Ecclesiastes 4
1 I thought some more about all the suffering that people are caused to experience on the earth [MTY]. I saw the tears of people who were (oppressed/treated cruelly) and who had no one to comfort/encourage them. Those who oppressed them had power, and there was absolutely no one who was able to comfort those who were being oppressed.
१तब मैंने वह सब अंधेर देखा जो सूर्य के नीचे होता है। और क्या देखा, कि अंधेर सहनेवालों के आँसू बह रहे हैं, और उनको कोई शान्ति देनेवाला नहीं! अंधेर करनेवालों के हाथ में शक्ति थी, परन्तु उनको कोई शान्ति देनेवाला नहीं था।
2 [So] I thought that those who are already dead are more fortunate than those who are still alive.
२इसलिए मैंने मरे हुओं को जो मर चुके हैं, उन जीवितों से जो अब तक जीवित हैं अधिक धन्य कहा;
3 And those who have not been born yet are more fortunate than those who are still alive and those who have died, [because] those who have not been born have not seen all the evil things that are done on the earth.
३वरन् उन दोनों से अधिक अच्छा वह है जो अब तक हुआ ही नहीं, न यह बुरे काम देखे जो सूर्य के नीचे होते हैं।
4 I also thought about all the hard work that people do and the skills that they have. And I thought about how they compete with each other because they are envious of others, [and I concluded that] this also is something that is not accomplishing anything useful, [like] chasing the wind.
४तब मैंने सब परिश्रम के काम और सब सफल कामों को देखा जो लोग अपने पड़ोसी से जलन के कारण करते हैं। यह भी व्यर्थ और वायु को पकड़ना है।
5 Foolish people [refuse to work]; they sit idly, with their hands folded, [and do not work]. [So] they ruin themselves.
५मूर्ख छाती पर हाथ रखे रहता और अपना माँस खाता है।
6 [So I say], “It is better to be content with not having much money, than to work very hard and try to get a lot of money, which is [as useless as] chasing the wind.”
६चैन के साथ एक मुट्ठी उन दो मुट्ठियों से अच्छा है, जिनके साथ परिश्रम और वायु को पकड़ना हो।
7 I thought about something else that happens on the earth [MTY] that seems senseless.
७फिर मैंने सूर्य के नीचे यह भी व्यर्थ बात देखी।
8 There are men who live alone; they do not have a wife or children or any brothers living with them; every day they work [very hard], without stopping, to get a lot of money, but they are never satisfied with the things that they have. They never ask [themselves], “Why am I working very hard to earn more money? Why am I not doing things that would cause me to be happy?” What they do also seems senseless.
८कोई अकेला रहता और उसका कोई नहीं है; न उसके बेटा है, न भाई है, तो भी उसके परिश्रम का अन्त नहीं होता; न उसकी आँखें धन से सन्तुष्ट होती हैं, और न वह कहता है, मैं किसके लिये परिश्रम करता और अपने जीवन को सुखरहित रखता हूँ? यह भी व्यर्थ और निरा दुःख भरा काम है।
9 Having someone [work] with you is better than being by yourself [all the time]. If you have a friend, he can help you to do your work.
९एक से दो अच्छे हैं, क्योंकि उनके परिश्रम का अच्छा फल मिलता है।
10 If you fall down, he can help you get up again. But if you fall down when you are alone, it will be difficult for you, because there will be no one to help you stand up.
१०क्योंकि यदि उनमें से एक गिरे, तो दूसरा उसको उठाएगा; परन्तु हाय उस पर जो अकेला होकर गिरे और उसका कोई उठानेवाला न हो।
11 Similarly, if two people sleep together, they can keep each other warm. But someone who sleeps alone will certainly not [RHQ] be warm.
११फिर यदि दो जन एक संग सोएँ तो वे गर्म रहेंगे, परन्तु कोई अकेला कैसे गर्म हो सकता है?
12 Someone who is alone can easily be attacked and defeated by another person, but two people can help each other and (resist/defend themselves against) someone who attacks them. [Three people can defend themselves even more easily], [like] a rope that is made from three cords is harder to break [than a rope made from two cords].
१२यदि कोई अकेले पर प्रबल हो तो हो, परन्तु दो उसका सामना कर सकेंगे। जो डोरी तीन तागे से बटी हो वह जल्दी नहीं टूटती।
13 A young man who is poor but wise is a better person than a foolish old king who refuses to pay attention when people try to give him good advice.
१३बुद्धिमान लड़का दरिद्र होने पर भी ऐसे बूढ़े और मूर्ख राजा से अधिक उत्तम है जो फिर सम्मति ग्रहण न करे,
14 It is possible for a young man like that to succeed and some day become king, even if his parents were poor or even if he was in prison some of the time.
१४चाहे वह उसके राज्य में धनहीन उत्पन्न हुआ या बन्दीगृह से निकलकर राजा हुआ हो।
15 But then some other young man becomes king, and everyone (starts to support/is pleased with) him.
१५मैंने सब जीवितों को जो सूर्य के नीचे चलते फिरते हैं देखा कि वे उस दूसरे लड़के के संग हो लिये हैं जो उनका स्थान लेने के लिये खड़ा हुआ।
16 Large crowds of people crowd around him. But after a few years, they will reject him, [too]. So it is all senseless, [like] chasing after the wind.
१६वे सब लोग अनगिनत थे जिन पर वह प्रधान हुआ था। तो भी भविष्य में होनेवाले लोग उसके कारण आनन्दित न होंगे। निःसन्देह यह भी व्यर्थ और वायु को पकड़ना है।
