< अय्यूब 29 >

1 अय्यूब फेरि बोल्न सुरु गरे र यसो भने,
And Job continued and said in his parable,
2 “ओहो, जस्‍तो म विगतका महिनाहरू थिएँ त्‍यस्‍तै म भए त, जति बेला परमेश्‍वरले मेरो वास्ता गर्नुहुन्‍थ्‍यो,
Oh that I were as in months past, wherein God preserved me!
3 जति बेला उहाँको बत्ती मेरो शिरमाथि बल्‍थ्‍यो, र जति बेला उहाँको ज्योतिद्वारा म अन्धकारमा हिंड्‍थें ।
As when his lamp shone over my head; when 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] when I steadfastly pursued my ways, when God took care of my house.
5 जति बेला सर्वशक्तिमान्‌ मसितै हुनुहुन्थ्यो, र मेरा छोराछोरा मेरो वरिपरि हुन्‍थे,
When I was very fruitful, and my children were about me;
6 जति बेला मेरो बाटो दूधले ढाकिन्थ्यो, र चट्टानले मेरो लागि तेलको खोला बगाउँथ्यो!
when my ways were moistened with butter, and the mountains flowed for me with milk.
7 जति बेला म सहरको मूल ढोकाबाट बाहिर निस्‍कन्‍थें, जति बेला सहरको चोकमा भएको मेरो शासनमा म बस्थें,
When I went forth early in the city, and the seat was placed for me in the streets.
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 all the old men stood up.
9 जब म आउँथें, तब राजकुमारहरूको बोली नै बन्द हुन्थ्यो । तिनीहरूले आफ्ना हातले मुख छोप्थे ।
And the great men ceased speaking, and laid their finger on their mouth.
10 कुलीनहरूका आवाजहरू बन्‍द हुन्थ्यो, अनि तिनीहरूको जिब्रो तिनीहरूकै तालुमा टाँसिन्थ्यो ।
And they that heard [me] blessed me, and their tongue clave to their throat.
11 किनकि तिनीहरूका कानले सुन्थे, र मलाई आशिष् दिन्थे । तिनीहरूका आँखाले मलाई देखेपछि तिनीहरूले मेरो साक्षी दिन्थे, र मलाई स्‍याबासी दिन्‍थे,
For the ear heard, and blessed me; and the eye saw me, and turned aside.
12 किनकि गरिब मानिसले पुकारा गर्दा मैले उसलाई छुटाउँथेँ, र अनाथलाई मदत गर्ने कोही नहुँदा मैले उसको हेरचाह गर्थें ।
For I saved the poor out of the hand of the oppressor, and helped the fatherless who had no helper.
13 मर्न लागेको मानिसले मलाई आशिष् दिन्थ्यो । विधवाको हृदय आनन्दले गाउने मैले बनाइदिन्थेँ ।
Let the blessing of the perishing one come upon me; yes, the mouth of the widow has blessed me.
14 मैले धार्मिकता पहिरिन्थेँ, र यसलाई मलाई ढाक्थ्यो । मेरो इन्साफ पोशाक र फेटाझैं हुन्थ्यो ।
Also I put on righteousness, and clothed myself with judgement like a mantle.
15 दृष्‍टिविहीन मानिसको लागि म आँखा भएँ । लङ्गडोको लागि म खुट्टा भएँ ।
I was the eye of the blind, and the foot of the lame.
16 खाँचोमा परेको मानिसको लागि म पिता भएँ । मैले नचिनेको मानिसको मुद्दाको पनि म जाँच गरिदिन्थेँ ।
I was the father of the helpless; and I searched out the cause which I knew not.
17 मैले अधर्मी मानिसको बङ्गारा झारिदिएँ । मैले त्यसको दाँतको बिचबाट सिकारलाई बाहिर निकालें ।
And I broke the jaw teeth of the unrighteous; I plucked the spoil out of the midst of their teeth.
18 तब मैले भनें, 'म आफ्‍नै गुँडमा मर्नेछु । म आफ्‍ना दिनलाई बालुवाका कणजत्तिकै वृद्धि गराउनेछु ।
And I said, My age shall continue as the stem of a palm tree; I shall live a long while.
19 मेरा जराहरू पानीमा फैलिएका छन्, र मेरा हाँगाहरूमा रातभरि शीत पर्छ ।
[My] root was spread out by the water, and the dew would lodge on my crop.
20 ममा भएको आदर सधैं ताजा रहन्छ, र मेरो शक्तिको धनु सधैं मेरो हातमा सधैं नयाँ हुन्छ ।'
My glory was fresh in me, and by bow prospered in his hand.
21 मानिसहरूले मेरा कुरा सुन्थे । तिनीहरूले मेरो प्रतीक्षा गर्थे । मेरो सल्लाह सुन्‍न तिनीहरू चुप लागेर बस्थे ।
[Men] heard me, and gave heed, and they were silent at my counsel.
22 मेरा वचनहरू सकिएपछि तिनीहरूले फेरि बोल्दैनथ्ये । मेरो बोली तिनीहरूमा पानीको थोपाझैं खस्थ्यो ।
At my word they spoke not again, and they were very gland whenever I spoke to them.
23 तिनीहरूले वृष्‍टिको प्रतीक्षा गरेझैं सधैँ तिनीहरूले मेरो प्रतीक्षा गर्थे । तिनीहरूले बसन्त ऋतुको झरीलाई गरेझैं, मेरा वचनहरू पिउनलाई आफ्‍ना मुख खुला गर्थे ।
As the thirsty earth expecting the rain, so they [waited for] my speech.
24 तिनीहरूले आशा नगर्दा पनि म तिनीहरूमा मुस्कुराउँथें । तिनीहरूले मेरो अनुहारको ज्योतिलाई इन्कार गर्दैनथे ।
Were I to laugh on them, they would not believe [it]; and the light of my face has not failed.
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 chief, and lived as a king in the midst of warriors, as one comforting mourners.

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