Atiirĩrĩri 3
1 Ici nĩcio ndũrĩrĩ iria Jehova aatigirie kuo nĩguo ageragie andũ a Isiraeli arĩa mataamenyerete ũhoro wa mbaara cia kũu Kaanani.
Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
2 (Eekire ũguo nĩgeetha arute njiaro cia andũ a Isiraeli ũhoro wa mbaara tondũ njiaro icio itiamenyete ũhoro wa kũrũa mbaara).
only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing of it:
3 Ndũrĩrĩ icio nĩcio ici: aathani arĩa atano a Afilisti, na Akaanani othe, na Asidoni, na Ahivi arĩa maatũũraga irĩma-inĩ cia Lebanoni kuuma Kĩrĩma kĩa Baali-Herimoni o nginya Lebo-Hamathu.
namely, the five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to Lebo Hamath.
4 Ciatigirio nĩgeetha igerie andũ a Isiraeli, nĩguo monwo kana nĩmarĩathĩkagĩra maathani ma Jehova marĩa aaheete maithe mao ma tene na guoko kwa Musa.
They were left, to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
5 Andũ a Isiraeli magĩtũũrania na Akaanani, na Ahiti, na Aamori, na Aperizi, na Ahivi, na Ajebusi.
The children of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hethites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
6 Nao makĩhikia airĩtu ao, na makĩheana airĩtu ao mahikio nĩ aanake a andũ acio, na magĩtungatĩra ngai ciao.
and they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.
7 Andũ a Isiraeli nĩmekire ũũru maitho-inĩ ma Jehova; makĩriganĩrwo nĩ Jehova Ngai wao, na magĩtungatĩra ngai cia Baali na cia Ashera.
The children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgot the LORD their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.
8 Namo marakara ma Jehova magĩakanĩra andũ a Isiraeli o nginya akĩmarekereria moko-inĩ ma Kushani-Rishathaimu mũthamaki wa Aramu-Naharaimu, ũrĩa andũ a Isiraeli maatungatĩire mĩaka ĩnana.
Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan Rishathaim king of Aram Naharaim; and the children of Israel served Cushan Rishathaim eight years.
9 No rĩrĩa maarĩrĩire Jehova, akĩmaarahũrĩra mũndũ wa kũmahonokia wetagwo Othinieli mũrũ wa Kenazu, mũrũ wa ithe na Kalebu ũrĩa mũnini, nake akĩmahonokia.
When the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a savior to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother; and he obeyed him.
10 Roho wa Jehova agĩũka igũrũ rĩake, agĩtuĩka mũtiirĩrĩri bũrũri wa Isiraeli na agĩthiĩ ita-inĩ. Nake Jehova akĩneana Kushani-Rishathaimu mũthamaki wa Aramu moko-inĩ ma Othinieli, nake akĩmũtooria.
The Ruach of the LORD came on him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and the LORD delivered Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand: and his hand prevailed against Cushan Rishathaim.
11 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio bũrũri ũgĩkorwo na thayũ mĩaka mĩrongo ĩna, nginya rĩrĩa Othinieli mũrũ wa Kenazu aakuire.
The land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
12 O rĩngĩ andũ a Isiraeli magĩĩka ũũru maitho-inĩ ma Jehova, na tondũ wa gwĩka ũũru ũcio Jehova akĩhe Egiloni mũthamaki wa Moabi hinya wa gũtooria Isiraeli.
The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
13 Egiloni akĩgĩĩra andũ a Amoni na Amaleki, makĩũngana hamwe nake magĩtharĩkĩra andũ a Isiraeli, na makĩmatunya Itũũra rĩrĩa Inene rĩa Mĩkĩndũ.
He gathered to him the people of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.
14 Andũ a Isiraeli magĩtuĩka ndungata cia Egiloni mũthamaki wa Moabi mĩaka ikũmi na ĩnana.
The children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
15 O rĩngĩ andũ a Isiraeli makĩrĩrĩra Jehova, nake akĩmahe mũndũ wa kũmahonokia wetagwo Ehudu, warĩ wa kĩmotho; mũrũ wa Gera ũrĩa Mũbenjamini. Nao andũ a Isiraeli makĩmũtũma na irĩhi rĩa igooti kũrĩ Egiloni mũthamaki wa Moabi.
But when the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised them up a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-handed. The children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
16 Na rĩrĩ, Ehudu nĩathondekete rũhiũ rwa njora rũũgĩ mĩena yeerĩ, ta rwa buti ĩmwe na nuthu kũraiha rũrĩa oohereire njohero-inĩ yake mwena wa ũrĩo nguo-inĩ thĩinĩ.
Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, eighteen inches in length; and he girded it under his clothing on his right thigh.
17 Nake agĩtwarĩra Egiloni mũthamaki wa Moabi igooti, na rĩrĩ, Egiloni aarĩ mũndũ mũnoru mũno.
He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.
18 Thuutha wa Ehudu kũmũnengera igooti, akiumagaria andũ arĩa maarĩkuuĩte, magĩthiĩ.
When he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the people who bore the tribute.
19 Nowe mwene aakinya mĩhianano-inĩ ĩrĩa yarĩ hakuhĩ na Giligali, akĩhũndũka, agĩthiĩ akĩĩra mũthamaki ũcio atĩrĩ, “Ndĩ na ndũmĩrĩri yaku ya hitho.” Nake mũthamaki akiuga atĩrĩ, “Kirai!” Nao arĩa othe maamũtungatagĩra makĩehera harĩ we.
But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, "I have a secret message for you, O king." The king said, "Keep silence." All who stood by him went out from him.
20 Nake Ehudu akĩmũkuhĩrĩria rĩrĩa aikarĩte arĩ o wiki nyũmba-inĩ yake ya ũthamaki ya igũrũ, ĩrĩa aikaraga hĩndĩ ya riũa. Akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndĩ na ndũmĩrĩri yaku kuuma kũrĩ Ngai.” Na rĩrĩa mũthamaki ookagĩra kuuma gĩtĩ-inĩ kĩrĩa aikarĩire,
Ehud came to him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. Ehud said, "I have a message from God to you, O king." He arose out of his seat.
21 Ehudu agĩtambũrũkia guoko gwake kwa ũmotho, akĩruta rũhiũ rwa njora kuuma njohero-inĩ yake mwena wa ũrĩo, agĩtheeca mũthamaki ũcio nda.
And it happened as he rose up that Ehud put forth his left hand and took the sword from his right thigh and thrust it into his belly.
22 O na mũtĩ waruo ũgĩtoonya na rũhiũ rũkiumanĩra na thuutha. Ehudu ndaacomorire rũhiũ, namo maguta makĩrũhumbĩra.
And the handle also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he didn't draw the sword out of his belly; and it came out behind.
23 Ningĩ Ehudu agĩthiĩ gĩthaku-inĩ, akĩhinga mĩrango ya nyũmba ĩyo ya igũrũ, akĩmũhingĩrĩria kuo.
Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.
24 Ehudu aarĩkia gũthiĩ, ndungata cia mũthamaki igĩũka igĩkora mĩrango ya nyũmba ya igũrũ ĩrĩ mĩhinge, ikiuga atĩrĩ, “No nginya akorwo nĩ gwĩteithia areteithia kanyũmba-inĩ ka na thĩinĩ.”
Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and look, the doors of the upper room were locked; and they said, "Surely he is covering his feet in the upper room."
25 Nacio igĩeterera o nginya igĩconoka, no rĩrĩa aagire kũhingũra mĩrango ya nyũmba, ikĩoya hingũro ikĩhingũra mĩrango. Na hau ikĩona mũnene wao agũĩte thĩ arĩ mũkuũ.
They waited until they were ashamed; and look, he did not open the doors of the upper room: therefore they took the key, and opened them, and look, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
26 Na rĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ĩyo cietereire ihingũrĩrwo-rĩ, Ehudu akĩĩyũrĩra. Akĩhĩtũkĩra mĩhianano-inĩ akĩũrĩra Seira.
Ehud escaped while they waited, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirah.
27 Aakinya kuo akĩhuha karumbeta kũu bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma wa Efiraimu, nao andũ a Isiraeli magĩikũrũkania nake moimĩte irĩma-inĩ, amatongoretie.
It happened, when he had come, that he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he before them.
28 Akĩmaatha atĩrĩ, “Nũmĩrĩrai, nĩgũkorwo Jehova nĩaneanĩte Moabi thũ yanyu moko-inĩ manyu.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩikũrũka makĩmũrũmĩrĩra, makĩnyiita mariũko ma Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani marĩa maaringagĩrĩra bũrũri wa Moabi, na matiigana gwĩtĩkĩria mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ aringe rũũĩ rũu.
He said to them, "Follow after me; for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand." They went down after him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and did not allow a man to pass over.
29 Na hĩndĩ ĩyo makĩũraga andũ ta 10,000 a Moabi, na othe maarĩ andũ njamba na maarĩ na hinya; na gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe wahonokire.
They struck of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valor; and there escaped not a man.
30 Mũthenya ũcio andũ a Moabi magĩtuĩka ndungata cia andũ a Isiraeli, naguo bũrũri ũgĩkorwo na thayũ mĩaka mĩrongo ĩnana.
So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. Then the land had rest eighty years. And Ehud judged them until he died.
31 Thuutha wa Ehudu hagĩũka mũndũ wetagwo Shamigari mũrũ wa Anathu, ũrĩa woragire Afilisti magana matandatũ na mũcengi ũrĩa ũtindĩkaga ndegwa. O nake akĩhonokia andũ a Isiraeli.
And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who alone struck down six hundred men of the Philistines with an oxgoad. And he also saved Israel.
