¹There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” , and turned away from evil.

¹अय्यूब नाउँ भएको एकजना मानिस ऊज मुलुकका वासिन्दा थिए। अय्यूब एकजना असल र ईमान्दारी मानिस थिए। अय्यूबले परमेश्वरलाई आदर गर्थे र तिनी खराब कर्महरूबाट पर सर्थे।

²There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.

²अय्यूबका सात भाई छोराहरू र तीन बहिनी छोरीहरू थिए।

³His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.

³अय्यूबको आफ्नै 7,000 भेडाहरू, 3,000 ऊँटहरू, 1,000 साँढेहरू र 500 गधाहरू थिए। उनको धेरै नोकर चाकरहरू थिए। अय्यूब पूर्वतिरका एक धनी मानिस थिए।

⁴His sons went and held a feast in the house of each one on his birthday; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

⁴अय्यूबका छोराहरूले पालैपालो गरेर आफ्ना घरहरूमा प्रितीभोजहरू दिने गर्थे, अनि तिनीहरूले आफ्ना बहिनीहरूलाई निमंत्रणा गर्थे।

⁵It was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts.” Job did so continually.

⁵तिनीहरूको भोजपछि अय्यूबले तिनीहरूलाई बोलाउन पठाउँथे र परमप्रभुप्रति समर्पित गराउँथे। उसले यो काम बिहान चाडै उठेर र प्रत्येक नानीहरूका लागि एउटा बलि चढाएर गर्थे। अय्यूबले यस्ते गरे किनभने उनी आफैले सोच्थे, “हुन सक्छ असावधानीको कारण मेरो छोरा र छोरीहरूले गुप्त तरिकारले केही गल्ती गरेर परमेश्वरलाई सरापे।” अय्यूबले यी सबै सधैं गर्ने गर्थे।

⁶Now it happened on the day when God’s sons came to present themselves before Yahweh, “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. that Satan also came among them.

⁶एक दिन स्वर्गदूतहरू परमप्रभुसँग भेट्ने दिन आयो। त्यहाँ ती स्वर्गदूतहरूसँग शैतान पनि थियो।

⁷Yahweh said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”

⁷परमप्रभुले शैतानलाई भन्नुभयो, “अहिलेसम्म तँ कहाँ थिइस्?” शैतानले परमप्रभुलाई जवाफ दियो, “म पृथ्वीकै वरिपरि घुमिरहेको थिँए।”

⁸Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant, Job? For there is none like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil.”

⁸तब परमप्रभुले शैतानलाई भन्नुभयो, “तैंले मेरो दास अय्यूबलाई देखिस्? यस पृथ्वीमा ऊ जस्तो कुनै मानिस छैन। अय्यूब एक असल र इमान्दार मानिस छ। उसले परमेश्वरको आराधना गर्छ र नराम्रा कामहरूदेखि सधैं टाडो रहन्छन्।”

⁹Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

⁹शैतानले जवाफ दियो, “निश्चय! तर परमेश्वरलाई आराधना गर्न अय्यूबसँग एक खास कारण छ।

¹⁰Haven’t you made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

¹⁰तपाईंले सधैं उसको परिवार, उसलाई र उसँग भएका चीजहरूको रक्षा गर्नुहुन्छ। उसले गरेका सबै कार्यहरू तपाईंले सफल पार्नुहुन्छ। हो, ऊमाथि तपाईंको आशिष रहेको छ। उ यति सम्पन्न छ कि सारा मुलुकभरि उसको आफ्नै साँढे, ऊँट, र भेडाका बथानहरू फैलिएका छन्।

¹¹But put forth your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face.”

¹¹तर यदि तपाईंले उसँग भएका सारा कुराहरू नष्ट गरिदिनु भयो भने, म दृढता पूर्वक भन्छु कि उसले तपाईंलाई तपाईंकै सामु सराप्नेछ।”

¹²Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power. Only on himself don’t put forth your hand.” So Satan went forth from the presence of Yahweh.

¹²परमप्रभुले शैतानलाई भन्नुभयो, “ठीक छ, अय्यूबसँग भएका जे पनि कुराहरूमाथि तँ जे चाहन्छस् गर। तर उसको शरीरलाई चोट नपुर्या।” तब शैतान परमप्रभुदेखि टाढा गयो।

¹³It fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house,

¹³एकदिन, अय्यूबका छोरा-छोरीहरू आफ्ना जेठा दाज्यूको घरमा खाँदै अनि दाखरस पिउँदै उत्सव मनाइरहेका थिए।

¹⁴that there came a messenger to Job, and said, “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,

¹⁴तब एकजना सन्देश-वाहक अय्यूबकहाँ आए र भने, “साँढेहरूले जोतिरहेका थिए र गधाहरूले छेउमा नै घाँस खाईरहेका थिए।

¹⁵and the Sabeans attacked, and took them away. Yes, they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

¹⁵शबाईका मानिसहरूले हामीमाथि आक्रमण गरे अनि तपाईंका पशुहरू लगे। ती मानिसहरूले अन्य नोकरहरूलाई पनि मारे। यो समाचार तपाईंलाई दिन म मात्र बाँचे।”

¹⁶While he was still speaking, there also came another, and said, “The fire of God has fallen from the sky, and has burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

¹⁶त्यो सन्देश-वाहक बोलिरहेकै बेला अर्को सन्देश-वाहक अय्यूबकहाँ आई पुग्यो। त्यो दोस्रो सन्देश-वाहकले भन्यो, “आकाशबाट आएको चट्याङले तपाईंको सारा भेडाहरू र नोकरहरू मार्यो। यो समाचार तपाईंलाई दिन म मात्र बाँचे।”

¹⁷While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, “The Chaldeans made three bands, and swept down on the camels, and have taken them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

¹⁷त्यो सन्देश-वाहक बोलिरहेको बेला अर्को सन्देश-वाहक आई पुग्यो। त्यो तेस्रो सन्देश-वाहकले भन्यो, “कल्दीहरूले तीन सैन्यदलहरू पठाए। तिनीहरूले हामीमाथि आक्रमण गरे अनि सारा ऊँटहरू लगे। तिनीहरूले नोकरहरूलाई पनि मारे। यो समाचार तपाईंलाई दिन म मात्र बाँचे।”

¹⁸While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house,

¹⁸तेस्रो सन्देश-वाहक बोलिरहेकै बेला, अर्को सन्देश-वाहक त्यहाँ आई पुग्यो। त्यो चौथो सन्देश-वाहकले भन्यो, “तपाईंका जेठा छोरोको घरमा तपाईंका अन्य छोरा-छोरीहरूले खाइरहेका र दाखरस पिइरहेका थिए।

¹⁹and behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young men, and they are dead. I alone have escaped to tell you.”

¹⁹तब एक जोडदार हावा मरूभूमिबाट अचानक चल्यो र त्यसले घर घराशायी पारिदियो। त्यो घर तपाईंका छोरा-छोरीहरूमाथि बज्रयो, अनि तिनीहरू सबैजना मरे। यो समाचार तपाईंलाई दिन म मात्र बाँचे।”

²⁰Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped.

²⁰जब अय्यूबले ती सबै खबरहरू सुने आफ्नो दुःख र उदासीनता प्रकट गर्नका लागि उनले आफ्ना लुगाहरू च्याते अनि केश खौरियो। तब अय्यूब भूईंमा घोप्टो परेर परमेश्वरलाई दण्डवत गरे।

²¹He said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be the name of Yahweh.”

²¹उनले भनेः “जब म यस संसारमा जन्मको थिएँ, म नाङ्गै थिएँ, अनि मसँग केही पनि थिएन। जब म मर्छु अनि यो संसार छाडेर जान्छु, म नाङ्गै नै जानेछु, अनि मसँग केही रहनेछैन। परमप्रभुले दिनुभयो, अनि परमप्रभुले लानु भयो। परमप्रभुको नाउँको प्रशंसा होस्।”

²²In all this, Job did not sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.

²²ती सारा कुराहरू घटे, तर अय्यूबले केही गल्ती काम गरेनन्। जे भयो त्यसको लागि अय्यूबले परमेश्वरलाई दोष दिएनन्।