1 Samuel 24
1 After Saul had returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.”
जब पलिश्तीहरूलाई लखेटेर शाऊल फर्के, तब तिनलाई भनियो, “दाऊद एन-गदीको उजाड-स्थानमा छन् ।”
2 So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to look for David and his men in the region of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.
त्यसपछि शाऊलले सबै इस्राएलबाट तिन हजार मानिसहरू छानेर लिए र दाऊद अनि तिनका मानिसहरूलाई खोज्न घोरलको चट्टानमा गए ।
3 Soon Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road, where there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself. And David and his men were hiding in the recesses of the cave.
तिनी बाटोमा भेडा-गोठहरूमा आए जहाँ एउटा गुफा थियो । शाऊल दिसा गर्न भित्र गए । दाऊद र तिनका मानिसहरू गुफाको पल्लो कुनामा बसिरहेका थिए ।
4 So David’s men said to him, “This is the day about which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do with him as you wish.’” Then David crept up secretly and cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.
दाऊदका मानिसहरूले तिनलाई भने, “तैंले जे चाहन्छस् सो गर्न, म तेरो शत्रुलाई तेरो हातमा सुम्पने छु' भनी परमप्रभुले तपाईंलाई भन्नुभएको दिन यही हो ।” अनि दऊद उठे र बिस्तारै अगि बढे र शाऊलको वस्त्रको छेउ काटे ।
5 Afterward, David’s conscience was stricken because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.
पछि दाऊदको हृदयमा कष्ट भयो किनभने तिनले शाऊलको वस्त्रको छेउ काटेका थिए ।
6 So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.”
तिनले आफ्ना मानिसहरूलाई भने, “परमप्रभुका अभिषिक्त जन, उहाँ परमप्रभुका अभिषिक्त जन भनी देखेर पनि उहाँको विरुद्धमा मैले हात उठाउने कुरालाई परमप्रभुले नै रोक्नुभएको होस् ।”
7 With these words David restrained his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.
त्यसैले दाऊदले आफ्ना मानिसहरूलाई यी कुराहरू भनेर हप्काए र शाऊललाई आक्रमण गर्न तिनीहरूलाई अनुमति दिएनन् । शाऊल उठे, गुफाबाट बाहिर निस्के र आफ्नो बाटो लागे ।
8 After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence
पछि दाऊद पनि उठे, गुफा बाहिर गए र शाऊललाई कराएर भनेः “हे मेरो मालिक महाराजा ।” जब शाऊलले पछाडी फर्केर हेरे, दाऊद भुइँमा घोप्टो परे र उनलाई आदर गरे ।
9 and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?
दाऊदले शाऊललाई भने, “'हेर्नुहोस्, दाऊदले तपाइंको हानि गर्न खोज्दैछ' भन्ने मानिसहरूको कुरा तपाईंले किन सुन्नुहुन्छ?
10 Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s anointed.’
तपाईं गुफामा हुनुहुँदा परमप्रभुले तपाईंलाई मेरो हातमा सुम्पनुभएको कुरा आज तपाईंले आफ्नै आँखाले देख्नुभएको छ । तपाईंलाई मार्न कसैले मलाई भने, तर मैले तपाईंलाई बचाएँ । मैले भने, 'म मेरो मालिकको विरुद्धमा हात उठाउँदिनँ । किनकि उहाँ परमप्रभुको अभिषिक्त जन हुनुहुन्छ ।'
11 See, my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. See and know that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not sinned against you, even though you are hunting me down to take my life.
हेर्नुहोस् हे मेरा पिता, तपाईंको वस्त्रको छेउ मेरो हातमा हेर्नुहोस् । तपाईंको वस्त्रको छेउ मैले काटेको र मैले तपाईंलाई नमारेको कुराले, मेरो हातमा कुनै खराबी वा देशद्रोह छैन, र मैले तपाईंको विरुद्धमा पाप गरेको छैन, तापनि तपाईंले मेरो ज्यान लिन खोज्नुहुन्छ ।
12 May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you.
तपाईं र मेरो बिचमा परमप्रभुले नै न्याय गर्नुभएको होस् र तपाईंको विरुद्धमा म भए परमप्रभुले नै बद्ला लिनुभएको होस्, तर मेरो हात तपाईंको विरुद्ध हुनेछैन ।
13 As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.
जस्तो पुरानो उखान छ, 'दुष्टबाट नै दुष्टता निस्कन्छ ।' तर मेरा हात तपाईंको विरुद्धमा हुनेछैन ।
14 Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?
इस्राएलका राजा कसको पछि आएका छन्? कसलाई तपाईंले खेद्दै हुनुहुन्छ? एउटा मरेको कुकुरलाई होइन र! एउटा उपियाँलाई होइन र!
15 May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.”
परमप्रभु नै न्यायकर्ता हुनुभएको होस् र तपाईं र मेरो बिचमा फैसला गर्नुभएको होस्, र यो हेर्नुभएको होस्, मेरो पक्षमा वहस गर्नुभएको होस् र तपाईंको हातबाट उम्कन मलाई अनुमति दिनुभएको होस् ।
16 When David had finished saying these things, Saul called back, “Is that your voice, David my son?” Then Saul wept aloud
जब दाऊदले यी कुराहरू शाऊललाई भनिसकेका थिए, तब शाऊलले भने, “मेरो छोरा दाऊद, के यो तिम्रो सोर हो?” शाऊलले डाँको छोडेर रोए ।
17 and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.
तिनले दाऊदलाई भने, “मभन्दा तिमी धेरै धर्मी रहेछौ । किनकि तिमीले मलाई असल कुराले बदला लिएका छौ भने, मैले तिमीलाई खराब कुराले बदला लिएको छु ।
18 And you have shown this day how well you have dealt with me; for when the LORD delivered me into your hand, you did not kill me.
तिमीले मप्रति कति असल गरेका छौ भनी तिमीले आज घोषणा गरेका छौ, किनकि परमप्रभुले मलाई तिम्रो कृपामा छोड्नुहुँदा पनि तिमीले मलाई मारेनौ ।
19 When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go away unharmed? May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me this day.
किनकि कुनै मानिसले आफ्नो शत्रुलाई भेट्टायो भने, के त्यसलाई उसले सुरक्षित साथ जान दिनेछ र? तिमीले आज मेरो निम्ति जे गरेका छौ त्यसको निम्ति परमप्रभुले तिमीलाई असल इनाम दिनुभएको होस् ।
20 Now I know for sure that you will be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.
अब मलाई थाहा भयो कि तिमी साँच्चै नै राजा हुनेछौ र इस्राएलको राज्य तिम्रै हातमा स्थापित हुनेछ ।
21 So now, swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants or wipe out my name from my father’s house.”
तिमीले मपछिका मेरा सन्तानहरूलाई खत्तम पार्नेछैनौ र मेरो पिताको घरानाबाट मेरो नाउँ नाश पार्नेछैनौ भनी मसँग परमप्रभुको नाउँमा शपथ खाऊ ।
22 So David gave his oath to Saul. Then Saul returned home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.
त्यसैले दाऊदले शाऊलसित शपथ खाए । अनि शाऊल घर गए, तर दाऊद र तिनका मानिसहरू माथि किल्लामा गए ।
