< नहेम्याह 13 >
1 त्यस दिन तिनीहरूले मानिसहरूले सुन्ने गरी मोशाको व्यवस्था पढे । कुनै अम्मोनी वा मोआबी कहिल्यै पनि परमेश्वरको सभामा आउनुहुँदैन भनी त्यसमा लेखिएको भेट्टाइयो ।
Now on that day, they read from the book of Moses in the hearing of the people. And in it, there was found written that the Ammonites and the Moabites must not enter the church of God, even for all time,
2 किनकि तिनीहरू रोटी र पानी लिएर इस्राएलीहरूकहाँ आएका थिएनन्, तर तिनीहरूले इस्राएललाई सराप दिन बालामलाई भाडामा लिएका थिए । तथापि हाम्रा परमेश्वरले सरापलाई आशिष्मा परिणत गरिदिनुभयो ।
because they did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and water, and they hired Balaam against them, to curse them. But our God turned the curse into a blessing.
3 तिनीहरूले व्यवस्था सुन्नेबित्तिकै तिनीहरूले इस्राएलबाट हरेक विदेशीबाट अलग गराए ।
Now it happened that, when they had heard the law, they separated every foreigner from Israel.
4 अब योभन्दा पहिले पुजारी एल्यासीब हाम्रा परमेश्वरको मन्दिरका भण्डार-कोठाहरूका जिम्मावाल नियुक्त भएका थिए । तिनको तोबियासित सम्बन्ध थियो ।
And Eliashib, the priest, was over this task; he had been given charge of the treasury of the house of our God, and he was a close relative of Tobiah.
5 एल्यासीबले तोबियाको लागि एउटा ठुलो भण्डार-कोठा तयार पारेका थिए जहाँ पहिले तिनीहरूले लेवीहरू, गायकहरू, द्वारपालहरूका निम्ति अन्नबलि, धूप, काठपातहरू, अन्नका दशांशहरू, नयाँ दाखमद्य र तेल अनि पुजारीहरूका निम्ति दान राख्ने गर्थे ।
Then he made for himself a large storeroom, and in that place, there was laid before him gifts, and frankincense, and vessels, and the tithes of grain, wine, and oil, the portions of the Levites, and of the singing men, and of the gatekeepers, and the first-fruits of the priests.
6 तर यी सबै समयमा म यरूशलेममा थिइनँ । किनकि बेबिलोनका राजा अर्तासास्तको बत्तिसौँ वर्षमा म राजाकहाँ गएको थिएँ । केही समयपछि फर्केर जान मैले राजालाई अनुमति मागेँ,
But during all this, I was not in Jerusalem, because in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes, the king of Babylon, I went to the king, and at the end of some days, I petitioned the king.
7 र म यरूशलेम फर्कें । परमेश्वरको मन्दिरका चोकहरूमा एल्यासीबले तोबियालाई भण्डार-कोठा दिएर तिनले गरेको दुष्टतालाई मैले बुझेँ ।
And I went to Jerusalem, and I understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, such that he would make him a storeroom in the vestibules of the house of God.
8 म सार्हैँ रिसाएँ, र मैले भण्डार-कोठाबाट तोबियाका सबै सरसामानहरू फालिदिएँ ।
And it seemed to me very evil. And I cast the vessels of the house of Tobiah outside of the storeroom.
9 भण्डार-कोठाहरू शुद्ध पारिऊन् भनी मैले आज्ञा दिएँ, अनि मैले परमेश्वरका मन्दिरका सामानहरू, अन्नबलिहरू र धूप फेरि त्यहाँ राखेँ ।
And I gave instructions, and they cleansed again the storeroom. And I brought back, into that place, the vessels of the house of God, the sacrifice, and the frankincense.
10 लेवीहरूलाई तिनीहरूको भाग दिइएको रहेनछ, अनि लेवीहरूसाथै काम गर्ने गायकहरू आ-आफ्नो जग्गामा भागेर गएका रहे छन् भनी मैले थाहा पाएँ ।
And I realized that the portions of the Levites had not been given to them, and that each one had fled into his own region, from the Levites, and from the singing men, and from those who were ministering.
11 त्यसैले मैले अधिकारीहरूको सामना गरी तिनीहरूलाई भनेँ, “परमेश्वरको मन्दिरलाई किन बेवास्ता गरिएको?” मैले तिनीहरूलाई जम्मा गरी तिनीहरूकै पदमा नियुक्त गरेँ ।
And I brought the case before the magistrates, and I said, “Why have we forsaken the house of God?” And I gathered them together, and I caused them to stand at their stations.
12 तब सारा यहूदाले अन्नको दशांश, नयाँ दाखमद्य र तेल भण्डार-कोठाहरूभित्र ल्याए ।
And all of Judah brought the tithes of the grain, and the wine, and the oil into the storehouses.
13 मैले पुजारी शेलेम्याह, शास्त्री सादोक र लेवीहरूबाट पदायाहलाई भण्डार-कोठाहरूको कोषाध्यक्षको रूपमा नियुक्त गरेँ । जक्कूरका छोरा, मत्तन्याहका नाति हानानलाई तिनीहरूका सहायकको रूपमा नियुक्त गरेँ किनकि तिनीहरू भरोसायोग्य ठानिएका थिए । तिनीहरूका सहायकहरूका खानेकुराहरू वितरण गर्नु नै तिनीहरूको कर्तव्य थियो ।
And we appointed over the storehouses, Shelemiah, the priest, and Zadok, the scribe, and Pedaiah from the Levites, and next to them Hanan, the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah. For they had proven to be faithful. And so the portions of their brothers were entrusted to them.
14 हे मेरा परमेश्वर, यस विषयमा मेरो सम्झना गर्नुहोस्, अनि मेरा परमेश्वरको मन्दिर र यसका सेवाहरूमा मैले गरेका असल कार्यहरूलाई नमेटिदिनुहोस् ।
Remember me, O my God, because of this, and may you not wipe away my acts of compassion, which I have done for the house of my God and for his ceremonies.
15 ती दिनमा मैले यहूदामा मानिसहरूले शबाथमा कोल पेलिरहेका, अन्नका भारीहरू ल्याइरहेका, अनि दाखमद्य, दाख, नेभारा र सबै किसिमका भारीहरू गधाहरूमाथि लादेर शबाथ-दिनमा यरूशलेममा ल्याएको देखेँ । त्यस दिन तिनीहरूले खानेकुरा बेच्दै थिए भनी मैले विरोध जनाएँ ।
In those days, I saw, in Judah, some who were treading the presses on the Sabbath, and who were carrying sheaves, and placing on donkeys burdens of wine, and of grapes, and of figs, and all manner of burdens, and who were bringing these into Jerusalem on the day of the Sabbath. And I contended with them, so that they would sell on a day when it was permitted to sell.
16 यरूशलेममा बस्ने टुरोसका मानिसहरूले माछासाथै सबै किसिमका खानेकुरा ल्याए, अनि शबाथमा तिनीहरूले यहूदा र सहरका मानिसहरूलाई ती चिजहरू बेचे ।
And some Tyrians dwelt within, who were bringing fish and all kinds of items for sale. And they were selling on the Sabbaths to the sons of Judah in Jerusalem.
17 तब मैले यहूदाका मानिसहरूको सामना गरेँ, “शबाथ-दिनलाई अपवित्र पारी तपाईंहरूले यो दुष्ट काम गर्नुको अर्थ के हो?
And I put the nobles of Judah under oath, and I said to them: “What is this evil thing that you are doing, profaning the Sabbath day?
18 के तपाईंहरूका पुर्खाहरूले यसै गरेका होइनन् र? के हाम्रा परमेश्वरले हामी र हाम्रो सहरमाथि यी सबै खराबी ल्याउनुभएको होइन र? अब शबाथलाई अपवित्र पारी तपाईंहरूले इस्राएलमाथि अझै धेरै क्रोध ल्याउँदै हुनुहुन्छ ।”
Did not our fathers do these things, and so our God brought all this evil upon us and upon this city? And you are adding more wrath upon Israel by violating the Sabbath!”
19 शबाथअगि यरूशलेमका प्रवेश-द्वारहरूमा साँझ पर्नेबित्तिकै ती बन्द गरेर शबाथ नसकिएसम्म नखोलिऊन् भनी मैले आज्ञा दिएँ । शबाथ-दिनमा कुनै भारी भित्र लैजान नसकियोस् भनेर प्रवेश-द्वारहरूमा मैले मेरा केही सेवकहरू नियुक्त गरेँ ।
And it happened that, when the gates of Jerusalem had rested on the day of the Sabbath, I spoke, and they closed the gates. And I instructed that they should not open them until after the Sabbath. And I appointed some of my servants over the gates, so that no one would carry in a burden on the day of the Sabbath.
20 सबै किसिमका सामान ल्याउने र बेच्नेहरूले एक-दुई पटक यरूशलेमबाहिरै छाउनी हाले ।
And so the merchants and those who sold all kinds of items remained just outside of Jerusalem, once and again.
21 तर मैले तिनीहरूलाई चेताउनी दिएँ, “तपाईंहरू किन पर्खालबाहिर छाउनी हाल्नुहुन्छ? तपाईंहरूले फेरि यसो गर्नुभयो भने म तपाईंहरूलाई कारबाही गर्ने छु ।” त्यस समयदेखि तिनीहरू शबाथमा आएनन् ।
And I contended with them, and I said to them: “Why are you remaining just beyond the wall? If you do this again, I will send hands upon you.” And so, from that time, they no longer came on the Sabbath.
22 तब मैले लेवीहरूलाई आ-आफूलाई शुद्ध पारी शबाथलाई पवित्र पार्न प्रवेशद्वारहरूको पहरा दिनू भनी आज्ञा दिएँ । हे मेरा परमेश्वर, मप्रति तपाईंको करारको बफादारीको कारणले यसको लागि पनि मलाई सम्झनुहोस्, र मलाई दया देखाउनुहोस् ।
I also spoke to the Levites, so that they would be cleansed, and would arrive to guard the gates and to sanctify the day of the Sabbath. Because of this also, O my God, remember me and spare me, in accord with the multitude of your mercies.
23 ती दिनमा अश्दोद, अम्मोन र मोआबका स्त्रीहरूलाई बिहे गर्ने यहूदीहरूलाई पनि मैले देखेँ ।
But also in those days, I saw some Jews taking wives from the Ashdodites, and the Ammonites, and the Moabites.
24 तिनीहरूका सन्तानमध्ये आधाले अश्दोदको भाषा बोल्थे । तिनीहरूमध्ये कसैले पनि यहूदाको भाषा बोल्न सक्दैनथ्यो, तर ती मानिसहरूको कुनै एउटा भाषा बोल्दथे ।
And their sons spoke partly in the speech of Ashdod, and they did not know how to speak the Jewish language, and they were speaking according to the language of one people or another.
25 मैले तिनीहरूको सामना गरी तिनीहरूलाई सराप दिएँ, र केहीलाई हिर्काएँ र तिनीहरूको जगल्टा लुछेँ । मैले तिनीहरूलाई यसो भनी परमेश्वरको नाउँमा शपथ खान लगाएँ, “तिमीहरूले आफ्ना छोरीहरू तिनीहरूका छोराहरूलाई नदिनू अथवा तिनीहरूका छोरीहरू आफ्ना छोराहरू वा आफ्नै लागि नलिनू ।
And I put them under oath, and I cursed them. And I struck some of their men, and I shaved off their hair, and I made them swear to God that they would not give their daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for their sons, nor for themselves, saying:
26 के यी स्त्रीहरूकै कारणले इस्राएलका राजा सोलोमनले पाप गरेका होइनन् र? जाति-जातिहरूका बिचमा तिनीजस्ता राजा कोही थिइनन्, र तिनका परमेश्वरले तिनलाई प्रेम गर्नुहुन्थ्यो, अनि परमेश्वरले सारा इस्राएलमाथि तिनलाई राजा बनाउनुभयो । तथापि, तिनका विदेशी पत्नीहरूले तिनलाई पाप गर्न लगाए । के तपाईंहरूको कुरा सुनी यी सबै दुष्ट काम गर्ने अनि विदेशी स्त्रीहरूसित बिहे गरी हाम्रा परमेश्वरलाई धोका दिने?”
“Did not Solomon, king of Israel, sin in this kind of thing? And certainly, among many nations, there was no king similar to him, and he was beloved of his God, and God set him as king over all of Israel. And yet foreign women led even him into sin!
27 प्रधान पुजारी एल्यासीबका छोरा योयादाको एक जना छोरो होरोनी सन्बलतको ज्वाइँ रहेछ । त्यसकारण मैले त्यसलाई मेरो उपस्थितिबाट भाग्न लगाएँ ।
So how could we disobey and do all this great evil, so that we would transgress against our God, and take foreign wives?”
28 हे मेरा परमेश्वर, तिनीहरूलाई सम्झनुहोस्, किनकि तिनीहरूले पुजारीको पद, यसको करार र लेवीहरूलाई दुषित पारेका छन् ।
Now one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib, the high priest, was a son-in-law to Sanballat, a Horonite, and I made him flee from me.
29 यसरी मैले तिनीहरूलाई हरेक विदेशीबाट शुद्ध पारेँ, अनि पुजारीहरूसाथै लेवीहरूलाई तिनीहरूको आ-आफ्नै कर्तव्यमा स्थापित गराएँ ।
O Lord, my God, remember against those who defile the priesthood and the law of the priests and the Levites!
30 मैले तोकिएको समयमा दाउराको भेटी र अगौटे फलहरू उपलब्ध गराएँ ।
And so I cleansed them from all foreigners, and I established the orders of the priests and the Levites, each one in his ministry.
31 हे मेरा परमेश्वर, सदासर्वदा मेरो सम्झना गर्नुहोस् ।
O my God, remember me also, for good, because of the offering of wood, at the appointed times, and because of the first-fruits. Amen.