न्यायकर्ताहरू 9
1 यरूब-बालका छोरा अबीमेलेक आफ्नी आमाका नातेदारहरूकहाँ शकेममा गए र तिनले उनीहरूलाई र आफ्नी आमाको परिवारका सबै वंशलाई यसो भने,
Now Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, went to Shechem to his mother's family, and said to them and to all the family of his mother's father,
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 ।”
Say now in the ears of all the townsmen of Shechem, Is it better for you to be ruled by all the seventy sons of Jerubbaal or by one man only? And keep in mind 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 ।”
So his mother's family said all this about him in the ears of all the townsmen of Shechem: and their hearts were turned to 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 shekels of silver from the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech got the support of a number of uncontrolled and good-for-nothing persons.
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 ।
Then he went to his father's house at Ophrah, and put his brothers, the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, to death on the same stone; however, Jotham, the youngest, kept himself safe by going away to a secret place.
6 शकेम र बेथ-मिल्लोका सबै अगुवाहरू एकसाथ भेला भए, र शकेममा रहेको ठुलो रूखको छेउको खम्बामा अबीमेलेकलाई राजा बनाए ।
And all the townsmen of Shechem and all Beth-millo came together and went and made Abimelech their king, by the oak of the pillar 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 ।
Now Jotham, on hearing of it, went to the top of Mount Gerizim, and crying out with a loud voice said to them, Give ear to me, you townsmen of Shechem, so that God may give ear to you.
8 एकपल्ट रूखहरूले आफ्नो निम्ति एउटा राजा अभिषेक गर्नको निम्ति निस्के । अनि तिनीहरूले जैतूनको रूखलाई भने, ‘हामीमाथि राज्य गर्नुहोस् ।’
One day the trees went out to make a king for themselves; and they said to the olive-tree, Be king 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, Am I to give up my wealth of oil, by which men give honour to God, and go waving over the trees?
10 ती रूखहरूले नेभाराको रूखलाई भने, ‘आउनुहोस् र हामीमाथि राज्य गर्नुहोस् ।’
Then the trees said to the fig-tree, You come and be king 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, Am I to give up my sweet taste and my good fruit and go waving over the trees?
12 ती रूखहरूले दाखको बोटलाई भने, ‘आउनुहोस् र हामीमाथि राज्य गर्नुहोस् ।’
Then the trees said to the vine, You come and be king over us.
13 दाखको बोटले तिनीहरूलाई भने, ‘के देवताहरू र मानवजातिलाई खुशी तुल्याउने मेरो नयाँ दाखमद्यलाई त्यागेर अरू रूखहरूमाथि राज्य गर्न म फर्केर जाऊँ?’
But the vine said to them, Am I to give up my wine, which makes glad God and men, to go waving over the trees?
14 अनि ती सबै रूखहरूले काँढाको झाडीलाई भने, ‘आउनुहोस् र हामीमाथि राज्य गर्नुहोस् ।’
Then all the trees said to the thorn, You come and be king 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 thorn said to the trees, If it is truly your desire to make me your king, then come and put your faith in my shade; and if not, may fire come out of the thorn, burning up 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,
So now, if you have done truly and uprightly in making Abimelech king, and if you have done well to Jerubbaal and his house in reward for the work 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 made war for you, and put his life in danger, and made you free from the hands 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 you have gone against my father's family this day, and have put to death his sons, even seventy men on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his servant-wife, king over the townsmen 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 then you have done what is true and upright to Jerubbaal and his family this day, may you have joy in Abimelech, and may he have joy 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, may fire come out from Abimelech, burning up the townsmen of Shechem and Beth-millo; and may fire come out from the townsmen of Shechem and Beth-millo, for the destruction of Abimelech.
21 योताम भागेर बेअरमा गए । उनी त्यहाँ बसे किनभने त्यो ठाउँ उनको दाजु अबीमेलेकबाट धेरै टाढा थियो ।
Then Jotham straight away went in flight to Beer, and was living there for fear of his brother Abimelech.
22 अबीमेलेकले इस्राएलमाथि तिन वर्षसम्म राज्य गरे ।
So Abimelech was chief over Israel for 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 townsmen of Shechem; and the townsmen of Shechem were false to 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 ।
So that punishment for the violent attack made on the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, and for their blood, might come on Abimelech, their brother, who put them to death, and on the townsmen of Shechem who gave him their help in putting his brothers to death.
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 townsmen of Shechem put secret watchers on the tops of the mountains, and they made attacks on all who went by on the road and took their goods; and word of this came to Abimelech.
26 एबेदका छोरा गाल आफ्ना नातेदारहरूसँग आए र तिनीहरू शकेममा गए । शकेमका अगुवाहरूले तिनीमाथि भरोसा गर्थे ।
Then Gaal, the son of Ebed, came with his brothers, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their faith 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 their fields and got in the fruit of their vines, and when the grapes had been crushed, they made a holy feast and went into the house of their god, and over their food and drink they were cursing 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 are to be his servants? Is it not right for the son of Jerubbaal and Zebul his captain to be servants to the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem? But why are we to be his servants?
29 यी मानिसहरू मेरो कमाण्डमा भएदेखि म अबीमेलेकलाई हटाइदिनेथिएँ । मैले अबीमेलेकलाई भन्नेथिएँ, ‘तेरो सबै सेनालाई बाहिर बोला ।’”
If only I had authority over this people! I would put Abimelech out of the way, and I would say to Abimelech, Make your army strong, and come out.
30 जब सहरका अधिकारी जबूलले एबेदका छोरा गालले भनेका कुरा सुने, तब तिनी रिसले चूर भए ।
Now Zebul, the ruler of the town, hearing what Gaal, the son of Ebed, had said, was moved to wrath.
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 to Abimelech at Arumah, saying, See, Gaal, the son of Ebed, and his brothers have come to Shechem, and they are working up the town against you.
32 अब, तपाईं र तपाईंका सेनाहरू रातको समयमा उठ्नुहोस्, र मैदानमा आक्रमण गर्नलाई तयार बस्नुहोस् ।
So now, get up by night, you and your people, and keep watch in the field secretly;
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 in the morning, when the sun is up, get up early and make a rush on the town; and when he and his people come out against you, do to them whatever you have a chance to do.
34 यसैकारण अबीमेलेक, र उनीसँग भएका सबै मानिस रातको समयमा उठे, र शकेमलाई आक्रमण गर्नको निम्ति चार समुहमा विभाजित भई ढुकेर बसे ।
So Abimelech and the people with him got up by night, in four bands, to make a surprise attack on Shechem.
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 took his place at the doorway into the town; then Abimelech and his people got up from the place where they had been waiting.
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, See! people are coming down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, You see the shade of the mountains like 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 said again, See! people are coming down from the middle of the land, and one band is coming by way of the oak-tree of the Seers.
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, Now where is your loud talk when you said, Who is Abimelech that we are to be his servants? Is this not the people whom you were rating so low? Go out now, and make war on them.
39 गाल बाहिर निस्के र तिनी शकेमका मानिसहरूका अगि-अगि गए, र तिनले अबीमेलेकसँग युद्ध लडे ।
So Gaal went out at the head of the townsmen of Shechem and made war on Abimelech.
40 अबीमेलेकले तिनलाई खेदे र गाल तिनको सामुबाट भागे । सहरको ढोकामा धेरै जना घाइते भएर मरे ।
And Abimelech went after him and he went in flight before him; and a great number were falling by the sword all the way up to the town.
41 अबीमेलेक अरूमाहमा बसे । जबूलले गाल र तिनका नातेदारहरूललाई शकेमबाट बाहिर निकाले ।
Then Abimelech went back to Arumah; and Zebul sent Gaal and his brothers away and would not let them go on living in Shechem.
42 अर्को दिन शकेमका मानिसहरू मैदानमा निस्के, र यस कुराको जानकारी अबीमेलेकलाई दिइयो ।
Now the day after, the people went out into the fields; and news of it came to 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 his people, separating them into three bands, and was waiting secretly in the field; and when he saw the people coming out of the town, he went up and made an attack on 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 with his band made a rush, and took up their position at the doorway into the town; and the other two bands made a rush on all those who were in the fields, and overcame 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 all that day Abimelech was fighting against the town; and he took it, and put to death the people who were in it, and had the town pulled down and covered with salt.
46 शकेमका किल्लाका सबै अगुवाहरूले जब यो सुने, तब तिनीहरू एल-बरीतको मन्दिरको किल्लामा प्रवेश गरे ।
Then all the townsmen of the tower of Shechem, hearing of it, went into the inner room of the house of El-berith.
47 सबै अगुवाहरू शकेमको किल्लामा भेला भएका छन् भनेर अबीमेलेकलाई बताइयो ।
And word was given to Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were there 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 ।”
Then Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, with all his people; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand and, cutting down branches of trees, took them and put them on his back. And he said to the people who were with him, Be quick and do as you have seen me do.
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 ।
So all the people got branches, every man cutting down a branch, and they went with Abimelech at their head and, massing the branches against the inner room, put fire to the room over them; so all those who were in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women, were burned to death with it.
50 त्यसपछि अबीमेलेक तेबेसमा गए, र उनले तेबेसको विरूद्ध छाउनी हाले र त्यसलाई कब्जा गरे ।
Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and put his army in position 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 in the middle of the town there was a strong tower, to which all the men and women of the town went in flight and, shutting themselves in, went 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 made an attack on it, and got near to the door of the tower for the purpose of firing it.
53 तर एउटी स्त्रीले अबीमेलेकको शिरमा जाँतोको माथिल्लो फक्लेटो झारी र त्यसले तिनको खप्पर फुट्यो ।
But a certain woman sent a great stone, such as is used for crushing grain, on to the head of Abimelech, cracking the bone.
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 quickly crying out to his body-servant, he said to him, Take out your sword and put an end to me straight away, so that men may not say of me, His death was the work of a woman. So the young man put his sword through him, causing his death.
55 जब इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले अबीमेलेक मरेको देखे, तिनीहरू घर फर्के ।
And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they went away, every man to his place.
56 यसरी परमप्रभुले अबीमेलेकले आफ्ना सत्तरी दाजुभाइहरूलाई मारेर आफ्ना बुबाको विरुद्ध गरेका दुष्टताको बदला लिनुभयो ।
In this way Abimelech was rewarded by God for the evil he had done to his father in putting his seventy brothers to death;
57 परमेश्वरले शकेमका मानिसहरूका दुष्टतालाई तिनीहरूकै टाउकोमा खन्याइदिनुभयो र तिनीहरूमाथि यरूब-बालका छोरा योतामको सराप पर्यो ।
And God sent back on to the heads of the men of Shechem all the evil they had done, and the curse of Jotham, the son of Jerubbaal, came on them.
