1 Samuel 16
1 The Lord asked Samuel, “How long are you going to continue to mourn over Saul because I have rejected him as king of Israel? Fill your flask with olive oil and go. I'm sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen a king for myself from among his sons.”
परमप्रभुले शमूएललाई भन्नुभयो, “मैले शाऊललाई इस्राएलको राजा हुनबाट इन्कार गरेको कारणले तँ उसको निम्ति कहिलेसम्म विलाप गर्नेछस्? तेरो सीङ्मा तेल भर् र जा । म तँलाई बेथलेहेमको यिशैकहाँ पठाउनेछु, किनकि मैले त्यसका छोराहरूका बिचबाट एक जनालाई मेरो निम्ति राजा चुनेको छु ।”
2 “How can I go and do that?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear about it and kill me!” The Lord answered, “Take a young cow with you and say, ‘I've come to sacrifice to the Lord.’
शमूएलले सोधे, “म कसरी जान सक्छु? शाऊलले यो सुने भने, उसले मलाई मार्नेछ ।” परमप्रभुले भन्नुभयो, “तँसँगै एउटा कोरली लैजा र भन्, 'म परमप्रभुलाई बलिदान चढाउन आएको छु ।'
3 Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you have to do. Anoint for me the one I tell you to.”
यिशैलाई पनि बलिदानमा बोला र तैंले के गर्नुपर्नेछ म तँलाई देखाउनेछु । मैले तँलाई देखाएको एक जनालाई तैंले अभिषेक गर्नेछस् ।”
4 Samuel did what the Lord had told him to and went to Bethlehem. When the town elders met him, they were afraid and asked him, “Do you come in peace?”
शमूएलले परमप्रभुले भन्नुभएझैं गरे र बेथलेहेम गए । सहरका धर्म-गुरुहरू तिनलाई भेट्न आउँदा तिनीहरू डरले कामिरहेका थिए र भने, “के तपाईं शान्तिमा नै आउँदै हुनुहुन्छ?”
5 “Yes, I come in peace,” he replied. “I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Purify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” He purified Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
तिनले भने, “शान्तिमा नै हो । म परमप्रभुलाई बिलदान चढाउन आएको छु । आफैलाई अलग गर्न तयार होओ र मसँगै बलिदानमा आओ ।” तिनले यिशै र तिनका छोराहरूलाई अलग गरे र तिनीहरूलाई बलिदानमा निमन्त्रणा गरे ।
6 When they arrived and Samuel saw Eliab, he said to himself, “This has got to be the Lord's anointed!”
जब तिनीहरू आए, तिनले एलीआबलाई हेरे र मनमनै भने परमप्रभुको अभिषिक्त जन निश्चय नै तिनको सामु उभिरहेका थिए ।
7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don't look at his outward appearance or how tall he is because I have rejected him, for the Lord does not look as human beings do. Human beings only see with their eyes what's on the outside, but the Lord looks at the way people think deep inside.”
तर परमप्रभुले शमूएललाई भन्नुभयो, “त्यसको बाह्य स्वरूप वा त्यसको कदको उचाइलाई नहेर्, किनभने मैले त्यसलाई इन्कार गरेको छु । किनभने परमप्रभुले मानिसले झैं हे्र्नुहुन्न । मानिसले बाहिरी स्वरूपलाई हेर्छ, तर परमप्रभुले हृदयलाई हेर्नुहुन्छ ।”
8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him come before Samuel, who said, “The Lord hasn't chosen this one either.”
यिशैले अबीनादाबलाई बोलाए र शमूएलको सामुन्ने हिंड्न लगाए । तब शमूएलले भने, “परमप्रभुले यसलाई पनि चुन्नुभएको छैन ।”
9 Then Jesse had Shammah come forward. But Samuel said, “The Lord hasn't chosen this one either.”
यिशैले शम्मालाई नि हिंड्न लगाए, तर शमूएलले भने, “परमप्रभुले यसलाई पनि चुन्नुभएको छैन ।”
10 Jesse had seven of his sons come before Samuel, but Samuel told him, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.”
यिशैले तिनका सातै जना छोराहरूलाई शमूएलको सामु हिंड्न लगाए । शमूएलले यिशैलाई भने, “परमप्रभुले यिनीहरू कुनैलाई पनि चुन्नुभएको छैन ।”
11 So he asked Jesse, “Don't you have any more sons?” “Well, there's still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is out looking after the sheep.” “Send for him and bring him here because we will not sit down and eat until he gets here,” Samuel told Jesse.
तब शमूएलले यिशैलाई भने, “के तपाईंका छोराहरू सबै जना यहाँ नै छन्?” तिनले जवाफ दिए, “अझै कान्छो बाँकी नै छ, तर उसले भेडाको गोठाला गरिरहेको छ ।” शमूएलले यिशैलाई भने, “कसैलाई पठाउनुहोस् र तिनलाई झिकाउनुहोस् । तिनी यहाँ नआएसम्म, हामी बस्नेछैनौं ।”
12 So Jesse sent for him and brought him in. He had a red complexion with beautiful eyes, and looked handsome. The Lord said, “Go and anoint him, for he's the one.”
यिशैले कसैलाई पठाए र तिनलाई ल्याए । यो छोराको राता गाला, सुन्दर आँखा र सुन्दर स्वरूप थियो । परमप्रभुले भन्नुभयो, “उठ्, त्यसलाई अभिषेक गर् । किनभने यही नै हो ।”
13 Samuel took the flask of olive oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the Lord came on David in power from that day on. Then Samuel left and returned to Ramah.
अनि शमूएलले तेल भएको सीङ् लिए र तिनलाई आफ्ना दाजुहरूका माझमा अभिषेक गरे । त्यस दिनदेखि परमप्रभुको आत्मा दाऊदमाथि आउनुभयो । त्यसपछि शमूएल उठे र रामातिर गए ।
14 The Spirit of the Lord had left Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him.
परमप्रभुको आत्माले शाऊललाई छोड्नुभयो र परमप्रभुको हानिकारक आत्माले तिनलाई दुःख दियो ।
15 Saul's servants told him, “It's definitely an evil spirit from God that's tormenting you.
शाऊलका सेवकहरूले तिनलाई भने, “हे्र्नुहोस्, परमप्रभुको हानिकारक आत्माले तपाईंलाई दुःख दिन्छ ।
16 Give us your servants here the order to find someone who is good at playing the harp so that when the evil spirit from God comes on you, he can play and you'll feel much better.”
तपाईंको सामु भएका सेवकहरूलाई कोही वीणा बजाउन निपुण व्यक्तिलाई खोज्न हाम्रो मालिकले आज्ञा गर्नुहोस् । जब परमप्रभुको हानिकारक आत्मा तपाईंमाथि आउँछ, त्यसले वीणा बजाउनेछ, र तपाईं ठीक हुनुहुनेछ ।”
17 Saul gave the order to his servants, “Find me someone who is good at playing the harp and bring him to me.”
शाऊलले तिनका सेवकहरूलाई भने, “बजाउन निपुण एक जना मानिस मेरो निम्ति खोज र त्यसलाई मकहाँ ल्याऊ ।”
18 One of the servants replied, “I know a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who is good at playing the harp. He is a brave man, a good fighter, well-spoken and handsome, and the Lord is with him.”
जवानहरूमध्ये एक जनाले जवाफ दिए, “मैले बेथलेहमका यिशैका छोरा बजाउनमा निपुण, बलियो, साहसी, लडाकु, बोलीवचनमा चतुर, सुन्दर मानिस देखेको छु । अनि परमप्रभु तिनीसँग हुनुहुन्छ ।”
19 Saul sent messengers to Jesse, telling him, “Send me your son David who takes care of the sheep.”
त्यसैले शाऊलले यिशैकहाँ दूतहरू पठाए र भने, “भेडाहरूसँग भएको तिम्रो छोरा दाऊदलाई मकहाँ पठाऊ ।”
20 So Jesse loaded a donkey with bread, a skin of wine, and a young goat and sent them with his son David to Saul.
यिशैले रोटी, दाखमद्यको भाँडो, एउटा पाठोलाई गधामा बोकाए र आफ्नो छोरा दाऊदसँगै ती शाऊलकहाँ पठाए ।
21 David came to Saul and began working for him. Saul thought a great deal of him, and David became his armor-bearer.
तब दाऊद शाऊलकहाँ आए र तिनको सेवामा प्रवेश गरे । शाऊलले तिनलाई धेरै प्रेम गरे र तिनी उनको हतियार बोक्ने बने ।
22 Saul sent a message to Jesse, saying, “Please allow David to continue working for me because I am pleased with him.”
“दाऊद मेरो सामु खडा रहोस्, किनभने उसले मेरो दृष्टिमा निगाह पाएको छ” भन्ने सामाचार शाऊलले यिशैलाई पठाए ।
23 So whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would take his harp and play, and Saul would gain relief and feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.
जब-जब शाऊलमाथि परमेश्वरको हानिकारक आत्मा आउँथ्यो, दाऊदले वीणा लिन्थे र त्यो बजाउँथे । यसरी शाऊल पुनः ताजा र सञ्चो हुन्थे, र हानिकारक आत्माले तिनीलाई छोड्थ्यो।
