Job 28
1 “It is true that there are places where men dig to find silver, and there are places where people refine/purify gold [that they have dug].
निश्चय नै चाँदीको एउटा खानी हुन्छ, एउटा ठाउँ छ जहाँ तिनीहरूले सुनलाई शुद्ध पार्छन् ।
2 People dig iron [ore] out of the ground, and they (smelt copper ore/heat copper ore to get the copper from it).
फलामलाई जमिनबाट बाहिर निकालिन्छ । धातु पगालेर तामा निकालिन्छ ।
3 Men use lamps while they work far down under the ground to search for the ore inside the mines where it is very dark.
एक जना मानिसले अन्धकारलाई हटाउँछ, अँध्यारो अनि घोर अन्धकारमा, पल्लो छेउसम्म खानिजको खोजी गर्छ ।
4 They dig (shafts/narrow holes very deep down into the ground) in places that are far from where people live, where travelers do not go. They work far away from [other] people, swinging back and forth on ropes [as they descend into the mine shafts].
मानिसहरू बसेका ठाउँभन्दा धेरै टाढा, वा कसैको खुट्टाले नटेकेको ठाउँमा, खानीमा तल जाने एउटा सुरुङ् उसले बनाउँछ । मानिसहरूभन्दा धेरै पर ऊ झुण्डिन्छ । ऊ यताउता हल्लिन्छ ।
5 Food grows on the surface of the ground, but down under the ground, [where there is no food, ] the miners make fires to break apart the rocks.
जमिनमा खद्यान्न उत्पादन हुन्छ भने, मुनिपट्टि यसमा आगो बलिरहेको हुन्छ ।
6 The stones [that are dug from under the ground] contain (sapphires/very valuable blue stones), and the dirt contains bits of gold.
यसका ढुङ्गाहरूका ठाउँमा नीर पाइन्छ, र यसमा धूलोमा सुन मिसिएको छ ।
7 [Some birds have very good eyes, ] but even hawks do not know [where the mines are], and falcons/vultures have not seen those places.
कुनै पनि सिकारी चरालाई त्यहाँ जाने बाटो थाहा हुँदैन, न त बाजको आँखाले त्यसलाई देखेको छ ।
8 Lions or [other] proud wild animals have not walked on the roads near those mines.
रवाफिला पशुहरू यस्तो बाटोमा हिंडेका हुँदैनन्, न त हिंस्रक सिंह त्यहाँबाट गएको छ ।
9 Miners tear apart [MTY] very hard rock; [it is as though] they turn the mountains upside down [to get the ore].
एक जना मानिसले आफ्नो हातले दर्शनढुङ्गा काट्छ । उसले पहाडहरूलाई फेदैदेखि पल्टाउँछ ।
10 They cut tunnels through the rocks, and they find (precious/very valuable) things.
उसले चट्टानहरूका बिचमा सुरुङहरू बनाउँछ । उसका आँखाले त्यहाँ हरेक बहुमूल्य वस्तु देख्छ ।
11 They dam up small streams in order that water does not flow, and they bring up into the light valuable things that are hidden [in the ground and in the streams].
उसले खोलाहरू थुन्छ जसको कारणले ती बग्दैनन् । त्यहाँ जे लुकेको छ, त्यो उसले बाहिर प्रकाशमा ल्याउँछ ।
12 “But wisdom: Where can people find that? Where can we find out how to truly understand things?
बुद्धि कहाँ पाइनेछ? सुझबुझको ठाउँ कहाँ छ?
13 Humans do not know where to find it; no one can find it [here on this earth] where they are living.
मानिसलाई यसको मूल्य थाहा छैन, न त यो जीवितहरूको देशमा पाइन्छ ।
14 [It is as though] water that is deep [inside the earth] and [water that is in] the seas say [PRS], ‘Wisdom is not here!’
पृथ्वीमुनि रहेको गहिरो पानीले भन्छ, 'त्यो ममा छैन ।' समुद्रले भन्छ, 'त्यो मसित छैन ।'
15 [People] cannot buy wisdom by paying for it with silver or gold.
सुनले त्यसलाई किन्न सकिंदैन, न त यसको मूल्यको रुपमा चाँदी जोख्न नै सकिन्छ ।
16 Wisdom is worth much more than fine gold from Ophir [land] or other very valuable stones.
ओपीरको सुनसित त्यसको मूल्य दाँज्न सकिंदैन, न त बहुमूल्य आनिक्स वा नीरसित सकिन्छ ।
17 It is worth much more than gold or beautiful glass, worth more than vases made from fine gold.
सुन र स्फटिक त्यसको बराबरी हुन सक्दैन, न त निखुर सुनका गहनासित त्यो साट्न नै सकिन्छ ।
18 Wisdom is worth more than coral or crystal/pure quartz; the price of wisdom is higher/more than the price of pearls.
मूगा र बिल्लौरको त चर्चा नै गर्नुपर्दैन । वास्तवमा बुद्धिको मूल्य मानिकभन्दा बढी हुन्छ ।
19 The prices of (topaz/very valuable yellow stones) from Ethiopia and of pure gold are lower/less than the price of wisdom.
कूश देशको पुष्पराज त्यसको बराबर हुँदैन, न त त्यसलाई निखुर सुनले मूल्य तोक्न सकिन्छ ।
20 “So, where does wisdom come from? Where can we find out how to truly understand things?
तब बुद्धि कहाँबाट आउँछ? सुझबुझको ठाउँ कहाँ छ?
21 No living humans can see it [MTY]; and birds cannot see it while they are flying [MTY].
बुद्धिलाई सबै जीवित प्राणीहरूको दृष्टिबाट लुकाइएको छ, र आकाशका चराहरूबाट लुकाएर राखिएको छ ।
22 [It is as though] the places where people go after they die say [PRS], ‘We have only heard rumors about [where to find wisdom].’
विनाश र मृत्युले भन्छन्, 'हामीले आफ्ना कानले यसको बारेमा हल्ला मात्र सुनेका छौं ।'
23 God [is the only one who] knows how to find wisdom; he knows where it is,
कसरी यसलाई पाउने हो परमेश्वरले बुझ्नुहुन्छ । यसको बासस्थान उहाँलाई थाहा छ ।
24 because he can see things even in the most remote/distant places on the earth; he can see everything that is below the sky.
किनकि उहाँले पृथ्वीको पल्लो कुनामा हेर्नुहुन्छ, सबै आकाशमण्डलको मुनि हेर्नुहुन्छ ।
25 When he decided how strongly the winds should blow, and how much rain would be in the clouds,
उहाँले नै बतासको शक्ति बनाउनुभयो, र पानीलाई नापेर पोको पारेर पठाउनुभयो ।
26 and when he decided where rain [should fall], and what path lightning should take [from the clouds down to the ground],
उहाँले झरी परोस् भनी आदेश दिनुभयो, र गर्जनको मार्ग बनाउनुभयो ।
27 at that time he saw wisdom and decided that it is extremely valuable. He examined it and (approved it/said that it was very good).
तब उहाँले बुद्धि देख्नुभयो, र यसको घोषणा गर्नुभयो । वास्तवमा उहाँले नै यसको स्थापना गर्नुभयो, र जाँच्नुभयो ।
28 And [then] he said to humans, ‘Listen! To have an awesome respect for me is [what will enable you to become] wise; and to truly understand everything, you must first turn away from doing what is evil.’”
मानिसहरूलाई उहाँले भन्नुभयो, 'हेर्, परमप्रभुको भय— त्यो नै बुद्धि हो । दुष्ट्याइँबाट अलग रहनु नै सुझबुझ हो' ।”
