२ शमूएल 17

1 त्यसपछि अहीतोपेलले अब्शालोमलाई भने, “अब म बाह्र हजार मानिस छान्‍ने छु र म उठ्ने छु र दाऊदलाई आज राती नै खेदने छु ।

Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom: 'Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night;

2 तिनी थकित र कमजोर हुँदा नै तिनीकहाँ म पुग्‍ने छु र तिनलाई भयङ्‍कर त्रासमा पार्ने छु । तिनीसँग भएका मानिसहरू भाग्‍ने छन् र म राजालाई मात्र आक्रमण गर्ने छु ।

and I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only;

3 दुलही आफ्नो दुलाहाकहाँ आएजस्तै सबै मानिसलाई म तपाईंकहाँ फर्काएर ल्याउने छु र सबै मानिस तपाईंको अधीनमा शान्तिमा रहने छन् ।”

and I will bring back all the people unto thee; when all shall have returned, save the man whom thou seekest, all the people will be in peace.'

4 अहीतोपेलले भनेको कुरा अब्शालोम र इस्राएलका सबै धर्म-गुरुलाई मन पर्‍यो ।

And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

5 त्यसपछि अब्शालोमले भने, “अरकी हूशैलाई पनि बोलाऊ र उनले के भन्छन् हामी सुनौं ।”

Then said Absalom: 'Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.'

6 जब हूशै अब्बशालोमकहाँ आए, अब्बशालोमले उनलाई अहीतोपेलले भनेका सबै कुरा बताइदिए र हूशैलाई सोधे, “के हामीले अहीतोपेलले भनेका कुरा गरौं? होइन भने, हामीलाई तपाईंको सल्लाह भन्‍नुहोस् ।”

And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spoke unto him, saying: 'Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner; shall we do after his saying? if not, speak thou.'

7 त्यसैले हूशैले अब्शालोमलाई भने, “अहीतोपेलले दिएका सल्लाह यस पटक ठिक छैन ।”

And Hushai said unto Absalom: 'The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good.'

8 हूशैले थपे, “तपाईंले आफ्नो बुबालाई चिन्‍नुहुन्छ र उहाँका मानिसहरू बलिया योद्धाहरू छन्, तिनीहरू तितो छन्, र तिनीहरू मैदानका बच्‍चा खोसिएका भालुहरूजस्ता छन् । तपाईंको बुबा एक योद्धा हुनुहुन्छ । उहाँ आज फौजसँग सुत्‍नुहुने छैन ।

Hushai said moreover: 'Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are embittered in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

9 हेर्नुहोस्, यति बेला उहाँ सायद कुनै खाडल वा अर्कै ठाउँमा लुकिरहनुभएको छ । आक्रमणको सुरुमा नै तपाईंका केही मानिसहरू मारिए भने सुन्‍ने जोसकैले भन्‍ने छन्, 'अब्शालोमसँग हुनेहरू माझ नरसंहार भएको छ ।'

Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some place; and it will come to pass, when they fall upon them at the first, and whosoever heareth it shall say: There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom;

10 त्यसपछि सिंहको जस्‍तो हृदय हुने सबैभन्दा सिपाही पनि भयभीत हुने छ, किनभने तपाईंको बुबा वीर योद्धा हुनुहुन्छ भनी सारा इस्राएलले जान्‍दछ र उहाँसँग भएका मानिसहरू धेरै बलिया छन् ।

then even he that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, will utterly melt; for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they that are with him are valiant men.

11 त्यसैले दानदेखि बेर्शेबासम्मका सबै इस्राएल तपाईंकहाँ भेला भएर समुद्रको बालुवा जत्तिकै असंख्या हुनुपर्छ र तपाईं स्वयम् युद्ध गर्न जानुपर्छ भन्‍ने सल्लाह म तपाईंलाई दिन्छु ।

But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.

12 त्यसपछि हामीले उनलाई जहाँ भेट्टाए पनि उनमाथि जाइलाग्‍ने छौं र जमिनमा शीत परेझैं हामीले उनलाई छोप्‍ने छौं । हामीले उनका मानिसहरू वा उनी स्वयम्‌ एउटालाई पनि जीवित छोड्ने छेनौं ।

So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground; and of him and of all the men that are with him we will not leave so much as one.

13 उनी सहरमा शरण लिन्छन् भने, त्‍यस सहरमा सारा इस्राएलले डोरी ल्याउने छन् र त्यहाँ एउटा सानो ढुङ्गा पनि नभेटिने गरी त्‍यसलाई हामी घिसारेर नदीमा झार्ने छौं ।”

Moreover, if he withdraw himself into a city, then shall all Israel bring up ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the valley until there be not one small stone found there.'

14 अनि अब्बशालोम र इस्राएलका मानिसले भने, “आरकी हूशैको सल्लाह अहीतोपेलको सल्लाहभन्दा राम्रो छ ।” परमप्रभुले अब्शालोममाथि विनाश ल्याउनको निम्ति अहीतोपेलको सल्लाह इन्कार गर्ने निश्‍चय गर्नुभएको थियो ।

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said: 'The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.' — For the LORD had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.

15 तब हूशैले सादोक र अबियाथार पुजारीहरूलाई भने, “अहीतोपेलले अब्शालोम र इस्राएलका धर्म-गुरुहरूलाई यस्‍तो-यस्‍तो सल्लाह दिए, तर मैले अरू नै सल्लाह दिएको छु ।

Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests: 'Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.

16 अब चाँडो जाओ र दाऊदलाई खबर गर । उनलाई भन, 'आज राती आराबाको जाँघरहरूमा छाउनी नलगाउनुहोस्, तर कुनै पनि उपायले पारि तर्नुहोस्, नत्र राजाका अनि उहाँको साथमा भएका सबै मानिस समेत नाश पारिने छन्' ।”

Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying: Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but in any wise pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.'

17 यति बेला जोनाथन र अहीमास एन-रोगेलको पानीको मूलमा पर्खिरहेका थिए । तिनीहरूले जान्‍नुपर्ने कुरा एक जना दासी गएर तिनीहरूलाई खबर गर्थिन्, किनकि तिनीहरू सहरभित्र गएर देखिने जोखिममा पर्न सक्दैनथे । जब खबर आउँथ्यो, तब तिनीहरू गएर राजालाई भन्थे ।

Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En-rogel; and a maid-servant used to go and tell them; and they went and told king David; for they might not be seen to come into the city.

18 तर योपल्‍ट एक जना जवान मानिसले तिनीहरूलाई देख्यो र अब्बशालोमलाई बतायो । त्यसैले जोनाथन र अहीमास तुरुन्‍तै गए र बहूरिममा एक जना मानिसको घरमा आए जसको आँगनमा एउटा इनार थियो, जसभित्र तिनीहरू पसे ।

But a lad saw them, and told Absalom; and they went both of them away quickly, and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court; and they went down thither.

19 ती मानिसकी पत्‍नीले त्यो इनारको ढकनी ल्‍याइन् र इनारको मुख ढाकिन् अनि त्‍यसमाथि बिस्‍कुन सुकाइन्, त्यसैले इनारमा जोनाथन र अहीमास थिए भनेर कसैले थाहा पाएनन् ।

And the woman took and spread the covering over the well's mouth, and strewed groats thereon; and nothing was known.

20 अब्शालोमका मानिसहरू त्यो घरकी स्‍त्रीकहाँ आए र भने, “अहीमास र जोनाथन कहाँ छन्?” ती स्‍त्रीले भनिन्, “तिनीहरू नदी तरेर गाइसके ।” त्यसैले तिनीहरूले वरिपरि हेरे र तिनीहरूलाई भेट्टउन सकेनन्, तब तिनीहरू यरूशलेम फर्के ।

And Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house; and they said: 'Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?' And the woman said unto them: 'They are gone over the brook of water.' And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

21 तिनीहरू गएपछि जोनाथन र अहीमास इनारबाट बाहिर निस्‍के । उनीहरू दाऊद राजालाई खबर दिन गए । तिनीहरूले उनलाई भने, “उठ्नुहोस् चाँडो नदी तर्नुहोस, किनभने अहीतोपेलले तपाईंको बारेमा यस्‍तो-यस्‍तो सल्लाह दिएका छन् ।”

And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David; and they said unto David: 'Arise ye, and pass quickly over the water; for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.'

22 त्यसपछि दाऊद र तिनीसँग भएका सबै मानिस उठे र तिनीहरूले यर्दन नदी तरे । बिहान उज्‍यालो हुँदासम्मा तीमध्‍ये यर्दन तर्न बाँकी कोही पनि थिएन ।

Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over the Jordan; by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over the Jordan.

23 जब अहीतोपेलले आफ्‍नो सल्लाहको अनुसरण नभएको देखे, उनले आफ्नो गधामा जीन-लगाम कसे र विदा भए । उनी आफ्नो सहरमा भएको घरमा गए, आफ्ना सबै कुरा मिलाए र आफूलाई झुण्‍डाए । यसरी उनी मरे र आफ्नै बुबाको चिहानमा गाडिए ।

And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and got him home, unto his city, and set his house in order, and strangled himself; and he died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

24 त्यसपछि दाऊद महनोममा आए । अब्शालोमचाहीं र आफूसित भएका इस्राएलका सबै मानिसलाई लिएर यर्दन नदी तरे ।

When David was come to Mahanaim, Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

25 अब्बशालोमले योआबको सट्टामा अमासालाई फौजका कमाण्‍डर बनाएका थिए । अमासा इश्‍माएली येतेरका छोरा थिए, जो अबीगेलसँग सुते जो नाहाशकी छोरी र योआबकी आमा सरूयाहकी बहिनी थिइ ।

And Absalom had set Amasa over the host instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man, whose name was Ithra the Jesraelite, that went in to Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother.

26 तब इस्राएल र अब्बशालोमले गिलादको जमिनमा छाउनी हाले ।

And Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.

27 जब दाऊद महनोममा आएका थिए, अम्‍मोनीहरूको रब्बाका नाहाशका छोरा शोबी अनि लो-देबारका अम्‍मीएलको छोरा माकीर र रोगेलिमबाट आएका गिलादी बर्जिल्लैले

And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,

28 सुत्‍ने ओछ्यान र ओड्ने कम्बलहरू, भाँडाहरू, जौको पिठो भुटेको अन्‍न, सिमी, दाल

brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and meal, and parched corn, and beans, and lentils, and parched pulse,

29 मह, नौनी, भेडा र दही ल्याए, ताकि दाऊद र तिनीसँग भएका मसनिहरूले खान सकुन् । यी मानिसले भनेका थिए, “मानिसहरू उजाडस्‍थानमा भोकाएका, थकित, र तिर्खाएका छन् ।”

and honey, and curd, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat; for they said: 'The people is hungry, and faint, and thirsty, in the wilderness.'