യിരെമ്യാവു 19
1 യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: “നീ പോയി കുശവന്റെ കൈയിൽനിന്ന് ഒരു മൺകുടം വാങ്ങുക. സമുദായനേതാക്കന്മാരിൽ ചിലരെയും പുരോഹിതന്മാരിൽ ചിലരെയും കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ട്,
౧యెహోవా ఇలా చెప్పాడు,
2 ഹർസീത്തു കവാടത്തിനു സമീപമുള്ള ബെൻ-ഹിന്നോം താഴ്വരയിലേക്കു പോകുക. അവിടെവെച്ച് ഞാൻ നിന്നെ അറിയിക്കുന്ന വാക്കുകൾ പ്രസ്താവിക്കുക:
౨నువ్వు వెళ్లి కుమ్మరి చేసిన మట్టికుండ కొను. ప్రజల పెద్దల్లో కొంతమందినీ యాజకుల్లో పెద్దవారినీ వెంటబెట్టుకుని హర్సీతు ద్వారానికి ఎదురుగా ఉన్న బెన్ హిన్నోము లోయలోకి వెళ్ళి, నేను నీతో చెప్పే ఈ మాటలు అక్కడ ప్రకటించు.
3 ‘യെഹൂദാരാജാക്കന്മാരും ജെറുശലേംനിവാസികളുമേ, യഹോവയുടെ വചനം കേൾക്കുക. ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ ദൈവമായ സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: ഞാൻ ഈ സ്ഥലത്തിന്മേൽ ഒരു അനർഥം വരുത്താൻപോകുന്നു. അതു കേൾക്കുന്ന എല്ലാവരുടെയും കാതുകളിൽ അതു പ്രതിധ്വനിച്ചുകൊണ്ടേയിരിക്കും.
౩“యూదా రాజులారా! యెరూషలేము నివాసులారా! యెహోవా మాట వినండి. సేనల అధిపతి యెహోవా, ఇశ్రాయేలు దేవుడు చెప్పేది వినండి. నేను ఈ స్థలం మీదికి విపత్తు రప్పిస్తున్నాను. దాని గురించి వినేవారందరి చెవులు గింగురుమనేటంత భయంకరంగా ఉంటుంది.
4 അവർ എന്നെ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് ഈ സ്ഥലത്തെ അശുദ്ധമാക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നു; അവരോ അവരുടെ പൂർവികരോ യെഹൂദാരാജാക്കന്മാരോ ഒരിക്കലും അറിഞ്ഞിട്ടില്ലാത്ത അന്യദേവതകൾക്ക് ഇവിടെവെച്ചു യാഗം കഴിക്കുകയും ഈ സ്ഥലത്തെ നിഷ്കളങ്കരുടെ രക്തംകൊണ്ടു നിറയ്ക്കുകയും ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു.
౪ఎందుకంటే వాళ్ళు నన్ను విడిచిపెట్టి ఈ స్థలాన్ని పాడు చేశారు. వాళ్ళకు తెలియని ఇతర దేవుళ్ళ ఎదుట ధూపం వేశారు. వాళ్ళూ వాళ్ళ పూర్వీకులూ యూదా రాజులు కూడా నిరపరాధుల రక్తంతో ఈ స్థలాన్ని నింపారు.
5 അവരുടെ പുത്രന്മാരെ തീയിൽ ദഹിപ്പിച്ച് ബാലിനു ദഹനയാഗം കഴിക്കാനുള്ള ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങൾ നിർമിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു. അതു ഞാൻ അവരോടു കൽപ്പിക്കുകയോ അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുകയോ ചെയ്തിട്ടില്ല, അത് എന്റെ മനസ്സിൽ വന്നിട്ടുമില്ല.
౫వాళ్ళు తమ కొడుకులను దహనబలులుగా కాల్చడానికి బయలుకు బలిపీఠాలు కట్టించారు. అలా చేయమని నేను వాళ్లకు చెప్పలేదు, అది నా మనస్సుకు ఎన్నడూ తోచలేదు.”
6 അതുകൊണ്ട് ഈ സ്ഥലം ഇനിമേൽ തോഫെത്ത് എന്നോ ബെൻ-ഹിന്നോം താഴ്വര എന്നോ വിളിക്കപ്പെടാതെ കശാപ്പുതാഴ്വര എന്നറിയപ്പെടുന്ന നാളുകൾ വരും എന്ന് യഹോവ മുന്നറിയിപ്പുനൽകുന്നു.
౬కాబట్టి యెహోవా చెప్పేదేమిటంటే “రాబోయే రోజుల్లో ఈ స్థలాన్ని ‘వధ లోయ’ అంటారు. తోఫెతు అని గానీ బెన్ హిన్నోము లోయ అని గానీ అనరు.
7 “‘അങ്ങനെ ഞാൻ ഈ സ്ഥലത്ത് യെഹൂദയുടെയും ജെറുശലേമിന്റെയും പദ്ധതികൾ നിഷ്ഫലമാക്കിത്തീർക്കും; ഞാൻ അവരെ അവരുടെ ശത്രുക്കളുടെയും അവരുടെ പ്രാണനെ വേട്ടയാടുന്നവരുടെയും വാളിന് ഇരയാക്കിത്തീർക്കും; ഞാൻ അവരുടെ ശവങ്ങൾ ആകാശത്തിലെ പക്ഷികൾക്കും വയലിലെ മൃഗങ്ങൾക്കും ഭക്ഷണമാക്കും.
౭ఈ స్థలం లోనే యూదావారి ఆలోచనను యెరూషలేమువారి ఆలోచనను నేను వ్యర్ధం చేస్తాను. తమ శత్రువుల ఎదుట కత్తిపాలయ్యేలా చేస్తాను. తమ ప్రాణాలను తీయాలని చూసే వాళ్ళ చేతికి అప్పగిస్తాను. వాళ్ళ శవాలను రాబందులకూ అడవి జంతువులకూ ఆహారంగా ఇస్తాను.
8 ഞാൻ ഈ പട്ടണത്തെ ഭീതിവിഷയവും പരിഹാസവിഷയവുമാക്കും; ഇതുവഴി കടന്നുപോകുന്ന സകലരും അതിന്റെ നാശം കണ്ടു സ്തബ്ധരായി അതിനെ പരിഹസിക്കും.
౮ఈ పట్టణాన్ని పాడు చేసి ఎగతాళికి గురి చేస్తాను. ఆ దారిలో వెళ్ళే ప్రతివాడూ దాని కడగండ్లన్నీ చూసి నిర్ఘాంతపోయి హేళన చేస్తారు.
9 അവരുടെ ശത്രുക്കൾ അവർക്കെതിരേ ഉപരോധം ഏർപ്പെടുത്തി അവരെ അതികഠിനമായി ഞെരുക്കും. അപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ അവരെക്കൊണ്ട് സ്വന്തം പുത്രീപുത്രന്മാരുടെ മാംസം തീറ്റിക്കും. അങ്ങനെ അവർ പരസ്പരം മാംസം തിന്നുന്നവരും ആകും.’
౯వాళ్ళు తమ కొడుకుల, కూతుళ్ళ శరీరాలను తినేలా చేస్తాను. తమ ప్రాణం తీయాలని చూసే శత్రువులు ముట్టడి వేసి బాధించే కాలంలో వాళ్ళు ఒకరి శరీరాన్ని ఒకరు తింటారు.
10 “അതിനുശേഷം നിന്നോടൊപ്പം വന്നവർ കാൺകെ നീ ആ കുടം ഉടയ്ക്കണം.
౧౦ఈ మాటలు చెప్పిన తరువాత నీతో వచ్చిన మనుష్యులు చూస్తుండగా నువ్వు ఆ కుండ పగలగొట్టి వాళ్ళతో ఇలా చెప్పాలి.”
11 പിന്നീട് അവരോടു നീ ഇപ്രകാരം പറയണം, ‘സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: ഇനിയും നന്നാക്കാൻ കഴിയാത്തവിധം കുശവന്റെ ഈ മൺകുടം ഞാൻ ഉടച്ചുകളഞ്ഞതുപോലെ ഈ രാഷ്ട്രത്തെയും ഈ നഗരത്തെയും ഉടച്ചുകളയും. സംസ്കരിക്കാൻ വേറെ സ്ഥലമില്ലാതെവരുവോളം അവരെ തോഫെത്തിൽ സംസ്കരിക്കും.
౧౧“సేనల ప్రభువు యెహోవా ఇలా చెబుతున్నాడు, మళ్ళీ బాగుచేయడానికి వీలు లేకుండా కుమ్మరివాని కుండను ఒకడు పగలగొట్టినట్టు నేను ఈ ప్రజలనూ ఈ పట్టణాన్నీ పగలగొట్టబోతున్నాను. తోఫెతులో పాతిపెట్టే చోటు దొరకనంతగా వాళ్ళను అక్కడే పాతిపెడతారు.”
12 ഞാൻ ഈ സ്ഥലത്തോടും അതിലെ നിവാസികളോടും ഇപ്രകാരം ചെയ്യും. ഞാൻ ഈ നഗരത്തെ തോഫെത്തുപോലെ ആക്കിത്തീർക്കും, എന്ന് യഹോവ അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു.
౧౨యెహోవా వాక్కు ఇదే. “ఈ పట్టణాన్ని తోఫెతులాంటి స్థలంగా నేను చేస్తాను. ఈ స్థలానికీ అక్కడి నివాసులకూ నేనలా చేస్తాను.
13 ജെറുശലേമിലെ ഭവനങ്ങളും യെഹൂദാരാജാക്കന്മാരുടെ അരമനകളും ആ സ്ഥലംപോലെ അശുദ്ധമാക്കപ്പെടും. മട്ടുപ്പാവുകളിൽവെച്ച് ആകാശസേനകൾക്കു ധൂപംകാട്ടുകയും അന്യദേവതകൾക്കു പാനീയബലി അർപ്പിക്കുകയുംചെയ്ത എല്ലാ ഭവനങ്ങളും തോഫെത്തുപോലെ മലിനമായിത്തീരും.’”
౧౩యెరూషలేము ఇళ్ళు, యూదా రాజుల రాజ భవనాలూ ఆ తోఫెతు స్థలం లాగే అపవిత్రమవుతాయి. ఏ ఇళ్ళ మీద ప్రజలు ఆకాశ నక్షత్ర సమూహానికి మొక్కి ఇతర దేవుళ్ళకు పానార్పణలు చేశారో ఆ ఇళ్ళన్నిటికీ ఆలాగే జరుగుతుంది.”
14 അതിനുശേഷം യിരെമ്യാവ്, യഹോവ തന്നെ പ്രവചിക്കാൻ അയച്ചിരുന്ന തോഫെത്തിൽനിന്നു മടങ്ങി, യഹോവയുടെ ആലയത്തിന്റെ അങ്കണത്തിൽ നിന്നുകൊണ്ട് സകലജനത്തോടുമായി ഇപ്രകാരം പറഞ്ഞു:
౧౪యిర్మీయా ఆ ప్రవచనం చెప్పడానికి యెహోవా తనను పంపిన తోఫెతులో నుంచి వచ్చి యెహోవా మందిరపు ఆవరణంలో నిలబడి ప్రజలందరితో ఇలా చెప్పాడు,
15 “ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ ദൈവമായ സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: ‘ഇതാ, അവർ എന്റെ വാക്കു കേൾക്കാതെ ശാഠ്യമുള്ളവരായിത്തീർന്നതുകൊണ്ട് ഈ നഗരത്തിന്റെമേലും അടുത്തുള്ള എല്ലാ പട്ടണങ്ങളുടെമേലും ഞാൻ അവയ്ക്കെതിരേ വിധിച്ചിട്ടുള്ള സകല അനർഥങ്ങളും വരുത്തും.’”
౧౫“సేనల ప్రభువు యెహోవా, ఇశ్రాయేలు దేవుడు ఈ మాట చెబుతున్నాడు. ఈ ప్రజలు నా మాటలు వినకుండా మొండికెత్తారు. కాబట్టి ఈ పట్టణం గురించి నేను చెప్పిన విపత్తునంతా దాని మీదికీ దానికి సంబంధించిన పట్టణాలన్నిటి మీదికీ రప్పిస్తున్నాను.”
