1 Kings 1

1 दाऊद राजा बूढ़ा वरन बहुत पुरनिया हुआ; और यद्यपि उसको कपड़े ओढ़ाये जाते थे, तौभी वह गर्म न होता था।

2 सो उसके कर्मचारियों ने उस से कहा, हमारे प्रभु राजा के लिये कोई जवान कुंवारी ढूंढ़ी जाए, जो राजा के सम्मुख रहकर उसकी सेवा किया करे और तेरे पास लेटा करे, कि हमारे प्रभु राजा को गमीं पहुंचे।

3 तब उन्होंने समस्त इस्राएली देश में सुन्दर कुंवारी ढूंढ़ते ढूंढ़ते अबीशग नाम एक शूनेमिन को पाया, और राजा के पास ले आए।

4 वह कन्या बहुत ही सुन्दर थी; और वह राजा की दासी हो कर उसकी सेवा करती रही; परन्तु राजा उस से सहबास न हुआ।

5 तब हग्गीत का पुत्र अदोनिय्याह सिर ऊंचा करके कहने लगा कि मैं राजा हूंगा; सो उसने रथ और सवार और अपने आगे आगे दौड़ने को पचास पुरुष रख लिए।

6 उसके पिता ने तो जन्म से ले कर उसे कभी यह कहकर उदास न किया था कि तू ने ऐसा क्यों किया। वह बहुत रूपवान था, और अबशालोम के पीछे उसका जन्म हुआ था।

7 और उसने सरूयाह के पुत्र योआब से और एब्यातार याजक से बातचीत की, और उन्होंने उसके पीछे हो कर उसकी सहायता की।

8 परन्तु सादोक याजक यहोयादा का पुत्र बनायाह, नातान नबी, शिमी रेई, और दाऊद के शूरवीरों ने अदोनिय्याह का साथ न दिया।

9 और अदोनिय्याह ने जोहेलेत नाम पत्थर के पास जो एनरोगेल के निकट है, भेड़-बैल और तैयार किए हुए पशू बलि किए, और अपने भाई सब राजकुमारों को, और राजा के सब यहूदी कर्मचारियों को बुला लिया।

10 परन्तु नातान नबी, और बनायाह और शूरवीरों को और अपने भाई सुलैमान को उसने न बुलाया।

11 तब नातान ने सुलैमान की माता बतशेबा से कहा, क्या तू ने सुना है कि हग्गीत का पुत्र अदोनिय्याह राजा बन बैठा है और हमारा प्रभु दाऊद हसे नहीं जानता?

12 इसलिये अब आ, मैं तुझे ऐसी सम्मति देता हूँ, जिस से तू अपना और अपने पुत्र सुलैमान का प्राण बचाए।

13 तू दाऊद राजा के पास जा कर, उस से यों पूछ, कि हे मेरे प्रभु! हे राजा! क्या तू ने शपथ खाकर अपनी दासी से नहीं कहा, कि तेरा पुत्र सुलैमान मेरे पीछे राजा होगा, और वह मेरी राजगद्दी पर विराजेगा? फिर अदोनिय्याह क्यों राजा बन बैठा है?

14 और जब तू वहां राजा से ऐसी बातें करती रहेगी, तब मैं तेरे पीछे आकर, तेरी बातों को पुष्ट करूंगा।

15 तब बतशेबा राजा के पास कोठरी में गई; राजा तो बहुत बूढ़ा था, और उसकी सेवा टहल शूनेमिन अबीशग करती थी।

16 और बतशेबा ने झुककर राजा को दण्डवत् की, और राजा ने पूछा, तू क्या चाहती है?

17 उसने उत्तर दिया, हे मेरे प्रभु, तू ने तो अपने परमेश्वर यहोवा की शपथ खाकर अपनी दासी से कहा था कि तेरा पुत्र सुलैमान मेरे पीछे राजा होगा और वह मेरी गद्दी पर विराजेगा।

18 अब देख अदोनिय्याह राजा बन बैठा है, और अब तक मेरा प्रभु राजा इसे नहीं जानता।

19 और उसने बहुत से बैल तैयार किए, पशु और भेड़ें बलि कीं, और सब राजकुमारों को और एब्यातार याजक और योआब सेनापति को बुलाया है, परन्तु तेरे दास सुलैमान को नहीं बुलाया।

20 और हे मेरे प्रभु! हे राजा! सब इसाएली तुझे ताक रहे हैं कि तू उन से कहे, कि हमारे प्रभु राजा की गद्दी पर उसके पीछे कौन बैठेगा।

21 नहीं तो जब हमारा प्रभु राजा, अपने पुरखाओं के संग सोएगा, तब मैं और मेरा पुत्र सुलैमान दोनों अपराधी गिने जाएंगे।

22 यों बतशेबा राजा से बातें कर ही रही थी, कि नातान नबी भी आ गया।

23 और राजा से कहा गया कि नातान नबी हाज़िर है; तब वह राजा के सम्मुख आया, और मुह के बल गिरकर राजा को दण्डवत् की।

24 और नातान कहने लगा, हे मेरे पभु, हे राजा! क्या तू ने कहा है, कि अदोनिय्याह मेरे पीछे राजा होगा और वह मेरी गद्दी पर विराजेगा?

25 देख उसने आज नीचे जा कर बहुत से बैल, तैयार किए हुए पशु और भेड़ें बलि की हैं, और सब राजकुमारों और सेनापतियों को और एब्यातार याजक को भी बुला लिया है; और वे उसके सम्मुख खाते पीते हुए कह रहे हैं कि अदोनिय्याह राजा जीवित रहे।

26 परन्तु मुझ तेरे दास को, और सादोक याजक और यहोयादा के पुत्र बनायाह, और तेरे दास सुलैमान को उसने नहीं बुलाया।

27 क्या यह मेरे प्रभु राजा की ओर से हुआ? तू ने तो अपने दास को यह नहीं जताया है, कि प्रभु राजा की गद्दी पर कौन उसके पीछे विराजेगा।

28 दाऊद राजा ने कहा, बतशेबा को मेरे पास बुला लाओ। तब वह राजा के पास आकर उसके साम्हने खड़ी हुई।

29 राजा ने शपथ खाकर कहा, यहोवा जो मेरा प्राण सब जोखिमों से बचाता आया है,

30 उसके जीवन की शपथ, जैसा मैं ने तुझ से इस्राएल के परमेश्वर यहोवा की शपथ खाकर कहा था, कि तेरा पुत्र सुलैमान मेरे पीछे राजा होगा, और वह मेरे बदले मेरी गद्दी पर विराजेगा, वैसा ही मैं निश्चय आज के दिन करूंगा।

31 तब बतशेबा ने भूमि पर मुंह के बल गिर राजा को दण्डवत् करके कहा, मेरा प्रभु राजा दाऊद सदा तक जीवित रहे!

32 तब दाऊद राजा ने कहा, मेरे पास सादोक याजक नातान नबी, अहोयादा के पुत्र बनायाह को बुला लाओ। सो वे राजा के साम्हने आए।

33 राजा ने उन से कहा, अपने प्रभु के कर्मचारियो को साथ ले कर मेरे पुत्र सुलैमान को मेरे निज खच्चर पर चढ़ाओ; और गीहोन को ले जाओ;

34 और वहां सादोक याजक और नातान नबी इस्राएल का राजा होने को उसका अभिषेक करें; तुब तुम सब नरसिंगा फूंककर कहना, राजा सुलैमान जीवित रहे।

35 और तुम उसके पीछे पीछे इधर आना, और वह आकर मेरे सिंहासन पर विराजे, क्योंकि मेरे बदले में वही राजा होगा; और उसी को मैं ने इस्राएल और यहूदा का प्रधान होने को ठहराया है।

36 तब यहोयादा के पुत्र बनायाह ने कहा, आमीन! मेरे प्रभु राजा का परमेश्वर यहोवा भी ऐसा ही कहे।

37 जिस रीति यहोवा मेरे प्रभु राजा के संग रहा, उसी रीति वह सुलैमान के भी संग रहे, और उसका राज्य मेरे प्रभु दाऊद राजा के राज्य से भी अधिक बढ़ाए।

38 तब सादोक याजक और नातान नबी और यहोयादा का पुत्र बनायाह करेतियों और पलेतियों को संग लिए हुए नीचे गए, और सुलैमान को राजा दाऊद के खच्चर पर चढ़ाकर गीहोन को ले चले।

39 तब सादोक याजक ने यहोवा के तम्बू में से तेल भरा हुआ सींग निकाला, और सुलैमान का राज्याभिषेक किया। और वे नरसिंगे फूंकने लगे; और सब लोग बोल उठे, राजा सुलैमान जीविन रहे।

40 तब सब लोग उसके पीछे पीछे बांसुली बजाते और इतना बड़ा आनन्द करते हुए ऊपर गए, कि उनकी ध्वनि से पृथ्वी डोल उठी।

41 जब अदोनिय्याह और उसके सब नेवतहरी खा चुके थे, तब यह ध्वनि उन को सुनाईं पड़ी। और योआब ने नरसिंगे का शब्द सुनकर पूछा, नगर में हलचल और चिल्लाहट का शब्द क्यों हो रहा है?

42 वह यह कहता ही था, कि एब्यातार याजक का पुत्र योनातन आया और अदोनिय्याह ने उस से कहा, भीतर आ; तू तो भला मनुष्य है, और भला समाचार भी लाया होगा।

43 योनातन ने अदोनिय्याह से कहा, सचमुच हमारे प्रभु राजा दाऊद ने सुलैमान को राजा बना दिया।

44 और राजा ने सादोक याजक, नातान नबी और यहोयादा के पुत्र बनायाह और करेतियों और पलेतियों को उसके संग भेज दिया, और उन्होंने उसको राजा के खच्चर पर चढ़ाया है।

45 और सादोक याजक, और नातान नबी ने गीहोन में उसका राज्याभिषेक किया है; और वे वहां से ऐसा आनन्द करते हुए ऊपर गए हैं कि नगर में हलचल मच गई, और जो शब्द तुम को सुनाईं पड़ रहा है वही है।

46 सुलैमान राजगद्दी पर विराज भी रहा है।

47 फिर राजा के कर्मचारी हमारे प्रभु दाऊद राजा को यह कहकर धन्य कहने आए, कि तेरा परमेश्वर, सुलैमान का नाम, तेरे नाम से भी महान करे, और उसका राज्य तेरे राज्य से भी अधिक बढ़ाए; और राजा ने अपने पलंग पर दण्डवत् की।

48 फिर राजा ने यह भी कहा, कि इस्राएल का परमेश्वर यहोवा धन्य है, जिसने आज मेरे देखते एक को मेरी गद्दी पर विराजमान किया है।

49 तब जितने नेवतहरी अदोनिय्याह के संग थे वे सब थरथरा गए, और उठ कर अपना अपना मार्ग लिया।

50 और अदोनिय्याह सुलैमान से डर कर अठा, और जा कर वेदी के सींगों को पकड़ लिया।

51 तब सुलैमान को यह समाचार मिला कि अदोनिय्याह सुलैमान राजा से ऐसा डर गया है कि उसने वेदी के सींगों को यह कहकर पकड़ लिया है, कि आज राजा सुलैमान शपथ खाए कि अपने दास को तलवार से न मार डालेगा।

52 सुलैमान ने कहा, यदि वह भलमनसी दिखाए तो उसका एक बाल भी भूमि पर गिरने न पाएगा, परन्तु यदि उस में दुष्टता पाई जाए, तो वह मारा जाएगा।

53 तब राजा सुलैमान ने लोगों को भेज दिया जो उसको वेदी के पास से उतार ले आए तब उसने आकर राजा सुलैमान को दण्डवत् की और सुलैमान ने उस से कहा, अपने घर चला जा।

1 Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.

2 Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

4 And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.

5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

6 And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.

7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.

8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.

9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En-rogel, and called all his brethren the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah the king’s servants:

10 But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.

11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?

12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

13 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?

14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.

15 And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.

16 And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?

17 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.

18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:

19 And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.

20 And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

21 Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.

22 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.

23 And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?

25 For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king’s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.

26 But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.

27 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

28 Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king.

29 And the king sware, and said, As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,

30 Even as I sware unto thee by the Lord God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.

31 Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.

32 And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.

33 The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:

34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.

35 Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the Lord God of my lord the king say so too.

37 As the Lord hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.

38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.

39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.

40 And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.

41 And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?

42 And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.

43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.

44 And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule:

45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.

46 And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.

47 And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.

48 And also thus said the king, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.

49 And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.

50 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword.

52 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.

53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.

1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.

2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,

3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.

4 Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.

5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!

6 When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.

7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

8 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;

9 And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

10 Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?

11 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.

12 And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

13 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

14 And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

15 But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

16 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.

17 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:

18 Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.

20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.

21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

22 Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.

23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

24 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.

25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.

28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

29 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.

30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

31 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

32 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.

33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:

34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.

35 And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.

36 For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

37 And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

38 And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.

39 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.

40 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.

42 There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.