1 Maũndũ 5
1 Ariũ a Rubeni ũrĩa irigithathi rĩa Isiraeli (nĩwe warĩ irigithathi, no rĩrĩa aathaahirie ũrĩrĩ wa ithe, ũrigithathi wake waheirwo ariũ a Jusufu mũrũ wa Isiraeli; nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ndangĩandĩkirwo maandĩko-inĩ ma njiarwa kũringana na ũrigithathi wake,
Now the sons of Ruben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was his firstborn: but forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, his first birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, and he was not accounted for the firstborn.
2 o na gũtuĩka Juda nĩwe warĩ hinya gũkĩra ariũ a ithe, na mũtongoria oimĩte gwake-rĩ, ũrigithathi watuĩkire wa Jusufu);
But of the race of Juda, who was the strongest among his brethren, came the princes: but the first birthright was accounted to Joseph.)
3 ariũ a Rubeni, irigithathi rĩa Isiraeli, maarĩ: Hanoku, na Palu, na Hezironi, na Karimi.
The sons then of Ruben the firstborn of Israel were Enoch, and Phallu, Esron, and Charmi.
4 Njiaro cia Joeli ciarĩ: Mũriũ Shemaia, na mũriũ Gogu, na mũriũ Shimei,
The sons of Joel: Samaia his son, Gog his son, Semei his son,
5 na mũriũ Mika, na mũriũ Reaia, na mũriũ Baali,
Micha his son, Reia his son, Baal his son,
6 na mũriũ Beera, ũrĩa watahirwo agĩthaamio nĩ Tigilathu-Pileseru mũthamaki wa Ashuri. Beera nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wa andũ a Rubeni.
Beera his son, whom Thelgathphalnasar king of the Assyrians carried away captive, and he was prince in the tribe of Ruben.
7 Andũ ao kũringana na mbarĩ ciao, mandĩkĩtwo kũringana na maandĩko ma njiarwa ciao maarĩ aya: Jeieli ũrĩa mũnene, na Zekaria,
And his brethren, and all his kindred, when they were numbered by their families, had for princes Jehiel, and Zacharias.
8 na Bela mũrũ wa Azazi, mũrũ wa Shema, mũrũ wa Joeli. Maatũũraga rũgongo rũrĩa ruumĩte Aroeri nginya Nebo na Baali-Meoni.
And Bala the son of Azaz, the son of Samma, the son of Joel, dwelt in Aroer as far as Nebo, and Beelmeon.
9 Maikarire bũrũri mwena wa irathĩro nginya rũteere-inĩ rwa werũ ũrĩa ũtambũrũkĩte nginya Rũũĩ rwa Farati, tondũ mahiũ mao nĩmaingĩhire mũno marĩ kũu Gileadi.
And eastward he had his habitation as far as the entrance of the desert, and the river Euphrates. For they possessed a great number of cattle in the land of Galaad.
10 Hĩndĩ ya wathani wa Saũlũ nĩmarũire na Ahagari, na makĩmahoota; nao makĩĩnyiitĩra ciikaro cia Ahagari acio rũgongo-inĩ ruothe rwa mwena wa irathĩro wa Gileadi.
And in the days of Saul they fought against the Agarites, and slew them, and dwelt in their tents in their stead, in all the country, that looketh to the east of Galaad.
11 Nao andũ a Gadi maatũũire mariganĩtie na andũ a Rubeni kũu bũrũri wa Bashani, o nginya Saleka:
And the children of Gad dwelt over against them in the land of Basan, as far as Selcha:
12 Joeli nĩwe warĩ mũnene kũu Bashani, mũnini wake aarĩ Shafamu, akarũmĩrĩrwo nĩ Janai, na Shafati.
Johel the chief, and Saphan the second: and Janai, and Saphat in Basan.
13 Andũ ao kũringana na nyũmba ciao maarĩ: Mikaeli, na Meshulamu, na Sheba, na Jorai, na Jakani, na Zia, na Eberi, othe maarĩ andũ mũgwanja.
And their brethren according to the houses of their kindreds, were Michael, and Mosollam, and Sebe, and Jorai, and Jacan, and Zie, and Heber, seven.
14 Acio nĩo maarĩ ariũ a Abihaili mũrũ wa Huru, mũrũ wa Jaroa, mũrũ wa Gileadi, mũrũ wa Mikaeli, mũrũ wa Jeshishai, mũrũ wa Jahido, mũrũ wa Buzi.
These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Hurl, the son of Jara, the son of Galaad, the son of Michael, the son of Jesisi, the son of Jeddo, the son of But.
15 Ahi mũrũ wa Abidieli, mũrũ wa Guni nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wa nyũmba yao.
And their brethren the sons of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house in their families,
16 Nao andũ a Gadi maatũũraga Gileadi, kũu Bashani na matũũra-inĩ marĩa maakuhĩrĩirie kuo, o na kũrĩa guothe ũrĩithio wa Sharoni wakinyĩte.
And they dwelt in Galaad, and in Basan and in the towns thereof, and in all the suburbs of Saron, unto the borders.
17 Ũhoro ũyũ wothe nĩ wandĩkirwo maandĩko-inĩ ma njiarwa ciao hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Jothamu mũthamaki wa Juda na Jeroboamu mũthamaki wa Isiraeli maathamakaga.
All these were numbered in the days of Joathan king of Juda, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
18 Andũ a Rubeni, na a Gadi, na nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase, maarĩ na andũ 44,760 mehaarĩirie gũthiĩ mbaara-inĩ: andũ marĩ na hinya wa mwĩrĩ, na mangĩahotire kũhũthĩra ngo, na rũhiũ rwa njora, na mooĩ gũikia mĩguĩ na ũta, na maarutĩtwo kũrũa mbaara.
The sons of Ruben, and of Gad, and of the half tribe of Manasses, fighting men, bearing shields, and swords, and bending the bow, and trained up to battles, four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore that went out to war.
19 Nao makĩhithũkĩra Ahagari, na Ajeturi, na Anafishi, na Anodabu.
They fought against the Agarites: but the Itureans, and Naphis, and Nodab,
20 Nĩmateithirio kũmahũũra, nake Ngai akĩneana Ahagari moko-inĩ mao, marĩ hamwe na arĩa othe maamateithagia, tondũ nĩmamũkaĩire marĩ mbaara-inĩ. Nĩamacookeirie mahooya mao, nĩ ũndũ nĩmamwĩhokete.
Gave them help. And the Agarites were delivered into their hands, and all that were with them, because they called upon God in the battle: and he heard them, because they had put their faith in him.
21 Magĩtaha mahiũ ma Ahagari acio: ngamĩĩra 50,000, na ngʼondu 250,000, na ndigiri 2,000, ningĩ nĩmatahire andũ 100,000,
And they took all that they possessed, of camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men a hundred thousand souls.
22 na angĩ aingĩ makĩũragwo, tondũ Ngai nĩwe wamarũagĩrĩra. Nao magĩikara bũrũri ũcio o nginya hĩndĩ ĩrĩa maatahirwo rĩngĩ.
And many fell down slain: for it was the battle of the Lord. And they dwelt in their stead till the captivity.
23 Andũ a nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase maarĩ aingĩ mũno; maatũũrire bũrũri ũcio kuuma Bashani nginya Baali-Herimoni, ũguo nĩ kuuga nginya Seniru (nĩkĩo Kĩrĩma kĩa Herimoni).
And the children of the half tribe of Manasses possessed the land, from the borders of Basan unto Baal, Hermon, and Sanir, and mount Hermon, for their number was great.
24 Aya nĩo maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba ciao: Eferi, na Ishi, na Elieli, na Azirieli, na Jeremia, na Hodavia, na Jahadieli. Maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba ciao, na njamba cia ita, na andũ marĩ igweta.
And these were the heads of the house of their kindred, Epher, and Jesi, and Eliel, and Esriel, and Jeremia, and Odoia, and Jediel, most valiant and powerful men, and famous chiefs in their families.
25 No matiarĩ ehokeku harĩ Ngai wa maithe mao, tondũ nĩmeheanĩte kũrĩ ngai cia andũ a bũrũri ũcio, arĩa Ngai aaniinĩte mehere mbere yao.
But they forsook the God of their fathers, and went astray after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.
26 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Ngai wa Isiraeli akĩarahũra roho wa Puli mũthamaki wa Ashuri (ũguo nĩ kuuga Tigilathu-Pileseru, mũthamaki wa Ashuri), ũrĩa watahire andũ a Rubeni, na andũ a Gadi, na nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase, akĩmatwara ithaamĩrio. Akĩmathaamĩria Hala, na Habori, na Hara, na rũũĩ-inĩ rwa Gozani, kũrĩa matũire nginya ũmũthĩ.
And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Phul king of the Assyrians, and the spirit of Thelgathphalnasar king of Assur: and he carried away Ruben, and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasses, and brought them to Lahela, and to Habor, and to Ara, and to the river of Gozan, unto this day.
