यर्मिया 14

1 खडेरीको सम्‍बन्‍धमा यर्मियाकहाँ आएको परमप्रभुको वचन यही हो,

The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.

2 “यहूदाले शोक गरोस् । त्यसका मूला ढोकाहरू भाँचिऊन् । तिनीहरू देशको लागि विलाप गर्दैछन् । यरूशलेमको निम्ति तिनीहरूको क्रन्दन माथि जाँदैछ ।

Judah mourneth, and her gates languish; they lie grieved on the ground; and the distressed cry of Jerusalem ascendeth upward.

3 तिनीहरूका शक्तिशाली मानिसहरूले आफ्‍ना नोकरहरूलाई पानीको लागि बाहिर पठाउँछन् । जब तिनीहरू कुवामा जान्‍छन् तब तिनीहरूले पानी पाउन सक्‍दैनन् । तिनीहरू असफल भएर फर्कन्छन् । तिनीहरू लज्‍जित र बेइजत आफ्ना शिर ढाक्छन् ।

And their nobles have sent out their subordinates for water: they come to the pits, they find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are ashamed and confounded, and cover their head.

4 देशमा पानी नपरेको हुनाले, जमिन चिराचिरा परेको छ । हलो जोत्‍नेहरू लज्‍जित भएका छन् र आफ्ना शिर ढाक्छन् ।

Because of the ground which is cracked open, since there hath been no rain in the land, are the ploughmen ashamed, they cover their head.

5 घाँस नभएकोले मुडुली मृगले पनि आफ्ना बच्‍चाहरूलाई मैदानमा छोड्‍छ र तिनलाई त्‍यगिदिन्‍छ ।

Yea, the hind also bringeth forth her young in the field, and forsaketh [them], because there is no grass.

6 जङ्गली गधाहरू नाङ्गा मैदानहरूमा खडा हुन्छन्, र तिनीहरू स्यालझैं हाँप्छन् । हरियो खर्क नभएको कारणले तिनीहरूका आँखा तिरमिराउँछन् ।”

And the wild asses stand on the mountain-tops, they snuff up the wind like serpents: their eyes fail, because there are no herbs.

7 हे परमप्रभु, हाम्रा अधर्मले हाम्रो विरुद्धमा गवाही दिए तापनि तपाईंकै नाउँको नाम्‍ति काम गर्नुहोस् । किनकि हाम्रा विश्‍वासहीन कामहरू वृद्धि हुन्छन् । हामीले तपाईंको विरुद्धमा पाप गरेका छौं ।

If our iniquities testify against us, O Lord, do thou act for the sake of thy name; for our backslidings are many; against thee have we sinned.

8 तपाईं नै इस्राएलको आशा हुनुहुन्छ, जसले सङ्कष्‍टको समयमा त्यसलाई बचाउनुहुन्छ । पाल टाँग्‍ने र एक रातको निम्ति मात्र बस्‍ने अपरिचित परदेशीजस्तै तपाईं यस देशमा किन बन्‍नुहुन्‍छ?

O thou hope of Israel, his saviour in time of trouble, why shouldst thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfarer that turneth aside to lodge for a night?

9 तपाईं किन आश्‍चर्यमा परेको मानिसझैं व छुटकाराको निम्ति शक्ति नभएको योद्धाजस्तै हुनुहुन्छ? हे परमप्रभु, तपाईं हाम्रा बिचमा हुनुहुन्छ, र हाम्रा बिचमा तपाईंकै नाउँ पुकारिन्छ । हामीलाई नत्‍याग्‍नुहोस् ।

Why shouldst thou be as a man that is surprised, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou art in the midst of us, O Lord, and we are called by thy name: abandon us not.

10 परमप्रभु आफ्‍ना मानिसलाई यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छ, “तिनीहरू बरालिन मन पराउने भएको हुनाले त्यसो गर्नदेखि तिनीहरूले आफ्ना खुट्टालाई रोकेका छैनन् ।” परमप्रभु तिनीहरूसित खुसी हुनुहुन्‍न । अब उहाँले तिनीहरूका अधर्म सम्झनुभएको छ, र तिनीहरूका पापलाई दण्ड दिनुभएको छ ।

Thus hath said the Lord unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander about, their feet have they not restrained: therefore the Lord doth not receive them in favor; now will he remember their iniquity, and will punish their sins.

11 परमप्रभुले मलाई यसो भन्‍नुभयो, “यी मानिसहरूको पक्षमा भलाइको निम्ति प्रार्थना नगर् ।

Then said the Lord unto me, Pray not in behalf of this people for their good.

12 किनकि तिनीहरूले उपवास बसे भने म तिनीहरूका विलाप सुन्‍नेछैनँ, अनि तिनीहरूले होमबलि र अन्‍नबलि चढाए भने म तिनमा खुशी हुनेछैन । किनकि तरवार, अनिकाल र विपत्तिले म तिनीहरूको अन्त्य ल्याउनेछु ।”

When they fast, I will not hear their entreaty: and when they offer burnt-offering and meat-offering, I will not receive them in favor; but by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence, will I make an end of them.

13 तब मैले भनें, “हे परमप्रभु परमेश्‍वर, हेर्नुहोस्, अगमवक्ताहरूले मानिसहरूलाई भन्दैछन्, 'तिमीहरूले तरवार देख्‍नेछैनौ । तिमीहरूका निम्ति अनिकाल पर्नेछैन, किनकि म यस ठाउँमा तिमीहरूलाई साँचो सुरक्षा दिनेछु' ।”

Then said I, Ah, Lord Eternal! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but a permanent peace will I give you in this place.

14 परमप्रभुले मलाई भन्‍नुभयो, “अगमवक्ताहरूले मेरो नाउँमा छलको अगमवाणी बोल्छन् । मैले तिनीहरूलाई पठाइनँ, न मैले तिनीहरूलाई कुनै आज्ञा दिएँ वा तिनीहरूसित बोलेँ । तर छली दर्शन र बेकम्मा, छली मन्त्रतन्त्र तिनीहरूका आफ्नै समझबाट आएका हुन्, जुन तिनीहरूले तिमीहरूलाई अगमवाणी बोल्दैछन् ।”

Then said the Lord unto me, Falsehood do the prophets prophesy in my name; I have not sent them, neither have I commanded them, neither have I spoken unto them: a vision of falsehood, and divination, and idolatrous folly, and the deceit of their heart do they prophesy unto you.

15 त्यसकारण परमप्रभु यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छ, “मैले नपठाएका अगमवक्ताहरू जसले मेरो नाउँमा अगमवाणी बोल्छन्, जसले यस देशमा कुनै तरवार वा अनिकाल पर्नेछैन भन्छन्, यी अगमवक्ताहरू तरवार र अनिकालले नष्‍ट पारिनेछन् ।

Therefore thus hath said the Lord concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, when I have not sent them, while they say, Sword and famine shall not come in this land: By the sword and by the famine shall these prophets come to their end.

16 त्यसपछि ती मानिसहरू जसलाई तिनीहरूले अगमवाणी बोले, तिनीहरू अनिकाल र तरवारको कारणले यरूशलेमका सडकहरूमा फ्याँकिनेछन्, किनकि त्यहाँ तिनीहरू, तिनीहरूका पत्‍नीहरू, छोराछोरीलाई गाड्ने कोही हुने छैनन्, किनकि म तिनीहरूका दुष्‍टता तिनीहरूमाथि नै खन्याउनेछु ।

And the people to whom they prophesy shall lie cast down in the streets of Jerusalem by means of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters; for I will pour out their wickedness over them.

17 तिनीहरूलाई यो वचन भन्, ‘मेरा आँखाबाट दिनरात आँसु बगिरहोस् । त्यसलाई नरोक्, किनकि मेरो जातिकी कन्याको ठुलो विनाश हुनेछ । त्यसले ठुलो र निको नहुने चोट पाउनेछ ।

But thou shalt say unto them this word. My eyes shall run down with tears night and day, and they shall not cease; for with a great breach is the virgin-daughter of my people broken, with a very painful blow.

18 म मैदानमा गएँ भने, त्यहाँ तरवारले मारिएकाहरू हुन्छन् । म सहरमा आएँ भने, त्यहाँ अनिकालले ल्याएका रोगहरू हुन्छन् । अगमवक्ता र पुजारी दुवै देशको यताउता बरालिन्छन्, र तिनीहरूलाई थाहैछैन' ।”

If I go forth into the field, behold, there are the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, behold, there are those that are sick with famine! for both the prophet and the priest travel round into a land that they know not.

19 के तपाईंले यहूदालाई बिलकुलै इन्कार गर्नुभएको हो? के तपाईं सियोनलाई घृणा गर्नुहुन्छ? जब हामी निको हुनुछैन भने किन तपाईं हामीलाई कष्‍ट दिनुहुन्छ? हामीले शान्तिको आशा गर्‍यौँ, तर त्यहाँ कुनै असल कुरा थिएन र निको हुने समय थिएन, तर हेर्नुहोस् त्‍यहाँ त्रास मात्र छ ।

Hast thou entirely rejected Judah? or hath thy soul loathing on Zion? why hast thou smitten us, so that there is no healing for us? we hoped for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold, there is terror!

20 हे परमप्रभु, हामी हाम्रा दोष, हाम्रा पुर्खाहरूका अपराध स्वीकार गर्छौं, किनकि हामीले तपाईंको विरुद्धमा पाप गरेका छौं ।

We know, O Lord, our wickedness, the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee.

21 हामीलाई नत्याग्‍नुहोस् । तपाईंको नाउँको निम्‍ति तपाईंको महिमित सिंहासनलाई अपमानित नगर्नुहोस् । हामीसित बाँध्‍नुभएको आफ्‍नो करार सम्झनुहोस्, र त्‍यसलाई नतोड्नुहोस् ।

Do not cast us off, for the sake of thy name, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.

22 के जातिहरूका कुनै बेकम्मा मूर्तिले वर्षा ल्याउँछ सक्‍छ र? वा के आकाश आफैले झरी पठाउँछ? हे परमप्रभु तपाईं नै हाम्रा परमेश्‍वर हुनुहुन्‍न र? हामीले तपाईंमा प्रतीक्षा गर्छौं, किनकि यी सबै कुरा गर्नुहुने तपाईं नै हुनुहुन्छ ।

Are there any among the vanities of the nations those that bestow rain? or can the heavens give forth showers? Behold, thou art this, O Lord our God, and we will hope in thee; for thou hast done all these things.