< उपदेशक 12 >

1 तेरा कठिन दिनहरू आउनुअगि र “मलाई तिनमा रमाहट छैन” भन्‍ने तेरा वर्षहरू आउनुअगि तेरो युवावस्थामा नै तेरो सृष्‍टिकर्ताको सम्झना गर् ।
And remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of evil come, and the years overtake [you] in which you shall say, I have no pleasure in them.
2 सूर्य, चन्द्रमा र ताराहरूको ज्योति कम हुनुअगि र बादलहरू वर्षापछि फर्कनुअगि यसो उहाँको सम्झना गर् ।
While the sun and light are not darkened, nor the moon and the stars; nor the clouds return after the rain:
3 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 ।
in the day wherein the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the mighty men shall become bent, and the grinding [women] cease because they have become few, and the [women] looking out at the windows be dark;
4 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 ।
and they shall shut the doors in the marketplace, because of the weakness of the voice of her that grinds [at the mill]; and he shall rise up at the voice of the sparrow, and all the daughters of song shall be brought low;
5 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 ।
and they shall look up, and fears [shall be] in the way, and the almond tree shall blossom, and the locust shall increase, and the caper shall be scattered: because man has gone to his eternal home, and the mourners have gone about the market:
6 चाँदीको तार चुँडिनुअगि वा सुनको कचौरा कुच्‍च्याइनुअगि वा मूलमा माटोको भाँडो टुक्रा-टुक्रा हुनुअगि वा कुवामा पाङ्ग्रो भाँचिनअगि तेरो सृष्‍टिकर्ताको सम्झना राख् ।
before the silver cord be [let go], or the choice gold be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel run down to the cistern;
7 जमिनबाट आएको धूलो जमिनमा फर्कनुअगि र आत्मा दिनुहुने परमेश्‍वरकहाँ आत्मा जानुअगि उहाँको सम्झना गर् ।
[before] the dust also return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return to God who gave it.
8 उपदेशक भन्छन्, “व्यर्थ, व्यर्थ, सबै थोक व्यर्थ हुन् ।”
Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher; all is vanity.
9 उपदेशक बुद्धिमान् थिए, र तिनले मानिसहरूलाई ज्ञानका कुराहरू सिकाए । तिनले अध्ययन गरे, र मनन गरे अनि धेरै हितोपदेशहरू ठिक क्रममा मिलाएर राखे ।
And because the Preacher was wise above [others, so it was] that he taught man excellent knowledge, and the ear will trace out the parables.
10 उपदेशकले सत्यताका प्रस्ट र सिधा वचनहरूको प्रयोग गरी लेख्‍ने कोसिस गरे ।
The Preacher sought diligently to find out acceptable words, and a correct writing, [even] words of truth.
11 बुद्धिमान् मानिसका वचनहरू गोठालोको लट्ठीझैँ हुन्छन् । गुरुहरूले सङ्कलन गरेका भनाइहरू दह्रिलो किसिमले ठोकेका किल्लाहरूझैँ हुन्छन्, जुन एउटै गोठालाबाट सिकाइएका हुन् ।
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails firmly fastened, which have been given from one shepherd by agreement.
12 हे मेरो छोरो, थप केही कुराबारे सावधान बस्: धेरै पुस्तकहरू लेख्‍ने कामको अन्त्य हुँदैन, र धेरै अध्ययनले शरीरमा थकान ल्याउँछ ।
And moreover, my son, guard yourself by means of them: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
13 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 ।
Hear the end of the matter, the sun: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole man.
14 किनकि हामीले गरेको हरेक गुप्‍त कुरा, चाहे त्यो असल होस् वा खराब, त्यसलाई परमेश्‍वरले इन्साफ गर्नुहुने छ ।
For God will bring every work into judgement, with everything that has been overlooked, whether [it be] good, or whether [it be] evil.

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