2 Kings 7
1 एलीशाले भने, “पमरप्रभुको सन्देश सुन! परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छः ‘भोलि यस समयसम्ममा प्रशस्त खाद्य हुनेछ र यो सस्तो पनि हुनेछ। सामारिया शहरको ढोकाको छेऊ बजारमा एकजना मानिसले एक शेकेल चाँदी दिएर एक माना राम्रो पीठो अथवा दुइ माना जौंको पीठो किन्न सक्ने छ।”‘
2 तब राजाको छेऊमा भएका अधिकारीले परमेश्वरका जनलाई उत्तर दिए। अधिकारीले भने, “यदि परमप्रभुले अकाशमा झ्याल बनाए भने पनि यस्तो हुन सक्दैन।”एलीशाले भने, “तिमीले यसलाई आफ्नै आँखाले देख्ने छौ। तर तिमी त्यस खाद्य मध्ये केही पनि खान पाउने छैनौ।”
3 शहरको ढोकाको छेऊमा कोर लागेका चार जना मानिसहरू थिए। तिनीहरूले एका अर्कालाई भने, “मृत्युको प्रतीक्षा गर्दै हामीहरू किन यहाँ बसिरहेका छौं?
4 सामरियामा खाद्य छैन। यदि हामी शहरमा गयौं भने हामी त्यहाँ मर्ने छौं। यदि हामी बस्यौं भने पनि हामी मर्ने छौं। यसकारण अरामी शिबिरतिर नै जाऔं। यदि तिनीहरूले हामीलाई बस्न दिए भने हामी जिउँदो रहने छौं। यदि तिनीहरूले हामीलाई मारे भने हामी मर्ने छौं।”
5 यसकारण त्यस बेलुकी चार जना कोरीहरू अरामी शिबिरतिर लागे। तिनीहरू शिबिरको छेउमा पुगे। त्यहाँ कोही मानिस थिएन।
6 परमप्रभुले अरामी सेनाहरूलाई रथ, घोडा र विशाल सेनाको आवाज सुन्ने बनाउनु भएको थियो। यसर्थ अरामी सैनिकहरूले एका अर्कालाई भने, “इस्राएलका राजाले हामीमाथि आक्रमण गर्नका लागि हित्ती र मिश्रका राजाहरूलाई भाडामा लिएकाछन्।”
7 अरामीहरू त्यस बेलुकी भागे। तिनीहरूले सबै थोक छोडे। तिनीहरूले आफ्ना पाल, घोडा र गधाहरू छोडे अनि तिनीहरू आफ्नो जीवन बचाउन भागे।
8 जब ती कोरीहरूले छाउनी शुरू भएको ठाउँमा पुगे, तिनीहरू एउटा पालभित्र पसे। तिनीहरूले खाए अनि मद्यपान गरे। तब चार जना कोरीहरूले चाँदी, सुन र लुगाहरू शिबिरबाट लिएरगए। तिनीहरूले चाँदी, सुन र लुगा लुकाए। तब तिनीहरू फर्किए अनि अर्को पालभित्र पसे। तिनीहरूले यस पालबाट नगद चीजहरू लिएर गए। तिनीहरू बाहिर गए अनि ती चीजहरू लुकाए।
9 ती कोरीहरूले एका अर्कालाई भने, “हामी भूल काम गरिरहेका छौं। आज हामीसित शुभ सूचना छ। तर हामी चुप छौं। यदि हामीले सूर्योदयसम्म पर्खिने काम गर्यौं, भने हामीले सजाय पाउने छौं। अब राजा को महलमा बस्ने मानिसहरूकहाँ जाऔं अनि भनौं।”
10 यसर्थ ती कोरीहरू आए अनि शहरका द्वारपालकहरूलाई बोलाए। कोरीहरूले द्वारपालकलाई भने, “हामी अरामी शिबिरमा गएका थियौं। तर हामीले कुनै मानिस को बोली सुनेनौं। कोही मानिस थिएन। घोडा र गधाहरू अझै बाँधेकै थिए अनि पालहरू तलसम्म थिए। तर मानिसहरू सबै गइसकेका थिए।”
11 तब शहरका द्वारपालकहरूले राजाको महलका मानिसहरू बोलाएर र सबैलाई सूचना दिए।
12 रातीको समय थियो तर राजा ओछ्यानबाट उठे। राजाले आफ्ना अधिकारीहरूलाई भने, “अरामी सैनिकहरू हामीसित के गर्दैछन्, म तिमीहरूलाई बताउनेछु। तिनीहरू जान्दछन् हामी भोकै छौं। खेतमा लुक्नको निम्ति तिनीहरूले शिबिर छोडे। तिनीहरू सोच्दैछन्। ‘जब इस्राएलीहरू शहरबाहिर आँउछन्, तिनीहरूलाई जिउँदै पक्रिने छौं। अनि त्यसपछि हामी शहरमा पस्ने छौं।”‘
13 राजाका एक जना अधिकारीले भने, “शहरमा अझै रहेका पाँचवटा घोडाहरूलाई केही मानिसहरूले लिएर जाऊन्। घोडाहरू चाँडै नै त्यसरी मर्नेछन् जसरी शहरमा रहेका इस्राएलीहरू मर्नेछन्। के भयो थाह पाउँन ती मानिसहरूलाई पठाऔ।”
14 यसर्थ मानिसरूले घोडासँगै दुइवटा रथ लिए। राजाले ती मानिसहरूलाई अरामी सैनिकको खोजी-निति गर्न पठाए। राजाले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “जाऊ अनि हेर, के भयो।”
15 मानिसहरू अरामी सैनिकको पछि यर्दन नदीसम्म गए। बाटो भरि लुगा र हतियारहरू थिए। अरामीहरूले हतारमा भाग्दा ती चीजहरू फ्याँकेका थिए। दूत सामरिया फर्कियो अनि राजालाई बतायो।
16 तब मानिसहरू अरामी छाउनी तिर दगुरे र त्यहाँबाट मूल्यवान चीजहरू लगे। प्रत्येकका लागि पर्याप्त चीजहरू थियो। यसकरण परमप्रभुले भन्नुभएको जस्तै घटना भयो। एक जना जुन सुकै मानिसले एक शेकेल चाँदी एक माना राम्रो पिठो अथवा दुइ माना जौंको किन्न सक्ने थियो।
17 राजाले द्वारको हेरचाह गर्नका लागि साह्रै मन पर्ने अधिकारीलाई रोजे। तर मानिसहरू शत्रुको शिबिरबाट खाद्य सामाग्री लिन दर्गुन थाले। मानिसहरूले अधिकारीलाई हिर्काएर लडाए अनि त्यसमाथि टेक्दै गए अनि ऊ मर्यो। यसकारण यी सब घटनाहरू त्यसरी नै हुँदै गए। जसरी परमेश्वरका जनले भने जब राजा एलीशाको घरमा गएका थिए।
18 एलीशाले भनेका थिए, “एक जना मानिसले एक शेकेल चाँदी एक माना राम्रो पिठो अथवा दुइ माना जौको सामरिया शहरको द्वारनजिक बजारमा किन्न सक्नु हुनेछ।”
19 तर अधिकारीले परमेश्वरका जनलाई उत्तर दिएका थिए, “परमप्रभुले आकाशमा झ्यालहरू बनाउनुभए पनि यस्तो घटना हुन सक्दैन।” अनि एलीशाले अधिकारीलाई भनेका थिए, “तिमी यस्तो आफ्ना आँखाले देख्ने छौ। तर तिमीले त्यस खाद्यमध्ये केही खान पाउने छैनौ।”
20 अधिकारीसँग ठीक त्यस्तै घटना भयो। मानिसहरूले उसलाई शहरद्वारमा हुत्त्याएर लडाए अनि उसलाई कुल्चिए र ऊ मर्यो।
1 Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.
2 Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
3 And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
4 If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
5 And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there.
6 For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
7 Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
8 And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.
9 Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.
10 So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were.
11 And he called the porters; and they told it to the king’s house within.
12 And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.
13 And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.
14 They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
15 And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.
16 And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the Lord.
17 And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.
18 And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:
19 And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
20 And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.
1 Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
2 And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
3 And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
4 And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
5 And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David’s wife. These were born to David in Hebron.
6 And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.
7 And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father’s concubine?
8 Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog’s head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?
9 So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the Lord hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;
10 To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba.
11 And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.
12 And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.
13 And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my face.
14 And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
15 And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish.
16 And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.
17 And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:
18 Now then do it: for the Lord hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.
19 And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.
20 So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
21 And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
22 And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.
23 When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.
24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone?
25 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.
26 And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.
27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
28 And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the Lord for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:
29 Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father’s house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.
30 So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
31 And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.
32 And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.
33 And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?
34 Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.
35 And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.
36 And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.
37 For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.
38 And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
39 And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the Lord shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.