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 ।
Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no manifest vision.
2 त्यस बेला एलीका आँखाहरू धमिला हुन थालेका हुनाले तिनले राम्ररी नदेख्ने भएर आफ्नै ओछ्यानमा पल्टिरहेका थिए ।
Then it happened that, on a certain day, Eli was lying in his place. And his eyes had dimmed, so that he was unable to see.
3 परमेश्वरको बत्ती अझैसम्म निभेको थिएन, र शमूएल परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा सुत्नलाई पल्टिरहेका थिए, जहाँ परमेश्वरको सन्दुक थियो ।
And so, to prevent the lamp of God from going out, Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
4 परमप्रभुले शमूएललाई बोलाउनुभयो, जसले भने, “म यहाँ छु ।”
And the Lord called Samuel. And responding, 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 ।
And he ran to Eli, and he said, “Here I am. For you called me.” And he said: “I did not call. Return and sleep.” And he went away, and he slept.
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 ।”
And again, the Lord continued to call to Samuel. And rising up, Samuel went to Eli, and he said: “Here I am. For you called me.” And he responded: “I did not call you, my son. Return and sleep.”
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, and the word of the Lord had not been 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 ।
And the Lord continued, and he called to Samuel still a third time. And rising up, he went to Eli.
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 ।
And he said: “Here I am. For you called me.” Then Eli understood that the Lord had called the boy. And he said to Samuel: “Go and sleep. And if he calls to you from now on, you will say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” Therefore, Samuel went away, and he slept 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 ।”
And the Lord came, and stood, and he called, just as he had called the other times, “Samuel, Samuel.” And Samuel said, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”
11 परमप्रभुले शमूएललाई भन्नुभयो, “हेर्, म इस्राएलमा केही कुरा गर्न लागेको छु, जुन कुरा सुन्ने हरेकको कान झस्किनेछ ।
And the Lord said to Samuel: “Behold, I am accomplishing a word in Israel. Whoever will hear about it, both his ears will ring.
12 त्यस दिन एलीको घरानाको विरुद्ध मैले भनेका हरेक कुरा सुरुदेखि अन्तसम्म नै म पुरा गर्नेछु ।
In that day, I will raise up against Eli all the things that I have spoken over his house. I will begin, and I will finish.
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 foretold to him that I will judge his house unto eternity, because of iniquity. For he had known that his sons acted shamefully, and he did not chastise them.
14 यसकारणले गर्दा एलीको घरानाका पापहरू बलिदान वा भेटीद्वारा कहिल्यै पनि प्रायश्चित गरिनेछैन भनी मैले उसको घरनासँग शपथ खाएको छु ।”
For this reason, I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of his house will not be expiated, with victims or with gifts, even forever.”
15 शमूएल बिहानसम्म नै पल्टिरहे । अनि तिनले परमप्रभुको भवनका ढोकाहरू खोले । तर त्यो दर्शनको बारेमा एलीलाई बताउन शमूएल डराए ।
Then Samuel slept until morning, and he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.
16 त्यसपछि एलीले शमूएललाई बोलाए र भने, “ए मेरो छोरो शमूएल ।” शमूएलले भने, “म यहाँ छु ।”
Then Eli called Samuel, and he said, “Samuel, my son?” And responding, he said, “I am here.”
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 ।”
And he questioned him: “What is the word that the Lord has spoken to you? I beg you that you may not conceal it from me. May God do these things to you, and may he add these other things, if you hide from me one word out of all the things that were told 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 ।”
And so, Samuel revealed to him all the words, and he did not hide them from him. And he responded: “He is the Lord. May he do what is good in his own eyes.”
19 शमूएल बढे र परमप्रभु तिनीसँग हुनुहुन्थ्यो, र उहाँले आफ्नो भविष्यवाणीका वचनहरू कुनै पनि अपूर्ण रहेन ।
And Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground.
20 परमप्रभुको अगमवक्ता हुनलाई शमूएललाई नियुक्त गरिएको कुरा दानदेखि बेर्शेबासम्मका सबै इस्रएलीहरूले थाहा पाए ।
And all of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, knew Samuel to be a faithful prophet of the Lord.
21 परमप्रभु फेरि पनि शीलोमा देखा पर्नुभयो, किनभने आफ्नो वचनद्वारा शीलोमा शमूएलकहाँ उहाँ प्रकट हुनुभयो ।
And the Lord continued to appear in Shiloh. For the Lord had revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh, according to the word of the Lord. And the word about Samuel went forth to all of Israel.
