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 there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valour.
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, young and goodly, and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of 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 ।”
Now the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son: 'Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.'
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 he passed through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they found them not; then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and there they were not; and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they 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 ।”
When they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him: 'Come and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and become anxious concerning 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 unto him: 'Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man that is held in honour; all that he saith cometh surely to pass; now let us go thither; peradventure he can tell us concerning our journey whereon we go.'
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?”
Then said Saul to his servant: 'But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God; what have we?'
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 ।”
And the servant answered Saul again, and said: 'Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver, that will I give to the man of God, to 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 ।)
Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he said: 'Come and let us go to the seer'; for he that is now called a prophet was beforetime called a seer. —
10 तब शाऊलले आफ्नो सेवकलाई भने, “राम्रो भन्यौ । आऊ, हामी जाऔं ।” त्यसैले तिनीहरू त्यस सहरमा गए जहाँ परमेश्वरका मानिस बस्थे ।
Then said Saul to his servant: 'Well said; come, let us go.' So they went unto 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?”
As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto 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 ।
And they answered them, and said: 'He is; behold, he is before thee; make haste now, for he is come to-day into the city; for the people have a sacrifice to-day 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 ye are come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that are bidden. Now therefore get you up; for at this time ye shall find him.'
14 त्यसैले तिनीहरू सहरमा गए । तिनीहरू सहर पस्नैलाग्दा, उच्च स्थनामा जानलाई शमूएल आफूतर्फ आउँदै गरेको तिनीहरूले देखे ।
And they went up to the city; and as they came within the city, behold, Samuel came out toward 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 unto Samuel a 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 ।”
'To-morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be prince over My people Israel, and he shall save My people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon My people, because their cry is come unto 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 spoke unto him: 'Behold the man of whom I said unto thee: This same shall have authority over My people.'
18 तब शाऊल प्रवेशद्वारमा शमूएलको नजिक आए र भने, “दर्शीको घर कहाँ छ मलाई भन्नुहोस्?”
Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said: 'Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.'
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, and said: 'I am the seer; go up before me unto the high place, for ye shall eat with me to-day; and in the morning I will let thee go, and will 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 thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on 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 answered and said: 'Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou to me after this manner?'
22 त्यसैले शमूएलले शाऊल र तिनको सेवकलाई लगे र तिनीहरूलाई एउटा कोठाभित्र ल्याए र करिब तिस जना निम्तो पाएकाहरूमध्येको उनीहरूलाई प्रमूख आशनमा तिनले राखे ।
And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the chamber, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, who were about thirty persons.
23 शमूएलले भान्सेलाई भने, “'अलग्गै राख' भनी मैले तिमीलाई भनेको भाग ल्याऊ ।”
And Samuel said unto the cook: 'Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee: Set it 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 thigh, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said: 'Behold that which hath been reserved! set it before thee and eat; because unto the appointed time hath it been kept for thee, for I said: I have invited the people.' So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.
25 जब तिनीहरू उच्च स्थानबाट सहरमा आएका थिए, शमूएलले शाऊलसँग छतमाथि कुरा गरे ।
And when they were come down from the high place into the city, he spoke with Saul upon the housetop.
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 they arose early; and it came to pass about the break of day, that Samuel called to Saul on the housetop, saying: 'Up, that I may send thee away.' And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.
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 ।”
As they were going down at the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul: 'Bid the servant pass on before us — and he passed on — but stand thou still at this time, that I may cause thee to hear the word of God.'
