Proverbs 31
1 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy with which his mother instructed him.
राजा लमूएलका वचनहरू अर्थात् तिनकी आमाले सिकाएकी ईश्वरवाणीः
2 What [hast thou done], O my son: and what, O son of my body? and what, O son of my vows?
हे मेरो छोरो, हे मेरो गर्भको छोरो, हे मेरा भाकलहरूको छोरो, तँ के चाहन्छस्?
3 Give not unto women thy vigor, nor thy ways to those that ruin kings.
स्त्रीलाई तेरो बल नदे वा राजाहरूलाई नष्ट गर्नेहरूलाई तेरा चालहरू नदे ।
4 Not for kings, O Lemoel, not for kings [it is fitting] to drink wine, nor for princes, strong drink:
यो राजाहरूका लागि होइन, हे लमूएल, राजाहरूले दाखमद्य पिउनुहुन्न वा शासकहरूले मदिराको लालसा गर्नुहुन्न ।
5 Lest either might drink, and forget what is written in the law, and pervert the cause of all the afflicted.
किनभने तिनीहरूले पिउँदा तिनीहरूले कानुनी आदेश बिर्सेका हुन्छन्, र कष्टमा परेकाहरू सबैका अधिकारलाई वञ्चित गरिदिन्छन् ।
6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those who have an embittered soul.
नष्ट भइरहेकाहरूलाई मदिरा दे, र विरहमा भएकाहरूलाई दाखमद्य दे ।
7 Let such a one drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his trouble no more.
त्यसले पिएर आफ्नो गरिबी भुल्ने छ, र त्यसले आफ्नो कष्टलाई सम्झने छैन ।
8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all fatherless children.
बोल्न नसक्नेहरू र नष्ट भइरहेकाहरूको अधिकारको लागि बोल् ।
9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and decide the cause of the poor and needy.
आवाज उठा, र जे ठिक छ त्यसको नापअनुसार न्याय गर्, अनि गरिब र खाँचोमा परेकाहरूको अधिकारको निम्ति बोल् ।
10 Who can find a virtuous woman: for far above pearls is her value.
कसले सुयोग्य पत्नी पाउन सक्छ? उनको मूल्य रत्नहरूभन्दा बहुमूल्य हुन्छ ।
11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, and he will not see his gain diminish.
उनका पतिको हृदयले उनीमाथि भरोसा गर्छन्, र तिनी कहिल्यै गरिब हुने छैनन् ।
12 She treateth him well and not ill, all the days of her life.
उनले तिनका लागि आफ्नो जीवनकालभरि खराब कुराहरू नभई असल कुराहरू गर्छिन्,
13 She seeketh for wool and flax, and worketh with her willing hands.
उनले ऊन र सनपाट रोज्छिन्, अनि आफ्ना हातले खुसी भएर काम गर्छिन् ।
14 She is become like the merchant's ships: from afar doth she bring her food.
उनी व्यापारी जहाजझैँ छिन् । उनले टाढाबाट आफ्नो भोजन ल्याउँछिन् ।
15 And she riseth while it is yet night, and giveth provision to her household, and a task to her maidens.
उनी राती नै उठ्छिन्, र आफ्नो परिवारलाई भोजन बाँड्छिन्, अनि आफ्ना चाकर्नीहरूलाई तिनीहरूका काम बाँडफाँड गरिदिन्छिन् ।
16 She thinketh of a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
उनले सोचविचार गरेर एउटा खेत किन्छिन्, र आफ्नो हातको कमाइले दाखबारी लगाउँछिन् ।
17 She girdeth with strength her loins, and giveth vigor to her arms.
उनी शक्तिले आभुषित हुन्छिन् र आफ्ना पाखुराहरूलाई बलियो बनाउँछिन् ।
18 She perceiveth that her profit is good: [therefore] her lamp goeth not out by night.
उनको लागि केले मुनाफा ल्याउने छ भनी तिनी अनुमान गर्छिन् । रातैभरि उनको बत्ती निभ्दैन ।
19 She stretcheth out her hands to the spindle, and her palms hold fast the distaff.
उनले आफ्नो हात चर्खाको डन्डामा राख्छिन्, र आफ्नै औँलाले पिउरी समात्छिन् ।
20 She spreadeth out wide her open palm to the poor: yea, her hands she stretcheth forth to the needy.
उनले गरिब मानिसहरूप्रति आफ्नो मुट्ठी खोल्छिन् । उनले खाँचोमा परेकाहरूप्रति आफ्नो हात अगाडि बढाउँछिन् ।
21 She hath no fear for her household of the snow: for all her household are clothed in scarlet.
आफ्नो परिवारमा हिउँ पर्दा उनी डराउँदिनन्, किनकि उनको परिवारका सबै सदस्यले सिन्दूरे रङका लुगा लगाउँछन् ।
22 Tapestry-covering she maketh for herself: of linen and purple is her attire.
उनले आफ्नो ओछ्यानको लागि तन्ना बनाउँछिन्, र उनले मसिनो गरी बाटेको सुतीको कपडाको लुगा लगाउँछिन् ।
23 Well known is in the gates her husband, when he sitteth with the elders of the land.
उनका पति सहरको मूल ढोकामा देशका पाका मानिसहरूसित बस्दा सम्मानित हुन्छन् ।
24 Fine tunics she maketh, and selleth them, and girdles she furnisheth unto the merchant.
उनले सुती कपडाका वस्त्रहरू बनाएर बेच्छिन्, र व्यापारीहरूलाई पटुका उपलब्ध गराउँछिन् ।
25 Strength and dignity are her clothing: and she smileth at the coming of the last day.
उनी शक्ति र आदरले आभुषित छिन्, अनि आउने समयको लागि उनी हाँस्न सक्छिन् ।
26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and the law of kindness is on her tongue.
उनले बुद्धिसित आफ्नो मुख खोल्छिन्, र दयाको व्यवस्था उनको जिब्रोमा छ ।
27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and the bread of idleness she doth not eat.
उनले आफ्नो परिवारका चालहरूको रेखदेख गर्छिन्, र आलस्यको रोटी खाँदिनन् ।
28 Her children rise up, and call her blessed; her husband, also, and he praiseth her:
उनका छोरा-छोरीहरू खडा भएर उनलाई धन्यको भन्छन्, र उनका पतिले यसो भन्दै उनको तारिफ गर्छन्,
29 “Many daughters have done virtuously; but thou excellest them all.”
“धेरै स्त्रीहरूले राम्ररी काम गरेका छन्, तर तिमीले तिनीहरू सबैलाई जितेकी छ्यौ ।”
30 False is grace, and vain is beauty: a woman only that feareth the Lord shall indeed be praised.
सुन्दरता भ्रामक हुन्छ; सौन्दर्य व्यर्थको हुन्छ, तर परमप्रभुको भय मान्ने स्त्रीको नै प्रशंसा गरिने छ ।
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates.
उनको हातको कमाइ उनलाई नै दिनू, र उनका कामहरूले मूल ढोकामा उनको प्रशंसा गरून् ।
