Ndari 24
1 Na rĩrĩ, rĩrĩa Balamu onire atĩ Jehova nĩakenaga nĩ kũrathima Isiraeli-rĩ, ndaacookire kũrũmĩrĩra ũragũri ta ũrĩa ekaga mahinda macio mangĩ, no ehũgũrire akĩrora werũ-inĩ.
And when Balaam saw that it pleased God to bless Israel, he did not go according to his custom to meet the omens, but turned his face toward the wilderness.
2 Rĩrĩa Balamu eroreire akĩona ũrĩa Isiraeli maambĩte hema kũringana na mĩhĩrĩga yao-rĩ, akĩiyũrwo nĩ Roho wa Ngai,
And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and sees Israel encamped by their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.
3 nake akĩaria ndũmĩrĩri yake, akiuga atĩrĩ: “Ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ya Balamu mũrũ wa Beori, ndũmĩrĩri ya mũndũ ũrĩa riitho rĩake rĩonaga wega,
And he took up his parable and said, Balaam son of Beor says, the man who sees truly says,
4 ndũmĩrĩri ya mũndũ ũrĩa ũiguaga ciugo cia Ngai, ũrĩa wonaga kĩoneki kuuma kũrĩ Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, ũrĩa ũgũũaga agakoma thĩ, namo maitho make makahingũka:
he says who hears the oracle of the Mighty One, who saw a vision of God in sleep; his eyes were opened:
5 “Kaĩ hema ciaku, wee Jakubu, nĩ thaka-ĩ, o na ciikaro ciaku igagĩthakara, wee Isiraeli-ĩ!
How goodly [are] your habitations, Jacob, and your tents, Israel!
6 “Igĩtambũrũkĩte o ta cianda, ikahaana ta mĩgũnda ĩrĩ hũgũrũrũ cia rũũĩ-inĩ, itariĩ ta mĩtĩ ya thubiri ĩhaandĩtwo nĩ Jehova, o na ta mĩtarakwa ĩrĩ hakuhĩ na maaĩ.
as shady groves, and as gardens by a river, and as tents which God pitched, and as cedars by the waters.
7 Maaĩ makaiyũra ndoo ciao nginya maitĩke; o nayo mbegũ yao ĩgakorwo na maaĩ maingĩ. “Mũthamaki wao akaaneneha gũkĩra Agagi; ũthamaki wao nĩũgaatũgĩrio.
There shall come a man out of his seed, and he shall rule over many nations; and the kingdom of Gog shall be exalted, and his kingdom shall be increased.
8 “Ngai aamarutire bũrũri wa Misiri; marĩ na hinya ta wa ndegwa ya gĩthaka. Matambuuraga ndũrĩrĩ iria imathũire, na makoinanga mahĩndĩ ma cio tũcunjĩ; macitheecaga na mĩguĩ yao.
God led him out of Egypt; he has as it were the glory of a unicorn: he shall consume the nations of his enemies, and he shall drain their marrow, and with his darts he shall shoot through the enemy.
9 O ta mũrũũthi, methunaga magĩkoma, o ta mũrũũthi wa mũgoma, nũũ ũngĩgeria kũmaarahũra? “Arĩa makũrathimaga marorathimwo, nao arĩa makũrumaga maronyiitwo nĩ kĩrumi!”
He lay down, he rested as a lion, and as a young lion; who shall stir him up? they that bless you are blessed, and they that curse you are cursed.
10 Nake Balaki agĩcinwo nĩ marakara nĩ ũndũ wa Balamu. Akĩhũũra hĩ ciake, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndagwĩtire ũnumĩre thũ ciakwa, no wee ũcirathimĩte maita macio matatũ.
And Balac was angry with Balaam, and clapped his hands together; and Balac said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemy, and behold you have decidedly blessed [him] this third time.
11 Na rĩrĩ, ũkĩra o rĩu ũinũke! Ndoigĩte nĩngũkũrĩha wega mũno, no Jehova nĩagirĩtie ũrĩhwo.”
Now therefore flee to your place: I said, I will honor you, but now the Lord has deprived you of glory.
12 Balamu agĩcookeria Balaki atĩrĩ, “Githĩ ndierire andũ arĩa wandũmĩire atĩrĩ,
And Balaam said to Balac, Did I not speak to your messengers also whom you sent to me, saying,
13 ‘O na Balaki angĩĩhe nyũmba yake ya ũthamaki ĩiyũrĩtio betha na thahabu, ndingĩhota gwĩka ũndũ wakwa mwene, mwega kana mũũru, njagarare watho wa Jehova; no nginya njuge ũrĩa Jehova oigĩte’?
If Balac should give me his house full of silver and gold, I shall not be able to transgress the word of the Lord to make it good or bad by myself; whatever things God shall say, them will I speak.
14 Na rĩrĩ, niĩ nĩngũcooka o kũrĩ andũ aitũ, no ũka, ngũmenyithie ũrĩa andũ aya mageeka andũ aku matukũ marĩa magooka.”
And now, behold, I return to my place; come, I will advise you of what this people shall do to your people in the last days.
15 Ningĩ akĩaria ndũmĩrĩri yake, akiuga atĩrĩ: “Ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ya Balamu mũrũ wa Beori, ndũmĩrĩri ya mũndũ ũrĩa riitho rĩake rĩonaga wega,
And he took up his parable and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, the man who sees truly says,
16 ndũmĩrĩri ya mũndũ ũrĩa ũiguaga ciugo cia Ngai, ũrĩa ũrĩ na ũmenyo uumĩte kũrĩ Ũrĩa-ũrĩ-Igũrũ-Mũno, ũrĩa wonaga kĩoneki kuuma kũrĩ Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, ũrĩa ũgũũaga agakoma thĩ, namo maitho make makahingũka, ekuuga ũũ:
hearing the oracles of God, receiving knowledge from the Most High, and having seen a vision of God in sleep; his eyes were opened.
17 “Nĩndĩramuona, no ti rĩu; nĩndĩmũcũthĩrĩirie, no ndarĩ hakuhĩ. Njata nĩĩkoima kũrĩ Jakubu; njũgũma ya ũnene yume kũrĩ Isiraeli. Nĩakahehenja mothiũ ma Moabi, na ahehenje, mahĩndĩ ma mĩtwe ya ariũ othe a Shethu.
I will point to him, but not now; I bless him, but he draws not near: a star shall rise out of Jacob, a man shall spring out of Israel; and shall crush the princes of Moab, and shall spoil all the sons of Seth.
18 Edomu nĩgũkahootwo; Seiru, thũ yake, nĩakahootwo, no Isiraeli agakĩrĩrĩria kũgĩa na hinya.
And Edom shall be an inheritance, and Esau his enemy shall be an inheritance [of Israel], and Israel wrought valiantly.
19 Mwathani mũnene akoima kũrĩ Jakubu na aanange andũ arĩa magaakorwo matigaire a itũũra inene.”
And [one] shall arise out of Jacob, and destroy out of the city him that escapes.
20 Ningĩ Balamu akĩona Amaleki, na akĩaria ndũmĩrĩri yake, akiuga atĩrĩ: “Amaleki nĩwe warĩ wa mbere harĩ ndũrĩrĩ, no marigĩrĩrio-inĩ nĩakanangwo.”
And having seen Amalec, he took up his parable and said, Amalec [is] the first of the nations; yet his seed shall perish.
21 Ningĩ akĩona Akeni, na akĩaria ndũmĩrĩri yake, akiuga atĩrĩ: “Gĩikaro gĩaku nĩ kĩgitĩre, gĩtara gĩaku gĩakĩtwo thĩinĩ wa rwaro rwa ihiga;
And having seen the Kenite, he took up his parable and said, your dwelling-place [is] strong; yet though you should put your nest in a rock,
22 no rĩrĩ, inyuĩ andũ a Akeni nĩmũkanangwo hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Ashuri makaamũtaha.”
and though Beor should have a skillfully contrived hiding-place, the Assyrians shall carry you away captive.
23 Ningĩ akĩaria ndũmĩrĩri yake, akiuga atĩrĩ: “Hĩ! Nũũ ũngĩtũũra muoyo rĩrĩa Ngai areka ũguo?
And he looked upon Og, and took up his parable and said, Oh, oh, who shall live, when God shall do these things?
24 Meeri nĩigooka ciumĩte hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia Kitimu; nĩigatooria Ashuri o na Eberi, no rĩrĩ, o nacio nĩikaanangwo.”
And one shall come forth from the hands of the Citians, and shall afflict Assur, and shall afflict the Hebrews, and they shall perish together.
25 Nake Balamu agĩgĩũkĩra, akĩinũka gwake mũciĩ, nake Balaki agĩthiĩ na njĩra ciake.
And Balaam rose up and departed and returned to his place, and Balac went to his own home.
