Kĩambĩrĩria 21
1 Nake Jehova agĩtuga Sara o ta ũrĩa oigĩte, na Jehova akĩhingĩria Sara kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa aamwĩrĩire.
Yahweh was very kind to Sarah, just as he said he would be. He did for Sarah exactly what he promised to do.
2 Sara akĩgĩa nda, na agĩciarĩra Iburahĩmu kaana ga kahĩĩ ũkũrũ-inĩ wake, o ihinda rĩrĩa Jehova aamwĩrĩte.
She became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Abraham when he was very old, at the time God promised it would happen.
3 Iburahĩmu agĩtua kaana kau ga kahĩĩ aaciarĩirwo nĩ Sara, Isaaka.
Abraham gave the name ‘Isaac’ (which means ‘he laughs’) to the son Sarah gave birth to.
4 Na rĩrĩa mũriũ ũcio wake Isaaka akinyirie thikũ inyanya-rĩ, Iburahĩmu akĩmũruithia, o ta ũrĩa Ngai aamwathĩte.
Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when his son was eight days old, just as God commanded him to do.
5 Iburahĩmu aarĩ na mĩaka igana rĩmwe rĩrĩa mũriũ wake Isaaka aaciarirwo.
Abraham was 100 years old when his son Isaac was born.
6 Sara akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ngai nĩatũmĩte theke, na mũndũ o wothe ũrĩiguaga ũhoro ũcio nĩarĩthekaga hamwe na niĩ.”
And Sarah said, “[Although I was sad before because I did not have any children], God has now enabled me to laugh, and everyone who hears about what God has done for me will laugh with me.”
7 Agĩcooka akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nũũ ũngĩerire Iburahĩmu atĩ Sara nĩakongithia ciana? No rĩrĩ, nĩndĩmũciarĩire kaana ga kahĩĩ ũkũrũ-inĩ wake.”
Then she also said, “No one would have said to Abraham that some day Sarah would nurse a child, but I have given birth to a son when Abraham is very old.”
8 Nako kaana kau gagĩkũra na gagĩtigithio kuonga; naguo mũthenya ũrĩa Isaaka aatigithirio kuonga-rĩ, Iburahĩmu akĩrugithia iruga inene.
The baby grew and was weaned [when he was about three years old]. On that day, Abraham prepared a large feast to celebrate.
9 No Sara akĩona atĩ mũriũ wa Hagari ũrĩa Mũmisiri aaciarĩire Iburahĩmu aarĩ na kĩnyũrũri.
([One day/During the feast)] Sarah noticed that Hagar’s son Ishmael was (making fun of/playing with) Isaac.
10 Nake akĩĩra Iburahĩmu atĩrĩ, “Ingata ngombo ĩno ya mũndũ-wa-nja hamwe na mũriũ, tondũ mũriũ ũcio wa ngombo ĩyo ya mũndũ-wa-nja ndakagayana igai na mũriũ wakwa Isaaka.”
So she said to Abraham, “Get rid of that slave woman from Egypt and her son! I do not want the son of that slave woman to be alone (OR, to be an heir along with) my son, Isaac!”
11 Naguo ũhoro ũcio ũgĩthĩĩnia Iburahĩmu mũno tondũ wakoniĩ mũriũ.
Abraham was very distressed about the matter, because he was concerned about his son [Ishmael].
12 No Ngai akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tiga gũthĩĩnĩka mũno nĩ ũndũ wa kĩmwana kĩu, na ndungata ĩyo yaku ya mũndũ-wa-nja. Thikĩrĩria ũrĩa wothe Sara egũkwĩra, tondũ rũciaro rũrĩa rũgeetanio nawe rũkoima harĩ Isaaka.
But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about your son, Ishmael, and about your maidservant, Hagar. Do everything that Sarah tells you to do. Listen to her, because Isaac is the one who will be considered the ancestor of the descendants I promised to give you.
13 O na ningĩ nĩngatũma mũriũ wa ndungata ĩyo ya mũndũ-wa-nja atuĩke rũrĩrĩ rũnene, tondũ nĩ rũciaro rwaku.”
But I will also cause the son of your maidservant to be the ancestor of the people of a great nation [MTY], because he is also your son.”
14 Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ rũciinĩ tene Iburahĩmu akĩoya irio na mondo ya rũũa ĩrĩ na maaĩ, na agĩcinengera Hagari. Akĩmũigĩrĩra ciande-inĩ ciake, agĩcooka akĩmumagaria hamwe na kĩmwana kĩu. Nake Hagari agĩĩthiĩra, na agĩturĩrwo nĩ njĩra arĩ kũu werũ-inĩ wa Birishiba.
So Abraham got up early the next morning. He got some food ready, put water in a container, and gave them to Hagar. He put them [in a bag] on her shoulder and sent them away. They wandered in the desert near Beersheba [town].
15 Na rĩrĩa maaĩ marĩa maarĩ rũũa-inĩ maathirire-rĩ, Hagari akĩiga kĩmwana kĩu rungu rwa kĩhinga kĩmwe.
After they had drunk all the water in the container, she put her son under one of the bushes there.
16 Nake agĩthiiathiia, agĩikara thĩ handũ hataarĩ haraihu, ta ha rĩikia rĩa mũguĩ, tondũ eeciiririe atĩrĩ, “Ndingĩĩrorera kĩmwana gĩakwa gĩgĩkua.” Na aikarĩte hau hakuhĩ, akĩambĩrĩria kũgirĩka.
Then she went and sat nearby, about (as far as someone can shoot an arrow/100 meters away), because she thought, “I cannot endure seeing my son die!” As she sat there, she began to cry [loudly] [MTY].
17 Nake Ngai akĩigua kĩmwana kĩu gĩkĩrĩra, nake mũraika wa Ngai agĩĩta Hagari arĩ kũu igũrũ akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ kĩragũthĩĩnia Hagari? Tiga gwĩtigĩra; Ngai nĩaiguĩte kĩrĩro gĩa kĩmwana kĩu kĩrĩ o hau kĩrĩ.
[The boy was crying too.] And God heard the boy crying. So he caused one of his angels to call out from heaven to Hagar, saying, “Hagar, are you worried about something? Do not be afraid, because God has heard the boy crying there.
18 Tiira kĩmwana kĩu na igũrũ, na ũkĩnyiitĩrĩre na guoko, nĩgũkorwo nĩngagĩtua rũrĩrĩ rũnene.”
Help your son up, and hold his hand as you leave, because I will cause his descendants to become a great nation.”
19 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Ngai akĩmũhingũra maitho, nake akĩona gĩthima kĩa maaĩ. Agĩthiĩ ho, akĩiyũria rũũa maaĩ, na akĩhe kĩmwana kĩu kĩnyue.
Then God showed her a well of water. So she went to the well and filled the container with water, and gave the boy a drink.
20 Ngai nĩakorirwo hamwe na kĩmwana kĩu o ũrĩa gĩakũraga. Gĩatũũrire werũ-inĩ, na gĩgĩtuĩka mũrathi na ũta.
God helped the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became a good (archer/man who hunts with bow and arrows).
21 Hĩndĩ ĩyo aatũũraga Werũ-inĩ wa Parani-rĩ, nyina akĩmwethera mũtumia kuuma Misiri.
He lived in Paran Desert. While e was there, Hagar got a wife for him from Egypt.
22 Ihinda-inĩ-rĩu Abimeleku na Fikolu mũnene wa mbũtũ ciake cia ita makĩĩra Iburahĩmu atĩrĩ, “Ngai arĩ hamwe nawe maũndũ-inĩ mothe marĩa wĩkaga.
At that time, [King] Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, “It is clear that God helps you with everything that you do.
23 Rĩu-rĩ, wĩhĩte ũrĩ mbere ya Ngai atĩ ndũkanjuukanĩrĩra, kana ũcuukanĩre ciana ciakwa, o na kana njiaro ciakwa. Nyonagia ũtugi niĩ na bũrũri ũyũ we ũtũũraga ũrĩ mũgeni o ta ũrĩa niĩ nguonetie ũtugi.”
So now (solemnly promise/swear) to me here, as God is listening, that you will (not deceive/act fairly to) me and my children and my descendants, in return for my being kind to you. Be kind to me and to all the people here in the country where you are now living.”
24 Iburahĩmu agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Nĩndehĩta.”
So Abraham promised to do that.
25 Ningĩ Iburahĩmu agĩtetia Abimeleku nĩ ũndũ wa gĩthima kĩa maaĩ kĩrĩa ndungata cia Abimeleku ciamũtunyĩte.
[Then] Abraham complained to Abimelech about one of Abraham’s wells that Abimelech’s servants had seized.
26 No Abimeleku akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ndiũĩ nũũ wĩkĩte ũndũ ũcio. Wee ndwanjĩĩrire, na ndaigua ũhoro ũcio ũmũthĩ.”
But Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done that. You did not tell me previously, and I did not hear about it until today.”
27 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Iburahĩmu akĩrehe ngʼondu na ngʼombe akĩhe Abimeleku, nao andũ acio eerĩ makĩgĩa na kĩrĩkanĩro.
So Abraham brought some sheep and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a (treaty/peace agreement).
28 Iburahĩmu akĩamũra mĩatĩ mũgwanja kuuma rũũru-inĩ rwake.
Abraham separated seven female lambs from his flock.
29 Nake Abimeleku akĩũria Iburahĩmu atĩrĩ, “Mĩatĩ ĩno mũgwanja-rĩ, wamĩamũra kuuma rũũru-inĩ nĩkĩ?”
Abimelech asked Abraham, “What are these seven female lambs that you have separated from the rest of your flock?”
30 Iburahĩmu akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ĩtĩkĩra kuoya mĩatĩ ĩno mũgwanja kuuma kũrĩ niĩ, ĩtuĩke ũira atĩ nĩ niĩ ndenjire gĩthima gĩkĩ.”
Abraham replied, “I want you truly to accept these female lambs from me [SYN], so that it may be a (public witness/proof) that this well belongs to me because I dug it.”
31 Tondũ ũcio handũ hau hagĩĩtwo Birishiba tondũ hau nĩ ho andũ acio eerĩ mehĩtĩire mwĩhĩtwa.
So Abimelech accepted the animals, and as a result they called that place Beersheba, [which means ‘Friendship Agreement Well’, ] because there the two of them made that agreement.
32 Thuutha wa kũrĩkanĩra kĩrĩĩko kĩu kũu Birishiba, Abimeleku na Fikolu mũnene wa mbũtũ ciake cia ita, magĩcooka bũrũri wa Afilisti.
After they made the agreement at Beersheba, Abimelech and his army commander, Phicol, left, and returned to the land of the Philistine people-group.
33 Nake Iburahĩmu akĩhaanda mũtĩ wa mũbinde kũu Birishiba, na agĩkaĩra rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova, o we Mũrungu Ũrĩa-Ũtũũraga-Tene-na-Tene, arĩ handũ hau.
Abraham planted a (tamarisk tree/kind of tree called esel) there, and he worshiped the eternal God there.
34 Nake Iburahĩmu agĩikara bũrũri-inĩ ũcio wa Afilisti ihinda iraaya ma.
Abraham lived in the land of the Philistine people-group for a long time.
