अय्यूब 1
1 १ ऊस देश में अय्यूब नामक एक पुरुष था; वह खरा और सीधा था और परमेश्वर का भय मानता और बुराई से परे रहता था।
In the land named Uz, there was a man named Job. He was a very godly/righteous [DOU] man, who greatly respected/revered God and always avoided doing evil things.
He had seven sons and three daughters.
3 ३ फिर उसके सात हजार भेड़-बकरियाँ, तीन हजार ऊँट, पाँच सौ जोड़ी बैल, और पाँच सौ गदहियाँ, और बहुत ही दास-दासियाँ थीं; वरन् उसके इतनी सम्पत्ति थी, कि पूर्वी देशों में वह सबसे बड़ा था।
He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 1,000 oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was the richest man in all the area east [of the Jordan River].
4 ४ उसके बेटे बारी-बारी से एक दूसरे के घर में खाने-पीने को जाया करते थे; और अपनी तीनों बहनों को अपने संग खाने-पीने के लिये बुलवा भेजते थे।
Each year, Job’s sons made feasts [in their houses] to celebrate their birthdays. Whenever each one made a feast, he would invite [all his brothers and] his three sisters to come and eat together.
5 ५ और जब जब दावत के दिन पूरे हो जाते, तब-तब अय्यूब उन्हें बुलवाकर पवित्र करता, और बड़ी भोर को उठकर उनकी गिनती के अनुसार होमबलि चढ़ाता था; क्योंकि अय्यूब सोचता था, “कदाचित् मेरे बच्चों ने पाप करके परमेश्वर को छोड़ दिया हो।” इसी रीति अय्यूब सदैव किया करता था।
When each celebration ended, Job would summon them. He would get up early in the morning and kill animals and burn them on the altar as sacrifices, one for each of his children. He said to himself, “Perhaps [one of] my sons has sinned and said something evil about God in his heart.”
One day, the angels came and gathered together in front of Yahweh, and Satan came too.
7 ७ यहोवा ने शैतान से पूछा, “तू कहाँ से आता है?” शैतान ने यहोवा को उत्तर दिया, “पृथ्वी पर इधर-उधर घूमते-फिरते और डोलते-डालते आया हूँ।”
Yahweh asked Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan replied, “I have come from the earth, where I been traveling back and forth, seeing what is happening.”
8 ८ यहोवा ने शैतान से पूछा, “क्या तूने मेरे दास अय्यूब पर ध्यान दिया है? क्योंकि उसके तुल्य खरा और सीधा और मेरा भय माननेवाला और बुराई से दूर रहनेवाला मनुष्य और कोई नहीं है।”
Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you (noticed/thought about) my [faithful] servant Job? He is very godly/righteous [DOU], he greatly respects/reveres me, and he always avoids doing evil things. There is no one else on the earth like him.”
Satan replied to Yahweh, “[What you say is true], but Job greatly respects you [only] because of what [you have done for him] [RHQ].
10 १० क्या तूने उसकी, और उसके घर की, और जो कुछ उसका है उसके चारों ओर बाड़ा नहीं बाँधा? तूने तो उसके काम पर आशीष दी है, और उसकी सम्पत्ति देश भर में फैल गई है।
You have always [RHQ] protected [MET] him and his family and everything that he owns. You have made him very prosperous/rich. He has livestock all over this land.
But if you take away [MTY] everything that he has, he will curse you openly. [IDM]”
12 १२ यहोवा ने शैतान से कहा, “सुन, जो कुछ उसका है, वह सब तेरे हाथ में है; केवल उसके शरीर पर हाथ न लगाना।” तब शैतान यहोवा के सामने से चला गया।
Yahweh replied to Satan, “(All right/Okay), I will permit you to take away everything that he has. But do not harm him.” Then Satan left, [and he prepared to cause many disastrous things to happen to Job].
One day [after that], Job’s sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the home of their oldest brother.
14 १४ तब एक दूत अय्यूब के पास आकर कहने लगा, “हम तो बैलों से हल जोत रहे थे और गदहियाँ उनके पास चर रही थीं
While they were doing that, a messenger arrived at Job’s home and said to him, “While your oxen were plowing [the fields] and the donkeys were grazing nearby,
15 १५ कि शेबा के लोग धावा करके उनको ले गए, और तलवार से तेरे सेवकों को मार डाला; और मैं ही अकेला बचकर तुझे समाचार देने को आया हूँ।”
a group of men from [the] Sheba [area] came and attacked us. They killed all your servants [who were working in the fields] and took away all the oxen and donkeys! I am the only one who escaped to [come and] tell you what happened.”
16 १६ वह अभी यह कह ही रहा था कि दूसरा भी आकर कहने लगा, “परमेश्वर की आग आकाश से गिरी और उससे भेड़-बकरियाँ और सेवक जलकर भस्म हो गए; और मैं ही अकेला बचकर तुझे समाचार देने को आया हूँ।”
While he was still talking to Job, another messenger arrived. He said to Job, “Lightning from the sky [MTY] struck and killed all the sheep and all the men who were taking care of the sheep! I am the only one who escaped to [come and] tell you [what happened].”
17 १७ वह अभी यह कह ही रहा था, कि एक और भी आकर कहने लगा, “कसदी लोग तीन दल बाँधकर ऊँटों पर धावा करके उन्हें ले गए, और तलवार से तेरे सेवकों को मार डाला; और मैं ही अकेला बचकर तुझे समाचार देने को आया हूँ।”
While he was still talking to Job, another messenger arrived. He said to Job, “Three groups [of robbers/bandits] from Chaldea [land] came and attacked us. They stole all the camels and killed all the men who were taking care of them. I am the only one who escaped to [come and] tell you [what happened].”
18 १८ वह अभी यह कह ही रहा था, कि एक और भी आकर कहने लगा, “तेरे बेटे-बेटियाँ बड़े भाई के घर में खाते और दाखमधु पीते थे,
While he was still talking to Job, another messenger arrived and reported this to Job: “Your sons and daughters were feasting in the home of their oldest brother.
19 १९ कि जंगल की ओर से बड़ी प्रचण्ड वायु चली, और घर के चारों कोनों को ऐसा झोंका मारा, कि वह जवानों पर गिर पड़ा और वे मर गए; और मैं ही अकेला बचकर तुझे समाचार देने को आया हूँ।”
Suddenly a (very strong wind/tornado) came from the desert and struck the house. The house collapsed on your sons and daughters and killed them all! I am the only one who escaped to [come and] tell you [what happened].”
Job stood up, and tore his robe and shaved his head [because he was very sad/grieved]. Then he prostrated himself on the ground [to worship God].
21 २१ “मैं अपनी माँ के पेट से नंगा निकला और वहीं नंगा लौट जाऊँगा; यहोवा ने दिया और यहोवा ही ने लिया; यहोवा का नाम धन्य है।”
He said, “When I was born, I had no clothes on. When I die, I will not take any clothes with me. Yahweh gave me [everything that I possessed], and [now] he has taken it all away. But (we should/I will) always praise Yahweh [anyway]! [MTY]”
In spite of all these [things that happened to] Job, [he] did not sin by saying that what God had done was wrong.
