Atiirĩrĩri 20
1 Na rĩrĩ, andũ a Isiraeli othe kuuma Dani nginya Birishiba, na kuuma bũrũri wothe wa Gileadi magĩũka o taarĩ mũndũ ũmwe, makĩũngana mbere ya Jehova kũu Mizipa.
Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, to the LORD at Mizpah.
2 Atongoria a andũ othe a mĩhĩrĩga ya Isiraeli makĩrũgama handũ hao kũu kĩũngano-inĩ kĩa andũ a Ngai, marĩ thigari ngiri magana mana meeohete hiũ cia njora.
The leaders of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen who drew sword.
3 (Nao andũ Benjamini makĩigua atĩ andũ a Isiraeli nĩmambatĩte nginya Mizipa.) Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ a Isiraeli makiuga atĩrĩ, “Ta twĩre ũrĩa ũndũ ũcio mũũru wekĩkire.”
(Now the people of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) The children of Israel said, "Tell us, how did this wickedness happen?"
4 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mũlawii ũcio mũthuuri wa mũtumia ũrĩa woragĩtwo akiuga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ na thuriya yakwa tuokire Gibea ya andũ a Benjamini tũraarĩrĩre kuo.
The Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered and said, "I came into Gibeah that belongs to Benjamin, I and my secondary wife, to spend the night.
5 Ũtukũ ũcio andũ a Gibea nĩmaanũmĩrĩire, na magĩthiũrũrũkĩria nyũmba, mehaarĩirie kũnjũraga. Makĩnyiita thuriya yakwa na hinya, nginya ĩgĩkua.
And the leaders of Gibeah rose against me, and surrounded the house at night. They intended to kill me, and they raped my secondary wife, and she is dead.
6 Ngĩoya thuriya yakwa, ngĩmĩtinaangia icunjĩ, na ngĩtũma o gĩcunjĩ o rũgongo rwa igai rĩa Isiraeli, nĩ ũndũ nĩmekĩte ũndũ wa thoni na wa gĩconoko thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli.
I took my secondary wife, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the territory of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed wickedness and disgrace in Israel.
7 Atĩrĩrĩ, inyuĩ andũ a Isiraeli inyuothe, kĩariei, mũheane itua rĩanyu.”
Look, you children of Israel, all of you, give your advice and counsel here."
8 Andũ acio othe magĩũkĩra o taarĩ mũndũ ũmwe, makiuga atĩrĩ, “Gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe witũ ũkũinũka. Aca, gũtirĩ o na ũmwe witũ ũgũcooka gwake mũciĩ.
All the people arose as one man, saying, "None of us will go to his tent, neither will any of us return to his house.
9 No rĩrĩ, ũndũ ũrĩa tũgwĩka Gibea nĩ ũyũ: Tũkwambata kuo tũmookĩrĩre o ta ũrĩa ũcuuki wa mĩtĩ ũgũtuonia.
But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot;
10 Tũkũruta andũ ikũmi thĩinĩ wa o andũ igana a mĩhĩrĩga yothe ya Isiraeli, na andũ igana thĩinĩ wa o andũ ngiri, na andũ ngiri thĩinĩ wa o andũ ngiri ikũmi, nĩguo magĩĩrĩre mbũtũ cia ita irio. Nĩgeetha rĩrĩa mbũtũ cia ita igaakinya Gibea ya Benjamini, ikaameka maũndũ maringaine na waganu wa andũ akuo ũrĩa meekĩte thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli.”
and we will take ten men of one hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and one hundred of one thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to get food for the people, those setting forth, that when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin they may repay all the disgrace that they have committed in Israel."
11 Tondũ ũcio andũ othe a Isiraeli makĩũngana na makĩnyiitana o ta maarĩ mũndũ ũmwe mahũũre itũũra rĩu inene.
So all the men of Israel gathered against the city, united as one man.
12 Mĩhĩrĩga ya Isiraeli ĩgĩtũma andũ mathiĩ kũrĩ mũhĩrĩga wothe wa Benjamini, makamoorie atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ngero ĩrĩkũ ĩno njũru ũũ ĩĩkĩtwo gatagatĩ-inĩ kanyu?
The tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, "What wickedness is this that has happened among you?
13 Na rĩrĩ, tũnengerei andũ acio aaganu a Gibea nĩgeetha tũmoorage tweherie ũũru ũcio thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli.” No andũ a Benjamini matiigana kũigua andũ acio angĩ a Isiraeli.
Now therefore deliver up the men, the wicked men who are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel." But the sons of Benjamin would not listen to the voice of their brothers, the children of Israel.
14 Moimire matũũra-inĩ mao, makĩũngana hamwe kũu Gibea nĩguo mahũũrane na andũ a Isiraeli.
The people of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
15 O ro rĩmwe andũ a Benjamini magĩcookanĩrĩria andũ arĩa marũaga na hiũ cia njora 20,060 kuuma matũũra-inĩ mao, mongereirwo harĩ andũ magana mũgwanja arĩa maathuurĩtwo kuuma kũrĩ andũ arĩa maatũũraga kũu Gibea.
The people of Benjamin were numbered on that day out of the cities twenty-six thousand men who drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men.
16 Gatagatĩ-inĩ ga thigari icio ciothe nĩ kwarĩ na andũ magana mũgwanja maathuurĩtwo a kĩmotho, na o ũmwe wao nĩahotaga gũikia ihiga na kĩgũtha ũndũ angĩringa rũcuĩrĩ na ndahĩtie.
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; everyone could sling stones at a hair and not miss.
17 Tiga andũ a Benjamini-rĩ, Isiraeli nĩmacookanĩrĩirie thigari 400 arĩa marũaga na hiũ cia njora, na othe maarĩ andũ a ita.
The men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men who drew sword: all these were men of war.
18 Andũ a Isiraeli makĩambata nginya Betheli na magĩtuĩria ũhoro harĩ Ngai makĩũria atĩrĩ, “Nũũ thĩinĩ witũ ũkwambĩrĩria kũhũũrana na andũ aya a Benjamini?” Nake Jehova agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Juda nĩwe ũkwambĩrĩria.”
The children of Israel arose, and went up to Bethel, and asked counsel of God; and they said, "Who shall go up for us first to battle against the people of Benjamin?" The LORD said, "Judah will go up first."
19 Rũciinĩ rũrũ rũngĩ andũ a Isiraeli magĩũkĩra na makĩamba hema ciao gũkuhĩ na Gibea.
The children of Israel rose up in the morning, and camped against Gibeah.
20 Andũ a Isiraeli makiumagara makahũũrane na andũ a Benjamini, na makĩiga andũ o handũ hao mbaara-inĩ marũe nao kũu Gibea.
The men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah.
21 Nao andũ a Benjamini makiuma kũu Gibea na makĩũraga andũ a Isiraeli 22,000 kũu mbaara-inĩ mũthenya ũcio.
The people of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites on that day twenty-two thousand men.
22 No andũ a Isiraeli makĩũmanĩrĩria mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ na makĩrũgama handũ hao rĩngĩ o harĩa meigĩte mũthenya wa mbere.
The people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves, and set the battle again in array in the place where they set themselves in array the first day.
23 Nao andũ a Isiraeli makĩambata makĩrĩrĩra mbere ya Jehova nginya hwaĩ-inĩ, nao magĩtuĩria ũhoro harĩ Jehova atĩrĩ, “Hihi twambate rĩngĩ tũkahũũrane na andũ a Benjamini, aya ariũ a ithe witũ?” Nake Jehova akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Ambatai mũkahũũrane nao.”
The children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until evening; and they asked of the LORD, saying, "Shall I again draw near to battle against the people of Benjamin my brother?" The LORD said, "Go up against him."
24 Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ a Isiraeli magĩkuhĩrĩria andũ a Benjamini mũthenya wa keerĩ.
The children of Israel came near against the people of Benjamin the second day.
25 Mũthenya ũcio, rĩrĩa Abenjamini mookire moimĩte Gibea mahũũrane nao-rĩ, makĩũraga andũ a Isiraeli angĩ 18,000, othe meeohete hiũ cia njora.
Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword.
26 Ningĩ andũ a Isiraeli, marĩ othe, makĩambata nginya Betheli, na kũu magĩikara kuo makĩrĩra marĩ mbere ya Jehova. Makĩĩhinga kũrĩa irio mũthenya ũcio o nginya hwaĩ-inĩ, na makĩruta maruta ma njino na maruta ma ũiguano kũrĩ Jehova.
Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came to Bethel, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until evening; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
27 Nao andũ a Isiraeli, magĩtuĩria ũhoro harĩ Jehova. (Matukũ-inĩ macio ithandũkũ rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa Ngai rĩarĩ kũu,
The children of Israel asked of the LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
28 nake Finehasi mũrũ wa Eleazaru, mũrũ wa Harũni, nĩwe watungataga mbere yarĩo.) Nao makĩũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩtũkwambata rĩngĩ tũkahũũrane na Abenjamini ariũ a ithe witũ, kana tũtige?” Jehova akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Thiĩi, nĩ ũndũ rũciũ nĩngamaneana moko-inĩ manyu.”
and Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days), "Shall I yet again go out to battle against the people of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease?" The LORD said, "Go up; for tomorrow I will deliver him into your hand."
29 Nao andũ a Isiraeli makĩmoheria mathiũrũrũkĩirie Gibea.
Israel set ambushes all around Gibeah.
30 Nao makĩambata makahũũrane na andũ a Benjamini mũthenya wa gatatũ na makĩrũgama handũ hao nĩguo mahũũrane na Gibea o ta ũrĩa meekĩte hau mbere.
The children of Israel went up against the people of Benjamin on the third day, and set themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.
31 Nao Abenjamini makiumĩra mamatũnge na makĩguucĩrĩrio kũraihu na itũũra rĩu inene. Makĩambĩrĩria kũhũũra andũ a Isiraeli o ta mbere ĩyo, na andũ ta mĩrongo ĩtatũ makĩrũndĩrwo werũ-inĩ na njĩra-inĩ ĩrĩa ĩthiiaga Betheli na ĩrĩa ĩngĩ Gibea.
The people of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to strike and kill some of the people, as at other times, on the highways, of which one goes up to Bethel, and the other to Gibeah, in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
32 Rĩrĩa andũ a Benjamini meeranaga atĩrĩ, “Nĩtũramahoota o ta mbere,” noguo nao andũ a Isiraeli meeranaga atĩrĩ, “Rekei tũcooke na thuutha tũmaguucĩrĩrie moime itũũra-inĩ inene moke njĩra-inĩ.”
The people of Benjamin said, "They are defeated before us, as previously." But the children of Israel said, "Let us flee, and draw them away from the city to the highways."
33 Andũ othe a Isiraeli makĩehera harĩa maarĩ na makĩrũgama handũ hao kũu Baali-Tamaru, nao andũ a Isiraeli arĩa meehithĩire andũ a Benjamini makiumĩra kũrĩa meehithĩte mwena wa ithũĩro wa Gibea.
All the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and set themselves in array at Baal Tamar. And the men of Israel in ambush rushed out of their place west of Geba.
34 Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ ngiri ikũmi arĩa maarĩ njamba iria thuure cia Isiraeli magĩtharĩkĩra Gibea kuuma na mbere. Nayo mbaara yarĩ nene ũũ atĩ andũ a Benjamini matiigana gũkũũrana ũrĩa mwanangĩko wamakuhĩrĩirie.
There came over against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was severe; but they didn't know that disaster was close upon them.
35 Nake Jehova akĩhootera andũ a Benjamini mbere ya Isiraeli, na mũthenya ũcio andũ a Isiraeli makĩũraga andũ a Benjamini 25,100, arĩa meeohete hiũ cia njora.
The LORD struck Benjamin before Israel; and the children of Israel destroyed of Benjamin that day twenty-five thousand one hundred men: all armed with swords.
36 Tondũ ũcio andũ a Benjamini makĩona atĩ nĩmaatooretio. Na rĩrĩ, andũ a Isiraeli nĩmoorĩire andũ a Benjamini, nĩ ũndũ nĩmehokete andũ arĩa maigĩte a kuoheria andũ a Benjamini gũkuhĩ na Gibea.
So the people of Benjamin saw that they were defeated; for the men of Israel gave ground to Benjamin, because they trusted the ambushers whom they had set against Gibeah.
37 Nao andũ acio moohetie andũ makĩguthũka o rĩmwe magĩtoonya Gibea, makĩaragana kuo na makĩhũũra itũũra rĩu inene rĩothe na rũhiũ rwa njora.
The ambushers hurried, and rushed on Gibeah; and the ambushers drew themselves along, and struck all the city with the edge of the sword.
38 Nao andũ a Isiraeli nĩ mabangĩte na andũ acio moohetie andũ atĩ matoogie ndogo nene ĩthiĩ na igũrũ yumĩte itũũra rĩu inene,
Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the ambushers was that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city.
39 nĩgeetha hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ a Isiraeli magarũrũke na macooke mbaara-inĩ. Andũ a Benjamini maakorirwo maambĩrĩria kũũraga andũ a Isiraeli (ta andũ mĩrongo ĩtatũ), nao makiuga atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ nĩtũramatooria o ta ũrĩa twamekire mbaara-inĩ ya mbere.”
The men of Israel turned in the battle, and Benjamin began to strike and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons; for they said, "Surely they are defeated before us, as in the first battle."
40 No rĩrĩa ndogo yambĩrĩirie kwambata na igũrũ yumĩte itũũra-inĩ rĩu inene-rĩ, andũ a Benjamini makĩĩhũgũra makĩona ndogo itũũra-inĩ rĩu inene rĩothe yambatĩte na igũrũ matu-inĩ.
But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them; and look, the whole city went up in smoke into the sky.
41 Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ a Isiraeli makĩmagarũrũkĩra nao andũ a Benjamini makĩnyiitwo nĩ guoya mũnene, nĩ ũndũ nĩmakũũranire atĩ mwanangĩko nĩwarĩĩkĩtie kũmakora.
The men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were terrified; for they saw that disaster had come on them.
42 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩũrĩra andũ a Isiraeli marorete na werũ-inĩ, no matingĩahotire kũũrĩra mbaara. Nao andũ a Isiraeli arĩa mookire moimĩte matũũra-inĩ makĩmooragĩra kuo.
Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in its midst.
43 Magĩthiũrũrũkĩria andũ a Benjamini acio, makĩmatengʼeria, na makĩmakinyĩra na njĩra hũthũ kũu gũkuhĩ na Gibea mwena wa irathĩro.
They surrounded Benjamin, and they pursued them from Nohah and overtook them near Gibeah toward the east.
44 Andũ a Benjamini ngiri ikũmi na inyanya magĩkua, nao othe maarĩ arũi njamba.
There fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valor.
45 Na rĩrĩa maagarũrũkire marorete na werũ-inĩ nginya ihiga-inĩ rĩa Rimoni, andũ a Isiraeli makĩũragĩra andũ 5,000 njĩra-inĩ icio. Nao magĩkĩrĩrĩria kũrũmĩrĩra andũ a Benjamini o nginya Gidomu na makĩũraga 2,000.
They turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon: and they killed on the highways five thousand men, and followed hard after them to Gidom, and struck down two thousand men.
46 Mũthenya ũcio andũ a Benjamini 25,000 arĩa maarũaga na hiũ cia njora makĩũragwo, na othe maarĩ arũi njamba.
So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand swordsmen; all these were valiant fighters.
47 No andũ magana matandatũ makĩgarũrũka na makĩũrĩra werũ-inĩ o nginya ihiga-inĩ rĩa Rimoni, na magĩikara kuo mĩeri ĩna.
But six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and stayed in the rock of Rimmon four months.
48 Nao andũ a Isiraeli magĩcooka nginya bũrũri wa andũ a Benjamini na makĩhũũra matũũra mothe na rũhiũ rwa njora, o gwata nyamũ na kĩndũ o gĩothe kĩngĩ kĩrĩa maakorereire. Na matũũra mothe marĩa maakorire makĩmacina na mwaki.
The men of Israel turned again on the people of Benjamin, and struck them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city, and the livestock, and all that they found: moreover all the cities which they found they set on fire.
