उपदेशक 9
1 मैले धर्मात्मा र बुद्धिमान् मानिसहरू र तिनीहरूका कार्यहरूको विषयमा मेरो मनमा यी सबै कुराबारे विचार गरेँ । ती सबै परमेश्वरका हातमा छन् । कसैमाथि प्रेम वा घृणा के आइपर्ने छ भनी कसैलाई थाहा छैन ।
For all this did I reflect over in my heart and to explain all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their services, are in the hand of God: that man knoweth neither love nor hatred; it is all [ordained] before them;
2 सबैको अन्त्य उही किसिमको हुन्छ । धर्मी र दुष्ट मानिसहरू, असल, शुद्ध र अशुद्ध अनि बलिदान चढाउने र बलिदान नचढाउने सबैको दशा एउटै हुन्छ । जसरी असल मानिसहरू मर्छन्, त्यसै गरी पापीहरू मर्ने छन् । जसरी वाचा बाँध्ने मर्छ, त्यसै गरी शपथ खान डराउने मानिस पनि मर्ने छ ।
Every thing as it is to happen to all; there is but one occurrence for the righteous, and for the wicked; for the good and for the clean, and for the unclean; and for him that sacrificeth, and for him that sacrificeth not; as is the good, so is the sinner; he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
3 सूर्यमूनि गरिने हरेक कुराको लागि एउटा खराब दशा छ । तिनीहरू सबैमा उही कुरो आइपर्छ । मानिसको हृदय खराब कुराहरूले भरिएको छ, र तिनीहरू जिउँदा तिनीहरूको हृदयमा पागलपन हुन्छ । त्यसपछि तिनीहरू मरेकाहरूकहाँ जाने छन् ।
This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one occurrence for all, and that also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and that madness is in their heart while they live, and after this they go to the dead.
4 सबै बाँचेकाहरूसित मिल्न जानेको आशा हुन्छ । मरेको सिंहभन्दा जिउँदो कुकुर असल हो ।
For whoever is yet united with all the living hath still hope; for a living dog fareth better than a dead lion.
5 किनकि बाँचेकाहरू मर्ने छन् भनी तिनीहरूलाई थाहा छ, तर मरेकाहरूलाई केही पनि थाहा हुँदैन । तिनीहरूको स्मरणशक्ति गइसकेकोले तिनीहरूले कुनै इनाम पाउँदैन ।
For the living know that they will die; but the dead know not the least; nor have they longer any reward; for their memory is forgotten.
6 तिनीहरूका प्रेम, घृणा र ईर्ष्या धेरै पहिलै नै गाएब भएर गइसकेका छन् । सूर्यमूनि गरिने कुनै पनि कुराको लागि तिनीहरूले फेरि कुनै ठाउँ पाउने छैनन् ।
Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, are now already lost; and they will have never more a portion in all that is done under the sun.
7 आफ्नो बाटो लाग्; आनन्द भएर आफ्नो रोटी खा, र प्रसन्न हृदय लिएर आफ्नो दाखमद्य पि, किनकि असल कामहरूको उत्सवलाई परमेश्वरले अनुमोदन गर्नुहुन्छ ।
Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with a merry heart thy wine, if God have already received thy works in favor.
8 तेरा लुगाहरू सधैँ सेता होऊन्, र तेरो शिर तेलले अभिषेक गरियोस् ।
At all times let thy garments be white, and let oil not be wanting on thy head.
9 परमेश्वरले सूर्यमूनि दिनुभएको यस व्यर्थ जीवनकालभरि तेरी पत्नीसित खुसी भएर बस् । सूर्यमूनि तेरो कामको लागि त्यो नै तेरो इनाम हो ।
Enjoy life with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which God hath given thee under the sun, [yea, ] all the days of thy vanity; for this is thy portion in this life, and in thy toil with which thou toilest under the sun.
10 तेरो हातले जे काम पाउँछ, त्यो शक्ति लगाएर गर्, किनकि तँ जान लागिरहेको पातलमा कुनै काम वा व्याख्या वा ज्ञान वा बुद्धि छैन । (Sheol h7585)
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do with thy might, that do; for there is no work, nor experience, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the nether world, whither thou goest.— (Sheol h7585)
11 मैले सूर्यमूनि केही रोचक कुराहरू देखेको छुः तीव्रगतिमा कुद्नेहरूले दौड जित्दैनन् । बलिया मानिसहरूले युद्ध जित्दैनन् । बुद्धिमान् मानिसहरूले रोटी पाउँदैनन् । समझशक्ति भएका मानिसहरूले धन-सम्पत्ति पाउँदैनन् । ज्ञान भएका मानिसहरूले निगाह पाउँदैनन् । बरु, समय र अवसरले तिनीहरू सबैलाई प्रभाव पार्छन् ।
I turned about, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the mighty; and that also the wise have no bread, nor yet the men of understanding riches, nor yet men of knowledge favor; but time and fate will overtake them all.
12 निश्चय नै त्यसको समय कहिले आउने छ भनी कसैलाई थाहा छैन । माछा घातक जालमा परेझैँ वा चराचुरुङ्गी पासोमा परेझैँ मानव-जाति खराब समयको पासोमा जेलिएका छन्, जुन पासो अकस्मात् तिनीहरूमाथि आइपर्छन् ।
For man also knoweth not his time, like the fishes that are caught in an evil net, and like the birds that are caught in the snare: like these are the sons of men ensnared at an evil time, when it falleth upon them suddenly.
13 मैले सूर्यमूनि यस्तो बुद्धि पनि देखेको छु, जसले मलाई निकै प्रभावित पार्यो ।
Also in this manner have I seen wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:
14 एउटा सानो सहर थियो जहाँ थोरै मात्र मानिसहरू थिए । एउटा महान् राजा यसको विरुद्धमा आएर यसलाई घेरा हाले र यसको विरुद्धमा चारैतिर घेरा-मचान लगाए ।
There was a little city, and the men therein were few; and there came against it a great king, who enclosed it, and built around it great works of siege;
15 अब त्यस सहरमा एउटा गरिब मानिस फेला पारियो । त्यो बुद्धिमान् थियो, जसले आफ्नो बुद्धिले सहरलाई बचायो । तरै पनि पछि कसैले पनि त्यस गरिब मानिसलाई सम्झेन ।
But there was found in it a poor wise man, and he delivered the city by his wisdom; yet no man had thought of that same poor man.
16 त्यसैले मैले निष्कर्ष निकालेँ, “शक्तिभन्दा बुद्धि उत्तम हो, तर त्यस गरिब मानिसको बुद्धिलाई तुच्छ ठानियो, र त्यसका वचनहरूलाई ध्यानै दिइएन ।”
Then said I, Wisdom is better than might: although the poor man's wisdom is held in contempt, and his words are not heard.
17 मूर्खहरूका बिचमा भएको शासकको चर्को सोरभन्दा नम्र भएर बोलिएका बुद्धिमान् मानिसका वचनहरूलाई राम्ररी ध्यान दिइन्छ ।
The words of wise men heard in quiet are better than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
18 युद्धका तरवारहरूभन्दा बुद्धि उत्तम हो, तर एउटा पापीले धेरै असल कामलाई विनाश गर्छ ।
Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner causes much good to be lost.
