< यशैया 44 >

1 ए मेरो सेवक, याकूब, ए इस्राएल जसलाई मैले चुनेको छु, अब सुन्:
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
2 परमप्रभु जसले तँलाई गर्भमा बनाउनुभयो र आकार दिनुभयो, अनि जसले तँलाई सहायता गर्नुहुनेछः उहाँले यसको भन्‍नुहुन्छ, “ए याकूब, मेरो सेवक, नडरा । अनि ए यशूरून, जसलाई मैले चुनेको छु ।
Thus hath said the Lord thy Maker, and he that formed thee from the womb, who will help thee, Fear not, O my servant Jacob; and thou Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
3 किन सुकेको जमिनमाथि म पानी खन्याउनेछु र सुख्खा जमिनमाथि खोलाहरू बगाउनेछु । तेरो सन्तानमाथि मेरो आत्मा र तेरा छोराछोरीमाथि मेरो आशिष् म खन्याउनेछु ।
For [as] I pour water upon the thirsty [land], and rain-droppings upon the dry ground: [so] will I pour my spirit over thy seed, and my blessing over thy offspring.
4 तिनीहरू घाँसहरू माझमा पानीको नदीको किनारको लहरे-पिपलहरू झैं उम्रनेछन् ।
After they shall spring up [as] among grass, like willows by the water-courses.
5 कसैले भन्‍नेछ, “म परमप्रभुको हुँ,' अनि अर्कोले याकूबको नाउँ लिनेछ, र अर्कोले आफ्नो हातमा 'म परमप्रभुको हुँ,' भनी लेख्‍नेछ र आफैलाई इस्राएलको नाउँ दिनेछ ।”
This one will say, I belong to the Lord; and the other will call himself by the name of Jacob; and the other will inscribe himself with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
6 इस्राएलका राजा, त्यसको उद्धारक, सर्वशक्तिमान् परमप्रभु यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छ, “म नै पहिलो हुँ र म नै अन्तिम हुँ । र मबाहेक अरू कुनै परमेश्‍वर छैन ।
Thus hath said the Lord, the king of Israel, and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts, I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no god.
7 मजस्तो को छ? आफ्‍ना प्राचीन मानिसहरूलाई मैले स्थापित गरेदेखि भएका घटनाहरू त्यसले मलाई घोषणा गरोस् र त्‍यो वर्णन गरोस्, अनि तिनीहरूले हुन आउने घटनाहरूका बारेमा घोषणा गरून् ।
And who, like me, will announce, and will tell it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the people of ancient times? and the future things, and those which are to happen, —let them foretell unto them.
8 नडरा अर्थात् भयभित हो । के मैले धेरै पहिले नै यो तँलाई घोषणा गरेको र सुचना दिएको होइन र? तिमीहरू मेरा गवाहीहरू हौः “के मबाहेक अरू कुनै परमेश्‍वर छ र? त्‍यहाँ अरू कुनै चट्टान छैन । म यस्ता कुनैलाई चिन्दिनँ ।”
Have no dread, and do not despond; have I not long since informed thee, and have told it? and ye are my witnesses: Is there a god beside me? yea, there is no rock, whom I know not.
9 मूर्तीहरू बनाउने सबै जना केही पनि होइनन् । तिनीहरू प्रशन्‍न हुने थोकहरू व्‍यर्थ हुन् । तिनीहरूका गवाहीहरूले कुनै कुरा पनि देख्‍न वा जान्‍न सक्दैनन् र तिनीहरू लजमा पारिनेछन् ।
The makers of graven images are all vanity; and their costly idols cannot profit; and they are their own witnesses, that they see not and know not, in order that they may be ashamed.
10 कसले देवतालाई आकार दिन्‍छ वा व्यार्थको मूर्ती खोप्छ?
Who hath formed a god, or cast an image that profiteth nothing?
11 हेर, त्यसका सबै सहकर्मी लाजमा पारिनेछन् । कारीगरहरू मानिसहरू मात्र हुन् । तिनीहरूले एकसाथ आफ्ना अडान लेऊन् । तिनीहरू तर्सिनेछन् र लजज्‍जित हुनेछन् ।
Behold, all his associates shall be ashamed, for the workmen themselves are but men: let them all be gathered, let them stand up, they shall be terrified, they shall be ashamed together.
12 सुनारले आफ्‍ना औजारहरूले भुङ्ग्रोमा काम गरेर त्‍यो बनाउँछ । उसले त्‍यसलाई घनले आकार दिन्छ र आफ्‍नो बलियो पाखुराले त्‍यसको काम गर्छ । ऊ भोकाउँछ र उसको बल घट्छ । उसले पानी पिउँदैन र मुर्छा पर्छ ।
The iron-smith [maketh] an axe and worketh it in the coals, and with hammers he fashioneth it, and worketh it with his powerful arm; he also, when he is hungry, loseth his strength: when he drinketh no water, he becometh faint.
13 सिकर्मीले काठलाई धागोले नाप्छ र कलमले त्‍यसमा चिन्ह लगाउँछ । उसले आफ्‍ना औजारहरूले त्‍यसलाई आकार दिन्छ र कम्‍पासले त्‍यसमा चिनो लगाउँछ । उसले त्‍यसलाई आकर्षक मानिसजस्‍तै मानिसको आकारमा बनाउँछ, ताकि त्‍यो घरमा नै रहोस् ।
The worker in wood stretcheth out the rule; he marketh it out with chalk; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, after the beauty of a child of earth, that it may dwell in a house.
14 उसले देवदारु काट्छ, वा सल्लाको रूख वा फलाँटको रूख छान्छ । उसले आफ्नो निम्ति वनका रूखहरू छान्‍छ । उसले सल्लाको रूख लगाउँछ र पानीले त्‍यसलाई बढाउँछ ।
He felleth for himself cedars, and taketh cypress and oak, and he chooseth for himself the strongest among the trees of the forest; he planteth an ash, and the rain causeth it to grow.
15 अनि मानिसले त्‍यसलाई दाउरा बाल्न र आफूलाई न्यानो पार्न प्रयोग गर्छ । हो, उसले आगो बाल्छ र रोटी पकाउँछ । त्‍यसपछि उसले त्‍यसबाट एउटा देउता बनाउँछ र त्‍यसमा घोप्टो पर्छ । उसले एउटा मूर्ती बनाउँछ र त्‍यसमा घोप्टो पर्छ ।
Then doth it serve a man for burning; and he taketh thereof, and warmeth himself; he also heateth therewith, and baketh bread; he also worketh out a god, and boweth himself; he maketh of it an image, and kneeleth down thereto.
16 आफूले खाने मासु पकाउँछ त्‍यो रूखका केही भागलाई उसले दाउरा बाल्‍छ । उसले खान्छ र तृप्‍त हुन्‍छ । उसले आफैलाई न्यानो बनाउँछ र भन्छ, “ओहो, म तातो भएको छु, मैले आगो देखेको छु ।”
The half thereof hath he burnt in fire; with the half thereof will he eat flesh; he will roast food, and be satisfied; he will also warm himself, and say, Aha, I am warm, I have felt the fire:
17 बाँकी रहेको काठले उसले एउटा देउता अर्थात् आफ्‍नो खोपेको मूर्ती बनाउँछ । त्‍यसमा ऊ घोप्टो पर्छ र त्‍यसको आदर गर्छ, र यसो भन्‍दै त्‍यसमा प्रार्थना चढाउँछ, “मलाई बचाउनुहोस्, किनकि तपाईं मेरो ईश्‍वर हुनुहुन्छ ।”
And the residue thereof hath he made into a god, his graven image; he kneeleth down unto it, and boweth himself, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for my god art thou.
18 तिनीहरूले जान्दैनन्, न तिनीहरूले बुझ्छन्, किनकि तिनीहरूका आँखा अन्धा छन् र देख्‍न सक्दैनन्, अनि तिनीहरूका हृदयहरूले बुझ्‍न नै सक्दैनन् ।
They know not, they understand not; for their eyes are daubed over, that they cannot see; their hearts, that they cannot understand.
19 कसैले विचार गर्दैन, न तिनीहरूले बुझ्छन् र भन्छन्, “मैले रूखका केही भाग दाउरा बालें । हो, त्‍यसको भुङ्‍ग्रोमा मैले रोटी पनि पकाएको छु । त्‍यसको भुङ्‍ग्रोमा मैले मासुको सुकुटी पनि बनाएको र खाएको छु । अब के मैले त्‍यो रूखबाट बचेको अरू भागबाट पुजा गर्न घिन लाग्‍ने कुरा बनाउनू र? के म काठको टुक्रामा घोप्टो पर्नू र?”
And he layeth it not to heart, and hath no knowledge, no understanding, to say, The half thereof have I burnt in fire; and I have also baked upon its coals bread; I [now] will roast flesh, and eat it: and shall I make of its residue an abomination, before a block of wood shall I kneel?
20 यो त उसले खरानी खाएको जस्तो भयो । उसको छलमा परेको हृदयले उसलाई बहकाउँछ । उसले आफैलाई बचाउन सक्दैन, न उसले यसो भन्‍छ, “मेरो दाहिने हातमा भएको यो कुरा झुटो देवता हो ।”
He pursueth ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside; and he cannot deliver his soul, and will not say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
21 ए याकूब र इस्राएल, यी कुराहरूका बारेमा विचार गर्, किनकि तँ मेरो सेवक होस्: “मैले तँलाई आकार दिएको हुँ । तँ मेरो सेवक होस्: ए इस्राएल, तँलाई बिर्सिइने छैन ।
Remember these things, O Jacob; and Israel, for thou art my servant: I have formed thee to be my servant, thou [art this]; O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten by me.
22 तेरा विद्रोहका कामहरूलाई एउटा बाक्‍लो बादललाई झैं र तेरा पापहरूलाई एउटा बादललाई झैं मैले हटाएको छु । मकहाँ फर्की, किनकि मैले तँलाई उद्धार गरेको छु ।
I have blotted out, as a vapor, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
23 ए आकाश गाओ, किनकि परमप्रभुले नै यसो गर्नुभएको हो । ए पृथ्वीका गहिराइ हो कराओ । ए पर्वतहरू, वनका सबै रूख हो, गीत गाओ । किनकि परमप्रभुले याकूबलाई उद्धार गर्नुभएको छ र इस्राएलमा आफ्‍नो महिमा प्रकट गर्नुहुनेछ ।
Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it; shout, ye lowest depths of the earth; break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein; for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and on Israel will he glorify himself.
24 तँलाई गर्भमा आकार दिनुहुने परमप्रभु तेरा उद्धारक यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छः “म परमप्रभु हुँ, जसले हरेक कुरा बनाएँ, जसले आकाशलाई एक्‍लै फैलाएँ, जसले पृथ्वीलाई एक्‍लै बनाएँ ।
Thus hath said the Lord, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that hath made all things; that hath stretched forth the heavens by myself alone; that hath spread abroad the earth from my own self;
25 हात हेरेर फतफताउनेका खोक्रा कुरालाई व्यार्थ तुल्याउने म नै हुँ र हात हेर्ने कुरा पढ्‍नेलाई घृणा गर्ने म नै हुँ । यस्‍ता बुद्धिमान्‌हरूका बुद्धिलाई उल्टाउने र तिनीहरूका सल्लाहलाई मूर्ख बनाउने म नै हुँ ।
That frustrate the tokens of the liars, and confuseth diviners; that turneth the wise backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
26 आफ्ना सेवकका वचनहरू पुरा गर्ने र आफ्ना दूतहरूका भविष्यवाणी पुरा गर्ने परमप्रभु म नै हुँ, जसले यरूशलेमलाई भन्छ, 'त्यसमा बसोवास गरिनेछ,' र यहूदाका नगरहरूका बारेमा भन्छ, 'तिनीहरूलाई फेरि निर्माण गरिनेछ र म तिनका भग्‍नावशेषहरूलाई खडा गर्नेछु ।'
That fulfilleth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith of Jerusalem, It shall be inhabited; and of the cities of Judah, They shall be built, and their ruins will I raise up.
27 जसले गहिरो समुद्रलाई भन्छ, 'सुक् र तेरा धारहरूलाई म सुकाउनेछु ।'
That saith to the deep, Be dry, and thy rivers will I dry up;
28 कोरेसलाई यसो भन्‍नुहुने परमप्रभु नै हुनुहुन्‍छ, 'त्यो मेरो गोठालो हो, त्यसले मेरा हेरक इच्छा पुरा गर्नेछ । त्यसले यरूशलेमको बारेमा, 'त्यसलाई पुननिर्माण गरिनेछ,' र मन्दिरको बारेमा, 'यसको जग बसालियोस्' भनेर आदेश दिनेछ ।”
That saith of Cyrus, [He is] my shepherd, and all my pleasure shall he perform: even saying of Jerusalem, It shall be built; and the temple's foundation shall be laid.

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