१ शमूएल 11
1 त्यसपछि अम्मोनी नाहाश गए र याबेश-गिलादलाई घेरा हाले । याबेशका सबै मानिसले नाहाशलाई भने, “हामीसँग एउटा करार गर्नुहोस् र हामी तपाईंको सेवा गर्नेछौं ।”
About a month later, King Nahash of Ammon [led his army across the Jordan River, and they] surrounded Jabesh [city] in [the] Gilead [region]. But all the men of Jabesh [went and] said to Nahash, “Make an agreement/treaty with us [not to kill us], and then we will let you rule us.”
2 अम्मोनी नाहाशले जवाफ दिए, “तिमीहरूसँग म यस शर्तमा सम्झौता गर्नेछु, कि म तिमीहरूको दाहिने आँखा निकालिदिनेछु, र यसरी सारा इस्राएलमाथि म अपमान ल्याउनेछु ।”
Nahash replied, “I will do that if you do one thing. Allow us to gouge out all the right eyes of your people. By doing that we will cause the people [in other countries] to despise all you Israeli people.”
3 तब याबेशका धर्म-गुरुहरूले तिनलाई जवाफ दिए, “हामीलाई सात दिनसम्म छोडिदिनुहोस्, ताकि इस्राएलका सबै इलाकामा हामी दूतहरू पठाउनेछौं । तब हामीलाई बचाउने कोही भएन भने हामी तपाईंकहाँ आत्मासमर्पण गर्नेछौं ।
The leaders of Jabesh replied, “Do not attack us for the next seven days. During that time, we will send messengers throughout Israel [to tell them what you are demanding]. If no one will help us, then we will (surrender to you/allow you to do to us whatever you want).”
4 ती दूतहरू गिबामा आए जहाँ शाऊल बस्थे र जे भएको थियो सो मानिसहरूलाई भने । सबै मानिसहरू धुरुधुरु रोए ।
[Being very confident that his army was very superior, Nahash agreed. So the leaders of Jabesh sent messengers throughout Israel]. When the messengers came to Gibeah, which was [the city] where Saul lived, and they told the people there about the situation, everyone started to cry.
5 यति बेला शाऊल खतेबाट गोरुहरू लिएर आउँदै थियो । शऊलले भने, “मानिसहरूलाई के खराबी भयो जसले गर्दा तिनीहरू रुँदैछन्?” याबेशका मानिसहरूले जे भनेका थिए सो तिनीहरूले शाऊललाई भने ।
At that time, Saul was plowing in the field. When he returned home, he asked, “Why are all the people [crying]?” So they told him what the messengers from Jabesh had reported.
6 जब तिनीहरूले भनेका कुरा शाऊलले सुने, तब तिनीमाथि परमेश्वरको आत्मा आउनुभयो र तिनी साह्रै रिसाए ।
Then God’s Spirit came powerfully upon Saul, and he became very angry [because of what Nahash wanted to do].
7 तिनले एक हल गोरु लिए र तिनलाई टुक्रा-टक्रा गरी काटे र ती इस्राएलको सबै इलाकामा ती दूतहरूसँगै पठाए । तिनले भने, “शाऊल र शमूएलको पछि नआउने व्यक्तिको गोरुलाई यसै गरिनेछ ।” अनि परमप्रभुको भय मानिसहरूमाथि पर्यो र तिनीहरू एक जना मानिसझैं एकसाथ निस्केर आए ।
He took two of his oxen [and killed them] and cut them into pieces. Then he sent messengers [carrying those pieces] throughout Israel to tell people this message: “Saul says that [he cut this ox in pieces, and that he] will do the same thing to the oxen of anyone who refuses to come with him and Samuel to fight [the army from Ammon]!” Then Yahweh caused all the people of Israel to be afraid of what Saul might do to them (OR, of what Yahweh might do to them) [if they did not go and help Saul]. So the men all gathered together.
8 जब उनीहरूलाई तिनले बेजेकमा भेला पारे, तब इस्राएलका मनिसहरू तिन लाख जना थिए र यहूदाका मानिसहरू तिस हजार जना थिए ।
When Saul gave them all weapons at Bezek, he saw that there were 300,000 Israeli men there, as well as 30,000 men from the tribe of Judah.
9 तिनीहरूले त्यहाँ आएका दूतहरूलाई भने, “तिमीहरूले याबेश-गिलादका मानिसहरूलाई यसो भन, 'भोलि यति बेला मध्यन्हसम्ममा, तिमीहरूको छुट्टकारा हुनेछ,’ ।” त्यसैले दूतहरू गए र याबेश-गिलादका मानिसहरूलाई भने, र तिनीहरू खुसी भए ।
So Saul sent messengers back to the people at Jabesh to tell them, “We will rescue/save you by noontime tomorrow.” When the people of Jabesh heard that message, they were very joyful/happy.
10 तब याबेशका मानिसहरूले नाहाशलाई भने, “भोलि हामी तपाईंकहाँ आत्मासमर्पण गर्नेछौं, र तपाईंलाई जे असल लाग्छ सो हामीमाथि गर्नुहोस् ।”
Then the men of Jabesh told [Nahash], “Tomorrow we will surrender to you, and then you can do to us whatever you want to.”
11 भोलिपल्ट शाऊलले मानिसहरूलाई तिन समूहमा विभाजन गरे । बिहानको पहरमा तिनीहरू छाउनी बिचमा आए र तिनीहरूले आक्रमण गरे र मध्यन्हसम्ममा अम्मोनीहरूलाई पराजित गरे । ती जीवित रहेकाहरू सबै यसरी छरपष्ट भए, कि तिनीहरू कोही पनि दुई जना सँगै रहेनन् ।
But before the sun rose the next morning, Saul [and his army arrived. He] divided them into three groups. They rushed into the camp of the soldiers from Ammon, and attacked them. By noontime they had killed most of them, and those who were not killed scattered. Each of them who ran away ran away alone.
12 तब मानिसहरूले शमूएललाई भने, “ती को थिए जसले यसो भने 'के शाऊलले हामीमाथि राज्य गर्नेछ र?’ ती मानिसहरूलाई ल्याउनुहोस्, ताकि हामीले तिनीहरूलाई मार्नेछौं ।”
Then the people [of Jabesh] said to Samuel, “Where are those men who said that they did not want Saul to be our king? Bring them here, and we will kill them!”
13 तर शाऊलले भने, “आजको दिन कसैलाई मारिनेछैन, किनभने परमप्रभुले आज इस्राएललाई छुटकारा दिनुभएको छ ।”
But Saul replied, “[No], we are not going to execute anyone today, because this is the day that Yahweh has saved us Israeli people. [It is a day to rejoice, not to kill anyone].”
14 त्यसपछि शमूएलले मानिसहरूलाई भने, “आओ, हामी गिलगामा जानेछौं र त्यहाँ राजसत्ताप्रति फेरि भक्ति जानउनेछौं ।”
Then Samuel said to the people, “Let’s all go to Gilgal, and there we will again proclaim [that Saul is] our king.”
15 त्यसैले सबै मानिसहरू गिलगालमा गए र गिलगामा परमप्रभुको सामु शाऊललाई राजा बनाए । तिनीहरूले त्यहाँ परमप्रभुको सामु मेलबलिहरू चढाए, र शाऊल र इस्राएलका सबै मानिसहरू धेरै आनन्दित भए ।
So they went to Gilgal. There, knowing that Yahweh was watching, they proclaimed that Saul was their king. Then they offered sacrifices to enable them to maintain fellowship with Yahweh. And Saul and all the other Israeli people were very happy.
