अय्यूब 22

1 तब एलीपज तेमानीले जवाफ दिए र यसो भने,

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

2 “के मानिस परमेश्‍वरको लागि उपयोगी हुन सक्छ र? के बुद्धिमान् मानिस उहाँको लागि उपयोगी हुन सक्छ र?

“Can a man be useful to God? Can a wise man be useful to him?

3 तपाईं धर्मी हुनुहुन्छ भने, सर्वशक्तिमान्‌लाई के आनन्द मिल्छ र? तपाईंले आफ्ना मार्गहरू दोषरहित बनाउनुहुन्‍छ भने, त्यो उहाँको लाभ हो र?

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous? Is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless?

4 तपाईंले उहाँको आदर गरेको हुनाले, उहाँले तपाईंलाई हप्काउनुहुन्छ अनि तपाईंलाई इन्साफमा लानुहुन्छ र?

Is it because of your reverence for him that he rebukes you and takes you to judgment?

5 के तपाईंको दुष्‍टता विशाल छैन र? के तपाईंको अधर्मको असीमित छैन र?

Is not your wickedness great? Is there no end to your iniquities?

6 किनकि विनाकारण तपाईंले आफ्नो भाइबाट ऋणको जमानत माग्‍नुभएको छ, अनि तपाईंले दरिद्रहरूको सबै लुगा खोसेर तिनीहरूलाई नाङ्गो पार्नुभएको छ ।

For you have demanded guarantee of a loan from your brother for no reason, and you have stripped away clothing from the naked.

7 थाकेका मानिसहरूलाई तपाईंले पानी पिउन दिनुभएको छैन । भोकाएका मानिसहरूले रोटी पाउन तपाईंले रोक्‍नुभएको छ ।

You have not given water to weary people to drink; you have withheld bread from hungry people

8 तपाईं, शक्तिशाली मानिससित जग्गाजमिन भए पनि, तपाईं, इज्‍जतदार मानिस त्‍यसमा बसोबास गर्नुभए पनि,

although you, a mighty man, possessed the earth, although you, an honored man, lived in it.

9 तपाईंले विधवाहरूलाई रित्तो हात पठाउनुभएको छ । अनाथहरूका पाखुरा भाँचिएका छन् ।

You have sent widows away empty; the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

10 त्यसकारण पासोहरू तपाईंको चारैतिर छन्, र एक्‍कासि आउने डरले तपाईंलाई कष्‍ट दिन्छ ।

Therefore, snares are all around you, and sudden fear troubles you.

11 अन्धकार हुन्‍छ जसले गर्दा तपाईंले देख्‍न सक्‍नुहुन्‍न । पानीको भलले तपाईंलाई डुबाउँछ ।

There is darkness, so that you cannot see; an abundance of waters covers you.

12 के परमेश्‍वर स्‍वर्गको उच्‍चमा हुनुहुन्‍न र? आकाशका ताराहरूको उच्‍चता हेर्नुहोस्, ती कति उच्‍चमा छन्!

Is not God in the heights of heaven? Look at the height of the stars, how high they are!

13 तपाईं भन्‍नुहुन्छ, 'परमेश्‍वरलाई के थाहा छ? के उहाँले निस्पट्ट अन्धकारमा न्याय गर्न सक्‍नहुन्छ र?

You say, 'What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

14 उहाँले हामीलाई देख्‍न नसकून् भनेर बाक्ला बादलहरूले उहाँलाई घेरेका छन् । उहाँ आकाशको चक्रमा हिंड्‍नुहुन्छ ।'

Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he does not see us; he walks on the vault of heaven.'

15 दुष्‍ट मानिसहरू हिंडेका पुरानै मार्गमा, तपाईं पनि हिंड्नुहुन्‍छ र—

Will you keep the old way that wicked men have walked—

16 तिनीहरूको समय हुनुअगि नै तिनीहरूको जीवन लिइयो, तिनीहरूका जगहरू नदीले झैं बगाएर लगेको छ,

those who were snatched away before their time, those whose foundations have washed away like a river,

17 जसले परमेश्‍वरलाई यसो भने, 'हामीबाट जानुहोस्, ' जसले यसो भने, 'सर्वशक्तिमान्‌ले हामीलाई के गर्न सक्‍नुहुन्छ र?'

those who said to God, 'Depart from us'; those who said, 'What can the Almighty do to us?'

18 तापनि उहाँले तिनीहरूका घरहरू असल कुराहरूले भर्नुभयो । दुष्‍ट मानिसहरूका योजनाहरू मबाटै धेरै टाढा छन् ।

Yet he filled their houses with good things; the plans of wicked people are far from me.

19 धर्मी मानिसहरूले तिनीहरूको सुदिन देख्छन्, र खुसी हुन्छन् । निर्दोष मानिसहरूले हाँसेर तिनीहरूको उपहास गर्छन् ।

Righteous people see their fate and are glad; innocent people laugh them to scorn.

20 तिनीहरू भन्छन्, 'निश्‍चय नै हाम्रो विरुद्धमा उठ्नेहरू त्‍यागिएका छन् । आगोले तिनीहरूको धन-सम्पत्ति भस्म पारेको छ ।'

They say, 'Surely those who rose up against us are cut off; fire has consumed their possessions.'

21 अब परमेश्‍वरसित सहमत हुनुहोस्, र मिलाप गर्नुहोस् । त्‍यसरी तपाईंकहाँ भलाइ आउनेछ ।

Now agree with God and be at peace with him; in that way, good will come to you.

22 म तपाईंलाई बिन्ती गर्छु, उहाँको निर्देशनको वचन ग्रहण गर्नुहोस् । उहाँका वचनहरू आफ्‍नो हृदयमा जम्‍मा गर्नुहोस् ।

Receive, I beg you, instruction from his mouth; store up his words in your heart.

23 तपाईं सर्वशक्तिमान्‌कहाँ फर्कनुहुन्‍छ भने, अधार्मिकतालाई तपाईंले आफ्ना पालहरूबाट धेरै टाढा राख्‍नुहुन्‍छ भने, तपाईंको निर्माण हुनेछ ।

If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up, if you put unrighteousness far away from your tents.

24 आफ्‍नो खजाना भुइँको धूलोमा, ओपीरको सुनलाई खोलाका ढुङ्गाहरूका बिचमा फाल्‍नुहोस्,

Lay your treasure down in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks,

25 अनि सर्वशक्तिमान्‌ तपाईंको खजाना, तपाईंको बहुमूल्य चाँदी बन्‍नुहुनेछ ।

and the Almighty will be your treasure, precious silver to you.

26 किनकि त्‍यसपछि तपाईं सर्वशक्तिमान्‌मा रमाउनुहुनेछ । तपाईंले आफ्नो अनुहार परमेश्‍वरमा उचाल्‍नुहुनेछ ।

For then you will take pleasure in the Almighty; you will lift up your face to God.

27 तपाईंले आफ्‍नो प्रार्थना उहाँमा नै चढाउनुहुनेछ, अनि उहाँले तपाईंको बिन्‍ती सुन्‍नुहुनेछ । तपाईंले उहाँमा आफ्नो भाकल पुरा गर्नुहुनेछ ।

You will make your prayer to him, and he will hear you; you will pay your vows to him.

28 तपाईंले कुनै पनि आदेश दिनुहुनेछ, र तपाईंको निम्‍ति त्‍यो कुरो पुरा हुनेछ । तपाईंका मार्गहरूमा ज्योति चम्कनेछ ।

You will also decree anything, and it will be confirmed for you; light will shine on your paths.

29 परमेश्‍वरले घमण्डी मानिसलाई निम्‍न स्‍तरमा झर्नुहुन्छ, र निराश भएकाहरूलाई उहाँले बचाउनुहुन्छ ।

God humbles a proud man, and he saves the one with lowered eyes.

30 जो निर्दोष छैन त्‍यो मानिसलाई पनि उहाँले छुटकारा दिनुहुन्छ । तपाईंका हातको शुद्धताले गर्दा तिनीहरूले छुटकारा पाउनेछन् ।”

He will rescue even the man who is not innocent; who will be rescued through the cleanness of your hands.”