Ndari 22
1 Ningĩ andũ a Isiraeli makĩnyiita rũgendo marorete werũ wa Moabi na makĩamba hema ciao hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani mũrĩmo wa itũũra rĩa Jeriko.
And the children of Israel departed, and encamped on the west of Moab by Jordan toward Jericho.
2 Na rĩrĩ, Balaki mũrũ wa Ziporu nĩonete maũndũ marĩa mothe Isiraeli meekĩte Aamori,
And when Balac son of Sepphor saw all that Israel did to the Amorite,
3 nao andũ a Moabi magĩĩtigĩra mũno nĩ ũndũ nĩ kwarĩ na andũ aingĩ mũno. Ti-itherũ, andũ a Moabi maiyũrĩtwo nĩ guoya nĩ ũndũ wa andũ a Isiraeli.
then Moab feared the people exceedingly because they were many; and Moab was grieved before the face of the children of Israel.
4 Andũ a Moabi makĩĩra athuuri a Midiani atĩrĩ, “Mũingĩ ũyũ ũkũrĩa indo ciothe iria itũrigiicĩirie, o ta ũrĩa ndegwa ĩrĩĩaga nyeki ya gĩthaka.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Balaki mũrũ wa Ziporu, ũrĩa warĩ mũthamaki wa Moabi ihinda rĩu,
And Moab said to the elders of Madiam, Now shall this assembly lick up all that are round about us, as a calf would lick up the green [herbs] of the field: —and Balac son of Sepphor was king of Moab at that time.
5 agĩtũmanĩra Balamu mũrũ wa Beori, ũrĩa warĩ Pethori, hakuhĩ na Rũũĩ rwa Farati, kũu bũrũri wao. Balaki akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ: “Harĩ na andũ mokĩte moimĩte bũrũri wa Misiri; nao maiyũrĩte bũrũri ũyũ wothe, na maikarĩte o hakuhĩ na niĩ.
And he sent ambassadors to Balaam the son of Beor, to Phathura, which is on a river of the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, a people is come out of Egypt, and behold it has covered the face of the earth, and it has encamped close to me.
6 Ndagũthaitha ũka ũnumĩre andũ aya manyiitwo nĩ kĩrumi, nĩ ũndũ marĩ na hinya mũno kũngĩra. Ũngĩmaruma kwahoteka ndĩmahoote na ndĩmarutũrũre moime bũrũri ũyũ. Nĩ ũndũ nĩnjũũĩ atĩ arĩa warathima nĩmarathimagwo, nao arĩa waruma nĩ manyiitagwo nĩ kĩrumi.”
And now come, curse me this people, for it is stronger than we; if we may be able to smite some of them, and I will cast them out of the land: for I know that whomsoever thou dost bless, they are blessed, and whomsoever thou dost curse, they are cursed.
7 Nao athuuri a Moabi na a Midiani magĩthiĩ makuuĩte irĩhi rĩa kũragũrĩrwo. Maakinya kũrĩ Balamu, makĩmũhe ũhoro ũrĩa Balaki oigĩte.
And the elders of Moab went, and the elders of Madiam, and their divining [instruments were] in their hands; and they came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balac.
8 Nake Balamu akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Raraai gũkũ ũmũthĩ, na nĩngamũcookeria macookio marĩa Jehova ekũhe.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio anene a Moabi makĩraarania nake.
And he said to them, Tarry here the night, and I will answer you the things which the Lord shall say to me; and the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
9 Nake Ngai agĩkora Balamu akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Andũ aya mũrĩ nao nĩ a?”
And God came to Balaam, and said to him, Who are these men with thee?
10 Balamu agĩcookeria Ngai atĩrĩ, “Balaki mũrũ wa Ziporu, mũthamaki wa Moabi, nĩwe ũrandeheire ndũmĩrĩri ĩno:
And Balaam said to God, Balac son of Sepphor, king of Moab, sent them to me, saying,
11 ‘Kũrĩ andũ moimĩte bũrũri wa Misiri makaiyũra bũrũri ũyũ wothe. Ndagũthaitha ũũke ũnumĩre o manyiitwo nĩ kĩrumi, no gũkorwo no hũũrane nao ndĩmaingate moime bũrũri ũyũ!’”
Behold, a people has come forth out of Egypt, and has covered the face of the land, and it has encamped near to me; and now come, curse it for me, if indeed I shall be able to smite it, and cast it out of the land.
12 No Ngai akĩĩra Balamu atĩrĩ, “Ndũgũthiĩ nao. Ndũkarume andũ acio, tondũ nĩ andũ arathime.”
And God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them, neither shalt thou curse the people; for they are blessed.
13 Rũciinĩ rũrũ rũngĩ, Balamu agĩũkĩra, akĩĩra anene acio a Balaki atĩrĩ, “Cookai bũrũri wanyu kĩũmbe, nĩ ũndũ Jehova nĩarega kũnjĩtĩkĩria tũthiĩ na inyuĩ.”
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balac, Depart quickly to your lord; God does not permit me to go with you.
14 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio anene a Moabi magĩcooka kũrĩ Balaki makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Balamu nĩarega gũũka na ithuĩ.”
And the princes of Moab rose, and came to Balac, and said, Balaam will not come with us.
15 Ningĩ Balaki agĩtũma anene angĩ aingĩ makĩria na maarĩ igweta gũkĩra acio a mbere.
And Balac yet again sent more princes and more honourable than they.
16 Nao magĩthiĩ kũrĩ Balamu makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ: “Ũũ nĩguo Balaki mũrũ wa Ziporu ekuuga: Ndũgetĩkĩre ũndũ o na ũrĩkũ ũgirie ũũke kũrĩ niĩ,
And they came to Balaam, and they say to him, Thus says Balac the son of Sepphor: I beseech thee, delay not to come to me.
17 tondũ nĩngũkũrĩha wega mũno, na njĩke ũrĩa wothe ũngiuga. Ndagũthaitha ũka ũnumĩre andũ aya.”
For I will greatly honour thee, and will do for thee whatsoever thou shalt say; come then, curse me this people.
18 No Balamu akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “O na Balaki angĩĩhe nyũmba yake ya ũnene ĩiyũrĩtio betha na thahabu-rĩ, ndingĩĩka ũndũ o na ũrĩkũ, mũnene kana mũnini, wagararĩte watho wa Jehova Ngai wakwa.
And Balaam answered and said to the princes of Balac, If Balac would give me his house full of silver and gold, I shall not be able to go beyond the word of the Lord God, to make it little or great in my mind.
19 Na rĩrĩ, raraai gũkũ ũmũthĩ, o ta ũrĩa acio angĩ mareekire, na nĩngũtuĩria ũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ Jehova ekũnjĩĩra.”
And now do ye also tarry here this night, and I shall know what the Lord will yet say to me.
20 Ũtukũ ũcio Ngai nĩakorire Balamu, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tondũ andũ aya nĩ mokĩte gũgwĩta, thiĩ nao, no wĩke o ũrĩa wiki ngũkwĩra.”
And God came to Balaam by night, and said to him, If these men are come to call thee, rise and follow them; nevertheless the word which I shall speak to thee, it shalt thou do.
21 Balamu agĩũkĩra rũciinĩ, agĩtandĩka ndigiri yake, na agĩthiĩ na anene acio a Moabi.
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
22 No Ngai nĩarakarire mũno athiĩ, na mũraika wa Jehova akĩrũgama njĩra nĩguo amũgirĩrĩrie gũthiĩ. Balamu aahaicĩte ndigiri yake, na ndungata ciake igĩrĩ ciarĩ hamwe nake.
And God was very angry because he went; and the angel of the Lord rose up to withstand him. Now he had mounted his ass, and his two servants were with him.
23 Na rĩrĩa ndigiri yoonire mũraika wa Jehova arũngiĩ njĩra, acomorete rũhiũ rwa njora, na arũnyiitĩte na guoko, ĩkĩgarũrũka, ĩgĩtoonya mũgũnda. Nake Balamu akĩmĩhũũra nĩguo ĩcooke njĩra.
And when the ass saw the angel of God standing opposite in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand, then the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field; and [Balaam] smote the ass with his staff to direct her in the way.
24 Nake mũraika wa Jehova akĩrũgama njĩra-inĩ yarĩ njeke gatagatĩ ka mĩgũnda ĩĩrĩ ya mĩthabibũ, na o mũgũnda warĩ mũirige.
And the angel of the Lord stood in the avenues of the vines, a fence [being] on this side and a fence on that.
25 Rĩrĩa ndigiri yoonire mũraika wa Jehova-rĩ, ĩkĩĩhatĩrĩria rũthingo-inĩ, ĩkĩhinyĩrĩria kũgũrũ kwa Balamu rũthingo-inĩ rũu. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩmĩhũũra rĩngĩ.
And when the ass saw the angel of God, she thrust herself against the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall, and he smote her again.
26 Ningĩ mũraika wa Jehova agĩthiĩ mbere akĩrũgama handũ haarĩ haceke hataarĩ na handũ ha kwĩgarũrĩra, na mwena wa ũrĩo kana wa ũmotho.
And the angel of the Lord went farther, and came and stood in a narrow place where it was impossible to turn to the right or the left.
27 Rĩrĩa ndigiri yoonire mũraika wa Jehova hau, ĩgĩkoma thĩ Balamu arĩ o igũrũ rĩayo, nake akĩrakara akĩmĩhũũra na rũthanju rwake.
And when the ass saw the angel of God, she lay down under Balaam; and Balaam was angry, and struck the ass with his staff.
28 Nake Jehova agĩtumũra kanua ka ndigiri, nayo ĩkĩũria Balamu atĩrĩ, “Nĩatĩa ngwĩkĩte tondũ wahũũra maita maya matatũ?”
And God opened the mouth of the ass, and she says to Balaam, What have I done to thee, that thou hast smitten me this third time?
29 Balamu akĩmĩcookeria atĩrĩ, “Wee ũnduĩte kĩrimũ! Korwo nyuma na rũhiũ rwa njora guoko-inĩ, ingĩakũraga o ro rĩu.”
And Balaam said to the ass, Because thou hast mocked me; and if I [had] had a sword in my hand, I would now have killed thee.
30 Nayo ndigiri ĩkĩũria Balamu atĩrĩ, “Githĩ niĩ ti niĩ ndigiri yaku, ĩrĩa ũtũire ũhaicaga nginya ũmũthĩ? Nĩmenyerete gũgwĩka ta ũũ?” Balamu akiuga atĩrĩ, “Aca.”
And the ass says to Balaam, [Am] not I thine ass on which thou hast ridden since thy youth till this day? did I ever do thus to thee, utterly disregarding [thee]? and he said, No.
31 Nake Jehova akĩhingũra maitho ma Balamu, nake akĩona mũraika wa Jehova arũngiĩ njĩra-inĩ acomorete rũhiũ rwa njora. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩinamĩrĩra na akĩĩgũithia, agĩturumithia ũthiũ wake thĩ.
And God opened the eyes of Balaam, and he sees the angel of the Lord withstanding [him] in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand, and he stooped down and worshipped on his face.
32 Mũraika wa Jehova akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩatũma ũhũũre ndigiri yaku maita macio matatũ? Njũkĩte haha ngũhingĩrĩrie nĩ ũndũ mĩthiĩre yaku nĩ ya ũremi maitho-inĩ makwa.
And the angel of God said to him, Why hast thou smitten thine ass this third time? and, behold, I came out to withstand thee, for thy way was not seemly before me; and when the ass saw me, she turned away from me this third time.
33 Ndigiri ĩnyonire, yanjeherera maita macio matatũ. Korwo ndĩnanjeherera, hatirĩ nganja nĩingĩgũkũũragĩte, no yo nĩingĩamĩhonokia.”
And if she had not turned out of the way, surely now, I should have slain thee, and should have saved her alive.
34 Balamu akĩĩra mũraika ũcio wa Jehova atĩrĩ, “Nĩnjĩhĩtie. Ndikũũĩ atĩ nĩũkũrũgamĩte njĩra-inĩ ũhingĩrĩirie. Na rĩrĩ, ũngĩkorwo ndũkenete-rĩ, nĩngũhũndũka.”
And Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, I have sinned, for I did not know that thou wert standing opposite in the way to meet [me]; and now if it shall not be pleasing to thee [for me to go on], I will return.
35 Mũraika ũcio wa Jehova akĩĩra Balamu atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ na andũ acio, no uuge o ro ũrĩa ngũkwĩra.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Balamu agĩthiĩ na anene acio a Balaki.
And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, Go with the men: nevertheless the word which I shall speak to thee, that thou shalt take heed to speak. And Balaam went with the princes of Balac.
36 Rĩrĩa Balaki aiguire atĩ Balamu nĩarooka, agĩthiĩ kũmũtũnga itũũra-inĩ rĩa Moabi, mũhaka-inĩ wa Arinoni, o kũu mũhaka wa bũrũri wake.
And when Balac heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him, to a city of Moab, which is on the borders of Arnon, which is on the [extreme] part of the borders.
37 Balaki akĩũria Balamu atĩrĩ, “Githĩ ndiagũtũmanĩire ũũke narua? Nĩ kĩĩ kĩagiririe ũũke? Anga ndingĩhota gũkũrĩha?”
And Balac said to Balaam, Did I not send to thee to call thee? why hast thou not come to me? shall I not indeed be able to honour thee?
38 Balamu agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Nĩ wega, nĩndagĩũka. No rĩrĩ, niĩ no njuge o ũrĩa ngwenda? Niĩ ngwaria o ũrĩa Ngai angĩnjĩĩra njarie.”
And Balaam said to Balac, Behold, I am now come to thee: shall I be able to say anything? the word which God shall put into my mouth, that I shall speak.
39 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Balamu na Balaki magĩthiĩ Kiriathu-Huzothu.
And Balaam went with Balac, and they came to the cities of streets.
40 Balaki akĩruta igongona rĩa ngʼombe na ngʼondu, na akĩhe Balamu na anene arĩa maarĩ nake nyama imwe.
And Balac offered sheep and calves, and sent to Balaam and to his princes who were with him.
41 Kwarooka gũkĩa-rĩ, Balaki akĩoya Balamu makĩambata nginya Bamothu-Baali, na marĩ kũu Balamu akĩona gĩcunjĩ kĩmwe kĩa andũ acio.
And it was morning; and Balac took Balaam, and brought him up to the pillar of Baal, and shewed him thence a part of the people.
