Luke 12
1 While they were doing that, many thousands of people gathered [around Jesus]. There were so many that they were stepping on each other. Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Beware of [becoming] hypocrites [like] the Pharisees. Their [evil influence] [MET] [spreads to others like] yeast [spreads its influence in dough].
१इतने में जब हजारों की भीड़ लग गई, यहाँ तक कि एक दूसरे पर गिरे पड़ते थे, तो वह सबसे पहले अपने चेलों से कहने लगा, “फरीसियों के कपटरूपी ख़मीर से सावधान रहना।
2 People will not be able to continue concealing the things that [they or other] people try to conceal now. [God] will [some day] cause the things that are hidden now to be known {[everyone] to know the things that they hide now}.
२कुछ ढँपा नहीं, जो खोला न जाएगा; और न कुछ छिपा है, जो जाना न जाएगा।
3 All the things that you say in the dark [secretly, some day] will be heard {people will hear them} in the daylight. The things you have whispered [SYN] privately among yourselves in your rooms will be proclaimed {[people] will proclaim them} publicly.”
३इसलिए जो कुछ तुम ने अंधेरे में कहा है, वह उजाले में सुना जाएगा; और जो तुम ने भीतर के कमरों में कानों कान कहा है, वह छतों पर प्रचार किया जाएगा।
4 “My friends, listen [carefully]. Do not be afraid of people who [are able to] kill you, but after they kill you, there is nothing more that they can do [to hurt you].
४“परन्तु मैं तुम से जो मेरे मित्र हो कहता हूँ, कि जो शरीर को मार सकते हैं और उससे ज्यादा और कुछ नहीं कर सकते, उनसे मत डरो।
5 But I will warn you about the one that you should truly be afraid of. You should be afraid of [God], because he not only has [the power to] cause people to die, he has the power to throw them into hell afterward! Yes, he is truly the one that you should be afraid of! (Geenna g1067)
५मैं तुम्हें चेतावनी देता हूँ कि तुम्हें किस से डरना चाहिए, मारने के बाद जिसको नरक में डालने का अधिकार है, उसी से डरो; वरन् मैं तुम से कहता हूँ उसी से डरो। (Geenna g1067)
6 [Think about] the sparrows. [They are worth so little] that [you] can [RHQ] buy five of them for only two small coins. But not one of them is ever forgotten by God {God never forgets one of them}!
६क्या दो पैसे की पाँच गौरैयाँ नहीं बिकती? फिर भी परमेश्वर उनमें से एक को भी नहीं भूलता।
7 You are worth more [to God] than many sparrows. So do not be afraid [of what people can do to you! God] even knows how many hairs there are on each of your heads, [so that if you(sg) lose one hair, he knows about it. So nothing bad can happen to you without his knowing it].
७वरन् तुम्हारे सिर के सब बाल भी गिने हुए हैं, अतः डरो नहीं, तुम बहुत गौरैयों से बढ़कर हो।
8 I want to tell you also that if people, [without being afraid, are willing to] tell others [that they are my disciples], [I], the one who came from heaven, will acknowledge before [God that they are my disciples]. [I will do that while] God’s angels listen.
८“मैं तुम से कहता हूँ जो कोई मनुष्यों के सामने मुझे मान लेगा उसे मनुष्य का पुत्र भी परमेश्वर के स्वर्गदूतों के सामने मान लेगा।
9 But if people [are] afraid to say in front of others that they are [my disciples], [I] will say, while God’s angels listen, that they are not [my disciples].
९परन्तु जो मनुष्यों के सामने मुझे इन्कार करे उसका परमेश्वर के स्वर्गदूतों के सामने इन्कार किया जाएगा।
10 [I will tell you] also that [God is willing to] forgive people who say bad things about me, the one who came from heaven, but [he] will not forgive anyone who says evil things about what the Holy Spirit [does].
१०“जो कोई मनुष्य के पुत्र के विरोध में कोई बात कहे, उसका वह अपराध क्षमा किया जाएगा। परन्तु जो पवित्र आत्मा की निन्दा करें, उसका अपराध क्षमा नहीं किया जाएगा।
11 [So] when people ask you in Jewish worship houses and in the presence of rulers and other authorities [about your trusting in me], do not worry about how you will answer them [when they accuse you]. Do not worry about what you should say,
११“जब लोग तुम्हें आराधनालयों और अधिपतियों और अधिकारियों के सामने ले जाएँ, तो चिन्ता न करना कि हम किस रीति से या क्या उत्तर दें, या क्या कहें।
12 because the Holy Spirit will tell you at that very time what you should say.”
१२क्योंकि पवित्र आत्मा उसी घड़ी तुम्हें सीखा देगा, कि क्या कहना चाहिए।”
13 Then one of the people in the crowd said to [Jesus], “Teacher, tell my [older] brother to divide my father’s property and give me [the part that belongs] to me!”
१३फिर भीड़ में से एक ने उससे कहा, “हे गुरु, मेरे भाई से कह, कि पिता की सम्पत्ति मुझे बाँट दे।”
14 But Jesus replied to him, “Man, (no one appointed me in order that I would settle [matters when people are] disputing about property!/did anyone appoint me in order that I would settle [matters when people are] disputing about property?) [RHQ]”
१४उसने उससे कहा, “हे मनुष्य, किसने मुझे तुम्हारा न्यायी या बाँटनेवाला नियुक्त किया है?”
15 Then he said to the whole crowd, “Guard yourselves very carefully, in order that you do not desire other people’s things in any way! No one can make his life secure by [obtaining] many possessions.”
१५और उसने उनसे कहा, “सावधान रहो, और हर प्रकार के लोभ से अपने आपको बचाए रखो; क्योंकि किसी का जीवन उसकी सम्पत्ति की बहुतायत से नहीं होता।”
16 Then Jesus told the people this illustration: “There was a certain rich man whose crops grew very well.
१६उसने उनसे एक दृष्टान्त कहा, “किसी धनवान की भूमि में बड़ी उपज हुई।
17 [So] he said [to himself], ‘I do not know what to do, because I do not have any place [big enough] to store all my crops!’
१७तब वह अपने मन में विचार करने लगा, कि मैं क्या करूँ, क्योंकि मेरे यहाँ जगह नहीं, जहाँ अपनी उपज इत्यादि रखूँ।
18 Then he thought to himself, ‘[I know] what I will do! I will tear down my grain bins and build larger ones! Then I will store all my wheat and other goods in [the big new bins].
१८और उसने कहा, ‘मैं यह करूँगा: मैं अपनी बखारियाँ तोड़कर उनसे बड़ी बनाऊँगा; और वहाँ अपना सब अन्न और सम्पत्ति रखूँगा;
19 [Then] I will say to myself [SYN], “Now I have plenty of goods stored up. [They will last] for many years. [So now] I will take life easy. I will eat and drink [all that I want to] and be happy [for a long time]!”’
१९और अपने प्राण से कहूँगा, कि प्राण, तेरे पास बहुत वर्षों के लिये बहुत सम्पत्ति रखी है; चैन कर, खा, पी, सुख से रह।’
20 But God said to him, ‘You foolish [man]! Tonight you will die! (Then all [the goods] you have saved up [for yourself] will [belong to someone else, not to] you!/Do you think that you [will benefit from] all that you have stored up for yourself?) [RHQ]’”
२०परन्तु परमेश्वर ने उससे कहा, ‘हे मूर्ख! इसी रात तेरा प्राण तुझ से ले लिया जाएगा; तब जो कुछ तूने इकट्ठा किया है, वह किसका होगा?’
21 [Then Jesus ended this illustration by saying], “That is what will happen to those who store up goods just for themselves, but who do not value the things [that] God [considers] valuable.”
२१ऐसा ही वह मनुष्य भी है जो अपने लिये धन बटोरता है, परन्तु परमेश्वर की दृष्टि में धनी नहीं।”
22 Then [Jesus] said to his disciples, “So I want to tell you this: Do not worry about [things you need] in order to live. Do not worry about [whether you will have enough food] to eat or [enough clothes] to wear.
२२फिर उसने अपने चेलों से कहा, “इसलिए मैं तुम से कहता हूँ, अपने जीवन की चिन्ता न करो, कि हम क्या खाएँगे; न अपने शरीर की, कि क्या पहनेंगे।
23 It is important to have sufficient food and clothing, but (the way you conduct your lives is more important./is not the way you conduct your lives more important?) [RHQ]
२३क्योंकि भोजन से प्राण, और वस्त्र से शरीर बढ़कर है।
24 Think about the birds: They do not plant [seeds], and they do not harvest [crops]. They do not have rooms or buildings in which to store crops. But God provides food for them. [And] you are certainly much more valuable than birds. [So God will certainly provide what you need]!
२४कौवों पर ध्यान दो; वे न बोते हैं, न काटते; न उनके भण्डार और न खत्ता होता है; फिर भी परमेश्वर उन्हें खिलाता है। तुम्हारा मूल्य पक्षियों से कहीं अधिक है
25 (There is not a one of you who can add a little bit to how long he lives by worrying about it!/Is there any of you who can add a little bit to how long he lives by worrying about it?) [RHQ]
२५तुम में से ऐसा कौन है, जो चिन्ता करने से अपने जीवनकाल में एक घड़ी भी बढ़ा सकता है?
26 Worrying is a small thing to do. So since you cannot add to your life, (you certainly should not worry about other things that [you need to have in order to live!]/why do you worry about other things that [you need to have in order to live]?) [RHQ]
२६इसलिए यदि तुम सबसे छोटा काम भी नहीं कर सकते, तो और बातों के लिये क्यों चिन्ता करते हो?
27 Think about the way that flowers grow [in the fields]. They do not work [to earn money], and they do not make their own clothes. But I tell you that [even though King] Solomon, [who lived long ago, wore very beautiful clothes], his clothes were not as beautiful as one of those [flowers].
२७सोसनों पर ध्यान करो, कि वे कैसे बढ़ते हैं; वे न परिश्रम करते, न काटते हैं; फिर भी मैं तुम से कहता हूँ, कि सुलैमान भी अपने सारे वैभव में, उनमें से किसी एक के समान वस्त्र पहने हुए न था।
28 God makes the flowers beautiful, but they grow in the fields for only a short time. Then [they are cut at the same time that the grass] is cut, and thrown into an oven [to be burned to make heat for baking] bread. [So they really are not worth very much. But you are very precious to] God, [and he] will [care for you] much more [than he cares for the grass by filling it with beautiful flowers]. So he will certainly provide clothes for you, who [live much longer than the grass. Why] [RHQ] [do you] trust him so little?
२८इसलिए यदि परमेश्वर मैदान की घास को जो आज है, और कल भट्ठी में झोंकी जाएगी, ऐसा पहनाता है; तो हे अल्पविश्वासियों, वह तुम्हें अधिक क्यों न पहनाएगा?
29 Do not always be concerned about having enough to eat and drink, and do not be worrying about those things.
२९और तुम इस बात की खोज में न रहो, कि क्या खाएँगे और क्या पीएँगे, और न सन्देह करो।
30 The people who do not know God are always worried about such things. But your Father [in heaven] knows that you need those things, [so you should not worry about them].
३०क्योंकि संसार की जातियाँ इन सब वस्तुओं की खोज में रहती हैं और तुम्हारा पिता जानता है, कि तुम्हें इन वस्तुओं की आवश्यकता है।
31 Instead, be concerned about letting [God] completely direct [your life]. Then [he] will also give you enough of the things [you need].
३१परन्तु उसके राज्य की खोज में रहो, तो ये वस्तुएँ भी तुम्हें मिल जाएँगी।
32 [You who are my disciples are like a] small flock of sheep, [and I am like your shepherd]. So you should not be afraid. Your Father [in heaven] wants to let you rule with him [in heaven].
३२“हे छोटे झुण्ड, मत डर; क्योंकि तुम्हारे पिता को यह भाया है, कि तुम्हें राज्य दे।
33 [So now] sell the things that you own. Give [the money that you get for those things] to poor people. [If you do that, it will be as though] you are providing for yourselves purses that will not wear out, and [God will give] you a treasure in heaven that will always be safe. There, no thief can come near [to steal it], and no termite can destroy it.
३३अपनी सम्पत्ति बेचकरदान कर दो; और अपने लिये ऐसे बटुए बनाओ, जो पुराने नहीं होते, अर्थात् स्वर्ग पर ऐसा धन इकट्ठा करो जो घटता नहीं, जिसके निकट चोर नहीं जाता, और कीड़ा नाश नहीं करता।
34 Remember that [the things] that you [think are the most] valuable are [the things] that you will be constantly concerned about.”
३४क्योंकि जहाँ तुम्हारा धन है, वहाँ तुम्हारा मन भी लगा रहेगा।
35 “Be always ready [for doing God’s work] [MET], like [people] who have put on their work clothes and are ready [during the day], with their lamps burning all night.
३५“तुम्हारी कमर बंधी रहें, और तुम्हारे दीये जलते रहें।
36 Be [ready for me to return] [MET], like servants who are waiting for their master to return after being at a wedding feast [for several days]. They are [waiting to] open the door for him and [start working for him again] as soon as he arrives and knocks at the door.
३६और तुम उन मनुष्यों के समान बनो, जो अपने स्वामी की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हों, कि वह विवाह से कब लौटेगा; कि जब वह आकर द्वार खटखटाएँ तो तुरन्त उसके लिए खोल दें।
37 If those servants are awake when he returns, [he will] be very pleased with them. I will tell you this: He will put on [the kind of clothes] that servants wear and tell them to sit down, and he will serve them a meal.
३७धन्य हैं वे दास, जिन्हें स्वामी आकर जागते पाए; मैं तुम से सच कहता हूँ, कि वह कमर बाँधकर उन्हें भोजन करने को बैठाएगा, और पास आकर उनकी सेवा करेगा।
38 [Even] if he comes between midnight and sunrise, if he finds that his servants are [awake and] ready [for him], he will be very pleased with them.
३८यदि वह रात के दूसरे पहर या तीसरे पहर में आकर उन्हें जागते पाए, तो वे दास धन्य हैं।
39 But you must also remember this: If owners of a house knew what time a thief was coming, they [would stay awake and] would not allow their house to be broken into [and their goods to be stolen] {[the thief] to break into the house [and steal their goods]}.
३९परन्तु तुम यह जान रखो, कि यदि घर का स्वामी जानता, कि चोर किस घड़ी आएगा, तो जागता रहता, और अपने घर में सेंध लगने न देता।
40 Similarly, you must be ready [for me to return], because [I], the one who came from heaven, will come [again] at a time when you do not expect [me to come].”
४०तुम भी तैयार रहो; क्योंकि जिस घड़ी तुम सोचते भी नहीं, उस घड़ी मनुष्य का पुत्र आ जाएगा।”
41 Peter said, “Lord, are you [(sg)] speaking this illustration [only] for us or for everyone [else also]?”
४१तब पतरस ने कहा, “हे प्रभु, क्या यह दृष्टान्त तू हम ही से या सबसे कहता है।”
42 The Lord replied, “[I am saying it for you and for anyone else] [MET, RHQ] who is like a faithful and wise manager in his master’s house. His master appoints him to [supervise affairs in his house] and to give all the [other] servants their food at the proper time. [Then he leaves on a long trip].
४२प्रभु ने कहा, “वह विश्वासयोग्य और बुद्धिमान भण्डारी कौन है, जिसका स्वामी उसे नौकर-चाकरों पर सरदार ठहराए कि उन्हें समय पर भोजन सामग्री दे।
43 If the servant is doing that work when his master returns, [his master] will be very pleased with him.
४३धन्य है वह दास, जिसे उसका स्वामी आकर ऐसा ही करते पाए।
44 I tell you this: His master will appoint him to supervise all of his affairs [permanently].
४४मैं तुम से सच कहता हूँ; वह उसे अपनी सब सम्पत्ति पर अधिकारी ठहराएगा।
45 But that servant might think to himself, ‘My master [has been away] for a long time, [so he probably will] not return soon [and find out what I am doing].’ [Then he might] start to beat the [other] servants, both male and female ones. [He might also start] to eat [a lot of food] and get drunk.
४५परन्तु यदि वह दास सोचने लगे, कि मेरा स्वामी आने में देर कर रहा है, और दासों और दासियों को मारने-पीटने और खाने-पीने और पियक्कड़ होने लगे।
46 [If he does that, and if] his master returns on a day when the servant does not expect him, then his master will (cut him into two pieces/punish him severely) [HYP] and put him [in the place where he puts all] those who do not [serve him] faithfully.
४६तो उस दास का स्वामी ऐसे दिन, जब वह उसकी प्रतीक्षा न कर रहा हो, और ऐसी घड़ी जिसे वह जानता न हो, आएगा और उसे भारी ताड़ना देकर उसका भाग विश्वासघाती के साथ ठहराएगा।
47 Every servant who knows what his master wants him to do but who does not get himself ready and does not do what his master desires will be beaten severely {[The master] will beat severely every servant who knows what his master wants him to do but who does not get himself ready and does not do what his master desires}.
४७औरवह दास जो अपने स्वामी की इच्छा जानता था, और तैयार न रहा और न उसकी इच्छा के अनुसार चला, बहुत मार खाएगा।
48 But every [servant] who did not know [what his master wanted] him to do, and who did things for which he deserved to be punished, will be beaten lightly {[the master] will beat lightly every [servant] who did not know [what his master wanted] him to do and did the things for which he deserved that [his master] would beat him}. [God will treat his people similarly, because he] expects a lot from those people whom [he] has allowed [to understand a lot]. People who entrust things [to others’ care] expect those people [to care for those things] very well. Similarly, [God] expects a lot from those people whom he has allowed [to understand a lot]. Furthermore, he expects the most from people to whom he has given the most [ability].”
४८परन्तु जो नहीं जानकर मार खाने के योग्य काम करे वह थोड़ी मार खाएगा, इसलिए जिसे बहुत दिया गया है, उससे बहुत माँगा जाएगा; और जिसे बहुत सौंपा गया है, उससे बहुत लिया जाएगा।
49 “I came to earth to cause [there to be trials] [MET], [which will purify you as] fire [purifies metal] (OR, to cause judgment/divisions among you). I wish that the time when [you] will be purified {when [God] will purify you} (OR, when divisions will be caused {to cause divisions among people}) had already begun.
४९“मैं पृथ्वी परआगलगाने आया हूँ; और क्या चाहता हूँ केवल यह कि अभी सुलग जाती!
50 I must soon suffer [IDM] greatly. I am distressed, and I will continue to be distressed until my suffering is finished.
५०मुझे तो एक बपतिस्मा लेना है; और जब तक वह न हो ले तब तक मैं कैसी व्यथा में रहूँगा!
51 Do you think that as a result of my coming to earth people will live together peacefully? No! I must tell you, [that is not what will happen! Instead, people] will be divided.
५१क्या तुम समझते हो कि मैं पृथ्वी पर मिलाप कराने आया हूँ? मैं तुम से कहता हूँ; नहीं, वरन् अलग कराने आया हूँ।
52 Because some people in one house [will believe in me and some will not], they will be divided. [For example], three people in one house [who do not believe in me] will oppose two [who do believe], or two [who do not believe in me] will oppose three [who do believe].
५२क्योंकि अब से एक घर में पाँच जन आपस में विरोध रखेंगे, तीन दो से दो तीन से।
53 A man will oppose his son, or a son will oppose his father. A woman will oppose her daughter, or a woman will oppose her mother. A woman will oppose her daughter-in-law, or a woman will oppose her mother-in-law.”
५३पिता पुत्र से, और पुत्र पिता से विरोध रखेगा; माँ बेटी से, और बेटी माँ से, सास बहू से, और बहू सास से विरोध रखेगी।”
54 He [also] said to the crowds, “[In this country], when you see a [dark] cloud forming in the west, you immediately say ‘It is going to rain!’ and that is what happens.
५४और उसने भीड़ से भी कहा, “जब बादल को पश्चिम से उठते देखते हो, तो तुरन्त कहते हो, कि वर्षा होगी; और ऐसा ही होता है।
55 [In this region], when the wind blows from the south, you say, ‘It is going to be a very hot day!’ and that is what happens.
५५और जब दक्षिणी हवा चलती देखते हो तो कहते हो, कि लूह चलेगी, और ऐसा ही होता है।
56 You hypocrites! By observing the clouds and the wind, you are able to discern what is happening regarding [the weather]. It is disgusting that you are not able to discern [what God is doing] at this present time [RHQ]!
५६हे कपटियों, तुम धरती और आकाश के रूप में भेद कर सकते हो, परन्तु इस युग के विषय में क्यों भेद करना नहीं जानते?
57 (Each of you ought to determine now what is the right thing for you to do, [while you still have time to do that]!/Why cannot each of you determine what is the right [thing for you to do now while you still have time to do that]?) [RHQ]
५७“तुम आप ही निर्णय क्यों नहीं कर लेते, कि उचित क्या है?
58 [If you do not do that, God will punish you] [MET]. [It will be like what happens when] someone takes one of you to court, saying that you [(sg)] have done something very bad. You should try to settle things with him while you are still on the way to the court. If he forces you to go to the judge, the judge will decide that you are guilty and put you into the hands of the court officer. Then that officer will put you in prison.
५८जब तू अपने मुद्दई के साथ न्यायाधीश के पास जा रहा है, तो मार्ग ही में उससे छूटने का यत्न कर ले ऐसा न हो, कि वह तुझे न्यायी के पास खींच ले जाए, और न्यायी तुझे सिपाही को सौंपे और सिपाही तुझे बन्दीगृह में डाल दे।
59 I tell you that if you go to prison, you will never get out, [because you will never be able to] pay every bit [of what the judge says you owe] [MET]. [Similarly, you ought to settle accounts with God before you die, too].”
५९मैं तुम से कहता हूँ, कि जब तक तू पाई-पाई न चुका देगा तब तक वहाँ से छूटने न पाएगा।”
