Atiirĩrĩri 8
1 Na rĩrĩ, andũ a Efiraimu makĩũria Gideoni atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũtwĩke ũguo? Wagire gũtwĩta ũgĩthiĩ kũhũũrana na Amidiani nĩkĩ?” Nao makĩmũtetia mũno.
And the men of Ephraim said to him: What is this that thou meanest to do, that thou wouldst not call us when thou wentest to fight against Madian? and they chid him sharply and almost offered violence.
2 Nowe akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩatĩa niĩ njĩkĩte ngerekanĩtio na inyuĩ? Githĩ kũhaara thabibũ cia Efiraimu ti kwega gũkĩra magetha mothe ma thabibũ cia Abiezeri?
And he answered them: What could I have done like to that which you have done? Is not one bunch of grapes of Ephraim better than the vintages of Abiezer?
3 Ngai nĩaneanire Orebu na Zeebu, atongoria a Amidiani moko-inĩ manyu. Nĩatĩa niĩ hotete gwĩka ngerekanĩtio na inyuĩ?” Maigua ũguo, marakara marĩa maamũrakarĩire namo magĩthira.
The Lord hath delivered into your bands the princes of Madian, Oreb and Zeb: what could I have done like to what you have done? And when he had said this, their spirit was appeased, with which they swelled against him.
4 Gideoni na andũ ake magana matatũ, o na marĩ anogu, magĩtengʼeria thũ ciao magĩkinya Jorodani na makĩringa rũũĩ rũu.
And when Gedeon was come to the Jordan, he passed over it with the three hundred men, that were with him: who were so weary that they could not pursue after them that fled.
5 Nake akĩĩra andũ a Sukothu atĩrĩ, “Heei ita rĩakwa kĩndũ gĩa kũrĩa; nĩ ũndũ nĩ anogu biũ, na no ndengʼeretie Zeba na Zalimuna, athamaki a Midiani.”
And he said to the men of Soccoth: Give, I beseech you, bread to the people that is with me, for they are faint: that we may pursue Zebee, and Salmana the kings of Madian.
6 No anene a Sukothu makĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Rĩu-rĩ, ũkĩrĩ ũranyiita Zeba na Zalimuna magakorwo marĩ moko-inĩ maku? Tũkũhe thigari ciaku irio nĩkĩ?”
The princes of Soccoth answered: Peradventure the palms of the hands of Zebee and Salmana are in thy hand, and therefore thou demandest that we should give bread to thy army.
7 Nake Gideoni akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo mwoiga, rĩrĩa Jehova arĩneana Zeba na Zalimuna moko-inĩ makwa, ndĩĩtembũranga mĩĩrĩ yanyu na mĩigua ya werũ-inĩ na mahiũ ma nyeki-inĩ.”
And he said to them: When the Lord therefore shall have delivered Zebee and Salmana into my hands, I will thresh your flesh with the thorns and briers of the desert.
8 Oima kũu akĩambata nginya Penieli, akĩmooria o ta ũguo oorĩtie andũ a Sukothu, nao magĩcookia o ta ũrĩa andũ a Sukothu maamũcookeirie.
And going up from thence, he came to Phanuel: and he spoke the like things to the men of that place. And they also answered him, as the men of Soccoth had answered.
9 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩĩra andũ a Penieli atĩrĩ, “Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ngaahũndũka hootanĩte-rĩ, niĩ nĩngamomora mũthiringo ũyũ mũraihu na igũrũ.”
He said therefore to them also: When I shall return a conqueror in peace, I will destroy this tower.
10 Nao Zeba na Zalimuna maarĩ kũu Karikori marĩ na ita rĩa andũ ta 15,000, acio oiki no-o maatigaire kuuma kũrĩ mbũtũ ya andũ a irathĩro; andũ 100,000 rĩa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ arĩa maarũaga na hiũ cia njora nĩ moragĩtwo.
But Zebee and Salmana were resting with all their army. For fifteen thousand men were left of all the troops of the eastern people, and one hundred and twenty thousand warriors that drew the sword, were slain.
11 Gideoni akĩambata na njĩra ya andũ arĩa maikaraga hema-inĩ mwena wa irathĩro rĩa Noba na Jogibeha, akiumĩrĩra mbũtũ ĩyo hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ĩtegeragĩria kũrĩ na ũgwati.
And Gedeon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents, on the east of Nobe and Jegbaa, and smote the camp of the enemies, who were secure, and suspected no hurt.
12 Zeba na Zalimuna, athamaki acio eerĩ a Midiani, makĩũra, nowe akĩmatengʼeria, akĩmanyiita, na akĩhoota mbũtũ ĩyo yao yothe.
And Zebee and Salmana fled, and Gedeon pursued and took them, all their host being put in confusion.
13 Gideoni mũrũ wa Joashu akĩhũndũka oimĩte mbaara-inĩ, agereire Ihĩtũkĩro rĩa Heresi.
And returning from the battle before the sun rising,
14 Nake akĩnyiita mwanake wa Sukothu, na akĩmũhooya ũhoro, nake mwanake ũcio akĩmwandĩkĩra marĩĩtwa ma anene mĩrongo mũgwanja na mũgwanja a Sukothu, na nĩo athuuri a itũũra rĩu.
He took a boy of the men of Soccoth: and he asked him the names of the princes and ancients of Soccoth, and he described unto him seventy-seven men.
15 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Gideoni agĩũka, akĩĩra andũ a Sukothu atĩrĩ, “Aya nĩo Zeba na Zalimuna, arĩa mwanyũrũrĩirie ũhoro wao, mũkiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Anga nĩũkĩnyiitĩte Zeba na Zalimuna magakorwo marĩ moko-inĩ maku? Tũkũhe andũ aya aku anogu irio nĩkĩ?’”
And he came to Soccoth and said to them: Behold Zebee and Salmana, concerning whom you upbraided me, saying: Peradventure the hands of Zebee and Salmana, are in thy hands, and therefore thou demandest that we should give bread to the men that are weary and faint.
16 Agĩkĩnyiita athuuri acio a itũũra, nake akĩherithia andũ acio a Sukothu na mĩigua ya werũ-inĩ, na mahiũ ma nyeki-inĩ.
So he took the ancients of the city and thorns and briers of the desert, and tore them with the same, and cut in pieces the men of Soccoth.
17 Ningĩ akĩmomora mũthiringo ũcio mũraihu na igũrũ wa Penieli, na akĩũraga andũ a itũũra rĩu.
And he demolished the tower of Phanuel, and slew the men of the city.
18 Hĩndĩ ĩyo akĩũria Zeba na Zalimuna atĩrĩ, “Andũ arĩa mworagĩire kũu Tabori-rĩ, maahaanaga atĩa?” Nao magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Nĩ andũ tawe, o ũmwe wao aahaanaga ta mũrũ wa mũthamaki.”
And he said to Zebee and Salmana: What manner of men were they whom you slew in Thabor? They answered: They were like thee, and one of them as the son of a king.
19 Gideoni akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Acio maarĩ ariũ a baba, o na ariũ a maitũ. O ta ũrĩa Jehova atũũraga muoyo-rĩ, korwo nĩmwahonokirie mĩoyo yao-rĩ, ndingĩamũũraga.”
He answered them: They were my brethren, the sons of my mother. As the Lord liveth, if you had saved them, I would not kill you.
20 Akĩgarũrũkĩra Jetheri, mũriũ wake wa irigithathi, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Moorage!” Nowe Jetheri ndaigana gũcomora rũhiũ rwa njora, tondũ aarĩ o kamwana kanini, na nĩetigagĩra.
And he said to Jether his eldest son: Arise, and slay them. But he drew not his sword: for he was afraid, being but yet a boy.
21 Zeba na Zalimuna makĩĩra Gideoni atĩrĩ, “Ũkĩra, ũtũũrage arĩ we. Tondũ o ta ũrĩa mũndũ atariĩ noguo hinya wake ũigana.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Gideoni agĩũkĩra, akĩmooraga, na akĩruta irengeeri iria ciagemetie ngingo cia ngamĩĩra ciao, agĩthiĩ nacio.
And Zebee and Salmana said: Do thou rise, and run upon us: because the strength of a man is according to his age: Gedeon rose up and slew Zebee and Salmana: and he took the ornaments and bosses, with which the necks of the camels of kings are wont to be adorned.
22 Andũ a Isiraeli makĩĩra Gideoni atĩrĩ, “Tũthamakĩre, wee, na mũrũguo, na mũrũ wa mũrũguo o nake, nĩgũkorwo wee nĩũtũhonoketie, ũgatũruta moko-inĩ ma Midiani.”
And all the men of Israel said to Gedeon: Rule thou over us and thy son, and thy son’s son: because thou hast delivered us from the hand of Madian.
23 Nowe Gideoni akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndikũmũthamakĩra, o na kana mũrũ wakwa. Jehova nĩwe ũkũmũthamakĩra.”
And he said to them: I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you, but the Lord shall rule over you.
24 Ningĩ akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Harĩ ũndũ ũngĩ ũmwe ngũmũhooya, naguo nĩ atĩ o ũmwe wanyu aahe gĩcũhĩ kĩmwe gĩa gũtũ kĩa iria aatahire.” (Ũcio warĩ mũtugo wa Aishumaeli, gwĩkĩra icũhĩ cia thahabu matũ.)
And he said to them: I desire one request of you: Give me the earlets of your spoils. For the Ismaelites were accustomed to wear golden earlets.
25 Nao magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Nĩtũgũciheana tũkenete.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩara nguo thĩ, na o mũndũ agĩikia gĩcũhĩ ho kuuma kũrĩ indo iria aatahĩte.
They answered: We will give them most willingly. And spreading a mantle on the ground, they cast upon it the earlets of the spoils.
26 Naguo ũritũ wa icũhĩ icio cia thahabu aahooete wakinyire cekeri 1,700, mathaga marĩa mangĩ matatarĩtwo, na nĩmo mĩgathĩ, na nguo cia rangi wa ndathi iria ciehumbagwo nĩ athamaki a Amidiani, kana mĩnyororo ĩrĩa yarĩ ngingo cia ngamĩĩra ciao.
And the weight of the earlets that he requested, was a thousand seven hundred sicles of gold, besides the ornaments, and jewels, and purple raiment which the kings of Madian were went to use, and besides the golden chains that were about the camels’ necks.
27 Gideoni agĩthondeka thahabu ĩyo ĩgĩtuĩka ebodi, ĩrĩa aigire kũu Ofira, itũũra rĩake. Isiraeli othe makĩhũũra ũmaraya na ũndũ wa kũmĩhooya marĩ kũu, nayo ĩgĩtuĩka mũtego harĩ Gideoni na nyũmba yake.
And Gedeon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city Ephra. And all Israel committed fornication with it, and it became a ruin to Gedeon and to all his house.
28 Ũguo nĩguo andũ a Midiani maahootirwo nĩ andũ a Isiraeli, na matiacookire kwambararia mĩtwe rĩngĩ. Matukũ-inĩ marĩa Gideoni aatũũrire muoyo, bũrũri ũcio ũkĩgĩa na thayũ mĩaka mĩrongo ĩna.
But Madian was humbled before the children of Israel, neither could they any more lift up their beads: but the land rested for forty years, while Gedeon presided.
29 Jerubu-Baali mũrũ wa Joashu nĩacookire gwake mũciĩ gũtũũra kuo.
So Jerobaal the son of Joas went, and dwelt in his own house.
30 Na aarĩ na ariũ mĩrongo mũgwanja ake mwene, nĩ ũndũ nĩ aarĩ na atumia aingĩ.
And he had seventy sons, who came out of his thigh, for he had many wives.
31 Nayo thuriya yake ĩrĩa yaikaraga Shekemu, nĩyamũciarĩire mwana wa kahĩĩ, ũrĩa aatuire Abimeleku.
And his concubine, that he had in Sichem, bore him a son, whose name was Abimelech.
32 Gideoni mũrũ wa Joashu aakuire arĩ mũkũrũ mũno, na agĩthikwo mbĩrĩra-inĩ ya ithe Joashu kũu Ofira ya Aabiezeri.
And Gedeon the son of Joas died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father in Ephra of the family of Ezri.
33 Gideoni akua-rĩ, andũ a Isiraeli o rĩngĩ nĩmahũũrire ũmaraya na Mabaali. Makĩrũgamia Baali-Berithu ĩtuĩke ngai yao,
But after Gedeon was dead, the children of Israel turned again, and committed fornication with Baalim. And they made a covenant with Baal, that he should be their god:
34 na matiacookire kũririkana Jehova Ngai wao, ũrĩa wamahonoketie akamaruta moko-inĩ ma thũ ciao ciothe iria ciarĩ mĩena-inĩ yao yothe.
And they remembered not the Lord their God, who delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies round about:
35 O na ningĩ nĩmagire gũcookia ngaatho kũrĩ nyũmba ya Jerubu-Baali (nĩwe Gideoni) nĩ ũndũ wa maũndũ marĩa mothe mega aamekĩire.
Neither did they shew mercy to the house of Jerobaal Gedeon, according to all the good things he had done to Israel.
