अय्यूब 31

1 मैले मेरा आँखासित करार बाँधेको छु । तब कसरी कुनै कन्यालाई म कुदृष्‍टिले हेर्न सक्छु र?

I made an agreement with my eyes; how then might my eyes be looking on a virgin?

2 किनकि माथि हुनुभएको परमेश्‍वरबाट के हिस्सा पाइन्‍छ र? उच्‍चमा हुनुभएको सर्वशक्तिमान्‌बाट के उत्तराधिकार पाइन्‍छ र?

For what is God's reward from on high, or the heritage given by the Ruler of all from heaven?

3 विपत्ति अधर्मी मानिसहरूका लागि हो, अनि विनाशचाहिं दुष्‍ट काम गर्नेहरूका लागि हो भनी मैले विचार गर्थें ।

Is it not trouble for the sinner, and destruction for the evil-doers?

4 के परमेश्‍वरले मेरा मार्गहरू देख्‍नुहुन्‍न र मेरा सबै कदम गन्‍नुहुन्‍न र?

Does he not see my ways, and are not my steps all numbered?

5 म झुटो कुरामा हिंडेको छु भने, र मेरो खुट्टा छल गर्न हतारिन्‍छन् भने,

If I have gone in false ways, or my foot has been quick in working deceit;

6 न्यायको तराजुमा मलाई जोखियोस्, जसले गर्दा परमेश्‍वरले मेरो सत्यनिष्ठा जान्‍नुहुनेछ ।

(Let me be measured in upright scales, and let God see my righteousness: )

7 मेरो कदमह बाटोबाट तर्किएको छ भने, र मेरो हृदय मेरा आँखाको पछि लागेको छ भने, र मेरा हातमा कुनै दाग टाँसिएको छ भने,

If my steps have been turned out of the way, or if my heart went after my eyes, or if the property of another is in my hands;

8 तब मलाई रोप्‍न दिइयोस् अनि अर्कैले खाओस्, र मेरा बालीहरू उखेलिऊन् ।

Let me put seed in the earth for another to have the fruit of it, and let my produce be uprooted.

9 मेरो हृदय स्‍त्रीद्वारा धोकामा परेको छ भने, र मेरो छिमेकीको ढोकामा म ढुकिबसेको छु भने,

If my heart went after another man's wife, or if I was waiting secretly at my neighbour's door;

10 तब मेरी पत्‍नीले अर्कैको लागि अन्‍न पिसोस्, र अरू मानिसहरू त्यसमाथि घोप्‍टो परून् ।

Then let my wife give pleasure to another man and let others make use of her body.

11 किनकि त्यो त डरलाग्दो अपराध हुन्छ । वास्तवमा यो न्यायाधीशहरूले दण्ड दिने अपराध हुन्छ ।

For that would be a crime; it would be an act for which punishment would be measured out by the judges:

12 किनकि त्यो त नरकसम्म नै भस्म पार्ने आगो हो, र त्‍यसले मेरा सबै फसललाई जरैसम्म जलाउँछ ।

It would be a fire burning even to destruction, and taking away all my produce.

13 मेरो कमारा वा कमारीले न्‍यायको लागि बिन्‍ती गर्दा, तिनीहरूले मसित बहस गर्दा, मैले बेवास्ता गरेको भए,

If I did wrong in the cause of my man-servant, or my woman-servant, when they went to law with me;

14 जब मलाई दोष लगाउन परमेश्‍वर उठ्‍नुहुन्‍छ, तब म के गर्न सक्‍छु र? जब मेरो न्याय गर्न उहाँ आउनुहुन्‍छ, तब म उहाँलाई कसरी जवाफ दिन सक्‍छु र?

What then will I do when God comes as my judge? and what answer may I give to his questions?

15 मलाई गर्भमा रच्नुहुनेले नै तिनीहरूलाई पनि रच्नुभएको होइन र? हामी सबैलाई उहाँले नै गर्भमा बनाउनुभएको होइन र?

Did not God make him as well as me? did he not give us life in our mothers' bodies?

16 गरिब मानिसहरूलाई मैले तिनीहरूको इच्छा वञ्चित गरेको छु भने, अर्थात् विधवाका आँखालाई मैले आँसुले धमिल्याएको छु भने,

If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose;

17 अर्थात् मैले आफ्‍नो गासलाई एक्‍लै खाएको छु, अनि अनाथहरूलाई पनि त्‍यो खान दिएको छैनँ भने—

If I kept my food for myself, and did not give some of it to the child with no father;

18 किनकि मेरो युवावस्थादेखि मसित अनाथ बुबासितझैं हुर्केको छ, अनि मैले उसकी विधवा आमालाई मेरी आमाको गर्भदेखि नै डोर्‍याएको छु ।

(For I was cared for by God as by a father from my earliest days; he was my guide from the body of my mother; )

19 लुगाफाटाको कमीले कोही नष्‍ट भएको मैले देखेको छु भने, अर्थात् खाँचोमा परेको मान्छेले लुगा लगाउन नपाएको मैले देखेको छु भने,

If I saw one near to death for need of clothing, and that the poor had nothing covering him;

20 मेरो भेडाको ऊनले आफूलाई न्यानो पार्न नपाएको हुनाले, उसको हृदयले मलाई आशिष् दिएको छैन भने,

If his back did not give me a blessing, and the wool of my sheep did not make him warm;

21 सहरको मूल ढोकामा मैले आफ्‍नो समर्थन देखेको हुनाले, अनाथहरूको विरुद्धमा मैले आफ्‍नो हात उठाएको छु भने, तब मेरो विरद्धमा अभियोग लगाउनुहोस् ।

If my hand had been lifted up against him who had done no wrong, when I saw that I was supported by the judges;

22 मैले यी कुराहरू गरेको छु भने, मेरो काँधको पाता काँधबाट खुस्कोस् र मेरो पाखुरा त्‍यसको जोर्नीबाट खुस्कोस् ।

May my arm be pulled from my body, and be broken from its base.

23 किनकि परमेश्‍वरबाट आउने विनाशदेखि म डराएँ । उहाँको ऐश्‍वर्यको कारण मैले ती कुराहरू गर्न सकिनँ ।

For the fear of God kept me back, and because of his power I might not do such things.

24 सुनलाई मैले आफ्‍नो आशा बनाएको छु भने, अनि निखुर सुनलाई मैले यसो भनेको छु, ‘मैले भर पर्ने तँमाथि नै हो,' भने,

If I made gold my hope, or if I ever said to the best gold, I have put my faith in you;

25 मेरो धन-सम्पत्ति प्रशस्त भएको हुनाले, मेरो हातले धेरै धनदौलत प्राप्‍त गरेको हुनाले म रमाएको छु भने, तब मेरो विरुद्धमा अभियोगहरू ल्याउनुहोस् ।

If I was glad because my wealth was great, and because my hand had got together a great store;

26 सूर्य उदाउँदा मैले त्‍यसको दर्शन गरेको, अर्थात् चन्द्रमा चम्‍किलो भएर हिंडेको हेरेको भए,

If, when I saw the sun shining, and the moon moving on its bright way,

27 अनि मेरो हृदय गुप्‍तमा आकर्षित भएको छ भने, जसको कारणले तिनको पुजा गर्न मेरो मुखले मेरो हातलाई चुम्बन गरेको भए—

A secret feeling of worship came into my heart, and my hand gave kisses from my mouth;

28 यो पनि न्यायाधीशहरूले दण्ड दिने अपराध हुन्‍थ्‍यो, किनकि माथि विराजमान् हुनुहुने परमेश्‍वरलाई मैले इन्कार गरेको हुन्‍थें ।

That would have been another sin to be rewarded with punishment by the judges; for I would have been false to God on high.

29 मलाई घृणा गर्ने कुनै व्यक्तिको विनाशमा म रमाएको छु भने, अर्थात् विपत्तिले उसमाथि विजय पाउँदा आफैलाई बधाई दिएको छु भने, तब मेरो विरुद्धमा अभियोग लगाउनुहोस् ।

If I was glad at the trouble of my hater, and gave cries of joy when evil overtook him;

30 वास्तवमा ऊ मरोस् भनी सराप्‍नलाई, आफ्‍नो मुखलाई पाप गर्ने अनुमति मैले दिएकै छैनँ ।

(For I did not let my mouth give way to sin, in putting a curse on his life; )

31 मेरो पालका मानिसहरूले कदापि यसो भनेका छैनन् भने, 'अय्यूबको भोजनले तृप्‍त नभएको मानिस कसैले भेट्टाउन सक्छ?'

If the men of my tent did not say, Who has not had full measure of his meat?

32 (विदेशीले पनि कदापि सहरको चोकमा बास बस्‍नुपरेको छैन, किनकि यात्रु निम्‍ति मैले सधैँ आफ्‍ना ढोकाहरू खुला गरेको छु), र त्यसो होइन भने, मेरो विरुद्धमा अभियोग लगाउनुहोस् ।

The traveller did not take his night's rest in the street, and my doors were open to anyone on a journey;

33 आफ्‍नो दोषलाई आफ्‍नै लुगाले ढाकेर, मानव-जातिले झैं मैले आफ्‍ना पापहरू लुकाएको भए,

If I kept my evil doings covered, and my sin in the secret of my breast,

34 (किनकि ठुलो भिडदेखि म डराएँ, परिवारहरूको निन्दाले मलाई त्रसित पार्‍यो, जसको कारणले म चुप लागें र बाहिर गइनँ), तब मेरो विरुद्धमा अभियोग लगाउनुहोस् ।

For fear of the great body of people, or for fear that families might make sport of me, so that I kept quiet, and did not go out of my door;

35 ओहो, मेरो कुरा सुन्‍ने कोही भए त, हेर्नुहोस्, मेरो हस्ताक्षर यहीँ छ । सर्वशक्तिमान्‌को जवाफ पाऊँ । मेरो प्रतिवादीले लेखेको दोष-पत्र मसित भए त,

If only God would give ear to me, and the Ruler of all would give me an answer! or if what he has against me had been put in writing!

36 निश्‍चय पनि त्‍यो म आफ्‍नै काँधमा खुलमखुला बोकेर हिंड्‍थें । मुकुटझैं त्‍यो म लगाउँथें ।

Truly I would take up the book in my hands; it would be to me as a crown;

37 जसरी निर्धक्‍क राजकुमार उहाँकहाँ जान्‍छन्, त्‍यसरी नै उहाँलाई म आफ्‍ना कदमहरूको हिसाब दिन्‍थें ।

I would make clear the number of my steps, I would put it before him like a prince! The words of Job are ended.

38 मेरो खेत मेरो विरुद्धमा कदापि कराएको छ भने, र यसमा भएका हलोका डोबहरू एकसाथ रोएका छन् भने,

If my land has made an outcry against me, or the ploughed earth has been in sorrow;

39 त्‍यसको फसलको लागि मूल्‍य नचूकाइ मैले खाएको छु भने, अर्थात्, त्‍यसका मालिकहरूलाई मृत्‍युमा पुर्‍याएको छु भने,

If I have taken its produce without payment, causing the death of its owners;

40 तब गहुँको साटोमा काँढा र जौँको साटो झारपात उम्रियोस् ।” अय्यूबका वचनहरू सकिए ।

Then in place of grain let thorns come up, and in place of barley evil-smelling plants.