Kĩambĩrĩria 31
1 Jakubu nĩaiguire ariũ a Labani makiuga atĩrĩ, “Jakubu nĩoete indo iria ciothe iraarĩ cia baba na ũtonga ũrĩa wothe arĩ naguo eyoneire kuuma indo-inĩ cia baba.”
And Jacob heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, Jacob has taken all that was our father's, and of our father's property has he gotten all this glory.
2 Ningĩ Jakubu akĩona atĩ Labani ndaamwendete ta ũrĩa aamwendete mbere ĩyo.
And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and behold it was not toward him as before.
3 Nake Jehova akĩĩra Jakubu atĩrĩ, “Cooka bũrũri wa maithe manyu na kũrĩ andũ anyu, na nĩndĩrĩkoragwo hamwe nawe.”
And the Lord said to Jacob, Return to the land of thy father, and to thy family, and I will be with thee.
4 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jakubu agĩtũmanĩra Rakeli na Lea mathiĩ kũrĩ we kũu werũ-inĩ kũrĩa mahiũ make maarĩ.
And Jacob sent and called Lea and Rachel to the plain where the flocks were.
5 Nake akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Nĩnyonete atĩ wendo wa thoguo harĩ niĩ ti ta ũrĩa ararĩ naguo hau mbere, no Ngai wa baba nĩakoretwo hamwe na niĩ.
And he said to them, I see the face of your father, that it is not toward me as before, but the God of my father was with me.
6 Inyuĩ eerĩ nĩmũũĩ atĩ ndutĩire thoguo wĩra na hinya wakwa wothe,
And ye too know that with all my might I have served your father.
7 no thoguo nĩaheenetie na akagarũra mũcaara wakwa maita ikũmi. No rĩrĩ, Ngai ndarĩ aamwĩtĩkĩria anjĩke ũũru.
But your father deceived me, and changed my wages for the ten lambs, yet God gave him not [power] to hurt me.
8 Thoguo angĩoigire atĩrĩ, ‘Mbũri iria irĩ maara nĩcio mũcaara waku,’ hĩndĩ ĩyo mahiũ mothe magaciara tũũri tũrĩ na maara; na angĩoigire atĩrĩ, ‘Iria irĩ marooro nĩcio mũcaara waku,’ namo mahiũ magaciara tũũri tũrĩ na marooro.
If he should say thus, The speckled shall be thy reward, then all the cattle would bear speckled; and if he should say, The white shall be thy reward, then would all the cattle bear white.
9 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, Ngai nĩatunyĩte thoguo mahiũ make na akamaheana kũrĩ niĩ.
So God has taken away all the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
10 “Ihinda rĩrĩa mahiũ maahaicanaga, rĩmwe nĩndarootire kĩroto na ndarora na igũrũ ngĩona atĩ thenge iria ciahaicaga mahiũ ciarĩ na manyaga, na ciarĩ na maara, o na ciarĩ na marooro.
And it came to pass when the cattle conceived and were with young, that I beheld with mine eyes in sleep, and behold the he-goats and the rams leaping on the sheep and the she-goats, speckled and variegated and spotted with ash-coloured spots.
11 Nake mũraika wa Ngai akĩnjarĩria ndĩ kĩroto-inĩ, akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Jakubu.’ Na niĩ ngĩcookia atĩrĩ, ‘Niĩ ũyũ haha.’
And the angel of God said to me in a dream, Jacob; and I said, What is it?
12 Nake akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Ta tiira maitho na igũrũ wone atĩ thenge iria ciothe irahaica mahiũ nĩ iria irĩ na manyaga, na iria irĩ na maara, na iria irĩ na marooro; nĩgũkorwo nĩnyonete maũndũ marĩa mothe Labani agwĩkĩte.
And he said, Look up with thine eyes, and behold the he-goats and the rams leaping on the sheep and the she-goats, speckled and variegated and spotted with ash-coloured spots; for I have seen all things that Laban does to thee.
13 Nĩ niĩ Ngai wa Betheli, kũrĩa waitĩrĩirie gĩtugĩ maguta, na nokuo wehĩtĩire na mwĩhĩtwa nĩ ũndũ wakwa. Rĩu uma bũrũri ũyũ narua ũcooke bũrũri ũrĩa waciarĩirwo.’”
I am God that appeared to thee in the place of God where thou anointedst a pillar to me, and vowedst to me there a vow; now then arise and depart out of this land, depart into the land of thy nativity, and I will be with thee.
14 Nake Rakeli na Lea makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ-rĩ, no anga tũrĩ na kĩndũ kana igai indo-inĩ cia baba?
And Rachel and Lea answered and said to him, Have we yet a part or inheritance in the house of our father?
15 Githĩ ndatũtuaga o ta tũrĩ andũ a kũngĩ? To gũtwendia aatwendirie, no rĩu nĩarĩkĩtie kũhũthĩra indo iria twagũrirwo nacio.
Are we not considered strangers by him? for he has sold us, and quite devoured our money.
16 Ti-itherũ ũtonga ũrĩa wothe Ngai atunyĩte baba nĩ witũ na ciana ciitũ. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ĩka ũrĩa wothe Ngai akwĩrĩte wĩke.”
All the wealth and the glory which God has taken from our father, it shall be our's and our children's; now then do whatsoever God has said to thee.
17 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jakubu akĩĩhaarĩria, akĩigĩrĩra ciana ciake na atumia ake igũrũ rĩa ngamĩĩra,
And Jacob arose and took his wives and his children up on the camels;
18 na akiumagaria mahiũ make mothe mathiĩ mbere yake hamwe na indo ciake ciothe iria aagĩte nacio kũu Padani-Aramu, nĩguo athiĩ kũrĩ ithe Isaaka o kũu bũrũri wa Kaanani.
and he took away all his possessions and all his store, which he had gotten in Mesopotamia, and all that belonged to him, to depart to Isaac his father in the land of Chanaan.
19 Hĩndĩ ĩyo, Labani aathiĩte kwenja ngʼondu ciake guoya-rĩ, Rakeli akĩiya ngai cia ithe cia mĩhianano.
And Laban went to shear his sheep; and Rachel stole her father's images.
20 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jakubu akĩheenia Labani ũcio Mũsuriata tondũ ndaamwĩrire nĩ kũũra aroora.
And Jacob hid [the matter from] Laban the Syrian, so as not to tell him that he ran away.
21 Nake akĩũra na kĩrĩa gĩothe arĩ nakĩo, na aringa Rũũĩ rwa Farati, akĩerekera bũrũri wa irĩma wa Gileadi.
And he departed himself and all that belonged to him, and passed over the river, and went into the mountain Galaad.
22 Mũthenya wa ĩtatũ kuuma Jakubu oora, Labani akĩĩrwo atĩ Jakubu nĩorĩte.
But it was told Laban the Syrian on the third day, that Jacob was fled.
23 Agĩkĩoya andũ a nyũmba yao, akĩingatana na Jakubu matukũ mũgwanja na akĩmũkinyĩra kũu bũrũri wa irĩma wa Gileadi.
And having taken his brethren with him, he pursued after him seven days' journey, and overtook him on Mount Galaad.
24 No Ngai akiumĩrĩra Labani ũcio Mũsuriata kĩroto-inĩ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Menya wĩre Jakubu ũndũ o na ũrĩkũ, ũrĩ mwega kana ũrĩ mũũru.”
And God came to Laban the Syrian in sleep by night, and said to him, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not at any time to Jacob evil things.
25 Na rĩrĩ, Jakubu aambĩte hema yake kũu bũrũri wa irĩma wa Gileadi rĩrĩa Labani aamũkinyĩrire, nake Labani na andũ a nyũmba yao makĩamba hema ciao kuo.
And Laban overtook Jacob; and Jacob pitched his tent in the mountain; and Laban stationed his brothers in the mount Galaad.
26 Nake Labani akĩũria Jakubu atĩrĩ, “Nĩ atĩa ũũ wĩkĩte? Nĩũũheenetie, na ũgathiĩ na airĩtu akwa ta andũ matahĩtwo mbaara-inĩ.
And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done? wherefore didst thou run away secretly, and pillage me, and lead away my daughters as captives taken with the sword?
27 Nĩ kĩĩ gĩatũmire ũre na hitho, na ũũheenie? Waregire kũnjĩĩra nĩkĩ, nĩguo ngumagarie na gĩkeno na gũkũinĩra nyĩmbo na ihembe na inanda cia mũgeeto?
Whereas if thou hadst told me, I would have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, and timbrels, and harp.
28 O na ndwarekire mumunye ciana cia ciana ciakwa, kana njugĩre airĩtu akwa ũhoro. Nĩwĩkĩte ũndũ wa ũrimũ.
And I was not counted worthy to embrace my children and my daughters; now then thou hast wrought foolishly.
29 Ndĩ na hinya wa gũkũgera ngero; no rĩrĩ, ũtukũ wa ira Ngai wa thoguo aranjĩĩrire atĩrĩ, ‘Menya wĩre Jakubu ũndũ, ũrĩ mwega kana ũrĩ mũũru.’
And now my hand has power to hurt thee; but the God of thy father spoke to me yesterday, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not evil words to Jacob.
30 Rĩu-rĩ, nĩumagarĩte nĩ ũndũ nĩũrerirĩria gũcooka nyũmba-inĩ ya thoguo. No rĩrĩ, ũrakĩiyire ngai ciakwa nĩkĩ?”
Now then go on thy way, for thou hast earnestly desired to depart to the house of thy father; wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
31 Jakubu agĩcookeria Labani atĩrĩ, “Nĩndetigĩrire tondũ ndeciiririe wahota kũndunya airĩtu aku na hinya.
And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid; for I said, Lest at any time thou shouldest take away thy daughters from me, and all my possessions.
32 No rĩrĩ, ũrĩa ũgũkora arĩ na ngai ciaku-rĩ, ndegũtũũra muoyo. Tuĩria wone kana kũrĩ kĩndũ gĩaku ndĩ nakĩo andũ aya aitũ marĩ ho; na wakĩona-rĩ, ũkĩoe.” No Jakubu ndooĩ atĩ Rakeli nĩaiyĩte ngai icio.
And Jacob said, With whomsoever thou shalt find thy gods, he shall not live in the presence of our brethren; take notice of what I have of thy property, and take it; and he observed nothing with him, but Jacob knew not that his wife Rachel had stolen them.
33 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Labani agĩtoonya hema ya Jakubu, na hema ya Lea, o na hema ya ndungata iria igĩrĩ cia andũ-a-nja, no ndaigana kuona kĩndũ. Oima hema ya Lea, agĩtoonya ya Rakeli.
And Laban went in and searched in the house of Lea, and found [them] not; and he went out of the house of Lea, and searched in the house of Jacob, and in the house of the two maid-servants, and found them not; and he went also into the house of Rachel.
34 Rakeli oete ngai icio cia mĩhianano na agacikia matandĩko-inĩ ma ngamĩĩra thĩinĩ na akamaikarĩra. Labani akiururia kĩrĩa gĩothe kĩarĩ hema-inĩ ĩyo na ndaigana kuona kĩndũ.
And Rachel took the idols, and cast them among the camel's packs, and sat upon them.
35 Nake Rakeli akĩĩra ithe atĩrĩ, “Mwathi wakwa, ndũkandakarĩre nĩ ũndũ ndinakũrũgamĩra; nĩgũkorwo nĩ maũndũ ma andũ-a-nja ndĩ namo.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akiururia no ndaigana kuona ngai icio.
And she said to her father, Be not indignant, Sir; I cannot rise up before thee, for it is with me according to the manner of women. Laban searched in all the house, and found not the images.
36 Jakubu agĩkĩrakara na agĩtetia Labani, akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ihĩtia rĩakwa nĩ rĩrĩkũ? Nĩ rĩhia rĩrĩkũ njĩkĩte rĩtũmĩte ũnyingatithie ũguo?
And Jacob was angry, and strove with Laban; and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my injustice, and what my sin, that thou hast pursued after me,
37 Rĩu tondũ nĩwoiruria indo ciakwa ciothe-rĩ, nĩ kĩĩ wona kĩa indo cia gwaku mũciĩ? Kĩige haha mbere ya andũ aya anyu na mbere ya andũ akwa nĩguo matũtuithanie ciira.
and that thou hast searched all the furniture of my house? what hast thou found of all the furniture of thine house? set it here between thy relations and my relations, and let them decide between us two.
38 “Ngũrutĩire wĩra mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ. Ngʼondu ciaku na mbũri ciaku itirĩ ciahuna, na ndirĩ ndarĩa ndũrũme cia mahiũ maku.
These twenty years have I been with thee; thy sheep, and thy she-goats have not failed in bearing; I devoured not the rams of thy cattle.
39 Ningĩ ndirĩ ndakũrehera iria ciatambuuragwo nĩ nyamũ cia gĩthaka; no nĩ niĩ ndaarĩhaga ngathiĩ hathara. Ningĩ-rĩ, nĩwandĩhagia ĩrĩa yothe yaiywo kũrĩ mũthenya kana kũrĩ ũtukũ.
That which was taken of beasts I brought not to thee; I made good of myself the thefts of the day, and the thefts of the night.
40 Ũguo nĩguo ndũũrĩte: Ndaarugagwo nĩ ũrugarĩ wa mũthenya na ngarĩĩo nĩ heho ya ũtukũ, naguo toro ũkĩnjũrĩra.
I was parched with heat by day, and [chilled] with frost by night, and my sleep departed from my eyes.
41 Ũguo nĩguo ndũũrĩte gwaku mũciĩ handũ-inĩ ha mĩaka ĩyo mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ. Ndakũrutĩire wĩra mĩaka ikũmi na ĩna nĩ ũndũ wa airĩtu aku eerĩ, na mĩaka ĩtandatũ nĩ ũndũ wa mahiũ maku; no rĩrĩ, wagarũrire mũcaara wakwa maita ikũmi.
These twenty years have I been in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years among thy sheep, and thou didst falsely rate my wages for ten lambs.
42 Korwo Ngai wa baba, o we Ngai wa Iburahĩmu na nĩwe wĩtigĩrĩtwo nĩ Isaaka, ndaraakoragwo hamwe na niĩ-rĩ, ti-itherũ ũngĩranyumagaririe moko matheri. No Ngai nĩonete gũthĩĩnĩka gwakwa na wĩra wa moko makwa, na nĩkĩo arakũrũithirie ũtukũ wa ira.”
Unless I had the God of my father Abraam, and the fear of Isaac, now thou wouldest have sent me away empty; God saw my humiliation, and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesterday.
43 Nake Labani agĩcookeria Jakubu, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Atumia aya aku nĩ airĩtu akwa, ciana ici o nacio nĩ ciana ciakwa, namo mahiũ maya-rĩ, no mahiũ makwa. Kĩrĩa gĩothe ũroona nĩ gĩakwa. No rĩrĩ, nĩ atĩa ingĩhota gwĩka airĩtu aya akwa kana njĩke ciana ici maciarĩte ũmũthĩ?
And Laban answered and said to Jacob, The daughters are my daughters, and the sons my sons, and the cattle are my cattle, and all things which thou seest are mine, and [the property] of my daughters; what shall I do to them to-day, or their children which they bore?
44 Rĩu gĩũke, reke tũgĩe na kĩrĩkanĩro niĩ nawe, na ũreke gĩtuĩke mũira gatagatĩ gaitũ.”
Now then come, let me make a covenant, both I and thou, and it shall be for a witness between me and thee; and he said to him, Behold, there is no one with us; behold, God is witness between me and thee.
45 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jakubu akĩoya ihiga na akĩrĩhaanda ta gĩtugĩ.
And Jacob having taken a stone, set it up for a pillar.
46 Akĩĩra andũ a nyũmba yake atĩrĩ, “Cookanĩrĩriai mahiga.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩũngania mahiga makĩmaiganĩrĩra hĩba, magĩcooka makĩrĩanĩra irio hau hakuhĩ na hĩba ĩyo.
And Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones; and they gathered stones and made a heap, and ate there upon the heap; and Laban said to him, This heap witnesses between me and thee to-day.
47 Labani akĩmĩĩta Jagari-Sahadutha, nake Jakubu akĩmĩĩta Galeedi.
And Laban called it, the Heap of Testimony; and Jacob called it, the Witness Heap.
48 Labani akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũmũthĩ hĩba ĩno nĩ mũira gatagatĩ gakwa nawe.” Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩatũmire hetwo Galeedi.
And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and the pillar, which I have set between me and thee; this heap witnesses, and this pillar witnesses; therefore its name was called, the Heap witnesses.
49 O na ningĩ hagĩĩtwo Mizipa, tondũ oigire atĩrĩ, “Jehova arotũmenyagĩrĩra rĩrĩa tũraihanĩrĩirie.
And the vision of which he said—Let God look to it between me and thee, because we are about to depart from each other, —
50 Wee ũngĩgaathĩĩnia airĩtu akwa kana ũmahikĩrĩrie atumia angĩ, o na hangĩgakorwo hatarĩ mũndũ ũngĩ-rĩ, ririkana atĩ Ngai nĩwe mũira gatagatĩ gakwa nawe.”
If thou shalt humble my daughters, if thou shouldest take wives in addition to my daughters, see, there is no one with us looking on. God [is] witness between me and thee.
51 Ningĩ Labani akĩĩra Jakubu atĩrĩ, “Ĩno nĩ hĩba, na gĩkĩ nĩ gĩtugĩ kĩrĩa ndahaanda gatagatĩ gaku na niĩ.
And Laban said to Jacob, Behold, this heap, and this pillar are a witness.
52 Hĩba ĩno nĩ mũira, na gĩtugĩ gĩkĩ nĩ mũira, atĩ ndigakĩra hĩba ĩno njũke mwena waku ngũgere ngero, na atĩ nawe ndũgakĩra hĩba ĩno, kana ũkĩre gĩtugĩ gĩkĩ ũũke mwena wakwa ũngere ngero.
For if I should not cross over unto thee, neither shouldest thou cross over to me, for mischief beyond this heap and this pillar.
53 Ngai wa Iburahĩmu, na Ngai wa Nahoru, o we Ngai wa ithe wao-rĩ, arotũtuithania ciira.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jakubu akĩĩhĩta na mwĩhĩtwa rĩĩtwa-inĩ rĩa ũcio Wĩtigĩrĩtwo nĩ ithe Isaaka.
The God of Abraam and the God of Nachor judge between us; and Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
54 Jakubu akĩruta igongona kũu bũrũri-inĩ ũcio wa irĩma, na agĩĩta andũ a nyũmba yake marĩĩanĩre. Na marĩkia kũrĩa-rĩ, makĩraara o kũu.
And he offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his brethren, and they ate and drank, and slept in the mountain.
55 Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ rũciinĩ tene, Labani akĩmumunya ciana cia ciana ciake o na airĩtu ake, akĩmoigĩra ũhoro na akĩmarathima. Agĩcooka akĩmatiga agĩcooka gwake mũciĩ.
And Laban rose up in the morning, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them; and Laban having turned back, departed to his place.
