१ शमूएल 28
1 ती दिनहरूमा पलिश्तीहरूले इस्रएलसँग युद्ध गर्न आफ्नो फौज सँगै भेला पारे । आकीशले दाऊदलाई भने, “तिमी र तिम्रा मानिसहरू मसँगै सेनामा जानेछौ भन्ने जानी राख ।”
And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered together their armies to be prepared for war against Israel: and Achis said to David: Know thou now assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to the war, thou, and thy men.
2 दाऊदले आकीशलाई भने, “तपाईंको दासले के गर्न सक्छ भन्ने तपाईंले जान्नु हुनेछ ।” आकीशले दाऊदलाई भने, “त्यसैले म तिमीलाई तिम्रो जीवनकाल भरि नै मेरो अङ्गरक्षक बनाउनेछु ।”
And David said to Achis: Now thou shalt know what thy servant will do. And Achis said to David: And I will appoint thee to guard my life for ever.
3 यति बेला शमूएल मरिसकेका थिए, र सारा इस्राएलले तिनको निम्ति विलाप गरेका र तिनलाई आफ्नै सहर रामामा दफन गरेका थिए । शाऊलले मृतक र आत्माहरूसँग कुरा गर्नेहरूलाई देशमा निषेध गरेका थिए ।
Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel mourned for him, and buried him in Ramatha his city. And Saul had put away all the magicians and soothsayers out of the land.
4 तब पलिश्तीहरू आफूलाई एकसाथ भेला पारे र शूनेममा आएर छाउनी हाले । अनि शाऊलले सबै इस्राएललाई एकसाथ भेला पारे र तिनीहरूले गिल्बोमा छाउनी हाले ।
And the Philistines were gathered together, and came and camped in Sunam: and Saul also gathered together all Israel, and came to Gelboe.
5 जब शाऊलले पलिश्तीहरूको फौज देखे, तब तिनी डराए र तिनको हृदय अति नै डरायो ।
And Saul saw the army of the Plilistines, and was afraid, and his heart was very much dismayed.
6 शाऊलले परमप्रभुसँग प्रार्थना गरे तर परमप्रभुले न सपनामा, न त ऊरीममा, न त अगमवक्ताहरूद्वारा नै कुनै जवाफ दिनुभयो ।
And he consulted the Lord, and he answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by priests, nor by prophets.
7 तब शाऊलले आफ्नो सेवकहरूलाई भने, “मृतकसँग कुरा गर्ने एक जना स्त्री मेरो निम्ति खोजेर ल्याओ, ताकि त्यसकहाँ म जान र त्यसको सल्लाह खोज्न सकूँ ।” तिनका सेवकहरूले तिनलाई भने, “हे्र्नुहोस्, मृतकसँग कुरा गर्न सक्ने दाबी गर्ने एक जना स्त्री एन्दोरमा छिन् ।”
And Saul said to his servants: Seek me a woman that hath a divining spirit, and I will go to her, and inquire by her. And his servants said to him: There is a woman that hath a divining spirit at Endor.
8 शाऊलले आफू भेष बदले र अर्कै पोशाक लगाएर, तिनी र तिनीसँग भएका दुई जना मानिसहरू गए । तिनीहरू त्यो स्त्री कहाँ राती गए । तिनले भने, “म बिन्ती गर्छु मेरो निम्ति आत्मासँग कुरा गरि देऊ र मैले जसको नाउँ भन्छु त्यो मलाई ल्याइदेऊ ।”
Then he disguised himself: and put on other clothes, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night, and he said to her: Divine to me by thy divining spirit, and bring me up him whom I shall tell thee.
9 स्त्रीले तिनलाई भनिन्, “हेर्नुहोस्, शाऊलले के गर्नुभएको छ सो तपाईंहरूलाई थाहा छ, उनले मृतक वा आत्माहरूसँग कुरा गर्नेहरूलाई कसरी देशबाट निष्काषण गर्नुभएको छ । त्यसैले मलाई मर्नलाई किन मेरो जीवनलाई जालमा फसाउँदै हुनुहुन्छ?”
And the woman said to him: Behold thou knowest all that Saul hath done, and how he hath rooted out the magicians and soothsayers from the land: why then dost thou lay a snare for my life, to cause me to be put to death?
10 शाऊलले परमप्रभुको नाउँमा शपथ खाए र भने, “जस्तो परमप्रभु जीवित हुनुहुन्छ, तिमीलाई यो कुराको निम्ति कुनै दण्ड हुनेछैन ।”
And Saul swore unto her by the Lord, saying: As the Lord liveth there shall no evil happen to thee for this thing.
11 तब ती स्त्रीले भनिन्, “म तपाईंको निम्ति कसलाई ल्याउँ?” शाऊलले भने, “मेरो निम्ति शमूएललाई ल्याइदेऊ ।”
And the woman said to him: Whom shall I bring up to thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.
12 जब ती स्त्रीले शमूएल देखिन्, तब तिनले ठुलो सोरले चिच्याइन् र भनिन्, “तपाईंले मलाई किन छल गर्नुभयो? किनकि तपाईं नै शाऊल हुनुहुन्छ ।”
And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice, and said to Saul: Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.
13 राजाले उनलाई भने, “नडराऊ । तिमीले के देख्छौ?” ती स्त्रीले शाऊललाई भनिन्, “पृथ्वीबाट एउटा देवता आइरहेको म देख्छु ।”
And the king said to her: Fear not: what hast thou seen? And the woman said to Saul: I saw gods ascending out of the earth.
14 तिनले उनलाई भने, “त्यो कस्तो छ?” उनले भनिन्, “एउटा वृद्ध मानिस माथि आइरहेका छन् । यिनले खा्सटो ओढेका छन् ।” यिनी शमूएल हुन् भनी शाऊलले भनी बुझे र तिनले घोप्टो परेर दण्डवत गरे र आदर प्रकट गरे ।
And he said to her: What form is he of? And she said: An old man cometh up, and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul understood that it was Samuel, and he bowed himself with his face to the ground, and adored.
15 शमूएलले शाऊललाई भने, “तिमीले किन मेरो शान्ति भङ्ग गर्यौ र मलाई माथि ल्यायौ?” शाऊलले जवाफ दिए, “म अति नै व्याकुल छु, किनभने पलिश्तीहरूले मेरो विरुद्ध युद्ध गरिरहेका छन्, र परमेश्वरले मलाई छोड्नुभएको छ र मलाई न अगमवक्ताहरूद्वारा न त सपनाहरूद्वारा नै जवाफ दिनुहुन्छ । यसकारण मैले तपाईंलाई बोलाएको हुँ, ताकि मैले के गर्नुपर्ने हो सो तपाईंले मलाई प्रकट गर्नुहोस् ।”
And Samuel said to Saul: Why hast thou disturbed my rest, that I should be brought up? And Saul said, I am in great distress: for the Philistines fight against me, and God is departed from me, and would not hear me, neither by the hand of prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest shew me what I shall do.
16 शमूएलले भने, “तब परमप्रभुले तिमीलाई छोड्नुभएको र उहाँ नै तिम्रो शत्रु हुनुभएको हुनाले तिमीले मलाई के सोध्छौ?
And Samuel said: Why askest thou me, seeing the Lord has departed from thee, and is gone over to thy rival:
17 परमप्रभुले जे गर्छु भन्नुभएको छ सो उहाँले गर्नुभएको छ । परमप्रभुले राज्यलाई तिम्रो हातबाट खोस्नुभएको छ र उहाँले अरू कसैलाई अर्थात् दाऊदलाई दिनुभएको छ ।
For the Lord will do to thee as he spoke by me, and he will rend thy kingdom out of thy hand, and will give it to thy neighbour David:
18 किनभने तिमीले परमप्रभुको आवाज पालन गरेनौ र अमालेकमाथि उहाँको भयङ्कर क्रोध पुरा गरेनौ, यसकारण उहाँले तिमीलाई आज यसो गर्नुभएको छ ।
Because thou didst not obey the voice of the Lord, neither didst thou execute the wrath of his indignation upon Amalec. Therefore hath the Lord done to thee what thou sufferest this day.
19 परमप्रभुले तिमीसँगै इस्राएललाई पलिश्तीहरूको हातमा सुम्पनुहुनेछ, र भोलि तिमी र तिम्रो छोराहरू मसँग हुनेछौ । परमप्रभुले इस्राएको फौजलाई पनि पलिश्तीहरूको हातमा दिनुहुनेछ ।”
And the Lord also will deliver Israel with thee into the hands of the Philistines: and tomorrow thou and thy sons shall be with me: and the Lord will also deliver the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.
20 तब शाऊल तुरुन्तै भूइँमा लम्पसार परेर लमतन्न परे र शमूएलको कुराले अति नै डराए । तिनमा कुनै बल नै थिएन, किनकि तिनले त्यो दिनभरि र रातमा पनि कुनै खाने कुरा खाएका थिएनन् ।
And forthwith Saul fell all along on the ground, for he was frightened with the words of Samuel, and there was no strength in him, for he had eaten no bread all that day.
21 ती स्त्री शाऊलकहाँ आइन् र तिनी साह्रै ठुलो कष्टमा परेको देखिन्, उनलले तिनलाई भनिन्, “हेर्नुहोस्, तपाईंकी दासीले तपाईंको कुरा सुनेकी छिन् । मेरो जीवनलाई मैले जोखिममा पारेको छु र तपाईंले भन्नुभएको कुरा पालन गरेकी छु ।
And the woman came to Saul (for he was very much troubled) and said to him: Behold thy handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand: and I hearkened unto the words which thou spokest to me.
22 यसकारण अब म तपाईंलाई बिन्ती गर्छु, तपाईंकी दासीको कुरा सुन्नुहोस् र तपाईंलाई थोरै खाने कुरा दिन अनुमति दिनुहोस् । खानुहोस् ताकि तपाईं बाटो जानुहुँदा तपाईंलाई शक्ति मिलोस् ।”
Now therefore hear thou also the voice of thy handmaid, and let me set before thee a morsel of bread, that thou mayest eat and recover strength, and be able to go on thy journey.
23 तर शाऊलले इन्कार गरे र भने, “मैले खाने छैन ।” तर ती स्त्रीसहित तिनका सेवकहरूले तिनलाई बाध्य बनाए र तिनले तिनीहरूको कुरा माने । त्यसैले तिनी भूइँबाट उठे र ओछ्यानमा बसे ।
But he refused, and said: I will not eat. But his servants and the woman forced him, and at length hearkening to their voice, he arose from the ground and sat upon the bed.
24 ती स्त्रीको घरमा पालेको एउटा बाछो थियो । उनले त्यसलाई हतार काटिन् । उनले पिठो लिइन् र मुछिन् अनि यसको अखमिरी रोटी पकाइन् ।
Now the woman had a fatted calf in the house, and she made haste and killed it: and taking meal kneaded it, and baked some unleavened bread,
25 उनले यो शाऊल र तिनका सेवकहरूकहाँ ल्याइन् र तिनीहरूले खाए । त्यसपछि तिनीहरू उठे र त्यही रातमा निस्किए ।
And set it before Saul, and before his servants. And when they had eaten they rose up, and walked all that night.
