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 word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.

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

It happened at that time, when Eli was lying 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 the lamp of God hadn't yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the LORD's temple, where the ark of God was;

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

that the LORD called, "Samuel. Samuel." And 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." And he got up 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 God, neither was the word of the LORD 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 ।

Then the LORD called Samuel again the third time, and he got up and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you called me." Then Eli realized 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 ।

So he said, "Go, lie down, and if he calls you, reply, 'Speak, for your servant is listening.'" Then 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. Then Samuel said, "Speak, for your servant is listening."

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

The LORD said to Samuel, "Look, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of everyone who hears 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 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 were cursing God, 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 nor offering forever."

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

And Samuel lay there until the morning, and in the morning he got up and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel was afraid to tell Eli the vision.

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

Then Eli said to Samuel, "Samuel, my son." And he replied, "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. May God do thus to you if you hide anything from me of all the words that he spoke to you in your ears."

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 everything, and did not hide anything from him. And 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 ।

So Samuel continued to grow, and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fail.

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

Thus all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established as 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.