1 Samũeli 13
1 Na rĩrĩ, Saũlũ aarĩ wa mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtatũ rĩrĩa aatuĩkire mũthamaki, na agĩthamakĩra Isiraeli mĩaka mĩrongo ĩna na ĩĩrĩ.
Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years.
2 Saũlũ nĩathuurire andũ ngiri ithatũ kuuma Isiraeli; ngiri igĩrĩ magĩikara nake kũu Mikimashi na bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma wa Betheli, nao andũ ngiri maarĩ na Jonathani kũu Gibea ya Benjamini. Andũ arĩa angĩ akĩmeera mainũke kwao mĩciĩ.
He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home.
3 Jonathani agĩtharĩkĩra irangĩro rĩa Afilisti kũu Geba, nao Afilisti makĩigua ũhoro ũcio. Hĩndĩ ĩyo Saũlũ akĩhuhithia karumbeta bũrũri wothe, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ahibirania nĩ maigue!”
Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”
4 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ũhoro ũyũ ũkĩiguuo Isiraeli guothe, gũkĩĩrwo atĩrĩ, “Saũlũ nĩatharĩkĩire irangĩro rĩa Afilisti, na rĩrĩ, andũ a Isiraeli nĩmatuĩkĩte kĩndũ kĩnungu harĩ Afilisti.” Nao andũ magĩĩtwo nĩguo mongane na Saũlũ kũu Giligali.
And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
5 Nao Afilisti makĩũngana nĩguo marũe na andũ a Isiraeli, marĩ na ngaari cia ita ngiri ithatũ, na atwarithia a ngaari icio ngiri ithatũ, nacio thigari ciao ciarĩ nyingĩ ta mũthanga ũrĩa ũrĩ hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia iria. Nao makĩambata magĩthiĩ makĩamba hema ciao kũu Mikimashi, mwena wa irathĩro wa Bethi-Aveni.
Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven.
6 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa andũ a Isiraeli moonire atĩ maarĩ handũ hooru mũno, na ita rĩao nĩrĩahatĩrĩirio mũno, makĩĩhitha ngurunga-inĩ na ihinga-inĩ, na gatagatĩ ka ndwaro cia mahiga, na thĩinĩ wa marima, o na marima-inĩ ma maaĩ.
Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.
7 O na Ahibirania amwe nĩmaringire mũrĩmo wa Jorodani, magĩkinya bũrũri wa Gadi na Gileadi. Saũlũ we mwene aatigĩtwo Giligali, nacio mbũtũ ciothe cia ita iria ciarĩ hamwe nake nĩciainainaga nĩ guoya.
Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul, however, remained at Gilgal, and all his troops were quaking in fear.
8 Nake agĩeterera mĩthenya mũgwanja ĩrĩa yatuĩtwo nĩ Samũeli; no Samũeli ndaigana gũũka Giligali, nao andũ a Saũlũ makĩambĩrĩria kũhurunjũka.
And Saul waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the troops began to desert Saul.
9 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Saũlũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ndeherai maruta ma igongona rĩa njino na maruta ma ũiguano.” Nake Saũlũ akĩruta igongona rĩa njino.
So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered up the burnt offering.
10 O rĩrĩa aarĩkirie kũruta igongona rĩu, Samũeli agĩkinya, nake Saũlũ agĩthiĩ kũmũtũnga amũgeithie.
Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to greet him.
11 Samũeli akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ atĩa weka?” Nake Saũlũ akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Rĩrĩa nyonire atĩ andũ nĩmarahurunjũka, nawe ndũnooka ihinda rĩrĩa rĩatuĩtwo, na atĩ Afilisti nĩmegwĩcookanagĩrĩria kũu Mikimashi-rĩ,
“What have you done?” Samuel asked. And Saul replied, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me, and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash,
12 ndeciiria atĩrĩ, ‘Rĩu Afilisti nĩmegũikũrũka moke manjũkĩrĩre gũkũ Giligali, na ndithaithĩte Jehova nĩguo twĩtĩkĩrĩke nĩwe.’ Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ndaigua nĩnjagĩrĩirwo nĩkũruta igongona rĩa njino.”
I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.”
13 Samũeli akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Nĩwĩkĩte ũndũ wa ũkĩĩgu. Ndũmenyereire rĩathani rĩrĩa Jehova Ngai waku aakũheire; korwo nĩwĩkĩte ũguo-rĩ, nĩangĩahaanda ũthamaki waku thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli ũtũũre tene na tene.
“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.
14 No rĩu ũthamaki waku ndũgũtũũra; Jehova nĩacarĩtie mũndũ moimĩranĩtie ngoro, na akamũthuura atuĩke mũtongoria wa andũ ake, nĩ ũndũ ndũmenyereire watho wa Jehova.”
But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”
15 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Samũeli akiuma Giligali akĩambata Gibea ya Benjamini, nake Saũlũ agĩtara andũ arĩa aarĩ nao. Nao maarĩ ta andũ magana matandatũ.
Then Samuel set out from Gilgal and went up to Gibeah in Benjamin. And Saul numbered the troops who were with him, about six hundred men.
16 Saũlũ na mũriũ Jonathani na andũ arĩa maarĩ nao maikaraga Gibea ya Benjamini, rĩrĩa Afilisti maambĩte hema ciao kũu Mikimashi.
Now Saul and Jonathan his son and the troops with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash.
17 Nacio ikundi cia atharĩkĩri ikiuma kambĩ-inĩ ya Afilisti irĩ ikundi ithatũ. Kĩmwe gĩkĩerekera mwena wa Ofara gũkuhĩ na Shuali,
And raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three divisions. One headed toward Ophrah in the land of Shual,
18 kĩrĩa kĩngĩ gĩkĩerekera Bethi-Horoni, na gĩa gatatũ gĩkĩerekera mũhaka-inĩ ũrĩa ũngʼetheire Kĩanda gĩa Zeboimu kĩrorete werũ-inĩ.
another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.
19 Gũtiarĩ mũturi ũngĩonekire bũrũri wothe wa Isiraeli, tondũ Afilisti moigĩte atĩrĩ, “Mangĩgĩa nake, Ahibirania no mathondeke hiũ cia njora na matimũ!”
And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”
20 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ othe a Isiraeli maikũrũkaga magathiĩ kũrĩ Afilisti, makanoorerwo hiũ ciao cia mĩraũ, na thururu, na mathanwa, na hiũ cia igetha.
Instead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles.
21 Thogora wa kũnoora hiũ cia mĩraũ na thururu warĩ cekeri icunjĩ igĩrĩ cia ithatũ, naguo thogora wa kũnoora theeci, na mathanwa, na kũrũnga mĩcengi warĩ cekeri gĩcunjĩ kĩmwe gĩa ithatũ.
The charge was a pim for sharpening a plowshare or mattock, a third of a shekel for sharpening a pitchfork or an axe, and a third of a shekel for repointing an oxgoad.
22 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũthenya wa mbaara gũtirĩ mũthigari o na ũmwe wa arĩa maarĩ na Saũlũ na Jonathani warĩ na rũhiũ rwa njora kana itimũ guoko-inĩ gwake; Saũlũ na mũriũ Jonathani no-o maarĩ nacio.
So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hands of the troops with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons.
23 Na rĩrĩ, gĩkundi gĩa thigari cia Afilisti nĩgĩathiĩte nginya kĩhunguro-inĩ kũu Mikimashi.
And a garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Michmash.
