न्यायकर्ताहरू 9
1 यरूब-बालका छोरा अबीमेलेक आफ्नी आमाका नातेदारहरूकहाँ शकेममा गए र तिनले उनीहरूलाई र आफ्नी आमाको परिवारका सबै वंशलाई यसो भने,
And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's brothers, and spoke with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,
2 “यो कुरा सोध्नुहोस् ताकि शकेमका सबै अगुवाहरूले सुन्न सकून्, ‘तपाईंहरूका निम्ति के असल हुन्छ, यरूब-बालका सबै सत्तरी जना छोराले तपाईंहरूमाथि शासन गरेको, कि एक जनाले मात्र शासन गरेको?’ म तपाईंहरूकै हाड र मासु हुँ भन्ने कुरा सम्झनुहोस् ।”
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Which is better for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy men, rule over you, or that one rule over you? Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
3 तिनकी आमाका नातेदारहरूले तिनको बारेमा शकेमका अगुवाहरूसँग कुरा गरे, र तिनीहरू अबीमेलेकको पछि लाग्न सहमत भए, किनकि तिनीहरूले भने, “उनी हाम्रै भाइ हुन् ।”
And his mother's brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words. And their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, He is our brother.
4 उनीहरूले तिनलाई बाल-बरीतको मन्दिरबाट चाँदीका सत्तरीवटा सिक्का दिए र अबीमेलेकले ती सिक्काले हुर्दुङ्गे र साहसी मानिसहरू भाडामा लिए, जो तिनको पछि लागे ।
And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and unstable fellows who followed him.
5 अबीमेलेक ओप्रामा आफ्ना बुबाको घरमा गए, र तिनले एउटा ढुङ्गामा आफ्ना सत्तरी जना दाजुभाइ, यरूब-बालका छोराहरूलाई मारे । यरूब-बालका कान्छा छोरा, योताममात्र बाँकी रहे, किनभने उनी लुकेका थिए ।
And he went to his father's house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy men, upon one stone, but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.
6 शकेम र बेथ-मिल्लोका सबै अगुवाहरू एकसाथ भेला भए, र शकेममा रहेको ठुलो रूखको छेउको खम्बामा अबीमेलेकलाई राजा बनाए ।
And all the men of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.
7 जब योतमलाई यो कुराको बारेमा सुनाइयो, तिनी गए र गिरीज्जीम डाँडाको चुचुरामा खडा भए । तिनले ठुलो सोरमा कराएर भने, “ए शकेमका अगुवाहरू हो, मेरो कुरा सुन, ताकि परमेश्वरले तिमीहरूलाई सुनून् ।
And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried out, and said to them, Hearken to me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken to you.
8 एकपल्ट रूखहरूले आफ्नो निम्ति एउटा राजा अभिषेक गर्नको निम्ति निस्के । अनि तिनीहरूले जैतूनको रूखलाई भने, ‘हामीमाथि राज्य गर्नुहोस् ।’
The trees went forth a time to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
9 तर जैतूनको रूखले तिनीहरूलाई भने, ‘के देवताहरू र मानवजातिलाई सम्मान दिने मेरो तेललाई त्यागेर, अरू रूखहरूमाथि राज्य गर्न म फर्केर जाऊँ?’
But the olive tree said to them, Should I leave my fatness with which by me they honor God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?
10 ती रूखहरूले नेभाराको रूखलाई भने, ‘आउनुहोस् र हामीमाथि राज्य गर्नुहोस् ।’
And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
11 तर नेभाराको रूखले तिनीहरूलाई भने, ‘के मैले मेरो गुलियोपन र मेरो असल फललाई त्यागेर अरू रूखहरूमाथि राज्य गर्न म फर्केर जाऊँ?’
But the fig tree said to them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?
12 ती रूखहरूले दाखको बोटलाई भने, ‘आउनुहोस् र हामीमाथि राज्य गर्नुहोस् ।’
And the trees said to the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.
13 दाखको बोटले तिनीहरूलाई भने, ‘के देवताहरू र मानवजातिलाई खुशी तुल्याउने मेरो नयाँ दाखमद्यलाई त्यागेर अरू रूखहरूमाथि राज्य गर्न म फर्केर जाऊँ?’
And the vine said to them, Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?
14 अनि ती सबै रूखहरूले काँढाको झाडीलाई भने, ‘आउनुहोस् र हामीमाथि राज्य गर्नुहोस् ।’
Then all the trees said to the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.
15 त्यस काँढाको झाडीले रूखहरूलाई भन्यो, ‘तिमीहरू साँच्चै नै मलाई तिमीहरूमाथि राजा अभिषेक गर्न चाहन्छौ भने, आओ र मेरो छहारीमुनि सुरक्षित भएर बस । होइन भने, काँढाको झाडीबाट आगो बाहिर निस्कोस् र लेबनानका देवदारुहरूलाई त्यसले भस्म पारोस् ।’
And the bramble said to the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade, and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
16 अब यसकारण, के तिमीहरूले अबीमेलेकलाई राजा बनाएर सत्यता र इमान्दारितामा काम गरेका छौ, र तिमिहरूले यरूब-बाल र उनका घरानालाई ठिक व्यवहार गरेका छौ, र उनले पाउन योग्य दण्ड तिमीहरूले उनलाई दिएका छौ भने,
Now therefore, if ye have dealt truly and uprightly, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deed of his hands
17 र मेरा बुबाले तिमीहरूका निम्ति युद्ध लडेका, आफ्नो प्राणलाई जोखिममा पारेका, र मिद्दानीहरूका हातबाट तिमीहरूलाई बचाएका कुरालाई विचार गरेका छौ भने,
(for my father fought for you, and ventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian,
18 तर तिमीहरू त मेरा बुबाका घरानाका विरुद्धमा उठेका छौ र उनका सत्तरी जना छोराहरूलाई एउटै ढुङ्गामा मारेका छौ । अनि तिमीहरूले उनकी कमारीको छोरो, अबीमेलेकलाई शकेमका अगुवाहरूमाथि राजा तुल्याएका छौ, किनभने त्यो तिमीहरूको नातेदार हो ।
and ye have risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy men, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maid-servant, king over the men of Shechem because he is your brother),
19 तिमीहरूले यरूब-बाल र उनको घरानासँग इमान्दारिता र सत्यतामा व्यवहार गरेका भए, तिमीहरू अबीमेलेकमा खुशी रहो, र ऊ पनि तिमीहरूसँग खुशी रहोस् ।
if ye then have dealt truly and uprightly with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you.
20 तर होइन भने, अबीमेलेकबाट आगो बाहिर निस्कोस्, र शकेम र बेथ-मिल्लोका मानिसहरूलाई भस्म पारोस् । अनि शकेम र बेथ-मिल्लोका मानिसहरूबाट अबीमेलेकलाई भस्म पार्न आगो बाहिर आओस् ।”
But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo, and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
21 योताम भागेर बेअरमा गए । उनी त्यहाँ बसे किनभने त्यो ठाउँ उनको दाजु अबीमेलेकबाट धेरै टाढा थियो ।
And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
22 अबीमेलेकले इस्राएलमाथि तिन वर्षसम्म राज्य गरे ।
And Abimelech was ruler over Israel three years.
23 परमेश्वरले अबीमेलेक र शकेमका अगुवाहरूबिच एउटा दुष्ट आत्मा पठाउनुभयो । शकेमका अगुवाहरूले अबीमेलेकप्रतिको विश्वासमा धोका दिए ।
And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem, and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech,
24 यरूब-बालका सत्तरी जना छोराको हत्याको बदलास्वरूप, र तिनीहरूका हत्याको निम्ति तिनीहरूका भाइ अबीमेलेक दोषी होस्, र तिनीहरूलाई मार्नको निम्ति शकेमका मानिसहरूले उनलाई सहायता गरेका हुनाले तिनीहरू दोषी होऊन् भनेर परमेश्वरले यस्तो गर्नुभयो ।
that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid upon Abimelech their brother who killed them, and upon the men of Shechem who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.
25 यसैले शकेमका अगुवाहरूले पहाडका चुचुराहरूमा उनलाई आक्रमण गर्न मानिसहरू कुरुवा राखे, र त्यो बाटो भएर हिंड्ने सबैलाई तिनीहरूले लुटे । यस बारेमा अबीमेलेकलाई भनियो ।
And the men of Shechem set ambushes for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who came along that way by them, and it was told Abimelech.
26 एबेदका छोरा गाल आफ्ना नातेदारहरूसँग आए र तिनीहरू शकेममा गए । शकेमका अगुवाहरूले तिनीमाथि भरोसा गर्थे ।
And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers, and went over to Shechem, and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.
27 तिनीहरू बाहिर खेतमा गए र दाखका बोटहरूबाट दाखहरू बटुले, र तिनीहरूलाई कुल्चे । आफ्ना देवताहरूका मन्दिरमा तिनीहरूले एउटा चाड मनाए, र त्यहाँ तिनीहरूले खाए र पिए, र तिनीहरूले अबीमेलेकलाई सरापे ।
And they went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod the grapes, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
28 एबेदका छोरा गालले भने, “अबीमेलेक को हो, र शकेम को हो, कि हामीले त्यसको सेवा गर्नुपर्ने? के त्यो यरूब-बालको छोरा होइन? के जबूल त्यसको अधिकारी होइन? हामीले किन शकेमका पिता हमोरका मानिसहरूको सेवा गर्नुपर्ने? हामीले किन अबीमेलेकको सेवा गर्ने?
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is not he the son of Jerubbaal, and Zebul his officer? Serve ye the men of Hamor the father of Shechem, but why should we serve him?
29 यी मानिसहरू मेरो कमाण्डमा भएदेखि म अबीमेलेकलाई हटाइदिनेथिएँ । मैले अबीमेलेकलाई भन्नेथिएँ, ‘तेरो सबै सेनालाई बाहिर बोला ।’”
And would that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
30 जब सहरका अधिकारी जबूलले एबेदका छोरा गालले भनेका कुरा सुने, तब तिनी रिसले चूर भए ।
And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
31 तिनले धोका दिने उद्देश्यले अबीमेलेककहाँ दूतकहरू पठाए, र यसो भन्न लगाए, “हेर्नुहोस्, एबेदका छोरा गाल र तिनका नातेदारहरू शकेममा आउँदैछन्, र तिनीहरूले सहरलाई तपाईंका विरुद्ध उचाल्दैछन् ।
And he sent messengers to Abimelech privately, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem, and, behold, they are fortifying the city against thee.
32 अब, तपाईं र तपाईंका सेनाहरू रातको समयमा उठ्नुहोस्, र मैदानमा आक्रमण गर्नलाई तयार बस्नुहोस् ।
Now therefore, up by night, thou and the people who are with thee, and lie in wait in the field.
33 अनि बिहान, घाम उदाउने बित्तिकै, उठ्नुहोस् र सहरमा आक्रमण गर्नुहोस् । जब तिनी र तिनीसँग भएका मानिसहरू तपाईंको विरुद्धमा बाहिर आउँछन्, तब तिनीहरूलाई के गर्नुपर्छ त्यो गर्नुहोस् ।”
And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shall rise early, and rush upon the city, and, behold, when he and the people who are with him come out against thee, then thou may do to them as thou shall find occasion.
34 यसैकारण अबीमेलेक, र उनीसँग भएका सबै मानिस रातको समयमा उठे, र शकेमलाई आक्रमण गर्नको निम्ति चार समुहमा विभाजित भई ढुकेर बसे ।
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
35 एबेदका छोरा गाल बाहिर निस्के र सहरको ढोकामा खडा भए । अबीमेलेक र उनीसँग भएका मानिसहरू तिनीहरू लुकिरहेका ठाउँबाट बाहिर निस्के ।
And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. And Abimelech rose up, and the people who were with him, from the ambushment.
36 जब गालले मानिसहरूलाई देखे, उनले जबूललाई भने, “हेर, मानिसहरू डाँडाका चुचुराबाट तल आउँदैछन्!” जबूलले तिनलाई भने, “तिमीले जे देख्दैछौ त्यो मानिसहरूजस्ता डाँडाका छाया हुन् ।”
And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there comes a people down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, Thou see the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.
37 गालले फेरि बोले र यसो भने, “हेर, मानिसहरू तल मैदानको बिचमा आइरहेका छन् र एउटा समुहचाहिं जोखना हेर्नेको रूखको बाटो हुँदै आउँदैछ ।”
And Gaal spoke again and said, See, there comes a people down by the middle of the land, and one company comes by the way of the oak of Meonenim.
38 अनि जबूलले तिनलाई भने, “तिम्रा घमण्डपूर्ण कुराहरू अब कहाँ छन्? तिमीले भन्थ्यौ, ‘अबीमेलेक को हो र हामीले किन त्यसको सेवा गर्नुपर्ने?’ तिमीले तुच्छ ठानेका मानिसहरू यी नै होइनन्? अब बाहिर जाऊ र तिनीहरूका विरुद्ध युद्ध लड ।”
Then Zebul said to him, Where is now thy mouth, that thou said, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? Is not this the people that thou have despised? Go out now, I pray, and fight with them.
39 गाल बाहिर निस्के र तिनी शकेमका मानिसहरूका अगि-अगि गए, र तिनले अबीमेलेकसँग युद्ध लडे ।
And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
40 अबीमेलेकले तिनलाई खेदे र गाल तिनको सामुबाट भागे । सहरको ढोकामा धेरै जना घाइते भएर मरे ।
And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, even to the entrance of the gate.
41 अबीमेलेक अरूमाहमा बसे । जबूलले गाल र तिनका नातेदारहरूललाई शकेमबाट बाहिर निकाले ।
And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah, and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
42 अर्को दिन शकेमका मानिसहरू मैदानमा निस्के, र यस कुराको जानकारी अबीमेलेकलाई दिइयो ।
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field, and they told Abimelech.
43 तिनले आफ्ना मानिसहरू लिए, उनीहरूलाई तिन समुहमा बाँडे, र तिनीहरू मैदानमा आक्रमण गर्नलाई ढुकेर बसे । उनले हेरे र सहरबाट मानिसहरू बाहिर आइरहेका देखे, र उनले आक्रमण गरे र तिनीहरूलाई मारे ।
And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field. And he looked, and, behold, the people came forth out of the city. And he rose up against them, and smote them.
44 अबीमेलेक र उनीसँग भएका समुहहरूले आक्रमण गरेर सहरको ढोकालाई थुनिदिए । अरू दुई समुहले भने मैदानमा भएकाहरू सबैलाई आक्रमण गरे र तिनीहरूलाई मारे ।
And Abimelech, and the companies who were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city, and the two companies rushed upon all who were in the field, and smote them.
45 अबीमेलेक सहरको विरुद्ध दिनभर युद्ध लडे । तिनले त्यो सहरमाथि कब्जा गरे, र त्यहाँ भएका मानिसहरूलाई मारे । तिनले सहरका पर्खालहरूलाई भत्काइदिए र त्यसमाथि नून छरिदिए ।
And Abimelech fought against the city all that day. And he took the city, and killed the people that were in it, and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
46 शकेमका किल्लाका सबै अगुवाहरूले जब यो सुने, तब तिनीहरू एल-बरीतको मन्दिरको किल्लामा प्रवेश गरे ।
And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of El-berith.
47 सबै अगुवाहरू शकेमको किल्लामा भेला भएका छन् भनेर अबीमेलेकलाई बताइयो ।
And it was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
48 अबीमेलेक र तिनीसँग भएका सबै मानिसहरू माथि सल्मोन डाँडातर्फ गए । अबीमेलेकले एउटा बन्चरो लिएर हाँगाहरू काटे । तिनले ती आफ्ना काँधमा बोके र आफूसँग भएका मानिसहरूलाई आज्ञा गरे, “मैले जे गरेको देखिरहेका छौ, छिटो-छिटो त्यसै गर ।”
And Abimelech got up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him. And Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder. And he said to the people who were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.
49 यसैले हरेक व्यक्तिले हाँगाहरू काटे र अबीमेलेकको पछि लागे । तिनीहरूले ती किल्लाका पर्खालहरूमा अडाएर थुपारे, अनि त्यसमा आगो लगाइदिए, जसको कारणले शकेमको किल्लामा भएका सबै मानिसहरू, करीब एक हजार पुरुष र स्त्री मरे ।
And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire upon them, so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
50 त्यसपछि अबीमेलेक तेबेसमा गए, र उनले तेबेसको विरूद्ध छाउनी हाले र त्यसलाई कब्जा गरे ।
Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
51 तर त्यस सहरमा एउटा बलियो किल्ला थियो, अनि त्यस सहरका सबै पुरुष र स्त्री र सबै अगुवाहरू त्यहाँ भागेर भित्रबाट ढोका थुने । तब तिनीहरू त्यस किल्लाको टुप्पोमा गए ।
But there was a strong tower inside the city. And all the men and women fled, and all those of the city, and shut themselves in, and got up to the roof of the tower.
52 अबीमेलेक त्यो किल्लामा आए र त्यसको विरुद्ध लडे, र त्यस किल्लालाई जलाउन भनेर तिनी त्यसको ढोकानजिक आइपुगे ।
And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
53 तर एउटी स्त्रीले अबीमेलेकको शिरमा जाँतोको माथिल्लो फक्लेटो झारी र त्यसले तिनको खप्पर फुट्यो ।
And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and broke his skull.
54 त्यसपछि उनले आफ्नो हतियार बोक्ने जवान मानिसलाई झट्टै बोलाए र उसलाई भने, “आफ्नो तरवार झिकेर मलाई मार्, ताकि कसैले मेरो बारेमा यस्तो नभनोस्, ‘एउटी स्त्रीले त्यसलाई मारी ।’” त्यसैले तिनका जवान मानिसले तिनलाई तरवारले छेडिदिए, र तिनी मरे ।
Then he called hastily to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, Draw thy sword, and kill me, that men not say of me, A woman killed him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
55 जब इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले अबीमेलेक मरेको देखे, तिनीहरू घर फर्के ।
And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man to his place.
56 यसरी परमप्रभुले अबीमेलेकले आफ्ना सत्तरी दाजुभाइहरूलाई मारेर आफ्ना बुबाको विरुद्ध गरेका दुष्टताको बदला लिनुभयो ।
Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in slaying his seventy brothers.
57 परमेश्वरले शकेमका मानिसहरूका दुष्टतालाई तिनीहरूकै टाउकोमा खन्याइदिनुभयो र तिनीहरूमाथि यरूब-बालका छोरा योतामको सराप पर्यो ।
And God requited all the wickedness of the men of Shechem upon their heads. And the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came upon them.
