१ शमूएल 24
1 जब पलिश्तीहरूलाई लखेटेर शाऊल फर्के, तब तिनलाई भनियो, “दाऊद एन-गदीको उजाड-स्थानमा छन् ।”
And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.
2 त्यसपछि शाऊलले सबै इस्राएलबाट तिन हजार मानिसहरू छानेर लिए र दाऊद अनि तिनका मानिसहरूलाई खोज्न घोरलको चट्टानमा गए ।
Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.
3 तिनी बाटोमा भेडा-गोठहरूमा आए जहाँ एउटा गुफा थियो । शाऊल दिसा गर्न भित्र गए । दाऊद र तिनका मानिसहरू गुफाको पल्लो कुनामा बसिरहेका थिए ।
And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave, and Saul went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were abiding in the innermost parts of the cave.
4 दाऊदका मानिसहरूले तिनलाई भने, “तैंले जे चाहन्छस् सो गर्न, म तेरो शत्रुलाई तेरो हातमा सुम्पने छु' भनी परमप्रभुले तपाईंलाई भन्नुभएको दिन यही हो ।” अनि दऊद उठे र बिस्तारै अगि बढे र शाऊलको वस्त्रको छेउ काटे ।
And the men of David said to him, Behold, the day of which Jehovah said to thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thy hand, and thou shall do to him as it shall seem good to thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe secretly.
5 पछि दाऊदको हृदयमा कष्ट भयो किनभने तिनले शाऊलको वस्त्रको छेउ काटेका थिए ।
And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
6 तिनले आफ्ना मानिसहरूलाई भने, “परमप्रभुका अभिषिक्त जन, उहाँ परमप्रभुका अभिषिक्त जन भनी देखेर पनि उहाँको विरुद्धमा मैले हात उठाउने कुरालाई परमप्रभुले नै रोक्नुभएको होस् ।”
And he said to his men, Jehovah forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, Jehovah's anointed, to put forth my hand against him, since he is Jehovah's anointed.
7 त्यसैले दाऊदले आफ्ना मानिसहरूलाई यी कुराहरू भनेर हप्काए र शाऊललाई आक्रमण गर्न तिनीहरूलाई अनुमति दिएनन् । शाऊल उठे, गुफाबाट बाहिर निस्के र आफ्नो बाटो लागे ।
So David restrained his men with these words, and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
8 पछि दाऊद पनि उठे, गुफा बाहिर गए र शाऊललाई कराएर भनेः “हे मेरो मालिक महाराजा ।” जब शाऊलले पछाडी फर्केर हेरे, दाऊद भुइँमा घोप्टो परे र उनलाई आदर गरे ।
David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth, and did obeisance.
9 दाऊदले शाऊललाई भने, “'हेर्नुहोस्, दाऊदले तपाइंको हानि गर्न खोज्दैछ' भन्ने मानिसहरूको कुरा तपाईंले किन सुन्नुहुन्छ?
And David said to Saul, Why do thou hearken to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeks thy hurt?
10 तपाईं गुफामा हुनुहुँदा परमप्रभुले तपाईंलाई मेरो हातमा सुम्पनुभएको कुरा आज तपाईंले आफ्नै आँखाले देख्नुभएको छ । तपाईंलाई मार्न कसैले मलाई भने, तर मैले तपाईंलाई बचाएँ । मैले भने, 'म मेरो मालिकको विरुद्धमा हात उठाउँदिनँ । किनकि उहाँ परमप्रभुको अभिषिक्त जन हुनुहुन्छ ।'
Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that Jehovah had delivered thee today into my hand in the cave. And some bade me kill thee, but I spared thee. And I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord, for he is Jehovah's anointed.
11 हेर्नुहोस् हे मेरा पिता, तपाईंको वस्त्रको छेउ मेरो हातमा हेर्नुहोस् । तपाईंको वस्त्रको छेउ मैले काटेको र मैले तपाईंलाई नमारेको कुराले, मेरो हातमा कुनै खराबी वा देशद्रोह छैन, र मैले तपाईंको विरुद्धमा पाप गरेको छैन, तापनि तपाईंले मेरो ज्यान लिन खोज्नुहुन्छ ।
Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand, for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not. Know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against thee, though thou hunt after my life to take it.
12 तपाईं र मेरो बिचमा परमप्रभुले नै न्याय गर्नुभएको होस् र तपाईंको विरुद्धमा म भए परमप्रभुले नै बद्ला लिनुभएको होस्, तर मेरो हात तपाईंको विरुद्ध हुनेछैन ।
Jehovah judge between me and thee, and Jehovah avenge me of thee, but my hand shall not be upon thee.
13 जस्तो पुरानो उखान छ, 'दुष्टबाट नै दुष्टता निस्कन्छ ।' तर मेरा हात तपाईंको विरुद्धमा हुनेछैन ।
As says the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness, but my hand shall not be upon thee.
14 इस्राएलका राजा कसको पछि आएका छन्? कसलाई तपाईंले खेद्दै हुनुहुन्छ? एउटा मरेको कुकुरलाई होइन र! एउटा उपियाँलाई होइन र!
After whom is the king of Israel come out? After whom do thou pursue? After a dead dog, after a flea.
15 परमप्रभु नै न्यायकर्ता हुनुभएको होस् र तपाईं र मेरो बिचमा फैसला गर्नुभएको होस्, र यो हेर्नुभएको होस्, मेरो पक्षमा वहस गर्नुभएको होस् र तपाईंको हातबाट उम्कन मलाई अनुमति दिनुभएको होस् ।
Jehovah therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.
16 जब दाऊदले यी कुराहरू शाऊललाई भनिसकेका थिए, तब शाऊलले भने, “मेरो छोरा दाऊद, के यो तिम्रो सोर हो?” शाऊलले डाँको छोडेर रोए ।
And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
17 तिनले दाऊदलाई भने, “मभन्दा तिमी धेरै धर्मी रहेछौ । किनकि तिमीले मलाई असल कुराले बदला लिएका छौ भने, मैले तिमीलाई खराब कुराले बदला लिएको छु ।
And he said to David, Thou are more righteous than I, for thou have rendered to me good, whereas I have rendered to thee evil.
18 तिमीले मप्रति कति असल गरेका छौ भनी तिमीले आज घोषणा गरेका छौ, किनकि परमप्रभुले मलाई तिम्रो कृपामा छोड्नुहुँदा पनि तिमीले मलाई मारेनौ ।
And thou have declared this day how that thou have dealt well with me, inasmuch as when Jehovah had delivered me up into thy hand, thou killed me not.
19 किनकि कुनै मानिसले आफ्नो शत्रुलाई भेट्टायो भने, के त्यसलाई उसले सुरक्षित साथ जान दिनेछ र? तिमीले आज मेरो निम्ति जे गरेका छौ त्यसको निम्ति परमप्रभुले तिमीलाई असल इनाम दिनुभएको होस् ।
For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away well? Therefore Jehovah reward thee good for that which thou have done to me this day.
20 अब मलाई थाहा भयो कि तिमी साँच्चै नै राजा हुनेछौ र इस्राएलको राज्य तिम्रै हातमा स्थापित हुनेछ ।
And now, behold, I know that thou shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thy hand.
21 तिमीले मपछिका मेरा सन्तानहरूलाई खत्तम पार्नेछैनौ र मेरो पिताको घरानाबाट मेरो नाउँ नाश पार्नेछैनौ भनी मसँग परमप्रभुको नाउँमा शपथ खाऊ ।
Swear now therefore to me by Jehovah, that thou will not cut off my seed after me, and that thou will not destroy my name out of my father's house.
22 त्यसैले दाऊदले शाऊलसित शपथ खाए । अनि शाऊल घर गए, तर दाऊद र तिनका मानिसहरू माथि किल्लामा गए ।
And David swore to Saul. And Saul went home, but David and his men got up to the stronghold.
