Kĩambĩrĩria 28
1 Tondũ ũcio, Isaaka agĩĩta Jakubu akĩmũrathima na akĩmwatha, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndũkanahikie mũndũ-wa-nja wa kuuma gũkũ Kaanani.
And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, saying: Take not a wife of the stock of Chanaan:
2 Ũkĩra ũthiĩ Padani-Aramu, kwa nyũmba ya Bethueli ithe wa nyũkwa. Wĩcarĩrie mũtumia kuuma kũrĩ airĩtu a Labani, mũrũ wa nyina na nyũkwa.
But go, and take a journey to Mesopotamia of Syria, to the house of Bathuel thy mother’s father, and take thee a wife thence of the daughters of Laban thy uncle.
3 Ngai Mwene-Hinya-Wothe arokũrathima na atũme ũciarane mũno na ũingĩhe o nginya ũgaatuĩka rũrĩrĩ rwa andũ aingĩ.
And God almighty bless thee, and make thee to increase, and multiply thee: that thou mayst be a multitude of people.
4 Ngai arokũhe kĩrathimo kĩrĩa aaheire Iburahĩmu hamwe na njiaro ciaku, nĩgeetha wĩgwatĩre bũrũri ũyũ ũratũũra rĩu ũrĩ ta mũgeni, o bũrũri ũyũ Ngai eerĩire Iburahĩmu.”
And give the blessings of Abraham to thee, and to thy seed after thee: that thou mayst possess the land of thy sojournment, which he promised to thy grandfather.
5 Isaaka akĩĩra Jakubu athiĩ, nake agĩthiĩ Padani-Aramu kwa Labani mũrũ wa Bethueli ũrĩa Mũsuriata, mũrũ wa nyina na Rebeka, nyina wa Jakubu na Esaũ.
And when Isaac had sent him away, he took his journey and went to Mesopotamia of Syria to Laban the son of Bathuel the Syrian, brother to Rebecca his mother.
6 Na rĩrĩ, Esaũ nĩamenyire atĩ Isaaka nĩarathimĩte Jakubu na akamũtũma Padani-Aramu akahikanie kuo, na atĩ rĩrĩa aamũrathimire nĩamwathire, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndũkanahikie mũndũ-wa-nja wa kuuma gũkũ Kaanani.”
And Esau seeing that his father had blessed Jacob, and had sent him into Mesopotamia of Syria, to marry a wife thence; and that after the blessing he had charged him, saying: Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Chanaan:
7 O na akĩmenya atĩ Jakubu nĩathĩkĩire ithe na nyina na nĩathiĩte Padani-Aramu.
And that Jacob obeying his parents was gone into Syria:
8 Ningĩ Esaũ agĩkũũrana atĩ andũ-a-nja acio a Ahiti matiakenagia ithe, Isaaka;
Experiencing also that his father was not well pleased with the daughters of Chanaan:
9 nĩ ũndũ ũcio, agĩthiĩ gwa Ishumaeli na akĩhikia Mahalathu, mwarĩ wa nyina na Nebaiothu, mũirĩtu wa Ishumaeli mũriũ wa Iburahĩmu, akĩmuongerera harĩ atumia arĩa angĩ aarĩ nao.
He went to Ismael, and took to wife, besides them he had before, Maheleth the daughter of Ismael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nabajoth.
10 Jakubu oima Birishiba aathiire erekeire Harani.
But Jacob being departed from Bersabee, went on to Haran.
11 Na aakinya handũ hana-rĩ, akĩraarĩrĩra ho tondũ riũa nĩ rĩathũĩte. Akĩoya ihiga rĩmwe hau, agĩĩtiira narĩo mũtwe nĩguo akome.
And when he was come to a certain place, and would rest in it after sunset, he took of the stones that lay there, and putting under his head, slept in the same place.
12 Nake akĩroota, akĩona ngathĩ ĩturumĩte thĩ, na mũthia wayo ũgakinya igũrũ matu-inĩ, nao araika a Ngai mambataga magĩikũrũkaga nayo.
And he saw in his sleep a ladder standing upon the earth, and the top thereof touching heaven: the angels also of God ascending and descending by it;
13 Jakubu akĩona Jehova arũgamĩte igũrũ rĩa ngathĩ ĩyo akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Nĩ niĩ Jehova, Ngai wa thoguo Iburahĩmu na Ngai wa Isaaka. Bũrũri ũyũ ũkomete nĩngakũhe, wee hamwe na njiaro ciaku.
And the Lord leaning upon the ladder, saying to him: I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac; the land, wherein thou sleepest, I will give to thee and to thy seed.
14 Njiaro ciaku ikaingĩha ta rũkũngũ rwa thĩ, na nĩũgatambũrũka na mwena wa ithũĩro, na mwena wa irathĩro, na wa gathigathini, o na wa gũthini. Andũ a mĩhĩrĩga yothe ya thĩ nĩmakarathimwo nĩ ũndũ waku, na nĩ ũndũ wa rũciaro rwaku.
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth: thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and IN THEE and thy seed all the tribes of the earth SHALL BE BLESSED.
15 Na niĩ ndĩ hamwe nawe, na nĩndĩkũmenyagĩrĩra kũrĩa guothe ũrĩthiiaga, na nĩngagũcookia bũrũri ũyũ. Ndigagũtiganĩria nginya ngaahingia maũndũ marĩa ndakwĩrĩra.”
And I will be thy keeper whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee back into this land: neither will I leave thee, till I shall have accomplished all that I have said.
16 Rĩrĩa Jakubu ookĩrire, agĩĩciiria atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ Jehova arĩ handũ haha, na ndiikũũĩ.”
And when Jacob awaked out of sleep, he said: Indeed the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not.
17 Agĩkĩigua guoya, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ handũ haha nĩ ha kũmakania-ĩ! Haha nĩho nyũmba ya Ngai; na gĩkĩ nĩkĩo kĩhingo kĩa igũrũ-kwa-Ngai.”
And trembling he said: How terrible is this place! this is no other but the house of God, and the gate of heaven.
18 Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ rũciinĩ tene, Jakubu akĩoya ihiga rĩrĩa etiirĩte narĩo mũtwe, akĩrĩrũgamia ta gĩtugĩ, akĩrĩitĩrĩria maguta.
And Jacob, arising in the morning, took the stone, which he had laid under his head, and set it up for a title, pouring oil upon the top of it.
19 Agĩcooka agĩĩta handũ hau Betheli, o na gũtuĩka mbere ĩyo itũũra rĩu rĩetagwo Luzu.
And he called the name of the city Bethel, which before was called Luza.
20 Ningĩ Jakubu akĩĩhĩta na mwĩhĩtwa, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ngai angĩkorwo hamwe na niĩ, na aamenyerere rũgendo-inĩ rũrũ ndĩrathiĩ, na aaheage irio cia kũrĩa na nguo cia kwĩhumba,
And he made a vow, saying: If God shall be with me, and shall keep me in the way by which I walk, and shall give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
21 nĩguo ngaacooka nyũmba-inĩ ya baba na thayũ-rĩ, Jehova nĩagatuĩka Ngai wakwa,
And I shall return prosperously to my father’s house: the Lord shall be my God:
22 narĩo ihiga rĩĩrĩ ndaarũgamia ta gĩtugĩ rĩgaatuĩka nyũmba ya Ngai, na kĩrĩa o gĩothe ũkaahe, nĩngakũhe gĩcunjĩ gĩa ikũmi.”
And this stone, which I have set up for a title, shall be called the house of God: and of all things that thou shalt give to me, I will offer tithes to thee.
