< होशे 12 >

1 एफ्राइमले हावा खान्‍छ र त्यसले पूर्वीय बतासको पछि लाग्‍छ । त्यसले झुट र हिंसालाई निरन्तर बढाउँछ । तिनीहरूले अश्‍शूरसँग करार बाँध्‍दछन् र मिश्रदेशमा जैतूनको तेल लान्छन् ।
Ephraim herds the wind and hunts the sirocco. All day long they heap up falsehood and fraud, make a treaty with Assyria, and sends tribute of olive oil to Egypt.
2 यहूदाको विरुद्ध परमप्रभुसँग एउटा मुद्धा छ र याकूबले जे गरेको छ, त्यसको लागि दण्ड दिनुहुनेछ । त्यसका कामहरूका निम्‍ति उहाँले त्यसलाई बदला दिनुहुनेछ ।
The Lord has a charge to bring against Israel, to punish Jacob for his acts, according to his deeds will he requite him,
3 गर्भमा नै याकूबले आफ्नो दाजुको कुर्कुच्‍चा समाते, र आफ्नो जवान अवस्थामा तिनले परमेश्‍वरसँग लडन्‍त गरे ।
In the womb he supplanted his brother, in manhood he wrestled with God,
4 तिनले स्वर्गदूतसँग लडन्‍त गरे र जिते । तिनी रोए र उहाँको निगाहको निम्ति बिन्ती गरे । तिनले बेथेलमा परमेश्‍वरलाई भेटे । त्यहाँ तिनीसँग परमेश्‍वर बोल्‍नुभयो ।
He wrestled with the angel and prevailed, he wept and sought his blessing. At Bethel the Lord found him, and there he spoke with us.
5 उहाँ सर्वशक्तिमान् परमप्रभु परमेश्‍वर हुनुहुन्छ । पुकारा गर्नुपर्ने उहाँको नाउँ “परमप्रभु” हो ।
And the Lord is the God of hosts, the Lord is his name!
6 यसैले आफ्नो परमेश्‍वरकहाँ फर्क । करारको विश्‍वस्‍तता र न्याय कायम राख र आफ्नो परमेश्‍वरमा निरन्तर पर्ख ।
So now, by the help of your God, return. Keep true love and justice. Trust in your God without ceasing.
7 व्यापारीहरूका हातमा छलको तराजु रहेको छ, तिनीहरूलाई छल गर्न मन पराउँछन् ।
A merchant uses false scales: They love to defraud.
8 एफ्राइमले भन्‍यो, “निश्‍चय नै म धेरै धनी भएको छु । आफ्‍नो निम्ति मैले धनसम्पत्ति पाएको छु । मेरो सबै काममा कुनै अपराध हुने कुरा, पाप हुने कुनै कुरा तिनीहरूले भेट्‍टाउनेछैनन् ।”
Ephraim says, ‘Yes, I have become rich, I have secured wealth for myself. But despite my gains no one will find a crime I can be convicted of!’
9 “मिश्रदेशदेखि नै म परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्‍वर हुँ । तोकिएको चाडका दिनहरूमा झैं, तिमीहरूलाई फेरि म पालहरूमा बस्‍ने बनाउनेछु ।
I am the Lord your God, ever since the land of Egypt. I will make you again dwell in tents, as in days of old.
10 म अगमवक्ताहरूसँग बोलें, र तिमीहरूका निम्ति मैले तिनीहरूलाई धेरै दर्शनहरू दिएँ । अगमवक्ताहरूका हातद्वारा मैले दृष्‍टान्‍तहरू दिएँ ।”
I spoke continually by the prophets. It was I who multiplied visions, and spoke in parables through the prophets.
11 गिलादमा दुष्‍टता छ भने, निश्‍चय नै त्यहाँका मानिसहरू बेकामका छन् । गिलगालमा तिनीहरू साँढेहरू बलि चढाउँछन् । तिनीहरूका वेदीहरू जोतेको खेतमा ढुङ्गाका थुप्रोझैं हुनेछन् ।
In Gilead is iniquity, they will come to nothing. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls, so their altars will be as stone heaps, among the furrows of the field.
12 याकूब अरामको देशमा भागे । एक जना पत्‍नी पाउनलाई इस्राएलले काम गरे, र एक जना पत्‍नी पाउनलाई तिनले भेडाका बगालको रेखदेख गरे ।
And Jacob fled to the territory of Aram, and Israel worked to earn a wife: for a wife he herded sheep.
13 परमप्रभुले एक जना अगमवक्ताद्वारा इस्राएललाई मिश्रदेशबाट बाहिर ल्याउनुभयो, र एक जना अगमवक्ताद्वारा नै उहाँले तिनीहरूको रेखदेख गर्नुभयो ।
The Lord brought Israel up from Egypt by a prophet, and by a prophet Israel was guarded.
14 एफ्राइमले परमप्रभुलाई अत्यन्तै क्रोधित पारेको छ । यसैले त्यसका परमप्रभुले त्यसको रगतको दोष त्यसमाथि नै छोड्नुहुनेछ र त्यसको अपमान त्‍यसैलाई फर्काउनुहुनेछ ।
Ephraim has given bitter provocation. His Lord will leave upon him his guilt of bloodshed, and for his contempt he will repay him.

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