हितोपदेश 31
1 राजा लमूएलका वचनहरू अर्थात् तिनकी आमाले सिकाएकी ईश्वरवाणीः
The words of King Lemuel—an instruction his mother taught him.
2 हे मेरो छोरो, हे मेरो गर्भको छोरो, हे मेरा भाकलहरूको छोरो, तँ के चाहन्छस्?
What, my son? What is it, son of my womb? What do you want, son of my vows?
3 स्त्रीलाई तेरो बल नदे वा राजाहरूलाई नष्ट गर्नेहरूलाई तेरा चालहरू नदे ।
Do not give your strength to women, or your ways to those who destroy kings.
4 यो राजाहरूका लागि होइन, हे लमूएल, राजाहरूले दाखमद्य पिउनुहुन्न वा शासकहरूले मदिराको लालसा गर्नुहुन्न ।
It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,
5 किनभने तिनीहरूले पिउँदा तिनीहरूले कानुनी आदेश बिर्सेका हुन्छन्, र कष्टमा परेकाहरू सबैका अधिकारलाई वञ्चित गरिदिन्छन् ।
because when they drink they forget what has been decreed, and pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
6 नष्ट भइरहेकाहरूलाई मदिरा दे, र विरहमा भएकाहरूलाई दाखमद्य दे ।
Give strong drink to a person who is perishing and wine to those in bitter distress.
7 त्यसले पिएर आफ्नो गरिबी भुल्ने छ, र त्यसले आफ्नो कष्टलाई सम्झने छैन ।
He will drink and he will forget his poverty and he will not remember his trouble.
8 बोल्न नसक्नेहरू र नष्ट भइरहेकाहरूको अधिकारको लागि बोल् ।
Speak for those who cannot speak, for the causes of all who are perishing.
9 आवाज उठा, र जे ठिक छ त्यसको नापअनुसार न्याय गर्, अनि गरिब र खाँचोमा परेकाहरूको अधिकारको निम्ति बोल् ।
Speak out and judge by the measure of what is right and plead the cause of poor and needy people.
10 कसले सुयोग्य पत्नी पाउन सक्छ? उनको मूल्य रत्नहरूभन्दा बहुमूल्य हुन्छ ।
Who can find a capable wife? Her value is far more than jewels.
11 उनका पतिको हृदयले उनीमाथि भरोसा गर्छन्, र तिनी कहिल्यै गरिब हुने छैनन् ।
The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will never be poor.
12 उनले तिनका लागि आफ्नो जीवनकालभरि खराब कुराहरू नभई असल कुराहरू गर्छिन्,
She does good things for him and not evil all the days of her life.
13 उनले ऊन र सनपाट रोज्छिन्, अनि आफ्ना हातले खुसी भएर काम गर्छिन् ।
She selects wool and flax, and works with the delight of her hands.
14 उनी व्यापारी जहाजझैँ छिन् । उनले टाढाबाट आफ्नो भोजन ल्याउँछिन् ।
She is like the merchant ships; she brings her food from far away.
15 उनी राती नै उठ्छिन्, र आफ्नो परिवारलाई भोजन बाँड्छिन्, अनि आफ्ना चाकर्नीहरूलाई तिनीहरूका काम बाँडफाँड गरिदिन्छिन् ।
She rises while it is night and gives food to her household, and she distributes the work for her female servants.
16 उनले सोचविचार गरेर एउटा खेत किन्छिन्, र आफ्नो हातको कमाइले दाखबारी लगाउँछिन् ।
She considers a field and buys it, with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
17 उनी शक्तिले आभुषित हुन्छिन् र आफ्ना पाखुराहरूलाई बलियो बनाउँछिन् ।
She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong.
18 उनको लागि केले मुनाफा ल्याउने छ भनी तिनी अनुमान गर्छिन् । रातैभरि उनको बत्ती निभ्दैन ।
She perceives what will make a good profit for her; all night long her lamp is not extinguished.
19 उनले आफ्नो हात चर्खाको डन्डामा राख्छिन्, र आफ्नै औँलाले पिउरी समात्छिन् ।
She puts her hands on the spindle, and she holds the twisting thread.
20 उनले गरिब मानिसहरूप्रति आफ्नो मुट्ठी खोल्छिन् । उनले खाँचोमा परेकाहरूप्रति आफ्नो हात अगाडि बढाउँछिन् ।
She reaches out with her hand to poor people; she reaches out with her hands to needy people.
21 आफ्नो परिवारमा हिउँ पर्दा उनी डराउँदिनन्, किनकि उनको परिवारका सबै सदस्यले सिन्दूरे रङका लुगा लगाउँछन् ।
She is not afraid of the snow for her household, for all her household are clothed in scarlet.
22 उनले आफ्नो ओछ्यानको लागि तन्ना बनाउँछिन्, र उनले मसिनो गरी बाटेको सुतीको कपडाको लुगा लगाउँछिन् ।
She makes coverings for her bed, and she wears clothes of fine purple linen.
23 उनका पति सहरको मूल ढोकामा देशका पाका मानिसहरूसित बस्दा सम्मानित हुन्छन् ।
Her husband is known at the gates, when he sits with the elders of the land.
24 उनले सुती कपडाका वस्त्रहरू बनाएर बेच्छिन्, र व्यापारीहरूलाई पटुका उपलब्ध गराउँछिन् ।
She makes linen garments and sells them, and she supplies sashes to the merchants.
25 उनी शक्ति र आदरले आभुषित छिन्, अनि आउने समयको लागि उनी हाँस्न सक्छिन् ।
She is clothed with strength and honor, and she laughs at the time to come.
26 उनले बुद्धिसित आफ्नो मुख खोल्छिन्, र दयाको व्यवस्था उनको जिब्रोमा छ ।
She opens her mouth with wisdom and the law of kindness is on her tongue.
27 उनले आफ्नो परिवारका चालहरूको रेखदेख गर्छिन्, र आलस्यको रोटी खाँदिनन् ।
She watches over the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 उनका छोरा-छोरीहरू खडा भएर उनलाई धन्यको भन्छन्, र उनका पतिले यसो भन्दै उनको तारिफ गर्छन्,
Her children rise up and call her blessed, and her husband praises her, saying,
29 “धेरै स्त्रीहरूले राम्ररी काम गरेका छन्, तर तिमीले तिनीहरू सबैलाई जितेकी छ्यौ ।”
“Many women have done well, but you surpassed them all.”
30 सुन्दरता भ्रामक हुन्छ; सौन्दर्य व्यर्थको हुन्छ, तर परमप्रभुको भय मान्ने स्त्रीको नै प्रशंसा गरिने छ ।
Elegance is deceptive, beauty is vain, but a woman who fears Yahweh, she will be praised.
31 उनको हातको कमाइ उनलाई नै दिनू, र उनका कामहरूले मूल ढोकामा उनको प्रशंसा गरून् ।
Give her the fruit of her hands and let her works praise her in the gates.
