Job 12
1 Then Job answered and said,
तब अय्यूबले जवाफ दिए र भने,
2 No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
“निस्सन्देह तपाईंहरू मानिस हुनुहुन्छ । बुद्धि तपाईंहरूसितै मर्नेछ ।
3 But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Yes, who does not know such things as these?
तर तपाईंहरूसित भएझैं मसित पनि समझशक्ति छ । म तपाईंहरूभन्दा कम छैनँ । वास्तवमा यस्ता कुराहरू कसले जान्दैन र?
4 I am as a man who is a laughing-stock to his neighbor. I who called upon God, and he answered. The just, the perfect man is a laughing-stock.
म आफ्नो छिमेकीको हाँस्ने कुरा भएको छु, मैले परमेश्वरमा पुकारा गरें अनि उहाँले मलाई जवाफ दिनुभयो । म न्यायी र दोषरहित मानिस— अहिले म हाँस्ने कुरा भएको छु ।
5 In the thought of him who is at ease there is contempt for calamity. It is ready for those whose foot slips.
चैनमा बस्नेको विचारले दुर्भाग्यलाई घृणा गरिन्छ । चिप्लेकाहरूलाई अझै बढी दुर्भाग्य ल्याउने गरी उसले विचार गर्छ ।
6 The tents of robbers prosper, and those who provoke God are secure. Into whose hand God brings abundantly.
डाँकुहरूका पालको उन्नति हुन्छ, र परमेश्वरलाई रिस उठाउनेहरूले सुरक्षित महसुस गर्छन् । तिनीहरूका आफ्नै हात तिनीहरूका ईश्वर हुन् ।
7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee, and the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee.
तर अब जङ्गली पशुहरूलाई सोध्नुहोस्, र तिनीहरूले तपाईंलाई भन्नेछन् । आकाशका चराहरूलाई सोध्नुहोस्, र तिनीहरूले तपाईंलाई बताउनेछन् ।
8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee, and the fishes of the sea shall declare to thee.
वा पृथ्वीसित बोल्नुहोस्, र त्यसले तपाईंलाई सिकाउनेछ । समुद्रका माछाहरूले तपाईंलाई घोषणा गर्नेछन् ।
9 Who does not know in all these, that the hand of Jehovah has wrought this,
परमप्रभुको हातले नै यसो गरेको हो भनेर, यी सबैमध्ये कुनचाहिं प्राणीले जान्दैन र?
10 in whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind?
उहाँकै हातमा हरेक जीवित प्राणीको जीवन, अनि सारा मानव-जातिको सास छ ।
11 Does not the ear try words, even as the palate tastes its food?
जिब्रोले खानाको स्वाद लिएझैं, के कानले वचनको जाँच गर्दैन र?
12 With aged men is wisdom, and in length of days understanding.
पाका मानिसहरूसित बुद्धि हुन्छ । लामो आयुमा समझशक्ति हुन्छ ।
13 With God is wisdom and might. He has counsel and understanding.
परमेश्वरसित बुद्धि र शक्ति छन् । उहाँसित सल्लाह र समझशक्ति छन् ।
14 Behold, he breaks down, and it cannot be built again. He shuts up a man, and there can be no opening.
हेर्नुहोस्, उहाँले तोड्नुहुन्छ, त्यसलाई फेरि निर्माण गर्न सकिँदैन । उहाँले कसैलाई कैद गर्नुहुन्छ भने, त्यहाँ छुटकारा हुँदैन ।
15 Behold, he withholds the waters, and they dry up. Again, he sends them out, and they overturn the earth.
हेर्नुहोस्, उहाँले पानीलाई रोक्नुभयो भने, ती सुक्छन् । अनि उहाँले त्यसलाई पठाउनुहुन्छ भने, तिनले जमिनलाई डुबाउँछ ।
16 With him is strength and wisdom. The deceived and the deceiver are his.
उहाँसित ताकत र बुद्धि छन् । धोका दिने र धोका खानेहरू दुवै मानिसहरू उहाँको शक्तिमा हुन्छन् ।
17 He leads counselors away stripped, and he makes judges fools.
उहाँले सल्लाहकारहरूलाई शोकमा पारेर नाङ्गै खुट्टा हिंडाउनुहुन्छ । उहाँले न्यायाधीशहरूलाई मूर्ख बनाउनुहुन्छ ।
18 He loosens the bond of kings, and he binds their loins with a belt.
उहाँले राजाहरूको उच्च अधिकार खोस्नुहुन्छ । उहाँले तिनीहरूको कम्मरमा पटुका बेर्नुहुन्छ ।
19 He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.
उहाँले पुजारीहरूलाई शोकमा नाङ्गै खुट्टा हिंडाउनुहुन्छ, र शक्तिशाली मानिसहरूलाई फाल्नुहुन्छ ।
20 He removes the speech of the trustworthy, and takes away the understanding of the elders.
उहाँले भरोसायोग्य बोलीलाई हटाउनुहुन्छ, र समझशक्तिलाई धर्म-गुरुहरूबाट टाढा पुर्याउनुहुन्छ ।
21 He pours contempt upon rulers, and weakens the strength of the strong.
उहाँले राजकुमारहरूमाथि निन्दा खन्याउनुहुन्छ, र बलिया मानिसहरूको पेटी फुकाल्नुहुन्छ ।
22 He uncovers deep things out of darkness, and brings out to light the shadow of death.
उहाँले अन्धकारका गहिरा कुराहरू प्रकट गर्नुहुन्छ, र अँध्यारो छायामा ज्योति ल्याउनुहुन्छ ।
23 He increases the nations, and he destroys them. He enlarges the nations, and he leads them captive.
उहाँले जातिहरूलाई बलियो पार्नुहुन्छ, र उहाँले नै तिनीहरूलाई नष्ट गर्नुहुन्छ । उहाँले जातिहरूलाई बिस्तार गर्नुहुन्छ, र उहाँले नै तिनीहरूलाई कैदी बनाएर लैजानुहुन्छ ।
24 He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
उहाँले पृथ्वीका मानिसहरूका अगुवाहरूबाट समझशक्ति हटाउनुहुन्छ । उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई उजाड-स्थानमा भौंतारिन लगाउनुहुन्छ जहाँ कुनै बाटो हुँदैन ।
25 They grope in the dark without light, and he makes them to stagger like a drunken man.
उज्यालोविना अन्धकारमा तिनीहरू छामेर हिंड्छन् । उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई मातेको मान्छैझै धर्मराउने बनाउनुहुन्छ ।
