Balam 20
1 Awo abaana ba Isirayiri bonna okuva ku Ddaani okutuuka ku Beeruseba wamu n’ensi ya Gireyaadi ne bakuŋŋaana mu maaso ga Mukama e Mizupa, nga bali omuntu omu.
And all the sons of Israel go out, and the company is assembled as one man, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, and the land of Gilead, unto Jehovah, at Mizpeh.
2 Abakulembeze b’abantu bonna mu bika byonna ebya Isirayiri ne batuula mu bifo byabwe mu kuŋŋaaniro ly’abantu ba Katonda, nga bawera abaserikale abaalina ebitala, emitwalo amakumi ana.
And the chiefs of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, station themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen drawing sword.
3 Awo abaana ba Benyamini ne bawulira nti Abantu ba Isirayiri bambuse e Mizupa. Abaana ba Isirayiri ne boogera nti, “Ekintu kino eky’ekivve bwe kiti, kyabaawo kitya?”
And the sons of Benjamin hear that the sons of Israel have gone up to Mizpeh. And the sons of Israel say, 'Speak ye, how hath this evil been?'
4 Omuleevi bba w’omukazi eyattibwa n’addamu nti, “Natuuka e Gibea ekya Benyamini, ne mukazi wange, tusule eyo.
And the man, the Levite, husband of the woman who hath been murdered, answereth and saith, 'Into Gibeah (which [is] to Benjamin) I have come, I and my concubine, to lodge;
5 Abasajja ab’e Gibea ne bangolokokerako mu kiro, ne bazingiza ennyumba gye twalimu, ne baagala okunzita. Kyokka ne bakwata mukazi wange ne bamusobyako n’afa.
and rise against me do the masters of Gibeah — and they go round the house against me by night — me they thought to slay, and my concubine they have humbled, and she dieth;
6 Kyennava ntwala mukazi wange ne musalaasala, ne mpeereza ebitundu bye mu buli kifo eky’omugabo gwa Isirayiri, kubanga baakola ekikolwa eky’obugwenyufu era eky’ekivve.
and I lay hold on my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and send her into all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have done wickedness and folly in Israel;
7 Kaakano mmwe abaana ba Isirayiri mwenna, musaleewo eky’okukola.”
lo, ye [are] all sons of Israel; give for you a word and counsel here.'
8 Awo abantu bonna ne bagolokoka nga bali omuntu omu, ne boogera nti, “Tewali muntu mu ffe aliddayo ewuwe. Tewali aliddayo mu nnyumba ye.
And all the people rise as one man, saying, 'None of us doth go to his tent, and none of us doth turn aside to his house;
9 Naye kaakano ekintu kye tulikola Gibea okumulwanyisa, kwe kumukubira akalulu.
and now, this [is] the thing which we do to Gibeah — against it by lot!
10 Abantu kkumi ku bantu kikumi okuva mu bika byonna ebya Isirayiri, n’abalala kikumi ku bantu olukumi, n’abalala lukumi ku bantu omutwalo ogumu bagende bafunire eggye ebyetaago. Eggye bwe lirituuka e Gibea eky’e Benyamini balyoke bababonereze ng’ekikolwa kyabwe eby’obugwenyufu bwe kiri, kye baakola mu Isirayiri.”
and we have taken ten men of a hundred, of all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand of a myriad, to receive provision for the people, to do, at their coming to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly which it hath done in Israel.'
11 Awo abantu bonna aba Isirayiri ne bakuŋŋaana ne baba omuntu omu, ne balumba ekibuga.
And every man of Israel is gathered unto the city, as one man — companions.
12 Ebika bya Isirayiri ne bituma ababaka mu kika kyonna ekya Benyamini, nga babuuza nti, “Kikolwa ki eky’ekivve ekyakolebwa wakati mu mmwe?
And the tribes of Israel send men among all the tribes of Benjamin, saying, 'What [is] this evil which hath been among you?
13 Kale kaakano muweeyo abasajja abaana b’ebikolwa ebitali bya butuukirivu abali mu Gibea tubatte, tuggyewo ekibi mu Isirayiri.” Naye abaana ba Benyamini ne bagaana okuwuliriza eddoboozi ly’abaana ba Isirayiri.
And now, give up the men — sons of worthlessness — which [are] in Gibeah, and we put them to death, and we put away evil from Israel.' And [the sons of] Benjamin have not been willing to hearken to the voice of their brethren, the sons of Israel;
14 Awo abaana ba Benyamini ne bakuŋŋaanira mu Gibea nga bava mu bibuga byonna, bagende balwanyise abaana ba Isirayiri.
and the sons of Benjamin are gathered out of the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle with the sons of Israel.
15 Ku lunaku olwo, abaana ba Benyamini ne bavaayo okuva mu bibuga abasajja abalina ebitala emitwalo ebiri mu kakaaga.
And the sons of Benjamin number themselves on that day; out of the cities [are] twenty and six thousand men drawing sword, apart from the inhabitants of Gibeah, [who] numbered themselves, seven hundred chosen men;
16 Mu bantu abo bonna mwalimu abasajja abalondemu lusanvu abakozesa kkono. Buli omu ku bo yayinzanga okuteeka ejjinja mu nvumuulo ekube oluviiri, n’atasubwa.
among all this people [are] seven hundred chosen men, bound of their right hand, each of these slinging with a stone at the hair, and he doth not err.
17 Abasajja ba Isirayiri, nga totaddeeko abava mu Benyamini, ne bakuŋŋaana abasajja abalwanyi abasitula ebitala, emitwalo amakumi ana.
And the men of Israel numbered themselves, apart from Benjamin, four hundred thousand men, drawing sword, each of these a man of war.
18 Abaana ba Isirayiri ne bagolokoka ne bayambuka e Beseri ne beebuuza ku Katonda nga bagamba nti, “Ani ku ffe alisooka okugenda okulwanyisa abaana ba Benyamini?” Mukama n’abaddamu nti, “Yuda yalisooka.”
And they rise and go up to Beth-El, and ask of God, and the sons of Israel say, 'Who doth go up for us at the commencement to battle with the sons of Benjamin?' and Jehovah saith, 'Judah — at the commencement.'
19 Abaana ba Isirayiri ne bagolokoka mu makya ne basiisira okumpi ne Gibea.
And the sons of Israel rise in the morning, and encamp against Gibeah,
20 Abasajja ba Isirayiri ne bagenda okulwanyisa Benyamini, n’abasajja ba Benyamini ne basimba ennyiriri okulwanyisa abasajja ba Isirayiri e Gibea.
and the men of Israel go out to battle with Benjamin, and the men of Israel set themselves in array with them, [for] battle against Gibeah,
21 Abaana ba Benyamini ne bava mu Gibea ne batta abasajja ba Isirayiri emitwalo ebiri mu enkumi bbiri mu lutalo ku lunaku olwo.
and the sons of Benjamin come out from Gibeah, and destroy in Israel on that day two and twenty thousand men — to the earth.
22 Naye abantu bazzaamu abasajja ba Isirayiri amaanyi, ne baddayo ne basimba ennyiriri mu kifo mwe baali ku lunaku olwasooka.
And the people, the men of Israel, strengthen themselves, and add to set the battle in array in the place where they arranged themselves on the first day.
23 Awo abaana ba Isirayiri ne bambuka ne bakaabira Mukama okutuusa akawungeezi. Ne beebuuza ku Mukama nti, “Tuddeyo tulwanyise baganda baffe abaana ba Benyamini?” Mukama n’abaddamu nti, “Mugende mubalwanyise.”
And the sons of Israel go up and weep before Jehovah till the evening, and ask of Jehovah, saying, 'Do I add to draw nigh to battle with the sons of Benjamin, my brother?' And Jehovah saith, 'Go up against him.'
24 Ku lunaku olwokubiri Abayisirayiri ne basembera okulwanyisa Ababenyamini.
And the sons of Israel draw near unto the sons of Benjamin on the second day,
25 Ababenyamini ne bavaayo ne balumba okuva e Gibea, ne batta abaana ba Isirayiri abalala omutwalo gumu mu kanaana mu lutalo ku lunaku olwo olwokubiri; Abayisirayiri abo bonna baalina ebitala.
and Benjamin cometh out to meet them from Gibeah on the second day, and destroy among the sons of Israel again eighteen thousand men — to the earth; all these are drawing sword.
26 Awo abaana ba Isirayiri bonna n’abantu bonna, ne bambuka okulaga e Beseri, ne bakaabira Mukama Katonda ne batuula eyo mu maaso ge ne basiiba olunaku olwo okutuusa akawungeezi, lwe baawaayo ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa n’ebiweebwayo olw’emirembe mu maaso ga Mukama.
And all the sons of Israel go up, even all the people, and come in to Beth-El, and weep, and sit there before Jehovah, and fast on that day till the evening, and cause to ascend burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah.
27 Abaana ba Isirayiri ne beebuuza ku Mukama Katonda, kubanga Essanduuko ey’Endagaano ya Katonda yaliyo mu biro ebyo,
And the sons of Israel ask of Jehovah, — and there [is] the ark of the covenant of God in those days,
28 nga Finekaasi mutabani wa Eriyazaali, muzzukulu wa Alooni yaweereza mu maaso ga Mukama Katonda. Ne bamwebuuzaako nga bagamba nti, “Tuddeyo tulumbe baganda baffe abaana ba Benyamini oba tetuddayo?” Mukama n’abaddamu nti, “Mugende kubanga enkya nzija kubagabula mu mukono gwammwe.”
and Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, is standing before it in those days — saying, 'Do I add again to go out to battle with the sons of Benjamin, my brother, or do I cease?' And Jehovah saith, 'Go up, for to-morrow I give him into thy hand.'
29 Awo Abayisirayiri ne bateegera ku njuyi zonna eza Gibea.
And Israel setteth liers in wait against Gibeah, round about,
30 Ku lunaku olwokusatu abaana ba Isirayiri ne bambuka okulwanyisa abaana ba Benyamini ne basimba ennyiriri nga boolekedde Gibea ng’olulala.
and the sons of Israel go up against the sons of Benjamin, on the third day, and arrange themselves against Gibeah, as time by time.
31 Abaana ba Benyamini ne bavaayo okubalwanyisa ne basikirizibwa okuva mu kibuga, ne batandika okukuba n’okutta ng’olulala, nga bava ku luguudo olumu okudda e Beseri, ne ku lulala oludda e Gibea mu nnimiro. Ne batta abasajja Abayisirayiri ng’amakumi asatu.
And the sons of Benjamin come out to meet the people; they have been drawn away out of the city, and begin to smite [some] of the people — wounded as time by time, in the highways (of which one is going up to Beth-El, and the other to Gibeah in the field), [are] about thirty men of Israel.
32 Abaana ba Benyamini bwe baagambanga nti, “Tubawangula nga luli bwe kyali ku mulundi ogwasooka,” Abayisirayiri bo ne beeteesa nti, “Tuddeyoko emabega, tubasikirize okubaggya mu kibuga badde mu nguudo.”
And the sons of Benjamin say, 'They are smitten before us as at the beginning;' but the sons of Israel said, 'Let us flee, and draw them away out of the city, unto the highways.'
33 Abasajja bonna aba Isirayiri ne bava mu nnyiriri zaabwe mu bifo byabwe, ne badda e Baalutamali. Abayisirayiri abaateega ne bafubutuka okuva mu bifo byabwe mu ttale erya Gibea.
And all the men of Israel have risen from their place, and arrange themselves at Baal-Tamar, and the ambush of Israel is coming forth out of its place, out of the meadow of Gibeah.
34 Awo abasajja omutwalo gumu abaalondebwa okuva mu Isirayiri yonna, ne balumba Gibea ne waba okulwana okw’amaanyi, Ababenyamini ne batamanya nti akabi kabajjidde.
And they come in over against Gibeah — ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel — and the battle [is] grievous, and they have not known that the evil is striking against them.
35 Awo Mukama Katonda n’awangula Benyamini mu maaso ga Isirayiri, era ku lunaku olwo abaana ba Isirayiri ne batta Ababenyamini bonna abaalina ebitala, abasajja emitwalo ebiri mu enkumi ttaano mu kikumi.
And Jehovah smiteth Benjamin before Israel, and the sons of Israel destroy in Benjamin, on that day, twenty and five thousand, and a hundred men; all these [are] drawing sword.
36 Abaana ba Benyamini ne balaba nga bakubiddwa. Abasajja ba Isirayiri ne bakolera Ababenyamini ekkubo, nga bo Abayisirayiri beesize abateezi be baali batadde okumpi ne Gibea.
And the sons of Benjamin see that they have been smitten — and the men of Israel give place to Benjamin, for they have trusted unto the ambush which they had set against Gibeah,
37 Abaali bateeze ne badduka ne beesogga mu Gibea, ne basaasaana ne batta abaakirimu bonna.
and the ambush have hasted, and push against Gibeah, and the ambush draweth itself out, and smiteth the whole of the city by the mouth of the sword.
38 Abasajja ba Isirayiri baali balagaanye n’abaateega nti abateezi bwe banaanyoosa omukka omungi mu kibuga,
And there was the appointed sign to the men of Israel with the ambush — their causing to go up a great volume of smoke from the city.
39 abasajja ba Isirayiri abali mu ddwaniro banaakyuka. Mu kiseera ekyo Ababenyamini baali batanudde okukuba n’okutta abasajja ba Isirayiri ng’amakumi asatu, nga luli olwasooka. Ne bagamba nti, “Ddala ddala tubawangudde nga mu lutalo luli olwasooka.”
And the men of Israel turn in battle, and Benjamin hath begun to smite the wounded among the men of Israel, about thirty men, for they said, 'Surely they are utterly smitten before us, as [at] the first battle;
40 Naye omukka bwe gwatandika okunyooka, ekibuga kyonna nga kigya, Ababenyamini ne bakyuka okutunula emabega, laba, ng’ekibuga kyonna kikutte omuliro.
and the volume hath begun to go up from the city — a pillar of smoke — and Benjamin turneth behind, and lo, gone up hath the perfection of the city toward the heavens.
41 Abasajja ba Isirayiri ne babakyukira. Abasajja ba Benyamini ne batya bwe baalaba ng’akabi kabajjidde.
And the men of Israel have turned, and the men of Benjamin are troubled, for they have seen that the evil hath stricken against them —
42 Kyebaava badduka abasajja ba Isirayiri nga baddukira mu ddungu, kyokka olutalo ne lubayinza. Buli eyadduka okuva mu bibuga n’afiira wamu nabo.
and they turn before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness, and the battle hath followed them; and those who [are] from the city are destroying them in their midst;
43 Abayisirayiri ne bazingiza Ababenyamini, ne babagoba okutuukira ddala ku buvanjuba bw’e Gibea we butandikira.
they have compassed the Benjamites — they have pursued them — with ease they have trodden them down till over-against Gibeah, at the sun-rising.
44 Abasajja abalwanyi abazira Ababenyamini abaafa baali omutwalo gumu mu kanaana.
And there fall of Benjamin eighteen thousand men — the whole of these [are] men of valour;
45 Ababenyamini bwe baddukira mu ddungu nga boolekedde olwazi lwa Limoni, Abayisirayiri ne batta enkumi ttaano ku bo. Abayisirayiri ne bongera okubagobera ddala okutuuka e Gidomu, era n’eyo ne battirayo abasajja enkumi bbiri.
and they turn and flee toward the wilderness, unto the rock of Rimmon; and they glean of them in the highways five thousand men, and follow after them unto Gidom, and smite of them two thousand men.
46 Bwe batyo Ababenyamini bonna abaafa ku lunaku olwo, baali emitwalo ebiri mu enkumi ttaano, bonna abo nga basajja bazira.
And all those falling of Benjamin are twenty and five thousand men drawing sword, on that day — the whole of these [are] men of valour;
47 Naye abasajja lukaaga be baddukira mu ddungu okwolekera olwazi lwa Limoni, ne babeera eyo okumala emyezi ena.
and there turn and flee into the wilderness, unto the rock of Rimmon six hundred men, and they dwell in the rock Rimmon four months.
48 Abasajja ba Isirayiri ne bakyuka ne baddayo eri abaana ba Benyamini ne batta buli kintu ekyali mu kibuga, ne batta ensolo, ne batta buli muntu gwe baasanga mu bibuga byonna bye baalaba, ne babikumako omuliro.
And the men of Israel have turned back unto the sons of Benjamin, and smite them by the mouth of the sword out of the city, — men unto cattle, unto all that is found; also all the cities which are found they have sent into fire.
