१ शमूएल 3

1 बालक शमूएलले एलीको अधीनमा रहेर परमप्रभुको सेवा गरे । ती दिनहरूमा परमप्रभुको वचन दुर्लभ थियो । त्यहाँ कुनै किसिमको नियमित अगमवाणीको दर्शन थिएन ।

The child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. The LORD’s word was rare in those days. There were not many visions, then.

2 त्यस बेला एलीका आँखाहरू धमिला हुन थालेका हुनाले तिनले राम्ररी नदेख्‍ने भएर आफ्नै ओछ्यानमा पल्टिरहेका थिए ।

At that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see),

3 परमेश्‍वरको बत्ती अझैसम्‍म निभेको थिएन, र शमूएल परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा सुत्‍नलाई पल्टिरहेका थिए, जहाँ परमेश्‍वरको सन्दुक थियो ।

and God’s lamp had not yet gone out, and Samuel had laid down in the LORD’s temple where God’s ark was,

4 परमप्रभुले शमूएललाई बोलाउनुभयो, जसले भने, “म यहाँ छु ।”

The LORD called Samuel. He said, “Here I am.”

5 शमूएल कुदेर एलीकहाँ गए र भने, “म यहाँ छु, किनकि तपाईंले मलाई बोलाउनुभयो ।” एलीले भने, “मैले तँलाई बोलाइनँ । फेरि सुत ।” त्यसैले शमूएल गए र सुते ।

He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” He said, “I did not call. Lie down again.” He went and lay down.

6 परमप्रभुले फेरि बोलाउनुभयो, “ए शमूएल ।” फेरि शमूएल उठे र एलीकहाँ गए र भने, “म यहाँ छु, किनकि तपाईंले मलाई बोलाउनुभयो । एलीले जवाफ दिए, हे मेरो छोरो, मैले तँलाई बोलाइनँ । फेरि सुत ।”

The LORD called yet again, “Samuel!” Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” He answered, “I did not call, my son. Lie down again.”

7 अझैसम्‍म शमूएलसँग परमप्रभुको बारेमा कुनै अनुभव थिएन, न त तिनलाई परमप्रभुको शन्देश कहिल्यै प्रकट गरिएको थियो ।

Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the LORD’s word yet revealed to him.

8 परमप्रभुले शमूएललाई फेरि तेस्रोपल्‍ट बोलाउनुभयो । फेरि शमूएल उठे र एलीकहाँ गए र भने, “म यहाँ छु, किनकि तपाईंले मलाई बोलाउनुभयो ।” तब परमप्रभुले त्‍यो केटोलाई बोलाउनुभएको थियो भनी एलीले महसुस गरे ।

The LORD called Samuel again the third time. He arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.

9 तब एलीले शमूएललाई भने, “जा र फेरि सुत । उहाँले तँलाई फेरि बोलाउनुभयो भने, तैंले यसो भन्, 'बोल्नुहोस्, हे परमप्रभु, किनकि तपाईंको दासले सुनिरहेको छ' ।” त्यसैले शमूएल गए र फेरि एकपल्‍ट तिनको आफ्नै ठाउँमा पल्टे ।

Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down. It shall be, if he calls you, that you shall say, ‘Speak, LORD; for your servant hears.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

10 परमप्रभु आउनुभयो र खडा हुनुभयो । उहाँले अरू समयमा झैं बोलाउनुभयो, “ए शमूएल, शमूएल ।” तब शमूएलले भने, “बोल्नुहोस्, किनकि तपाईंको दासले सुनिरहेको छ ।”

The LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak; for your servant hears.”

11 परमप्रभुले शमूएललाई भन्‍नुभयो, “हेर्, म इस्राएलमा केही कुरा गर्न लागेको छु, जुन कुरा सुन्‍ने हरेकको कान झस्‍किनेछ ।

The LORD said to Samuel, “Behold, I will do a thing in Israel at which both the ears of everyone who hears it will tingle.

12 त्यस दिन एलीको घरानाको विरुद्ध मैले भनेका हरेक कुरा सुरुदेखि अन्‍तसम्म नै म पुरा गर्नेछु ।

In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even to the end.

13 म उसको घरानाको विरुद्ध सधैंको लागि एकैपल्‍ट न्याय गर्न लागेको छु भनी मैले उसलाई भनेको छु, किनभने उसका छोराहरूले आफैमाथि सराप ल्याए र उसले तिनीहरूलाई रोकेन ।

For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves, and he did not restrain them.

14 यसकारणले गर्दा एलीको घरानाका पापहरू बलिदान वा भेटीद्वारा कहिल्यै पनि प्रायश्‍चित गरिनेछैन भनी मैले उसको घरनासँग शपथ खाएको छु ।”

Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be removed with sacrifice or offering forever.”

15 शमूएल बिहानसम्म नै पल्टिरहे । अनि तिनले परमप्रभुको भवनका ढोकाहरू खोले । तर त्‍यो दर्शनको बारेमा एलीलाई बताउन शमूएल डराए ।

Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the LORD’s house. Samuel was afraid to show Eli the vision.

16 त्यसपछि एलीले शमूएललाई बोलाए र भने, “ए मेरो छोरो शमूएल ।” शमूएलले भने, “म यहाँ छु ।”

Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He said, “Here I am.”

17 तिनले भने, “उहाँले तँलाई भन्‍नुभएको वचन के थियो? कृपया त्‍यो मबाट नलुका । उहाँले तँसँग बोल्‍नुभएका सबै वचनमध्‍ये तैंले मबाट कुनै पनि कुरा लुकाइस् भने परमेश्‍वरले तँलाई त्‍यसै र त्‍योभन्दा अझ धेरै गर्नुभएको होस् ।”

He said, “What is the thing that he has spoken to you? Please do not hide it from me. God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that he spoke to you.”

18 शमूएलले तिनलाई हरेक कुरा बताए । उनले तिनीबाट कुनै पनि कुरा लुकाएनन् । एलीले भने, “उहाँ परमप्रभु हुनुहुन्छ । उहाँलाई जे असल लाग्छ सो गर्नुभएको होस् ।”

Samuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. He said, “It is the LORD. Let him do what seems good to him.”

19 शमूएल बढे र परमप्रभु तिनीसँग हुनुहुन्थ्यो, र उहाँले आफ्नो भविष्यवाणीका वचनहरू कुनै पनि अपूर्ण रहेन ।

Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.

20 परमप्रभुको अगमवक्ता हुनलाई शमूएललाई नियुक्‍त गरिएको कुरा दानदेखि बेर्शेबासम्मका सबै इस्रएलीहरूले थाहा पाए ।

All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.

21 परमप्रभु फेरि पनि शीलोमा देखा पर्नुभयो, किनभने आफ्नो वचनद्वारा शीलोमा शमूएलकहाँ उहाँ प्रकट हुनुभयो ।

The LORD appeared again in Shiloh; for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the LORD’s word.