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 Kirjathjearim came, and brought up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.
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, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.
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 do return to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts to the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.
4 त्यसपछि एस्राएलका मानिसहरूले बाल र अश्तोरेत हटाए र परमप्रभुको मात्र आराधना गरे ।
Then the children of Israel put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.
5 तब शमूएलले भने, “सबै इस्राएललाई मिस्पामा भेला गर र म तिमीहरूका निम्ति परमप्रभुसँग प्रार्थना गर्नेछु ।”
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you to the LORD.
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 at Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and there said, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
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 when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they 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 the LORD our God for us, that he will save us from 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 for a burnt offering wholly to the LORD: and Samuel cried to the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard 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 the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and smote them; and they were smitten 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 Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Bethcar.
12 त्यसपछि शमूएलले एउटा ढुङ्गा लिए र मिस्पा र शेनको बिचमा त्यो खडा गरे । तिनले यसो भने, “परमप्रभुले हामीलाई यहाँसम्म सहायता गर्नुभएको छ ।”
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Thus far hath the LORD helped us.
13 यसरी पलिश्तीहरूलाई अधीन गरियो र तिनीहरू इस्राएलको सिमानाभित्र प्रवेश गरेनन् । शमूएलको समयभरि नै परमप्रभुको हात पलिश्तीहरूको विरुद्धमा थियो ।
So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the land of Israel: and the hand of the LORD 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 which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and its land did Israel deliver from the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
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 Mizpeh, 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 the LORD.
