1 Kings 12

1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem. For in that place, all of Israel had gathered to appoint him as king.

रहबाम शकेममा गए किनकि सारा इस्राएल तिनलाई राजा बनाउन शकेममा आउँदै थिए ।

2 Yet truly, Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, while he was still in Egypt as a fugitive from the face of king Solomon, hearing of his death, returned from Egypt.

नबातका छोरा यारोबामले यो कुरा सुन्दा (तिनी अझैसम्म मिश्रमा नै थिए जहाँ तिनी सोलोमन राजाको उपस्थितिबाट भागेर गएका थिए) तिनी मिश्रमा नै बसेका थिए ।

3 And they sent and called him. Therefore, Jeroboam went, with the entire multitude of Israel, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying:

त्यसैले, तिनीहरूले यारोबामलाई बोलाइपठाए, अनि यारोबाम र इस्राएलका सारा समुदाय रहबामकहाँ आएर भने,

4 “Your father imposed a very harsh yoke upon us. And so, you should now take away a little from the very harsh rule of your father and from his very grievous yoke, which he imposed upon us, and we will serve you.”

“तपाईंका पिताले हाम्रो जुवा गरुङ्गो बनाइदिनुभयो । अब तपाईंका पिताले हामीमाथि राखिदिनुभएको भारी र जुवा हलुङ्गो बनाइदिनुहोस्, अनि हामी तपाईंको सेवा गर्ने छौँ ।

5 And he said to them, “Go away, until the third day, and then return to me.” And when the people had gone away,

रहबामले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “तपाईंहरू जानुहोस् र तिनदिनपछि फर्केर आउनुहोस् ।” त्यसैले मानिसहरू प्रस्थान गरे ।

6 king Rehoboam took counsel with the elders who had assisted before his father Solomon while he was still living. And he said, “What counsel do you give to me, so that I may respond to this people?”

रहबाम राजाले आफ्ना पिता सोलोमन जीवित छँदा तिनको सामु खडा हुने पाका मानिसहरूसित सरसल्लाह लिए र भने, “यी मानिसहरूलाई जवाफ दिन तपाईंहरू मलाई के सल्लाह दिनुहुन्छ?”

7 They said to him, “If today you will obey and serve this people, and yield to their petition, and if you will speak lenient words to them, they will be your servants for all days.”

तिनीहरूले तिनलाई जवाफ दिए, “आज तपाईं तिनीहरूका सेवक बनी तिनीहरूको सेवा गर्नुभयो र तिनीहरूलाई असल जवाफ दिनुभयो भने तिनीहरू सधैँ तपाईंका सेवकहरू हुने छन् ।”

8 But he abandoned the counsel of the old men, which they had given to him. And he consulted the young men who had been raised with him, and who were assisting him.

तर रहबामले यी पाका मानिसहरूले दिएको सल्लाहलाई बेवास्ता गरे, र आफूसँगै हुर्केर आफ्नो सामु खडा हुने युवाहरूसित सल्लाह लिए ।

9 And he said to them: “What counsel do you give to me, so that I may respond to this people, who have said to me: ‘Make light the yoke that your father imposed on us?’”

तिनले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “'तपाईंका पिताले हामीमाथि राखिदिनुभएको जुवा हलुको पारिदिनुहोस्' भनी बताउने मानिसहरूलाई मैले कस्तो जवाफ दिनुपर्छ भनी तिमीहरू मलाई के सल्लाह दिन्छौ?”

10 And the young men who had been raised with him, said: “You shall speak in this way to this people, who have spoken to you, saying: ‘Your father weighed down our yoke. You should relieve us.’ You shall say this to them: ‘My little finger is thicker than the back of my father.

आफूसँगै हुर्केका युवाहरूले रहबामलाई यसो भने, “तपाईंका पिता सोलोमनले तिनीहरूको जुवा गरुङ्गो बनाइदिनुभयो र अब तपाईंले यसलाई हलुको बनाइदिनुपर्छ भनी बताउने मानिसहरूलाई गएर यसो भन्नुहोस्, ‘मेरो कान्छी औँला मेरा पिताको कम्मरभन्दा मोटो छ ।

11 And now, my father placed a heavy yoke upon you, but I will add more upon your yoke. My father cut you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions.’”

त्यसैले अब मेरा पिताले तिमीहरूमाथि गरुङ्गो जुवा बोकाउनुभएको थियो । म त्यो अझै गरुङ्गो पारिदिने छु । मेरा पिताले तिमीहरूलाई कोर्रा लगाउनुभएको थियो, तर म तिमीहरूलाई बिच्छीहरूले डस्न लगाउने छु' ।”

12 Therefore, Jeroboam and all the people went to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had spoken, saying, “Return to me on the third day.”

त्यसैले तेस्रो दिनमा यारोबाम र सारा मानिस रहबामकहाँ आए । किनकि राजाले यसो भनी निर्देशन दिएका थिए, “तेस्रो दिनमा मकहाँ फर्केर आओ ।”

13 And the king responded to the people harshly, leaving behind the counsel of the elders that they had given to him.

राजाले मानिसहरूलाई कडा तवरले जवाफ दिए, र तिनले पाका मानिसहरूले तिनलाई दिएको सल्लाहको बेवास्ता गरे ।

14 And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying: “My father weighed down your yoke, but I will add more to your yoke. My father cut you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions.”

तिनले युवाहरूको सल्लाह मानी तिनीहरूलाई भने, “मेरा पिताले तिमीहरूमाथि गरुङ्गो जुवा बोकाउनुभएको थियो । म त्यो अझै गरुङ्गो पारिदिने छु । मेरा पिताले तिमीहरूलाई कोर्रा लगाउनुभएको थियो, तर म तिमीहरूलाई बिच्छीहरूले डस्न लगाउने छु ।”

15 And the king did not acquiesce to the people. For the Lord had turned him away, so that he might raise up his word, which he had spoken by the hand of Ahijah, the Shilonite, to Jeroboam, the son of Nebat.

यसरी राजाले मानिसहरूको कुरा सुनेनन् किनकि शीलोका अहियाहद्वारा नबातका छोरा यारोबामलाई उहाँले भन्नुभएको वचन पुरा होस् भनेर परमप्रभुले यस्तो परिस्थिति ल्याउनुभएको थियो ।

16 And so the people, seeing that the king had not been willing to listen to them, responded to him, saying: “What part do we have in David? Or what inheritance do we have in the son of Jesse? Go to your own tents, O Israel. Now David, see to your own house.” And Israel went away to their own tents.

जब सारा इस्राएलको कुरा राजाले नसुनेको तिनीहरूले देखे तब मानिसहरूले तिनलाई जवाफ दिए, “दाऊदमा हाम्रो के हिस्सा छ र? यिशैका छोरामा हाम्रो कुनै उत्तराधिकार छैन! हे इस्राएली हो, आ-आफ्ना पालमा जाओ । हे दाऊद, तिमी आफ्नै घर सम्हाल ।” यसरी इस्राएलीहरू आ-आफ्ना पालमा फर्केर गए ।

17 But over all the sons of Israel who were living in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned.

तर रहबाम यहूदाका सहरहरूमा बस्ने इस्राएलीहरूका राजा बने ।

18 Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute. And all of Israel stoned him, and he died. Therefore, king Rehoboam hurrying, climbed into the chariot, and fled to Jerusalem.

तब रहबाम राजाले बेगार काममा लगाउने मानिसहरूका जिम्मावाल अदोनीरामलाई पठाए, तर सारा इस्राएलले तिनलाई ढुङ्गाले हानेर मारे । रहबाम राजा आफ्नो रथमा चढेर झट्टै यरूशलेममा भागे ।

19 And Israel drew away from the house of David, even to the present day.

त्यसैले आजको दिनसम्म इस्राएल दाऊदको घरानाको विरुद्धमा बागी बनेको छ ।

20 And it happened that, when all of Israel had heard that Jeroboam had returned, gathering an assembly, they sent and called him, and they appointed him as king over all of Israel. And no one followed the house of David, except the tribe of Judah alone.

यारोबाम फर्के भनी जब सारा इस्राएलले सुने तिनीहरूको आफ्नो सभामा तिनलाई बोलाउनपठाइ तिनलाई सारा इस्राएलमाथि राजा बनाए । यहूदाको कुलबाहेक दाऊदको परिवारलाई पछ्याउने कोही भएन ।

21 Then Rehoboam went to Jerusalem, and he gathered together the entire house of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, one hundred and eighty thousand elect men of war, so that they might fight against the house of Israel, and might bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon.

जब रहबाम यरूशलेममा आए तिनले यहूदाको सबै घराना र बेन्यामीन कुललाई भेला गरे । इस्राएलको घरानाको विरुद्धमा लडी सोलोमनका छोरा रहबामको राज्यलाई पुनर्स्थापित गर्न त्यहाँ १,८०,००० चुनिएका योद्धा जम्मा भएका थिए ।

22 But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying:

तर परमेश्वरका जन शमायाहकहाँ परमेश्वरको वचन आयो,

23 “Speak to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, the king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah, and to Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying:

“सोलोमनका छोरा यहूदाका राजा रहबाम अनि यहूदा र बेन्यामीनका सम्पूर्ण घरानासाथै बाँकी सबै मानिसलाई भन्,

24 ‘Thus says the Lord: You shall not go up, and you shall not make war against your brothers, the sons of Israel. Let each man return to his own house. For this word came from me.’” And they listened to the word of the Lord, and they returned from the journey, as the Lord had instructed them.

'परमप्रभु यसो भन्नुहुन्छः आफ्ना दाजुभाइ इस्राएलका मानिसहरूलाई तिमीहरूले आक्रमण नगर्नू वा तिनीहरूसित लडाइँ नगर्नू । हरेक मानिस आ-आफ्नो घरमा फर्केर जाओस् किनकि यो काम मैले गरेको हुँ' ।” त्यसैले तिनीहरूले परमप्रभुको वचन सुने र तिनीहरू फर्केर आ-आफ्नो बाटो लागे । यसरी तिनीहरूले उहाँको वचन पालन गरे ।

25 Then Jeroboam built up Shechem, on mount Ephraim, and he lived there. And departing from there, he built up Penuel.

तब यारोबामले एफ्राइमको पहाडी देशमा शकेमलाई मजबुत पारी तिनी त्यहीँ बसे । तिनी त्यहाँबाट गएर तिनले पनीएल सहर बनाए ।

26 And Jeroboam said in his heart: “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David,

यारोबामले आफ्नो ह्रदयमा सोचे, “अब यो राज्य दाऊदको घरानामा फर्कने छ ।

27 if this people ascend to offer sacrifices in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem. And the heart of this people will be converted to their lord Rehoboam, the king of Judah, and they will put me to death, and return to him.”

यी मानिसहरू यरूशलेमस्थित परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा बलिदान चढाउन गए भने यी मानिसहरूका ह्रदय तिनीहरूका मालिक अर्थात् यहूदाका राजा रहबामकहाँ फर्कने छन् । मलाई मारेर तिनीहरू यहूदाका राजा रहबामकहाँ फर्केने छन् ।”

28 And devising a plan, he made two golden calves. And he said to them: “No longer choose to ascend to Jerusalem. Behold, these are your gods, O Israel, who led you away from the land of Egypt!”

यसैले राजा यारोबामले सरसल्लाह लिई सुनका दुईवटा बाछा बनाए । तिनले मानिसहरूलाई भने, “तिमीहरूलाई यरूशलेमसम्म जान निकै टाढा हुन्छ । हे इस्राएली हो, तिमीहरूलाई मिश्र देशबाट ल्याउने देवताहरू यी नै हुन् ।”

29 And he stationed one in Bethel, and the other in Dan.

तिनले एउटालाई बेथेलमा र अर्कोलाई दानमा राखे ।

30 And this word became an occasion of sin. For the people went to adore the calf, even to Dan.

यसरी यही कार्य नै पाप बन्यो । मानिसहरू एक ठाउँदेखि अर्को ठाउँमा र दानसम्मै पुजा गर्न गए ।

31 And he made shrines on the high places, and he made priests out of the lowest people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

यारोबामले डाँडामा पुजा गर्ने ठाउँहरू बनाए, र तिनले सबै मानिसका बिचबाट पुजारीहरू नियुक्त गरे जो लेवीका छोराहरूमध्येका थिएनन् ।

32 And he appointed a solemn day in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, in imitation of the solemnity that was celebrated in Judah. And ascending to the altar, he acted similarly in Bethel, so that he immolated to the calves, which he had made. And in Bethel, he appointed priests of the high places, which he had made.

आठौँ महिनाको पन्ध्रौँ दिनमा यहूदामा जस्तै यारोबामले एउटा चाड ठहराए, र तिनी वेदीमा गए । तिनले बेथेलमा आफूले बनाएका बाछाहरूका निम्ति बलिदान चढाए, र तिनले बेथेलमा आफूले बनाएका डाँडाका ठाउँहरूमा पुजारीहरू नियुक्त गरे ।

33 And he ascended to the altar, which he had raised up in Bethel, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, the day that he had decided in his own heart. And he made a solemnity to the sons of Israel, and he ascended to the altar, so that he might burn incense.

आफ्नो मनमा योजना बनाएअनुसार आठौँ महिनाको पन्ध्रौँ दिनमा बेथेलमा आफूले निर्माण गरेको वेदीमा तिनले बलिदान चढाए । यसरी तिनले इस्राएलीहरूका निम्ति चाड ठहराए, र धूप बाल्न आफै वेदीमा उक्लेर जाने गरे ।