२ शमूएल 18
1 दाऊदले आफूसँग भएका सिपाहरूको गन्ति गरे र तिनीहरूमाथि हजारका कप्तानहरू र सयका कप्तानहरू नियुक्त गरे ।
And David had the people who were with him numbered, and he put over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.
2 त्यसपछि दाऊदले एक तिहाइ सिपाहीलाई योआबको अधीनमा, अर्को एक तिहाइलाई सरूयहाहका छोरा योआबका भाइ अबीशैको अधीनमा, र अर्को एक तिहाइलाई गित्ती इत्तैको अधीनमा पठाए । राजाले फौजलाई भने, “म आफै पनि तिमीहरूसँग नै जाने छु ।”
And David sent the people out, a third of them under the orders of Joab, and a third under the orders of Abishai, son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, And I myself will certainly go out with you.
3 तर मानिसहरूले भने, “तपाईं युद्धमा जानु हुँदैन, किनकि भाग्यौं भने, तिनीहरूले हाम्रो वास्ता गर्ने छैनन् वा हामी आधा नै मरे पनि तिनीहरूले वास्ता गर्ने छैनन् । तर तपाईं त हामीजस्ता दश हजार बराबर हुनुहुन्छ! यसकारण तपाईं हामीलाई सहरबाट नै सहायता गर्न तयार हुनुहोस् ।”
But the people said, It is better for you not to go out: for if we are put to flight, they will not give a thought to us, and if death overtakes half of us, it will be nothing to them: but you are of more value than ten thousand of us: so it is better for you to be ready to come to our help from this town.
4 त्यसैले राजाले तिनीहरूलाई जवाफ दिए, “तिमीहरूलाई जे उत्तम लाग्छ म त्यही गर्ने छु ।” जब सबै फौज सय र हजारको सङ्ख्यामा निस्केर गए, तब राजाचाहिं सहरको ढोकामा खडा भए ।
And the king said to them, I will do whatever seems best to you. So the king took his place by the door of the town, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
5 राजाले योआब, अबीशै र इत्तैलाई आज्ञा दिए, “त्यो जवान केटा अब्शालोमसित मेरो खातिर कोमलतासाथ व्यवहार गर ।” राजाले अब्शालोमको बारेमा कप्तानहरूलाई यस्तो आज्ञा दिएका छन् भनी सबैले सुने ।
And the king gave orders to Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Because of me, be gentle to the young man Absalom. And this order about Absalom was given in the hearing of all the people.
6 त्यसैले फौज गाउँमा इस्राएलको विरुद्ध लड्न गए । लडाइँ इफ्राइमको जङ्गलमा फैलियो ।
So the people went out into the field against Israel, and the fight took place in the woods of Ephraim.
7 दाऊदका सिपाहीहरूका सामु त्यहाँ इस्राएलका फौजलाई परास्त भयो । त्यस दिन त्यहाँ यति ठुलो नरसंहार भयो कि बिस हजार मानिसहरू मारिए ।
And the people of Israel were overcome there by the servants of David, and there was a great destruction that day, and twenty thousand men were put to the sword.
8 लडाइँ सारा गाउँभरि नै फैलियो र तरवारले भन्दा पनि धेरै जङ्गलले नै मानिसहरूलाई नाश पार्यो ।
And the fighting went on over all the face of the country: and the woods were responsible for more deaths than the sword.
9 अब्शालोमले दाऊदका केही सिपाहीलाई भेटे । अब्शालोम आफ्नो खच्चरमा सवार थिए र त्यो खच्चर बाक्लो हाँगा भएको फलाँटको ठुलो रुखमुनिबाट गयो र तिनको टाउको रुखका हाँगाहरूमा नै अड्कियो । तिनले चढेका खच्चर हिंडिरहँदा तिनीचाहिं आकाश र जमिनको बिचमा झुण्डिरहे ।
And Absalom came across some of David's men. And Absalom was seated on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great tree, and his head became fixed in the tree and he was lifted up between earth and heaven, and the beast under him went on.
10 कसैले यो देख्यो र योआबलाई भन्यो, “हेर्नुहोस्, मैले अब्शालोम फलाँटको रुखमा झुण्डिरहेको देखें!”
And a certain man saw it and said to Joab, I saw Absalom hanging in a tree.
11 योआबले आब्शालोमबारे बताउने त्यो मानिसलाई भने, “हेर, तैंले त्यसलाई देखिस्! तैंले किन त्यसलाई जमिनमा ढालिनस्? मैले तँलाई दश शेकेल चाँदी र एउटा पेटी दिने थिएँ ।”
And Joab said to the man who had given him the news, If you saw this, why did you not put your sword through him, and I would have given you ten bits of silver and a band for your robe?
12 त्यो मानिसले योआबलाई भन्यो, “मैले हजार शेकेल चाँदी पाएको भए पनि म राजाको छोराको विरुद्ध आफ्नो हात उठाने थिइनँ, किनभने तपाईं, अबीशै र इत्तैलाई राजाले यसो भनेर आज्ञा दिनुभएको कुरा हामी सबैले सुनेका थियौं, 'जवान मानिस अब्शालोमलाई कसैले नछोओस् ।'
And the man said to Joab, Even if you gave me a thousand bits of silver, I would not put out my hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king gave orders to you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Take care that the young man Absalom is not touched.
13 मैले झुट बोलेर मेरो जीवनलाई खतरामा पारेको भए (र राजाबाट कुनै कुरा लुक्दैन ), तपाईंले मलाई त्यग्नुहुने थियो ।”
And if I had falsely put him to death (and nothing may be kept secret from the king), you would have had nothing to do with me.
14 तब योआबले भने, “म तेरो लागि पर्खने छैनँ ।” त्यसैले योआबले आफ्नो हातमा तिन वटा भालाहरू लिए र अब्शालोम अझै जीवित नै फलाँटको रुखमा झुण्डिरहँदा तिनको मुटुमा रोपिदिए ।
Then Joab said, I would have made it safe for you. And he took three spears in his hand, and put them through Absalom's heart, while he was still living, in the branches of the tree.
15 त्यसपछि योआबको हतियार बोक्ने दश जना मानिसले अब्शालोमलाई घेरा हाले, तिनलाई आक्रमण गरे र तिनलाई मारे ।
And ten young men, servants of Joab, came round Absalom and put an end to him.
16 तब योआबले तुरही फुके र इस्राएललाई खेद्न छोडेर फौज फर्कियो, किनकि योआबले फौजलाई रोके ।
And Joab had the horn sounded, and the people came back from going after Israel, for Joab kept them back.
17 तिनीहरूले अब्शालोमलाई लिए र तिनलाई जङ्गलको एउटा ठुलो खल्डोमा फालिदिए । सबै इस्राएल हरेक मानिस आफ्नो घरतिर भागरे जाँदा तिनीहरूले अब्शालोमलाई ढुङ्गाको ठुलो थुप्रोमुनि गाडे ।
And they took Absalom's body and put it into a great hole in the wood, and put a great mass of stones over it: and every man of Israel went in flight to his tent.
18 अब्शालोम आफू जीवित नै हुँदा राजाको बेसीमा ठुलो ढुङ्गाको एउटा स्मारक निर्माण गरेका थिए, किनकि तिनले भने, “मेरो नाउँलाई निरन्तरता दिन मेरो कुनै छोरा छैन ।” तिनले स्तम्भलाई आफ्नै नाउँबाट नाम दिए, त्यसैले आजको दिनसम्म पनि त्यसलाई अब्शालोमको स्मारक भनिन्छ ।
Now Absalom, before his death, had put up for himself a pillar in the king's valley, naming it after himself; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in memory: and to this day it is named Absalom's pillar.
19 त्यसपछि सादोकका छोरा अहीमासले भने, “परमप्रभुले राजालाई कसरी उहाँका शत्रुहरूका हातबाट छुटकारा दिनुभएको छ भन्ने शुभखबर लिएर मलाई राजाकहाँ दौडेर जान दिनुहोस् ।”
Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said, Let me go and give the king news of how the Lord has done right in his cause against those who took up arms against him.
20 योआबले तिनलाई भने, “आज तिमी खबर लाने छैनौ । तिमीले यो काम अर्को दिन गर्नुपर्छ । आज तिमीले कुनै समाचार लाने छैनौ किनभने राजाको छोरा मरेको छ ।”
And Joab said, You will take no news today; another day you may give him the news, but you will take no news today, because the king's son is dead.
21 त्यसपछि योआबले कूशीलाई भने, “जा, तैंले जे देखेको छस् त्यो राजालाई भन् ।” कूशीले योआबलाई दण्डवत गरे र दौडे ।
Then Joab said to the Cushite, Go and give the king word of what you have seen. And the Cushite, making a sign of respect to Joab, went off running.
22 तब सादोकका छोरा अहीमासले योआबलाई फेरि पनि भने, “जेसुकै भए पनि, कृपया मलाई दौडेर जान र कूशीको पछि-पछि लाग्न दिनुहोस् ।” योआबले जवाफ दिए, “हे मेरो छोरो, तिमीले यो खबरको निम्ति कुनै इनाम पाउने छैनौ भन्ने देखेर पनि तिमी किन दौडिन चाहन्छौ?”
Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said to Joab again, Whatever may come of it, let me go after the Cushite. And Joab said, Why have you a desire to go, my son, seeing that you will get no reward for your news?
23 अहीमासले भने, “जेसुकै होस्, म दौडने छु ।” त्यसैले योआबले तिनलाई जवाफ दिए, “दौड ।” अनि अहीमास मैदानको बाटो हुँदै दौडे र कूशीलाई उछिने ।
Whatever may come of it, he said, I will go. Then he said to him, Go. So Ahimaaz went running by the lowland road and overtook the Cushite.
24 यति बेला दाऊद भित्री र बाहिरी ढोकाको बिचमा बसिरहेका थिए । रक्षा बस्ने मानिस पर्खालको छतमा गए र आफ्ना आँखाले हेरे । जसै तिनले हेरे, एक जना मानिस एक्लै दौडेर नजिक आइरहेको तिनले देखे ।
Now David was seated between the two town doors; and the watchman went up to the roof of the doorways, on the wall, and, lifting up his eyes, saw a man running by himself.
25 रक्षकले ठुलो सोरले कराए र राजालाई भने । तब राजाले भने, “त्यो एकलै छ भने, त्यसको मुखमा खबर हुनुपर्छ ।” त्यो धावक नजिक आइपुगे र सहरको नजिकै आए ।
And the watchman gave news of it to the king. And the king said, If he is coming by himself, then he has news. And the man was travelling quickly, and came near.
26 त्यसपछि ती रक्षकले अर्को मानिस पनि दौडेर आइरहेको देखे र ती रक्षकले ढोकाको पालेलाई भने, “हेर, अर्को मानिस पनि एक्लै दौडेर आइरहेको छ ।” राजाले भने, “त्यसले पनि खबर ल्याउँदै छ ।”
Then the watchman saw another man running: and crying out in the direction of the door he said, Here is another man running by himself. And the king said, He, like the other, comes with news.
27 त्यसैले ती रक्षकले भने, “अगिल्लो मानिसको दौडाइ सादोकका छोरा अहीमासको जस्तो छ ।” राजाले भने, “तिनी असल मानिस हुन् र राम्रो खबर लिएर आउँदै छन् ।”
And the watchman said, It seems to me that the running of the first is like the running of Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and his news will be good.
28 त्यसपछि अहीमासले कराए र राजालाई भने, “सबै ठिक छ ।” तिनले आफ्नो अनुहार भुईंमा धोप्टो पारेर राजालाई दण्डवत् गरे र भने, “परमप्रभु तपाईंको परमेश्वर धन्यको होऊन्! मेरो मलिक महाराजाको विरुद्धमा खडा हुने मानिसहरूलाई उहाँले हजुरको हातमा सुम्पनुभएको छ ।
And Ahimaaz, crying out to the king, said, It is well. And falling down before the king, with his face to the earth, he said, May the Lord your God be praised, who has given up the men who took up arms against my lord the king!
29 त्यसैले राजाले जवाफ दिए, “त्यो जवान अब्शालोम ठिकै छ?” अहीमासले जवाफ दिए, “जब योबले म महाराजाको सेवकलाई हजुरकहाँ पठाए, तब मैले ठुलो खेलाबैल देखें, तर यो के हो भनी मलाई थाहा भएन ।”
And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz said in answer, When Joab sent me, your servant, I saw a great outcry going on, but I had no knowledge of what it was.
30 त्यसपछि राजाले भने, “हटिजाऊ र यहाँ खडा होऊ ।” त्यसैले अहीमास छेउतिर लागे र खडा भए ।
And the king said, Get back and take your place here. So turning to one side, he took his place there.
31 कूशी पनि तुरुन्तै आइपुगे र भने, “मेरो मालिक महाराजालाई असल खबर छ, किनकि परमप्रभुले आज तपाईंको विरुद्ध खडा हुने सबैलाई बदला लिनुभएको छ ।”
And then the Cushite came and said, I have news for my lord the king: today the Lord has done right in your cause against all those who took up arms against you.
32 त्यसपछि राजाले कूशीलाई भने, “त्यो जवान अब्शालोम ठिकै छ?” ती कूशीले जवाफ दिए, “मेरो मालिक महाराजाका शत्रुहरू र हजूरलाई हानि गर्न खडा हुने सबैलाई त्यो जवान मानिसलाई जस्तै हुनुपर्छ ।”
And the king said to the Cushite, Is the young man Absalom safe? And the Cushite said in answer, May all the king's haters and those who do evil against the king, be as that young man is!
33 अनि राजा गहिरो शोकमा परे र तिनी ढोकामाथिको कोठामा गए र रोए । जसै तिनी हिंडे, तिनले विलाप गरे, “ए मेरो छोरा ए अब्शालोम, ए मेरो छोरा अब्शालोम! बरु म तिम्रो सट्टामा मरेको भए हुन्थ्यो नि, ए अब्शालोम, ए मेरो छोरा, ए मेरो छोरा!”
Then the king was much moved, and went up into the room over the door, weeping, and saying, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! if only my life might have been given for yours, O Absalom, my son, my son!
