1 Samuel 8
1 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
जब शमूएल वृद्ध भए, तिनले आफ्ना दुई छोरालाई इस्राएलका न्यायकर्ताहरू बनाए ।
2 The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
तिनको जेठा छोराको नाउँ योएल थियो र महिलोको नाउँ अबिया थियो । तिनीहरू बेर्शेबामा न्यायकर्ताहरू थिए ।
3 But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.
तिनका छोराहरू तिनका मार्गहरूमा हिंडेनन्, तर बेइमानपूर्ण लाभको पछि लागे । तिनीहरूले घूस लिए र न्यायलाई भ्रष्ट बनाए ।
4 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
त्यसपछि इस्राएलका सारा धर्म-गुरुहरू भेला भए र रामामा शमूएलकहाँ आए ।
5 “Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”
उनीहरूले तिनलाई भने, “हेर्नुहोस्, तपाईं वृद्ध हुनुभयो, र तपाईंका छोराहरू तपाईंका मर्गहरूमा हिंड्दैनन् । सबै जातिझैं हाम्रो न्याय गर्न हाम्रा निम्ति एक जना राजा नियुक्त गर्नुहोस् ।”
6 But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.
तर त्यसले शमूएललाई दुःख लाग्यो, जब तिनीहरूले भने, “हाम्रो न्याय गर्न हामीलाई एक जना राजा दिनुहोस् ।” त्यसैले शमूएलले परमप्रभुसँग प्रार्थना गरे ।
7 And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.
परमप्रभुले शमूएललाई भन्नुभयो, “मानिसहरूले तँलाई भनेका तिनीहरूका सबै कुरा पालन गर् । किनकि तिनीहरूले तँलाई इन्कार गरेका होइनन्, तर तिनीहरूमाथि राजा हुनबाट तिनीहरूले मलाई इन्कार गरेका छन् ।
8 Just as they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.
तिनीहरूले मलाई त्यागेका र अरू देवताहरूको सेवा गरेर मैले तिनीहरूलाई मिश्रबाट ल्याएदेखि गरेजस्तै तिनीहरूले गरिरहेका छन्, र त्यसैले तिनीहरूले तँलाई पनि त्यसै गर्दैछन् ।
9 Now listen to them, but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them.”
अब तिनीहरूको कुरा सुन । तर तिनीहरूलाई गम्भीरपूर्वक चेताउनी दे र राजाले जसरी तिनीहरूमाथि राज्य गर्नेछन्, त्यो तिनीहरूले राम्ररी जानून् ।”
10 So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.
त्यसैले शमूएलले राजाको माग गरिरहेका मानिसहरूलाई परमप्रभुका सबै वचन सुनाए ।
11 He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to his own chariots and horses, to run in front of his chariots.
तिनले भने, “तिमीहरूमाथि राज्य गर्ने राजाको प्रचलन यस्तो हुनेछ । उनले तिमीहरूका छोराहरूलाई लानेछन् र आफ्ना रथहरूका निम्ति र घोडचढी हुनलाई र आफ्ना रथहरूको अगि-अगि दौडनलाई उनले तिनीहरूलाई नियुक्त गर्ने छन् ।
12 He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, to make his weapons of war, and to equip his chariots.
उनले आफ्नो निम्ति हजारका कप्तानहरू र पचासका कप्तानहरू नियुक्त गर्नेछन् । कसैलाई आफ्नो जमिन जोत्न, कसैलाई आफ्नो अन्न कटानी गर्न र कसैलाई आफ्नो युद्धको हतियारहरू अनि आफ्ना रथहरूको सरसामान बनाउन लगाउनेछन् ।
13 And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers.
उनले तिमीहरूका छोरीहरूलाई अत्तर बनाउने, खाना बनाउने र रोटी बनाउने हुनलाई लिनेछन् ।
14 He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his servants.
उनले तिमीहरूका उत्तम खेतहरू, दाखबारीहरू र जैतूनका बगैंचाहरू लिनेछन् र ती आफ्ना सेवकहरूलाई दिनेछन् ।
15 He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants.
उनले तिमीहरूका अन्नको र दाखबारीहरूको दशौं भाग लिनेछन् र आफ्ना अधिकारीहरू र आफ्ना सेवकहरूलाई दिनेछन् ।
16 And he will take your menservants and maidservants and your best cattle and donkeys and put them to his own use.
उनले तिमीहरूका सेवक-सेविकाहरू, र तिमीहरूका उत्तम जवान पुरुषहरू तथा तिमीहरूका गधाहरू लिनेछन् । तिनीहरू सबैलाई उनले आफ्नो काममा लगाउनेछन् ।
17 He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
उनले तिमीहरूका बगालहरूको दशौं भाग लिनेछन्, र तिमीहरू उनका दासहरू हुनेछौ ।
18 When that day comes, you will beg for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.”
त्यसपछि त्यो दिन आफ्नो निम्ति छानेका तिमीहरूका राजाको कारणले तिमीहरूले पुकारा गर्नेछौ । तर परमप्रभुले त्यो दिनमा तिमीहरूलाई जवाफ दिनुहुनेछैन ।”
19 Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.
तर मानिसहरूले शमूएलको कुरा सुन्न इन्कार गरे । तिनीहरूले भने, “होइन, हामीमाथि एक जना राजा हुनैपर्छ ।
20 Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”
ताकि हामी अरू जातिहरूजस्तै हुन सक्नेछौं, अनि यसरी हाम्रा राजाले हाम्रो न्याय गर्नेछन् र हाम्रो निम्ति युद्ध गर्न हाम्रो अगि-अगि जानेछन् ।”
21 Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them in the hearing of the LORD.
जब शमूएलले मानिसहरूको सबै कुरा सुने, तब तिनले ती परमप्रभुले सुन्ने गरी दोहोर्याए ।
22 “Listen to their voice,” the LORD said to Samuel. “Appoint a king for them.” Then Samuel told the men of Israel, “Everyone must go back to his city.”
परमप्रभुले शमूएललाई भन्नुभयो, “तिनीहरूका कुरा पालन गर् र कसैलाई तिनीहरूका राजा बना ।” त्यसैले शमूएलले इस्राएलका मानिसहरूलाई भने, “हरेक मानिस आ-आफ्नो सहर जानुपर्छ ।”
