२ शमूएल 15

1 यसपछि यस्‍तो भयो, अब्शालोमले आफ्नो निम्ति एउटा रथ र घोडाहरू र आफ्नो अगिअगि दौडिनलाई पचास जना मानिस तयार पारे ।

Now after this, Absalom got for himself a carriage and horses, and fifty runners to go before him.

2 अब्शालोम बिहान सबेरै उठ्थे र सहरको ढोकातिर जाने बाटोमा खडा हुन्थे । जब कोही विवाद भएका व्यक्‍ति न्यायको निम्ति राजाकहाँ आउँथ्यो, तब अब्शालोमलले त्यसलाई बोलाउँथे र भन्‍थे, “तपाईं कुन सहरबाट आउनुभएको हो?” अनि त्यो मानिसले जवाफ दिन्थ्यो, “तपाईंको दास इस्राएलको एउटा कुलबाट हो ।”

And Absalom got up early, morning after morning, and took his place at the side of the public meeting-place: and when any man had a cause which had to come to the king to be judged, then Absalom, crying out to him, said, What is your town? and he would say, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

3 त्यसैले अब्शालोमले त्यसलाई भन्‍थे, “हेर्नुहोस्, तपाईंको मुद्दा असल र ठिक छ तर तपाईंको मुद्दा हेर्नलाई राजाले कसैले शक्ति दिनुभएको छैन ।”

And Absalom would say to him, See, your cause is true and right; but no man has been named by the king to give you a hearing.

4 अब्शालोमलले थप्थे, “मलाई यस देशको न्यायकर्ता बनाइदिएको भए हुन्थ्यो, ताकि कुनै पनि मुद्दा वा झगडा भएका हरेक मानिस मकहाँ आउँथ्‍यो र म त्यसलाई न्याय दिलाउँथे ।”

And more than this, Absalom said, If only I was made judge in the land, so that every man who has any cause or question might come to me, and I would give a right decision for him!

5 यसैले यस्‍तो भयो, जब कुनै पनि मानिस अब्शालोमलाई आदर गर्न आउँथ्‍यो, तब अब्शालोमले आफ्नो हात काँधमा राख्‍थे र त्यसलाई अङ्गालो हाल्‍थे र त्यसलाई चुम्बन गर्थे ।

And if any man came near to give him honour, he took him by the hand and gave him a kiss.

6 राजाकहाँ न्यायको निम्ति आउने सबै इस्राएलसित अब्शालोमले यसरी नै व्‍यवहार गरे । यसरी अब्शालोमले इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका हृदय चोरे ।

And this Absalom did to everyone in Israel who came to the king to have his cause judged: so Absalom, like a thief, took away the hearts of the men of Israel.

7 चार वर्षको अन्ततिर यस्‍तो भयो कि अब्शालोमले राजालाई भने, “कृपया, मैले हेब्रोनका परमप्रभुलाई गरेको भाकल पुरा गर्न मलाई जान दिनुहोस् ।

Now at the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, Let me go to Hebron and give effect to the oath which I made to the Lord:

8 किनकि तपाईंको दासले अरामको गशूरमा बस्दा यसो भनेर एउटा भाकल गरें, “परमप्रभुले मलाई यरूशलेममा ल्याउनुभयो भने, म परमप्रभुको आराधना गर्ने छु ।”

For while I was living in Geshur in Aram, your servant made an oath, saying, If ever the Lord lets me come back to Jerusalem, I will give him worship in Hebron.

9 त्यसैले राजाले उनलाई भने, “शान्तिसित जाऊ ।” यसैले अब्शालोम उठे र हेब्रोनमा गए ।

And the king said to him, Go in peace. So he got up and went to Hebron.

10 तर अब्शालोमले इस्राएलका सबै कुलमा यसो भनेर जासुसहरू पठाए, “तिमीहरूले तुरहीको आवाज सुन्‍ने बित्तिकै, तिमीहरूले यसो भन्‍नू, “हेब्रोनमा अबशालोम राजा हुनुभयो' ।”

But Absalom at the same time sent watchers through all the tribes of Israel to say, At the sound of the horn you are to say, Absalom is king in Hebron.

11 अब्शालोमसँगै यरूशलेमका दुई सय जना मानिस गए जसले निमन्त्रणा पाएका थिए । अब्शालोमले योजना गरेका कुनै कुरा पनि थाहा नपाई तिनीहरू आफ्‍नो अज्ञानतामा गए ।

And with Absalom, at his request, went two hundred men from Jerusalem, who were completely unconscious of his designs.

12 अब्शालोमले बलिदान चाढाउँदा, उनले गिलोका अहीतोपेललाई पनि बोलाए । तिनी दाऊदका सल्लाहकार थिए । अब्शालोमको षड्यान्त्र प्रबल थियो, किनकि अब्शालोमको पछि लाग्‍ने मानिसहरूका सङ्‍ख्‍या निरन्‍तर बढ्‍दै थियो ।

And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, one of David's helpers, from Giloh his town, while he was making the offerings. And the design against David became strong, for more and more people were joined to Absalom.

13 दाऊदकहाँ एक जना दूत यसो भन्‍दै आए, “इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका हृदयहरू अब्शालोमतिर लागेको छ ।”

And one came to David and said, The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.

14 त्यसैले दाऊदले आफूसँग यरूशलेममा भएका आफ्‍ना सबै सेवकलाई भने, “उठ र हामी भागौं नत्रता हामी कोही पनि अब्शालोमबाट बाँच्‍ने छैनौं । तुरुन्तै जानलाई तयार होओ, नत्रता त्यसले हामीलाई चाँडै आक्रमण गर्ने छ र त्यसले हामीमाथि विपद् ल्याउने छ र तरवारले यो सहरलाई आक्रमण गर्ने छ ।”

And David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, Come, let us go in flight, or not one of us will be safe from Absalom: let us go without loss of time, or he will overtake us quickly and send evil on us, and put the town to the sword.

15 राजाका सेवकहरूले राजालाई भने, “हेर्नुहोस्, तपाईंका दासहरू हाम्रो मालिक महाराजाले जे भन्‍नुहुन्छ सो गर्न तयार छन् ।”

And the king's servants said to the king, See, your servants are ready to do whatever the king says is to be done.

16 राजा र तिनका सबै परिवार तिनीसितै विदा भए, तर दरबारको रेखदेख गर्न दश जना उपपत्‍नीलाई राजाले छोडिराखे ।

So the king went out, taking with him all the people of his house, but for ten of his women, who were to take care of the house.

17 राजा र तिनीसँग भएका सबै मानिस बाहिर गएपछि, तिनीहरू अन्तिम घरमा रोकिए ।

And the king went out, and all his servants went after him, and made a stop at the Far House.

18 तिनका सबै फौज तिनीसँगै हिंडे र सबै करेतीहरू, पेलेथीहरू र गित्तीहरू गरी गातबाट तिनलाई पछ्याउने छ सय जना मानिसहरू तिनको अगिअगि गए ।

And all the people went on by his side; and all the Cherethites and all the Pelethites and all the men of Ittai of Gath, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, went on before the king.

19 तब राजाले गित्ती इत्तैलाई भने, “तिमी किन हामीसँग आउँछौ? फर्क र राजासँगै बस, किनकि तिमी परदेशी र निर्वासित छौ । तिम्रो आफ्नै ठाउँमा फर्क ।

Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, Why are you coming with us? go back and keep with the king: for you are a man of another country, you are far from the land of your birth.

20 किनकि तिमी भर्खर मात्र आएका हौ । तिमीलाई हामीसँगै भौंतारिन म किन लगाउछु र? म कहाँ जाँदै छु भन्‍ने मलाई नै थाहा छैन । त्यसैले फर्क र तिम्रा गाउँले मित्रहरूलाई फर्काएर लैजाऊ । बफदारीता र विश्‍वासनीयता तिमीसँगै रहोस् ।”

It was only yesterday you came to us; why then am I to make you go up and down with us? for I have to go where I may; go back then, and take your countrymen with you, and may the Lord's mercy and good faith be with you.

21 तर इत्तैले राजालाई जवाफ दिए र भने, “जस्तो परमप्रभु जीवित हुनुहुन्छ र जस्‍तो मेरो मालिक महाराजा जीवित हुनुहुन्छ, मर्न वा बाँच्‍ने जेसुकै परोस् हजुको दास मेरो मालिक महाराजा जुन ठाउँमा जहाँ जानुहुन्छ त्यहीं नै जाने छ ।”

And Ittai the Gittite in answer said, By the living Lord, and by the life of my lord the king, in whatever place my lord the king may be, for life or death, there will your servant be.

22 त्यसैले दाऊदले इत्तैलाई भने, “अगि बढ, हामी निरन्‍तर बस ।” त्यसैले गित्ती इत्तै राजा, तिनका सबै मानिस र सबै परिवार सँगसँगै हिंडे ।

And David said to Ittai, Go forward, then. And Ittai the Gittite went on, with all his men and all the little ones he had with him.

23 राजाले किद्रोनको बेसी तर्दा देशभरिका सबै मानिस धुरुधुरु रोए र सबै मानिस पनि राजासँगै पारि तरे । सबै मानिस उजाडस्‍थान जाने बाटोसम्म गए ।

And there was great weeping in all the country when all the people went through; and the king himself was waiting in the Kidron valley and all the people went by him in the direction of the olive-tree on the edge of the waste land.

24 परमेश्‍वरको करारको सन्दुक बोक्‍ने सबै लेवीसहित सादोक पनि थिए । तिनीहरूले परमेश्‍वरको सन्दुकलाई भुईंमा राखे र त्‍यसपछि अबियाथार तिनीहरूसँगै सहभागी भए । सबै मानिस सहरबाट बाहिर नआएसम्म तिनीहरूले पर्खे ।

Then Zadok came, and Abiathar, and with them the ark of God's agreement: and they put down the ark of God, till all the people from the town had gone by.

25 राजाले सादोकलाई भने, “परमेश्‍वरको सन्दुकलाई सहरमा नै फर्काएर लेजाऊ । मैले परमप्रभुको दृष्‍टिमा निगाह पाएँ भने, उहाँले मलाई यहाँ फर्काएर ल्याउनुहुने छ र सन्दुक र उहाँ बस्‍नुहुने ठाउँ मलाई फेरि देखाउनुहुने छ ।

And the king said to Zadok, Take the ark of God back into the town: if I have grace in the eyes of the Lord, he will let me come back and see it and his House again:

26 तर उहाँले यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छ भने, 'तँसँग म प्रशन्‍न छैन,' हेर, म यहाँ छु, उहाँलाई जे असल छ सो उहाँले मलाई गर्नुभएको होस् ।”

But if he says, I have no delight in you: then, here I am; let him do to me what seems good to him.

27 राजाले सादोक पुजारीलाई यसो पनि भने, “के तिमी दर्शी होइनौ? सहरमा शान्तिसँग फर्क र तिम्रा दुई छोरा, तिम्रा छोरा अहीमास र अबियाथारका छोरा जोनाथन तिम्रो साथमा छन् ।

The king said further to Zadok the priest, See, you and Abiathar are to go back to the town in peace, with your two sons, Ahimaaz, your son, and Jonathan, the son of Abiathar.

28 हेर, मलाई जानकारी दिनलाई तिमीबाट खबर नआएसम्म म अराबाको जँघारहरूमा पर्खिने छु ।”

See, I will be waiting at the way across the river, in the waste land, till I get news from you.

29 त्यसैले सादोक र अबियाथारले परमेश्‍वरको सन्दुक यरूशलेममा नै फिर्ता ल्याए र तिनीहरू त्यहीं बसे ।

So Zadok and Abiathar took the ark of God back to Jerusalem, and did not go away from there.

30 तर दाऊद खाली खुट्टाले हिंडेर रुँदै जैतूनको डाँडाको उकालो चढे र तिनले आफ्नो शिर ढाकेका थिए । तिनीसँग भएका हरेक मानिसले आआफ्ना शिर ढाके र तिनीहरू रुँदै माथि उकालो चढे ।

And David went up the slopes of the Mount of Olives weeping all the way, with his head covered and no shoes on his feet: and all the people who were with him, covering their heads, went up weeping.

31 कसैले दाऊदलाई भन्यो, “अहीतोपेल अब्शालोमसँगै षड्यान्त्र गर्नेहरूसित छ ।” त्यसैले दाऊदले प्रार्थना गरे, “हे परमप्रभु, कृपा गरी, अहीतोपेलको सल्लाहलाई मूर्खतामा परिणत गर्नुहोस् ।”

And word came to David, saying, Ahithophel is among those who are joined to Absalom. And David said, O Lord, let the wisdom of Ahithophel be made foolish.

32 यस्‍तो भयो, जब दाऊद बाटोको टाकुरामा आइपुगे जहाँ परमेश्‍वरको आराधना गरिन्थ्यो, तब अरकी हुशै आफ्नो लुगा च्यातेर शिरमा धुलो छरेर दाऊदलाई भेट्न आए, ।

Now when David had come to the top of the slope, where they gave worship to God, Hushai the Archite came to him in great grief with dust on his head:

33 दाऊदले तिनलाई भने, “तिमी मसँग गयौ भने, तिमी मेरो निम्ति बोझ बन्‍ने छौ ।

David said to him, If you go on with me, you will be a trouble to me:

34 तर तिमी सहरमा फर्केर गयौ र अबशालोमलाई यसो भन्यौ भने, 'जसरी म विगतमा हजुरका बुबाको सेवक भएँ त्यसरी नै, हे महाराजा, म हजुरको दास हुने छु,' तब तिमीले मेरो खातिर अहीतोपेलको सल्लाहलाई गोलमाल पार्नेछौ ।

But if you go back to the town and say to Absalom, I will be your servant, O king; as in the past I have been your father's servant, so now I will be yours: then you will be able to keep Ahithophel's designs against me from being put into effect.

35 के तिमीसँग सादोक पुजारी र अबियाथार हुने छैनन् र? त्यसैले तिमीले दरबारमा राजाबाट जे-जे सुन्छौ सो कुरा तिमीले पुजारी सादोक र अबियाथारलाई भन्‍नुपर्छ ।

And have you not there Zadok and Abiathar the priests? so whatever comes to your ears from the king's house, give word of it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

36 हेर, तिनीहरूका साथमा तिनीहरूका दुई छोरा सादोकका छोरा अहीमास र अबियाथारका छोरा जोनाथन छन् । तिमीले सुनेका सबै कुरा तिमीले तिनीहरूको माध्यामद्वारा मकहाँ पठाउनू ।”

See, they have with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok's son, and Jonathan, the son of Abiathar; by them you may send word to me of everything which comes to your ears.

37 त्यसैले अब्शालोम सहरभित्र आइपुगेर यरूशलेम प्रवेश गर्दा दाऊदका मित्र हूशै आए ।

So Hushai, David's friend, went into the town, and Absalom came to Jerusalem.