यर्मिया 38

1 मत्तानका छोरा शपत्याह, पशहूरका छोरा गदल्याह, शेलेम्याहका छोरा यहूकल र मल्कियाहका छोरा पशहूरले यर्मियाले सबै मानिसलाई घोषणा गरिरहेका यी वचन सुने । तिनले भन्‍दै थिए,

And Shephatiah son of Mattan, and Gedaliah son of Pashhur, and Jucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchiah, hear the words that Jeremiah is speaking to all the people, saying,

2 “परमप्रभु यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छः यस सहरमा बस्‍ने कुनै पनि व्‍यक्‍ति तरवार, अनिकाल र विपत्तिले मारिनेछ । तर निस्‍केर कल्दीहरूकहाँ जाने कुनै पनि व्‍यक्‍ति बाँच्नेछ । त्यसले आफ्नो प्राण बचाउनेछ, र जिउनेछ ।

“Thus said YHWH: He who is remaining in this city dies, by sword, by famine, and by pestilence, and he who is going forth to the Chaldeans lives, and his soul has been to him for a prey, and he lives.

3 परमप्रभु यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छः यो सहर बेबिलोनका राजाको सेनाको हातमा दिइनेछ, र उसले यसलाई कब्जा गर्नेछ ।”

Thus said YHWH: This city is certainly given into the hand of the force of the king of Babylon, and he has captured it.”

4 त्यसैले अधिकारीहरूले राजालाई भने, “यो मान्छे मरोस्, किनकि यसरी यो मानिसले यस सहरमा बाँकी रहेका योद्धाहरू र सबै मानिसको हातलाई कमजोर पार्दै छ । त्यसले यी वचनहरू घोषणा गर्दैछ, किनकि मानिसहरूको सुरक्षाको लागि उसले केही गरिरहेको छैन, तर विपत्तिको घोषणा गर्दैछ ।”

And the heads say to the king, “Now let this man be put to death, because that he is making feeble the hands of the men of war who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking to them according to these words, for this man is not seeking for the peace of this people, but for its calamity.”

5 त्यसैले राजा सिदकियाहले भने, “तिमीहरूको विरोध गर्न कुनै राजाले पनि नसक्‍ने हुनाले ऊ तिमीहरूकै हातमा छ ।”

And King Zedekiah says, “Behold, he [is] in your hand: for the king is not able [to do] anything against you.”

6 तब तिनीहरूले यर्मियालाई लगे, र राजकुमार मल्कियाहको इनारमा फालिदिए । यो इनार गारदको चोकमा थियो । तिनीहरूले यर्मियालाई डोरीद्वारा तल झारे । इनारमा पानी थिएन, तर त्‍यसमा दलदले हिलो थियो, र तिनी हिलोमा गाडिए ।

And they take Jeremiah, and cast him into the pit of Malchiah son of the king, that [is] in the court of the prison, and they send Jeremiah down with cords; and there is no water in the pit, but mire, and Jeremiah sinks in the mire.

7 राजदरबारमा भएका नपुंसकमध्ये कूशी एबेद-मेलेक एक जना थिए । तिनीहरूले यर्मियालाई इनारमा राखे भनी तिनले सुने । त्यस बेला राजा बेन्यामीनको मूल ढोकामा बसिरहेका थिए ।

And Ebed-Melech the Cushite, a eunuch who [is] in the king’s house, hears that they have put Jeremiah into the pit; and the king is sitting at the Gate of Benjamin,

8 त्यसैले एबेद-मेलेक राजदरबाट गए र राजासित बात गरे । तिनले भने,

and Ebed-Melech goes forth from the king’s house, and speaks to the king, saying,

9 “हे मेरा मालिक राजा, यी मानिसहरूले यर्मिया अगमवक्तासँग जसरी व्‍यवहार गरे त्‍यो दुष्‍ट काम हो । सहरमा खानलाई अब कुनै कुरा नभएको हुनाले भोकले मर्नलाई तिनीहरूले तिनलाई इनारमा हाले ।”

“My lord, O king, these men have done evil [in] all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the pit, and he dies in his place because of the famine, for there is no more bread in the city.”

10 तब राजाले कूशी एबेद-मेलेकलाई हुकुम गरे । तिनले भने, “यहाँबाट तिस जना मानिस साथमा लिएर जाऊ र यर्मिया अगमवक्ता मर्नुअगि तिनलाई इनारबाट निकाल ।”

And the king commands Ebed-Melech the Cushite, saying, “Take with you thirty men from here, and you have brought up Jeremiah the prophet from the pit, before he dies.”

11 त्यसैले एबेद-मेलेकले ती मानिसहरूलाई लिए र राजदरबारको एउटा भण्डर कोठामा गए । त्यहाँबाट तिनले थोत्रा र फाटेका कपडाहरू निकाले, र त्‍यसपछि तिनले इनारमा यर्मियाको लागि डोरीले बाँधेर ती झारिदिए ।

And Ebed-Melech takes the men with him, and enters the house of the king, to the place of the treasury, and takes there worn-out shreds of cloth, and worn-out rags, and sends them by cords into the pit to Jeremiah.

12 कूशी एबेद-मेलेकले यर्मियालाई भने, “तिम्रा पाखुरा र डोरीहरूको माथिपट्टि यी थोत्रा र फाटेका लुगाहरू लगाऊ ।” यर्मियाले त्यसै गरे ।

And Ebed-Melech the Cushite says to Jeremiah, “Now put the worn-out pieces of cloth and rags under your arms, at the place of the cords,” and Jeremiah does so,

13 त्यसपछि तिनीहरूले यर्मियालाई डोरीको सहायताले ताने । यसरी तिनीहरूले तिनलाई इनारबाट बाहिर निकाले । यसरी यर्मिया गारदको चोकमा बसे ।

and they draw Jeremiah out with cords, and bring him up out of the pit, and Jeremiah dwells in the court of the prison.

14 तब राजा सिदकियाहले खबर पठाए र यर्मिया अगमवक्तालाई आफूकहाँ परमप्रभुको मन्दिरको तेस्रो प्रवेशद्वारमा ल्याए । राजाले यर्मियालाई भने, “म तिमीलाई केही कुरो सोध्‍न चाहन्छु । मबाट जवाफ नलुकाऊ ।”

And King Zedekiah sends, and takes Jeremiah the prophet to him, to the third entrance that [is] in the house of YHWH, and the king says to Jeremiah, “I am asking you something, do not hide anything from me.”

15 यर्मियाले सिदकियाहलाई भने, “मैले तपाईंलाई जवाफ दिएँ भने, के तपाईंले मलाई साँच्‍चै नै मार्नुहुन्‍न त?” तर मैले तपाईंलाई सल्लाह दिएँ भने तपाईंले सुन्‍नुहुनेछैन ।”

And Jeremiah says to Zedekiah, “When I declare [it] to you, do you not surely put me to death? And when I counsel you, you do not listen to me.”

16 तर राजा सिदकियाहले यर्मियासित गुप्‍तमा वाचा बाँधे र भने, “हामीलाई बनाउनुहुने जीवित परमप्रभुको नाउँमा शपथ खाएर भन्दछु, कि म तिमीलाई मार्नेछैनँ वा तिम्रो ज्यान लिन खोज्नेहरूको हातमा सुम्पिदिनेछैनँ ।”

And King Zedekiah swears to Jeremiah in secret, saying, “YHWH lives, He who made this soul for us, I do not put you to death, nor give you into the hand of these men who are seeking your soul.”

17 त्यसैले यर्मियाले सिदकियाहलाई भने, “परमप्रभु सर्वशक्तिमान् परमेश्‍वर, इस्राएलका परमेश्‍वर यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छः तँ वास्तवमै बेबिलोनका राजाका अधिकारीहरूकहाँ गइस् भने, तँ बाँच्नेछस्, र यो सहर जलाइनेछैन । तँ र तेरो परिवार बाँच्नेछन् ।

And Jeremiah says to Zedekiah, “Thus said YHWH, God of Hosts, God of Israel: If you certainly go forth to the heads of the king of Babylon, then your soul has lived, and this city is not burned with fire, indeed, you have lived, you and your house.

18 तर तँ बेबिलोनका राजाका अधिकारीहरूकहाँ गइनस् भने, यो सहरलाई कल्दीहरूको हातमा दिइनेछ । तिनीहरूले यसलाई आगो लगाउनेछन्, र तँ तिनीहरूको हातबाट उम्कनेछैनस् ।”

And if you do not go forth to the heads of the king of Babylon, then this city has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they have burned it with fire, and you do not escape from their hand.”

19 सिदकियाह राजाले यर्मियालाई भने, “तर कल्दीहरूकहाँ भागेर गएका यहूदाका मानिसहरूदेखि म डराएको छु, किनकि ममाथि खराब व्‍यवहार गर्नलाई मलाई तिनीहरूको हातमा सुम्‍पिएला ।”

And King Zedekiah says to Jeremiah, “I am fearing the Jews who have fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they give me into their hand, and they have insulted me.”

20 यर्मियाले भने, “तिनीहरूले तपाईंलाई उनीहरूका हातमा सुम्पिनेछैनन् । परमप्रभुबाट आएको सन्देशलाई मान्‍नुहोस्, जुन मैले तपाईंलाई बताउँदैछु जसले गर्दा तपाईंको भलो हुनेछ, र जसले गर्दा तपाईं बाँच्नुहुनेछ ।

And Jeremiah says, “They do not give you up; please listen to the voice of YHWH, to that which I am speaking to you, and it is well for you, and your soul lives.

21 तर जान तपाईंले इन्कार गर्नुभयो भने त परमप्रभुले मलाई देखाउनुभएको कुरो यही हो ।

And if you are refusing to go forth, this [is] the thing that YHWH has shown me:

22 हेर्नुहोस्, यहूदाका राजा अर्थात् तपाईंको महलमा छाडिएका सबै स्‍त्रीहरूलाई बेबिलोनका राजाका अधिकारीहरूकहाँ लगिनेछ । यी स्‍त्रीहरूले तपाईंलाई भन्‍नेछन्, 'तपाईंका मित्रहरूद्वारा तपाईं छलमा पर्नुभएको छ । तिनीहरूले तपाईंलाई नष्‍ट पारेका छन् । अब तपाईंका खुट्टा हिलोमा डुबेका छन्, र तपाईंका मित्रहरू भाग्‍नेछन् ।'

That, behold, all the women who have been left in the house of the king of Judah are brought forth to the heads of the king of Babylon, and behold, they are saying: Persuaded you, and prevailed against you, Have your allies, Your feet have sunk into mire, They have been turned backward.

23 किनकि तपाईंका सबै पत्‍नी र छोराछोरी कल्दीहरूकहाँ लगिनेछन्, र तपाईं आफै पनि तिनीहरूको हातबाट उम्कनुहुनेछैन । तपाईं बेबिलोनका राजाको हातबाट पक्राउ पर्नुहुनेछ, र यो सहरलाई जलाइनेछ ।”

And all your wives and your sons are brought forth to the Chaldeans, and you do not escape from their hand, for you are caught by the hand of the king of Babylon, and this city is burned with fire.”

24 तब सिदकियाहले यर्मियालाई भने, “यी वचनको विषयमा कसैलाई नभन, जसले गर्दा तिमी मारिनेछैनौ ।

And Zedekiah says to Jeremiah, “Let no man know of these words, and you do not die;

25 मैले तिमीसित कुराकानी गरेको कुरा अधिकारीहरूले सुने र तिमीकहाँ आएर यसो भन्‍छन् भने, 'तिमीले राजालाई के भन्यौ, सो हामीलाई बताऊ, र हामीबाट त्‍यो नलुकाऊ, नत्र तिमीलाई हामी मर्नेछौ,'

and when the heads hear that I have spoken with you, and they have come to you, and have said to you, Now declare to us what you spoke to the king, do not hide [it] from us, and we do not put you to death, and what the king spoke to you,

26 तब तिमीले तिनीहरूलाई यसो भन्‍नू, 'राजाले मलाई जोनाथनको घरमा मर्नलाई नपठाऊन् भनी मैले राजाको सामु विनम्र बिन्ती चढाएँ' ।”

then you have said to them, I am causing my supplication to fall before the king, not to cause me to return to the house of Jonathan, to die there.”

27 तब सबै अधिकारी यर्मियाकहाँ आए र तिनलाई प्रश्न गरे, यसैले राजाले तिनलाई निर्देशन दिएअनुसार तिनले उनीहरूलाई जवाफ दिए । उनीहरूले यर्मिया र राजाको बिचमा भएको बातचितलाई नसुनेका हुनाले उनीहरूले तिनीसित थप कुराकानी गरेनन् ।

And all the heads come to Jeremiah, and ask him, and he declares to them according to all these words that the king commanded, and they keep silent from him, for the matter was not heard;

28 यसरी यरूशलेम कब्जा नभएसम्म यर्मिया गारदको चोकमा नै बसे ।

and Jeremiah dwells in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem has been captured, and he was [there] when Jerusalem was captured.