नहेम्याह 1
1 हकल्याहका छोरा नहेम्याहका वचनहरूः बिसौँ वर्षको किसलेव महिनामा म शूशनको किल्लामा छँदा,
The history of Nehemiah, the son of Hacaliah. Now it came about, in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, when I was in Shushan, the king's town,
2 मेरा दाजुहरूमध्येका एक जना अर्थात् हनानी यहूदाबाट केही मानिसहरूसँगै आए, र मैले त्यहाँ बाँकी रहेका यहूदीहरू र यरूशलेमको विषयमा सोधपुछ गरेँ ।
That Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah; and in answer to my request for news of the Jews who had been prisoners and had got away, and of Jerusalem,
3 तिनीहरूले मलाई भने, “निर्वासनबाट बाँचेर आएकाहरू जो प्रान्तमा छन्, तिनीहरू ठुलो कष्ट र अपमानमा छन्, किनकि यरूशलेमको पर्खाल भत्काइएको छ, र यसका मुल ढोकाहरूमा आगो लगाइएका छन् ।”
They said to me, The small band of Jews now living there in the land are in great trouble and shame: the wall of Jerusalem has been broken down, and its doorways burned with fire.
4 मैले यी वचन सुन्ने बित्तिकै म बसेर रोएँ, अनि कैयौँ दिनसम्म स्वर्गका परमेश्वरको सामु म शोक गर्दै, उपवास बस्दै र प्रार्थना गर्दै बसेँ ।
Then, after hearing these words, for some days I gave myself up to weeping and sorrow, seated on the earth; and taking no food I made prayer to the God of heaven,
5 तब मैले भनेँ, “तपाईं स्वर्गका परमेश्वर परमप्रभु हुनुहुन्छ, जो महान् र भययोग्य हुनुहुन्छ । तपाईंलाई प्रेम गर्नेहरू र तपाईंका आज्ञाहरू मान्नेहरूप्रति करार पुरा गर्नुहुन्छ र तपाईंको अचुक प्रेम देखाउनुहुन्छ ।
And said, O Lord, the God of heaven, the great God, greatly to be feared, keeping faith and mercy with those who have love for him and are true to his laws:
6 अब तपाईंका दासहरू अर्थात् इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका निम्ति तपाईंका दास मैले दिनप्रतिदिन गर्ने मेरो प्रार्थना सुन्नुहोस्, र तपाईंका आँखा खोल्नुहोस् । तपाईंको विरुद्धमा हामी सबै इस्राएलीले गरेका पाप म स्वीकार गर्दै छु । म र मेरा पिताको घराना दुवैले पाप गरेका छन् ।
Let your ear now take note and let your eyes be open, so that you may give ear to the prayer of your servant, which I make before you at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel, your servants, while I put before you the sins of the children of Israel, which we have done against you: truly, I and my father's people are sinners.
7 हामीले तपाईंको विरुद्धमा दुष्ट काम गरेका छौँ, र तपाईंले आफ्ना दास मोशालाई दिनुभएका आज्ञाहरू, विधिविधानहरु र नियमहरू पालन गरेका छैनौँ ।
We have done great wrong against you, and have not kept the orders, the rules, and the decisions, which you gave to your servant Moses.
8 कृपा गरी आफ्ना दास मोशालाई तपाईंले आज्ञा दिनुभएको वचन स्मरण गर्नुहोस्, 'तिमीहरू अविश्वासयोग्य भयौ भने म तिमीहरूलाई जाति-जातिहरूका बिचमा तितर-बितर पारिदिने छु,
Keep in mind, O Lord, the order you gave your servant Moses, saying, If you do wrong I will send you wandering among the peoples:
9 तर तिमीहरू मकहाँ फर्केर मेरा आज्ञाहरूलाई पछ्याई पालन गर्यौ भने तिमीहरूका मानिसहरू आकाशका कुना-कुनासम्म तितर-बितर भए तापनि म तिनीहरूलाई त्यहाँबाट जम्मा गर्ने छु, र मेरो नाउँ राख्न मैले चुनेको ठाउँमा तिनीहरूलाई फर्काएर ल्याउने छु ।'
But if you come back to me and keep my orders and do them, even if those of you who have been forced out are living in the farthest parts of heaven, I will get them from there, and take them back to the place marked out by me for the resting-place of my name.
10 तिनीहरू तपाईंका दासहरू हुन्, र तपाईंका मानिसहरू हुन्, जसलाई तपाईंले आफ्नो महान् शक्ति र शक्तिशाली हातले छुटकारा दिनुभएको छ ।
Now these are your servants and your people, whom you have made yours by your great power and by your strong hand.
11 हे परमप्रभु, म बिन्ती गर्छु, कि तपाईंको नाउँको आदर गर्ने तपाईंका दास र तपाईंका दासहरूको प्रार्थना सुन्नुहोस् । आज तपाईंको दासलाई सफलता दिनुहोस्, र यस मानिसको दृष्टिमा उसलाई कृपा देखाउनुहोस् ।” म राजाको मद्य टक्र्याउने व्यक्तिको रूपमा काम गर्थें ।
O Lord, let your ear take note of the prayer of your servant, and of the prayers of your servants, who take delight in worshipping your name: give help, O Lord, to your servant this day, and let him have mercy in the eyes of this man. (Now I was the king's wine-servant.)
