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, the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah, the son of Pashur, and Jucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur, the son of Malchiah, heard the words which Jeremiah spoke 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 saith Jehovah: He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he that goeth forth to the Chaldaeans shall live, and he shall retain his life as a prey, and shall live.

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

Thus saith Jehovah: This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take 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 ।”

Then said the princes to the king, “We beseech thee, let this man be put to death! for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them; for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but their hurt.”

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

Then Zedekiah the king said, “Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not one that can do anything in opposition to 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 ।

Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah, the son of Hammelech, which was in the court of the prison; and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but only mire; and Jeremiah sunk 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 Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was then in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the dungeon; and the king was sitting in the gate of Benjamin.

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

Then Ebedmelech went forth out of the king's house, and spake 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 the king! these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet whom they have cast into the dungeon; for he was already almost dead in his place for hunger; 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 ।”

Then the king commanded Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, saying, “Take along with thee thirty men from hence, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.”

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 Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the king's house under the store-room, and took from thence torn rags and worn-out rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

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

And Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, said to Jeremiah, put now these torn and worn-out rags under thy knuckles under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

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

And they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon; and Jeremiah remained 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 sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet to him into the third entrance, which is in the house of Jehovah; and the king said to Jeremiah, “I will ask thee a question; hide nothing 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 said to Zedekiah, “When I have told thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, thou wilt not hearken 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 ।”

Then King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in secret, saying, “As Jehovah liveth, who made for us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.”

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 ।

Then said Jeremiah to Zedekiah, “Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: If thou wilt go forth to the chieftains of the king of Babylon, then shalt thou live; and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, thou and thine house.

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

But if thou wilt not go forth to the chieftains of the king of Babylon, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldaeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of 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 Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have gone over to the Chaldaeans, lest I should be delivered into their hand, and they should mock 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 said, “Thou shalt not be delivered up to them. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of Jehovah in what I speak to thee; so shall it be well with thee, and thou shalt live.

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

But if thou refuse to go forth, this is what Jehovah hath revealed to 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 ।'

Behold, all the women that are left in the house of the king of Judah shall be brought forth to the chieftains of the king of Babylon, and shall say, 'Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee; thy feet are sunk in the mire; they go 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 thy wives and thy children shall they bring out to the Chaldaeans, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but by the hand of the king of Babylon shalt thou be taken; and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.”

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

Then said Zedekiah to Jeremiah, “Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt 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,'

But if the princes shall hear that I have talked with thee, and shall come to thee, and say to thee, 'Tell us, we pray thee, what thou hast said to the king; hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; and what the king hath said to thee';

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

then shalt thou say to them, 'I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not 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 ।

Then came all the princes to Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all those words which the king had commanded. And they said no more to him, for the matter was not known.

28 यसरी यरूशलेम कब्जा नभएसम्म यर्मिया गारदको चोकमा नै बसे ।

And Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison to the day when Jerusalem was taken.