Joshua 22
1 Ningĩ Joshua agĩĩta andũ a Mũhĩrĩga wa Rubeni, na wa Gadi. na nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase,
Then Joshua called together the sons of Ruben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse,
2 akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Nĩmwĩkĩte maũndũ marĩa mothe Musa ndungata ya Jehova aamwathire, na nĩmũnjathĩkĩire maũndũ-inĩ mothe marĩa ndĩmwathĩte.
and said to them, Ye have heard all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and ye have hearkened to my voice in all that he commanded you.
3 Matukũ macio mothe mathirĩte o nginya ũmũthĩ-rĩ, mũtirĩ mwatiganĩria ariũ a thoguo, no nĩmũrutĩte wĩra ũrĩa Jehova Ngai wanyu aamũheire.
Ye have not deserted your brethren these many days: until this day ye have kept the commandment of the Lord your God.
4 Na rĩrĩ, kuona atĩ Jehova nĩaheete ariũ a thoguo ũhurũko o ta ũrĩa eeranĩire-rĩ, cookai mũthiĩ mĩciĩ kwanyu bũrũri-inĩ ũrĩa Musa ndungata ya Jehova aamũheire mũrĩmo ũũrĩa ũngĩ wa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani.
And now the Lord our God has given our brethren rest, as he told them: now then return and depart to your homes, and to the land of your possession, which Moses gave you on the other side Jordan.
5 No rĩrĩ, menyerera mũno mũtikanaage kũhingia maathani na watho ũrĩa Musa ndungata ya Jehova aamũheire; akĩmwĩra mwendage Jehova Ngai wanyu, na mũrũmagie njĩra ciake ciothe, na mwathĩkagĩre maathani make, na mũtũũre mwĩgwatanĩtie nake, na mũmũtungatagĩre na ngoro cianyu ciothe na mĩoyo yanyu yothe.”
But take great heed to do the commands and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you to do; to love the Lord our God, to walk in all his ways, to keep his commands, and to cleave to him, and serve him with all your mind, and with all your soul.
6 Nake Joshua akĩmarathima, akĩmeera mathiĩ, nao magĩthiĩ, makĩinũka kwao mĩciĩ.
And Joshua blessed them, and dismissed them; and they went to their homes.
7 (Musa nĩaheete nuthu ĩmwe ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase gĩthaka kũu Bashani, nayo nuthu ĩyo ĩngĩ ya mũhĩrĩga ũcio Joshua akĩmĩhe gĩthaka mwena wa ithũĩro wa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani hamwe na ariũ a ithe wao.) Rĩrĩa Joshua aameerire mainũke-rĩ, nĩamarathimire,
And to [one] half the tribe of Manasse Moses gave a portion in the land of Basan, and to [the other] half Joshua gave a portion with his brethren on the other side of Jordan westward: and when Joshua sent them away to their homes, then he blessed them.
8 akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Cookai mĩciĩ kwanyu hamwe na ũtonga wanyu mũnene, wa mahiũ maingĩ, na betha, na thahabu, na icango, na igera, na nguo nyingĩ mũno cia kwĩhumba, na mũthiĩ mũgayane indo icio mũtahĩte kuuma kũrĩ thũ cianyu na ariũ a ithe wanyu.”
And they departed with much wealth to their houses, and they divided the spoil of their enemies with their brethren; very much cattle, and silver, and gold, and iron, and much raiment.
9 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũhĩrĩga wa Rubeni, na wa Gadi, na nuthu ya Manase magĩtiga andũ a Isiraeli Shilo kũu Kaanani nĩguo macooke Gileadi, bũrũri wao kĩũmbe, ũrĩa meegwatĩire naguo o ta ũrĩa Jehova aathĩte Musa.
So the sons of Ruben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse, departed from the children of Israel in Selo in the land of Chanaan, to go away into Galaad, into the land of their possession, which they inherited by the command of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.
10 Rĩrĩa maakinyire Gelilothu gũkuhĩ na Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani kũu bũrũri wa Kaanani-rĩ, mũhĩrĩga wa Rubeni, na wa Gadi, na nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase nĩmakire kĩgongona kĩnene biũ o kũu hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani.
And they came to Galaad of Jordan, which is in the land of Chanaan: and the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to look at.
11 Na rĩrĩa andũ a Isiraeli maaiguire atĩ nĩmakĩte kĩgongona kĩu mũhaka-inĩ wa Kaanani kũu Gelilothu gũkuhĩ na Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani mwena wa andũ a Isiraeli-rĩ,
And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the sons of Ruben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse have built an altar at the borders of the land of Chanaan at Galaad of Jordan, on the opposite side to the children of Israel.
12 kĩungano gĩothe gĩa Isiraeli gĩkĩũngana Shilo nĩguo gĩkarũe nao.
And all the children of Israel gathered together to Selo, so as to go up and fight against them.
13 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ a Isiraeli magĩtũma Finehasi mũrũ wa Eleazaru ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai athiĩ bũrũri wa Gileadi; athiĩ kũrĩ mũhĩrĩga wa Rubeni, na wa Gadi na nuthu ya Manase.
And the children of Israel sent to the sons of Ruben, and the sons of Gad, and to the sons of the half tribe of Manasse into the land of Galaad, both Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest,
14 O hamwe nake, magĩtũma atongoria ikũmi o mũtongoria ũmwe akarũgamĩrĩra mũhĩrĩga o mũndũ ũmwe wa Isiraeli, o ũmwe wao nĩwe warĩ mũnene wa nyũmba ya ithe thĩinĩ wa mbarĩ cia andũ a Isiraeli.
and ten of the chiefs with him; [there was] one chief of every household out of all the tribes of Israel; (the heads of families are the captains of thousands in Israel.)
15 Rĩrĩa maathiire Gileadi, magĩthiĩ kũrĩ mũhĩrĩga wa Rubeni, na Gadi, na nuthu ya Manase, makĩmeera atĩrĩ,
And they came to the sons of Ruben, and to the sons of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasse into the land of Galaad; and they spoke to them, saying,
16 “Kĩũngano gĩothe kĩa Jehova gĩkũmũũria atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte mwage kwĩhokeka harĩ Ngai wa Isiraeli? Mwahota atĩa kũhutatĩra Jehova mũkeyakĩra kĩgongona nĩguo mũũkĩrĩre Jehova mũmũremere?
Thus says the whole congregation of the Lord, What [is] this transgression that ye have transgressed before the God of Israel, to turn away today from the Lord, in that ye have built for yourselves an altar, so that ye should be apostates from the Lord?
17 Mehia marĩa meekĩirwo Peori matitũiganĩte? Nginya ũmũthĩ ũyũ tũtirĩ twetheria mehia macio, o na gũtuĩka mũthiro nĩwokire igũrũ rĩa kĩrĩndĩ kĩa Jehova!
Is the sin of Phogor too little for you, whereas we have not been cleansed from it until this day, though there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord?
18 Rĩu na inyuĩ nĩ Jehova mũrahutatĩra? “‘Mũngĩremera Jehova ũmũthĩ, rũciũ nake nĩakarakarĩra kĩrĩndĩ gĩothe gĩa Isiraeli.
And ye have this day revolted from the Lord; and it shall come to pass if ye revolt this day from the Lord, that to-morrow there shall be wrath upon all Israel.
19 Angĩkorwo bũrũri ũrĩa mwĩgwatĩire nĩmũthaahu-rĩ, ringai mũũke bũrũri wa Jehova, kũrĩa hema ya Jehova ĩrĩ, mũgayane bũrũri na ithuĩ. No rĩrĩ, mũtikaremere Jehova kana mũtũremere na ũndũ wa kwĩyakĩra kĩgongona kĩanyu inyuĩ ene, o tiga kĩgongona kĩrĩa kĩrĩ kĩa Jehova Ngai witũ.
And now if the land of your possession [be too] little, cross over to the land of the possession of the Lord, where the tabernacle of the Lord dwells, and receive ye an inheritance among us; and do not become apostates from God, neither do ye apostatize from the Lord, because of your having built an altar apart from the altar of the Lord our God.
20 Rĩrĩa Akani mũrũ wa Zera aagire kwĩhokeka maũndũ-inĩ makoniĩ indo iria ciamũrĩtwo cia kũniinwo-rĩ, githĩ mangʼũrĩ matiakinyĩrĩire kĩrĩndĩ gĩothe gĩa Isiraeli? Mũndũ ũcio to we wiki wakuire nĩ ũndũ wa mehia make.’”
Lo! did not Achar the [son] of Zara commit a trespass [taking] of the accursed thing, and there was wrath on the whole congregation of Israel? and he himself died alone in his own sin.
21 Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ a Rubeni, na a Gadi, na a nuthu ya Manase magĩcookeria anene a mbarĩ cia Isiraeli makĩmeera atĩrĩ:
And the sons of Ruben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse answered, and spoke to the captains of the thousands of Israel, saying,
22 “Jehova, Ngai, Mwene-Hinya, o we Jehova! Jehova, Ngai, Mwene-Hinya, o we Jehova! Nĩwe ũũĩ! Narĩo Isiraeli nĩrĩmenye! Angĩkorwo ũndũ ũyũ nĩ wa ũremi o na kana kwaga gwathĩkĩra Jehova, mũtigatũtigie muoyo ũmũthĩ.
God [even] God is the Lord, and God [even] God himself knows, and Israel he shall know; if we have transgressed before the Lord by apostasy, let him not deliver us this day.
23 Angĩkorwo nĩtwakĩte kĩgongona giitũ ithuĩ ene nĩguo tũhutatĩre Jehova, na tũrutage maruta ma njino na ma mũtu, o na kana tũkarutagĩra igongona rĩa ũiguano igũrũ rĩakĩo-rĩ, Jehova aroĩyũrĩria gĩtũmi kĩa ũhoro ũcio harĩ ithuĩ.
And if we have built to ourselves an altar, so as to apostatize from the Lord our God, so as to offer upon it a sacrifice of whole-burnt-offerings, so as to offer upon it a sacrifice of peace-offering, —the Lord shall require it.
24 “Aca! Ithuĩ twekire ũguo nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtigĩra atĩ mũthenya ũmwe njiaro cianyu ciahota gũkeera ciitũ atĩrĩ, ‘Inyuĩ nĩ ũhoro ũrĩkũ mũrĩ naguo na Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli?
But we have done this for the sake of precaution [concerning this] thing, saying, Lest hereafter your sons should say to our sons, What have ye to do with the Lord God of Israel?
25 Jehova nĩekĩrĩte mũhaka wa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani ũtuĩke wa gũtũhakania ithuĩ na inyuĩ, na andũ aya a Rubeni na Gadi! Gũtirĩ ũndũ mwĩtainwo na Jehova.’ Nĩ ũndũ ũcio njiaro cianyu ciahota gũtũma ciitũ itige gũcooka gwĩtigĩra Jehova.
Whereas the Lord has set boundaries between us and you, even Jordan, and ye have no portion in the Lord: so your sons shall alienate our sons, that they should not worship the Lord.
26 “Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩatũmire tuuge atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩtwĩhaarĩrie twĩakĩre kĩgongona, no ti kĩa maruta ma njino o na kana magongona mangĩ.’
And we gave orders to do thus, to build this altar, not for burnt-offerings, nor for meat-offerings;
27 No rĩrĩ, nĩ gĩtuĩke ũira gatagatĩ gaitũ na inyuĩ na njiarwa iria igooka, atĩ tũrĩhooyagĩra Jehova hema-inĩ yake tũrĩ na maruta maitũ ma njino, na magongona na maruta ma ũiguano. Ningĩ matukũ ma thuutha njiaro cianyu itikeera njiaro ciitũ atĩrĩ, ‘Mũtirĩ na igai harĩ Jehova.’
but that this may be a witness between you and us, and between our posterity after us, that we may do service to the Lord before him, with our burnt-offerings and our meat-offerings and our peace-offerings: so your sons shall not say to our sons, hereafter, Ye have no portion in the Lord.
28 “Na ithuĩ tũkiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Mangĩgaatwĩra ũguo, o na kana meere njiaro ciitũ ũguo-rĩ, nĩtũkamacookeria, tũmeere atĩrĩ: Ta rorai muone mũhianĩre wa kĩgongona kĩa Jehova, kĩrĩa maithe maitũ maakire, gĩtiakirwo nĩ ũndũ wa maruta ma njino na magongona mangĩ, no gĩakirwo nĩguo gĩtuĩke ũira gatagatĩ gaitũ na inyuĩ.’
And we said, If ever it should come to pass that they should speak [so] to us, or to our posterity hereafter; then shall they say, Behold the likeness of the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for the sake of burnt-offerings, nor for the sake of meat-offerings, but it is a witness between you and us, and between our sons.
29 “Kũroaga gũtuĩka ũguo, atĩ no tũremere Jehova tũmũhutatĩre ũmũthĩ na ũndũ wa gwaka kĩgongona kĩngĩ gĩa keerĩ gĩa kũrutĩra maruta ma njino, na maruta ma mũtu na magongona mangĩ, tiga o kĩgongona kĩa Jehova Ngai witũ kĩrĩa gĩakĩtwo hema-inĩ yake.”
Far be it from us therefore that we should turn away from the Lord this day so as to apostatize from the Lord, so as that we should build an altar for burnt-offerings, and for peace-offerings, besides the altar of the Lord which is before his tabernacle.
30 Rĩrĩa Finehasi, mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai hamwe na atongoria a kĩrĩndĩ, o acio atongoria a mbarĩ cia andũ a Isiraeli maaiguire ũrĩa Rubeni, na Gadi, na Manase moigire-rĩ, magĩkena.
And Phinees the priest and all the chiefs of the congregation of Israel who were with him heard the words which the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse spoke; and it pleased them.
31 Nake Finehasi mũrũ wa Eleazaru ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai akĩĩra Rubeni, na Gadi, na Manase atĩrĩ, “Ũmũthĩ nĩtwamenya atĩ Jehova arĩ hamwe na ithuĩ, tondũ mũtihĩtĩirie Jehova ũndũ-inĩ ũyũ. Rĩu nĩmũteithũkĩtie andũ a Isiraeli kuuma guoko-inĩ kwa Jehova.”
And Phinees the priest said to the sons of Ruben, and to the sons of Gad, and to the half of the tribe of Manasse, To-day we know that the Lord [is] with us, because ye have not trespassed grievously against the Lord, and because ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the Lord.
32 Nake Finehasi mũrũ wa Eleazaru, ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, hamwe na atongoria magĩcooka Kaanani thuutha wa gũcemania na andũ a Rubeni na Gadi kũu Gileadi, nao magĩcookeria andũ a Isiraeli ũhoro.
So Phinees the priest and the princes departed from the children of Ruben, and from the children of Gad, and from the half tribe of Manasse out of Galaad into the land of Chanaan to the children of Israel; and reported the words to them.
33 Nĩmakenire nĩ kũigua ũhoro ũcio, na makĩgooca Ngai. Na matiigana gũcooka kwaria ũhoro wa kũrũa nao atĩ nĩguo maharaganie bũrũri ũrĩa andũ a Rubeni na Gadi matũũraga.
And it pleased the children of Israel; and they spoke to the children of Israel, and blessed the God of the children of Israel, and told them to go up no more to war against the others to destroy the land of the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse: so they dwelt upon it.
34 Nao andũ a Rubeni na Gadi magĩĩta kĩgongona kĩu ũũ: Mũira Gatagatĩ Gaitũ atĩ Jehova nĩwe Ngai.
And Joshua gave a name to the altar of the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse; and said, It is a testimony in the midst of them, that the Lord is their God.
