उपदेशक 4
1 फेरि एक पटक मैले सूर्यमूनि भएका सबै थिचोमिचोको विषयमा विचार गरेँ । मैले थिचोमिचोमा परेकाहरूको आँसु देखेँ, र तिनीहरूलाई सान्त्वना दिने कोही थिएन । शक्ति तिनीहरूलाई थिचोमिचो गर्नेहरूको हातमा थियो, र तिनीहरूलाई सान्त्वना दिने कोही थिएन ।
Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And, behold, the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter. And on the side of their oppressors there was power, but they had no comforter.
2 अझै बाँचिरहेकाहरूभन्दा पहिले नै मरेकाहरू बढी भाग्यमानी हुन् भनी मैले विचार गरेँ ।
Therefore I praised the dead who have long been dead more than the living who are yet alive.
3 तथापि, ती दुवैभन्दा पनि अझै नजन्मेकोचाहिँ बढी भाग्यमानी हो । त्यसले सूर्यमूनि गरिएको कुनै पनी खराब कामहरू देख्नै पाएको हुँदैन ।
Yea, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
4 तब हरेक परिश्रम र हरेक सिपालु काम आफ्नो छिमेकीको ईर्ष्याबाट आउँदोरहेछ भनी मैले देखेँ । यो पनि बाफ नै हो र बतासलाई खेद्ने कोसिस मात्र हो ।
Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
5 मूर्खले आफ्ना हात बाँधेर बस्छ, र कुनै काम गर्दैन । त्यसैले त्यसको भोजन त्यसको आफ्नै शरीर हुन्छ ।
The fool folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh.
6 बतासलाई खेद्ने कोसिसबाट प्राप्त दुई मुट्ठीभन्दा मौन कामबाट प्राप्त एक मुट्ठी लाभ उत्तम हुन्छ ।
Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.
7 त्यसपछि मैले सूर्यमूनि व्यर्थता अर्थात् हराएर जाने बाफको विषयमा अझै सोचविचार गरेँ ।
Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.
8 एउटा एक्लै बस्ने किसिमको मानिस छ । त्यसको कोही छैन, न छोरा, न दाजुभाइ । त्यसको कामको कुनै अन्त्य छैन, र त्यसका आँखा धन-सम्पत्ति आर्जन गर्नमा सन्तुष्ट हुँदैनन् । त्यो छक्क पर्छ, “मैले कसको लागि मेहनत गर्दै छु? मैले किन सुख-विलासलाई त्याग्दै छु?” यो पनि बाफ र खराब अवस्था हो ।
There is one man who is alone, and he has not a second, yea, he has neither son nor brother. Yet there is no end of all his labor, nor are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then, he says, do I labor, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a great travail.
9 एकलोले भन्दा दुई जना मानिसले उत्तम काम गर्छ । सँगसँगै मिलेर तिनीहरूले आफ्नो परिश्रमको लागि राम्रो आम्दानी गर्न सक्छन् ।
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.
10 एउटा खस्यो भने अर्कोले आफ्नो साथीलाई उठाउन सक्छ । तथापि एकलो भएको मानिस खस्दा त्यसलाई उठाउने कोही भएन भने त्यसलाई शोकले पिछा गर्छ ।
For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow, but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and has not another to lift him up.
11 दुई जना सँगसँगै सुते भने न्यानो हुन्छ, तर एक जना मात्र त कसरी न्यानो हुने?
Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth, but how can one be warm alone?
12 एक जनालाई जित्न सकिन्छ, तर दुई जनाले आक्रमणको सामना गर्न सक्छन्, र तिन सूतले बाटेको डोरी झट्टै चुँडिँदैन ।
And if a man prevails against him who is alone, two shall withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
13 चेताउनीहरूलाई कसरी सुन्ने भनी नजान्ने वृद्ध र मूर्ख राजा हुनुभन्दा गरिब तर बुद्धिमान् जवान मानिस हुनु उत्तम हो ।
Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who does not know how to receive admonition any more.
14 त्यो जवान मानिस झ्यालखानाबाट निस्केर राजा भए तापनि वा आफ्नै राज्यमा गरिब जन्मेको भए तापनि यो साँचो हुन्छ ।
For he came forth out of prison to be king, yea, even in his kingdom he was born poor.
15 मैले देखेँ, कि सूर्यमूनि हरेक जिउँदो मानिस र यताउता हिँडडुल गर्नेहरू त्यही जवान मानिससित हिँड्दै थिए जसले आफ्नो ठाउँ लिनै लागेको थियो ।
I saw all the living who walk under the sun, that they were with the youth, the second, who stood up in his stead.
16 नयाँ राजाको आज्ञा मान्न चाहने सबै मानिसहरूका लागि कुनै अन्त्य छैन, तर पछि तिनीहरूमध्ये धेरैले युवकको प्रशंसा गर्ने छैनन् । निश्चय नै यो अवस्था पनि बाफ हो, र बतासलाई खेद्ने कोसिस मात्र हो ।
There was no end of all the people, even of all those over whom he was. Yet those who come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
