< अय्यूब 29 >

1 अय्यूब फेरि बोल्न सुरु गरे र यसो भने,
And Job continued to take up his parable, and said,
2 “ओहो, जस्‍तो म विगतका महिनाहरू थिएँ त्‍यस्‍तै म भए त, जति बेला परमेश्‍वरले मेरो वास्ता गर्नुहुन्‍थ्‍यो,
Who will give me back months like those which are past, days like those when God guarded me;
3 जति बेला उहाँको बत्ती मेरो शिरमाथि बल्‍थ्‍यो, र जति बेला उहाँको ज्योतिद्वारा म अन्धकारमा हिंड्‍थें ।
When his lamp shone over my head, when by his light I could walk in 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 days of my abundance, when the confidence 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, when my servants stood round about me;
6 जति बेला मेरो बाटो दूधले ढाकिन्थ्यो, र चट्टानले मेरो लागि तेलको खोला बगाउँथ्यो!
When I bathed my steps in cream, and the rock poured out near me streamlets of oil!
7 जति बेला म सहरको मूल ढोकाबाट बाहिर निस्‍कन्‍थें, जति बेला सहरको चोकमा भएको मेरो शासनमा म बस्थें,
When I went out to the gate close by the city, when in the open place I established my seat:
8 जवान मानिसहरूले मलाई देखे र मेरो आदर गरेर तिनीहरू टाढै बस्थे, अनि पाका मानिसहरू मेरो निम्‍ति खडा हुन्थे र उभिन्थे ।
Young men saw me, and hid themselves; and the aged rose up, and remained standing;
9 जब म आउँथें, तब राजकुमारहरूको बोली नै बन्द हुन्थ्यो । तिनीहरूले आफ्ना हातले मुख छोप्थे ।
Princes stopped in the midst of [their] words, and laid their hand on their mouth:
10 कुलीनहरूका आवाजहरू बन्‍द हुन्थ्यो, अनि तिनीहरूको जिब्रो तिनीहरूकै तालुमा टाँसिन्थ्यो ।
The voice of nobles was arrested, and their tongue cleaved to their palate.
11 किनकि तिनीहरूका कानले सुन्थे, र मलाई आशिष् दिन्थे । तिनीहरूका आँखाले मलाई देखेपछि तिनीहरूले मेरो साक्षी दिन्थे, र मलाई स्‍याबासी दिन्‍थे,
For the ear that heard me called me happy; and the eye that saw me bore witness for 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 that cried, and the fatherless, yea, that had none to help him.
13 मर्न लागेको मानिसले मलाई आशिष् दिन्थ्यो । विधवाको हृदय आनन्दले गाउने मैले बनाइदिन्थेँ ।
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; and the heart of the widow I caused to sing for joy.
14 मैले धार्मिकता पहिरिन्थेँ, र यसलाई मलाई ढाक्थ्यो । मेरो इन्साफ पोशाक र फेटाझैं हुन्थ्यो ।
I took righteousness as my garment, and it clothed me: as a robe and a mitre was justice unto me.
15 दृष्‍टिविहीन मानिसको लागि म आँखा भएँ । लङ्गडोको लागि म खुट्टा भएँ ।
Eyes was I to the blind; and feet to the lame was I.
16 खाँचोमा परेको मानिसको लागि म पिता भएँ । मैले नचिनेको मानिसको मुद्दाको पनि म जाँच गरिदिन्थेँ ।
A father was I to the needy; and the cause of him I knew not I used to investigate.
17 मैले अधर्मी मानिसको बङ्गारा झारिदिएँ । मैले त्यसको दाँतको बिचबाट सिकारलाई बाहिर निकालें ।
And I broke the cutting-teeth of the wrong-doer, and out of his teeth I cast down his prey.
18 तब मैले भनें, 'म आफ्‍नै गुँडमा मर्नेछु । म आफ्‍ना दिनलाई बालुवाका कणजत्तिकै वृद्धि गराउनेछु ।
And I said then, “In the midst of my nest shall I depart hence, and like the sand shall I have many days.
19 मेरा जराहरू पानीमा फैलिएका छन्, र मेरा हाँगाहरूमा रातभरि शीत पर्छ ।
My root will stand open for the water, and the dew will lodge on my boughs.
20 ममा भएको आदर सधैं ताजा रहन्छ, र मेरो शक्तिको धनु सधैं मेरो हातमा सधैं नयाँ हुन्छ ।'
My glory will ever be new with me, and my bow will acquire fresh strength in my hand.”
21 मानिसहरूले मेरा कुरा सुन्थे । तिनीहरूले मेरो प्रतीक्षा गर्थे । मेरो सल्लाह सुन्‍न तिनीहरू चुप लागेर बस्थे ।
Unto me men listened, and waited, and watched in silence for my counsel
22 मेरा वचनहरू सकिएपछि तिनीहरूले फेरि बोल्दैनथ्ये । मेरो बोली तिनीहरूमा पानीको थोपाझैं खस्थ्यो ।
After my words they made no reply, and my speech dropped on them [like dew].
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 wide their mouth as for the latter rain.
24 तिनीहरूले आशा नगर्दा पनि म तिनीहरूमा मुस्कुराउँथें । तिनीहरूले मेरो अनुहारको ज्योतिलाई इन्कार गर्दैनथे ।
I smiled on those that had lost their confidence; and the light of my countenance they never cast down.
25 मैले तिनीहरूका मार्ग चुन्थेँ, र तिनीहरूका प्रमुख अतिथि हुन्‍थें । राजा आफ्ना सेनाको बिचमा बसेझैं, शोक गर्नेहरूलाई सान्त्वना दिने मानिसझैं म बस्थें ।
I chose their way for them, and I sat as chief, and dwelt as king in his army, as one that comforteth mourners.

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