< Luke 7 >
1 After he had completed all his sayings within the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
Nake Jesũ aarĩkia kwaria maũndũ macio mothe andũ makĩmũiguaga, agĩtoonya Kaperinaumu.
2 And, a certain centurion’s servant, being sick, was on the point of dying, —who was, by him, highly prized.
No kũu nĩ kwarĩ na ndungata ya mũnene-wa-thigari-igana, ĩrĩa mũmĩathi eendete mũno, nayo yarĩ ndwaru hakuhĩ gũkua.
3 But, hearing about Jesus, he sent forth unto him elders of the Jews, requesting him that he would come and bring his servant safely through.
Nake mũnene ũcio wa thigari igana aigua ũhoro wa Jesũ, agĩtũma athuuri a Ayahudi kũrĩ we makamũũrie oke ahonie ndungata yake.
4 And, they, coming near unto Jesus, began beseeching him earnestly, saying—Worthy, is he for whom thou mayest do this,
Nao maakinya kũrĩ Jesũ, makĩmũthaitha magwatĩirie mũno, makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũyũ nĩagĩrĩirwo gwĩkwo ũguo nĩwe,
5 for he loveth our nation, and, the synagogue, he, built for us.
tondũ nĩendete rũrĩrĩ rwitũ na nĩatwakĩire thunagogi.”
6 And, Jesus, was journeying with them. But, he, by this time, being not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying unto him—Lord! do not trouble thyself, for I am of no consideration, that, under my roof, thou shouldst enter.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jesũ agĩthiĩ nao. Na marĩ hakuhĩ gũkinya mũciĩ, mũnene ũcio wa thigari igana akĩmũtũmĩra arata makamwĩre atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, tiga gwĩthĩĩnia tondũ ndiagĩrĩire wee ũũke gwakwa mũciĩ.
7 Wherefore, neither deemed I, myself, worthy to come unto thee, —but speak with a word, and let my servant be healed.
O na nokĩo itanona njagĩrĩire gũũka kũrĩ we. No uga o kiugo, na ndungata yakwa nĩĩkũhona.
8 For, I too, am a man ranked, under authority, having, under myself, soldiers; and I say to this one—Go! and he goeth, —and to another—Come! and he cometh, —and to my servant—Do this! and he doeth it.
Nĩgũkorwo niĩ mwene ndĩ mũndũ wathagwo, na ndĩ na thigari njathaga. Ndeera ũmwe ‘Thiĩ,’ nĩathiiaga, na ndeera ũngĩ atĩrĩ, ‘Ũka,’ nĩokaga. Na ningĩ ndeera ndungata yakwa atĩrĩ, ‘Ĩka ũna,’ nĩĩkaga.”
9 And, hearing these things, Jesus marvelled at him; and, turning to the multitude following him, said—I tell you, Not even in Israel, such faith as this, have I found!
Rĩrĩa Jesũ aiguire ũguo, akĩgega, akĩhũgũkĩra kĩrĩndĩ kĩrĩa kĩamũrũmĩrĩire, agĩkĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, ndionete mũndũ ũrĩ na wĩtĩkio mũnene ũũ Isiraeli guothe!”
10 And they who were sent, returning unto the house, found the servant, well.
Nao andũ arĩa maatũmĩtwo magĩcooka mũciĩ magĩkora ngombo ĩyo ĩrĩ honu.
11 And it came to pass thereafter, that he journeyed unto a city called Nain, and there were journeying with him, his disciples and a great multitude.
Ihinda inini rĩathira, Jesũ agĩthiĩ itũũra rĩetagwo Naini, nao arutwo ake na andũ gĩkundi kĩnene magĩthiĩ nake.
12 Now, as he drew near unto the gate of the city, then lo! there was being brought forth, one dead, the only-begotten son of his mother, —and, she, was a widow; and, a considerable multitude of the city, was with her.
Na rĩrĩa akuhĩrĩirie kĩhingo gĩa itũũra rĩu, mũndũ wakuĩte nĩarutagwo kuo na aarĩ mwana wa mũmwe, nake nyina aarĩ mũtumia wa ndigwa. Nao andũ aingĩ a itũũra rĩu maarĩ hamwe nake.
13 And, beholding her, the Lord, was moved with compassion over her, and said to her—Be not weeping!
Rĩrĩa Mwathani onire mũtumia ũcio, akĩmũiguĩra tha, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tiga kũrĩra.”
14 And, going forward, he touched the coffin, and the bearers stood still; and he said—Young man! to thee, I say, Arise!
Agĩcooka agĩthiĩ, akĩhutia ithandũkũ, nao arĩa maarĩkuuĩte makĩrũgama. Agĩcooka akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mwanake, ndakwĩra atĩrĩ, ũkĩra!”
15 And the dead man sat up, and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.
Mũndũ ũcio wakuĩte agĩũkĩra, akĩambĩrĩria kwaria, nake Jesũ akĩmũnengerana kũrĩ nyina.
16 And fear seized them, all, and they began to glorify God, saying—A great prophet, hath been raised up amongst us! and—God hath visited his people!
Andũ othe makĩiyũrwo nĩ guoya na makĩgooca Ngai, makiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũnabii mũnene nĩokĩte gatagatĩ gaitũ. Ngai nĩokĩte gũteithia andũ ake.”
17 And this report went forth throughout the whole of Judaea, and all the surrounding country.
Nayo ngumo ya Jesũ ĩkĩhunja Judea guothe o na bũrũri ũrĩa wagũthiũrũrũkĩirie.
18 And John’s disciples carried tidings unto him concerning all these things.
Nao arutwo a Johana nĩmamũheire ũhoro wa maũndũ macio mothe. Nake Johana agĩĩta arutwo ake eerĩ,
19 And, calling unto him certain two of his disciples, John sent unto the Lord, saying—Art, thou, the Coming One, or, a different one, are we to expect?
akĩmatũma kũrĩ Mwathani makamũũrie atĩrĩ, “Wee nĩwe ũrĩa werĩtwo nĩagooka kana tweterere mũndũ ũngĩ?”
20 And, coming near unto him, the men said—John the Immerser, hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art, thou, the Coming One, or, another, are we to expect?
Nao arutwo acio maakinya kũrĩ Jesũ makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Johana Mũbatithania aatũtũma kũrĩ we tũkũũrie atĩrĩ, ‘Wee nĩwe ũrĩa werĩtwo nĩagooka kana tweterere mũndũ ũngĩ?’”
21 In that very hour, he cured many from diseases, and plagues, and wicked spirits; and, unto many blind, gave he the favour to see.
Ihinda-inĩ o rĩu Jesũ akĩhonia andũ aingĩ arĩa maarĩ na mĩrimũ, na ndwari, na akĩingata ngoma thũku o na agĩtũma andũ aingĩ arĩa maarĩ atumumu macooke kuona.
22 And, answering, he said unto them—Go and bear tidings unto John, as to what ye have seen and heard: The blind, are receiving sight, the lame, walk, lepers, are cleansed, and, the deaf, hear, the dead, are raised, the destitute, are told the glad-message;
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩcookeria arĩa maatũmĩtwo atĩrĩ, “Cookai mũkeere Johana maũndũ marĩa muonete na mũkaigua: atĩ atumumu nĩ marona, na ithua nĩiretwara, na arĩa marĩ na mangũ nĩ marahonio, na andũ arĩa mataiguaga nĩmaraigua, na arĩa akuũ nĩmarariũkio, na Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega nĩũrahunjĩrio arĩa athĩĩni.
23 And, happy, is he, whosoever shall not find occasion of stumbling in me!
Kũrathimwo nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũtarahĩngwo nĩ ũndũ wakwa.”
24 And, the messengers of John having departed, he began to say unto the multitudes, concerning John—What went ye forth into the desert to gaze at? A reed, by a wind, shaken?
Andũ acio maatũmĩtwo nĩ Johana moima harĩ Jesũ, Jesũ akĩambĩrĩria kwarĩria andũ aingĩ ũhoro wa Johana, akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ mwathiĩte kuona werũ-inĩ? Hihi mwathiĩte kuona kamũrangi kainainagio nĩ rũhuho?
25 But what went ye forth to see? A man, in soft garments, arrayed? Lo! they who in splendid apparel and luxury are found, are, in the kingly courts.
Angĩkorwo ti guo-rĩ, mwathiĩte kuona kĩ? Hihi nĩ mũndũ wĩhumbĩte nguo njega? Aca, arĩa mehumbaga nguo cia goro na magekenia na mĩago ya thĩ maikaraga nyũmba cia ũthamaki.
26 But what went ye forth to see? A prophet? Yea! I say unto you, —and abundantly more than a prophet.
Mwagĩthiĩte kuona kĩ? Hihi mwathiĩte kuona mũnabii? Ĩĩ, ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, muonire mũndũ ũkĩrĩte mũnabii.
27 This, is he concerning whom it is written—Lo! I am sending forth my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.
Ũyũ nĩwe ũrĩa ũhoro wake wandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ: “‘Nĩngatũma mũtũmwo wakwa athiĩ mbere yaku, nake nĩagagũthondekera njĩra.’
28 I say unto you—A greater, among them that are born of women, than John, is there none; but, he that is least in the kingdom of God, is greater than he.
Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, harĩ andũ arĩa manaciarwo nĩ atumia-rĩ, gũtirĩ o na ũmwe mũnene gũkĩra Johana; no mũndũ ũrĩa mũnini mũno ũthamaki-inĩ wa Ngai, nĩ mũnene kũmũkĩra.”
29 And, all the people, when they heard, and the tax-collectors, justified God, having been immersed with the immersion of John;
(Andũ othe, o na etia mbeeca cia igooti, rĩrĩa maiguire ciugo cia Jesũ, magĩtĩkĩra atĩ njĩra ya Ngai nĩ ya ma, tondũ maabatithĩtio nĩ Johana.
30 but, the Pharisees and the lawyers, had set aside, the counsel of God against themselves, not being immersed by him.
No Afarisai na arutani a watho makĩregana na ũrĩa Ngai endaga meke, tondũ o matiabatithĩtio nĩ Johana.)
31 Unto what, then, shall I liken the men of this generation? And unto what are they like?
Nake Jesũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Andũ a rũciaro rũrũ ingĩmagerekania na kĩ? Matariĩ ta kĩ?
32 They are like unto the children sitting, in a market-place, and calling one to another, who say—We played the flute for you, and ye danced not, We wailed, and ye wept not.
Matariĩ ta ciana ciikarĩte ndũnyũ igĩĩta iria ingĩ, igaciĩra atĩrĩ: “‘Twamũhuhĩire mũtũrirũ, mũkĩaga kũina; twamũinĩire rwĩmbo rwa macakaya, no mũtiarĩrire.’
33 For John the Immerser hath come, neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say—A demon, he hath:
Nĩgũkorwo Johana Mũbatithania ookire atekũrĩa na atekũnyua ndibei, na inyuĩ mũkiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Arĩ na ndaimono.’
34 The Son of Man hath come, eating and drinking, and ye say—Lo! a man, gluttonous and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-collectors and sinners.
Mũrũ wa Mũndũ ookire akĩrĩĩaga na akĩnyuuaga, na inyuĩ mũkiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Onei mũndũ mũkoroku na mũrĩĩu, mũrata wa etia mbeeca cia igooti na “ehia”.’
35 And yet wisdom hath been justified by all her children.
No ũũgĩ nĩũmenyekaga nĩ wa kĩhooto nĩ ciana ciaguo ciothe.”
36 And a certain one of the Pharisees was requesting him, that he would eat with him; and, entering into the house of the Pharisee, he reclined.
Na rĩrĩ, Mũfarisai ũmwe nĩetire Jesũ gwake makarĩanĩre irio cia hwaĩ-inĩ nake, nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jesũ agĩthiĩ nyũmba ya Mũfarisai ũcio, agĩikara metha-inĩ.
37 And, lo! a woman, who indeed was in the city a sinner; and, when she found out that he was reclining in the house of the Pharisee, providing an alabaster-jar of perfume,
Rĩrĩa mũndũ-wa-nja watũũrĩte mũtũũrĩre wa mehia itũũra-inĩ rĩu aamenyire atĩ Jesũ nĩararĩa irio nyũmba ya Mũfarisai ũcio-rĩ, agĩũka na cuba wa maguta manungi wega,
38 and standing behind, near his feet, weeping, with the tears, began she to be wetting his feet, and, with the hair of her head, was wiping off [the tears], and was tenderly kissing his feet, and anointing them with the perfume.
na akĩrũgama thuutha wake, o hau magũrũ-inĩ make, akĩrĩraga, na akĩambĩrĩria kũmũihũgia nyarĩrĩ na maithori make. Agĩcooka akĩmũgiria nyarĩrĩ na njuĩrĩ yake, agĩcimumunya, na agĩciitĩrĩria maguta manungi wega.
39 But the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spake within himself, saying, This one, if he were the prophet, would have been taking note, who and of what sort, is the woman, who is even touching him, that she is, a sinner.
Rĩrĩa Mũfarisai ũrĩa wamwĩtĩte onire ũndũ ũcio, akĩĩra na ngoro atĩrĩ, “Korwo mũndũ ũyũ nĩ mũnabii, nĩangĩamenya ũrĩa ũramũhutia nĩ mũndũ-wa-nja wa mũthemba ũrĩkũ, na atĩ nĩ mwĩhia.”
40 And, making answer, Jesus said unto him—Simon! I have, unto thee, something to say. He, then—Teacher, speak!—saith he.
Jesũ akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Simoni, ndĩ na ũndũ wa gũkwĩra.” Nake akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũrutani, njĩĩra.”
41 Two debtors, there were, to a certain creditor, —the one, owed five hundred denaries, and, the other, fifty.
“Kũrĩ andũ eerĩ maarĩ na thiirĩ wa mũndũ wakombithanagia mbeeca. Ũmwe aarĩ na thiirĩ wa dinari magana matano, na ũrĩa ũngĩ dinari mĩrongo ĩtano.
42 they not having wherewith to pay, he forgave, both. Which of them, therefore, will love him, more?
Na rĩrĩ, gũtirĩ o na ũmwe wao warĩ na mbeeca cia kũmũrĩha, nĩ ũndũ ũcio marĩ o eerĩ akĩmarekera thiirĩ ũcio. Rĩu-rĩ, acio eerĩ nũũ ũngĩmwenda makĩria?”
43 Making answer, Simon said—I suppose, that he to whom, the more, he forgave. And, he, said unto him—Rightly, hast thou judged.
Simoni akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ngwĩciiria nĩ ũrĩa warekeirwo thiirĩ ũrĩa mũnene.” Jesũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩwatua wega.”
44 And, turning towards the woman, unto Simon, he said—Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house: water to me, on my feet, thou didst not give, —but, she, with her tears, hath wetted my feet, and, with her hair, wiped off [the tears].
Agĩcooka akĩĩhũgũrĩra mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio, akĩĩra Simoni atĩrĩ, “Nĩũkuona mũndũ-wa-nja ũyũ? Njũkire nyũmba gwaku, no ndũnaahe maaĩ ma gwĩthamba nyarĩrĩ, no nĩanjihũgia nyarĩrĩ na maithori make, na acigiria na njuĩrĩ yake.
45 A kiss, to me, thou didst not give, —but, she, from the time I came in, hath not ceased tenderly kissing my feet.
Wee-rĩ, ndũnaamumunya, no mũndũ-wa-nja ũyũ, kuuma rĩrĩa ndonyire ndarĩ aratigithĩria kũmumunya nyarĩrĩ ciakwa.
46 With oil, my head, thou didst not anoint, —but, she, with perfume, hath anointed, my feet.
Wee-rĩ, ndũnanjitĩrĩria maguta mũtwe, no ũyũ nĩanjitĩrĩirie maguta manungi wega nyarĩrĩ.
47 For which cause, I say unto thee—Her many sins, have been forgiven, because she hath loved, much: but, he to whom little is forgiven, little, loveth.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngũkwĩra atĩrĩ, nĩarekeirwo mehia make maingĩ. Nĩgũkorwo nĩendanĩte mũno. No ũrĩa ũrekeirwo mehia manini, endanaga o hanini.”
48 And he said unto her—Thy sins have been forgiven.
Jesũ agĩcooka akĩĩra mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio atĩrĩ, “Nĩwarekerwo mehia maku.”
49 And they who were reclining together, began to be saying within themselves—Who is, this, that, even forgiveth sins?
Ageni arĩa angĩ makĩambĩrĩria kwĩrana atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ ũyũ akĩrĩ ũ, ũrarekanĩra o na mehia?”
50 But he said unto the woman—Thy faith, hath saved thee, —Go thy way into peace.
Jesũ akĩĩra mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio atĩrĩ, “Gwĩtĩkia gwaku nĩ gwakũhonokia; thiĩ na thayũ.”