o mwana mũnini, ehumbĩte ebodi ya gatani.
19 and his mother makes a small upper coat for him, and she has brought it up to him from time to time, in her coming up with her husband to sacrifice the sacrifice of the time.
O mwaka nyina nĩamũtumagĩra gakanjũ, akamũtwarĩra rĩrĩa megũthiĩ na mũthuuriwe kũruta igongona rĩa mwaka o mwaka.
20 And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, “YHWH appoints seed of this woman for you, for the petition which she asked for YHWH”; and they have gone to their place.
Eli nĩarathimaga Elikana na mũtumia wake, akoiga atĩrĩ, “Jehova arokũhe ciana na mũndũ-wa-nja ũyũ icooke ithenya rĩa mwana ũyũ aahooete, na agĩcooka kũmũheana harĩ Jehova.” Nao magacooka makainũka kwao mũciĩ.
21 When YHWH has looked after Hannah, then she conceives and bears three sons and two daughters; and the youth Samuel grows up with YHWH.
Nake Jehova akĩiguĩra Hana tha; akĩgĩa nda agĩciara aanake atatũ na airĩtu eerĩ. Nake mwana ũcio ti Samũeli agĩkũrĩra hau mbere ya Jehova.
22 And Eli [is] very old, and has heard all that his sons do to all Israel, and how that they lie with the women who are assembling [at] the opening of the Tent of Meeting,
Na rĩrĩ, Eli aarĩ mũkũrũ mũno, na nĩaiguaga maũndũ mothe marĩa ariũ ake meekaga Isiraeli guothe, na ũrĩa maakomaga na andũ-a-nja arĩa maatungataga itoonyero-inĩ rĩa Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo.
23 and he says to them, “Why do you do things like these? For I am hearing of your evil words from all the people—these!
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmaga mwĩke maũndũ ta maya? Nĩndĩraigua kuuma kũrĩ andũ othe ũhoro wa ciĩko ici cianyu cia waganu.
24 No, my sons; for the report which I am hearing is not good, causing the people of YHWH to transgress.
Aca, ariũ akwa; ũhoro ũrĩa ndĩraigua ũkĩhunja gatagatĩ ka andũ a Jehova ti mwega.
25 If a man sins against a man, then God has judged him; but if a man sins against YHWH, who prays for him?” And they do not listen to the voice of their father, though YHWH has delighted to put them to death.
Mũndũ angĩhĩria mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ-rĩ, Ngai no amateithũrane; no mũndũ angĩhĩria Jehova-rĩ, nũũ ũngĩmũthaithanĩrĩra?” No rĩrĩ, aanake ake matiigana kũigua magĩkaanio nĩ ithe wao, nĩgũkorwo Jehova nĩatuĩte nĩekũmooraga.
26 And the youth Samuel is going on and growing up, and [is] good with both YHWH, and also with men.
Nake mwana ũcio ti Samũeli agĩkũra, akĩnenehaga, akĩendagwo nĩ Jehova o na andũ.
27 And a man of God comes to Eli and says to him, “Thus said YHWH: Was I really revealed to the house of your father in their being in Egypt, before Pharaoh’s house,
Na rĩrĩ, mũndũ wa Ngai nĩokire kũrĩ Eli, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Jehova ekuuga ũũ: ‘Githĩ niĩ ndieguũrĩirie nyũmba ya thoguo rĩrĩa maarĩ Misiri watho-inĩ wa Firaũni?
28 even to choose him out of all the tribes of Israel for a priest for Myself, to go up on My altar, to make incense, to bear an ephod before Me, and I give to the house of your father all the fire-offerings of the sons of Israel?
Ndathuurire thoguo kuuma mĩhĩrĩga-inĩ yothe ya Isiraeli atuĩke mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai wakwa, aambatage kĩgongona-inĩ gĩakwa, na acinage ũbumba, na ehumbage ebodi arĩ mbere yakwa. Ningĩ nĩndaheire nyũmba ya thoguo indo iria ciothe irutagwo nĩ andũ a Isiraeli cia maruta ma gũcinwo na mwaki.
29 Why do you kick at My sacrifice and at My offering, which I commanded [in] My habitation, and honor your sons above Me, to make yourselves fat from the first part of every offering of Israel, of My people?
Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte mũnyarare igongona rĩakwa na iruta, iria ndaathanire irutagwo irĩ cia gĩikaro gĩakwa? Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũtĩĩe ariũ aku kũngĩra, mwĩnoragie na icunjĩ iria njega cia iruta o rĩothe rĩrĩa ndutagĩrwo nĩ andũ akwa a Isiraeli?’
30 Therefore—a declaration of YHWH, God of Israel—I certainly said, Your house and the house of your father walk up and down before Me for all time; and now—a declaration of YHWH—Far be it from Me! For he who is honoring Me, I honor, and those despising Me, are lightly esteemed.
“Tondũ wa ũguo-rĩ, Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, oigĩte atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩnderanĩire atĩ nyũmba yaku na nyũmba ya thoguo nĩigũtũũra indungatagĩra nginya tene.’ No rĩu Jehova oigĩte atĩrĩ, ‘Ũndũ ũcio ũrondaihĩrĩria! Arĩa mandĩĩte nĩndĩrĩmatĩĩaga, no arĩa maamenete nĩmarĩmenagwo.
31 Behold, days [are] coming, and I have cut off your arm, and the arm of the house of your father, that an old man is not in your house;
Hĩndĩ nĩĩroka rĩrĩa ngaaniina hinya waku na niine hinya wa andũ a nyũmba ya thoguo, nĩgeetha gũtikanakorwo na mũndũ mũkũrũ thĩinĩ wa nyũmba yaku,
32 and you have beheld an adversary [in My] habitation, in all that He does good with Israel, and there is not an old man in your house all the days.
nawe nĩũkona mĩnyamaro gĩikaro-inĩ gĩakwa. O na gũtuĩka ũndũ mwega nĩũgeekwo Isiraeli, thĩinĩ wa nyũmba yaku gũtirĩ hĩndĩ gũgaakorwo mũndũ mũkũrũ.
33 And the man of yours I do not cut off from My altar—[My purpose is] to consume your eyes, and to grieve your soul; and all the increase of men [in] your house die;
O mũndũ waku ũrĩa itakeheria kĩgongona-inĩ gĩakwa-rĩ, agaatigio no geetha agũtue mũtumumu na maithori, na aiguithagie ngoro yaku kĩeha, nacio njiaro ciaku ciothe irĩkuuaga o rĩrĩa ciatuĩka andũ agima.
34 and this [is] the sign to you that comes to your two sons, to Hophni and Phinehas—in one day both of them die;
“‘Naguo ũndũ ũrĩa ũkũhaana kũrĩ ariũ aku eerĩ, Hofini na Finehasi, ũgaatuĩka kĩmenyithia kũrĩ wee na ariũ aku, o eerĩ magaakua mũthenya ũmwe.
35 and I have raised up a steadfast priest for Myself; he does as in My heart and in My soul; and I have built a steadfast house for him, and he has walked up and down before My anointed all the days;
Na niĩ nĩngethuurĩra mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai mwĩhokeku, ũrĩa ũgeekaga kũringana na ũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩ ngoro-inĩ na meciiria-inĩ makwa. Nĩngahaanda nyũmba yake ĩtũũre ĩrũmĩte, nake nĩagatungataga mbere ya ũrĩa wakwa mũitĩrĩrie maguta hĩndĩ ciothe.
36 and it has been, everyone who is left in your house comes to bow himself to him for a wage of silver and a cake of bread, and has said, Please admit me to one of the priest’s offices, to eat a morsel of bread.”
Ningĩ mũndũ wothe ũrĩa ũgaatigara wa nyũmba yaku, nĩagooka amũinamĩrĩre nĩ ũndũ wa gĩcunjĩ kĩa betha na kenyũ komũ ka mũgate, amũthaithe amwĩre atĩrĩ, “Ta he wĩra ũmwe wa ũthĩnjĩri-Ngai nĩguo nyonage gĩa kũrĩa.”’”

< 1 Samuel 2 >