Nehemiah 1
1 The words of Nehemiah son of Hakaliah: Now it happened in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in the fortress of Susa,
हकल्याहका छोरा नहेम्याहका वचनहरूः बिसौँ वर्षको किसलेव महिनामा म शूशनको किल्लामा छँदा,
2 that one of my brothers, Hanani, came with some people from Judah, and I asked them about the Jews who had escaped, the remnant of the Jews who were there, and about Jerusalem.
मेरा दाजुहरूमध्येका एक जना अर्थात् हनानी यहूदाबाट केही मानिसहरूसँगै आए, र मैले त्यहाँ बाँकी रहेका यहूदीहरू र यरूशलेमको विषयमा सोधपुछ गरेँ ।
3 They said to me, “Those in the province who survived the captivity are in great trouble and disgrace because the wall of Jerusalem has been broken open, and its gates have been set on fire.”
तिनीहरूले मलाई भने, “निर्वासनबाट बाँचेर आएकाहरू जो प्रान्तमा छन्, तिनीहरू ठुलो कष्ट र अपमानमा छन्, किनकि यरूशलेमको पर्खाल भत्काइएको छ, र यसका मुल ढोकाहरूमा आगो लगाइएका छन् ।”
4 As soon as I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and for days I continued grieving and fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
मैले यी वचन सुन्ने बित्तिकै म बसेर रोएँ, अनि कैयौँ दिनसम्म स्वर्गका परमेश्वरको सामु म शोक गर्दै, उपवास बस्दै र प्रार्थना गर्दै बसेँ ।
5 Then I said, “You are Yahweh, God of heaven, the God who is great and awesome, who keeps the covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments.
तब मैले भनेँ, “तपाईं स्वर्गका परमेश्वर परमप्रभु हुनुहुन्छ, जो महान् र भययोग्य हुनुहुन्छ । तपाईंलाई प्रेम गर्नेहरू र तपाईंका आज्ञाहरू मान्नेहरूप्रति करार पुरा गर्नुहुन्छ र तपाईंको अचुक प्रेम देखाउनुहुन्छ ।
6 Listen to my prayer and open your eyes, so you may hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for the people of Israel your servants. I am confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Both I and my father's house have sinned.
अब तपाईंका दासहरू अर्थात् इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका निम्ति तपाईंका दास मैले दिनप्रतिदिन गर्ने मेरो प्रार्थना सुन्नुहोस्, र तपाईंका आँखा खोल्नुहोस् । तपाईंको विरुद्धमा हामी सबै इस्राएलीले गरेका पाप म स्वीकार गर्दै छु । म र मेरा पिताको घराना दुवैले पाप गरेका छन् ।
7 We have acted very wickedly against you, and we have not kept the commandments, the statutes, and the rules you commanded your servant Moses.
हामीले तपाईंको विरुद्धमा दुष्ट काम गरेका छौँ, र तपाईंले आफ्ना दास मोशालाई दिनुभएका आज्ञाहरू, विधिविधानहरु र नियमहरू पालन गरेका छैनौँ ।
8 Please call to mind the word you commanded your servant Moses, 'If you act unfaithfully, I will scatter you among the nations,
कृपा गरी आफ्ना दास मोशालाई तपाईंले आज्ञा दिनुभएको वचन स्मरण गर्नुहोस्, 'तिमीहरू अविश्वासयोग्य भयौ भने म तिमीहरूलाई जाति-जातिहरूका बिचमा तितर-बितर पारिदिने छु,
9 but if you return to me and follow my commandments and do them, though your people were scattered under the farthest skies, I will gather them from there and bring them to that place where I have chosen to make my name remain.'
तर तिमीहरू मकहाँ फर्केर मेरा आज्ञाहरूलाई पछ्याई पालन गर्यौ भने तिमीहरूका मानिसहरू आकाशका कुना-कुनासम्म तितर-बितर भए तापनि म तिनीहरूलाई त्यहाँबाट जम्मा गर्ने छु, र मेरो नाउँ राख्न मैले चुनेको ठाउँमा तिनीहरूलाई फर्काएर ल्याउने छु ।'
10 Now they are your servants and your people, whom you have rescued by your great power and by your strong hand.
तिनीहरू तपाईंका दासहरू हुन्, र तपाईंका मानिसहरू हुन्, जसलाई तपाईंले आफ्नो महान् शक्ति र शक्तिशाली हातले छुटकारा दिनुभएको छ ।
11 Yahweh, I beg you, listen now to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight to honor your name. Now give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” I served as cupbearer to the king.
हे परमप्रभु, म बिन्ती गर्छु, कि तपाईंको नाउँको आदर गर्ने तपाईंका दास र तपाईंका दासहरूको प्रार्थना सुन्नुहोस् । आज तपाईंको दासलाई सफलता दिनुहोस्, र यस मानिसको दृष्टिमा उसलाई कृपा देखाउनुहोस् ।” म राजाको मद्य टक्र्याउने व्यक्तिको रूपमा काम गर्थें ।
