हितोपदेश 2
1 हे मेरो छोरो, तैँले मेरा वचनहरू ग्रहण गरिस् र मेरा आज्ञाहरूलाई तेरो मनमा राखिस् भने,
My son, listen to what I say, and [consider my instructions to be as valuable as] [MET] a treasure.
2 बुद्धिका कुराहरू सुन्न तेरो कान थापिस्, र तेरो हृदयलाई समझशक्तितिर लगाइस् भने,
Pay attention to wisdom and try hard to understand it.
3 तैँले समझशक्तिको लागि पुकारा गरिस्, र यसको लागि सोर उचालिस् भने,
Call out [to God] to get insight; plead with him to help you to understand more [of what he wants you to know].
4 तैँले चाँदीलाई झैँ यसलाई खोजिस्, र गाडधनलाई झैँ समझशक्तिको खोजी गरिस् भने,
Search [eagerly] for wisdom, like you would search for silver, like you would search for a treasure that someone has hidden.
5 तैँले परमप्रभुको भय बुझ्ने छस्, र परमेश्वरको ज्ञान पाउने छस् ।
If you do that, you will understand how to revere Yahweh, and you will succeed in knowing God.
6 किनकि परमप्रभुले नै बुद्धि दिनुहुन्छ, अनि उहाँको मुखबाट ज्ञान र समझशक्ति निस्कन्छन् ।
Yahweh is the one who gives us wisdom. He is the one who tells us things that we need to know and understand.
7 उहाँलाई खुसी तुल्याउनेहरूका लागि उहाँले पक्का बुद्धि साँचेर राख्नुभएको छ । निष्ठामा चल्नेहरूका लागि उहाँ ढाल हुनुहुन्छ ।
He gives good advice to those who conduct their lives as they should. He protects [MET] those who do what is right.
8 उहाँले न्यायका मार्गहरूलाई सुरक्षा दिनुहुन्छ, र उहाँप्रति विश्वासयोग्य हुनेहरूको मार्ग रक्षा गर्नुहुन्छ ।
He guards those who act justly/fairly [toward others], and he watches over those who are faithful/loyal [to him].
9 तब तैँले धार्मिकता, न्याय, समानता र हरेक असल मार्गलाई बुझ्ने छस् ।
[If you ask God for wisdom], you will understand what is right and just [DOU] [to do], and [you will know] the right way to conduct your life,
10 किनकि बुद्धि तेरो हृदयमा आउने छ, र ज्ञान तेरो प्राणको लागि आनन्ददायक हुने छ ।
because you will be wise in your inner being; and knowing [what God wants you to know] will cause you to be joyful.
11 विवेकले तँमाथि निगरानी गर्ने छ; समझशक्तिले तेरो रक्षा गर्ने छ ।
If you know [PRS] how to choose what is right to do and if you understand [what God wants] you to do, God will protect you and guard you and keep you safe.
12 तिनीहरूले तँलाई दुष्ट चालबाट र छली कुराहरू गर्नेबाट जोगाउने छन् ।
If you are wise [PRS], you will not do what evil people do, and you will not [believe what] deceitful people say.
13 त्यस्ताहरूले ठिक मार्गलाई त्याग्छन्, र अन्धकारका मार्गमा हिँड्छन् ।
Deceitful people have stopped acting fairly/justly [toward others] and (walk on dark and evil paths/do what evil people do) [MET].
14 तिनीहरूले खराबी गर्दा तिनीहरू रमाउँछन्, र दुष्टका बदमासीहरूमा आनन्द मनाउँछन् ।
They enjoy doing what is wrong; they like to do what is evil and to deceive [people].
15 तिनीहरू बाङ्गाटिङ्गा बाटाहरूमा हिँड्छन्, र छलको प्रयोग गर्दै तिनीहरूले आफ्ना चाल लुकाउँछन् ।
They (walk on crooked paths/always deceive others) and are always dishonest.
16 बुद्धि र विवेकले तँलाई व्यभिचारी स्त्री, र अनैतिक स्त्रीसाथै त्यसका चाप्लुसी वचानहरूबाट बचाउने छ ।
If you are wise [PRS], you will [also] be saved from (immoral women/prostitutes); you will not pay attention when adulterous women try to (seduce/entice you by what they say.)
17 त्यसले आफ्नो युवावस्थाको मित्रलाई त्याग्छे, र आफ्ना परमेश्वरको करारलाई भुल्छे ।
Those women have left the husbands whom they married when they were young; they have disregarded the solemn promise they made to God [not to commit adultery].
18 किनकि त्यसको घरले मृत्युमा डोर्याउँछ, र त्यसका बाटाहरूले तँलाई चिहानमा भएकाहरूकहाँ पुर्याउने छन् ।
If you go into houses of women who are like that, you will die [when you are still young]; the road [to their houses] leads to hell. (questioned)
19 त्यसकहाँ जाने कोही पनि फेरि फर्केर आउने छैनन्, र तिनीहरूले जीवनका मार्गहरू भेट्टाउने छैनन् ।
No man who (visits/sleeps with) a woman like that will again [live harmoniously with his family]. He will never have a [happy] life again.
20 त्यसकारण असल मानिसहरूको बाटोमा हिँड्, र धर्मी मानिसहरूको मार्गको पछि लाग ।
If [you are wise], you should behave like good men behave. You should (stay on the paths that righteous [people] walk on/do what godly people do) [MET],
21 किनकि ती ठिक गर्नेहरूले देशमा घर बनाउने छन्, र निष्ठावान्हरू यसमा रहने छन् ।
because only godly people will live in this land [and receive God’s blessings]; [only] those who have not done wrong will stay here [for a long time].
22 तर दुष्टहरूचाहिँ देशबाट जरैदेखि उखेलिने छन्, र विश्वासहीनहरू यसबाट मिल्काइने छन् ।
Wicked [people] will be expelled from this land, and [people] who are not trustworthy will be thrown {God will throw them} out of it.
