Kĩambĩrĩria 47
1 Jusufu agĩthiĩ akĩĩra Firaũni atĩrĩ, “Baba na ariũ a baba hamwe na ndũũru ciao cia mbũri na cia ngʼombe na indo ciao ciothe nĩmokĩte kuuma bũrũri wa Kaanani, na rĩu marĩ Gosheni.”
And Joseph came and told Pharao, [saying], My father, and my brethren, and their cattle, and their oxen, and all their possessions, are come out of the land of Chanaan, and behold, they are in the land of Gesem.
2 Ningĩ agĩthuura ariũ a ithe atano na akĩmatwara mbere ya Firaũni.
And he took of his brethren five men, and set them before Pharao.
3 Firaũni akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Mũrutaga wĩra ũrĩkũ?” Nao magĩcookeria Firaũni atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ ndungata ciaku tũrĩ arĩithi, o ta ũrĩa maithe maitũ maarĩ.”
And Pharao said to the brethren of Joseph, What is your occupation? and they said to Pharao, Thy servants are shepherds, both we and our father.
4 Ningĩ makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tũũkĩte gũikara gũkũ kwa ihinda, tondũ ngʼaragu ĩno nĩ nene kũu Kaanani, na ndũũru cia ndungata ciaku nĩ ciagĩte ũrĩithio. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio twagũthaitha wĩtĩkĩrie ndungata ciaku itũũre Gosheni.”
And they said to Pharao, We are come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for the flocks of thy servants, for the famine has prevailed in the land of Chanaan; now then, we will dwell in the land of Gesem. And Pharao said to Joseph, Let them dwell in the land of Gesem; and if thou knowest that there are among them able men, make them overseers of my cattle. So Jacob and his sons came into Egypt, to Joseph; and Pharao, king of Egypt, heard [of it].
5 Firaũni akĩĩra Jusufu atĩrĩ, “Thoguo na ariũ a thoguo mokĩte kũrĩ we,
And Pharao spoke to Joseph, saying, Thy father, and thy brethren, are come to thee.
6 na bũrũri wa Misiri ũrĩ mbere yaku; he thoguo na ariũ a thoguo mwena ũrĩa mwega mũno wa bũrũri ũyũ. Reke maikare Gosheni. Na rĩrĩ, angĩkorwo nĩũũĩ amwe ao marĩ na ũũgĩ wa mwanya-rĩ, matue arũgamĩrĩri a mahiũ makwa.”
Behold, the land of Egypt is before thee; settle thy father and thy brethren in the best land.
7 Ningĩ Jusufu akĩrehe ithe Jakubu mbere ya Firaũni. Na Jakubu aarĩkia kũrathima Firaũni-rĩ,
And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharao; and Jacob blessed Pharao.
8 Firaũni akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ũrĩ na mĩaka ĩigana?”
And Pharao said to Jacob, How many are the years of the days of thy life?
9 Nake Jakubu akĩĩra Firaũni atĩrĩ, “Mĩaka yakwa ya kũũrũũra nĩ igana rĩmwe na mĩrongo ĩtatũ. Mĩaka yakwa ĩkoretwo ĩrĩ mĩnini na ya mĩtangĩko, na ndĩigana mĩaka ya kũũrũũra kwa maithe makwa.”
And Jacob said to Pharao, The days of the years of my life, wherein I sojourn, are a hundred and thirty years; few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, they have not attained to the days of the life of my fathers, in which days they sojourned.
10 Jakubu agĩcooka akĩrathima Firaũni na akĩehera akiuma hau Firaũni aarĩ.
And Jacob blessed Pharao, and departed from him.
11 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jusufu akĩhe ithe na ariũ a ithe ũtũũro kũu Misiri na akĩmahe mĩgũnda mwena ũrĩa mwega mũno wa bũrũri ũcio, rũgongo rwa Ramesese o ta ũrĩa Firaũni aathanĩte.
And Joseph settled his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best land, in the land of Ramesses, as Pharao commanded.
12 Ningĩ Jusufu nĩaheaga ithe na ariũ a ithe na andũ a nyũmba ya ithe othe irio kũringana na mũigana wa ciana ciao.
And Joseph gave provision to his father, and his brethren, and to all the house of his father, corn for each person.
13 Na rĩrĩ, gũtiarĩ irio mwena ũcio wothe, tondũ ngʼaragu yarĩ nene mũno; na Misiri na Kaanani cierĩ nĩ ciahinyĩrĩrĩkĩte nĩ ũndũ wa ngʼaragu ĩyo.
And there was no corn in all the land, for the famine prevailed greatly; and the land of Egypt, and the land of Chanaan, fainted for the famine.
14 Jusufu akĩũngania mbeeca iria ciothe ingĩonekire bũrũri wa Misiri na wa Kaanani, irĩ irĩhi rĩa ngano ĩrĩa andũ maagũraga, nake agĩcitwara nyũmba-inĩ ya ũthamaki ya Firaũni.
And Joseph gathered all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and the land of Chanaan, [in return for] the corn which they bought, and he distributed corn to them; and Joseph brought all the money into the house of Pharao.
15 Na rĩrĩa mbeeca cia andũ a Misiri na cia andũ a Kaanani ciathirire-rĩ, andũ a Misiri othe magĩthiĩ kũrĩ Jusufu, makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tũhe irio. Tũngĩgĩkua ũtwĩroreire nĩkĩ? Mbeeca ciitũ nĩithirĩte biũ.”
And all the money failed out of the land of Egypt, and out of the land of Chanaan; and all the Egyptians came to Joseph, saying, Give us bread, and why do we die in thy presence? for our money is spent.
16 Nake Jusufu akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Ndeherai mahiũ manyu, na nĩngũmwenderia irio nĩ ũndũ wa mo tondũ mbeeca nĩ thiru.”
And Joseph said to them, Bring your cattle, and I will give you bread for your cattle, if your money is spent.
17 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩtwarĩra Jusufu mahiũ mao, nake akĩmakũũranĩria irio na mbarathi ciao, na ngʼondu na mbũri ciao, na ngʼombe na ndigiri ciao. Nake Jusufu akĩmateithĩrĩria mwaka ũcio wothe na irio, magĩcikũũrania na mahiũ mao mothe.
And they brought their cattle to Joseph; and Joseph gave them bread in return for their horses, and for their sheep, and for their oxen, and for their asses; and Joseph maintained them with bread for all their cattle in that year.
18 Naguo mwaka ũcio wathira-rĩ, magĩũka kũrĩ we mwaka ũyũ ũngĩ, makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tũtingĩhota kũhitha mwathi witũ ũndũ, kuona atĩ mbeeca ciitũ nĩithirĩte, na mahiũ maitũ rĩu nĩ maku, na gũtirĩ kĩndũ gĩtigaire kĩa mwathi witũ tiga mĩĩrĩ iitũ na ithaka ciitũ.
And that year passed, and they came to him in the second year, and said to him, Must we then be consumed from before our lord? for if our money has failed, and our possessions, and our cattle, [brought] to thee our lord, and there has not been left to us before our lord more than our own bodies and our land, [we are indeed destitute].
19 Tũngĩgĩkua ũtwĩroreire nĩkĩ, ithuĩ na ithaka ciitũ hamwe? Tũgũranĩrie hamwe na ithaka ciitũ, ũtũhe irio, na ithuĩ na ithaka ciitũ tũtuĩke ngombo cia Firaũni. Tũhe mbeũ nĩgeetha tũtũũre muoyo, tũtigakue, na nĩguo bũrũri witũ ndũkanangĩke.”
In order, then, that we die not before thee, and the land be made desolate, buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants to Pharao: give seed that we may sow, and live and not die, so our land shall not be made desolate.
20 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jusufu akĩgũrĩra Firaũni bũrũri wothe wa Misiri. Nao andũ a Misiri makĩendia ithaka ciao, mũndũ o mũndũ, nĩ ũndũ ngʼaragu nĩyamahatĩrĩirie mũno. Naguo bũrũri wothe ũgĩtuĩka wa Firaũni.
And Joseph bought all the land of the Egyptians, for Pharao; for the Egyptians sold their land to Pharao; for the famine prevailed against them, and the land became Pharao's.
21 Nake Jusufu agĩgĩtua andũ ngombo kuuma mwena ũmwe wa Misiri nginya ũrĩa ũngĩ.
And he brought the people into bondage to him, for servants, from one extremity of Egypt to the other,
22 No rĩrĩ, ndaigana kũgũra ithaka cia athĩnjĩri-ngai akuo, tondũ o maarĩ na igai maaheagwo nĩ Firaũni, na maarĩ na irio cia kũmaigana kuuma kũrĩ igai rĩu Firaũni aamaheaga. Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩatũmire mage kwendia ithaka ciao.
except only the land of the priests; Joseph bought not this, for Pharao gave a portion in the way of gift to the priests; and they ate their portion which Pharao gave them; therefore they sold not their land.
23 Nake Jusufu akĩĩra andũ acio atĩrĩ, “Rĩu tondũ ũmũthĩ nĩndamũgũra hamwe na ithaka cianyu mũtuĩke a Firaũni-rĩ, mbeũ cianyu nĩcio ici; oyai mũkahaande mĩgũnda.
And Joseph said to all the Egyptians, Behold, I have bought you and your land this day for Pharao; take seed for you, and sow the land.
24 No rĩrĩa mũkaagetha, mũkaahe Firaũni gĩcunjĩ gĩa gatano. Icunjĩ icio ingĩ inya harĩ ithano no mwĩigĩre irĩ mbeũ cia kũhaanda na irio cianyu ene na cia nyũmba cianyu, na cia ciana cianyu.”
And there shall be the fruits of it; and ye shall give the fifth part to Pharao, and the four [remaining] parts shall be for yourselves, for seed for the earth, and for food for you, and all that are in your houses.
25 Nao makiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩwahonokia mĩoyo iitũ. Tũroogĩtĩkĩrĩka maitho-inĩ ma mwathi witũ; ithuĩ tũgũtũũra tũrĩ ngombo cia Firaũni.”
And they said, Thou hast saved us; we have found favour before our lord, and we will be servants to Pharao.
26 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jusufu akĩruta watho ũkoniĩ ithaka cia Misiri, na nĩũtũire nginya ũmũthĩ, atĩ gĩcunjĩ gĩa gatano kĩa magetha nĩ kĩa Firaũni. No ithaka cia athĩnjĩri-ngai akuo itaatuĩkire cia Firaũni.
And Joseph appointed it to them for an ordinance until this day; to reserve a fifth part for Pharao, on the land of Egypt, except only the land of the priests, that was not Pharao's.
27 Nao andũ a Isiraeli magĩtũũra Misiri bũrũri-inĩ wa Gosheni. Makĩgĩa na indo kuo na magĩciarana, makĩingĩha mũno.
And Israel dwelt in Egypt, in the land of Gesem, and they gained an inheritance upon it; and they increased and multiplied very greatly.
28 Jakubu aikarire Misiri mĩaka ikũmi na mũgwanja, nayo mĩaka yake ĩrĩa aatũũrire muoyo yarĩ mĩaka igana rĩmwe na mĩrongo ĩna na mũgwanja.
And Jacob survived seventeen years in the land of Egypt; and Jacob's days of the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven years.
29 Na rĩrĩa ihinda rĩa Isiraeli rĩa gũkua rĩakuhĩrĩirie-rĩ, agĩtũmanĩra mũriũ wake Jusufu, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Angĩkorwo nĩnjĩtĩkĩrĩkĩte maitho-inĩ maku-rĩ, iga guoko gwaku rungu rwa kĩero gĩakwa, na ũnjĩĩre atĩ nĩũkanjĩka maũndũ ma ũtugi na ma wĩhokeku. Ndũkanaathike gũkũ Misiri,
and the days of Israel drew nigh for him to die: and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If I have found favour before thee, put thy hand under my thigh, and thou shalt execute mercy and truth toward me, so as not to bury me in Egypt.
30 no rĩrĩa ngaahurũka hamwe na maithe makwa, ũkanguua, ũndute Misiri, ũgaathike o harĩa mathikĩtwo.” Nake Jusufu akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩngeeka o ũguo woiga.”
But I will sleep with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me up out of Egypt, and bury me in their sepulchre. And he said, I will do according to thy word.
31 Nake Isiraeli akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Wĩhĩte na mwĩhĩtwa.” Nake Jusufu akĩĩhĩta harĩ we na mwĩhĩtwa, nake Isiraeli akĩhooya enyiitĩrĩire mũthĩgi wake.
And he said, Swear to me; and he swore to him. And Israel did reverence, leaning on the top of his staff.
