1 Athamaki 20
1 Na rĩrĩ, Beni-Hadadi mũthamaki wa Suriata agĩcookanĩrĩria mbũtũ ciake ciothe cia ita, agĩtwarana hamwe na athamaki mĩrongo ĩtatũ na eerĩ, marĩ na mbarathi na ngaari cia ita, akĩambata akĩrigiicĩria itũũra rĩa Samaria na akĩrĩtharĩkĩra.
And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.
2 Agĩtũma andũ mathiĩ itũũra rĩu inene kũrĩ Ahabu mũthamaki wa Isiraeli, makamwĩre atĩrĩ, “Beni-Hadadi ekuuga ũũ:
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus says Benhadad,
3 ‘Betha na thahabu ciaku nĩ ciakwa, nao atumia aku na ciana ciaku, arĩa ega mũno, nĩ akwa.’”
Your silver and your gold is mine; your wives also and your children, even the best, are mine.
4 Nake mũthamaki wa Isiraeli akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “O ũguo uugĩte, wee mũthamaki mwathi wakwa-rĩ, niĩ mwene ndĩ waku, na kĩrĩa gĩothe ndĩ nakĩo nĩ gĩaku.”
And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to your saying, I am yours, and all that I have.
5 Nao andũ acio maatũmĩtwo magĩcooka rĩngĩ makiuga atĩrĩ, “Beni-Hadadi ekuuga ũũ: ‘Ndaatũmanire ngĩenda betha ciaku, na thahabu, na atumia aku, o na ciana ciaku.
And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaks Benhadad, saying, Although I have sent unto you, saying, You shall deliver me your silver, and your gold, and your wives, and your children;
6 No ihinda ta rĩĩrĩ rũciũ nĩngatũma anene akwa moke moiruurie nyũmba ya ũthamaki na nyũmba cia anene aku. Nĩmagataha indo ciothe iria cia bata, macikuue.’”
Yet I will send my servants unto you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house, and the houses of your servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in your eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.
7 Mũthamaki wa Isiraeli agĩĩta athuuri othe a bũrũri ũcio, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Githĩ mũtirona atĩ mũndũ ũyũ nĩ haaro aracaria! Rĩrĩa aatũmanire agĩĩtia atumia akwa na ciana ciakwa, na betha na thahabu ciakwa-rĩ, niĩ ndiamũgiririe.”
Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeks mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.
8 Athuuri na andũ othe makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Tiga kũmũthikĩrĩria, na ndũgetĩkĩre maũndũ macio mothe arenda.”
And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent.
9 Nake agĩcookeria andũ acio maatũmĩtwo nĩ Beni-Hadadi, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ĩrai mũthamaki, mwathi wakwa atĩrĩ, ndungata yaku nĩĩgwĩka maũndũ marĩa woririe rĩa mbere, no ũndũ ũyũ ũrenda rĩu ndingĩwĩĩtĩkĩra.” Magĩthiĩ magĩcookeria Beni-Hadadi ũhoro ũcio.
Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Benhadad, Tell my lord the king, All that you did send in order to your servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.
10 Ningĩ Beni-Hadadi agĩtũma ũhoro rĩngĩ kũrĩ Ahabu, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ngai iroothũũra na ikĩrĩrĩrie gũthũũra, kũngĩtigara rũkũngũ Samaria rũiganu rwa kũhe andũ akwa o mũndũ ngundi ĩmwe.”
And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
11 Mũthamaki wa Isiraeli agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Mwĩrei ũũ: ‘Mũndũ ũrĩa ũreyooha indo cia mbaara ndaagĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩtĩĩa ta mũndũ ũrĩa ũraciruta.’”
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girds on his harness boast himself as he that puts it off.
12 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Beni-Hadadi aiguire ũhoro ũcio rĩrĩa we na athamaki acio manyuuaga me hema-inĩ ciao, agĩatha andũ ake akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Mwĩhaarĩriei gũtharĩkĩra Samaria.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩĩhaarĩria gũtharĩkĩra itũũra rĩu inene.
And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.
13 Ihinda rĩu mũnabii agĩũka kũrĩ Ahabu mũthamaki wa Isiraeli, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Jehova ekuuga ũũ: ‘Nĩũrona ita rĩĩrĩ inene ũũ? Nĩngũrĩneana moko-inĩ maku ũmũthĩ, nĩgeetha ũmenye atĩ niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.’”
And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus says the LORD, Have you seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into your hand this day; and you shall know that I am the LORD.
14 Nake Ahabu akĩũria atĩrĩ, “No nũũ ũgwĩka ũguo?” Nake mũnabii ũcio akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Jehova ekuuga ũũ: Anene ethĩ arĩa matongoragia mbũtũ cia bũrũri nĩo megwĩka ũguo.” Ningĩ akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Na nũũ ũkaambĩrĩria mbaara?” Nake mũnabii akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩwe ũkaamĩambĩrĩria.”
And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus says the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, You.
15 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Ahabu agĩĩta anene arĩa ethĩ 232 arĩa maatongoragia mbũtũ cia bũrũri. Ningĩ agĩcookanĩrĩria andũ acio angĩ a andũ a Isiraeli othe maarĩ 7,000.
Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.
16 Nao makiumagara mĩaraho hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Beni-Hadadi na athamaki acio mĩrongo ĩtatũ na eerĩ arĩa maarĩ rũmwe nake, maanyuuaga njoohi marĩ hema-inĩ ciao.
And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
17 Anene acio ethĩ maatongoragia mbũtũ cia bũrũri nĩo maathiire mbere. Hĩndĩ ĩyo Beni-Hadadi nĩatũmĩte andũ a gũthigaana, nao makĩmũrehere ũhoro atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kũrĩ na andũ marooka moimĩte Samaria.”
And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Benhadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.
18 Nake akiuga atĩrĩ, “Angĩkorwo mokĩte na thayũ-rĩ, manyiitei marĩ muoyo; angĩkorwo nĩ mbaara ya marehe-rĩ, manyiitei marĩ muoyo.”
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
19 Anene acio ethĩ atongoria a mbũtũ cia bũrũri makiumagara kuuma itũũra-inĩ marũmĩrĩirwo nĩ mbũtũ ya ita,
So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them.
20 na o mũndũ akĩũraga thũ yake. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Asuriata makĩũra maingatithĩtio nĩ andũ a Isiraeli. No Beni-Hadadi mũthamaki wa Suriata akĩũra ahaicĩte mbarathi me na andũ amwe ake arĩa ahaici a mbarathi.
And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Benhadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.
21 Mũthamaki wa Isiraeli akĩmatindĩka na agĩtooria mbarathi na ngaari cia ita, akĩũraga Asuriata aingĩ mũno.
And the king of Israel went out, and stroke the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
22 Thuutha ũcio mũnabii agĩkora mũthamaki wa Isiraeli, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Wĩhaarĩrie wega, na wone ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire nĩ gwĩkwo, tondũ kĩmera kĩrĩa gĩgũũka mũthamaki wa Suriata nĩagagũtharĩkĩra rĩngĩ.”
And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen yourself, and mark, and see what you do: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against you.
23 Ihinda-inĩ rĩu anene a mũthamaki wa Suriata makĩmũtaara atĩrĩ, “Ngai cia andũ a Isiraeli nĩ ngai cia irĩma-inĩ. Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩatũmire matũkĩrie hinya. No tũngĩhũũrana nao werũ-inĩ, ti-itherũ nĩtũkamakĩria hinya.
And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
24 Ĩka atĩrĩ: Eheria athamaki othe kuuma mbũtũ-inĩ ciao, na ũmakũũranie na anene angĩ.
And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:
25 No nginya warahũre ita ta rĩrĩa wateire, mbarathi o harĩ mbarathi, na ngaari ya ita harĩ o ngaari ya ita, nĩgeetha tũhote kũrũa na Isiraeli werũ-inĩ. Ti-itherũ hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩ tũgaakorwo tũrĩ na hinya kũmakĩra.” Mũthamaki agĩĩtĩkania nao na agĩĩka o ũguo.
And number you an army, like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.
26 Kĩmera kĩrĩa kĩarũmĩrĩire gĩakinya-rĩ, Beni-Hadadi agĩcookanĩrĩria Asuriata, magĩthiĩ Afeki makarũe na andũ a Isiraeli.
And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.
27 Rĩrĩa andũ a Isiraeli o nao maacookanĩrĩirio na makĩneo indo ciothe, makiumagara magatũngane nao. Andũ a Isiraeli makĩamba hema ciao ingʼethanĩire nao matariĩ ta tũrũũru twĩrĩ twa mbũri. Hĩndĩ ĩyo Asuriata maiyũrĩte bũrũri ũcio wothe.
And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.
28 Mũndũ wa Ngai agĩũka, akĩĩra mũthamaki wa Isiraeli atĩrĩ, “Jehova ekuuga ũũ: ‘Tondũ Asuriata mareciiria Jehova nĩ ngai wa irĩma-inĩ na ti ngai wa ituamba-inĩ-rĩ, nĩngũneana mbũtũ ĩno nene ũũ moko-inĩ maku, nawe ũmenye atĩ niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.’”
And there came a man of God, and spoke unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus says the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and all of you shall know that I am the LORD.
29 Ihinda rĩa mĩthenya mũgwanja maikarire mambĩte hema ciao mangʼethanĩire, na mũthenya wa mũgwanja makĩambĩrĩria mbaara. Andũ a Isiraeli makĩũraga thigari 100,000 cia magũrũ cia Asuriata, mũthenya ũmwe.
And they pitched one opposite to the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day.
30 Acio angĩ makĩũrĩra itũũra inene rĩa Afeki, kũrĩa rũthingo rwagwĩrĩire andũ ao 27,000. Nake Beni-Hadadi akĩũrĩra itũũra inene akĩĩhitha kanyũmba ga thĩinĩ.
But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.
31 Anene ake makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ta rora, nĩtũiguĩte atĩ athamaki a nyũmba ya Isiraeli nĩ marĩ tha. Twĩtĩkĩrie tũthiĩ kũrĩ mũthamaki wa Isiraeli twĩhotorete nguo cia makũnia njohero na twĩrigiicĩirie mĩhĩndo mĩtwe iitũ. No gũkorwo nĩagetĩkĩra kũhonokia muoyo waku.”
And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray you, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: possibly he will save your life.
32 Makĩĩhotora nguo cia makũnia njohero, na makĩrigiicĩria mĩhĩndo mĩtwe yao, magĩthiĩ kũrĩ mũthamaki wa Isiraeli, makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndungata yaku Beni-Hadadi egũkwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Ndagũthaitha reke ndũũre muoyo.’” Nake mũthamaki akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Arĩ o muoyo? Ũcio-rĩ, nĩ mũrũ wa baba.”
So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Your servant Benhadad says, I pray you, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
33 Andũ acio makĩigua ũguo meerwo taarĩ kĩmenyithia kĩega, makĩgwatĩria kiugo gĩake, makiuga atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ nĩguo, Beni-Hadadi nĩ mũrũ wa thoguo.” Mũthamaki akiuga atĩrĩ, “Thiĩi mũmũrehe.” Rĩrĩa Beni-Hadadi oimĩrire, Ahabu akĩmũingĩria ngaari-inĩ yake ya ita.
Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Your brother Benhadad. Then he said, Go all of you, bring him. Then Benhadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.
34 Beni-Hadadi akĩĩra Mũthamaki Ahabu atĩrĩ, “Nĩngũgũcookeria matũũra marĩa baba aatunyire thoguo, nawe ũthondeke kũndũ kwa wonjoria thĩinĩ wa Dameski, o ta ũrĩa baba eekĩte Samaria.” Nake Ahabu akiuga atĩrĩ, “Kũngĩgĩa na kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa ũiguano witũ nawe, nĩngũrekereria ũthiĩ.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩthondeka kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa ũiguano, akĩmwĩtĩkĩria athiĩ.
And Ben-hadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from your father, I will restore; and you shall make streets for you in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send you away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.
35 Na ũndũ wa kiugo kĩa Jehova, mũndũ ũmwe wa ariũ a anabii nĩerire mũndũ wa thiritũ yake atĩrĩ, “Ngũtha na mũtĩ waku wa mbaara,” no mũndũ ũcio akĩrega.
And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the LORD, Strike me, I pray you. And the man refused to strike him.
36 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũnabii akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tondũ ndũnathĩkĩra Jehova-rĩ, wathiĩ wandiga o ũguo nĩũkũũragwo nĩ mũrũũthi.” Na thuutha wa mũndũ ũcio gũthiĩ-rĩ, agĩkorwo nĩ mũrũũthi, ũkĩmũũraga.
Then said he unto him, Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as you are departed from me, a lion shall slay you. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.
37 Ningĩ mũnabii akĩona mũndũ ũngĩ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndagũthaitha ngũtha,” nake mũndũ ũcio akĩmũgũtha na akĩmũtiihia.
Then he found another man, and said, Strike me, I pray you. And the man stroke him, so that in smiting he wounded him.
38 Mũnabii agĩthiĩ, akĩrũgama mũkĩra-inĩ wa njĩra etereire mũthamaki. Ehumbĩrĩte maitho na gĩtambaya kĩa mũtwe nĩguo ndakamenyeke.
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
39 Na rĩrĩa mũthamaki aahĩtũkaga-rĩ, mũnabii ũcio akĩmwĩta, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndungata yaku ndĩrathiĩte harĩa mbaara ĩneneheire, nake mũndũ ũmwe arooka kũrĩ niĩ arĩ na mũndũ mũtahe, aranjĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Rangĩra mũndũ ũyũ, na angĩũra, wee nĩwe ũkooragwo handũ hake, kana ũrĩhe taranda ĩmwe ya betha.’
And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall your life be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.
40 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ndungata yaku yagĩire na mĩhangʼo ya haha na harĩa mũndũ ũcio akĩũra.” Mũthamaki wa Isiraeli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Rĩu nĩrĩo ituĩro rĩaku, o ta ũguo wee mwene woiga.”
And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall your judgment be; yourself have decided it.
41 Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũnabii akĩeheria gĩtambaya maitho-inĩ na ihenya, nake mũthamaki wa Isiraeli akĩmũmenya atĩ nĩ ũmwe wa anabii.
And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
42 Akĩĩra mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Jehova ekuuga ũũ: ‘Nĩũrekereirie mũndũ ũrĩa niĩ ndĩratuĩte atĩ no nginya akue. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio wee nĩwe ũgũkua handũ hake, nao andũ aku mooragwo handũ ha andũ ake.’”
And he said unto him, Thus says the LORD, Because you have let go out of your hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.
43 Mũthamaki wa Isiraeli agĩthiĩ Samaria nyũmba-inĩ yake ya ũthamaki athitĩtie gĩthiithi na arĩ mũrakaru.
And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
