< Job 8 >

1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
तब बिल्दाद शुहीले जवाफ दिए र भने,
2 How long will you speak these things? and how long shall the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?
“तपाईं कहिलेसम्म यी कुरा भन्‍नुहुन्छ? कहिलेसम्म तपाईंको मुखका वचन शक्तिशाली बतास हुनेछन्?
3 Does God pervert judgment? or does the Almighty pervert justice?
के परमेश्‍वरले न्यायमा रोक लगाउनुहुन्‍छ र? के सर्वशक्तिमान्‌ले धार्मिकतामा रोक लगाउनुहुन्छ र?
4 If your children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;
तपाईंका छोराछोरीले उहाँको विरुद्धमा पाप गरेका छन् । हामी यो जान्‍दछौं, किनकि उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई आफ्‍नै पापमा मर्न दिनुभयो ।
5 If you would seek unto God early, and make your supplication to the Almighty;
तर मानौँ, तपाईंले परमेश्‍वरलाई बडो मेहनत गरेर खोज्नुभयो, अनि आफ्नो बिन्ती सर्वशक्तिमान्‌लाई चढाउनुभयो ।
6 If you were pure and upright; surely now he would awake for you, and make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous.
तपाईं शुद्ध र सोझो हुनुहुन्छ भने, उहाँले निश्‍चय पनि तपाईंको पक्ष लिनुहुन्‍छ, र तपाईंको उचित स्थानमा तपाईंलाई पुनर्स्थापित गर्नुहुन्‍छ ।
7 Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end should greatly increase.
तपाईंको सुरुआत् सानो भए तापनि, तपाईंको आखिरी अवस्था महान् हुन्‍छ ।
8 For enquire, I pray you, of the former age, and prepare yourself to the search of their fathers:
कृपया पहिलेका पुस्ताहरूलाई सोध्‍नुहोस्, र हाम्रा पुर्खाहरूले सिकेका कुरामा आफ्‍नो ध्यान लगाउनुहोस् ।
9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow: )
(हामी हिजो मात्र जन्मियौं र हामी केही जन्‍दैनौं, किनकि पृथ्वीमा हाम्रा दिनहरू छाया मात्र हो ।)
10 Shall not they teach you, and tell you, and utter words out of their heart?
के तिनले तपाईंलाई सिकाउने र भन्‍ने छैनन् र? के तिनले आफ्ना हृदयहरूबाट वचन बोल्ने छैनन्?
11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
के दलदल नभएको ठाउँमा नर्कट उम्रन्छ? के पानीविना निगालाहरू बढ्छन्?
12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withers before any other herb.
ती अझै हरिया छँदै र नकाटकै बेलामा, अरू कुनै बिरुवाभन्दा पहिले नै ती सुक्‍छन् ।
13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:
परमेश्‍वरलाई बिर्सनेहरू सबैका मार्गहरू पनि त्यस्तै हुन्‍छन् । ईश्‍वरहीनको आशा नष्‍ट हुन्‍छन् ।
14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.
उसको दृढता टुक्राटुक्रा हुनेछन्, र उसको भरोसा माकुरोको जालझैं कमजोर हुन्छ ।
15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
ऊ आफ्नो घरमा अडेल लग्‍छ, तर त्‍यसले उसलाई थाम्दैन । उसले त्‍यसमा समात्छ, तर यो अडिंदैन ।
16 He is green before the sun, and his branch shoots forth in his garden.
घामको मुनि त्‍यो हरियो हुन्छ, र त्‍यसका पालुवाहरू त्‍यसको सारा बगैँचामा फैलिन्‍छ ।
17 His roots are wrapped about the heap, and sees the place of stones.
त्‍यसका जराहरू ढुङ्गाको थुप्रो वरिपरि बेरिन्छन् । तिनले चट्टानहरूका बिचमा राम्रा ठाउँहरू खोज्छन् ।
18 If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen you.
तर यो व्यक्ति आफ्नो ठाउँ बाहिर नष्‍ट भयो भने, तब त्यो ठाउँले उसलाई इन्कार गर्नेछ र भन्‍नेछ, 'मैले तँलाई कहिल्यै देखिनँ ।'
19 Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
हेर्नुहोस्, त्यस्तो व्यक्तिको व्यवहारको 'आनन्द' यही हो । त्यसको ठाउँमा उही माटोबाट अन्य बिरुवाहरू उम्रनेछन् ।
20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
हेर्नुहोस्, परमेश्‍वरले निर्दोष मानिसलाई फाल्‍नुहुन्‍न, न त उहाँले दुष्‍ट काम गर्नेहरूका हातलाई मदत गर्नुहुन्छ ।
21 Till he fill your mouth with laughing, and your lips with rejoicing.
तर पनि उहाँले तपाईंको मुखमा हाँसो, र तपाईंको ओठमा आनन्‍दको सोरले भर्नुहुनेछ ।
22 They that hate you shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nothing.
तपाईंलाई घृणा गर्नेहरू लाजले ढाकिनेछन् । दुष्‍टको पाल फेरि रहनेछैन ।”

< Job 8 >