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1 तिनीहरूले दाऊदलाई भने, “हेर्नुहोस्, पलिश्तीहरूले कीलाह विरुद्ध लडिरहेका छन् र अन्‍नका खलाहरू लूटिरहेका छन् ।”
And they reported to David, saying, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are plundering the grain stores.”
2 त्यसैले दाऊदले परमप्रभुसँग सहायताको निम्ति प्रार्थना गरे र उहाँलाई भने, “के म जाऊँ र पलिश्‍तीहरूलाई आक्रमण गरूँ?” परमप्रभुले दाऊदलाई भन्‍नुभयो, “जा, पलिश्तीहरूलाई आक्रमण गर् र कीलाहलाई बचा ।”
Therefore, David consulted the Lord, saying, “Shall I go and strike down these Philistines?” And the Lord said to David, “Go, and you shall strike down the Philistines, and you shall save Keilah.”
3 दाऊदका मानिसहरूले तिनलाई भने, “हे्र्नुहोस्, हामी यहाँ यहूदामा डराएका छौं । हामी कीलाहमा पलिश्तीहरूका फौजको विरुद्धमा गयौं भने झन् कति धेरै डराउनेछौं?
And the men who were with David said to him, “Behold, we continue in fear here in Judea; how much more so, if we go into Keilah against the troops of the Philistines?”
4 तब दाऊदले परमप्रभुसँग सहायताको निम्ति फेरि प्रार्थना गरे । परमप्रभुले तिनलाई भन्‍नुभयो, “उठ्, तल कीलाहमा जा । किनकि म तँलाई पलिश्तीहरूमाथि विजय दिनेछु ।”
Therefore, David consulted the Lord again. And responding, he said to him: “Rise up, and go into Keilah. For I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
5 दाऊद र तिनका मानिसहरू कीलाहमा गए र पलिश्तीहरूसँग लडे । तिनले उनीहरूका गाईवस्तुहरू लगे र ठुलो संहारसहित तिनीहरूलाई प्रहार गरे । यसरी दाऊदले कीलाहका बासिन्दाहरूलाई बचाए ।
Therefore, David and his men went into Keilah. And they fought against the Philistines, and they took away their cattle, and they struck them with a great slaughter. And David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
6 जब अहीमेलेकका छोरा अबीयाथार भागेर कीलाहमा दाऊदकहाँ जाँदा, तिनी एपोदसहित तल आएका थिए ।
And in that time, when Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, was in exile with David, he had descended to Keilah, having an ephod with him.
7 दाऊद कीलाहमा गएका थिए भनी शाऊललाई भनियो । शाऊलले भने, “परमेश्‍वरले उसलाई मेरो हातमा दिनुभएको छ । किनकि ऊ थुनिएको छ, किनभने ढोकाहरू र बारहरू भएको सहरमा ऊ पसेको छ
Then it was reported to Saul that David had gone to Keilah. And Saul said: “The Lord has delivered him into my hands. For he is enclosed, having entered into a city which has gates and bars.”
8 युद्धको निम्ति तल कीलाहमा जान, दाऊद र तिनका मानिसहरूलाई घेरा हाल्न शाऊलले आफ्‍ना सबै फौजलाई बोलाए ।
And Saul instructed all the people to descend in order to fight against Keilah, and to besiege David and his men.
9 शाऊलले आफ्‍नो विरुद्धमा षड्यान्त्र गरिरहेका कुरा दाऊदलाई थाहा थियो । तिनले पुजारी अबीयाथारलाई भने, “एपोद यहाँ ल्याऊ ।”
And when David had realized that Saul had secretly prepared evil against him, he said to Abiathar, the priest, “Bring the ephod.”
10 तब दाऊदले भने, “हे परमप्रभु, इस्राएलका परमेश्‍वर, शाऊल मेरो कारणले सहरलाई नाश पार्न कीलाहमा आउन खोज्छ भन्‍ने तपाईंको दासले सुनेको छ ।
And David said: “O Lord God of Israel, your servant has heard a report that Saul is planning to go to Keilah, so that he may overturn the city because of me.
11 के कीलाहका मानिसहरूले मलाई तिनको हातमा सुम्‍पनेछन्? के तपाईंको दासले सुनेजस्तै शाऊल तल आउनेछन्? हे परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्‍वर, म तपाईंसँग बिन्ती गर्छु, कृपया आफ्‍नो दासलाई भन्‍नुहोस् ।” परमप्रभुले भन्‍नुभयो, “ऊ तल आउनेछ ।”
Will the men of Keilah deliver me into his hands? And will Saul descend, just as your servant has heard? O Lord God of Israel, reveal to your servant.” And the Lord said, “He will descend.”
12 तब दाऊदले भने, “के कीलाहका मानिसहरूले मलाई र मेरा मानिसहरूलाई शाऊलको हातमा सुम्पनेछन्?” परमप्रभुले भन्‍नुभयो, “तिनीहरूले तिमीहरूलाई सुम्‍पनेछन् ।”
And David said, “Will the men of Keilah deliver me, and the men who are with me, into the hands of Saul?” And the Lord said, “They will deliver you.”
13 तब दाऊद र तिनीसँग भएका करिब छ सय जना मानिसहरू उठे र कीलाहबाट टाढा गए र तिनीहरू ठाउँ-ठाउँमा गए । दाऊद कीलाहबाट उम्के भनी शाऊललाई भनियो र तिनलले पिछा गर्न छोडे ।
Therefore, David, and his men of about six hundred, rose up, and, departing from Keilah, they wandered here and there, aimlessly. And it was reported to Saul that David had fled from Keilah, and was saved. For this reason, he chose not to go out.
14 दाऊद उजाड-स्‍थान भएका किल्लाहरूमा, जीपको उजाड-स्‍थानको पडाडी देशमा बसे । शाऊलले तिनलाई हरेक दिन खोजे, तर परमेश्‍वरले तिनलाई उनको हातमा दिनुभएन ।
Then David stayed in the desert, in very strong places. And he stayed on a mount in the wilderness of Ziph, on a shady mount. Nevertheless, Saul was seeking him every day. But the Lord did not deliver him into his hands.
15 शाऊलले तिनको ज्यान खोज्दै आएका कुरा दाऊदले देखे । यति बेला दाऊद जीपमा भएको होरेशको उजाड-स्‍थान थिए ।
And David saw that Saul had gone out, so that he might seek his life. Now David was in the desert of Ziph, in the woods.
16 तब शाऊलका छोरा जोनाथन उठे र होरेशमा दाऊदकहाँ गए र परमेश्‍वरमा तिनको हातलाई बलियो बनाए ।
And Jonathan, the son of Saul, rose up and went to David in the woods, and he strengthened his hands in God. And he said to him:
17 उनले तिनलाई भने, “नडराउनुहोस् । किनकि मेरा बुबा शाऊलका हातले तपाईंलाई भेट्टाउनेछैन । तपाईं इस्राएलको राजा हुनुहुनेछ र म तपाईंको दोस्रो हुनेछु । मेरा बुबा शाऊललाई पनि यो कुरा थाहा छ ।”
“Do not be afraid. For the hand of my father, Saul, will not find you. And you shall reign over Israel. And I will be second to you. And even my father knows this.”
18 तिनीहरूले परमप्रभुको सामु करार गरे । दाऊद होरेशमा नै रहे र जोनाथन घर गए ।
Therefore, they both struck a pact before the Lord. And David stayed in the woods. But Jonathan returned to his house.
19 त्यसपछि जीपीहरू गिबामा शाऊलकहाँ आए र भने, “के दाऊद यशीमोनको दक्षिणतिरका हकीला पहाडको होरेशका किल्लाहरू लुकिरहेका छैन र?
Then the Ziphites ascended to Saul at Gibeah, saying: “Behold, is not David hidden with us in very secure places in the woods on the hill of Hachilah, which is to the right of the desert?
20 अब हे राजा तल आउनुहोस्, तपाईंको इच्छाअनुसार तल आउनुहोस् । हाम्रो काम भनेको तिनलाई राजाको हातमा सुम्‍पने हुनेछ ।”
Now therefore, if your soul has desired to descend, then descend. Then it will be for us to deliver him into the hands of the king.”
21 शाऊलले भने, “तिमीहरूलाई परमप्रभुले आशिष् देऊन् । किनकि तिमीहरूले ममाथि दया गरेका छौ ।
And Saul said: “You have been blessed by the Lord. For you have grieved for my situation.
22 जाओ, अझै पक्‍का गर । तिनको लुक्‍ने ठाउँ कहाँ छ अनि त्यहाँ उसलाई कसले देखेको हो थाहा पाओ र पत्ता लगाओ । ऊ धेरै चतुर छ भनी मलाई भनिएको छ ।
Therefore, I beg you, go forth, and prepare diligently, and act carefully. And consider the place where his foot may be, and who may have seen him there. For he thinks, concerning me, that I craftily plan treachery against him.
23 त्यसैले हेर र उसले आफूलाई कहाँ लुकाउँछ सबै ठाउँ पत्ता लगाओ । पक्‍का सूचना लिएर मकहाँ फर्की आओ, अनि त्‍यसपछि तिमीहरूसँगै म फर्केर जानेछु । ऊ त्यस ठाउँमा छ भने, म उसलाई हजारौं यहूदाका माझमा सबैतिर खोज्‍नेछु ।”
Consider and seek out all his hiding places, in which he may be concealed. And return to me with certainty about the matter, so that I may go with you. But if he would even press himself into the earth, I will search him out, amid all the thousands of Judah.”
24 तब तिनीहरू उठे र शाऊलभन्दा अगि जीपमा गए । दाऊद र तिनीसँग भएका मानिसहरू यशीमोनको दक्षिणतिरको अराबाको माओनको उजाड-स्‍थानमा थिए ।
And rising up, they went to Ziph before Saul. But David and his men were in the desert of Maon, in the plain to the right of Jeshimon.
25 शाऊल र उनका मानिसहरू तिनलाई खोज्‍न गए । तर दाऊदलाई यो कुरा भनिएको थियो, त्यसैले तिनी तल चट्टानको पहाडतिर गए र माओनको उजाड-स्‍थानमा बसे । जब शाऊलले त्‍यो कुरा सुने, तब तिनले दाऊदलाई माओनको उजाड-स्‍थानमा लखेटे ।
Then Saul and his allies went to seek him. And this was reported to David. And immediately, he descended to the rock, and he moved about in the desert of Maon. And when Saul had heard of it, he pursued David in the desert of Maon.
26 शाऊल पहाडको एकपट्टि हिंडे र दाऊद र तिनका मानिसहरू पहाडको अर्कोपट्टि हिंडिरहेका थिए । शाऊलबाट टाढा जानलाई दाऊद हतारिए । जसै शाऊल र तिनका मानिसहरूले दाऊद र तिनका मानिसहरूलाई समात्‍न घेरा लगाउँदै थिए,
And Saul went to one side of the mountain. But David and his men were on the other side of the mountain. Then David was despairing that he would be able to escape from the face of Saul. And Saul and his men enclosed David and his men in the manner of a crown, so that they might capture them.
27 एक जना दूत शाऊलकहाँ आयो र भन्‍यो, “छिटो गर्नुहोस् र आउनुहोस्, किनकि पलिश्‍तीहरूले देश लुटेका छन् ।”
And a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, because the Philistines have poured themselves out upon the land.”
28 त्यसैले शाऊल दाउदलाई खेद्‍न छोडेर फर्के र पलिश्तीहरूका विरुद्ध लड्न गए । यसकारण त्यस ठाउँलाई बाँचेको चट्टान भनियो ।
Therefore, Saul turned back, ceasing in the pursuit of David, and he traveled to meet the Philistines. For this reason, they called that place, the Rock of Division.
29 त्यहाँबाट दाऊद माथि गए र एन-गदीका किल्लाहरूमा बसे ।
Then David ascended from there, and he lived in very secure places in Engedi.

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