१ शमूएल 9
1 बेन्यामीन कुलका एक जना प्रभावशाली मानिस थिए । तिनी बन्यामीनका खनाति, अपीहका जनाति, बकोरतका पनाति, जरोरका नाति अबीएलका छोरा कीश थिए ।
Now I there was a man of Benjamin whose name was Cis, the son of Abiel, the son of Seror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphia, the son of a man of Jemini, valiant and strong.
2 तिनको शाऊल नाउँ गरेका एक जना सुन्दर जवान छोरा थिए । इस्राएलका मानिसहरू माझ तिनीभन्दा सुन्दर मानिस अरू कोही थिएनन् । तिनका कुमबाट माथि तिनी सबै मानिसहरूभन्दा अग्ला थिए ।
And he had a son whose name was Saul, a choice and goodly man, and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he appeared above all the people.
3 शाऊलका बुबा कीशका गधाहरू हराएका थिए । त्यसैले कीशले आफ्ना छोरा शाऊललाई भने, “एक जना सेवकलाई आफ्नो साथमा लैजाऊ । उठ् र गधाहरूलाई खोज्न जाऊ ।”
And the asses of Cis, Sauls father, were lost: and Cis said to his son Saul: Take one of the servants with thee, and arise, go, and seek the asses. And when they had passed through mount Ephraim,
4 त्यसैले शाऊल एफ्राइमको पहाडी देशबाट भएर गए र सालिसाको देशबाट भएर गए, तर तिनीहरूले ती भेट्टाएनन् । तब तिनीहरू शालीमको देश पार गरे, तर ती त्यहाँ थिएनन् । त्यसपछि तिनी बेन्यामीनहरूका भूभागबाट भएर गए तर तिनीहरूले ती भेट्टाएनन् ।
And through the land of Salisa, and had not found them, they passed also through the land of Salim, and they were not there: and through the land of Jemini, and found them not.
5 जब तिनीहरू सूपको देशमा आए, तब शाऊलले आफूसँग भएका आफ्नो सेवकलाई भने, “आऊ, हामी फर्केर जाऔं, नत्र मेरो बुबाले गधाको चिन्ता लिन छोडेर हाम्रो बारे चिन्ता गर्लान् ।”
And when they were come to the land of Suph, Saul said to the servant that was with him: Come, let us return, lest perhaps my father forget the asses, and be concerned for us.
6 तर सेवकले तिनलाई भने, “सुन्नुहोस्, यो सहरमा एक जना परमेश्वरका मानिस हुनुहुन्छ । तिनी आदर पाएका मानिस हुन् । तिनले भनेका हरेक कुरा पुरा हुन्छ । हामी त्यहाँ जाऔं । सायद हामी कुन बाटो जानुपर्छ भनी तिनले हामीलाई भन्नेछन् ।”
And he said to him: Behold there is a man of God in this city, a famous man: all that he saith, cometh certainly to pass. Now therefore let us go thither, perhaps he may tell us of our way, for which we are come.
7 तब शाऊलले आफ्नो सेवकलाई भने, “तर हामी त्यहाँ गयौं भने, हामीले त्यो मानिसलाई के लिएर जाने? किनभने हाम्रो झोलामा भएको रोटी सकिएको छ र परमेश्वरका मानिसलाई दिने कुनै उपहार हामीसँग छैन । हामीसँग के छ र?”
And Saul said to his servant: Behold we will go: but what shall we carry to the man of God? the bread is spent in our bags: and we have no present to make to the man of God, nor any thing at all.
8 त्यो सेवकले शाऊललाई जवाफ दियो र भन्यो, “यहाँ, मसँग एक चौथाइ शेकेल चाँदी छ, जुन हामीले कुन बाटो जानुपर्छ बताउनलाई म परमेश्वरका मानिसलाई दिनेछु ।”
The servant answered Saul again, and said: Behold there is found in my hand the fourth part of a sicle of silver, let us give it to the man of God, that he may tell us our way.
9 (इस्राएलमा पहिले, जब मानिसले परमेश्वरको इच्छा खोज्न जान्थे, तब तिनले भन्थे, “आऊ, हामी दर्शीकहाँ जाऔं ।” किनकि आजका अगमवक्तालाई पहिले दर्शी भनिन्थ्यो ।)
Now in time past, in Israel when a man went to consult God he spoke thus: Come, let us go to the seer. For he that is now called a prophet, in time past was called a seer.
10 तब शाऊलले आफ्नो सेवकलाई भने, “राम्रो भन्यौ । आऊ, हामी जाऔं ।” त्यसैले तिनीहरू त्यस सहरमा गए जहाँ परमेश्वरका मानिस बस्थे ।
And Saul said to his servant: Thy word is very good, come, let us go. And they went into the city, where the man of God was.
11 जब तिनीहरू सहरतिर जानलाई पहाड चढे, तिनीहरूले पानी लिन आउने जवान स्त्रीहरूलाई भेटे । शाऊल र तिनका सेवकले तिनीहरूलाई सोधे, “के दर्शी यहाँ हुनुहुन्छ?”
And when they went up the ascent to the city, they found maids coming out to draw water, and they said to them: Is the seer here?
12 तिनीहरूले जवाफ दिए र भने, “उहाँ हुनुहुन्छ । हेर्नुहोस्, उहाँ तपाईंहरूकै अगाडि हुनुहुन्छ । छिटो जानुहोस्, किनकि मानिसहरूले आज उच्च स्थानमा बलिदान चढाउने हुनाले उहाँ आज सहर जाँदै हुनुहुन्छ ।
They answered and said to them: He is: behold he is before you, make haste now: for he came today into the city, for there is a sacrifice of the people today in the high place.
13 खानलाई उहाँ उच्च स्थानमा जानुअघि नै, तपाईंहरूले सहर पस्नेबित्तिकै उहाँलाई भेट्नुहुनेछ । उहाँ नआएसम्म मानिसहरूले खाने छैनन्, किनभने उहाँले बलिदानलाई आशिर्वाद दिनुहुनेछ । त्यसपछि मात्र निम्ताइएकाहरूले खानेछन् । अहिले माथि गइहाल्नुहोस्, तपाईंहरूले उहाँलाई तुरुन्तै भेट्नुहुनेछ ।”
As soon as you come into the city, you shall immediately find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat till he come: because he blesseth the victim, and afterwards they eat that are invited. Now therefore go up, for today you shall find him.
14 त्यसैले तिनीहरू सहरमा गए । तिनीहरू सहर पस्नैलाग्दा, उच्च स्थनामा जानलाई शमूएल आफूतर्फ आउँदै गरेको तिनीहरूले देखे ।
And they went up into the city. And when they were walking in the midst of the city, behold Samuel was coming out over against them, to go up to the high place.
15 अब शाऊल आउनुभन्दा अगिल्लो दिन नै परमप्रभुले शमूएललाई प्रकट गर्नुभएको थियोः
Now the Lord had revealed to the ear of Samuel the day before Saul came, saying:
16 “भोलि करिब यति बेला, म बेन्यामीनको इलाकाबाट एक जना मानिसलाई पठाउनेछु र मेरा मानिस इस्राएलका शासक हुनलाई तैंले उसलाई अभिषेक गर्नू । उसले मेरा मानिसहरूलाई पलिश्तीहरूका हातहरूबाट बाचाउनेछन् । किनकि मैले आफ्ना मानिसहरूलाई दयादृष्टिले हेरेको छु किनभने मदतको लागि तिनीहरूले गरेको पुकारा मैले सुनेको छु ।”
Tomorrow about this same hour I will send thee a man of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be ruler over my people Israel: and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked down upon my people, because their cry is come to me.
17 जब शमूएलले शाऊललाई देखे, तब परमप्रभुले तिनलाई भन्नुभयो, “मैले तँलाई भनेको मानिस यही हो । मेरा मानिसहरूमाथि राज्य गर्ने मानिस यही हो ।”
And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him: Behold the man, of whom I spoke to thee, this man shall reign over my people.
18 तब शाऊल प्रवेशद्वारमा शमूएलको नजिक आए र भने, “दर्शीको घर कहाँ छ मलाई भन्नुहोस्?”
And Saul came to Samuel in the midst of the gate and said: Tell me, I pray thee, where is the house of the seer?
19 शमूएलले शाऊललाई जवाफ दिए र भने, “दर्शी म नै हुँ । मभन्दा अगि-अगि उच्च स्थानमा जानुहोस्, किनकि आज तपाईंले मसँग खानुहुनेछ । बिहान भएपछि म तपाईंलाई जान दिनेछु, र तपाईंको मनमा भएका हरेक कुरा म तपाईंलाई भनिदिनेछु ।
And Samuel answered Saul, saying: I am the seer, go up before me to the high place, that you may eat with me today, and I will let thee go in the morning: and tell thee all that is in thy heart.
20 तिन दिनअघि हराएका तपाईंका गधाहरूको बारेमा, तिनको बारेमा चिन्ता नगर्नुहोस्, किनकि ती भेट्टाइएका छन् । अनि इस्राएलको सबै इच्छाहरू कसमाथि छ? के तपाईं र तपाईंका बुबाको घरानामाथि होइन?”
And as for the asses, which were lost three days ago, be not solicitous, because they are found. And for whom shall be all the best things of Israel? Shall they not be for thee and for all thy father’s house?
21 शाऊलले जवाफ दिए र भने, “के इस्राएलका कुलहरूमध्ये सबभन्दा सानो बेन्यामीनको म होइन? के बेन्यामीनको कुलमा पनि मेरो वंश सबभन्दा सानो होइन र? अनि तपाईंले मलाई किन यसो भन्नुहुन्छ?”
And Saul answering, said: Am not I a son of Jemini of the least tribe of Israel, and my kindred the last among all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then hast thou spoken this word to me?
22 त्यसैले शमूएलले शाऊल र तिनको सेवकलाई लगे र तिनीहरूलाई एउटा कोठाभित्र ल्याए र करिब तिस जना निम्तो पाएकाहरूमध्येको उनीहरूलाई प्रमूख आशनमा तिनले राखे ।
Then Samuel taking Saul and his servant, brought them into the parlour, and gave them a place at the head of them that were invited. For there were about thirty men.
23 शमूएलले भान्सेलाई भने, “'अलग्गै राख' भनी मैले तिमीलाई भनेको भाग ल्याऊ ।”
And Samuel said to the cook: Bring the portion, which I gave thee, and commanded thee to set it apart by thee.
24 त्यसैले भान्सेले फिला र यसमा भएको सबै ल्याए र शाऊलको सामु राखिदिए । तब शमूएलले भने, “हेर्नुहोस्, जे अलग राखिएको थियो सो तपाईंको अगि राखिएको छ । यो खानुहोस्, किनभने, 'मैले मानिसहरूलाई बोलाएको छु' भनेर मैले भनेको समयदेखि तोकिएको समयसम्म यसलाई तपाईंको निम्ति अलग्गै राखिएको छ ।” त्यसैले त्यस दिन शाऊलले शमूएलसँग खाए ।
And the cook took up the shoulder, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said: Behold what is left, set it before thee, and eat: because it was kept of purpose for thee, when I invited the people. And Saul ate with Samuel that day.
25 जब तिनीहरू उच्च स्थानबाट सहरमा आएका थिए, शमूएलले शाऊलसँग छतमाथि कुरा गरे ।
And they went down from the high place into the town, and he spoke with Saul upon the top of the house: and he prepared a bed for Saul on the top of the house, and he slept.
26 त्यसपछि शामूएलले शाऊललाई बिहान छतमाथि बोलाए र भने, “उठ्नुहोस्, यसरी म तपाईंलाई आफ्नो बाटो पठाउनेछु ।” त्यसैले शाऊल उठे, अनि तिनी र शामूएल दुवै जना गल्लीतिर गए ।
And when they were risen in the morning, and it began now to be light, Samuel called Saul on the top of the house, saying: Arise, that I may let thee go. And Saul arose: and they went out both of them, to wit, he and Samuel.
27 जसै तिनीहरू सहरको छेउतिर पुग्नै लागे, शमूएलले शाऊललाई भने, “सेवकलाई हामीभन्दा अगि जाने आज्ञा गर्नुहोस्”— र ऊ अगि गयो— “तर तपाईं केही क्षण यहीं रहनुपर्छ, ताकि तपाईंलाई परमेश्वरको सन्देश म भन्नेछु ।”
And as they were going down in the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul: Speak to the servant to go before us, and pass on: but stand thou still a while, that I may tell thee the word of the Lord.
