Job 28
1 Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out.
निश्चय नै चाँदीको एउटा खानी हुन्छ, एउटा ठाउँ छ जहाँ तिनीहरूले सुनलाई शुद्ध पार्छन् ।
2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone is changed into brass by the fire.
फलामलाई जमिनबाट बाहिर निकालिन्छ । धातु पगालेर तामा निकालिन्छ ।
3 Man puts an end to the dark, searching out to the farthest limit the stones of the deep places of the dark.
एक जना मानिसले अन्धकारलाई हटाउँछ, अँध्यारो अनि घोर अन्धकारमा, पल्लो छेउसम्म खानिजको खोजी गर्छ ।
4 He makes a deep mine far away from those living in the light of day; when they go about on the earth, they have no knowledge of those who are under them, who are hanging far from men, twisting from side to side on a cord.
मानिसहरू बसेका ठाउँभन्दा धेरै टाढा, वा कसैको खुट्टाले नटेकेको ठाउँमा, खानीमा तल जाने एउटा सुरुङ् उसले बनाउँछ । मानिसहरूभन्दा धेरै पर ऊ झुण्डिन्छ । ऊ यताउता हल्लिन्छ ।
5 As for the earth, bread comes out of it; but under its face it is turned up as if by fire.
जमिनमा खद्यान्न उत्पादन हुन्छ भने, मुनिपट्टि यसमा आगो बलिरहेको हुन्छ ।
6 Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold.
यसका ढुङ्गाहरूका ठाउँमा नीर पाइन्छ, र यसमा धूलोमा सुन मिसिएको छ ।
7 No bird has knowledge of it, and the hawk's eye has never seen it.
कुनै पनि सिकारी चरालाई त्यहाँ जाने बाटो थाहा हुँदैन, न त बाजको आँखाले त्यसलाई देखेको छ ।
8 The great beasts have not gone over it, and the cruel lion has not taken that way.
रवाफिला पशुहरू यस्तो बाटोमा हिंडेका हुँदैनन्, न त हिंस्रक सिंह त्यहाँबाट गएको छ ।
9 Man puts out his hand on the hard rock, overturning mountains by the roots.
एक जना मानिसले आफ्नो हातले दर्शनढुङ्गा काट्छ । उसले पहाडहरूलाई फेदैदेखि पल्टाउँछ ।
10 He makes deep ways, cut through the rock, and his eye sees everything of value.
उसले चट्टानहरूका बिचमा सुरुङहरू बनाउँछ । उसका आँखाले त्यहाँ हरेक बहुमूल्य वस्तु देख्छ ।
11 He keeps back the streams from flowing, and makes the secret things come out into the light.
उसले खोलाहरू थुन्छ जसको कारणले ती बग्दैनन् । त्यहाँ जे लुकेको छ, त्यो उसले बाहिर प्रकाशमा ल्याउँछ ।
12 But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
बुद्धि कहाँ पाइनेछ? सुझबुझको ठाउँ कहाँ छ?
13 Man has not seen the way to it, and it is not in the land of the living.
मानिसलाई यसको मूल्य थाहा छैन, न त यो जीवितहरूको देशमा पाइन्छ ।
14 The deep waters say, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me.
पृथ्वीमुनि रहेको गहिरो पानीले भन्छ, 'त्यो ममा छैन ।' समुद्रले भन्छ, 'त्यो मसित छैन ।'
15 Gold may not be given for it, or a weight of silver in payment for it.
सुनले त्यसलाई किन्न सकिंदैन, न त यसको मूल्यको रुपमा चाँदी जोख्न नै सकिन्छ ।
16 It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire.
ओपीरको सुनसित त्यसको मूल्य दाँज्न सकिंदैन, न त बहुमूल्य आनिक्स वा नीरसित सकिन्छ ।
17 Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.
सुन र स्फटिक त्यसको बराबरी हुन सक्दैन, न त निखुर सुनका गहनासित त्यो साट्न नै सकिन्छ ।
18 There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal; and the value of wisdom is greater than that of pearls.
मूगा र बिल्लौरको त चर्चा नै गर्नुपर्दैन । वास्तवमा बुद्धिको मूल्य मानिकभन्दा बढी हुन्छ ।
19 The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold.
कूश देशको पुष्पराज त्यसको बराबर हुँदैन, न त त्यसलाई निखुर सुनले मूल्य तोक्न सकिन्छ ।
20 From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
तब बुद्धि कहाँबाट आउँछ? सुझबुझको ठाउँ कहाँ छ?
21 For it is kept secret from the eyes of all living, unseen by the birds of the air.
बुद्धिलाई सबै जीवित प्राणीहरूको दृष्टिबाट लुकाइएको छ, र आकाशका चराहरूबाट लुकाएर राखिएको छ ।
22 Destruction and Death say, We have only had word of it with our ears.
विनाश र मृत्युले भन्छन्, 'हामीले आफ्ना कानले यसको बारेमा हल्ला मात्र सुनेका छौं ।'
23 God has knowledge of the way to it, and of its resting-place;
कसरी यसलाई पाउने हो परमेश्वरले बुझ्नुहुन्छ । यसको बासस्थान उहाँलाई थाहा छ ।
24 For his eyes go to the ends of the earth, and he sees everything under heaven.
किनकि उहाँले पृथ्वीको पल्लो कुनामा हेर्नुहुन्छ, सबै आकाशमण्डलको मुनि हेर्नुहुन्छ ।
25 When he made a weight for the wind, measuring out the waters;
उहाँले नै बतासको शक्ति बनाउनुभयो, र पानीलाई नापेर पोको पारेर पठाउनुभयो ।
26 When he made a law for the rain, and a way for the thunder-flames;
उहाँले झरी परोस् भनी आदेश दिनुभयो, र गर्जनको मार्ग बनाउनुभयो ।
27 Then he saw it, and put it on record; he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely.
तब उहाँले बुद्धि देख्नुभयो, र यसको घोषणा गर्नुभयो । वास्तवमा उहाँले नै यसको स्थापना गर्नुभयो, र जाँच्नुभयो ।
28 And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.
मानिसहरूलाई उहाँले भन्नुभयो, 'हेर्, परमप्रभुको भय— त्यो नै बुद्धि हो । दुष्ट्याइँबाट अलग रहनु नै सुझबुझ हो' ।”
