Ecclesiastes 2
1 I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove you with mirth, and behold you good: and, behold, this is also vanity.
मैले मेरो मनमा भनेँ, “अब आइज । म तँलाई खुसीले जाँच गर्ने छु । त्यसैले सुख-विलास गर ।” तर यो पनि अस्थायी मन्द बतासमात्र रहेछ ।
2 I said to laughter, Madness: and to mirth, Why do you this:
मैले हाँसोको विषयमा भनेँ, “यो सन्काहा हो,” र सुख-विलासको विषयमा भनेँ, “यसको के फाइदा छ?”
3 And I examined whether my heart would excite my flesh as [with] wine, (though my heart guided [me] in wisdom, ) and [I desired] to lay hold of mirth, until I should see of what kind is the good to the sons of men, which they should do under the sun all the days of their life.
दाखमद्यले मेरा इच्छाहरूलाई कसरी तृप्त पार्ने भनी मैले मेरो मनमा अन्वेषण गरेँ । मैले अझै मूर्खतालाई पक्रिरहेको भए तापनि मैले मेरो मनलाई बुद्धिद्वारा डोर्याइन दिएँ । मानिसहरूको जीवन अवधिमा स्वर्गमूनि तिनीहरूको लागि के फाइदा छ भनेर म पत्ता लगाउन चाहन्थेँ ।
4 I enlarged my work; I built me houses; I planted me vineyards.
मैले ठुला-ठुला कुराहरू सम्पन्न गरेँ । मैले आफ्नो लागि घरहरू बनाएँ र दाखबारीहरू लगाएँ ।
5 I made me gardens and orchards, and planted in them every kind of fruit tree.
मैले आफ्नो लागि बगैँचाहरू उद्यानहरू बनाएँ । मैले तिनमा हर किसिमका फलफुल लगाएँ ।
6 I made me pools of water, to water from them the timber-bearing wood.
जङ्गलमा सिँचाइ गर्न मैले पानीका तलाउहरू बनाएँ अनि रुखहरू लहलह बढे ।
7 I got servants and maidens, and servants were born to me in the house: also I had abundant possession of flocks and herds, beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem.
मैले कमारा-कमारीहरू किनेँ । मेरो दरबारमा जन्मेका कमराहरू पनि थिए । यरूशलेममा मभन्दा अगि शासन गरेका कुनै पनि राजाको भन्दा मेरो भेडा-बाख्राका बगाल र गाईवस्तुका बथान बढी थिए ।
8 Moreover I collected for myself both silver and gold also, and the peculiar treasures of kings and provinces: I procured me singing men and singing women, and delights of the sons of men, a butler and female cupbearers.
मैले आफ्नो लागि चाँदी र सुन, राजाहरू र प्रान्तहरूका खजानाहरू थुपारेँ । मैले आफ्नो लागि गायक-गायिकाहरू अर्थात् मानव-जातिको मनोरञ्जन र धेरै उपपत्नीहरू राखेँ ।
9 So I became great, and advanced beyond all that were before in Jerusalem: also my wisdom was established to me.
यसरी यरूशलेममा मभन्दा अगि भएका सबैभन्दा म धेरै महान् र धेरै धनी भएँ, अनि बुद्धि मसितै थियो ।
10 And whatever mine eyes desired, I withheld not from them, I withheld not my heart from all my mirth: for my heart rejoiced in all my labour; and this was my portion of all my labour.
मेरा आँखाले चाहेको कुनै पनि कुरो प्राप्त गर्नदेखि मैले रोकिनँ । मैले हृदयलाई कुनै पनि सुख-विलास रोकिनँ, किनकि मेरो हृदय मेरा सबै परिश्रममा आनन्दित हुन्थ्यो, र सुख-विलास मेरा सबै कामको लागि इनाम थियो ।
11 And I looked on all my works which my hands had wrought, and on my labour which I laboured to perform: and behold, all was vanity and waywardness of spirit, and there is no advantage under the sun.
तब मेरा हातले सम्पन्न गरेका सबै काम र मैले गरेका कामलाई मैले निरीक्षण गरेँ, तर फेरि पनि हरेक थोक बाफ र बतासलाई खेदेजस्तै मात्र थियो । सूर्यमूनि कुनै लाभ थिएन ।
12 Then I looked on to see wisdom, and madness, and folly: for who is the man who will follow after counsel, in all things where in he employs it?
तब म बुद्धि, पागलपन र मूर्खताको विषयमा विचार गर्नतिर फर्किएँ । किनकि राजाले पहिले नै गरिसकेको कामभन्दा तिनको पछि आउनेले केचाहिँ बढी गर्न सक्छ र?
13 And I saw that wisdom excels folly, as much as light excels darkness.
जसरी अन्धकारभन्दा ज्योति उत्तम हो, त्यसै गरी मूर्खताभन्दा बुद्धिका फाइदाहरू रहेछन् भनी मैले बुझ्न थालेँ ।
14 The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walks in darkness: and I perceived, even I, that one event shall happen to them all.
बुद्धिमान् मानिसले आफ्नो शिरमा भएका आँखा त्यो कहाँ जाँदै छ भनी हेर्न प्रयोग गर्छ, तर मूर्खचाहिँ अन्धकारमा हिँड्छ । तर यी सबैमाथि उही दशा आइपर्छ भनी मलाई थाहा छ ।
15 And I said in my heart, As the event of the fool is, so shall it be to me, even to me: and to what purpose have I gained wisdom? I said moreover in my heart, This is also vanity, because the fool speaks of his abundance.
तब मैले मेरो मनमा भनेँ, “मूर्खलाई जे हुन्छ, मलाई पनि त्यही हुने छ । त्यसैले म ज्यादै बुद्धिमान् भएकोमा केचाहिँ फरक पर्छ त?” मैले मेरो मनमा निष्कर्ष निकालेँ, “यो पनि केवल बाफ हो ।”
16 For there is no remembrance of the wise man with the fool for ever; forasmuch as now [in] the coming days all things are forgotten: and how shall the wise man die with the fool?
किनकि मूर्खलाई झैँ बुद्धिमान् मानिसलाई पनि धेरै लामो समयसम्म सम्झँदैन । आउँदा दिनहरूमा हरेक कुरा बिर्सिएको हुने छ । बुद्धिमान् मानिस मूर्खझैँ मर्छ ।
17 So I hated life; because the work that was wrought under the sun was evil before me: for all is vanity and waywardness of spirit.
सूर्यमूनि गरिएका सबै काम मेरो लागि खराबै मात्र भएकाले मैले जीवनको जाँच गरेँ । यसो हुनुको कारणचाहिँ हरेक कुरो बाफजस्तै हो र बतासलाई खेद्ने कोसिस मात्र हो ।
18 And I hated the whole of my labour which I took under the sun; because I must leave it to the man who will come after me.
सूर्यमूनि मैले काम गरेर हासिल गरेका मेरा सबै प्राप्तिहरूलाई मैले घृणा गरेँ, किनकि मैले ती मपछि आउनेको लागि छोड्नैपर्छ ।
19 And who knows whether he will be a wise [man] or a fool? and whether he will have power over all my labour in which I laboured, and wherein I grew wise under the sun? this is also vanity.
किनकि त्यो बुद्धिमान् वा मूर्ख मानिस कुनचाहिँ हुने छ भनी कसलाई थाहा छ र? तापनि सूर्यमूनि मेरो काम र बुद्धिले बनाएको हरेक कुरोमाथि त्यो मालिक हुने छ । यो पनि बाफ हो ।
20 so I went about to dismiss from my heart all my labour wherein I had laboured under the sun.
त्यसकारण सूर्यमूनि मैले गरेका सबै कामको विषयमा मेरो मन निराश हुन थाल्यो ।
21 For there is [such] a man that his labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in fortitude; [yet] this man shall give his portion to one who has not laboured therein. This is also vanity and great evil.
किनकि बुद्धि, ज्ञान र सिपले काम गर्ने कुनै मानिस होला, तर त्यसले आफूसित भएका सबै थोक अर्को मानिसलाई छाडिदिने छ । यो पनि बाफ र ठुलो दुर्भाग्य हो ।
22 For it happens to a man in all his labour, and in the purpose of his heart wherein he labours under the sun.
किनकि सूर्यमूनि कडा मेहनतसाथ काम गर्ने र आफ्नो परिश्रमलाई पुरा गर्न कोसिस गर्ने मानिसले के लाभ पाउँछ र?
23 For all his days [are days] of sorrows, and vexation of spirit is his; in the night also his heart rests not. This is also vanity.
हरेक दिन त्यसको काम दर्दनाक र तनावग्रस्त हुन्छ । त्यसैले रातमा त्यसको प्राणले विश्राम पाउने छैन । यो पनि बाफजस्तै हो ।
24 A man has nothing [really] good to eat, and to drink, and to show his soul [as] good in his trouble. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
खानु, पिउनु र आफ्नो काममा भएको असल कुरोदेखि सन्तुष्ट हुनुभन्दा मानिसको लागि कुनै उत्तम कुरो छैन । यो सत्यताचाहिँ परमेश्वरको हातबाट आउँछ भनी मैले देखेँ ।
25 For who shall eat, or who shall drink, without him?
किनकि परमेश्वरविना कसले खान र कुनै पनि किसिमको सुख-विलासमा रमाउन सक्छ?
26 For [God] has given to the man who is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but he has given to the sinner trouble, to add and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God; for this is also vanity and waywardness of spirit.
परमेश्वरलाई खुसी पार्ने जो कसैलाई उहाँले बुद्धि, ज्ञान र आनन्द दिनुहुन्छ । तथापि पापीलाई चाहिँ परमेश्वरले उहाँलाई खुसी तुल्याउने मानिसको निम्ति जम्मा गर्ने र थुपार्ने काम दिनुहुन्छ । यो पनि बाफ र बतासलाई खेद्ने कोसिस मात्र हो ।
