Proverbs 8
1 Is not wisdom crying out, and the voice of knowledge sounding?
के बुद्धिले आव्हान गर्दैन र? के समझशक्तिले त्यसको सोर उचाल्दैन र?
2 At the top of the highways, at the meeting of the roads, she takes her place;
बाटोको छेउका उच्च ठाउँहरूमा, चौबाटाहरूमा बुद्धिले आफ्नो ठाउँ लिएको छ ।
3 Where the roads go into the town her cry goes out, at the doorways her voice is loud:
सहरको मूल ढोकाको सामु, प्रवेशद्वारमा त्यो चर्को सोरले यसरी कराउँछ,
4 I am crying out to you, O men; my voice comes to the sons of men.
“हे मानिसहरू हो, म तिमीहरूलाई नै आव्हान गर्दछु । मेरो सोर मानव-जातिका छोराहरूका लागि हो ।
5 Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.
तिमीहरू जो निर्बुद्धि छौ, बुद्धि प्राप्त गर । तिमीहरू जो मूर्ख छौ, तिमीहरूले समझशक्तिको हृदय प्राप्त गर ।
6 Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.
सुन, किनकि म आदरणीय कुराहरूको विषयमा बताउने छु, र मेरो ओठ खुला हुँदा मैले सिधा कुराहरू भन्ने छु ।
7 For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.
किनकि मेरो मुखले भरोसायोग्य कुरा बताउँछ, र दुष्टता मेरो ओठको लागि घृणित कुरो हो ।
8 All the words of my mouth are righteousness; there is nothing false or twisted in them.
मेरो मुखका सबै वचन न्यायपूर्ण छन् । तिनमा कुनै पनि बाङ्गोटिङ्गो छैन वा तिनले गलत मार्गमा लैजाँदैनन् ।
9 They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.
बुझ्नेको व्यक्तिको लागि ती सबै सिधा छन् । ज्ञान पाउनेहरूका लागि मेरा वचनहरू उचित छन् ।
10 Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold.
चाँदीभन्दा मेरो निर्देशनलाई प्राप्त गर । निखुर सुनभन्दा मेरो ज्ञानलाई प्राप्त गर ।
11 For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.
किनकि बुद्धि रत्नहरूभन्दा बहुमूल्य हुन्छ । कुनै पनि खजाना यसको समान छैन ।
12 I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.
म बुद्धि सावधानीसित बस्छु, र म ज्ञान र विवेक अधिकार गर्छु ।
13 The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.
परमप्रभुको भय खराबीलाई घृणा गर्नु हो । म घमण्ड, अहङ्कार, दुष्ट मार्ग र भड्काउने बोलीवचनलाई घृणा गर्दछु । म तिनीहरूलाई घृणा गर्दछु ।
14 Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine.
मसित असल सरसल्लाह र पक्का बुद्धि छ । म अन्तर्दृष्टि हुँ । मसित सामर्थ्य छ ।
15 Through me kings have their power, and rulers give right decisions.
मद्वारा नै राजाहरूले शासन गर्छन्, र शासकहरूले न्यायपूर्ण व्यवस्था बनाउँछन् ।
16 Through me chiefs have authority, and the noble ones are judging in righteousness.
मद्वारा नै राजकुमारहरू र कुलीनहरूले शासन गर्छन्, अनि सबैले न्यायसित शासन चलाउँछन् ।
17 Those who have given me their love are loved by me, and those who make search for me with care will get me.
मलाई प्रेम गर्नेहरूलाई म प्रेम गर्दछु, र मलाई परिश्रमसाथ खोज्नेहरूले मलाई भेट्टाउँछन् ।
18 Wealth and honour are in my hands, even wealth without equal and righteousness.
मसित रुपियाँ-पैसा र इज्जत, टिकिरहने धन-सम्पत्ति र धार्मिकता छन् ।
19 My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.
मेरो फल सुनभन्दा अर्थात् निखुर सुनभन्दा श्रेष्ठ छ । मेरो उत्पादन निखुर चाँदीभन्दा श्रेष्ठ छ ।
20 I go in the road of righteousness, in the way of right judging:
म धार्मिकताको मार्गमा, न्यायका मार्गहरूका बिचमा हिँड्छु ।
21 So that I may give my lovers wealth for their heritage, making their store-houses full.
परिणामस्वरूप, मलाई प्रेम गर्नेहरूलाई म धन-सम्पत्तिले सम्पन्न तुल्याउने छु । म तिनीहरूका ढुकुटीहरू भरिदिने छु ।
22 The Lord made me as the start of his way, the first of his works in the past.
परमप्रभुले मलाई सुरुमा अर्थात् उहाँका सुरुका कार्यहरूभन्दा पहिले नै सृष्टि गर्नुभयो ।
23 From eternal days I was given my place, from the birth of time, before the earth was.
पृथ्वीको आरम्भदेखि नै युगौँ पहिले मलाई बनाइएको थियो ।
24 When there was no deep I was given birth, when there were no fountains flowing with water.
महासागरहरू हुनुभन्दा पहिले नै, पानीले भरिपूर्ण खोला-नालाहरू हुनुभन्दा पहिले नै मलाई जन्म दिइयो ।
25 Before the mountains were put in their places, before the hills was my birth:
पहाडहरू स्थापित गरिनुअगि, डाँडाहरू बनाइनुअगि म जन्मेको थिएँ ।
26 When he had not made the earth or the fields or the dust of the world.
परमप्रभुले पृथ्वी वा जमिनहरू वा संसारको पहिलो धुलो बनाउनुअगि म जन्मेको थिएँ ।
27 When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep:
उहाँले आकाशहरू स्थापित गर्नुहुँदा, महासागरको सतहमा घेरा लगाउनुहुँदा म त्यहाँ थिएँ ।
28 When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed:
उहाँले माथि बादलहरू स्थापित गर्नुहुँदा र महासागरका मूलहरूलाई तिनीहरूका स्थानमा बसाल्नुहुँदा म त्यहाँ थिएँ ।
29 When he put a limit to the sea, so that the waters might not go against his word: when he put in position the bases of the earth:
उहाँको आज्ञाविना पानी आफ्नो सिमानाभन्दा बाहिर नजाओस् भन्नाका लागि उहाँले समुद्रको सिमा तोकिदिनुहुँदा र सुक्खा भूमिका जगहरू बसाल्नुहुँदा म त्यहाँ थिएँ ।
30 Then I was by his side, as a master workman: and I was his delight from day to day, playing before him at all times;
एउटा सिपालु कारीगरझैँ म उहाँको छेउमा थिएँ । दिनप्रति दिन म उहाँको आनन्द भएँ र सधैँभरि उहाँको सामु आनन्दित हुन्थेँ ।
31 Playing in his earth; and my delight was with the sons of men.
म उहाँको सारा संसारमा रमाउँदै थिएँ, र मानव-जातिका छोराहरूमा मेरो आनन्द थियो ।
32 Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.
अब हे मेरा छोराहरू हो, मेरो कुरा सुन, किनकि मेरा मार्गहरूमा हिँड्ने आशिषित् हुने छन् ।
33 Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go.
मेरो निर्देशनलाई सुनेर बुद्धिमान् होओ । यसलाई बेवास्ता नगर ।
34 Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house.
मेरो कुरा सुन्ने जन आशिषित् हुने छ । मेरा ढोकाहरूको चौकोसनेर प्रतीक्षा गर्दै उसले हरेक दिन मेरा ढोकाहरूमा हेर्ने छ ।
35 For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.
किनकि मलाई भेट्ने जोसुकैले पनि जीवन पाउँछ, र उसले परमप्रभुको निगाह पाउने छ ।
36 But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death.
तर असफल हुनेले चाहिँ आफ्नै जीवनमा हानि ल्याउँछ । मलाई घृणा गर्ने सबैले मृत्युलाई प्रेम गर्छ ।”
