1 Maũndũ 19
1 Thuutha wa mahinda macio-rĩ, Nahashu mũthamaki wa Aamoni agĩkua, nake mũriũ agĩtuĩka mũthamaki ithenya rĩake.
And it came to pass, after this, that Nahash king of the sons of Ammon died, —and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
2 Nake Daudi agĩĩciiria atĩrĩ, “Nĩngwĩka Hanuni mũrũ wa Nahashu maũndũ mega ma ũtugi tondũ ithe nĩanjĩkire maũndũ mega ma ũtugi.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi agĩtũma andũ kũrĩ Hanuni makamũcakaithie nĩ ũndũ wa gũkuĩrwo nĩ ithe. Rĩrĩa andũ acio maatũmĩtwo nĩ Daudi maakinyire kũrĩ Hanuni o kũu bũrũri wa Amoni nĩguo mamũcakaithie-rĩ,
Then said David—I will show lovingkindness unto Hanun, son of Nahash, —for his father shewed unto me lovingkindness. So David sent messengers to console him concerning his father, —and the servants of David came into the land of the sons of Ammon unto Hanun, to console him.
3 andũ arĩa maarĩ igweta a Amoni makĩũria Hanuni atĩrĩ, “Ũreciiria Daudi nĩ thoguo aratĩĩa nĩ ũndũ wa gũgũtũmĩra andũ magũcakaithie? Githĩ andũ ake matiũkĩte kũrĩ we matuĩrie na mathigaane bũrũri nĩguo macooke maũtunyane?”
Then said the rulers of the sons of Ammon unto Hanun, Doth David honour thy father in thine eyes, that he hath sent to thee comforters? Is it not, for the sake of exploring and overthrowing, and spying out the land, that his servants have come to thee?
4 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Hanuni akĩnyiitithia andũ acio a Daudi, akĩmenjithia nderu, nacio nguo ciao igĩtinio irima gatagatĩ ka njikarĩro, na akĩmaingata.
So Hanun took the servants of David, and shaved them, and cut off their upper garments in the middle, as far as their parts of shame, —and let them go.
5 Rĩrĩa mũndũ ũmwe aakinyĩirie Daudi ũhoro wa andũ acio-rĩ, Daudi agĩtũma andũ makamatũnge, tondũ andũ acio nĩmaconorithĩtio mũno. Mũthamaki akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ikarai kũu Jeriko nginya nderu cianyu ikũre, mũcooke mũũke.”
And people went and told David, concerning the men, so he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed, —and the king said—Tarry at Jericho, until your beards be grown, and then return.
6 Rĩrĩa andũ a Amoni maamenyire atĩ nĩmatuĩkĩte kĩndũ kĩnungu harĩ Daudi-rĩ, Hanuni na andũ a Amoni makĩneana betha taranda ngiri ĩmwe cia gũkombora ngaari cia ita na atwarithia a cio kuuma Mesopotamia, na Aramu-Maaka, na Zoba.
And, when the sons of Ammon saw, that they had made themselves odious with David, Hanun and the sons of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver, to hire for themselves—out of Mesopotamia, and out of Aram-maacah, and out of Zobah, —chariots, and horsemen.
7 Magĩkombora ngaari cia ita ngiri mĩrongo ĩtatũ na igĩrĩ na atwarithia a cio, hamwe na mũthamaki wa Maaka na mbũtũ ciake, arĩa mookire makĩamba hema hakuhĩ na Medeba; hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ a Amoni nao magĩcookanĩrĩrio kuuma matũũra-inĩ mao, magĩthiĩ kũrũa mbaara.
So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah, and his people, who came and pitched before Medeba, —and the sons of Ammon gathered themselves together out of their cities, and entered into the war.
8 Nake Daudi aigua ũhoro ũcio-rĩ, agĩtũma Joabu na ita rĩothe rĩa mbaara.
Now, when David heard, he sent Joab and all the army of heroes.
9 Nao andũ a Amoni makiumagara, makĩarania mbũtũ cia mbaara kĩhingo-inĩ gĩa itũũra rĩao inene, nao athamaki arĩa mookĩte mbaara, magĩkorwo maarĩ oiki kũu werũ-inĩ.
And the sons of Ammon came out, and set in array for the battle, at the opening of the city, —whereas, the kings who had come, were by themselves, in the field.
10 Joabu nĩonire atĩ thigari nĩciaranĩtio mbere yake o na thuutha wake; nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩthuura mbũtũ imwe iria njega mũno kũu Isiraeli, agĩcitũma ikarũe na Asuriata.
So, when Joab saw that the battle confronted him, before and behind, —he chose out of all the choice in Israel, and set in array to meet the Syrians;
11 Andũ acio angĩ akĩmaiga watho-inĩ wa Abishai mũrũ wa nyina. Nao akĩmatũma makarũe na andũ a Amoni.
and, the rest of the people, delivered he into the hand of Abishai his brother, —and they set in array, to meet the sons of Ammon.
12 Joabu akiuga atĩrĩ, “Asuriata mangĩngĩria hinya-rĩ, wee ũũke ũndeithie; no Aamoni mangĩgũkĩria hinya, nĩngagũteithia.
And he said—If, too strong for me, be the Syrians, then shalt thou come to my help, —but, if, the sons of Ammon, be too strong for thee, then will I help thee.
13 Wĩyũmĩrĩrie nĩgeetha tũrũe na ũcamba nĩ ũndũ wa andũ aitũ, na nĩ ũndũ wa matũũra manene ma Ngai witũ. Jehova nĩegwĩka ũrĩa ekuona kwagĩrĩire maitho-inĩ make.”
Be strong, and let us put forth our strength, for the sake of our people, and for the sake of the cities of our God, —and let, Yahweh, do, what is good in his own eyes.
14 Nake Joabu arĩ na mbũtũ ciake agĩtharĩkĩra Asuriata, nao makĩmũũrĩra.
Then did Joab, and all the people who were with him, draw near before the Syrians unto the battle, —and they fled from before him.
15 Rĩrĩa Aamoni moonire atĩ Asuriata nĩmaroora-rĩ, o nao makĩũrĩra Abishai mũrũ wa nyina magĩtoonya itũũra thĩinĩ. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Joabu agĩcooka Jerusalemu.
And, when, the sons of Ammon, saw that the Syrians had fled, then fled, they also, from before Abishai his brother, and entered the city, —and Joab came to Jerusalem.
16 Thuutha wa Asuriata kuona atĩ nĩmatoorio nĩ andũ a Isiraeli, magĩtũma andũ makarehithie Asuriata a kuuma mũrĩmo wa Rũũĩ rwa Farati matongoretio nĩ Shofaku ũrĩa warĩ mũnene wa mbũtũ cia ita cia Hadadezeri.
And when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated before Israel, then sent they messengers, and brought out the Syrians who were Beyond the River, —with Shophach captain of the army of Hadarezer, before them.
17 Rĩrĩa Daudi eerirwo ũhoro ũcio, agĩcookanĩrĩria ita rĩa Isiraeli rĩothe, makĩringa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani, nake akĩmakinyĩra na akĩiga mbũtũ ciake imangʼetheire. Daudi akĩhaarĩria mbũtũ ciake nĩguo itũngane na Asuriata acio mbaara-inĩ, nao Asuriata makĩrũa nake.
And it was told David, and he gathered together all Israel, and crossed the Jordan, and came unto them, and set in array against them, —and, when David had set in array against the Syrians for battle, they fought with him.
18 No rĩrĩ, Asuriata makĩũrĩra Isiraeli, nake Daudi akĩũraga atwarithia a ngaari ciao cia ita ngiri mũgwanja, na thigari ciao cia magũrũ ngiri mĩrongo ĩna. Ningĩ akĩũraga Shofaku, mũnene wa mbũtũ ciao.
And the Syrians fled from before Israel, and David slew of the Syrians [the men of] seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, —and, Shophach captain of the army, he put to death.
19 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ndungata cia Hadadezeri cionire atĩ nĩmahootwo nĩ Isiraeli-rĩ, magĩthondeka thayũ na Daudi, nao magĩtuĩka a gwathagwo nĩwe. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Asuriata matiacookire gwĩtĩkĩra gũteithia Aamoni rĩngĩ.
And, when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with David and served him, —neither would the Syrians help the sons of Ammon any more.
