उपदेशक 3
1 हरेक कुराको लागि तोकिएको समय छ, र आकाशमूनि हरेक उद्धेश्यको लागि बेलाछ ।
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2 जन्मने एउटा समय छ, र मर्ने एउटा समय । रोप्ने एउटा समय छ, र उखेल्ने एउटा समय ।
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3 मार्ने एउटा समय छ, र निको पार्ने एउटा समय । भत्काउने एउटा समय छ, र बनाउने एउटा समय ।
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4 रुने एउटा समय छ, र हाँस्ने एउटा समय । शोक गर्ने एउटा समय छ, र नाच्ने एउटा समय ।
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5 ढुङ्गा फ्याँक्ने एउटा समय छ, र ती बटुल्ने एउटा समय । अरू मानिसलाई अङ्गाल्ने एउटा समय छ, र त्यसबाट अलग रहने एउटा समय ।
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6 खोजी गर्ने एउटा समय छ, र खोज्न छाड्ने एउटा समय । राख्ने एउटा समय छ, र फाल्ने एउटा समय ।
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 लुगा च्यात्ने एउटा समय छ, र त्यसलाई मर्मत गर्ने एउटा समय । चुप लाग्ने एउटा समय छ, र बोल्ने एउटा समय ।
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 प्रेम गर्ने एउटा समय छ, र घृणा गर्ने एउटा समय । युद्ध गर्ने एउटा समय छ, र मिलाप गर्ने एउटा समय ।
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
9 कामदारले आफ्नो परिश्रमबाट के लाभ पाउँछ र?
What profit has he that works in that wherein he labors?
10 मानव-जातिलाई पुरा गर्न परमेश्वरले दिनुभएको काम मैले देखेको छु ।
I have seen the travail, which God has given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
11 परमेश्वरले हरेक कुरोलाई त्यसको आफ्नो समयमा सुयोग्य बनाउनुभएको छ । उहाँले मानिसहरूका हृदयमा अनन्तता पनि राखिदिनुभएको छ । तर मानव-जातिले सुरुदेखि अन्त्यसम्म परमेश्वरले गर्नुभएका कामहरू बुझ्न सक्दैन ।
He has made every thing beautiful in his time: also he has set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God makes from the beginning to the end.
12 मानिस बाँचुञ्जेलसम्म त्यो आनन्दित रहनु र असल गर्नुभन्दा त्यसको लागि अर्को कुनै उत्तम कुरो छैन भनी मलाई थाहा छ ।
I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
13 हरेकले खानुपर्छ र पिउनुपर्छ, अनि आफ्ना सबै कामबाट आउने असल कुराहरूमा कसरी आनन्द मनाउने भनी बुझ्नुपर्छ । यो नै परमेश्वरको उपहार हो ।
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor, it is the gift of God.
14 मलाई थाहा छ, कि परमेश्वरले जे गर्नुहुन्छ, त्यो रहिरहन्छ । त्यसमा केही थप्न सकिँदैन, न त त्यसबाट हटाउन सकिन्छ, किनकि परमेश्वरले नै त्यो गर्नुभएको हो ताकि मानिसहरू आदरसाथ उहाँकहाँ जाऊन् ।
I know that, whatever God does, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God does it, that men should fear before him.
15 जे अस्तित्वमा छ, त्यो पहिलेदेखि नै अस्तित्वमा रहेको छ । जे अस्तित्वमा रहने छ, त्यो पहिलेदेखि नै अस्तित्वमा रहेको छ । लुकिएका कुराहरूको खोजी गर्न परमेश्वरले मानिसहरूलाई बनाउनुहुन्छ ।
That which has been is now; and that which is to be has already been; and God requires that which is past.
16 सूर्यमूनिको दुष्टतालाई मैले देखेको छु, जहाँ न्याय हुनुपर्थ्यो, र धार्मिकताको सट्टामा दुष्टता थियो ।
And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
17 मैले मेरो मनमा भनेँ, “हरेक विषय र हरेक कामको लागि ठिक समयमा परमेश्वरले धर्मीहरू र दुष्टहरूको न्याय गर्नुहुने छ ।”
I said in my heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
18 मैले मेरो हृदयमा भनेँ, “मानिसहरू पशुहरूजस्तै हुन् भनी देखाउन परमेश्वरले तिनीहरूको जाँच गर्नुहुन्छ ।”
I said in my heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
19 किनकि मानव-जातिको अन्त्य र पशुहरूको अन्त्य समान छ । एउटाको मृत्यु अर्कोको जस्तै छ । तिनीहरू सबैको एउटै सास छ । मानव-जातिलाई पशुहरूलाई भन्दा बढी लाभ छैन । किनकि के सबै कुरा सास नै होइन र?
For that which befalls the sons of men befalls beasts; even one thing befalls them: as the one dies, so dies the other; yes, they have all one breath; so that a man has no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
20 हरेक कुरा उहाँ ठाउँमा जान्छ । हरेक कुरा धुलोबाट आउँछ, र धुलोमा नै फर्केर जान्छ ।
All go to one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 मानिसको आत्मा उँभोतिर र पशुको प्राण तलतिर माटोमा जान्छ भनी कसलाई थाहा छ र?
Who knows the spirit of man that goes upward, and the spirit of the beast that goes downward to the earth?
22 त्यसैले मानिसको लागि आफ्नो काममा आनन्द लिनुभन्दा उत्तम कुरो छैन भनी फेरि मैले बुझेँ, किनकि त्यो नै त्यसको जिम्मेवारी हो । त्योभन्दा पछि के हुन्छ भनी देखाउन त्यसलाई कसले फर्काएर ल्याउन सक्छ र?
Why I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
