यर्मिया 25

1 यहूदाका सबै मानिसको विषयमा यर्मियाकहाँ आएको वचन यही हो । यहूदाका राजा योशियाहका छोरा यहोयाकीमको चौथो वर्षमा यो वचन आयो । त्यो बेबिलोनका राजा नबूकदनेसरको पहिलो वर्ष थियो ।

After Jehoiakim had been ruling Judah for almost four years, Yahweh gave me this message for all the people of Judah. It was during the year that King Nebuchadnezzar started to rule in Babylon.

2 यर्मिया अगमवक्ताले यो वचन यहूदाका सबै मानिस र यरूशलेमका सबै बासिन्दालाई घोषणा गरे ।

I spoke this message to all the people in Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah:

3 तिनले भने, “यहूदाका राजा अमोनका छोरा योशियाहको तेह्रौं वर्षदेखि आजको दिनसम्म अर्थात् तेइस वर्षसम्म परमप्रभुको वचन मकहाँ आइरहेको छ, र मैले तिमीहरूसित पटक-पटक बोलेको छु, तर तिमीहरूले सुनेका छैनौ ।

“Yahweh has been giving me messages for 23 years. He started giving me messages when Josiah, the son of Amon, had been ruling Judah for almost 13 years. And I have faithfully told you those messages, but you have not paid any attention to them.

4 परमप्रभुले आफ्ना सबै दास, अगमवक्ताहरूलाई तिमीहरूकहाँ पटक-पटक पठाउनुभयो, तर तिमीहरूले सुनेका वा ध्यान दिएका छैनौ ।

Many times Yahweh has sent to you the prophets who served him, but you have not listened to them or paid any attention to what they said.

5 यी अगमवक्ताहरूले भने, ‘हरेक मानिस आफ्नो दुष्‍ट चाल र आफ्ना भ्रष्‍ट अभ्यासहरूबाट फर्कोस्, अनि परमप्रभुले प्राचीन समयमा तिमीहरूका पिता-पुर्खाहरू र तिमीहरूलाई स्थायी उपहारको रूपमा दिनुभएको देशमा फर्कोस् ।

Each time their message was this: ‘Turn from all your evil behavior [MET], from all the evil things that you have continually been doing. If you do that, you will be able to stay in this land that Yahweh gave to you and to your ancestors, [to belong to you] forever.

6 त्यसैले अरू देवताहरूको पुजा गर्न वा तिनीहरूको सामु निहुरिन तिनीहरूको पछि नलाग, र उहाँले तिमीहरूको हानि गर्ने गरी तिमीहरूका हातले बनाएका कामबाट उहँलाई रिस नउठाओ ।”

Do not cause Yahweh to become angry by serving and worshiping idols that you have made with your hands. If you do not cause him to be angry, he will not punish/harm you.’

7 तर तिमीहरूले मेरो कुरा सुनेका छैनौ । त्‍यसैले तिमीहरूको हानि गर्न तिमीहरूका हातको कामले उहालाई रिस उठाएका छौ, यो परमप्रभुको घोषणा हो ।’

And Yahweh says, ‘But you would not pay attention to the messages that I [gave to those prophets]. You caused me to become extremely angry by [your worshiping idols] that you had made with your own hands. That resulted in my punishing you.

8 त्यसैले सर्वशक्तिमान् परमप्रभु यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छ, ‘तिमीहरूले मेरा वचन नसुनेका हुनाले,

So [now, I], the Commander of the armies of angels, say that because you have not paid attention to what I said,

9 हेर्, मेरो दास बेबिलोनका राजा नबूकदनेसरसँगै उत्तरका सबै मानिसलाई जम्मा गर्न एउटा आदेश मैले दिनै लागेको छु, यो परमप्रभुको घोषणा हो, तिनीहरूलाई म यस देश र यसका बासिन्दाहरूको विरुद्धमा र तिमीहरूका वरिपरि भएका सबै जातिको विरुद्धमा ल्याउनेछु । किनकि म तिनीहरूलाई विनाशको निम्ति अलग गर्नेछु । म तिनीहरूलाई त्रास, गिल्ला र अनन्तको विनाशको पात्रमा परिणत गरिदिनेछु ।

I will gather all [the armies of] the nations that will come from the northeast. I have appointed King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to lead them. I have appointed him to do my work for me. I will bring those [armies] to attack this land and nearby countries. I will completely destroy them, and cause them to be places that people are horrified about, and that people will (ridicule/act contemptuously toward), places that will be ruined forever.

10 म आनन्द र खुसीको सोर, दुलहा र दुलहीको सोर, जाँतो पिंधेको सोर र बत्तिको उज्यालोको अन्त्य गरिदिनेछु ।

I will cause happy singing and laughing to cease in your land. There will no longer be brides and bridegrooms talking [joyfully]. There will not be the sound of people grinding [grain] with millstones. There will be no lamps lit [in your houses].

11 तब यो सारा देश उजाड र त्रासको पात्र हुनेछ, अनि सत्तरी वर्षसम्म यी जातिहरूले बेबिलोनका राजाको सेवा गर्नेछन् ।

All of this land will become a desert where no one will live. And [the people of] Israel and of the nearby countries will [will be exiled to Babylonia and] (work for/be slaves of) the kings of Babylon for seventy years.

12 तब सत्तरी वर्ष पुरा भएपछि म बेबिलोनका राजा, र त्यो जाति र कल्दीहरूको देशलाई तिनीहरूको अधर्मको कारण दण्ड दिनेछु र त्‍यसलाई अनन्तको उजाड पार्नेछु, यो परमप्रभुको घोषण हो ।

Then, after [they have been in Babylonia for] seventy years, I will punish the King of Babylonia and his people for the sins that they have committed. I will cause Babylonia to become a wasteland/desert forever.

13 त्यसपछि मैले त्यस देशको विरुद्धमा बोलेका सबै वचन र यर्मियाले सबै जातिको विरुद्धमा बोलेका अगमवाणीका वचनहरू जुन यो पुस्तकमा लेखिएका छन्, ती सबै पुरा गर्नेछु ।

I will cause them to experience all the terrible things that Jeremiah has written about—all the punishments that he predicted will happen to all those nations.

14 किनकि अरू धेरै जातिहरू र महान् राजाहरूले यी जातिहरूका मानिसहरूलाई कमारा तुल्याउनेछन् । तिनीहरूका कामहरू र तिनीहरूका हातका कार्यहरूका कारण म तिनीहरूलाई बदला लिनेछु ।”

The leaders of many nations will cause the people of Babylonia to become their slaves, like the people of Babylonia caused my people to become slaves. I will punish them like they deserve for [having caused my people to suffer].’”

15 किनकि परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्‍वरले मलाई यसो भन्‍नुभयो, “मेरो हातबाट क्रोधको मदिराले भरिएको यो कचौरा लि, र मैले तँकहाँ पठाउने सबै जातिलाई यो पिउन लगा ।

Then Yahweh, the God [we] Israelis [worship], gave me [a vision. In the vision he was holding a cup of wine]. He said, “Take from me this cup that is full of [wine that represents] punishment [MTY]. I will cause all [the leaders of] the nations to which I will send you to drink [some of] the wine in this cup.

16 तिनीहरूले पिउनेछन् र त्‍यसपछि धरमराउने छन्, र मैले तिनीहरूका बिचमा पठाएको तरवारको सामु बौलाहा हुनेछन् ।”

When they drink [the wine], they will stagger and act like crazy people, because [they will realize that] I will (massacre many of their people/cause many of their people to be killed) [MTY] with swords.”

17 त्यसैले मैले परमप्रभुको हातबाट कचौरा लिएँ, र ती सबै जाति जसकहाँ परमप्रभुले मलाई पठाउनुभएको थियो, मैले तिनीहरूलाई पिउन लगाएँ,

So, [in the vision, ] I took that cup [full of wine] from Yahweh, and I took it to all the nations to which he sent me, and caused [the leaders of those] nations to drink [some of that wine].

18 अर्थात् तिनीहरू आजको दिनमा भएझैं तिनीहरूलाई विनाश, भय अनि गिल्ला र सरापको पात्र बनाउन यरूशलेम, यहूदाका सहरहरू, त्यसका राजाहरू र अधिकारीहरूलाई यो पिउन लगाएँ ।

[I went to] Jerusalem and the [other] towns in Judah, and the king and [the other] officials drank [some of the wine] from that cup. And, starting from that day, they all [eventually] were removed from having authority, and became [people whom others] (ridiculed/acted contemptuously towards), who were despised, and cursed.

19 अरू जातिहरूले पनि यसलाई पिउनुपर्‍यो, अर्थात् मिश्रका राजा फारो, र उसका सेवकहरू, अधिकारीहरू र उसका सबै मानिस,

[In the vision I went to] Egypt [and gave some of the wine] to the king and his officials and many of his people,

20 विभिन्‍न जातका सबै मिश्रित मानिस, र ऊज देशका सबै राजा, पलिश्तीहरू अश्कलोन, गाजा, एक्रोन र अश्दोदका बाँकी रहेकाहरू सबै राजा,

and to foreigners who were living there. [In the vision I also went to] Uz land and to Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and Ashdod [cities and gave some of the wine] to the kings [of those places].

21 एदोम, मोआब र अम्मोनका मानिसहरू,

[Then in the vision I went to the] Edom, Moab, and Ammon [people-groups],

22 टुरोस र सीदोनका राजाहरू, समुद्रपारि किनाराका सबै राजा,

and to Tyre and Sidon [cities] and to areas across the [Mediterranean] Sea, and [gave some of the wine] to the kings [of those places].

23 ददान, तेमा र बूज, तिनीहरूका शिरका किनाराहरूमा कपाल काट्नेहरू सबैले यसलाई पिउनुपर्‍यो ।

[In the vision I then went] to Dedan, Tema, and Buz [cities in Arabia] and to other distant places (OR, places where people cut their hair short), [and gave some of the wine to leaders in those areas].

24 यसबाहेक, अरबका सबै राजा, उजाड-स्थानमा बस्‍ने मिश्रित मानिसहरूका सबै राजा,

[In the vision I also went to other places in] Arabia and to the [kings of tribes] in the desert

25 जिम्रीका सबै राजा, एलामका सबै राजा, मादीका सबै राजा,

and to the kings of the Zimri, Elam, and Media [people-groups],

26 उत्तरका, नजिक र टाढा बस्‍ने सबै राजा, पृथ्वीमा हुने सबै राज्यहरूले तिनीहरूका भाइसँगै परमप्रभुको हातको कचौरा पिउनुपर्‍यो । अन्त्यमा, बेबिलोनका राजाले पनि त्यस कचौरालाई पिउनेछ ।

and to kings in countries to the north that are near [to Israel] and to countries that are far [from Israel], one after the other— [I went to] all the kingdoms in the world [HYP]. And finally, [in my vision I went to] Babylon, and gave [some of] the wine to the king of Babylon—the wine [that symbolized that Yahweh would punish the people of Babylon because he was angry with them] [MTY].

27 परमप्रभुले मलाई भन्‍नुभयो, “अब तैंले तिनीहरूलाई यसो भन्‍नुपर्छ, 'सर्वशक्तिमान् परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्‍वर यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छः पिओ र मात, अनि बान्त गर, लडिबडि गर, र मैले तिमीहरूका बिचमा पठाउँदै गरेको तरवारको सामु खडा नहोओ ।'

Then [in the vision Yahweh said to me], “Tell them that this is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says: ‘Drink [from this cup some of the wine that represents the punishment that I will give you]. Drink [a lot of it] and become drunk and vomit. You will fall down and not get up again, because I will cause you to be killed in wars [MTY] that I will send to you.

28 तब तिनीहरूले पिउनलाई तेरो हातबाट कचौरा लिन इन्कार गरे भने, तैंले तिनीहरूलाई यसो भन्‍नू, 'सर्वशक्तिमान् परमप्रभु यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छः तिमीहरूले निश्‍चय पनि यसलाई पिउनैपर्छ ।

If any of those to whom you give this wine [MTY] refuse to drink it, tell them that the Commander of the armies of angels says that they must drink it.

29 किनकि हेर, मेरो नाउँद्वारा कहलाइने सहरमाथि मैले विपत्ति ल्याउनै लागेको छु, र के तिमीहरू आफूचाहिं दण्डबाट उम्कने छौ र? तिमीहरू उम्कने छैनौ, किनकि देशका सबै बासिन्दाको विरुद्धमा म एउटा तरवार पठाउँदैछु, यो सर्वशक्तिमान् परमप्रभुको घोषणा हो ।'

I am starting to cause the people of my own city to experience disaster. [Do you think that] you should not be punished [RHQ]? No, you will surely be punished [LIT] because I am causing there to be wars in all the nations on the earth. [That will surely happen because] I, the Commander of the armies of angels, have said it.’

30 तिनीहरूका विरुद्धमा तैंले यी सबै वचनको अगमवाणी बोल्‍नुपर्छ र तिनीहरूलाई यसो भन्‍नुपर्छ, 'परमप्रभु उच्‍च ठाउँहरूबाट गर्जनुहुनेछ, र आफ्नो पवित्र बासस्थानबाट उहाँको स्‍वरले उहाँले चर्को गरी कराउनुहुनेछ, अनि आफ्ना जातिको विरुद्धमा उहाँ जोडसित गर्जनुहुनेछ, र अङ्गुर पेल्‍नेहरूजस्तै पृथ्वीमा बस्‍ने सबैको विरुद्धमा उहाँले चर्को गरी कराउनुहुनेछ ।

Now tell them all those things that I have said, and also say this to them: ‘Yahweh will [shout to them] from his holy dwelling [in heaven] [MTY] and [it will sound like] the roar of a lion. He will shout like [SIM] people shout when they are treading on grapes [to make juice for wine]; he will shout to everyone on the earth.

31 युद्धको आवाज पृथ्वीको कुना-कुनासम्म गुन्‍जिनेछ, किनकि परमप्रभुले जाति-जातिहरूको विरुद्धमा अभियोग लगाउनुहुन्‍छ, र सबै मानिसमाथि इन्साप ल्याउनुहुने छ, अनि दुष्‍टहरूलाई उहाँले तरवारले काट्नुहुनेछ, यो परमप्रभुको घोषणा हो ।’

Even people in very remote places around the earth will hear him shouting, because he will say why he will judge and punish all the nations. He will cause the wicked people to be slaughtered with swords. [That will surely happen because] Yahweh has said it.’

32 सर्वशक्तिमान् परमप्रभु यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छ, 'हेर, विपत्ति एक जातिदेखि अर्को जातिकहाँ जाँदैछ, र पृथ्वीका पल्‍लो कुनाबाट प्रचण्ड आँधी सुरु हुँदैछ ।

Then tell them that this is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: ‘Listen to this! There will be disasters in one nation after another. [I am preparing to punish them like] [MET] a great storm that starts in the most distant places on the earth.

33 तब त्यस दिन परमप्रभुद्वारा मारिएकाहरू पृथ्वीको एउटा कुनादेखि अर्को कुनासम्म हुनेछन् । तिनीहरूका निम्ति शोक गरिने, जम्मा गरने र गाडिनेछैन । तिनीहरू भुइँमा मलजस्तै हुनेछन् ।

When that happens, [the corpses of] those whom I have [caused to be] slaughtered will fill the earth from the east to the west. And no one will mourn for them, and no one will gather their corpses to bury them. They will be [scattered] on the ground like manure.

34 हे गोठालाहरू हो, विलाप गर, मदतको लागि कराओ । बगालका अगुवाहरू हो, धुलोमा लडीबडी गर, किनकि तिमीहरूको हत्या गरिने दिन आएको छ । तिमीहरू माटोको भाँडाझैं खस्दा छरपष्‍ट हुनेछौ ।

You [evil] leaders, weep and moan! You who should take care of my people, [fall down and] roll in the dust/dirt. It is time for you to be slaughtered; you will fall down and be shattered like a fragile vase [shatters when it falls to the ground].

35 गोठालाहरूका लागि कुनै शरणस्थान छैन । बगालका अगुवाहरूका लागि त्यहाँ भाग्‍ने ठाउँ हुनेछैन ।

You will not find any place to hide, there will be no place to which you can escape.

36 गोठालाहरूको रुवाइ र बगालका अगुवाहरूको विलाप सुन, किनकि परमप्रभुले तिनीहरूका खर्कहरू नष्‍ट पार्दै हुनुहुन्छ ।

[People will] listen to your leaders crying when [I], Yahweh, am ruining your nation.

37 त्यसैले परमप्रभुको डरलाग्दो रिसको कारणले शान्तिमय खर्कहरू उजाड पारिनेछन् ।

Your peaceful meadows will become a wasteland/desert because I will be extremely angry.

38 जवान सिंहले झैं उहाँले आफ्नो ठाउँ छाड्नुभएको छ, किनकि अत्याचारीको रिस र उहाँको बल्दो क्रोधको कारणले तिनीहरूको देश त्रासको ठाउँ हुनेछ ।

I will leave [my dwelling like] [SIM] a lion leaves its den [to attack other animals], and I will cause your land to become desolate when I, because I am very angry [with you], cause [your enemies to slaughter you with their] swords.’”