< Gũcookerithia 21 >
1 Mũndũ angĩkooneka oragĩtwo, na akorwo akomete gĩthaka-inĩ kũu bũrũri ũcio Jehova Ngai wanyu ekũmũhe mũwĩgwatĩre, na kwage kũmenyeka mũndũ ũrĩa ũmũũragĩte-rĩ,
If there be found a slain person in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, [and] it be not known who hath slain him:
2 athuuri anyu na aciirithania nĩmakoimagara magathime itĩĩna rĩa kuuma harĩa mwĩrĩ ũrĩ nginya matũũra-inĩ marĩa marĩ hakuhĩ naguo.
Then shall thy elders and thy judges go forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about the one that is slain.
3 Ningĩ athuuri a itũũra rĩrĩa rĩkuhĩrĩirie mũno na harĩa mwĩrĩ ũcio ũrĩ nĩmakanyiita moori ĩtarĩ yarutithio wĩra na ĩtarĩ yohwo icooki,
And it shall be, that the city which is the nearest unto the slain person, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer, which hath not been wrought with, which hath not drawn in a yoke;
4 nao mamĩikũrũkie gĩtuamba-inĩ gĩtarĩ kĩarĩmwo kana gĩkahaandwo, na kĩrĩ na karũũĩ gegũtherera. Nĩmakoinĩra moori ĩyo ngingo kũu gĩtuamba-inĩ kĩu.
And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither tilled nor sown, and they shall break there the neck of the heifer in the valley;
5 Nao athĩnjĩri-Ngai, o acio ariũ a Lawi, nĩmakeyumĩria nĩgũkorwo Jehova Ngai wanyu nĩamathuurĩte nĩguo matungatage na makarathimana makĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova na magatuithanagia maciira ma andũ arĩa marĩ na ngarari o na ma andũ maangĩrũa.
And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the Lord; and after their decision shall be done [at] every controversy and every injury;
6 Ningĩ athuuri othe a itũũra rĩrĩa rĩkuhĩrĩirie mũno harĩa mwĩrĩ ũcio ũrĩ nĩmagethamba moko igũrũ rĩa moori ĩyo yunĩtwo ngingo o kũu gĩtuamba-inĩ,
And all the elders of that city who are nearest unto the slain person shall wash their hands over the heifer, the neck of which is broken in the valley.
7 na moige atĩrĩ, “Moko maitũ timo maaitire thakame ĩno, o na kana maitho maitũ makĩona ũndũ ũcio ũgĩĩkwo.
And they shall commence and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, and our eyes have not seen it.
8 Ĩtĩkĩra horohio ĩno nĩ ũndũ wa andũ aku a Isiraeli, arĩa Wee Jehova ũkũũrĩte, na ũtige kũmatua ahĩtia ũndũ-inĩ wa thakame ĩno ya mũndũ ũtarĩ na ũũru.” Nayo thakame ĩyo ĩitĩtwo nĩĩkahoroherio.
Grant pardon unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, O Lord, and lay not innocent blood in the midst of thy people Israel: and the blood shall be forgiven unto them.
9 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩmũgetheria ihĩtia-inĩ rĩu rĩa gũita thakame ya mũndũ ũtarĩ na ũũru, kuona atĩ nĩmwĩkĩte ũndũ ũrĩa wagĩrĩire maitho-inĩ ma Jehova.
And thou shalt put away the [guilt of] the innocent blood from the midst of thee, when thou wilt do what is right in the eyes of the Lord.
10 Rĩrĩa mũngĩthiĩ kũrũa na thũ cianyu, nake Jehova Ngai wanyu acirekererie moko-inĩ manyu mũcitahe-rĩ,
When thou goest forth to war against thy enemies, and the Lord thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou takest captives of them;
11 mũngĩcooka muone thĩinĩ wa andũ acio atahe harĩ na mũndũ-wa-nja mũthaka na ũmwe wanyu aguucĩrĩrio nĩwe, no amũhikie atuĩke mũtumia wake.
And thou seest among the captives a woman of handsome form, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldst take her to thee for wife:
12 Nĩakamũinũkia gwake mũciĩ acooke atũme enjwo mũtwe na arenge ndwara
Then shalt thou bring her home to thy house; and she shall shave her head, and let grow her nails;
13 na arute nguo iria eekĩrĩte rĩrĩa aatahagwo. Thuutha wa gũikara gwake mũciĩ na acakaĩre ithe na nyina ihinda rĩa mweri mũgima-rĩ, hĩndĩ ĩyo no athiĩ harĩ we, atuĩke mũthuuri wake nake atuĩke mũtumia wake.
And she shall put off the raiment of her captivity from her, and she shall remain in thy house, and weep for her father and her mother a full month; and after that thou mayest go in unto her, and be her husband, that she may become thy wife.
14 Angĩkaaga gũkenio nĩwe, nĩakamwĩtĩkĩria athiĩ o kũrĩa guothe angĩenda. Ndakanamwendie kana amũtue ngombo, kuona atĩ nĩamwagithĩtie gĩtĩĩo.
And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then shalt thou let her go whither she will; but thou shalt nowise sell her for money; thou shalt not make a servant of her, because thou hast humbled her.
15 Mũndũ angĩkorwo na atumia eerĩ, na akorwo endete ũmwe na akaaga kwenda ũcio ũngĩ, na eerĩ mamũciarĩre ciana cia ihĩĩ, no mwana wa irigithathi akorwo nĩ wa mũtumia ũrĩa atendete-rĩ,
If a man have two wives, one beloved, and the other hated, and they bear him children, both the beloved and the hated; so that the first-born son be hers that is hated:
16 angĩkorwo akĩgaĩra ariũ ake indo, ndakanaheane kĩhooto kĩa irigithathi kũrĩ mũriũ wa mũtumia ũrĩa eendete, handũ ha kũhe mũriũ ũrĩa arĩ we irigithathi kũna, mũriũ ũcio wa mũtumia ũrĩa atendete.
Then shall it be, when he divideth as inheritance among his sons what he hath, that he shall not institute the son of the beloved as the first-born before the son of the hated, the firstborn;
17 No nginya onanie atĩ mũriũ ũcio wa mũtumia ũcio atendete nĩwe irigithathi na ũndũ wa kũmũhe indo maita meerĩ thĩinĩ wa indo iria ciothe arĩ nacio. Mũriũ ũcio nĩwe kĩonereria kĩa mbere kĩa hinya wa ithe. Kĩhooto kĩa mwana wa irigithathi nĩ gĩake.
But the first-born, the son of the hated woman, shall he acknowledge, to give him a double portion of all that is found in his possession; for he is the beginning of his strength; to him belongeth the right of the first birth.
18 Mũndũ angĩkaagĩa na mũriũ ũtangĩigua na mũremi, ũtaathĩkagĩra ithe na nyina, na ũtangĩmaigua o na mamũhũũra-rĩ,
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, who hearkeneth not to the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and they chastise him, and he will not hearken unto them:
19 ithe na nyina nĩmakamũnyiita mamũtware kũrĩ athuuri hau kĩhingo-inĩ gĩa itũũra.
Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
20 Nao meere athuuri atĩrĩ, “Mũriũ ũyũ witũ ndatũiguaga na nĩ mũremi, ndangĩtwathĩkĩra. Atũũraga arĩ mũmaramari na arĩ mũrĩĩu.”
And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not hearken to our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
21 Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ othe a itũũra nao nĩmakamũhũũra na mahiga nyuguto nginya akue. No nginya mũniine ũũru ũcio wehere gatagatĩ-inĩ kanyu. Ũhoro ũcio nĩũkaiguuo nĩ andũ a Isiraeli othe nao meetigĩre.
And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die; and thou shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee; and all Israel shall hear, and be afraid.
22 Mũndũ angĩĩhia wĩhia ũngĩtũma ooragwo, nake ooragwo na mwĩrĩ wake ũcuurio mũtĩ igũrũ-rĩ,
And if a man have committed a sin for which there is a punishment of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree:
23 mũtikanareke mwĩrĩ ũcio ũraare mũtĩ igũrũ ũtukũ ũcio wothe. Tigĩrĩrai nĩ mwamũthika mũthenya o ro ũcio, tondũ mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ mũcuurie mũtĩ-inĩ nĩ mũrume nĩ Ngai. Mũtikanathaahie bũrũri ũrĩa Jehova Ngai wanyu ekũmũhe ũtuĩke igai rĩanyu.
Then shall his body not remain all night on the tree, but thou shalt surely bury him on that day; [for he that is hanged is a dishonor of God; ] and thou shalt not defile thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.