2 Samũeli 11
1 Na rĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ya kĩmera yaakinya ihinda rĩrĩa athamaki maathiiaga mbaara-inĩ-rĩ, Daudi agĩtũma Joabu hamwe na andũ a mũthamaki na mbũtũ ciothe cia mbaara cia andũ a Isiraeli. Makĩananga Aamoni magĩcooka makĩrigiicĩria Raba. Nowe Daudi agĩtigwo Jerusalemu.
At the return of the year, at the time when kings go out, David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem.
2 Hwaĩ-inĩ ũmwe-rĩ, Daudi agĩũkĩra akiuma gĩtanda-inĩ gĩake agĩthiĩ gũceeranga kũu igũrũ rĩa nyũmba ya ũthamaki. Arĩ nyũmba igũrũ akĩona mũndũ-wa-nja agĩĩthamba. Mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio aarĩ mũthaka mũno,
At evening, David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king’s house. From the roof, he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to look at.
3 nake Daudi agĩtũma mũndũ agatuĩrie ũhoro wake. Mũndũ ũcio akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Githĩ ũcio ti Bathisheba, mwarĩ wa Eliamu mũtumia wa Uria ũrĩa Mũhiti?”
David sent and enquired after the woman. One said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, Uriah the Hittite’s wife?”
4 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Daudi agĩtũma andũ makamũgĩĩre. Mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio agĩũka kũrĩ Daudi, nake agĩkoma nake. (Nĩgũkorwo nĩethereetie ihinda rĩake rĩa mweri), nake agĩgĩĩcookera gwake mũciĩ.
David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in to him, and he lay with her (for she was purified from her uncleanness); and she returned to her house.
5 Mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio akĩgĩa nda na agĩtũmanĩra Daudi, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndĩ na nda.”
The woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, “I am with child.”
6 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi agĩtũma mũndũ athiĩ kũrĩ Joabu amwĩre atĩrĩ: “Ndũmĩra Uria ũrĩa Mũhiti.” Nake Joabu agĩtũma Uria kũrĩ Daudi.
David sent to Joab, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” Joab sent Uriah to David.
7 Rĩrĩa Uria ookire, Daudi akĩmũũria ũhoro wa ũrĩa Joabu aatariĩ, na ũhoro wa ũrĩa thigari ciatariĩ, na ũrĩa mbaara yathiiaga na mbere.
When Uriah had come to him, David asked him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.
8 Ningĩ Daudi akĩĩra Uria atĩrĩ, “Ikũrũka gwaku mũciĩ ũgethambe magũrũ.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Uria akiuma nyũmba ya ũthamaki, na akĩrũmĩrĩrio kĩheo kuuma kũrĩ mũthamaki.
David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and a gift from the king was sent after him.
9 No Uria agĩkoma itoonyero-inĩ rĩa nyũmba ya ũthamaki hamwe na ndungata ciothe cia mwathi wake, na ndaigana gũikũrũka athiĩ gwake mũciĩ.
But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and didn’t go down to his house.
10 Rĩrĩa Daudi eerirwo atĩrĩ, “Uria ndaanathiĩ mũciĩ,” akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Githĩ to hĩndĩ woka kuuma kũraya? Nĩ kĩĩ kĩragiririe ũthiĩ mũciĩ?”
When they had told David, saying, “Uriah didn’t go down to his house,” David said to Uriah, “Haven’t you come from a journey? Why didn’t you go down to your house?”
11 Uria akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Ithandũkũ rĩa Jehova, na andũ a Isiraeli na a Juda maikarĩte hema-inĩ, na mwathi wakwa Joabu na andũ a mwathi wakwa maikarĩte kambĩ kũu werũ-inĩ. Ingĩrahotire atĩa gũthiĩ mũciĩ gwakwa, ngarĩe na nganyue, na ngome na mũtumia wakwa? Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa ũtũũraga muoyo, ndingĩĩka ũndũ ta ũcio!”
Uriah said to David, “The ark, Israel, and Judah, are staying in tents; and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are encamped in the open field. Shall I then go into my house to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing!”
12 Ningĩ Daudi akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ikara gũkũ mũthenya ũngĩ ũmwe, na rũciũ nĩngagũtũma ũcooke.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Uria agĩikara Jerusalemu mũthenya ũcio na ũcio ũngĩ warũmĩrĩire.
David said to Uriah, “Stay here today also, and tomorrow I will let you depart.” So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and the next day.
13 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Daudi aamwĩtire, akĩrĩĩanĩra na akĩnyuuanĩra nake, ningĩ Daudi agĩtũma arĩĩo nĩ njoohi. No hwaĩ-inĩ Uria agĩthiĩ gũkoma mũgeeka-inĩ wake arĩ hamwe na ndungata cia mwathi wake; ndaigana gũthiĩ gwake mũciĩ.
When David had called him, he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk. At evening, he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but didn’t go down to his house.
14 Rũciinĩ Daudi akĩandĩkĩra Joabu marũa, akĩmanengera Uria atware.
In the morning, David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
15 Marũa macio maandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ, “Twara Uria harĩa mbaara ĩĩhĩire mũno. Ũcooke ũmũtiganĩrie nĩgeetha ooragwo.”
He wrote in the letter, saying, “Send Uriah to the forefront of the hottest battle, and retreat from him, that he may be struck and die.”
16 Rĩrĩa Joabu aarigiicĩirie itũũra rĩrĩa inene, akĩiga Uria harĩa aamenyaga nĩho haarĩ agitĩri arĩa maarĩ njamba.
When Joab kept watch on the city, he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew that valiant men were.
17 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa andũ a itũũra rĩu inene mookire kũrũa na Joabu-rĩ, andũ amwe a mbũtũ cia ita cia Daudi makĩũragwo; o nake Uria ũrĩa Mũhiti agĩkua.
The men of the city went out and fought with Joab. Some of the people fell, even of David’s servants; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
18 Joabu agĩtũma mũndũ kũrĩ Daudi akamũhe ũhoro wothe wa mbaara ĩyo.
Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
19 Nake agĩatha mũndũ ũcio aatũmire atĩrĩ: “Warĩkia kũhe mũthamaki ũhoro ũyũ wothe wa mbaara,
and he commanded the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling all the things concerning the war to the king,
20 marakara ma mũthamaki maahota kũrĩrĩmbũka, nake aahota gũkũũria atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmire mũkuhĩrĩrie mũno itũũra inene mũkarũe? Kaĩ mũtooĩ atĩ no mamũrathe na mĩguĩ marĩ rũthingo-inĩ?
it shall be that, if the king’s wrath arise, and he asks you, ‘Why did you go so near to the city to fight? Didn’t you know that they would shoot from the wall?
21 Nũũ woragire Abimeleku mũrũ wa Jerubu-Beshethu? Githĩ ti mũndũ-wa-nja wamũikĩirie ihiga rĩa gĩthĩi arĩ rũthingo-inĩ igũrũ? Githĩ ti kĩo gĩatũmire akuĩre kũu Thebezu? Nĩ kĩĩ kĩratũmire mũthiĩ hakuhĩ mũno na rũthingo?’ Angĩgakũũria ũguo-rĩ, nawe ũkaamũcookeria atĩrĩ, ‘O nayo ndungata yaku, Uria ũrĩa Mũhiti nĩmũkuũ.’”
Who struck Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Didn’t a woman cast an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?’ then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.’”
22 Nake mũndũ ũcio akiumagara agĩthiĩ, na aakinya, akĩĩra Daudi maũndũ mothe marĩa Joabu aamũtũmĩte akoige.
So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.
23 Nake mũndũ ũcio watũmĩtwo akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Andũ acio maratũkĩririe hinya, marooka kũrũa na ithuĩ werũ-inĩ, no tũrakĩmahũndũra nginya itoonyero-inĩ rĩa kĩhingo gĩa itũũra rĩrĩa inene.
The messenger said to David, “The men prevailed against us, and came out to us into the field; and we were on them even to the entrance of the gate.
24 Hĩndĩ ĩyo aikia a mĩguĩ maraikĩria ndungata ciaku mĩguĩ marĩ rũthingo igũrũ, na andũ amwe a mũthamaki nĩmakuĩte. O na ningĩ ndungata yaku, Uria ũrĩa Mũhiti, nĩĩkuĩte.”
The shooters shot at your servants from off the wall; and some of the king’s servants are dead, and your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.”
25 Nake Daudi akĩĩra mũndũ ũcio atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ wĩre Joabu atĩrĩ: ‘Tiga kũigua ũũru nĩ ũhoro ũcio; rũhiũ rũniinaga mũndũ ũmwe o ta ũrĩa rũniinaga ũrĩa ũngĩ. Thiĩ na mbere gũtharĩkĩra itũũra rĩu inene ũrĩanange.’ Wĩre Joabu ũguo nĩgeetha ũmũũmĩrĩrie.”
Then David said to the messenger, “Tell Joab, ‘Don’t let this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Make your battle stronger against the city, and overthrow it.’ Encourage him.”
26 Rĩrĩa mũtumia wa Uria aiguire atĩ mũthuuriwe nĩakuĩte-rĩ, akĩmũcakaĩra.
When Uriah’s wife heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.
27 Ihinda rĩa gũcakaya rĩathira-rĩ, Daudi akiuga areehwo gwake nyũmba, nake agĩtuĩka mũtumia wake, na akĩmũciarĩra kahĩĩ. No rĩrĩ, ũndũ ũcio Daudi ekĩte nĩwarakaririe Jehova.
When the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.
