Ecclesiastes 12
1 Remember also thy Creators in days of thy youth, While that the evil days come not, Nor the years have arrived, that thou sayest, 'I have no pleasure in them.'
तेरा कठिन दिनहरू आउनुअगि र “मलाई तिनमा रमाहट छैन” भन्ने तेरा वर्षहरू आउनुअगि तेरो युवावस्थामा नै तेरो सृष्टिकर्ताको सम्झना गर् ।
2 While that the sun is not darkened, and the light, And the moon, and the stars, And the thick clouds returned after the rain.
सूर्य, चन्द्रमा र ताराहरूको ज्योति कम हुनुअगि र बादलहरू वर्षापछि फर्कनुअगि यसो उहाँको सम्झना गर् ।
3 In the day that keepers of the house tremble, And men of strength have bowed themselves, And grinders have ceased, because they have become few. And those looking out at the windows have become dim,
त्यो यस्तो समय हुने छ, जुन बेला दरबारका पहरेदारहरू काम्ने छन्, र बलिया मानिसहरू झुक्छन्, र जाँतो पिँध्ने स्त्रीहरूको सङ्ख्या कम भएकाले तिनीहरू लोप हुने छन्, र झ्यालबाट हेर्नेहरूले फेरि प्रस्टसित देख्ने छैनन् ।
4 And doors have been shut in the street. When the noise of the grinding is low, And [one] riseth at the voice of the bird, And all daughters of song are bowed down.
त्यो यस्तो समय हुने छ, जुन बेला सडकहरूमा ढोकाहरू बन्द गरिन्छन्, र जाँतो पिँध्नेहरू आवाज बन्द हुने छ, र चराचुरुङ्गीको चिरबिरे आवाजमा मानिसहरू उठ्छन्, र केटीहरूका गीतहरू हराएर जान्छन् ।
5 Also of that which is high they are afraid, And of the low places in the way, And the almond-tree is despised, And the grasshopper is become a burden, And want is increased, For man is going unto his home age-during, And the mourners have gone round through the street.
त्यो यस्तो समय हुने छ, जुन बेला मानिसहरू उचाइ र गल्लीका खतराहरूदेखि डराउँछन्, र जब बदामको फुल फक्रन्छ र जब फटेङ्ग्रो पेटको बलले घस्रँदै हिँड्छ र प्राकृतिक इच्छा असफल हुन्छ, तब मानिस आफ्नो अनन्त घरमा जान्छ, र शोक गर्नेहरू गल्लीहरूमा जान्छन् ।
6 While that the silver cord is not removed, And the golden bowl broken, And the pitcher broken by the fountain, And the wheel broken at the well.
चाँदीको तार चुँडिनुअगि वा सुनको कचौरा कुच्च्याइनुअगि वा मूलमा माटोको भाँडो टुक्रा-टुक्रा हुनुअगि वा कुवामा पाङ्ग्रो भाँचिनअगि तेरो सृष्टिकर्ताको सम्झना राख् ।
7 And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth to God who gave it.
जमिनबाट आएको धूलो जमिनमा फर्कनुअगि र आत्मा दिनुहुने परमेश्वरकहाँ आत्मा जानुअगि उहाँको सम्झना गर् ।
8 Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole [is] vanity.
उपदेशक भन्छन्, “व्यर्थ, व्यर्थ, सबै थोक व्यर्थ हुन् ।”
9 And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out — he made right many similes.
उपदेशक बुद्धिमान् थिए, र तिनले मानिसहरूलाई ज्ञानका कुराहरू सिकाए । तिनले अध्ययन गरे, र मनन गरे अनि धेरै हितोपदेशहरू ठिक क्रममा मिलाएर राखे ।
10 The preacher sought to find out pleasing words, and, written [by] the upright, words of truth.
उपदेशकले सत्यताका प्रस्ट र सिधा वचनहरूको प्रयोग गरी लेख्ने कोसिस गरे ।
11 Words of the wise [are] as goads, and as fences planted [by] the masters of collections, they have been given by one shepherd.
बुद्धिमान् मानिसका वचनहरू गोठालोको लट्ठीझैँ हुन्छन् । गुरुहरूले सङ्कलन गरेका भनाइहरू दह्रिलो किसिमले ठोकेका किल्लाहरूझैँ हुन्छन्, जुन एउटै गोठालाबाट सिकाइएका हुन् ।
12 And further, from these, my son, be warned; the making of many books hath no end, and much study [is] a weariness of the flesh.
हे मेरो छोरो, थप केही कुराबारे सावधान बस्: धेरै पुस्तकहरू लेख्ने कामको अन्त्य हुँदैन, र धेरै अध्ययनले शरीरमा थकान ल्याउँछ ।
13 The end of the whole matter let us hear: — 'Fear God, and keep His commands, for this [is] the whole of man.
हरेक कुरा सुनिएपछि कुराको अन्त्य यही हो, कि तैँले परमेश्वरको भय मान्नुपर्छ, र उहाँका आज्ञाहरू पालन गर्नुपर्छ, किनकि यो नै मानव-जातिको सम्पूर्ण कर्तव्य हो ।
14 For every work doth God bring into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether good or bad.'
किनकि हामीले गरेको हरेक गुप्त कुरा, चाहे त्यो असल होस् वा खराब, त्यसलाई परमेश्वरले इन्साफ गर्नुहुने छ ।
