സങ്കീർത്തനങ്ങൾ 74
1 ആസാഫിന്റെ ഒരു ധ്യാനസങ്കീർത്തനം. ദൈവമേ, അവിടന്ന് ഞങ്ങളെ എന്നേക്കുമായി ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നതെന്തിന്? അങ്ങയുടെ കോപം അങ്ങയുടെ മേച്ചിൽപ്പുറത്തെ ആടുകൾക്കെതിരേ പുകയുന്നതും എന്തിന്?
౧ఆసాపు కీర్తన దేవా, నువ్వు మమ్మల్ని శాశ్వతంగా ఎందుకు విడిచిపెట్టావు? నువ్వు మేపే గొర్రెల మీద ఎందుకు కోపగించుకుంటున్నావు?
2 അങ്ങ് പുരാതനകാലത്ത് സമ്പാദിച്ച രാഷ്ട്രത്തെ, അവിടന്ന് വീണ്ടെടുത്ത് അവിടത്തെ അനന്തരാവകാശികളാക്കിത്തീർത്ത ജനത്തെയും അവിടത്തെ നിവാസസ്ഥാനമായ സീയോൻ പർവതത്തെയും ഓർക്കണമേ.
౨నీ వారసత్వంగా కొనుక్కున్న గోత్రాన్ని, నువ్వు అనాది కాలంలో విమోచించిన నీ ప్రజలను జ్ఞాపకం చేసుకో. నీ నివాసమైన ఈ సీయోను పర్వతాన్ని జ్ఞాపకం చేసుకో.
3 അങ്ങയുടെ തൃപ്പാദങ്ങൾ അനന്തമായ ഈ അവശിഷ്ടങ്ങളിലേക്കു തിരിയണമേ, ശത്രു നശിപ്പിച്ച തിരുനിവാസത്തിലെ സകലവസ്തുക്കളിലേക്കുംതന്നെ.
౩నీ పరిశుద్ధ స్థలాన్ని శత్రువులు ఎలా పూర్తిగా పాడు చేశారో వచ్చి ఆ శిథిలాలను చూడు.
4 അവിടന്ന് ഞങ്ങളെ സന്ദർശിച്ച സ്ഥലത്ത് അങ്ങയുടെ ശത്രുക്കൾ അട്ടഹാസം മുഴക്കി; അവർ തങ്ങളുടെ കൊടി ഒരു ചിഹ്നമായി ഉയർത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു.
౪నీ ప్రత్యక్ష గుడారంలో నీ శత్రువులు గర్జిస్తున్నారు. వారి విజయధ్వజాలను ఎత్తి నిలబెట్టారు.
5 കുറ്റിക്കാട് വെട്ടിനിരത്തുന്നവരെപ്പോലെ അവർ അവരുടെ മഴുവീശി.
౫దట్టమైన గుబురు చెట్ల మీద గొడ్డళ్ళు ఎత్తినట్టు అది కనిపిస్తున్నది.
6 അവിടെ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്ന കൊത്തുപണികളെല്ലാം മഴുകൊണ്ടും കൈക്കോടാലികൊണ്ടും വെട്ടിനശിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
౬వారు గొడ్డళ్ళు, సుత్తెలు తీసుకుని దాని నగిషీ చెక్కడాలను పూర్తిగా విరగగొట్టారు.
7 അങ്ങയുടെ വിശുദ്ധമന്ദിരം അവർ അഗ്നിക്കിരയാക്കി, നിലംപൊത്തിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; തിരുനാമത്തിന്റെ വാസസ്ഥാനം അവർ അശുദ്ധമാക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നു.
౭నీ పరిశుద్ధ స్థలానికి మంట పెట్టారు. నీ నివాసమైన మందిరాన్ని నేలమట్టం చేసి అపవిత్రపరిచారు.
8 “ഞങ്ങൾ അവരെ ഉന്മൂലനംചെയ്യും!” എന്ന് അവർ അവരുടെ ഹൃദയത്തിൽ പറഞ്ഞു. ദേശത്ത് ദൈവത്തെ ആരാധിച്ചിരുന്ന സകലസ്ഥലങ്ങളും അവർ അഗ്നിക്കിരയാക്കി.
౮వాటినన్నిటినీ పూర్తిగా ధ్వంసం చేద్దాం అనుకుంటూ వారు దేశంలోని నీ సమావేశ మందిరాలన్నిటినీ కాల్చివేశారు.
9 ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് യാതൊരു അത്ഭുതചിഹ്നവും ലഭിച്ചിരുന്നില്ല; ഒരു പ്രവാചകനും ശേഷിക്കുന്നില്ല, ഈ സ്ഥിതി എത്രകാലത്തേക്ക് എന്നറിയാവുന്നവർ ഞങ്ങളിൽ ആരുമില്ല.
౯దేవుని నుండి మరి ఏ సూచకక్రియలూ మాకు కనబడటం లేదు. ఇంకా ప్రవక్త కూడా ఎవరూ లేరు. ఇలా ఎంతకాలం జరుగుతుందో ఎవరికీ తెలియదు.
10 ദൈവമേ, ശത്രു എത്രനാൾ അങ്ങയെ പരിഹസിക്കും? എതിരാളികൾ അവിടത്തെ നാമത്തെ എന്നേക്കും അധിക്ഷേപിക്കുമോ?
౧౦దేవా, శత్రువులు ఎంతకాలం నిన్ను నిందిస్తారు? శత్రువులు నీ నామాన్ని ఎల్లకాలం దూషిస్తారా?
11 അങ്ങയുടെ കരം, അങ്ങയുടെ വലങ്കൈ എന്തിന് പിൻവലിക്കുന്നു? തിരുക്കരംനീട്ടി അവരെ നശിപ്പിക്കണമേ!
౧౧నీ హస్తాన్ని, నీ కుడి చేతిని ఎందుకు ముడుచుకుని ఉన్నావు? నీ వస్త్రంలో నుండి దాన్ని తీసి వారిని నాశనం చెయ్యి.
12 ദൈവമേ, അവിടന്ന് ആകുന്നു പുരാതനകാലംമുതൽ എന്റെ രാജാവ്; അവിടന്ന് ഭൂമിയിൽ രക്ഷ കൊണ്ടുവരുന്നു.
౧౨పురాతన కాలం నుండీ దేవుడు నా రాజుగా ఈ భూమిపై రక్షణ కలిగిస్తూ ఉన్నాడు.
13 അവിടത്തെ ശക്തിയാൽ അവിടന്ന് സമുദ്രത്തെ വിഭജിച്ചു; സമുദ്രത്തിലെ ഭീകരസത്വങ്ങളുടെ തല അവിടന്ന് തകർത്തു.
౧౩నీ బలంతో సముద్రాన్ని పాయలుగా చేశావు. నీటిలోని బ్రహ్మాండమైన సముద్ర వికృత జీవుల తలలు చితకగొట్టావు.
14 ലിവ്യാഥാന്റെ തലകൾ അവിടന്ന് തകർക്കുകയും അങ്ങ് അതിനെ മരുഭൂമിയിലെ ജന്തുക്കൾക്ക് ആഹാരമായി നൽകുകയും ചെയ്തു.
౧౪సముద్ర రాక్షసి తలలను నువ్వు ముక్కలు చేశావు. అరణ్యాల్లో నివసించే వారికి దాన్ని ఆహారంగా ఇచ్చావు.
15 ഉറവുകളും നീർച്ചാലുകളും തുറന്നത് അവിടന്ന് ആകുന്നു; ഒരിക്കലും വറ്റാത്ത നദികളെ അവിടന്നു വറ്റിച്ചുകളഞ്ഞു.
౧౫నీటి ఊటలను, ప్రవాహాలను పుట్టించావు. నిత్యం పారే నదులను ఎండిపోజేశావు.
16 പകൽ അങ്ങയുടേതാകുന്നു, രാത്രിയും അങ്ങേക്കുള്ളതുതന്നെ; അവിടന്ന് സൂര്യചന്ദ്രന്മാരെ സ്ഥാപിച്ചു.
౧౬పగలు నీదే, రాత్రి నీదే. సూర్యచంద్రులను నువ్వే వాటి స్థానాల్లో ఉంచావు.
17 ഭൂമിയുടെ എല്ലാ അതിർത്തികളും നിർണയിച്ചത് അവിടന്നാണ്; ഉഷ്ണകാലവും ശൈത്യകാലവും അവിടന്ന് ഉണ്ടാക്കി.
౧౭భూమికి సరిహద్దులు నియమించింది నువ్వే. వేసవికాలం, చలికాలం నువ్వే కలిగించావు.
18 യഹോവേ, ശത്രു അങ്ങയെ പരിഹസിച്ചത് എങ്ങനെയെന്നും ഭോഷർ തിരുനാമത്തെ അധിക്ഷേപിക്കുന്നത് എങ്ങനെയെന്നും ഓർക്കണമേ.
౧౮యెహోవా, శత్రువులు నీపైనా బుద్ధిహీనులు నీ నామంపైనా చేసిన దూషణలు నీ మనసుకు తెచ్చుకో.
19 അങ്ങയുടെ പ്രാവിന്റെ ജീവൻ, ദുഷ്ടമൃഗങ്ങൾക്ക് ഏൽപ്പിച്ചുകൊടുക്കരുതേ; അങ്ങയുടെ അഗതികളുടെ ജീവനെ എന്നേക്കും മറക്കരുതേ.
౧౯నీ పావురం ప్రాణాన్ని క్రూర మృగానికి అప్పగింపకు. బాధలు పొందే నీ ప్రజలను ఎన్నడూ మరువకు.
20 അവിടത്തെ ഉടമ്പടി ഓർക്കണമേ, ഭൂമിയുടെ അന്ധകാരസ്ഥലങ്ങളിൽ അതിക്രമങ്ങൾ അധികരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നല്ലോ.
౨౦నీ నిబంధన జ్ఞాపకం చేసుకో. ఎందుకంటే లోకంలో ఉన్న చీకటి స్థలాలన్నీ బలాత్కారంతో నిండిపోయాయి.
21 പീഡിതർ അപമാനിതരായി പിന്തിരിയാൻ അനുവദിക്കരുതേ; ദരിദ്രരും അഗതികളും അവിടത്തെ നാമത്തെ വാഴ്ത്തട്ടെ.
౨౧పీడితుణ్ణి అవమానంతో మరలనియ్యకు. బాధలు పొందినవారు, దరిద్రులు నీ నామాన్ని స్తుతిస్తారు గాక.
22 ദൈവമേ, എഴുന്നേൽക്കണമേ, അങ്ങയുടെ ഭാഗം പ്രതിരോധിക്കണമേ; ദിവസംമുഴുവനും ഭോഷർ അങ്ങയെ അപഹസിക്കുന്നത് ഓർക്കണമേ.
౨౨దేవా, లేచి నీ ఘనతను కాపాడుకో. బుద్ధిహీనులు రోజంతా నిన్ను దూషిస్తున్న సంగతి జ్ఞాపకం చేసుకో.
23 അങ്ങയുടെ എതിരാളികളുടെ ആരവം അവഗണിക്കരുതേ, അങ്ങയുടെ ശത്രുക്കളുടെ നിരന്തരമായി ഉയരുന്ന അട്ടഹാസങ്ങൾ മറക്കരുതേ.
౨౩నీ శత్రువుల స్వరాన్ని, నిన్ను ఎడతెగక ఎదిరించేవారి గర్జింపులను మరచిపోవద్దు.
