अय्यूब 28
1 निश्चय नै चाँदीको एउटा खानी हुन्छ, एउटा ठाउँ छ जहाँ तिनीहरूले सुनलाई शुद्ध पार्छन् ।
For truly there is a source for the silver, and a place for the gold which men refine.
2 फलामलाई जमिनबाट बाहिर निकालिन्छ । धातु पगालेर तामा निकालिन्छ ।
Iron is taken out of the dust, and the stone is melted into copper.
3 एक जना मानिसले अन्धकारलाई हटाउँछ, अँध्यारो अनि घोर अन्धकारमा, पल्लो छेउसम्म खानिजको खोजी गर्छ ।
An end doth he set to darkness, and the very utmost limit doth he search out, the stones of darkness, and of the shadow of death.
4 मानिसहरू बसेका ठाउँभन्दा धेरै टाढा, वा कसैको खुट्टाले नटेकेको ठाउँमा, खानीमा तल जाने एउटा सुरुङ् उसले बनाउँछ । मानिसहरूभन्दा धेरै पर ऊ झुण्डिन्छ । ऊ यताउता हल्लिन्छ ।
He breaketh a channel far from the inhabited place; those of unsteady foot, the poorest of men move [there about].
5 जमिनमा खद्यान्न उत्पादन हुन्छ भने, मुनिपट्टि यसमा आगो बलिरहेको हुन्छ ।
The earth, out of which cometh forth bread, is under its surface turned up as it were with fire.
6 यसका ढुङ्गाहरूका ठाउँमा नीर पाइन्छ, र यसमा धूलोमा सुन मिसिएको छ ।
Her stones are the place whence the sapphire cometh; and golden dust is also there;
7 कुनै पनि सिकारी चरालाई त्यहाँ जाने बाटो थाहा हुँदैन, न त बाजको आँखाले त्यसलाई देखेको छ ।
[On the] path which no bird of prey knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not surveyed;
8 रवाफिला पशुहरू यस्तो बाटोमा हिंडेका हुँदैनन्, न त हिंस्रक सिंह त्यहाँबाट गएको छ ।
[Which] ravenous beasts have never trodden, over which the lion hath never passed.
9 एक जना मानिसले आफ्नो हातले दर्शनढुङ्गा काट्छ । उसले पहाडहरूलाई फेदैदेखि पल्टाउँछ ।
To the flinty rock he stretcheth forth his hand; he overturneth the mountains from the root.
10 उसले चट्टानहरूका बिचमा सुरुङहरू बनाउँछ । उसका आँखाले त्यहाँ हरेक बहुमूल्य वस्तु देख्छ ।
Amid rocks he heweth out canals: and every precious thing doth his eye behold.
11 उसले खोलाहरू थुन्छ जसको कारणले ती बग्दैनन् । त्यहाँ जे लुकेको छ, त्यो उसले बाहिर प्रकाशमा ल्याउँछ ।
The various droppings of water he uniteth into streams, and what is hidden he bringeth forth to light.
12 बुद्धि कहाँ पाइनेछ? सुझबुझको ठाउँ कहाँ छ?
But wisdom—where shall she he found? and where is the place of understanding?
13 मानिसलाई यसको मूल्य थाहा छैन, न त यो जीवितहरूको देशमा पाइन्छ ।
Man knoweth not her value: and she is not to be found in the land of the living.
14 पृथ्वीमुनि रहेको गहिरो पानीले भन्छ, 'त्यो ममा छैन ।' समुद्रले भन्छ, 'त्यो मसित छैन ।'
The deep saith, Not in me is she: and the sea saith, She is not with me.
15 सुनले त्यसलाई किन्न सकिंदैन, न त यसको मूल्यको रुपमा चाँदी जोख्न नै सकिन्छ ।
No fine gold can be given in lieu of her, and silver cannot be weighed out as her price.
16 ओपीरको सुनसित त्यसको मूल्य दाँज्न सकिंदैन, न त बहुमूल्य आनिक्स वा नीरसित सकिन्छ ।
She cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17 सुन र स्फटिक त्यसको बराबरी हुन सक्दैन, न त निखुर सुनका गहनासित त्यो साट्न नै सकिन्छ ।
She cannot be estimated after gold and glass; and not in exchange for her [can] vessels of refined gold [be taken.]
18 मूगा र बिल्लौरको त चर्चा नै गर्नुपर्दैन । वास्तवमा बुद्धिको मूल्य मानिकभन्दा बढी हुन्छ ।
Coral and crystal will not be thought of; and the value of wisdom is above pearls.
19 कूश देशको पुष्पराज त्यसको बराबर हुँदैन, न त त्यसलाई निखुर सुनले मूल्य तोक्न सकिन्छ ।
She cannot be estimated after the topaz of Ethiopia, nor can she be valued with pure gold.
20 तब बुद्धि कहाँबाट आउँछ? सुझबुझको ठाउँ कहाँ छ?
But wisdom—whence cometh she? and where is the place of understanding?
21 बुद्धिलाई सबै जीवित प्राणीहरूको दृष्टिबाट लुकाइएको छ, र आकाशका चराहरूबाट लुकाएर राखिएको छ ।
Yea, she is hidden from the eyes of all living, and from the fowls of the heavens is she concealed.
22 विनाश र मृत्युले भन्छन्, 'हामीले आफ्ना कानले यसको बारेमा हल्ला मात्र सुनेका छौं ।'
Perdition and death say, With our ears have we heard a report of her.
23 कसरी यसलाई पाउने हो परमेश्वरले बुझ्नुहुन्छ । यसको बासस्थान उहाँलाई थाहा छ ।
God [alone] understandeth her way, and he knoweth her place;
24 किनकि उहाँले पृथ्वीको पल्लो कुनामा हेर्नुहुन्छ, सबै आकाशमण्डलको मुनि हेर्नुहुन्छ ।
For he looketh to the ends of the earth, [whatever is] under the whole heaven doth he see.
25 उहाँले नै बतासको शक्ति बनाउनुभयो, र पानीलाई नापेर पोको पारेर पठाउनुभयो ।
When he imparted weight unto the wind; and [when] the waters he established by measure;
26 उहाँले झरी परोस् भनी आदेश दिनुभयो, र गर्जनको मार्ग बनाउनुभयो ।
When he made a law for the rain, and a way for the lightning of [his] thunders;
27 तब उहाँले बुद्धि देख्नुभयो, र यसको घोषणा गर्नुभयो । वास्तवमा उहाँले नै यसको स्थापना गर्नुभयो, र जाँच्नुभयो ।
Then did he see her, and make her known; he established her, and also searched her out.
28 मानिसहरूलाई उहाँले भन्नुभयो, 'हेर्, परमप्रभुको भय— त्यो नै बुद्धि हो । दुष्ट्याइँबाट अलग रहनु नै सुझबुझ हो' ।”
And he said unto man, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to eschew evil is understanding.
