हितोपदेश 24
1 खराब मानिसहरूको लालच नगर्, न त तिनीहरूसित सङ्गत गर्ने चाहना राख् ।
Don't be jealous of evil people; don't long to spend time with them,
2 किनभने तिनीहरूको हृदयले हिंसाको षड्यन्त्र रच्छ, र तिनीहरूको ओठले कष्टबारे कुराकानी गर्छ ।
for they think up cruel plans and discuss how to cause trouble.
3 बुद्धिद्वारा घर निर्माण गरिन्छ, र समझशक्तिद्वारा यसलाई स्थापित गरिन्छ ।
A house is built by wisdom; its foundation is made secure through understanding.
4 ज्ञानद्वारा सारा बहुमूल्य र उत्कृष्ट थोकहरूले कोठाहरू भरिन्छन् ।
Its rooms are filled by knowledge with all kinds of valuable and beautiful objects.
5 बुद्धिमान् योद्धा बलियो हुन्छ, र ज्ञानी मानिसले आफ्नो शक्ति बढाउँछ ।
If you have wisdom, you are strong; if you have knowledge, your power increases,
6 किनभने बुद्धिमानी निर्देशनद्वारा तैँले आफ्नो युद्ध लड्न सक्छस्, र धेरै परामर्शदाताहरूद्वारा विजय हासिल गरिन्छ ।
for with wise guidance you can go to war; you will be victorious by having many good advisors.
7 मूर्खको लागि बुद्धि अति उच्च हुन्छ । ढोकामा त्यसले आफ्नो मुख खोल्दैन ।
Wisdom goes over the heads of stupid people; they have nothing to contribute when important matters are discussed.
8 खराबी गर्न योजनाहरू बनाउने एउटा छ जसलाई मानिसहरू “षड्यन्त्रकारीको गुरु” भन्छन् ।
Anyone who plans to do evil will be seen as a troublemaker.
9 मूर्ख योजना पाप हो, र मानिसहरूले खिल्ली उडाउनेलाई तुच्छ ठान्छन् ।
Plans thought up by stupid people are sinful. Everyone hates those who are scornful of others.
10 कष्टको दिनमा तँ डरले कमजोर भइस् भने तेरो शक्ति क्षीण हुने छ ।
If you give up in times of trouble, it shows how weak you are.
11 मृत्युको लागि लगिँदै गरेकाहरूलाई छुटकारा दे, र मारिनका लागि ढुनमुनिएकाहरूलाई बचा ।
Rescue those who are being led away to be executed; save those who are stumbling on their way to be slaughtered.
12 “हामीलाई यस विषयमा केही थाहा थिएन,” भनी तैँले भनिस् भने के हृदयको जाँच गर्नुहुनेले तैँले भनिरहेको कुरालाई बुझ्नुहुन्न र? तेरो जीवनको रखवाली गर्नुहुनेलाई के यो कुरा थाहा छैन र? के परमेश्वरले हरेकलाई त्यसको प्रतिफलअनुसार दिनुहुन्न र?
If you say, “Look, we didn't know anything about this,” don't you think the God who judges your motives will see what's happening? He who watches over you knows, and he will pay people back for what they've done.
13 हे मेरो छोरो, मह खा, किनकि यो गुलियो हुन्छ, किनकि महको चाकाबाटको महको स्वाद तँलाई गुलियो हुन्छ ।
My son, eating honey is good for you; the honeycomb tastes sweet.
14 तेरो प्राणको लागि बुद्धि यही होः तैँले यसलाई भेट्टाइस् भने तेरो भविष्य सुन्दर हुने छ, र तेरो आशा निराश हुने छैन ।
In the same way, you should know that wisdom is good for you; if you find it, there will be a future for you, and your hope will not be crushed.
15 धर्मात्माको घरमाथि आक्रमण गर्ने दुष्ट मानिसजस्तै ढुकेर नबस् । त्यसको घर नभत्का ।
Don't be like a criminal waiting to ambush the home of good people; don't attack the place where they live.
16 किनकि धर्मात्मा सात पटक लोट्छ र फेरि उठ्छ, तर दुष्ट मानिसहरू विपत्तिद्वारा तल खसालिन्छन् ।
Those who do right may fall down seven times, and still get up again; but the wicked are brought down by disaster.
17 तेरो शत्रुको पतन हुँदा उत्सव नमना, र त्यसले ठक्कर खाँदा तेरो हृदयलाई प्रसन्न हुन नदे ।
Don't celebrate when your enemies fall; don't be glad when they trip up,
18 नत्रता परमप्रभुले देख्नुहुने छ र असहमति जनाउनुहुने छ अनि त्यसबाट आफ्नो क्रोध हटाउनुहुने छ ।
otherwise when the Lord sees it, he'll be unhappy with you and won't punish your enemies as he planned.
19 खराबी गर्नेहरूको कारण चिन्ता नमान्, र दुष्ट मानिसहरूको ईर्ष्या नगर् ।
Don't get all upset over the wicked, or be jealous of those who do wrong,
20 किनभने दुष्ट मानिसको कुनै भविष्य छैन, र दुष्ट मानिसको बत्ती निभाइने छ ।
for evil people have no future—the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
21 हे मेरो छोरो, परमप्रभुको भय मान्, र राजादेखि डरा । तिनीहरूको विरुद्धमा लाग्नेहरूको सङ्गत नगर् ।
My son, honor the Lord and the king, and don't join those who are rebellious,
22 किनभने उहाँहरूको विपत्ति अकस्मात आइपर्ने छ, र उहाँहरू दुवैबाट आउने विनाशको मात्रा कसलाई थाहा छ र?
for disaster will suddenly fall on them. Who knows how the Lord and king will punish them?
23 यी पनि बुद्धिमान्का नीति-वचनहरू हुन् । मुद्दाको न्यायमा पक्षपात गर्नु राम्रो होइन ।
These are more sayings of the wise: Showing favoritism when passing judgment is wrong.
24 दुष्ट मानिसलाई “तिमी धर्मात्मा हौ,” भनी भन्ने कुनै पनि व्यक्ति मानिसहरूद्वारा श्रापित हुने छ, र जाति-जातिहरूद्वारा घृणित हुने छ ।
Those who tell the guilty, “You're innocent,” will be cursed by the people and hated by the nation,
25 तर दुष्टलाई अनुशासनमा राख्नेहरू आनन्दित हुने छन्, र तिनीहरूमा भलाइका उपहारहरू आउने छन् ।
while those who convict the guilty will be appreciated, and will receive a rich blessing.
26 इमानदार जवाफ दिनेले ओठमा चुम्बन दिन्छ ।
An honest answer is a kiss on the lips.
27 तेरो बाहिरको काम तयार गर्, र खेतबारीमा गरिने हरेक काम तँ आफैले तयार राख् । त्यसपछि तेरो घर बना ।
Do the work you need to do outside first, then prepare and sow your fields, and only after that start building your house.
28 विनाकारण तेरो छिमेकीको विरुद्धमा साक्षी नबन्, र तेरो ओठले छल्ने काम नगर् ।
Don't testify against your neighbors without having a good reason, and don't tell lies.
29 यसो नभन्, “त्यसले मलाई गरेजस्तै म त्यसलाई गर्ने छु । त्यसले मलाई गरेको साटो म लिने छु ।”
Don't say to yourself, “I'm going to do to him what he did to me! I'll pay him back for what he's done!”
30 म अल्छे मानिसको खेतनेरबाट गएँ, बेसमझ मानिसको दाखबारीबाट भएर गएँ ।
I walked past the field of a lazy man, past a vineyard of someone with no sense.
31 जताततै काँढाहरू उम्रेका थिए; जमिन झारैझारले ढाकिएको थियो, र यसको ढुङ्गाको पर्खाल तोडिएको थियो ।
It was all overgrown with thorns, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall had fallen down.
32 तब मैले देखेका कुरामा मैले विचार गरेँ । मैले हेरेँ र अर्ती प्राप्त गरेँ ।
As I looked I thought about it, and what I saw taught me a lesson:
33 क्षणिक सुताइ, क्षणिक उँघाइ र आरामको लागि क्षणिक हात बाँध्ने कामले
You may say, “Please, just a little more sleep, a little longer snooze, a little more folding of the arms to rest”—
34 गरिबी चोरझैँ आउने छ, र आवश्यकताचाहिँ हतियार भिरेको सिपाहीझैँ आउने छ ।
and poverty will attack you like a robber, destitution like an armed warrior.
