अय्यूब 29

1 अय्यूब फेरि बोल्न सुरु गरे र यसो भने,

And Job again took up his discourse, and said,

2 “ओहो, जस्‍तो म विगतका महिनाहरू थिएँ त्‍यस्‍तै म भए त, जति बेला परमेश्‍वरले मेरो वास्ता गर्नुहुन्‍थ्‍यो,

O that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me,

3 जति बेला उहाँको बत्ती मेरो शिरमाथि बल्‍थ्‍यो, र जति बेला उहाँको ज्योतिद्वारा म अन्धकारमा हिंड्‍थें ।

when his lamp shone upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,

4 ओहो, जस्‍तो मेरा खुशीका दिनहरूमा म थिएँ त्‍यस्‍तै म भए त, जति बेला परमेश्‍वरको मित्रता मेरो पालमाथि हुन्‍थ्‍यो,

as I was in the ripeness of my days, when the friendship of God was upon my tent,

5 जति बेला सर्वशक्तिमान्‌ मसितै हुनुहुन्थ्यो, र मेरा छोराछोरा मेरो वरिपरि हुन्‍थे,

when the Almighty was yet with me, and my sons were about me,

6 जति बेला मेरो बाटो दूधले ढाकिन्थ्यो, र चट्टानले मेरो लागि तेलको खोला बगाउँथ्यो!

when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil to me,

7 जति बेला म सहरको मूल ढोकाबाट बाहिर निस्‍कन्‍थें, जति बेला सहरको चोकमा भएको मेरो शासनमा म बस्थें,

when I went forth to the gate to the city, when I prepared my seat in the street.

8 जवान मानिसहरूले मलाई देखे र मेरो आदर गरेर तिनीहरू टाढै बस्थे, अनि पाका मानिसहरू मेरो निम्‍ति खडा हुन्थे र उभिन्थे ।

The young men saw me and hid themselves, and the aged rose up and stood.

9 जब म आउँथें, तब राजकुमारहरूको बोली नै बन्द हुन्थ्यो । तिनीहरूले आफ्ना हातले मुख छोप्थे ।

The rulers refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

10 कुलीनहरूका आवाजहरू बन्‍द हुन्थ्यो, अनि तिनीहरूको जिब्रो तिनीहरूकै तालुमा टाँसिन्थ्यो ।

The voice of the ranking men was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.

11 किनकि तिनीहरूका कानले सुन्थे, र मलाई आशिष् दिन्थे । तिनीहरूका आँखाले मलाई देखेपछि तिनीहरूले मेरो साक्षी दिन्थे, र मलाई स्‍याबासी दिन्‍थे,

For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me.

12 किनकि गरिब मानिसले पुकारा गर्दा मैले उसलाई छुटाउँथेँ, र अनाथलाई मदत गर्ने कोही नहुँदा मैले उसको हेरचाह गर्थें ।

Because I delivered the poor who cried, also the fatherless who had none to help him.

13 मर्न लागेको मानिसले मलाई आशिष् दिन्थ्यो । विधवाको हृदय आनन्दले गाउने मैले बनाइदिन्थेँ ।

The blessing of him who was ready to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

14 मैले धार्मिकता पहिरिन्थेँ, र यसलाई मलाई ढाक्थ्यो । मेरो इन्साफ पोशाक र फेटाझैं हुन्थ्यो ।

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.

15 दृष्‍टिविहीन मानिसको लागि म आँखा भएँ । लङ्गडोको लागि म खुट्टा भएँ ।

I was eyes to the blind, and I was feet to the lame.

16 खाँचोमा परेको मानिसको लागि म पिता भएँ । मैले नचिनेको मानिसको मुद्दाको पनि म जाँच गरिदिन्थेँ ।

I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case of him whom I did not know.

17 मैले अधर्मी मानिसको बङ्गारा झारिदिएँ । मैले त्यसको दाँतको बिचबाट सिकारलाई बाहिर निकालें ।

And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.

18 तब मैले भनें, 'म आफ्‍नै गुँडमा मर्नेछु । म आफ्‍ना दिनलाई बालुवाका कणजत्तिकै वृद्धि गराउनेछु ।

Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

19 मेरा जराहरू पानीमा फैलिएका छन्, र मेरा हाँगाहरूमा रातभरि शीत पर्छ ।

My root is spread out to the waters, and the dew lays all night upon my branch.

20 ममा भएको आदर सधैं ताजा रहन्छ, र मेरो शक्तिको धनु सधैं मेरो हातमा सधैं नयाँ हुन्छ ।'

My glory is fresh in me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.

21 मानिसहरूले मेरा कुरा सुन्थे । तिनीहरूले मेरो प्रतीक्षा गर्थे । मेरो सल्लाह सुन्‍न तिनीहरू चुप लागेर बस्थे ।

To me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel.

22 मेरा वचनहरू सकिएपछि तिनीहरूले फेरि बोल्दैनथ्ये । मेरो बोली तिनीहरूमा पानीको थोपाझैं खस्थ्यो ।

After my words they spoke not again, and my speech distilled upon them.

23 तिनीहरूले वृष्‍टिको प्रतीक्षा गरेझैं सधैँ तिनीहरूले मेरो प्रतीक्षा गर्थे । तिनीहरूले बसन्त ऋतुको झरीलाई गरेझैं, मेरा वचनहरू पिउनलाई आफ्‍ना मुख खुला गर्थे ।

And they waited for me as for the rain. And they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

24 तिनीहरूले आशा नगर्दा पनि म तिनीहरूमा मुस्कुराउँथें । तिनीहरूले मेरो अनुहारको ज्योतिलाई इन्कार गर्दैनथे ।

I smiled on them when they had no confidence, and they did not cast down the light of my countenance.

25 मैले तिनीहरूका मार्ग चुन्थेँ, र तिनीहरूका प्रमुख अतिथि हुन्‍थें । राजा आफ्ना सेनाको बिचमा बसेझैं, शोक गर्नेहरूलाई सान्त्वना दिने मानिसझैं म बस्थें ।

I chose out their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as a man who comforts the mourners.