१ शमूएल 26
1 जीपीहरू गिबामा शाऊलकहाँ आए र भने, “के दाऊद यशीमोन सामुन्नेको हकीलाहको पहाडमा लुकिरहेका छैनन्?”
And the Ziphites came unto Saul in Gibeah, saying, —Is not David hiding himself in the hill of Hachilah, overlooking Jeshimon?
2 तब शाऊल उठे र इस्राएलका चुनिएका तिन हजार मानिसलाई आफूसित लिएर जीपको उजाड-स्थानमा दाऊदलाई खोज्न तल गए ।
Then Saul arose, and went down into the wilderness of Ziph, and, with him, three thousand chosen men of Israel, —to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
3 शाऊलले हकीलाहको पहाडमा छाउनी हाले, जुन यशीमोनको अगाडीतिर बाटोको छेउमा छ । तर दाऊदचाहिं उजाड-स्थानमा बसिरहेका थिए र शाऊल तिनको पछिपछि उजाड-स्थानमा आएको तिनले देखे ।
And Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which overlooketh Jeshimon, by the way, —but, David, was staying in the wilderness, so he saw that Saul was coming after him into the wilderness.
4 त्यसैले शाऊल साँच्चै नै आएका थिए भनी थाहा पाउनलाई दाऊदले गुप्तचरहरू पठाए ।
David therefore sent runners, —and took knowledge that Saul had come, for a certainty.
5 दाऊद उठे र शाऊलले छाउनी हालेको ठाउँमा गए । शाऊल र तिनका फौजका सेनापति नेरका छोरा अबनेर कहाँ सुतेका ठाउँ देखे । शाऊल छाउनीमा सुते र मानिसहरूले तिनका वरिपरि छाउनी हालेका थिए र सबै मस्त निद्रामा थिए ।
So then David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped, and David saw the place where Saul was lying, with Abner, son of Ner, prince of his host, —and, Saul, was lying within the circular trench, with, the people, encamped round about him.
6 तब दाऊदले हित्ती अहीमेलेक, योआबका भाइ सरूयाहका छोरा अबीशैलाई भने, “शाऊलको छाउनीमा तल मसँग को जानेछ?” अबीशैले भने, “म! म तपाईंसँग जानेछु ।”
And David responded, and said unto Ahimelech the Hittite, and unto Abishai son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, saying, Who will go down with me unto Saul, within the camp? And Abishai said, I, will go down with thee.
7 त्यसैले दाऊद र अबीशै राती फौज भएको ठाउँतिर गए । शाऊल आफ्नो भाला आफ्नो शिर नजिकै भूइँमा गाडेर छाउनीभित्र सुतिरहेका थिए । अबनेर र तिनका सिपाहीहरू तिनको वरिपरि सुतेका थिए ।
So David came, with Abishai, unto the people by night, and lo! Saul lying asleep, within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground, at his head, —and Abner and the people lying round about him.
8 अबीशैले दाऊदलाई भने, “परमेश्वरले आज तपाईंको शत्रुलाई तपाइईंको हातमा दिनुभएको छ । कृपया, तिनलाई एकै प्रहारमा भालाले भूइँमा रोप्न मलाई दिनुहोस् । म तिनलाई दोस्रो पटक प्रहार गर्दिनँ ।”
Then said Abishai unto David, God hath surrendered, to-day, thine enemy, into thy hand: Now, therefore, let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear to the earth, at one stroke, I, will not do it twice.
9 दाऊदले अबीशैलाई भने, “तिनलाई नाश नगर । किनकि परमप्रभुको अभिषिक्त जनमाथि हात उठाएर कोचाहिं दोषरहित हुन सक्छ?”
But David said unto Abishai, Do not destroy him, —for who that hath thrust forth his hand against the Anointed of Yahweh, shall be guiltless?
10 दाऊदले भने, “जस्तो परमप्रभु जीवित हुनुहुन्छ, परमप्रभुले नै तिनलाई मार्नुहुनेछ वा मर्नलाई तिनको दिन आउनेछ वा तिनी युद्धमा जानेछन् र नाश हुनेछन् ।
And David said—By the life of Yahweh, surely, Yahweh himself, must smite him, —or, his day, must come that he die, or, into battle, must he go down, and be swept away.
11 परमप्रभुको अभिषिक्त जनामाथि मैले आफ्नो हात उठाउने कुरा उहाँले दूर गर्नुभएको होस् । तर अब म तिमीलाई अनुरोध गर्छु, तिनको शिरमा भएको भाला र पानीको सुराही लेऊ र हामी जाऔं ।”
Far be it from me, of Yahweh, that I should thrust forth my hand against the anointed of Yahweh! Now, therefore, take, I pray thee, the spear that is at his head, and the cruse of water, and let us go our way.
12 त्यसैले दाऊदले भाला र पानीको सुराही शाऊलको शिरनेरबाट लिए र तिनीहरू गए । तिनीहरूलाई कसैले देखेन वा यो कसैले थाहा पाएन, न त कोही ब्युँझिए, किनकि तिनीहरू सबै मस्त निदाएका थिए, किनकि परमप्रभुबाट आएको गहिरो निद्रा तिनीहरूमाथि परेको थियो ।
So David took the spear, and the cruse of water, from near the head of Saul, and they went their way, —and no man saw, and no man knew, and no man awoke, for all of them were sleeping, for, a deep sleep from Yahweh, had fallen upon them.
13 तब दाऊद पारिपट्टि गए र टाढा पहाडको टाकुरमा खडा भए । तिनीहरू बिच लामो दूरी थियो ।
Then David crossed over to the other side, and took his stand on the top of the mountain, afar off, —a great space, being between them.
14 दाऊदले मानिसहरू र नेरका छोरा अबनेरलाई कराए । तिनले भने, “ए अबनेर के तिमीले जवाफ दिंदैनौ?” तब अबनेरले जवाफ दिए र भने, “राजामाथि कराउने तिमी को हौ?”
And David cried aloud unto the people, and unto Abner son of Ner, saying, Wilt thou not answer, Abner? Then answered Abner, and said, Who art thou, that hast cried aloud unto the king?
15 दाऊदले अबनेरलाई भने, “के तिमी साहसी मानिस होइनौ? इस्राएलमा तिमी जस्तो को छ? तिमीले आफ्नो मालिक राजाको किन हेरचाह गरेनौ? किनकि तिम्रो मालिक राजालाई मार्न कोही आयो ।
And David said unto Abner—Art not thou, a man? Who indeed is like thee, in Israel? Wherefore, then, hast thou not kept watch over thy lord, the king? For one of the people hath entered, to destroy the king—thy lord.
16 तिमीले गरेको यो कुरा ठीक छैन । जस्तो परमप्रभु जीवित हुनुहुन्छ, तिमी मर्न योग्यका छौ किनभने तिमीले परमप्रभुका अभिषिक्त जन तिम्रो मालिकको हेरचाह गरेका छैनौ । राजाको शिरनेर भएको भाला र पानीको सुराही कहाँ छ, हेर!”
Not good, is this thing which thou hast done, by the life of Yahweh, verily, worthy of death, ye are, in that ye have not kept watch over your lord, over, the Anointed of Yahweh. Now, therefore, see where the spear of the king is, and the cruse of water, that was at his head?
17 शाऊलले दाऊदको सोर चिने र भने, “ए मेरो छोरा दाऊद, के यो तिम्रो सोर हो?” दाऊदले भने, “हो मेरो मालिक, राजा, यो मेरो सोर हो ।”
And Saul knew the voice of David, and said—Thy voice, is this, my son David? And David said, My voice, my lord O king!
18 तिनले भने, “मेरो मालिकले आफ्नो दासको किन खेदो गर्नुहुन्छ? मैले के गरेको छु? मेरो हातमा के खराबी छ?
And he said, Wherefore is it, that my lord is in pursuit of his servant? For what have I done? or what is in my hand that is wrong?
19 यसकारण अब, म तपाईंलाई बिन्ती गर्छु, मेरो मालिक राजाले आफ्नो दासको कुरा सुन्नुहोस् । परमप्रभुले नै तपाईंलाई मेरो विरुद्धमा उक्साउनुभएको हो भने, उहाँले बलिदान ग्रहण गर्नुभएको होस् । तर यो मानवजाति हो भने, तिनीहरू परमप्रभुको सामु श्रापित होऊन्, किनकि तिनीहरूले मलाई आज बाहिर धपाएका छन्, ताकि म परमप्रभुको उत्तराधिकारमा रहन नसकौं । तिनीहरूले मलाई भनेका छन्, 'अरू देवताहरूको पुजा गर्न जाऊ ।'
Now, therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant, —If, Yahweh, have goaded thee on against me, let him accept the sweet smell of a gift, but, if the sons of men, accursed, they are before Yahweh, for they have driven me out, to-day, from joining myself with the inheritance of Yahweh, saying—Go, serve other gods!
20 यसकारण अभ, मेरो रगत परमप्रभुको उपस्थितिबाट टाढा पृथ्वीमा नबगोस् । किनभने इस्राएलका राजा शिकारीले तित्रालाई पहाडहरूमा खेदेझैं एउटा उपियाँलाई खोज्न निस्केर आएका छन् ।”
Now, therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth, away from the presence of Yahweh, —for the king of Israel hath come out to hunt for a single flea, as when one pursueth a partridge among the mountains.
21 तब शाऊलले भने, “मैले पाप गरेको छु । ए मेरा छोरा दाऊद फर्क । किनकि अब तिम्रो हानि गर्नेछैन, किनभने तिम्रो दृष्टिमा मेरो जीवन बहुमूल्य थियो । हेर, मैले मूर्खता गरेको छु र धेरै ठुलो गल्ती गरेको छु ।”
Then said Saul—I have sinned, Return, my son David, for I will harm thee no more, because my life was precious in thine eyes, this day, —lo! I have acted foolishly and, greatly, erred.
22 दाऊदले जवाफ दिए र भने, “हेर्नुहोस्, हे राजा, तपाईंको भाला यहाँ छ! जवान मानिसमध्ये एक जना यता आओस् र यसलाई तपाईंकहाँ लैजाओस् ।
And David responded, and said, Lo! the spear of the king! Let, therefore, one of the young men come over, and fetch it.
23 हरेक मानिसलाई आफ्नो धार्मिकता र विश्वस्तताको निम्ति परमप्रभुले नै इनाम दिनुभएको होस् । किनभने परमप्रभुले तपाईंलाई आज मेरो हातमा दिनुभयो, तर मैले उहाँको अभिषिक्त जनलाई प्रहार गरिनँ ।
And let, Yahweh, give back to each man, his righteousness, and his faithfulness, —in that Yahweh delivered thee, to-day, into my hand, but I would not thrust forth my hand against the Anointed of Yahweh.
24 हेर्नुहोस्, आज मेरो दृष्टिमा जसरी तपाईंको जीवन बहुमूल्य थियो, त्यसरी नै मेरो जीवन परमप्रभुको दृष्टिमा धेरै मूल्यवान होस् र उहाँले नै मलाई मेरा सबै कष्टहरूबाट छुटकारा दिनुभएको होस् ।
Lo! then, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so, let my life be much set by in the eyes of Yahweh, and let him rescue me out of all tribulation.
25 तब शाऊलले दाऊदलाई भने, “ए मेरा छोरा दाऊद, तिमीलाई आशिष् मिलोस्! तिमीले निश्चय नै ठुला कुराहरू गर्नेछौ र तिनमा तिमी सफल हुनेछौ ।” त्यसैले दाऊद आफ्नो बाटो लागे र शाऊल आफ्नै ठाउँतिर फर्के ।
Then said Saul unto David—Blessed, be thou, my son David, thou shalt both, do, and shalt, prevail. And David went on his way, but, Saul, returned unto his own place.
