१ शमूएल 30

1 जब दाऊद र तिनका मानिसहरू तेस्रो दिनमा सिक्लगमा आए, अमालेकीहरूले नेगेव र सिक्लगलाई लूटेका थिए । तिनीहरूले सिग्‍लगलाई आक्रमण गरे र त्‍यसलाई आगोले लगाए,

Now when David and his men were come to Siceleg on the third day, the Amalecites had made an invasion on the south side upon Siceleg, and had smitten Siceleg, and burnt it with fire.

2 र यसमा भएका स्‍त्रीहरू र साना-ठुला हरेकलाई कब्जा गरे । तिनीहरूले कसैलाई पनि मारेनन्, तर तिनीहरू आफ्नो बाटो जाँदा तिनीहरूलाई लिएर गए ।

And had taken the women captives that were in it, both little and great: and they had not killed any person, but had carried them with them, and went on their way.

3 जब दाऊद र तिनका मानिसहरू त्यो सहरमा आए, यसलाई जलाइएको थियो र तिनीहरूका पत्‍नीहरू, छोराहरू र छोरीहरूलाई कैदीको रूपमा लगिएका थियो ।

So when David and his men came to the city, and found it burnt with fire, and that their wives and their sons, and their daughters were taken captives,

4 जब दाऊद र तिनीसँग भएका मानिसहरू डाँको छोडेर तिनीहरूमा रुने शक्ति नै नभएसम्म रोए ।

David and the people that were with him, lifted up their voices, and wept till they had no more tears.

5 दाऊदका दुवै पत्‍नीहरू यिजरेली अहीनोम र कार्मेली नाबालकी पत्‍नी अबीगेललाई कैदीको रूपमा लगिएका थियो ।

For the two wives also of David were taken captives, Achinoam the Jezrahelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel.

6 दाऊद साह्रै व्याकु भए, किनभने मानिसहरूले तिनलाई ढुङ्गाले हान्‍ने कुरा गरिरहेका थिए, किनकि सबै मानिसहरूको मन आ-आफ्नो छोराहरू र छोरीहरूका निम्ति तितो भएको थियो । तर दाऊदले परमप्रभु परमेश्‍वरमा आफूलाई शक्तिशाली बनाए ।

And David was greatly afflicted: for the people had a mind to stone him, for the soul of every man was bitterly grieved for his sons, and daughters: but David took courage in the Lord his God.

7 दाऊदले पुजारी अहीमेलेकका छोरा अबीयाथारलाई भने, “बिन्ती छ, यहाँ मकहाँ एपोद ल्याऊ ।” अबीयाथारले दाऊदकहाँ एपोद ल्याए ।

And he said to Abiathar the priest the son of Achimelech: Bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.

8 दाऊदले निर्देशनको निम्ति परमप्रभुसँग यसरी प्रार्थना गरे, “के मैले यो फौजको पिछा गरे भने, म तिनीहरूलाई भेट्टाउन सक्‍छु?” परमप्रभुले तिनलाई जवाफ दिनुभयो, “खेदेर जा, किनकि तैंले तिनीहरूलाई निश्‍चय नै भेट्टाउनेछस् र तैंले निश्‍चय नै सबै थोक छुटाउनेछस् ।”

And David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I pursue after these robbers, and shall I overtake them, or not? And the Lord said to him: Pursue after them: for thou shalt surely overtake them and recover the prey.

9 त्यसैले दाऊद, आफू र आफूसँग भएका छ सय जना मानिस लिएर गए । तिनीहरू बसोरको खोल्सामा आए, जहाँ छोडिएकाहरू बसेका थिए ।

So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and they came to the torrent Besor: and some being weary stayed there.

10 तर दाऊदले आफू र आफूसँग भएका चार सय जान मानिसले पिछा गरिरहे, किनकि दुई सय जना पछाडी नै बसे, जो यति धेरै थाकेका थिए, कि तिनीहरू बसोर खोल्सा पारि जान सकेनन् ।

But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred stayed, who being weary could not go over the torrent Besor.

11 तिनीहरूले एक जना मिश्रीलाई खेतमा भेट्टाए र उसलाई दाऊदकहाँ ल्याए । तिनीहरूले उसलाई रोटी दिए र उसले खायो । तिनीहरूले उसलाई पानी पिउन दिए ।

And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David: and they gave him bread to eat, and water to drink,

12 र तिनीहरूले उसलाई एक डल्लो नेभारा र दुई झुप्पा किशमिश दिए । जब उसले ती खाइसक्‍यो, उसले फेरि शक्ति पायो, किनकि उसले तिन दिन र तिन रातदेखि रोटी खाएको वा पानी पिएको थिएन ।

As also a piece of a cake of figs, and two bunches of raisins. And when he had eaten them his spirit returned, and he was refreshed: for he had not eaten bread, nor drunk water three days, and three nights.

13 दाऊदले उसलाई सोधे, “तिमी को हौ? तिमी कहाँबाट आएका हौ?” उसले भन्‍यो, “म मिश्रको एक जना जवान मानिस, अमालेकीको सेवक हुँ । मेरो मालिकले मलाई छोडे, किनभने तिन दिनअघि म बिरामी भएँ ।

And David said to him: To whom dost thou belong? or whence dost thou come? and whither art thou going? He said: I am a young man of Egypt, the servant of an Amalecite, and my master left me, because I began to be sick three days ago.

14 हामीले करेतीहरूको नेगेव, यहूदाको भाग, कालेबको नेगेवलाई लूट्यौं र सिग्लगमा आगो लगायौं ।”

For we made an invasion on the south side of Cerethi, and upon Juda, and upon the south of Caleb, and we burnt Siceleg with fire.

15 दाऊदले उसलाई भने, “के तिमीले मलाई यो लूटपाट गर्ने समूहकहाँ लैजान सक्छौ?” त्‍यो मिश्रीले भने, “तपाईंले मलाई मार्नुहुन्‍न वा मलाई मेरो मालिकको हातमा सुम्‍पनुहुन्‍न भनी परमेश्‍वरको नाउँमा शपथ खानुहोस् र म तपाईंलाई यो लूटपाट गर्ने समूहकहाँ लानेछु ।”

And David said to him: Canst thou bring me to this company? And he said: Swear to me by God, that thou wilt not kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee to this company. And David swore to him.

16 जब त्‍यो मिश्रीले दाऊदलाई तल ल्याए, तब लूटपाट गर्नेहरू मैदानभरि छरिएर तिनीहरूले पलिश्‍तीहरूको देश र यहूदाको देशबाट लिएका सबै लूटका मालको कारणले खाँदै, पिउँदै र नाच्दै थिए ।

And when he had brought him, behold they were lying spread upon all the ground, eating and drinking, and as it were keeping a festival day, for all the prey, and the spoils which they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Juda.

17 दाऊदले तिनीहरूलाई बिहान सबैरैदेखि अर्को दिनको साँझसम्म नै तिनीहरूलाई आक्रमण गरे । ऊँटमा चढेर भागेका चार सय जना जवान मानिसबाहेक एक जना पनि उम्केनन् ।

And David slew them from the evening unto the evening of the next day, and there escaped not a man of them, but four hundred young men, who had gotten upon camels, and fled.

18 अमालेकीहरूले लगेका सबै थोक दाऊदले पुनः प्राप्‍त गरे । अनि दाऊदले आफ्‍नी दुई जना पत्‍नीलाई पनि छुटाए ।

So David recovered all that the Amalecites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.

19 कुनै पनि कुरा पनि गुमेनन्, न साना न त ठुला, न छोराहरू न त छोरीहरू, न त लूटपाट गर्नेहरूले कब्जा गरेका कुनै कुरा नै गुम्‍यो । दाऊदले हरेक कुरा फिर्ता ल्याए ।

And there was nothing missing small or great, neither of their sons or their daughters, nor of the spoils, and whatsoever they had taken: David recovered all.

20 दाऊदले सबै बेडाबाख्रा र गाईवस्तु ल्याए, जसलाई मानिसहरूले अरू गाइवस्तुको अगि धपाए । तिनीहरूले भने, “यो दाऊदको लूटको माल हो ।”

And he took all the flocks and the herds, and made them go before him: and they said: This is the prey of David.

21 दाऊदको पछि जानलाई साह्रै कमजोर भएका दुई सय जना मानिसकहाँ तिनी आए, जसलाई अरूले बसोरको खोल्सामा नै बस्‍न लगाएका थिए । दाऊद र तिनीसँग भएका मानसिहरूलाई भेट्न यी मानिसहरू अगाडि गए । जब दाऊद यी मानिसकहाँ आए, तब तिनले उनीहरूलाई अभिवादन गरे ।

And David came to the two hundred men, who being weary had stayed, and were not able to follow David, and he had ordered them to abide at the torrent Besor: and they came out to meet David, and the people that were with him. And David coming to the people saluted them peaceably.

22 तब दाऊदसँग गएका सबै दुष्‍ट र वेकामका मानिसले भने, “यी मानिसहरू हामीसँग नगएका हुनाले हामीले फिर्ता ल्‍याएका कुनै पनि लूटका मालहरू हामी तिनीहरूलाई दिनेछैनौं । हरेक मानिसले आफ्ना पत्‍नी र छोराछोरी लिन र तिनीहरूलाई लिएर जान सक्छ ।”

Then all the wicked and unjust men that had gone with David answering, said: Because they came not with us, we will not give them any thing of the prey which we have recovered: but let every man take his wife and his children, and be contented with them, and go his way.

23 तब दाऊदले भने, “मेरा भाइ हो, परमप्रभुले हामीलाई दिनुभएको कुरामा तिमीहरूले यस्‍तो व्‍यवहार गर्नुहुँदैन । उहाँले हाम्रो सुरक्षा गर्नुभएको छ र हाम्रो विरुद्धमा आउने लूटपाट गर्नेहरूलाई हाम्रो हातमा सुम्पनुभएको छ ।

But David said: You shall not do so, my brethren, with these things, which the Lord hath given us, who hath kept us, and hath delivered the robbers that invaded us into our hands.

24 तिमीहरूको यो कुरा कसले सुन्‍नेछ? किनभने युद्धमा जानेहरूको हिस्‍सा जत्ति हुन्छ सामानहरू कुर्नेहरूको हिस्‍सा पनि त्‍यत्ति नै हुनेछ । तिनीहरूले बाँड्‍नेछन् अनि बराबर बाँड्‍नेछन् ।”

And no man shall hearken to you in this matter. But equal shall be the portion of him that went down to battle and of him that abode at the baggage, and they shall divide alike.

25 त्यस दिनदेखि आजको दिनसम्म यस्तै चलन छ, किनभने दाऊदले यसलाई इस्राएलको निम्ति नियम र आदेश नै बनाए ।

And this hath been done from that day forward, and since was made a statute, and an ordinance, and as a law in Israel.

26 जब दाऊद सिक्लगमा आए, तिनले आफ्‍ना मित्रहरू अर्थात् यहूदाका धर्म-गुरुहरुलाई केही लूटका मालहरू पठाएर भने, “हेर्नुहोस्, परमप्रभुका शत्रहरूबाट लिइएका लुटका मालबाट तपाईंहरूका निम्‍ति उपहार यहाँ छ ।”

Then David came to Siceleg, and sent presents of the prey to the ancients of Juda his neighbours, saying: Receive a blessing of the prey of the enemies of the Lord.

27 तिनले बेथेलमा भएका, दक्षिणको रामोतमा, यत्तीरमा भएकाहरू,

To them that were in Bethel, and that were in Ramoth to the south, and to them that were in Jether,

28 र अरोएरमा भएका, सिपमोतमा भएका, एश्तामिमा भएका धर्म-गुरुहरुलाई केही पठाए ।

And to them that were in Aroer and that were in Sephamoth, and that were in Esthamo,

29 तिनले केही कुरा राकालमा भएका, यरहमेलीहरूका सहरहरूमा भएका, केनीहरूका सहरमा भएका,

And that were in Rachal, and that were in the cities of Jerameel, and that were in the cities of Ceni,

30 होर्मामा भएका, बोर-आशानमा भएका, अत्ताकमा भएका,

And that were in Arama, and that were in the lake Asan, and that were in Athach,

31 र हेब्रोनमा भएका र दाऊद आफै र आफ्‍ना मानिसहरू सधैं जाने गरेका सबै ठाउँतिर पनि केही पठाए ।

And that were in Hebron, and to the rest that were in those places, in which David had abode with his men.