Isaiah 3
1 मैले तिमीहरूलाई भन्दै गरेको कुराहरू बुझ। परमेश्वर, सेनाहरूका परमप्रभुले, यरूशलेम र यहूदाले भर गर्ने सबै थोकहरू लैजानु हुनेछ। परमेश्वरले सबै भोजन र पानी पनि लैजानु हुनेछ।
2 परमेश्वरले सबै वीरहरू र महान सिपाहीहरू लैजानु हुनेछ। परमेश्वरले सबै न्यायकर्त्ताहरू, अगमवक्ताहरू, जोखना हेर्ने मानिसहरू र बूढा-प्रधानहरू सबैलाई नै लैजानु हुनेछ।
3 परमेश्वरले सैन्य अधिकारीहरू र सरकारी अधिकारीहरू लैजानु हुनेछ। परमेश्वरले कुशल कारीगरहरू र चलाख जादूगर जसले भविष्य बताउने प्रयास गर्दछ तिनीहरूलाई पनि लैजानु हुन्छ।
4 परमेश्वर भन्नुहुन्छ, “म जवान युवाहरूलाई तिमीहरूका मार्ग दर्शक बनाउनेछु।
5 प्रत्येक मानिस अर्को मानिसको विरोधी हुनेछ। यसर्थ सबै जन नै पिरोलिनेछन्। युवाहरूले ठूला बडाहरूको आदर गर्ने छैनन्। साधरण मानिसहरूले महत्वपूर्ण मानिसहरूको विश्वास गर्ने छैनन्।”
6 त्यसबेला, एकजना मानिसले आफ्नै परिवारको कुनै भाइलाई समात्नेछ। त्यस मानिसले आफ्नो भाइलाई भन्नेछ, “तिमीसंग एउटा कोट छ, यसैले तिमी हाम्रो अगुवा हुनेछौ। तिमी यी सबै विनाशको अगुवा हुनेछौ।”
7 तर त्यो भाइले भन्नेछ, “म तिमीलाई साथ दिन सक्तिनँ। घरमा मसंग प्रशस्त भोजन र लुगाहरू छैन्। तिमी मलाई तिमीहरूका अगुवा नबनाऊ।”
8 यस्तो घटना हुनेछ किनभने यरूशलेमले ठक्कर खाएको छ र साथै गल्ती काम गरेको छ। यहूदाको पतन भयो अनि परमेश्वरलाई पछ्याउन छोडे। जुन कामहरू तिनीहरूले गर्छन अनि भन्छन तिनीहरू परमप्रभुकै विरूद्धमा हुन्छन्। परमेश्वरको महिमामय आँखहरूले ती सबै कुराहरू छर्लङ्ग देख्नु हुन्छ।
9 मानिसहरूका अनुहारहरूले बताउँछन कि तिनीहरू आफ्नो गल्ती कार्यहरूको लागि दोषी छन्। अनि तिनीहरू आफ्नो पापकर्ममा अंहकार गर्दछन्। तिनीहरू सदोमका मानिसहरू जस्तै छन्। तिनीहरू आफ्ना पापहरू कसैले देख्ला भनेर प्रदर्शन गर्दैनन्। यो उनीहरूका लागि अत्यन्त हानीकारक हुनेछ। तिनीहरू आफैले स्वयंमा बढी दुःखहरू ल्याएकाछन्।
10 धर्मी मानिसहरूलाई भन, “तिनीहरूको लागि राम्रो कुराहरू हुनेछन्। तिनीहरूले गरेको राम्रो कार्यको लागि पुरस्कार पाउँनेछन्।
11 तर दुष्ट मानिसहरूका लागि यो एकदम अनिष्ट हुनेछ। एकदमै ठूलो दुःख-कष्टहरू उनीहरूमा आइपर्नेछ। तिनीहरूले गरेको जति पनि गल्ती कर्महरूको लागि दण्ड पाउनेछन्।
12 युवाहरूले मेरा मानिसहरूलाई परास्त गर्नेछन्। स्त्रीहरूले मेरो मानिसहरूमाथि शासन गर्नेछन्। मेरा मानिसहरू, तिम्रा मार्ग दर्शकहरूले तिमीहरूलाई गल्ती बाटो डोर्याउनेछन्। तिनीहरूले सुमार्गबाट तिमीहरूलाई फर्काउनेछन्।
13 मानिसहरूको न्याय गर्नकोलागि परमप्रभु खडा हुनुहुन्छ।
14 परमेश्वरले ती बूढा-प्रधानहरू र अगुवाहरूका विरूद्धमा उनीहरूका कुकर्मकोलागि आफ्नो न्याय दिनुहुनेछ।परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छ, “तिमीहरूले दाखबारीहरू जलायौ। तिमीहरूले गरीब मानिसहरूका धन-सम्पत्ति लुट्यौ जो अहिले सम्म तिमीहरूको घर-घरमा छँदैछ।
15 मेरा मानिसहरूलाई यसरी दुःख कष्ट दिनु भनेर तिमीहरूलाई कसले अधिकार दियो? ती गरीब मानिसहरूमाथि थिचोमीचो गर्नु भनेर कसले अधिकार दियो?” मेरो मालिक, सेनाहरूका परमप्रभुले यी कुराहरू भन्नुभयो।
16 परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छ, “सियोनका स्त्रीहरू अत्यन्त अहंकारी भएका छन्। तिनीहरू शिर ठाडो पारेर वरिपरि हिडिरहन्छन्, मानौ अरू भन्दा तिनीहरू असल हुन्। ती स्त्रीहरू आँखाहरू झिम्काउँदै हिँडिरहन्छन्। तिनीहरू आफ्ना पायलहरू झन्काउँदै स्वाङ्ग पारेर वरिपरि नाँच्दै घुमिहिँड्छन्।”
17 मेरा मालिकले ती स्त्रीहरूका टाउकोमा लूतै लूतो भरिदिनु हुनेछ। सियोनका ती स्त्रीहरूका सबै केशहरू झर्नेछन्।
18 त्यस बेला परमप्रभुले तिनीहरूको घमण्डको सबै थोक, सुन्दर कल्लीहरू, सूर्य र चन्द्रमा जस्तै देखिने कण्ठहार लैजाउनु हुनेछ।
19 कुण्डलहरू, चुराहरू, घुम्टोहरू,
20 दोपट्टाहरू, पायलहरू, पटुका, कल्ली, अत्तरका बोतलहरू अनि जन्तरहरू,
21 छाप औंठीहरू र नाकका मुन्द्री,
22 दामी पोषाकहरू, टोपीहरू शालहरू र थैलीहरू,
23 ऐनाहरू, मलमलका पोषाकहरू, फेटाहरू, र लामा शलहरू।
24 ती स्त्रीहरूले अब सुगन्धको सट्टामा दुर्गन्ध पाउनेछन्। अहिले तिनीहरूले पटुका बाँधेकाछन् तर त्यस समयमा तिनीहरूले डोरी बाँध्ने छन्। अहिले तिनीहरूको केश सुहाउदो पारेर बाटेकाछन् तर त्यस समयमा केश खौरेर एउटा केश सम्म टाउकोमा हुनेछैन्। अहिले तिनीहरूसंग आर्कषक पहिरन छ तर त्यस समयमा तिनीहरूले शोक मनाउने पहिरन लाउनेछन्। अहिले तिनीहरूका अनुहारमा सुन्दर चिन्हहरू छन्। तर त्यस समयमा त्यहाँ अर्कै दागहरू हुनेछन्। ती दागहरू डामेका दागहरू हुनेछन्।
25 त्यतिबेला, तिमीहरूका पुरूष जातिहरू तरवारहरूद्वारा मारिनेछन्। तिमीहरूका वीरहरू युद्धमा मर्ने छन्।
26 त्यहाँ रूवाई र उदासीनता छाउनेछ। शहरको प्रवेशद्वारको सभाहरूमा रूनु पर्दछ। यरूशलेम चोरहरू र डाकूहरूबाट सबै थोकहरू लुटिएर खाली हात बसेकी स्त्री जस्तै हुनेछे। उसले त्यस बेला भूईंमा बसेर विलाप गर्छे।
1 For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water,
2 The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
3 The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counseller, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
6 When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:
7 In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.
8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
9 The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
10 Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
13 The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
14 The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
15 What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.
16 Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:
17 Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts.
18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,
19 The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,
21 The rings, and nose jewels,
22 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,
23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.
24 And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.
1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
2 How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
3 Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
4 If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;
5 If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
6 If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
7 Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
8 For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider’s web.
15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
16 He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
17 His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.
18 If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.
19 Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
21 Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
22 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.