1 Samuel 8
1 When Samuel became old, he appointed his two sons, Joel and Abijah, to lead/rule the people of Israel.
जब शमूएल वृद्ध भए, तिनले आफ्ना दुई छोरालाई इस्राएलका न्यायकर्ताहरू बनाए ।
2 They judged people’s disputes/cases in Beersheba [town].
तिनको जेठा छोराको नाउँ योएल थियो र महिलोको नाउँ अबिया थियो । तिनीहरू बेर्शेबामा न्यायकर्ताहरू थिए ।
3 But they were not like their father. They wanted only to get a lot of money. They accepted bribes, and they did not make honest decisions about people’s disputes/cases.
तिनका छोराहरू तिनका मार्गहरूमा हिंडेनन्, तर बेइमानपूर्ण लाभको पछि लागे । तिनीहरूले घूस लिए र न्यायलाई भ्रष्ट बनाए ।
4 Finally, the Israeli leaders met at Ramah [town to discuss the matter] with Samuel.
त्यसपछि इस्राएलका सारा धर्म-गुरुहरू भेला भए र रामामा शमूएलकहाँ आए ।
5 They said to him, “Listen! You are now old, and your sons are not like you. Appoint a king to rule over us, like the kings that other countries have!”
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 Samuel was very unhappy with them for requesting that, so he prayed to Yahweh about it.
तर त्यसले शमूएललाई दुःख लाग्यो, जब तिनीहरूले भने, “हाम्रो न्याय गर्न हामीलाई एक जना राजा दिनुहोस् ।” त्यसैले शमूएलले परमप्रभुसँग प्रार्थना गरे ।
7 Yahweh replied, “Do what they have requested you to do. But ([do not think/the truth is not]) that you are the one whom they are really rejecting. I have been their king, and I am the one they are really rejecting.
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 Ever since I brought them out of Egypt, they have rejected me, and they have worshiped other gods. And now they are also rejecting you in the same way.
तिनीहरूले मलाई त्यागेका र अरू देवताहरूको सेवा गरेर मैले तिनीहरूलाई मिश्रबाट ल्याएदेखि गरेजस्तै तिनीहरूले गरिरहेका छन्, र त्यसैले तिनीहरूले तँलाई पनि त्यसै गर्दैछन् ।
9 Do what they are asking you to do. But warn/tell them about how their kings will act toward them!”
अब तिनीहरूको कुरा सुन । तर तिनीहरूलाई गम्भीरपूर्वक चेताउनी दे र राजाले जसरी तिनीहरूमाथि राज्य गर्नेछन्, त्यो तिनीहरूले राम्ररी जानून् ।”
10 So Samuel told those people what Yahweh had said.
त्यसैले शमूएलले राजाको माग गरिरहेका मानिसहरूलाई परमप्रभुका सबै वचन सुनाए ।
11 He said, “If a king rules over you, this is what he will do to you: He will force many of your sons to join the army. He will make [some of] them run in front of his chariots [to clear people out of his way].
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 [Some of] them will be commanders of his soldiers, but others will work for him like slaves. He will force some of them to plow his fields and [then later] harvest his crops. He will force others to make his weapons and equipment for 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 The king will take [some of] your daughters [from you and force them] to make perfumes for him and cook food for him and bake [bread for him].
उनले तिमीहरूका छोरीहरूलाई अत्तर बनाउने, खाना बनाउने र रोटी बनाउने हुनलाई लिनेछन् ।
14 He will take your best fields and vineyards and olive tree groves/orchards, and give them to his own officials.
उनले तिमीहरूका उत्तम खेतहरू, दाखबारीहरू र जैतूनका बगैंचाहरू लिनेछन् र ती आफ्ना सेवकहरूलाई दिनेछन् ।
15 He will take a tenth of your harvests and distribute it among the officers and servants [who work in] his [palace].
उनले तिमीहरूका अन्नको र दाखबारीहरूको दशौं भाग लिनेछन् र आफ्ना अधिकारीहरू र आफ्ना सेवकहरूलाई दिनेछन् ।
16 He will take from you your male and female servants, your best cattle and donkeys, and force them to work for him.
उनले तिमीहरूका सेवक-सेविकाहरू, र तिमीहरूका उत्तम जवान पुरुषहरू तथा तिमीहरूका गधाहरू लिनेछन् । तिनीहरू सबैलाई उनले आफ्नो काममा लगाउनेछन् ।
17 He will take one tenth of your sheep and goats. And you will become his slaves!
उनले तिमीहरूका बगालहरूको दशौं भाग लिनेछन्, र तिमीहरू उनका दासहरू हुनेछौ ।
18 When that time comes, you will complain loudly to the king, the king that you yourselves have chosen, but Yahweh will not (pay attention to/help) you.”
त्यसपछि त्यो दिन आफ्नो निम्ति छानेका तिमीहरूका राजाको कारणले तिमीहरूले पुकारा गर्नेछौ । तर परमप्रभुले त्यो दिनमा तिमीहरूलाई जवाफ दिनुहुनेछैन ।”
19 But the people refused to pay attention to what Samuel said. They said, “We do not [care what you say]! We want a king!
तर मानिसहरूले शमूएलको कुरा सुन्न इन्कार गरे । तिनीहरूले भने, “होइन, हामीमाथि एक जना राजा हुनैपर्छ ।
20 We want to be like the other nations. We want a king to rule us and to lead our soldiers when they go to fight.”
ताकि हामी अरू जातिहरूजस्तै हुन सक्नेछौं, अनि यसरी हाम्रा राजाले हाम्रो न्याय गर्नेछन् र हाम्रो निम्ति युद्ध गर्न हाम्रो अगि-अगि जानेछन् ।”
21 When Samuel told Yahweh what the people had said,
जब शमूएलले मानिसहरूको सबै कुरा सुने, तब तिनले ती परमप्रभुले सुन्ने गरी दोहोर्याए ।
22 Yahweh replied, “Do what they are telling you to do. Give them a king!” [So Samuel agreed], and then he sent the people home.
परमप्रभुले शमूएललाई भन्नुभयो, “तिनीहरूका कुरा पालन गर् र कसैलाई तिनीहरूका राजा बना ।” त्यसैले शमूएलले इस्राएलका मानिसहरूलाई भने, “हरेक मानिस आ-आफ्नो सहर जानुपर्छ ।”
