< Job 41 >

1 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord [which] thou lettest down?
के एउटा बल्छीले तैंले लिव्यातन्‌लाई तान्‍न सक्छस्? अर्थात् एउटा डोरीले त्यसको बङ्गारा बाँध्‍न सक्छस्?
2 Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
के त्यसको नाकमा तैंले डोरी लगाउन सक्छस्? एउटा बल्छीले त्‍यसको बङ्गारा छेड्न सक्छस्?
3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft [words] unto thee?
के त्यसले तँलाई धेरै बिन्ती चढाउनेछ र? के त्यसले तँसित नम्र वचनहरू बोल्नेछ र?
4 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?
के त्यसले तँसित करार गर्नेछ, जसले गर्दा सदाको निम्ति तैंले त्‍यसलाई कमारो बनाउनुपर्छ?
5 Wilt thou play with him as [with] a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
तैले चरासित खेलेझैं के तँ त्योसित खेल्नेछस् र? तेरा दासीहरूका निम्ति तैंले त्यसलाई बाँध्‍नेछस् र?
6 Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?
के मछुवाहरूका समूहरूले त्यसको लागि बार्गेनिङ् गर्नेछन्? के तिनीहरूले त्यसको व्यापार गर्न व्यापारीहरूका बिचमा भाग लगाउनेछन्?
7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?
के तैंले त्यसको छालामा चक्‍कु हान्‍न, अर्थात् टाउकोमा माछा मार्ने भाला हान्‍न सक्छस्?
8 Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
एकपल्‍ट त्यसमाथि आफ्‍नो हात राख्, अनि तँलाई त्‍यो युद्धको सम्झना हुनेछ, र फेरि तैंले कदापि त्यसो गर्नेछैनस् ।
9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not [one] be cast down even at the sight of him?
हेर्, त्यसो गर्ने कसैको आशा पनि झुटो सबित हुन्छ । के त्यसको हेराइले पनि कोही मूर्छै परेर भुइँमा ढल्‍नेछैनन् र?
10 None [is so] fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?
कोही पनि यति हिंस्रक छैन त्यसले लिव्यातन्‌लाई उत्तेजित पार्ने आँट गर्छ । त्यसो हो भने, मेरो सामु को खडा हुन सक्छ?
11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay [him? whatsoever is] under the whole heaven is mine.
मैले तिर्नुपर्ने गरी कसले मलाई कुनै कुरो दिएको छ र? सम्पूर्ण आकाशमुनि भएका सबै थोक मेरै हुन् ।
12 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.
लिव्यातन्‌का खुट्टाहरूको विषयमा म चुप लाग्‍नेछैनँ, न त्यसको बल, न त त्यसको भव्य आकारको विषयमा चुप लाग्‍नेछु ।
13 Who can discover the face of his garment? [or] who can come [to him] with his double bridle?
त्यसको बाहिरको पोशाकलाई कसले उतार्न सक्छ? ढाल जस्‍तो त्यसको दोहोरो छाला कसले छेड्न सक्छ?
14 Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth [are] terrible round about.
त्यसको मुखका ढोकाहरू कसले खोल्न — त्यसका दाँत बजाउन सक्‍छ, जुन त्रासदी हो ।
15 [His] scales [are his] pride, shut up together [as with] a close seal.
तिनका ढाडका छालाहरू ढालका लहरहरूझैं, एउटा बन्‍द छापझैं एकसाथ जोडिएका हुन्‍छन् ।
16 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
एक अर्कोमा यसरी टाँसिन्‍छन्, जसको बिचबाट हावा पनि छिर्न सक्दैन ।
17 They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
ती एक-अर्कामा टाँसिएका हुन्‍छन् । छुट्ट्याउनै नसकिने गरी ती एकसाथ टाँसिन्छन् ।
18 By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes [are] like the eyelids of the morning.
त्यसले हाच्‍छीं गर्दा बाहिर झिल्‍काहरू निस्कन्छन् । त्यसका आँखा बिहानको पलकजस्तै छन् ।
19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, [and] sparks of fire leap out.
त्यसको मुखबाट बलिरहेका राँकोहरू, आगोका झिल्काहरू बाहिर निस्कन्छन् ।
20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as [out] of a seething pot or caldron.
तताउनलाई आगोमाथि राखेको भाँडोबाट वाफ निस्‍केझैं, त्यसका नाकका प्वालहरूबाट धुवाँ निस्कन्छन् ।
21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
त्यसको सासले कोइलालाई बालिदिन्छ । त्यसको मुखबाट आगो निस्कन्छ ।
22 In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.
त्यसको गर्धनमा बल हुन्छ, र त्यसको सामु त्रासले नाच लगाउँछ ।
23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.
त्यसका छालाका पत्रहरू एकसाथ टाँसिन्छन् । उसमा ती यति कडा हुन्छन् । ती पल्‍टाउन सकिंदैन ।
24 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether [millstone].
त्यसको मुटु ढुङ्गाजस्तै कडा हुन्छ । वास्तवमा जाँतोको तल्लो पाटोझैं कडा हुन्छ ।
25 When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.
त्यो खडा हुँदा देवताहरू पनि डराउँछन् । डरको कारण ती पछि हट्छन् ।
26 The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
तरवारले त्यसलाई हान्‍ने हो भने, त्यसले केही हुँदैन, न त भाला, काँड वा अरू कुनै चुच्‍चे हतियारले त्यसलाई केही हुन्‍छ ।
27 He esteemeth iron as straw, [and] brass as rotten wood.
त्यसले फलामलाई पराल भएझैं, र काँसालाई कुहेको काठ भएझैं ठान्‍छ ।
28 The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
काँडले त्यसलाई भगाउन सक्दैन । घुयेंत्रोले हानेको ढुङ्गा त त्यसको लागि भुस बन्छ ।
29 Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
मुङ्ग्राहरूलाई त परालझैं ठानिन्छ । भालाको प्रहारमा त त्यसले गिल्ला गर्छ ।
30 Sharp stones [are] under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.
त्यसको भुँसी भागहरू माटोका भाँडाका कडा खपटाहरूजस्तै हुन्छन् । घिस्रिंदा दाँदेको डोबझैं त्यसले माटोमा फैलेको डोब छोड्‍छ ।
31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
त्यसले गहिरो पानीलाई पानी उम्लको भाँडोजस्तै उमाल्छ । त्यसले समुद्रलाई मलहमको भाँडोजस्तै बनाउँछ ।
32 He maketh a path to shine after him; [one] would think the deep [to be] hoary.
त्यसले आफ्नो पछाडि चम्कने रेखा बनाउँछ । कसैले त्यसलाई गहिरो पानीमा फुलेको कपालजस्तै ठान्छ ।
33 Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.
पृथ्वीमा त्यसको बराबरी कोही छैन, जसलाई बिनाडर बाँच्न बनाइएको छ ।
34 He beholdeth all high [things: ] he [is] a king over all the children of pride.
हरेक अहङ्कारी कुरालाई त्यसले हेर्छ । घमण्‍डका सबै छोराहरूमध्‍ये त्यो त राजा नै हो ।”

< Job 41 >