अय्यूब 29

1 अय्यूब फेरि बोल्न सुरु गरे र यसो भने,

Job also added to this, using figures of speech, and he said:

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

Who will grant to me that I might be as I was in former months, according to the days when God kept watch over me?

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

At that time, his lamp shined over my head, and by his light, I walked through the darkness.

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

I was then just as in the days of my youth, when God was privately in my tabernacle.

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

At that time, the Almighty was with me and my children surrounded me.

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

Then, I washed my feet with butter, and a boulder poured out rivers of oil for me.

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

When I went to the gate of the city, or to the main street, they prepared a chair for me.

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

The youths saw me and hid themselves, and the elders, rising up, remained standing.

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

The leaders stopped talking, and they placed a finder over their mouth.

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

The commanders subdued their voice, and their tongue adhered to their throat.

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

The ear that heard me, blessed me, and the eye that saw me, gave testimony for me.

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

This was because I had freed the poor, who cried out, and the orphan, who had no helper.

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

The blessing of him who would have been destroyed came upon me, and I consoled the heart of the widow.

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

I put on justice, and I clothed myself with my judgment, like a robe and a diadem.

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

I was an eye for the blind and a foot for the lame.

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

I was the father of the poor; and if I lacked knowledge about any case, I investigated very diligently.

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

I crushed the jaws of the impious, and I took away prey from his teeth.

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

And I said, “I will die in my little nest, and like a palm tree, I will multiply my days.

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

My root has been spread beside the waters, and the dew will remain with my harvest.

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

My glory will always be restored, and my bow will be restored to my hand.”

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

Those who heard me, expected vindication, and they listened closely in silence to my counsel.

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

To my words, they dared to add nothing, and my eloquence poured over them.

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

They waited for me as for rain, and they opened their mouth as for belated rains.

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

If I had ever laughed at them, they would not have believed it, and the light of my face was not cast down towards the ground.

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

If I wished to go to them, I sat down first, and, though I sat like a king surrounded by an army, yet I was a comforter to those who mourned.