Kĩambĩrĩria 42
1 Rĩrĩa Jakubu aamenyire atĩ Misiri nĩ kwarĩ na ngano, akĩĩra ariũ ake atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte mũikare o ro ũguo mũcũthanĩrĩirie?”
NOW when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
2 Agĩthiĩ na mbere akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Nĩnjiguĩte atĩ Misiri kũrĩ na ngano. Ikũrũkai kuo mũgatũgũrĩre irio, nĩgeetha tũtũũre muoyo tũtigakue.”
And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
3 Nao ariũ ikũmi a ithe na Jusufu magĩikũrũka, magĩthiĩ kũgũra ngano Misiri.
And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
4 No Jakubu ndaatũmire Benjamini mũrũ wa nyina na Jusufu athiĩ na arĩa angĩ, tondũ nĩetigagĩra ndakone mũtino.
But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
5 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ariũ a Isiraeli magĩthiĩ marĩ hamwe na arĩa angĩ maathiĩte kũgũra ngano Misiri, tondũ bũrũri wa Kaanani o naguo warĩ na ngʼaragu.
And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
6 Na rĩrĩ, Jusufu nĩwe warĩ mwathi wa bũrũri wa Misiri na nĩwe wendagĩria andũ othe a bũrũri ngano. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio rĩrĩa ariũ a ithe maakinyire kuo-rĩ, makĩmũinamĩrĩra, magĩturumithia mothiũ mao thĩ.
And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
7 Na rĩrĩa Jusufu onire ariũ a ithe, o ro rĩmwe akĩmamenya, no agĩĩtua ndamooĩ na akĩmaarĩria arĩ na ũũru, akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Mumĩte kũ?” Nao makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Tuumĩte bũrũri wa Kaanani tũgooka kũgũra irio.”
And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
8 O na gũtuĩka Jusufu nĩamenyire ariũ a ithe-rĩ, o matiigana kũmũmenya.
And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
9 Ningĩ akĩririkana irooto ciake iria aarootete imakoniĩ, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ mũrĩ athigaani! Mũũkĩte kũrora bũrũri witũ kũrĩa ũtarĩ mũgitĩre.”
And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
10 Nao makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Aca, mwathi witũ! Ndungata ciaku ciũkĩte o kũgũra irio tu.
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
11 Ithuĩ ithuothe tũrĩ ariũ a mũthuuri ũmwe. Ithuĩ ndungata ciaku tũrĩ andũ ehokeku, tũtirĩ athigaani.”
We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
12 Nake Jusufu akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Aca! Mũũkĩte kũrora bũrũri witũ kũrĩa ũtarĩ mũgitĩre.”
And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
13 No makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ndungata ciaku ciarĩ andũ ikũmi na eerĩ, ariũ a mũthuuri ũmwe, ũrĩa ũtũũraga bũrũri wa Kaanani. Ũrĩa mũnini biũ nĩwe ũrĩ na baba rĩu, na ũmwe witũ ndarĩ ho.”
And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
14 Jusufu akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “No ta ũrĩa ndamwĩra: Inyuĩ mũrĩ athigaani!
And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
15 Na ũũ nĩguo mũkũmenyeka atĩ mũrĩ andũ a ma: Ti-itherũ, o ta ũrĩa Firaũni atũũraga muoyo-rĩ, mũtingiuma kũndũ gũkũ nginya ũrĩa mũnini wanyu oke.
Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
16 Tũmai ũmwe wanyu athiĩ agĩĩre mũrũ wa thoguo ũcio ũngĩ; inyuĩ aya angĩ nĩ mũgũikio njeera nĩgeetha ciugo cianyu icio mwarĩtie irorwo kana nĩ ũhoro wa ma. Mũngĩkorwo ũguo muugĩte tiguo-rĩ, o ta ũrĩa Firaũni atũũraga muoyo, inyuĩ mũrĩ athigaani!”
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
17 Nake akĩmaikia othe njeera, magĩikara kuo mĩthenya ĩtatũ.
And he put them all together into ward three days.
18 Mũthenya wa ĩtatũ Jusufu akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Tondũ ndĩ mwĩtigĩri Ngai-rĩ, ĩkai ũũ nĩguo mũtũũre muoyo:
And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
19 Angĩkorwo mũrĩ andũ ehokeku, ĩtĩkĩrai ũmwe wanyu aikare gũkũ njeera, na inyuĩ arĩa angĩ mũthiĩ mũtwarĩre andũ anyu ngano nĩ ũndũ wa ngʼaragu ĩrĩa marĩ nayo.
If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
20 No rĩrĩ, no nginya mũndehere mũrũ wa thoguo ũcio mũnini biũ, nĩgeetha ciugo cianyu ciĩtĩkĩrĩke kũna atĩ nĩ cia ma, na nĩguo mũtigakue.” Nao magĩĩka o ũguo.
But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
21 Nao makĩĩrana atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ tũraherithio nĩ ũndũ wa mũrũ wa ithe witũ. Nĩtuonire ũrĩa aarĩ na thĩĩna rĩrĩa atũthaithaga tũhonokie muoyo wake, no tũkĩrega kũmũigua; na no kĩo tũnyiitĩtwo nĩ thĩĩna ũyũ.”
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
22 Rubeni akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Githĩ ndiamwĩrire mũtikehĩrie kamwana kau? No inyuĩ mũkĩrega gũũthikĩrĩria! Rĩu no nginya tũrĩhio thakame yake.”
And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
23 No matiamenyaga atĩ Jusufu nĩaiguaga ũrĩa moigaga, tondũ we aatũmagĩra mũtabuti akĩmaarĩria.
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
24 Jusufu akĩmahutatĩra akĩmeherera, akĩambĩrĩria kũrĩra; ningĩ agĩcooka agĩthiĩ akĩmaarĩria rĩngĩ. Akĩnyiitithia Simeoni akĩeherio harĩo na akĩohwo makĩonaga.
And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
25 Jusufu agĩathana makũnia mao maiyũrio ngano, na betha cia o mũndũ icookio ikũnia-inĩ rĩake, na maheo rĩĩgu wa rũgendo. Thuutha wa gwĩkĩrwo maũndũ macio,
Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
26 makĩigĩrĩra ndigiri ciao mĩrigo ĩyo ya ngano na makiumagara.
And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
27 Harĩa maarũgamire mararĩrĩre-rĩ, ũmwe wao agĩtumũra ikũnia rĩake ahe ndigiri yake irio, nake akĩona betha ciake hau mũromo-inĩ wa ikũnia rĩake.
And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.
28 Akĩĩra ariũ a ithe atĩrĩ, “Haiya, nĩnjookeirio betha ciakwa; ĩ ici haha ikũnia-inĩ rĩakwa.” Ngoro ciao ikĩnyiitwo nĩ ihooru na makĩrorana makĩinainaga, makĩũrania atĩrĩ, “Nĩ atĩa ũũ Ngai atwĩkĩte?”
And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
29 Na rĩrĩa maakinyire kũrĩ ithe wao Jakubu kũu bũrũri wa Kaanani-rĩ, makĩmwĩra maũndũ marĩa mothe monete. Makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ,
And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
30 “Mũndũ ũrĩa mwathi wa bũrũri ũcio aatwarĩirie na ũũru mũingĩ na agĩtũtua ta twathiĩte gũthigaana bũrũri ũcio.
The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
31 No ithuĩ tũkĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Ithuĩ tũrĩ andũ ehokeku; tũtirĩ athigaani.
And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
32 Twarĩ andũ ikũmi na eerĩ, ariũ a mũthuuri ũmwe. Ũmwe ndarĩ ho, na ũrĩa mũnini biũ arĩ na ithe witũ kũu Kaanani.’
We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
33 “Ningĩ mũndũ ũcio mwathi wa bũrũri agĩtwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Gĩkĩ nĩkĩo gĩgũtũma menye kana mũrĩ andũ ehokeku: Ndigĩrai mũrũ wa thoguo ũmwe gũkũ, muoe irio mũthiĩ mũcitwarĩre andũ a nyũmba cianyu acio marĩ na ngʼaragu.
And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
34 No mũndehere mũrũ wa thoguo ũrĩa mũnini biũ na noguo ngaamenya atĩ mũtirĩ athigaani, mũrĩ andũ ehokeku. Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩngamũcookeria mũrũ wa thoguo, na nĩmũgetĩkĩrio kuonjorithagia bũrũri-inĩ ũyũ.’”
And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
35 Na rĩrĩa moonoragia makũnia mao-rĩ, o mũndũ agĩkora kĩohe kĩa betha ciake ikũnia-inĩ rĩake! Nao na ithe wao mona ciohe icio cia mbeeca, makĩmaka.
And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
36 Ithe wao Jakubu akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Mũrĩ kũũniinĩra ciana ciakwa. Jusufu ndarĩ ho, na Simeoni ndarĩ ho, na rĩu mũrenda kuoya Benjamini. Maũndũ maya mothe nĩ niĩ mokĩrĩire!”
And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
37 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Rubeni akĩĩra ithe atĩrĩ, “Nĩũkooraga ariũ akwa eerĩ ingĩkaaga gũcookia Benjamini harĩwe. Reke akorwo ũmenyereri-inĩ wakwa, na nĩngamũcookia.”
And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
38 No Jakubu akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wakwa ndegũikũrũka athiĩ na inyuĩ; mũrũ wa nyina nĩ mũkuũ na nowe wiki ũtigarĩte. Angĩnyiitwo nĩ mũtino mũna rũgendo-inĩ rũu mũrathiĩ-rĩ, mwatũma mbuĩ ici ciakwa ithiĩ mbĩrĩra-inĩ na kĩeha.” (Sheol h7585)
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. (Sheol h7585)
