१ शमूएल 8

1 जब शमूएल वृद्ध भए, तिनले आफ्ना दुई छोरालाई इस्राएलका न्यायकर्ताहरू बनाए ।

And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

2 तिनको जेठा छोराको नाउँ योएल थियो र महिलोको नाउँ अबिया थियो । तिनीहरू बेर्शेबामा न्यायकर्ताहरू थिए ।

And the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah; they judged in Beer-sheba.

3 तिनका छोराहरू तिनका मार्गहरूमा हिंडेनन्, तर बेइमानपूर्ण लाभको पछि लागे । तिनीहरूले घूस लिए र न्यायलाई भ्रष्‍ट बनाए ।

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

4 त्यसपछि इस्राएलका सारा धर्म-गुरुहरू भेला भए र रामामा शमूएलकहाँ आए ।

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah,

5 उनीहरूले तिनलाई भने, “हेर्नुहोस्, तपाईं वृद्ध हुनुभयो, र तपाईंका छोराहरू तपाईंका मर्गहरूमा हिंड्दैनन् । सबै जातिझैं हाम्रो न्याय गर्न हाम्रा निम्ति एक जना राजा नियुक्‍त गर्नुहोस् ।”

and said to him, Behold, thou art become old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now appoint us a king to judge us, like all the nations.

6 तर त्‍यसले शमूएललाई दुःख लाग्‍यो, जब तिनीहरूले भने, “हाम्रो न्याय गर्न हामीलाई एक जना राजा दिनुहोस् ।” त्यसैले शमूएलले परमप्रभुसँग प्रार्थना गरे ।

And the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to Jehovah.

7 परमप्रभुले शमूएललाई भन्‍नुभयो, “मानिसहरूले तँलाई भनेका तिनीहरूका सबै कुरा पालन गर् । किनकि तिनीहरूले तँलाई इन्कार गरेका होइनन्, तर तिनीहरूमाथि राजा हुनबाट तिनीहरूले मलाई इन्कार गरेका छन् ।

And Jehovah said to Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

8 तिनीहरूले मलाई त्यागेका र अरू देवताहरूको सेवा गरेर मैले तिनीहरूलाई मिश्रबाट ल्याएदेखि गरेजस्तै तिनीहरूले गरिरहेका छन्, र त्यसैले तिनीहरूले तँलाई पनि त्यसै गर्दैछन् ।

According to all the deeds that they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, in that they have forsaken me and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.

9 अब तिनीहरूको कुरा सुन । तर तिनीहरूलाई गम्भीरपूर्वक चेताउनी दे र राजाले जसरी तिनीहरूमाथि राज्‍य गर्नेछन्, त्‍यो तिनीहरूले राम्ररी जानून् ।”

And now hearken unto their voice; only, testify solemnly unto them, and declare unto them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

10 त्यसैले शमूएलले राजाको माग गरिरहेका मानिसहरूलाई परमप्रभुका सबै वचन सुनाए ।

And Samuel spoke all the words of Jehovah to the people that asked of him a king.

11 तिनले भने, “तिमीहरूमाथि राज्‍य गर्ने राजाको प्रचलन यस्तो हुनेछ । उनले तिमीहरूका छोराहरूलाई लानेछन् र आफ्‍ना रथहरूका निम्ति र घोडचढी हुनलाई र आफ्‍ना रथहरूको अगि-अगि दौडनलाई उनले तिनीहरूलाई नियुक्‍त गर्ने छन् ।

And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, on his chariot and among his horsemen, and they shall run before his chariots;

12 उनले आफ्‍नो निम्ति हजारका कप्‍तानहरू र पचासका कप्‍तानहरू नियुक्‍त गर्नेछन् । कसैलाई आफ्नो जमिन जोत्‍न, कसैलाई आफ्‍नो अन्‍न कटानी गर्न र कसैलाई आफ्नो युद्धको हतियारहरू अनि आफ्ना रथहरूको सरसामान बनाउन लगाउनेछन् ।

and [he will take them] that he may appoint for himself captains over thousands, and captains over fifties, and that they may plough his ground, and reap his harvest, and make his instruments of war and instruments of his chariots.

13 उनले तिमीहरूका छोरीहरूलाई अत्तर बनाउने, खाना बनाउने र रोटी बनाउने हुनलाई लिनेछन् ।

And he will take your daughters for perfumers, and cooks, and bakers.

14 उनले तिमीहरूका उत्तम खेतहरू, दाखबारीहरू र जैतूनका बगैंचाहरू लिनेछन् र ती आफ्ना सेवकहरूलाई दिनेछन् ।

And your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, the best, will he take and give to his servants.

15 उनले तिमीहरूका अन्‍नको र दाखबारीहरूको दशौं भाग लिनेछन् र आफ्ना अधिकारीहरू र आफ्ना सेवकहरूलाई दिनेछन् ।

And he will take the tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give to his chamberlains and to his servants.

16 उनले तिमीहरूका सेवक-सेविकाहरू, र तिमीहरूका उत्तम जवान पुरुषहरू तथा तिमीहरूका गधाहरू लिनेछन् । तिनीहरू सबैलाई उनले आफ्‍नो काममा लगाउनेछन् ।

And he will take your bondmen, and your bondwomen, and your comeliest young men, and your asses, and use them for his work.

17 उनले तिमीहरूका बगालहरूको दशौं भाग लिनेछन्, र तिमीहरू उनका दासहरू हुनेछौ ।

He will take the tenth of your sheep. And ye shall be his servants.

18 त्यसपछि त्‍यो दिन आफ्नो निम्ति छानेका तिमीहरूका राजाको कारणले तिमीहरूले पुकारा गर्नेछौ । तर परमप्रभुले त्यो दिनमा तिमीहरूलाई जवाफ दिनुहुनेछैन ।”

And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye have chosen; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.

19 तर मानिसहरूले शमूएलको कुरा सुन्‍न इन्कार गरे । तिनीहरूले भने, “होइन, हामीमाथि एक जना राजा हुनैपर्छ ।

And the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but there shall be a king over us,

20 ताकि हामी अरू जातिहरूजस्तै हुन सक्‍नेछौं, अनि यसरी हाम्रा राजाले हाम्रो न्याय गर्नेछन् र हाम्रो निम्ति युद्ध गर्न हाम्रो अगि-अगि जानेछन् ।”

that we also may be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and conduct our wars.

21 जब शमूएलले मानिसहरूको सबै कुरा सुने, तब तिनले ती परमप्रभुले सुन्‍ने गरी दोहोर्‍याए ।

And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the ears of Jehovah.

22 परमप्रभुले शमूएललाई भन्‍नुभयो, “तिनीहरूका कुरा पालन गर् र कसैलाई तिनीहरूका राजा बना ।” त्यसैले शमूएलले इस्राएलका मानिसहरूलाई भने, “हरेक मानिस आ-आफ्नो सहर जानुपर्छ ।”

And Jehovah said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go ye every man to his city.