¹एकपल्ट त्यहाँ अनिकाल भयो। यो अनिकाल पनि त्यस्तै प्रकारको थियो जुन अब्राहामको समयमा भएको थियो। यसर्थ इसहाक गरार शहरमा पलिश्ती राजा अबीमेलेककहाँ गए।

¹And there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine which had been in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech the king of the Philistines, to Gerar.

²परमप्रभुले इसहाकसित कुरा गर्नु भयो। उहाँले इसहाकलाई भन्नुभयो, “मिश्र देश नजाऊ, त्यस ठाउँमा जाऊ जुन म तिमीलाई देखाउनेछु।

²And Jehovah appeared to him and said, Go not down to Egypt: dwell in the land that I shall tell thee of.

³त्यही देशमा बस तब म तलाईं सहायता गर्नेछु। म तलाईं आशिर्वाद दिनेछु। तेरो परिवार र तँलाईं यो सबै देश दिनेछु। म त्यही गर्नेछु जुन मैले तेरो बाबु अब्राहामलाई वचन दिएको थिएँ।

³Sojourn in this land; and I will be with thee and bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries; and I will perform the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father.

⁴म तेरो परिवारलाई आकाशका ताराहरू जस्तै बनाउनेछु। अनि यी सबै भूमिहरू तेरो परिवारहरूलाई दिनेछु? पृथ्वीका सबै राष्ट्रहरूले तेरा सन्तानहरूद्वारा आशीर्वाद पाउँनेछन्।

⁴And I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and unto thy seed will I give all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves --

⁵म यस्तो यसैले गरिरहेकोछु किनभने तेरो बाबु अब्राहामले मेरो आज्ञा पालन गरे अनि मैले जे जे भने ती सब गरे। अब्राहामले मेरो आज्ञा, मेरो विधिहरू र मेरो नियमहरूको पालन गरे।”

⁵because that Abraham hearkened to my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

⁶इसहाक गरारमै बसे।

⁶And Isaac dwelt at Gerar.

⁷इसहाककी पत्नी रिबेका अत्यन्तै सुन्दरी थिइन। त्यस ठाउँका मानिसहरूले इसहाकलाई रिबेकाको विषयमा सोधे। इसहाकले भने, “यो मेरो बहिनी हो।” इसहाकले रिबेकालाई आफ्नो पत्नी हो भन्न डरायो। इसहाक रिबेकालाई पाउँनुको निम्ति मानिसहरूले उसलाई मार्न सक्छन् भनेर डराउँथ्यो।

⁷And the men of the place asked about his wife. And he said, She is my sister; for he feared to say, my wife, [saying to himself,] Lest the men of the place slay me on account of Rebecca -- because she was fair in countenance.

⁸जब इसहाक त्यहाँ धेरै दिनसम्म बसे तब एक दिन अबीमेलेकले आफ्नो झ्यालबाट हेरे अनि इसहाक रिबेकासित जिस्की रहेको देखे।

⁸And it came to pass when he had been there some time, that Abimelech the king of the Philistines looked out of the window, and saw, and behold, Isaac was dallying with Rebecca his wife.

⁹अबीमेलेकले इसहाकलाई बोलाए अनि भने, “यो आइमाई तेरी पत्नी रहेछ, तर तैंले हामीलाई किन तेरो बहिनी हो भनेर भनिस्?” इसहाकले उसलाई भने, “म डराएँ कतै तिमीले उसलाई आफ्नो बनाउनुको निम्ति मलाई मार्नेछौ।”

⁹Then Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, she is certainly thy wife; and how saidst thou, She is my sister? and Isaac said to him, Because I said, Lest I die on account of her.

¹⁰अबीमेलेकले भने, “तिमीले हाम्रो निम्ति नराम्रो काम गर्यौ। हाम्रा कोही पनि मानिस तिम्री पत्नीसित सुत्न सक्थ्यो। तब त्यो मानिस ठूलो पापको दोषी हुने थियो।”

¹⁰And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done to us? But a little and one of the people might have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought a trespass on us.

¹¹तब अबीमेलेकले सबै मानिसहरूलाई चेतावनी दिए अनि भने, “तिनीहरूले त्यस मानिस र तिनकी पत्नीलाई नोक्सान नपुर्याउनु। यदि कसैले तिनीहरूलाई नोक्सान पुर्याउँछ भने उसलाई निश्चय नै मारिनेछ।”

¹¹And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that touches this man or his wife shall certainly be put to death.

¹²इसहाकले त्यस भूमिमा खेती गरे अनि त्यस वर्ष धेरै नै फसल उब्जाए। परमप्रभुले उसलाई धेरै आशिष दिनु भयो।

¹²And Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a hundredfold; and Jehovah blessed him.

¹³इसहाक धनी भए। उनले त्यस बेलासम्म सम्पत्ति बटुली बसे जब सम्म उसंग धेरैभन्दा धेरै सम्पत्ति भएन।

¹³And the man became great, and he became continually greater, until he was very great.

¹⁴ऊसित धेरै बगाल अनि हूल गाई बस्तुहरू थिए। कमारा-कमारीहरू पनि उनकोमा घेरै नै थिए। सबै पलिश्तीहरू ऊ सँग आरीस गर्थे।

¹⁴And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great number of servants; and the Philistines envied him.

¹⁵यसैले धेरै वर्ष अघि इसहाकका बाबु अब्राहाम र तिनका नोकरहरूले बनाएका कूवाहरू पलिश्तीहरूले ध्वंश पारिदिए। पलिश्तीहरूले कूवाहरूमा मैला हालेर भरिदिए।

¹⁵And all the wells that his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines stopped them and filled them with earth.

¹⁶अनि अबीमेलेकले इसहाकलाई भने, “हाम्रो देश छोडी देऊ। तिमी हामी भन्दा धेरै शक्तिशाली भएकाछौ।”

¹⁶And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go from us; for thou art become much mightier than we.

¹⁷यसर्थ इसहाकले त्यो भूमि छोडिदिए अनि गरारको उपत्यकामा बसे।

¹⁷And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his camp in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

¹⁸त्यस समयभन्दा धेरै अघि अब्राहामले धेरै कूवाहरू खनाएका थिए। जब अब्राहामको मृत्यु भयो, पलिश्तीहरूले सबै कूवाहरूमा माटो हालेर पुरिदिए। यसर्थ इसहाक त्यहाँ गएर फेरि ती कूवाहरू खानाए अनि उनका बाबु अब्राहामले जे जे नाउँ ती कूवाहरूको राखेका थिए तीनै नाउँ राखे।

¹⁸And Isaac dug again the wells of water that they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, and that the Philistines had stopped after the death of Abraham; and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

¹⁹इसहाकका नोकरहरूले पनि त्यो सानो नदीको नजिक एउटा कूवा खने। त्यस कूवाबाट पानीको एउटा मूल बग्न थाल्यो।

¹⁹And Isaac's servants dug in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.

²⁰तर जो मानिसहरूले गरार बेंसीमा भेडा चराउँथे, तिनीहरूले इसहाकका गोठालासित झगडा गरे। तिनीहरूले भने, “यो पानी हाम्रो हो।” यसर्थ इसहाकले त्यस कूवाको नाउँ एसेक राखे। उनले त्यस कूवाको नाउँ त्यसकारण राखे किनभने त्यही जग्गामा ऊसित ती मानिसहरूले झगडा गरेका थिए।

²⁰But the shepherds of Gerar strove with Isaac's shepherds, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because they had quarrelled with him.

²¹त्यसपछि इसहाकका नोकरहरूले अझ अर्को एक कूवा खने। त्यस जग्गाका मानिसहरूले पनि त्यस कूवाको निम्ति झगडा गरे। यसर्थ इसहाकले त्यस कूवाको नाउँ पनि सित्ना राखे।

²¹And they dug another well, and they strove for that also; and he called the name of it Sitnah.

²²इसहाक त्यहाँबाट गए अनि फेरि अर्को कूवा खनाए। तर त्यहाँ कूवाको विषयमा कोही पनि झगडा गर्न आएनन्। यसर्थ इसहाकले त्यस कूवाको नाउँ रहोबोत राखे। इसहाकले भने, “अहिले परमप्रभुले हाम्रो निम्ति स्थान पाउनु भएछ।” हामी अघि बढनेछौं अनि सफल हुनेछौं।”

²²And he removed thence and dug another well; and they did not strive for that. And he called the name of it Rehoboth, and said, For now Jehovah has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

²³त्यस भूमिबाट इसहाक बेर्शेबा गए।

²³And he went up thence to Beer-sheba.

²⁴त्यस रात परमप्रभुले इसहाकसित कुरा गर्नु भयो। परमप्रभुले भन्नुभयो, “म तेरो बाबु अब्राहामका परमेशवर हुँ। नडरा, म तँसित छु र म तलाईं आशीर्वाद दिनेछु। मेरो दास अब्राहामको कारणले म तेरो परिवारलाई विशाल बनाउनेछु।”

²⁴And Jehovah appeared to him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.

²⁵यसर्थ त्यस ठाउँमा इसहाकले एउटा वेदी बनाए अनि परमप्रभुको आराधना गरे। इसहाकले त्यहाँ एउटा पाल अनि त्यहाँ उसका नोकरहरूलाई एउटा कूवा पनि खनाए।

²⁵And he built an altar there, and called upon the name of Jehovah. And he pitched his tent there; and there Isaac's servants dug a well.

²⁶अबीमेलेक इसहाकलाई भेट्न गरारबाट आए। तिनीसंग आफ्नो सल्लाहकार अहुज्जत र सैन्य सेनापनि पीकोललाई पनि ल्याएको थिए।

²⁶And Abimelech, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phichol the captain of his host, went to him from Gerar.

²⁷इसहाकले सोध्यो, “तिमी मलाई भेट्न किन आयौ? तिमी त मसित मैत्री सम्बन्ध राख्दैन थियौ। तिमीले मलाई आफ्नो देश त्याग्नु पनि बाध्य गराएको थियौ।”

²⁷And Isaac said to them, Why are ye come to me, seeing ye hate me, and have driven me away from you?

²⁸उसले उत्तर दियो, “अब हामीले बुझ्यौं परमप्रभु तिमीसित हुनुहुन्छ। हामी चाहन्छौं तिमीसित हाम्रो एउटा सम्झौता होस्। हामी चाहन्छौं तिमीले हामीलाई एउटा वचन देऊ।

²⁸And they said, We saw certainly that Jehovah is with thee; and we said, Let there be then an oath between us -- between us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee,

²⁹हामीले तिमीलाई कुनै नोक्सान गरेका थिएनौ र अब तिमीले वचन दिनु पर्छ तिमीले पनि हाम्रो केही नोक्सान गर्ने छैनौ। हामीले तिमीलाई पठायौं तर हामीले शान्तिसितै पठायौं। अब यो निश्चित छ परमप्रभुले तिमीलाई आशीर्वाद दिनु भएको छ।”

²⁹that thou wilt do us no wrong, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done to thee nothing but good, and have let thee go in peace; thou art now blessed of Jehovah.

³⁰त्यसकाराण इसहाकले तिनीहरुलाई उधुय-भोज दिए। तिनीहरू सबैले खाए अनि पिए।

³⁰And he made them a feast, and they ate and drank.

³¹अर्को दिन बिहान तिनीहरू प्रत्येक मानिसले कसम खाए अनि त्यसपछि इसहाकले तिनीहरूलाई शान्तिसित विदा दिए अनि तिनीहरू पनि सकुशल फर्के।

³¹And they rose early in the morning, and swore one to another; and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

³²त्यसदिन इसहाकका नोकरहरू आए तिनीहरूले खनेको कूवाहरूको विषयमा बताए। नोकरहरूले भने, “हामीहरूले ती कूवाहरूबाट पानी पियौं।”

³²And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well that they had dug, and said to him, We have found water.

³³यसकारण इसहाकले त्यसको नाउँ शिबा राखे र अहिले पनि त्यस शहरको नाउँ बेर्शेबा भनिन्छ। एसाव र उनका पत्नीहरू

³³And he called it Shebah; therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.

³⁴जब एसाव चालीस वर्ष पुगे उनले हित्ती स्त्रीहरूसित विवाह गरे। एक जना बेरीकी छोरी यहूदीत थिइन् अर्की एलोनकी छोरी बासमत थिइन्। 35यी विवाहले इसहाक अनि रिबेकाको मन दुःखले भरिदियो।

³⁴And Esau was forty years old, when he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basmath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

³⁵[This verse may not be a part of this translation]

³⁵And they were a grief of mind to Isaac and to Rebecca.