Kĩambĩrĩria 22
1 Thuutha wa maũndũ macio-rĩ, Ngai nĩageririe Iburahĩmu. Ngai akĩmwĩta atĩrĩ, “Iburahĩmu!” Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ haha.”
After these things, God tested Abraham [Father of a multitude], and said to him, “Abraham [Father of a multitude]!” He said, “Here I am.”
2 Nake Ngai akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Oya mũriũ waku, o we ũrĩa wa mũmwe Isaaka, ũrĩa wendete, ũthiĩ rũgongo rwa Moria, na ũmũrute ta igongona rĩa njino kuo kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩmwe kĩa iria ngaakuonia.”
He said, “Now take your son, your only son, whom you 'ahavta ·affectionately love·, even Isaac [Laughter], and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.”
3 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ rũciinĩ tene, Iburahĩmu agĩũkĩra, agĩtandĩka ndigiri yake. Akĩoya ndungata ciake igĩrĩ na mũriũ wake Isaaka. Aarĩkia gwatũra ngũ cia kũigana igongona rĩa njino-rĩ, akiumagara erekeire handũ harĩa Ngai aamwĩrĩte.
Abraham [Father of a multitude] rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac [Laughter] his son. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went to the place of which God had told him.
4 Mũthenya wa gatatũ, Iburahĩmu agĩtiira maitho na akĩona handũ hau harĩ o kũraya.
On the third day Abraham [Father of a multitude] lifted up his eyes, and saw the place far off.
5 Akĩĩra ndungata ciake atĩrĩ, “Ikaragai haha na ndigiri ĩno, na niĩ na kĩmwana gĩakwa tũthiĩ haarĩa tũkahooe Ngai, na tũcooke tũmũcookerere.”
Abraham [Father of a multitude] said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go yonder. We will hawa ·bow low, prostrate· in worship, and come back to you.”
6 Iburahĩmu agĩkĩoya ngũ icio cia igongona rĩa njino, agĩciigĩrĩra mũriũ wake Isaaka, nake agĩkuua mwaki na kahiũ. Na rĩrĩa o eerĩ mathiiaga hamwe,
Abraham [Father of a multitude] took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac [Laughter] his son. He took in his hand the fire and the knife. They both went together.
7 Isaaka akĩaria, agĩĩta ithe Iburahĩmu atĩrĩ, “Baba!” Iburahĩmu akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ, mũrũ wakwa.” Isaaka akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ndĩrona tũrĩ na mwaki na ngũ! No rĩrĩ, gatũrũme ka igongona rĩa njino karĩ ha?”
Isaac [Laughter] spoke to Abraham [Father of a multitude] his father, and said, “My father?” He said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”
8 Iburahĩmu agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wakwa, Ngai we mwene nĩekũheana gatũrũme ka igongona rĩa njino.” Nao eerĩ magĩthiĩ na mbere marĩ hamwe.
Abraham [Father of a multitude] said, “God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they both went together.
9 Maakinya handũ harĩa Ngai aamwĩrĩte-rĩ, Iburahĩmu agĩaka kĩgongona ho na akĩara ngũ igũrũ rĩakĩo. Agĩcooka akĩoha mũriũ wake Isaaka na akĩmũkomia kĩgongona-inĩ kĩu igũrũ rĩa ngũ.
They came to the place which God had told him of. Abraham [Father of a multitude] built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, bound Isaac [Laughter] his son, and laid him on the altar, on the wood.
10 Ningĩ akĩoya kahiũ, agĩtambũrũkia guoko gwake, oorage mũriũ.
Abraham [Father of a multitude] stretched out his hand, and took the knife to kill his son.
11 No mũraika wa Jehova akĩmwĩta kuuma igũrũ, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Iburahĩmu! Iburahĩmu!” Nake Iburahĩmu agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ũyũ haha.”
Ha mal'ak Yahweh [The Angel of He sustains breathing] called to him out of the sky, and said, “Abraham, Abraham! [Father of a multitude, Father of a multitude]!” He said, “Here I am.”
12 Akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndũkahutie kĩmwana kĩu na guoko gwaku, na ndũgagĩĩke ũndũ o na ũrĩkũ. Rĩu nĩndamenya atĩ nĩwĩtigĩrĩte Ngai, tondũ ndũnarega kũruta mũrũguo, o we mũrũguo waku wa mũmwe, arĩ igongona.”
He said, “Don’t lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”
13 Nake Iburahĩmu agĩtiira maitho, na hau kĩhinga-inĩ akĩona ndũrũme ĩnyiitĩtwo hĩa nĩ mĩrita. Agĩthiĩ ho, akĩoya ndũrũme ĩyo na akĩmĩruta ĩrĩ igongona rĩa njino handũ ha mũriũ.
Abraham [Father of a multitude] lifted up his eyes, and looked, and saw that behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. Abraham [Father of a multitude] went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering instead of his son.
14 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Iburahĩmu agĩĩta handũ hau Jehova-Nĩarĩheanaga. Na nginya ũmũthĩ kuugagwo atĩrĩ, “Kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩa Jehova-rĩ, nĩarĩtũheaga.”
Abraham [Father of a multitude] called the name of that place Yahweh Yeer'eh [Yahweh will be seen / He sustains breathing will provide]. As it is said to this day, “On Adonai’s mountain, it will be provided.”
15 Nake mũraika wa Jehova arĩ igũrũ, agĩĩta Iburahĩmu hĩndĩ ya keerĩ,
Ha mal'ak Yahweh [The Angel of He sustains breathing] called to Abraham [Father of a multitude] a second time out of the sky,
16 akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Jehova ekuuga ũũ: Nĩndĩhĩtĩte na niĩ mwene, atĩ tondũ nĩwĩkĩte ũndũ ũyũ na ndũnarega kũndutĩra mũrũguo, o mũrũguo waku wa mũmwe-rĩ,
and said, “I have sworn by myself, says Adonai, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
17 ti-itherũ nĩngakũrathima na ndũme njiaro ciaku cingĩhe ta njata cia matu-inĩ na ta mũthanga ũrĩa ũrĩ hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia iria. Njiaro ciaku nĩ ikegwatĩra matũũra marĩa manene ma thũ ciacio,
I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gate of his enemies.
18 na nĩ ũndũ wa rũciaro rwaku, ndũrĩrĩ ciothe cia thĩ nĩikarathimwo, tondũ wee nĩũnjathĩkĩire.”
By your offspring, all the nations of the earth will be blessed because you have sh'ma ·heard obeyed· my voice.”
19 Nake Iburahĩmu agĩcookerera ndungata ciake, magĩthiĩ hamwe marorete Birishiba. Nake Iburahĩmu agĩtũũra kũu Birishiba.
So Abraham [Father of a multitude] returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Be'er-Sheva [Well of Seven, Well of an Oath]. Abraham [Father of a multitude] lived at Be'er-Sheva [Well of Seven, Well of an Oath].
20 Thuutha wa maũndũ macio Iburahĩmu agĩkinyĩrwo nĩ ũhoro, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ, “Milika o nake nĩagĩĩte na ciana; nĩaciarĩire mũrũ-wa-nyũkwa Nahoru ciana:
After these things, Abraham [Father of a multitude] was told, “Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor:
21 Uzu nĩwe wa irigithathi, na mũrũ wa nyina nĩ Buzu, na Kemueli (ithe wa Aramu),
Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram [Elevated],
22 na Kesedu, na Hazo, na Pilidashu, na Jidilafu, na Bethueli.”
Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.”
23 Bethueli nĩwe watuĩkire ithe wa Rebeka. Acio nĩo ariũ arĩa anana Milika aaciarĩire Nahoru, mũrũ wa nyina na Iburahĩmu.
Bethuel became the father of Rebekah [Securely bound]. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham [Father of a multitude]’s brother.
24 Thuriya yake, ĩrĩa yetagwo Reuma, o nayo yarĩ na ariũ ake, nĩo Teba, na Gahamu, na Tahashu na Maaka.
His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
