1 Samuel 7

1 The men of Kiriath Jearim came and took up the ark of Jehovah and brought it into the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Jehovah.

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 It happened, from the day that the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after Jehovah.

त्‍यो बेलादेखि लामो समयसम्म अर्थात् बिस वर्षसम्म त्‍यो सन्दुक किर्यत-यारीममा रह्यो । इस्राएलका सबै घरानाले विलाप गरे र परमप्रभुतिर फर्कने इच्छा गरे ।

3 Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, "If you do return to Jehovah with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Jehovah, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of 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 Then the children of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served Jehovah only.

त्यसपछि एस्राएलका मानिसहरूले बाल र अश्तोरेत हटाए र परमप्रभुको मात्र आराधना गरे ।

5 Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you to Jehovah."

तब शमूएलले भने, “सबै इस्राएललाई मिस्‍पामा भेला गर र म तिमीहरूका निम्ति परमप्रभुसँग प्रार्थना गर्नेछु ।”

6 They gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Jehovah, and fasted on that day, and said, "We have sinned against Jehovah." Samuel judged the children of Israel in 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 When the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. When the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid 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 The children of Israel said to Samuel, "Do not cease to cry to Jehovah your God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines."

त्यसपछि इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले शमूएललाई भने, “हाम्रो निम्ति परमप्रभुसँग पुकारा गर्न नछोड्नुहोस्, ताकि उहाँले हामीलाई पलिश्तीहरूका हातबट बचाउनुहुनेछ ।”

9 Samuel took a suckling lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt offering to Jehovah: and Samuel cried to Jehovah for Israel; and Jehovah answered 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 As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but Jehovah thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines, and confused them; and they were struck down before 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 The men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and struck them, as far as below Beth Kar.

इस्राएलका मानिसहरू मिस्पाबाट गए र तिनीहरूले पलिश्तीहरूलाई लखेटे र उनीहरूलाई बेथ-करको मुनिसम्म मारे ।

12 Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Jashan, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, "Jehovah helped us until now."

त्यसपछि शमूएलले एउटा ढुङ्गा लिए र मिस्पा र शेनको बिचमा त्‍यो खडा गरे । तिनले यसो भने, “परमप्रभुले हामीलाई यहाँसम्म सहायता गर्नुभएको छ ।”

13 So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more within the territory of Israel. The hand of Jehovah was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

यसरी पलिश्तीहरूलाई अधीन गरियो र तिनीहरू इस्राएलको सिमानाभित्र प्रवेश गरेनन् । शमूएलको समयभरि नै परमप्रभुको हात पलिश्तीहरूको विरुद्धमा थियो ।

14 The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and Israel recovered its territory out of the hand of the Philistines. 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 Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

शमूएलले आफ्‍नो जीवनकालभरि नै इस्राएलको न्याय गरे ।

16 He went from year to year in circuit to Bethel and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.

तिनी हरेक वर्ष बेथेल, गिलगाल र मिस्पाको फेरो मार्थे । यी सबै ठाउँहरूमा इस्राएलका निम्ति तिनले झगडाहरूको फैसला गर्थे ।

17 His return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an altar to Jehovah.

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 ।