< उत्पत्ति 18 >

1 दिउँसोको गर्मीमा मम्रेका फलाँटका रुखहरूछेउमा भएको आफ्‍नो पालको ढोकामा अब्राहाम बसेको बेला परमप्रभु तिनीकहाँ देखा पर्नुभयो ।
And YHWH appears to him among the oaks of Mamre, and he is sitting at the opening of the tent, about the heat of the day;
2 तिनले आफ्‍ना आँखा उठाएर हेरे, र तिनले आफ्‍नो सामु तिन जना मानिस उभिरहेका देखे । उनीहरूलाई देखेपछि तिनी पालको ढोकाबाट भेट गर्नलाई दौडेर गए, र भुइँसम्‍म निहुरेर दण्‍डवत्‌ गरे ।
and he lifts up his eyes and looks, and behold, three men standing by him, and he sees, and runs to meet them from the opening of the tent, and bows himself toward the earth,
3 तिनले भने, “प्रभु, यदि तपाईंको नजरमा मैले निगाह पाएको छु भने, आफ्‍नो दासलाई छोडेर नजानुहोस्‌ ।
and he says, “My Lord, if now I have found grace in Your eyes, please do not pass on from Your servant;
4 केही पानी ल्‍याउन दिनुहोस्, र तपाईंहरू आफ्‍ना गोडा धुनुहोस्, र यही रुखमुनि आराम गर्नुहोस्‌ ।
please let a little water be accepted, and wash Your feet, and recline under the tree;
5 मलाई केही रोटी ल्‍याउन दिनुहोस्, ताकि तपाईंहरूको थकाइ मरोस् । त्यसपछि तपाईंहरू आफ्नो बाटो जान सक्‍नुहुन्छ, किनभने तपाईंहरू आफ्‍नो दासकहाँ आउनुभएको छ ।” उनीहरूले भने, “तिमीले भनेअनुसार गर ।”
and I bring a piece of bread, and support Your heart; afterward pass on, for therefore You have passed over to Your servant”; and they say, “So may you do as you have spoken.”
6 तब अब्राहाम तुरुन्तै पालमा साराकहाँ गएर भने, “चाँडो पाँच पाथी मसिनो पिठो ल्याई मुछेर रोटी बनाऊ ।”
And Abraham hurries toward the tent, to Sarah, and says, “Hurry three measures of flour-meal, knead, and make cakes”;
7 अब्राहाम बथानतिर दौडेर गए, र एउटा कलिलो र असल बाछो लिएर नोकरलाई दिए, र त्‍यसलाई हतारमा तयार गर्न लागे ।
and Abraham ran to the herd, and takes a son of the herd, tender and good, and gives to the young man, and he hurries to prepare it;
8 तिनले दही, दूध र त्‍यो तयार गरिएको बाछाको मासु लगेर उनीहरूका सामु टक्र्याए । उनीहरूले खाँदा तिनी उनीहरूकै नजिक रूखमुनि उभिए ।
and he takes butter and milk, and the son of the herd which he has prepared, and sets before them; and he is standing by them under the tree, and they eat.
9 उनीहरूले तिनलाई सोधे, “तेरी पत्‍नी सारा कहाँ छे?” तिनले जवाफ दिए, “त्यहीँ पालमा छिन्‌ ।”
And they say to him, “Where [is] Sarah your wife?” And he says, “Behold—in the tent”;
10 परमप्रभुले भन्‍नुभयो, “आउँदो साल यही समयमा म निश्‍चय नै तँकहाँ फर्किआउनेछु, र हेर्, तेरी पत्‍नी साराले एक जना छोरो जन्‍माउनेछे ।” साराले चाहिँ उहाँको पछिल्तिर भएको ढोकाबाट यो कुरो सुनिरहेकी थिइन्‌ ।
and He says, “Returning I return to you, about the time of life, and behold, to Sarah your wife a son.” And Sarah is listening at the opening of the tent, which is behind him;
11 अब्राहाम र सारा वृद्ध थिए र तिनीहरूको उमेर ढल्किसकेको थियो । साराको बच्‍चा जन्माउने उमेर बितिसकेको थियो ।
and Abraham and Sarah [are] aged, entering into days—the way of women has ceased to be to Sarah;
12 यसकारण सारा मनमनै यसो भन्‍दै हाँसिन्, “म वृद्ध भइसकेकी छु, र मेरा स्वामी पनि वृद्ध भइसक्‍नुभएको छ, के मैले सुख पाउँछु र?”
and Sarah laughs in her heart, saying, “After I have waxed old have I had pleasure? My lord [is] also old!”
13 तब परमप्रभुले अब्राहामलाई भन्‍नुभयो, “‘बुढेसकालमा मैले छोराछोरी पाउँछु र भनेर सारा किन हाँसी’?
And YHWH says to Abraham, “Why [is] this? Sarah has laughed, saying, Is it really true—I bear—and I am aged?
14 परमप्रभुको निम्‍ति कुनै कुरो कठिन छ र? अर्को साल मैले तोकेको समयमा म तँकहाँ फर्किआउनेछु । अर्को वर्ष यही समयमा साराको एक जना छोरा हुनेछ ।”
Is anything too wonderful for YHWH? At the appointed time I return to you, about the time of life, and Sarah has a son.”
15 त्यसपछि साराले इन्कार गर्दै यसो भनिन्, “म हाँसिनँ ।” किनभने तिनी डराइन्‌ । तर उहाँले जवाफ दिनुभयो, “होइन, तँ हाँसेकै होस् ।”
And Sarah denies, saying, “I did not laugh”; for she has been afraid; and He says, “No, but you did laugh.”
16 तब ती पुरुषहरू उठे र सदोमतिर तल हेरे । अब्राहाम अलि परसम्‍म उनीहरूलाई बिदा गर्न गए ।
And the men rise from there, and look on the face of Sodom, and Abraham is going with them to send them away;
17 तर परमप्रभुले भन्‍नुभयो, “मैले गर्न लागेको काम के अब्राहामबाट लुकाएर राखूँ?
and YHWH said, “Am I concealing from Abraham that which I am doing,
18 अब्राहामबाट एउटा ठुलो र शक्तिशाली जाति बन्‍नेछ, र त्‍यसद्वारा नै पृथ्‍वीका सबै जातिहरूले आशिष्‌ पाउनेछन्‌ ।
and Abraham certainly becomes a great and mighty nation, and blessed in him have been all nations of the earth?
19 किनभने मैले त्‍यसलाई आफ्‍ना छोराछोरीहरू र घरानालाई धर्म र न्‍याय गरेर परमप्रभुको मार्ग पालन गर्नलाई आज्ञा देओस्‌ भनेर छानेको छु, ताकि परमप्रभुले अब्राहामलाई भन्‍नुभएको कुरा पुरा गर्नुभएको होस् ।”
For I have known him, that he commands his children, and his house after him (and they have kept the way of YHWH), to do righteousness and judgment, that YHWH may bring on Abraham that which He has spoken concerning him.”
20 तब परमप्रभुले भन्‍नुभयो, “सदोम र गमोराको विरुद्धमा उठेको आवाज धेरै ठुलो, र तिनीहरूका पाप साह्रै गम्भीर भएको कारण
And YHWH says, “The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah—because great; and their sin—because exceedingly grievous:
21 मकहाँ आएको त्यसको विरुद्धको आवाजअनुसार तिनीहरूले गरेका छन् कि छैनन् भन्‍ने कुरा हेर्नलाई म तल जानेछु । होइन रहेछ भने मलाई थाहा हुनेछ।”
I go down now, and see whether according to its cry which is coming to Me they have done completely—and if not—I know”;
22 यसकारण ती पुरुषहरू त्‍यहाँबाट सदोमतिर गए, तर अब्राहामचाहिँ परमप्रभुको सामु उभिरहे ।
and the men turn from there, and go toward Sodom; and Abraham is yet standing before YHWH.
23 तब अब्राहामले नजिक गएर भने, ‘के तपाईंले धर्मीहरूलाई पनि दुष्‍टहरूसँगै नष्‍ट गर्नुहुनेछ?
And Abraham draws near and says, “Do You also consume righteous with wicked?
24 सायद त्‍यस सहरमा पचास धर्मी जन छन् होला । के त्‍यसमा भएका पचास धर्मी जनका निम्‍ति त्‍यस सहरलाई नजोगाएर नष्‍ट पार्नुहुनेछ र?
Perhaps there are fifty righteous in the midst of the city; do You also consume, and not bear with the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who [are] in its midst?
25 धर्मीलाई पनि दुष्‍टलाई जस्तै व्यवहार गरेर दुष्‍टका साथमा धर्मी जनलाई मार्ने काम तपाईंबाट टाढा रहोस् । यस्तो कुरा तपाईंबाट टाढा रहोस्! सारा पृथ्‍वीका न्‍यायकर्ताले न्यायोचित काम गर्नुहुन्‍न र?
Far be it from You to do according to this thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked; that it has been—as the righteous so the wicked—far be it from You; does the Judge of all the earth not do justice?”
26 परमप्रभुले भन्‍नुभयो, “सदोम सहरभित्र पचास धर्मी जन पाएँ भने म तिनीहरूका खातिर सारा सहरलाई छोड़िदिनेछु ।”
And YHWH says, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous in the midst of the city, then have I borne with all the place for their sake.”
27 अब्राहामले जवाफ दिएर भने, “हेर्नुहोस्, म केवल माटो र खरानी मात्र भएर पनि परमप्रभुसँग कुरा गर्न आँट गरेको छु ।
And Abraham answers and says, “Now behold, I have willed to speak to the Lord, and I [am] dust and ashes;
28 यदि त्यहाँ पाँच कम पचास जना धर्मी जन रहेछन्‌ भने? केवल पाँच मात्र घटी भएको कारण तपाईं सारा सहरलाई नै नाश गर्नुहुनेछ?” त्यसपछि उहाँले भन्‍नुभयो, “यदि मैले त्‍यहाँ पैँतालीस पाएँ भने म त्‍यो नाश गर्नेछैनँ ।”
perhaps there are lacking five of the fifty righteous—do You destroy for five the whole of the city?” And He says, “I do not destroy [it], if I find there forty-five.”
29 तिनले फेरि उहाँसँग बोल्दै भने, “यदि त्‍यहाँ चालीस रहेछन्‌ भने?” उहाँले भन्‍नुभयो, “चालीस जनाका खातिर पनि म त्‍यसो गर्नेछैनँ।”
And he adds again to speak to Him and says, “Perhaps there are found there forty?” And He says, “I do not do [it], because of the forty.”
30 तिनले भने, “परमप्रभु रिसानी नहोस् ताकि म अझै बोल्न सकूँ । यदि त्‍यहाँ तिस जना पाइए भने?” उहाँले भन्‍नुभयो, “त्‍यहाँ तिस जना नै पाएँ भने पनि म त्‍यसो गर्नेछैनँ ।”
And he says, “Please let it not be displeasing to the Lord, and I speak: perhaps there are found there thirty?” And He says, “I do not do [it], if I find there thirty.”
31 तिनले भने, “हेर्नुहोस्, मैले परमप्रभुसँग कुरा गर्ने आँट गरेको छु । बिस जना पाइए भने?” उहाँले भन्‍नुभयो, “बिस जनाका खातिर पनि म त्यसलाई नाश गर्नेछैनँ ।”
And he says, “Now behold, I have willed to speak to the Lord: perhaps there are found there twenty?” And He says, “I do not destroy [it], because of the twenty.”
32 तिनले भने, “परमप्रभु रिसानी नहोस्‌। अब अन्तिम एक पल्ट बोल्‍नेछु । सायद त्‍यहाँ दस जना पाइन्छन् होला?” उहाँले भन्‍नुभयो, “दश जनाका खातिर पनि म त्‍यो नाश गर्नेछैनँ ।”
And he says, “Please let it not be displeasing to the Lord, and I speak only this time: perhaps there are found there ten?” And He says, “I do not destroy [it], because of the ten.”
33 अब्राहामसित कुरा गरिसक्‍ने बित्तिकै परमप्रभु गइहाल्‍नुभयो, र अब्राहामचाहिँ आफ्‍नो घर फर्के ।
And YHWH goes on, when He has finished speaking to Abraham, and Abraham has turned back to his place.

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