1 Samuel 4

1 Now at that time the Philistines came together to make war against Israel, and the men of Israel went out to war against the Philistines and took up their position at the side of Eben-ezer: and the Philistines put their forces in position in Aphek.

सम्‍पूर्ण इस्राएलभरि शामूएलले वचन दिए । यति बेला इस्राएल पलिश्तीहरूका विरुद्धमा लडाइँ गर्न गयो । तिनीहरूले एबेन-एजेरमा छाउनी हाले र पलिश्‍तीहरूले अपेकमा छाउनी हाले ।

2 And the Philistines put their forces in order against Israel, and the fighting was hard, and Israel was overcome by the Philistines, who put to the sword about four thousand of their army in the field.

इस्राएल विरुद्ध युद्ध गर्न पलिश्तीहरू पङ्तिबद्ध भए । जब युद्ध फैलियो, पलिश्तीहरूद्वारा इस्राएल पराजीत भयो, जसले युद्ध मैदानमा झण्डै चार हजार मानिसहरू मारे ।

3 And when the people came back to their tents, the responsible men of Israel said, Why has the Lord let the Philistines overcome us today? Let us get the ark of the Lord's agreement here from Shiloh, so that it may be with us and give us salvation from the hands of those who are against us.

जब मानिसहरू छाउनीमा आए, इस्राएलका धर्म-गुरुहरूले भने, “आज परमप्रभुले हामीलाई पलिश्‍तीहरूको सामु किन पराजीत गर्नुभयो? परमप्रभुको करारको सन्दुकलाई शीलोबाट यहाँ ल्याऔं, ताकि त्‍यो हामीसँग यहाँ नै रहोस्, जसले हामीलाई आफ्‍ना शत्रुहरूका हातबाट सुरक्षित राखोस् ।”

4 So the people sent to Shiloh and got the ark of the agreement of the Lord of armies whose resting-place is between the winged ones; and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were there with the ark of God's agreement.

त्यसैले मानिसहरूले शीलोमा मानिसहरू पठाए । तिनीहरूले त्यहाँबाट सर्वशक्‍तमान् परमप्रभुको करारको सन्दुक बोके, जो करूबहरूमाथि विराजमान हुनुहुन्छ । एलीका दुई जना छोराहरू होप्‍नी र पीनहास त्यहाँ परमेश्‍वरको करारको सन्दुकसँगै थिए ।

5 And when the ark of the Lord's agreement came into the tent-circle, all Israel gave a great cry, so that the earth was sounding with it.

जब परमप्रभुको करारको सन्दुक छउनीमा ल्‍याइयो, इस्राएलका सबै मानिसहरू ठुलो सोरमा कराए र पृथ्वी नै गुञ्‍जियो ।

6 And the Philistines, hearing the noise of their cry, said, What is this great cry among the tents of the Hebrews? Then it became clear to them that the ark of the Lord had come to the tent-circle.

जब पलिश्तीहरूले कराएको यो आवाज सुने, तिनीहरूले भने, “हिब्रूहरूको छाउनीमा यति ठुलो कराएको आवाजको अर्थ के हो?” तब छाउनीमा परमप्रभुको सन्दुक ल्‍याइएको थियो भन्‍ने कुरा तिनीहरूले थाहा पाए ।

7 And the Philistines, full of fear, said, God has come into their tents. And they said, Trouble is ours! for never before has such a thing been seen.

पलिश्तीहरू डराए । तिनीहरूले भने, “छाउनीमा एउटा देवता आएको छ ।” तिनीहरूले भने, “हामीलाई धिक्‍कार छ! पहिले यस्तो कुनै कुरा भएको छैन ।

8 Trouble is ours! Who will give us salvation from the hands of these great gods? These are the gods who sent all sorts of blows on the Egyptians in the waste land.

हामीलाई धिक्‍कार छ! यी शक्तिशाली देवताहरूको शक्तिबाट हामीलाई कसले सुरक्षा दिन्छ? मिश्रीहरूलाई उजाड-स्‍थानमा विभिन्‍न किसिमका विपत्तिहरूले प्रहार गर्ने देवताहरू यिनै हुन् ।

9 Be strong, O Philistines, be men! Do not be servants to the Hebrews as they have been to you: go forward to the fight without fear.

ए पलिश्तीहरू हो, साहसी होओ र पुरुषार्थी बन, नत्र जसरी हिब्रूहरू तिमीहरूका दासहरू भएका छन् त्यसरी नै तिमीहरू तिनीहरूका दासहरू बन्‍नेछौ ।”

10 So the Philistines went to the fight, and Israel was overcome, and every man went in flight to his tent: and great was the destruction, for thirty thousand footmen of Israel were put to the sword.

पलिश्तीहरूले यद्ध लडे, र इस्राएल पराजित भयो । हरेक मानिस आफ्नो घर भाग्‍यो र ठुलो नरसंहार भयो । किनकि इस्राएलका तिस हजार पैदल सिपाहीहरू मरे ।

11 And the ark of God was taken; and Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were put to the sword.

परमेश्‍वरको सन्दुक लगियो र एलीका दुई छोरा होप्‍नी र पीनहास मरे ।

12 And a man of Benjamin went running from the fight and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothing out of order and earth on his head.

बेन्यामीनको एक जना मानिस युद्ध मैदानबाट आफ्नो लुगा च्यातिएको र शिरमा माटो लागेको अवस्‍थामा नै दौडे र त्‍यसै दिन शीलोमा आए।

13 And when he came, Eli was seated by the wayside watching: and in his heart was fear for the ark of God. And when the man came into the town and gave the news, there was a great outcry.

त्यो आउँदा, एली आफ्नो आसनमा बाटोको छेवैमा बसेर हेरिरहेका थिए, किनभने परमेश्‍वरको सन्दुको चिन्ताले तिनको हृदय काम्यो । जब त्यो मानिस सहर प्रवेश गर्‍यो र त्‍यो खबर भन्‍यो, तब सारा सहरमा रुवाबासी भयो ।

14 And Eli, hearing the noise and the cries, said, What is the reason of this outcry? And the man came quickly and gave the news to Eli.

जब एलीले रुवाबासीको हल्ला सुने, तब तिनले सोधे, “यो हल्लाखल्लाको अर्थ के हो?” त्यो मानिस दौडेर आयो र एलीलाई भन्यो ।

15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were fixed so that he was not able to see.

यति बेला एली अन्ठानब्बे वर्ष भएका थिए । तिनका आँखाहरू धमिला भएका थिए र तिनले देख्‍न सक्दैनथे ।

16 And the man said to Eli, I have come from the army and have come in flight today from the fight. And he said, How did it go, my son?

त्यो मानिसले एलीलाई भन्यो, “युद्ध मैदानबाट आउने मानिस म नै हुँ । म युद्धबाट आज नै भागेको हुँ ।” एलीले भने, “हे मेरो छोरो, त्‍यो कस्तो भयो त?”

17 And the man said, Israel went in flight from the Philistines, and there has been great destruction among the people, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been taken.

सामाचार ल्याउने मानिसले जवाफ दियो र भन्‍यो, “पलिश्तीहरूको सामुबाट इस्राएली भागे । मानिसहरूका माझमा ठुलो पराजय पनि भएको छ । तपाईंका दुई छोरा होप्‍नी र पीनहास पनि मरे, र परमेश्‍वरको सन्दुक कब्जा गरेर लगिएको छ ।

18 And at these words about the ark of God, Eli, falling back off his seat by the side of the doorway into the town, came down on the earth so that his neck was broken and death overtook him, for he was an old man and of great weight. He had been judging Israel for forty years.

जब उसले परमेश्‍वरको सन्दुकको बारेमा भन्‍यो, तब एली ढोकाको छेउमा भएको आफ्नो आसनबाट पछाडीतिर लडे । तिनको घाँटी भाँचियो र तिनी मरे, किनभने तिनी वृद्ध र गह्रौं थिए । तिनी चालिस वर्षसम्म इस्राएलका न्यायकर्ता भएका थिए ।

19 And his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was with child and near the time when she would give birth; and when she had the news that the ark of God had been taken and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, her pains came on her suddenly and she gave birth.

तिनकी बुहारी, पीनहासकी पत्‍नी गर्भवती थिइन् र बालक जन्माउने बेला बएको थियो । जब तिनले परमेश्‍वरको सन्दुक कब्‍जा गरेको, तिनको ससुरा र तिनको पति मरेको समाचार सुनिन्, तब तिनले घुँडा टेकिन् र बालक जन्माइन्, तर तिनको प्रसव वेदना तिनलाई सह्रै पीडा भयो ।

20 And when she was very near death the women who were with her said, Have no fear, for you have given birth to a son. But she made no answer and gave no attention to it.

तिनको मृत्यु हुने बेलामा तिनलाई सेवा दिने स्‍त्रीले भनिन् “नडराऊ, किनकि तिमीले एउटा छोरा जन्माएकी छ्यौ ।” तर तिनले जवाफ दिइनन् न त तिनीहरूले भनेका कुरालाई नै मनमा राखिन् ।

21 And she gave the child the name of Ichabod, saying, The glory has gone from Israel: because the ark of God was taken and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

“इस्राएलबाट महिमा गएको छ” भन्दै त्यो बालकको नाउँ तिनले ईकाबोद राखिन्, किनकि परमेश्‍वरको सन्दुक कब्जा गरिएको, अनि तिनका पति र ससुराको मृत्यु भएको थियो ।

22 And she said, The glory is gone from Israel, for the ark of God has been taken.

तिनले भनिन्, “महिमा इस्राएलबाट गएको छ, किनभने परमेश्‍वरको सन्दुक कब्जा गरिएको छ ।”