1 Corinthians 4
1 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
यसरी कुनै व्यक्तिले हामीलाई ख्रीष्टका सेवकहरू र परमेश्वरको गोप्य सत्यताको भण्डारे ठान्नुपर्छ ।
2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
यस सम्बन्धमा, भण्डारेहरू विश्वासयोग्य हुन आवश्यक छ ।
3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yes, I judge not my own self.
तर म तिमीहरूबाट र मानिसको अदालतबाट जाँचिनु मेरो निम्ति अति सानो कुरा हो । किनकि म आफैँ पनि मेरो जाँच गर्दिनँ ।
4 For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judges me is the Lord.
मेरो विरुद्धमा कुनै अभियोग भएको मलाई थाहा छैन, तर यसको अर्थ म निर्दोष छु भन्ने चाहिँ होइन । परमेश्वरले नै मेरो न्याय गर्नुहुन्छ ।
5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
यसकारण समय आउनुभन्दा अगि वा येशू आउनुभन्दा अगि कुनै पनि कुराको बारेमा न्याय नगर । उहाँले अन्धकारमा लुकाइएका कुराहरूलाई ज्योतिमा ल्याउनुहुनेछ, र हृदयका उद्देश्यहरू प्रकट गर्नुहुनेछ । त्यसपछि हरेकले परमेश्वरबाट आफ्नो प्रशंसा पाउनेछ ।
6 And these things, brothers, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that you might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
अब भाइहरू हो, तिमीहरूका खातिर मैले र अपोल्लोसले यी सिद्धान्तहरू प्रयोग गर्यौँ, ताकि तिमीहरूले “जे लेखिएको छ, त्योभन्दा बाहिर नजाऊ” भन्ने भनाइको अर्थ बुझ्न सकौला । तिमीहरू एउटाको पक्षमा लागेर अर्काको विरुद्धमा नलाग भनेर यो भएको हो ।
7 For who makes you to differ from another? and what have you that you did not receive? now if you did receive it, why do you glory, as if you had not received it?
किनकि कसले तिमीहरू र अरू मानिसहरूका बिचमा फरक देख्छ? तिमीहरूसँग भएको कुन कुरा तिमीहरूले सितैँमा पाएका होइनौ र? तिमीहरूले त्यो सितैँमा पाएका छौ भने तिमीहरूले त्यसरी नपाएको झैँ गरेर किन घमण्ड गर्छौ?
8 Now you are full, now you are rich, you have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God you did reign, that we also might reign with you.
तिमीहरूले चाहने कुराहरू तिमीहरूले अगाडि नै पाइसकेका छौ! तिमीहरू अगिबाटै धनी भएका छौ! तिमीहरूले हामीविना नै शासन गर्न सुरु गरेका छौ! वास्तवमा, तिमीहरूले शासन गर भन्ने म चाहन्छु ताकि हामी पनि तिमीहरूसँगै शासन गर्न सकौँ ।
9 For I think that God has set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men.
किनकि मलाई यस्तो लाग्छ कि परमेश्वरले हामी प्रेरितहरूलाई मृत्युदण्ड पाउन लागेका मानिसहरूलाई जस्तै मारिनेको भिडको पछिल्लो लहरमा प्रदर्शनमा राख्नुभएको छ । हामी संसार, स्वर्गदूतहरू र मानिसहरूका बिचमा तमाशा भएका छौँ ।
10 We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are honorable, but we are despised.
हामी ख्रीष्टको निम्ति मूर्ख छौँ, तर तिमीहरू ख्रीष्टमा बुद्धिमानी छौ । हामी दुर्बल छौँ, तर तिमीहरू बलिया छौ । तिमीहरूले आदर पाएका छौ, तर हामीले अनादर पाएका छौँ ।
11 Even to this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling place;
यो वर्तमान घडीमा हामी भोकाएका र तिर्खाएका छौँ; हाम्रा कपडाहरू फाटिएका छन्; हामी नराम्ररी कुटिएका छौँ; हामी घरवारविहीन भएका छौँ ।
12 And labor, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
हामी आफ्नै हातले कडा परिश्रम गर्दछौँ । मानिसहरूले गिल्ला गर्दा हामी तिनीहरूलाई आशिष् दिन्छौँ । सतावटमा पर्दा हामी सहन्छौँ ।
13 Being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things to this day.
मानिसले हामीलाई निन्दा गर्दा हामी दयापूर्वक बोल्छौँ । हामी संसारले इन्कार गरेको फोहोर कुराहरू र सबैभन्दा घिनलाग्दा कुराहरूजस्ता भएका छौँ र अझ पनि हामीलाई यस्तै ठानिन्छ ।
14 I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
तिमीहरूलाई शर्ममा पार्न मैले यो कुरा लेखेको होइनँ, तर मेरा प्रिय बालकहरूको रूपमा तिमीहरूलाई सुधार गर्नको निम्ति लेख्छु ।
15 For though you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have you not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
किनकि ख्रीष्टमा तिमीहरूका दस हजार अभिभावक भए तापनि तिमीहरूका धेरै जना पिता छैनन् । किनकि सुसमाचारद्वारा म ख्रीष्टमा तिमीहरूका पिता बनेँ ।
16 Why I beseech you, be you followers of me.
त्यसैले, मेरो अनुकरण गर्ने होओ भनी म तिमीहरूलाई आग्रह गर्छु ।
17 For this cause have I sent to you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
यसकारण, मैले तिमीहरूकहाँ मेरा प्रिय र प्रभुमा विश्वासयोग्य बालक तिमोथीलाई पठाएँ । मैले हरेक स्थान र हरेक मण्डलीमा सिकाएबमोजिम ख्रीष्टमा मेरो जीवन कस्तो छ सो उनले तिमीहरूलाई सम्झना गराउनेछन् ।
18 Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.
म फेरि तिमीहरूकहाँ आउँदिनँ भन्ने ठानेर तिमीहरूमध्ये कोही अहङ्कारी भएका छन् ।
19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
तर यदि परमेश्वरको इच्छा भयो भने म त्यहाँ चाँडै नै आउनेछु । त्यसपछि म ती अहङ्कारीहरूको कुरा मात्र होइन, तर तिनीहरूको शक्ति हेर्नेछु ।
20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
किनकि परमेश्वरको राज्य कुरामा होइन, तर शक्तिमा छ ।
21 What will you? shall I come to you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
तिमीहरू के चाहन्छौ? म तिमीहरूकहाँ कसरी आऊँ, छडी लिएर वा प्रेम र नम्रताको आत्मामा?
