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1 जब तिनले शाऊलसँग कुरा गरिसकेका थिए, तब जोनाथनको प्राण दाऊदको प्राणसँग बाँधियो र जोनाथनले तिनलाई आफ्‍नै प्राणलाई झैं प्रेम गरे ।
And when he had made an ende of speaking vnto Saul, the soule of Ionathan was knit with the soule of Dauid, and Ionathan loued him, as his owne soule.
2 त्यस दिन शाऊलले दाऊदलाई आफ्नो सेवामा लिए । उनले तिनलाई आफ्‍नो बुबाको घरमा फर्कन दिएनन् ।
And Saul tooke him that day, and woulde not let him returne to his fathers house.
3 तब जोनाथन र दाऊदले मित्रताको करार बाँधे, किनभने जोनाथनले तिनलाई आफ्नै प्राणलाई झैं प्रेम गरे ।
Then Ionathan and Dauid made a couenant: for he loued him as his owne soule.
4 जोनाथनले आफूले लगाइरहेका पोशाक फुकाले र आफ्नो हतियार, तरवार, धनु र पेटी सहित त्‍यो तिनले दाऊदलाई दिए ।
And Ionathan put off the robe that was vpon him, and gaue it Dauid, and his garments, euen 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 Dauid went out whithersoeuer Saul sent him, and behaued himselfe wisely: so that Saul set him ouer the men of warre, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Sauls seruants.
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 ।
When they came againe, and Dauid returned from the slaughter of the Philistim, the women came out of all cities of Israel singing and dauncing to meete king Saul, with timbrels, with instruments of ioy, and with rebeckes.
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 by course in their play, and sayd, Saul hath slayne his thousand, and Dauid his ten thousand.
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?”
Therefore Saul was exceeding wroth, and the saying displeased him, and he sayde, They haue ascribed vnto Dauid ten thousand, and to me they haue ascribed but a thousand, and what can he haue more saue the kingdome?
9 शाऊलले त्यस दिनदेखि दाऊदलाई शंकाको दृष्‍टिे हेरे ।
Wherefore Saul had an eye on Dauid from that day 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 on the morowe, the euill spirite of God came vpon Saul, and he prophecied in the middes of the house: and Dauid played with his hand like as at other times, and there was a speare in Sauls hand.
11 शाऊलले भाला हाने, किनकि तिनले सोचे, “म दाऊदलाई भित्तामा छेडिदिन्‍छु ।” तर त्‍यो दिन दाऊद दुईपल्‍ट यसरी नै शाऊलको उपस्थितिबाट उम्के ।
And Saul tooke the speare, and sayd, I will smite Dauid through to the wall. But Dauid auoyded twise out of his presence.
12 परमप्रभु दाऊदसँग हुनुहुन्‍थ्‍यो, तर शाऊलसँग फेरि हुनुभएन, यसैले शाऊल तिनीसँग डराए ।
And Saul was afrayd of Dauid, because the Lord 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 put him from him, and made him a captaine ouer a thousand, and he went out and in before the people.
14 दाऊद आफ्‍ना मार्गमा सफलता पाए, किनभने परमप्रभु तिनीसँग हुनुहुन्थ्यो ।
And Dauid behaued himselfe wisely in all his wayes: for the Lord was with him.
15 जब शाऊलले तिनको फलिफाप भएको देखे, तब उनलाई तिनको डर भयो ।
Wherefore when Saul saw that he was very wise, he was afrayde of him.
16 तर सारा इस्राएल र यहूदाले दाऊदलाई प्रेम गरे, किनभने उनीहरूका सामु तिनी भित्र-बाहिर गर्थे ।
For all Israel and Iudah loued Dauid, because he went out and 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 ।”
Then Saul sayd to Dauid, Beholde mine eldest daughter Merab, her I will giue thee to wife: onely be a valiant sonne vnto me, and fight the Lordes battels: for Saul thought, Mine hand shall not be vpon him, but the hand of the Philistims shalbe vpon him.
18 दाऊदले शाऊललाई भने, “म राजाको ज्वाइँ बन्‍न, म को हुँ र मेरा नातेदारहरू वा इस्राएलमा मेरो बुबाको कुल को हो र?”
And Dauid answered Saul, What am I? and what is my life, or the family of my father in Israel, that I should be sonne in law to the King?
19 तर शाऊलकी छोरी मेराबलाई दाऊदलाई पत्‍नीको रूपमा दिने बेलामा, तिनलाई महोलाको अद्रिएलको पत्‍नीको रूपमा दिइयो ।
Howbeit when Merab Sauls daughter should haue bene giuen to Dauid, she was giuen vnto Adriel a Meholathite to wife.
20 तर शाऊलकी छोरी मीकलले दाऊदलाई प्रेम गर्थिन् । तिनीहरूलले दाऊदलाई भने र यो कुराले तिनी खुसी भए ।
Then Michal Sauls daughter loued Dauid: and they shewed 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 ।”
Therefore Saul said, I wil giue him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistims may bee against him. Wherefore Saul sayde to Dauid, Thou shalt this day be my sonne in law in the one of the twayne.
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 seruants, Speake with Dauid secretly, and say, Behold, ye King hath a fauour to thee, and all his seruants loue thee: be now therefore the Kings sonne 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 Sauls seruantes spake these wordes in the eares of Dauid. And Dauid sayd, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a Kings sonne in lawe, seeing that I am a poore man and of small reputation?
24 शाऊलका सेवहरूले दाऊदले भनेका यी कुराहरू उनलाई बताए ।
And then Sauls seruats brought him word againe, saying, Such wordes spake Dauid.
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 sayd, This wise shall ye say to Dauid, The King desireth no dowrie, but an hundred foreskinnes of the Philistims, to bee auenged of the Kings enemies: for Saul thought to make Dauid fall into the handes of the Philistims.
26 जब तिनका सेवकहरूले दाऊदलाई यी कुराहरू बताए, तब दाऊद राजाको ज्वाइँ हुन राजी भए ।
And when his seruantes tolde Dauid these wordes, it pleased Dauid well, to be the Kings sonne in law: and the dayes 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 ।
Afterwarde Dauid arose with his men, and went and slewe of the Philistims two hundreth men: and Dauid brought their foreskinnes, and they gaue them wholly to the King that hee might be the Kings sonne in lawe: therefore Saul gaue him Michal his daughter to wife.
28 परमप्रभु दाऊदसँग हुनुभएको र शाऊलकी छोरी मीकलले तिनलाई प्रेम गरेको जब शाऊलले देखे र थाहा पाए,
Then Saul sawe, and vnderstoode that the Lord was with Dauid, and that Michal the daughter of Saul loued him.
29 तब दाऊदसँग शाऊल झन् धेरै डराए । शाऊल निरन्‍तर रूपमा दाऊदका शत्रु भए ।
Then Saul was more and more afrayde of Dauid, and Saul became alway Dauids enemie.
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 when the Princes of the Philistims went forth, at their going forth Dauid behaued himselfe more wisely then all the seruants of Saul, so that his name was much set by.

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