१ शमूएल 16
1 परमप्रभुले शमूएललाई भन्नुभयो, “मैले शाऊललाई इस्राएलको राजा हुनबाट इन्कार गरेको कारणले तँ उसको निम्ति कहिलेसम्म विलाप गर्नेछस्? तेरो सीङ्मा तेल भर् र जा । म तँलाई बेथलेहेमको यिशैकहाँ पठाउनेछु, किनकि मैले त्यसका छोराहरूका बिचबाट एक जनालाई मेरो निम्ति राजा चुनेको छु ।”
And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him so as not to reign over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lechemite; for I have selected among his sons unto myself a king.
2 शमूएलले सोधे, “म कसरी जान सक्छु? शाऊलले यो सुने भने, उसले मलाई मार्नेछ ।” परमप्रभुले भन्नुभयो, “तँसँगै एउटा कोरली लैजा र भन्, 'म परमप्रभुलाई बलिदान चढाउन आएको छु ।'
And Samuel said, How shall I go? if Saul should hear it, he would kill me. And the Lord said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, To sacrifice unto the Lord am I come.
3 यिशैलाई पनि बलिदानमा बोला र तैंले के गर्नुपर्नेछ म तँलाई देखाउनेछु । मैले तँलाई देखाएको एक जनालाई तैंले अभिषेक गर्नेछस् ।”
And invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will let thee know what thou shalt do; and thou shalt anoint unto me the one whom I will say unto thee.
4 शमूएलले परमप्रभुले भन्नुभएझैं गरे र बेथलेहेम गए । सहरका धर्म-गुरुहरू तिनलाई भेट्न आउँदा तिनीहरू डरले कामिरहेका थिए र भने, “के तपाईं शान्तिमा नै आउँदै हुनुहुन्छ?”
And Samuel did that which the Lord had spoken, and came to Beth-lechem. And the elders of the town came hastily to meet him, and said, Peace to thee at thy coming.
5 तिनले भने, “शान्तिमा नै हो । म परमप्रभुलाई बिलदान चढाउन आएको छु । आफैलाई अलग गर्न तयार होओ र मसँगै बलिदानमा आओ ।” तिनले यिशै र तिनका छोराहरूलाई अलग गरे र तिनीहरूलाई बलिदानमा निमन्त्रणा गरे ।
And he said, Peace: to sacrifice unto the Lord am I come; sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and invited them to the sacrifice.
6 जब तिनीहरू आए, तिनले एलीआबलाई हेरे र मनमनै भने परमप्रभुको अभिषिक्त जन निश्चय नै तिनको सामु उभिरहेका थिए ।
And it came to pass, when they came, that he saw Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's anointed is [here] before him.
7 तर परमप्रभुले शमूएललाई भन्नुभयो, “त्यसको बाह्य स्वरूप वा त्यसको कदको उचाइलाई नहेर्, किनभने मैले त्यसलाई इन्कार गरेको छु । किनभने परमप्रभुले मानिसले झैं हे्र्नुहुन्न । मानिसले बाहिरी स्वरूपलाई हेर्छ, तर परमप्रभुले हृदयलाई हेर्नुहुन्छ ।”
But the Lord said unto Samuel, Regard not his appearance, nor the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for not what man looketh on; —for man looketh on the eyes, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
8 यिशैले अबीनादाबलाई बोलाए र शमूएलको सामुन्ने हिंड्न लगाए । तब शमूएलले भने, “परमप्रभुले यसलाई पनि चुन्नुभएको छैन ।”
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and caused him to pass before Samuel. And he said, This one also hath the Lord not chosen.
9 यिशैले शम्मालाई नि हिंड्न लगाए, तर शमूएलले भने, “परमप्रभुले यसलाई पनि चुन्नुभएको छैन ।”
Then Jesse caused Shammah to pass by. And he said, This one also hath the Lord not chosen.
10 यिशैले तिनका सातै जना छोराहरूलाई शमूएलको सामु हिंड्न लगाए । शमूएलले यिशैलाई भने, “परमप्रभुले यिनीहरू कुनैलाई पनि चुन्नुभएको छैन ।”
And Jesse caused seven of his sons to pass before Samuel: and Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not made choice of these.
11 तब शमूएलले यिशैलाई भने, “के तपाईंका छोराहरू सबै जना यहाँ नै छन्?” तिनले जवाफ दिए, “अझै कान्छो बाँकी नै छ, तर उसले भेडाको गोठाला गरिरहेको छ ।” शमूएलले यिशैलाई भने, “कसैलाई पठाउनुहोस् र तिनलाई झिकाउनुहोस् । तिनी यहाँ नआएसम्म, हामी बस्नेछैनौं ।”
And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are there not more young men? And he said, There is yet left behind the youngest, and, behold, he is feeding the flocks. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he have come hither.
12 यिशैले कसैलाई पठाए र तिनलाई ल्याए । यो छोराको राता गाला, सुन्दर आँखा र सुन्दर स्वरूप थियो । परमप्रभुले भन्नुभयो, “उठ्, त्यसलाई अभिषेक गर् । किनभने यही नै हो ।”
And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, having withal handsome eyes, and being of a goodly appearance. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he.
13 अनि शमूएलले तेल भएको सीङ् लिए र तिनलाई आफ्ना दाजुहरूका माझमा अभिषेक गरे । त्यस दिनदेखि परमप्रभुको आत्मा दाऊदमाथि आउनुभयो । त्यसपछि शमूएल उठे र रामातिर गए ।
Then took Samuel the horn of oil, and anointed him from among his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came suddenly upon David from that day and forward. And Samuel then rose up, and went to Ramah.
14 परमप्रभुको आत्माले शाऊललाई छोड्नुभयो र परमप्रभुको हानिकारक आत्माले तिनलाई दुःख दियो ।
And the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and there troubled him an evil spirit from the Lord.
15 शाऊलका सेवकहरूले तिनलाई भने, “हे्र्नुहोस्, परमप्रभुको हानिकारक आत्माले तपाईंलाई दुःख दिन्छ ।
And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
16 तपाईंको सामु भएका सेवकहरूलाई कोही वीणा बजाउन निपुण व्यक्तिलाई खोज्न हाम्रो मालिकले आज्ञा गर्नुहोस् । जब परमप्रभुको हानिकारक आत्मा तपाईंमाथि आउँछ, त्यसले वीणा बजाउनेछ, र तपाईं ठीक हुनुहुनेछ ।”
Let our Lord but say [the word], and thy servants, now before thee, will seek out a man, who is skilful as a player on the harp; and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, that thou mayest be well.
17 शाऊलले तिनका सेवकहरूलाई भने, “बजाउन निपुण एक जना मानिस मेरो निम्ति खोज र त्यसलाई मकहाँ ल्याऊ ।”
And Saul said unto his servants, Select for me, I pray you, a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
18 जवानहरूमध्ये एक जनाले जवाफ दिए, “मैले बेथलेहमका यिशैका छोरा बजाउनमा निपुण, बलियो, साहसी, लडाकु, बोलीवचनमा चतुर, सुन्दर मानिस देखेको छु । अनि परमप्रभु तिनीसँग हुनुहुन्छ ।”
Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lechemite, who is skilful as a player, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and intelligent in speech, and a person of a good form, and the Lord is with him.
19 त्यसैले शाऊलले यिशैकहाँ दूतहरू पठाए र भने, “भेडाहरूसँग भएको तिम्रो छोरा दाऊदलाई मकहाँ पठाऊ ।”
Thereupon Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, who is with the flocks.
20 यिशैले रोटी, दाखमद्यको भाँडो, एउटा पाठोलाई गधामा बोकाए र आफ्नो छोरा दाऊदसँगै ती शाऊलकहाँ पठाए ।
And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them through David his son unto Saul.
21 तब दाऊद शाऊलकहाँ आए र तिनको सेवामा प्रवेश गरे । शाऊलले तिनलाई धेरै प्रेम गरे र तिनी उनको हतियार बोक्ने बने ।
And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer.
22 “दाऊद मेरो सामु खडा रहोस्, किनभने उसले मेरो दृष्टिमा निगाह पाएको छ” भन्ने सामाचार शाऊलले यिशैलाई पठाए ।
And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favor in my eyes.
23 जब-जब शाऊलमाथि परमेश्वरको हानिकारक आत्मा आउँथ्यो, दाऊदले वीणा लिन्थे र त्यो बजाउँथे । यसरी शाऊल पुनः ताजा र सञ्चो हुन्थे, र हानिकारक आत्माले तिनीलाई छोड्थ्यो।
And it came to pass, when the spirit of God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand; so Saul became relieved, and he felt well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
