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 ।
On that day there was read in the book of Moses before the ears of the people; and there was found written therein, that no 'Ammonite or Moabite should come into the congregation of God for ever;
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 had not met the children of Israel with bread and with water, but had hired Bil'am against them, that he should curse them; although our God had changed the curse into a blessing.
3 तिनीहरूले व्यवस्था सुन्नेबित्तिकै तिनीहरूले इस्राएलबाट हरेक विदेशीबाट अलग गराए ।
And it tame to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated all the alien mixture from Israel.
4 अब योभन्दा पहिले पुजारी एल्यासीब हाम्रा परमेश्वरको मन्दिरका भण्डार-कोठाहरूका जिम्मावाल नियुक्त भएका थिए । तिनको तोबियासित सम्बन्ध थियो ।
And before this, Elyashib the priest, appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, and a near [of kin] unto Tobiyah,
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 ।
Had prepared for him a large chamber, where they had laid in former times the meat-offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was ordained for the Levites, and the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the heave-offering 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 at Jerusalem; for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king of Babylon I went back unto the king, and after the lapse of some time I obtained by request [leave] of the king;
7 र म यरूशलेम फर्कें । परमेश्वरको मन्दिरका चोकहरूमा एल्यासीबले तोबियालाई भण्डार-कोठा दिएर तिनले गरेको दुष्टतालाई मैले बुझेँ ।
And I came to Jerusalem, and perceived the evil that Elyashib had done for Tobiyah, in preparing for him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.
8 म सार्हैँ रिसाएँ, र मैले भण्डार-कोठाबाट तोबियाका सबै सरसामानहरू फालिदिएँ ।
And it displeased me greatly: wherefore I cast forth all the household vessels of Tobiyah away out of the chamber.
9 भण्डार-कोठाहरू शुद्ध पारिऊन् भनी मैले आज्ञा दिएँ, अनि मैले परमेश्वरका मन्दिरका सामानहरू, अन्नबलिहरू र धूप फेरि त्यहाँ राखेँ ।
And I gave the order, whereupon they cleansed the chambers; and I had brought thither again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat-offering 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 perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given [them]: so that the Levites and the singers, that used to do the work, were fled every one to his field.
11 त्यसैले मैले अधिकारीहरूको सामना गरी तिनीहरूलाई भनेँ, “परमेश्वरको मन्दिरलाई किन बेवास्ता गरिएको?” मैले तिनीहरूलाई जम्मा गरी तिनीहरूकै पदमा नियुक्त गरेँ ।
Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why hath the house of God become forsaken? And I gathered them together, and placed them on their posts.
12 तब सारा यहूदाले अन्नको दशांश, नयाँ दाखमद्य र तेल भण्डार-कोठाहरूभित्र ल्याए ।
And all Judah brought the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.
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 I appointed receivers over the treasuries, Shelemyah the priest and Zadok the scribe, and Pedayah of the Levites; and with them acted Chanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Matthanyah; for they were accounted as faithful, and it was their duty to make a distribution among their brethren.
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, concerning this, and wipe not out my pious deeds which I have done for the house of my God, and for those that had charge of it.
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 treading wine-presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading burdens on asses, as also wine, grapes and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day; and I warned them on the day whereon they sold provisions.
16 यरूशलेममा बस्ने टुरोसका मानिसहरूले माछासाथै सबै किसिमका खानेकुरा ल्याए, अनि शबाथमा तिनीहरूले यहूदा र सहरका मानिसहरूलाई ती चिजहरू बेचे ।
Also the men of Tyre [that] dwelt therein brought fish and all kinds of wares, and sold [them] on the sabbath unto the children of Judah and in Jerusalem.
17 तब मैले यहूदाका मानिसहरूको सामना गरेँ, “शबाथ-दिनलाई अपवित्र पारी तपाईंहरूले यो दुष्ट काम गर्नुको अर्थ के हो?
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this which ye are doing, and profaning [thereby] 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 your fathers act thus, wherefore our God brought over us all this evil, and over this city? and ye bring yet more wrath over Israel by profaning 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 came to pass, that, when the shadows were lengthened in the gates of Jerusalem before the sabbath, I gave the order, whereupon the gates were locked, and I ordered that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my young men did I place at the gates, that there should be brought in no burden on the sabbath-day.
20 सबै किसिमका सामान ल्याउने र बेच्नेहरूले एक-दुई पटक यरूशलेमबाहिरै छाउनी हाले ।
But the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares lodged outside of Jerusalem once or twice.
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 ।
Thereupon did I warn them, and said unto them, Why do ye lodge along the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth they came no more 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 ।
And I ordered the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep watch at the gates, to sanctify the sabbath-day. Also this remember unto me, O my God, and shield me according to the abundance of thy kindness.
23 ती दिनमा अश्दोद, अम्मोन र मोआबका स्त्रीहरूलाई बिहे गर्ने यहूदीहरूलाई पनि मैले देखेँ ।
In those days also I saw certain Jews that had brought home wives of Ashdod, of 'Ammon, and of Moab:
24 तिनीहरूका सन्तानमध्ये आधाले अश्दोदको भाषा बोल्थे । तिनीहरूमध्ये कसैले पनि यहूदाको भाषा बोल्न सक्दैनथ्यो, तर ती मानिसहरूको कुनै एउटा भाषा बोल्दथे ।
And their children spoke partly in the speech of Ashdod, and did not understand to speak in the Jewish language, but according to the language of one or the other people.
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 contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked out their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, nor for yourselves.
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 the king of Israel sin by these things? and although among the many nations there was never a king like him, and beloved as he was by his God, and God had placed him as king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did the alien women mislead to sin.
27 प्रधान पुजारी एल्यासीबका छोरा योयादाको एक जना छोरो होरोनी सन्बलतको ज्वाइँ रहेछ । त्यसकारण मैले त्यसलाई मेरो उपस्थितिबाट भाग्न लगाएँ ।
Shall we then hear it said of you, that ye do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in bringing home alien wives?
28 हे मेरा परमेश्वर, तिनीहरूलाई सम्झनुहोस्, किनकि तिनीहरूले पुजारीको पद, यसको करार र लेवीहरूलाई दुषित पारेका छन् ।
And one of the sons of Joyada', the son of Elyashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Choronite; wherefore I chased him away from me.
29 यसरी मैले तिनीहरूलाई हरेक विदेशीबाट शुद्ध पारेँ, अनि पुजारीहरूसाथै लेवीहरूलाई तिनीहरूको आ-आफ्नै कर्तव्यमा स्थापित गराएँ ।
Remember [this] unto them, O my God, because of the defilements of the priesthood, and of the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.
30 मैले तोकिएको समयमा दाउराको भेटी र अगौटे फलहरू उपलब्ध गराएँ ।
Thus cleansed I them from all aliens, and I appointed the watches of the priests and the Levites, every one in his work;
31 हे मेरा परमेश्वर, सदासर्वदा मेरो सम्झना गर्नुहोस् ।
And for the procuring of the wood, at fixed time, and for the first-fruits. Remember this unto me, O my God, for good.
