Ecclesiastes 12
1 And remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of evil come, and the years overtake [you] in which you shall say, I have no pleasure in them.
तेरा कठिन दिनहरू आउनुअगि र “मलाई तिनमा रमाहट छैन” भन्ने तेरा वर्षहरू आउनुअगि तेरो युवावस्थामा नै तेरो सृष्टिकर्ताको सम्झना गर् ।
2 While the sun and light are not darkened, nor the moon and the stars; nor the clouds return after the rain:
सूर्य, चन्द्रमा र ताराहरूको ज्योति कम हुनुअगि र बादलहरू वर्षापछि फर्कनुअगि यसो उहाँको सम्झना गर् ।
3 in the day wherein the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the mighty men shall become bent, and the grinding [women] cease because they have become few, and the [women] looking out at the windows be dark;
त्यो यस्तो समय हुने छ, जुन बेला दरबारका पहरेदारहरू काम्ने छन्, र बलिया मानिसहरू झुक्छन्, र जाँतो पिँध्ने स्त्रीहरूको सङ्ख्या कम भएकाले तिनीहरू लोप हुने छन्, र झ्यालबाट हेर्नेहरूले फेरि प्रस्टसित देख्ने छैनन् ।
4 and they shall shut the doors in the marketplace, because of the weakness of the voice of her that grinds [at the mill]; and he shall rise up at the voice of the sparrow, and all the daughters of song shall be brought low;
त्यो यस्तो समय हुने छ, जुन बेला सडकहरूमा ढोकाहरू बन्द गरिन्छन्, र जाँतो पिँध्नेहरू आवाज बन्द हुने छ, र चराचुरुङ्गीको चिरबिरे आवाजमा मानिसहरू उठ्छन्, र केटीहरूका गीतहरू हराएर जान्छन् ।
5 and they shall look up, and fears [shall be] in the way, and the almond tree shall blossom, and the locust shall increase, and the caper shall be scattered: because man has gone to his eternal home, and the mourners have gone about the market:
त्यो यस्तो समय हुने छ, जुन बेला मानिसहरू उचाइ र गल्लीका खतराहरूदेखि डराउँछन्, र जब बदामको फुल फक्रन्छ र जब फटेङ्ग्रो पेटको बलले घस्रँदै हिँड्छ र प्राकृतिक इच्छा असफल हुन्छ, तब मानिस आफ्नो अनन्त घरमा जान्छ, र शोक गर्नेहरू गल्लीहरूमा जान्छन् ।
6 before the silver cord be [let go], or the choice gold be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel run down to the cistern;
चाँदीको तार चुँडिनुअगि वा सुनको कचौरा कुच्च्याइनुअगि वा मूलमा माटोको भाँडो टुक्रा-टुक्रा हुनुअगि वा कुवामा पाङ्ग्रो भाँचिनअगि तेरो सृष्टिकर्ताको सम्झना राख् ।
7 [before] the dust also return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return to God who gave it.
जमिनबाट आएको धूलो जमिनमा फर्कनुअगि र आत्मा दिनुहुने परमेश्वरकहाँ आत्मा जानुअगि उहाँको सम्झना गर् ।
8 Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher; all is vanity.
उपदेशक भन्छन्, “व्यर्थ, व्यर्थ, सबै थोक व्यर्थ हुन् ।”
9 And because the Preacher was wise above [others, so it was] that he taught man excellent knowledge, and the ear will trace out the parables.
उपदेशक बुद्धिमान् थिए, र तिनले मानिसहरूलाई ज्ञानका कुराहरू सिकाए । तिनले अध्ययन गरे, र मनन गरे अनि धेरै हितोपदेशहरू ठिक क्रममा मिलाएर राखे ।
10 The Preacher sought diligently to find out acceptable words, and a correct writing, [even] words of truth.
उपदेशकले सत्यताका प्रस्ट र सिधा वचनहरूको प्रयोग गरी लेख्ने कोसिस गरे ।
11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails firmly fastened, which have been given from one shepherd by agreement.
बुद्धिमान् मानिसका वचनहरू गोठालोको लट्ठीझैँ हुन्छन् । गुरुहरूले सङ्कलन गरेका भनाइहरू दह्रिलो किसिमले ठोकेका किल्लाहरूझैँ हुन्छन्, जुन एउटै गोठालाबाट सिकाइएका हुन् ।
12 And moreover, my son, guard yourself by means of them: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
हे मेरो छोरो, थप केही कुराबारे सावधान बस्: धेरै पुस्तकहरू लेख्ने कामको अन्त्य हुँदैन, र धेरै अध्ययनले शरीरमा थकान ल्याउँछ ।
13 Hear the end of the matter, the sun: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole man.
हरेक कुरा सुनिएपछि कुराको अन्त्य यही हो, कि तैँले परमेश्वरको भय मान्नुपर्छ, र उहाँका आज्ञाहरू पालन गर्नुपर्छ, किनकि यो नै मानव-जातिको सम्पूर्ण कर्तव्य हो ।
14 For God will bring every work into judgement, with everything that has been overlooked, whether [it be] good, or whether [it be] evil.
किनकि हामीले गरेको हरेक गुप्त कुरा, चाहे त्यो असल होस् वा खराब, त्यसलाई परमेश्वरले इन्साफ गर्नुहुने छ ।
