अय्यूब 1
1 ऊज भन्ने देशमा एक जना मानिस थिए जसको नाउँ अय्यूब थियो । अनि अय्यूब दोषरहित र सोझा थिए जो परमेश्वरको भय मान्थे, र खराबीबाट फर्कन्थे ।
THERE was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was whole-hearted and upright, and one that feared God, and shunned evil.
2 तिनका सात जना छोरा र तीन जना छोरी जन्मिएका थिए ।
And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
3 तिनका सात हजारवटा भेडा, तिन हजारवटा ऊँट, पाँच सय हल गोरु अनि पाँच सयवटा गधा अनि धेरै जना नोकरहरू थिए । तिनी पूर्वमा भएका सबै मानिसहरूमध्ये सबभन्दा महान् मानिस थिए ।
His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.
4 हरेक छोरोको निम्ति तोकिएको दिनमा तिनले आफ्नो घरमा भोज दिन्थे । तिनीहरूले आफ्ना तीन दिदीबहिनीलाई बोलाउन पठाउँथे र सँगै खाने र पिउने गर्थे ।
And his sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one upon his day; and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
5 जब भोजका दिनहरू समाप्त हुन्थे, तब अय्यूबले तिनीहरूलाई बोलाउन पठाउँथे र तिनले तिनीहरूलाई शुद्ध पार्थे । तिनी बिहान सबेरै उठ्थे, र आफ्ना हरेक छोराछोरीका लागि होमबलिहरू चढाउँथे, किनकि तिनले यसो भन्थे, “मेरा छोराछोरीले पाप गरेका अनि आ-आफ्ना हृदयमा परमेश्वरलाई सरापेका हुन सक्छन् ।” अय्यूबले सधैं यसै गर्थै ।
And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt-offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said: 'It may be that my sons have sinned, and blasphemed God in their hearts.' Thus did Job continually.
6 तब एक दिन परमेश्वरका छोराहरू परमप्रभुको सामु उपस्थित हुन आए । शैतान पनि तिनीहरूसँगै आयो ।
Now it fell upon a day, that the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
7 परमप्रभुले शैतानलाई सोध्नुभयो, “तँ कहाँबाट आइस्?” शैतानले परमप्रभुलाई जवाफ दियो र भन्यो, “पृथ्वीमा घुमेर, त्यसमा यता र उता गएर आएको हुँ ।”
And the LORD said unto Satan: 'Whence comest thou?' Then Satan answered the LORD, and said: 'From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.'
8 परमप्रभुले त्यसलाई भन्नुभयो, “के तैंले मेरो दास अय्यूबलाई विचार गरेको छस्? किनकि पृथ्वीमा त्योजस्तो दोषरहित र सोझो मानिस कोही छैन जो परमेश्वरको भय मान्छ र खराबीबाट अलग बस्छ ।”
And the LORD said unto Satan: 'Hast thou considered My servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a whole-hearted and an upright man, one that feareth God, and shunneth evil?'
9 तब शैतानले परमप्रभुलाई जवाफ दियो र भन्यो, “के अय्यूबले विनाकारण परमेश्वरको भय मान्छन् र?
Then Satan answered the LORD, and said: 'Doth Job fear God for nought?
10 के तिनी, तिनको घर र तिनीसित भएका सबै थोकको चारैतिर हरेक कुनाबाट बार लगाएर तपाईंले सुरक्षा दिनुभएको छैन र? तपाईंले तिनका हातका कामहरूलाई आशिष् दिनुभएको छ, र तिनका गाईवस्तुहरू देशभरि भएका छन् ।
Hast not Thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions are increased in the land.
11 तर अब आफ्नो हात पसार्नुहोस् र तिनीसित भएका सबै थोकलाई छुनुहोस्, र हेर्नुहोस् कतै तिनले तपाईंको मुखैमा तपाईंलाई सराप्ने त छैनन् ।”
But put forth Thy hand now, and touch all that he hath, surely he will blaspheme Thee to Thy face.'
12 परमप्रभुले शैतानलाई भन्नुभयो, “हेर्, त्योसित भएका सबै थोक तेरै हातमा छ । त्यसलाई मात्र तेरो हातले नछो ।” तब परमप्रभुको उपस्थितिबाट शैतान तुरुन्तै गयो ।
And the LORD said unto Satan: 'Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand.' So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.
13 कुनै एक दिनमा यस्तो भयो, तिनका छोराहरू र छोरीहरू आफ्ना जेठा दाजुको घरमा खाँदै र पिउँदै थिए ।
And it fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,
14 एउटा समाचारवाहक अय्यूबकहाँ आयो र भन्यो, “आफ्ना छेउमै गोरुहरू जोतिरहेका थिए, र गधाहरू चरिरहेका थिए ।
that there came a messenger unto Job, and said: 'The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them;
15 तब शबीहरूले तिनीहरूलाई झम्टे र ती लिएर गए । नोकरहरूका विषयमा, तिनीहरूले उनीहरूलाई तरवारको धारले प्रहार गरे । तपाईंलाई खबर दिनलाई म मात्रै उम्केको छु ।”
and the Sabeans made a raid, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.'
16 जब त्यो बोलिरहेकै थियो, तब अर्को पनि आयो र भन्यो, “आकाशबाट परमेश्वरको आगो झर्यो अनि भेडाहरू र नोकरहरूलाई भस्म पार्यो । तपाईंलाई खबर दिनलाई म मात्रै उम्केको छु ।”
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said: 'A fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.'
17 जब त्यो बोलिरहेकै थियो, तब अर्को पनि आयो र भन्यो, “कल्दीहरूले तिनवटा समूह बनाएर ऊँटहरूलाई आक्रमण गरे र ती लिएर गएका छन् । नोकरहरूका विषयमा, तिनीहरूले उनीहरूलाई तरवारको धारले प्रहार गरे । तपाईंलाई खबर दिनलाई म मात्रै उम्केको छु ।”
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said: 'The Chaldeans set themselves in three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have taken them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.'
18 जब त्यो बोलिरहेकै थियो, तब अर्को पनि आयो र भन्यो, “तपाईंका छोराहरू र तपाईंका छोरीहरू आफ्नो जेठो दाजुको घरमा खाँदै र मद्य पिउँदै थिए ।
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said: 'Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house;
19 उजाड-स्थानबाट एउटा प्रचण्ड आँधी आयो र घरका चारै कुनालाई प्रहार गर्यो । ती युवायुवतीमाथि त्यो ढल्यो, र तिनीहरूको मृत्यु भयो । तपाईंलाई खबर दिनलाई म मात्रै उम्केको छु ।”
And, behold, there came a great wind from across the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young people, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.'
20 तब अय्यूब उठे, आफ्नो लुगा च्याते, कपाल खौरे, भुइँमा घोप्टो परे र परमेश्वरको आराधना गरे ।
Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped;
21 तिनले भने, “मेरी आमाको गर्भबाट निस्कँदा म नाङ्गै थिएँ, र म त्यहाँ फर्केर जाँदा पनि नाङ्गै हुनेछु । परमप्रभुले दिनुभयो, र परमप्रभुले नै लानुभएको छ । परमप्रभुको नाउँको धन्य होस् ।”
And he said; naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither; the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
22 यी सबै कुरामा अय्यूबले पाप गरेनन्, न त तिनले परमेश्वरलाई गलत गरेको भनेर दोष लगाए ।
For all this Job sinned not, nor ascribed aught unseemly to God.
