हितोपदेश 7
1 हे मेरो छोरो, मेरा वचनहरू पालन गर्, र मेरा आज्ञाहरू तँभित्र सञ्चय गरेर राख् ।
My son, accept what I say and value my instructions.
2 मेरा आज्ञाहरू पालन गरेर बाँच्, र मेरो निर्देशनलाई तेरो आँखाको नानीजस्तै जोगाइराख् ।
Do what I tell you and you will live. Observe my teachings, valuing them as your main focus in life.
3 तिनलाई तेरा औँलाहरूमा बेह्रेर राख् । तिनलाई तेरो हृदयको पाटीमा लेखेर राख् ।
Tie them to your fingers; write them in your mind.
4 बुद्धिलाई भन्, “तिमी मेरी बहिनी हौँ,” र समझशक्तिलाई आफ्नो आफन्त भन् ।
Tell wisdom, “You're my sister,” and call insight your best friend.
5 तब तिनले तँलाई व्यभिचारी स्त्री र अनैतिक स्त्रीको मोहित तुल्याउने कुराहरूबाट बचाउने छन् ।
They will protect you from the immoral woman, from the prostitute with her seductive words.
6 मेरो घरको झ्यालमा बसेर मैले आँखी-झ्यालबाट हेर्दै थिएँ ।
One time I looked through the lattice of the window in my house,
7 मैले सोझा मानिसहरूलाई हेरेँ, र युवाहरूका बिचमा एक जना निर्बुद्धिलाई ख्याल गरेँ ।
and I saw among the immature young men one who had no sense at all.
8 त्यो जवान मानिस त्यस स्त्री बस्ने गल्ली नजिकबाट गयो, र त्यो स्त्रीको घरतर्फ लाग्यो ।
He was walking down the street near the corner where she lived and took the road passing her house.
9 साँझको बेलामा दिन ढल्कँदै थियो, जुन बेला अन्धकार छाएको थियो ।
It was at dusk in the evening, as the light was fading and the dark night closed in.
10 एउटी स्त्रीले त्यसलाई भेटी, जसले वेश्याले जस्तै पहिरन लगाएकी थिई र त्यसको हृदय धूर्त थियो ।
Then out came a woman came to meet him. She was dressed as a prostitute and had deceptive intentions.
11 त्यो चञ्चली र जिद्दीवाल थिई । त्यो आफ्नो घरमा बस्दिनथी ।
(She was loud and provocative, never wanting to stay at home.
12 त्यो कहिले सडकमा त कहिले बजारमा बस्थी, अनि हरेक कुनाकाप्चामा त्यो लुकेर बस्थी ।
One moment she'd be walking the streets, the next she'd be there in the town squares, loitering at every corner.)
13 त्यसले उसलाई पक्रेर चुम्बन गरी, र निर्लज्ज चेहरा लिएर भनी,
She grabbed hold of him and kissed him, and with a bold face she told him,
14 “आज मैले आफ्नो मेलबलि चढाएँ; मेरा भाकलहरू पुरा गरेँ ।
“I sacrificed my peace offering today, and paid my vows.
15 त्यसैले म तपाईंलाई भेट्न, उत्सुकतासाथ तपाईंको मुहार हेर्न आएकी हुँ, र अहिले मैले तपाईंलाई भेट्टाएकी छु ।
That's why I came out to meet you. I was looking for you and now I've found you!
16 मैले मेरो ओछ्यानमा मिश्र देशको रङ्गिन तन्ना ओछ्याएकी छु ।
My bed is made, covered with colorful linens from Egypt.
17 मैले मेरो ओछ्यानमा मूर्र, एलवा र दालचिनी छर्केकी छु ।
I've sprinkled perfume on my bed—myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 आउनुहोस्, बिहानसम्मै हामी प्रेमको सागरमा डुबौँ । हामी प्रेमको कार्यमा रमाऔँ ।
Come with me, let's make love until the morning. Let's enjoy one another in our love-making!
19 किनकि मेरा पति घरमा हुनुहुन्न । उहाँ लामो यात्रामा जानुभएको छ ।
My husband isn't home; he's gone on a long trip.
20 उहाँले आफूसित पैसाको थैली लिएर जानुभएको छ । उहाँ पूर्णिमामा मात्र घर फर्कनुहुने छ ।”
He took a bag of money with him, and he won't be coming back until the full moon.”
21 धेरै कुराकानी गरेर त्यो उसकहाँ फर्की । त्यसले आफ्ना मोहित तुल्याउने कुराहरूलाई उसलाई फकाई ।
She convinced him with all that she said; she seduced him with her smooth talking.
22 मारिनलाई लगिएको गोरुझैँ र पासोमा परेको मृगझैँ त्यो अकस्मात् स्त्रीको पछि लाग्यो ।
He followed her right away, like an ox to the slaughter. Like a stag that's caught in a snare
23 वाणले त्यसको कलेजो नछेडेसम्म त्यो पछि लागरिरह्यो । त्यो जालतिर कुदिरहरेको चरोजस्तो थियो । आफ्नो ज्यानै गुमाउनुपर्थ्यो भनी त्यसलाई थाहा थिएन ।
until an arrow pierces its liver, like a bird flying into a trap, he's unaware he will pay with his life.
24 अब हे मेरा छोराहरू हो, मेरो कुरा सुन । मेरा मुखका वचनहरूलाई ध्यान देओ ।
So now listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to what I'm saying.
25 तिमीहरूको हृदय त्यसका मार्गहरूमा नलागोस् । त्यसका मार्गहरूमा बरालिएर नजाओ ।
Don't even think about following her. Don't stray down her road.
26 त्यसले धेरै मानिसहरूलाई फसाएकी छे । त्यसका सिकारहरू धेरै छन् ।
For she has brought down and destroyed a lot of men; she's killed so many.
