< Atiirĩrĩri 21 >
1 Andũ acio a Isiraeli nĩmehĩtĩte mwĩhĩtwa marĩ kũu Mizipa makoiga atĩrĩ, “Gũtirĩ o na ũmwe witũ ũkaaneana mũirĩtu wake ahikio nĩ Mũbenjamini.”
And the men of Israel have sworn in Mizpeh, saying, 'None of us doth give his daughter to Benjamin for a wife.'
2 Andũ acio nĩmathiire Betheli, kũrĩa maikarire mbere ya Ngai o nginya hwaĩ-inĩ, makĩanĩrĩra na mũgambo makĩrĩra na kĩgirĩko kĩnene.
And the people come in to Beth-El, and sit there till the evening before God, and lift up their voice, and weep — a great weeping,
3 Nao makiuga atĩrĩ, “Hĩ! Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli, nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũndũ ũyũ woneke Isiraeli? Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma mũhĩrĩga ũmwe ũkorwo ũtarĩ ho thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli ũmũthĩ?”
and say, 'Why, O Jehovah, God of Israel, hath this been in Israel — to be lacking to-day, from Israel, one tribe?'
4 Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ rũciinĩ tene andũ magĩaka kĩgongona na makĩruta maruta ma njino o na maruta ma ũiguano.
And it cometh to pass on the morrow, that the people rise early, and build there an altar, and cause to ascend burnt-offerings and peace-offerings.
5 Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ a Isiraeli makĩũria atĩrĩ, “Mĩhĩrĩga-inĩ yothe ya Isiraeli-rĩ, nũũ ũtokĩte kũngana haha mbere ya Jehova?” Nĩgũkorwo nĩmeehĩtĩte mwĩhĩtwa mũrũmu atĩ ũrĩa ũkwaga gũũka kĩũngano mbere ya Jehova kũu Mizipa ti-itherũ nĩagĩrĩire kũũragwo.
And the sons of Israel say, 'Who [is] he that hath not come up in the assembly out of all the tribes of Israel unto Jehovah?' for the great oath hath been concerning him who hath not come up unto Jehovah to Mizpeh, saying, 'He is surely put to death.'
6 Na rĩrĩ, andũ a Isiraeli magĩcakaya nĩ ũndũ wa ariũ a ithe wao, andũ a Benjamini, na makiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũmũthĩ mũhĩrĩga ũmwe nĩmweherie kuuma Isiraeli.
And the sons of Israel repent concerning Benjamin their brother, and say, 'There hath been to-day cut off one tribe from Israel,
7 Tũngĩhota atĩa kuonera arĩa matigarĩte atumia, kuona atĩ nĩtwĩhĩtĩte mwĩhĩtwa mbere ya Jehova atĩ tũtikaamahe airĩtu aitũ mamahikie?”
what do we do for them — for those who are left — for wives, and we — we have sworn by Jehovah not to give to them of our daughters for wives?'
8 Magĩcooka makĩũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ mũhĩrĩga ũrĩkũ wa Isiraeli ũtokĩte kĩũngano-inĩ mbere ya Jehova kũu Mizipa?” Nao makĩmenya atĩ gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe kuuma Jabeshi-Gileadi wokĩte kambĩ-inĩ ĩyo nĩ ũndũ wa kĩũngano kĩu.
And they say, 'Who is [that] one out of the tribes of Israel who hath not come up unto Jehovah to Mizpeh?' and lo, none hath come in unto the camp from Jabesh-Gilead — unto the assembly.
9 Tondũ rĩrĩa maatarire andũ, nĩmamenyire atĩ gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe kuuma Jabeshi-Gileadi warĩ kuo.
And the people numbered themselves, and lo, there is not there a man of the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead.
10 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio kĩũngano kĩu gĩgĩtũma andũ a kũrũa 12,000 marĩ na mawatho mathiĩ nginya Jabeshi-Gileadi na moorage arĩa maatũũraga kuo na rũhiũ rwa njora, gwata atumia na ciana.
And the company send there twelve thousand men of the sons of valour, and command them, saying, 'Go — and ye have smitten the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead by the mouth of the sword, even the women and the infants.
11 Nao makiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũũ nĩguo mũgwĩka, ũragai mũndũ mũrũme o wothe na mũndũ-wa-nja o wothe ũrĩa ũtarĩ gathirange.”
And this [is] the thing which ye do; every male, and every woman knowing the lying of a male, ye devote.'
12 Nao magĩkora gatagatĩ-inĩ ka andũ arĩa maatũũraga kũu Jabeshi-Gileadi airĩtu magana mana arĩa mataakomete na mũndũ mũrũme, makĩmatwara kambĩ ĩrĩa yarĩ Shilo kũu Kaanani.
And they find out of the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead four hundred young women, virgins, who have not known man by the lying of a male, and they bring them in unto the camp at Shiloh, which [is] in the land of Canaan.
13 Ningĩ kĩũngano gĩothe gĩgĩtũma ihooya rĩa thayũ kũrĩ andũ a Benjamini o hau rwaro-inĩ rwa ihiga rĩa Rimoni.
And all the company send, and speak, unto the sons of Benjamin who [are] in the rock Rimmon, and proclaim to them peace;
14 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ a Benjamini makĩhũndũka ihinda o rĩu na makĩheo andũ-a-nja a Jabeshi-Gileadi arĩa matooragĩtwo. No matingĩamaiganire.
and Benjamin turneth back at that time, and they give to them the women whom they have kept alive of the women of Jabesh-Gilead, and they have not found for [all of] them so.
15 Nao andũ magĩcakaĩra andũ a Benjamini, tondũ Jehova nĩatũmire hagĩe na ithenya mĩhĩrĩga-inĩ ya Isiraeli.
And the people repented concerning Benjamin, for Jehovah had made a breach among the tribes of Israel.
16 Nao athuuri arĩa akũrũ a kĩũngano makiuga atĩrĩ, “Tondũ andũ-a-nja a Benjamini nĩaniine-rĩ, tũkuonera arũme arĩa matigaire atumia kũ?”
And the elders of the company say, 'What do we do to the remnant for wives — for the women have been destroyed out of Benjamin?'
17 Makiuga atĩrĩ, “Abenjamini arĩa maahonokire no nginya magĩe na a kũmagaya, nĩguo gũtikagĩe mũhĩrĩga o na ũmwe wa Isiraeli ũkũniinũkio.
And they say, 'A possession of an escaped party [is] to Benjamin, and a tribe is not blotted out from Israel;
18 Tũtingĩmahe airĩtu aitũ matuĩke atumia ao, nĩgũkorwo ithuĩ andũ a Isiraeli nĩtwehĩtire mwĩhĩtwa ũyũ: ‘Kũrumwo-rĩ, nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩhe Mũbenjamini mũtumia.’
and we — we are not able to give to them wives out of our daughters, for the sons of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed [is] he who is giving a wife to Benjamin.'
19 No rĩrĩ, nĩkũgĩaga gĩathĩ kĩa Jehova o mwaka kũu Shilo, mwena wa gathigathini wa Betheli, na mwena wa irathĩro wa njĩra ĩrĩa ĩthiiaga kuuma Betheli nginya Shekemu, na mwena wa gũthini wa Lebona.”
And they say, 'Lo, a festival of Jehovah [is] in Shiloh, from time to time, which [is] on the north of Beth-El, at the rising of the sun, by the highway which is going up from Beth-El to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.'
20 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩatha andũ a Benjamini, makĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Thiĩi mwĩhithe kũu mĩgũnda-inĩ ya mĩthabibũ
And they command the sons of Benjamin, saying, 'Go — and ye have laid wait in the vineyards,
21 na mũikare mũkĩroraga. Rĩrĩa airĩtu a Shilo mariumĩra meturanĩre na arĩa angĩ rwĩmbo-inĩ-rĩ, mũguthũke kuuma mĩgũnda-inĩ ya mĩthabibũ, na o mũndũ ehurĩrie mũtumia kuuma kũrĩ airĩtu acio a Shilo, na mũthiĩ bũrũri wa Benjamini.
and have seen, and lo, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances — then ye have gone out from the vineyards, and caught for you each his wife out of the daughters of Shiloh, and gone to the land of Benjamin;
22 Rĩrĩa maithe mao kana ariũ a maithe mao magaatũrehera thitango, tũkaameera atĩrĩ, ‘Twĩkei wega na kũmateithia, tondũ tũtiamooneire atumia hĩndĩ ya mbaara, no inyuĩ mũtirĩ na mahĩtia, tondũ mũtiamaheire airĩtu anyu.’”
and it hath been, when their fathers or their brethren come in to plead unto us, that we have said unto them, Favour us [by] them, for we have not taken [to] each his wife in battle, for ye — ye have not given to them at this time [that] ye are guilty.'
23 Ũguo nĩguo andũ a Benjamini meekire. O rĩrĩa airĩtu maainaga-rĩ, o mũndũ akĩnyiita ũmwe, na akĩmũkuua agatuĩke mũtumia wake. Hĩndĩ ĩyo magĩcooka kũrĩ igai rĩao, magĩaka matũũra mao rĩngĩ, na magĩtũũra kuo.
And the sons of Benjamin do so, and take women according to their number, out of the dancers whom they have taken violently away; and they go, and turn back unto their inheritance, and build the cities, and dwell in them.
24 Na ihinda rĩu andũ a Isiraeli makiuma kũndũ kũu, makĩinũka mũciĩ kũrĩ mĩhĩrĩga yao na nyũmba ciao, o mũndũ kũrĩ igai rĩake.
And the sons of Israel go up and down thence at that time, each to his tribe, and to his family; and they go out thence each to his inheritance.
25 Matukũ-inĩ macio Isiraeli gũtiarĩ na mũthamaki; o mũndũ ekaga ũrĩa oonaga kwagĩrĩire.
In those days there is no king in Israel; each doth that which is right in his own eyes.