2 Samuel 16
1 दाऊद जैतुन डाँडाको टापुमा अलिक पर मात्र पुगेका थिए, मपीबोशेतको नोकर सीबाले दाऊदलाई भेटे। सीबासँग जीन लगाम कस्सिएका दुइवटा गधा थिए। गधामा 200 रोटी, 100 झुप्पा किसमिस, 100 ग्रीष्मफल र दाखरस लादिएको एउटा मसक थियो।
2 राजा दाऊदले सीबालाई सोधे, “यी चीज किन ल्यायौ?”सीबाले जवाफ दिए, “गधाहरू राजाको परिवारलाई चढनको निम्ति ल्याएको हो। रोटी र ग्रीष्मफलहरू अधिकारीहरूलाई खाना भनेर अनि मरूभूमिमा हिंडदा जो कमजोरी भएर हिंडन सक्दैनन् तिनीहरूका निम्ति दाखरस ल्याएको।”
3 राजाले सोधे, “मपीबोशेत खै कहाँ छन्।?”सीबाले जवाफ दिए, “मपीबोशेत यरूशलेममा नै बसे। तिनले सोचे, ‘ अब इस्राएलीहरूले मेरा पिताका राज्य मलाई दिन्छन्।”‘
4 तब राजाले सीबालाई भने, “यही कारणले मेपीबोशेथका जाय जेथा अब म तिमीलाई दिन्छु।”सीबाले भने, “म तपाईंसँग नतमस्तक छु। मलाई विश्वास छ म तपाईंलाई सधैं रिझाउनसक्छु।”
5 दाऊद बहूरीममा आए। बहूरीमबाट शाऊलका परिवारका एकजना मानिस निस्किए। त्यसको नाउँ शिमी थियो, जो गेराका छोरा थिए। शिमीले दाऊदलाई धेरै सराप्दै आए। लगातार नराम्रो नामले सराप्दै थिए।
6 शिमीले दाऊद र तिनका अधिकारीहरूलाई ढुङ्गाले हान्न शुरू गरे। तर मानिसहरू र सिपाहीहरूले दाऊदलाई घेरे।
7 शिमीले दाऊदलाई सराप दिए। उनले भने, “ए हत्यारा, भाग यहाँबाट छिटो भाग।
8 परमप्रभुले तलाईं सजाय दिदैछन्। किन थाहा छ? कारण तैले शाऊलका परिवारलाई मारिस्। तैंले शाऊलको राजसिंहासन चोरिस्। तर अहिले ठीक यस्तो गति हुँदैछ तेरो। परमप्रभुले तेरो राज्य तेरो छोरा अब्शालोमलाई दिनुभयो। किन थाहा छ? कारण तँ हत्यारा होस्।”
9 सरूयाहका छोरा अबीशैले राजालाई भने, “हे मेरो मालिक राजा यो मरेको कुकुरले किन तपाईंलाई सराप्दैछ? दया गरी मलाई उसको टाउको छिनाउन दिनुहोस्।”
10 तर राजाले जवाफ दिए, “सरूयाहका छोराहरू किन तिमीहरू मेरो मामलाहरूमा हात हाल्छौ? साँच्चो हो, शिमीले मलाई सराप्दै छ। तर सायद परमप्रभुले मलाई सराप्नु उसलाई भन्नु भएको होला।” कसले परमप्रभुलाई उहाँले गर्नु भएको विषयमा प्रश्न गर्न सक्छ र?”
11 दाऊदले अबीशै र सारा नोकरहरूलाई भने, “हेर, मेरो आफ्नै छोरा (अब्शालोम) ले मलाई मार्न खोज्दैछ। यो मानिस (शिमी) बिन्यामीन कुल समूहले मलाई मार्ने अधिकार ज्यादा प्राप्त गर्छ। उसलाई एक्लै रहन देऊ। मलाई मनपरि भन्न देऊ। परमप्रभुले नै त्यसो गर्नु भन्नु भएको हो।
12 यो हुनसक्छ, परमप्रभुले मैले शिमीद्वारा गालि खाएको देखेर म प्रति दया गर्दै राम्रो गर्नुहुन्छ।”
13 यसकारण दाऊद र तिनका मानिसहरू आफ्नो बाटो लागे। तर शिमीले दाऊदलाई पछ्याए। पहाडको बाटोको अर्कोतिर भएर शिमी हिंड्न थाल्यो। यात्राभरि दाऊदलाई गाली गर्दै शिमी हिडयो। शिमीले दाऊदलाई ढुङ्गा र धूलोले पनि हान्यो।
14 राजा दाऊद र तिनका अनुयायीहरू यर्दन नदी पुगे। राजा र अनुयायीहरू थकित थिए। त्यहाँ तिनीहरूले आराम गरे र आफूलाई थकावट मुक्त पारे।
15 अब्शालोम, अहीतोपेले र अन्य मानिसहरू जो इस्राएलवासी थिए यरूशलेम आए।
16 दाऊदका एरेकी हूशै नामक साथी अब्शालोमलाई भेटून आए। उसले अब्शालोमलाई भने, “राजाको चिरायु होस्। राजाको चिरायु होस्।”
17 अब्शालोमले सोधे, “तिमी तिम्रा मित्र दाऊदको विश्वासपात्र किन बनेनौ? यरूशलेम छोडेर किन दाऊदसंग गएनौ?”
18 हूशैले भने, “म परमप्रभुले छान्नु भएको मानिसका अधीनमा बस्छु। यी मानिसहरू अनि इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले तपाईंलाई छाने। म तपाईंसँगै बस्छु।
19 पहिले मैले तपाईंका पिताको सेवा गरें। अब म तपाईंको सेवा गर्नेछु तपाईं दाऊदका छोरा हुनहुन्छ।”
20 अब्शालोमले अहीतोपेललाई भन्छन्, “कृपया अब हामीले के गर्नु पर्छ भन।”
21 अहीतोपेलेले अब्शालोमलाई भने, “तिम्रा पिताजीले उहाँका केही पत्नीहरूलाई आफ्नो घर रेखदेख गर्न छोडनु भएको छ। जाऊ र तिनीहरूसित शारीरिक सम्बन्ध राख। त्यसपछि प्रत्येक इस्राएलीलाई यो थाहा हुनेछ कि तिमीलाई तिम्रा पिताले घृणा गर्छन् भनेर। अनि ती सबै मानिसहरूले तिमीलाई सहयोग पुर्याउन उत्साहित हुनेछन्।”
22 तब अब्शालोमको निम्ति तिनीहरूले महलको छानामा एउटा पाल हाले। अनि अब्शालोमले आफ्ना पिताका रखौटी पत्नीहरूसित शारीरिक सम्बन्ध राखे। सबै इस्राएलीहरूले यो देखे।
23 त्यस समय अहीतोपेलको सल्लाह दाऊद र अब्शालोम दुवैका निम्ति साह्रै महत्वपूर्ण थियो। तिनीहरूले सोचे कि यो त्यति महत्वपूर्णको हो जति परमेश्वरको वचन एउटा मानिसको निम्ति हुन्छ।
1 And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
2 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.
3 And the king said, And where is thy master’s son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
4 Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.
5 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
6 And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
8 The Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
9 Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the Lord hath bidden him.
12 It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.
13 And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
14 And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.
15 And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
16 And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.
17 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?
18 And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the Lord, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
19 And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.
20 Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
21 And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.
22 So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
23 And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
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.