నిర్గమకాండము 10
1 ౧ యెహోవా మోషేతో “ఫరో దగ్గరికి తిరిగి వెళ్ళు. నేను చేసిన అద్భుత కార్యాలను వాళ్ళ మధ్య కనపరచాలని నేను అతడి గుండె, అతని సేవకుల గుండెలు బండబారిపోయేలా చేశాను.
൧യഹോവ പിന്നെയും മോശെയോട്: “നീ ഫറവോന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ചെല്ലുക. ഞാൻ അവന്റെ മുമ്പിൽ എന്റെ അടയാളങ്ങൾ ചെയ്യേണ്ടതിനും,
2 ౨ నేను ఐగుప్తీయుల పట్ల వ్యవహరించిన విధానాన్ని, యెహోవాను నేనేనని మీరు తెలుసుకొనేలా నేను చేస్తున్న అద్భుత కార్యాలను నువ్వు నీ కొడుకులకూ, మనవలకూ తెలియజేయాలి” అని చెప్పాడు.
൨ഞാൻ ഈജിപ്റ്റിൽ പ്രവർത്തിച്ച കാര്യങ്ങളും അവരുടെ മദ്ധ്യത്തിൽ ചെയ്ത അടയാളങ്ങളും നീ നിന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരോടും പൌത്രന്മാരോടും വിവരിക്കേണ്ടതിനും ഞാൻ യഹോവ ആകുന്നു എന്ന് നിങ്ങൾ അറിയേണ്ടതിനും ഞാൻ അവന്റെയും ഭൃത്യന്മാരുടെയും ഹൃദയം കഠിനമാക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നു” എന്ന് കല്പിച്ചു.
3 ౩ మోషే అహరోనులు ఫరో దగ్గరికి వెళ్లి అతనితో ఇలా చెప్పారు. “హెబ్రీయుల దేవుడు యెహోవా చెబుతున్నది ఏమిటంటే, ఎంతకాలం వరకూ నా మాట వినకుండా ఉంటావు? నన్ను ఆరాధించడానికి నా ప్రజలను వెళ్లనివ్వు.
൩അങ്ങനെ മോശെയും അഹരോനും ഫറവോന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ചെന്ന് അവനോട് പറഞ്ഞതെന്തെന്നാൽ: “എബ്രായരുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: എന്റെ സന്നിധിയിൽ തന്നെത്താൻ താഴ്ത്തുവാൻ എത്രത്തോളം നിനക്ക് മനസ്സില്ലാതിരിക്കും? എന്നെ ആരാധിക്കുവാൻ എന്റെ ജനത്തെ വിട്ടയയ്ക്കുക.
൪എന്റെ ജനത്തെ വിട്ടയയ്ക്കുവാൻ നിനക്ക് മനസ്സില്ലെങ്കിൽ ഞാൻ നാളെ നിന്റെ രാജ്യത്ത് വെട്ടുക്കിളിയെ വരുത്തും.
5 ౫ నేల కనపడనంతగా అవి భూమిని కప్పివేస్తాయి. మీ దేశంలో మిగిలిన దాన్ని అంటే వడగండ్ల దెబ్బ నుండి తప్పించుకున్నదాన్ని, అంటే పొలాల్లో మొలకెత్తిన ప్రతి మొక్కనూ అవి తినేస్తాయి.
൫നിലം കാണുവാൻ കഴിയാത്തവിധം അവ ഭൂതലത്തെ മൂടും. കല്മഴയിൽ നശിക്കാതെ ശേഷിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നതും പറമ്പിൽ തളിർത്ത് വളരുന്നതുമായ എല്ലാ വൃക്ഷവും തിന്നുകളയുകയും ചെയ്യും.
6 ౬ మీ గృహాలూ మీ సేవకుల గృహాలూ ఐగుప్తీయుల ఇళ్ళన్నీ వాటితో నిండిపోతాయి. మీ తండ్రులు, పూర్వికులు ఈ దేశంలో ఉన్నప్పటి నుండి ఈనాటి వరకూ ఇలాంటి వాటిని చూసి ఉండలేదు” అని చెప్పి ఫరో దగ్గర నుండి వెళ్ళిపోయారు.
൬നിന്റെ ഗൃഹങ്ങളും നിന്റെ സകലഭൃത്യന്മാരുടെയും സകല ഈജിപ്റ്റുകാരുടെയും വീടുകളും അവയെക്കൊണ്ട് നിറയും; നിന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാരുടെയോ പിതാമഹന്മാരുടെയോ കാലം മുതൽ ഇന്നുവരെ അങ്ങനെയുള്ള കാര്യം കണ്ടിട്ടില്ല” പിന്നെ അവൻ ഫറവോന്റെ അടുക്കൽനിന്ന് മടങ്ങിപ്പോയി.
7 ౭ అప్పుడు ఫరో సేవకులు ఫరోతో “ఎంతకాలం వరకూ ఈ మనిషి మనలను ఇబ్బందులకు గురిచేస్తాడు? వాళ్ళ దేవుడు యెహోవాను ఆరాధించడానికి ఇశ్రాయేలీయులను వెళ్లనివ్వు. మన ఐగుప్తు దేశం పాడైపోతున్నదని నీకింకా తెలియడం లేదా?” అన్నారు.
൭അപ്പോൾ ഭൃത്യന്മാർ ഫറവോനോട്: “എത്ര നാൾ ഇവൻ നമുക്ക് ഉപദ്രവകാരിയായിരിക്കും? ആ മനുഷ്യരെ അവരുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയെ ആരാധിക്കേണ്ടതിന് വിട്ടയയ്ക്കണം; ഈജിപ്റ്റ് നശിച്ചു എന്ന് ഇപ്പോഴും നീ അറിയുന്നില്ലയോ” എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞു.
8 ౮ కాబట్టి మోషే అహరోనులను ఫరో దగ్గరికి తీసుకు వచ్చారు. ఫరో “మీరు వెళ్లి మీ దేవుడు యెహోవాను ఆరాధించుకోండి. ఈ పని కోసం ఎవరెవరు వెళ్తారు?” అని అడిగాడు.
൮അപ്പോൾ ഫറവോൻ മോശെയെയും അഹരോനെയും വീണ്ടും വരുത്തി അവരോട്: “നിങ്ങൾ പോയി നിങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയെ ആരാധിക്കുവിൻ.
9 ౯ అందుకు మోషే “మేము యెహోవాకు మహోత్సవం జరిపించాలి. కాబట్టి మా కొడుకులను, కూతుళ్ళను, మందలను, పశువులను వెంటబెట్టుకుని మా పిల్లలతో, పెద్దలతో కలసి వెళ్తాం” అని బదులిచ్చాడు.
൯എന്നാൽ നിങ്ങൾ ആരെല്ലമാണ് പോകുന്നത്?” എന്ന് ചോദിച്ചു അതിന് മോശെ “ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് യഹോവയുടെ ഉത്സവമുള്ളതുകൊണ്ട് ഞങ്ങളുടെ ബാലന്മാരും വൃദ്ധന്മാരും പുത്രന്മാരും പുത്രിമാരുമായി ഞങ്ങൾ പോകും; ഞങ്ങളുടെ ആടുകളെയും കന്നുകാലികളെയും കൂടെ കൊണ്ടുപോകും” എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞു.
10 ౧౦ అందుకు ఫరో “యెహోవా మీకు కావలిగా ఉంటాడా? నేను మిమ్మల్ని మీ పిల్లలతో సహా వెళ్ళనిస్తానా? చూడండి, మీలో దురుద్దేశం ఉంది.
൧൦അവൻ അവരോട്: “ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളെയും നിങ്ങളുടെ കുട്ടികളെയും വിട്ടയച്ചാൽ യഹോവ നിങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ ഇരിക്കട്ടെ; നോക്കുവിൻ; നിങ്ങളുടെ മനസ്സിൽ ദോഷമാകുന്നു നിങ്ങളുടെ അന്തരം.
11 ౧౧ కాబట్టి పురుషులైన మీరు మాత్రమే వెళ్ళి యెహోవాకు ఉత్సవం జరుపుకోండి. మీరు కోరుకున్నది అదే గదా” అన్నాడు. తరువాత వాళ్ళను ఫరో ఎదుట నుండి వెళ్ళగొట్టారు.
൧൧അങ്ങനെയല്ല, നിങ്ങൾ പുരുഷന്മാർ പോയി യഹോവയെ ആരാധിച്ചുകൊൾവിൻ; ഇതാണല്ലോ നിങ്ങൾ അപേക്ഷിച്ചത്” എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞ് അവരെ ഫറവോന്റെ സന്നിധിയിൽനിന്ന് ഓടിച്ചുകളഞ്ഞു.
12 ౧౨ అప్పుడు యెహోవా మోషేతో “మిడతల దండు వచ్చేలా ఐగుప్తు దేశం మీద నీ చెయ్యి చాపు. అవి ఐగుప్తు మీదకి వచ్చి ఈ దేశంలో ఉన్న పంటలన్నిటినీ అంటే వడగళ్ళ ద్వారా పాడవని పంటలన్నిటినీ తినివేస్తాయి” అని చెప్పాడు.
൧൨അപ്പോൾ യഹോവ മോശെയോട്: “നിലത്തിലെ സകലസസ്യങ്ങളും കല്മഴയിൽ ശേഷിച്ചത് ഒക്കെയും തിന്നുകളയേണ്ടതിന് വെട്ടുക്കിളി ഈജിപ്റ്റിൽ വരുവാൻ നിന്റെ കൈ ദേശത്തിന്മേൽ നീട്ടുക” എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞു.
13 ౧౩ మోషే ఐగుప్తు దేశం మీద తన కర్రను చాపాడు. యెహోవా ఆ పగలూ, రాత్రీ ఆ దేశం మీద తూర్పు గాలి వీచేలా చేశాడు. తెల్లవారేసరికి తూర్పు గాలికి ఎగిరే మిడతలు దండుగా వచ్చిపడ్డాయి.
൧൩അങ്ങനെ മോശെ തന്റെ വടി ഈജിപ്റ്റിന്മേൽ നീട്ടി; യഹോവ അന്ന് പകലും രാത്രിയും മുഴുവൻ ദേശത്തിന്മേൽ കിഴക്കൻകാറ്റ് അടിപ്പിച്ചു; പ്രഭാതം ആയപ്പോൾ കിഴക്കൻകാറ്റ് വെട്ടുക്കിളിയെ കൊണ്ടുവന്നു.
14 ౧౪ తీవ్రంగా హాని కలిగించే ఆ మిడతలు ఐగుప్తు దేశమంతటి మీదికీ వచ్చి ఐగుప్తు దేశంలోని అన్ని సరిహద్దుల్లో నిలిచి భూమి మొత్తాన్నీ కప్పివేశాయి. అంతకు ముందెప్పుడూ ఇలాంటి మిడతలు లేవు, ఇకముందు కూడా ఉండబోవు.
൧൪വെട്ടുക്കിളി ഈജിപ്റ്റിന്റെ അതിർക്കകത്ത് മുഴുവനും വ്യാപിച്ചു; അത്രയും വെട്ടുക്കിളി ഇതുവരെ ഉണ്ടായിട്ടില്ല, ഇനി അതുപോലെ ഉണ്ടാവുകയുമില്ല.
15 ౧౫ ఆ దేశమంతా చీకటి కమ్మింది. ఆ దేశంలో కూరగాయలన్నిటినీ వడగళ్ళు పాడు చేయని పంటలన్నిటినీ చెట్లనూ ఫలాలనూ అవి తినివేశాయి. ఐగుప్తు దేశమంతా చెట్లు గానీ పొలాల పంటలు గానీ పచ్చగా ఉండేది ఏదీ మిగలలేదు.
൧൫അത് ഭൂതലത്തെ മുഴുവനും മൂടി. ദേശം അതിനാൽ ഇരുണ്ടുപോയി; കല്മഴയിൽ ശേഷിച്ച നിലത്തിലെ സകലസസ്യവും വൃക്ഷങ്ങളുടെ സകലഫലവും അത് തിന്നുത്തീർത്തു; ഈജിപ്റ്റിൽ എങ്ങും വൃക്ഷങ്ങളിലോ നിലത്തിലെ സസ്യങ്ങളിലോ പച്ചയായ യാതൊന്നും ശേഷിച്ചില്ല.
16 ౧౬ కాబట్టి ఫరో మోషే అహరోనులను వెంటనే పిలిపించాడు. “నేను మీ పట్లా మీ దేవుడు యెహోవా పట్లా తప్పిదం చేశాను.
൧൬ഫറവോൻ മോശെയെയും അഹരോനെയും വേഗത്തിൽ വിളിപ്പിച്ചു: “നിങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയോടും നിങ്ങളോടും ഞാൻ പാപം ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു.
17 ౧౭ దయచేసి ఈ ఒక్కసారి మాత్రం నా తప్పు క్షమించండి. ఈ చావును తెచ్చే విపత్తును మాత్రం నా మీద నుండి తప్పించమని మీ దేవుడైన యెహోవాను వేడుకోండి” అన్నాడు.
൧൭അതുകൊണ്ട് ഈ പ്രാവശ്യം മാത്രം നീ എന്റെ പാപം ക്ഷമിച്ച് ഈ മരണം എന്നെവിട്ടു നീങ്ങുവാൻ നിങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയോട് പ്രാർത്ഥിക്കുവിൻ” എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞു.
൧൮മോശെ ഫറവോന്റെ അടുക്കൽനിന്ന് പോയി യഹോവയോട് പ്രാർത്ഥിച്ചു.
19 ౧౯ అప్పుడు యెహోవా, గాలిని తిప్పి శక్తివంతమైన పడమటి గాలి విసిరేలా చేశాడు. ఆ గాలి తీవ్రతకు మిడతలు కొట్టుకుపోయి ఎర్ర సముద్రంలో పడిపోయాయి. ఐగుప్తు దేశమంతటిలో ఒక్క మిడత కూడా మిగలలేదు.
൧൯യഹോവ മഹാശക്തിയുള്ള ഒരു പടിഞ്ഞാറൻ കാറ്റ് അടിപ്പിച്ചു; അത് വെട്ടുക്കിളിയെ എടുത്ത് ചെങ്കടലിൽ ഇട്ടുകളഞ്ഞു. ഈജിപ്റ്റിൽ എങ്ങും ഒരു വെട്ടുക്കിളിപോലും ശേഷിച്ചില്ല.
൨൦എന്നാൽ യഹോവ ഫറവോന്റെ ഹൃദയത്തെ കഠിനമാക്കി; അവൻ യിസ്രായേൽ മക്കളെ വിട്ടയച്ചതുമില്ല.
21 ౨౧ అప్పుడు యెహోవా మోషేతో “ఆకాశం వైపు నీ చెయ్యి చాపు. ఐగుప్తు దేశమంతా కటిక చీకటి కమ్ముకుంటుంది” అని చెప్పాడు.
൨൧അപ്പോൾ യഹോവ മോശെയോട്: “ഈജിപ്റ്റിനെ സ്പർശിക്കുന്ന വിധം ഇരുൾ ഉണ്ടാകേണ്ടതിന് നിന്റെ കൈ ആകാശത്തേക്ക് നീട്ടുക” എന്ന് കല്പിച്ചു.
൨൨മോശെ തന്റെ കൈ ആകാശത്തേക്ക് നീട്ടി, ഈജിപ്റ്റിൽ എല്ലാം മൂന്ന് ദിവസത്തേക്ക് കൂരിരുട്ടുണ്ടായി.
23 ౨౩ ఆ మూడు రోజులు ఒకరికి ఒకరు కనబడలేదు. తామున్న చోటు నుండి ఎవ్వరూ లేచి కదలలేకపోయారు. అయితే ఇశ్రాయేలు ప్రజలందరి ఇళ్ళలో వెలుగు ఉంది.
൨൩മൂന്ന് ദിവസത്തേക്ക് ആരും അന്യോന്യം കണ്ടില്ല; ആരും തന്റെ സ്ഥലം വിട്ട് എഴുന്നേറ്റതുമില്ല. എന്നാൽ യിസ്രായേൽ മക്കൾക്ക് എല്ലാവർക്കും അവരുടെ വാസസ്ഥലങ്ങളിൽ വെളിച്ചം ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
24 ౨౪ ఫరో మోషేను పిలిపించాడు. “మీరు వెళ్లి యెహోవాను ఆరాధించండి. అయితే మీ మందలూ, పశువులూ మాత్రం ఇక్కడే ఉండాలి. మీ బిడ్డలు మాత్రం మీతో వెళ్ళవచ్చు” అన్నాడు.
൨൪അപ്പോൾ ഫറവോൻ മോശെയെ വിളിപ്പിച്ചു. “നിങ്ങൾ പോയി യഹോവയെ ആരാധിക്കുവിൻ; നിങ്ങളുടെ ആടുകളും കന്നുകാലികളും മാത്രം ഇവിടെ നില്‍ക്കട്ടെ; നിങ്ങളുടെ കുഞ്ഞുകുട്ടികളും നിങ്ങളോടുകൂടി പോരട്ടെ” എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞു.
25 ౨౫ అందుకు మోషే “మేము మా దేవుడైన యెహోవాకు అర్పించవలసిన హోమ బలి అర్పణల కోసం నువ్వు మా పశువుల మందలను ఇవ్వ వలసి ఉంటుంది.
൨൫അതിന് മോശെ പറഞ്ഞത്: “ഞങ്ങൾ ഞങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയ്ക്ക് അർപ്പിക്കേണ്ടതിന് യാഗങ്ങൾക്കും സർവ്വാംഗഹോമങ്ങൾക്കും വേണ്ടി മൃഗങ്ങളെയും നീ ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് തരണം.
26 ౨౬ మా పశువులు, మందలు మాతో కూడా రావాలి. మా పశువుల కాలి గిట్ట కూడా విడిచిపెట్టం. మేము వేటిని యెహోవాకు బలి అర్పించాలో అక్కడికి చేరే వరకూ మాకు తెలియదు. మా దేవుడైన యెహోవాను ఆరాధించే సమయంలో మా మందల్లోనుంచే వాటిని తీసుకోవాలి” అని చెప్పాడు.
൨൬ഞങ്ങളുടെ മൃഗങ്ങളും ഞങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ പോരണം; ഒരു കുളമ്പുപോലും ഇവിടെ ശേഷിക്കരുത്; ഞങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയെ ആരാധിക്കണ്ടതിന് അവയിൽനിന്നല്ലോ ഞങ്ങൾ എടുക്കേണ്ടത്; ഏതിനെ അർപ്പിച്ച് യഹോവയെ ആരാധിക്കേണമെന്ന് അവിടെ എത്തുന്നതുവരെ ഞങ്ങൾ അറിയുന്നില്ല.
൨൭എന്നാൽ യഹോവ ഫറവോന്റെ ഹൃദയം കഠിനമാക്കി; അവരെ വിട്ടയയ്ക്കുവാൻ അവന് മനസ്സായില്ല.
28 ౨౮ అప్పుడు ఫరో “బయటకు వెళ్ళు, జాగ్రత్త సుమా. ఇకపై నాకు కనిపించకు. నువ్వు నాకు ఎదురు పడిన రోజున తప్పకుండా చస్తావు” అన్నాడు.
൨൮ഫറവോൻ അവനോട്: “എന്റെ അടുക്കൽനിന്ന് പോകുക. ഇനി എന്റെ മുഖം കാണാതിരിക്കുവാൻ സൂക്ഷിച്ചുകൊള്ളുക. എന്റെ മുഖം കാണുന്ന നാളിൽ നീ മരിക്കും” എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞതിന് മോശെ:
൨൯“നീ പറഞ്ഞതുപോലെ ആകട്ടെ; ഞാൻ ഇനി നിന്റെ മുഖം കാണുകയില്ല” എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞു.
