यर्मिया 18

1 परमप्रभुको वचन यर्मियाकहाँ यसो भनेर आयो,

The word that came from the Lord to

2 “उठ् र कुमालेको घरमा जा, किनकि त्यहाँ म तँलाई मेरो वचन सुनाउनेछु ।”

Jeremias, saying, Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there you shall hear my words.

3 त्यसैले म कुमालेको घरमा गएँ र हेरें । कुमाले आफ्नो चक्‍कामा काम गरिरहेको थियो ।

So I went down to the potter's house, and behold, he was making a vessel on the stones.

4 तर त्यसले बनाइरहेको माटोको भाँडो त्यसको आफ्नै हातमा बिग्रियो । त्यसैले उसले आफ्नो मन बद्ल्‍यो र आफ्‍नो दृष्‍टिमा असल लागेअनुसार अर्को भाँडो बनायो ।

And the vessel which he was making with his hands fell: so he made it again another vessel, as it seemed good to him to make [it].

5 तब परमप्रभुको यो वचन यसो भनेर मकहाँ आयो,

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

6 “ए इस्राएलका घराना हो, के म तिमीहरूलाई यही कुमालेले जस्तै गर्न सक्दिनँ र? यो परमप्रभुको घोषणा हो । हेर, ए इस्राएलका घराना हो, कुमालेको हातमा माटो भएझैं तिमीहरू मेरो हातमा तेस्‍तै छौ ।

Shall I not be able, O house of Israel, to do to you as this potter? behold, as the clay of the potter are you in my hands.

7 एक समय एक जाति वा राज्यलाई म धपाउनेछु, त्‍यसलाई तोड्नेछु वा नष्‍ट गर्नेछु भनी म घोषणा गर्न सक्छु ।

[If] I shall pronounce a decree upon a nation, or upon a kingdom, to cut them off, and to destroy [them];

8 तर मैले त्‍यस्तो घोषणा गरेको त्यो जाति दुष्‍ट्याइँबाट फर्कन्छ भने मैले त्यसमाथि ल्याउने योजना गरेको विपत्ति म ल्याउनेछैनँ ।

and that nation turn from all their sins, then will I repent of the evils which I purposed to do to them.

9 अर्को समयमा मैले कुनै जाति वा राज्यलाई बनाउने वा रोप्नेछु भनी म घोषणा गर्न सक्छु ।

And [if] I shall pronounce a decree upon a nation and kingdom, to rebuild and to plant [it];

10 तर मेरो कुरा नसुनेर त्‍यसले मेरो दृष्‍टिमा खराबी गर्छ भने, मैले त्यसलाई गर्नेछु भनेको घोषणाको भलाइ गर्न म रोक्‍नेछु ।

and they do evil before me, so as not to listen to my voice, then will I repent of the good which I spoke of, to do it to them.

11 त्यसैले अब, यहूदाका मानिसहरू र यरूसलेमका बासिन्दाहरूसित बोल् र भन्, “परमप्रभु यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छ, 'हेर, मैले तिमीहरूको विरुद्धमा विपत्तिको रचना गर्नै लागेको छु । मैले तिमीहरूको विरुद्धमा योजना बनाउने लागेको छु । तिमीहरूका चाल र तिमीहरूका अभ्यासहरूले तिमीहरूलाई भलो ल्‍याउने गरी हरेक व्यक्तिले आफ्नो दुष्‍ट चालबाट पश्‍चात्ताप गरोस् ।'

And now say to the men of Juda, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Behold, I prepare evils against you, and devise a device against you: let every one turn now from his evil way, and amend your practices.

12 तर तिनीहरू भन्छन्, 'यो व्यर्थ छ । हामी आफ्‍नै योजनाअनुसार काम गर्नेछौं । हामी हरेकले आफ्नै दुष्‍ट, हठी हृदयले इच्छा गरेअनुसार गर्नेछौं ।'

And they said, We will quit ourselves like men, for we will pursue our perverse ways, and we will perform each the lusts of his evil heart.

13 त्यसकारण परमप्रभु यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छ, “जातिहरूलाई सोध्, यो जस्‍तो कुरो कसले कहिलै सुनेको छ? इस्राएली कन्याले अति घृणित काम गरेकी छे ।

Therefore thus says the Lord; Enquire now amongst the nations, who has heard such very horrible things as the virgin of Israel has done?

14 के लेबनानको हिउँले कहिल्यै यसका चट्टानका पहाडहरूलाई छोड्छ र? के टाढाबाट आउने पहाडका नदीहरू, ती चिसा नदीहरू कहिल्यै सुक्‍छन् र?

Will fertilising streams fail [to flow] from a rock, or snow [fail] from Libanus? will water violently impelled by the wind turn aside?

15 तापनि मेरा मानिसहरूले मलाई भुलेका छन् । तिनीहरूले बेकम्मा मूर्तिहरूलाई भेटी चढाएका छन्, र आफ्‍ना मार्गहरूमा ठक्‍कर खाएका छन् । कच्‍ची बाटोमा हिंड्न भनेर तिनीहरूले प्राचीन बाटोलाई छाडेका छन् ।

For my people have forgotten me, they have offered incense in vain, and they fail in their ways, [leaving] the ancient tracks, to enter upon impassable paths;

16 तिनीहरूको देश त्रास बन्‍नेछ । सदासर्वदा गिल्लाको वस्तु बन्‍नेछ । त्यसबाट भएर जाने हरेक डराउनेछ, र टाउको हल्लाउनेछ ।

to make their land a desolation, and a perpetual hissing; all that go through it shall be amazed, and shall shake their heads.

17 तिनीहरूका शत्रुहरूकै सामु म तिनीहरूलाई पुर्वीय बतासझैं तितर-बितर पार्नेछु । तिनीहरूको विपत्तिको दिनमा म तिनीहरूलाई मेरो पिठिउँ फर्काउनेछु, मेरो मुहार होइन ।”

I will scatter them before their enemies like an east wind; I will show them the day of their destruction.

18 त्यसैले मानिसहरूले भने, “आओ, हामी यर्मियाको विरुद्धमा षड्यन्त्रहरू रचौं, किनकि पुजारीहरूबाट व्यवस्था वा बुद्धिमान् मानिसहरूबाट सरसल्लाह वा अगमवक्ताहरूबाट वचन कहिल्यै नष्‍ट हुने छैनन् । आओ, हाम्रा वचनहरूले त्यसलाई आक्रमण गरौं, अनि अब फेरि त्यसले घोषणा गरेका कुराहरूमा हामी ध्यान नदिऊँ ।”

Then they said, Come, and let us devise a device against Jeremias; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and we will hear all his words.

19 हे परमप्रभु, मेरो कुरा ध्यानसित सुन्‍नुहोस्, र मेरा शत्रुहरूका आवाज सुन्‍नुहोस् ।

Hear me, O Lord, and hear the voice of my pleading.

20 म तिनीहरूका लागि असल भएको हुनाले के साँच्‍चै तिनीहरूबाट आउने विपत्ति मेरो इनाम हुनेछ? किनकि तिनीहरूले मेरो लागि एउटा खाडल खनेका छन् । तिनीहरूबाट तपाईंको क्रोध हटाउन तिनीहरूको कल्याणको पक्षमा म कसरी तपाईंको सामु खडा भएको थिएँ भनी सम्झनुहोस् ।

Forasmuch as evil is rewarded for good; for they have spoken words against my soul, and they have hidden the punishment they [meant] for me; remember that I stood before your face, to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.

21 त्यसकारण तिनीहरूका सन्तानलाई अनिकालमा पर्न दिनुहोस्, र तिनीहरूलाई तरवार खेलाउनेहरूका हातमा सुम्पिनुहोस् । यसरी तिनीहरूका स्‍त्रीहरू शोकमा परून् र विधना होऊन्, अनि तिनीहरूका पुरुषहरू मारिऊन्, र तिनीहरूका युवाहरू युद्धमा तरवारले मारिऊन् ।

Therefore do you deliver their sons to famine, and gather them to the power of the sword: let their women be childless and widows; and let their men be cut off by death, and their young men fall by the sword in war.

22 तपाईंले तिनीहरूको विरुद्धमा एक्‍कासि आक्रमणकारीहरू ल्याउनुहुँदा तिनीहरूका घरहरूबाट रुवाबासीको सोर सुनियोस् । किनकि तिनीहरूले मलाई पक्रन एउटा खाडल खनेका छन्, र मेरो खुट्टाका लागि लुकाएर पासो थापेका छन् ।

Let there be a cry in their houses: you shall bring upon them robbers suddenly: for they have formed a plan to take me, and have hidden snares for me.

23 तर हे परमप्रभु, मलाई मार्न तिनीहरूले मेरो विरुद्धमा बनाएका तिनीहरूका सबै योजना तपाईंलाई थाहा छ । तिनीहरूका अधर्म र पाप क्षमा नगर्नुहोस् । तिनीहरूका पाप तपाईंबाट नहटाउनुहोस् । बरु, तिनीहरू तपाईंकै सामु पराजित होऊन् । तपाईंको क्रोधको समयमा तिनीहरूको विरुद्धमा उत्रनुहोस् ।

And you, Lord, know all their deadly counsel against me: account not their iniquities guiltless, and blot not out their sins from before you: let their weakness come before you; deal with them in the time of your wrath.