उपदेशक 3

1 हरेक कुराको लागि तोकिएको समय छ, र आकाशमूनि हरेक उद्धेश्यको लागि बेलाछ ।

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

2 जन्मने एउटा समय छ, र मर्ने एउटा समय । रोप्‍ने एउटा समय छ, र उखेल्ने एउटा समय ।

a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

3 मार्ने एउटा समय छ, र निको पार्ने एउटा समय । भत्काउने एउटा समय छ, र बनाउने एउटा समय ।

a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

4 रुने एउटा समय छ, र हाँस्‍ने एउटा समय । शोक गर्ने एउटा समय छ, र नाच्ने एउटा समय ।

a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

5 ढुङ्गा फ्याँक्‍ने एउटा समय छ, र ती बटुल्ने एउटा समय । अरू मानिसलाई अङ्गाल्ने एउटा समय छ, र त्यसबाट अलग रहने एउटा समय ।

a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

6 खोजी गर्ने एउटा समय छ, र खोज्न छाड्ने एउटा समय । राख्‍ने एउटा समय छ, र फाल्ने एउटा समय ।

a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

7 लुगा च्यात्‍ने एउटा समय छ, र त्यसलाई मर्मत गर्ने एउटा समय । चुप लाग्‍ने एउटा समय छ, र बोल्ने एउटा समय ।

a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

8 प्रेम गर्ने एउटा समय छ, र घृणा गर्ने एउटा समय । युद्ध गर्ने एउटा समय छ, र मिलाप गर्ने एउटा समय ।

a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.

9 कामदारले आफ्नो परिश्रमबाट के लाभ पाउँछ र?

What profit has he who works in that in which he labors?

10 मानव-जातिलाई पुरा गर्न परमेश्‍वरले दिनुभएको काम मैले देखेको छु ।

I have seen the burden which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

11 परमेश्‍वरले हरेक कुरोलाई त्यसको आफ्नो समयमा सुयोग्य बनाउनुभएको छ । उहाँले मानिसहरूका हृदयमा अनन्तता पनि राखिदिनुभएको छ । तर मानव-जातिले सुरुदेखि अन्त्यसम्म परमेश्‍वरले गर्नुभएका कामहरू बुझ्न सक्दैन ।

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can't find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.

12 मानिस बाँचुञ्‍जेलसम्म त्यो आनन्दित रहनु र असल गर्नुभन्दा त्यसको लागि अर्को कुनै उत्तम कुरो छैन भनी मलाई थाहा छ ।

I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.

13 हरेकले खानुपर्छ र पिउनुपर्छ, अनि आफ्ना सबै कामबाट आउने असल कुराहरूमा कसरी आनन्द मनाउने भनी बुझ्नुपर्छ । यो नै परमेश्‍वरको उपहार हो ।

Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.

14 मलाई थाहा छ, कि परमेश्‍वरले जे गर्नुहुन्छ, त्यो रहिरहन्छ । त्यसमा केही थप्‍न सकिँदैन, न त त्यसबाट हटाउन सकिन्छ, किनकि परमेश्‍वरले नै त्यो गर्नुभएको हो ताकि मानिसहरू आदरसाथ उहाँकहाँ जाऊन् ।

I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.

15 जे अस्तित्वमा छ, त्यो पहिलेदेखि नै अस्तित्वमा रहेको छ । जे अस्तित्वमा रहने छ, त्यो पहिलेदेखि नै अस्तित्वमा रहेको छ । लुकिएका कुराहरूको खोजी गर्न परमेश्‍वरले मानिसहरूलाई बनाउनुहुन्छ ।

That which is has been long ago, and that which is to be has been long ago: and God seeks again that which is passed away.

16 सूर्यमूनिको दुष्‍टतालाई मैले देखेको छु, जहाँ न्याय हुनुपर्थ्यो, र धार्मिकताको सट्टामा दुष्‍टता थियो ।

Moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.

17 मैले मेरो मनमा भनेँ, “हरेक विषय र हरेक कामको लागि ठिक समयमा परमेश्‍वरले धर्मीहरू र दुष्‍टहरूको न्याय गर्नुहुने छ ।”

I said in my heart, "God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work."

18 मैले मेरो हृदयमा भनेँ, “मानिसहरू पशुहरूजस्तै हुन् भनी देखाउन परमेश्‍वरले तिनीहरूको जाँच गर्नुहुन्छ ।”

I said in my heart, "As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.

19 किनकि मानव-जातिको अन्त्य र पशुहरूको अन्त्य समान छ । एउटाको मृत्यु अर्कोको जस्तै छ । तिनीहरू सबैको एउटै सास छ । मानव-जातिलाई पशुहरूलाई भन्दा बढी लाभ छैन । किनकि के सबै कुरा सास नै होइन र?

For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals: for all is vanity.

20 हरेक कुरा उहाँ ठाउँमा जान्छ । हरेक कुरा धुलोबाट आउँछ, र धुलोमा नै फर्केर जान्छ ।

All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.

21 मानिसको आत्मा उँभोतिर र पशुको प्राण तलतिर माटोमा जान्छ भनी कसलाई थाहा छ र?

Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?"

22 त्यसैले मानिसको लागि आफ्नो काममा आनन्द लिनुभन्दा उत्तम कुरो छैन भनी फेरि मैले बुझेँ, किनकि त्यो नै त्यसको जिम्मेवारी हो । त्योभन्दा पछि के हुन्छ भनी देखाउन त्यसलाई कसले फर्काएर ल्याउन सक्छ र?

Therefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what will be after him?