1त्यहाँ बिक्रीका छोरा शेबा नाउँ गरेको दुष्ट प्रवृतिका बिन्यामीन कुल समूहका एकजना मानिस थिए। शेबाले तुरही फुकेर मानिसहरू भेला गर्ने भए। तब उसले भने, “हामीसित दाऊदको भाग छैन यिशैको छोरामा हाम्रो कुनै अंश छैन इस्राएल, हामी सबै घर जाऔं आफ्नो पालमा।”
1There happened to be there a base fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew the trumpet, and said, “We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, Israel!”
2यसैले सबै इस्राएलीहरू दाऊदलाई छोडेर बिक्रीका छोरा शेबाकापछि लागे। तर यहूदाका सबै मानिसहरू यर्दन नदी देखि यरूशलेमसम्मै बाटोमा राजाका साथ बसे।
2So all the men of Israel went up from following David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah joined with their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.
3दाऊद उनको महल यरूशलेम फर्किएर आए। दाऊदले आफ्ना 10 जना “उप-पत्नीहरूलाई महलको हेरचार गर्नका निम्ति छोडेका थिए। तब दाऊदले ती उप-पत्नीहरूलाई विशेष महलमा राखेका थिए। यो घरको सुरक्षा गरिरहन द्वारपालेहरू त्यहाँ थिए। ती स्त्रीहरू नमरिञ्जेलसम्म त्यहीं बसे। दाऊदले तिनीहरूका निम्ति भोजनको बन्दोबस्त गरिदिएका थिए, तर शारीरिक सम्बन्ध भने गरेन्न। तिनीहरूले विधुवाको जस्तै जीवन बिताए।
3David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in custody, and provided them with sustenance, but didn’t go in to them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood.
4राजाले आमासालाई भने, “यहूदाका मानिसहरूलाई तीन दिन भित्र मलाई भेट्नु भन्नु। अनि त्यहाँ तिमी पनि हुने छौ।”
4Then the king said to Amasa, “Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be here present.”
5आमासाले यहूदाका मानिसहरू भेला गर्न गए। तर राजाले दिएको समयभन्दा ज्यादा लगाए।
5So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together; but he stayed longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
6दाऊदले अबीशैलाई भने, “बिक्रीको छोरा शेबा हाम्रो निम्ति अब्शालोम भन्दा डरलाग्दो हो। मेरा अधिकारीहरूसित शेबालाई पछ्याऊ। शहरको पर्खालमा पस्नु भन्दा अघि उसलाई समात। यदि शेबाले सुरक्षित शहरमा प्रवेश गर्यो भने हामीले त्यसलाई भेट्न सक्दैनौ।”
6David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom did. Take your lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get himself fortified cities, and escape out of our sight.”
7यसैकारण योआब अनि अबीशै बिक्रीको छोरा शेवाको पिछा गर्न यरूशलेम छोडे। योआबले आफ्ना साथमा करेती, पलेती र अरू सिपाहीहरू लगे।
7There went out after him Joab’s men, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men; and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
8जब गिबोनका ठूला चट्टानमा योआब र तिनका सिपाहीहरू आए, अमासा तिनीहरूलाई भेटून आए। योआबले आफ्नो पोषाक लगाएका थिए। योआबले पेटी कसेका थिए अनि म्यानमा तरवार भिरेका थिए। जस्तो योआब अमासालाई भेटून गए त्यस्तै योआबको म्यानबाट तरवार खस्यो। योआबले तरवार टिपेर हातमा लिए।
8When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Joab was clothed in his apparel of war that he had put on, and on it was a sash with a sword fastened on his waist in its sheath; and as he went forth it fell out.
9योआबले अमासालाई सोधे, “भाइ, जाती नै छौ?” तब योआबले दाहिने हातले अमासाको दाह्री समातेर म्वाई खान खोजे।
9Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
10अमासाले योआबको देब्रे हातमा भएको तरवार ख्यालै गरेनन्। त्यही मौकामा योआबले तरवारद्वारा अमासाको भुँडी रोपिदिन्छ। अमासाको आन्द्रा भुँडी भुँइभरि हुन्छ। योआबले अर्कोचोटि रोप्न परेन ऊ मरिसकेको थियो। तब योआब र तिनका भाइ अबीशैले बिक्रीको छोरा शेबाको लगातार खोजी गर्छन्।
10But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand. So he struck him with it in the body, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and didn’t strike him again; and he died. Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
11योआबका एकजना जवान सिपाही अमासाको लाशको छेउमा उभिएका थिए। त्यस जवान सिपाहीले भने, “ज-जसले योआब र दाऊदलाई समर्थन गर्दछौ, तिमीहरू योआबलाई पछ्याऊ।”
11There stood by him one of Joab’s young men, and said, “He who favors Joab, and he who is for David, let him follow Joab!”
12अमासाको शरीर बाटोको बीचमा रगतमा मुछिएर लडिरहेको थियो। त्यस जवान सिपाहीलाई लाग्यो कि अमासाको लाश हेर्न सबै त्यहाँ रोकिए। यसैले उसले लाशलाई बाटोबाट खेततिर पल्टाइदियो। तब उसले यस लाशलाई लुगाले ढाकि दियो।
12Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the midst of the highway. When the man saw that all the people stood still, he carried Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a garment over him, when he saw that everyone who came by him stood still.
13बाटोबाट अमासाको लाश हटाएपछि मानिसहरू योआबको पछि-पछि लागे। योआबलाई भेटेपछि बिक्रीको छोरा शेबाको खोजीमा लागे।
13When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
14बिक्रीको छोरा शेबा सबै इस्राएल कुल समूहबाट हुँदै आबेल-बेत-माका तिर लागे। सबै मानिसहरू जम्मा भए अनि शेबाको अनुशरण गरे।
14He went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, and to Beth Maacah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.
15योआब र तिनका मानिसहरू आबेल बेत-माका आए। योआबका सेनाले शहरलाई घेरे। तिनीहरूले पर्खालको छेउमा माटो थुपारे, जसद्वारा पर्खाललाई नाग्न सकियोस्। योआबका मानिसहरूले पर्खालका ढुङ्गाहरू फुटाउन थाले, जसले पर्खाललाई लडाउँन सकियोस्।
15They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
16तर त्यस शहरमा एउटी ज्ञानी स्त्री थिई। तिनले याओबलाई शहरभित्रबाट कराइन्। तिनले भनिन्, “मेरो कुरा सुन्नुहोस्, योआबलाई यहाँ आउनु भन। म ऊसित कुरा गर्न चाहान्छु।”
16Then a wise woman cried out of the city, “Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, ‘Come near here, that I may speak with you.’”
17त्यस महिलासँग कुरा गर्न योआब गए। त्यस महिलाले योआबलाई भनिन्, “तपाईं नै योआब हुनुहुन्छ?” योआबले जवाफ दिए, “ज्यू, म नै हुँ।” तब त्यस महिलाले भनिन, “मेरो कुरा सुन्नुहोस्।” योआबले भने, “म सुन्दैछु।”
17He came near to her; and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” He answered, “I am.” Then she said to him, “Hear the words of your handmaid.” He answered, “I do hear.”
18तब त्यस महिलाले भनिन्, “पहिले पहिले मानिसहरू भन्ने गर्थे, ‘आबेल-बेतमा सहायता माग जे जस्तो समस्या पनि हल हुन्छ।’
18Then she spoke, saying, “They were used to say in old times, ‘They shall surely ask counsel at Abel;’ and so they settled it.
19म यस शहरका शान्तिप्रिय र राजभक्त मानिसहरूमध्ये एकजना हुँ। इस्राएलको एउटा महत्वपूर्ण शहर नष्ट गर्ने चेष्टामा छौ। किन तपाईं परमप्रभुको सम्पत्ति नष्ट गर्न चाहानु हुन्छ?”
19I am among those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up the inheritance of Yahweh?”
20योआबले जवाफ दिए, “होइन, मैले केही नष्ट गर्न चाहिरहेको छैन। मैले तिम्रो शहरलाई पनि नष्ट गर्दिन।
20Joab answered, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
21तर एप्रैमको एकजना मानिस तिम्रो यस शहरमा छ। उसको नाउँ शेबा हो, ऊ बिक्रीको छोरा हो। त्यसले राजा दाऊदको विरूद्धमा जाने चेष्टा गर्यो। त्यसलाई मेरो जिम्मा लगाइदेऊ, म शहर छोडिहाल्छु।” त्यस महिलाले योआबलाई भनिन्, “ठीक छ। त्यसको टाउको पर्खालबाट तपाईंलाई दिइने छ।”
21The matter is not so. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David. Deliver him only, and I will depart from the city.” The woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall.”
22तब त्यस महिलाले बुद्धिमानी तवरले शहरका सबै मानिसहरूलाई भनिन्। मानिसहरूले बिक्रीको छोरा शेबाको टाउको छिनाए। त्यसपछि पर्खालबाट शेबाको टाउको योआबको निम्ति हुत्याइदिए। त्यसपछि योआबले तुरही फुके अनि सेनाहरूले शहर छोडे। सिपाहीहरू घर गए, अनि योआब यरूशलेममा राजाकहाँ गए।
22Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. They cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. He blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
23योआब इस्राएली सेनाका कप्तान थिए। यहोयादाका छोरा बनायाहाले करेती र पलेतीहरूका सेनापति थिए।
23Now Joab was over all the army of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites;
24अदोनिराम ती कठिन काम गर्न बाध्य गरिएका मानिसहरूका नाईके थिए। अहीलूदका छोरा यहोशापात इतिहासकार थिए। 25शेबा सचिव थिए। सादोक र एबीयातार दुवै पूजाहारी थिए। 26अनि याइरी ईराचाहि दाऊदका मुख्य सल्लाहाकार थिए।
24and Adoram was over the men subject to forced labor; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;
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25and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
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26and also Ira the Jairite was chief minister to David.