< Job 24 >

1 Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? and why do not they which know him see his days?
दुष्‍ट मानिसहरूको न्याय गर्ने समय सर्वशक्तिमान्‌ले किन तोक्‍नुभएको छैन? परमेश्‍वरप्रति विश्‍वासयोग्य हुनेहरूले उहाँको न्यायको दिन आएको किन देखेका छैनन्?
2 There are that remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed them.
यस्ता दुष्‍ट मानिसहरू पनि छन् जसले साँध-सिमानाका निसानाहरू हटाउँछन् । यस्ता दुष्‍ट मानिसहरू पनि छन् जसले बगालहरूलाई जबरजस्ती लैजान्‍छन् र तिनलाई आफ्नै खर्कहरूमा राख्छन् ।
3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
अनाथहरूका गधाहरूलाई तिनीहरूले जबरजस्‍ती लैजान्छन् । विधवाको गोरुलाई तिनीहरूले बन्‍धकका रूपमा लैजान्छन् ।
4 They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
दरिद्र मानिसहरूका उनीहरूका मार्गबाट तिनीहरूले जबरजस्‍ती हटाउँछन् । पृथ्वीका सबै गरिब मानिसहरू तिनीहरूबाट आफूलाई लुकाउँछन्।
5 Behold, as wild asses in the desert they go forth to their work, seeking diligently for meat; the wilderness [yieldeth] them food for their children.
हेर्नुहोस्, उजाड-स्थानका वन-गधाहरूझैं, यी गरिब मानिसहरू होसियारी भएर खानेकुरा खोज्‍दै आफ्नो काममा जान्छन् । सायद अराबाले तिनीहरूका छोराछोरीलाई खानेकुरा जुटाउनेछ ।
6 They cut their provender in the field; and they glean the vintage of the wicked.
गरिब मानिसहरूले अरूका खेतबारीमा रातमा कटनी गर्छन् । तिनीहरूले दुष्‍टहरूका फसलबाट टिप्‍न छुटेका दाख बटुल्छन् ।
7 They lie all night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold.
तिनीहरू रातभरि लुगाबिना नाङ्गै बस्छन् । जाडोमा ढाक्‍नलाई तिनीहरूसित केही हुँदैन ।
8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
तिनीहरू पहाडका झरीले भिजेका छन् । तिनीहरूका बासस्‍थान नभएको हुनाले तिनीहरू ठुला ढुङ्‍गाको छेउमा पल्टिन्छन् ।
9 There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor:
यस्ता दुष्‍ट मानिसहरू छन् जसले अनाथहरूलाई आफ्‍ना आमाको कोखबाट खोसेर लैजान्छन्, र गरिब मानिसहरूका बालबालिका बन्‍धकको रूपमा लैजान्छन् ।
10 [So that] they go about naked without clothing, and being an-hungred they carry the sheaves;
तर गरिब मानिसहरू लुगाविना नाङ्गै जान्छन् । तिनीहरू आफै भोकाएको भए पनि, तिनीहरूले अरूका अन्‍नका बिटाहरू बोक्‍छन् ।
11 They make oil within the walls of these men; they tread [their] winepresses, and suffer thirst.
गरिब मानिसहरूले ती दुष्‍टहरूका पर्खालभित्र तेल पेल्छन् । तिनीहरूले दुष्‍ट मानिसहरूका दाखको कोल पेल्छन्, तर तिनीहरू आफै तिर्खाउँछन् ।
12 From out of the populous city men groan, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God imputeth it not for folly.
सहरबाट मर्न लागेको मानिसको क्रन्दन निस्कन्छ, अनि घाइतेको गलाले मदतको लागि चिच्‍च्याउँछ । तर परमेश्‍वरले दोष लगाउनुहुन्‍न ।
13 These are of them that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
केही दुष्‍ट मानिसहरूले ज्योतिको विरुद्धमा विद्रोह गर्छन् । तिनीहरूले यसका मार्गहरू जान्‍दैनन्, न त तिनीहरू यसका मार्गहरूमा बस्छन् ।
14 The murderer riseth with the light, he killeth the poor and needy; and in the night he is as a thief.
उज्यालो हुनुअगि हत्यारा उठ्छ, र त्यसले गरिब तथा दरिद्र मानिसहरूलाई मार्छ । रातमा ऊ चोरजस्तो हुन्छ ।
15 The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and he disguiseth his face.
साथै, व्यभिचारीका आँखाले साँझलाई पर्खेर बस्‍छ । उसले भन्छ, 'कुनै आँखाले मलाई देख्‍नेछैन ।' उसले आफ्नो भेष बद्लन्छ ।
16 In the dark they dig through houses: they shut themselves up in the daytime; they know not the light.
अन्धकारमा दुष्‍टहरू घर फोरेर भित्र पस्छन्, तर दिउँसोको समयमा तिनीहरू लुक्छन् । तिनीहरूले उज्यालोको वास्ता गर्दैनन् ।
17 For the morning is to all of them as the shadow of death; for they know the terrors of the shadow of death.
तिनीहरू सबैका लागि निस्पट्ट अँध्यारो बिहानझैं हुन्छ । किनभने तिनीहरू निस्पट्ट अँध्यारोका त्रासहरूका मित्र हुन् ।
18 He is swift upon the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he turneth not by the way of the vineyards.
तापनि पानीको सतहमा देखा पर्ने फिँजझैं तिनीहरू चाँडै नै बितेर जान्‍छन् । तिनीहरूको खेतको हिस्सा श्रापित छ । तिनीहरूका दाखबारीहरूमा काम गर्न कोही पनि जाँदैन ।
19 Drought and heat consume the snow waters: [so doth] Sheol [those which] have sinned. (Sheol h7585)
जसरी खडेरी र तापले हिउँलाई पगालेर पानी बानउँछ, त्यसरी नै पाप गरेकाहरूलाई चिहानले लैजान्‍छ । (Sheol h7585)
20 The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered: and unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.
उसलाई जन्माउने गर्भले उसलाई बिर्सिनेछ । किराले त्यसलाई मिठो मानेर खानेछ । फेरि उसको सम्झना गरिनेछैन । यसरी एउटा रुखलाई झैं दुष्‍टतालाई टुक्राटुक्रा पारिनेछ ।
21 He devoureth the barren that beareth not; and doeth not good to the widow.
बच्‍चा नजन्माएकी बाँझी स्‍त्रीलाई दुष्‍टले निलिहाल्‍छ । उसले विधवाको निम्‍ति कुनै असल कुरा गर्दैन ।
22 He draweth away the mighty also by his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.
तापनि परमेश्‍वरले शक्तिशाली मानिसहरूलाई आफ्नो शक्तिले घिसार्नुहुन्छ । उहाँ खडा हुनुहुन्छ, तर जीवनमा तिनीहरूलाई बलियो पार्नुहुन्‍न ।
23 [God] giveth them to be in security, and they rest thereon; and his eyes are upon their ways.
तिनीहरू सुरक्षित छन्, र तिनीहरू यसबारे खुसी छन् भनी परमेश्‍वरले तिनीहरूलाई सोच्न दिनुहुन्छ, तर उहाँका आँखा तिनीहरूका मार्गमा हुन्‍छन् ।
24 They are exalted; yet a little while, and they are gone; yea, they are brought low, they are taken out of the way as all other, and are cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
यी मानिसहरू उच्‍च पारिएका छन् । तापनि क्षणभरमै तिनीहरू खतम हुनेछन् । वास्तवमा, तिनीहरूलाई निम्‍न स्‍तरमा पर्‍याइनेछ । अरू सबैलाई झैं तिनीहरूलाई पनि जम्मा गरिनेछ । अन्‍नको बालाझैं तिनीहरूलाई काटिनेछ ।
25 And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
यस्तो होइन भने, कसले मलाई झुटा प्रमाणित गर्न सक्छ? कसले मेरो वचनलाई निरर्थक बनाउन सक्छ?

< Job 24 >