1 Samũeli 14
1 Mũthenya ũmwe Jonathani mũrũ wa Saũlũ akĩĩra mwanake ũrĩa wamũkuuagĩra indo cia mbaara atĩrĩ, “Ũka tũthiĩ kambĩ-inĩ ya Afilisti mũrĩmo ũrĩa ũngĩ.” No ndaigana kwĩra ithe.
Now it came to pass one day that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man that bore his armour, Come and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison which is on the other side. But he did not tell his father.
2 Saũlũ aikarĩte ndeere-inĩ cia Gibea rungu rwa mũtĩ wa mũkomamanga kũu Migironi. Nao andũ arĩa aarĩ nao maarĩ ta andũ magana matandatũ,
And Saul abode at the extreme end of Gibeah under the pomegranate-tree which [was] in Migron; and the people that were with him were about six hundred men.
3 ũmwe wao aarĩ Ahija, ũrĩa wehumbĩte ebodi. Aarĩ mũrũ wa Ahitubu mũrũ wa nyina na Ikabodu, mũrũ wa Finehasi, ũrĩa mũrũ wa Eli, mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai wa Jehova kũu Shilo. Gũtiarĩ mũndũ wamenyete atĩ Jonathani nĩathiĩte.
(And Ahijah the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, Jehovah's priest in Shiloh, wore the ephod.) And the people did not know that Jonathan was gone.
4 Mĩena yeerĩ ya kĩhunguro kĩrĩa Jonathani endaga gũũkĩrĩra nĩguo akinye irangĩro-inĩ rĩa Afilisti nĩ haarĩ na hurũrũka cia ihiga; ĩmwe yetagwo Bozezi, na ĩrĩa ĩngĩ Senehe.
Now between the passes by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines' garrison there was a sharp rock on the one side and a sharp rock on the other side; and the name of the one [was] Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
5 Hurũrũka ĩmwe yarĩ mwena wa gathigathini kũngʼethera Mikimashi, na ĩyo ĩngĩ yarĩ gũthini kũngʼethera Geba.
The one crag [formed] a pillar on the north opposite to Michmash, and the other on the south opposite to Geba.
6 Jonathani akĩĩra mwanake ũcio wamũkuuagĩra indo cia mbaara atĩrĩ, “Ũka tũthiĩ irangĩro-inĩ rĩa andũ acio mataruaga. Hihi no gũkorwo Jehova nĩegwĩka ũndũ nĩ ũndũ witũ. Gũtirĩ kĩndũ kĩngĩgiria Jehova ahonokanie, andũ marĩ aingĩ, kana marĩ anini.”
And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armour, Come, and let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised: perhaps Jehovah will work for us; for there is no restraint to Jehovah to save by many or by few.
7 Mũkuui wake wa indo cia mbaara akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ĩka maũndũ mothe marĩa wĩciirĩtie gwĩka, ũgĩthiĩ na mbere tondũ niĩ ndĩ hamwe nawe maũndũ-inĩ mothe.”
And his armour-bearer said to him, Do all that is in thy heart; turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.
8 Jonathani akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũka tũringe mũrĩmo ũrĩa ũngĩ twerekeire harĩ andũ acio tũmeonithie.
Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over to the men, and we will shew ourselves to them.
9 Mangĩtwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Etererai hau nginya tũũke kũrĩ inyuĩ,’ tũgũikara o hau tũrĩ na tũtikwambata tũthiĩ kũrĩ o.
If they say thus to us, Stand still until we come to you, then we will stay in our place, and will not go up to them.
10 No mangĩtwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Ambatai mũũke kũrĩ ithuĩ,’ tũkĩambate, nĩ ũndũ kĩu nĩkĩo gĩgũtuĩka kĩmenyithia giitũ atĩ Jehova nĩamaneanĩte moko-inĩ maitũ.”
And if they say thus, Come up to us, then we will go up; for Jehovah has given them into our hand; and this shall be the sign to us.
11 Nao eerĩ makĩĩonithania irangĩro-inĩ rĩa Afilisti. Nao Afilisti makiuga atĩrĩ, “Hĩ, ta rorai! Ahibirania makiuma marima-inĩ makurumĩte kũrĩa marehithĩte.”
And both of them shewed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines; and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.
12 Nao andũ a irangĩro-inĩ makĩgũthũkĩra Jonathani na mũkuui wake wa indo cia mbaara makĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ambatai mũũke kũrĩ ithuĩ na mũtirĩ ũndũ mũtekuona.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jonathani akĩĩra mũkuui wake wa indo cia mbaara atĩrĩ, “Ambata, ũnyume thuutha; Jehova nĩamaneanĩte guoko-inĩ gwa Isiraeli.”
And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armour-bearer and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you something. And Jonathan said to his armour-bearer, Come up after me; for Jehovah has delivered them into the hand of Israel.
13 Jonathani akĩambata, agĩthiĩ akurumĩte, na mũkuui wake wa indo cia mbaara amuumĩte thuutha. Nao Afilisti makĩgũa mbere ya Jonathani, nake mũkuui wake wa indo cia mbaara akĩmooraga arĩ thuutha wake.
And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armour-bearer after him; and they fell before Jonathan; and his armour-bearer slew after him.
14 Itharĩkĩra rĩu rĩa mbere rĩa Jonathani marĩ na mũkuui wake wa indo cia mbaara rĩoragire andũ mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ gacigo-inĩ ka nuthu ya ĩka.
And that first slaughter which Jonathan and his armour-bearer wrought was about twenty men, as it were on the half-furrow of an acre of land.
15 Hĩndĩ ĩyo kĩmako gĩkĩnyiita andũ othe a ita, arĩa maarĩ kambĩ-inĩ na mĩgũnda-inĩ, o na arĩa maarĩ irangĩro-inĩ, na ikundi cia atharĩkĩri, nayo thĩ ĩgĩthingitha. Kĩmako kĩu kĩarehetwo nĩ Ngai.
And there was trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people; the garrison, and the ravagers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked; for it was a trembling [from] God.
16 Arangĩri a Saũlũ arĩa maarĩ Gibea ya Benjamini makĩona andũ a ita rĩu maharaganĩte mĩena yothe.
And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on slaying one another.
17 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Saũlũ akĩĩra andũ arĩa maarĩ nake atĩrĩ, “Tarai andũ a ita mũmenye nũũ ũtarĩ ho.” Rĩrĩa meekire ũguo, magĩkora nĩ Jonathani na mũkuui wake wa indo cia mbaara mataarĩ ho.
Then said Saul to the people that were with him, Muster now, and see who is gone from us. And they mustered, and behold, Jonathan and his armour-bearer were not there.
18 Saũlũ akĩĩra Ahija atĩrĩ, “Rehe ithandũkũ rĩa Ngai.” (Mahinda macio ithandũkũ rĩu rĩarĩ na andũ a Isiraeli).
And Saul said to Ahijah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.
19 O hĩndĩ ĩyo Saũlũ aaragĩria mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai-rĩ, ironja rĩrĩa rĩarĩ kambĩ-inĩ ya Afilisti rĩgĩkĩrĩrĩria kũingĩha. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Saũlũ akĩĩra mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũcio atĩrĩ, “Eheria guoko gwaku.”
And it came to pass while Saul talked to the priest, that the noise which was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased; and Saul said to the priest, Withdraw thy hand.
20 Ningĩ Saũlũ na andũ ake othe makĩũngana, magĩthiĩ mbaara-inĩ. Magĩkorerera Afilisti marĩ na kĩhĩngĩĩcano kĩnene, magĩtemangana o ene na hiũ cia njora.
And Saul and all the people that were with him were called together, and they came to the battle; and behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, a very great confusion.
21 Ahibirania arĩa maarĩ na Afilisti mbere ĩyo na arĩa maambĩte magathiĩ hamwe nao kambĩ-inĩ ciao, makĩgarũrũka magĩcooka mwena wa andũ a Isiraeli arĩa maarĩ hamwe na Saũlũ na Jonathani.
And there were Hebrews with the Philistines before that time, who had gone up with them into the camp round about; and they also [turned] to be with the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.
22 Rĩrĩa andũ a Isiraeli arĩa meehithĩte bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma wa Efiraimu maiguire atĩ Afilisti nĩ kũũra mooraga-rĩ, nao makĩingĩra mbaara-inĩ, makĩmatengʼeria.
And all the men of Israel who had hid themselves in mount Ephraim heard that the Philistines fled, and they also followed hard after them in the battle.
23 Ũguo nĩguo Jehova aahonokirie Isiraeli mũthenya ũcio, nayo mbaara ĩgĩthiĩ na mbere nginya ĩkĩhĩtũka Bethi-Aveni.
And Jehovah saved Israel that day; and the battle passed over beyond Beth-Aven.
24 Na rĩrĩ, andũ a Isiraeli maarĩ thĩĩna-inĩ mũnene mũthenya ũcio, nĩ ũndũ Saũlũ nĩamehĩtithĩtie na mwĩhĩtwa, akameera atĩrĩ, “Kũgwatwo nĩ kĩrumi nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũkũrĩa irio gũtanatuka, iterĩhĩirie harĩ thũ ciakwa!” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe wa ita rĩu wacamire irio.
But the men of Israel were distressed that day. Now Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food until evening, and [until] I am avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted food.
25 Ita rĩothe rĩgĩtoonya mũtitũ, na kũu nĩ kwarĩ na ũũkĩ handũ thĩ.
And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey on the ground.
26 Rĩrĩa maatoonyire mũtitũ nĩmoonire ũũkĩ ũgĩtaata, no gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe waũcamire na kanua nĩ ũndũ nĩmetigagĩra mwĩhĩtwa ũcio.
And the people had come into the wood, and behold, the honey flowed; but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
27 No Jonathani ndaiguĩte atĩ ithe nĩehĩtithĩtie andũ na mwĩhĩtwa; nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩtambũrũkia rũthanju rũrĩa aanyiitĩte akĩrũtobokia igua-inĩ rĩa ũũkĩ. Akĩũcama na kanua, namo maitho make magĩthera.
But Jonathan had not heard when his father adjured the people; and he put forth the end of his staff which was in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes became bright.
28 Nake ũmwe wa thigari icio akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Thoguo nĩehĩtithĩtie andũ aya a ita na mwĩhĩtwa mũrũmu, akoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Kũgwatwo nĩ kĩrumi nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũkũrĩa irio ũmũthĩ!’ Nĩkĩo andũ aya moorĩtwo nĩ hinya.”
Then answered one of the people and said, Thy father strictly adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food this day; and the people are faint.
29 Jonathani akiuga atĩrĩ, “Baba nĩatũmĩte bũrũri ũgĩe na thĩĩna. Ta kĩonei ũrĩa maitho makwa matherire rĩrĩa njamire kaũũkĩ gaka kanini.
And Jonathan said, My father has troubled the land: see, I pray you, that mine eyes are bright, because I tasted a little of this honey.
30 Githĩ gũtingiuma wega makĩria korwo ũmũthĩ andũ nĩmekũrĩĩte indo imwe cia iria matahĩte kuuma kũrĩ thũ ciao? Githĩ rĩũraga rĩu rĩa Afilisti rĩtingiuma inene makĩria?”
How much more, if the people had eaten freely to-day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for would there not now have been a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?
31 Mũthenya ũcio, thuutha wa andũ a Isiraeli kũhũũra Afilisti kuuma Mikimashi nginya Aijaloni, magĩkorwo manogeete mũno.
And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Ajalon; and the people were very faint.
32 Nao makĩguthũkĩra indo iria maatahĩte, makĩoya ngʼondu, na ngʼombe, na tũcaũ, magĩcithĩnjĩra hau thĩ, na magĩcirĩanĩria na thakame.
And the people fell on the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slaughtered them on the ground; and the people ate [them] with the blood.
33 Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũndũ ũmwe akĩĩra Saũlũ atĩrĩ, “Atĩrĩrĩ, ta kĩone andũ aya nĩmehĩirie Jehova nĩ kũrĩa nyama irĩ na thakame.” Nake akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩmwagarara watho. Garagariai ihiga inene mũrĩrehe haha o rĩu.”
And they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against Jehovah, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have acted perversely: roll me now a great stone.
34 Agĩcooka akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Thiĩi kũrĩ andũ, mũmeere atĩrĩ, ‘O mũndũ wanyu nĩandehere ngʼombe yake na ngʼondu, mũcithĩnjĩre haha na mũcirĩe. Tigai kwĩhĩria Jehova nĩ kũrĩa nyama irĩ na thakame.’” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio o mũndũ akĩrehe ndegwa yake ũtukũ ũcio na akĩmĩthĩnjĩra hau.
And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say to them, Bring near to me every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slaughter them here, and eat; and sin not against Jehovah in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slaughtered [them] there.
35 Ningĩ Saũlũ agĩakĩra Jehova kĩgongona; rĩu nĩrĩo rĩarĩ ihinda rĩake rĩa mbere gwĩka ũguo.
And Saul built an altar to Jehovah: this was the first altar he built to Jehovah.
36 Saũlũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩtũikũrũkei tũrũmĩrĩre Afilisti ũtukũ, tũmatahe nginya rũciinĩ, na tũtigatigie mũndũ o na ũmwe wao arĩ muoyo.” Nao magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ĩka o ũrĩa ũkuona wagĩrĩire mũno harĩwe.” No mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai akiuga atĩrĩ, “Rekei tũtuĩrie ũhoro kuuma kũrĩ Ngai o haha.”
And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and plunder them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever is good in thy sight. Then said the priest, Let us come near hither to God.
37 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Saũlũ akĩũria Ngai atĩrĩ, “Nĩ wega njikũrũke, nũmĩrĩre Afilisti? Nĩũkũmaneana moko-inĩ ma andũ a Isiraeli?” No Ngai ndaigana kũmũcookeria ũhoro mũthenya ũcio.
And Saul inquired of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou give them into the hand of Israel? But he did not answer him that day.
38 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Saũlũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũkai haha, inyuothe atongoria a ita, tũmenye wĩhia ũrĩa wĩkĩtwo ũmũthĩ.
And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the heads of the people; and know and see wherein this sin has been this day.
39 Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova ũrĩa ũhonokagia Isiraeli atũũraga muoyo-rĩ, o na kũngĩtuĩka nĩ Jonathani mũrũ wakwa wĩkĩte ũguo-rĩ, no nginya akue.” No gũtirĩ mũndũ o na thĩinĩ wao woigire ũndũ.
For, [as] Jehovah liveth, who has saved Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall certainly die. And no one answered him among all the people.
40 Saũlũ agĩcooka akĩĩra andũ othe a Isiraeli atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ rũgamai haarĩa; na niĩ na Jonathani mũrũ wakwa tũrũgame haha.” Nao andũ magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ĩka ũrĩa ũkuona kwagĩrĩire.”
Then said he to all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said to Saul, Do what is good in thy sight.
41 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Saũlũ akĩhooya Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli, akiuga atĩrĩ, “He icookio rĩrĩa rĩagĩrĩire.” Mĩtĩ yacuukwo yagwĩrĩire Jonathani na Saũlũ, nao andũ acio makĩoneka matiarĩ na ũcuuke.
And Saul said to Jehovah the God of Israel, Give a perfect [testimony]! And Jonathan and Saul were taken, and the people escaped.
42 Saũlũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Tũcuukĩrei mĩtĩ niĩ na Jonathani, mũrũ wakwa.” Nake Jonathani akĩgwĩrwo nĩ mũtĩ.
And Saul said, Cast [lots] between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.
43 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Saũlũ akĩĩra Jonathani atĩrĩ, “Ta njĩĩra nĩ atĩa wĩkĩte.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jonathani akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “No gũcama njamire kaũũkĩ kanini na mũthia wa rũthanju rwakwa. Na rĩrĩ, no nginya niĩ ngue?”
And Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him and said, With the end of the staff which is in my hand I tasted a little honey, [and] behold, I must die!
44 Saũlũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ngai arothũũra na anjĩke ũndũ mũũru makĩria, kũngĩkorwo wee Jonathani ndũgũkua.”
And Saul said, God do so [to me] and more also; thou shalt certainly die, Jonathan.
45 No andũ acio makĩũria Saũlũ atĩrĩ, “Jonathani nĩagĩrĩirwo nĩ gũkua, arĩ we ũreheire Isiraeli ũhootani mũnene ũũ? Aca, kũroaga gũtuĩka ũguo! Ti-itherũ, o ta ũrĩa Jehova atũũraga muoyo, gũtirĩ rũcuĩrĩ o na rũmwe rwa mũtwe wake rũkũgũa thĩ, nĩgũkorwo eekire ũguo ũmũthĩ na ũteithio wa Ngai.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ acio makĩhonokia Jonathani, na ndaigana kũũragwo.
And the people said to Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who has wrought this great salvation in Israel? Far be it! [as] Jehovah liveth, there shall not a hair of his head fall to the ground; for he has wrought with God this day. So the people delivered Jonathan, that he died not.
46 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Saũlũ agĩtiga kũingatana na Afilisti, nao magĩcooka bũrũri-inĩ wao.
And Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the Philistines went to their own place.
47 Saũlũ aambĩrĩria gũthamakĩra Isiraeli, nĩarũire na thũ ciao ndwere-inĩ ciothe: akĩrũa na Moabi, na Amoni, na Edomu, na athamaki a Zoba na a Afilisti. Kũrĩa guothe eerekagĩra, nĩamanyariiraga akamaherithia.
And Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies round about, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines; and whithersoever he turned himself, he discomfited [them].
48 Akĩrũa na ũcamba, akĩhoota Aamaleki, na akĩhonokia Isiraeli kuuma moko-inĩ ma arĩa maamatahĩte indo.
And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of their spoilers.
49 Ariũ a Saũlũ maarĩ Jonathani, na Ishivi, na Maliki-Shua. Mwarĩ wake ũrĩa mũkũrũ eetagwo Merabu, na ũrĩa mũnini eetagwo Mikali.
And the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Jishvi, and Malchi-shua. And the names of his two daughters: the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal.
50 Mũtumia wake eetagwo Ahinoamu mwarĩ wa Ahimaazu. Mũnene wa ita rĩa Saũlũ eetagwo Abineri mũrũ wa Neri, nake Neri aarĩ ithe mũnini wa Saũlũ.
And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz; and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle.
51 Kishu ithe wa Saũlũ, na Neri ithe wa Abineri maarĩ ariũ a Abieli.
And Kish the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner were sons of Abiel.
52 Matukũ-inĩ mothe ma Saũlũ nĩ kwarĩ na mbaara ndũrũ cia kũrũa na Afilisti, na rĩrĩa rĩothe Saũlũ angĩonire mũndũ ũrĩ hinya kana njamba, aamuoyaga, akamũtoonyia ita-inĩ rĩake.
And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he took him to himself.
