ഇയ്യോബ് 35
1 എലീഹൂ ഇപ്രകാരം തുടർന്നു:
౧ఎలీహు ఇలా జవాబు ఇచ్చాడు.
2 “‘എന്റെ നീതി ദൈവത്തിന്റെ നീതിയെ കവിയുന്നു,’ എന്നു താങ്കൾ പറയുന്നു, ഇതു ന്യായമെന്നു കരുതുന്നോ?
౨నువ్వు నిర్దోషివని అనుకుంటున్నావా? “నేను దేవుడి కన్నా నీతిపరుణ్ణి” అనుకుంటున్నావా?
3 പിന്നെ താങ്കൾ ചോദിക്കുന്നു: ‘അതുകൊണ്ട് എനിക്കെന്തു മെച്ചം? പാപം ചെയ്യാതിരുന്നാൽ എനിക്കെന്തു നേട്ടം?’
౩“నేను నీతిగా ఉంటే ప్రయోజనం ఏమిటి? పాపం చేస్తే నాకు కలిగిన లాభం కన్నా నా నీతి వలన నాకు కలిగిన లాభమేమిటి?” అని నువ్వు చెబుతున్నావే.
4 “അതിന് ഞാൻ താങ്കളോടും താങ്കളോടൊപ്പമുള്ള ഈ സ്നേഹിതന്മാരോടും മറുപടി പറയാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു.
౪నీకూ నీ మిత్రులకు కూడా నేను సమాధానం చెబుతాను.
5 ആകാശത്തേക്കു തലയുയർത്തി കാണുക; നിങ്ങളെക്കാൾ വളരെ മുകളിലുള്ള മേഘപാളികളിലേക്ക് ഇമവെട്ടാതെ നോക്കുക.
౫ఆకాశం వైపు తేరి చూడు. నీ కన్నా ఉన్నతమైన ఆకాశ విశాలం వైపు చూడు.
6 താങ്കൾ പാപംചെയ്താൽ അത് അത്യുന്നതനെ എങ്ങനെയാണ് ബാധിക്കുന്നത്? താങ്കളുടെ പാപങ്ങൾ അനേകമാണെങ്കിൽ അത് അവിടത്തോട് എന്തുചെയ്യും?
౬నువ్వు పాపం చేసినా ఆయనకు నష్టమేమిటి? నీ అతిక్రమాలు పోగుపడినా ఆయనకి నువ్వు చేసిందేమిటి?
7 താങ്കൾ നീതിനിഷ്ഠൻ ആയിരിക്കുന്നതിലൂടെ ദൈവത്തിന് എന്തോ ഉപകാരം ചെയ്യുകയാണോ? അവിടത്തേക്ക് താങ്കളുടെ കൈയിൽനിന്ന് എന്തു ലഭിക്കുന്നു?
౭నువ్వు నీతిమంతుడివైతే ఆయనకు నీవేమైనా ఇస్తున్నావా? ఆయన నీ దగ్గర నుండి ఏమైనా తీసుకుంటాడా?
8 താങ്കളുടെ ദുഷ്ടത താങ്കളെപ്പോലെ മനുഷ്യർക്കു ദോഷംവരുത്തുന്നു. താങ്കളുടെ നീതികൊണ്ടും ഇതരമനുഷ്യർക്കാണ് പ്രയോജനം.
౮నువ్వు మనిషివి కాబట్టి నీ కీడు ఏమైనా మనిషికే తగులుతుంది. నీ నీతి ఫలం ఏదైనా మనుషులకే దక్కుతుంది.
9 “പീഡനത്തിന്റെ ബാഹുല്യംനിമിത്തം ജനം നിലവിളിക്കുന്നു; ശക്തരുടെ കരങ്ങളിൽനിന്നു മോചിപ്പിക്കപ്പെടുന്നതിനായി അവർ മുറവിളി കൂട്ടുന്നു.
౯అనేకమైన అణచివేత క్రియల వలన ప్రజలు అక్రోశిస్తారు. బలవంతుల భుజబలానికి భయపడి సహాయం కోసం కేకలు పెడతారు.
10 എന്നാൽ ‘രാത്രിയിൽ ഗീതങ്ങൾ നൽകുന്നവനും ഭൂമിയിലെ മൃഗങ്ങളെക്കാൾ നമ്മെ അഭ്യസിപ്പിക്കുന്നവനും ആകാശത്തിലെ പക്ഷികളെക്കാൾ ജ്ഞാനം നൽകുന്നവനുമായ എന്റെ സ്രഷ്ടാവായ ദൈവം എവിടെ?’ എന്ന് ആരും ചോദിക്കുന്നില്ല.
౧౦అయితే “రాత్రిలో మనకు పాటలు ఇస్తూ,
౧౧భూజంతువుల కంటే మనకు ఎక్కువగా బుద్ధి నేర్పుతూ, ఆకాశపక్షుల కంటే మనకు ఎక్కువ జ్ఞానం కలగజేస్తూ నన్ను సృష్టించిన దేవుడు ఎక్కడున్నాడు?” అనుకునే వారెవరూ లేరు.
12 ദുഷ്ടമനുഷ്യരുടെ അഹങ്കാരംനിമിത്തം ജനം നിലവിളിക്കുമ്പോൾ അവിടന്ന് ഉത്തരമരുളുന്നില്ല.
౧౨వారు దుష్టుల గర్వాన్ని బట్టి మొర పెడతారు గాని ఆయన జవాబివ్వడం లేదు.
13 തീർച്ചയായും വ്യർഥമായ ഒരു നിലവിളി ദൈവം ശ്രദ്ധിക്കുകയില്ല; സർവശക്തൻ അവയ്ക്കു യാതൊരുവിധ ശ്രദ്ധയും കൊടുക്കുകയില്ല.
౧౩దేవుడు ఒక్కనాటికీ వ్యర్థమైన మాటలు ఆలకించడు. సర్వశక్తుడు వాటిని లక్ష్యపెట్టడు.
14 അവിടത്തെ കാണുന്നില്ല എന്നു താങ്കൾ പറയുമ്പോൾ എത്ര അല്പം ആയിരിക്കും അവിടന്ന് താങ്കളെ ശ്രദ്ധിക്കുന്നത്, താങ്കളുടെ ആവലാതി അവിടത്തെ മുമ്പിൽത്തന്നെ ഇരിക്കുന്നു; അതിനാൽ അവിടത്തേക്കായി കാത്തിരിക്കുക;
౧౪ఆయన కనిపించడం లేదని నువ్వు చెబితే మరి ఇంకెంతగా ఆయన పెడచెవిన పెడతాడు! వాదం ఆయన ఎదుటనే ఉంది. ఆయన కోసం నువ్వు కనిపెట్టవలసిందే.
15 കാരണം, അവിടത്തെ കോപം ശിക്ഷാവിധി നടപ്പാക്കുന്നില്ല, ദുഷ്ടത അവിടന്ന് അശേഷം പരിഗണിക്കുന്നതുമില്ല.
౧౫“ఆయన ఎవరినీ కోపంతో దండించడు, మనుషుల అహంకారాన్ని ఆయన పట్టించుకోడు” అని నీవంటే మరి ఇంకెంతో నిశ్చయంగా ఆయన జవాబు చెప్పకుండా మౌనం దాలుస్తాడు గదా.
16 ഇയ്യോബ് വായ് തുറന്നു വ്യർഥമായി സംസാരിക്കുന്നു; പരിജ്ഞാനമില്ലാതെ അദ്ദേഹം പാഴ്വാക്കുകൾ പുലമ്പുന്നു.”
౧౬కాబట్టి యోబు కేవలం బుద్ధితక్కువ మాటలు పలకడానికే తన నోరు తెరిచాడు. జ్ఞానం లేని మాటలనే రాసులు పోస్తున్నాడు.
