यशैया 49
1 ए समुद्र किनारमा बस्नेहरू हो, मेरो कुरा सुन! ए टाढाका मानिसहरू हो, मेरो कुरामा ध्यान देओ । मेरो आमाले मलाई संसारमा ल्याउनुहुँदा नै परमप्रभुले मलाई मेरो नाउँ काढेर बोलाउनुभएको छ ।
Hearken, O isles, unto me; and listen, ye people, from afar: The Lord hath called me from my birth; from my mother's womb hath he made mention of my name.
2 उहाँले मेरो मुखलाई धारिलो तरवारजस्तो बनाउनुभएको छ । उहाँले मलाई आफ्नो हातको छायामा लुकाउनुभएको छ । उहाँले मलाई टल्काएको काँड बनाउनुभएको छ । उहाँले मलाई आफ्नो ठोक्रोमा लुकाउनुभएको छ ।
And he hath rendered my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hidden me: and he hath rendered me as a polished arrow; in his quiver hath he concealed me;
3 उहाँले मलाई भन्नुभयो, “ए इस्राएल, तँ मेरो सेवक होस्, जसद्वारा म आफ्नो महिमा देखाउँछु ।”
And said unto me, My servant art thou, O Israel, thou on whom I will be glorified.
4 तर मैले जवाफ दिएँ, “मैले व्यार्थमा परिश्रम गरेको छु, मैले बेकाममा मेरो शक्ति खर्च गरेको छु भनी सोचें, तापनि मेरो न्याय परमप्रभुसित नै छ र मेरो इनाम मेरो परमेश्वरसँग छ ।”
But I had indeed said, For no purpose have I labored, for naught and vanity have I spent my strength; yet surely my cause is with the Lord, and the recompense of my work with my God.
5 अब परमप्रभु बोल्नुभएको छ—उहाँ नै हुनुहुन्छ जसले उहाँको सेवक हुन, याकूबलाई उहाँमा पुनर्स्थापन गर्न मलाई जन्मैदेखि बनाउनुभयो, ताकि इस्राएललाई उहाँमा जम्मा गर्न सकियोस्, किनकि परमप्रभुको दृष्टिमा मेरो इज्जत भएको छ र मेरो परमेश्वर नै मेरो बल हुनुभएको छ—
And now hath said the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, that Israel may be gathered unto him, that I should be honored in the eyes of the Lord, while my God was my strength, —
6 अनि उहाँ भन्नुहुन्छ, “याकूबको कुललाई पुनःस्थापित गर्न र इस्राएलका बचेकाहरूलाई पुनर्स्थापन गर्न मेरो सेवक हुनु तेरो निम्ति अति सानो कुरा हो । म तँलाई अरू जातिहरूका निम्ति ज्योति बनाउनेछु, ताकि पृथ्वीको अन्तिम छेउसम्म तँ नै मेरो उद्धार हुन सक्छस् ।”
And he said, It is too light a thing that thou shouldst be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to bring back the preserved of Israel! but I will [also] appoint thee for a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach as far as the end of the earth.
7 जातिहरूले तुच्छ ठानेका, घृणा गरेका र शासकहरूका सेवकलाई इस्राएलको उद्धारक, तिनीहरूका परमपवित्र परमप्रभु यसो भन्नुहुन्छ, “विश्वासयोग्य परमप्रभु, इस्राएलका परमपवित्रले तँलाई चुन्नुभएको हुनाले राजाहरूले तँलाई देख्नेछन् र खडा हुनेछन्, अनि राजकुमारहरूले तँलाई देख्नेछन् र घोप्टो पर्नेछन् ।”
Thus hath said the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to him who is despised by men, to him who is abhorred by nations, to the servant of rulers, Kings shall see it and rise up, princes, and they shall prostrate themselves, for the sake of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who hath made choice of thee.
8 परमप्रभु यसो भन्नुहुन्छ, “मैले आफ्नो कृपा देखाउन निश्चित गरेको समयमा म तँलाई जवाफ दिनेछु, अनि उद्धारको दिनमा म तँलाई सहायता गर्नेछु । म तेरो सुरक्षा गर्नेछु र देशको पुनःनिर्माण गर्न र उजाड जमिनमा फेरि बस्ती बसाल्न तँलाई मानिसहरूका करारको रूपमा दिनेछु ।
Thus hath said the Lord, In the time of favor have I answered thee, and on the day of salvation have I helped thee; and I will preserve thee, and I will appoint thee as a people of my covenant to raise up the land, to divide out desolate heritages;
9 तैंले कैदीहरूलाई, 'बाहिर आओ,' अँध्यारो कालकोठरीमा हुनेहरूलाई, 'आफूलाई देखाओ' भन्नेछस् । तिनीहरू सडकहरूको छेउतिर चर्नेछन् र सबै उजाड पाखाहरू तिनीहरूका खर्क हुनेछ ।
When I say to the prisoners, Go forth; to those that are in darkness, Show yourselves. On the roads shall they feed, and on all mountain-peaks shall be their pasture.
10 तिनीहरू तिर्काउने वा भोकाउने छैनन् । न तापले न घामले तिनीहरूलाई पोल्नेछ, किनकि जसले तिनीहरूलाई दया गर्नुहुन्छ, उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई डोर्याउनुहुनेछ । उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई पानीको मुहानहरूतिर लानुहुनेछ ।
They shall not be hungry nor thirsty, and neither heat nor sun shall smite them; for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, and by springs of water will he guide them.
11 तब आफ्ना सबै पर्वतलाई सडक र मेरा मुल बाटोहरूलाई समतल बनाउने छु ।”
And I will change all my mountains into a road, and my highways shall be lifted up.
12 हेर, यिनीहरू टाढाबाट, कोही उत्तर र पश्चिमबाट आउनेछन् । अनि अरूचाहिं आश्वासनको देशबाट आउनेछन् ।
Behold, these shall come from afar; and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
13 ए आकाश गाओ र ए पृथ्वी आनन्दि होओ । ए पर्वतहरू, गीत गाओ! किनकि परमप्रभुले आफ्ना मानिसहरूलाई सान्त्वना दिनुहुन्छ र उहाँका कष्ठमा परेकाहरूलाई दया गर्नुहुनेछ ।
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth, O mountains, into song; for the Lord hath comforted his people, and upon his oppressed will he have mercy.
14 तर सियोनले भन्यो, “परमप्रभुले मलाई त्यग्नुभएको छ, र परमप्रभुले मलाई बिर्सनुभएको छ ।”
Yet Zion said, the Eternal hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me.
15 “के स्त्रीले आफ्नो दूध खुवाइरहेको बालकलाई बिर्सन सक्छे, अनि तिनले जन्माएकी बलकलाई दया देखाउँदिनन् र? हो, तिनीहरूले बिर्सन सक्छन्, तर तँलाई म बिर्सनेछैन ।
Can a woman forget her sucking child, not to have mercy on the son of her body? yea, should these even forget, yet would I not forget thee.
16 हेर, मैले तेरो नाउँ आफ्नो हत्केलामा खोपेको छु । तेरा पर्खालहरू निरन्तर मेरो सामु छन् ।
Behold, upon the palms of my hands have I engraved thee; thy walls are continually before me.
17 तेरा छोराछोरी फर्कन हतारिंदैछन्, जबकि तिमीहरूलाई विनाश पार्नेहरू टाढा जाँदैछन् ।
Thy children come in haste; thy destroyers and they that laid thee waste shall go away from thee.
18 वरिपरि हेर र देख्, तिनीहरू भेला हुँदैछन् र तँकहाँ आउँदैछन् । जस्तो म जीवित छु— यो परमप्रभुको घोषणा हो— तैंले तिनीहरूलाई गहनाझैं लगाउनेछस् र तैंले तिनीहरूलाई दुलहीले झैं लगाउनेछस् ।
Lift up thy eyes round about, and see; they all are assembled together, they come to thee: as I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thyself with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride.
19 तँ उजाड र निर्जन, भग्नावशेषको देश भए पनि अब बासिन्दाहरूका निम्ति तँ अति सानो हुनेछस् र तँलाई नाश पार्नेहरू टाढा हुनेछन् ।
For thy ruins and thy desolate places, and thy wasted land, —yea, now shall it be too narrow for thee by reason of the inhabitants, and thy destroyers shall be far away.
20 शोकको अवधिमा जन्मेका छोराछोरीले तैंले सुन्ने गरी भन्नेछन्, 'यो ठाउँ हाम्रा निम्ति साँगुरो हुन्छ, ठाउँ तयार पार, ताकि हामी बस्न सकौं ।'
Yet again will say before thy ears the children of whom thou wast deprived, The place is too narrow for me; make room for me that I may dwell.
21 तब तैंले आफैलाई सोध्नेछस्, ' मेरो निम्ति यी छोराछोरी कसले जन्माएको हो? म शोकमा र बाँझी, निर्वासित र त्यागिएकी थिएँ । यी छोराछोरीलाई कसले हुर्कायो? हेर, मलाई एक्लै छोडिएको थियो । यिनीहरू कहाँबाट आए?’”
And thou wilt say in thy heart, Who hath born me these, seeing I was bereft of my children, and was solitary, an exile, and outcast? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left entirely alone; these, where have they been?
22 परमप्रभु परमेश्वरले यसो भन्नुहुन्छ, “हेर्, जातिहरूतिर म आफ्नो हात उठाउनेछु । मानिसहरूतिर म आफ्नो संकेतको झन्डा उठाउनेछु । तिनीहरूले तेरा छोराहरूलाई आफ्ना हातमा र तेरी छोरीहरूलाई आफ्ना काँधमा बोकेर ल्याउनेछन् ।
Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Behold, I will lift up to the nations my hand, and to the people will I raise up high my standard; and they shall bring thy sons in [their] arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon shoulders.
23 राजहरू तेरा धर्म-बुबाहरू र रानीहरू तेरा धाइ-आमाहरू हुनेछन् । तिनीहरूले आफ्ना मुहार भुइँमा घोप्टो पारेर तँलाई दण्डवत गर्नेछन् र तेरा खुट्टाका धूलो चाट्नेछन् । अनि म परमप्रभु हुँ भनी तैंले जान्नेछस् । मेरो आशा गर्नेहरू लज्जित हुनेछैनन् ।”
And kings shall be thy nursing-fathers, and their princesses thy nursing-mothers; with the face toward the earth shall they bow down to thee, and the dust of thy feet shall they lick up: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord, who will not suffer those who hope in me to be ashamed.
24 के योद्धाहरूबाट लूटको माल लिन सकिन्छ, वा क्रूरबाट कैदीहरूलाई छुट्टाउन सकिन्छ?
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or shall the captive of the victor escape?
25 तर परमप्रभु यसो भन्नुहुन्छ, “हो, योद्धाहरूबाट कैदीहरूलाई खोसिनेछ र लूटका मालहरू छुट्टाइनेछ । किनकि तेरो विरोधीलाई म विरोध गर्नेछु र तेरा छोराछोरीलाई बचाउनेछु ।
For thus hath said the Lord, Also the captive of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the powerful shall escape; and with those who contend against thee will I contend, and thy children will I indeed save.
26 तेरा अत्याचारीहरूलाई तिनीहरूका आफ्नै मासु खुवाउनेछु । अनि तिनीहरू आफ्नै रगले दाखमद्यले झैं मात्नेछन् । तब म परमप्रभु, तेरो मुक्तिदाता र तेरा उद्धारक, याकूबको शक्तिशाली परमेश्वर हुँ भनी सारा मानवजातिले जान्नेछन् ।”
And I will feed thy oppressors with their own flesh; and as with new wine shall they be made drunken with their own blood: and all flesh shall know that I the Eternal am thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer the Mighty One of Jacob.
