१ शमूएल 7

1 किर्यत-यारीमका मानसिहरू आएर परमप्रभुको सन्दुकलाई उठाए र डाँडामा भएको अबीनादाबको घरमा त्‍यो ल्‍याए । परमप्रभुको सन्दुकको रेखदेख गर्न तिनको छोरा एलाजारलाई तिनीहरूले अलग गरे ।

And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of Jehovah, and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill, and hallowed Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Jehovah.

2 त्‍यो बेलादेखि लामो समयसम्म अर्थात् बिस वर्षसम्म त्‍यो सन्दुक किर्यत-यारीममा रह्यो । इस्राएलका सबै घरानाले विलाप गरे र परमप्रभुतिर फर्कने इच्छा गरे ।

And it came to pass, from the day that the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years. And all the house of Israel lamented after Jehovah.

3 शमूएलले इस्राएलका सारा घरानालाई भने, “तिमीहरू आफ्ना सारा हृदयले परमप्रभुतिर फर्किन्छौ, विदेशी देवताहरू र अश्तोरेतलाईतिमीहरूका माझबाट हटाउँछौ, आफ्‍नो हृदयलाई परमप्रभुतिर फर्काउँछौ र उहाँको मात्र आराधना गर्छौ भने, उहाँले तिमीहरूलाई पलिश्‍तीहरूको हातबाट छुटकारा दिनुहुनेछ ।”

And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye return to Jehovah with all your heart, put away the strange gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, and apply your hearts unto Jehovah, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

4 त्यसपछि एस्राएलका मानिसहरूले बाल र अश्तोरेत हटाए र परमप्रभुको मात्र आराधना गरे ।

And the children of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtoreths and served Jehovah only.

5 तब शमूएलले भने, “सबै इस्राएललाई मिस्‍पामा भेला गर र म तिमीहरूका निम्ति परमप्रभुसँग प्रार्थना गर्नेछु ।”

And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray Jehovah for you.

6 तिनीहरू मिस्‍पामा भेला भए, पानी भरे र परमप्रभुको सामु खन्याए । त्यस दिन तिनीहरू उपवास बसे र भने, “हामीले परमप्रभुको विरुद्धमा पाप गरेका छौं ।” शमूएलले त्यहाँ नै इस्राएलका मानिसहरूको विवादहरूमा फैसला गरे अनि मानिसहरूलाई नेतृत्व गरे ।

And they gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Jehovah, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against Jehovah. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.

7 जब इस्राएलका मानिसहरू मिस्पामा भला भएका छन् भन्‍ने पलिश्तीहरूले सुने, पलिश्तीहरूका शासकहरूले इस्राएललाई आक्रमण गरे । जब इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले यो सुने, तिनीहरू पलिश्तीहरूसँग डराए ।

And the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah; and the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel; and the children of Israel heard [it], and were afraid of the Philistines.

8 त्यसपछि इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले शमूएललाई भने, “हाम्रो निम्ति परमप्रभुसँग पुकारा गर्न नछोड्नुहोस्, ताकि उहाँले हामीलाई पलिश्तीहरूका हातबट बचाउनुहुनेछ ।”

And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry to Jehovah our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.

9 शमूएलले दूधे थुमालाई लिए र यसलाई परमप्रभुको निम्ति पुरै होमबलिको रूपमा चढाए । तब शमूएलले इस्राएलको निम्ति परमप्रभुसँग पुकारा गरे र परमप्रभुले जवाफ दिनुभयो ।

And Samuel took a sucking-lamb, and offered it as a whole burnt-offering to Jehovah; and Samuel cried to Jehovah for Israel, and Jehovah answered him.

10 शमूएलले होमबलि चढाउँदै गर्दा पलिश्तीहरू इस्राएललाई आक्रमण गर्न आए । तर त्यस दिन पलिश्तीहरूको विरुद्धमा ठुलो गर्जनसहित परमप्रभु गर्जनुभयो र तिनीहरूलाई गोलमालमा पार्नुभयो, र तिनीहरू इस्राएलको सामुबाट भागे ।

And as Samuel was offering up the burnt-offering, the Philistines advanced to battle against Israel. And Jehovah thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were routed before Israel.

11 इस्राएलका मानिसहरू मिस्पाबाट गए र तिनीहरूले पलिश्तीहरूलाई लखेटे र उनीहरूलाई बेथ-करको मुनिसम्म मारे ।

And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, as far as below Beth-car.

12 त्यसपछि शमूएलले एउटा ढुङ्गा लिए र मिस्पा र शेनको बिचमा त्‍यो खडा गरे । तिनले यसो भने, “परमप्रभुले हामीलाई यहाँसम्म सहायता गर्नुभएको छ ।”

And Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, and said, Hitherto Jehovah has helped us.

13 यसरी पलिश्तीहरूलाई अधीन गरियो र तिनीहरू इस्राएलको सिमानाभित्र प्रवेश गरेनन् । शमूएलको समयभरि नै परमप्रभुको हात पलिश्तीहरूको विरुद्धमा थियो ।

And the Philistines were subdued, and came no more into the borders of Israel; and the hand of Jehovah was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

14 पलिश्तीहरूले इस्राएलबाट कब्जा गरेका एक्रोनदेखि गातसम्मका नगरहरू पुनर्स्थपना गरियो । इस्राएलले पलिश्तीहरूबाट आफ्‍ना इलाका फिर्ता लियो । अनि इस्राएल र एमोरीहरू बिच शान्ति थियो ।

And the cities that the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and their territory did Israel deliver out of the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorite.

15 शमूएलले आफ्‍नो जीवनकालभरि नै इस्राएलको न्याय गरे ।

And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

16 तिनी हरेक वर्ष बेथेल, गिलगाल र मिस्पाको फेरो मार्थे । यी सबै ठाउँहरूमा इस्राएलका निम्ति तिनले झगडाहरूको फैसला गर्थे ।

And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpah, and judged Israel in all those places.

17 त्यसपछि तिनी रामामा फर्कन्थे, किनभने तिनको घर त्यहाँ थियो । अनि त्यहाँ पनि तिनले इस्राएलका निम्ति झगडाको फैसला गर्थे । तिनले त्यहाँ परमप्रभुको निम्ति एउटा वेदी पनि निर्माण गरे ।

And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house, and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar to Jehovah.