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 ended 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 not let him return to his father's house.
3 तब जोनाथन र दाऊदले मित्रताको करार बाँधे, किनभने जोनाथनले तिनलाई आफ्नै प्राणलाई झैं प्रेम गरे ।
And 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 dress, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
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 forth; whithersoever Saul sent him he prospered; and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted 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 tambours, with joy, and with triangles.
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 answered [one another] as they played, and said, Saul hath smitten 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 wroth, and that saying was evil in his sight; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed the thousands; and [what] is there more for him 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 the next day that an evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house, but David played with his hand, as on other days; and the spear was in Saul's 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, and thought, I will smite David and the wall. But David turned away from him 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 had departed from Saul.
13 त्यसैले शाऊलले तिनलाई आफ्नो उपस्थितिबाट हटाए र तिनलाई हजारको कमाण्डरमा नियुक्त गरे । यसरी दाऊद बाहिर निस्के र मानिसहरूको सामु आए ।
And 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 prospered in all his ways; and Jehovah was with him.
15 जब शाऊलले तिनको फलिफाप भएको देखे, तब उनलाई तिनको डर भयो ।
And Saul saw that he prospered well, and he stood in awe 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 eldest daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife; only be thou valiant for me, and fight Jehovah's battles. But Saul thought, My hand shall not be upon him, but the hand of the Philistines shall 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 ।
And 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 as 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 was right in his sight.
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 upon him. And Saul said to David, Thou shalt 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, Speak with David secretly, saying, 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, Is it a light thing in your eyes 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 did David speak.
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. But 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 his servants told David these words; and the thing was right in David's sight 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 ।
when David arose and went, he and his men, and smote of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they delivered them in full to the king, that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter as 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 ।
And the princes of the Philistines went forth; and it came to pass, whenever they went forth, that David succeeded better than all the servants of Saul; and his name was much esteemed.
