२ शमूएल 18
1 दाऊदले आफूसँग भएका सिपाहरूको गन्ति गरे र तिनीहरूमाथि हजारका कप्तानहरू र सयका कप्तानहरू नियुक्त गरे ।
David counted the people who were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
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 ।”
David sent the people out, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. The king said to the people, “I will also surely go out with you myself.”
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, “You shall not go out, for if we flee away, they will not care for us, neither if half of us die, will they care for us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore now it is better that you are ready to help us out of the city.”
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 ।
The king said to them, “I will do what seems best to you.” The king stood beside the gate, 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 ।
The king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” All the people heard when the king commanded all the captains concerning Absalom.
6 त्यसैले फौज गाउँमा इस्राएलको विरुद्ध लड्न गए । लडाइँ इफ्राइमको जङ्गलमा फैलियो ।
So the people went out into the field against Israel; and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.
7 दाऊदका सिपाहीहरूका सामु त्यहाँ इस्राएलका फौजलाई परास्त भयो । त्यस दिन त्यहाँ यति ठुलो नरसंहार भयो कि बिस हजार मानिसहरू मारिए ।
The people of Israel were struck there before David’s servants, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.
8 लडाइँ सारा गाउँभरि नै फैलियो र तरवारले भन्दा पनि धेरै जङ्गलले नै मानिसहरूलाई नाश पार्यो ।
For the battle was there spread over the surface of all the country, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
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 ।
Absalom happened to meet David’s servants. Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak; and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was hanging between the sky and earth; and the mule that was under him went on.
10 कसैले यो देख्यो र योआबलाई भन्यो, “हेर्नुहोस्, मैले अब्शालोम फलाँटको रुखमा झुण्डिरहेको देखें!”
A certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, “Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.”
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 ।”
Joab said to the man who told him, “Behold, you saw it, and why didn’t you strike him there to the ground? I would have given you ten pieces of silver and a sash.”
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 ।'
The man said to Joab, “Though I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I still wouldn’t stretch out my hand against the king’s son; for in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Beware that no one touch the young man Absalom.’
13 मैले झुट बोलेर मेरो जीवनलाई खतरामा पारेको भए (र राजाबाट कुनै कुरा लुक्दैन ), तपाईंले मलाई त्यग्नुहुने थियो ।”
Otherwise, if I had dealt falsely against his life (and there is no matter hidden from the king), then you yourself would have set yourself against 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’m not going to wait like this with you.” He took three darts in his hand and thrust them through Absalom’s heart while he was still alive in the middle of the oak.
15 त्यसपछि योआबको हतियार बोक्ने दश जना मानिसले अब्शालोमलाई घेरा हाले, तिनलाई आक्रमण गरे र तिनलाई मारे ।
Ten young men who bore Joab’s armour surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.
16 तब योआबले तुरही फुके र इस्राएललाई खेद्न छोडेर फौज फर्कियो, किनकि योआबले फौजलाई रोके ।
Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held the people 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 ।
They took Absalom and cast him into a great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones. Then all Israel fled, each to his own 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 in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar which is in the king’s valley, for he said, “I have no son to keep my name in memory.” He called the pillar after his own name. It is called Absalom’s monument, to this day.
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 now run and carry the king news, how the LORD has avenged him of his enemies.”
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 ।”
Joab said to him, “You must not be the bearer of news today, but you must carry news another day. But today you must carry no news, 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, tell the king what you have seen!” The Cushite bowed himself to Joab, and ran.
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 yet again to Joab, “But come what may, please let me also run after the Cushite.” Joab said, “Why do you want to run, my son, since you will have no reward for the news?”
23 अहीमासले भने, “जेसुकै होस्, म दौडने छु ।” त्यसैले योआबले तिनलाई जवाफ दिए, “दौड ।” अनि अहीमास मैदानको बाटो हुँदै दौडे र कूशीलाई उछिने ।
“But come what may,” he said, “I will run.” He said to him, “Run!” Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and outran 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 sitting between the two gates; and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate to the wall, and lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, a man running alone.
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 ।
The watchman shouted and told the king. The king said, “If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.” He came closer and closer.
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 ।”
The watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called to the gatekeeper and said, “Behold, a man running alone!” The king said, “He also brings 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 ।”
The watchman said, “I think the running of the first one is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” The king said, “He is a good man, and comes with good news.”
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 ।
Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, “All is well.” He bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, “Blessed is the LORD your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand 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 ।”
The king said, “Is it well with the young man Absalom?” Ahimaaz answered, “When Joab sent the king’s servant, even me your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I don’t know what it was.”
30 त्यसपछि राजाले भने, “हटिजाऊ र यहाँ खडा होऊ ।” त्यसैले अहीमास छेउतिर लागे र खडा भए ।
The king said, “Come and stand here.” He came and stood still.
31 कूशी पनि तुरुन्तै आइपुगे र भने, “मेरो मालिक महाराजालाई असल खबर छ, किनकि परमप्रभुले आज तपाईंको विरुद्ध खडा हुने सबैलाई बदला लिनुभएको छ ।”
Behold, the Cushite came. The Cushite said, “Good news for my lord the king, for the LORD has avenged you today of all those who rose up 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 ।”
The king said to the Cushite, “Is it well with the young man Absalom?” The Cushite answered, “May the enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise up against you to do you harm, 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!”
The king was much moved, and went up to the room over the gate and wept. As he went, he said, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! I wish I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!”
