2 Samuel 12
1 परमप्रभुले नातानलाई दाऊदकहाँ पठाउनुभयो। नातान दाऊदकहाँ गए। नातानले भने, “एउटा शहरमा दुइजना मानिसहरू थिए। एकजना धनी अर्को एकजना गरिब।
2 त्यस धनी मानिसका धेरै भेडा र पशुहरू थिए।
3 तर त्यस गरिब मानिसको एउटा किनेको भेडाको सानो पाठी बाहेक केही थिएन त्यस गरिब मानिसले त्यो पाठीलाई खुवाउँथ्यो। पाठी बिस्तारै ठूलो हुँदै गयो। त्यस गरिब मानिसकै भागबाट पाठी खान्थ्यो र पिउँथ्यो। पाठी त्यस गरिबको छातीमा सुत्थ्यो। यहाँसम्म पाठी त्यस गरिबको छोरी समान थियो।
4 “तब एकजना यात्री धनी मानिसलाई भेट्न आए। धनी मानिसहरूले यात्रीलाई भोजन गराउन चाहान्थे। तर आफ्ना भेडा अथवा पशुहरू मारेर खुवाउन चाहाँदैन थिए। यसैले धनी मानिसले त्यस गरिब मानिसको भेडाको पाठी ल्याएर यात्रीलाई खुवाए।”
5 दाऊद धनी मानिसको अत्याचारमा साह्रै रिसाएर। तिनले नातानलाई भने, “परमप्रभुको कसम जसले त्यसो गर्यो त्यो मर्छ नै।
6 उसले भेडाको पाठीको दामको चार दोब्बर दाम तिर्नुपर्छ कारण उसले त्यस्तो डरलाग्दो कार्य कुनै दयामाया बेगरै गर्यो।”
7 तब नातानले दाऊदलाई भने, “त्यो धनी मानिस तिमी नै हौ। परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्वर भन्नुहुन्छः ‘मैले तिमीलाई इस्राएलको राजाको रूपमा छाने। शाऊलबाट तिमीलाई बचाएँ।
8 मैले तिमीलाई उसकी पत्नीहरू र परिवार लिन अधिकार दिएँ। अनि मैले तिमीलाई इस्राएल र यहूदाको राजा बनाएँ। यदि त्यो एकदमै कम्ति भए म तिमीलाई अझ ज्यादा दिने थिए।
9 यसकारण किन तिमीले परमप्रभुको आदेशलाई घृणा गर्यौ? तिमीले परमेश्वरले जो भूल बताउनु हुन्छ तिमी किन त्यही गर्छौ? हित्ती उरियाहको मृत्युलाई अम्मोनीहरूको तरवारको कारण बनायौ। अनि तिमीले उसकी पत्नीलाई तिम्रो आफ्नै बनाउन लियौ। यस्तो प्रकारले उरियाहलाई तरवारले मार्ने तिम्रो जिम्मा हो?
10 यसकारण तरवारले तिम्रा परिवारका कसैलाई त्यही गति बनाउने छ। तिमीले उरियाहकी पत्नी लग्यौ। यसरी नै थाहा हुन्छ मेरो कुनै वास्तानै गरेनौ।’
11 “परमप्रभु यसो भन्नुहुन्छः ‘म तिमीमा विपत्ति ल्याइदिन्छु। त्यो विपत्ति आफ्नै परिवारबाट आउनेछ। म तिम्रो पत्नीहरूलाई तिम्रो एउटा धेरै नजिकका व्यक्तिलाई दिनेछु। त्यो मानिस तिम्री पत्नीहरूसँग सुत्नेछ र सबैले त्यो कुरा जान्नेछन्।
12 तिमी त गुप्त रूपमा बेतशेबासँग सुत्यौ। तर म तिमीलाई इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले थाहा पाउने गरी सजाय दिन्छु।”‘
13 तब दाऊदले नातानलाई भने, “मैले परमप्रभुको विरूद्धमा पाप गरें।”नातानले दाऊदलाई भने, “तिमीले यत्रो ठूलो पाप गरेर पनि परमप्रभुले क्षमा गर्नेछन्। तिमी मर्ने छैनौ।
14 तर तिमीले जे गर्यौ त्यसले गर्दा परमप्रभुका शत्रुहरूले उहाँलाई आदर गर्न छोडे। यही कारण तिम्रो काखको छोरा मर्नेछ।”
15 त्यसपछि नातान घर गए। परमप्रभुले दाऊद र उरियाहकी पत्नीबाट जुन छोरा जन्मियो, त्यसलाई साह्रै बिमारी बनाइदिनु भयो।
16 दाऊदले शिशुको निम्ति परमेश्वरमा प्रार्थना गरे। दाऊदले खान पिउन नै छोडे। उनी घर गएर भित्रै बस्न थाले। रातभरि भूइँमा नै लडिरहन थाले।
17 दाऊदका घरका ठूला बडाले दाऊदलाई बलपूर्वक उठाउन खोजे। तर दाऊद उठ्न मानेनन्। उनले खाना खान पनि मानेन्।
18 सातौं दिनको दिन शिशु मर्यौ। दाऊदका नोकरहरूले दाऊदलाई शिशु मरेको खबर भन्न साह्रै डराए। तिनीहरूले भने, “हेर्नुहोस्, शिशु जब जिउँदै थियो त्यस समय त हामीले दाऊदसँग कुरा गर्न सकेनौं। हाम्रो कुरा सुन्नै चाहानु भएन। यदि हामीले शिशु मरेको खबर दियौं भने आफैंले आत्महत्या गर्न सक्लान्।”
19 तर दाऊदले नोकरहरूले कानेखुशी गरेको थाहा पाए। तब दाऊदले शिशु मरेको अन्दाज गरे। यसैले दाऊदले नोकरलाई सोधे, “के शिशु मर्यो?”नोकरहरूले जवाफ दिए, “ज्यू, मर्यो।”
20 त्यसपछि दाऊद भुँइबाट उठे। आफू स्नान। लुगाहरू लगाएर तयार भए। त्यसपछि परमप्रभुको पवित्र स्थानमा आराधना गर्न गए। फर्केर आई खानेकुरा के छ भनेर मागे। नोकर चाकरले खाना टक्राए, तिनले खाए।
21 दाऊदका नोकरहरूले तिनलाई सोधे, “तपाईंले यसो किनगर्नु भयो? जबसम्म शिशु जिउँदै थियो तपाईंले केही पनि खानुभएन। तपाईं रोइरहनु भयो। तर जब शिशु मर्यो अनि उठेर खाना खानुभयो।”
22 दाऊदले भने, “जबसम्म शिशु जीवित रह्यो मैले केही खाइन। र रोइ मात्र रहे कारण मैले सोचें, ‘कसलाई थाहा छ? हुनसक्छ परमप्रभु मेरो निम्ति दुःखी हुनुहुन्छ र शिशुलाई बचाइराख्नु हुन्छ।’
23 तर अहिले शिशु मर्यो। अब पनि म किन नखाई बस्ने? के म शिशुलाई जीउँदो पाउन सक्छु? सकिंदैन। कुनै दिन म त्यो भएकहाँ जाउँला, तर त्यो यहाँ मकहाँ आउन सक्दैन।”
24 त्यसपछि दाऊदले आफ्नी पत्नी बेतशेबालाई सान्त्वना दिए। तिनले पत्नीसँग शारिरीक सम्बन्ध पनि स्थापित गरे। बेतशेबा फेरि गर्भवती भइन्। अर्को छोरा जन्माइन्। दाऊदले छोराको नाउँ सुलेमान राखे। परमप्रभुले सुलेमानलाई प्रेम गर्नु भयो।
25 परमप्रभुले अगमवक्ता नातानद्वारा सन्देश पठाउनुभयो, नातानले सुलेमानको नाउँ यददीया राखे। नातानले परमप्रभुको निम्ति यसो गरे।
26 रब्बा शहर अम्मोनीहरूको राजधानी थियो। योआबले रब्बामाथि लडाईं गरेर अधिकार जमाए।
27 योआबले दाऊदकहाँ दूतहरू पठाएर खबर भने, “मैले रब्बा बिरूद्ध लडाईं गरें। मैले पानीको शहर जितें।
28 अब अरू सैनिकहरू ल्याएर रब्बामाथि अधिकार जमाउनुहोस् नत्र यदि मैले शहरमाथि अधिकार जमाए भने शहरको नाउँ मेरो आफ्नो नाममा हुनेछ।”
29 यसैले दाऊदले मानिसहरू भेला पारेर रब्बातिर लागे। तिनले रब्बामा धावा बोलेर आफ्नो अधिकार जमाए।
30 दाऊदले उनीहरूका राजाको मुकुट झिकिदिए। उक्त मुकुटको ओजन झण्डै एक तोडासुनको थियो। त्यसमा बहुमूल्य पत्थरहरू पनि जडित थिए। तिनीहरूले दाऊदको शिरमा उक्त मुकुट पहिर्याए। दाऊदले शहरबाट धेरै बहुमूल्य सम्पत्ति हात पारे।
31 दाऊदले रब्बा शहरदेखि मानिसहरू बाहिर ल्याए। तिनीहरूलाई आरा, गल र बञ्चरोहरूले काम गर्न लगाए। ईंटाको काम गर्न लगाए। दाऊदले सबै अम्मोनीहरूका शहरमा एउटै व्यवहार गरे। त्यसपछि दाऊद र तिनका फौज यरूशलेम फर्किए।
1 And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
3 But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
4 And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
5 And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:
6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
8 And I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.
9 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
11 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
15 And Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
17 And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.
18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?
19 But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.
20 Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the Lord, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.
21 Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
22 And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live?
23 But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
24 And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him.
25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.
26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.
29 And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
30 And he took their king’s crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David’s head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.
31 And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
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.