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1 ౧ ఒక దైవ సేవకుడు యెహోవా మాట చొప్పున యూదాదేశం నుండి బేతేలుకు వచ్చాడు. ధూపం వేయడానికి యరొబాము ఆ బలిపీఠం దగ్గర నిలబడి ఉన్నాడు.
യൊരോബെയാം ധൂപം കാട്ടുവാൻ പീഠത്തിന്നരികെ നില്ക്കുമ്പോൾ തന്നേ ഒരു ദൈവപുരുഷൻ യഹോവയുടെ കല്പനയാൽ യെഹൂദയിൽ നിന്നു ബേഥേലിലേക്കു വന്നു.
2 ౨ ఆ దైవ సేవకుడు యెహోవా ఆజ్ఞ ప్రకారం బలిపీఠానికి వ్యతిరేకంగా ఇలా ప్రకటన చేశాడు. “బలిపీఠమా! బలిపీఠమా! యెహోవా చెప్పేదేమిటంటే, దావీదు సంతానంలో యోషీయా అనే పేరుతో ఒక మగ బిడ్డ పుడతాడు. నీ మీద ధూపం వేసిన ఉన్నత పూజా స్థలాల యాజకులను అతడు నీ మీద వధిస్తాడు. అతడు మనిషి ఎముకలను నీ మీద కాలుస్తాడు.”
അവൻ യഹോവയുടെ കല്പനയാൽ യാഗപീഠത്തോടു: യാഗപീഠമേ, യാഗപീഠമേ, യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: ദാവീദുഗൃഹത്തിന്നു യോശീയാവു എന്നു പേരുള്ള ഒരു മകൻ ജനിക്കും; അവൻ നിന്റെമേൽ ധൂപം കാട്ടുന്ന പൂജാഗിരിപുരോഹിതന്മാരെ നിന്റെമേൽ വെച്ചു അറുക്കയും മനുഷ്യാസ്ഥികളെ നിന്റെമേൽ ചുട്ടുകളകയും ചെയ്യും എന്നു വിളിച്ചുപറഞ്ഞു.
3 ౩ అదే రోజు అతడు ఒక సూచన ఇచ్చాడు. “ఈ బలిపీఠం బద్దలై దానిమీదున్న బూడిద ఒలికి పోతుంది. యెహోవా చెప్పిన సూచన ఇదే” అన్నాడు.
അവൻ അന്നു ഒരു അടയാളവും കൊടുത്തു; ഇതാ, ഈ യാഗപീഠം പിളർന്നു അതിന്മേലുള്ള ചാരം തൂകിപ്പോകും; ഇതു യഹോവ കല്പിച്ച അടയാളം എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
4 ౪ బేతేలులోని బలిపీఠాన్ని గురించి ఆ దైవ సేవకుడు ప్రకటించిన మాట యరొబామురాజు విని, బలిపీఠం మీదనుండి తన చెయ్యి చాపి “అతన్ని పట్టుకోండి” అన్నాడు. అతడు చాపిన చెయ్యి చచ్చుబడి పోయింది. అతడు దాన్ని తిరిగి వెనక్కి తీసుకోలేకపోయాడు.
ദൈവപുരുഷൻ ബേഥേലിലെ യാഗപീഠത്തിന്നു വിരോധമായി വിളിച്ചുപറഞ്ഞ വചനം യൊരോബെയാംരാജാവു കേട്ടപ്പോൾ അവൻ യാഗപീഠത്തിങ്കൽനിന്നു കൈ നീട്ടി: അവനെ പിടിപ്പിൻ എന്നു കല്പിച്ചു; എങ്കിലും അവന്റെനേരെ നിട്ടിയ കൈ വരണ്ടുപോയിട്ടു തിരികെ മടക്കുവാൻ കഴിവില്ലാതെ ആയി.
ദൈവപുരുഷൻ യഹോവയുടെ കല്പനയാൽ കൊടുത്തിരുന്ന അടയാളപ്രകാരം യാഗപീഠം പിളർന്നു ചാരം യാഗപീഠത്തിൽനിന്നു തൂകിപ്പോയി.
6 ౬ అప్పుడు రాజు “నా చెయ్యి తిరిగి బాగయ్యేలా నీ దేవుడు యెహోవా నా మీద దయ చూపేలా నా కోసం వేడుకో” అని ఆ దేవుని మనిషితో అన్నాడు. కాబట్టి దైవ సేవకుడు యెహోవాను వేడుకున్నాడు. రాజు చెయ్యి బాగై మునుపటి లాగా అయింది.
രാജാവു ദൈവപുരുഷനോടു: നീ നിന്റെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയോടു കൃപെക്കായി അപേക്ഷിച്ചു എന്റെ കൈമടങ്ങുവാൻ തക്കവണ്ണം എനിക്കുവേണ്ടി പ്രാർത്ഥിക്കേണം എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു. ദൈവപുരുഷൻ യഹോവയോടു അപേക്ഷിച്ചു; എന്നാറെ രാജാവിന്റെ കൈ മടങ്ങി മുമ്പിലത്തെപ്പോലെ ആയി.
7 ౭ అప్పుడు రాజు “నీవు నా ఇంటికి వచ్చి అలసట తీర్చుకో. నీకు బహుమతి ఇస్తాను” అని ఆ దైవసేవకుడితో చెప్పాడు.
രാജാവു ദൈവപുരുഷനോടു: നീ എന്നോടുകൂടെ അരമനയിൽ വന്നു അല്പം ആശ്വസിച്ചുകൊൾക; ഞാൻ നിനക്കു ഒരു സമ്മാനം തരും എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
8 ౮ అప్పుడు దైవ సేవకుడు రాజుతో ఇలా అన్నాడు “నీవు నీ ఇంట్లో సగం నాకిచ్చినా నీతోబాటు నేను లోపలికి రాను. ఇక్కడ నేనేమీ తినను, తాగను.
ദൈവപുരുഷൻ രാജാവിനോടു: നിന്റെ അരമനയിൽ പകുതി തന്നാലും ഞാൻ നിന്നോടുകൂടെ വരികയില്ല; ഈ സ്ഥലത്തുവെച്ചു ഞാൻ അപ്പം തിന്നുകയില്ല, വെള്ളം കുടിക്കയും ഇല്ല.
9 ౯ ఎందుకంటే, ఇక్కడేమీ తినొద్దనీ తాగొద్దనీ వచ్చిన దారినే తిరిగి వెళ్ళవద్దనీ యెహోవా నాకు ఆజ్ఞాపించాడు.”
നീ അപ്പം തിന്നരുതു, വെള്ളം കുടിക്കരുതു; പോയ വഴിയായി മടങ്ങിവരികയും അരുതു എന്നു യഹോവ അരുളപ്പാടായി എന്നോടു കല്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
അങ്ങനെ അവൻ ബേഥേലിലേക്കു വന്ന വഴിയായി മടങ്ങാതെ മറ്റൊരുവഴിയായി പോയി.
11 ౧౧ బేతేలులో ఒక ముసలి ప్రవక్త నివసించేవాడు. అతని కొడుకుల్లో ఒకడు వచ్చి బేతేలులో ఆ దైవ సేవకుడు ఆ రోజు చేసినదంతా అతనికి చెప్పాడు. అతడు రాజుతో చెప్పిన మాటలు కూడా అతని కొడుకులు అతనికి చెప్పారు.
ബേഥേലിൽ വൃദ്ധനായൊരു പ്രവാചകൻ പാർത്തിരുന്നു; അവന്റെ പുത്രന്മാർ വന്നു ദൈവപുരുഷൻ ബേഥേലിൽ ചെയ്ത കാര്യമൊക്കെയും അവനോടു പറഞ്ഞു; അവൻ രാജാവിനോടു പറഞ്ഞ വാക്കുകളും അവർ തങ്ങളുടെ അപ്പനെ അറിയിച്ചു.
12 ౧౨ వారి తండ్రి “అతడు ఏ దారిన వెళ్ళాడు?” అని వారినడిగాడు. అతని కొడుకులు యూదాదేశాన్నుంచి వచ్చిన దేవుని మనిషి ఏ దారిలో వెళ్ళాడో చెప్పారు.
അവരുടെ അപ്പൻ അവരോടു: അവൻ ഏതു വഴിക്കു പോയി എന്നു ചോദിച്ചു; യെഹൂദയിൽനിന്നു വന്നു ദൈവപുരുഷൻ പോയ വഴി അവന്റെ പുത്രന്മാർ കണ്ടിരുന്നു.
13 ౧౩ తరువాత అతడు తన కొడుకులను పిలిచి “నాకోసం గాడిద మీద జీను వేయండి” అని చెప్పాడు. వారు అతని కోసం గాడిదపై జీను వేశారు. అతడు దాని మీద ఎక్కి బయలుదేరాడు.
അവൻ തന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരോടു: കഴുതെക്കു കോപ്പിട്ടുതരുവിൻ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു, അവർ കഴുതെക്കു കോപ്പിട്ടുകൊടുത്തു; അവൻ അതിന്റെ പുറത്തു കയറി ദൈവപുരുഷന്റെ പിന്നാലെ ചെന്നു;
14 ౧౪ సింధూర వృక్షం కింద దేవుని మనిషి కూర్చుని ఉండగా చూసి “యూదాదేశం నుండి వచ్చిన దైవ ప్రవక్తవు నువ్వేనా?” అని అడిగాడు. అతడు “నేనే” అన్నాడు.
അവൻ ഒരു കരുവേലകത്തിൻ കീഴെ ഇരിക്കുന്നതു കണ്ടു: നീ യെഹൂദയിൽനിന്നു വന്ന ദൈവപുരുഷനോ എന്നു അവനോടു ചോദിച്ചു.
അവൻ അതേ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു. അവൻ അവനോടു: നീ എന്നോടുകൂടെ വീട്ടിൽ വന്നു ഭക്ഷണം കഴിക്കേണം എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
അതിന്നു അവൻ: എനിക്കു നിന്നോടുകൂടെ പോരികയോ നിന്റെ വിട്ടിൽ കയറുകയോ ചെയ്തുകൂടാ; ഞാൻ ഈ സ്ഥലത്തുവെച്ചു നിന്നോടുകൂടെ അപ്പം തിന്നുകയില്ല വെള്ളം കുടിക്കയുമില്ല.
17 ౧౭ నీవు అక్కడ ఏదీ తినొద్దనీ తాగొద్దనీ నీవు వచ్చిన దారిలో వెళ్ళ వద్దనీ యెహోవా నాతో చెప్పాడు” అన్నాడు.
നീ അവിടെവെച്ചു അപ്പം തിന്നരുതു, വെള്ളം കുടിക്കരുതു, പോയ വഴിയായി മടങ്ങിവരികയും അരുതു എന്നു യഹോവ അരുളപ്പാടായി എന്നോടു കല്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
18 ౧౮ అప్పుడు ఆ ముసలి ప్రవక్త అతనితో “నేను కూడా నీలాంటి ప్రవక్తనే. యెహోవా ఆజ్ఞ ప్రకారం ఒక దేవదూత ‘భోజనం చేయడానికి అతన్ని వెంటబెట్టుకుని తీసుకు రా’ అని నాతో చెప్పాడు” అన్నాడు. అలా అతడు ఆ దేవుని మనిషితో అబద్ధమాడాడు.
അതിന്നു അവൻ: ഞാനും നിന്നെപ്പോലെ ഒരു പ്രവാചകൻ ആകുന്നു; അപ്പം തിന്നുകയും വെള്ളം കുടിക്കയും ചെയ്യേണ്ടതിന്നു നീ അവനെ നിന്റെ വീട്ടിൽ കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ടുവരിക എന്നു ഒരു ദൂതൻ യഹോവയുടെ കല്പനയാൽ എന്നോടു പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു. അവൻ പറഞ്ഞതോ ഭോഷ്കായിരുന്നു.
അങ്ങനെ അവൻ അവനോടുകൂടെ ചെന്നു, അവന്റെ വീട്ടിൽവെച്ചു അപ്പം തിന്നുകയും വെള്ളം കുടിക്കയും ചെയ്തു.
അവൻ ഭക്ഷണത്തിന്നിരിക്കുമ്പോൾ അവനെ കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ടുവന്ന പ്രവാചകന്നു യഹോവയുടെ അരുളപ്പാടുണ്ടായി.
21 ౨౧ అతడు యూదాదేశాన్నుండి వచ్చిన దేవుని మనిషితో “యెహోవా ఇలా చెబుతున్నాడు, నీ దేవుడు యెహోవా నీకు చెప్పిన మాట వినక, ఆయన ఆజ్ఞాపించిన దాన్ని పాటించకుండా
അവൻ യെഹൂദയിൽനിന്നു വന്ന ദൈവപുരുഷനോടു: നീ യഹോവയുടെ വചനം മറുത്തു നിന്റെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ നിന്നോടു കല്പിച്ചിരുന്ന കല്പന പ്രമാണിക്കാതെ
22 ౨౨ వెనక్కి వచ్చి, నీవు అక్కడ భోజనం చేయొద్దని ఆయన చెప్పిన చోట భోజనం చేశావు కాబట్టి నీ శవాన్ని నీ పూర్వీకుల సమాధులకు చేరదు” అని బిగ్గరగా చెప్పాడు.
അപ്പം തിന്നുകയും വെള്ളം കുടിക്കയും ചെയ്യരുതെന്നു അവൻ നിന്നോടു കല്പിച്ച സ്ഥലത്തു നീ മടങ്ങിവന്നു അപ്പം തിന്നുകയും വെള്ളം കുടിക്കയും ചെയ്തതുകൊണ്ടു നിന്റെ ശവം നിന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാരുടെ കല്ലറയിൽ വരികയില്ല എന്നു യഹോവ അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു എന്നു വിളിച്ചുപറഞ്ഞു.
23 ౨౩ వారు భోజనం చేసిన తరువాత ఆ ప్రవక్త తాను వెనక్కి తీసుకు వచ్చిన ఆ దైవసేవకుని గాడిదపై జీను వేశాడు.
അപ്പം തിന്നുകയും വെള്ളം കുടിക്കയും ചെയ്തശേഷം അവൻ താൻ കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ടുവന്ന പ്രവാചകന്നുവേണ്ടി കഴുതെക്കു കോപ്പിട്ടുകൊടുത്തു;
24 ౨౪ అతడు బయలుదేరి వెళ్లి పోతుంటే దారిలో ఒక సింహం అతనికి ఎదురుపడి అతన్ని చంపేసింది. అతని శవం దారిలోనే పడి ఉంది. గాడిద దాని దగ్గర నిలబడి ఉంది, సింహం కూడా శవం దగ్గర నిలబడి ఉంది.
അവൻ പോകുമ്പോൾ വഴിയിൽ ഒരു സിംഹം അവനെ കണ്ടു അവനെ കൊന്നു; അവന്റെ ശവം വഴിയിൽ കിടന്നു, കഴുത അതിന്റെ അരികെ നിന്നു; സിംഹവും ശവത്തിന്റെ അരികെ നിന്നു.
25 ౨౫ కొంతమంది అటుగా వెళ్తూ శవం దారిలో పడి ఉండడం, సింహం శవం దగ్గర నిలబడి ఉండడం చూసి, ఆ ముసలి ప్రవక్త నివసిస్తున్న ఊరు వచ్చి ఆ విషయం చెప్పారు.
വഴിപോകുന്ന ആളുകൾ ശവം വഴിയിൽ കിടക്കുന്നതും ശവത്തിന്റെ അരികെ സിംഹം നില്ക്കുന്നതും കണ്ടു; വൃദ്ധനായ പ്രവാചകൻ പാർക്കുന്ന പട്ടണത്തിൽ ചെന്നു അറിയിച്ചു.
26 ౨౬ దారిలో నుండి అతన్ని తీసుకు వచ్చిన ఆ ప్రవక్త ఆ విషయం విని “యెహోవా మాట వినక ఎదురు తిరిగిన దైవ సేవకుడు ఇతడే. యెహోవా సింహానికి అతన్ని అప్పగించేసాడు. యెహోవా చెప్పినట్టు, అది అతన్ని చీల్చి చంపేసింది” అని చెప్పాడు.
അവനെ വഴിയിൽ നിന്നു കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ടുവന്ന പ്രവാചകൻ അതു കേട്ടപ്പോൾ: അവൻ യഹോവയുടെ വചനം മറുത്ത ദൈവപുരുഷൻ തന്നേ; യഹോവ അവനോടു അരുളിച്ചെയ്ത വചനപ്രകാരം യഹോവ അവനെ സിംഹത്തിന്നു ഏല്പിച്ചു; അതു അവനെ കീറി കൊന്നുകളഞ്ഞു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
27 ౨౭ తన కొడుకులను పిలిచి “నా కోసం గాడిదను ప్రయాణానికి సిద్ధం చేయండి” అని చెప్పాడు. వారు అతని కోసం గాడిదను సిద్ధ పరిచారు.
പിന്നെ അവൻ തന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരോടു: കഴുതെക്കു കോപ്പിട്ടുതരുവിൻ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
28 ౨౮ అతడు వెళ్లి అతని శవం దారిలో పడి ఉండడం, గాడిద, సింహం శవం దగ్గర నిలిచి ఉండడం, సింహం గాడిదను చీల్చివేయకుండా శవాన్ని తినకుండా ఉండడం చూసి
അവർ കോപ്പിട്ടുകൊടുത്തു. അവൻ ചെന്നപ്പോൾ ശവം വഴിയിൽ കിടക്കുന്നതും ശവത്തിന്റെ അരികെ കഴുതയും സിംഹവും നില്ക്കുന്നതും കണ്ടു; സിംഹം ശവത്തെ തിന്നുകയോ കഴുതയെ കീറിക്കളകയോ ചെയ്തില്ല.
29 ౨౯ ఆ ముసలి ప్రవక్త అ దేవుని మనిషి శవాన్ని ఎత్తి గాడిద మీద వేసుకుని దుఃఖించడానికీ శవాన్ని పాతి పెట్టడానికీ తన స్వగ్రామం వచ్చాడు.
പ്രവാചകൻ ദൈവപുരുഷന്റെ ശവം എടുത്തു കഴുതപ്പുറത്തു വെച്ചു കൊണ്ടുവന്നു; വൃദ്ധനായ പ്രവാചകൻ തന്റെ പട്ടണത്തിൽ എത്തി അവനെക്കുറിച്ചു വിലപിച്ചു അവനെ അടക്കം ചെയ്തു.
അവന്റെ ശവം അവൻ തന്റെ സ്വന്തകല്ലറയിൽ വെച്ചിട്ടു അവനെക്കുറിച്ചു: അയ്യോ എന്റെ സഹോദരാ എന്നിങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞു അവർ വിലാപം കഴിച്ചു.
31 ౩౧ అతన్ని పాతిపెట్టిన తరువాత, ఆ ముసలి ప్రవక్త తన కొడుకులతో “నేను చనిపోయినప్పుడు ఆ ప్రవక్తను ఉంచిన సమాధిలోనే నన్నూ పాతిపెట్టండి. నా ఎముకలను అతని ఎముకల దగ్గరే పెట్టండి.
അവനെ അടക്കം ചെയ്തശേഷം അവൻ തന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരോടു: ഞാൻ മരിച്ചശേഷം നിങ്ങൾ എന്നെ ദൈവപുരുഷനെ അടക്കം ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്ന കല്ലറയിൽ തന്നേ അടക്കം ചെയ്യേണം; അവന്റെ അസ്ഥികളുടെ അരികെ എന്റെ അസ്ഥികളും ഇടേണം.
32 ౩౨ ఎందుకంటే యెహోవా మాటను బట్టి బేతేలులో ఉన్న బలిపీఠానికి వ్యతిరేకంగా, సమరయ పట్టణంలో ఉన్న ఉన్నత స్థలాల్లో ఉన్న మందిరాలన్నిటికీ వ్యతిరేకంగా అతడు ప్రకటించినది తప్పకుండా జరుగుతుంది” అని చెప్పాడు.
അവൻ ബേഥേലിലെ യാഗപീഠത്തിന്നും ശമര്യപട്ടണങ്ങളിലെ സകലപൂജാഗിരിക്ഷേത്രങ്ങൾക്കും വിരോധമായി യഹോവയുടെ കല്പനപ്രകാരം വിളിച്ചുപറഞ്ഞ വചനം നിശ്ചയമായി സംഭവിക്കും എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
33 ౩౩ ఇది జరిగిన తరువాత కూడా యరొబాము తన దుర్మార్గాన్ని విడిచిపెట్టలేదు. మరో సారి సాధారణ మనుషులను ఉన్నత పూజాస్థలాలకు యాజకులుగా నియమించాడు. పూజ చేయడానికి ఇష్టపడిన వారందరినీ యాజకులుగా ప్రతిష్ఠించి వారిని ఉన్నత పూజా స్థలాలకు యాజకులుగా నియమించాడు.
ഈ കാര്യം കഴിഞ്ഞിട്ടും യൊരോബെയാം തന്റെ ദുർമ്മാർഗ്ഗം വിട്ടുതിരിയാതെ പിന്നെയും സർവ്വജനത്തിൽനിന്നും പൂജാഗിരിപുരോഹിതന്മാരെ നിയമിച്ചു; തനിക്കു ബോധിച്ചവരെ കരപൂരണം കഴിപ്പിച്ചു; അവർ പൂജാഗിരിപുരോഹിതന്മാരായ്തീർന്നു.
യൊരോബെയാംഗൃഹത്തെ ഭൂമിയിൽനിന്നു ഛേദിച്ചു മുടിച്ചുകളയത്തക്കവണ്ണം ഈ കാര്യം അവർക്കു പാപമായ്തീർന്നു.
