Job 22
1 ત્યારે અલીફાઝ તેમાનીએ જવાબ આપ્યો કે,
2 “શું કોઇપણ માણસ દેવને ઉપયોગી છે? ડાહ્યામાં ડાહ્યો માણસ પણ દેવને ઉપયોગી છે ખરો?
3 તું સાચી રીતે જીવે તો પણ તેથી દેવને શું? તારું વર્તન ગમે તેટલું નિદોર્ષ હોય તો પણ તેથી દેવને શો ફાયદો?
4 અયૂબ, દેવ તને શા માટે સજા આપે છે, અને તારો વાંક કાઢે છે? તું તેની ઉપાસના કરે છે એટલા માટે?
5 તારા અનિષ્ટો ઘણા ભયંકર છે, તારાં પાપ પાર વિનાનાં છે.
6 કદાચ તેઁ તારા ભાઇને થોડા પૈસા ઊછીના આપ્યા હોય અને તે તને પાછા આપશે તેની સુરક્ષાનો પૂરાવો આપવાનો આગ્રહ કર્યો હોય. કદાચ એમ હોય કે તેઁ ઉછીના પૈસાના દેણા માટેના વચન તરીકે ગરીબ માણસના કપડાં લીધા હોય. તેઁ આ કદાચ કારણ વગર કર્યું છે.
7 કદાચ તમે તરસ્યાને પાણી પાયું નહિ હોય, તમે ભૂખ્યાને રોટલો આપ્યો નહિ હોય.
8 અયૂબ, તમે પુષ્કળ જમીનની માલિકી ધરાવો છો. અને લોકો તમને માન આપે છે.
9 કદાચ તમે વિધવાઓને ખાલી હાથે પાછી વાળી છે. તમે કદાચ અનાથોને છેતર્યા છે.
10 તેથી તારી ચારેતરફ ફાંસલો છે, અને અણધારી આફત તને ડરાવી મૂકે છે.
11 એટલા માટે તું અંધકારમાં જોઇ શકતો નથી, અને પુરના પાણી તને ઢાંકી દે છે.
12 શું દેવ આકાશમાં, ઊંચ્ચસ્થાનમાં, નથી? તારાઓની ઊંચાઇ જો, તેઓ કેટલાં ઊંચા છે.
13 અને છતાં તું કહે છે, ‘દેવ શું જાણે છે? કાળા વાદળોનીઆરપાર જોઇને તે આપણા વિશે અભિપ્રાય કેવી રીતે આપી શકવાનો છે?
14 જેવો તે આકાશની ધાર પર ચાલે છે, ગાઢ વાદળ તેને એવી રીતે ઢાંકી દે છે કે તે કાંઇ જોઇ શકતો નથી.’
15 અયૂબ, તું પ્રાચીન માર્ગમા ચાલી રહ્યો છે જેના પર દુષ્ટ લોકો પહેલા ચાલતા હતા.
16 તે દુષ્ટ લોકો, તેઓનો મૃત્યુનો સમય આવે તે પહેલાંજ નાશ પામી ગયા હતા.
17 કારણકે તેઓ દેવને કહેતા હતાં કે, ‘તમે અમારાથી દૂર ચાલ્યા જાઓ; સર્વસમર્થ દેવ તમે અમને શું કરી શકવાનાં છો?’
18 તેમ છતઁા પણ દેવે જ એમનાં ઘર ખજાનાથી ભર્યા હતા ના! હું દુષ્ટ લોકોની સલાહ પ્રમાણે અનુસરી શકતો નથી.
19 ભલા લોકો તેમનો નાશ થતો જોઇને ખુશ થશે. અને નિદોર્ષો દુષ્ટો પર હસશે.
20 તેઓ કહે છે, ‘જુઓ, બાકી રહેલા અમારા દરેક શત્રુઓનો નાશ થઇ ગયો છે. અને અગ્નિ તેઓની સંપતિને ભરખી જાય છે.’
21 અયૂબ, હવે તું તારી જાત દેવને સમપિર્ત કરી દે, અને તેની સાથે સુલેહ કર, જેથી તારું ભલું થશે.
22 કૃપા કરીને એના મોઢેથી એનો બોધ સાંભળ અને સ્વીકાર કર. એની વાણી તારા હૃદયમાં ધારણ કર!
23 જો તું સર્વસમર્થ દેવ પાસે પાછો વળે તો તારો પુનરોદ્ધાર થશે. પાપને તારા ઘરથી દૂર રાખજે.
24 જો તું તારું ધન ધૂળ સમાન ગણીશ અને કંચનને કથીર સમાન માનીશ,
25 ભલે સર્વસમર્થ દેવ તારું સોનું અને ચાંદીનો સંગ્રહ બને.
26 તો સર્વસમર્થ દેવ તારો પરમ આનંદ બની જશે. અને તું દેવ સામે નજર મેળવીશ.
27 તું જે કઇં અરજ કરીશ તે એ સાંભળશે, અને પછી તું તારી માનતાઓ પૂરી કરી શકીશ.
28 તારી સર્વ યોજનાઓ સફળ થશે. તારા માર્ગમાં આકાશનું તેજ ઝળહળશે.
29 દેવ અભિમાનીને પાડે છે અને નમ્રને બચાવે છે.
30 તે જેઓ નિદોર્ષ નથી તેઓને પણ ઉગારે છે, તારા હાથ ચોખ્ખા હશે તો તને પણ ઉગારશે.”
1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
12 Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
13 And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19 The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.
21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
29 When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
30 He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
Zechariah 2 in Tamil and English
1 তারপর আমি চোখ তুলে চেয়ে দেখলাম মাপার ফিতে হাতে একজন মানুষ|
I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
2 আমি জিজ্ঞেস করলাম, “আপনি কোথায যাচ্ছেন?”তিনি আমায় বললেন, “আমি জেরুশালেম মেপে দেখতে চাই তা দৈর্ঘ্যে ও প্রস্থে কতখানি|”
Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
3 তখন য়ে দেবদূতটি আমার সঙ্গে কথা বলেছিলেন তিনি চলে গেলেন এবং আরেকটি দেবদূত তাঁর সঙ্গে কথা বলবার জন্য এগিয়ে এলেন|
And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
4 তিনি তাকে বললেন, “দৌড়ে গিয়ে সেই যুবকদের বল য়ে জেরুশালেম মাপার পক্ষে অতিশয বড়| তার কাছে গিয়ে এই কথাগুলো বল:‘জেরুশালেম হবে প্রাচীরবিহীন একটি শহর কারণ জেরুশালেমে বসবাসকারী মানুষ ও পশুর সংখ্যা হবে অনেক|’
And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:
5 প্রভু বলেছেন, ‘আমি শহরের চারধারে একটি আগুনের প্রাচীর তৈরী করে তাকে রক্ষা করব| এবং সেই শহরের মহিমা আনয়ণ করবার জন্য আমি সেখানে বাস করব|”‘
For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
6 প্রভু বলেছেন, “তাড়াতাড়ি কর, উত্তরে অবস্থিত দেশটি ত্যাগ কর! হ্যাঁ, এটা সত্যি য়ে আমি তোমার লোকেদের চতুর্দ্দিকে ছড়িয়ে দিয়েছিলাম|”
Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the Lord: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the Lord.
7 ওহে সিয়োনের লোকেরা, যারা বাবিলে বাস করছ, তোমাদের প্রাণ বাঁচাতে এ জায়গা ছেড়ে যাও| ঐ শহর ছেড়ে পালাও! সর্বশক্তিমান প্রভুই এই কথা বলেছেন| তিনি আমাকে সেই জাতিগুলির মধ্যে পাঠিয়েছেন যারা তোমাদের লুঠ করেছিল| তিনি আমাকে পাঠিয়েছেন তোমাদের কাছে সম্মান আনতে|
Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
8 কারণ তোমাদের আঘাত করা, ঈশ্বরের চোখের মণিকে আঘাত করবার তুল্য|
For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
9 বাবিলের লোকেরা আমার লোকেদের কারারুদ্ধ করেছিল এবং তাদের এীতদাস বানিয়েছিল| কিন্তু আমি তাদের আঘাত করলে তারা আমার লোকেদের দাস হয়ে যাবে| তখন তোমরা জানবে য়ে সর্বশক্তিমান প্রভুই আমায় পাঠিয়েছেন|”
For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me.
10 প্রভু বলেছেন, “সিয়োন, আনন্দ করো এবং সুখী হও! কারণ আমি আসছি এবং আমি তোমার শহরে বাস করব|
Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord.
11 সেই সময়ে বহু জাতি আমার কাছে আসবে| তারা আমার লোক হবে এবং আমি তোমার শহরে বাস করব|” আর তুমি জানবে য়ে সর্বশক্তিমান প্রভু আমায় তোমার কাছে পাঠিয়েছেন|”
And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto thee.
12 প্রভু জেরুশালেমকে তাঁর বিশেষ শহর হিসেবে আবার মনোনীত করবেন| যিহূদা হবে পবিত্র ভূমিতে তাঁর অংশ|
And the Lord shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
13 প্রত্যেকে নীরব হও! প্রভু তাঁর পবিত্র আবাস হতে আসছেন|
Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.