१ शमूएल 4

1 सम्‍पूर्ण इस्राएलभरि शामूएलले वचन दिए । यति बेला इस्राएल पलिश्तीहरूका विरुद्धमा लडाइँ गर्न गयो । तिनीहरूले एबेन-एजेरमा छाउनी हाले र पलिश्‍तीहरूले अपेकमा छाउनी हाले ।

And the word of Samuel became known to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ha'ezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.

2 इस्राएल विरुद्ध युद्ध गर्न पलिश्तीहरू पङ्तिबद्ध भए । जब युद्ध फैलियो, पलिश्तीहरूद्वारा इस्राएल पराजीत भयो, जसले युद्ध मैदानमा झण्डै चार हजार मानिसहरू मारे ।

And the Philistines put themselves in battle-array against Israel; and the battle became general, and Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew on the battle-ground, in the field, about four thousand men.

3 जब मानिसहरू छाउनीमा आए, इस्राएलका धर्म-गुरुहरूले भने, “आज परमप्रभुले हामीलाई पलिश्‍तीहरूको सामु किन पराजीत गर्नुभयो? परमप्रभुको करारको सन्दुकलाई शीलोबाट यहाँ ल्याऔं, ताकि त्‍यो हामीसँग यहाँ नै रहोस्, जसले हामीलाई आफ्‍ना शत्रुहरूका हातबाट सुरक्षित राखोस् ।”

And when the people were come back into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the Lord smitten us this day before the Philistines? Let us bring over to us out of Shiloh the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that it may come in the midst of us, and deliver us out of the hand of our enemies.

4 त्यसैले मानिसहरूले शीलोमा मानिसहरू पठाए । तिनीहरूले त्यहाँबाट सर्वशक्‍तमान् परमप्रभुको करारको सन्दुक बोके, जो करूबहरूमाथि विराजमान हुनुहुन्छ । एलीका दुई जना छोराहरू होप्‍नी र पीनहास त्यहाँ परमेश्‍वरको करारको सन्दुकसँगै थिए ।

So the people sent to Shiloh, and they brought away from there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, who dwelleth over the cherubim: and the two sons of 'Eli, Chophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

5 जब परमप्रभुको करारको सन्दुक छउनीमा ल्‍याइयो, इस्राएलका सबै मानिसहरू ठुलो सोरमा कराए र पृथ्वी नै गुञ्‍जियो ।

And it happened when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, that all Israel set up a great shout, so that the earth trembled.

6 जब पलिश्तीहरूले कराएको यो आवाज सुने, तिनीहरूले भने, “हिब्रूहरूको छाउनीमा यति ठुलो कराएको आवाजको अर्थ के हो?” तब छाउनीमा परमप्रभुको सन्दुक ल्‍याइएको थियो भन्‍ने कुरा तिनीहरूले थाहा पाए ।

And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shouting in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the Lord was come into the camp.

7 पलिश्तीहरू डराए । तिनीहरूले भने, “छाउनीमा एउटा देवता आएको छ ।” तिनीहरूले भने, “हामीलाई धिक्‍कार छ! पहिले यस्तो कुनै कुरा भएको छैन ।

And the Philistines were afraid; for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for the like of this hath not been, yesterday or the day before.

8 हामीलाई धिक्‍कार छ! यी शक्तिशाली देवताहरूको शक्तिबाट हामीलाई कसले सुरक्षा दिन्छ? मिश्रीहरूलाई उजाड-स्‍थानमा विभिन्‍न किसिमका विपत्तिहरूले प्रहार गर्ने देवताहरू यिनै हुन् ।

Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with every plague in the wilderness.

9 ए पलिश्तीहरू हो, साहसी होओ र पुरुषार्थी बन, नत्र जसरी हिब्रूहरू तिमीहरूका दासहरू भएका छन् त्यसरी नै तिमीहरू तिनीहरूका दासहरू बन्‍नेछौ ।”

Be strong, and act like men, O Philistines, so that ye become not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been servants to you: therefore act like men, and fight.

10 पलिश्तीहरूले यद्ध लडे, र इस्राएल पराजित भयो । हरेक मानिस आफ्नो घर भाग्‍यो र ठुलो नरसंहार भयो । किनकि इस्राएलका तिस हजार पैदल सिपाहीहरू मरे ।

And the Philistines fought, and the Israelites were smitten, and they fled every man unto his tent: and the defeat was very great; and there fell of Israel thirty thousand men on foot.

11 परमेश्‍वरको सन्दुक लगियो र एलीका दुई छोरा होप्‍नी र पीनहास मरे ।

And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of 'Eli, Chophni and Phinehas, died also.

12 बेन्यामीनको एक जना मानिस युद्ध मैदानबाट आफ्नो लुगा च्यातिएको र शिरमा माटो लागेको अवस्‍थामा नै दौडे र त्‍यसै दिन शीलोमा आए।

And there ran a man of Benjamin from the battlefield, and came to Shiloh on the same day, with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head.

13 त्यो आउँदा, एली आफ्नो आसनमा बाटोको छेवैमा बसेर हेरिरहेका थिए, किनभने परमेश्‍वरको सन्दुको चिन्ताले तिनको हृदय काम्यो । जब त्यो मानिस सहर प्रवेश गर्‍यो र त्‍यो खबर भन्‍यो, तब सारा सहरमा रुवाबासी भयो ।

And when he came, lo, 'Eli was sitting upon a chair by the wayside watching; for his heart was anxious for the ark of God. And when the man came to tell it in the city, all the city cried out.

14 जब एलीले रुवाबासीको हल्ला सुने, तब तिनले सोधे, “यो हल्लाखल्लाको अर्थ के हो?” त्यो मानिस दौडेर आयो र एलीलाई भन्यो ।

And when 'Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this multitude? And the man came in hastily, and told it to 'Eli.

15 यति बेला एली अन्ठानब्बे वर्ष भएका थिए । तिनका आँखाहरू धमिला भएका थिए र तिनले देख्‍न सक्दैनथे ।

Now 'Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were fixed, so that he could not see.

16 त्यो मानिसले एलीलाई भन्यो, “युद्ध मैदानबाट आउने मानिस म नै हुँ । म युद्धबाट आज नै भागेको हुँ ।” एलीले भने, “हे मेरो छोरो, त्‍यो कस्तो भयो त?”

And the man said unto 'Eli, I am the person that came from the battlefield, and I myself fled from the battlefield today. And he said, What was it that took place, my son?

17 सामाचार ल्याउने मानिसले जवाफ दियो र भन्‍यो, “पलिश्तीहरूको सामुबाट इस्राएली भागे । मानिसहरूका माझमा ठुलो पराजय पनि भएको छ । तपाईंका दुई छोरा होप्‍नी र पीनहास पनि मरे, र परमेश्‍वरको सन्दुक कब्जा गरेर लगिएको छ ।

And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath also been a great slaughter among the people, and also thy two sons, Chophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God hath been taken.

18 जब उसले परमेश्‍वरको सन्दुकको बारेमा भन्‍यो, तब एली ढोकाको छेउमा भएको आफ्नो आसनबाट पछाडीतिर लडे । तिनको घाँटी भाँचियो र तिनी मरे, किनभने तिनी वृद्ध र गह्रौं थिए । तिनी चालिस वर्षसम्म इस्राएलका न्यायकर्ता भएका थिए ।

And it came to pass, when he mentioned the ark of God, that he fell from off the chair backward by the side of the gate, and his neck was broken, and he died; for the man was old, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

19 तिनकी बुहारी, पीनहासकी पत्‍नी गर्भवती थिइन् र बालक जन्माउने बेला बएको थियो । जब तिनले परमेश्‍वरको सन्दुक कब्‍जा गरेको, तिनको ससुरा र तिनको पति मरेको समाचार सुनिन्, तब तिनले घुँडा टेकिन् र बालक जन्माइन्, तर तिनको प्रसव वेदना तिनलाई सह्रै पीडा भयो ।

And his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings concerning that the ark of God had been taken, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she sank down and gave birth; for her pains came suddenly upon her.

20 तिनको मृत्यु हुने बेलामा तिनलाई सेवा दिने स्‍त्रीले भनिन् “नडराऊ, किनकि तिमीले एउटा छोरा जन्माएकी छ्यौ ।” तर तिनले जवाफ दिइनन् न त तिनीहरूले भनेका कुरालाई नै मनमा राखिन् ।

And at the moment of her dying, the women that stood around her spoke [unto her], Fear not; for a son hast thou born. But she answered not, nor did she take it to heart.

21 “इस्राएलबाट महिमा गएको छ” भन्दै त्यो बालकको नाउँ तिनले ईकाबोद राखिन्, किनकि परमेश्‍वरको सन्दुक कब्जा गरिएको, अनि तिनका पति र ससुराको मृत्यु भएको थियो ।

And she named the child I-chabod, saying, Glory is departed from Israel; because of the taking away of the ark of God, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

22 तिनले भनिन्, “महिमा इस्राएलबाट गएको छ, किनभने परमेश्‍वरको सन्दुक कब्जा गरिएको छ ।”

And she said, Glory is departed from Israel; for the ark of God hath been taken away.