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1 അപ്പോൾ തേമാന്യനായ എലീഫാസ് ഇപ്രകാരം ഉത്തരം പറഞ്ഞു:
౧అందుకు తేమానీయుడు ఎలీఫజు ఇలా జవాబిచ్చాడు.
2 “നിന്നോട് ആരെങ്കിലും ഒരു വാക്കു സംസാരിക്കാൻ തുനിഞ്ഞാൽ നീ അക്ഷമനാകുമോ? എന്നാൽ ആർക്കു സംസാരിക്കാതിരിക്കാൻ കഴിയും?
౨ఎవరైనా ఈ విషయం గురించి నీతో మాట్లాడితే నీకు చిరాకు కలుగుతుందా? అయితే నీతో మాట్లాడకుండా నిదానంగా ఎవరు ఉంటారు?
3 നീ ധാരാളംപേരെ ഉദ്ബോധിപ്പിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്; ശക്തിക്ഷയിച്ച കൈകളെ നീ ബലപ്പെടുത്തിയിട്ടുള്ളതും ഓർക്കുക.
౩నువ్వు చాలా మందికి బుద్ధినేర్పించావు. అనేకమంది నిస్సహాయులను బలపరిచావు.
4 ഇടറുന്നവരെ നിന്റെ വാക്കുകൾ ഉറപ്പിച്ചുനിർത്തി; ദുർബലമായ കാൽമുട്ടുകൾക്കു നീ ബലം പകർന്നു.
౪దారి తప్పిన వాళ్ళను నీ మాటలతో ఆదుకున్నావు. మోకాళ్లు సడలిన వాళ్ళను బలపరిచావు.
5 ഇപ്പോഴിതാ, ദുരന്തം നിന്നെ വേട്ടയാടിയിരിക്കുന്നു, നിന്റെ ധൈര്യം ചോർന്നുപോകുകയും ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു; അതു നിന്നെ ആഞ്ഞടിച്ചപ്പോൾ നീ പരിഭ്രാന്തനായിരിക്കുന്നു.
౫అయితే ఇప్పుడు నీకు కష్టం కలిగినప్పుడు దుఃఖంతో అల్లాడుతున్నావు. నీకు కలిగిన కష్టం వల్ల తల్లడిల్లిపోతున్నావు.
6 നിന്റെ ദൈവഭക്തി നിനക്ക് ആത്മവിശ്വാസം നൽകുന്നില്ലേ? നിന്റെ നിർമലമാർഗങ്ങളല്ലേ നിനക്കു പ്രത്യാശ നൽകുന്നത്?
౬నీకున్న భక్తి నీలో ధైర్యం కలిగించదా? నిజాయితీ గల ప్రవర్తన నీ ఆశాభావానికి ఆధారం కాదా?
7 “ഓർത്തുനോക്കുക: നിഷ്കളങ്കരായ ആരെങ്കിലും നശിച്ചുപോയിട്ടുണ്ടോ? പരമാർഥികൾ എപ്പോഴെങ്കിലും മുടിഞ്ഞുപോയിട്ടുണ്ടോ?
౭జ్ఞాపకం చేసుకో, నీతిమంతుడు ఎప్పుడైనా నాశనం అయ్యాడా? నిజాయితీపరులు ఎక్కడైనా తుడిచి పెట్టుకుపోయారా?
8 എന്റെ നിരീക്ഷണത്തിൽ, അനീതി ഉഴുകയും ദോഷം വിതയ്ക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നവർ അതുതന്നെ കൊയ്തുകൂട്ടുന്നു.
౮నాకు తెలిసినంత వరకు దుష్టత్వాన్ని దున్ని, కీడు అనే విత్తనాలు చల్లే వాళ్ళు ఆ పంటనే కోస్తారు.
9 ദൈവത്തിന്റെ നിശ്വാസത്താൽ അവർ നശിക്കുന്നു; അവിടത്തെ കോപാഗ്നിയിൽ അവർ വെന്തുവെണ്ണീറാകുന്നു.
౯దేవుడు గాలి ఊదినప్పుడు వాళ్ళు నశించిపోతారు. ఆయన కోపాగ్ని రగిలినప్పుడు వాళ్ళు లేకుండాా పోతారు.
10 സിംഹം അലറുകയും മുരളുകയും ചെയ്തേക്കാം, എന്നിട്ടും ഭീകരസിംഹങ്ങളുടെ ദംഷ്ട്രങ്ങൾ തകർക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.
౧౦సింహాల గర్జనలు, క్రూరసింహాల గాండ్రింపులు ఆగిపోతాయి. కొదమసింహాల కోరలు విరిగిపోతాయి.
11 സിംഹം ഇര കിട്ടായ്കയാൽ നശിച്ചുപോകുകയും സിംഹിയുടെ കുട്ടികൾ ചിതറിപ്പോകുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു.
౧౧తిండి లేకపోవడం చేత ఆడ సింహాలు నశించిపోతాయి. సింహపు కూనలు చెల్లాచెదరైపోతాయి.
12 “ഇപ്പോൾ ഒരു വാർത്ത രഹസ്യമായി എന്റെ ചെവിയിലെത്തി; അതിന്റെ മന്ത്രണം എന്റെ കാതുകളിൽ പതിച്ചു.
౧౨నాకొక రహస్యం తెలిసింది. ఒకడు గుసగుసలాడుతున్నట్టు అది నా చెవికి వినబడింది.
13 രാത്രിയിൽ അസ്വസ്ഥചിന്തകൾ ഉളവാക്കുന്ന സ്വപ്നങ്ങൾക്കിടയിൽ, മനുഷ്യർ ഗാഢനിദ്രയിൽ ആണ്ടുപോകുന്ന നേരത്തുതന്നെ,
౧౩మనుషులకు రాత్రివేళ గాఢనిద్ర పట్టే సమయంలో వచ్చే కలవరమైన కలలో అది వచ్చింది.
14 ഭീതിയും നടുക്കവും എന്നെ പിടികൂടി; എന്റെ അസ്ഥികളെയെല്ലാം അതു പിടിച്ചുകുലുക്കി.
౧౪నాకు భయం వణుకు కలిగింది. అందువల్ల నా ఎముకలన్నీ వణికిపోయాయి.
15 ഒരാത്മാവ് എന്റെ മുഖത്തുകൂടി തെന്നിമാറി; എന്റെ ശരീരം രോമാഞ്ചമണിഞ്ഞു.
౧౫ఒకడి ఊపిరి నా ముఖానికి తగిలింది. నా శరీరం పై వెంట్రుకలన్నీ నిక్కబొడుచుకున్నాయి.
16 അതു നിശ്ചലമായി നിന്നു; എങ്കിലും ആ രൂപം എന്താണെന്നു തിരിച്ചറിയാൻ എനിക്കു കഴിഞ്ഞില്ല. ഒരു രൂപം എന്റെ കണ്ണുകൾക്കുമുമ്പിൽ നിലകൊണ്ടു; നിശ്ശബ്ദതയിൽ ഞാൻ ഒരു പതിഞ്ഞസ്വരം കേട്ടു:
౧౬ఒక రూపం నా కళ్ళెదుట నిలిచింది. నేను దాన్ని గుర్తు పట్టలేకపోయాను. మెల్లగా వినిపించే ఒక స్వరం విన్నాను. ఆ స్వరం “దేవుని సన్నిధిలో అపవిత్రులు నీతిమంతులవుతారా?
17 ‘മർത്യനു ദൈവത്തെക്കാൾ നീതിമാനാകാൻ കഴിയുമോ? തന്റെ സ്രഷ്ടാവിനെക്കാൾ നിർമലനാകാൻ ഒരു മനുഷ്യനു സാധിക്കുമോ?
౧౭తమ సృష్టికర్త ఎదుట ఒకడు పవిత్రుడౌతాడా?” అంటుంది.
18 ദൈവം തന്റെ സേവകരിൽ വിശ്വാസം അർപ്പിക്കുന്നില്ലെങ്കിൽ; തന്റെ ദൂതന്മാരിൽ അങ്ങ് കുറ്റമാരോപിക്കുന്നെങ്കിൽ,
౧౮తన సేవకుల పట్ల ఆయనకు నమ్మకం పోయింది. తన దూతల్లోనే ఆయన తప్పులు వెతుకుతున్నాడు.
19 മൺകൂടാരങ്ങളിൽ വസിക്കുന്നവർ, പൊടിയിൽനിന്ന് ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചവർ, നിശാശലഭത്തെക്കാൾ വേഗത്തിൽ ചവിട്ടിയരയ്ക്കപ്പെടുന്നവർ എത്രയധികം കുറ്റക്കാരായിരിക്കും!
౧౯అలాంటిది బంకమట్టి ఇళ్ళలో నివసించే వాళ్ళలో, మట్టిలో పుట్టిన వాళ్ళలో, చిమ్మెట చితికిపోయేలా చితికిపొయే వాళ్ళలో ఇంకెన్ని తప్పులు ఆయన చూస్తాడు!
20 ഉഷസ്സിനും സായംസന്ധ്യക്കും മധ്യേ അവർ ഛിന്നഭിന്നമാകുന്നു; അഗണ്യരായി, അവർ എന്നെന്നേക്കുമായി അപ്രത്യക്ഷരാകുന്നു.
౨౦ఉదయం నుండి సాయంత్రం మధ్యకాలంలో వాళ్ళు ముక్కలైపోతారు. ఎవరూ గుర్తించకుండానే వాళ్ళు శాశ్వతంగా నాశనమైపోతారు.
21 അവരുടെ ജീവതന്തു അവർക്കുള്ളിൽത്തന്നെ അറ്റുപോകുകയല്ലേ? അവർ ജ്ഞാനം പ്രാപിക്കാതെ മരിക്കുകയല്ലേ ചെയ്യുന്നത്?’
౨౧వాళ్ళ డేరాల తాళ్ళు పెరికివేస్తారు. వాళ్ళు బుద్ధి తెచ్చుకోకుండానే మరణమైపోతారు. నేడు ఆ విధంగానే జరుగుతుంది గదా.