1 Samuel 12
1 Then Samuel said this to all the Israeli people: “I have done everything that you told me to do, and I have given/appointed a king to rule you.
शमूएलले सबै इस्राएलीलाई भने, “तिमीहरूले मलाई भेनका हरेक कुरा मैले सुनेको छु र मैले तिमीहरूमाथि एक जना राजा नियुक्त गरेको छु ।
2 My own sons [are grown up and] with you now, but I have appointed Saul [instead of one of them], and he is now your leader. I am now old, and my hair is gray. I have been your leader ever since I was a boy.
अब यहाँ तिमीहरूको सामु राहा हिंड्दैछन् । अनि म वृद्ध भएको छु र मेरो कपाल फुलेको छ । अनि मेरा छोराहरू तिमीहरूसँगै छन् । मेरो बाल्यकालदेखि आजसम्म पनि म तिमीहरूका सामु हिंडेकोछु ।
3 Now tell me, while Yahweh is listening, and while the king whom he has chosen is listening: whose ox or donkey have I stolen [during all those years]? Whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed/treated badly? From whom have I accepted a bribe, in order that I would ignore [the evil things he had done]? If I have done any of those things, tell me, and I will pay back what I owe.”
म यहाँ छु । परमप्रभु र उहाँको अभिषिक्त जनको सामु मेरो विरुद्ध गवाही देओ । मैले कसैको गोरु लिएको छु? मैले कसैको गधा लिएको छु? मैले कसैलाई ठगेको छु? मैले कसैलाई थिचोमिचो गरेको छु? मेरा आँखाहरूलाई अन्धा तुल्याउन मैले कसैबाट घूस लिएको छु? मेरो विरुद्ध गवाही देओ र म तिमीहरूलाई त्यो फर्काइदिनेछु ।”
4 They replied, “[No, ] you have never cheated anyone or oppressed anyone or accepted a bribe from anyone.”
तिनीहरूले भने, “तपाईंले हामीलाई ठग्नुभएको वा, थिचोमिचो गर्नुभएको वा कुनै मानिसको हातबाट कुनै पनि कुरा चोर्नुभएको छैन ।”
5 Then Samuel said, “Today Yahweh can testify, and the king whom you chose can testify, that I have not taken a bribe from anyone.” They replied, “Yes, Yahweh can say that he knows that is true.”
तिनले उनीहरूलाई भने, “परमप्रभु तिमीहरू विरुद्ध साक्षी हुनुहुन्छ र आज उहाँका अभिषिक्त जन साक्षी छन्, कि तिमीहरूले मेरो हातमा कुनै कुरा भेट्टाएका छैनौ ।” तिनीहरूले जवाफ दिए, “परमप्रभु साक्षी हुनुहुन्छ ।”
6 Samuel continued by saying, “Yahweh is the one who appointed Moses and Aaron [to lead] our ancestors. He is the one who brought them out of Egypt. [And he is the one who will testify that what I am saying is true].
शमूएलले मानिसहरूलाई भने, “मोशा र हारूनलाई नियुक्त गर्नुहुने र तिमीहरूका पुर्खाहरूलाई मिश्रदेशबाट ल्याउनुहुने परमप्रभु नै हुनुहुन्छ ।
7 Now while Yahweh is listening, stand here quietly while I accuse you [and tell you that your requesting a king instead of trusting Yahweh to lead you was wrong]. I will do that by reminding you of all the great miracles that Yahweh performed for you and your ancestors.
त्यसो हो भने अब आफैलाई हाजिर गराऊ ताकि मैले तिमीहरू सँगै परमप्रभुका सबै धार्मिक कार्यहरूबारे उहाँको सामु निवेदन गर्नेछु जुन उहाँले तिमीहरू र तिमीहरूका पुर्खाहरूका निम्ति गर्नुभयो ।
8 [“Many years] after Jacob went to Egypt, our ancestors pleaded to Yahweh to help them. So Yahweh sent Moses and Aaron to them, and they led our ancestors out of Egypt, and eventually they settled in this land.
जब याकूब मिश्रदेशमा गए, र तिमीहरूका पुर्खाहरूले परमप्रभुसँग पुकारा गरे तब परमप्रभुले मोशा र हारून पठाउनुभयो जसले तिमीहरूका पुर्खाहरूलाई मिश्रदैशबाट बाहिर ल्याए र तिनीहरू यस ठाउँमा बसोबास गरे ।
9 “But our ancestors soon forgot about Yahweh, their God. So he allowed Sisera, the commander of the army from Hazor, to defeat them. He also allowed the Philistines and the army of the king of Moab to fight our ancestors and defeat them.
तर तिनीहरूले परमप्रभु आफ्ना परमेश्वरलाई बिर्से । उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई हासोरका कप्तान सिसेराको हातमा, पलिश्तीहरूका हातमा र मोआबका राजाको हातमा बेच्नुभयो । यी सबैले तिमीहरूका पुर्खाहरू विरुद्ध युद्ध गरे ।
10 Then our ancestors pleaded with Yahweh again to help them. They admitted, ‘Yahweh, we have sinned, and we have forsaken you. We have worshiped [idols that represent the god] Baal and [the goddess] Astarte. But if you rescue us from our enemies, we will worship you only.’
तिनीहरूले परमप्रभुलाई पुकारा गरे र भने, 'हामीले पाप गरेका छौं, किनभने हामीले परमप्रभुलाई त्यागेका छौं र बाल र अश्तोरेत देवताहरूको सेवा गरेका छौं । तर अब हामीलाई हाम्रा शत्रुहरूका हातबाट छुटकारा दिनुहोस् र हामीले तपाईंको सेवा गर्नेछौं ।’
11 So Yahweh sent men such as Gideon, Barak, Jephthah, and me to save you. And as a result, you did not have to worry about any enemies attacking you.
त्यसैले परमप्रभुले यरूब-बाल, बाराक, यिप्ता र शमूएललाई पठाउनुभयो र तिमीहरू वरिपरिका सबै शत्रुमाथि विजय दिनुभयो, ताकि तिमीहरू सुरक्षामा बसोबास गर्न पाओ ।
12 “But now, when king Nahash of Ammon came [with his army] to attack you, [you were afraid. So], you [came to me, and] said, ‘We want a king to rule us,’ even though Yahweh was already your king!
जब तिमीहरूले अम्मोनका मानिसहरूका राजा नाहाश तिमीहरू विरुद्ध आएको देख्यौ, तब तिमीहरूले मलाई भन्यौ, 'होइन, बरु हामीमाथि राजाले राज्य गर्नुपर्छ,’— यद्यपि परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वर नै तिमीहरूका राजा हुनुहुन्थ्यो ।
13 So now, look, here is the king whom you have chosen. You asked for a king, and Yahweh has now appointed a king for you.
अब तिमीहरूले चुनेका र तिमीहरूले मागेका राजा यहाँ छन् जसलाई परमप्रभुले तिमीहरूमाथि राजाको रूपमा नियुक्त गर्नुभएको छ ।
14 If you will revere Yahweh and if you serve him, and if you listen to what he says and obey what he commands, and if you and the king who rules over you do what Yahweh your God wants you to do, [(things will go well for you all/Yahweh will bless you)].
तिमीहरूले परमप्रभुको भय मान्यौ, उहाँको सेवा गर्यौ र परमप्रभुको आज्ञा विरुद्ध विद्रोह गरेनौ भने, तिमीहरू र तिमीहरूमाथि राज्य गर्ने राजा दुवैले परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरको अनुसरण गर्नेछौ ।
15 But if you do not listen to what Yahweh says, if you disobey what he commands, then he will punish [MTY] you all, just as he punished our ancestors.
तिमीहरूले परमप्रभुको आवाज पालन गर्दैनौ, तर परमप्रभुको आज्ञाको विरुद्ध वोद्रिह गर्छौ भने, परमप्रभुको हात तिमीहरूको विरुद्धमा हुनेछ, जसरी त्यो तिमीहरूका पुर्खाहरूको विरुद्धमा थियो ।
16 “Now stand here quietly and see the great thing that Yahweh is about to do.
अब आफैलाई हाजिर गराओ र परमप्रभुले तिमीहरूका आँखा सामु गर्नुहुने यो महान् कुरालाई हेर ।
17 You know that [RHQ] [it does not rain at this time of the year], during the time when you harvest wheat. But I will ask Yahweh to send thunder [and lightning] and rain today. When he does that, you will realize that Yahweh considers that you have done a very wicked thing by requesting a king.”
के आज गहुँ कटानीको समय होइन? म परमप्रभुलाई पुकार्छु ताकि उहाँले गर्जन र झरी पठाउनुहुनेछ । तब तिमीहरूको दुष्टता माहन् छ भनी तिमीहरूले जान्ने र देख्नेछौ, जुन तिमीहरूले आफ्नो निम्ति राजा मागेर परमप्रभुको दृष्टिमा गरेका छौ ।”
18 Then Samuel prayed to Yahweh, and Yahweh caused it to thunder [and lightning] and rain. So all the people became very afraid of Yahweh and of Samuel.
त्यसैले शमूएलले परमप्रभुलाई पुकारा गरे । अनि त्यसै दिन परमप्रभुले गर्जन र झरी पठाउनुभयो । तब सबै मानिस परमप्रभु र शमूएलको भय धेरै भयो ।
19 They cried out to Samuel, “Pray for us! We have added to our previous sins by requesting a king! Pray to Yahweh, your God, in order that we will not die [because of having done that]!”
तब सबै मानिसले शमूएललाई भने, “तपाईंका सेवकहरूका निम्ति परमप्रभु आफ्ना परमेश्वरसँग प्रार्थना गरिदिनुहोस्, ताकि हामी मर्नेछैनौं । किनकि हामीले आफ्नो निम्ति राजा मागेर हाम्रा सबै पापमाथि यो दुष्टता थपेका छौं ।
20 Samuel replied, “Do not be afraid! You have done this evil thing, but do not turn away from doing the things that Yahweh wants you to do. Instead, serve Yahweh wholeheartedly.
शमूएलले जवाफ दिए, “नडराओ । तिमीहरूले यी सबै दुष्टता गरेकाछौ, तर परमप्रभुबाट नफर्क, र आफ्ना सारा हृदयले परमप्रभुको सेवा गर ।
21 Do not abandon [Yahweh] and worship useless idols. They cannot help you or save you [from your enemies], because they are truly useless.
तिमीहरूलाई फाइदा नहुने र छुटकारा दिन नसक्ने रित्ता कुराहरू नलाग, किनभने तिनीहरू व्यार्थ हुन् ।
22 Yahweh decided to make us his people. So he will not abandon us people whom he has chosen, because he would injure his own reputation [of being completely faithful] if he did that.
उहाँको माहन् नाउँको कारणले परमप्रभुले आफ्ना मानिसहरूलाई त्याग्नुहुनेछैन, किनभने तिमीहरूलाई आफ्नो मानिस बनाउन परमप्रभु प्रशन्न हुनुहुन्छ ।
23 But as for me, I have solemnly promised that I will not sin against Yahweh by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you what things are good and right [for you to do].
मेरो बारेमा, मैले तिमीहरूको निम्ति प्रार्थना गर्न छोडेर परमप्रभुको विरुद्धमा पाप गर्ने कुरा मबाट परै रहोस् । बरु म तिमीहरूलाई असल र ठिक मार्ग सिकाउनेछु ।
24 But you must revere Yahweh and serve him wholeheartedly. Never forget all the great things that he has done for you.
आफ्ना सारा हृदायले परमप्रभुको मात्र भय मान र उहाँको सेवा गर । उहाँले तिमीहरूका निम्ति गर्नुभएको महान् कुराहरूका बारेमा विचार गर ।
25 But if you keep doing wicked things, he will get rid of you and your king!”
तर तिमीहरू दुष्टतामा लागिरहन्छौ भने, तिमीहरू र तिमीहरूका राजा दुवै नष्ट पारिनेछौ ।
