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 ।
In the land named Uz, there was a man named Job. He was a very godly/righteous [DOU] man, who greatly respected/revered God and always avoided doing evil things.
2 तिनका सात जना छोरा र तीन जना छोरी जन्मिएका थिए ।
He had 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 ।
He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 1,000 oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was the richest man in all the area east [of the Jordan River].
4 हरेक छोरोको निम्ति तोकिएको दिनमा तिनले आफ्नो घरमा भोज दिन्थे । तिनीहरूले आफ्ना तीन दिदीबहिनीलाई बोलाउन पठाउँथे र सँगै खाने र पिउने गर्थे ।
Each year, Job’s sons made feasts [in their houses] to celebrate their birthdays. Whenever each one made a feast, he would invite [all his brothers and] his three sisters to come and eat together.
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 ।
When each celebration ended, Job would summon them. He would get up early in the morning and kill animals and burn them on the altar as sacrifices, one for each of his children. He said to himself, “Perhaps [one of] my sons has sinned and said something evil about God in his heart.”
6 तब एक दिन परमेश्वरका छोराहरू परमप्रभुको सामु उपस्थित हुन आए । शैतान पनि तिनीहरूसँगै आयो ।
One day, the angels came and gathered together in front of Yahweh, and Satan came too.
7 परमप्रभुले शैतानलाई सोध्नुभयो, “तँ कहाँबाट आइस्?” शैतानले परमप्रभुलाई जवाफ दियो र भन्यो, “पृथ्वीमा घुमेर, त्यसमा यता र उता गएर आएको हुँ ।”
Yahweh asked Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan replied, “I have come from the earth, where I been traveling back and forth, seeing what is happening.”
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 ।”
Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you (noticed/thought about) my [faithful] servant Job? He is very godly/righteous [DOU], he greatly respects/reveres me, and he always avoids doing evil things. There is no one else on the earth like him.”
9 तब शैतानले परमप्रभुलाई जवाफ दियो र भन्यो, “के अय्यूबले विनाकारण परमेश्वरको भय मान्छन् र?
Satan replied to Yahweh, “[What you say is true], but Job greatly respects you [only] because of what [you have done for him] [RHQ].
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 ।
You have always [RHQ] protected [MET] him and his family and everything that he owns. You have made him very prosperous/rich. He has livestock all over this land.
11 तर अब आफ्नो हात पसार्नुहोस् र तिनीसित भएका सबै थोकलाई छुनुहोस्, र हेर्नुहोस् कतै तिनले तपाईंको मुखैमा तपाईंलाई सराप्ने त छैनन् ।”
But if you take away [MTY] everything that he has, he will curse you openly. [IDM]”
12 परमप्रभुले शैतानलाई भन्नुभयो, “हेर्, त्योसित भएका सबै थोक तेरै हातमा छ । त्यसलाई मात्र तेरो हातले नछो ।” तब परमप्रभुको उपस्थितिबाट शैतान तुरुन्तै गयो ।
Yahweh replied to Satan, “(All right/Okay), I will permit you to take away everything that he has. But do not harm him.” Then Satan left, [and he prepared to cause many disastrous things to happen to Job].
13 कुनै एक दिनमा यस्तो भयो, तिनका छोराहरू र छोरीहरू आफ्ना जेठा दाजुको घरमा खाँदै र पिउँदै थिए ।
One day [after that], Job’s sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the home of their oldest brother.
14 एउटा समाचारवाहक अय्यूबकहाँ आयो र भन्यो, “आफ्ना छेउमै गोरुहरू जोतिरहेका थिए, र गधाहरू चरिरहेका थिए ।
While they were doing that, a messenger arrived at Job’s home and said to him, “While your oxen were plowing [the fields] and the donkeys were grazing nearby,
15 तब शबीहरूले तिनीहरूलाई झम्टे र ती लिएर गए । नोकरहरूका विषयमा, तिनीहरूले उनीहरूलाई तरवारको धारले प्रहार गरे । तपाईंलाई खबर दिनलाई म मात्रै उम्केको छु ।”
a group of men from [the] Sheba [area] came and attacked us. They killed all your servants [who were working in the fields] and took away all the oxen and donkeys! I am the only one who escaped to [come and] tell you what happened.”
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 still talking to Job, another messenger arrived. He said to Job, “Lightning from the sky [MTY] struck and killed all the sheep and all the men who were taking care of the sheep! I am the only one who escaped to [come and] tell you [what happened].”
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 still talking to Job, another messenger arrived. He said to Job, “Three groups [of robbers/bandits] from Chaldea [land] came and attacked us. They stole all the camels and killed all the men who were taking care of them. I am the only one who escaped to [come and] tell you [what happened].”
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 still talking to Job, another messenger arrived and reported this to Job: “Your sons and daughters were feasting in the home of their oldest brother.
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 ।”
Suddenly a (very strong wind/tornado) came from the desert and struck the house. The house collapsed on your sons and daughters and killed them all! I am the only one who escaped to [come and] tell you [what happened].”
20 तब अय्यूब उठे, आफ्नो लुगा च्याते, कपाल खौरे, भुइँमा घोप्टो परे र परमेश्वरको आराधना गरे ।
Job stood up, and tore his robe and shaved his head [because he was very sad/grieved]. Then he prostrated himself on the ground [to worship God].
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 ।”
He said, “When I was born, I had no clothes on. When I die, I will not take any clothes with me. Yahweh gave me [everything that I possessed], and [now] he has taken it all away. But (we should/I will) always praise Yahweh [anyway]! [MTY]”
22 यी सबै कुरामा अय्यूबले पाप गरेनन्, न त तिनले परमेश्वरलाई गलत गरेको भनेर दोष लगाए ।
In spite of all these [things that happened to] Job, [he] did not sin by saying that what God had done was wrong.
