నిర్గమకాండము 3
1 ౧ మోషే మిద్యానులో యాజకుడైన తన మామ యిత్రో మందను మేపుతున్నాడు. ఆ మందను అరణ్యం అవతలి వైపుకు తోలుకుంటూ దేవుని పర్వతం హోరేబుకు వచ్చాడు.
ഈ സമയം മോശ തന്റെ അമ്മായിയപ്പനും മിദ്യാനിലെ പുരോഹിതനുമായ യിത്രോയുടെ ആട്ടിൻപറ്റത്തെ മേയിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുകയായിരുന്നു; ആട്ടിൻപറ്റത്തെ നയിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് അദ്ദേഹം മരുഭൂമിക്കപ്പുറം ദൈവത്തിന്റെ പർവതമായ ഹോരേബിൽ എത്തി.
2 ౨ అక్కడ ఒక పొద మధ్య నుండి అగ్నిజ్వాలల్లో యెహోవా దూత అతనికి ప్రత్యక్షమయ్యాడు. మోషే చూస్తూ ఉండగా అగ్నిలో ఆ పొద మండుతూ ఉంది గానీ పొద కాలిపోవడం లేదు.
അവിടെ യഹോവയുടെ ദൂതൻ ഒരു മുൾപ്പടർപ്പിനുള്ളിൽ അഗ്നിജ്വാലയിൽ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന് പ്രത്യക്ഷനായി. മുൾപ്പടർപ്പ് കത്തുന്നുണ്ടായിരുന്നെങ്കിലും അതു വെന്തുപോകുന്നില്ലെന്ന് മോശ കണ്ടു.
“മുൾപ്പടർപ്പ് വെന്തുപോകാതിരിക്കുന്ന ഈ അത്ഭുതകരമായ കാഴ്ച എന്തെന്ന് ഞാൻ അടുത്തുചെന്നു നോക്കട്ടെ,” എന്ന് മോശ തന്നോടുതന്നെ പറഞ്ഞു.
4 ౪ దాన్ని చూద్దామని అతడు ఆ వైపుకు రావడం యెహోవా చూశాడు. ఆ పొద మధ్య నుండి దేవుడు “మోషే, మోషే” అని అతణ్ణి పిలిచాడు. అప్పుడు అతడు “చిత్తం ప్రభూ” అన్నాడు.
അതു കാണാൻ അദ്ദേഹം അടുത്തുചെല്ലുന്നത് യഹോവ കണ്ടു. ദൈവം മുൾപ്പടർപ്പിനുള്ളിൽനിന്നും അവനെ, “മോശേ! മോശേ!” എന്നു വിളിച്ചു. “അടിയൻ ഇതാ,” എന്ന് മോശ വിളികേട്ടു.
5 ౫ అందుకు ఆయన “దగ్గరికి రావద్దు. నీ కాళ్ళకున్న చెప్పులు తీసెయ్యి. నువ్వు నిలబడి ఉన్న ప్రదేశం పవిత్రమైనది” అన్నాడు.
“ഇവിടേക്ക് അടുത്തുവരരുത്. നീ നിൽക്കുന്ന സ്ഥലം വിശുദ്ധഭൂമിയാകുകയാൽ നിന്റെ ചെരിപ്പ് അഴിച്ചുമാറ്റുക,” എന്നു ദൈവം കൽപ്പിച്ചു.
6 ౬ ఆయన ఇంకా “నేను నీ పూర్వికులు అబ్రాహాము ఇస్సాకు యాకోబుల దేవుణ్ణి” అని చెప్పగా మోషే తన ముఖం కప్పుకుని దేవుని వైపు చూసేందుకు భయపడ్డాడు.
“ഞാൻ നിന്റെ പിതാവിന്റെ ദൈവവും അബ്രാഹാമിന്റെ ദൈവവും യിസ്ഹാക്കിന്റെ ദൈവവും യാക്കോബിന്റെ ദൈവവും ആകുന്നു,” എന്നും അവിടന്ന് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു. അപ്പോൾ മോശ മുഖം മറച്ചു; ദൈവത്തെ നോക്കാൻ അദ്ദേഹം ഭയപ്പെട്ടു.
7 ౭ యెహోవా ఇలా చెప్పాడు. “ఐగుప్తులో ఉంటున్న నా ప్రజలు పడుతున్న బాధలు నాకు తెలుసు. కఠినమైన పనులు చేయిస్తూ వారిని బాధపెడుతున్న వారిని బట్టి వారు పెడుతున్న మొర నేను విన్నాను. వారి దుఃఖం నాకు తెలుసు.
യഹോവ ഇങ്ങനെ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു, “ഈജിപ്റ്റിൽ എന്റെ ജനത്തിന്റെ കഷ്ടത ഞാൻ കണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നു. അടിമകളുടെ മേൽനോട്ടക്കാർ നിമിത്തമുള്ള അവരുടെ നിലവിളി ഞാൻ കേട്ടു. ഞാൻ അവരുടെ സങ്കടം അറിയുന്നു.
8 ౮ కనుక ఐగుప్తీయుల చేతిలో నుండి నా ప్రజలను విడిపించి, ఆ దేశం నుండి కనానీయులు, హిత్తీయులు, అమోరీయులు, పెరిజ్జీయులు, హివ్వీయులు యెబూసీయులు నివసిస్తున్న చాలా సారవంతమైన, విశాలమైన మంచి దేశానికి వారిని నడిపించడానికి నేను దిగి వచ్చాను.
അതുകൊണ്ട് ഈജിപ്റ്റുകാരുടെ കൈയിൽനിന്ന് അവരെ വിടുവിക്കുന്നതിനും അവരെ ആ ദേശത്തുനിന്ന് പുറപ്പെടുവിച്ച് നല്ലതും വിശാലവുമായ ദേശത്തേക്ക്; പാലും തേനും ഒഴുകുന്ന ദേശത്തേക്ക്—കനാന്യർ, ഹിത്യർ, അമോര്യർ, പെരിസ്യർ, ഹിവ്യർ, യെബൂസ്യർ എന്നിവരുടെ സ്ഥലത്തേക്കു—കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്നതിനു ഞാൻ ഇറങ്ങിവന്നിരിക്കുന്നു.
9 ౯ నిజంగా ఇశ్రాయేలు ప్రజల మొర నేను విన్నాను. ఐగుప్తీయులు వారి పట్ల జరిగిస్తున్న హింసాకాండను చూశాను.
ഇസ്രായേൽമക്കളുടെ നിലവിളി എന്റെ അടുക്കൽ എത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു; ഈജിപ്റ്റുകാർ അവരെ പീഡിപ്പിക്കുന്നതു ഞാൻ കാണുകയുംചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു.
10 ౧౦ నువ్వు సిద్ధపడు. నిన్ను ఫరో దగ్గరికి పంపిస్తాను. నువ్వు నా ప్రజలైన ఇశ్రాయేలీయులను ఐగుప్తు నుండి బయటకు నడిపించాలి.”
ആകയാൽ നീ ഇപ്പോൾ ചെല്ലുക, എന്റെ ജനമായ ഇസ്രായേൽമക്കളെ ഈജിപ്റ്റിൽനിന്ന് പുറപ്പെടുവിച്ചു കൊണ്ടുവരാൻ ഞാൻ നിന്നെ ഫറവോന്റെ അടുക്കലേക്ക് അയയ്ക്കും.”
11 ౧౧ అప్పుడు మోషే దేవునితో “ఫరో దగ్గరికి వెళ్ళి, ఇశ్రాయేలీయులను ఐగుప్తు నుండి బయటకు నడిపించడానికి నేను ఏపాటి వాణ్ణి?” అని అన్నాడు.
എന്നാൽ മോശ ദൈവത്തോട്, “ഫറവോന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ചെല്ലാനും ഇസ്രായേല്യരെ ഈജിപ്റ്റിൽനിന്ന് കൊണ്ടുപോരാനും എനിക്ക് എന്തു യോഗ്യതയാണുള്ളത്?” എന്നു ചോദിച്ചു.
12 ౧౨ దేవుడు “నువ్వు ఆ ప్రజలను ఐగుప్తు నుండి తీసుకు వచ్చిన తరువాత మీరు ఈ కొండపై దేవుణ్ణి ఆరాధిస్తారు. కచ్చితంగా నేను నీకు తోడుగా ఉంటాను. నేను నిన్ను పంపించాను అని చెప్పడానికి ఇదే సూచన” అన్నాడు.
അതിനു ദൈവം, “ഞാൻ നിന്നോടുകൂടെ ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കും. നിന്നെ അയച്ചിരിക്കുന്നതു ഞാൻതന്നെ എന്നതിന് ഇത് ഒരത്ഭുതചിഹ്നമായിരിക്കും: നീ ഈ ജനത്തെ ഈജിപ്റ്റിൽനിന്ന് കൊണ്ടുവന്നതിനുശേഷം നിങ്ങൾ ഈ മലയിൽ ദൈവത്തെ ആരാധിക്കും” എന്ന് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു.
13 ౧౩ మోషే “నేను ఇశ్రాయేలు ప్రజల దగ్గరికి వెళ్లి వారితో మీ పూర్వీకుల దేవుడు మీ దగ్గరికి నన్ను పంపించాడని చెప్పినప్పుడు వారు ‘ఆయన పేరేమిటి?’ అని అడిగితే వారితో నేనేం చెప్పాలి?” అని దేవుణ్ణి అడిగాడు.
“ഞാൻ ഇസ്രായേൽമക്കളുടെ അടുത്തുചെന്ന് അവരോട്, ‘നിങ്ങളുടെ പിതാക്കന്മാരുടെ ദൈവം എന്നെ നിങ്ങളുടെ അടുത്തേക്ക് അയച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു എന്നു പറയുമ്പോൾ, അവിടത്തെ നാമം എന്ത്?’ എന്ന് അവർ എന്നോടു ചോദിച്ചാൽ, ഞാൻ അവരോട് എന്തു പറയണം?” എന്ന് മോശ ദൈവത്തോടു ചോദിച്ചു.
14 ౧౪ అందుకు దేవుడు “నేను శాశ్వతంగా ఉన్నవాణ్ణి, అనే పేరు గల వాణ్ణి. ఉన్నవాడు అనే ఆయన నన్ను మీ దగ్గరికి పంపించాడు, అని ఇశ్రాయేలు ప్రజలతో చెప్పు” అని మోషేతో చెప్పాడు.
ദൈവം മോശയോട്, “ഞാൻ ആകുന്നവൻ ഞാൻ ആകുന്നു. ‘ഞാൻ ആകുന്നവൻ എന്നെ നിങ്ങളുടെ അടുത്തേക്ക് അയച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു’ എന്നു നീ ഇസ്രായേൽമക്കളോടു പറയണം” എന്ന് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു.
15 ౧౫ దేవుడు మోషేతో ఇంకా “మీ పూర్వీకుల దేవుడు యెహోవా, అంటే అబ్రాహాము, ఇస్సాకు, యాకోబుల దేవుడు యెహోవా మీ దగ్గరికి నన్ను పంపించాడు అని నువ్వు ఇశ్రాయేలు ప్రజలతో చెప్పాలి. చిరకాలం నిలిచి ఉండే, తరతరాలకు జ్ఞాపకముండే నా పేరు ఇదే.
ദൈവം പിന്നെയും മോശയോട് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു: “നീ ഇസ്രായേല്യരോട് ഇങ്ങനെ പറയണം, ‘നിങ്ങളുടെ പിതാക്കന്മാരുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ—അബ്രാഹാമിന്റെ ദൈവവും യിസ്ഹാക്കിന്റെ ദൈവവും യാക്കോബിന്റെ ദൈവവും—എന്നെ നിങ്ങളുടെ അടുക്കൽ അയച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.’ “എന്റെ ശാശ്വതനാമം ഇതാണ്, തലമുറതലമുറയായി എന്നെ ഓർക്കേണ്ടത് ഈ നാമത്താൽത്തന്നെ.
16 ౧౬ నువ్వు వెళ్లి ఇశ్రాయేలు పెద్దలను సమకూర్చి ‘మీ పూర్వీకుల దేవుడు యెహోవా, అంటే అబ్రాహాము ఇస్సాకు యాకోబుల దేవుడు నాకు కనబడి ఇలా చెప్పాడు, నేను ఐగుప్తులో మీకు జరుగుతున్నదంతా చూశాను.
“നീ ചെന്ന് ഇസ്രായേല്യ ഗോത്രത്തലവന്മാരെ വിളിച്ചുകൂട്ടി അവരോട് ഇപ്രകാരം പറയണം: ‘നിങ്ങളുടെ പിതാക്കന്മാരുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ, അബ്രാഹാമിന്റെയും യിസ്ഹാക്കിന്റെയും യാക്കോബിന്റെയും ദൈവംതന്നെ, എനിക്കു പ്രത്യക്ഷനായി എന്നോട്, ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളെ സന്ദർശിക്കുകയും ഈജിപ്റ്റുകാർ നിങ്ങളോടു ചെയ്തിട്ടുള്ളതു കാണുകയുംചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു എന്ന് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു.
17 ౧౭ ఐగుప్తులో మీరు పడుతున్న బాధల నుండి విడిపించి కనానీయులు, హిత్తీయులు, అమోరీయులు, పెరిజ్జీయులు, హివ్వీయులు, యెబూసీయులు నివసిస్తున్న పాలు తేనెలు ప్రవహించే దేశానికి మిమ్మల్ని తీసుకువస్తాను’ అని చెప్పాడని వారితో చెప్పు.
ഈജിപ്റ്റിലെ നിങ്ങളുടെ ദുരിതങ്ങളിൽനിന്ന് നിങ്ങളെ രക്ഷിച്ച് കനാന്യർ, ഹിത്യർ, അമോര്യർ, പെരിസ്യർ, ഹിവ്യർ, യെബൂസ്യർ എന്നിവരുടെ ദേശത്തേക്ക്—പാലും തേനും ഒഴുകുന്ന ദേശത്തേക്കുതന്നെ, കൊണ്ടുവരുമെന്നു ഞാൻ വാഗ്ദാനംചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു.’
18 ౧౮ వాళ్ళు నీ మాట వింటారు గనక నువ్వూ, ఇశ్రాయేలు ప్రజల పెద్దలూ ఐగుప్తు రాజు దగ్గరికి వెళ్లి, అతనితో, హెబ్రీయుల దేవుడు యెహోవా మాకు ప్రత్యక్షమయ్యాడు, మేము అడవిలోకి మూడు రోజుల ప్రయాణమంత దూరం ప్రయాణించి మా దేవుడు యెహోవాకు బలులు అర్పిస్తాం, మాకు అనుమతి ఇవ్వు, అని అతనితో చెప్పాలి.
“ഇസ്രായേല്യ ഗോത്രത്തലവന്മാർ നിന്റെ വാക്കു കേൾക്കും. അങ്ങനെ നീയും ഇസ്രായേല്യ ഗോത്രത്തലവന്മാരും ഈജിപ്റ്റുരാജാവിന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ചെന്ന് അവനോട്, ‘എബ്രായരുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ ഞങ്ങളെ സന്ദർശിച്ചു. മരുഭൂമിയിൽ മൂന്നുദിവസത്തെ ദൂരം യാത്രചെയ്തു ഞങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയ്ക്കു യാഗം അർപ്പിക്കാൻ ഞങ്ങളെ അനുവദിക്കണമേ’ എന്നു പറയുക.
എന്നാൽ, ശക്തമായൊരു ഭുജത്തിന്റെ സമ്മർദത്താലല്ലാതെ, ഈജിപ്റ്റുരാജാവ് നിങ്ങളെ പോകാൻ അനുവദിക്കുകയില്ലെന്നു ഞാൻ അറിയുന്നു.
20 ౨౦ అయితే నేను నా చెయ్యి చాపి ఐగుప్తు దేశంలో నేను చేయాలనుకున్న నా అద్భుత కార్యాలను చూపించి అతడి ప్రయత్నాలను భంగపరుస్తాను. ఆ తరువాత అతడు మిమ్మల్ని వెళ్ళనిస్తాడు.
ആകയാൽ ഞാൻ എന്റെ കൈ നീട്ടുകയും അവരുടെ ഇടയിൽ ചെയ്യാനിരിക്കുന്ന സകല അത്ഭുതങ്ങളാലും ഈജിപ്റ്റുകാരെ പ്രഹരിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യും. അതിനുശേഷം അവൻ നിങ്ങളെ വിട്ടയയ്ക്കും.
21 ౨౧ మీరు ఐగుప్తును విడిచి వెళ్ళే సమయంలో ఖాళీ చేతులతో వెళ్ళరు. ఎందుకంటే ప్రజల పట్ల ఐగుప్తు వారికి మంచి మనస్సు కలిగేలా చేస్తాను.
“നിങ്ങൾ വിട്ടുപോരുമ്പോൾ വെറുംകൈയോടെ പോകാതിരിക്കേണ്ടതിനു ഞാൻ ഈജിപ്റ്റുകാരിൽ നിങ്ങളുടെനേർക്ക് അനുകൂലമനോഭാവം ഉളവാക്കും.
22 ౨౨ ప్రతి స్త్రీ తన దగ్గర ఉన్న స్త్రీని, తన యజమానురాలిని వెండి, బంగారు నగలు, దుస్తులు ఇమ్మని అడగాలి. వాటిని తీసుకుని మీ కొడుకులకు, కూతుళ్ళకు ధరింపజేయాలి. ఈ విధంగా మీరు ఐగుప్తు దేశ ప్రజలను కొల్లగొడతారు” అన్నాడు.
ഓരോ സ്ത്രീയും തന്റെ അയൽക്കാരിയോടും തന്റെ ഭവനത്തിൽ വസിക്കുന്ന ഏതൊരു സ്ത്രീയോടും വെള്ളിയും സ്വർണവുംകൊണ്ടുള്ള ആഭരണങ്ങളും വസ്ത്രങ്ങളും ആവശ്യപ്പെടണം; അവ നിങ്ങൾ നിങ്ങളുടെ പുത്രന്മാരെയും പുത്രിമാരെയും അണിയിക്കണം. അങ്ങനെ നിങ്ങൾ ഈജിപ്റ്റുകാരെ കൊള്ളയടിക്കേണ്ടതാകുന്നു.”
