Ecclesiastes 7
1 A good name is better than precious oil; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
महङ्गो अत्तरभन्दा असल नाउँ उत्तम हुन्छ, र जन्मको दिनभन्दा मृत्युको दिन राम्रो हुन्छ ।
2 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting; for that is the end of all men, and the living will lay it to his heart.
भोजको घरमा जानुभन्दा शोकको घरमा जानु उत्तम हुन्छ, किनकि जीवनको अन्त्यमा सबै मानिसका शोक आउँछ । जीवित मानिसहरूले यसलाई मनमा राख्नैपर्छ ।
3 Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart may be gladdened.
हाँसोभन्दा अफसोस उत्तम हो, किनकि शोकित अनुहारपछि हृदयको प्रसन्नता आउँछ ।
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
बुद्धिमान्को हृदय शोकको घरमा हुन्छ, तर मूर्खहरूको हृदय भोजको घरमा हुन्छ ।
5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
मूर्खहरूको गीत सुन्नुभन्दा बुद्धिमान्को हप्की सुन्नु उत्तम हो ।
6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool; this also is vanity.
किनभने मूर्खहरूको हाँसो भाँडामुनि पड्कने काँढाको आगोझैँ हुन्छ । यो पनि बाफ हो ।
7 Surely oppression turneth a wise man into a fool; and a gift destroyeth the understanding.
करकापले निश्चय नै बुद्धिमान् मानिसलाई मूर्ख बनाउँछ, र घुसले हृदयलाई भ्रष्ट पार्छ ।
8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
कुनै पनि कुरो सुरुभन्दा अन्त्य राम्रो हो, र हृदयमा घमण्ड हुनुभन्दा हृदयमा धैर्यवान् हुनु उत्तम हुन्छ ।
9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
आत्मामा क्रोधित हुन हतार नगर्, किनकि क्रोधले मूर्खहरूको हृदयमा बास गर्छ ।
10 Say not thou: 'How was it that the former days were better than these?' for it is not out of wisdom that thou inquirest concerning this.
यसो नभन्, “यीभन्दा पाकाहरूका दिन किन उत्तम हुन्छ?” किनकि बुद्धिको कारण तैँले यो प्रश्न सोधेको होइन ।
11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance, yea, a profit to them that see the sun.
पैतृक-सम्पत्तिजस्तै बुद्धि राम्रो कुरो हो । यसले सूर्य देख्नेहरूलाई लाभ दिन्छ ।
12 For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.
किनकि रुपियाँ-पैसाले सुरक्षा दिएजस्तै बुद्धिले पनि सुरक्षा दिन्छ, तर ज्ञानको फाइदा यही हो, कि बुद्धि भएको मानिसलाई यसले जीवन दिन्छ ।
13 Consider the work of God; for who can make that straight, which He hath made crooked?
परमेश्वरका कामहरूलाई विचार गर्: उहाँले बाङ्गो बनाउनुभएकोलाई कसले सिधा पार्न सक्छ?
14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; God hath made even the one as well as the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
समय राम्रो हुँदा त्यस राम्रो समयमा खुसी भएर बस्, तर समय नराम्रो हुँदा यो कुरा विचार गर्: परमेश्वरले दुवैलाई आमनेसामने रहने अनुमति दिनुभएको छ । यही कारणले गर्दा मानिसको पछि के हुँदै छ भनी कसैले पत्ता लगाउने छैन ।
15 All things have I seen in the days of my vanity; there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his evil-doing.
मेरा बेकम्मा दिनहरूमा मैले धेरै कुराहरू देखेको छु । धर्मात्माहरूको धार्मिकताको बाबजुत पनि तिनीहरू नष्ट हुन्छ, र दुष्टहरूको दुष्टताको बाबजुत पनि तिनीहरू धेरै वर्षसम्म बाँच्छन् ।
16 Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise; why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
स्वधर्मी नबन्; तेरो आफ्नै दृष्टिमा बुद्धिमान् नबन् । तँ किन आफैलाई नष्ट गर्छस्?
17 Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish; why shouldest thou die before thy time?
ज्यादै दुष्ट र मूर्ख नबन् । तेरो समय आउनुअगि नै तँ किन मर्छस्?
18 It is good that thou shouldest take hold of the one; yea, also from the other withdraw not thy hand; for he that feareth God shall discharge himself of them all.
यो बुद्धिलाई पक्रेर राख्नु र धार्मिकतालाई जान नदिनु तेरो लागि राम्रो हुन्छ । किनकि परमेश्वरको भय मान्ने मानिसले त्यसका सबै कर्तव्य पुरा गर्ने छ ।
19 Wisdom is a stronghold to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.
कुनै सहरमा भएको दस जना शासकभन्दा बुद्धिमान् मानिससित भएको बुद्धि शक्तिशाली हुन्छ ।
20 For there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
पृथ्वीमा भलाइ गर्ने र कहिल्यै पाप नगर्ने धर्मी मानिस छैन ।
21 Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee;
बोलिएको हरेक वचनलाई नसुन्, किनकि त्यसो गर्दा तैँले तेरो नोकरको श्रापलाई पनि सुन्लास् ।
22 for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
त्यसै गरी, तेरो हृदयमा तैँले प्रायः धेरैलाई सरापेको छस् भनी तँलाई थाहा छ ।
23 All this have I tried by wisdom; I said: 'I will get wisdom'; but it was far from me.
मैले बुद्धिले यी सबै प्रमाणित गरेको छु । मैले भनेँ, “म बुद्धिमान् बन्ने छु,” तर यो मैले सक्नेभन्दा परको कुरो थियो ।
24 That which is is far off, and exceeding deep; who can find it out?
बुद्धि धेरै टाढा र निकै गहिरो छ । कसले यसलाई पाउन सक्छ र?
25 I turned about, and applied my heart to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason of things, and to know wickedness to be folly, and foolishness to be madness;
बुद्धि र वास्तविकताको विषयमा सिक्न, जाँच गर्न र खोज्न अनि खराबी बेवकुफ हो र मूर्खताचाहिँ पागलपन हो भनी बुझ्न मैले मेरो मन लगाएँ ।
26 and I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands; whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
पासो र जालहरूले भरिएकी कुनै पनि स्त्रीको मृत्यभन्दा त्योचाहिँ बढी तितो भएको मैले पाएँ । परमेश्वरलाई खुसी पार्ने जो कोही त्यस स्त्रीबाट भाग्ने छ, तर पापीलाई भने त्यसले लिएर जान्छे ।
27 Behold, this have I found, saith Koheleth, adding one thing to another, to find out the account;
“मैले जे पत्ता लगाएको छु, त्यसलाई विचार गर्,” उपदेशक भन्छन् । “वास्तविकताको व्याख्या पत्ता लगाउन मैले एकपछि अर्को खोज थप्दै आएको छु ।
28 which yet my soul sought, but I found not; one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
मैले अझै पनि यसको खोजी गर्दै छु, तर मैले यसलाई भेट्टाएको छैनँ । मैले एक हजार पुरुषका बिचमा एउटा धर्मी मानिस भेट्टाएँ, तर स्त्रीहरूका बिचमा एउटै पनि भेट्टाइनँ ।
29 Behold, this only have I found, that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
मैले पत्ता लगाएको कुरो केवल यही होः परमेश्वरले मानव-जातिलाई सोझो सृष्टि गर्नुभयो, तर धेरै कठिनाइको खोजी गर्दै तिनीहरू तर्केर गएका छन् ।”
