< Job 41 >

1 Wilt thou draw out the leviathan with the hook, and press down his tongue with a cord?
के एउटा बल्छीले तैंले लिव्यातन्‌लाई तान्‍न सक्छस्? अर्थात् एउटा डोरीले त्यसको बङ्गारा बाँध्‍न सक्छस्?
2 Wilt thou put a rush-rope into his nose, and pierce his jaw with a spike?
के त्यसको नाकमा तैंले डोरी लगाउन सक्छस्? एउटा बल्छीले त्‍यसको बङ्गारा छेड्न सक्छस्?
3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak softly unto thee?
के त्यसले तँलाई धेरै बिन्ती चढाउनेछ र? के त्यसले तँसित नम्र वचनहरू बोल्नेछ र?
4 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him as a bondman for ever?
के त्यसले तँसित करार गर्नेछ, जसले गर्दा सदाको निम्ति तैंले त्‍यसलाई कमारो बनाउनुपर्छ?
5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird, and wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
तैले चरासित खेलेझैं के तँ त्योसित खेल्नेछस् र? तेरा दासीहरूका निम्ति तैंले त्यसलाई बाँध्‍नेछस् र?
6 Shall partners make traffic of him, will they divide him among merchants?
के मछुवाहरूका समूहरूले त्यसको लागि बार्गेनिङ् गर्नेछन्? के तिनीहरूले त्यसको व्यापार गर्न व्यापारीहरूका बिचमा भाग लगाउनेछन्?
7 Wilt thou fill his skin with darts, and his head with fish-spears?
के तैंले त्यसको छालामा चक्‍कु हान्‍न, अर्थात् टाउकोमा माछा मार्ने भाला हान्‍न सक्छस्?
8 Lay thy hand upon him; remember the battle, — do no more!
एकपल्‍ट त्यसमाथि आफ्‍नो हात राख्, अनि तँलाई त्‍यो युद्धको सम्झना हुनेछ, र फेरि तैंले कदापि त्यसो गर्नेछैनस् ।
9 Lo, hope as to him is belied: is not one cast down even at the sight of him?
हेर्, त्यसो गर्ने कसैको आशा पनि झुटो सबित हुन्छ । के त्यसको हेराइले पनि कोही मूर्छै परेर भुइँमा ढल्‍नेछैनन् र?
10 None is so bold as to stir him up; and who is he that will stand before me?
कोही पनि यति हिंस्रक छैन त्यसले लिव्यातन्‌लाई उत्तेजित पार्ने आँट गर्छ । त्यसो हो भने, मेरो सामु को खडा हुन सक्छ?
11 Who hath first given to me, that I should repay [him]? [Whatsoever is] under the whole heaven is mine.
मैले तिर्नुपर्ने गरी कसले मलाई कुनै कुरो दिएको छ र? सम्पूर्ण आकाशमुनि भएका सबै थोक मेरै हुन् ।
12 I will not be silent as to his parts, the story of his power, and the beauty of his structure.
लिव्यातन्‌का खुट्टाहरूको विषयमा म चुप लाग्‍नेछैनँ, न त्यसको बल, न त त्यसको भव्य आकारको विषयमा चुप लाग्‍नेछु ।
13 Who can uncover the surface of his garment? who can come within his double jaws?
त्यसको बाहिरको पोशाकलाई कसले उतार्न सक्छ? ढाल जस्‍तो त्यसको दोहोरो छाला कसले छेड्न सक्छ?
14 Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.
त्यसको मुखका ढोकाहरू कसले खोल्न — त्यसका दाँत बजाउन सक्‍छ, जुन त्रासदी हो ।
15 The rows of his shields are a pride, shut up together [as with] a close seal.
तिनका ढाडका छालाहरू ढालका लहरहरूझैं, एउटा बन्‍द छापझैं एकसाथ जोडिएका हुन्‍छन् ।
16 One is so near to another that no air can come between them;
एक अर्कोमा यसरी टाँसिन्‍छन्, जसको बिचबाट हावा पनि छिर्न सक्दैन ।
17 They are joined each to its fellow; they stick together, and cannot be sundered.
ती एक-अर्कामा टाँसिएका हुन्‍छन् । छुट्ट्याउनै नसकिने गरी ती एकसाथ टाँसिन्छन् ।
18 His sneezings flash light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
त्यसले हाच्‍छीं गर्दा बाहिर झिल्‍काहरू निस्कन्छन् । त्यसका आँखा बिहानको पलकजस्तै छन् ।
19 Out of his mouth go forth flames; sparks of fire leap out:
त्यसको मुखबाट बलिरहेका राँकोहरू, आगोका झिल्काहरू बाहिर निस्कन्छन् ।
20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a boiling pot and cauldron.
तताउनलाई आगोमाथि राखेको भाँडोबाट वाफ निस्‍केझैं, त्यसका नाकका प्वालहरूबाट धुवाँ निस्कन्छन् ।
21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
त्यसको सासले कोइलालाई बालिदिन्छ । त्यसको मुखबाट आगो निस्कन्छ ।
22 In his neck lodgeth strength, and terror danceth before him.
त्यसको गर्धनमा बल हुन्छ, र त्यसको सामु त्रासले नाच लगाउँछ ।
23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are fused upon him, they cannot be moved.
त्यसका छालाका पत्रहरू एकसाथ टाँसिन्छन् । उसमा ती यति कडा हुन्छन् । ती पल्‍टाउन सकिंदैन ।
24 His heart is firm as a stone, yea, firm as the nether [millstone].
त्यसको मुटु ढुङ्गाजस्तै कडा हुन्छ । वास्तवमा जाँतोको तल्लो पाटोझैं कडा हुन्छ ।
25 When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: they are beside themselves with consternation.
त्यो खडा हुँदा देवताहरू पनि डराउँछन् । डरको कारण ती पछि हट्छन् ।
26 If any reach him with a sword, it cannot hold; neither spear, nor dart, nor harpoon.
तरवारले त्यसलाई हान्‍ने हो भने, त्यसले केही हुँदैन, न त भाला, काँड वा अरू कुनै चुच्‍चे हतियारले त्यसलाई केही हुन्‍छ ।
27 He esteemeth iron as straw, bronze as rotten wood.
त्यसले फलामलाई पराल भएझैं, र काँसालाई कुहेको काठ भएझैं ठान्‍छ ।
28 The arrow will not make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
काँडले त्यसलाई भगाउन सक्दैन । घुयेंत्रोले हानेको ढुङ्गा त त्यसको लागि भुस बन्छ ।
29 Clubs are counted as stubble; he laugheth at the shaking of a javelin.
मुङ्ग्राहरूलाई त परालझैं ठानिन्छ । भालाको प्रहारमा त त्यसले गिल्ला गर्छ ।
30 His under parts are sharp potsherds: he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.
त्यसको भुँसी भागहरू माटोका भाँडाका कडा खपटाहरूजस्तै हुन्छन् । घिस्रिंदा दाँदेको डोबझैं त्यसले माटोमा फैलेको डोब छोड्‍छ ।
31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment;
त्यसले गहिरो पानीलाई पानी उम्लको भाँडोजस्तै उमाल्छ । त्यसले समुद्रलाई मलहमको भाँडोजस्तै बनाउँछ ।
32 He maketh the path to shine after him: one would think the deep to be hoary.
त्यसले आफ्नो पछाडि चम्कने रेखा बनाउँछ । कसैले त्यसलाई गहिरो पानीमा फुलेको कपालजस्तै ठान्छ ।
33 Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.
पृथ्वीमा त्यसको बराबरी कोही छैन, जसलाई बिनाडर बाँच्न बनाइएको छ ।
34 He beholdeth all high things; he is king over all the proud beasts.
हरेक अहङ्कारी कुरालाई त्यसले हेर्छ । घमण्‍डका सबै छोराहरूमध्‍ये त्यो त राजा नै हो ।”

< Job 41 >