हितोपदेश 7
1 हे मेरो छोरो, मेरा वचनहरू पालन गर्, र मेरा आज्ञाहरू तँभित्र सञ्चय गरेर राख् ।
[My] son, keep my words, and hide with you my commandments. [My] son, honor the Lord, and you shall be strong; and fear none but him:
2 मेरा आज्ञाहरू पालन गरेर बाँच्, र मेरो निर्देशनलाई तेरो आँखाको नानीजस्तै जोगाइराख् ।
keep my commandments, and you shall live; and [keep] my words as the pupils of [your] eyes.
3 तिनलाई तेरा औँलाहरूमा बेह्रेर राख् । तिनलाई तेरो हृदयको पाटीमा लेखेर राख् ।
And bind them on your fingers, and write [them] on the table of your heart.
4 बुद्धिलाई भन्, “तिमी मेरी बहिनी हौँ,” र समझशक्तिलाई आफ्नो आफन्त भन् ।
Say that wisdom is your sister, and gain prudence as an acquaintance for yourself;
5 तब तिनले तँलाई व्यभिचारी स्त्री र अनैतिक स्त्रीको मोहित तुल्याउने कुराहरूबाट बचाउने छन् ।
that she may keep you from the strange and wicked woman, if she should assail you with flattering words.
6 मेरो घरको झ्यालमा बसेर मैले आँखी-झ्यालबाट हेर्दै थिएँ ।
For she looks from a window out of her house into the streets, at one whom she may see of the senseless ones, a young man void of understanding,
7 मैले सोझा मानिसहरूलाई हेरेँ, र युवाहरूका बिचमा एक जना निर्बुद्धिलाई ख्याल गरेँ ।
passing by the corner in the passages near her house,
8 त्यो जवान मानिस त्यस स्त्री बस्ने गल्ली नजिकबाट गयो, र त्यो स्त्रीको घरतर्फ लाग्यो ।
and speaking, in the dark of the evening,
9 साँझको बेलामा दिन ढल्कँदै थियो, जुन बेला अन्धकार छाएको थियो ।
when there happens [to be] the stillness of night and of darkness:
10 एउटी स्त्रीले त्यसलाई भेटी, जसले वेश्याले जस्तै पहिरन लगाएकी थिई र त्यसको हृदय धूर्त थियो ।
and the woman meets him having the appearance of a harlot, that causes the hearts of young men to flutter.
11 त्यो चञ्चली र जिद्दीवाल थिई । त्यो आफ्नो घरमा बस्दिनथी ।
And she is fickle, and debauched, and her feet abide not at home.
12 त्यो कहिले सडकमा त कहिले बजारमा बस्थी, अनि हरेक कुनाकाप्चामा त्यो लुकेर बस्थी ।
For at one time she wanders without, and at [another] time she lies in wait in the streets, at every corner.
13 त्यसले उसलाई पक्रेर चुम्बन गरी, र निर्लज्ज चेहरा लिएर भनी,
Then she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said to him,
14 “आज मैले आफ्नो मेलबलि चढाएँ; मेरा भाकलहरू पुरा गरेँ ।
I have a peace-offering; today I pay my vows:
15 त्यसैले म तपाईंलाई भेट्न, उत्सुकतासाथ तपाईंको मुहार हेर्न आएकी हुँ, र अहिले मैले तपाईंलाई भेट्टाएकी छु ।
therefore I came forth to meet you, desiring your face; [and] I have found you.
16 मैले मेरो ओछ्यानमा मिश्र देशको रङ्गिन तन्ना ओछ्याएकी छु ।
I have spread my bed with sheets, and I have covered it with double tapestry from Egypt.
17 मैले मेरो ओछ्यानमा मूर्र, एलवा र दालचिनी छर्केकी छु ।
I have sprinkled my couch with saffron, and my house with cinnamon.
18 आउनुहोस्, बिहानसम्मै हामी प्रेमको सागरमा डुबौँ । हामी प्रेमको कार्यमा रमाऔँ ।
Come, and let us enjoy love until the morning; come, and let us embrace in love.
19 किनकि मेरा पति घरमा हुनुहुन्न । उहाँ लामो यात्रामा जानुभएको छ ।
For my husband is not at home, but is gone on a long journey,
20 उहाँले आफूसित पैसाको थैली लिएर जानुभएको छ । उहाँ पूर्णिमामा मात्र घर फर्कनुहुने छ ।”
having taken in his hand a bundle of money: after many days he will return to his house.
21 धेरै कुराकानी गरेर त्यो उसकहाँ फर्की । त्यसले आफ्ना मोहित तुल्याउने कुराहरूलाई उसलाई फकाई ।
So with much converse she prevailed on him to go astray, and with the snares of her lips forced him from [the right path].
22 मारिनलाई लगिएको गोरुझैँ र पासोमा परेको मृगझैँ त्यो अकस्मात् स्त्रीको पछि लाग्यो ।
And he followed her, being gently led on, and [that] as an ox is led to the slaughter, and as a dog to bonds, or as a hart shot in the liver with an arrow:
23 वाणले त्यसको कलेजो नछेडेसम्म त्यो पछि लागरिरह्यो । त्यो जालतिर कुदिरहरेको चरोजस्तो थियो । आफ्नो ज्यानै गुमाउनुपर्थ्यो भनी त्यसलाई थाहा थिएन ।
and he hastens as a bird into a snare, not knowing that he is running for [his] life.
24 अब हे मेरा छोराहरू हो, मेरो कुरा सुन । मेरा मुखका वचनहरूलाई ध्यान देओ ।
Now then, [my] son, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
25 तिमीहरूको हृदय त्यसका मार्गहरूमा नलागोस् । त्यसका मार्गहरूमा बरालिएर नजाओ ।
Let not your heart turn aside to her ways:
26 त्यसले धेरै मानिसहरूलाई फसाएकी छे । त्यसका सिकारहरू धेरै छन् ।
for she has wounded and cast down many, and those whom she has slain are innumerable.
