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 thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, of which thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
2 सूर्य, चन्द्रमा र ताराहरूको ज्योति कम हुनुअगि र बादलहरू वर्षापछि फर्कनुअगि यसो उहाँको सम्झना गर् ।
before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, be darkened, and 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 when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows are darkened,
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 the doors are shut toward the street; when the sound of the grinding is subdued, and they rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of song are 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 ।
they are also afraid of what is high, and terrors are in the way, and the almond is despised, and the grasshopper is a burden, and the caper-berry is without effect; (for man goeth to his age-long home, and the mourners go about the streets; )
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 loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be shattered at the fountain, or the wheel be broken at the cistern;
7 जमिनबाट आएको धूलो जमिनमा फर्कनुअगि र आत्मा दिनुहुने परमेश्वरकहाँ आत्मा जानुअगि उहाँको सम्झना गर् ।
and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it.
8 उपदेशक भन्छन्, “व्यर्थ, व्यर्थ, सबै थोक व्यर्थ हुन् ।”
Vanity of vanities, saith 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 moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, and sought out, [and] set in order many proverbs.
10 उपदेशकले सत्यताका प्रस्ट र सिधा वचनहरूको प्रयोग गरी लेख्ने कोसिस गरे ।
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words; and that which was written is upright, 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 the collections [of them] as nails fastened in: they are given from one shepherd.
12 हे मेरो छोरो, थप केही कुराबारे सावधान बस्: धेरै पुस्तकहरू लेख्ने कामको अन्त्य हुँदैन, र धेरै अध्ययनले शरीरमा थकान ल्याउँछ ।
And besides, my son, be warned by 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 ।
Let us hear the end of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole of man.
14 किनकि हामीले गरेको हरेक गुप्त कुरा, चाहे त्यो असल होस् वा खराब, त्यसलाई परमेश्वरले इन्साफ गर्नुहुने छ ।
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.
