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 ।

AND the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

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

And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;

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

And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;

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

That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

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 unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And 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 ।”

And the Lord called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, 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 word of the Lord yet revealed unto 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 called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And 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 unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. 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 ।”

And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

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 will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall 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 things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an 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 for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.

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

And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

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

And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to shew 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. And he answered, Here am I.

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 said, What is the thing that the Lord hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.

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 Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.

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

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

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

And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba 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 ।

And the Lord appeared again in Shiloh: for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord.