Lamentations 4
1 How is the gold become dim, Changed the best — the pure gold? Poured out are stones of the sanctuary At the head of all out-places.
सुनको चमक हराएको छ । कसरी निखुर सुन बद्लेको छ! पवित्र पत्थरहरू हरेक सडकको कुनामा छरपष्ट छन् ।
2 The precious sons of Zion, Who are comparable with fine gold, How have they been reckoned earthen bottles, Work of the hands of a potter.
सियोनका मूल्यवान् छोराहरू निखुर सुनका तौलजत्तिकै योग्य थिए, तर अहिले तिनीहरू कुमालेको हातका काम अर्थात् माटोको भाँडाजत्तिकै पनि गनिएका छैनन्।
3 Even dragons have drawn out the breast, They have suckled their young ones, The daughter of my people is become cruel, Like the ostriches in a wilderness.
स्यालका माउहरूले पनि आफ्ना बच्चाहरूलाई थुन चुस्न दिन्छन्, तर मेरो जातिकी छोरी मरुभूमिका अस्ट्रिचहरूझैँ क्रुर भएकी छे ।
4 Cleaved hath the tongue of a suckling unto his palate with thirst, Infants asked bread, a dealer out they have none.
दूध चुस्ने शिशुको जिब्रो तिर्खाले गर्दा तालुमा टाँसिन्छ । बालबालिकाहरूले खानेकुरा माग्छन्, तर तिनीहरूका लागि केही छैन ।
5 Those eating of dainties have been desolate in out-places, Those supported on scarlet have embraced dunghills.
मिठा-मिठा खानेकुरा खाएर भोज गर्नेहरू सडकहरूमा भोकले मर्छन् । वैजनी वस्त्र लगाएर हुर्काइएकाहरू अहिले खरानीको थुप्रोमा बस्छन् ।
6 And greater is the iniquity of the daughter of my people, Than the sin of Sodom, That was overturned as [in] a moment, And no hands were stayed on her.
मेरो जातिकी छोरीको दण्ड सदोमको भन्दा ठुलो छ, जसलाई एकै क्षणमा फ्याँकिएको थियो, र कसैको हातले त्यसलाई सहायता गरेको थिएन ।
7 Purer were her Nazarites than snow, Whiter than milk, ruddier of body than rubies, Of sapphire their form.
त्यसका अगुवाहरू हिउँभन्दा शुद्ध, दूधभन्दा सेता थिए । तिनीहरूका शरीर मानिकभन्दा राता थिए; तिनीहरूका रूप नीरजस्तै थिए ।
8 Darker than blackness hath been their visage, They have not been known in out-places, Cleaved hath their skin unto their bone, It hath withered — it hath been as wood.
अहिले तिनीहरू मुहार मोसोभन्दा कालो छ । तिनीहरू सडकहरूमा चिनिँदैनन् । तिनीहरूको छाला हड्डीहरूमा टाँसिएको छ । यो काठ जत्तिकै सुक्खा भएको छ ।
9 Better have been the pierced of a sword Than the pierced of famine, For these flow away, pierced through, Without the increase of the field.
तरवारले मारिएकाहरू भोकले मरेकाहरूभन्दा खुसी थिए । जमिनको फसलको कमीको कारणले तिनीहरू भोकाएर सुक्दै जान्छन्।
10 The hands of merciful women have boiled their own children, They have been for food to them, In the destruction of the daughter of my people.
दयालु स्त्रीहरूका हातले तिनीहरूका आफ्नै बालबच्चा पकाएका छन् । मेरो जातिकी छोरीलाई नष्ट पारिँदा ती बालबच्चा तिनीहरूको खानेकुरा बने ।
11 Completed hath Jehovah His fury, He hath poured out the fierceness of His anger, And he kindleth a fire in Zion, And it devoureth her foundations.
परमप्रभुले आफ्ना सबै क्रोध देखाउनुभयो । उहाँले आफ्नो भयङ्कर रिस खन्याउनुभयो । उहाँले सियोनमा आगो सल्काउनुभयो जसले त्यसका जगहरूलाई भस्म पार्यो ।
12 Believe not did the kings of earth, And any of the inhabitants of the world, That come would an adversary and enemy Into the gates of Jerusalem.
शत्रुहरू वा विरोधीहरू यरूशलेमका मूल ढोकाहरूभित्र प्रवेश गर्न सक्नेथिए भनी पृथ्वीका राजाहरूले विश्वास गरेनन्, न त संसारको कुनै बासिन्दाले विश्वास गर्यो ।
13 Because of the sins of her prophets, The iniquities of her priests, Who are shedding in her midst the blood of the righteous,
त्यसका अगमवक्ताहरू र त्यसका पुजारीहरूका अधर्मको कारणले यसो भएको थियो, जसले त्यसकै बिचमा धर्मीहरूको रगत बगाएका थिए ।
14 They have wandered naked in out-places, They have been polluted with blood, Without [any] being able to touch their clothing,
अन्धाहरूझैँ तिनीहरू सडकहरूमा यताउता हिँड्छन् । त्यस रगतद्वारा तिनीहरू यति दुषित पारिएका थिए, कि तिनीहरूका लुगा छुन कसैलाई अनुमति दिइएन ।
15 'Turn aside — unclean,' they called to them, 'Turn aside, turn aside, touch not,' For they fled — yea, they have wandered, They have said among nations: 'They do not add to sojourn.'
तिनीहरूलाई देखेर मानिसहरू चिच्च्याउँछन्, “भाग, हे अशुद्धहरू हो! भाग! भाग! नछोओ!” त्यसैले तिनीहरू यताउता भौँतारिए । मानिसहरूले जाति-जातिहरूका बिचमा भने, “अबदेखि उसो तिनीहरू यहाँ बस्न सक्दैनन् ।”
16 The face of Jehovah hath divided them, He doth not add to behold them, The face of priests they have not lifted up, Elders they have not favoured.
परमप्रभु आफैले तिनीहरूलाई तितरबितर पारिदिनुभयो । उहाँले फेरि तिनीहरूको वास्ता गर्नुहुन्न । तिनीहरूले पुजारीहरूको आदर गर्दैनन्, र तिनीहरूले धर्म-गुरुहरूलाई निगाह गरेनन् ।
17 While we exist — consumed are our eyes for our vain help, In our watch-tower we have watched for a nation [that] saveth not.
सहायताको लागि प्रतीक्षा गर्दा-गर्दा हाम्रा आँखा व्यर्थमा टट्टाइसके । हाम्रा धरहराहरूबाट हामीले एउटा जातिको बाटो हेर्यौँ, जसले हामीलाई बचाउन सकेन ।
18 They have hunted our steps from going in our broad-places, Near hath been our end, fulfilled our days, For come hath our end.
तिनीहरूले हाम्रा पाइलाहरू पछ्याए । हामी हाम्रा सडकहरूमा हिँड्न सकेनौँ । हाम्रो अन्त्य नजिकै थियो, र हाम्रा दिन गन्ती गरिए । हाम्रो अन्त्य आइसकेको थियो ।
19 Swifter have been our pursuers, Than the eagles of the heavens, On the mountains they have burned [after] us, In the wilderness they have laid wait for us.
हामीले खेद्नेहरू आकाशका चीलहरूभन्दा पनि छिटा थिए । तिनीहरूले हामीलाई पहाडहरूसम्मे खेदे, र उजाड-स्थानमा हामीलाई ढुकिबसे ।
20 The breath of our nostrils — the anointed of Jehovah, Hath been captured in their pits, of whom we said: 'In his shadow we do live among nations.'
परमप्रभुका अभिषिक्त जन अर्थात् हाम्रो प्राणधार तिनीहरूको पासोमा परे, जसको बारेमा यसो भनिएको थियो, “उहाँकै छायामुनि हामी जाति-जातिहरूका बिचमा बस्ने छौँ ।”
21 Joy and rejoice, O daughter of Edom, Dwelling in the land of Uz, Even unto thee pass over doth a cup, Thou art drunk, and makest thyself naked.
हे ऊज देशमा बस्ने एदोमकी छोरी, रमा, र खुसी हो । तर तँलाई त्यो कचौरा पनि दिइने छ । तँ मात्नेछेस्, र नाङ्गो पारिने छेस् ।
22 Completed [is] thy iniquity, daughter of Zion, He doth not add to remove thee, He hath inspected thy iniquity, O daughter of Edom, He hath removed [thee] because of thy sins!
हे सियोनकी छोरी, तेरो दण्ड समाप्त हुने छ । उहाँले तेरो निर्वासनको समय लम्ब्याउनुहुने छैन । तर हे एदोमकी छोरी, उहाँले तँलाई दण्ड दिनुहुने छ । उहाँले तेरा पाप प्रकट गरिदिनुहुने छ ।
