2 രാജാക്കന്മാർ 22
1 രാജാവാകുമ്പോൾ യോശിയാവിന് എട്ടു വയസ്സായിരുന്നു. അദ്ദേഹം മുപ്പത്തിയൊന്നു വർഷം ജെറുശലേമിൽ വാണു. അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ അമ്മയുടെ പേര് യെദീദാ എന്നായിരുന്നു. അവൾ ബൊസ്കത്തുകാരനായ അദായാവിന്റെ മകൾ ആയിരുന്നു.
౧యోషీయా ఏలడం ఆరంభించినప్పుడు, అతని వయసు ఎనిమిది సంవత్సరాలు. అతడు యెరూషలేములో 31 సంవత్సరాలు ఏలాడు. అతని తల్లి పేరు యెదీదా. ఆమె బొస్కతు ఊరివాడైన అదాయా కూతురు.
2 യോശിയാവ് യഹോവയുടെ ദൃഷ്ടിയിൽ നീതിയായുള്ളതു പ്രവർത്തിച്ചു. അദ്ദേഹം തന്റെ പൂർവപിതാവായ ദാവീദിന്റെ സകലവഴികളിലും ജീവിച്ചു; അതുവിട്ട് ഇടത്തോട്ടോ വലത്തോട്ടോ മാറിയതുമില്ല.
౨అతడు యెహోవా దృష్టిలో యథార్ధంగా నడుస్తూ, కుడి ఎడమలకు తిరగకుండా తన పితరుడు దావీదు చూపించిన దారిలో నడిచాడు.
3 തന്റെ ഭരണത്തിന്റെ പതിനെട്ടാംവർഷം യോശിയാരാജാവ് മെശുല്ലാമിന്റെ പൗത്രനായ അസല്യാവിന്റെ മകനും ലേഖകനുമായ ശാഫാനെ യഹോവയുടെ ആലയത്തിലേക്കയച്ചു. അദ്ദേഹം അയാളോടു കൽപ്പിച്ചു:
౩రాజైన యోషీయా పరిపాలనలో 18 వ సంవత్సరంలో, అతడు మెషుల్లాముకు పుట్టిన అజల్యా కొడుకూ, శాస్త్రి అయిన షాఫానును యెహోవా మందిరానికి వెళ్ళమన్నాడు. రాజు అతనితో,
4 “മഹാപുരോഹിതനായ ഹിൽക്കിയാവിന്റെ അടുത്തേക്കു ചെല്ലുക. യഹോവയുടെ ആലയത്തിലേക്കു വന്നതും വാതിൽകാവൽക്കാർ ജനങ്ങളിൽനിന്ന് പിരിച്ചെടുത്തതുമായ പണം അദ്ദേഹം കണക്കുനോക്കി ശരിയാക്കിവെക്കട്ടെ.
౪“నీవు ప్రధాన యాజకుడైన హిల్కీయా దగ్గరికి వెళ్లి, ద్వారపాలకులు ప్రజల దగ్గర వసూలు చేసి యెహోవా మందిరంలో ఉంచిన డబ్బు మొత్తం ఎంతో లెక్క చూడమని అతనితో చెప్పు.
5 അവർ ആ പണം ആലയത്തിലെ പണികൾക്കു മേൽനോട്ടം വഹിക്കുന്നതിനായി നിയോഗിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്ന ആളുകളെ ഏൽപ്പിക്കട്ടെ. അവർ അതുകൊണ്ട് യഹോവയുടെ ആലയത്തിന്റെ അറ്റകുറ്റപ്പണികൾ ചെയ്യുന്ന തൊഴിലാളികൾക്ക്—
౫యెహోవా మందిరపు పనికి అధికారులుగా ఉండి పని జరిగించేవాళ్ళ చేతికి ఆ డబ్బు అప్పగించాలి. ఆ తరువాత యెహోవా మందిరంలో శిథిలమైన స్థలాలను బాగుచేయడానికి యెహోవా మందిరపు పనిచేసే కూలివాళ్లకు వారు ఆ డబ్బు ఇవ్వాలి.
6 മരപ്പണിക്കാർക്കും ശില്പികൾക്കും കൽപ്പണിക്കാർക്കും കൂലികൊടുക്കുകയും ദൈവാലയത്തിലെ പണികൾക്കാവശ്യമായ തടിയും ചെത്തിയകല്ലും വാങ്ങുകയും ചെയ്യട്ടെ.
౬వడ్రంగి వాళ్ళకూ, శిల్పకారులకూ, తాపీ పని వాళ్ళకూ, మందిరాన్ని బాగు చెయ్యడానికి మానులు, చెక్కిన రాళ్ళు కొనడానికి ఆ డబ్బు ఇవ్వాలని చెప్పు” అన్నాడు.
7 എന്നാൽ അവർ തങ്ങൾ ഏറ്റുവാങ്ങുന്ന ഈ പണത്തിന്റെ കണക്ക് സൂക്ഷിക്കേണ്ടതില്ല; കാരണം അവർ വിശ്വസ്തതയോടെയാണ് പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നത്.”
౭ఆ అధికారులు నమ్మకస్థులు గనుక వాళ్ళ చేతికి అప్పగించిన డబ్బు గురించి వాళ్ళ దగ్గర లెక్క తీసుకోవలసిన పని లేదు.
8 “യഹോവയുടെ ആലയത്തിൽ ന്യായപ്രമാണഗ്രന്ഥം ഞാൻ കണ്ടെത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു,” എന്ന് മഹാപുരോഹിതനായ ഹിൽക്കിയാവ് ലേഖകനായ ശാഫാനോടു പറഞ്ഞു. അദ്ദേഹം ആ തുകൽച്ചുരുൾ ശാഫാനെ ഏൽപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു; ശാഫാൻ അതു വായിച്ചു.
౮అప్పుడు, ప్రధానయాజకుడైన హిల్కీయా “యెహోవా మందిరంలో ధర్మశాస్త్ర గ్రంథం నాకు దొరికింది” అని షాఫాను అనే శాస్త్రితో చెప్పి ఆ గ్రంథాన్ని, షాఫానుకు అప్పగించాడు. అతడు దాన్ని చదివి
9 അതിനുശേഷം ലേഖകനായ ശാഫാൻ രാജാവിന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ചെന്ന് ഇപ്രകാരം അദ്ദേഹത്തെ അറിയിച്ചു: “യഹോവയുടെ ആലയത്തിൽ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്ന പണം പുറത്തെടുത്ത് അങ്ങയുടെ സേവകന്മാർ ആലയത്തിലെ പണിക്കാരെയും അവർക്കു മേൽനോട്ടം വഹിക്കുന്നവരെയും ഏൽപ്പിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.
౯రాజు దగ్గరికి తిరిగి వచ్చి “మీ సేవకులు మందిరంలో దొరికిన డబ్బు సమకూర్చి యెహోవా మందిరపు పని విషయంలో అధికారులుగా ఉండి, పని జరిగించేవాళ్ళ చేతికి అప్పగించారు” అని వార్త చెప్పి,
10 പുരോഹിതനായ ഹിൽക്കിയാവ് ഒരു ഗ്രന്ഥം എന്നെ ഏൽപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു,” എന്ന് ലേഖകനായ ശാഫാൻ രാജാവിനെ അറിയിച്ചു. ശാഫാൻ അതു രാജസന്നിധിയിൽ വായിച്ചുകേൾപ്പിച്ചു.
౧౦“యాజకుడైన హిల్కీయా నాకు ఒక గ్రంథం అప్పగించాడు” అని రాజుతో చెప్పి ఆ గ్రంథం రాజు సముఖంలో చదివాడు.
11 ന്യായപ്രമാണഗ്രന്ഥത്തിലെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ടപ്പോൾ രാജാവു വസ്ത്രംകീറി.
౧౧రాజు ధర్మశాస్త్ర గ్రంథంలో ఉన్న మాటలు విన్నప్పుడు తన బట్టలు చింపుకున్నాడు.
12 അദ്ദേഹം പുരോഹിതനായ ഹിൽക്കിയാവിനും ശാഫാന്റെ മകനായ അഹീക്കാമിനും മീഖായാവിന്റെ മകനായ അക്ബോരിനും ലേഖകനായ ശാഫാനും രാജാവിന്റെ പരിചാരകനായ അസായാവിനും ഈ ഉത്തരവുകൾ നൽകി:
౧౨తరువాత రాజు యాజకుడైన హిల్కీయా, షాఫాను కొడుకు అహీకాము, మీకాయా కొడుకు అక్బోరు అనే వాళ్ళనూ, షాఫాను అనే శాస్త్రినీ, అశాయా అనే రాజసేవకుల్లో ఒకణ్ణి పిలిచి వాళ్లకు ఇలా ఆజ్ఞాపించాడు.
13 “എനിക്കുവേണ്ടിയും, ജനത്തിനുവേണ്ടിയും സകല യെഹൂദയ്ക്കുവേണ്ടിയും നിങ്ങൾ ചെല്ലുക. കണ്ടുകിട്ടിയിരിക്കുന്ന ഈ ഗ്രന്ഥത്തിൽ എഴുതിയിരിക്കുന്ന കാര്യങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ച്, യഹോവയുടെ ഹിതമെന്തെന്ന് ആരായുക! ഈ ഗ്രന്ഥത്തിലെ വാക്കുകൾ നമ്മുടെ പിതാക്കന്മാർ അനുസരിക്കാതിരുന്നതിനാൽ യഹോവയുടെ കോപം നമുക്കെതിരേ ജ്വലിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത് വളരെ ഭയങ്കരമായിരിക്കുന്നു; നമ്മെക്കുറിച്ച് ഇതിൽ എഴുതിയിരിക്കുന്നതൊന്നും അവർ അനുസരിച്ചിട്ടില്ലല്ലോ.”
౧౩“మీరు వెళ్లి, దొరికిన ఈ గ్రంథంలోని మాటలను గురించి నా విషయంలో, ప్రజల విషయంలో, యూదా వాళ్ళందరి విషయంలో, యెహోవాను అడగండి. మన పూర్వికులు తమ విషయంలో రాసి ఉన్న దానంతటి ప్రకారం చెయ్యకుండా ఈ గ్రంథపు మాటలు వినలేదు గనుక యెహోవా కోపాగ్ని మన మీద ఇంత ఎక్కువగా మండుతూ ఉంది” అన్నాడు.
14 പുരോഹിതനായ ഹിൽക്കിയാവും അഹീക്കാമും അക്ബോരും ശാഫാനും അസായാവുംകൂടി പ്രവാചികയായ ഹുൽദായോടു സംസാരിക്കാനായി ചെന്നു. അവൾ അർഹസിന്റെ പൗത്രനും തിക്വയുടെ മകനുമായ ശല്ലൂമിന്റെ ഭാര്യയായിരുന്നു. ശല്ലൂം രാജാവിന്റെ വസ്ത്രശേഖരത്തിന്റെ സൂക്ഷിപ്പുകാരനായിരുന്നു. അവൾ ജെറുശലേമിന്റെ പുതിയഭാഗത്തു താമസിച്ചിരുന്നു.
౧౪కాబట్టి యాజకుడైన హిల్కీయా, అహికాము, అక్బోరు, షాఫాను, అశాయా, స్త్రీ ప్రవక్త హుల్దా దగ్గరికి వచ్చారు. ఈమె వస్త్రశాలకు అధికారి అయిన హర్హషుకు పుట్టిన తిక్వా కొడుకు షల్లూము భార్య. ఈమె యెరూషలేములో రెండో భాగంలో కాపురం ఉంది. ఈమె దగ్గరికి వారు వచ్చి మాటలాడారు.
15 അവൾ അവരോടു പറഞ്ഞു: “ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: നിങ്ങളെ എന്റെ അടുത്തേക്കയച്ച പുരുഷനോടു ചെന്നു പറയുക.
౧౫ఆమె వాళ్ళతో “మిమ్మల్ని నా దగ్గరికి పంపిన వానితో ఈ మాట చెప్పండి.
16 ‘യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: ഞാൻ ഈ സ്ഥലത്തിന്മേലും ഇതിലെ നിവാസികളിന്മേലും യെഹൂദാരാജാവു വായിച്ച ഗ്രന്ഥത്തിൽ എഴുതിയിരിക്കുന്നതെല്ലാം അനുസരിച്ച്, നാശം വരുത്താൻപോകുന്നു.
౧౬యెహోవా చెప్పేదేమంటే, యూదా రాజు చదివించిన గ్రంథంలో రాసి ఉన్న కీడంతా, ఏదీ విడిచి పెట్టకుండా నేను ఈ స్థలం మీదకీ, దాని పౌరుల మీదకీ రప్పిస్తాను.
17 കാരണം അവർ എന്നെ ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുകയും അന്യദേവന്മാർക്കു ധൂപാർച്ചന നടത്തുകയും തങ്ങളുടെ കൈകൾ നിർമിച്ച ബിംബങ്ങളെക്കൊണ്ട് എന്റെ കോപത്തെ ജ്വലിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നതിനാൽ ഈ സ്ഥലത്തിനെതിരേ എന്റെ കോപം ജ്വലിക്കും; അതു ശമിക്കുകയുമില്ല.
౧౭ఈ ప్రజలు నన్ను విడిచి ఇతర దేవుళ్ళకు ధూపం వేస్తూ చేసిన ప్రతి పనీ నాకు కోపం పుట్టించింది గనుక నా కోపం ఆరిపోకుండా, ఈ స్థలం మీద రగులుకుంటుంది.
18 നീ കേട്ട വചനങ്ങളെ സംബന്ധിച്ച്, ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ കൽപ്പിക്കുന്നത് ഇതാണ് എന്ന്, യഹോവയുടെഹിതം ആരായുന്നതിനു നിങ്ങളെ അയച്ച യെഹൂദാരാജാവിനോടു ചെന്നു പറയുക:
౧౮యెహోవాను సంప్రదించడానికి మిమ్మల్ని పంపిన యూదా రాజుకు ఈ మాట తెలియపరచండి.
19 ഞാൻ ഈ സ്ഥലത്തിനും ഇതിലെ നിവാസികൾക്കും എതിരായി—അവർ ശാപത്തിനും ശൂന്യതയ്ക്കും പാത്രമായിത്തീരുമെന്ന്—അരുളിച്ചെയ്തിട്ടുള്ളതു നീ കേട്ടപ്പോൾ നിന്റെ ഹൃദയം അനുതപിക്കുകയും നീ തന്നത്താൻ യഹോവയുടെമുമ്പാകെ വിനയപ്പെടുകയും ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു. നീ എന്റെ സന്നിധിയിൽ വിനയപ്പെട്ട് വസ്ത്രംകീറി വിലപിച്ചതിനാൽ ഞാൻ നിന്റെ അപേക്ഷ കേട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു എന്ന് യഹോവ അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു.
౧౯ఇశ్రాయేలీయుల దేవుడైన యెహోవా చెప్పేదేమంటే, ఈ స్థలం పాడవుతుందని, దాని కాపురస్థులు శాపానికి గురి అవుతారని నేను చెప్పిన మాటలు నీవు ఆలకించి, మెత్తని మనస్సు కలిగి యెహోవా సన్నిధిలో దీనత్వం కలిగి, నీ బట్టలు చింపుకుని నా సన్నిధిలో కన్నీళ్లు కార్చావు గనుక నీవు చేసిన మనవి నేను అంగీకరించాను.
20 അതിനാൽ ഞാൻ നിന്നെ നിന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാരോടു ചേർത്തുകൊള്ളും, നീ സമാധാനത്തോടെ അടക്കപ്പെടും. ഞാൻ ഈ സ്ഥലത്തിന്മേൽ വരുത്തുന്ന വിപത്തുകളൊന്നും നിന്റെ കണ്ണുകൾ കാണുകയില്ല.’” അങ്ങനെ അവർ മടങ്ങിച്ചെന്ന്, പ്രവാചികയുടെ മറുപടി രാജാവിനെ അറിയിച്ചു.
౨౦నేను నిన్ను నీ పితరుల దగ్గరికి చేరుస్తాను. నీవు ప్రశాంతంగా సమాధికి వెళ్తావు. నేను ఈ స్థలం మీదకి రప్పించే కీడును నీవు నీ కళ్ళతో చూడనే చూడవు. ఇదే యెహోవా వాక్కు” అని చెప్పింది. అప్పుడు, వారు ఈ వార్త రాజు దగ్గరికి తెచ్చారు.
