¹बसन्त ऋतुको समय जब राजाहरू युद्धका निम्ति बाहिर आए र दाऊदले योआब, तिनका अधिकारीहरू र सारा इस्राएली सैनिकहरूलाई अम्मोनीहरू नष्ट गर्न पठाउनु भयो। योआबका सेनाहरूले तिनीहरूको राजधानी रब्बा शहरमा पनि आक्रमण गरे। तर दाऊद यरूशलेममा नै बसे।

¹And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.

²साँझमा तिनी ओछ्यानबाट उठे र राजभवनको कौशिमा टहल्नथाले। त्यहि समय दाऊदले कौशिबाट एउटी स्त्रीलाई नुहाउँदै गरेको देखे। तिनी साह्रै सुन्दरी थिईन्।

²And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

³त्यसैकारण दाऊदले तिनको विषयमा जान्नका निम्ति आफ्ना अधिकारीहरू पठाए। एकजना अधिकारीले बुझेर खबर दिए, “त्यो स्त्री एलीआमको छोरी र हित्तीका उरियाहकी पत्नी बेतशेबा हुन्।”

³And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

⁴दाऊदले उसका दूतहरूलाई त्यो स्त्री बोलाउन पठाए। जब ती स्त्री आइन्, दाऊदले तिनीसँग सहवास गरे। तिनको मासिक धर्मको समय शेष भयो। तब तिनी गइहालीन्।

⁴And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.

⁵र बेतशेबा गर्भबती भइन्। तिनले दाऊदलाई, “म गर्भवती भएँ’“ भनेर खबर पठाइन्।

⁵And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.

⁶दाऊदले योआबकहाँ खबर पठाए, “हित्तीका उरिहालाई मकहाँ पठाउनू।” यसैले योआबले ऊरियालाई दाऊदकहाँ पठाए।

⁶And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.

⁷उरियाह दाऊदकहाँ आए। दाऊदले उरियाहसँग योआबको विषयमा सोधे। सैनिकहरूको हाल खबर सोधे र युद्धको विषयमा जान्न चाहे।

⁷And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.

⁸तब दाऊदले उरियाहलाई भने, “आराम गर र आनन्दित हौ।” उरियाहले राजभवन छोडे। राजाले उसलाई उपहारहरू पनि दिए।

⁸And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.

⁹तर उरियाह उसको घरमा गएनन्। उरियाह राजभवनको बाहिर दैलोमा सुते। राजाका अन्य नोकर चाकर झैं तिनी सुते।

⁹But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.

¹⁰नोकर चाकरले दाऊदलाई भने, “उरियाह घर गएनन्।” त्यसपछि दाऊदले उरियाहलाई भने, “तिमी टाढाबाट आएका थियौ किन घर गएनौ?”

¹⁰And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house?

¹¹उरियाहले दाऊदलाई भने, “परमप्रभुको पवित्र सन्दूक अनि इस्राएलका सैनिकहरू र यहूदाका सैनिक सबै तम्बूमा बस्छन्। मेरा स्वामी योआब, अनि राजा दाऊदका अधिकारीहरू सबै खुल्ला मैदानमा डेरा गरेर बस्छन्। यसैले म घर गएर खाई पिई पत्नीसँग सुत्नु ठीक हैन।”

¹¹And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

¹²दाऊदले उरियाहलाई भने, “आज यहीं बस। भोलि म तिमीलाई युद्ध भूमिमा पठाउँछु।” उरियाह त्यस दिन रातभरि यरूशलेममा नै बसे।

¹²And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.

¹³त्यसपछि दाऊदले उरियाहलाई उनलाई भेट्नु भने। उरियाहले दाऊदसँगै खान-पिन गरे। दाऊदले उरियाहलाई धेरै मताए। तरै पनि उरियाह उसको घरमा गएनन्। तिनी अन्य सेवकहरू झैं राजमहलको प्रवेशद्वार बाहिर सुते।

¹³And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.

¹⁴अर्को बिहान दाऊदले योआबलाई पत्र लेखे। दाऊदले उरियाहलाई नै पत्र थमाए।

¹⁴And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.

¹⁵पत्रमा दाऊदले लेखेका थिएः “उरियाहलाई जहाँ घमासन युद्ध हुन्छ त्यही पठाउनु। एक्लो छोडिदिनु अनि युद्धमा नै मरोस्।”

¹⁵And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.

¹⁶जब योआबले शहरलाई कब्जा गरे, उसले जहाँ साहसी अम्मोनीहरू थिए ती भेट्टाए। उनले उरियाहलाई त्यही ठाउँमा जान छाने।

¹⁶And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.

¹⁷रब्बाका मानिसहरू योआबको विरूद्ध युद्ध गर्न आए। दाऊदका कतिपय मानिसहरू मरे। मर्नेहरूमा उरियाह पनि थिए।

¹⁷And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.

¹⁸तब योआबले दाऊदलाई युद्धको विषयमा खबर पठाए।

¹⁸Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;

¹⁹योआबले दूतलाई युद्धमा के भएको थियो भन्नु भनेर पठाए।

¹⁹And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,

²⁰योआबले भने, “हुनसक्छ राजा रिसाउनु हुनेछ अनि सोध्नु हुनेछन्, ‘योआबका सेनाहरू शहरका पर्खाल नजिक किन लडे? साँच्चैनै योआबलाई थाहा हुनुपर्ने पर्खालमाथिबाट मानिसहरूले तल वाण चलाउन सक्छन्।

²⁰And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

²¹के उसलाई थाहा छैन यरूब्बेशेतका छोरा अबीमेलेकलाई कसले मार्यो? एउटी आइमाईले जाँतोको ढुङ्गाले हानेर अबीमेलेक मरेका थिए। त्यस्तो जान्दा-जान्दै पनि किन पर्खालकै नजिक गएको?’ यदि राजाले यी कुराहरू सोधे भने भन्नु, ‘तपाईंको अधिकारी उरियाह पनि मरे।”‘

²¹Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

²²दूत गएर योआबले आज्ञा दिएका कुरा सबै दाऊदलाई सुनाए।

²²So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.

²³दूतहरूले दाऊदलाई भने, “अम्मोनका मानिसहरूले हामीलाई मैदानमा धावा बोले। हामी लड्यौं र शहरको फाटकसम्म खेद्‌दै भगायौं।

²³And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.

²⁴तब शहरको पर्खालबाट तपाईंका अधिकारीहरूलाई मानिसहरूले बाण चलाए। तपाईंका केही अधिकारीहरू मरे। तपाईंका अधिकारी उरिययाह पनि यसरी मरे।”

²⁴And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

²⁵दाऊदले दूतहरूलाई योआब कहाँ खबर पठाएः “दुःख मान्ने केही कारण छैन। तरवारले एकजना मानिस पनि मार्न सक्छ अर्को पनि। रब्बाको बिरूद्धमा शक्तिशाली आक्रमण चलाएर विजय प्राप्त गर। यी शब्दहरूले योआबलाई उत्साह प्रदान गर।”

²⁵Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.

²⁶बेतशेबाले आफ्ना पति उरियाह मरेको थाहा पाउँछिन्। आफ्ना लोग्नेको निम्त रोइकराई र्गछिन्।

²⁶And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.

²⁷तिनले शोकाकुल अवस्था पार गरेपछि दाऊदले नोकरलाई बोलाउन पठाउँछन्। तिनी दाऊदकी पत्नी बन्छिन् र दाऊदको छोरा जन्माउँछिन्। तर परमप्रभुलाई दाऊदको कुकर्म ठीक लागेको थिएन।

²⁷And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.