उपदेशक 3
1 हरेक कुराको लागि तोकिएको समय छ, र आकाशमूनि हरेक उद्धेश्यको लागि बेलाछ ।
For every thing there is a season; and a [proper] time is for every pursuit under the heavens.
2 जन्मने एउटा समय छ, र मर्ने एउटा समय । रोप्ने एउटा समय छ, र उखेल्ने एउटा समय ।
[There is] a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what hath been 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 throw away stones, and a time to gather up stones; a time to embrace, and a time to be far from embracing;
6 खोजी गर्ने एउटा समय छ, र खोज्न छाड्ने एउटा समय । राख्ने एउटा समय छ, र फाल्ने एउटा समय ।
A time to seek, and a time to let things be lost; a time to keep, and a time to throw 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 hath [now] he that worketh in that wherein he toileth?
10 मानव-जातिलाई पुरा गर्न परमेश्वरले दिनुभएको काम मैले देखेको छु ।
I have seen the employment, which God hath given to the sons of men to busy themselves therewith.
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 ।
Every thing hath he made beautiful in its [proper] time: he hath also placed the eternity in their heart, without a man's being able to find out the work that God hath made 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 nothing good [inherent] in them, but for every one to rejoice and to do what is good during [all] his life.
13 हरेकले खानुपर्छ र पिउनुपर्छ, अनि आफ्ना सबै कामबाट आउने असल कुराहरूमा कसरी आनन्द मनाउने भनी बुझ्नुपर्छ । यो नै परमेश्वरको उपहार हो ।
For also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy what is good for all his toil, is likewise a 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 whatsoever God doth, that will be for ever; to it nothing can be added, and from it there is nothing to be diminished: and God hath so made it, that men should be afraid of 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 hath been hath long since appeared [again]; and what is to be hath already been; and God seeketh [again] that which is sped away.
16 सूर्यमूनिको दुष्टतालाई मैले देखेको छु, जहाँ न्याय हुनुपर्थ्यो, र धार्मिकताको सट्टामा दुष्टता थियो ।
And moreover I have seen under the sun, [that in] the place of justice, even there was wickedness; and [that in] the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness.
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 will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time for every pursuit; and on account of every deed there [will he judge].
18 मैले मेरो हृदयमा भनेँ, “मानिसहरू पशुहरूजस्तै हुन् भनी देखाउन परमेश्वरले तिनीहरूको जाँच गर्नुहुन्छ ।”
I said in my heart concerning the speaking of the sons of men, that God might make it clear to them, and that they might see that they by themselves are but 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 befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even the same thing befalleth them; as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one kind of spirit: so that the preeminence of man above the beast is nought; for all is vanity.
20 हरेक कुरा उहाँ ठाउँमा जान्छ । हरेक कुरा धुलोबाट आउँछ, र धुलोमा नै फर्केर जान्छ ।
Every thing goeth unto one place: every thing came from the dust, and every thing returneth to the dust.
21 मानिसको आत्मा उँभोतिर र पशुको प्राण तलतिर माटोमा जान्छ भनी कसलाई थाहा छ र?
Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that ascendeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that descendeth 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?
And so did I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion; for who can bring him to look with pleasure on what will be after him?
