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 ।

Samuel said to all Israel, "Look, I have listened to your voice in all that you said to 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 ।

Now, look, the king walks before you; and I am old and gray-headed; and look, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth to 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 ।”

Here I am. Testify against me before Jehovah, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I taken a bribe, or a shoe? Testify against me, and I will restore it to you."

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

They said, "You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything 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 ।”

He said to them, "Jehovah is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand." They said, "He is witness."

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

Samuel said to the people, "It is Jehovah who appointed Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out 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 plead with you before Jehovah concerning all the righteous acts of Jehovah, 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 went into Egypt, and the Egyptians oppressed them, and your fathers cried to Jehovah, then Jehovah sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt, and made them to 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 ।

"But they forgot Jehovah their God; and he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the army 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 to Jehovah, and they said, 'We have sinned, because we have forsaken Jehovah, and have served the Baals and the 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 ।

Jehovah sent Jerubbaal, and Barak, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you lived in safety.

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 ।

"When you saw that Nahash the king of the people of Ammon came against you, you said to me, 'No, but a king shall reign over us;' when Jehovah 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 see the king whom you have chosen, and whom you have asked for: and look, Jehovah 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 you will fear Jehovah, and serve him, and listen to his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of Jehovah, and both you and also the king who reigns over you are followers of Jehovah your God, then he will rescue you.

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 you will not listen to the voice of Jehovah, but rebel against the commandment of Jehovah, then the hand of Jehovah will be against you, and against your king to destroy you.

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

"Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which Jehovah 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 ।”

Isn't it wheat harvest today? I will call to Jehovah, that he may send thunder and rain; and you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of Jehovah, in asking for 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 to Jehovah; and Jehovah sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared Jehovah 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 ।

All the people said to Samuel, "Pray for your servants to Jehovah your God, that we not die; for we have added to 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 ।

Samuel said to the people, "Do not be afraid. You have indeed done all this evil; yet do not turn aside from following Jehovah, but serve Jehovah with all your heart.

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

Do not turn aside to go after vain things which can't 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 Jehovah will not forsake his people for his great name's sake, because it has pleased Jehovah to make you a people to himself.

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, far be it from me that I should sin against Jehovah in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in 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 Jehovah, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.

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

But if you shall still do wickedly, you shall be swept away, both you and your king."