हितोपदेश 4
1 हे मेरा छोराहरू हो, बुबाको निर्देशन सुन, र ध्यान देओ ताकि समझशक्ति के रहेछ भनी तिमीहरूले जान्न सक ।
My children, listen to what I am teaching you. If you pay attention, you will understand what is wise.
2 म तिमीहरूलाई असल निर्देशनहरू दिँदै छु । मेरो शिक्षालाई नत्याग ।
What I am teaching you is good, so do not turn away from it.
3 म मेरो बुबाको छोरो हुँदा, मेरी आमाको कोमल र एक मात्र सन्तान हुँदा,
When I was a young boy, loved by my mother,
4 उहाँले मलाई सिकाउनुभयो, र भन्नुभयो, “तेरो हृदयले मेरा वचनहरू पक्रिराख् । मेरा आज्ञाहरू पालन गरेर बाँच् ।
my father told me, “Remember my words; if you obey my commandments, you will live [a long time].
5 बुद्धि र समझशक्ति प्राप्त गर् । मेरो मुखका वचनहरूलाई नबिर्सी र इन्कार नगर् ।
Obtain wisdom and understanding, and (do not abandon/hold fast to) [LIT] what I have taught you.
6 बुद्धिलाई नत्याग् र त्यसले तेरो निगरानी गर्ने छ । त्यसलाई प्रेम गर्, र त्यसले तँलाई सुरक्षा दिने छ ।
Do not turn away from wisdom, because if you are wise, you will be protected [from all evil/danger]. If you love wisdom, wisdom [PRS] will guard you.
7 बुद्धि सबैभन्दा महत्त्वपूर्ण वस्तु हो । त्यसैले बुद्धि प्राप्त गर्, र समझशक्ति प्राप्त गर्न सबै मूल्य चुका ।
The most important thing that you can do is to get wisdom. Even if you obtain many other things, the best thing is to know what things are wise.
8 बुद्धिलाई कदर गर्, र त्यसले तँलाई माथि उठाउने छ । तैँले त्यसलाई अङ्गाल्दा त्यसले तेरो इज्जत गर्ने छ ।
If you consider being wise to be very valuable, [people] will think very highly of you. If you cling to wisdom [like you would cling to a woman you love], [many people] will honor you.
9 बुद्धिले तेरो शिरमा आदरको माला पहिराइदिने छ । त्यसले तँलाई सुन्दर मुकुट दिने छ ।”
If you become wise, that will for you be [like] a beautiful wreath that is put {someone puts} on your head; it will be [like] a king’s glorious crown.” [That is what my father told me].
10 हे मेरो छोरो, मेरा वचनहरू सुन्, र तिनलाई ध्यान दे, अनि तेरो जीवनको आयु लामो हुने छ ।
[So now I say], “My son, heed what I say. If you do that, you will live a [good] long life.
11 म तँलाई बुद्धिको बाटोमा लैजान्छु । म तँलाई सिधा बाटाहरूमा अगुवाइ गर्छु ।
I am teaching you the way to live wisely; I am showing you how to act justly [toward others].
12 तँ हिँड्दा तेरो बाटोमा कोही खडा हुने छैन, र तँ दौडिस् भने पनि ठक्कर खाने छैनस् ।
If you live wisely, when you decide to do something, you will succeed [LIT].
13 निर्देशनलाई समातेर राख्; यसलाई जान नदे । यसलाई पहरा दे, किनकि यो तेरो जीवन हो ।
Hold fast to the things I have taught you to do, and do not let them go. Guard them, because they [will be the source of a good] life.
14 दुष्टहरूको चालमा नहिँड् र खराबी गर्नेहरूको मार्गमा नजा ।
Do not do the things that wicked people do; [do not behave like they do]; do not even walk on the roads that evil [people] walk on [MET].
15 त्यसलाई त्यागिदे; त्यसमा नहिँड् । त्यसबाट फर्केर अर्को बाटो लाग् ।
Stay away from those roads; turn aside and walk on other roads;
16 किनकि तिनीहरूले खराबी नगरेसम्म तिनीहरू सुत्न सक्दैनन्, र तिनीहरूले कसैलाई नलडाएसम्म तिनीहरूलाई निन्द्रै लाग्दैन ।
because evil people cannot sleep if they have not done some evil deed [on that day]. They cannot rest if they have not harmed someone.
17 किनकि तिनीहरूले दुष्टताको रोटी खान्छन्, र हिंसाको मद्य पिउँछन् ।
What they eat and what they drink are things that they have obtained by acting wickedly and violently.”
18 तर धर्मी मानिसहरूको मार्ग प्रभातको पहिलो किरणजस्तै हो । मध्यदिन नआएसम्म यो झन्-झन् चम्किलो हुन्छ ।
The behavior of good/righteous [people] is like the light [that begins to shine] at dawn and then [continues to] shine brighter until the brightest time of day.
19 दुष्टहरूको मार्ग अन्धकारजस्तै छ । तिनीहरू केमा ठक्कर खान्छन् भनी तिनीहरूलाई थाहै हुँदैन ।
[But] the behavior of wicked [people] is like deep/thick darkness. [Because it is very dark], they cannot see the things that cause them to stumble.
20 हे मेरो छोरो, मेरा वचनहरूलाई ध्यान दे । मेरा भनाइहरू सुन्न तेरो कान थाप ।
My son, pay attention to what I am saying. Listen to my words carefully.
21 तेरो नजरबाट तिनलाई उम्केर जान नदे । तिनलाई तेरो हृदयमा राख् ।
Keep them close to you; let them penetrate your inner being,
22 किनकि मेरा वचनहरू पाउनेका लागि ती जीवन हुन्, र तिनीहरूको पुरै शरीरको लागि स्वास्थ्य हो ।
because you will have [PRS] [a good] life and [good] health if you [search for them and] find them.
23 तेरो हृदयलाई सुरक्षित राख्, र पुरा मेहनतसाथ यसको रक्षा गर्, किनकि यसबाट नै जीवनका मूलहरू उम्रन्छन् ।
It is very important that you be careful about what you think, because what you think controls [MET] the things that you do.
24 कुवाक्यलाई तँबाट पर राख्, र भ्रष्ट कुराकानीलाई तँबाट टाढा राख् ।
Do not say anything that deceives [others] and never say what is not true.
25 तेरा आँखाले सिधा अगाडि हेरून्, र तेरो अगिल्तिर सिधा एकटक लगाएर हेर् ।
Keep looking straight ahead toward the events that are before you, and do not turn aside.
26 तेरो खुट्टाको लागि नैतिकताको मार्ग बना । तब तेरा सबै मार्गहरू सुरक्षित हुने छन् ।
Plan carefully where you will go and what you will do, and then stay on that road. Then what you do will be right.
27 दाहिने वा देब्रेतिर नलाग् । खराबीबाट तेरो चाललाई फर्का ।
Do not leave the straight road by turning to the left or to the right. [Do only what is right] and keep yourself from [doing what is] evil.
