1 Samuel 7
1 Then the men of Kiriath-jearim arrived, and they led away the ark of the Lord. And they brought it into the house of Abinadab, in Gibeah. Then they sanctified Eleazar, his son, so that he might care for the ark of the Lord.
किर्यत-यारीमका मानसिहरू आएर परमप्रभुको सन्दुकलाई उठाए र डाँडामा भएको अबीनादाबको घरमा त्यो ल्याए । परमप्रभुको सन्दुकको रेखदेख गर्न तिनको छोरा एलाजारलाई तिनीहरूले अलग गरे ।
2 And it happened that, from that day, the ark of the Lord remained in Kiriath-jearim. And the days were multiplied (for it was now the twentieth year) and all the house of Israel rested, following the Lord.
त्यो बेलादेखि लामो समयसम्म अर्थात् बिस वर्षसम्म त्यो सन्दुक किर्यत-यारीममा रह्यो । इस्राएलका सबै घरानाले विलाप गरे र परमप्रभुतिर फर्कने इच्छा गरे ।
3 Then Samuel spoke to the entire house of Israel, saying: “If you would return to the Lord with your whole heart, take away strange gods from among you, the Baals and Ashtaroth, and prepare your hearts for the Lord, and serve him alone. And he will rescue you from the hand of the Philistines.”
शमूएलले इस्राएलका सारा घरानालाई भने, “तिमीहरू आफ्ना सारा हृदयले परमप्रभुतिर फर्किन्छौ, विदेशी देवताहरू र अश्तोरेतलाईतिमीहरूका माझबाट हटाउँछौ, आफ्नो हृदयलाई परमप्रभुतिर फर्काउँछौ र उहाँको मात्र आराधना गर्छौ भने, उहाँले तिमीहरूलाई पलिश्तीहरूको हातबाट छुटकारा दिनुहुनेछ ।”
4 Therefore, the sons of Israel took away the Baals and Ashtaroth, and they served the Lord alone.
त्यसपछि एस्राएलका मानिसहरूले बाल र अश्तोरेत हटाए र परमप्रभुको मात्र आराधना गरे ।
5 And Samuel said, “Gather all of Israel at Mizpah, so that I may pray for you to the Lord.”
तब शमूएलले भने, “सबै इस्राएललाई मिस्पामा भेला गर र म तिमीहरूका निम्ति परमप्रभुसँग प्रार्थना गर्नेछु ।”
6 And they convened at Mizpah. And they drew water, and they poured it out in the sight of the Lord. And on that day they fasted, and in that place they said, “We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the sons of Israel at Mizpah.
तिनीहरू मिस्पामा भेला भए, पानी भरे र परमप्रभुको सामु खन्याए । त्यस दिन तिनीहरू उपवास बसे र भने, “हामीले परमप्रभुको विरुद्धमा पाप गरेका छौं ।” शमूएलले त्यहाँ नै इस्राएलका मानिसहरूको विवादहरूमा फैसला गरे अनि मानिसहरूलाई नेतृत्व गरे ।
7 And the Philistines heard that the sons of Israel had gathered together at Mizpah. And the princes of the Philistines ascended against Israel. And when the sons of Israel had heard this, they were afraid before the face of the Philistines.
जब इस्राएलका मानिसहरू मिस्पामा भला भएका छन् भन्ने पलिश्तीहरूले सुने, पलिश्तीहरूका शासकहरूले इस्राएललाई आक्रमण गरे । जब इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले यो सुने, तिनीहरू पलिश्तीहरूसँग डराए ।
8 And they said to Samuel, “May you not cease to cry out to the Lord our God on our behalf, so that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”
त्यसपछि इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले शमूएललाई भने, “हाम्रो निम्ति परमप्रभुसँग पुकारा गर्न नछोड्नुहोस्, ताकि उहाँले हामीलाई पलिश्तीहरूका हातबट बचाउनुहुनेछ ।”
9 Then Samuel took one suckling lamb, and he offered it whole, as a holocaust to the Lord. And Samuel cried out to the Lord on behalf of Israel, and the Lord heeded him.
शमूएलले दूधे थुमालाई लिए र यसलाई परमप्रभुको निम्ति पुरै होमबलिको रूपमा चढाए । तब शमूएलले इस्राएलको निम्ति परमप्रभुसँग पुकारा गरे र परमप्रभुले जवाफ दिनुभयो ।
10 Then it happened that, while Samuel was offering the holocaust, the Philistines began the battle against Israel. But the Lord thundered with a great crash, on that day, over the Philistines, and he terrified them, and they were cut down before the face of Israel.
शमूएलले होमबलि चढाउँदै गर्दा पलिश्तीहरू इस्राएललाई आक्रमण गर्न आए । तर त्यस दिन पलिश्तीहरूको विरुद्धमा ठुलो गर्जनसहित परमप्रभु गर्जनुभयो र तिनीहरूलाई गोलमालमा पार्नुभयो, र तिनीहरू इस्राएलको सामुबाट भागे ।
11 And the men of Israel, departing from Mizpah, pursued the Philistines, and they struck them down as far as the place which was below Bethcar.
इस्राएलका मानिसहरू मिस्पाबाट गए र तिनीहरूले पलिश्तीहरूलाई लखेटे र उनीहरूलाई बेथ-करको मुनिसम्म मारे ।
12 Then Samuel took a single stone, and he placed it between Mizpah and Shen. And he called the name of this place: The Stone of Assistance. And he said, “For in this place the Lord gave assistance to us.”
त्यसपछि शमूएलले एउटा ढुङ्गा लिए र मिस्पा र शेनको बिचमा त्यो खडा गरे । तिनले यसो भने, “परमप्रभुले हामीलाई यहाँसम्म सहायता गर्नुभएको छ ।”
13 And the Philistines were humbled, and they no longer drew near, so that they might enter into the borders of Israel. And so, the hand of the Lord was over the Philistines during all the days of Samuel.
यसरी पलिश्तीहरूलाई अधीन गरियो र तिनीहरू इस्राएलको सिमानाभित्र प्रवेश गरेनन् । शमूएलको समयभरि नै परमप्रभुको हात पलिश्तीहरूको विरुद्धमा थियो ।
14 And the cities that the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron as far as Gath, with their borders. And he freed Israel from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
पलिश्तीहरूले इस्राएलबाट कब्जा गरेका एक्रोनदेखि गातसम्मका नगरहरू पुनर्स्थपना गरियो । इस्राएलले पलिश्तीहरूबाट आफ्ना इलाका फिर्ता लियो । अनि इस्राएल र एमोरीहरू बिच शान्ति थियो ।
15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
शमूएलले आफ्नो जीवनकालभरि नै इस्राएलको न्याय गरे ।
16 And he went each year, traveling around to Bethel, and to Gilgal, and to Mizpah, and he judged Israel in the above-stated places.
तिनी हरेक वर्ष बेथेल, गिलगाल र मिस्पाको फेरो मार्थे । यी सबै ठाउँहरूमा इस्राएलका निम्ति तिनले झगडाहरूको फैसला गर्थे ।
17 And he returned to Ramah. For his house was there, and he judged Israel there. And then he built an altar to the Lord there.
त्यसपछि तिनी रामामा फर्कन्थे, किनभने तिनको घर त्यहाँ थियो । अनि त्यहाँ पनि तिनले इस्राएलका निम्ति झगडाको फैसला गर्थे । तिनले त्यहाँ परमप्रभुको निम्ति एउटा वेदी पनि निर्माण गरे ।
