2 Samuel 18 in Nepali

1 दाऊदले आफ्ना मानिसहरू गने। तिनले ती मानिसहरूलाई नेतृत्व गर्न 1,000 र 100 को माथि कप्तानहरू छाने।

2 दाऊदले मानिसहरूलाई तीन भागमा छुट्याए। अनि दाऊदले मानिसहरू पठाए। योआबको एक तिहाइ सैनिकहरूलाई नेतृत्व गरे। अर्को तीन भागको एक तिहाई सैनिकहरू योआबका सानो भाइ अबीशैको अधिकारमा थिए अनि तीन भागको अन्तिम तिहाई ईत्तैबाटका गित्तीको अधिकारमा थिए। राजा दाऊदले मानिसहरूलाई भने, “म पनि तिमीहरूसित जानेछु।”

3 तर मानिसहरूले भने, “होइन! तपाईं हामीसित नजानुहोस्। कारण के हो भने, यदि हामी युद्धभूमिबाट विमुख भयौं भने अब्शालोमका मानिसहरूलाई प्रभाव पर्दैन। यदि हामी आधा नै मर्यौ भने पनि त्यत्ति फरक पर्दैन। तर तपाईं 10,000 को संख्याका हामीभन्दा महत्वपूर्ण हुनुहुन्छ। तपाईं यही शहरमा बस्नु भए असल हुन्छ। यदि हामीलाई दरकार पर्यो भने सहयोग पुर्याउनुहोस्।”

4 राजाले मानिसहरूलाई भने, “तिमीहरूलाई जे राम्रो लाग्छ म त्यही गर्छु।”तब राजा द्वारमा खडा भए। फौज अघि बड्यो। सय र हजारको समूहमा तिनीहरू हिडे।

5 योआब, अबीशै र ईत्तैलाई दाऊदले आदेश दिए। उसले भने, “मेरो खातिर जवान अब्शालोम प्रति दयालू बन्नु।”राजाले कप्तानहरूलाई के भने सैनिकहरूले सबै सुने।

6 दाऊदका सैनिकहरूले अब्शालोमका इस्राएलीहरूलाई आक्रमण गरे। तिनीहरूले एप्रैमको जङ्गलभित्र लडाईं गरे।

7 दाऊदका सेनाहरूले इस्राएलीहरूलाई परास्त गरे। त्यस दिन 20,000 मानिसहरू मारिए।

8 देशभरि युद्ध फैलियो। तरवारले भन्दा ज्यादा मानिस जङ्गलमा मरे।

9 अब्शालोमले दाऊदका अधिकारीहरूलाई भेटे। अब्शालोम एउटा खच्चरमा चढेर टाढ भाग्ने चेष्टा गरे। खच्चर बजराठको रूखको हाँगाहरू मुनि भाग्यो। त्यो हाँगो मोटो थियो, अब्शालोमको टाउको हाँगामा अल्झियो। खच्चर लगातार दौडिरह्यो अनि ऊ जमीन माथि हाँगामा झुण्डिए।

10 एकजना मानिसले यो घटना देखे। उसले योआबलाई भने, “मैले बाजको रूखमा अब्शालोम झुण्डिरहेको देखे।”

11 योआबले त्यस मानिसलाई भने, “तैंले मारेर त्यसलाई रूखबाट भुइँमा किन झारिनस्? म तँलाई एउटा पेटी र चाँदीको दश टुक्रा दिने थिएँ!”

12 त्यस मानिसले योआबलाइ भने, “यदि मलाई 1,000 चाँदीको टुक्रा दिएको भएता पनि म राजाको छोरालाई केही गर्ने थिइन। कारण राजाले तपाईं अबीशै र इत्तैलाई भएको आदेश हामीले सुन्यौ। राजाले भनेका थिए, ‘नौजवान अब्शालोमलाई चोट नपुर्याउनु।’

13 यदि मैले उसलाई मारेको भए राजाले पत्तो लगाउनु हुने थियो। अनि तपाईं, याओबले, मेरो रक्षागर्नु हुने थिएन।”

14 योआबले भने, “म यहाँ तँसंग समय बरबाद गर्दिन।”अब्शालोम अझै जीवितै बाजको रूखमा झुण्डिरहेको थिए। योआबले तीनवटा भाला निकालेर अब्शालोमलाई हाने। भाला गएर अब्शालोमको मुटुमै रोपियो।

15 योआबका दशजना जवान सिपाही थिए जो योआबका अंगरक्षक हुन। ती दशजना मानिस अब्शालोमको वरिपरी भेला भएर उसलाई मारे।

16 अब्शालोमका सेनाहरूलाई नखेद्नु भन्नाका खातिर योआबले तुरही फूके।

17 योआबका मानिसहरूले अब्शालोमको लाश जङ्गलको ठूलो दूलोमा फ्याँकिदिए। तिनीहरूले लाश हालेर उक्त दूलोलाई ढुङ्गाले पुरिदिए।अब्शालोमका जति पनि इस्राएली अनुयायीहरू थिए भागेर घर गए।

18 जब अब्शालोम जीवित थिए तिनले राजाको बेंसीमा एउटा स्तम्भ खडा गरेका थिए। अब्शालोमले भनेका थिए, “मेरो नाउँ जीवित राख्ने कुनै छोरा छैन।” यसैले तिनले त्यस स्तम्भको नाउँ आफ्नो नाममा राखे। आज पनि उक्त स्तम्भलाई, “अब्शालोम स्मृति-चिन्ह” भनिन्छ।

19 सादोकका छोरा अहीमासले योआबलाई भने, “राजा दाऊदलाई खबर दिन मलाई नियुक्त गर्नु होस्। म उहाँलाई परमप्रभुले उहाँको शत्रुलाई नष्ट गरिदिनु भयो भनेर स्‌चना दिन्छु।”

20 योआबले अहीमासलाई जवाफ दिए, “होइन, आज यो खबर लिएर दाऊद कहाँ जाने तिमी एक छैनौ। तिमीले यो खबर राजा भए कहाँ अरू कुनै दिनमा लिएर जाऊ। किन? किनभने राजाका छोरा मारिएका छन्।”

21 तब योआबले कूशबाट आएका मानिसलाई भने, “जाऊ अनि तिमीले जे जति देखेका छौ राजालाई स्‌चना गर।”कूशीले योआबलाई शिर झुकाएर तब दाऊदलाई खबर दिन दगुरे।

22 तर सादोकका छोरा अहीमासले योआबलाई बिन्ती गरे, “जसरी हुन्छ, दयागरी त्यस कूशीसित समाचार पुर्याउन मलाई पनि पठाउनुहोस्।”योआबले भने, “यो खबर तँ किन लान्छस्? यो समाचारहरू दिदा तैंले कुनै पुरस्कार पाउने छैनस्।”

23 अहीमासले जवाफ दिए, “जसरी भएता पनि म दाऊदकहाँ जान्छु।”योआबले भने, “ठीक छ, यदि तँ दाऊद कहाँ जान्छस् भने जा।”तब अहीमास यर्दन बेंसी भएर कूशीलाई नाघेर गए।

24 दाऊद शहरका दुइ द्वारको बीचमा बसिरहेका थिए। पहरादार पर्खालहरूको द्वारको छप्परमाथि चढे। पहरादारले एउटा मानिस एक्लै कुद्‌दै आइरहेको देखे।

25 पहरादारले चिच्याएर राजा दाऊदलाई भने।राजा दाऊदले भने, “यदि मानिस एक्लै छ भने त्यसले खबर ल्याउँदैछ।”शहरको नजिकै त्यो मानिस आइपुग्यो।

26 पहरादारले अर्को मानिस पनि कुद्‌दै गरेको देखे। त्यो पहरादारले ढोकेलाई भने हेर त्यो मानिस पनि एकलै कुदेर आइरहेछ।राजाले भने, “उसले पनि समाचार ल्याइरहेकोछ।”

27 त्यस पहरादारले भने, “मलाई लाग्दैछ त्यो पहिला कुद्‌दै आउने चाहिं सादोकका छोरा अहीमास हुनुपर्छ।”राजाले भने, “अहीमास राम्रो मानिस हो। उसले राम्रो खबर ल्याउँदैछ।”

28 अहीमासले राजालाई भने, “सबै राम्रै छ।” राजाका अघि शिर झुकाएर अहीमासले भने, “परमप्रभु राजाका परमेश्वरको महिमा गाऔ! परमप्रभुले तपाईंको विरोधीलाई हराउनुभयो, मेरो मालिक राजा।”

29 राजाले भने, “नौजवान अब्शालोम ठीकै छ त?” अहीमासले जवाफ दिए, “जब मलाई योआबले पठाए, मैले ठूलो उत्साह देखें। तर के भयो मलाई थाहा छैन।”

30 तब राजाले भने, “यहाँ उभ र पर्ख।” अहीमास त्यहाँ उभिए र पर्खिए।

31 कूशी आए। उनले भने, “मेरा मालिक राजालाई खबर छ। आज परमप्रभुले तपाईंका विरोधीहरूलाई दण्ड दिनुभयो।”

32 राजाले कूशीलाई सोधे, “के अब्शालोम ठीक छ त?”कूशीले जवाफ दिए, “म विश्वास गर्छु जो तपाईंका बिरूद्धमा थिए ती सबैले त्यो जवान केटो (अब्शालोम)ले पाएको जस्तै सजाय पाउने छन्।”

33 तब राजाले अब्शालोम मरे भनेर थाहा पाए। राजा साह्रै दुःखी भए। ऊ द्वारबाट कोठामा गएर रोए। कोठामा जाँदा रूँदै गए। तिनले भन्दैथिए, “हे मेरो छोरा अब्शालोम, तिम्रो सट्टामा म मर्नु असल थियो। हे अब्शालोम, मेरो छोरा, छोरा!”

1 And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.

2 And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.

3 But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.

4 And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.

5 And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

6 So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;

7 Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.

8 For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

9 And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.

10 And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.

11 And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle.

12 And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king’s son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.

13 Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.

14 Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.

15 And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

16 And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.

17 And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.

18 Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.

19 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the Lord hath avenged him of his enemies.

20 And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

21 Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.

22 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?

23 But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.

24 And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.

25 And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.

26 And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.

27 And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

28 And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the Lord thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

29 And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king’s servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.

30 And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.

31 And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the Lord hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.

32 And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.

33 And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!

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