अय्यूब 1
1 ऊज भन्ने देशमा एक जना मानिस थिए जसको नाउँ अय्यूब थियो । अनि अय्यूब दोषरहित र सोझा थिए जो परमेश्वरको भय मान्थे, र खराबीबाट फर्कन्थे ।
There was a man in the land of 'Uz, Job was his name; And this man was perfect and upright, and fearing God, and eschewing evil.
2 तिनका सात जना छोरा र तीन जना छोरी जन्मिएका थिए ।
And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
3 तिनका सात हजारवटा भेडा, तिन हजारवटा ऊँट, पाँच सय हल गोरु अनि पाँच सयवटा गधा अनि धेरै जना नोकरहरू थिए । तिनी पूर्वमा भएका सबै मानिसहरूमध्ये सबभन्दा महान् मानिस थिए ।
And his cattle consisted of seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and he had a very great store of servants: so that this man was greater than all the sons of the east.
4 हरेक छोरोको निम्ति तोकिएको दिनमा तिनले आफ्नो घरमा भोज दिन्थे । तिनीहरूले आफ्ना तीन दिदीबहिनीलाई बोलाउन पठाउँथे र सँगै खाने र पिउने गर्थे ।
And his sons used to go and prepare a feast in the house of every one on his day; and they sent and invited their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
5 जब भोजका दिनहरू समाप्त हुन्थे, तब अय्यूबले तिनीहरूलाई बोलाउन पठाउँथे र तिनले तिनीहरूलाई शुद्ध पार्थे । तिनी बिहान सबेरै उठ्थे, र आफ्ना हरेक छोराछोरीका लागि होमबलिहरू चढाउँथे, किनकि तिनले यसो भन्थे, “मेरा छोराछोरीले पाप गरेका अनि आ-आफ्ना हृदयमा परमेश्वरलाई सरापेका हुन सक्छन् ।” अय्यूबले सधैं यसै गर्थै ।
And it happened, when the days of the feast were gone round, that Job sent and sanctified them, and he then rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt-offerings according to the number of all of them; for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and have renounced God in their heart. In this manner used Job to do all the time.
6 तब एक दिन परमेश्वरका छोराहरू परमप्रभुको सामु उपस्थित हुन आए । शैतान पनि तिनीहरूसँगै आयो ।
Now it happened on a certain day, when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, that the Accuser also came in the midst of them.
7 परमप्रभुले शैतानलाई सोध्नुभयो, “तँ कहाँबाट आइस्?” शैतानले परमप्रभुलाई जवाफ दियो र भन्यो, “पृथ्वीमा घुमेर, त्यसमा यता र उता गएर आएको हुँ ।”
Then said the Lord unto the Accuser, Whence comest thou? And the Accuser answered the Lord, and said, From roaming over the earth, and from wandering through it.
8 परमप्रभुले त्यसलाई भन्नुभयो, “के तैंले मेरो दास अय्यूबलाई विचार गरेको छस्? किनकि पृथ्वीमा त्योजस्तो दोषरहित र सोझो मानिस कोही छैन जो परमेश्वरको भय मान्छ र खराबीबाट अलग बस्छ ।”
Then said the Lord unto the Accuser, Hast thou directed thy attention toward my servant Job; for there is none like him on the earth, a man perfect and upright, who feareth God, and escheweth evil?
9 तब शैतानले परमप्रभुलाई जवाफ दियो र भन्यो, “के अय्यूबले विनाकारण परमेश्वरको भय मान्छन् र?
Then answered the Accuser the Lord, and said, Is it for nought that Job feareth God?
10 के तिनी, तिनको घर र तिनीसित भएका सबै थोकको चारैतिर हरेक कुनाबाट बार लगाएर तपाईंले सुरक्षा दिनुभएको छैन र? तपाईंले तिनका हातका कामहरूलाई आशिष् दिनुभएको छ, र तिनका गाईवस्तुहरू देशभरि भएका छन् ।
Behold, thou hast indeed placed a fence about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side: the work of his hands hast thou blessed, and his cattle are far spread out in the land.
11 तर अब आफ्नो हात पसार्नुहोस् र तिनीसित भएका सबै थोकलाई छुनुहोस्, र हेर्नुहोस् कतै तिनले तपाईंको मुखैमा तपाईंलाई सराप्ने त छैनन् ।”
But stretch only forth thy hand and touch all that he hath, and [see] whether he will not renounce thee to thy face.
12 परमप्रभुले शैतानलाई भन्नुभयो, “हेर्, त्योसित भएका सबै थोक तेरै हातमा छ । त्यसलाई मात्र तेरो हातले नछो ।” तब परमप्रभुको उपस्थितिबाट शैतान तुरुन्तै गयो ।
Then said the Lord unto the Accuser, Behold, all that is his be in thy power; only against himself shalt thou not stretch forth thy hand. The Accuser went thereupon away from the presence of the Lord.
13 कुनै एक दिनमा यस्तो भयो, तिनका छोराहरू र छोरीहरू आफ्ना जेठा दाजुको घरमा खाँदै र पिउँदै थिए ।
And it happened on a certain day, when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their first-born brother,
14 एउटा समाचारवाहक अय्यूबकहाँ आयो र भन्यो, “आफ्ना छेउमै गोरुहरू जोतिरहेका थिए, र गधाहरू चरिरहेका थिए ।
That a messenger came unto Job, and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the she-asses were feeding beside them:
15 तब शबीहरूले तिनीहरूलाई झम्टे र ती लिएर गए । नोकरहरूका विषयमा, तिनीहरूले उनीहरूलाई तरवारको धारले प्रहार गरे । तपाईंलाई खबर दिनलाई म मात्रै उम्केको छु ।”
When the Sabeans made an incursion, and took them away, and the young men they slew with the edge of the sword; and I am escaped, none but myself alone, to tell it unto thee.
16 जब त्यो बोलिरहेकै थियो, तब अर्को पनि आयो र भन्यो, “आकाशबाट परमेश्वरको आगो झर्यो अनि भेडाहरू र नोकरहरूलाई भस्म पार्यो । तपाईंलाई खबर दिनलाई म मात्रै उम्केको छु ।”
This one was yet speaking, when another came, and said, A fire of God fell from heaven, and burnt among the sheep and the young men, and consumed them; and I am escaped, none but myself alone, to tell it unto thee.
17 जब त्यो बोलिरहेकै थियो, तब अर्को पनि आयो र भन्यो, “कल्दीहरूले तिनवटा समूह बनाएर ऊँटहरूलाई आक्रमण गरे र ती लिएर गएका छन् । नोकरहरूका विषयमा, तिनीहरूले उनीहरूलाई तरवारको धारले प्रहार गरे । तपाईंलाई खबर दिनलाई म मात्रै उम्केको छु ।”
This one was yet speaking, when another came, and said, The Chaldeans posted themselves in three divisions, and made an inroad against the camels, and took them away, and the young men they slew with the edge of the sword; and I am escaped, none but myself alone, to tell it unto thee.
18 जब त्यो बोलिरहेकै थियो, तब अर्को पनि आयो र भन्यो, “तपाईंका छोराहरू र तपाईंका छोरीहरू आफ्नो जेठो दाजुको घरमा खाँदै र मद्य पिउँदै थिए ।
While this one was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their first-born brother:
19 उजाड-स्थानबाट एउटा प्रचण्ड आँधी आयो र घरका चारै कुनालाई प्रहार गर्यो । ती युवायुवतीमाथि त्यो ढल्यो, र तिनीहरूको मृत्यु भयो । तपाईंलाई खबर दिनलाई म मात्रै उम्केको छु ।”
When, behold, a violent wind came from the direction of the wilderness, and struck against the four corners of the house, so that it fell upon the young men, and they died; and I am escaped, none but myself alone, to tell it unto thee.
20 तब अय्यूब उठे, आफ्नो लुगा च्याते, कपाल खौरे, भुइँमा घोप्टो परे र परमेश्वरको आराधना गरे ।
Then arose Job, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and prostrated himself.
21 तिनले भने, “मेरी आमाको गर्भबाट निस्कँदा म नाङ्गै थिएँ, र म त्यहाँ फर्केर जाँदा पनि नाङ्गै हुनेछु । परमप्रभुले दिनुभयो, र परमप्रभुले नै लानुभएको छ । परमप्रभुको नाउँको धन्य होस् ।”
And he said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; may the name of the Lord be blessed.
22 यी सबै कुरामा अय्यूबले पाप गरेनन्, न त तिनले परमेश्वरलाई गलत गरेको भनेर दोष लगाए ।
With all this did Job not sin, and attributed no injustice to God.
