ആമോസ് 7
1 യഹോവയായ കർത്താവ് ഇതാണ് എന്നെ കാണിച്ചത്: രാജാവിന്റെ ഓഹരിയായ ആദ്യവിളവ് എടുത്തശേഷം, രണ്ടാമത്തെ വിളവ് വളർന്നുവരുന്ന സമയം, അവിടന്നു വെട്ടുക്കിളിക്കൂട്ടങ്ങളെ ഒരുക്കുകയായിരുന്നു.
౧యెహోవా ప్రభువు నాకిది చూపించాడు. రాజుకు రావలసిన కోత తరువాత గడ్డి మళ్ళీ మొలిచినప్పుడు ఆయన మిడతల గుంపు పుట్టించాడు.
2 അവ ദേശം തിന്നുവെളുപ്പിച്ചപ്പോൾ, ഞാൻ നിലവിളിച്ചു: “യഹോവയായ കർത്താവേ, ക്ഷമിക്കണമേ! ഇതിനെ അതിജീവിക്കാൻ യാക്കോബിന് എങ്ങനെ കഴിയും? അവൻ ചെറിയവനല്ലയോ?”
౨అవి పచ్చికనంతా తినేసినప్పుడు నేనిలా అన్నాను. “యెహోవా ప్రభూ, దయచేసి క్షమించు. యాకోబు వంశం కొద్దిమందేగా. అది ఎలా నిలదొక్కుకుంటుంది”
3 യഹോവ അതുകൊണ്ടു വിധിമാറ്റി. “ഇതു സംഭവിക്കുകയില്ല,” യഹോവ കൽപ്പിച്ചു.
౩దీని గురించి యెహోవా మనస్సు మార్చుకుని “అది జరగదు” అన్నాడు.
4 യഹോവയായ കർത്താവ് എന്നെ കാണിച്ചത് ഇതാണ്: “യഹോവയായ കർത്താവ് അഗ്നിയാലുള്ള ന്യായവിധി കൽപ്പിക്കുകയായിരുന്നു; അതു വലിയ ആഴിയെ ഉണക്കിക്കളയുകയും ദേശത്തെ വിഴുങ്ങിക്കളയുകയും ചെയ്തു.”
౪యెహోవా ప్రభువు నాకిది చూపించాడు. శిక్షించడానికి యెహోవా ప్రభువు అగ్ని రప్పించాడు. అది భూమి కిందున్న అగాధ మహా జలాన్ని ఎండగొట్టి భూమిని కూడా మింగేసేదే.
5 അപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ നിലവിളിച്ചു: “യഹോവയായ കർത്താവേ, ഇതു നിർത്തണമേ എന്നു ഞാൻ യാചിക്കുന്നു! ഇതിനെ അതിജീവിക്കാൻ യാക്കോബിന് എങ്ങനെ കഴിയും? അവൻ ചെറിയവനല്ലയോ?”
౫అయితే నేనిలా అన్నాను. “యెహోవా ప్రభూ, యాకోబు వంశం కొద్దిమందేగా. అది ఎలా నిలదొక్కుకుంటుంది?”
6 യഹോവ അതുകൊണ്ടു വിധിമാറ്റി. “ഇതു സംഭവിക്കുകയില്ല,” എന്ന് യഹോവയായ കർത്താവ് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു.
౬దీని గురించి యెహోవా మనస్సు మార్చుకుని “అది కూడా జరగదు” అన్నాడు.
7 അവിടന്ന് എന്നെ കാണിച്ചത് ഇതാണ്: തൂക്കുകട്ട ഉപയോഗിച്ചു കെട്ടിപ്പൊക്കിയ ഒരു ഭിത്തിക്കു സമീപം, ഒരു തൂക്കുകട്ട കൈയിൽ പിടിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് കർത്താവ് നിൽക്കുകയായിരുന്നു.
౭ఆయన నాకిది చూపించాడు. చూడు, మట్టపు గుండు చేతిలో పట్టుకుని ప్రభువు గోడ పక్కన నిలబడ్డాడు.
8 യഹോവ എന്നോടു ചോദിച്ചു: “ആമോസേ, നീ എന്തു കാണുന്നു?” “ഒരു തൂക്കുകട്ട,” എന്നു ഞാൻ മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞു. അപ്പോൾ കർത്താവ് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു: “നോക്കുക, എന്റെ ജനമായ ഇസ്രായേലിന്മേൽ ഞാൻ ഒരു തൂക്കുകട്ട പിടിക്കുന്നു; ഇനി ഞാൻ അവരെ ശിക്ഷിക്കാതെ വിടുകയില്ല.
౮యెహోవా నాతో ఇలా అన్నాడు. “ఆమోసూ, నువ్వేం చూస్తున్నావు?” “మట్టపు గుండు” అన్నాను. అప్పుడు ప్రభువు ఇలా అన్నాడు. “నా ప్రజలైన ఇశ్రాయేలీయుల మధ్య నేను మట్టపు గుండు వేయబోతున్నాను. ఇక ఏమాత్రం నేను వాళ్ళను వదిలిపెట్టను.
9 “യിസ്ഹാക്കിന്റെ ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങൾ നശിപ്പിക്കപ്പെടും, ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ വിശുദ്ധമന്ദിരങ്ങൾ ശൂന്യമായിത്തീരും; യൊരോബെയാമിന്റെ ഗൃഹത്തിനു വിരോധമായി ഞാൻ എന്റെ വാളുമായി എഴുന്നേൽക്കും.”
౯ఇస్సాకు వంశం వారి ఉన్నత స్థలాలు నాశనమవుతాయి. ఇశ్రాయేలీయుల ప్రతిష్ఠిత స్థలాలు పాడైపోతాయి. యరొబాము వంశానికి విరోధంగా కత్తి ఎత్తుతాను.”
10 ബേഥേലിലെ പുരോഹിതനായ അമസ്യാവ്, ഇസ്രായേൽരാജാവായ യൊരോബെയാമിന് ഒരു സന്ദേശം കൊടുത്തയച്ചു. “ഇസ്രായേൽജനത്തിന്റെ മധ്യേ ആമോസ്, രാജാവിനു വിരോധമായി ഗൂഢാലോചന നടത്തുന്നു. ദേശത്തിന് അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ വാക്കുകൾ വഹിക്കാൻ കഴിയുന്നതല്ല.
౧౦అప్పుడు బేతేలు యాజకుడు అమజ్యా, ఇశ్రాయేలు రాజు యరొబాముకు ఇలా కబురు పంపాడు “ఇశ్రాయేలీయుల మధ్య, ఆమోసు నీ మీద కుట్ర చేస్తున్నాడు. అతని మాటలు దేశం సహించలేదు.”
11 ആമോസ് പറയുന്നത് ഇതാണ്: “‘യൊരോബെയാം വാൾകൊണ്ടു കൊല്ലപ്പെടും, ഇസ്രായേൽ നിശ്ചയമായും സ്വന്തം ദേശംവിട്ട് പ്രവാസത്തിലേക്കു പോകും.’”
౧౧అప్పుడు ఆమోసు, యరొబాము కత్తితో చస్తాడు. ఇశ్రాయేలీయులు తప్పకుండా తమ దేశాన్నివిడిచి బందీలుగా వెళతారు అన్నాడు.
12 അപ്പോൾ അമസ്യാവ് ആമോസിനോടു പറഞ്ഞു: “ദർശകാ, പുറത്തുപോകൂ! യെഹൂദാദേശത്തിലേക്കു മടങ്ങിപ്പോകുക. അവിടെ പ്രവചിച്ച് ഉപജീവനം കഴിക്കുക.
౧౨అమజ్యా ఆమోసుతో ఇట్లన్నాడు. “దీర్ఘదర్శీ, వెళ్ళిపో! యూదా దేశానికి పారిపో. అక్కడే ప్రవచించుకుంటూ పొట్ట పోసుకో.
13 ബേഥേലിൽ ഇനി പ്രവചിക്കരുത്, അതു രാജാവിന്റെ വിശുദ്ധമന്ദിരവും രാജ്യത്തിന്റെ രാജധാനിയുമാണ്.”
౧౩బేతేలులో ఇంక ఎంత మాత్రం ప్రవచించవద్దు. రాజు నివసించే స్థలం, రాజభవనం ఇక్కడ ఉన్నాయి.”
14 ആമോസ് അമസ്യാവിനോടു പറഞ്ഞു: “ഞാൻ ഒരു പ്രവാചകനോ പ്രവാചകന്റെ പുത്രനോ അല്ല; ഞാൻ ഇടയനും കാട്ടത്തിപ്പഴം പെറുക്കുന്നവനും ആയിരുന്നു.
౧౪అందుకు ఆమోసు అమజ్యాతో ఇలా అన్నాడు. “నేను ప్రవక్తను కాదు, ప్రవక్త కొడుకును కూడా కాదు. నేను గొర్రెల కాపరిని. మేడి చెట్లు చూసుకుంటాను.
15 എന്നാൽ ആടുകളെ മേയിക്കുന്നവരിൽനിന്ന് യഹോവ എന്നെ തെരഞ്ഞെടുത്തു: ‘പോയി, എന്റെ ജനമായ ഇസ്രായേലിനോടു പ്രവചിക്കുക’ എന്നു കൽപ്പിച്ചു.
౧౫అయితే, నేను నా మందలను కాస్తూ ఉంటే యెహోవా నన్ను పిలిచి, ‘నువ్వు వెళ్లి నా ప్రజలైన ఇశ్రాయేలు వారికి ప్రవచించు’ అన్నాడు.”
16 ഇപ്പോൾ യഹോവയുടെ വചനം കേൾക്കുക: “‘ഇസ്രായേലിനു വിരോധമായി പ്രവചിക്കരുത്, യിസ്ഹാക്കുഗൃഹത്തിനു വിരോധമായി പ്രസംഗിക്കുന്നതു നിർത്തുക,’ എന്നു താങ്കൾ പറയുന്നു.
౧౬అందుచేత యెహోవా మాట వినండి. మీరిలా అంటున్నారు, ఇశ్రాయేలీయులను గురించి ప్రవచించవద్దు. ఇస్సాకు వంశానికి వ్యతిరేకంగా మాట జారవద్దు.
17 “അതുകൊണ്ട് യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: “‘നിന്റെ ഭാര്യ നഗരത്തിൽ വേശ്യയാകും, നിന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരും പുത്രിമാരും വാളിനാൽ വീഴും. നിന്റെ ദേശം അളന്നു വിഭജിക്കപ്പെടും നീ യെഹൂദേതരരുടെ ദേശത്തുവെച്ചു മരിക്കും. ഇസ്രായേൽ നിശ്ചയമായി സ്വന്തം ദേശംവിട്ടു പ്രവാസത്തിലേക്കു പോകും.’”
౧౭యెహోవా చెప్పేదేమిటంటే, నీ భార్య పట్టణంలో వేశ్య అవుతుంది. నీ కొడుకులూ కూతుళ్ళు కత్తితో హతమౌతారు. శత్రువులు నీ భూమిని కొలిచి పంచుకుంటారు. నువ్వు అపవిత్ర దేశంలో ప్రాణం విడుస్తావు. కచ్చితంగా ఇశ్రాయేలీయులు తమ దేశం విడిచి బందీలవుతారు.
