अय्यूब 41
1 “अय्यूब, तिमीले वृहत जन्तुलाई माछा पक्रने बल्छीले समात्न सक्छौ? त्यसको जिब्रोमा डोरीले बाँध्न सक्छौ?
2 त्यसको नाकबाट तिमी डोरी छिराउन सक्छौ? अथवा बङ्गरामा बल्छी छिराउन सक्छौ?
3 के लेबीयथानले तिमीलाई ‘मलाई जान दिनुहोस्’ भनेर बिन्ती गर्नेछ? के उ तिमीसँग नम्र भाषामा बोल्ने छ?
4 के लेबीयथानले ‘तिम्रो सेवा सँधै गर्छु’ भनेर समझौता र वाचा खाएको छ?
5 के तिमी चरा-चुरूङ्गीहरूसँग खेले जस्तो लेबीयथानसँग खेल्न सक्छौ? के तिमी ऊमाथि डोरी लगाउनेछौ ताकि तिम्रो नोकर्नी केटीहरू त्योसँग खेल्न सक्छे?
6 के जालहारीले तिमीदेखि लेबीयथान किन्ने कोशिश गर्नेछ? के तिनीहरूले त्यसलाई काटेर टुक्रा-टुक्रा पारेर व्यापारीहरूसित बेच्छन?
7 के तिमी लेबीयथानको छाला अथवा टाउको भित्र भालाहरू फ्याँक्न सक्छौ?
8 अय्यूब, यदि तिमीले कहिले लेबीयथान माथि हात राखेकोछौ भने तिमीले फेरि त्यस्तो कहिल्यै गर्ने छैनौ। खाली चिन्ता गर युद्ध बारे जुन हुनेवाला छ।
9 के तिमीले लेबीयथानलाई पराजित गर्न सक्छु भनेर सोच्दछौ? ठीकै छ, भूल यसलाई। त्यहाँ आशा छैन। खाली त्योतिर हेरी रहँदा तिमी भयभीत हुनेछौ।
10 कुनै मानिस पनि त्यस्तो वीर छैन् जसले त्यसलाई रिस उठाउँछ। ठिक, मेरो विरूद्ध कुनै मानिस उठ्न सक्तैन्।
11 म कोहीसँग पनि ऋणी छैन। स्वर्ग मुनी भएका सबै कुराहरू मेरो हुन्।
12 अय्यूब, म तिमीलाई लेबीयथानको खुट्टाहरू बारे बताउनेछु, उसको शक्ति अनि सुन्दर आकार बारेमा बताउनेछु।
13 कसैले पनि उसको छाला छेडन सक्तैन। उसको छाला ढाल बराबर छ।
14 कसैले पनि लेबीयथानलाई जबरजस्ती गरेर मुख खोल्न सक्तैन। उसको मुखमा भएको दाँतहरूले नै मानिसहरूलाई तर्साउँदछ।
15 त्यसको ढाड बलियो गरी जोडिएका ढालहरू झैं बलियो छ।
16 ती ढालहरू एकमाथि अर्को गर्दै यस्तो टाँसिएका छन् कि त्यसबाट हावासम्म छिर्न सक्तैन।
17 ढालहरू जोडिएका छन् तिनीहरू एकसाथ कस्सिएर समिटिएका छन् कि तिनीहरू तानिएर चुँडिन सक्तैनन्।
18 जब लेबीयथानले हाच्छियूँ काढ्छ यो आगो दन्केको ज्वाला जस्तो हुन्छ। उसको आँखाहरू प्रातःकालको ज्योति जस्तो हुन्छन।
19 आगोको अगुल्टोहरू बलेको जस्तै ज्वाला उसको मुखबाट बाहिर आउँदछ।
20 पानी उम्लिरहेको भाँडाबाट तातो वाफहरू निस्के जस्तो लेबीयथानको नाकबाट धुवाँ निस्कन्छ।
21 अनि आगोको झिल्काहरू मुखबाट उछिटिन्छ लेबीयथानको सासले कोईला जलाउँदछ।
22 लेबीयथानको घिच्रो साह्रै बलियो हुन्छ, विपदहरू त्यो देखि डराएर भाग्दछन्।
23 त्यसको छालामा कतै पनि नरम भाग हुँदैन त्यो फलाम जस्तो कडा हुन्छ।
24 लेबीयथानको मुटु ढुङ्गा जस्तो हुन्छ। त्यससँग डर भनेको रत्तिभर हुँदैन। यो गह्रुँ पिंध्ने जाँतोको तल्लोपट्टिको ढुङ्गा जस्तो हुन्छ।
25 जब लेबीयथान उठ्छ, बलिष्ठ मानिसहरू पनि डराउँदछन्। जब लेबीयथानले पुच्छर हल्लाउँदछ तिनीहरू भाग्छन।
26 तरवार, भाला अनि झीरहरूले लेबीयथानलाई हिर्काइन्छ तर ती सबै उछिट्टिएर फर्किन्छन त्यस्ता हतियारहरूले त्यसलाई कतै आघात पुर्याउन सक्तैन।
27 लेबीयथानले पराल टुक्राए जस्तै सहजै फलाम भाँचिदिन्छ। त्यसले सडेको काठ जस्तै पित्तल भाँच्छ।
28 काँडले लेबीयथानलाई भगाउन सक्तैन। ढुङ्गाहरु पनि उसका निम्ति पराल झैं हुन्छन्।
29 जब काठको मुँग्रोले त्यसलाई हिर्काउछ त्यो यसलाई परालले छोए जस्तो अनुभव गर्छ त्यो हाँस्दछ जब मानिसहरूले त्यसमाथि भालाहरू बर्षाउँदछन्।
30 लेबीयथानको भुँडीको छाला फुटेका माटाका भाँडाहरूको तीखो टुक्राहरू जस्ता हुन्छन। उसले हलोले झैं जमीन फुटाउँछ।
31 लेबीयथानले समुद्रको पानीलाई भाँडा उम्लिरहेको पानी झैं घोल्छ। त्यसले पानीका फोका भाँडामा उम्लिएको तेल जस्तै बनाउँदछ।
32 जब लेबीयथान पौरिन्छ त्यसले आफू पछाडि बाटो छाडदछ। त्यसले पानीलाई घोल्छ अनि आफू पछाडी सेतो फीज छोडछ।
33 लेबीयथान जस्तो जनावर पृथ्वीमा छैन त्यो भयरहित बनाइएको प्राणी हो।
34 लेबीयथानले घमण्डी पशुहरूलाई तल हेर्दछ। त्यो सारा जङ्गली जनावरहरू माथि राज गर्ने राजा हो। अनि म, परमेश्वरले, लेबीयथान सृजना गरें।”
1 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
2 Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?
4 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?
5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
6 Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?
7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?
8 Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
10 None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?
11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.
12 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.
13 Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?
14 Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.
15 His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
16 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
17 They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
18 By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.
20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.
21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
22 In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.
23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.
24 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.
25 When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.
26 The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
27 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
28 The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
29 Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
30 Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.
31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
32 He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.
33 Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.
34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.
1 And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band.
2 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
3 And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
4 And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5 And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
6 And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.
7 And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
8 And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.
9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,
10 And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.
11 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.
12 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.
16 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
17 Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
18 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
19 And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.
20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship.
23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;
28 And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
33 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
34 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
35 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.
36 Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.
37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.
38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
41 And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.
42 And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
44 And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.