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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 has been a man in the land of Uz—his name Job—and that man has been perfect and upright—both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.
2 तिनका सात जना छोरा र तीन जना छोरी जन्मिएका थिए ।
And seven sons and three daughters are borne to him,
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 ।
and his substance is seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pairs of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very abundant service; and that man is greater than any of the sons 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 have gone and made a banquet—the house of each [in] his day—and have sent and called to 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 comes to pass, when they have gone around the days of the banquet, that Job sends and sanctifies them, and has risen early in the morning, and caused burnt-offerings to ascend—the number of them all—for Job said, “Perhaps my sons have sinned, yet blessed God in their heart.” Thus Job does all the days.
6 तब एक दिन परमेश्वरका छोराहरू परमप्रभुको सामु उपस्थित हुन आए । शैतान पनि तिनीहरूसँगै आयो ।
And the day is, that sons of God come to station themselves by YHWH, and there also comes Satan in their midst.
7 परमप्रभुले शैतानलाई सोध्नुभयो, “तँ कहाँबाट आइस्?” शैतानले परमप्रभुलाई जवाफ दियो र भन्यो, “पृथ्वीमा घुमेर, त्यसमा यता र उता गएर आएको हुँ ।”
And YHWH says to Satan, “Where do you come from?” And Satan answers YHWH and says, “From going to and fro in the land, and from walking up and down on 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 YHWH says to Satan, “Have you set your heart against My servant Job because there is none like him in the land, a man perfect and upright, fearing God, and turning aside from evil?”
9 तब शैतानले परमप्रभुलाई जवाफ दियो र भन्यो, “के अय्यूबले विनाकारण परमेश्वरको भय मान्छन् र?
And Satan answers YHWH and says, “Is Job fearing God for nothing?
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 ।
Have You not made a hedge for him, and for his house, and for all that he has—all around?
11 तर अब आफ्नो हात पसार्नुहोस् र तिनीसित भएका सबै थोकलाई छुनुहोस्, र हेर्नुहोस् कतै तिनले तपाईंको मुखैमा तपाईंलाई सराप्ने त छैनन् ।”
You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance has spread in the land, and yet, put forth Your hand now, and strike against anything that he has—if not, he blesses You to Your 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 YHWH says to Satan, “Behold, all that he has [is] in your hand, only do not put forth your hand to him.” And Satan goes out from the presence of YHWH.
13 कुनै एक दिनमा यस्तो भयो, तिनका छोराहरू र छोरीहरू आफ्ना जेठा दाजुको घरमा खाँदै र पिउँदै थिए ।
And the day is, that his sons and his daughters are eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the firstborn.
14 एउटा समाचारवाहक अय्यूबकहाँ आयो र भन्यो, “आफ्ना छेउमै गोरुहरू जोतिरहेका थिए, र गधाहरू चरिरहेका थिए ।
And a messenger has come to Job and says, “The oxen have been plowing, and the female donkeys feeding by their sides,
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 Sheba falls, and takes them, and they have struck the young men by the mouth of the sword, and I have escaped—only I alone—to declare [it] to you.”
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 this [one] is speaking another has also come and says, “Fire of God has fallen from the heavens, and burns among the flock, and among the young men, and consumes them, and I have escaped—only I alone—to declare [it] to you.”
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 this [one] is speaking another also has come and says, “Chaldeans made three heads, and rush on the camels, and take them, and they have struck the young men by the mouth of the sword, and I have escaped—only I alone—to declare [it] to you.”
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 this [one] is speaking another has also come and says, “Your sons and your daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the firstborn.
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, a great wind has come from over the wilderness, and strikes against the four corners of the house, and it falls on the young men, and they are dead, and I have escaped—only I alone—to declare [it] to you.”
20 तब अय्यूब उठे, आफ्नो लुगा च्याते, कपाल खौरे, भुइँमा घोप्टो परे र परमेश्वरको आराधना गरे ।
And Job rises, and tears his robe, and shaves his head, and falls to the earth, and pays respect,
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 says, “I came forth naked from the womb of my mother, And naked I return there. YHWH has given and YHWH has taken; Let the Name of YHWH be blessed.”
22 यी सबै कुरामा अय्यूबले पाप गरेनन्, न त तिनले परमेश्वरलाई गलत गरेको भनेर दोष लगाए ।
In all this Job has not sinned, nor given folly to God.