2 Kings 3
1 Now, Jehoram son of Ahab, began to reign over Israel, in Samaria, in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, —and he reigned twelve years.
Na rĩrĩ, Joramu mũrũ wa Ahabu agĩtuĩka mũthamaki wa Isiraeli kũu Samaria mwaka-inĩ wa ikũmi na ĩnana wa Jehoshafatu, mũthamaki wa Juda, nake agĩathana mĩaka ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ.
2 And he did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, only, not like his father, nor like his mother, —but he put away the pillars of Baal which, his father, had made;
Nake agĩĩka maũndũ mooru maitho-inĩ ma Jehova, no ti ta ũrĩa ithe na nyina meekĩte. We nĩeheririe ihiga rĩrĩa rĩamũrĩirwo Baali rĩrĩa rĩakĩtwo nĩ ithe.
3 nevertheless, unto the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat which he caused Israel to commit, he did cleave, —he turned not away therefrom
No rĩrĩ, nĩarũmĩrĩire mehia ma Jeroboamu mũrũ wa Nebati, marĩa eehirie na agĩtũma andũ a Isiraeli o nao meehie, na ndaigana kũmatiga.
4 Now, Mesha king of Moab, was a sheep-master, —and used to render to the king of Israel, the wool of hundred thousand fat sheep, and of a hundred thousand rams.
Na rĩrĩ, Mesha mũthamaki wa Moabi nĩarĩithagia ngʼondu na nĩarĩ atwaragĩre mũthamaki wa Isiraeli tũtũrũme 100,000 na guoya wa ndũrũme 100,000.
5 And it came to pass, when Ahab died, that the king of Moab revolted against the king of Israel.
No rĩrĩa Ahabu aakuire, mũthamaki wa Moabi akĩremera mũthamaki wa Isiraeli.
6 So King Jehoram went forth, on that day, out of Samaria, and numbered all Israel.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ihinda rĩu Mũthamaki Joramu, akiuma Samaria na agĩcookanĩrĩria andũ a Isiraeli othe.
7 And he departed, and sent unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying—The king of Moab, hath revolted against me, wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said—I will go up, I am as thou art, my people are as thy people, my horses as thy horses.
Ningĩ agĩtũmĩra Jehoshafatu mũthamaki wa Juda ndũmĩrĩri ĩno: “Mũthamaki wa Moabi nĩanjũkĩrĩire akanemera. Nĩũgũthiĩ na niĩ tũkahũũrane na Moabi?” Nake akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ, nĩngũthiĩ nawe, niĩ nawe tũrĩ ũndũ ũmwe, andũ akwa no ta andũ aku, na mbarathi ciakwa no ta mbarathi ciaku.”
8 And he said—Which way, then, shall we go up? And he said—The way of the wilderness of Edom.
Jehoshafatu akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Tũkũgera njĩra ĩrĩkũ tũkamatharĩkĩre?” Joramu akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Tũkũgera njĩra ya werũ-inĩ wa Edomu.”
9 Then departed the king of Israel, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom, and went round, a journey of seven days, —and there was no water for the host, nor for the cattle that went with them.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũthamaki wa Isiraeli akiumagara, marĩ na mũthamaki wa Juda, na wa Edomu. Thuutha wa gũthiũrũrũka mĩthenya mũgwanja-rĩ, thigari itiarĩ na maaĩ ma kũnyua kana maaĩ ma nyamũ iria maarĩ nacio.
10 Then said the king of Israel—Alas! for Yahweh hath called these three kings, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
Mũthamaki wa Isiraeli akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Ũũ nĩatĩa! Kaĩ Jehova atwĩtĩte tũrĩ athamaki atatũ hamwe nĩgeetha atũneane kũrĩ Moabi?”
11 So Jehoshaphat said—Is there not, here, a prophet of Yahweh, that we may enquire of Yahweh, from him? Then answered one of the servants of the king of Israel, and said, Here, is Elisha son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.
Nowe Jehoshafatu akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ gũkũ gũtarĩ mũnabii wa Jehova ũrĩa ũngĩtũtuĩrĩria ũhoro harĩ Jehova?” Nake mũtongoria ũmwe wa mũthamaki wa Isiraeli agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Elisha mũrũ wa Shafatu arĩ gũkũ. Nĩwe waitagĩrĩria Elija maaĩ moko.”
12 Then said Jehoshaphat, The word of Yahweh, is with him. So the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom, went down unto him.
Jehoshafatu akiuga atĩrĩ, “Kiugo kĩa Jehova kĩrĩ hamwe nake.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũthamaki wa Isiraeli marĩ na Jehoshafatu na mũthamaki wa Edomu magĩikũrũka kũrĩ Elisha.
13 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel—What have I and thou in common? get thee unto the prophets of thy father, and unto the prophets of thy mother. But the king of Israel said to him—Nay! for Yahweh hath called together these three kings, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
Elisha akĩĩra mũthamaki wa Isiraeli atĩrĩ, “Ndĩ na ũhoro ũrĩkũ nawe? Thiĩ kũrĩ anabii a thoguo na anabii a nyũkwa.” Nake mũthamaki wa Isiraeli akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Aca, tũtingĩthiĩ nĩ ũndũ nĩ Jehova ũtwĩtĩte ithuĩ athamaki atatũ nĩguo atũneane kũrĩ Moabi.”
14 Then said Elisha—By the life of Yahweh of hosts, before whom I stand, were it not that, the countenance of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would lift up, I would neither look at thee, nor see thee.
Elisha akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe atũũraga muoyo, ũrĩa niĩ ndungatagĩra, tiga nĩ ũndũ wa gũconokera Jehoshafatu mũthamaki wa Juda-rĩ, niĩ ndingĩakwĩhũgũrĩra o na kana nyone ta wĩ ho.
15 But, now, bring me one that can touch the strings. For it used to be, when the player touched the strings, then would, the hand of Yahweh, be upon him.
No rĩrĩ, ndeherai mũhũũri wa kĩnanda kĩa mũgeeto.” O rĩrĩa mũhũũri wa kĩnanda aahũraga-rĩ, guoko kwa Jehova gũkĩgĩa igũrũ rĩa Elisha
16 Then said he, Thus, saith Yahweh, Make, in this torrent-bed, pits, pits!
nake akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga: Enjai mĩtaro ĩiyũre gĩtuamba gĩkĩ.
17 For, thus, saith Yahweh—Ye shall not see wind, and ye shall not see rain, yet, that torrent-bed, shall be filled with water, —And ye shall drink, ye, and your cattle, and your beasts;
Nĩgũkorwo Jehova ekuuga ũũ: Mũtikuona rũhuho kana mbura, no rĩrĩ, gĩtuamba gĩkĩ nĩgĩkũiyũra maaĩ, na inyuĩ, na ngʼombe cianyu na nyamũ icio ingĩ cianyu mũmanyue.
18 And, this being a small thing in the eyes of Yahweh, he will deliver Moab into your hand;
Ũndũ ũyũ nĩ mũhũthũ maitho-inĩ ma Jehova; na ningĩ nĩekũneana Moabi moko-inĩ manyu.
19 And ye shall smite every strong city, and every choice city, and, every goodly tree, shall ye fell, and, all fountains water, shall ye close up, —and, every goodly heritage, shall ye mar with stones.
Nĩmũkangʼaũrania itũũra rĩothe rĩirigĩirwo na rũthingo rwa hinya, na itũũra rĩothe inene. Nĩmũgatema mũtĩ wothe mwega, na mũthike ithima ciothe, na mũthũkangie mĩgũnda yothe mĩega na mahiga.”
20 And it came to pass, in the morning, when the offering ascended, that lo! waters, were coming in from the way of Edom, —and the land was filled with the water.
Rũciinĩ rũrũ rũngĩ, ta ihinda rĩrĩa rĩrutagwo igongona, maaĩ magĩtherera kuuma mwena wa Edomu! Naguo bũrũri ũcio ũkĩiyũra maaĩ.
21 Now, all Moab, had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, —so they came together, from all who could gird on a girdle and upwards, and took their stand at the border.
Na rĩrĩ, andũ a Moabi othe nĩmaiguĩte atĩ athamaki acio nĩmokĩte kũrũa nao; nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũndũ mũrũme wothe, mwĩthĩ na mũkũrũ, ũrĩa ũngĩahotire gũkuua indo cia mbaara, agĩĩtwo na makĩigwo mũhaka-inĩ.
22 And, when they rose early in the morning, the sun, shone forth upon the waters, —and so the Moabites beheld over against them, the waters, red as blood.
Rĩrĩa mookĩrire rũciinĩ tene-rĩ, riũa nĩrĩarĩte maaĩ-inĩ macio igũrũ. Andũ a Moabi marĩ mũrĩmo ũrĩa ũngĩ makĩona maaĩ maarĩ matune ta thakame.
23 They said therefore—Blood, —this! Destroyed! The kings have destroyed each other! Yea they have smitten every man his neighbour, —Now, then, to the spoil, O Moab!
Nao makĩĩrana atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩrĩa nĩ thakame! Athamaki acio no nginya makorwo nĩmarũĩte na makooragana o ene. Andũ a Moabi, nĩtũthiĩi tũgatahe indo!”
24 And, when they came into the camp of Israel, Israel arose and smote Moab, and they fled from before them, —so they entered thereinto, yea still farther entered Moab;
No rĩrĩa andũ a Moabi mookire kũu kambĩ-inĩ cia Isiraeli-rĩ, Isiraeli makĩarahũka na makĩhũũrana nao o nginya andũ a Moabi makĩũra. Nao andũ a Isiraeli magĩtharĩkĩra bũrũri ũcio na makĩũraga andũ a Moabi.
25 And, the cities, they pulled down, and, on every goodly heritage, they cast every man his stone, and filled it, and, all fountains of waters, they closed up, and, every goodly tree, they felled, and, though they left the stones thereof in Kir-haraseth, yet the slingers surrounded and smote it.
Nao makĩananga matũũra, na o mũndũ agĩikia ihiga mũgũnda-inĩ wothe ũrĩa warĩ mwega, o nginya ĩkĩiyũra mahiga. Ningĩ magĩthika ithima ciothe, na magĩtema mũtĩ o wothe mwega. Itũũra rĩa Kiriharesethu no rĩo rĩatigarire rĩtarĩ imomore mahiga, no arũme maarĩ na igũtha o narĩo makĩrĩrigiicĩria, makĩrĩtharĩkĩra.
26 And, when the king of Moab saw that, the battle, prevailed against him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through against the king of Edom, but they could not.
Rĩrĩa mũthamaki wa Moabi onire atĩ mbaara nĩyamũhatĩrĩria-rĩ, agĩthiĩ na andũ magana mũgwanja marĩ na hiũ cia njora makarũe na mũthamaki wa Edomu, no matiahotire.
27 So he took his firstborn son who was to have reigned in his stead, and offered him up as an ascending-sacrifice upon the wall. And so it came to pass that there was great indignation against Israel. And they brake up from against him, and returned to their own land.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo akĩoya mũriũ wake wa irigithathi, o we ũrĩa ũngĩathamakire ithenya rĩake, akĩmũruta arĩ igongona igũrũ rĩa rũthingo rwa itũũra rĩu inene. Nao andũ a Isiraeli makĩrakara mũno; makĩmweherera, magĩcooka bũrũri wao.
