Nehemiah 13
1 On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and there was found written in it that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;
त्यस दिन तिनीहरूले मानिसहरूले सुन्ने गरी मोशाको व्यवस्था पढे । कुनै अम्मोनी वा मोआबी कहिल्यै पनि परमेश्वरको सभामा आउनुहुँदैन भनी त्यसमा लेखिएको भेट्टाइयो ।
2 because they had not met the children of Israel with bread and with water, and had hired Balaam against them, to curse them; but our God turned the curse into blessing.
किनकि तिनीहरू रोटी र पानी लिएर इस्राएलीहरूकहाँ आएका थिएनन्, तर तिनीहरूले इस्राएललाई सराप दिन बालामलाई भाडामा लिएका थिए । तथापि हाम्रा परमेश्वरले सरापलाई आशिष्मा परिणत गरिदिनुभयो ।
3 And it came to pass, when they heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
तिनीहरूले व्यवस्था सुन्नेबित्तिकै तिनीहरूले इस्राएलबाट हरेक विदेशीबाट अलग गराए ।
4 And before this, Eliashib the priest, who had the oversight of the chambers of the house of our God, a kinsman of Tobijah,
अब योभन्दा पहिले पुजारी एल्यासीब हाम्रा परमेश्वरको मन्दिरका भण्डार-कोठाहरूका जिम्मावाल नियुक्त भएका थिए । तिनको तोबियासित सम्बन्ध थियो ।
5 had prepared for him a great chamber, where formerly they laid the oblations, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine and the oil, which was commanded for the Levites and the singers and the doorkeepers, and the heave-offerings of the priests.
एल्यासीबले तोबियाको लागि एउटा ठुलो भण्डार-कोठा तयार पारेका थिए जहाँ पहिले तिनीहरूले लेवीहरू, गायकहरू, द्वारपालहरूका निम्ति अन्नबलि, धूप, काठपातहरू, अन्नका दशांशहरू, नयाँ दाखमद्य र तेल अनि पुजारीहरूका निम्ति दान राख्ने गर्थे ।
6 And during all that [time] I was not at Jerusalem; for in the two-and-thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I came to the king; and after some time I obtained leave of the king.
तर यी सबै समयमा म यरूशलेममा थिइनँ । किनकि बेबिलोनका राजा अर्तासास्तको बत्तिसौँ वर्षमा म राजाकहाँ गएको थिएँ । केही समयपछि फर्केर जान मैले राजालाई अनुमति मागेँ,
7 And I came to Jerusalem, and observed the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobijah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.
र म यरूशलेम फर्कें । परमेश्वरको मन्दिरका चोकहरूमा एल्यासीबले तोबियालाई भण्डार-कोठा दिएर तिनले गरेको दुष्टतालाई मैले बुझेँ ।
8 And it grieved me much, and I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobijah out of the chamber.
म सार्हैँ रिसाएँ, र मैले भण्डार-कोठाबाट तोबियाका सबै सरसामानहरू फालिदिएँ ।
9 And I commanded, and they purified the chambers; and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, the oblation and the frankincense.
भण्डार-कोठाहरू शुद्ध पारिऊन् भनी मैले आज्ञा दिएँ, अनि मैले परमेश्वरका मन्दिरका सामानहरू, अन्नबलिहरू र धूप फेरि त्यहाँ राखेँ ।
10 And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given, and that the Levites and the singers that did the work had fled every one to his field.
लेवीहरूलाई तिनीहरूको भाग दिइएको रहेनछ, अनि लेवीहरूसाथै काम गर्ने गायकहरू आ-आफ्नो जग्गामा भागेर गएका रहे छन् भनी मैले थाहा पाएँ ।
11 Then I contended with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together and set them in their place.
त्यसैले मैले अधिकारीहरूको सामना गरी तिनीहरूलाई भनेँ, “परमेश्वरको मन्दिरलाई किन बेवास्ता गरिएको?” मैले तिनीहरूलाई जम्मा गरी तिनीहरूकै पदमा नियुक्त गरेँ ।
12 And all Judah brought the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil into the storehouses.
तब सारा यहूदाले अन्नको दशांश, नयाँ दाखमद्य र तेल भण्डार-कोठाहरूभित्र ल्याए ।
13 And I made storekeepers over the storehouses: Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah; and subordinate to them, Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were esteemed faithful, and their office was to distribute to their brethren.
मैले पुजारी शेलेम्याह, शास्त्री सादोक र लेवीहरूबाट पदायाहलाई भण्डार-कोठाहरूको कोषाध्यक्षको रूपमा नियुक्त गरेँ । जक्कूरका छोरा, मत्तन्याहका नाति हानानलाई तिनीहरूका सहायकको रूपमा नियुक्त गरेँ किनकि तिनीहरू भरोसायोग्य ठानिएका थिए । तिनीहरूका सहायकहरूका खानेकुराहरू वितरण गर्नु नै तिनीहरूको कर्तव्य थियो ।
14 Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds which I have done for the house of my God, and for the charges thereof!
हे मेरा परमेश्वर, यस विषयमा मेरो सम्झना गर्नुहोस्, अनि मेरा परमेश्वरको मन्दिर र यसका सेवाहरूमा मैले गरेका असल कार्यहरूलाई नमेटिदिनुहोस् ।
15 In those days I saw in Judah some treading winepresses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading them on asses; as also wine, grapes and figs, and all manner of burdens; and they brought them into Jerusalem on the sabbath day; and I protested in the day on which they sold the victuals.
ती दिनमा मैले यहूदामा मानिसहरूले शबाथमा कोल पेलिरहेका, अन्नका भारीहरू ल्याइरहेका, अनि दाखमद्य, दाख, नेभारा र सबै किसिमका भारीहरू गधाहरूमाथि लादेर शबाथ-दिनमा यरूशलेममा ल्याएको देखेँ । त्यस दिन तिनीहरूले खानेकुरा बेच्दै थिए भनी मैले विरोध जनाएँ ।
16 Men of Tyre also dwelt therein, who brought fish and all manner of ware, and sold it on the sabbath to the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.
यरूशलेममा बस्ने टुरोसका मानिसहरूले माछासाथै सबै किसिमका खानेकुरा ल्याए, अनि शबाथमा तिनीहरूले यहूदा र सहरका मानिसहरूलाई ती चिजहरू बेचे ।
17 And I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this which ye do, profaning the sabbath day?
तब मैले यहूदाका मानिसहरूको सामना गरेँ, “शबाथ-दिनलाई अपवित्र पारी तपाईंहरूले यो दुष्ट काम गर्नुको अर्थ के हो?
18 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us and upon this city? And ye will bring more wrath against Israel by profaning the sabbath.
के तपाईंहरूका पुर्खाहरूले यसै गरेका होइनन् र? के हाम्रा परमेश्वरले हामी र हाम्रो सहरमाथि यी सबै खराबी ल्याउनुभएको होइन र? अब शबाथलाई अपवित्र पारी तपाईंहरूले इस्राएलमाथि अझै धेरै क्रोध ल्याउँदै हुनुहुन्छ ।”
19 And it came to pass, that when it began to be dark in the gates of Jerusalem before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut; and I commanded that they should not be opened till after the sabbath. And I set [some] of my servants at the gates, so that no burden should be brought in on the sabbath day.
शबाथअगि यरूशलेमका प्रवेश-द्वारहरूमा साँझ पर्नेबित्तिकै ती बन्द गरेर शबाथ नसकिएसम्म नखोलिऊन् भनी मैले आज्ञा दिएँ । शबाथ-दिनमा कुनै भारी भित्र लैजान नसकियोस् भनेर प्रवेश-द्वारहरूमा मैले मेरा केही सेवकहरू नियुक्त गरेँ ।
20 And the dealers and sellers of all kind of ware passed the night without Jerusalem once or twice.
सबै किसिमका सामान ल्याउने र बेच्नेहरूले एक-दुई पटक यरूशलेमबाहिरै छाउनी हाले ।
21 And I testified against them, and said to them, Why do ye pass the night before the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth they came not on the sabbath.
तर मैले तिनीहरूलाई चेताउनी दिएँ, “तपाईंहरू किन पर्खालबाहिर छाउनी हाल्नुहुन्छ? तपाईंहरूले फेरि यसो गर्नुभयो भने म तपाईंहरूलाई कारबाही गर्ने छु ।” त्यस समयदेखि तिनीहरू शबाथमा आएनन् ।
22 And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to hallow the sabbath day. Remember this also for me, my God, and spare me according to thy great loving-kindness!
तब मैले लेवीहरूलाई आ-आफूलाई शुद्ध पारी शबाथलाई पवित्र पार्न प्रवेशद्वारहरूको पहरा दिनू भनी आज्ञा दिएँ । हे मेरा परमेश्वर, मप्रति तपाईंको करारको बफादारीको कारणले यसको लागि पनि मलाई सम्झनुहोस्, र मलाई दया देखाउनुहोस् ।
23 In those days also I saw Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab.
ती दिनमा अश्दोद, अम्मोन र मोआबका स्त्रीहरूलाई बिहे गर्ने यहूदीहरूलाई पनि मैले देखेँ ।
24 And their children spoke half in the language of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people.
तिनीहरूका सन्तानमध्ये आधाले अश्दोदको भाषा बोल्थे । तिनीहरूमध्ये कसैले पनि यहूदाको भाषा बोल्न सक्दैनथ्यो, तर ती मानिसहरूको कुनै एउटा भाषा बोल्दथे ।
25 And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them and plucked off their hair, and adjured them by God [saying], Ye shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.
मैले तिनीहरूको सामना गरी तिनीहरूलाई सराप दिएँ, र केहीलाई हिर्काएँ र तिनीहरूको जगल्टा लुछेँ । मैले तिनीहरूलाई यसो भनी परमेश्वरको नाउँमा शपथ खान लगाएँ, “तिमीहरूले आफ्ना छोरीहरू तिनीहरूका छोराहरूलाई नदिनू अथवा तिनीहरूका छोरीहरू आफ्ना छोराहरू वा आफ्नै लागि नलिनू ।
26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet among the many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel; but even him did foreign wives cause to sin.
के यी स्त्रीहरूकै कारणले इस्राएलका राजा सोलोमनले पाप गरेका होइनन् र? जाति-जातिहरूका बिचमा तिनीजस्ता राजा कोही थिइनन्, र तिनका परमेश्वरले तिनलाई प्रेम गर्नुहुन्थ्यो, अनि परमेश्वरले सारा इस्राएलमाथि तिनलाई राजा बनाउनुभयो । तथापि, तिनका विदेशी पत्नीहरूले तिनलाई पाप गर्न लगाए । के तपाईंहरूको कुरा सुनी यी सबै दुष्ट काम गर्ने अनि विदेशी स्त्रीहरूसित बिहे गरी हाम्रा परमेश्वरलाई धोका दिने?”
27 And should we hearken to you to do all this great evil, to act unfaithfully to our God by marrying foreign wives?
प्रधान पुजारी एल्यासीबका छोरा योयादाको एक जना छोरो होरोनी सन्बलतको ज्वाइँ रहेछ । त्यसकारण मैले त्यसलाई मेरो उपस्थितिबाट भाग्न लगाएँ ।
28 And [one] of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite; and I chased him from me.
हे मेरा परमेश्वर, तिनीहरूलाई सम्झनुहोस्, किनकि तिनीहरूले पुजारीको पद, यसको करार र लेवीहरूलाई दुषित पारेका छन् ।
29 Remember them, my God, for they are polluters of the priesthood, and of the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites!
यसरी मैले तिनीहरूलाई हरेक विदेशीबाट शुद्ध पारेँ, अनि पुजारीहरूसाथै लेवीहरूलाई तिनीहरूको आ-आफ्नै कर्तव्यमा स्थापित गराएँ ।
30 And I purified them from all foreigners, and appointed the charges of the priests and the Levites, every one in his service;
मैले तोकिएको समयमा दाउराको भेटी र अगौटे फलहरू उपलब्ध गराएँ ।
31 and for the wood-offering, at times appointed, and for the first-fruits. Remember me, O my God, for good!
हे मेरा परमेश्वर, सदासर्वदा मेरो सम्झना गर्नुहोस् ।
