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 unto Saul, that, the soul of Jonathan, was knit with, the soul of David, so that 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 suffered him not to return unto the house of his father.
3 तब जोनाथन र दाऊदले मित्रताको करार बाँधे, किनभने जोनाथनले तिनलाई आफ्नै प्राणलाई झैं प्रेम गरे ।
And Jonathan and David solemnised 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 which was upon him, and gave it to David, —and his equipments, 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 behaved himself prudently, so Saul set him over the men of war, —and he became a favourite in the eyes of all the people, yea even in the eyes of the servants of Saul.
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 ।
But so it was, when they came in on the return of David from the smiting of the Philistine, that the women went forth out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet Saul the king, —with timbrels, with rejoicing, and with instruments of three strings.
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 that made merry responded to each other in song, and said, —Saul, hath smitten, his thousands, but, David, his, tens of 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?”
Then was Saul exceeding angry, and this saying was offensive in his eyes, and he said, —They have ascribed, to David, ten thousands, but, to me, have they ascribed thousands, —What, more, then, can he have but, the kingdom?
9 शाऊलले त्यस दिनदेखि दाऊदलाई शंकाको दृष्टिे हेरे ।
And Saul was eyeing David 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, when it came to pass, on the morrow, that a superhuman spirit of sadness came suddenly upon Saul, and he was moved to raving in the midst of the house, —and, David, began playing with his hand, as he had done day by day, that a spear being 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 ।
Saul hurled the spear, and said to himself—I will smite David, even to the wall! But David moved round from before him, twice.
12 परमप्रभु दाऊदसँग हुनुहुन्थ्यो, तर शाऊलसँग फेरि हुनुभएन, यसैले शाऊल तिनीसँग डराए ।
And Saul feared because of David, —for Yahweh was with him, whereas, from Saul, he had departed.
13 त्यसैले शाऊलले तिनलाई आफ्नो उपस्थितिबाट हटाए र तिनलाई हजारको कमाण्डरमा नियुक्त गरे । यसरी दाऊद बाहिर निस्के र मानिसहरूको सामु आए ।
So Saul removed him from him, and appointed him to be for him the captain of a thousand, —and he went out and came in before the people.
14 दाऊद आफ्ना मार्गमा सफलता पाए, किनभने परमप्रभु तिनीसँग हुनुहुन्थ्यो ।
And it came to pass that David, in all his ways, acted prudently, —and, Yahweh, was with him.
15 जब शाऊलले तिनको फलिफाप भएको देखे, तब उनलाई तिनको डर भयो ।
And, when Saul saw that, he, was acting very prudently, 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, were in love with David, —for he was going out and coming 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 ।”
So then Saul said unto David—Lo! my elder daughter Merab, her, will I give thee to wife, only, approve thyself unto me as a son of valour and fight the battles of Yahweh. Saul, however, had said to himself—Let not, my own 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 unto Saul—Who am, I, or who are my kinsfolk, the family of my father, in Israel, —that I should become 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, within the time for giving Merab daughter of Saul 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 ।
Then did Michal, Saul’s daughter, love David, —and it was told Saul, and the thing was right in his eyes.
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 to himself—I will give her unto him, that she may prove to him a snare, and that, the hand of the Philistines, may be upon him. So then Saul said unto David, A second time, mayest thou become my son-in-law to-day.
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 ye unto David quietly saying, Lo! the king delighteth in thee, and, all his servants, love thee, —now, therefore, become thou son-in-law to the king.
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 the servants of Saul spake, in the ears of David, these words. And David said—Seemeth it a light thing, in your eyes, to become son-in-law to the king, seeing that, I, am a poor man and lightly esteemed?
24 शाऊलका सेवहरूले दाऊदले भनेका यी कुराहरू उनलाई बताए ।
So the servants of Saul told him, saying, —According to these words, spake David,
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 ।
Then said Saul—Thus, shall ye say unto David—The king hath no delight in purchase-price, but rather in a hundred foreskins of Philistines, by avenging himself on the enemies of the king. But, Saul, thought to let David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
26 जब तिनका सेवकहरूले दाऊदलाई यी कुराहरू बताए, तब दाऊद राजाको ज्वाइँ हुन राजी भए ।
So, when his servants told David these words, the thing was right in the eyes of David, to become son-in-law unto the king, —and the days had 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 ।
Wherefore David arose, and went—he and his men, and smote among the Philistines two hundred men, and David brought in their foreskins, and gave them in full tale unto the king, that he might become son-in-law unto the king, 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, Yahweh, was with David, and that, all Israel, loved him.
29 तब दाऊदसँग शाऊल झन् धेरै डराए । शाऊल निरन्तर रूपमा दाऊदका शत्रु भए ।
So then Saul went on to fear because of David, yet more, —and it came to pass that Saul was hostile to David, all the days.
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 Philistines came forth, so it was, that, as often as they came forth, David was more circumspect than any of the servants of Saul, so that his name was, precious exceedingly.
