हितोपदेश 4
1 हे मेरा छोराहरू हो, बुबाको निर्देशन सुन, र ध्यान देओ ताकि समझशक्ति के रहेछ भनी तिमीहरूले जान्न सक ।
Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:
2 म तिमीहरूलाई असल निर्देशनहरू दिँदै छु । मेरो शिक्षालाई नत्याग ।
For I give you good teaching; do not give up the knowledge you are getting from me.
3 म मेरो बुबाको छोरो हुँदा, मेरी आमाको कोमल र एक मात्र सन्तान हुँदा,
For I was a son to my father, a gentle and an only one to my mother.
4 उहाँले मलाई सिकाउनुभयो, र भन्नुभयो, “तेरो हृदयले मेरा वचनहरू पक्रिराख् । मेरा आज्ञाहरू पालन गरेर बाँच् ।
And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:
5 बुद्धि र समझशक्ति प्राप्त गर् । मेरो मुखका वचनहरूलाई नबिर्सी र इन्कार नगर् ।
Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.
6 बुद्धिलाई नत्याग् र त्यसले तेरो निगरानी गर्ने छ । त्यसलाई प्रेम गर्, र त्यसले तँलाई सुरक्षा दिने छ ।
Do not give her up, and she will keep you; give her your love, and she will make you safe.
7 बुद्धि सबैभन्दा महत्त्वपूर्ण वस्तु हो । त्यसैले बुद्धि प्राप्त गर्, र समझशक्ति प्राप्त गर्न सबै मूल्य चुका ।
The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.
8 बुद्धिलाई कदर गर्, र त्यसले तँलाई माथि उठाउने छ । तैँले त्यसलाई अङ्गाल्दा त्यसले तेरो इज्जत गर्ने छ ।
Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.
9 बुद्धिले तेरो शिरमा आदरको माला पहिराइदिने छ । त्यसले तँलाई सुन्दर मुकुट दिने छ ।”
She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.
10 हे मेरो छोरो, मेरा वचनहरू सुन्, र तिनलाई ध्यान दे, अनि तेरो जीवनको आयु लामो हुने छ ।
Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.
11 म तँलाई बुद्धिको बाटोमा लैजान्छु । म तँलाई सिधा बाटाहरूमा अगुवाइ गर्छु ।
I have given you teaching in the way of wisdom, guiding your steps in the straight way.
12 तँ हिँड्दा तेरो बाटोमा कोही खडा हुने छैन, र तँ दौडिस् भने पनि ठक्कर खाने छैनस् ।
When you go, your way will not be narrow, and in running you will not have a fall.
13 निर्देशनलाई समातेर राख्; यसलाई जान नदे । यसलाई पहरा दे, किनकि यो तेरो जीवन हो ।
Take learning in your hands, do not let her go: keep her, for she is your life.
14 दुष्टहरूको चालमा नहिँड् र खराबी गर्नेहरूको मार्गमा नजा ।
Do not go in the road of sinners, or be walking in the way of evil men.
15 त्यसलाई त्यागिदे; त्यसमा नहिँड् । त्यसबाट फर्केर अर्को बाटो लाग् ।
Keep far from it, do not go near; be turned from it, and go on your way.
16 किनकि तिनीहरूले खराबी नगरेसम्म तिनीहरू सुत्न सक्दैनन्, र तिनीहरूले कसैलाई नलडाएसम्म तिनीहरूलाई निन्द्रै लाग्दैन ।
For they take no rest till they have done evil; their sleep is taken away if they have not been the cause of someone's fall.
17 किनकि तिनीहरूले दुष्टताको रोटी खान्छन्, र हिंसाको मद्य पिउँछन् ।
The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.
18 तर धर्मी मानिसहरूको मार्ग प्रभातको पहिलो किरणजस्तै हो । मध्यदिन नआएसम्म यो झन्-झन् चम्किलो हुन्छ ।
But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.
19 दुष्टहरूको मार्ग अन्धकारजस्तै छ । तिनीहरू केमा ठक्कर खान्छन् भनी तिनीहरूलाई थाहै हुँदैन ।
The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.
20 हे मेरो छोरो, मेरा वचनहरूलाई ध्यान दे । मेरा भनाइहरू सुन्न तेरो कान थाप ।
My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.
21 तेरो नजरबाट तिनलाई उम्केर जान नदे । तिनलाई तेरो हृदयमा राख् ।
Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart.
22 किनकि मेरा वचनहरू पाउनेका लागि ती जीवन हुन्, र तिनीहरूको पुरै शरीरको लागि स्वास्थ्य हो ।
For they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh.
23 तेरो हृदयलाई सुरक्षित राख्, र पुरा मेहनतसाथ यसको रक्षा गर्, किनकि यसबाट नै जीवनका मूलहरू उम्रन्छन् ।
And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.
24 कुवाक्यलाई तँबाट पर राख्, र भ्रष्ट कुराकानीलाई तँबाट टाढा राख् ।
Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.
25 तेरा आँखाले सिधा अगाडि हेरून्, र तेरो अगिल्तिर सिधा एकटक लगाएर हेर् ।
Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you.
26 तेरो खुट्टाको लागि नैतिकताको मार्ग बना । तब तेरा सबै मार्गहरू सुरक्षित हुने छन् ।
Keep a watch on your behaviour; let all your ways be rightly ordered.
27 दाहिने वा देब्रेतिर नलाग् । खराबीबाट तेरो चाललाई फर्का ।
Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.
