इजकिएल 17
1 परमप्रभुको वचन यसो भनेर मकहाँ आयो,
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
2 “ए मानिसको छोरो, इस्राएलका घरानालाई एउटा उखान भन् र एउटा दृष्टान्त प्रस्तुत गर् ।
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel,
3 यसो भन्, 'परमप्रभु परमेश्वर यसो भन्नुहुन्छः ठुला पखेटा र धैरै रङ्का लामा सुन्दर प्वाँखहरू भएको एउटा ठुलो चील उडेर लेबनानमा आयो, र देवदारुको टुप्पामा बस्यो ।
and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A great eagle with great wings, long-pinioned, full of feathers, which was of divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar.
4 त्यसले हाँगाहरूका टुप्पाहरू भाँच्यो र ती कनान देशमा लिएर गयो । त्यसले त्यो व्यापारीहरूका एउटा सहरमा रोप्यो ।
He cropped off the top of its young shoots, and carried it into a merchants' land; he set it in a city of traders.
5 त्यसले देशको केही बिउ लग्यो र ती मलिलो जमिनमा रोप्यो । त्यसले बैंसको बोटजस्तै प्रशस्त पानी भएको ठाउँमा त्यो रोप्यो ।
And he took of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, he set it as a willow tree.
6 तब त्यो उम्य्रो र जमिनमा झुकेर फैलिएको दाखको बोटजस्तो भयो । त्यसका हाँगाहरू ऊतिर फर्किए र त्यसका जराहरूचाहिं भित्रै बढे । यसरी त्यो एउटा दाखको बटो भयो र त्यसका हाँगाहरू र मुनाहरू पलाए ।
And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, so that its branches should turn toward him, and the roots thereof be under him; and it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
7 तर त्यहाँ ठुला पखेटा र धेरै प्वाखले भएको अर्को एउटा ठुलो चील थियो । हेर, त्यस दाखको बोटले आफू रोपिएको ठाउँबाट आफ्ना जराहरू त्यो चीलतिर फर्कायो र आफ्ना हाँगाहरू त्यही चीलतिर नै फैलायो, यसरी त्यसले पानी पाउन सकोस् ।
And there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers; and behold, from the beds of her plantation, this vine did bend her roots unto him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it.
8 प्रशस्त पानीको छेउमा एउटा राम्रो जमिनमा त्यो लगाइएको थियो, जसले गर्दा एउटा शानदार दाखको बोट हुनलाई त्यसमा हाँगाहरू पलाओस्, फलहरू पलोस् ।’
It was planted in a good field by many waters, that it might bring forth branches and bear fruit, that it might be a noble vine.
9 मानिसहरूलाई भन्, 'परमप्रभु परमेश्वर यसो भन्नुहुन्छः के त्यो सप्रला त? के त्यो जरैसमेत उखेलिंदैन र त्यसका फलहरू टिपिंदैनन्, र त्यो ओइलाउनेछैन र? त्यसलाई जरैसमेत उखेल्नलाई बलियो हात वा धेरै मानिसहरू आवश्यक हुनेछैन् ।
Say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Shall it prosper? Shall he not pull up its roots, and cut off its fruit, that it may wither? All its fresh sprouting leaves shall wither, even without a great arm and many people to pluck it up by its roots.
10 यसैले हेर्, त्यसलाई रोपेपछि के त्यो बढ्छ र? पूर्वीय बतासले त्यसलाई हानेपछि के त्यो ओइलाउँदैन र? त्यो उम्रेकै बगैंचाको जमिनमा त्यो पूर्ण रूपमा सुक्छ' ।”
And behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither when the east wind toucheth it? It shall wither in the beds where it grew.
11 तब परमप्रभुको वचन यसो भनेर मकहाँ आयो,
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
12 “विद्रोही घरानालाई भन्, 'यी कुराको अर्थ के हुन्छ भनी तिमीहरू जान्दैनौ? बेबिलोनको राजा यरूशलेममा आयो, र त्यसका राजा र शासकहरूलाई लियो र तिनीहरूलाई आफूसँग बेबिलोनमा लग्यो ।
Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things are? Say, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king and its princes, and led them with him to Babylon.
13 तब त्यसले राजकीय वंशमध्येको एक जनालाई लियो, ऊसित एउटा करार गर्यो र उसलाई शपथले बाँध्यो । उसले देशका शक्तिशाली मानिसहरूलाई लग्यो,
And he took of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and brought him under an oath, and he took away the mighty of the land;
14 यसरी त्यो राज्य निर्बल रहोस् र फेरि खडा हुन नसकोस् । उसको करार पालन गरेर देश रहन सकोस् ।
that the kingdom might be abased, that it might not lift itself up, that it might keep his covenant in order to stand.
15 तर मिश्रदेशबाट घोडाहरू र फौज झिकाउनलाई यरूशलेमका राजाले उसको विरुद्धमा विद्रोह गरेर मिश्रदेशमा आफ्ना राजदूतहरू पठायो । के त्यो सफल हुनेछ र? के यस्ता कुराहरू गर्ने मानिस उम्कन सक्छ र? करार भङ्ग गरेपछि पनि के त्यो उम्कन सक्छ र?
But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? shall he break the covenant, and yet escape?
16 जस्तो म जीवित छु— यो परमप्रभु परमेश्वरको घोषणा हो— उसलाई राजा बनाउने राजाको देशमा नै ऊ मर्नेछ, जुन राजाको शपथलाई उसले तुच्छ ठान्यो र जसको करारलाई उसले भङ्ग गर्यो । बेबिलोनको बिचमा ऊ मर्नेछ ।
[As] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, verily in the place of the king that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him, in the midst of Babylon, shall he die.
17 फारोले आफ्ना शक्तिशाली फौज र ठुलो दलको साथमा लडाइँमा उसलाई सहायता गर्नेछैन । त्यति बेला धेरै जना मानिसलाई नाश गर्न ठुला घेरा-मचान तयार गरिन्छन् र घेरा हाल्नलाई पर्खालहरू बनाइन्छन् ।
Neither shall Pharaoh with a mighty army and a great assemblage do anything for him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts to cut off many persons.
18 किनकि त्यो राजाले करार भङ्ग गरेर उसको शपथलाई अपमान गर्यो । हेर, उसले प्रतिज्ञा गर्नको निम्ति आफ्नो हात पसार्यो तापनि उसले यी कामहरू गर्यो । ऊ उम्कनेछैन ।
He despised the oath, and broke the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, yet hath he done all these things: he shall not escape.
19 यसैकारण परमप्रभु परमेश्वर यसो भन्नुहुन्छः जस्तो म जीवित छु, मेरो शपथलाई उसले अपमान गरेको र मेरो करारलाई उसले भङ्ग गरेको होइन र? त्यसैले उसको दण्ड म उसकै शिरमा खन्याइदिनेछु ।
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: [As] I live, verily, mine oath which he hath despised, and my covenant which he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his head.
20 म आफ्नो जाल त्यसमाथि फिंजाउनेछु र मेरो शिकारी जालमा ऊ पर्नेछ । तब म उसलाई बेबिलोनमा लानेछु, र उसले मलाई धोका दिंदा उसले मप्रति गरेको विद्रोहको निम्ति म उसको न्याय गर्नेछु ।
And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon, and will enter into judgment with him there for his unfaithfulness in which he hath been unfaithful against me.
21 उसका शरणार्थी फौज सबै तरवारले मारिनेछन्, र बाँचेकाहरू चारैतिर तितरबितर हुनेछन् । तब म नै परमप्रभु हुँ भनी तैंले जान्नेछस् । यो हुनेछ भनी मैले घोषणा गरेको हुँ ।
And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward every wind; and ye shall know that I Jehovah have spoken.
22 परमप्रभु परमेश्वर यसो भन्नुहुन्छ, 'यसैले त्यो देवदारुको सबैभन्दा टुप्पाको भाग म नै लिएर जानेछु, र म त्यसलाई त्यसका कोमल हाँगादेखि टाढा रोप्नेछु । त्यसलाई म भाँच्नेछु र त्यसलाई एउटा उच्च पर्वतमा रोप्नेछु ।
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also take of the highest branch of the lofty cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of its young shoots a tender one, and I will plant it upon a high and eminent mountain:
23 त्यसलाई इस्राएलको पर्वतहरूमा रोप्नेछु, ताकि त्यसमा हाँगाहरू पलाउनेछन् र फल फलाउनेछ, र त्यो एउटा सुन्दर देवदारु होस् ताकि पखेटा भएका हरेक चरा त्योमुनि बस्न सकोस् । त्यसका हाँगाहरूका छायामा तिनीहरूले गुँड लागाउन सकून् ।
upon the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it shall bring forth branches, and bear fruit, and become a noble cedar; and under it shall dwell all birds of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
24 तब मैदानका सबै रूखले म नै परमप्रभु हुँ भनी जान्नेछन् । म अग्लो रूखलाई होचो बनाउनेछु, र होचो रूखलाई अल्गो बनाउनेछु । पानी पाएको रूखलाई म सुकाइदिन्छु र सुकेको रूखलाई म हरियो बनाउँछु । म परमप्रभु हुँ । मैले नै यो कुरा हुनेछ भनी घोषणा गरेको छु । अनि मैले यो गरेको छु ।
And all the trees of the field shall know that I Jehovah have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and made the dry tree to flourish: I Jehovah have spoken, and will do [it].
