Ecclesiastes 12
1 Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the time of affliction arrives and the years draw near, about which you will say, “These do not please me.”
तेरा कठिन दिनहरू आउनुअगि र “मलाई तिनमा रमाहट छैन” भन्ने तेरा वर्षहरू आउनुअगि तेरो युवावस्थामा नै तेरो सृष्टिकर्ताको सम्झना गर् ।
2 Before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain,
सूर्य, चन्द्रमा र ताराहरूको ज्योति कम हुनुअगि र बादलहरू वर्षापछि फर्कनुअगि यसो उहाँको सम्झना गर् ।
3 when the guardians of the house will tremble, and the strongest men will waver, and those who grind grain will be idle, except for a small number, and those who look through the keyholes will be darkened.
त्यो यस्तो समय हुने छ, जुन बेला दरबारका पहरेदारहरू काम्ने छन्, र बलिया मानिसहरू झुक्छन्, र जाँतो पिँध्ने स्त्रीहरूको सङ्ख्या कम भएकाले तिनीहरू लोप हुने छन्, र झ्यालबाट हेर्नेहरूले फेरि प्रस्टसित देख्ने छैनन् ।
4 And they will close the doors to the street, when the voice of he who grinds the grain will be humbled, and they will be disturbed at the sound of a flying thing, and all the daughters of song shall become deaf.
त्यो यस्तो समय हुने छ, जुन बेला सडकहरूमा ढोकाहरू बन्द गरिन्छन्, र जाँतो पिँध्नेहरू आवाज बन्द हुने छ, र चराचुरुङ्गीको चिरबिरे आवाजमा मानिसहरू उठ्छन्, र केटीहरूका गीतहरू हराएर जान्छन् ।
5 Likewise, they will fear the things above them, and they will dread the way. The almond tree will flourish; the locust will be fattened; and the caper plant will be scattered, because man shall go into the house of his eternity, and the mourners shall wander around in the street.
त्यो यस्तो समय हुने छ, जुन बेला मानिसहरू उचाइ र गल्लीका खतराहरूदेखि डराउँछन्, र जब बदामको फुल फक्रन्छ र जब फटेङ्ग्रो पेटको बलले घस्रँदै हिँड्छ र प्राकृतिक इच्छा असफल हुन्छ, तब मानिस आफ्नो अनन्त घरमा जान्छ, र शोक गर्नेहरू गल्लीहरूमा जान्छन् ।
6 Before the silver cord is broken, and the golden band pulls away, and the pitcher is crushed over the fountain, and the wheel is broken above the cistern,
चाँदीको तार चुँडिनुअगि वा सुनको कचौरा कुच्च्याइनुअगि वा मूलमा माटोको भाँडो टुक्रा-टुक्रा हुनुअगि वा कुवामा पाङ्ग्रो भाँचिनअगि तेरो सृष्टिकर्ताको सम्झना राख् ।
7 and the dust returns to its earth, from which it was, and the spirit returns to God, who granted it.
जमिनबाट आएको धूलो जमिनमा फर्कनुअगि र आत्मा दिनुहुने परमेश्वरकहाँ आत्मा जानुअगि उहाँको सम्झना गर् ।
8 Vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes, and all is vanity!
उपदेशक भन्छन्, “व्यर्थ, व्यर्थ, सबै थोक व्यर्थ हुन् ।”
9 And since Ecclesiastes was very wise, he taught the people, and he described what he had accomplished. And while searching, he composed many parables.
उपदेशक बुद्धिमान् थिए, र तिनले मानिसहरूलाई ज्ञानका कुराहरू सिकाए । तिनले अध्ययन गरे, र मनन गरे अनि धेरै हितोपदेशहरू ठिक क्रममा मिलाएर राखे ।
10 He sought useful words, and he wrote most righteous words, which were full of truth.
उपदेशकले सत्यताका प्रस्ट र सिधा वचनहरूको प्रयोग गरी लेख्ने कोसिस गरे ।
11 The words of the wise are like a goad, and like nails deeply fastened, which, through the counsel of teachers, are set forth by one pastor.
बुद्धिमान् मानिसका वचनहरू गोठालोको लट्ठीझैँ हुन्छन् । गुरुहरूले सङ्कलन गरेका भनाइहरू दह्रिलो किसिमले ठोकेका किल्लाहरूझैँ हुन्छन्, जुन एउटै गोठालाबाट सिकाइएका हुन् ।
12 You should require no more than this, my son. For there is no end to the making of many books. And excessive study is an affliction to the flesh.
हे मेरो छोरो, थप केही कुराबारे सावधान बस्: धेरै पुस्तकहरू लेख्ने कामको अन्त्य हुँदैन, र धेरै अध्ययनले शरीरमा थकान ल्याउँछ ।
13 Let us all listen together to the end of the discourse. Fear God, and observe his commandments. This is everything for man.
हरेक कुरा सुनिएपछि कुराको अन्त्य यही हो, कि तैँले परमेश्वरको भय मान्नुपर्छ, र उहाँका आज्ञाहरू पालन गर्नुपर्छ, किनकि यो नै मानव-जातिको सम्पूर्ण कर्तव्य हो ।
14 And so, for all that is done and for each error, God will bring judgment: whether it was good or evil.
किनकि हामीले गरेको हरेक गुप्त कुरा, चाहे त्यो असल होस् वा खराब, त्यसलाई परमेश्वरले इन्साफ गर्नुहुने छ ।
