¹शाऊलले आफ्ना छोरा जोनाथन र उसका सबै अधिकारीहरूलाई दाऊदको हत्या गर्नु भने। तर जोनाथनले दाऊदलाई एक्दमै प्रेम गर्थे।

¹And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

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²But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:

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³And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.

⁴जोनाथनले आफ्ना पिता शाऊलसँग कुरा गरे। जोनाथनले दाऊदको राम्रो पक्षको चर्चा गरे। जोनाथनले भने, “तपाईं राजा हुनुहुन्छ। दाऊद खालि तपाईंको सेवक मात्र हो। दाऊदले तपाईंलाई कुनै रीतिले हानि गरेको छैन। तपाईंले पनि उसको हानि गर्नु हुँदैन। दाऊदले सधै तपाईंको पक्षमा काम गरे।

⁴And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:

⁵पलिश्ती गोलियतलाई मार्दा पनि दाऊदले आफ्नो जीवन खतरामा हालेका थिए। परमप्रभुले सबै इस्राएललाई महान विजय दिलाउनु भयो। यो सब देखेर तपाईं खुशी हुनुभयो। अब दाऊदलाई किन मार्न चाहनुहुन्छ! दाऊद निर्दोष छ। दाऊदको हत्या गर्ने कुनै कारण नै छैन।”

⁵For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

⁶शाऊलले जोनाथनको कुरा सुन्यो। शाऊलले शपथ खाए, “परमप्रभु जीवित रहनु भए झैं दाऊद मारिने छैन।”

⁶And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain.

⁷यसर्थ जोनाथनले दाऊदलाई बोलाए र सबै कुरा सुनाए। त्यसपछि जोनाथनले दाऊदलाई शाऊल कहाँ लगे। यस पछि शाऊल र दाऊद पहिलेको जस्तै भए।

⁷And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.

⁸युद्ध फेरि शुरू भयो अनि दाऊद पलिश्तीहरूसँग लडन गए। दाऊदले पलिश्तीहरूलाई परास्त गरे र तिनीहरू भागे।

⁸And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.

⁹परमप्रभुबाटको दुष्ट आत्माले शाऊलमा प्रेवश गर्यो। शाऊल घरैमा बसिरहेका थिए। शाऊलको हातमा भाला थियो। दाऊदले वीणा बजाउँदै थिए।

⁹And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand.

¹⁰शाऊलले भाला हानेर दाऊदलाई भित्तैमा उनिदिने प्रयास गरे। तर दाऊद उफ्रिएर बाँचे। भाला गएर भित्तामा गाडियो। त्यही रात दाऊद त्यहाँबाट भागे।

¹⁰And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin: but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.

¹¹शाऊलले दाऊदको घरमा मानिस पठाए! मानिसहरूले दाऊदको घरलाई पहरा दिए। तिनीहरू रातभरी त्यही बसे। बिहानी पख दाऊदलाई मारौंला भने। तर दाऊदकी पत्नी मीकलले उसलाई सावधानी गराउँदै भनिन्, “आज राती भाग्नु होस् र आफ्नो ज्यान बचाउँनु होस्। यदि भाग्नु भएन भने भोलि विहान तपाईं मारिनु हुनेछ।”

¹¹Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.

¹²त्यसपछि मीकलले झ्यालबाट झरेर भाग्न लगाईन्।

¹²So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.

¹³मीकलले एउटा परिवारिक मूर्तिलाई ओध्यानमा सुताएर टाउकोमा बाख्राको रौं राखेर लुगाले ढाकिदिईन्।

¹³And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.

¹⁴शाऊलले दाऊदलाई बन्दी बनाउनलाई दूत पठाए। तर मीकलले भनी, “दाऊद बिरामी हुनुहुन्छ।”

¹⁴And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.

¹⁵शाऊलले दूतलाई फेरि दाऊद पछि पठाए र भने, “दाऊदलाई यहाँ ल्याउँनु यदि तिमीले उसलाई आफ्नो आछ्यानमा सुतिरहेको अवस्थामा ल्याऊ ता की म उसलाई मार्न सकूँ।”

¹⁵And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.

¹⁶ती दूत फेरि दाऊदको घर गए। तिनीहरू दाऊदलाई पक्रन भनेर भित्र गए। तर त्यहाँ गएर देखे ओछ्यानमा त एउटा मूर्तिको कपाल बाख्राको रौं पो रहेछ।

¹⁶And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster.

¹⁷शाऊलले मीकललाई सोधे, “तैले मलाई यसरी धोका किन दिइस्? तैंले मेरो शत्रुलाई भगाइस्। दाऊद भाग्यो।” मीकलले शाऊललाई भनी, “यदि मैले दाऊदलाई भाग्नमा सहायता गरिन भने मलाई नै मार्छु भन्यो।”

¹⁷And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?

¹⁸दाऊद भागेर शमूएल भएको ठाउँ रामामा पुगे। दाऊदले तिनी माथि शाऊलले गरेको प्रत्येक कुरा शमूएललाई सुनाए। त्यसपछि दाऊद र शमूएल दुवै अगमवक्ताहरू बसेका डेरामा पुगे। दाऊद त्यहीं बस्नथाले।

¹⁸So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.

¹⁹शाऊलले सुने कि दाऊद रामाको एउटा डेरामा बस्दैछन्।

¹⁹And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.

²⁰शाऊलले दाऊदलाई पक्रिन मानिस पठाए। तर त्यस डेरामा मानिसहरूले अगमवक्तहरू अगमवाणी गरिरहेका देखे। त्यस दलको माझमा उभिएर शमूएलले नेतृत्व दिंदै थिए। परमेश्वरको आत्मा शाऊलका दूतहरूमा उत्रियो र तिनीहरूले पनि अगमवाणी गर्नथाले।

²⁰And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.

²¹शाऊलले यो खबर पनि सुने र अरू दूतहरू पठाए। तर तिनीहरूले पनि अगमवाणी गर्न थाले। तेस्रो चोटि पनि शाऊलले दूतहरू पठाए तर तिनीहरूले पहिलो तरिका अप्नाए अनि अगमवाणी गर्न लागे।

²¹And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also.

²²अन्त्यमा, शाऊल आफै रामा गए। शाऊल सेकूको खलाको छेऊमा एउटा ठूलो कूवा भएतिर आइपुगे र “शमूएल र दाऊद कहाँ छन्” भनी सोधे। मानिसहरूले जवाफ दिए, “रामाको छाउनी छेऊमा।”

²²Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.

²³त्यसपछि शाऊल रामाको त्यस डेरामा पुगे। परमेश्वरको आत्मा पनि शाऊलमा उत्रियो। शाऊलले पनि अगमवाणी गर्न थाले। शाऊलले बाटोदेखि रामाको डेरा सम्मै अगमवाणी बोले।

²³And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.

²⁴त्यसपछि शाऊलले आफ्नो लुगाहरू खोल्न थाले। शमूएलको अघि पनि शाऊलले अगमवाणी गरिरहे। शाऊल त्यहाँ दिन रात नाङ्गै लडिरहे। यही कारणले मानिसहरू भन्ने गर्छन्, “के शाऊल पनि अगमवक्ताहरू मध्ये कै एकजना हो?”

²⁴And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?