उपदेशक 2
1 मैले मेरो मनमा भनेँ, “अब आइज । म तँलाई खुसीले जाँच गर्ने छु । त्यसैले सुख-विलास गर ।” तर यो पनि अस्थायी मन्द बतासमात्र रहेछ ।
Come, then, I said in my heart, I will have a taste of joy, and thou shalt see what is good; but, behold, this also was vanity.
2 मैले हाँसोको विषयमा भनेँ, “यो सन्काहा हो,” र सुख-विलासको विषयमा भनेँ, “यसको के फाइदा छ?”
Of laughter I said, It maketh one mad: and of joy, What doth this do?
3 दाखमद्यले मेरा इच्छाहरूलाई कसरी तृप्त पार्ने भनी मैले मेरो मनमा अन्वेषण गरेँ । मैले अझै मूर्खतालाई पक्रिरहेको भए तापनि मैले मेरो मनलाई बुद्धिद्वारा डोर्याइन दिएँ । मानिसहरूको जीवन अवधिमा स्वर्गमूनि तिनीहरूको लागि के फाइदा छ भनेर म पत्ता लगाउन चाहन्थेँ ।
I resolved in my heart to indulge my body with wine, while my heart guideth itself with wisdom; and to lay fast hold on folly, till I might see what it is that is good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heavens during the number of the days of their life.
4 मैले ठुला-ठुला कुराहरू सम्पन्न गरेँ । मैले आफ्नो लागि घरहरू बनाएँ र दाखबारीहरू लगाएँ ।
I made great works: I built myself houses; I planted myself vineyards;
5 मैले आफ्नो लागि बगैँचाहरू उद्यानहरू बनाएँ । मैले तिनमा हर किसिमका फलफुल लगाएँ ।
I made myself gardens and orchards, and I planted therein trees of all kinds of fruit;
6 जङ्गलमा सिँचाइ गर्न मैले पानीका तलाउहरू बनाएँ अनि रुखहरू लहलह बढे ।
I made myself pools of water, to water therewith the forest overgrown with trees;
7 मैले कमारा-कमारीहरू किनेँ । मेरो दरबारमा जन्मेका कमराहरू पनि थिए । यरूशलेममा मभन्दा अगि शासन गरेका कुनै पनि राजाको भन्दा मेरो भेडा-बाख्राका बगाल र गाईवस्तुका बथान बढी थिए ।
I bought men-servants and maid-servants, and I had likewise those born in my house; I had also great possessions of cattle and flocks above all that had been before me in Jerusalem.
8 मैले आफ्नो लागि चाँदी र सुन, राजाहरू र प्रान्तहरूका खजानाहरू थुपारेँ । मैले आफ्नो लागि गायक-गायिकाहरू अर्थात् मानव-जातिको मनोरञ्जन र धेरै उपपत्नीहरू राखेँ ।
I gathered unto myself also silver and gold, and the choice treasures of kings and of the provinces: I procured myself male singers and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men, wagons and chariots.
9 यसरी यरूशलेममा मभन्दा अगि भएका सबैभन्दा म धेरै महान् र धेरै धनी भएँ, अनि बुद्धि मसितै थियो ।
So was I great, and obtained more than all that had been before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
10 मेरा आँखाले चाहेको कुनै पनि कुरो प्राप्त गर्नदेखि मैले रोकिनँ । मैले हृदयलाई कुनै पनि सुख-विलास रोकिनँ, किनकि मेरो हृदय मेरा सबै परिश्रममा आनन्दित हुन्थ्यो, र सुख-विलास मेरा सबै कामको लागि इनाम थियो ।
And whatsoever my eyes desired I refused them not; I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart was rejoiced with all my toil, and this was my portion of all my toil.
11 तब मेरा हातले सम्पन्न गरेका सबै काम र मैले गरेका कामलाई मैले निरीक्षण गरेँ, तर फेरि पनि हरेक थोक बाफ र बतासलाई खेदेजस्तै मात्र थियो । सूर्यमूनि कुनै लाभ थिएन ।
But when I turned myself [to look] on all my works that my hands had wrought, and on the toil that I had toiled to accomplish: then, behold, all was vanity and a torture of the spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
12 तब म बुद्धि, पागलपन र मूर्खताको विषयमा विचार गर्नतिर फर्किएँ । किनकि राजाले पहिले नै गरिसकेको कामभन्दा तिनको पछि आउनेले केचाहिँ बढी गर्न सक्छ र?
And then I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly; for what [can] the man [do] that cometh after the king? [only] that which [others] have done already.
13 जसरी अन्धकारभन्दा ज्योति उत्तम हो, त्यसै गरी मूर्खताभन्दा बुद्धिका फाइदाहरू रहेछन् भनी मैले बुझ्न थालेँ ।
But I saw indeed that wisdom hath the advantage over folly, as great as the advantage of light over darkness.
14 बुद्धिमान् मानिसले आफ्नो शिरमा भएका आँखा त्यो कहाँ जाँदै छ भनी हेर्न प्रयोग गर्छ, तर मूर्खचाहिँ अन्धकारमा हिँड्छ । तर यी सबैमाथि उही दशा आइपर्छ भनी मलाई थाहा छ ।
The wise man hath his eyes in his head, while the fool walketh in darkness; but I myself perceived then also that one occurrence will befall all of them.
15 तब मैले मेरो मनमा भनेँ, “मूर्खलाई जे हुन्छ, मलाई पनि त्यही हुने छ । त्यसैले म ज्यादै बुद्धिमान् भएकोमा केचाहिँ फरक पर्छ त?” मैले मेरो मनमा निष्कर्ष निकालेँ, “यो पनि केवल बाफ हो ।”
Then said I in my heart, The same that befalleth the fool will also befall even me: and why have I then been wiser? Then spoke I in my heart, that this is also vanity.
16 किनकि मूर्खलाई झैँ बुद्धिमान् मानिसलाई पनि धेरै लामो समयसम्म सम्झँदैन । आउँदा दिनहरूमा हरेक कुरा बिर्सिएको हुने छ । बुद्धिमान् मानिस मूर्खझैँ मर्छ ।
For there is no recollection of the wise any more than of the fool for ever: seeing that which hath long ago been will, in the days that are coming, all be forgotten. And how doth the wise die equally with the fool!
17 सूर्यमूनि गरिएका सबै काम मेरो लागि खराबै मात्र भएकाले मैले जीवनको जाँच गरेँ । यसो हुनुको कारणचाहिँ हरेक कुरो बाफजस्तै हो र बतासलाई खेद्ने कोसिस मात्र हो ।
Therefore I hated life; because I felt displeased with the work that is wrought under the sun; for all is vanity and a torture of the spirit.
18 सूर्यमूनि मैले काम गरेर हासिल गरेका मेरा सबै प्राप्तिहरूलाई मैले घृणा गरेँ, किनकि मैले ती मपछि आउनेको लागि छोड्नैपर्छ ।
Yea, I hated also all my toil with which I had toiled under the sun; because I should have to leave it unto the man that will be after me.
19 किनकि त्यो बुद्धिमान् वा मूर्ख मानिस कुनचाहिँ हुने छ भनी कसलाई थाहा छ र? तापनि सूर्यमूनि मेरो काम र बुद्धिले बनाएको हरेक कुरोमाथि त्यो मालिक हुने छ । यो पनि बाफ हो ।
And who knoweth, whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have full sway over all my toil wherein I have toiled, and wherein I have shown myself wise under the sun. Also this is vanity.
20 त्यसकारण सूर्यमूनि मैले गरेका सबै कामको विषयमा मेरो मन निराश हुन थाल्यो ।
Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to give up thinking of all the toil wherewith I had toiled under the sun.
21 किनकि बुद्धि, ज्ञान र सिपले काम गर्ने कुनै मानिस होला, तर त्यसले आफूसित भएका सबै थोक अर्को मानिसलाई छाडिदिने छ । यो पनि बाफ र ठुलो दुर्भाग्य हो ।
For there is many a man whose toil is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and with energy; yet to a man that hath not toiled therefore must he give it as his portion. Also this is vanity and a great evil.
22 किनकि सूर्यमूनि कडा मेहनतसाथ काम गर्ने र आफ्नो परिश्रमलाई पुरा गर्न कोसिस गर्ने मानिसले के लाभ पाउँछ र?
For what doth a man obtain of all his toil, and of the torture of his heart, wherewith he toileth under the sun?
23 हरेक दिन त्यसको काम दर्दनाक र तनावग्रस्त हुन्छ । त्यसैले रातमा त्यसको प्राणले विश्राम पाउने छैन । यो पनि बाफजस्तै हो ।
For all his days are full of pains, and vexation is [mingled with] his employment: yea, even in the night his heart taketh not rest. Also this is vanity.
24 खानु, पिउनु र आफ्नो काममा भएको असल कुरोदेखि सन्तुष्ट हुनुभन्दा मानिसको लागि कुनै उत्तम कुरो छैन । यो सत्यताचाहिँ परमेश्वरको हातबाट आउँछ भनी मैले देखेँ ।
It is not a good thing [inherent] in man that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy happiness for his toil. Also this have I seen, that it cometh out of the hand of God.
25 किनकि परमेश्वरविना कसले खान र कुनै पनि किसिमको सुख-विलासमा रमाउन सक्छ?
For who can well eat, or who can enjoy earthly things more than I?
26 परमेश्वरलाई खुसी पार्ने जो कसैलाई उहाँले बुद्धि, ज्ञान र आनन्द दिनुहुन्छ । तथापि पापीलाई चाहिँ परमेश्वरले उहाँलाई खुसी तुल्याउने मानिसको निम्ति जम्मा गर्ने र थुपार्ने काम दिनुहुन्छ । यो पनि बाफ र बतासलाई खेद्ने कोसिस मात्र हो ।
For to a man who is good in his presence [God] giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth employment, to gather up and to bring together, that he may give it to him that is good before God. Also this is vanity and a torture of the spirit.
