< यशैया 9 >

1 जो वेदनमा थियो, उसबाट नैराश्‍यता दूर गरिनेछ । जबूलूनको देश र नप्‍तालीको देशलाई, पहिलेको समयमा उहाँले होच्‍याउनुभयो, तर पछिल्लो समयमा उहाँले त्‍यसको समुद्र जाने बाटोमा, यर्दनपारि जातिहरूका गलीलमा त्‍यसलाई महिमित पार्नुहुनेछ ।
For is there no gloom to her that was stedfast? Now the former hath lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but the latter hath dealt a more grievous blow by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, in the district of the nations.
2 अन्धकारमा हिंड्ने मानिसहरूले एउटा ठुलो ज्‍योति देखेका छन् । मृत्युको छायाको देशमा बसेकाहरू, तिनीहरूमाथि ज्योति चम्केको छ ।
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
3 तपाईंले जातिहरूलाई वृद्धि गर्नुभएको छ । तपाईंले तिनीहरूका आनन्दलाई वृद्धि गर्नुभएको छ । कटनीको समयमा झैं तिनीहरू तपाईंको सामु आनन्‍दित हुन्‍छन्, जसरी मानिसहरूले लूटको माल बाँड्दा तिनीहरू आनन्‍दित हुन्‍छन् ।
Thou hast multiplied the nation, Thou hast increased their joy; they joy before Thee according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
4 किनकि त्यसको भरी जुवा, त्यसको पिठ्युको नाल, त्यसको अत्याचारीको लट्ठीलाई तपाईंले मिद्यानको समयमा झैं चकनाचूर पार्नुभएको छ ।
For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, Thou hast broken as in the day of Midian.
5 दुश्‍मन सिपाहीका हरेक जुत्ता र रगतमा मुछिएको पोशाकलाई जलाइनेछ र आगोको निम्ति इन्धन हुनेछ ।
For every boot stamped with fierceness, and every cloak rolled in blood, shall even be for burning, for fuel of fire.
6 किनकि हाम्रा निम्ति एउटा बालकको जन्म भएको छ, हाम्रो निम्ति एउटा छोरा जन्‍मेको छ, र शासन उहाँको काँधमा हुनेछ । अनि उहाँको नाउँ अचम्मको सल्लाकार, शक्तिशाली परमेश्‍वर, अनन्‍तका पिता र शान्तिका राजकुमार राखिनेछ ।
For a child is born unto us, a son is given unto us; and the government is upon his shoulder; and his name is called Pele-joez-el-gibbor-Abi-ad-sar-shalom;
7 दाऊदको सिंहासनमा र उनको राज्यलाई स्थापित गर्न, अनि त्‍यसलाई न्याय र धार्मिकताले थाम्‍न उहाँले अहिलेदेखि लिएर सदासर्वदा राज्‍य गर्नुहुँदा, उहाँको शासन र शान्ति वृद्धिको अन्त हुनेछैन । सर्वशक्तिमान् परमप्रभुको जोशले यो पुरा गर्नेछ ।
That the government may be increased, and of peace there be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it through justice and through righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts doth perform this.
8 परमप्रभुले याकूबको विरुद्धमा वचन पठाउनुभयो र यो इस्राएलमा पर्‍यो ।
The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.
9 सबै मानिसहरूले जान्‍नेछन्, घमण्डसाथ र अहङ्कारी हृदयले भन्‍ने एफ्राइम र सामरियाले पनि जान्‍नेछन्,
And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in pride and in arrogancy of heart:
10 “इँटहरू खसेका छन्, तर कुँदेका ढुङ्गाहरूले नै हामी पुनःनिर्माण गर्नेछौं । अञ्जीरका रूखहरू काटिएका छन्, तर तिनका ठाउँमा हामी देवदारुका रूखहरू रोप्‍नेछौं ।”
'The bricks are fallen, but we will build with hewn stones; the sycamores are cut down, but cedars will we put in their place.'
11 यसकारण परमप्रभुले उसको शत्रु रसीनलाई उसको विरुद्धमा खडा हुनुहुनेछ र उसका शत्रुहरूलाई,
Therefore the LORD doth set upon high the adversaries of Rezin against him, and spur his enemies;
12 पुर्वका अरामीहरू र पश्‍चिमका पलिश्‍तीहरू उक्साउनुहुनेछ । तिनीहरूले खुल्ला मुखले इस्राएललाई निल्नेछन् । यी सबै कुराले उहाँको रिस मर्दैन । बरु, उहाँको हात अझै पसारिएकै छ ।
The Arameans on the east, and the Philistines on the west; and they devour Israel with open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.
13 तापनि उहाँले प्रहार गरेका मानिसहरू उहाँतिर फर्कंदैनन्, न त तिनीहरूले परमप्रभुको खोजी गर्नेछन् ।
Yet the people turneth not unto Him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.
14 यसकारण परमप्रभुले इस्राएलबाट टाउको र पुच्छर, खजूरको हाँगा र नर्कट एकै दिनमा नष्‍ट पार्नुहुनेछ ।
Therefore the LORD doth cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day.
15 अगुवाहरू र भद्र मानिसहरू मुखिया हुन् । झुटो सिकाउने अगमवक्ता पुच्छर हो ।
The elder and the man of rank, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
16 यी मानिसहरूलाई डोर्‍याउनेहरूले तिनीहरूलाई पथभ्रष्‍ट पार्छन् र तिनीहरूद्वारा डोर्‍याइनेहरू निलिन्छन् ।
For they that lead this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
17 यसकारण परमप्रभु तिनीहरूका जवानहरूसित आनन्‍दित हुनुहुन्‍न, न त उहाँले तिनीहरूका अनाथ र विधवाहरूमाथि दया गर्नुहुनेछ, किनकि हरेक व्‍यक्‍ति अधर्मी र दुष्‍ट छन्, अनि हरेक मुखले मूर्ख कुराहरू गर्छन् । यी सबै कुराहरूमा उहाँको रिस मर्दैन । बरु, उहाँको हात अझै पसारिएकै छ ।
Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall He have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is ungodly and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh wantonness. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.
18 दुष्‍टता आगोझैं बल्छ । त्‍यसले सिउँडी र काँढालाई भष्‍म पार्छ । यसले जङ्गलको झाडीलाई पनि जलाउँछ, जसले धूँवाको मुस्लोमा उठ्नेछ ।
For wickedness burneth as the fire; it devoureth the briers and thorns; yea, it kindleth in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in thick clouds of smoke.
19 सर्वशक्तिमान् परमप्रभुको क्रोधले देश जलेको छ र मानिसहरू आगोको निम्ति इन्धनजस्तै छन् । कुनै मानिसले आफ्नो भाइलाई छोड्दैन ।
Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land burnt up; the people also are as the fuel of fire; no man spareth his brother.
20 तिनीहरूल दाहिने हातमा खानेकुरा समात्छन् तर तिनीहरू अझै भोको नै हुन्‍छन् । तिनीहरूले देब्रे हातमा खाना खानेछन्, तर अझै तृप्‍त हुनेछैनन् । प्रत्‍येकले आफ्नै बाहुलीको मासु पनि खानेछ ।
And one snatcheth on the right hand, and is hungry; and he eateth on the left hand, and is not satisfied; they eat every man the flesh of his own arm:
21 मनश्‍शेले एफ्राइमलाई, अनि एफ्राइमले मनश्‍शेलाई भस्म गर्नेछ । तिनीहरू एकसाथ यहूदालाई आक्रमण गर्नेछन् । यी कुराहरूमा, उहाँको रिस मर्दैन । बरु, उहाँको हात अझै पसारिएकै छ ।
Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh; and they together are against Judah. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.

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