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

¹There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar.

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

²Yahweh appeared to him, and said, “Don’t go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about.

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।

³Live in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you. For to you, and to your seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.

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

⁴I will multiply your seed as the stars of the sky, and will give to your seed all these lands. In your seed will all the nations of the earth be blessed,

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 Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”

⁶इसहाक गरारमै बसे।

⁶Isaac lived in 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।

⁷The men of the place asked him about his wife. He said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “My wife,” lest, he thought, “the men of the place might kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to look at.”

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

⁸It happened, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was caressing Rebekah, 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।”

⁹Abimelech called Isaac, and said, “Behold, surely she is your wife. Why did you say, ‘She is my sister?’” Isaac said to him, “Because I said, ‘Lest I die because 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।”

¹⁰Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt 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।”

¹¹Abimelech commanded all the people, saying, “He who touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”

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

¹²Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year one hundred times what he planted. Yahweh blessed him.

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

¹³The man grew great, and grew more and more until he became very great.

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

¹⁴He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.

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

¹⁵Now all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth.

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

¹⁶Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go from us, for you are much mightier than we.”

¹⁷यसर्थ इसहाकले त्यो भूमि छोडिदिए अनि गरारको उपत्यकामा बसे।

¹⁷Isaac departed from there, encamped in the valley of Gerar, and lived 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।

¹⁸Isaac dug again the wells of water, which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father. For the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham. 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।

¹⁹Isaac’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।

²⁰The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” He called the name of the well Esek, because they contended 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।

²¹They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. He called its name 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।”

²²He left that place, and dug another well. They didn’t argue over that one. He called it Rehoboth. He said, “For now Yahweh has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”

²³त्यस भूमिबाट इसहाक बेर्शेबा गए।

²³He went up from there to Beersheba.

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।”

²⁴Yahweh appeared to him the same night, and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father. Don’t be afraid, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your 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।

²⁵He built an altar there, and called on the name of Yahweh, and pitched his tent there. There Isaac’s servants dug a well.

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

²⁶Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his army.

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

²⁷Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, since you hate me, and have sent 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।

²⁸They said, “We saw plainly that Yahweh was with you. We said, ‘Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you,

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 you will do us no harm, as we have not touched you, and as we have done to you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace.’ You are now the blessed of Yahweh.”

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

³⁰He 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।

³¹They rose up some time in the morning, and swore one to another. 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।”

³²It happened the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which 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

³³He called it Shibah. Shibah means “oath” or “seven.” Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba Beersheba means “well of the oath” or “well of the seven” 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।

³⁴When Esau was forty years old, he took as wife Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

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

³⁵They grieved Isaac’s and Rebekah’s spirits.