१ शमूएल 12

1 शमूएलले सबै इस्राएलीलाई भने, “तिमीहरूले मलाई भेनका हरेक कुरा मैले सुनेको छु र मैले तिमीहरूमाथि एक जना राजा नियुक्‍त गरेको छु ।

And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that all of you said unto me, and have made a king over you.

2 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 ।

And now, behold, the king walks before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.

3 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 ।”

Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

4 तिनीहरूले भने, “तपाईंले हामीलाई ठग्‍नुभएको वा, थिचोमिचो गर्नुभएको वा कुनै मानिसको हातबाट कुनै पनि कुरा चोर्नुभएको छैन ।”

And they said, You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken ought of any man's hand.

5 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 ।”

And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that all of you have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.

6 शमूएलले मानिसहरूलाई भने, “मोशा र हारूनलाई नियुक्‍त गर्नुहुने र तिमीहरूका पुर्खाहरूलाई मिश्रदेशबाट ल्याउनुहुने परमप्रभु नै हुनुहुन्छ ।

And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

7 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 ।

Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.

8 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 ।

When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.

9 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 ।

And when they forgotten about the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.

10 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 ।’

And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.

11 त्यसैले परमप्रभुले यरूब-बाल, बाराक, यिप्‍ता र शमूएललाई पठाउनुभयो र तिमीहरू वरिपरिका सबै शत्रुमाथि विजय दिनुभयो, ताकि तिमीहरू सुरक्षामा बसोबास गर्न पाओ ।

And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and all of you dwelled safe.

12 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 ।

And when all of you saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, all of you said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.

13 अब तिमीहरूले चुनेका र तिमीहरूले मागेका राजा यहाँ छन् जसलाई परमप्रभुले तिमीहरूमाथि राजाको रूपमा नियुक्‍त गर्नुभएको छ ।

Now therefore behold the king whom all of you have chosen, and whom all of you have desired! and, behold, the LORD has set a king over you.

14 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 ।

If all of you will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both all of you and also the king that reigns over you continue following the LORD your God:

15 तिमीहरूले परमप्रभुको आवाज पालन गर्दैनौ, तर परमप्रभुको आज्ञाको विरुद्ध वोद्रिह गर्छौ भने, परमप्रभुको हात तिमीहरूको विरुद्धमा हुनेछ, जसरी त्‍यो तिमीहरूका पुर्खाहरूको विरुद्धमा थियो ।

But if all of you will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers.

16 अब आफैलाई हाजिर गराओ र परमप्रभुले तिमीहरूका आँखा सामु गर्नुहुने यो महान् कुरालाई हेर ।

Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.

17 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 ।”

Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that all of you may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which all of you have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.

18 त्यसैले शमूएलले परमप्रभुलाई पुकारा गरे । अनि त्यसै दिन परमप्रभुले गर्जन र झरी पठाउनुभयो । तब सबै मानिस परमप्रभु र शमूएलको भय धेरै भयो ।

So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.

19 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 ।

And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for your servants unto the LORD your God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.

20 शमूएलले जवाफ दिए, “नडराओ । तिमीहरूले यी सबै दुष्‍टता गरेकाछौ, तर परमप्रभुबाट नफर्क, र आफ्‍ना सारा हृदयले परमप्रभुको सेवा गर ।

And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: all of you have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;

21 तिमीहरूलाई फाइदा नहुने र छुटकारा दिन नसक्‍ने रित्ता कुराहरू नलाग, किनभने तिनीहरू व्यार्थ हुन् ।

And turn all of you not aside: for then should all of you go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.

22 उहाँको माहन् नाउँको कारणले परमप्रभुले आफ्‍ना मानिसहरूलाई त्याग्‍नुहुनेछैन, किनभने तिमीहरूलाई आफ्नो मानिस बनाउन परमप्रभु प्रशन्‍न हुनुहुन्‍छ ।

For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it has pleased the LORD to make you his people.

23 मेरो बारेमा, मैले तिमीहरूको निम्ति प्रार्थना गर्न छोडेर परमप्रभुको विरुद्धमा पाप गर्ने कुरा मबाट परै रहोस् । बरु म तिमीहरूलाई असल र ठिक मार्ग सिकाउनेछु ।

Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:

24 आफ्‍ना सारा हृदायले परमप्रभुको मात्र भय मान र उहाँको सेवा गर । उहाँले तिमीहरूका निम्ति गर्नुभएको महान् कुराहरूका बारेमा विचार गर ।

Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he has done for you.

25 तर तिमीहरू दुष्‍टतामा लागिरहन्छौ भने, तिमीहरू र तिमीहरूका राजा दुवै नष्‍ट पारिनेछौ ।

But if all of you shall still do wickedly, all of you shall be consumed, both all of you and your king.