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 son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's brethren, and spoke to them, and to 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 citizens of Shechem, Which is better for you, that seventy persons, all sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or that one man rule over you? And remember 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 brethren spoke of him in the ears of all the citizens of Shechem all these words. And their heart inclined after 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, and Abimelech hired with them vain and wanton men, and they 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 came to his father's house, to Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy persons upon one stone; but there remained Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal; for he had 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 citizens of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the memorial-oak that is 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 they told it to Jotham, and he went and stood on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, Hearken to me, ye citizens 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 once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign over us.
9 तर जैतूनको रूखले तिनीहरूलाई भने, ‘के देवताहरू र मानवजातिलाई सम्मान दिने मेरो तेललाई त्यागेर, अरू रूखहरूमाथि राज्य गर्न म फर्केर जाऊँ?’
And the olive-tree said to them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to wave over the trees?
10 ती रूखहरूले नेभाराको रूखलाई भने, ‘आउनुहोस् र हामीमाथि राज्य गर्नुहोस् ।’
And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, 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 over the trees?
12 ती रूखहरूले दाखको बोटलाई भने, ‘आउनुहोस् र हामीमाथि राज्य गर्नुहोस् ।’
Then said the trees to the vine, Come thou, 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 over the trees?
14 अनि ती सबै रूखहरूले काँढाको झाडीलाई भने, ‘आउनुहोस् र हामीमाथि राज्य गर्नुहोस् ।’
Then said all the trees to the thorn-bush, Come thou, 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 thorn-bush said to the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, come, put confidence in my shadow; but if not, fire shall come out of the thorn-bush 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 sincerely in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and if ye have done to him according to the deserving 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 endangered 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 ।
but ye are 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 handmaid, king over the citizens 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 sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, 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 citizens of Shechem and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the citizens 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, because of Abimelech his brother.
22 अबीमेलेकले इस्राएलमाथि तिन वर्षसम्म राज्य गरे ।
And Abimelech ruled 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 citizens of Shechem; and the citizens 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 their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and upon the citizens of Shechem, who had strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.
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 citizens of Shechem set liers in wait for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all that 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 brethren, and went over to Shechem; and the citizens of Shechem put confidence 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 fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode [the grapes], and made rejoicings, 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 he not the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his overseer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem! and why should we serve him?
29 यी मानिसहरू मेरो कमाण्डमा भएदेखि म अबीमेलेकलाई हटाइदिनेथिएँ । मैले अबीमेलेकलाई भन्नेथिएँ, ‘तेरो सबै सेनालाई बाहिर बोला ।’”
Oh! would that this people were under my hand! then would I 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 Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, and 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 craftily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem, and behold, they shut up the city against thee;
32 अब, तपाईं र तपाईंका सेनाहरू रातको समयमा उठ्नुहोस्, र मैदानमा आक्रमण गर्नलाई तयार बस्नुहोस् ।
and now, rise up by night, thou and the people that are with thee, and lie in ambush in the fields.
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 in the morning when the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and fall upon the city; and behold, he and the people that is with him shall come out against thee, and thou shalt do with him as thou shalt 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 that were with him, by night, and they lay in ambush 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. Then Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, out of the ambush.
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 Gaal saw the people, and said to Zebul, Behold, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as 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, Behold, people are coming down from the high part of the land, and one company is coming along by the way of the Magician's oak.
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 said Zebul to him, Where is now thy mouth, thou that saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out now, I pray, and fight against them.
39 गाल बाहिर निस्के र तिनी शकेमका मानिसहरूका अगि-अगि गए, र तिनले अबीमेलेकसँग युद्ध लडे ।
And Gaal went out before the citizens of Shechem, and fought against Abimelech.
40 अबीमेलेकले तिनलाई खेदे र गाल तिनको सामुबाट भागे । सहरको ढोकामा धेरै जना घाइते भएर मरे ।
And Abimelech pursued him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, as far as 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 brethren, that they might 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 lay in ambush 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 that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city; and two of the companies ran upon all that were in the fields, and slew 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 slew the people that were in it, and broke 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 all the men of the tower of Shechem heard [that], and they entered into the stronghold of the house of the god 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 had 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 ।”
Then Abimelech went up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that 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 said to the people that was with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, 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 they followed Abimelech, and put [them] to the hold, and burned the hold with fire upon them. And 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 ।
And 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 in the midst of the city, and thither fled all the men and women, all the citizens of the city; and they shut it behind them, and 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 fought against it, and he drew near to the entrance 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 woman cast the upper stone of a handmill on Abimelech's head, and crushed 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 that carried his armour, and said to him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that they say not 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 went every man to his place.
56 यसरी परमप्रभुले अबीमेलेकले आफ्ना सत्तरी दाजुभाइहरूलाई मारेर आफ्ना बुबाको विरुद्ध गरेका दुष्टताको बदला लिनुभयो ।
And God rendered back the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in slaying his seventy brethren.
57 परमेश्वरले शकेमका मानिसहरूका दुष्टतालाई तिनीहरूकै टाउकोमा खन्याइदिनुभयो र तिनीहरूमाथि यरूब-बालका छोरा योतामको सराप पर्यो ।
And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render back upon their heads; and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
