नहेम्याह 9
1 अब उही महिनाको चौबिसौँ दिनमा इस्राएलीहरू भेला भए । तिनीहरू उपवास बस्दै र भाङ्ग्रा लगाउँदै थिए, र तिनीहरूले आ-आफ्ना शिरमा धूलो हाले ।
On October 31, the people gathered together again. They (fasted/abstained from eating food), they wore clothes made from rough cloth, and they put dirt on their heads [to show that they were sorry for their sins].
2 इस्राएलका सन्तानहरूले सबै परदेशीबाट आफूलाई अलग गरे । तिनीहरू खडा भएर आफ्ना पापसाथै तिनीहरूका पुर्खाहरूका दुष्ट कामहरू स्वीकार गरे ।
The Israeli people separated themselves from all the foreigners. They stood there and confessed their sins and the sins that their ancestors had committed.
3 तिनीहरू आ-आफ्ना ठाउँमा खडा भए, र पहिलो एक पहरचाहिँ तिनीहरूले परमप्रभु तिनीहरूका परमेश्वरको व्यवस्थाको पुस्तकबाट पढे । अर्को पहरमा तिनीहरूले परमप्रभु तिनीहरूका परमेश्वरको सामु पाप स्वीकार गर्दै र दण्डवत् गर्दै थिए ।
The scroll that contained the laws of Yahweh, the God whom they [worshiped], was read to them for three hours. Then for three more hours they confessed their sins and they worshiped Yahweh.
4 लेवीहरू, येशूअ, बानी, कादमीएल, शबन्याह, बुन्नी, शरेबियाह, बानी र कनानी खुट्किलाहरूका उभिए, अनि तिनीहरूले परमप्रभु तिनीहरूका परमेश्वरलाई उच्च सोरमा पुकारे ।
[Some of] the descendants of Levi were standing on the stairs. They were Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, [another] Bani, and Kenani.
5 तब लेवीहरू, येशूअ, कादमीएल, बानी, हशबन्याह, शरेबियाह, होदियाह, शबन्याह र पतहियाहले भने, “खडा भएर परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरलाई सदासर्वदा प्रशंसा चढाओ ।” तिनीहरूले तपाईंको महिमित नाउँलाई धन्यको भनून्, र यो नाउँ हरेक आशिष् र प्रशंसाभन्दा माथि उचालिएको होस् ।
Then [the leaders of] the Levites called out to the people. They were Jeshua, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah. They said, “While you are standing there, praise Yahweh your God, who has always lived and will live forever!” [Then one of them continued by praying this to God], “Yahweh, we praise your glorious name! You are much greater than anything that we can think about or talk about!
6 तपाईं मात्र परमप्रभु हुनुहुन्छ । तपाईंले स्वर्ग, सर्वोच्च आकाश, त्यहाँका सबै आकाशीय पिण्ड अनि पृथ्वी र यसमा भएका थोक थोक, समुद्रहरू र तिनमा भएका सबै थोक बनाउनुभयो । तपाईंले नै ती सबैलाई जीवन दिनुहुन्छ, र स्वर्गका समुदायले तपाईंको आराधना गर्छन् ।
“You only are God. You made the sky and the heavens and all the stars. You made the earth and everything that is on it, and you made the seas/oceans and everything that is in them. You are the one who gives life to everything and helps them remain alive. All the angels who are in heaven worship you.
7 तपाईं परमप्रभु परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्छ जसले अब्रामलाई चुन्नुभयो, र तिनलाई कल्दीहरूको ऊरबाट ल्याउनुभयो, र तिनलाई अब्राहाम नाउँ दिनुभयो ।
“Yahweh, you are God. You chose Abram and brought him out of Ur [city] in Chaldea [region]. You gave him a new name, Abraham.
8 तपाईंले तिनको हृदय तपाईंको सामु विश्वासयोग्य भएको भेट्टाउनुभयो, र तिनका सन्तानहरूलाई कनानी, हित्ती, एमोरी, परिज्जी, यबूसी र गिर्गाशीहरूको देश दिने प्रतिज्ञा गर्नुभयो । तपाईंले आफ्नो प्रतिज्ञा पुरा गर्नुभएको छ किनकि तपाईं धर्मी हुनुहुन्छ ।
You saw that he was trustworthy. Then you made (an agreement with/a promise to) him, saying that you would give [to him and] to his descendants the land that the descendants of Canaan, Heth, Amor, Periz, Jebus, and Girgash lived in. And you have done what you promised, because you always do what is right.
9 तपाईंले मिश्रमा हाम्रा पिता-पुर्खाहरूको दुःख देख्नुभयो, र लाल समुद्रनेर तिनीहरूको क्रन्दन सुन्नुभयो ।
“You saw what our ancestors were suffering in Egypt. You heard them cry to you for help when they were at the Red Sea.
10 तपाईंले फारो, तिनका सबै अधिकारी र तिनको देशका सबै जनताको सामु चिन्हहरू र आश्चर्यहरू गर्नुभयो किनकि मिश्रीहरूले इस्राएलीहरूको विरुद्धमा अहङ्कारी भएर व्यवहार गरेका थिए भनी तपाईं जान्नुहुन्थ्यो । तपाईंले आफ्नो निम्ति एउटा नाउँ राख्नुभयो जुन आजको दिनसम्म खडा छ ।
Because you knew that the leaders of Egypt were treating our ancestors very arrogantly, you performed many kinds of miracles that caused the king and his officials and all his people to suffer. As a result, you became famous then, and you are still famous!
11 त्यसपछि तपाईंले तिनीहरूकै सामु समुद्रलाई विभाजन गरिदिनुभयो अनि तिनीहरू समुद्रको बिचमा सुक्खा भूमिबाट हिँडेर गए, र तिनीहरूलाई खेद्नेहरूलाई तपाईंले उर्लंदो पानी ढुङ्गा फालेझैँ फालिदिनुभयो ।
You caused the Red Sea to divide, with the result that your people walked through it on the ground without [getting their feet] wet. [After they were all safely on the other side, ] you [caused the water to come back again], and you hurled into the deep water the [soldiers of the Egyptian army] that were pursuing our ancestors. Their soldiers sank into the deep sea like stones!
12 तिनीहरूलाई बाटोमा यात्राको लागि प्रकाश दिन तपाईंले तिनीहरूलाई दिनमा बादलको खाँबो र रातमा आगोको खाँबोद्वारा अगुवाइ गर्नुभयो ।
During each day you led our ancestors with a bright cloud that resembled a huge pillar, and each night you led them by a flaming cloud that gave them light to show them where to walk.
13 तपाईं स्वर्गबाट सीनै पर्वतमा ओर्लनुभयो, र तिनीहरूसित बोल्नुभयो अनि तिनीहरूलाई धार्मिक नियमहरू, साँचो व्यवस्था र असल विधिविधानसाथै आज्ञाहरू दिनुभयो ।
“When our ancestors were at Sinai Mountain, you came down from heaven and spoke to them. You gave them many regulations and instructions that are just and reliable, and you gave them commands and laws that are good.
14 तपाईंले तिनीहरूलाई आफ्नो पवित्र शबाथ चिनाउनुभयो, अनि तपाईंका दास मोशाद्वारा तिनीहरूलाई आज्ञाहरू, विधिविधानहरू र व्यवस्था दिनुभयो ।
You taught them about your holy (Sabbath/day of rest), and you gave many kinds of laws to your servant Moses for him to tell to the people.
15 तपाईंले तिनीहरूलाई तिनीहरूको भोक तृप्त पार्न स्वर्गबाट रोटी दिनुभयो, र तिनीहरूको तिर्खा मेट्न चट्टानबाट पानी दिनुभयो । तिनीहरूलाई दिन्छु भनी तपाईंले प्रतिज्ञा गर्नुभएको देशमा गएर अधिकार गर्न तिनीहरूलाई आज्ञा दिनुभयो ।
When they were hungry, you gave them manna from the sky; and when they were thirsty, you gave them water from a rock. You commanded them to go and take, from the people who lived there, the land which you had promised to give to them.
16 तर तिनीहरू र हाम्रा पिता-पुर्खाहरू अटेरी र हठी भए, र तपाईंका आज्ञाहरू सुनेनन् ।
“But our ancestors were very proud and stubborn [IDM], and they did not do what you commanded them to do.
17 तिनीहरूले सुन्न इन्कार गरे, र तपाईंले तिनीहरूका बिचमा गर्नुभएका आश्चर्यहरूलाई तिनीहरूले विचारै गरेनन् । तर तिनीहरू हठी भए, र तिनीहरूको विद्रोहमा तिनीहरूले आफ्नो दासत्वमा फर्कन एक जना अगुवा नियुक्त गरे । तर तपाईं क्षमाले भरिपूर्ण, अनुग्रही, दयालु, रिसाउनमा ढिला, अचुक प्रेममा प्रचुर परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्छ । तपाईंले तिनीहरूलाई त्याग्नुभएन ।
They refused to heed you, and they forgot about all the miracles that you had performed for them. Instead, they became stubborn [IDM], and they appointed someone to lead them back to Egypt, where they would be slaves again! But you are a God who forgives us and who is kind and merciful [to us]. You do not quickly become angry. You always faithfully love us.
18 तिनीहरूले ढलौटे बाछा बनाएर 'तिमीहरूलाई मिश्रबाट ल्याउने ईश्वर यही हो' भनी तिनीहरूले ठुलो ईश्वर-निन्दा गर्दा पनि
So, even though their [leaders] made an idol that resembled a calf and insulted you by saying [about the idol], ‘This is our god, who brought you up out of Egypt,’ you did not desert them.
19 तपाईंले आफ्नो दयामा तिनीहरूलाई उजाड-स्थानमा त्याग्नुभएन । तिनीहरूलाई बाटोमा अगुवाइ गर्ने बादलको खाँबोले दिनमा तिनीहरूलाई छोडेन, न त तिनीहरूको यात्राको लागि प्रकाश दिने आगोको खाँबोले रातमा तिनीहरूलाई छोडे ।
“Because you always act mercifully, you did not abandon them when they were in the desert. The bright cloud which was like a huge pillar continued to lead them during the daytime, and the fiery cloud showed them where to walk at night.
20 तिनीहरूलाई निर्देशन दिन तपाईंले तिनीहरूलाई आफ्नो असल आत्मा दिनुभयो, र तिनीहरूका मुखमा तपाईंले आफ्नो मन्न दिन रोक्नुभएन, र तिनीहरूको तिर्खा मेट्न तपाईंले तिनीहरूलाई पानी दिनुभयो ।
You sent your good Spirit to instruct them. You continued to provide water when they were thirsty.
21 चालिस वर्षसम्म उजाड-स्थानमा तपाईंले तिनीहरूलाई भोजन उपलब्ध गराउनुभयो, र तिनीहरूलाई कुनै थोकको कमी भएन । तिनीहरूका लुगा फाटिएनन्, र तिनीहरूका गोडा सुनिएनन् ।
For 40 years you took care of them in the desert. During all that time, they had everything [that they needed]. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell up [even though they were continually walking].
22 तपाईंले तिनीहरूलाई राज्यहरू र जातिहरू दिनुभयो, अनि देशका हरेक कुनामा पुर्याउनुभयो । तब तिनीहरूले हेश्बोनका राजा सीहोन र बाशानका राजा ओगको देश अधिकार गरे ।
“You helped our ancestors to defeat armies of great kings who ruled many people-groups. By doing that, you enabled our ancestors to (occupy/live in) even the most distant places in this land. They occupied the land over which King Sihon ruled from Heshbon [city] and the land over which King Og ruled in [the] Bashan [area].
23 तपाईंले तिनीहरूका सन्तानहरूलाई आकाशका ताराजत्तिकै अनगिन्ती बनाउनुभयो, र तपाईंले तिनीहरूका पिता-पुर्खाहरूलाई अधिकार गर्न दिन्छु भनी प्रतिज्ञा गर्नुभएको देशमा तिनीहरूलाई ल्याउनुभयो ।
You caused our ancestors’ descendants to become as numerous as the stars in the sky, and you brought them into this land, the land that you told their fathers to enter and occupy.
24 त्यसैले मानिसहरू देशभित्र प्रवेश गरी यसको अधिकार गरे, र तिनीहरूकै सामु त्यस देशका बासिन्दाहरू अर्थात् कनानीहरूलाई तपाईंले अधीनमा ल्याउनुभयो । इस्राएलले इच्छा लागेअनुसार कनानीहरूलाई व्यवहार गरून् भनेर तपाईंले कनानीहरू, तिनीहरूका राजाहरू, देशका जनताहरूलाई तिनीहरूका हातमा सुम्पिदिनुभयो ।
Their sons went in and took the land [from the people that lived there]. You enabled them to defeat the descendants of Canaan who lived here in this land. You enabled them to conquer the descendants of Canaan and their kings and the people whom they ruled. You enabled our ancestors to do to those people whatever they wanted to do.
25 तिनीहरूले किल्लाबन्दी गरिएका सहरहरू र उर्बरायुक्त देश कब्जा गरे । तिनीहरूले सबै असल थोकहरूले भरिएका घरहरू, पहिले नै खनेका कुवाहरू, दाखबारीहरू, जैतूनका बगैँचाहरू र प्रचुर मात्रामा फल दिने रुखहरू कब्जा गरे । यसरी तिनीहरूले खाएर तृप्त भए, अनि मोटाएर तपाईंको महान् भलाइमा तिनीहरूले आनन्द मनाए ।
Our ancestors captured cities that had walls around them, and they took possession of fertile land. They took possession of houses that were full of good things, where there were wells that were already dug. They took possession of many vineyards and groves of olive trees and fruit trees. They ate all that they wanted to and became fat. They were delighted in all these good things that you gave to them.
26 तब तिनीहरू अनाज्ञाकारी बने, र तिनीहरूले तपाईंको विरुद्धमा विद्रोह गरे । तिनीहरूले तपाईंको व्यवस्थालाई पिठिउँ फर्काए । तिनीहरूले तपाईंका अगमवक्ताहरूलाई मारे जसले तिनीहरूलाई तपाईंकहाँ फर्कन चेताउनी दिएका थिए । तिनीहरूले ठुलो ईश्वर-निन्दा गरे ।
“But they disobeyed you and rebelled against you. They (turned their backs on/rejected) your laws. They killed the prophets who warned them that they should return to you. They badly insulted you.
27 त्यसैले तपाईंले तिनीहरूलाई तिनीहरूका शत्रुहरूका हातमा सुम्पिदिनुभयो जसले तिनीहरूलाई सताए । तिनीहरूको दुःखकष्टको समयमा तिनीहरूले तपाईंलाई पुकारे, र तपाईंले स्वर्गबाट तिनीहरूको कुरा सुन्नुभयो । तपाईंको महान् कृपाको कारण तपाईंले छुटकारा दिनेहरू पठाउनुभयो जसले तिनीहरूलाई तिनीहरूका शत्रुहरूका हातबाट छुटकारा दिए ।
So you allowed their enemies to defeat them. But when their enemies caused them to suffer, they called out to you. You heard them from heaven, and because you are very merciful, you sent them people to help them, and those leaders rescued them from their enemies.
28 तर तिनीहरूले शान्ति पाएपछि तिनीहरूले फेरि तपाईंको सामु दुष्ट काम गरे, र तपाईंले तिनीहरूलाई तिनीहरूका शत्रुहरूका हातमा त्यागिदिनुभयो, अनि तिनीहरूका शत्रुहरूले तिनीहरूमाथि शासन गरे । तथापि तिनीहरू फर्केर तपाईंलाई पुकारा गर्दा तपाईंले स्वर्गबाट सुन्नुभयो, र तपाईंको कृपाको कारण धेरै पटक तपाईंले तिनीहरूलाई छुटकारा दिनुभयो ।
“But after there was a time of peace again, our ancestors again did things that displeased you. So again you allowed their enemies to conquer them. But whenever they cried out to you again [to help them], you heard them from heaven, and because you act mercifully, you rescued them many times.
29 तिनीहरू तपाईंको व्यवस्थामा फर्कून् भनेर तपाईंले तिनीहरूलाई चेताउनी दिनुभयो । तरै पनि तिनीहरू हठी भए, र तपाईंका आज्ञाहरू सुनेनन् । आज्ञा पालन गर्ने जोसुकैलाई जीवन दिने तपाईंका आज्ञाहरूको विरुद्धमा तिनीहरूले पाप गरे । तिनीहरू हठी बने र अटेरी बने अनि सुन्न इन्का गरे ।
“You warned them that they should again [obey] your laws, but they became proud and stubborn, and they disobeyed your commands. They sinned by disobeying what you commanded them to do, the things that would enable them to live a good long life [if they obeyed them]. They stubbornly refused [IDM] to listen to you and continued sinning.
30 धेरै वर्षसम्म तपाईं तिनीहरूसित धैर्यवान् हुनुभयो, र आफ्ना अगमवक्ताहरूमार्फत तपाईंको आत्माद्वारा तिनीहरूलाई चेताउनी दिनुभयो । तरै पनि तिनीहरूले सुनेनन् । त्यसैले तपाईंले तिनीहरूलाई छिमेकी जातिहरूका हातमा सुम्पिदिनुभयो ।
You were patient with them for many years. You warned them trough [the messages] your Spirit gave to the prophets. But they did not (heed/pay attention to) those messages. So again you allowed [the armies of] other nations to defeat them.
31 तर तपाईंको महान् कृपामा तिनीहरूलाई निमिट्ट्यान्न पार्नुभएन, न त पूर्ण रूपमा त्यागिदिनुभयो किनकि तपाईं अनुग्रही र करुणामय परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्छ ।
But because you act very mercifully, you did not get rid of them completely or abandon them [forever]. You are a very gracious/kind and merciful God!
32 त्यसकारण, अब हे हाम्रा परमेश्वर तपाईं महान्, शक्तिशाली र भययोग्य परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्छ, जसले आफ्नो करार र अचुक प्रेम राख्नुहुन्छ । अश्शूरका राजाहरूको समयदेखि आजको दिनसम्म हामी, हाम्रा राजाहरू, हाम्रा राजकुमारहरू, हाम्रा पुजारीहरू, हाम्रा अगमवक्ताहरू, हाम्रा पिता-पुर्खाहरू र तपाईंका सारा मानिसमाथि आइपरेका यी कठिनाइलाई हलुका नसम्झनुहोस् ।
“Our God, you are great! You are mighty! You are awesome! You faithfully love us as [you promised in] your agreement with us that you would do! But now we are experiencing great difficulties/hardships. Great troubles have come to us, to our kings, to our [other] leaders, to our priests, and to our prophets. We have been experiencing these troubles since [the armies of] the kings of Assyria [conquered us], and we are still experiencing them. We ask that you sincerely think about [LIT] all these things.
33 हामीमाथि आइपरेका हरेक कुरामा तपाईं धर्मी हुनुहुन्छ किनकि तपाईंले विश्वाससाथ व्यवहार गर्नुभएको छ, तर हामीले चाहिँ दुष्टतापूर्वक काम गरेका छौँ ।
[We know that] you acted justly each time that you punished us. We have sinned greatly, but you have treated us fairly.
34 हाम्रा राजाहरू, हाम्रा राजकुमारहरू, हाम्रा पुजारीहरू र हाम्रा पिता-पुर्खाहरूले तपाईंको व्यवस्था पालन गरेका छैनन्, न त तपाईंका आज्ञाहरू वा तपाईंले तिनीहरूलाई चेताउनी दिनुभएका तपाईंका करारका आदेशहरूलाई ध्यान दिएका छन् ।
Our kings and other leaders and our priests and our other ancestors did not obey your laws. They did not heed your commands or the warnings that you gave to them.
35 तिनीहरूको आफ्नै राज्य हुँदा तपाईंले तिनीहरूलाई दिनुभएको विशाल र मलिलो देशमा तपाईंको महान् उदारतालाई तिनीहरूले उपभोग गर्दागर्दै पनि तिनीहरूले तपाईंको सेवा गरेनन्, न त तिनीहरूका दुष्ट मार्गहरूबाट फर्के ।
Even when they had their own kings, and they enjoyed the good things that you did for them in this large and fertile land that you gave to them, they did not serve you. They refused to quit doing what was evil.
36 हेर्नुहोस्, हामी दास भएका छौँ । अहिले हामी तपाईंले हाम्रा पिता-पुर्खाहरूलाई त्यसका फलहरू खान र त्यसका असल उब्जनीहरू उपभोग गर्नलाई दिनुभएको यही देशमा हामी दास भएका छौँ ।
“So now we are [like] slaves here in this land that you gave to our ancestors, the land that you gave to them in order that they could enjoy all the good things that grow here.
37 हाम्रा पापले गर्दा त्यसका प्रशस्त उब्जनीहरू हामीमाथि प्रभुत्व गर्न तपाईंले खटाउनुभएका राजाहरूकहाँ जान्छन् । तिनीहरूलाई इच्छा लागेअनुसार तिनीहरूले हाम्रा शरीरसाथै हाम्रा गाईवस्तुमाथि शासन गर्छन् । हामी बडो कष्टमा छौँ!
Because we have sinned, [we cannot eat the things that grow here]. The kings that now rule over us are enjoying the things that grow here. They rule us and [take] our cattle. We have to serve them and do the things that please them. We are experiencing great misery/distress.
38 यी सबै कारणले गर्दा हामी लेखेर नै दृढ करार बाँध्दछौँ । छाप लगाइएको दस्तावेजमा हाम्रा राजकुमारहरू, लेवीहरू र पुजारीहरूका नाउँ हुन्छन् ।”
“However, we [Israeli] people now are making an agreement/promise [to obey you], and we are writing this agreement/promise [on a scroll]. We will write on it the names of our leaders and the names of the Levites and the names of the priests, and then we will seal it.”
