यर्मिया 40

1 रामामा राजाका अङ्गरक्षकका कप्‍तान नबूजरदानले यर्मियालाई मुक्त गरेपछि परमप्रभुबाट यर्मियाकहाँ यो वचन आयो । तिनले यर्मियालाई बेबिलोनमा निर्वासनमा लगिने यरूशलेम र यहूदाका सबै बन्दीका बिचमा साङ्लाले बाँधिएको भेट्टाए ।

The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were carried away captive to Babylon.

2 अङ्गरक्षकका कप्‍तानले यर्मियालाई लगे र भने, “परमप्रभु तिम्रा परमेश्‍वरले यस ठाउँको लागि यो विपत्तिको आज्ञा दिनुभयो ।

The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God pronounced this evil on this place;

3 त्यसैले परमप्रभुले नै यो विपत्ति ल्याउनुभयो । उहाँले भन्‍नुभएझैं उहाँले गर्नुभयो, किनकि तिमीहरूले उहाँको विरुद्धमा पाप गर्‍यौ, र उहाँको कुरा मानेनौ । त्यसकारण यो विपत्ति तिमीहरूमाथि आइपरेको हो ।

and the LORD has brought it, and done according as he spoke. Because you have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing has come on you.

4 तर अब हेर, तिम्रा हातमा भएका साङ्लाबाट मैले तिमीलाई आज मुक्त गरेको छु । तिम्रो दृष्‍टिमा मसितै बेबिलोन आउनु उचित हो भने आऊ, र म तिम्रो हेरचाह गर्नेछु । तर तिम्रो दृष्‍टिमा मसितै बेबिलोन आउनु उचित होइन भने, त्‍यसो नगर । तिम्रो सामु भएको सबै देशलाई हेर । तिम्रो दृष्‍टिमा जहाँ जान ठिक र उचित लाग्छ, त्यहीँ जाऊ ।”

Now, behold, I release you today from the chains which are on your hand. If it seems good to you to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will take care of you; but if it seems bad to you to come with me into Babylon, don’t. Behold, all the land is before you. Where it seems good and right to you to go, go there.”

5 यर्मियाले जवाफ नदिएपछि नबूजरदानले भने, “शापानका नाति, अहीकामका छोरा गदल्याहकहाँ जाऊ, जसलाई बेबिलोनका राजाले यहूदाका सहरहरूको रेखदेख गर्ने जिम्मा दिएका छन् । मानिसहरूका बिचमा तिनीसँगै बस वा तिम्रो दृष्‍टिमा जहाँ जानु उचित लाग्छ, त्यहीँ जाऊ ।” राजाक अङ्गरक्षकका कप्‍तानले तिनलाई खाना र उपहार दिए, र त्‍यसपछि तिनलाई पठाए ।

Now while he had not yet gone back, “Go back then,” he said, “to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go wherever it seems right to you to go.” So the captain of the guard gave him food and a present, and let him go.

6 त्यसैले यर्मिया मिस्पामा अहीकामका छोरा गदल्याहकहाँ गए । तिनी देशमा छाडिएका मानिसहरूकै बिचमा तिनीसित बसे ।

Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and lived with him among the people who were left in the land.

7 बेबिलोनका राजाले अहीकामका छोरा गदल्याहलाई देशको गभर्नरमा नियुक्त गरेका थिए भनी गाउँबस्तीमा बाँकी रहेका यहूदी सिपाहीहरूका केही अधिकारीहरू र तिनीहरूका मानिसहरूले सुने । बेबिलोनमा निर्वासित नभएका सबैभन्दा गरिब पुरुषहरू, स्‍त्रीहरू, बालबालिकाहरूको जिम्मामा तिनलाई नियुक्त गरिएको थियो भनेर पनि तिनीहरूले सुने ।

Now when all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, women, children, and of the poorest of the land, of those who were not carried away captive to Babylon,

8 त्यसैले तिनीहरू मिस्पामा गदल्याहकहाँ गए । यी मानिसहरू यी नै थिएः नतन्याहका छोरा इश्माएल, कारेहका दुई छोरा योहानान र जोनाथन, तन्हूमेतका छोरा सरायाह, नतोपाती एफैका छोराहरू, माकातीका छोरा याजन्याह र यी सबैका मानिसहरू ।

then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men came to Gedaliah to Mizpah.

9 शापानका नाति, अहीकामका छोरा गदल्याहले तिनीहरू र तिनीहरूका मानिसहरूलाई शपथ खुवाए र तिनीहरूलाई भने, “कल्दी अधिकारीहरूको सेवा गर्नदेखि नडराओ । यही देशमा बसे र बेबिलोनका राजाको सेवा गर, र तिमीहरूको भलो हुनेछ ।

Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying, “Don’t be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.

10 हामीकहाँ आउने कल्दीहरूसित भेट गर्न म मिस्पामा बस्दैछु । त्यसैले तिमीहरूले दाखमद्य, ग्रीष्म ऋतुका फलहरू र तेलको खेती गर र आफ्ना भाँडाहरूमा जम्मा गर । तिमीहरूले छानेका सहरहरूमा बस ।”

As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans who will come to us; but you, gather wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.”

11 तब मोआबमा भएका सबै यहूदी, अम्मोनीहरू र एदोमीहरूका बिचमा भएका र हरेक देशमा भएका यहूदीहरूले यो कुरा सुने, कि बेबिलोनका राजाले यहूदाका बाँकी रहेकाहरूलाई बस्‍न दिएका छन्, र शापानका नाति, अहीकामका छोरा गदल्याहलाई तिनीहरूमाथि अधिकारी नियुक्त गरेका छन् ।

Likewise when all the Jews who were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon, and in Edom, and who were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan,

12 त्यसैले सबै यहूदी आफू छरपष्‍ट भएको हरेक ठाउँबाट फर्के । तिनीहरू यहूदाको देशको मिस्पामा गदल्याहकहाँ फर्केर आए । तिनीहरूले प्रचुर मात्रा दाखमद्य र ग्रीष्म ऋतुको फल उत्पादन गरे ।

then all the Jews returned out of all places where they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, to Mizpah, and gathered very much wine and summer fruits.

13 कारेहका छोरा योहानान र गाउँबस्तीमा भएका सेनाका अधिकृतहरू मिस्पामा गदल्याहकहाँ आए ।

Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,

14 तिनीहरूले तिनलाई भने, “अम्मोनीहरूका राजा बालीसले नतन्याहका छोरा इश्माएललाई तपाईंको हत्या गर्न पठाएका छन् भन्‍ने कुरो तपाईंलाई थाहा छ?” तर अहीकामका छोरा गदल्याहले तिनीहरूको कुरो विश्‍वास गरेनन् ।

and said to him, “Do you know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam didn’t believe them.

15 त्यसैले मिस्पामा कारेहका छोरा योहानानले गदल्याहलाई गुप्‍तमा कुरा गरे र भने, “नतन्याहको छोरो इश्माएललाई मार्न मलाई अनुमति दिनुहोस् । कसैले मलाई शङ्का गर्नेछैन । त्यसले तपाईंलाई किन मार्ने? तपाईंकहाँ जम्मा भएका सबै यहूदीलाई किन तितर-बितर हुन दिने र यहूदाका बाँकी रहेकाहरूलाई किन नष्‍ट हुन दिने?”

Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, “Please let me go, and I will kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man will know it. Why should he take your life, that all the Jews who are gathered to you should be scattered, and the remnant of Judah perish?”

16 तर अहीकामका छोरा गदल्याहले कारेहका छोरा योहानानलाई भने, “यो कुरो नगर, किनकि तिमीले इश्माएलको विषयमा मसित झूट बोल्दैछौ ।”

But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, “You shall not do this thing, for you speak falsely of Ishmael.”