2 Samuel 10
1 पछि अम्मोनीहरूका राजा नाहाश मरे। तिनको मृत्युपछि तिनका छोरा हानून नयाँ राजा भए।
2 दाऊदले भने, “नाहाश मप्रति उदार थिए। यसैले मैले पनि तिनका छोरा हानूनप्रति उद्धार बन्नुपर्छ।” त्यसैले हानूनलाई उसका पिताको मृत्युको बारे सान्त्वना प्रदान गर्न दाऊदले आफ्ना अधिकारीहरू पठाए।यसर्थ दाऊका अधिकारीहरू अम्मोनीहरूको देशमा गए।
3 तर अम्मोनी अधिकारीहरूले हानूनलाई भने, “दाऊदले आफ्ना मानिसहरू तपाईंको पिताको मृत्युमा तपाईंलाई सान्तवना दिन भनेर पठाएका हुन् भनी तपाईं मान्नु हुन्छ? निश्चय होइन! दाऊदले त यी मानिसहरूलाई तपाईंको शहरको जानकारी लिन पठाएका हुन्। तपाईं विरूद्ध युद्ध गर्ने योजना हो।”
4 यसकारणले हानूनले ती अधिकारीहरूलाई पक्रेर आधा दाह्री अनि कम्बरदेखि तलको लुगा काटेर खेदे।
5 जब मानिसहरूले दाऊदलाई सुनाए, उनले उसका दूतहरूलाई ती लज्जित व्यक्तिहरू कहाँ पठाए। राजा दाऊदले खबरमा भने, “दाह्री लामो नभइञ्जेलसम्म तिमीहरू यरीहोमा नै बस्नेछौ। तब पछी यरूशलेम आउँछौ।”
6 अम्मोनीहरूले त्यो सम्झे दाऊदले तिनीहरूलाई उसको शत्रु सोचे। यसकारले गर्दा तिनीहरूले बेत-शहोब र सोबाबाट अरामीहरूलाई ज्यालामा झिकाए। तिनीहरू 20,000 अरामीहरू पैदल सेनाहरू आए। अम्मोनीहरूले पनि माकाका राजासहित 1,000 मानिसहरू र तोबबाट 12,000 मानिसहरू ज्यालामा झिकाए।
7 दाऊदले यी सबै थाहा पाए। यसैले योआब र धेरै शक्तिशाली सेनालाई पठाए।
8 अम्मोनीहरू बाहिर आए अनि युद्धको निम्ति तयार भए। तिनीहरू शहरको द्वारमा खडा भए। अरामी सैनिकहरू सोबा र रहोबबाट ती तोब र माका शहरबाट बाहिरका खेतमा जम्मा भएका थिए।
9 योआबले देखे तिनीहरू दुवैतिरबाट घेर्दै आए। यसकारण योआबले केही असल इस्राएली सैनिकहरूलाई तहलगाएर अरामीहरूका विरूद्ध युद्ध गरे।
10 तब उसले बाँकी मानिसहरूलाई उसको भाइ अवीशैको अधिकारमा लगाए अनि तिनीहरूलाई अम्मोनीहरूको विरूद्धमा खटाए।
11 योआबले अबीशैलाई भने, “यदि अरामीहरू मभन्दा शक्तिशाली भए भने तैंले मलाई साथ दिनेछस्। र उता अम्मोनीहरू तँभन्दा शक्तिशाली निस्किए म तँलाई सहायता पुर्याउनेछु।
12 हामी शक्तिशाली हौं, हाम्रो मानिसहरू, र परमेश्वरको शहरको बचाउका निम्ति सहासी भएर युद्ध लडौं परमप्रभुले त्यही गर्नु हुन्छ जो उहाँलाई ठीक लाग्छ।”
13 त्यसपछि योआब र तिनका मानिसहरूले अरामीहरूसँग युद्ध लडे। अरामीहरू भागे।
14 अम्मोनीहरूले अरामीहरू भागेका देखेर आफू पनि भाग्नथाले।यसरी तिनीहरू आफ्ना शहर फर्किए। यसरी योआब अम्मोनीहरूसँग लडेर यरूशलेम फर्किए।
15 अरामीहरूले इस्राएलीबाट हारेको थाहा गर्न थाले। यसकारण तिनीहरूले फेरि ठूलो फौज भेला गरे।
16 हददेजेरले युफ्रेटिस नदी पारी टाढा पठाएर अरामीहरूलाई बोलाउन पठाए। ती अरामीहरू हेलाममा आए। शोबक तिनीहरूका अगुवा थिए जो हददेजेरका सेनाका कप्तान थिए।
17 दाऊदले यी सब सुने। यसर्थ तिनले सबै इस्राएलीहरूलाई भेला गराए। तिनीहरू यर्दन नदी तरेर हेलम पुगे।अरामीहरू तयारै थिए र धावा बोले।
18 तर दाऊदले अरामीहरूलाई हराए अनि अरामिहरू भागेर गए। दाऊदले 700 रथका चालक र 40,000 घोडसवार सैनिकलाई मारे। दाऊदले शोबाक, अरामी सैनिकहरूका कप्तानलाई पनि मारे।
19 हददेजेरलाई सेवा पुर्योइरहेको राजाहरूले देखे इस्राएलीहरूद्वारा परास्त भएको कुरा। यसैले तिनीहरूले इस्राएलीहरूसँग शान्ति सम्झौता गरे र इस्राएलीहरूका सेवक बने। अरामीहरूले फेरि-फेरि अम्मोनीहरूलाई सहयोग पुर्याउन डराए।
1 And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
2 Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
3 And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?
4 Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
5 When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men.
7 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
8 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
9 When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:
10 And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.
11 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
12 Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the Lord do that which seemeth him good.
13 And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
14 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
15 And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
17 And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
18 And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.
19 And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.
1 Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
2 Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,
3 And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
4 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.
5 Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.
6 And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.
7 And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
8 While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.
9 But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
10 Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.
11 For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.
13 And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.
14 And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul’s cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:
15 About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.
16 To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
17 Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.
18 Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
19 But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
20 And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.
21 But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.
22 Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
23 And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus’ commandment Paul was brought forth.
24 And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
25 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.
26 Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.
27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.