१ शमूएल 18
1 जब तिनले शाऊलसँग कुरा गरिसकेका थिए, तब जोनाथनको प्राण दाऊदको प्राणसँग बाँधियो र जोनाथनले तिनलाई आफ्नै प्राणलाई झैं प्रेम गरे ।
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
2 त्यस दिन शाऊलले दाऊदलाई आफ्नो सेवामा लिए । उनले तिनलाई आफ्नो बुबाको घरमा फर्कन दिएनन् ।
And Saul took him that day, and would no more let him go home to his father's house.
3 तब जोनाथन र दाऊदले मित्रताको करार बाँधे, किनभने जोनाथनले तिनलाई आफ्नै प्राणलाई झैं प्रेम गरे ।
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
4 जोनाथनले आफूले लगाइरहेका पोशाक फुकाले र आफ्नो हतियार, तरवार, धनु र पेटी सहित त्यो तिनले दाऊदलाई दिए ।
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his belt.
5 शाऊलले जहाँ पठाए पनि दाऊद जान्थे, र तिनी सफल भए । शाऊलले तिनलाई युद्ध गर्ने मानिसहरूको उच्च पदमा स्थापित गरे । सबै मानिसहरू र शाऊलका सेवकहरूकै दृष्टिमा पनि यो कुरा असलै लाग्यो ।
And David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely. And Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
6 जब तिनीहरू पलिश्तीहरूलाई पराजित गरेर आए, तब इस्राएलका सहरहरूबाट स्त्रीहरू खैंजडी र अन्य साङ्गितिक साधनहरूसँगै आनन्द साथ गाउँदै र चाँच्दै निस्के शाऊल राजालाई भेट्न आए ।
And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels, with joy, and with instruments of music.
7 ती स्त्रीहरूले संगीतका साधनहरू बजाउँदै एकसाथ गीतहरू गाए । तिनीहरूले यसरी गाएः “शाऊलले हजारौंलाई मारेका छन् र दाऊदले दसौं हजारलाई मारेका छन् ।”
And the women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
8 शाऊल रिसले चुर भए र यो गितले तिनलाई अप्रसन्न बनायो । तिनलेल भने, “तिनीहरूले दाऊदलाई दसौं हजारको श्रेय दिए, तर तिनीहरूले मलाई भने हजारौं मात्रको श्रेय दिए । राजाको दर्जाबाहेक अब अरू बढी उसले के पाउनु छ र?”
And Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him, and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands, and what can he have more but the kingdom?
9 शाऊलले त्यस दिनदेखि दाऊदलाई शंकाको दृष्टिे हेरे ।
And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
10 भोलि पल्ट शाऊलमा परमेश्वरबाटको हानिकारक आत्मा आयो र तिनले घरभित्र नै अगमवाणी बोले । त्यसैले दाऊदले हरेक दिन गरेझैं आफ्नो सङ्गीतको साधन बजाए । शाऊलको हातमा भाला थियो ।
And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house. And David played with his hand, as he did day by day, and Saul had his spear in his hand.
11 शाऊलले भाला हाने, किनकि तिनले सोचे, “म दाऊदलाई भित्तामा छेडिदिन्छु ।” तर त्यो दिन दाऊद दुईपल्ट यसरी नै शाऊलको उपस्थितिबाट उम्के ।
And Saul cast the spear, for he said, I will smite David even to the wall. And David turned away from his presence twice.
12 परमप्रभु दाऊदसँग हुनुहुन्थ्यो, तर शाऊलसँग फेरि हुनुभएन, यसैले शाऊल तिनीसँग डराए ।
And Saul was afraid of David because Jehovah was with him, and was departed from Saul.
13 त्यसैले शाऊलले तिनलाई आफ्नो उपस्थितिबाट हटाए र तिनलाई हजारको कमाण्डरमा नियुक्त गरे । यसरी दाऊद बाहिर निस्के र मानिसहरूको सामु आए ।
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand, and he went out and came in before the people.
14 दाऊद आफ्ना मार्गमा सफलता पाए, किनभने परमप्रभु तिनीसँग हुनुहुन्थ्यो ।
And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways, and Jehovah was with him.
15 जब शाऊलले तिनको फलिफाप भएको देखे, तब उनलाई तिनको डर भयो ।
And when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
16 तर सारा इस्राएल र यहूदाले दाऊदलाई प्रेम गरे, किनभने उनीहरूका सामु तिनी भित्र-बाहिर गर्थे ।
But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.
17 तब शाऊलले दाऊदलाई भने, “मेरी जेठी छोरी मेराब यहाँ छिन् । तिनलाई म तिम्रो पत्नी हुनलाई दिनेछु । मेरो निम्ति मात्र साहसी हुनु र परमप्रभुको युद्ध लड्नुपर्छ ।” किनकि शाऊलले सोचे, “तिनीमाथि मेरो हात नपरोस्, तर तिनीमाथि पलिश्तीहरूको हात परोस् ।”
And Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, I will give her to thee for a wife. Only be thou valiant for me, and fight Jehovah's battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
18 दाऊदले शाऊललाई भने, “म राजाको ज्वाइँ बन्न, म को हुँ र मेरा नातेदारहरू वा इस्राएलमा मेरो बुबाको कुल को हो र?”
And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?
19 तर शाऊलकी छोरी मेराबलाई दाऊदलाई पत्नीको रूपमा दिने बेलामा, तिनलाई महोलाको अद्रिएलको पत्नीको रूपमा दिइयो ।
But it came to pass at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
20 तर शाऊलकी छोरी मीकलले दाऊदलाई प्रेम गर्थिन् । तिनीहरूलले दाऊदलाई भने र यो कुराले तिनी खुसी भए ।
And Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David, and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
21 तब शाऊलले सोचे, “दाऊदसँग म त्यसकै विवाह गरिदिनेछु, ताकि त्यसको निम्ति यो एउटा पासो होस् र पलिश्तीहरूका हात उसको विरुद्धमा परोस् ।” यसरी शाऊलले दाऊदलाई दोस्रोपल्ट यसो भने, “तिमी मेरो ज्वाइँ हुनेछौ ।”
And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David, Thou shall this day be my son-in-law a second time.
22 शाऊललले आफ्ना सेवकहरूलाई आज्ञा दिए, “दाऊदसँग गोप्यमा कुरा गर र यसो भन, 'हेर, राजा तिमीसँग खुसी हुनुहुन्छ, र उनका सबै सेवकहरूले तपाईंलाई मन पराउँछन् । त्यसो हो भने, अब राजाको ज्वाइँ हुनुहोस्' ।”
And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Converse with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king has delight in thee, and all his servants love thee. Now therefore be the king's son-in-law.
23 त्यसैले शाऊलका सेवकहरूले यी कुराहरू दाऊदलाई भने । तब दाऊदले भने, “के राजाको ज्वाइँ हुनु तपाईंहरूका निम्ति सानो कुरा हो, किनकि म त गरीब र तुच्छ मानिस हुँ?”
And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, Does it seem to you a light thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
24 शाऊलका सेवहरूले दाऊदले भनेका यी कुराहरू उनलाई बताए ।
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner David spoke.
25 त्यसपछि शाऊलले भने, “दाऊदलाई यसो भन, 'राजाले आफ्ना शत्रुहरूमाथि बद्ला लिनलाई दुलहीको मूल्य पलिश्तीहरूको सयवटा खलडीबाहेक कुनै कुरा चाहनुहुन्न' ।” दाऊद पलिश्तीहरूको हातबाट मरून् भन्ने शाऊलको विचार थियो ।
And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king does not desire any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
26 जब तिनका सेवकहरूले दाऊदलाई यी कुराहरू बताए, तब दाऊद राजाको ज्वाइँ हुन राजी भए ।
And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law. And the days were not expired.
27 ती दिन सिद्धिनअगि नै, दाऊद आफ्ना मानिसहरूसँग गए र दुई सय जना पलिश्तीहरूलाई मारे । दाऊदले तिनीहरूका खलडी ल्याए र तिनीहरूले राजालाई त्यो पूर्ण संख्यामा दिए, ताकि तिनी राजाका ज्वाइँ हुन सकून् । त्यसैले शाऊलले तिनकी छोरी मीकललाई उनको पत्नी हुनलाई दिए ।
And David arose and went, he and his men, and killed of the Philistines two hundred men. And David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
28 परमप्रभु दाऊदसँग हुनुभएको र शाऊलकी छोरी मीकलले तिनलाई प्रेम गरेको जब शाऊलले देखे र थाहा पाए,
And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David, and Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him.
29 तब दाऊदसँग शाऊल झन् धेरै डराए । शाऊल निरन्तर रूपमा दाऊदका शत्रु भए ।
And Saul was yet the more afraid of David, and Saul was David's enemy continually.
30 त्यसपछि पलिश्तीहरूका शासकहरू युद्ध गर्न आए र तिनीहरू जति पटक युद्ध गर्न आए पनि दाऊदचाहिं तिनीहरूमाथि शाऊलका अन्य सेवकहरूभन्दा धेरै सफल भए, जसले गर्दा तिनको नाउँको उच्च कदर गरिएको थियो ।
Then the rulers of the Philistines went forth, and it came to pass, as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was very precious.
