< अय्यूब 29 >

1 अय्यूब फेरि बोल्न सुरु गरे र यसो भने,
Moreover, Job continued his parable, and said,
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, as [in] the days [when] God preserved me;
3 जति बेला उहाँको बत्ती मेरो शिरमाथि बल्‍थ्‍यो, र जति बेला उहाँको ज्योतिद्वारा म अन्धकारमा हिंड्‍थें ।
When his candle shined upon my head, [and 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 I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God [was] upon my tabernacle;
5 जति बेला सर्वशक्तिमान्‌ मसितै हुनुहुन्थ्यो, र मेरा छोराछोरा मेरो वरिपरि हुन्‍थे,
When the Almighty [was] yet with me, [when] my children [were] about me;
6 जति बेला मेरो बाटो दूधले ढाकिन्थ्यो, र चट्टानले मेरो लागि तेलको खोला बगाउँथ्यो!
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers 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 through 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 arose, [and] stood up.
9 जब म आउँथें, तब राजकुमारहरूको बोली नै बन्द हुन्थ्यो । तिनीहरूले आफ्ना हातले मुख छोप्थे ।
The princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand on their mouth.
10 कुलीनहरूका आवाजहरू बन्‍द हुन्थ्यो, अनि तिनीहरूको जिब्रो तिनीहरूकै तालुमा टाँसिन्थ्यो ।
The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved 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,
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 that cried, and the fatherless, and [him 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 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 judgment [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 feet [was] I 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 poor: and the cause [which] I knew not I searched out.
17 मैले अधर्मी मानिसको बङ्गारा झारिदिएँ । मैले त्यसको दाँतको बिचबाट सिकारलाई बाहिर निकालें ।
And I broke the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil 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 [was] spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
20 ममा भएको आदर सधैं ताजा रहन्छ, र मेरो शक्तिको धनु सधैं मेरो हातमा सधैं नयाँ हुन्छ ।'
My glory [was] fresh in me, and my bow was 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 at 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 dropped 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 ।
[If] I laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and the light of my countenance they cast not 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 out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one [that] comforteth the mourners.

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