< Habakkuk 1 >

1 The burden that Habakkuk the prophet saw.
अगमवक्ता हबकूकले पाएका सन्देश,
2 How long, O Lord, shall I cry out, and you will not heed? Shall I shout to you while suffering violence, and you will not save?
“परमप्रभु, म कति समय अझै सहायताको निम्ति पुकारूँ, तर तपाईंले सुन्‍नुहुन्‍न? म ‘हिंसा’ भनेर तपाईंलाई पुकार्दछु, तर तपाईंले बचाउनुहुन्‍न ।
3 Why have you revealed to me iniquity and hardship, to see plunder and injustice opposite me? And there has been judgment, but the opposition is more powerful.
मलाई किन अपराध र दुष्कर्म देखाउनुहुन्छ? सर्वनाश र हिंसा मेरो सामुन्‍ने छन् । त्यहाँ झैँ-झगडा छ, र विवाद चर्किंदै छ ।
4 Because of this, the law has been torn apart, and judgment does not persevere to its conclusion. For the impious prevail against the just. Because of this, a perverse judgment is issued.
यसैकारण कानून-व्यवस्था कमजोर भएको छ, र न्याय अब छैन । किनकि दुष्‍टले धर्मीलाई घेर्दछ । यसैकारण इन्साफ झुटो भएको छ ।” परमप्रभु हबकूकलाई जवाफ दिनुहुन्छ ।
5 Gaze among the nations, and see. Admire, and be astounded. For a work has been done in your days, which no one will believe when it is told.
“जाति-जातिहरूलाई हेर् र तिनीहरूको जाँच गर्, अचम्मित, र आश्‍चर्यचकित हो! किनभने निश्‍चय नै तेरै समयमा म यस्तो काम गर्दै छु जसको विषयमा तँलाई बताइँदा तँलाई विश्‍वास लाग्‍नेछैन ।
6 For behold, I will raise up the Chaldeans, a bitter and swift people, marching across the width of the earth, to possess tabernacles not their own.
किनभने हेर्, म बेबिलोनीहरूलाई उठाउँदै छु, त्यो भयानक र उग्र जाति । तिनीहरू सारा भुमिमा अर्काको बासस्थान खोस्‍नको निम्ति अगि बढिरहेका छन् ।
7 It is dreadful and terrible. From themselves, judgment and their burden will issue.
तिनीहरू डरलाग्दा र भयानक छन् । न्याय र वैभव तिनीहरूबाटै अगाडि बढ्छ ।
8 Their horses are more nimble than leopards and swifter than wolves in the evening; their horsemen will spread out. And then their horsemen will approach from far away; they will fly like the eagle, hurrying to devour.
तिनीहरूका घोडाहरू चितुवाभन्दा तेज, र साँझका ब्वाँसाहरूभन्दा द्रुत छन् । यसैकारण तिनीहरूका घोडाहरूले जमिनमा कुल्चन्‍छन्, र तिनीहरूका घोडचढीहरू टाढा-टाढाबाट आउँछन्, र तिनीहरू शिकारलाई खानको निम्ति आतुर भएको गरुडझैँ उड्छन् ।
9 They will all approach towards the prey; their face is like a burning wind. And they will gather captives together like sand.
तिनीहरू सबै हिंसाको निम्ति आउँछन् । तिनीहरूको समुहहरू मरुभूमिको हुरीझैँ जान्छन्, र बालुवासरह कैदीहरू ल्याउँछन् ।
10 And concerning kings, he will triumph, and sovereign rulers will be his laughingstock, and he will laugh over every fortress, and he will transport a rampart and seize it.
यसैकारण तिनीहरूले राजाहरूलाई जिस्काउँछन्, र शासकहरू तिनीहरूका निम्ति हाँसोका पात्र मात्र हुन् । हरेक किल्लाहरू देखेर तिनीहरू हाँस्‍छन्, किनभने तिनीहरूले माटोको ढिस्को बनाएर ती लैजान्छन् ।
11 Then his spirit will be altered, and he will cross over and fall. Such is his strength from his god.
अनि बतास आउनेछ र दोषी मानिसहरूबाट त्यो जानेछ, ती मनिसहरू जसको सामर्थ्य तिनीहरूको देवता हो ।” हबकूकले परमप्रभुलाई अर्को प्रश्न गर्छन्,
12 Have you not existed from the beginning, Lord my God, my holy one, and so we shall not die? Lord, you have stationed him for judgment, and you have established that his strength will be swept away.
“परमप्रभु मेरा परमेश्‍वर, मेरा एक मात्र पवित्र परमेश्‍वर, के तपाईं प्राचीन समयदेखि नै हुनुहुन्‍न र? हामी मर्नेछैनौँ । परमप्रभुले तिनीहरूलाई न्यायको निम्ति नियुक्त गर्नुभएको छ, र हे चट्टान, तपाईंले तिनीहरूलाई सुधारको निम्ति स्थापित गर्नुभएको छ ।
13 Your eyes are pure, you do not behold evil, and you cannot look towards iniquity. Why do you look upon the agents of iniquity, and remain silent, while the impious is devouring one who is more just than himself?
तपाईंका आँखा यति शुद्ध छन्, कि तपाईं दुष्‍टलाई हेर्नुहुन्‍न, र तपाईंले गलत काम गर्नेलाई कृपाले हेर्न सक्‍नुहुन्‍न । त्यसोभए किन तपाईंले धोका दिनेलाई कृपाले हेर्नुभएको छ? दुष्‍टहरूले तिनीहरूको आफ्नो सङ्ख्याभन्दा धेरै धर्मीहरूलाई निल्दा तपाईं किन चुप बस्‍नुभएको छ?
14 And you will make men like the fish of the sea and like the creeping things that have no ruler.
तपाईंले मानिसलाई समुद्रका माछाझैँ बनाउनुहुन्छ, घस्रने जीवहरूझैँ जसको कुनै शासक छैन ।
15 He lifted up everything with his hook. He drew them in with his dragnet, and gathered them into his netting. Over this, he will rejoice and exult.
त्यसले सबैलाई बल्छीले ल्याउँछ । त्यसले मानिसहरूलाई माछी-जालमा पारेर पर लैजान्छ । त्यसले महाजालमा सबैलाई थुपार्छ, अनि त्यो खुशी हुन्छ र रमाहट गर्दछ ।
16 For this reason, he will offer victims to his dragnet, and he will sacrifice to his netting. For through them, his portion has been made fat, and his meals elite.
त्यसैकारण त्यसले आफ्नो माछी-जालमा बलि चढाउँछ र महाजालमा धूप बाल्छ, किनभने आफ्नो जालद्धारा त्यो विलासितामा जिउँछ, र त्यसको भोजन उत्तम हुन्छ ।
17 Because of this, therefore, he expands his dragnet and will not be lenient in continually putting to death the peoples.
के त्यसले यसैकारण आफ्नो जाल रित्त्याउँदै जान्छ, र जाति-जातिहरूलाई निर्दयतापूर्वक काटिरहन्छ?”

< Habakkuk 1 >