इजकिएल 17
1 परमप्रभुको वचन यसो भनेर मकहाँ आयो,
The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
2 “ए मानिसको छोरो, इस्राएलका घरानालाई एउटा उखान भन् र एउटा दृष्टान्त प्रस्तुत गर् ।
“Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to 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, ‘The Lord GOD says: “A great eagle with great wings and long feathers, full of feathers which had various colours, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.
4 त्यसले हाँगाहरूका टुप्पाहरू भाँच्यो र ती कनान देशमा लिएर गयो । त्यसले त्यो व्यापारीहरूका एउटा सहरमा रोप्यो ।
He cropped off the topmost of its young twigs, and carried it to a land of traffic. He planted it in a city of merchants.
5 त्यसले देशको केही बिउ लग्यो र ती मलिलो जमिनमा रोप्यो । त्यसले बैंसको बोटजस्तै प्रशस्त पानी भएको ठाउँमा त्यो रोप्यो ।
“‘“He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fruitful soil. He placed it beside many 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 ।
It grew and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned towards him, and its roots were under him. So it became a vine, produced branches, and shot out 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 ।
“‘“There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. Behold, this vine bent its roots towards him, and shot out its branches towards him, from the ground where it was planted, 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 soil by many waters, that it might produce branches and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a good 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, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Will it prosper? Won’t he pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, that it may wither, that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? It can’t be raised from its roots by a strong arm or many people.
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' ।”
Yes, behold, being planted, will it prosper? Won’t it utterly wither when the east wind touches it? It will wither in the ground where it grew.”’”
11 तब परमप्रभुको वचन यसो भनेर मकहाँ आयो,
Moreover the LORD’s word came to 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, ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king, and its princes, and brought them to him to Babylon.
13 तब त्यसले राजकीय वंशमध्येको एक जनालाई लियो, ऊसित एउटा करार गर्यो र उसलाई शपथले बाँध्यो । उसले देशका शक्तिशाली मानिसहरूलाई लग्यो,
He took one of the royal offspring, and made a covenant with him. He also brought him under an oath, and 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 brought low, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might 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 many people. Will he prosper? Will he who does such things escape? Will he break the covenant, and still 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,’ says the Lord GOD, ‘surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the middle of Babylon he will 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 ।
Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company won’t help 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 ।
For he has despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet has done all these things. He won’t 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 the Lord GOD says: ‘As I live, I will surely bring on his own head my oath that he has despised and my covenant that he has broken.
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 ।
I will spread my net on him, and he will be taken in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon, and will enter into judgement with him there for his trespass that he has trespassed 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 ।
All his fugitives in all his bands will fall by the sword, and those who remain will be scattered towards every wind. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken it.’
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 ।
“The Lord GOD says: ‘I will also take some of the lofty top of the cedar, and will plant it. I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it on a high and lofty 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 ।
I will plant it in the mountain of the height of Israel; and it will produce boughs, and bear fruit, and be a good cedar. Birds of every kind will dwell in the shade of its branches.
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 ।
All the trees of the field will know that I, the LORD, have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree flourish. “‘I, the LORD, have spoken and have done it.’”
