< 2 Samuel 13 >

1 And it comes to pass afterward that Absalom son of David has a beautiful sister, and her name [is] Tamar, and Amnon son of David loves her.
Thuutha wa mahinda macio-rĩ, Abisalomu mũrũ wa Daudi aarĩ na mwarĩ wa nyina mũthaka mũno wetagwo Tamaru, nake Amunoni mũrũ wa Daudi akĩmwenda mũno.
2 And Amnon has distress—even to become sick, because of his sister Tamar, for she [is] a virgin, and it is hard in the eyes of Amnon to do anything to her.
Amunoni agĩtangĩka nginya agĩĩtua nĩ mũrũaru nĩ ũndũ wa mwarĩ wa ithe Tamaru, nĩgũkorwo aarĩ mũirĩtu gathirange, na nĩonaga arĩ hinya kũmwĩka ũndũ o na ũrĩkũ.
3 And Amnon has a friend, and his name [is] Jonadab, son of Shimeah, David’s brother, and Jonadab [is] a very wise man,
Na rĩrĩ, Amunoni aarĩ na mũratawe wetagwo Jonadabu mũrũ wa Shimea, mũrũ wa nyina na Daudi. Jonadabu aarĩ mũndũ mwara mũno.
4 and says to him, “Why [are] you thus lean, O king’s son, morning by morning? Do you not declare [it] to me?” And Amnon says to him, “Tamar—sister of my brother Absalom—I am loving.”
Akĩũria Amunoni atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte wee mũrũ wa mũthamaki woneke o ũkĩhinyĩrĩrĩka rũciinĩ o rũciinĩ? Kaĩ ũtangĩnjĩĩra gĩtũmi?” Amunoni akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kwenda nyendeete Tamaru, mwarĩ wa nyina na Abisalomu mũrũ wa baba.”
5 And Jonadab says to him, “Lie down on your bed, and feign yourself sick, and your father has come in to see you, and you have said to him: Please let my sister Tamar come in and give me bread to eat; and she has made the food before my eyes so that I see [it], and have eaten from her hand.”
Jonadabu akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ ũrĩrĩ na wĩtue atĩ ũrĩ mũrũaru. Rĩrĩa thoguo arĩũka gũkuona, ũmwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘No nyende mwarĩ wa baba Tamaru oke aahe kĩndũ gĩa kũrĩa. Andugĩre irio ngĩonaga, nĩguo ndĩmuone, na ningĩ ndĩe acinyiitĩte na guoko gwake.’”
6 And Amnon lies down, and feigns himself sick, and the king comes in to see him, and Amnon says to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come, and she makes two cakes before my eyes, and I eat from her hand.”
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Amunoni agĩkoma na agĩĩtua nĩ mũrũaru. Na rĩrĩa mũthamaki ookire kũmuona, Amunoni akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “No nyende mwarĩ wa baba Tamaru oke aathondekere tũmĩgate ngĩonaga, nĩguo ndĩe anyiitĩte na guoko gwake.”
7 And David sends to Tamar, to the house, saying, “Now go to the house of your brother Amnon and make food for him.”
Daudi agĩtũmanĩra Tamaru nyũmba-inĩ ya ũthamaki, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ nyũmba ya mũrũ wa thoguo Amunoni, ũmũthondekere irio.”
8 And Tamar goes to the house of her brother Amnon, and he is lying down, and she takes the dough, and kneads, and makes cakes before his eyes, and cooks the cakes,
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Tamaru agĩthiĩ nyũmba ya mũrũ wa ithe Amunoni, akĩmũkora akomete. Akĩoya mũtu, akĩũkanda, agĩthondeka mũgate Amunoni akĩmuonaga, na akĩũruga.
9 and takes the frying-pan, and pours out before him, and he refuses to eat, and Amnon says, “Have everyone go out from me”; and everyone goes out from him.
Agĩcooka akĩoya rũgĩo, akĩmũihũrĩra mũgate, nowe akĩrega kũrĩa. Amunoni akiuga atĩrĩ, “Andũ othe nĩmeherio haha.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ othe makiuma nja, makĩmũtiga.
10 And Amnon says to Tamar, “Bring the food into the inner chamber, and I eat from your hand”; and Tamar takes the cakes that she has made and brings [them] to her brother Amnon [in] the inner chamber,
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Amunoni akĩĩra Tamaru atĩrĩ, “Ndehera irio haha nyũmba yakwa ya toro, nĩguo ndĩe ũcinyiitĩte na guoko gwaku.” Nake Tamaru akĩoya mũgate ũrĩa aathondekete, akĩũtwarĩra mũrũ wa ithe Amunoni nyũmba yake ya toro.
11 and she brings [them] near to him to eat, and he lays hold on her, and says to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.”
No rĩrĩa aamũtwarĩire nĩguo arĩe, Amunoni akĩmũnyiita, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũka ngome nawe, mwarĩ wa baba.”
12 And she says to him, “No, my brother, do not humble me, for it is not done so in Israel; do not do this folly.
Nake akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Aca, mũrũ wa baba! Tiga kũnyiita na hinya. Ũndũ ta ũyũ ndwagĩrĩire gwĩkwo Isiraeli! Tiga gwĩka ũndũ ũyũ wa waganu.
13 And I—to where do I cause my reproach to go? And you are as one of the fools in Israel; and now, please speak to the king; for he does not withhold me from you.”
Ha ũhoro wakwa naguo atĩa? Thoni ciakwa ingĩcitwara nakũ? O nawe-rĩ, ũhoro waku ũgũikara atĩa? Ũkuoneka ũhaana ta mũndũ ũmwe wa andũ arĩa aaganu na akĩĩgu thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli. Ndagũthaitha aria na mũthamaki; tondũ ndangĩgiria ũũhikie.”
14 And he has not been willing to listen to her voice, and is stronger than she, and humbles her, and lies with her.
Nowe akĩrega kũmũigua, na tondũ aarĩ na hinya kũmũkĩra, akĩmũnyiita na agĩkoma nake na hinya.
15 And Amnon hates her—a very great hatred—that greater [is] the hatred with which he has hated her than the love with which he loved her, and Amnon says to her, “Rise, go.”
Ningĩ Amunoni akĩmũthũũra na rũthũũro rũnene makĩria. Ti-itherũ, aamũthũũrire gũkĩra ũrĩa aamwendete. Amunoni akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũkĩra, wehere haha!”
16 And she says to him, “Because of the circumstances this evil is greater than the other that you have done with me—to send me away”; and he has not been willing to listen to her,
Tamaru akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Aca! Kũnyingata thiĩ nĩ ihĩtia inene makĩria gũkĩra ũguo wanjĩka.” Nowe akĩrega kũmũigua.
17 and calls his young man, his servant, and says, “Now send this one away from me outside, and bolt the door after her.”
Nake Amunoni agĩĩta ndungata yake, akĩmĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Eheria mũndũ-wa-nja ũyũ haha, na oima ũhinge mũrango.”
18 And a long coat [is] on her, for such upper robes daughters of the king who [are] virgins put on—and his servant takes her outside, and has bolted the door after her.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ndungata yake ĩkĩmũikia na nja, na ĩkĩhinga mũrango. Nake Tamaru eehumbĩte nguo ndaaya yagemetio na magemio ma goro, tondũ airĩtu arĩa gathirange a mũthamaki meehumbaga nguo ta ĩyo.
19 And Tamar takes ashes for her head, and has torn the long coat that [is] on her, and puts her hand on her head, and goes, going on and crying;
Tamaru akĩĩitĩrĩria mũhu mũtwe, na agĩtarũra nguo ĩyo ndaaya ngʼemie ĩrĩa eehumbĩte. Agĩcooka akĩigĩrĩra guoko gwake mũtwe, agĩthiĩ akĩrĩraga aanĩrĩire.
20 and her brother Absalom says to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? And now, my sister, keep silent, he [is] your brother; do not set your heart to this thing”; and Tamar dwells—but desolate—in the house of her brother Absalom.
Nake mũrũ wa nyina Abisalomu akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ muuma na Amunoni, mũrũ wa thoguo? Rĩu ta gĩkire, mwarĩ wa maitũ, tondũ we nĩ mũrũ wa thoguo. Tiga kũigua ũũru ngoro nĩ ũndũ wa ũndũ ũcio.” Nake Tamaru agĩtũũra mũciĩ kwa mũrũ wa nyina Abisalomu, arĩ mũndũ-wa-nja ũrĩ na kĩeha kĩnene.
21 And King David has heard all these things, and it is very displeasing to him;
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Mũthamaki Daudi aiguire maũndũ macio mothe-rĩ, akĩrakara mũno.
22 and Absalom has not spoken with Amnon either evil or good, for Absalom is hating Amnon, because that he humbled his sister Tamar.
Abisalomu ndaigana kwaria na Amunoni ũndũ o na ũrĩkũ, mwega kana mũũru; nĩathũũrire Amunoni tondũ nĩaconorithĩtie mwarĩ wa nyina Tamaru.
23 And it comes to pass, after two years of days, that Absalom has shearers in Ba‘al-Hazor, which [is] near Ephraim, and Absalom calls for all the sons of the king.
Mĩaka ĩĩrĩ yathira, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa amuri a ngʼondu guoya a Abisalomu maarĩ kũu Baali-Hazoru hakuhĩ na mũhaka wa Efiraimu-rĩ, agĩĩta ariũ a mũthamaki othe mathiĩ kuo.
24 And Absalom comes to the king and says, “Now behold, your servant has shearers, please let the king go—and his servants—with your servant.”
Abisalomu agĩthiĩ kũrĩ mũthamaki, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndungata yaku nĩĩtĩte amuri ngʼondu guoya. Hihi mũthamaki na anene ake no moke tũkorwo hamwe.”
25 And the king says to Absalom, “No, my son, please let us not all go, and we are not too heavy on you”; and he presses on him, and he has not been willing to go, and he blesses him.
Mũthamaki agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Aca, mũrũ wakwa. Tũtiagĩrĩirwo nĩ gũthiĩ ithuothe; twahota gũtuĩka mũrigo harĩwe.” O na gũtuĩka Abisalomu nĩamũthaithire-rĩ, nĩaregire biũ gũthiĩ, no akĩmũhe kĩrathimo gĩake.
26 And Absalom says, “If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us”; and the king says to him, “Why does he go with you?”
Ningĩ Abisalomu akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Angĩkorwo ti ũguo-rĩ, ndagũthaitha ũreke mũrũ wa baba Amunoni athiĩ na ithuĩ.” Nake mũthamaki akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma athiĩ na inyuĩ?”
27 And Absalom urges for him, and he sends Amnon and all the sons of the king with him.
Nowe Abisalomu akĩmũringĩrĩria, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũthamaki akĩreka Amunoni mathiĩ nake, hamwe na ariũ acio angĩ a mũthamaki.
28 And Absalom commands his young men, saying, “Now see, when the heart of Amnon [is] glad with wine, and I have said to you, Strike Amnon, that you have put him to death; do not fear; is it not because I have commanded you? Be strong, indeed, become sons of valor.”
Abisalomu agĩatha andũ ake, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ta thikĩrĩriai! Rĩrĩa Amunoni arĩkorwo akenete nĩ kũnyua ndibei akarĩĩo, na inyuĩ ndĩmwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Ringai agwe thĩ,’ hĩndĩ ĩyo mũũragei. Mũtigetigĩre. Githĩ ti niĩ ndĩmũheete watho ũcio? Ũmĩrĩriai mũtuĩke njamba.”
29 And the young men of Absalom do to Amnon as Absalom commanded, and all the sons of the king rise, and they ride, each on his mule, and flee.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ a Abisalomu magĩĩka Amunoni o ta ũrĩa Abisalomu aamaathĩte. Hĩndĩ ĩyo ariũ othe a mũthamaki magĩũkĩra, makĩhaica nyũmbũ ciao, makĩũra.
30 And it comes to pass—they [are] in the way—and the report has come to David, saying, “Absalom has struck all the sons of the king, and there is not left [even] one of them”;
Marĩ njĩra-inĩ makĩũra-rĩ, ũhoro ũcio ũgĩkinyĩra Daudi, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ, “Abisalomu nĩoragĩte ariũ othe a mũthamaki; gũtirĩ o na ũmwe ũtigarĩte.”
31 and the king rises, and tears his garments, and lies on the earth, and all his servants are standing by [with] torn garments.
Nake mũthamaki agĩũkĩra, agĩtembũranga nguo ciake, agĩkoma thĩ; o nacio ndungata ciake ikĩrũgama hakuhĩ nake, na igĩtembũranga nguo ciacio.
32 And Jonadab son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answers and says, “Do not let my lord say, The whole of the young men, the sons of the king, they have put to death; for Amnon alone [is] dead, for it has been appointed by the command of Absalom from the day of his humbling his sister Tamar;
No Jonadabu mũrũ wa Shimea, mũrũ wa nyina na Daudi, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mwathi wakwa, tiga gwĩciiria atĩ moragĩte ariũ othe a mũthamaki; no Amunoni wiki ũkuĩte. Ũndũ ũcio ũtũire ũrĩ muoroto wa Abisalomu kuuma mũthenya ũrĩa Amunoni aanyiitire mwarĩ wa nyina Tamaru na hinya.
33 and now, do not let my lord the king lay the word to his heart, saying, All the sons of the king have died, for Amnon alone [is] dead.”
Mũthamaki mwathi wakwa ndagĩrĩirwo nĩkũrũmbũiya ũhoro ũcio wa atĩ ariũ othe a mũthamaki nĩmakuĩte. Amunoni nowe wiki ũkuĩte.”
34 And Absalom flees, and the young man who is watching lifts up his eyes and looks, and behold, many people are coming by the way behind him, on the side of the hill.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Abisalomu nĩakoretwo orĩte. Na rĩrĩ, mũndũ ũrĩa warangagĩra itũũra agĩcũthĩrĩria na akĩona andũ aingĩ njĩra-inĩ mwena wake wa ithũĩro, maikũrũkĩire mwena-inĩ wa kĩrĩma. Nake mũrangĩri agĩthiĩ akĩĩra mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Nĩndĩrona andũ mwena ũũrĩa wa Horonaimu, mwena-inĩ wa kĩrĩma.”
35 And Jonadab says to the king, “Behold, the sons of the king have come; as the word of your servant, so it has been.”
Jonadabu akĩĩra mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Ta kĩone, ariũ a mũthamaki marĩ haha; o ta ũrĩa ndungata yaku ĩkwĩrire, ũguo noguo gũtariĩ.”
36 And it comes to pass at his finishing to speak, that behold, the sons of the king have come, and they lift up their voice, and weep, and also the king and all his servants have wept—a very great weeping.
Na aarĩkia kwaria o ro ũguo-rĩ, ariũ a mũthamaki magĩũka makĩrĩraga na mũgambo mũnene. O nake mũthamaki na ndungata ciake ciothe makĩrĩra marĩ na ruo rũnene.
37 And Absalom has fled, and goes to Talmai, son of Ammihud, king of Geshur, and [David] mourns for his son all the days.
Nake Abisalomu akĩũra agĩthiĩ gwa Talimai mũrũ wa Amihudi, mũthamaki wa Geshuru. Nowe Mũthamaki Daudi agĩcakaĩra mũriũ mũthenya o mũthenya.
38 And Absalom has fled, and goes to Geshur, and is there [for] three years;
Thuutha wa Abisalomu kũũrĩra Geshuru, aikarire kuo mĩaka ĩtatũ.
39 and King David determines to go out to Absalom, for he has been comforted for Amnon, for [he is] dead.
Nayo ngoro ya mũthamaki nĩyeriragĩria gũthiĩ kũrĩ Abisalomu, tondũ nĩahooreretio ũhoro-inĩ ũkoniĩ gĩkuũ kĩa Amunoni.

< 2 Samuel 13 >