न्यायकर्ताहरू 21
1 इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले मिस्पामा एउटा प्रतिज्ञा गरेका थिए, “हामीहरूमध्ये कसैले पनि आफ्नी छोरीलाई बेन्यामीनीलाई विवाह गरेर दिनेछैनौं ।”
Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”
2 त्यसपछि मानिसहरू बेथेलमा गए र साँझसम्म परमेश्वरको सामुन्ने बसे, र तिनीहरू ठुलो स्वरले धरुधुरु रोए ।
So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly.
3 तिनीहरूले यसो भनी पुकारा गरे, “हे परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्वर, इस्राएलमा हामीमध्येको एउटा कुलचाहिं आजको दिनामा किन विलिन भयो?”
“Why, O LORD God of Israel,” they cried out, “has this happened in Israel? Today in Israel one tribe is missing!”
4 भोलिपल्ट मानिसहरू बिहान सबेरै उठे र त्यहाँ एउटा वेदी बनाए र होमबलिहरू र मेलबलिहरू चढाए ।
The next day the people got up early, built an altar there, and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings.
5 इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले भने, “परमप्रभुको सभामा इस्राएलका कुलमध्ये कुनचाहिं आएन?” किनकि मिस्पामा परमप्रभुकहाँ नआउनेको बारेमा तिनीहरूले एउटा महत्त्वपूर्ण निर्णय गरेका थिए । तिनीहरूले भने, “त्यो निश्चय नै मारिनेछ ।”
The Israelites asked, “Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come to the assembly before the LORD?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah would surely be put to death.
6 इस्राएलका मानिसहरूमा तिनीहरूका दाजुभाइ बेन्यामिनीहरू प्रति दया जाग्यो । तिनीहरूले भने, “आज इस्राएलबाट एउटा कुल बाहिरिएको छ ।
And the Israelites grieved for their brothers, the Benjamites, and said, “Today a tribe is cut off from Israel.
7 बाँकी भएकाहरूलाई कसले पत्नीहरू दिनेछन्, किनकि हामी कसैले पनि आफ्ना छोरीहरू तिनीहरूलाई विवाह गरेर दिनेछैनौं भनेर परमप्रभुसँग प्रतिज्ञा गरेका छौं?”
What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?”
8 तिनीहरूले भने, “मिस्पामा परमप्रभुकहाँ इस्राएलका कुनचाहिं कुल आएनन्?” याबेश-गिलादबाट कोही पनि सभामा आएका थिएनन् भन्ने कुरा थाहा भयो ।
So they asked, “Which one of the tribes of Israel failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah?” And, in fact, no one from Jabesh-gilead had come to the camp for the assembly.
9 किनकि मानिसहरूलाई मिलाएर राखेर गन्ती गर्दा, हेर, याबेश-गिलादका कोही पनि बासिन्दा त्यहाँ थिएनन् ।
For when the people were counted, none of the residents of Jabesh-gilead were there.
10 त्यस सभाले आफ्ना बाह्र हजार वीरहरूलाई याबेश गिलादका स्त्री र बालबालिका सहित सबै बासिन्दाहरूलाई तरवारको धारले प्रहार गर्ने सुझावहरू दिएर पठाए ।
So the congregation sent 12,000 of their most valiant men and commanded them: “Go and put to the sword those living in Jabesh-gilead, including women and children.
11 “यस्तो गर्नू: हरेक पुरुष र मानिससँग सहवास गरेका स्त्रीलाई मार्नू ।”
This is what you are to do: Devote to destruction every male, as well as every female who has had relations with a man.”
12 याबेश-गिलादमा बस्नेहरूमध्ये ती मानिसहरूले चार सय यस्ता जवान स्त्रीहरू भेट्टाए को कहिल्यै कुनै मानिससँग सुतेका थिएनन्, र तिनीहरूले उनीहरूलाई कनानमा शीलोको छाउनीमा लगे ।
So they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young women who had not had relations with a man, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.
13 सारा सभाले रिम्मोनको चट्टानमा भएका बेन्यामीनका मानिसहरूलाई सन्देश पठाए र तिनीहरूले उनीहरूलाई शान्तिको प्रस्ताव राखेका थिए ।
Then the whole congregation sent a message of peace to the Benjamites who were at the rock of Rimmon.
14 ती बेन्यामीनीहरू त्यो समयमा फर्के र तिनीहरूलाई याबेश गिलादका स्त्रीहरू दिइयो । तर तिनीहरू सबैका निम्ति पुग्ने स्त्रीहरू थिएनन् ।
And at that time the Benjamites returned and were given the women who were spared from Jabesh-gilead. But there were not enough women for all of them.
15 बेन्यामीनीहरूलाई जे भयो त्यसको निम्ति मानिसहरू दुःखित थिए, किनभने परमप्रभुले इस्राएलका कुलहरूका बिचमा विभाजन गराउनुभएको थियो ।
The people grieved for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a void in the tribes of Israel.
16 त्यसपछि सभाका अगुवाहरूले भने, “बाँकी भएका बेन्यामीनीहरूका निम्ति पत्नीहरू हामी कसरी जुटाउनेछौं? किनभने बेन्यामीनी स्त्रीहरू मारिएका छन् ।”
Then the elders of the congregation said, “What should we do about wives for those who remain, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?”
17 तिनीहरूले भने, “बेन्यामीनका बाँचेकाहरूको निम्ति एउटा उत्तराधिकार हुनुपर्छ, ताकि इस्राएलबाट एउटा कुलको नाश नहोस् ।
They added, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.
18 हामीले तिनीहरूलाई आफ्ना छोरीहरूबाट पत्नीहरू दिन सक्दैनौं, किनकि इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले प्रतिज्ञा गरेका थिए, “बेन्यामीनीहरूलाई पत्नी दिने कुनै पनि व्यक्ति श्रापित होस् ।’”
But we cannot give them our daughters as wives.” For the Israelites had sworn, “Cursed is he who gives a wife to a Benjamite.”
19 यसैले तिनीहरूले भने, “तिमीहरूलाई थाहा छ, कि हरेक वर्ष शीलोमा परमप्रभुको निम्ति एउटा भोज हुन्छ (जुनचाहिं बेथेलको उत्तरमा, बेथेलबाट शकेमजाने बाटोको पूर्व, र लबोनाको दक्षिणमा पर्छ) ।”
“But look,” they said, “there is a yearly feast to the LORD in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.”
20 तिनीहरूले बेन्यामीनका मानिसहरूलाई यसो भनेर निर्देशन दिए, “गुप्तमा लुक र दाखबारीहरूमा पर्ख ।
So they commanded the Benjamites: “Go, hide in the vineyards
21 शीलोबाट युवतीहरू नाच्नलाई बाहिर निस्कने समयलाई हेर । तब दाखबारीहरूबाट बाहिर निस्क र तिमीहरू हरेकले शीलोबाट युवतीललाई आफ्नी पत्नीको रूपमा लिएर बेन्यामीनको भूमिमा फर्क ।
and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
22 जब तिनीहरूका बुबा वा दाजुभाइहरू हाम्रो विरोध गर्न हामीकहाँ आउँछन्, तब हामी तिनीहरूलाई भन्नेछौं, ‘हामीमाथि कृपा गर्नुहोस्! तिनीहरूलाई रहन दिनुहोस् किनभने हामीले युद्धको बेला हरेक मानिसको निम्ति पत्नी दिएनौं । तपाईंहरू निर्दोष हुनुहुन्छ, किनकि तपाईंले तिनीहरूलाई आफ्ना छोरीहरू दिनुभएको होइन ।’”
When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will tell them, ‘Do us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your daughters, you have no guilt.’”
23 बेन्यामीनी मानिसहरूले त्यस्तै गरे । तिनीहरूले नाचिरहेका युवतीहरूबाट पत्नीहरू लिए र तिनीहरूसँगै अगि बढे । तिनीहरू आफ्नै उत्तराधिकारको ठाउँमा फर्केर गए । तिनीहरूले नगरहरू बनाए र त्यसमा बसोबास गरे ।
The Benjamites did as instructed and carried away the number of women they needed from the dancers they caught. They went back to their own inheritance, rebuilt their cities, and settled in them.
24 तब इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले त्यो ठाउँ छोडे, अनि हरेक व्यक्ति आ-आफ्नै कुल, र वंशमा र हरेक व्यक्ति आ-आफ्नै उत्तराधिकारको घरमा गए ।
And at that time, each of the Israelites returned from there to his own tribe and clan, each to his own inheritance.
25 ती दिनहरूमा इस्राएलमा कोही पनि राजा थिएन । हरेक व्यक्तिले आ-आफ्नो दृष्टिमा जे ठिक लाग्यो त्यही गर्थ्यो ।
In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
