1 Kings 3:1-27 in Nepali

1 And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

2 Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the Lord, until those days.

3 And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.

4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

5 In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

7 And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.

8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.

9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;

12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.

14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.

15 And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

16 Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.

17 And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

18 And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.

19 And this woman’s child died in the night; because she overlaid it.

20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.

21 And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.

22 And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.

23 Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.

27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

1 सुलेमानले मिश्रका राजा फिरऊनकी छोरीसँग विवाह गरेर उनीसँग सन्धि गरे। सुलेमानले उनलाई दाऊद शहरमा ल्याए। यस समयमा सुलेमान आफ्नो महल र परमप्रभुको मन्दिरको निर्माण गर्दै थिए। सुलेमान यरूशलेमको वरिपरि पर्खाल पनि बनाइरहेका थिए।
And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

2 मन्दिरको निर्माण-कार्य पूरा भइसकेको थिएन। यस कारण मानिसहरू अग्लो ठाउँहरूमा बनाइका वेदीहरूमा पशु बलि दिइरहेका थिए।
Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the Lord, until those days.

3 सुलेमानले परमेश्वरलाई प्रेम गर्थे। उसले उसका पिता दाऊदले गरेको आज्ञाहरू पालन गरेर देखाए। तर सुलेमानले दाऊदले उसलाई नभनेका कुरो गरे। यद्यपि सुलेमान अझै बलि चढाउनु, धूप बाल्नु अग्ला ठाउँहरूको प्रयोग गर्दे गए।
And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.

4 राजा सुलेमान बलि चढाउन गिबोन गए। उनी त्यस ठाउँमा जाने कारण के थियो भने त्यो सबै भन्दा महत्वपूर्ण अग्लो स्थल थियो। सुलेमानले त्यस वेदीमा 1,000 बलि चढाए।
And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

5 सुलेमान गिबोनमा भएको समयमा राति सपनामा परमप्रभु उनकहाँ देखा पर्नुभयो। परमेश्वरले भन्नुभयो, “तँलाई जे चाहिन्छ भन्। म तँलाई त्यो दिनेछु।”
In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

6 सुलेमानले जवाफ दिए, “आफ्ना भक्त मेरा पिता दाऊद प्रति तपाईं औधी दयालु हुनुहुन्थ्यो। उहाँले तपाईंको अनुसरण गर्नुभयो। उहाँ धर्मी अनि इमान्दारी थिए। उहाँ पछि, उसलाई एउटा छोरा उसको सिंहासनमा बस्न दिएर महान दया देखाँउनु भयो।
And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

7 परमप्रभु मेरो परमेश्वर, मेरा पिता दाऊदको स्थानमा मलाई राजा हुने अनुमति दिनु भएको छ। तर म सानो केटा मात्र छु, मानिसहरू दोह्रयाउन गर्ने अनुभवको कामेछ।
And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.

8 म, तपाईंको दास हँू अनि तपाईंले चुनिएको मानिसहरू मध्ये एक हूँ जो असंख्य छन्। त्यो गन्न सकिदैन। यसकारण शासकले तिनीहरूबीच धेरै निर्णय लिनु पर्छ।
And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.

9 यसै कारण म तपाईंसमक्ष बुद्धिको माग गर्दैछु जसको कारण म राम्ररी शासन गर्न सकूँ अनि सहीढंगमा जनतालाई न्याय दिन सकूँ। यसले मलाई सही र भूलबीच अन्तर छुट्‌याउने योग्यता दिने छ। यस महान्, बुद्धिको अभावमा यी महान् मानिसहरू माथि शासन गर्न सम्भव छैन।”
Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

10 सुलेमानले आफ्नो बुद्धिको लागि माग गरेकोमा परमप्रभु प्रसन्न हुनुभयो।
And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

11 यसकारण परमेश्वरले उनलाई भन्नुभयो, “तैंले आफ्नो लागि दीर्घायु मागिनस् अनि तैंले धन-सम्पत्तिको माग पनि गरिनस्। तैंले आफ्ना शत्रुहरूको मृत्युको माग पनि गरिनस्। तर तैंले बुद्धिका लागि बिन्ती गरिस् अनि सही निर्णय लिइस्।
And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;

12 यस कारण म तैंले मागेको कुरा दिनेछु। म तँलाई बुद्धि र विवेक दिनेछु। म तँलाई यस्तो महान् बुद्धिजीवी बनाउने छु जस्तो अतीतमा कोही भएको थिएन। अनि भविष्यमा तँ जस्तो अरू कुनै हुने छैन।
Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

13 तँलाई पुरस्कृत गर्नका लागि तैंले नमागेको कुराहरू पनि म तँलाई दिनेछु। तेरो सम्पूर्ण जीवनमा सम्पत्ति र सम्मान प्राप्त हुनेछ। संसारमा तँ जस्तो महान् अरू राजा हुने छैन।
And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.

14 म चाहन्छु, तैंले मेरो आज्ञा मान तँ मेरा अनुसरण गर अनि मेरो नियम र आज्ञाको पालन गर। यो काम त्यसरी नै गर जसरी तेरा पिता दाऊदले गरेका थिए। यदि तैंले मेरो इच्छा अनुसार काम गरिस भने म तँलाई लामो जीवन दिनेछु।”
And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.

15 सुलेमान बिउँझे। उनलाई थाहा भयो सपनामा परमेश्वरले उनीसँग कुराकानी गर्नुभएको। तब सुलेमान यरूशलेम गए अनि परमप्रभुको करारको सन्दूकसामु उभिए। उनले परमप्रभुलाई होमबलि चढाए अनि मेलबलि दिए। त्यसपछि उनले शासन गर्नमा सघाउने सबै प्रमुख व्यक्ति अनि अधिकारीहरूलाई भोज दिए।
And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

16 एक दिन दुइ जना स्त्रीहरू जो बेश्या थिए, सुलेमान कहाँ आए। तिनीहरू राजाको सामु उभिए।
Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.

17 एक जना स्त्रीले भनी, “महाराज, यो स्त्री र म एउटै घरमा बस्छौं। हामी दुवै जना गर्भवती थियौं अनि नानी जन्माउने बेला भएको थियो। मैले मेरो नानी जन्माएँ त्यस बेला ऊ मसँगै थिई।
And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

18 तीन दिनपछि यस आइमाईले पनि आफ्नो नानी जन्माई। त्यस घरमा हामीसँग अरू कुनै मानिस थिएन। हामी दुइ जना मात्र थियौं।
And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.

19 एक रात यो आइमाई आफ्नो नानीसंग सुतेकी थिई, नानी मरेछ।
And this woman’s child died in the night; because she overlaid it.

20 राति नै म सुतेको बेला उसले मेरो नानी मेरो ओछ्यानबाट लगी। मेरो ओछ्यानमा मरेको नानी राखी।
And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.

21 बिहान म ब्यूँझिएँ अनि मेरो नानीलाई दूध खुवाउन लागें। तर मेरो नानी मरेको थियो। तब मैले त्यसलाई राम्ररी नियालेर हरें। मैले देखें, त्यो मेरो नानी थिएन।”
And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.

22 तर अर्की स्त्रीले भनी, “होइन! जिउँदो नानी मेरो हो। मृत नानी तेरो हो!”तर पहिलो स्त्रीले भनी, “होइन, तँ गलत छेस्! मृत नानी तेरो हो अनि जिउँदो नानी मेरो हो!” यस प्रकार दुइ जना स्त्री राजा सामु तर्क गर्न लागे।
And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.

23 तब राजा सुलेमानले भने, “तिमीमध्ये प्रत्येकले जिउँदो नानी मेरो हो भन्दै छौ अनि मृत नानीलाई तिमीहरू अर्काको बताउँदैछौं।”
Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

24 तब राजा सुलेमानले सेवकलाई तरवार लिन पठाए।
And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

25 अनि राजा सुलेमानले भने, “हामी यही गर्ने छौं। जिउँदो नानीलाई दुइ टुक्रा गरी काट्नेछौ अनि दुवै आइमाईलाई नानीको आधा-आधा भाग दिनेछौं।”
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

26 अर्की आइमाईले भनी, “यो ठीक छ। नानीलाई दुइ टुक्रा पार्नुहोस्। तब हामीमध्ये कोही पनि उसलाई पाउने छैनौं।”तर पहिलो आइमाई, जो असली आमा थिई, उ आफ्नो नानीको मायाले व्याकुल थिई। उसले राजालाई भनी, “महाराज, नानीलाई कृपया नकाट्नुहोस् बरू उसलाई नै दिनुहोस्।”
Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.

27 तब राजा सुलेमानले भने, “नानीलाई नकाट! यसलाई पहिलो आइमाईलाई दिइहाल। ऊ नै असली आमा हो।”
Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.