Job 29
1 Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said:
अय्यूब फेरि बोल्न सुरु गरे र यसो भने,
2 O that I were as in months past, In the days when God was my guardian;
“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 when by his light I walked through darkness!
जति बेला उहाँको बत्ती मेरो शिरमाथि बल्थ्यो, र जति बेला उहाँको ज्योतिद्वारा म अन्धकारमा हिंड्थें ।
4 As I was in the autumn of my days, When the friendship of God was over my tent;
ओहो, जस्तो मेरा खुशीका दिनहरूमा म थिएँ त्यस्तै म भए त, जति बेला परमेश्वरको मित्रता मेरो पालमाथि हुन्थ्यो,
5 When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were around me;
जति बेला सर्वशक्तिमान् मसितै हुनुहुन्थ्यो, र मेरा छोराछोरा मेरो वरिपरि हुन्थे,
6 When I bathed my steps in milk, 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 forth to the gate by the city, And took my seat in the market-place,
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 aged arose 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 refrained from speaking, And laid their hand upon their mouth.
जब म आउँथें, तब राजकुमारहरूको बोली नै बन्द हुन्थ्यो । तिनीहरूले आफ्ना हातले मुख छोप्थे ।
10 The nobles held their peace, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
कुलीनहरूका आवाजहरू बन्द हुन्थ्यो, अनि तिनीहरूको जिब्रो तिनीहरूकै तालुमा टाँसिन्थ्यो ।
11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; And when the eye saw me, it 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 For I delivered the poor, when they cried; And the fatherless, who had none to help him.
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 caused the heart of the widow to sing for joy.
मर्न लागेको मानिसले मलाई आशिष् दिन्थ्यो । विधवाको हृदय आनन्दले गाउने मैले बनाइदिन्थेँ ।
14 I clothed myself with righteousness, and it clothed itself with me; And justice was my robe and diadem.
मैले धार्मिकता पहिरिन्थेँ, र यसलाई मलाई ढाक्थ्यो । मेरो इन्साफ पोशाक र फेटाझैं हुन्थ्यो ।
15 I was eyes to the blind, And feet was I to the lame;
दृष्टिविहीन मानिसको लागि म आँखा भएँ । लङ्गडोको लागि म खुट्टा भएँ ।
16 I was a father to the poor, And the cause of him I knew not I searched out;
खाँचोमा परेको मानिसको लागि म पिता भएँ । मैले नचिनेको मानिसको मुद्दाको पनि म जाँच गरिदिन्थेँ ।
17 And I broke the teeth of the wicked, And plucked the spoil from his jaws.
मैले अधर्मी मानिसको बङ्गारा झारिदिएँ । मैले त्यसको दाँतको बिचबाट सिकारलाई बाहिर निकालें ।
18 Then said I, “I shall die in my nest; I shall multiply my days as the sand.
तब मैले भनें, 'म आफ्नै गुँडमा मर्नेछु । म आफ्ना दिनलाई बालुवाका कणजत्तिकै वृद्धि गराउनेछु ।
19 My root is spread abroad to the waters, And the dew abideth on my branches.
मेरा जराहरू पानीमा फैलिएका छन्, र मेरा हाँगाहरूमा रातभरि शीत पर्छ ।
20 My glory is fresh with me, And my bow gathereth strength in my hand.”
ममा भएको आदर सधैं ताजा रहन्छ, र मेरो शक्तिको धनु सधैं मेरो हातमा सधैं नयाँ हुन्छ ।'
21 To me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.
मानिसहरूले मेरा कुरा सुन्थे । तिनीहरूले मेरो प्रतीक्षा गर्थे । मेरो सल्लाह सुन्न तिनीहरू चुप लागेर बस्थे ।
22 To my words they made no reply, When my speech dropped down upon them.
मेरा वचनहरू सकिएपछि तिनीहरूले फेरि बोल्दैनथ्ये । मेरो बोली तिनीहरूमा पानीको थोपाझैं खस्थ्यो ।
23 Yea, they waited for me as for the rain; They opened their mouths wide as for the latter rain.
तिनीहरूले वृष्टिको प्रतीक्षा गरेझैं सधैँ तिनीहरूले मेरो प्रतीक्षा गर्थे । तिनीहरूले बसन्त ऋतुको झरीलाई गरेझैं, मेरा वचनहरू पिउनलाई आफ्ना मुख खुला गर्थे ।
24 If I smiled upon them, they believed it not; Nor did they cause the light of my countenance to fall.
तिनीहरूले आशा नगर्दा पनि म तिनीहरूमा मुस्कुराउँथें । तिनीहरूले मेरो अनुहारको ज्योतिलाई इन्कार गर्दैनथे ।
25 When I came among them, I sat as chief; I dwelt as a king in the midst of an army, As a comforter among mourners.
मैले तिनीहरूका मार्ग चुन्थेँ, र तिनीहरूका प्रमुख अतिथि हुन्थें । राजा आफ्ना सेनाको बिचमा बसेझैं, शोक गर्नेहरूलाई सान्त्वना दिने मानिसझैं म बस्थें ।
