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 came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-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 array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army 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 had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Why hath the LORD smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh to us, that when it cometh among us, it may save us from 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, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, who dwelleth [between] the cherubim: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni 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 when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth resounded.

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 shout, they said, What [meaneth] the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD had 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 hath come into the camp. And they said, Woe to us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.

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

Woe to us! Who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these [are] the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues 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 acquit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye may not be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been to you: acquit yourselves 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 Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter, for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

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, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

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 out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with 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 sat upon a seat by the way-side watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told [it], 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 tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told 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 dim, 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 to Eli, I [am] he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, 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 hath fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is 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 made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died: for he was an old man, 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 that the ark of God was taken, and that her father-in-law, and her husband were dead, she bowed herself, and travailed; for her pains came 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 about the time of her death, the women that stood by her said to her, Fear not; for thou hast borne a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard [it].

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, The glory hath departed from Israel. (Because the ark of God was taken, 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, The glory hath departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.