Job 29
1 Job also added, taking up his parable, and said:
अय्यूब फेरि बोल्न सुरु गरे र यसो भने,
2 Who will grant me, that I might be according to the months past, according to the days in which God kept me?
“ओहो, जस्तो म विगतका महिनाहरू थिएँ त्यस्तै म भए त, जति बेला परमेश्वरले मेरो वास्ता गर्नुहुन्थ्यो,
3 When his lamp shined over my head, and I walked by his light in darkness?
जति बेला उहाँको बत्ती मेरो शिरमाथि बल्थ्यो, र जति बेला उहाँको ज्योतिद्वारा म अन्धकारमा हिंड्थें ।
4 As I was in the days of my youth, when God was secretly in my tabernacle?
ओहो, जस्तो मेरा खुशीका दिनहरूमा म थिएँ त्यस्तै म भए त, जति बेला परमेश्वरको मित्रता मेरो पालमाथि हुन्थ्यो,
5 When the Almighty was with me: and my servants round about me?
जति बेला सर्वशक्तिमान् मसितै हुनुहुन्थ्यो, र मेरा छोराछोरा मेरो वरिपरि हुन्थे,
6 When I washed my feet with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil?
जति बेला मेरो बाटो दूधले ढाकिन्थ्यो, र चट्टानले मेरो लागि तेलको खोला बगाउँथ्यो!
7 When I went out to the gate of the city, and in the street they prepared me a chair?
जति बेला म सहरको मूल ढोकाबाट बाहिर निस्कन्थें, जति बेला सहरको चोकमा भएको मेरो शासनमा म बस्थें,
8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the old men rose up and stood.
जवान मानिसहरूले मलाई देखे र मेरो आदर गरेर तिनीहरू टाढै बस्थे, अनि पाका मानिसहरू मेरो निम्ति खडा हुन्थे र उभिन्थे ।
9 The princes ceased to speak, and laid the finger on their mouth.
जब म आउँथें, तब राजकुमारहरूको बोली नै बन्द हुन्थ्यो । तिनीहरूले आफ्ना हातले मुख छोप्थे ।
10 The rulers held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to their throat.
कुलीनहरूका आवाजहरू बन्द हुन्थ्यो, अनि तिनीहरूको जिब्रो तिनीहरूकै तालुमा टाँसिन्थ्यो ।
11 The ear that heard me blessed me, and the eye that saw me gave witness to me:
किनकि तिनीहरूका कानले सुन्थे, र मलाई आशिष् दिन्थे । तिनीहरूका आँखाले मलाई देखेपछि तिनीहरूले मेरो साक्षी दिन्थे, र मलाई स्याबासी दिन्थे,
12 Because I had delivered the poor man that cried out; and the fatherless that had no helper.
किनकि गरिब मानिसले पुकारा गर्दा मैले उसलाई छुटाउँथेँ, र अनाथलाई मदत गर्ने कोही नहुँदा मैले उसको हेरचाह गर्थें ।
13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me, and I comforted the heart of the widow.
मर्न लागेको मानिसले मलाई आशिष् दिन्थ्यो । विधवाको हृदय आनन्दले गाउने मैले बनाइदिन्थेँ ।
14 I was clad with justice: and I clothed myself with my judgment, as with a robe and a diadem.
मैले धार्मिकता पहिरिन्थेँ, र यसलाई मलाई ढाक्थ्यो । मेरो इन्साफ पोशाक र फेटाझैं हुन्थ्यो ।
15 I was an eye to the blind, and a foot to the lame.
दृष्टिविहीन मानिसको लागि म आँखा भएँ । लङ्गडोको लागि म खुट्टा भएँ ।
16 I was the father of the poor: and the cause which I knew not, I searched out most diligently.
खाँचोमा परेको मानिसको लागि म पिता भएँ । मैले नचिनेको मानिसको मुद्दाको पनि म जाँच गरिदिन्थेँ ।
17 I broke the jaws of the wicked man, and out of his teeth I took away the prey.
मैले अधर्मी मानिसको बङ्गारा झारिदिएँ । मैले त्यसको दाँतको बिचबाट सिकारलाई बाहिर निकालें ।
18 And I said: I shall die in my nest, and as a palm tree shall multiply my days.
तब मैले भनें, 'म आफ्नै गुँडमा मर्नेछु । म आफ्ना दिनलाई बालुवाका कणजत्तिकै वृद्धि गराउनेछु ।
19 My root is opened beside the waters, and dew shall continue in my harvest.
मेरा जराहरू पानीमा फैलिएका छन्, र मेरा हाँगाहरूमा रातभरि शीत पर्छ ।
20 My glory shall always be renewed, and my bow in my hand shall be repaired.
ममा भएको आदर सधैं ताजा रहन्छ, र मेरो शक्तिको धनु सधैं मेरो हातमा सधैं नयाँ हुन्छ ।'
21 They that heard me, waited for my sentence, and being attentive held their peace at my counsel.
मानिसहरूले मेरा कुरा सुन्थे । तिनीहरूले मेरो प्रतीक्षा गर्थे । मेरो सल्लाह सुन्न तिनीहरू चुप लागेर बस्थे ।
22 To my words they durst add nothing, and my speech dropped upon them.
मेरा वचनहरू सकिएपछि तिनीहरूले फेरि बोल्दैनथ्ये । मेरो बोली तिनीहरूमा पानीको थोपाझैं खस्थ्यो ।
23 They waited for me as for rain, and they opened their mouth as for a latter shower.
तिनीहरूले वृष्टिको प्रतीक्षा गरेझैं सधैँ तिनीहरूले मेरो प्रतीक्षा गर्थे । तिनीहरूले बसन्त ऋतुको झरीलाई गरेझैं, मेरा वचनहरू पिउनलाई आफ्ना मुख खुला गर्थे ।
24 If at any time I laughed on them, they believed not, and the light of my countenance fell not on earth.
तिनीहरूले आशा नगर्दा पनि म तिनीहरूमा मुस्कुराउँथें । तिनीहरूले मेरो अनुहारको ज्योतिलाई इन्कार गर्दैनथे ।
25 If I had a mind to go to them, I sat first, and when I sat as a king, with his army standing about him, yet I was a comforter of them that mourned.
मैले तिनीहरूका मार्ग चुन्थेँ, र तिनीहरूका प्रमुख अतिथि हुन्थें । राजा आफ्ना सेनाको बिचमा बसेझैं, शोक गर्नेहरूलाई सान्त्वना दिने मानिसझैं म बस्थें ।
