न्यायकर्ताहरू 8

1 एफ्राइमका मानिसहरूले गिदोनलाई भने, “तपाईंले हामीलाई यो के गर्नुभयो? तपाईं मिद्दानीहरूका विरुद्धमा युद्ध गर्न जानुहुँदा तपाईंले हामीलाई बोलाउनुभएन ।” तब उनीहरूले तिनीसँग ठुलो बहस भयो ।

The men of Ephraim said to him, “Why have you treated us this way, that you didn’t call us when you went to fight with Midian?” They rebuked him sharply.

2 तिनले उनीहरूलाई भने, “तिमीहरूले गरेका तुलनामा मैले के नै गरेको छु र? के अबीएजेरको सबै दाखको फसलभन्दा एफ्राइमको बोटमा टिप्‍न छुटेका दाख नै असल छैनन् र?

He said to them, “What have I now done in comparison with you? Isn’t the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?

3 परमेश्‍वरले तिमीहरूलाई मिद्दानी शासकहरू, ओरेब र जएबमाथि विजय दिनुभएको छ! तिमीहरूका तुलनामा मैले के प्राप्‍त गरेको छु र?” जब तिनले यसो भने तब तिनीप्रतिको उनीहरूको रिस मर्‍यो ।

God has delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb! What was I able to do in comparison with you?” Then their anger was abated towards him when he had said that.

4 गिदोन यर्दनमा आए, र तिनी र तिनीसँग भएका तिन सय जना मानिसले त्यो तरे । तिनीहरू थाकेका थिए, तापनि तिनीहरूले खेद्‍ने काम गरिरहे ।

Gideon came to the Jordan and passed over, he and the three hundred men who were with him, faint, yet pursuing.

5 तिनले सुक्‍कोतका मानिसहरूलाई भने, “कृपया मेरो पछि आएका मानिसहरूलाई केही रोटी दिनुहोस्, किनकि तिनीहरू थाकेका छन्, र मचाहिं मिद्दानी राजा जेबह र सल्मुन्‍नालाई खेद्दैछु ।”

He said to the men of Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”

6 तब अधिकारीहरूले भने, “के जेबह र सल्मुन्‍ना अब तिम्रा हातमा छन् र? हामीले तिम्रो सेनालाई रोटी किन दिनुपर्‍यो?”

The princes of Succoth said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?”

7 गिदोनले भने, “परमप्रभुले हामीलाई जेबह र सल्मुन्‍नामाथि विजय दिनुभएपछि, मरुभूमिका काँढाहरू र घोच्ने झाडीले म तिमीहरूका छाला काढ्नेछु ।”

Gideon said, “Therefore when the LORD has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.”

8 त्यहाँबाट तिनी पनीएलमा गए र त्यहाँका मानिसहरूसँग पनि त्यही कुरा भने, तर पनीएलका मानिसहरूले तिनलाई सुक्‍कोतका मानिसहरूले झैं बोलेर जवाफ दिए ।

He went up there to Penuel, and spoke to them in the same way; and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.

9 तिनले पनीएलका मानिसहरूसँग पनि बोले र यसो भने, “जब म फेरि सकुशल आउनेछु, तब म यो किल्ला भत्काइदिनेछु ।”

He spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.”

10 यति बेला जेबह र सल्मुन्‍ना आफ्ना पन्ध्र हजार मानिससहित कर्कोरमा थिए । पूर्वका मानिसहरूका सबै सेनाहरूमा यति नै बाँकी थिए, कनभने त्यहाँ तरवार चलाउने एक लाख बिस हजार मानिसहरू मारिएका थिए ।

Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand men, all who were left of all the army of the children of the east; for there fell one hundred and twenty thousand men who drew sword.

11 नोबह र योगबहाभन्दा उता पालमा बस्‍नेहरूका हिंड्‍ने बाटोमा गिदोन अगि बढे । तिनले शत्रुको सेनालाई परास्त गरे, किनकि आक्रमण हुन्छ भनेर तिनीहरूले सोचेका थिएनन् ।

Gideon went up by the way of those who lived in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and struck the army; for the army felt secure.

12 जेबह र सल्मुन्‍ना भागे, र जब गिदोनले तिनीहरूलाई खेदे, तब तिनले मिद्दानका ती दुई जना राजा जेबह र सल्मुन्‍नालाई समाते, र तिनीहरूका जम्मै सेनाहरूमा त्रास ल्‍याए ।

Zebah and Zalmunna fled and he pursued them. He took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and confused all the army.

13 योआशका छोरा गिदोन युद्धबाट फर्केर हेरेस भन्‍ज्‍याङ्को बाटो गए ।

Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres.

14 तिनले सुक्‍कोतका एक जना जवान मानिसलाई समाए र उसलाई सोधे । त्यस जवान मानिसले सुक्‍कोतका सतहत्तर जना अधिकारी र एल्डरका नाउँ लेखिदियो ।

He caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him; and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and its elders, seventy-seven men.

15 गिदोन सुक्‍कोतका मानिसहरूकहाँ आए र भने “जेबह र सल्मुन्‍नालाई हेर, जसको बारेमा तिमीहरूले मेरो खिल्ली गर्‍यौ र यसो भन्‍यौ, ‘के तिमीले जेबह र सल्मुन्‍नालाई परास्‍त गरिसकेका छौ र? हामीले तिम्रा सेनालाई रोटी दिनुपर्छ भन्‍ने कुरा हामीलाई थाहा छैन ।’”

He came to the men of Succoth, and said, “See Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?’”

16 गिदोनले सहरका एल्डरहरूलाई नियन्त्रणमा लिए, र तिनले सुक्‍कोतका मानिसहरूलाई मरुभूमिका काँढाहरू र घोच्ने झाडीले दण्ड दिए ।

He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

17 तब तिनले पनीएलको किल्ला भत्काइदिए र त्यस सहरका मानिसहरूलाई मारे ।

He broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.

18 तब गिदोनले जेबह र सल्मुन्‍नालाई भने, “तिमीहरूले तबोरमा कस्ता मानिसहरूलाई मार्‍यौ?” तिनीहरूले जवाफ दिए, “तिनीहरू तपाईंजस्तै थिए । तिनीहरूमध्‍ये हरेक व्‍यक्‍ति राजाका छोराजस्‍ता देखिन्थे ।”

Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “They were like you. They all resembled the children of a king.”

19 गिदोनले भने, “तिनीहरू मेरा दाजु-भाइ, मेरी आमाका छोराहरू थिए । परमप्रभु जीवित हुनुभएको हुनाले, तिमीहरूले तिनीहरूलाई जीवितै राखेका भए, म तिमीहरूलाई मार्ने थिइनँ ।”

He said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the LORD lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you.”

20 तिनले आफ्नो जेठो छोरो येतेरलाई भने, “उठ्‍ र उनीहरूलाई मार् ।” तर त्यो जवान मानिसले आफ्नो तरवार झिकेन किनकि ऊ डरायो, किनभने ऊ अझैसम्‍म एउटा सानो केटो नै थियो ।”

He said to Jether his firstborn, “Get up and kill them!” But the youth didn’t draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was yet a youth.

21 त्यसपछि जेबह र सल्मुन्‍नाले भने, “तपाईं नै उठेर हामीलाई मार्नुहोस्! किनभने तपाईंसँग पुरुषको बल छ ।” गिदोन उठे र जेबह र सल्मुन्‍नालाई मारे । तिनले उनीहरूका ऊँटका घाँटीमा भएका चन्द्रहारका गहनाहरू पनि लगे ।

Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “You rise and fall on us; for as the man is, so is his strength.” Gideon arose, and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels’ necks.

22 त्यसपछि इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले गिदोनलाई भने, “तपाईं, तपाईंका छोरा, तपाईंका नातिले हामीमाथि राज्य गरून्, किनभने तपाईंले हामीलाई मिद्दानीका हातबाट बचाउनुभएको छ ।”

Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, both you, your son, and your son’s son also; for you have saved us out of the hand of Midian.”

23 गिदोनले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “म तिमीहरूमाथि राज्य गर्नेछैनँ, न त मेरो छोराले राज्य गर्नेछ । परमप्रभुले नै तिमीहरूमाथि राज्य गर्नुहुनेछ ।”

Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. The LORD shall rule over you.”

24 गिदोनले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “म तिमीहरूसँग एउटा अनुरोध गर्न चाहन्छु: तिमीहरू हरेकले आफ्नो लुटको सामानबाट मलाई कुण्डलहरू देओ ।” (मिद्दानीहरूले सुनका कुण्डल लगाउँथे, किनभने तिनीहरू इश्माएलीहरू थिए ।)

Gideon said to them, “I do have a request: that you would each give me the earrings of his plunder.” (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

25 तिनीहरूले जवाफ दिए, “ती तपाईंलाई दिन हामी खुशी छौं ।” तिनीहरूले एउटा लुगा ओछ्याए र हरेक मानिसले आफ्नो लुटको सामनाबाट कुण्डलचाहिँ त्यसमा राखे ।

They answered, “We will willingly give them.” They spread a garment, and every man threw the earrings of his plunder into it.

26 उनले अनुरोध गरेका सुनका कुण्डलको तौल १,७०० शेकेल सुन भयो । यी सुन ती चन्द्रहारका गहनाहरू, अरू गहनाहरू, मिद्दानी राजाहरूले लगाएका बैजनी वस्‍त्र, र तिनीहरूका ऊँटका घाँटीमा भएका सिक्रीहरूभन्दा बाहेकका थिए ।

The weight of the golden earrings that he requested was one thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold, in addition to the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple clothing that was on the kings of Midian, and in addition to the chains that were about their camels’ necks.

27 गिदोनले ती कुण्डलहरूबाट एउटा एपोद बनाए र आफ्नो सहर ओप्रामा राखे, र सबै इस्राएलले त्यसको पुजा गरेर वेश्याजस्‍तै भए । गिदोन र उनका घरमा भएकाहरूका निम्ति यो एउटा पासो हुन गयो ।

Gideon made an ephod out of it, and put it in Ophrah, his city. Then all Israel played the prostitute with it there; and it became a snare to Gideon and to his house.

28 यसरी मिद्दानीहरू इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका अधीनमा रहे र तिनीहरूले आफ्नो शिर फेरि कहिल्यै उठाएनन् । यसरी गिदोनको समयमा देशमा चालिस वर्षसम्‍म शान्ति भयो ।

So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. The land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.

29 योआशका छोरा, यरूब-बाल गए र आफ्नै घरमा बसे ।

Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house.

30 गिदोनको वंशमा सत्तरी छोराहरू थिए, किनकि तिनका धेरै जना पत्‍नीहरू थिए ।

Gideon had seventy sons conceived from his body, for he had many wives.

31 शकेमामा बस्‍ने तिनकी उपपत्‍नीले पनि तिनको निम्ति एउटा छोरो जन्माइन्, र गिदोनले उसको नाउँ अबीमेलेक राखे ।

His concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.

32 योआशका छोरा गिदोन धेरै वृद्ध अवस्थामा मरे र तिनलाई आफ्नै बुबा योआशको चिहानमा अबीएजेरीहरूको ओप्रामा गाडियो ।

Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the tomb of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

33 गिदोनको मृत्यु हुनेबित्तिकै यस्‍तो भयो, इस्राएलका मानिसहरू फेरि फर्के र बाल देवताहरूको पुजा गरेर वेश्याजस्‍ता भए । तिनीहरूले बाल-बरीतलाई आफ्नो देवता बनाए ।

As soon as Gideon was dead, the children of Israel turned again and played the prostitute following the Baals, and made Baal Berith their god.

34 इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले परमप्रभु आफ्ना परमेश्‍वरलाई सम्मान गर्न सम्‍झेनन्, जसले तिनीहरूलाई आफ्‍ना वरिपरि भएका सबै शत्रुबाट बचाउनुभएको थियो ।

The children of Israel didn’t remember the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side;

35 यरूब-बालले (अर्थात् गिदोनले) इस्राएलमा तिनीहरूका निम्ति गरेका सबै असल कुराहरूका खातिर तिनीहरूले गिदोनको घरानालाई गरेका आफ्ना प्रतिज्ञाहरूलाई पुरा गरेनन् ।

neither did they show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, that is, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shown to Israel.