1 ദിനവൃത്താന്തം 17
1 ദാവീദ് കൊട്ടാരത്തിൽ താമസമാക്കിയതിനുശേഷം, ഒരിക്കൽ അദ്ദേഹം നാഥാൻ പ്രവാചകനോട്: “ഇതാ, ഞാൻ ദേവദാരുകൊണ്ടുള്ള അരമനയിൽ വസിക്കുന്നു; എന്നാൽ യഹോവയുടെ ഉടമ്പടിയുടെ പേടകമോ, കൂടാരത്തിനുള്ളിൽ ഇരിക്കുന്നു” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
౧దావీదు తన ఇంటికి వెళ్లి సేదదీరిన తరువాత ప్రవక్త అయిన నాతానును పిలిపించి అతనితో “నేను దేవదారుకలపతో కట్టిన భవనంలో నివసిస్తున్నాను. కాని, యెహోవా నిబంధన మందసం మాత్రం ఒక గుడారంలో ఉంది” అని చెప్పాడు.
2 അപ്പോൾ നാഥാൻ: “അങ്ങയുടെ മനസ്സിലുള്ളതൊക്കെയും ചെയ്താലും, ദൈവം അങ്ങയോടുകൂടെ ഉണ്ടല്ലോ!” എന്നു ദാവീദുരാജാവിനോട് മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞു.
౨అప్పుడు నాతాను “దేవుడు నీకు తోడుగా ఉన్నాడు. నీ హృదయంలో ఉన్నదంతా చెయ్యి” అని దావీదుతో అన్నాడు.
3 എന്നാൽ അന്നുരാത്രിതന്നെ നാഥാൻ പ്രവാചകന് ദൈവത്തിന്റെ അരുളപ്പാടുണ്ടായി:
౩ఆ రాత్రి దేవుని వాక్కు నాతానుకు ప్రత్యక్షమై ఇలా అన్నాడు,
4 “നീ ചെന്ന്, യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു എന്ന് എന്റെ ദാസനായ ദാവീദിനോടു പറയുക: എനിക്ക് അധിവസിക്കേണ്ടതിന് ഒരു ആലയം പണിയേണ്ടതു നീയല്ല.
౪“నువ్వు వెళ్లి నా సేవకుడైన దావీదుతో ఇలా చెప్పు. యెహోవా చెప్పేదేమంటే, నా నివాసం కోసం ఒక ఆలయాన్ని నువ్వు కట్టించకూడదు.
5 ഞാൻ ഇസ്രായേലിനെ ഈജിപ്റ്റിൽനിന്നു വിടുവിച്ചുകൊണ്ടുവന്ന നാൾമുതൽ ഇന്നുവരെ ഒരു ആലയത്തിലും വസിച്ചിട്ടില്ല. ഞാൻ ഒരു കൂടാരസ്ഥലത്തുനിന്നും മറ്റൊന്നിലേക്കും ഒരു വാസസ്ഥലത്തുനിന്നും മറ്റൊരിടത്തേക്കും മാറിക്കൊണ്ടിരുന്നു.
౫ఇశ్రాయేలీయులను రప్పించిన రోజు నుంచి ఈ రోజు వరకూ నేను ఒక ఇంట్లో నివాసం చెయ్యకుండా, డేరాలో, ప్రత్యక్ష గుడారంలో నివాసం చేశాను.
6 എല്ലാ ഇസ്രായേലിനോടുംകൂടെ ഞാൻ സഞ്ചരിച്ചിരുന്ന ഇടങ്ങളിൽ എവിടെയെങ്കിലുംവെച്ച്, എന്റെ ജനത്തെ മേയിക്കുന്നതിനു ഞാൻ കൽപ്പിച്ചാക്കിയ നായകന്മാരോട് ആരോടെങ്കിലും, ‘നിങ്ങൾ എനിക്കുവേണ്ടി ദേവദാരുകൊണ്ട് ഒരു ആലയം പണിയാത്തത് എന്തുകൊണ്ട്’ എന്നു ഞാൻ എന്നെങ്കിലും ചോദിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ടോ?
౬నేను ఇశ్రాయేలీయులందరి మధ్యలో సంచారం చేసిన కాలంలో, మీరు నాకోసం దేవదారు మానులతో ఆలయం ఎందుకు కట్టలేదు? అని నా ప్రజలను కాయడానికి నేను ఆజ్ఞాపించిన ఇశ్రాయేలీయుల న్యాయాధిపతుల్లో ఎవరితోనైనా నేను ఒక్క మాటైనా అన్నానా?
7 “അതുകൊണ്ട്, ‘സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവ അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നത് ഇപ്രകാരമാണ് എന്ന് എന്റെ ദാസനായ ദാവീദിനോടു പറയുക: എന്റെ ജനമായ ഇസ്രായേലിനു ഭരണാധിപനായിരിക്കുന്നതിന് ഞാൻ നിന്നെ മേച്ചിൽപ്പുറത്തുനിന്ന്, ആട്ടിൻപറ്റത്തെ മേയിച്ചുനടക്കുന്ന സമയത്തു തെരഞ്ഞെടുത്തു.
౭కాబట్టి నువ్వు నా సేవకుడైన దావీదుతో ఏం చెప్పాలంటే, సైన్యాలకు అధిపతి అయిన యెహోవా ఇలా చెబుతున్నాడు, గొర్రెల వెంట తిరుగుతున్న నిన్ను గొర్రెల మంద నుంచి తీసుకు, నా ప్రజలైన ఇశ్రాయేలీయుల మీద అధిపతిగా చేశాను.
8 നീ പോയ ഇടങ്ങളിലെല്ലാം ഞാൻ നിന്നോടുകൂടെ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു. നിന്റെ ശത്രുക്കളെയെല്ലാം നിന്റെ കണ്മുമ്പിൽനിന്ന് ഞാൻ ഛേദിച്ചുകളഞ്ഞു. ഭൂമിയിലെ മഹാന്മാരുടെ പേരുകൾപോലെ നിന്റെ പേരും ഞാൻ ആക്കിത്തീർക്കും.
౮నువ్వు వెళ్లిన ప్రతిచోటా నీకు తోడుగా ఉండి, నిన్ను ద్వేషించినవాళ్ళను నీ ముందు నిలవకుండా నిర్మూలం చేశాను. లోకంలో ఘనులకు ఉన్న పేరులాంటి పేరు నీకు ఉండేలా చేస్తాను.
9 ഞാൻ എന്റെ ജനമായ ഇസ്രായേലിനുവേണ്ടി ഒരു സ്ഥലം ഒരുക്കിക്കൊടുക്കും. അവർക്കു സ്വന്തമായി ഒരു ഭവനം ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കുകയും ആരും അവരെ ശല്യപ്പെടുത്താതിരിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യത്തക്കവണ്ണം ഞാൻ അവരെ നട്ടുപിടിപ്പിക്കും.
౯ఇంకా నేను నా ప్రజలైన ఇశ్రాయేలీయుల కోసం ఒక స్థలం ఏర్పాటు చేసి, వాళ్ళను అక్కడ నాటుతాను. వాళ్ళు ఇంక తిరుగులాడకుండా తమ స్థానంలో కాపురం ఉంటారు. పూర్వం జరిగినట్టూ, నా ప్రజలైన ఇశ్రాయేలీయుల మీద నేను న్యాయాధిపతులను నిర్ణయించిన కాలం మొదలుకుని జరుగుతూ వచ్చినట్టూ, దుష్టులు వాళ్ళను ఇక బాధ పెట్టరు.
10 ഞാൻ എന്റെ ജനമായ ഇസ്രായേലിനുവേണ്ടി ന്യായാധിപന്മാരെ കൽപ്പിച്ചാക്കിയ കാലത്തെന്നപോലെ ദുഷ്ടജനങ്ങൾ ഇനി ഒരിക്കലും അവരെ ഞെരുക്കുകയില്ല. ഞാൻ നിന്റെ ശത്രുക്കളെയെല്ലാം കീഴ്പ്പെടുത്തും. “‘യഹോവ നിനക്കൊരു ഭവനം പണിയുമെന്ന് ഞാനിതാ നിന്നോടു പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുന്നു:
౧౦నీ పగవాళ్ళందరినీ నేను అణచివేస్తాను. అంతమాత్రమే కాదు, యెహోవానైన నేను నీ తరువాత నీ సంతానమే పరిపాలిస్తుందని నీకు తెలియజేశాను.
11 നിന്റെ ദിനങ്ങൾ പൂർത്തിയാക്കി നീ നിന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാരോടു ചേരുമ്പോൾ, നിന്റെ സന്തതിയെ ഞാൻ നിന്റെ പിൻഗാമിയാക്കി ഉയർത്തും; നിന്റെ സ്വന്തം പുത്രന്മാരിൽ ഒരുത്തനെത്തന്നെ. ഞാൻ അവന്റെ രാജത്വം സുസ്ഥിരമാക്കും.
౧౧నీ జీవితకాలం ముగిసి నీ పూర్వీకుల దగ్గరికి నువ్వు చేరే సమయానికి, నీ తరువాత నీ కొడుకుల వల్ల కలిగే నీ సంతానాన్ని లేపుతాను. వాళ్ళల్లో ఒకరి ద్వారా నేను రాజ్య స్థాపనచేసి అతని రాజ్యాన్ని స్థిరపరుస్తాను.
12 അവനായിരിക്കും എനിക്കുവേണ്ടി ഒരു ആലയം പണിയുന്നത്. ഞാൻ അവന്റെ സിംഹാസനത്തെ എന്നെന്നേക്കുമായി സ്ഥിരപ്പെടുത്തും.
౧౨అతడు నాకు ఒక మందిరం కట్టిస్తాడు. అతని సింహాసనాన్ని నేను శాశ్వతమైనదిగా చేస్తాను.
13 ഞാൻ അവന്റെ പിതാവും അവൻ എന്റെ പുത്രനും ആയിരിക്കും. ഞാൻ എന്റെ സ്നേഹം അവന്റെ മുൻഗാമിയിൽനിന്നു മാറ്റിയതുപോലെ അവനിൽനിന്നു മാറ്റിക്കളയുകയില്ല.
౧౩నేను అతనికి తండ్రిగా ఉంటాను. అతడు నాకు కొడుకుగా ఉంటాడు. నీ మీద పరిపాలించిన సౌలు దగ్గరనుండి తీసి వేసినట్టుగా అతని దగ్గరనుండి నా నిబంధన విశ్వాస్యత తీసివేయను.
14 ഞാൻ അവനെ എന്റെ ഭവനത്തിലും എന്റെ രാജ്യത്തിലും എന്നെന്നേക്കുമായി നിലനിർത്തും. അവന്റെ സിംഹാസനം എന്നെന്നേക്കും സുസ്ഥിരമായിരിക്കും.’”
౧౪నా మందిరంలో, నా రాజ్యంలో, నేను నిత్యం అతన్ని స్థిరపరుస్తాను, అతని సింహాసనం ఎన్నటికీ స్థిరంగా ఉంటుంది అని అతనికి తెలియచెయ్యి.”
15 ഈ വെളിപ്പാടിലെ സകലവാക്കുകളും നാഥാൻ ദാവീദിനെ അറിയിച്ചു.
౧౫నాతాను తనకు ప్రత్యక్షం అయిన యీ మాటలన్నిటినీ దావీదుకు తెలియజేశాడు.
16 അപ്പോൾ ദാവീദുരാജാവ് ഉള്ളിൽക്കടന്ന്, യഹോവയുടെമുമ്പാകെ ഇരുന്ന് ഈ വിധം പ്രാർഥിച്ചു: “ദൈവമായ യഹോവേ, അവിടന്ന് അടിയനെ ഇത്രവരെ ആക്കിത്തീർക്കാൻ ഞാൻ ആര്? എന്റെ കുടുംബവും എന്തുള്ളൂ?
౧౬రాజైన దావీదు యెహోవా సన్నిధిలో కూర్చుని ఈ విధంగా మనవి చేశాడు. “దేవా యెహోవా, నువ్వు నన్ను ఇలాటి ఉన్నత స్థితికి తేవడానికి నేను ఎంతటివాణ్ణి? నా కుటుంబం ఏమాత్రం?
17 അത്രയുമല്ല, എന്റെ ദൈവമേ! അങ്ങയുടെ ഈ ദാസന്റെ ഭവനത്തിന്റെ ഭാവിയെപ്പറ്റിയും അവിടന്ന് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തല്ലോ! ഹാ, ദൈവമായ യഹോവേ, ഞാൻ മനുഷ്യരിൽ അതിശ്രേഷ്ഠൻ എന്നവണ്ണം അങ്ങ് എന്നെ കണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നു.
౧౭దేవా, ఇది నీ దృష్టిలో చిన్న విషయమే. దేవా యెహోవా, నువ్వు దూర భవిషత్తులో ఉండబోయే నీ సేవకుని సంతతినిగూర్చి చెప్పి, ముందు తరాలను నాకు చూపించావు.
18 “അങ്ങ് ഈ ദാസനു നൽകിയ ബഹുമതിയെപ്പറ്റി ദാവീദ് ഇനി കൂടുതലായി എന്തു പറയേണ്ടൂ? അവിടത്തെ ദാസനെ അങ്ങ് അറിയുന്നല്ലോ!
౧౮నీ దాసుడైన నాకు కలుగబోయే ఘనతను గూర్చి దావీదు అనే నీ దాసుడనైన నేను నీతో ఇంకా ఏమని మనవి చెయ్యను? నువ్వు నీ దాసునికి ప్రత్యేక గుర్తింపు ఇచ్చావు.
19 യഹോവേ! അങ്ങയുടെ ഈ ദാസനുവേണ്ടി, തിരുഹിതം അനുസരിച്ച് ഈ മഹാകാര്യങ്ങൾ അവിടന്നു ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു; ഈ മഹാവാഗ്ദാനങ്ങൾ എന്നെ അറിയിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു.
౧౯యెహోవా, నీ దాసుని నిమిత్తమే నీ చిత్తప్రకారం ఈ మహా ఘనత కలుగుతుందని నువ్వు తెలియచేశావు. అతని నిమిత్తమే నువ్వు ఈ గొప్ప కార్యం చేశావు.
20 “യഹോവേ, ഞങ്ങൾ സ്വന്തം ചെവികൊണ്ടു കേട്ടതുപോലെ, അവിടത്തേക്ക് സദൃശനായി ആരുമില്ല; അവിടന്നല്ലാതെ മറ്റു ദൈവവുമില്ല.
౨౦యెహోవా, మేము మా చెవులతో విన్నదంతా నిజం. నీలాంటివాడు ఎవ్వడూ లేడు. నువ్వు తప్ప ఇంక ఏ దేవుడూ లేడు.
21 അവിടത്തെ സ്വന്തം ജനമാക്കിത്തീർക്കുന്നതിനും അങ്ങയുടെ നാമം പ്രസിദ്ധമാകുന്നതിനുമായി ദൈവമേ, അങ്ങുതന്നെ നേരിട്ടുചെന്ന് വീണ്ടെടുത്ത ഭൂമിയിലെ ഏകജനതയായ, അവിടത്തെ ജനമായ ഇസ്രായേലിനു തുല്യരായി ഭൂമിയിൽ മറ്റ് ഏതു ജനതയാണുള്ളത്? അങ്ങ് ഈജിപ്റ്റിൽനിന്നു വീണ്ടെടുത്ത അങ്ങയുടെ ജനത്തിന്റെ മുമ്പിൽനിന്ന് മഹത്തും ഭീതിജനകവുമായ അത്ഭുതങ്ങൾ പ്രവർത്തിച്ച് ഇതരജനതകളെ ഓടിച്ചുകളഞ്ഞുവല്ലോ.
౨౧నీ ప్రజలైన ఇశ్రాయేలీయుల్లాంటి జాతి భూలోకంలో ఏది? ఐగుప్తులోనుంచి నువ్వు విమోచించిన నీ ప్రజల ముందు నిలబడనివ్వకుండా నువ్వు అనేక జాతులను తోలివేసినందువల్ల మహా భీకరమైన పేరు తెచ్చుకొన్నావు. వాళ్ళు నీ సొంత ప్రజలయ్యేలా వాళ్ళను విమోచించడానికి దేవుడవైన నువ్వు బయలుదేరావు.
22 അവിടത്തെ ജനമായ ഇസ്രായേലിനെ അവിടന്ന് എന്നേക്കും സ്വന്തജനമാക്കിത്തീർത്തു; യഹോവേ, അവിടന്ന് അവർക്കു ദൈവമായും തീർന്നിരിക്കുന്നു.
౨౨నీ ప్రజలైన ఇశ్రాయేలీయులు నిత్యం నీకు ప్రజలయ్యేలా నువ్వు ఆ విధంగా చేశావు. యెహోవావైన నువ్వు వాళ్లకు దేవుడివయ్యావు.
23 “ഇപ്പോൾ യഹോവേ! അവിടത്തെ ഈ ദാസനെയും അവന്റെ ഗൃഹത്തെയുംപറ്റി അവിടന്ന് നൽകിയിരിക്കുന്ന വാഗ്ദാനം എന്നെന്നേക്കും നിലനിൽക്കട്ടെ! അവിടന്നു വാഗ്ദാനം ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നതു നിറവേറ്റണമേ!
౨౩యెహోవా, ఇప్పుడు నీ దాసుని గూర్చీ, అతని సంతతిని గూర్చీ నువ్వు చెప్పిన మాట నిత్యం స్థిరమౌతుంది గాక.
24 അതു സുസ്ഥിരമാകട്ടെ അവിടത്തെ നാമം എന്നേക്കും മഹത്ത്വപ്പെടട്ടെ. സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവതന്നെ ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ ദൈവമെന്ന് മനുഷ്യർ പ്രകീർത്തിക്കട്ടെ! അങ്ങയുടെ ദാസനായ ദാവീദിന്റെ ഭവനം തിരുമുമ്പിൽ നിലനിൽക്കും.
౨౪ఇశ్రాయేలీయుల దేవుడు సైన్యాలకు అధిపతి అయిన యెహోవా ఇశ్రాయేలీయులకు దేవుడై ఉన్నాడని నీ పేరుకు ఎన్నటికీ ఘనత వచ్చేలా నువ్వు చెప్పిన మాట నిశ్చయంగా స్థిరమౌతుంది గాక. ఇంకా, నీ దాసుడైన దావీదు సంతతి నీ సన్నిధిలో స్థిరపడు గాక.
25 “എന്റെ ദൈവമേ, അങ്ങയുടെ ഈ ദാസന് ഒരു ഭവനം പണിയുമെന്ന് അങ്ങ് വെളിപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു! അതിനാൽ അവിടത്തെ ദാസനായ ഞാൻ അങ്ങയോടു പ്രാർഥിക്കാൻ ധൈര്യപ്പെടുന്നു.
౨౫దేవా, నీకు సంతానం ఇస్తానని నీ దాసునికి నువ్వు తెలియచేశావు గనుక నీ సన్నిధిలో విన్నపం చెయ్యడానికి నీ దాసునికి ధైర్యం కలిగింది.
26 യഹോവേ, അങ്ങുതന്നെ ദൈവം! അവിടത്തെ ദാസനായ അടിയനുവേണ്ടി ഈ നന്മകൾ അവിടന്നു വാഗ്ദാനംചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു.
౨౬యెహోవా, నువ్వు దేవుడవై ఉండి, నీ దాసునికి ఈ మేలు దయచేస్తానని చెప్పావు.
27 അവിടത്തെ ദാസനായ അടിയന്റെ ഗൃഹം തിരുമുമ്പിൽ എന്നേക്കും നിലനിൽക്കേണ്ടതിന് അതിനെ അനുഗ്രഹിക്കാൻ തിരുവുള്ളം പ്രസാദിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു! യഹോവേ, അങ്ങ് അതിനെ അനുഗ്രഹിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; അത് എന്നെന്നേക്കും അനുഗൃഹീതവുമായിരിക്കും.”
౨౭ఇప్పుడు నీ దాసుని సంతతి నిత్యం నీ సన్నిధిలో ఉండేలా దాన్ని ఆశీర్వదించడానికి నీకు ఇష్టం అయింది. యెహోవా, నువ్వు ఆశీర్వదిస్తే అది ఎప్పటికీ ఆశీర్వాదంగానే ఉంటుంది.”
