Genesis 20
1 Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.
Na rĩrĩ, Iburahĩmu nĩoimire kũu aarĩ, agĩthiĩ mwena wa Negevu, na agĩtũũra gatagatĩ ga Kadeshi na Shuri. Gwa kahinda nĩatũũrire Gerari
2 Abraham said about Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
na arĩ kũu Iburahĩmu oigaga atĩrĩ ha ũhoro wa mũtumia wake Sara, “Ũyũ nĩ mwarĩ wa baba.” Tondũ ũcio Abimeleku mũthamaki wa Gerari agĩtũmanĩra Sara na akĩmuoya.
3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man’s wife.”
No rĩrĩ, Ngai akiumĩrĩra Abimeleku ũtukũ na kĩroto, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Wee-rĩ, no ta ũkuĩte tondũ mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio woete nĩ mũtumia wene.”
4 Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, “Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?
No Abimeleku ndaakoretwo akuhĩrĩirie Sara, nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, no wanange rũrĩrĩ rũtehĩtie?
5 Did not he tell me, ‘She is my sister’? She, even she herself, said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”
Githĩ ti we wanjĩĩrire, ‘Ũyũ nĩ mwarĩ wa baba?’ Na ningĩ o nake Sara githĩ ndoigire atĩrĩ, ‘Ũyũ nĩ mũrũ wa baba?’ Njĩkĩte ũndũ ũcio na ũrũngĩrĩru wa ngoro na moko matarĩ ũcuuke.”
6 God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not allow you to touch her.
Ningĩ Ngai akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ kĩroto-inĩ, “Ĩĩ, nĩnjũũĩ ũrekĩte ũguo na ũrũngĩrĩru wa ngoro, na nĩkĩo ndĩrakũgiririe ũnjĩhĩrie. Nĩkĩo itanareka ũmũhutie.
7 Now therefore, restore the man’s wife. For he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. If you do not restore her, know for sure that you will die, you, and all who are yours.”
Rĩu-rĩ, cookeria mũndũ ũcio mũtumia wake, nĩgũkorwo nĩ mũnabii, nake nĩegũkũhooera, na nĩũgũtũũra muoyo. No waga kũmũcookia-rĩ, ũmenye ti-itherũ wee nĩũgũkua, na andũ aku othe nĩmegũkua.”
8 Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared.
Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ rũciinĩ tene, Abimeleku agĩtũmanĩra anene ake othe, na aarĩkia kũmeera maũndũ marĩa mothe meekĩkĩte, andũ acio magĩĩtigĩra mũno.
9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!”
Abimeleku agĩcooka agĩĩta Iburahĩmu na akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ atĩa ũguo ũtwĩkĩte? Nĩ atĩa ngwĩhĩirie, nĩguo ũndeherere niĩ na ũthamaki wakwa ũũru mũnene ũguo? Ũnjĩkĩte maũndũ mataagĩrĩire gwĩkwo.”
10 Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, that you have done this thing?”
Ningĩ Abimeleku akĩũria Iburahĩmu atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩatũmire wĩke ũguo?”
11 Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife’s sake.’
Iburahĩmu akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ndeĩrire atĩrĩ, ‘Kũndũ gũkũ andũ matiĩtigĩrĩte Ngai, na nĩmekũnjũraga nĩ ũndũ wa mũtumia wakwa.’
12 Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
O na kũrĩ ũguo, ti-itherũ nĩ mwarĩ wa-baba, mũirĩtu wa baba; no tũtirĩ a nyina ũmwe, nĩkĩo aatuĩkire mũtumia wakwa.
13 When God caused me to wander from my father’s house, I said to her, ‘This is your kindness which you shall show to me. Everywhere that we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”
Na rĩrĩa Ngai aandutire kuuma nyũmba-inĩ ya baba thiĩ ngorũũrage, ndeerire mũtumia wakwa atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo ũrĩnyonagia wendo waku: Kũrĩa guothe tũrĩthiiaga, uugage atĩrĩ ũhoro-inĩ ũnjĩgiĩ, “Ũyũ nĩ mũrũ wa baba.”’”
14 Abimelech took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his wife, to him.
Iburahĩmu aarĩkia kwaria, Abimeleku akĩruta ngʼondu na ngʼombe, na ngombo cia arũme na cia andũ-a-nja, na agĩcihe Iburahĩmu, na akĩmũcookeria Sara mũtumia wake.
15 Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you.”
Ningĩ Abimeleku akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Bũrũri wakwa ũrĩ mbere yaku; tũũra harĩa hothe ũngĩenda.”
16 To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all that are with you. In front of all you are vindicated.”
Nake Abimeleku akĩĩra Sara atĩrĩ, “Nĩngũhe mũrũ-wa-thoguo cekeri 1,000 cia betha ituĩke cia kũrĩhĩria ihĩtia rĩrĩa ũhĩtĩirio mbere ya andũ aya othe mũrĩ nao; we ndũrĩ ũũru wĩkĩte.”
17 Abraham prayed to God. So God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.
Nake Iburahĩmu akĩhooya Ngai, nake Ngai akĩhonia Abimeleku, na mũtumia wake, na ngombo ciake cia airĩtu nĩguo mahote gũciara ciana rĩngĩ,
18 For the LORD had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
nĩgũkorwo Jehova nĩahingĩte nda cia andũ-a-nja othe a nyũmba ya Abimeleku, makaaga kũgĩa ciana, nĩ ũndũ wa Abimeleku kuoya Sara mũtumia wa Iburahĩmu.
