pehala shamooel 23:1-29
23 kuch samay baad daavid ko bataya gaya, “palishti logon ne keela+ shehar par hamla kar diya hai aur woh khalihanon se anaj loot rahe hain.”
2 tab daavid ne yahova se salah maangi,+ “kya main jaakaar un palishtiyon ko maar daaloon?” yahova ne daavid se kaha, “haan jaa, un palishtiyon ko maar daal aur keela ko unke haath se chhuda le.”
3 magar daavid ke aadmiyon ne usse kaha, “dekh, jab hum yahaan yahooda mein rehkar dare huye hain,+ to soch agar hum palishtiyon ki sena se ladne+ keela jaayenge, to hamein aur kitna dar lagega!”
4 tab daavid ne yahova se dobara salah ki.+ yahova ne use javab diya, “tu keela jaa, main palishtiyon ko tere haath mein kar doonga.”+
5 tab daavid apne aadmiyon ko lekar keela gaya aur palishtiyon se lada. woh unke maveshiyon ko utha laaya aur usne bhaari taadad mein palishtiyon ko maar giraya aur keela ke logon ko bachaya.+
6 jab aheemelek ka beta abiyatar+ bhaagkar daavid ke paas keela aaya tha, tab uske paas ek epod tha.
7 shaaool ko bataya gaya ki daavid keela aaya hai. tab shaaool ne kaha, “parmeshvar ne use mere havale kar diya hai+ kyonki woh faatak aur bedevale shehar mein ghuskar khud fans gaya hai.”
8 shaaool ne apne sabhi aadmiyon ko yuddh ke liye bulaya aur unhein aadesh diya ki woh keela jaayen aur daavid aur uske aadmiyon ko gher lein.
9 jab daavid ko pata chala ki shaaool use pakadne ki chaal chal raha hai, to usne yaajak abiyatar se kaha, “epod mere paas le aa.”+
10 fir daavid ne kaha, “hey israel ke parmeshvar yahova, tere is sevak ko khabar mili hai ki shaaool keela aa raha hai aur usne meri vajah se is shehar ko naash karne ki thaan li hai.+
11 hey israel ke parmeshvar yahova, apne is sevak ko bata ki kya keela ke aguve* mujhe pakadkar shaaool ke havale kar deinge? jaise mainne suna hai, kya shaaool sachmuch neeche keela aa raha hai?” yahova ne usse kaha, “haan, woh aa raha hai.”
12 daavid ne poochha, “kya keela ke aguve mujhe aur mere aadmiyon ko pakadkar shaaool ke havale kar deinge?” yahova ne kaha, “haan, woh tumhein uske havale kar deinge.”
13 tab daavid aur uske aadmi fauran keela chhodkar bhaag gaye. daavid ke saath kareeb 600 aadmi the.+ woh jahaan bhi jaa sakte the vahaan chale gaye. shaaool ko khabar mili ki daavid keela se bhaag gaya hai isliye woh uska peechha karne vahaan nahin gaya.
14 daavid zeef+ veerane mein un pahadi jagahon mein rehne laga jahaan tak kisi ka pahunchna mushkil tha. idhar shaaool din-raat uski talash karta raha+ magar yahova ne daavid ko uske haath mein nahin padne diya.
15 jab daavid zeef veerane ke horesh mein tha to use maaloom pada ki* shaaool uski jaan lene ke liye use dhoondhne nikaal pada hai.
16 shaaool ka beta yonatan daavid se milne horesh gaya aur usne yahova par daavid ka bharosa aur badhaya.*+
17 usne daavid se kaha, “mat dar, mera pita shaaool tujhe nahin pakad sakega. tu hi israel ka raja hoga+ aur main tujhse doosre darje par rahoonga. yah baat mera pita shaaool bhi jaanta hai.”+
18 fir un donon ne yahova ke saamne ek karar kiya.+ iske baad yonatan apne ghar laut gaya aur daavid horesh mein hi raha.
19 baad mein zeef ke aadmi shaaool ke paas giba+ gaye aur unhonne use bataya, “daavid hamare paas ke ilake horesh mein hai,+ jahaan pahunchna mushkil hai. woh yasheemon* ke dakshin mein+ hakeela pahadi+ par chhipa hai.+
20 hey raja, tu jab chahe aana, hum use pakadkar tere havale kar deinge.”+
21 shaaool ne unse kaha, “yahova tumhein aasheesh de kyonki tum logon ne mujh par badi kripa ki hai.
22 tum vaapas jaao aur theek-theek pata lagao ki woh kahaan chhipa hai aur kisne use dekha hai, kyonki mainne suna hai ki woh bahot chaalaak hai.
23 un saari jagahon ka theek-theek pata lagao jahaan woh chhipta hai aur sabooton ke saath mere paas aao. tab main tumhare saath chaloonga. agar woh yahooda ke praant mein hai, to main use hazaron logon* mein se bhi dhoondh nikaaloonga.”
24 tab woh aadmi vahaan se zeef+ laut gaye aur baad mein shaaool vahaan gaya. is dauran daavid aur uske aadmi maaon+ veerane mein the jo yasheemon ke dakshin ki taraf arba+ mein hai.
25 fir shaaool apne aadmiyon ko lekar daavid ko dhoondhne nikaal pada.+ jaise hi yah khabar daavid ko mili woh ek chattan ki taraf chala gaya+ aur maaon veerane mein hi raha. jab shaaool ko iska pata chala to woh daavid ka peechha karte huye maaon veerane mein gaya.
26 jab shaaool pahad ke ek taraf pahuncha to daavid aur uske aadmi pahad ke doosri taraf the. daavid shaaool se door jaane ke liye jaldi-jaldi bhaagne laga.+ magar shaaool aur uske aadmi, daavid aur uske aadmiyon ka peechha karte-karte unke bilkul kareeb pahunch gaye. woh daavid aur uske aadmiyon ko gherkar pakadne hi vaale the+ ki
27 tabhi ek doot ne aakaar shaaool se kaha, “jaldi chal, palishtiyon ne desh par hamla kar diya hai!”
28 shaaool daavid ka peechha karna chhodkar+ palishtiyon ka mukabla karne nikaal pada. iseeliye us jagah ka naam algav ki chattan pada.
29 iske baad daavid vahaan se oopar engadi+ chala gaya aur vahaan aisi jagahon mein rehne laga jahaan pahunchna mushkil tha.
kai footnote
^ ya shaayad, “zamindar.”
^ ya shaayad, “woh dar gaya kyonki.”
^ shaa., “usne uska haath mazboot kiya.”
^ ya shaayad, “registan; veerana.”
^ ya “kulon.”
