Luka 7
1 Nake Jesũ aarĩkia kwaria maũndũ macio mothe andũ makĩmũiguaga, agĩtoonya Kaperinaumu.
And when he had completed all his words in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
2 No kũu nĩ kwarĩ na ndungata ya mũnene-wa-thigari-igana, ĩrĩa mũmĩathi eendete mũno, nayo yarĩ ndwaru hakuhĩ gũkua.
And a certain centurion's bondman who was dear to him was ill and about to die;
3 Nake mũnene ũcio wa thigari igana aigua ũhoro wa Jesũ, agĩtũma athuuri a Ayahudi kũrĩ we makamũũrie oke ahonie ndungata yake.
and having heard of Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, begging him that he might come and save his bondman.
4 Nao maakinya kũrĩ Jesũ, makĩmũthaitha magwatĩirie mũno, makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũyũ nĩagĩrĩirwo gwĩkwo ũguo nĩwe,
But they, being come to Jesus, besought him diligently, saying, He is worthy to whom thou shouldest grant this,
5 tondũ nĩendete rũrĩrĩ rwitũ na nĩatwakĩire thunagogi.”
for he loves our nation, and himself has built the synagogue for us.
6 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jesũ agĩthiĩ nao. Na marĩ hakuhĩ gũkinya mũciĩ, mũnene ũcio wa thigari igana akĩmũtũmĩra arata makamwĩre atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, tiga gwĩthĩĩnia tondũ ndiagĩrĩire wee ũũke gwakwa mũciĩ.
And Jesus went with them. But already, when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent to him friends, saying to him, Lord, do not trouble thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof.
7 O na nokĩo itanona njagĩrĩire gũũka kũrĩ we. No uga o kiugo, na ndungata yakwa nĩĩkũhona.
Wherefore neither did I count myself worthy to come to thee. But say by a word and my servant shall be healed.
8 Nĩgũkorwo niĩ mwene ndĩ mũndũ wathagwo, na ndĩ na thigari njathaga. Ndeera ũmwe ‘Thiĩ,’ nĩathiiaga, na ndeera ũngĩ atĩrĩ, ‘Ũka,’ nĩokaga. Na ningĩ ndeera ndungata yakwa atĩrĩ, ‘Ĩka ũna,’ nĩĩkaga.”
For I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this [one], Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my bondman, Do this, and he does [it].
9 Rĩrĩa Jesũ aiguire ũguo, akĩgega, akĩhũgũkĩra kĩrĩndĩ kĩrĩa kĩamũrũmĩrĩire, agĩkĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, ndionete mũndũ ũrĩ na wĩtĩkio mũnene ũũ Isiraeli guothe!”
And Jesus hearing this wondered at him, and turning to the crowd following him said, I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith.
10 Nao andũ arĩa maatũmĩtwo magĩcooka mũciĩ magĩkora ngombo ĩyo ĩrĩ honu.
And they who had been sent returning to the house found the bondman, who was ill, in good health.
11 Ihinda inini rĩathira, Jesũ agĩthiĩ itũũra rĩetagwo Naini, nao arutwo ake na andũ gĩkundi kĩnene magĩthiĩ nake.
And it came to pass afterwards he went into a city called Nain, and many of his disciples and a great crowd went with him.
12 Na rĩrĩa akuhĩrĩirie kĩhingo gĩa itũũra rĩu, mũndũ wakuĩte nĩarutagwo kuo na aarĩ mwana wa mũmwe, nake nyina aarĩ mũtumia wa ndigwa. Nao andũ aingĩ a itũũra rĩu maarĩ hamwe nake.
And as he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she a widow, and a very considerable crowd of the city [was] with her.
13 Rĩrĩa Mwathani onire mũtumia ũcio, akĩmũiguĩra tha, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tiga kũrĩra.”
And the Lord, seeing her, was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Weep not;
14 Agĩcooka agĩthiĩ, akĩhutia ithandũkũ, nao arĩa maarĩkuuĩte makĩrũgama. Agĩcooka akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mwanake, ndakwĩra atĩrĩ, ũkĩra!”
and coming up he touched the bier, and the bearers stopped. And he said, Youth, I say to thee, Wake up.
15 Mũndũ ũcio wakuĩte agĩũkĩra, akĩambĩrĩria kwaria, nake Jesũ akĩmũnengerana kũrĩ nyina.
And the dead sat up and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.
16 Andũ othe makĩiyũrwo nĩ guoya na makĩgooca Ngai, makiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũnabii mũnene nĩokĩte gatagatĩ gaitũ. Ngai nĩokĩte gũteithia andũ ake.”
And fear seized on all, and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has been raised up amongst us; and God has visited his people.
17 Nayo ngumo ya Jesũ ĩkĩhunja Judea guothe o na bũrũri ũrĩa wagũthiũrũrũkĩirie.
And this report went out in all Judaea concerning him, and in all the surrounding country.
18 Nao arutwo a Johana nĩmamũheire ũhoro wa maũndũ macio mothe. Nake Johana agĩĩta arutwo ake eerĩ,
And the disciples of John brought him word concerning all these things:
19 akĩmatũma kũrĩ Mwathani makamũũrie atĩrĩ, “Wee nĩwe ũrĩa werĩtwo nĩagooka kana tweterere mũndũ ũngĩ?”
and John, having called two of his disciples, sent to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that is coming, or are we to wait for another?
20 Nao arutwo acio maakinya kũrĩ Jesũ makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Johana Mũbatithania aatũtũma kũrĩ we tũkũũrie atĩrĩ, ‘Wee nĩwe ũrĩa werĩtwo nĩagooka kana tweterere mũndũ ũngĩ?’”
But the men having come to him said, John the baptist has sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that is coming, or are we to wait for another?
21 Ihinda-inĩ o rĩu Jesũ akĩhonia andũ aingĩ arĩa maarĩ na mĩrimũ, na ndwari, na akĩingata ngoma thũku o na agĩtũma andũ aingĩ arĩa maarĩ atumumu macooke kuona.
In that hour he healed many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and to many blind he granted sight.
22 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩcookeria arĩa maatũmĩtwo atĩrĩ, “Cookai mũkeere Johana maũndũ marĩa muonete na mũkaigua: atĩ atumumu nĩ marona, na ithua nĩiretwara, na arĩa marĩ na mangũ nĩ marahonio, na andũ arĩa mataiguaga nĩmaraigua, na arĩa akuũ nĩmarariũkio, na Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega nĩũrahunjĩrio arĩa athĩĩni.
And Jesus answering said to them, Go, bring back word to John of what ye have seen and heard: that blind see, lame walk, lepers are cleansed, deaf hear, dead are raised, poor are evangelized;
23 Kũrathimwo nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũtarahĩngwo nĩ ũndũ wakwa.”
and blessed is whosoever shall not be offended in me.
24 Andũ acio maatũmĩtwo nĩ Johana moima harĩ Jesũ, Jesũ akĩambĩrĩria kwarĩria andũ aingĩ ũhoro wa Johana, akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ mwathiĩte kuona werũ-inĩ? Hihi mwathiĩte kuona kamũrangi kainainagio nĩ rũhuho?
And the messengers of John having departed, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind?
25 Angĩkorwo ti guo-rĩ, mwathiĩte kuona kĩ? Hihi nĩ mũndũ wĩhumbĩte nguo njega? Aca, arĩa mehumbaga nguo cia goro na magekenia na mĩago ya thĩ maikaraga nyũmba cia ũthamaki.
But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in delicate garments? Behold, those who are in splendid clothing and live luxuriously are in the courts of kings.
26 Mwagĩthiĩte kuona kĩ? Hihi mwathiĩte kuona mũnabii? Ĩĩ, ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, muonire mũndũ ũkĩrĩte mũnabii.
But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and [what is] more excellent than a prophet.
27 Ũyũ nĩwe ũrĩa ũhoro wake wandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ: “‘Nĩngatũma mũtũmwo wakwa athiĩ mbere yaku, nake nĩagagũthondekera njĩra.’
This is he concerning whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;
28 Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, harĩ andũ arĩa manaciarwo nĩ atumia-rĩ, gũtirĩ o na ũmwe mũnene gũkĩra Johana; no mũndũ ũrĩa mũnini mũno ũthamaki-inĩ wa Ngai, nĩ mũnene kũmũkĩra.”
for I say unto you, Among them that are born of women a greater [prophet] is no one than John [the baptist]; but he who is a little one in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
29 (Andũ othe, o na etia mbeeca cia igooti, rĩrĩa maiguire ciugo cia Jesũ, magĩtĩkĩra atĩ njĩra ya Ngai nĩ ya ma, tondũ maabatithĩtio nĩ Johana.
(And all the people who heard [it], and the tax-gatherers, justified God, having been baptised with the baptism of John;
30 No Afarisai na arutani a watho makĩregana na ũrĩa Ngai endaga meke, tondũ o matiabatithĩtio nĩ Johana.)
but the Pharisees and the lawyers rendered null as to themselves the counsel of God, not having been baptised by him.)
31 Nake Jesũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Andũ a rũciaro rũrũ ingĩmagerekania na kĩ? Matariĩ ta kĩ?
To whom therefore shall I liken the men of this generation, and to whom are they like?
32 Matariĩ ta ciana ciikarĩte ndũnyũ igĩĩta iria ingĩ, igaciĩra atĩrĩ: “‘Twamũhuhĩire mũtũrirũ, mũkĩaga kũina; twamũinĩire rwĩmbo rwa macakaya, no mũtiarĩrire.’
They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
33 Nĩgũkorwo Johana Mũbatithania ookire atekũrĩa na atekũnyua ndibei, na inyuĩ mũkiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Arĩ na ndaimono.’
For John the baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He has a demon.
34 Mũrũ wa Mũndũ ookire akĩrĩĩaga na akĩnyuuaga, na inyuĩ mũkiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Onei mũndũ mũkoroku na mũrĩĩu, mũrata wa etia mbeeca cia igooti na “ehia”.’
The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold an eater and wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners;
35 No ũũgĩ nĩũmenyekaga nĩ wa kĩhooto nĩ ciana ciaguo ciothe.”
and wisdom has been justified of all her children.
36 Na rĩrĩ, Mũfarisai ũmwe nĩetire Jesũ gwake makarĩanĩre irio cia hwaĩ-inĩ nake, nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jesũ agĩthiĩ nyũmba ya Mũfarisai ũcio, agĩikara metha-inĩ.
But one of the Pharisees begged him that he would eat with him. And entering into the house of the Pharisee he took his place at table;
37 Rĩrĩa mũndũ-wa-nja watũũrĩte mũtũũrĩre wa mehia itũũra-inĩ rĩu aamenyire atĩ Jesũ nĩararĩa irio nyũmba ya Mũfarisai ũcio-rĩ, agĩũka na cuba wa maguta manungi wega,
and behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, and knew that he was sitting at meat in the house of the Pharisee, having taken an alabaster box of myrrh,
38 na akĩrũgama thuutha wake, o hau magũrũ-inĩ make, akĩrĩraga, na akĩambĩrĩria kũmũihũgia nyarĩrĩ na maithori make. Agĩcooka akĩmũgiria nyarĩrĩ na njuĩrĩ yake, agĩcimumunya, na agĩciitĩrĩria maguta manungi wega.
and standing at his feet behind [him] weeping, began to wash his feet with tears; and she wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed [them] with the myrrh.
39 Rĩrĩa Mũfarisai ũrĩa wamwĩtĩte onire ũndũ ũcio, akĩĩra na ngoro atĩrĩ, “Korwo mũndũ ũyũ nĩ mũnabii, nĩangĩamenya ũrĩa ũramũhutia nĩ mũndũ-wa-nja wa mũthemba ũrĩkũ, na atĩ nĩ mwĩhia.”
And the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spoke with himself saying, This [person] if he were a prophet would have known who and what the woman is who touches him, for she is a sinner.
40 Jesũ akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Simoni, ndĩ na ũndũ wa gũkwĩra.” Nake akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũrutani, njĩĩra.”
And Jesus answering said to him, Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he says, Teacher, say [it].
41 “Kũrĩ andũ eerĩ maarĩ na thiirĩ wa mũndũ wakombithanagia mbeeca. Ũmwe aarĩ na thiirĩ wa dinari magana matano, na ũrĩa ũngĩ dinari mĩrongo ĩtano.
There were two debtors of a certain creditor: one owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty;
42 Na rĩrĩ, gũtirĩ o na ũmwe wao warĩ na mbeeca cia kũmũrĩha, nĩ ũndũ ũcio marĩ o eerĩ akĩmarekera thiirĩ ũcio. Rĩu-rĩ, acio eerĩ nũũ ũngĩmwenda makĩria?”
but as they had nothing to pay, he forgave both of them [their debt]: [say, ] which of them therefore will love him most?
43 Simoni akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ngwĩciiria nĩ ũrĩa warekeirwo thiirĩ ũrĩa mũnene.” Jesũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩwatua wega.”
And Simon answering said, I suppose he to whom he forgave the most. And he said to him, Thou hast rightly judged.
44 Agĩcooka akĩĩhũgũrĩra mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio, akĩĩra Simoni atĩrĩ, “Nĩũkuona mũndũ-wa-nja ũyũ? Njũkire nyũmba gwaku, no ndũnaahe maaĩ ma gwĩthamba nyarĩrĩ, no nĩanjihũgia nyarĩrĩ na maithori make, na acigiria na njuĩrĩ yake.
And turning to the woman he said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house; thou gavest me not water on my feet, but she has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair.
45 Wee-rĩ, ndũnaamumunya, no mũndũ-wa-nja ũyũ, kuuma rĩrĩa ndonyire ndarĩ aratigithĩria kũmumunya nyarĩrĩ ciakwa.
Thou gavest me not a kiss, but she from the time I came in has not ceased kissing my feet.
46 Wee-rĩ, ndũnanjitĩrĩria maguta mũtwe, no ũyũ nĩanjitĩrĩirie maguta manungi wega nyarĩrĩ.
My head with oil thou didst not anoint, but she has anointed my feet with myrrh.
47 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngũkwĩra atĩrĩ, nĩarekeirwo mehia make maingĩ. Nĩgũkorwo nĩendanĩte mũno. No ũrĩa ũrekeirwo mehia manini, endanaga o hanini.”
For which cause I say to thee, Her many sins are forgiven; for she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven loves little.
48 Jesũ agĩcooka akĩĩra mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio atĩrĩ, “Nĩwarekerwo mehia maku.”
And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven.
49 Ageni arĩa angĩ makĩambĩrĩria kwĩrana atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ ũyũ akĩrĩ ũ, ũrarekanĩra o na mehia?”
And they that were with [them] at table began to say within themselves, Who is this who forgives also sins?
50 Jesũ akĩĩra mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio atĩrĩ, “Gwĩtĩkia gwaku nĩ gwakũhonokia; thiĩ na thayũ.”
And he said to the woman, Thy faith has saved thee; go in peace.
