< Kĩambĩrĩria 32 >
1 Jakubu nĩathiire na mbere na rũgendo rwake, na agĩtũngwo nĩ araika a Ngai.
And Jacob went on his way; and the angels of God met him.
2 Na rĩrĩa Jakubu aamoonire, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ĩno nĩ mbũtũ ya Ngai!” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩĩta handũ hau Mahanaimu.
And when Jacob saw them he said, This is the camp of God. And he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
3 Ningĩ Jakubu agĩtũma andũ mathiĩ mbere yake kũrĩ mũrũ wa nyina Esaũ kũu Seiru, bũrũri-inĩ wa Edomu.
And Jacob sent messengers before his face to Esau his brother, into the land of Seir, the fields of Edom.
4 Akĩmataara, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ũũ nĩguo mũgũthiĩ kwĩra mwathi wakwa Esaũ: ‘Ndungata yaku Jakubu ĩkuuga atĩrĩ, ndĩraikaraga na Labani, na ngoretwo kuo nginya rĩu.
And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak to my lord, to Esau: Thy servant Jacob speaks thus — With Laban have I sojourned and tarried until now;
5 Ndĩ na ngʼombe na ndigiri, na ngʼondu na mbũri, ndungata cia arũme na cia andũ-a-nja. Na rĩu ndagũtũmĩra ndũmĩrĩri, we mwathi wakwa, nĩgeetha njĩtĩkĩrĩke maitho-inĩ maku.’”
and I have oxen, and asses, sheep, and bondmen, and bondwomen; and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favour in thine eyes.
6 Rĩrĩa atũmwo maacookire kũrĩ Jakubu makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Nĩtũrathiire kũrĩ mũrũ wa nyũkwa Esaũ, na rĩu nĩarooka gũgũtũnga, na arĩ na andũ magana mana.”
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother, to Esau; and he also is coming to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
7 Jakubu akĩmaka mũno na akĩnyamarĩka, akĩgayania andũ arĩa aarĩ nao ikundi igĩrĩ, o na ndũũru cia mbũri na ndũũru cia ngʼombe o na ngamĩĩra nacio.
Then Jacob was greatly afraid, and was distressed; and he divided the people that were with him, and the sheep and the cattle and the camels, into two troops.
8 Agĩĩciiria atĩrĩ, “Esaũ angĩũka atharĩkĩre gĩkundi kĩmwe-rĩ, gĩkundi kĩu kĩngĩ no kĩũre.”
And he said, If Esau come to the one troop and smite it, then the other troop which is left shall escape.
9 Ningĩ Jakubu akĩhooya, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Wee Ngai wa baba Iburahĩmu, o Wee Ngai wa baba Isaaka, Wee Jehova ũrĩa wanjĩĩrire atĩrĩ, ‘Cooka bũrũri waku na wa andũ anyu, na nĩngatũma ũgaacĩre,’
And Jacob said, God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Jehovah, who saidst unto me: Return into thy country and to thy kindred, and I will do thee good,
10 ndirĩ mwagĩrĩru wa kuonio ũtugi ũyũ wothe na wĩhokeku ũrĩa ũnyonetie niĩ ndungata yaku. Ngĩringa Jorodani-rĩ, ndaarĩ o na rũthanju rwakwa rwiki, no rĩu nduĩkĩte ikundi igĩrĩ.
— I am too small for all the loving-kindness and all the faithfulness that thou hast shewn unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two troops.
11 Ndagũthaitha honokia kuuma moko-inĩ ma mũrũ wa maitũ Esaũ, nĩgũkorwo nĩndĩretigĩra ndagoke gũũtharĩkĩra, niĩ hamwe na ciana ici, na manyina maacio.
Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and smite me, [and] the mother with the children.
12 No nĩ uugĩte atĩrĩ, ‘Ti-itherũ nĩngatũma ũgaacĩre na ndũme njiaro ciaku cingĩhe ta mũthanga wa iria-inĩ, ũrĩa ũtangĩtarĩka.’”
And thou saidst, I will certainly deal well with thee, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
13 Akĩraara hau ũtukũ ũcio, na kuuma kũrĩ kĩrĩa aarĩ nakĩo, agĩthuurĩra mũrũ wa nyina Esaũ kĩheo gĩkĩ;
And he lodged there that night; and took of what came to his hand a gift for Esau his brother —
14 mbũri magana meerĩ cia mĩgoma na thenge mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ, ngʼondu magana meerĩ na ndũrũme mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ,
two hundred she-goats, and twenty he-goats; two hundred ewes, and twenty rams;
15 ngamĩĩra mĩrongo ĩtatũ cia mĩgoma na njaũ ciacio, ngʼombe mĩrongo ĩna na ndegwa ikũmi, na ndigiri mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ cia mĩgoma na ikũmi cia njamba.
thirty milch camels with their colts; forty kine, and ten bulls; twenty she-asses, and ten young asses.
16 Agĩcinengera ndungata ciake, o rũũru mwanya, na akĩĩra ndungata icio ciake atĩrĩ, “Thiiagai mbere yakwa, na mũtigithũkanie rũũru na rũũru rũrĩa rũngĩ.”
And he delivered [them] into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself; and he said to his servants, Go on before me, and put a space between drove and drove.
17 Ningĩ agĩtaara ũrĩa wamatongoretie, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Rĩrĩa mũrũ wa maitũ Esaũ arĩgũtũnga na akũũrie atĩrĩ, ‘Wee ũrĩ waũ? Na wathiĩ kũ? Na ũhiũ ũyũ wothe ũrĩ mbere yaku nĩ waũ?’
And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meets thee, and asks thee, saying, Whose art thou, and where goest thou, and whose are these before thee?
18 Nawe nĩũrĩmũcookeria ũmwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩ cia ndungata yaku Jakubu. Nĩ kĩheo gĩa kũhe mwathi wakwa Esaũ, na Jakubu arĩ thuutha witũ agĩũka.’”
— then thou shalt say, Thy servant Jacob's: it is a gift sent to my lord, to Esau. And behold, he also is behind us.
19 Agĩcooka agĩtaara wa keerĩ na wa gatatũ, na arĩa othe marũmagĩrĩra ndũũru icio, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ũguo nĩguo mũrĩĩraga Esaũ mwamũtũnga.
And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, According to this word shall ye speak to Esau when ye find him.
20 Na mũtikanaage kũmwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Jakubu ndungata yaku arĩ thuutha witũ agĩũka.’” Tondũ eeciiririe atĩrĩ, “Ngũmũhooreria na iheo ici ngũtũma mbere yakwa; thuutha-inĩ ndamuona-rĩ, hihi ahota kũnyamũkĩra.”
And, moreover, ye shall say, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will propitiate him with the gift that goes before me, and afterwards I will see his face: perhaps he will accept me.
21 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio iheo icio Jakubu aaheanĩte igĩthiiaga mbere yake, nowe akĩraara kũu kambĩ ũtukũ ũcio.
And the gift went over before him; and he himself lodged that night in the camp.
22 Na ũtukũ o ro ũcio, Jakubu agĩũkĩra, akĩoya atumia ake eerĩ, na ndungata iria igĩrĩ cia andũ-a-nja, na ariũ ake ikũmi na ũmwe, na akĩmaringĩria iringĩro rĩa Jaboku.
And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford of the Jabbok;
23 Aarĩkia kũmaringia, akĩringia indo iria ciothe aarĩ nacio.
and he took them and led them over the river, and led over what he had.
24 Nake Jakubu agĩtigwo arĩ o wiki, na hagĩũka mũndũ maagianire nake o nginya gũgĩthererũka.
And Jacob remained alone; and a man wrestled with him until the rising of the dawn.
25 Na rĩrĩa mũndũ ũcio onire atĩ ndangĩmũhoota-rĩ, akĩmũhutia ihĩndĩ rĩa gĩtina gĩa kũgũrũ, nakuo kũgũrũ kwa Jakubu gũgĩthenyũkĩra hau gĩtina-inĩ, o makĩgianaga na mũndũ ũcio.
And when he saw that he did not prevail against him, he touched the joint of his thigh; and the joint of Jacob's thigh was dislocated as he wrestled with him.
26 Na mũndũ ũcio akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Reke ndĩthiĩre tondũ nĩ gwathererũka.” No Jakubu akĩmũcookeria, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndingĩreka ũthiĩ ũtandathimĩte.”
And he said, Let me go, for the dawn ariseth. And he said, I will not let thee go except thou bless me.
27 Nake mũndũ ũcio akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Wĩtagwo atĩa?” Jakubu akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Njĩtagwo Jakubu.”
And he said to him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
28 Ningĩ mũndũ ũcio akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndũgũcooka gwĩtwo Jakubu, no ũrĩĩtagwo Isiraeli, tondũ nĩũgianĩte na Ngai o na andũ, na ũkahootana.”
And he said, Thy name shall not henceforth be called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast wrestled with God, and with men, and hast prevailed.
29 Jakubu akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndagũthaitha, njĩĩra rĩĩtwa rĩaku.” Nowe akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ũranjũũria rĩĩtwa rĩakwa nĩkĩ?” Agĩcooka akĩmũrathima marĩ o hau.
And Jacob asked and said, Tell [me], I pray thee, thy name. And he said, How is it that thou askest after my name? And he blessed him there.
30 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jakubu agĩĩta handũ hau Penieli, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Tondũ nĩnyonete Ngai ũthiũ kwa ũthiũ, na akahonokia muoyo wakwa.”
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel — For I have seen God face to face, and my life has been preserved.
31 Narĩo riũa rĩkĩmũrathĩra akĩhĩtũka hau Penieli, na nĩathuaga nĩ ũndũ nĩathenyũkĩtwo nĩ ihĩndĩ rĩa gĩtina gĩa kũgũrũ.
And as he passed over Peniel, the sun rose upon him; and he limped upon his hip.
32 Nĩ tondũ ũcio, nginyagia ũmũthĩ ũyũ andũ a Isiraeli matirĩĩaga mũkiha ũrĩa ũnyiitanĩte na ihĩndĩ rĩa gĩtina gĩa kũgũrũ, tondũ ihĩndĩ rĩa gĩtina gĩa kũgũrũ kwa Jakubu rĩahutĩirio hakuhĩ na mũkiha ũcio.
Therefore the children of Israel do not eat of the sinew that is over the joint of the thigh, to this day; because he touched the joint of Jacob's thigh — the sinew.