अय्यूब 28
1 निश्चय नै चाँदीको एउटा खानी हुन्छ, एउटा ठाउँ छ जहाँ तिनीहरूले सुनलाई शुद्ध पार्छन् ।
“Surely there is a source for silver, And a place for the gold they refine;
2 फलामलाई जमिनबाट बाहिर निकालिन्छ । धातु पगालेर तामा निकालिन्छ ।
Iron is taken from the dust, And bronze [from] the firm stone.
3 एक जना मानिसले अन्धकारलाई हटाउँछ, अँध्यारो अनि घोर अन्धकारमा, पल्लो छेउसम्म खानिजको खोजी गर्छ ।
He has set an end to darkness, And he is searching to all perfection, A stone of darkness and death-shade.
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 ।
A stream has broken out from a sojourner, Those forgotten of the foot, They were low, they wandered from man.
5 जमिनमा खद्यान्न उत्पादन हुन्छ भने, मुनिपट्टि यसमा आगो बलिरहेको हुन्छ ।
The earth! Bread comes forth from it, And its under-part is turned like fire.
6 यसका ढुङ्गाहरूका ठाउँमा नीर पाइन्छ, र यसमा धूलोमा सुन मिसिएको छ ।
A place of the sapphire [are] its stones, And it has dust of gold.
7 कुनै पनि सिकारी चरालाई त्यहाँ जाने बाटो थाहा हुँदैन, न त बाजको आँखाले त्यसलाई देखेको छ ।
A path—a ravenous bird has not known it, Nor has an eye of the falcon scorched it,
8 रवाफिला पशुहरू यस्तो बाटोमा हिंडेका हुँदैनन्, न त हिंस्रक सिंह त्यहाँबाट गएको छ ।
Nor have the sons of pride trodden it, The fierce lion has not passed over it.
9 एक जना मानिसले आफ्नो हातले दर्शनढुङ्गा काट्छ । उसले पहाडहरूलाई फेदैदेखि पल्टाउँछ ।
He sent forth his hand against the flint, He overturned mountains from the root.
10 उसले चट्टानहरूका बिचमा सुरुङहरू बनाउँछ । उसका आँखाले त्यहाँ हरेक बहुमूल्य वस्तु देख्छ ।
Among rocks, he has cleaved brooks, And his eye has seen every precious thing.
11 उसले खोलाहरू थुन्छ जसको कारणले ती बग्दैनन् । त्यहाँ जे लुकेको छ, त्यो उसले बाहिर प्रकाशमा ल्याउँछ ।
He has bound overflowing rivers, And the hidden thing brings out [to] light.
12 बुद्धि कहाँ पाइनेछ? सुझबुझको ठाउँ कहाँ छ?
And the wisdom—from where is it found? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?
13 मानिसलाई यसको मूल्य थाहा छैन, न त यो जीवितहरूको देशमा पाइन्छ ।
Man has not known its arrangement, Nor is it found in the land of the living.
14 पृथ्वीमुनि रहेको गहिरो पानीले भन्छ, 'त्यो ममा छैन ।' समुद्रले भन्छ, 'त्यो मसित छैन ।'
The deep has said, It [is] not in me, And the sea has said, It is not with me.
15 सुनले त्यसलाई किन्न सकिंदैन, न त यसको मूल्यको रुपमा चाँदी जोख्न नै सकिन्छ ।
Gold is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed—its price.
16 ओपीरको सुनसित त्यसको मूल्य दाँज्न सकिंदैन, न त बहुमूल्य आनिक्स वा नीरसित सकिन्छ ।
It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, With precious onyx and sapphire,
17 सुन र स्फटिक त्यसको बराबरी हुन सक्दैन, न त निखुर सुनका गहनासित त्यो साट्न नै सकिन्छ ।
Gold and crystal do not equal it, Nor [is] its exchange a vessel of fine gold.
18 मूगा र बिल्लौरको त चर्चा नै गर्नुपर्दैन । वास्तवमा बुद्धिको मूल्य मानिकभन्दा बढी हुन्छ ।
Corals and pearl are not remembered, The acquisition of wisdom [is] above rubies.
19 कूश देशको पुष्पराज त्यसको बराबर हुँदैन, न त त्यसलाई निखुर सुनले मूल्य तोक्न सकिन्छ ।
The topaz of Cush does not equal it, It is not valued with pure gold.
20 तब बुद्धि कहाँबाट आउँछ? सुझबुझको ठाउँ कहाँ छ?
And the wisdom—from where does it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?
21 बुद्धिलाई सबै जीवित प्राणीहरूको दृष्टिबाट लुकाइएको छ, र आकाशका चराहरूबाट लुकाएर राखिएको छ ।
It has been hid from the eyes of all living. And from the bird of the heavens It has been hidden.
22 विनाश र मृत्युले भन्छन्, 'हामीले आफ्ना कानले यसको बारेमा हल्ला मात्र सुनेका छौं ।'
Destruction and death have said: With our ears we have heard its fame.
23 कसरी यसलाई पाउने हो परमेश्वरले बुझ्नुहुन्छ । यसको बासस्थान उहाँलाई थाहा छ ।
God has understood its way, And He has known its place.
24 किनकि उहाँले पृथ्वीको पल्लो कुनामा हेर्नुहुन्छ, सबै आकाशमण्डलको मुनि हेर्नुहुन्छ ।
For He looks to the ends of the earth, He sees under the whole heavens,
25 उहाँले नै बतासको शक्ति बनाउनुभयो, र पानीलाई नापेर पोको पारेर पठाउनुभयो ।
To make a weight for the wind, And He meted out the waters in measure.
26 उहाँले झरी परोस् भनी आदेश दिनुभयो, र गर्जनको मार्ग बनाउनुभयो ।
In His making for the rain a limit, And a way for the brightness of the voices,
27 तब उहाँले बुद्धि देख्नुभयो, र यसको घोषणा गर्नुभयो । वास्तवमा उहाँले नै यसको स्थापना गर्नुभयो, र जाँच्नुभयो ।
Then He has seen and declares it, He has prepared it, and also searched it out,
28 मानिसहरूलाई उहाँले भन्नुभयो, 'हेर्, परमप्रभुको भय— त्यो नै बुद्धि हो । दुष्ट्याइँबाट अलग रहनु नै सुझबुझ हो' ।”
And He says to man: Behold, fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom, And to turn from evil [is] understanding.”
