१ राजाहरू 18
1 धेरै दिन बितेपछि खडेरीको तेस्रो वर्षमा परमप्रभुको वचन एलियाकहाँ आयो, “आहाबकहाँ गएर आफैलाई प्रकट गर्, र म देशमा वृष्टि ल्याउने छु ।”
And it lasted many days, when the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Achab; and I will give rain upon the face of the earth.
2 आफैलाई आहाबकहाँ प्रकट गर्न एलिया गए । सामरियामा घोर अनिकाल परेको थियो ।
And Elijah went to show himself unto Achab; and the famine was grievous in Samaria.
3 आहाबले राजदरबारको जिम्मावाल ओबदियालाई बोलाए । ओबदियाले परमप्रभुलाई अत्यन्तै आदर गर्थे ।
And Achab called 'Obadiah, who was the superintendent of the house; —(now 'Obadiah feared the Lord greatly;
4 किनकि ईजेबेलले परमप्रभुका अगमवक्ताहरूलाई मार्दा ओबदियाले एक सय अगमवक्तालाई लिएर तिनीहरूलाई पचास-पचास गरी एउटा गुफामा लुकाई तिनीहरूलाई रोटी र पानी खुवाएका थिए ।
And it happened, when Izebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that 'Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them fifty each in one cave, and provided them with bread and water; )
5 आहाबले ओबदियालाई भने, “देशको चारैतिर भएका खोलानाला र त्यसका मुहानहरूमा जाऊ । सायद हामीले घाँस पाउनेछौँ अनि घोडा र खच्चरहरूलाई जीवितै राख्न सक्छौँ । यसरी हामीले सबै पशु गुमाउने छैनौँ ।
And Achab said unto 'Obadiah, Go through the land, unto all the springs of water, and unto all the brooks, peradventure we may find grass and keep alive horse and mule, that we lose not all the cattle.
6 त्यसैले निरीक्षण र पानीको खोजीको लागि तिनीहरूले देश विभाजन गरे । आहाब एकलै एकातिर गए, र ओबदिया अर्कोतिर गए ।
So they divided between them the land to pass through it: Achab went one way by himself alone, and 'Obadiah went another way by himself alone.
7 ओबदिया बाटोमा जाँदै गर्दा एलियाले अकस्मात् तिनलाई भेटे । ओबदियाले तिनलाई चिनिहाले र भुइँतिर शिर निहुराए । तिनले भने, “के तपाईं मेरा मालिक एलिया हुनुहुन्न र?”
And as 'Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah came toward him; and he recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou here indeed, my Lord Elijah?
8 एलियाले तिनलाई जवाफ दिए, “म नै हुँ । 'हेर, एलिया यहीँ छन्' भनी गएर तिम्रो मालिकलाई बताइदेऊ ।”
And he said unto him, I am: go, say unto thy Lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
9 ओबदियाले भने, “मैले के पाप गरेको छु, कि तपाईं आफ्ना दासलाई आहाबको हातमा मर्नलाई सुम्पनुहुन्छ?”
And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldst deliver thy servant into the hand of Achab, to slay me?
10 परमप्रभु तपाईंका परमेश्वरको नाउँमा म भन्दछु, कि यस्तो कुनै जाति वा राज्य छैन जहाँ मेरा मालिकले तपाईंलाई फेला पार्न मानिसहरू पठाएका छैनन् । 'एलिया यहाँ छैनन्' भनी कुनै जाति वा राज्यले बताउँदा तिनीहरूले फेला पार्न सकेनन् भनी आहाबले तिनीहरूलाई भाकल गर्न लगाउँछन् ।
As the Lord thy God liveth, there is not a nation or kingdom whither my Lord hath not sent to seek thee; and when they said, He is not here: he caused that kingdom and nation to take an oath, that no one could find thee.
11 तथापि अहिले तपाईं भन्नुहुन्छ, 'जाऊ, र एलिया यहाँ छन् भनी आफ्नो मालिकलाई बताइदेऊ ।'
And now thou sayest, Go, say unto thy Lord, Behold, here is Elijah.
12 म यहाँबाट जानेबित्तिकै परमप्रभुका आत्माले तपाईंलाई मैले नचिनेको ठाउँमा लैजानुहुने छ । तब मैले आहाबलाई गएर बताउँदा तिनले तपाईंलाई फेला नपारेपछि तिनले मलाई मार्ने छन् । तापनि म तपाईंका दासले त मेरो बाल्यकालदेखि नै परमप्रभुको आराधना गरेको छु ।
And it may come to pass, that, when I go from thee, the spirit of the Lord may carry thee whither I know not; and when I come to inform Achab, and he cannot find thee, he will slay me; but I thy servant have feared the Lord from my youth.
13 हे मेरा मालिक, ईजेबेलले परमप्रभुका अगमवक्ताहरूलाई मार्दा मैले परमप्रभुका एक सय जना अगमवक्तालाई पचास-पचास गरी कसरी एउटा गुफामा लुकाई तिनीहरूलाई रोटी र पानी खुवाएँ भन्ने कुरो तपाईंलाई बताइएको छैन र?
Hath it not been told unto my Lord what I did when Izebel slew the prophets of the Lord, how I hid a hundred men of the prophets of the Lord, fifty each in one cave, and provided them with bread and water?
14 अहिले तपाईं मलाई भन्नुहुन्छ, 'जाऊ, र एलिया यहाँ छन् भनी आफ्नो मालिकलाई बताइदेऊ ।' तिनले मलाई मार्ने छन् ।”
And now thou sayest, Go say to thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he will slay me.
15 तब एलियाले जवाफ दिए, “सर्वशक्तिमान् परमप्रभु जसको अगि म खडा छु, उहाँको नाउँमा शपथ खाएर म भन्दछु, कि निश्चय नै म आजै आहाबकहाँ देखा पर्ने छु ।”
Then said Elijah, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I have stood, surely today will I show myself unto him.
16 त्यसैले ओबदिया आहाबलाई भेट्न गए, र एलियाले भनेका कुरा तिनलाई बताए ।
So 'Ohadiah went to meet Achab, and he told it to him; and Achab went to meet Elijah.
17 तब राजा एलियालाई भेट्न गए । जब आहाबले एलियालाई देखे, तिनले तिनलाई भने, “तिमी नै एलिया हौ? इस्राएलमा कष्ट ल्याउने तिमी नै हौ!”
And it came to pass, when Achab saw Elijah, that Achab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
18 एलियाले जवाफ दिए, “मैले इस्राएलमा कष्ट ल्याएको छैनँ, तर तपाईं र तपाईंको परिवारले परमप्रभुका आज्ञाहरू त्यागेर बाल देवताको पछि लागी कष्ट ल्याउनुभएको छ ।
And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, through your forsaking the commandments of the Lord, and because thou hast followed the Be'alim.
19 अब मलाई कर्मेल डाँडामा भेट गर्न सारा इस्राएलीलाई बोलाउनुहोस् । ईजेबेलको टेबुलमा बसेर खाने बालका चार सय पचास अगमवक्ता र अशेराका चार सय अगमवक्तालाई पनि ल्याउनुहोस् ।”
And now send, assemble unto me all Israel at Mount Carmel, and the prophets of Ba'al four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the grove four hundred, who eat at the table of Izebel.
20 त्यसैले आहाबले सारा इस्राएलीलाई भेल हुन खबर पठाए, र तिनीहरू अगमवक्ताहरूसँगै कर्मेल डाँडामा जम्मा भए ।
And Achab sent round among all the children of Israel, and he assembled the prophets at Mount Carmel.
21 एलिया सबै मानिसका नजिक आई भने, “कहिलेसम्म तिमीहरू आफ्नो मन बद्लिरहन्छौ? परमप्रभु नै परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्छ भने उहाँको पछि लाग । तर बाल परमेश्वर हो भने त्यसको पछि लाग ।” तापनि मानिसहरूले तिनलाई जवाफ दिएनन् ।
And Elijah approached unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between the two opinions? if the Lord be the God, follow him; and if Ba'al—follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
22 तब एलियाले मानिसहरूलाई भने, “परमप्रभुको अगमवक्ताको रूपमा म एकलै छाडिएको छु, तर बालका अगमवक्ताहरू ४५० जना छन् ।
And Elijah said unto the people, I have been left a prophet of the Lord by myself alone; but the prophets of Ba'al are four hundred and fifty men.
23 तिनीहरूले हामीलाई दुईवटा साँढे देऊन् । तिनीहरू आफैले एउटा साँढेको छनोट गरी त्यसलाई टुक्राटुक्रा पारून्, अनि त्यसलाई दाउरामाथि राखून्, तर त्यसको मुनि आगो भने नलगाऊन् । त्यसपछि म अर्को साँढेलाई तयार पार्ने छु, र त्यसलाई दाउरामाथि राख्ने छु, तर त्यसको मुनि आगो भने लगाउँदिनँ ।
Therefore let there be given unto us two bullocks; and let them choose for themselves the one bullock, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire to it: and I will prepare the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire to it.
24 तिमीहरूले आफ्नो देवतालाई पुकार गर, र म परमप्रभुलाई पुकार्ने छु । जसले आगोद्वारा जवाफ दिनुहुन्छ उहाँ नै परमेश्वर हुनुहुने छ ।” सबै मानिसले भने, “यो असल कुरो हो ।”
And do ye call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and it shall be that the God who answereth by fire, he shall be the [true] God. And all the people answered and said, The proposal is good.
25 त्यसैले एलियाले बालका अगमवक्ताहरूलाई भने, “तिमीहरूले एउटा साँढे छनोट गरी त्यसलाई तयार पार किनकि तिमीहरू सङ्ख्यामा धेरै छौ । त्यसपछि आफ्नो देवतालाई पुकार गर, तर साँढेको मुनि आगो नलगाओ ।”
And Elijah said unto the prophets of Ba'al, Choose you for yourselves the one bullock, and prepare it first; for ye are the many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire to it.
26 तिनीहरूले तिनीहरूलाई दिइएको एउटा साँढे लिएर त्यसलाई तयार पारे, र बिहानदेखि दिउँसोसम्म यसो भन्दै बाललाई पुकार गरे, “हे बाल, हाम्रा कुरा सुन्नुहोस् ।” तर त्यहाँ कुनै आवाज आएन, न त कसैले जवाफ दियो । तिनीहरूले बनाएका वेदीको वरिपरि तिनीहरू नाचे ।
And they took the bullock which he had given to them, and they prepared it; and they called on the name of Ba'al from morning even until noon, saying, O Ba'al, answer us; but there was no voice, nor any answer: and they danced about the altar which had been made.
27 मध्यान्हमा एलियाले तिनीहरूको खिसी गर्दै भने, “अझै चर्को गरी कराओ । त्यो पो देवता हो! उसले सोचविचार गर्दै होला वा काममा व्यस्त होला वा यात्रामा होला वा सुतिहरको छ होला । त्यसैले उसलाई ब्युँझाइनुपर्छ ।”
And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked at them, and said, Call with a loud voice; for he is a god; either he is holding council, or he is busy in some pursuit, or he is on a journey; or peradventure he sleepeth, and may thus awaken.
28 त्यसैले तिनीहरू अझै चर्को गरी चिच्च्याए, र तिनीहरूको आदतअनुसार तिनीहरूले आ-आफूलाई तरवार र भालाले प्रहार गरे ।
And they called with a loud voice and cut themselves after their custom with knives and spears, till the blood gushed out over them.
29 मद्यदिन बितेर गयो, र तिनीहरू साँझको बलिदान चढाउने बेलासम्म तिनीहरू बरबराउँदै थिए, तर त्यहाँ कुनै आवाज सुनिएन न त कसैले जवाफ दियो । तिनीहरूका बिन्तीलाई ध्यान दिने कोही भएन ।
And it came to pass, when midday was past, that they practised their follies until near [the time of] the offering of the evening-sacrifice; but there was neither voice, nor any answer, nor any perceptible sound.
30 तब एलियाले मानिसहरूलाई भने, “मेरो नजिक आओ ।” सबै मानिस तिनको नजिक आए । त्यसपछि तिनले परमप्रभुको भत्केको वेदी मर्मत गरे ।
And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me: and all the people came near unto him; and he repaired the altar of the Lord that had been torn down.
31 एलियाले बाह्रवटा ढुङ्गा लिए । प्रत्येकले याकूबका बाह्र छोराको प्रतिनिधित्व गर्थ्यो । यी तिनै याकूब हुन् जसकहाँ परमप्रभुको यस्तो वचन आएको थियो, “तेरो नाउँ इस्राएल हुने छ ।”
And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord was come, saying, Israel shall be thy name.
32 ती ढुङ्गाहरूले तिनले परमप्रभुको नाउँमा एउटा वेदी बनाए, र त्यस वेदीको वरिपरि पन्ध्र लिटर जति बिउ जाने ठुलो खाडल खने ।
And he built of the stones an altar in the name of the Lord; and he made a trench as great as would contain two seahs of seed round about the altar.
33 तिनले आगो लगाउन दाउराको बन्दोवस्त गरे, साँढेलाई टुक्राटुक्रा पारे, र ती टुक्राहरूलाई दाउरामाथि राखे । तिनले भने, “चार गाग्रा पानी भरेर यो बलि र दाउरामाथि खन्याइदेओ ।”
And he put in order the wood, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid them on the wood,
34 त्यसपछि तिनले भने, “दोस्रो पटक पनि यसै गर ।” तिनीहरूले दोस्रो पटक पनि त्यसै गरे । फेरि एक पटक तिनले भने, “तेस्रो पटक पनि यसै गर ।” तिनीहरूले तेस्रो पटक पनि त्यसै गरे ।
And he said. Fill four jars with water; and they had to pour it on the burnt-offering, and on the wood: and he said, Do it the second time: and they did it the second time: and he said, Do it the third time; and they did it the third time.
35 पानी वेदीको चारैतिर पोखियो र खाडल भरियो ।
And the water ran round about the altar; and the trench also he filled with water.
36 साँझको बलिदान चढाउने समयमा एलिया अगमवक्ता नजिक आएर भने, “हे परमप्रभु, अब्राहाम, इसहाक र इस्राएलका परमेश्वर, तपाईं इस्राएलका परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्छ र म तपाईंका दास हुँ र यी सबै कुरा मैले तपाईंको वचनअनुसार गरेको छु भनी आज थाहा होस् ।
And it came to pass, at [the time of] the offering of the evening-sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, O Lord, God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, this day let it be known that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that at thy word I have done all these things.
37 हे परमप्रभु, मेरो कुरा सुन्नुहोस्, तपाईं परमप्रभु नै परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्छ र तपाईंले नै यी मानिसहरूका ह्रदय फर्काउनुभएको छ भनी यी मानिसहरूले जानून् ।”
Answer me, O Lord, answer me, and let all this people know that thou, O Lord, art the [true] God, and thou wilt [then] have turned their heart back again.
38 तब परमप्रभुको आगो खसी होमबलि, दाउरा, ढुङ्गाहरू, धूलोलाई नष्ट पार्यो, र खाडलको पानी पनि सुकाइदियो ।
And there fell a fire of the Lord, and consumed the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust; and the water also that was in the trench did it lick up.
39 जब सबै मानिसले यो देखे तिनीहरूले आ-आफ्ना शिर झुकाई भने, “परमप्रभु नै परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्छ! परमप्रभु नै परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्छ!”
And when all the people saw this, they fell on their faces; and they said, the Lord—he is the God; the Lord—he is the God.
40 त्यसैले एलियाले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “बालका अगमवक्ताहरूलाई पक्र । एउटै पनि भाग्न नपाओस् ।” त्यसैले तिनीहरूले बालका अगमवक्कताहरूलाई पक्रे र तिनीहरूलाई कीशोन खोलामा ल्याई मारे ।
And Elijah said unto them, Seize the prophets of Ba'al; not one of them must escape; and they seized them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slaughtered them there.
41 एलियाले आहाबलाई भने, “उठ्नुहोस्, खानपान गर्नुहोस् र पिउनुहोस् किनकि ठुलो झरीको आवाज आउँदै छ ।”
And Elijah said unto Achab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
42 त्यसैले आहाब खानपान गर्न र पिउनलाई गए । तब एलिया कर्मेल डाँडाको टाकुरामा उक्ले, भुइँमा आफ्नो शिर झुकाई आफ्ना घुँडाहरूका बिचमा आफ्नो मुहार राखे ।
So Achab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down toward the earth, and put his face between his knees;
43 तिनले आफ्नो नोकरलाई भने, “गएर समुद्रतिर गएर हेर् ।” तिनको नोकर गएर हेर्यो र फर्केर आई भन्यो, “त्यहाँ केही छैन ।” त्यसैले एलियाले भने, “सातपल्ट गएर हेर् ।”
And he said to his servant, Go up, I pray thee, look in the direction of the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, Not the least [is visible]. And he said, Go again, seven times.
44 सातौँ पटकमा नोकरले भन्यो, “हेर्नुहोस्, मानिसको हातजस्तै समुद्रबाट सानो बादल उठिरहेको छ ।” एलियाले जवाफ दिए, “गएर आहाबलाई भन्, 'आफ्नो रथ तयार गरेर तल जानुहोस् नत्रता पानीले तपाईंलाई रोक्ने छ ।”
And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there is a little cloud like a man's hand arising out of the sea. And he said, Go up, say unto Achab, Harness up [thy chariot], and come down, that the rain may not detain thee.
45 केही क्षणमा नै बादल कालो भयो र हुरी चल्यो, अनि त्यहाँ ठुलो झरी पर्यो । आहाब रथमा चढेर यिजरेलमा गए,
And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heavens were blackened with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Achab rode, and went to Yizre'el.
46 तर परमप्रभुको हात एलियामाथि थियो । तिनले आफ्नो खास्टो पटुकामा कसे, र यिजरेलको प्रवेशद्वारसम्मै आहाबको अगिअगि कुदे ।
And the inspiration of the Lord came over Elijah, and he girded up his loins; and he ran before Achab up to the entrance of Yizre'el.
