నిర్గమకాండము 4
1 ౧ అప్పుడు మోషే “వాళ్ళు నన్ను నమ్మరు. నా మాట వినరు. ‘యెహోవా నీకు ప్రత్యక్షం కాలేదు’ అంటారేమో” అని జవాబిచ్చాడు.
അതിന് മോശ, “അവർ എന്നെ വിശ്വസിക്കുകയോ എന്റെ വാക്കു കേൾക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യാതെ ‘യഹോവ നിനക്കു പ്രത്യക്ഷനായിട്ടില്ല’ എന്നു പറയും” എന്ന് ഉത്തരം പറഞ്ഞു.
അപ്പോൾ യഹോവ അവനോട്, “നിന്റെ കൈയിലിരിക്കുന്നത് എന്ത്?” എന്നു ചോദിച്ചു. “ഒരു വടി,” അവൻ ഉത്തരം പറഞ്ഞു.
3 ౩ అప్పుడు దేవుడు “ఆ కర్రను నేల మీద పడవెయ్యి” అన్నాడు. అతడు దాన్ని నేల మీద పడవెయ్యగానే అది పాముగా మారిపోయింది. మోషే భయపడి దూరంగా పరిగెత్తాడు.
“അതു നിലത്തിടുക,” എന്ന് യഹോവ കൽപ്പിച്ചു. മോശ അതു നിലത്തിട്ടു. അതൊരു പാമ്പായിത്തീർന്നു. അവൻ അതിന്റെ അടുത്തുനിന്ന് ഓടിമാറി.
4 ౪ అప్పుడు యెహోవా “నీ చేత్తో దాని తోక పట్టుకో” అని చెప్పాడు. అతడు తన చెయ్యి చాపి దాన్ని పట్టుకోగానే అది అతని చేతిలో కర్రగా మారిపోయింది.
പിന്നെ യഹോവ അവനോട്, “നീ കൈനീട്ടി അതിനെ വാലിൽ പിടിച്ച് എടുക്കുക” എന്നു കൽപ്പിച്ചു. അപ്പോൾ മോശ കൈനീട്ടി പാമ്പിനെ പിടിച്ചു; അത് അവന്റെ കൈയിൽ വീണ്ടും വടിയായിത്തീർന്നു.
5 ౫ ఆయన “దీన్ని బట్టి వాళ్ళు తమ పూర్వీకుల దేవుడు యెహోవా, అంటే అబ్రాహాము, ఇస్సాకు, యాకోబుల దేవుడు నీకు ప్రత్యక్షమయ్యాడని నమ్ముతారు” అన్నాడు.
“ഇത്, അവരുടെ പിതാക്കന്മാരുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ—അബ്രാഹാമിന്റെ ദൈവവും യിസ്ഹാക്കിന്റെ ദൈവവും യാക്കോബിന്റെ ദൈവവും—നിനക്കു പ്രത്യക്ഷനായിരിക്കുന്നു എന്ന് അവർ വിശ്വസിക്കേണ്ടതിനുതന്നെ,” എന്നു ദൈവം അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു.
6 ౬ తరువాత యెహోవా “నీ చెయ్యి నీ అంగీలో పెట్టుకో” అన్నాడు. అతడు తన చెయ్యి అంగీలో ఉంచి బయటికి తీసినప్పుడు ఆ చెయ్యి కుష్టురోగం సోకినట్టు మంచులాగా తెల్లగా మారిపోయింది.
ഇതിനുശേഷം യഹോവ, “നിന്റെ കൈ മാറിടത്തിൽ വെക്കുക” എന്നു കൽപ്പിച്ചു. മോശ കൈ മാറിടത്തിൽ വെച്ചു; അവൻ അതു പുറത്തെടുത്തപ്പോൾ അതു ഹിമംപോലെ വെളുത്തു കുഷ്ഠം ബാധിച്ചിരുന്നു.
7 ౭ తరువాత ఆయన “నీ చెయ్యి మళ్ళీ నీ అంగీలో ఉంచుకో” అన్నాడు. అతడు తన చెయ్యి తన అంగీలో ఉంచుకుని బయటికి తీసినప్పుడు అది అతని మిగతా శరీరంలాగా మామూలుగా అయిపోయింది.
“നീ അതു വീണ്ടും മാറിടത്തിൽ വെക്കുക,” എന്ന് അവിടന്നു കൽപ്പിച്ചു. മോശ വീണ്ടും തന്റെ കൈ മാറിടത്തിൽ വെച്ചു. അത് അവൻ പുറത്തെടുത്തപ്പോൾ, തന്റെ മറ്റു ശരീരഭാഗങ്ങളെന്നപോലെ പൂർവസ്ഥിതിയിലായി.
8 ౮ అప్పుడు దేవుడు “వాళ్ళు నా శక్తిని కనపరిచే మొదటి అద్భుతాన్ని పట్టించుకోకుండా నమ్మకుండా ఉంటే రెండవ దాన్ని బట్టి నమ్ముతారు.
തുടർന്ന് യഹോവ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു, “അവർ നിന്നെ വിശ്വസിക്കാതിരിക്കുകയോ ഒന്നാമത്തെ അത്ഭുതചിഹ്നം ഗൗനിക്കാതിരിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്താൽ രണ്ടാമത്തേതിൽ വിശ്വസിച്ചേക്കും.
9 ౯ ఈ రెండు అద్భుతాలను చూసి కూడా నిన్ను నమ్మకుండా నీ మాట వినకుండా ఉంటే, నువ్వు నదిలోని కొంచెం నీళ్ళు తీసుకుని ఎండిన నేల మీద కుమ్మరించు. నువ్వు నదిలో నుండి తీసి పొడి నేలపై పోసిన నీళ్లు రక్తంలాగా మారిపోతాయి” అన్నాడు.
എന്നാൽ ഈ രണ്ട് അത്ഭുതചിഹ്നങ്ങളിലും അവർ വിശ്വസിക്കാതിരിക്കുകയോ നിന്റെ വാക്കു കേൾക്കാതിരിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നെങ്കിൽ, നീ നൈൽനദിയിൽനിന്ന് വെള്ളം കോരി ഉണങ്ങിയ നിലത്ത് ഒഴിക്കണം. നീ നദിയിൽനിന്ന് എടുക്കുന്ന വെള്ളം നിലത്ത് രക്തമായിത്തീരും.”
10 ౧౦ మోషే “ప్రభూ, నీవు నీ దాసుడినైన నాతో మాట్లాడడానికి ముందుగానీ తరవాతగానీ ఏనాడూ నేను మాటకారిని కాను. నా నోరు, నా నాలుక మందమైనవి” అన్నాడు.
മോശ യഹോവയോട്, “കർത്താവേ, അവിടത്തെ ദാസനോട് ക്ഷമിച്ചാലും; അടിയൻ മുമ്പുതന്നെയോ, അവിടന്ന് അടിയനോടു സംസാരിച്ചതിനുശേഷമോ ഒരിക്കലും വാക്ചാതുര്യമുള്ളവനായിരുന്നിട്ടില്ല. അടിയൻ വിക്കനും തടിച്ച നാവുള്ളവനും ആകുന്നു” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
11 ౧౧ అప్పుడు యెహోవా “మనుషులకు నోరు ఇచ్చిన వాడు ఎవరు? మూగ వారిని, చెవిటి వారిని, చూపు గలవారిని, గుడ్డి వారిని అందరినీ పుట్టించినది ఎవరు? యెహోవానైన నేనే గదా.
യഹോവ അവനോട്, “മനുഷ്യന്റെ വായ് മെനഞ്ഞതാര്? അവനെ ബധിരനോ മൂകനോ ആക്കുന്നതാര്? അവനു കാഴ്ച നൽകുന്നതോ അവനെ അന്ധനാക്കുന്നതോ ആര്? യഹോവയായ ഞാൻ അല്ലയോ?
12 ౧౨ కాబట్టి వెళ్లు, నేను నీ నోటికి తోడుగా ఉండి, నువ్వు ఏం మాట్లాడాలో నీకు చెబుతాను” అని మోషేతో చెప్పాడు.
ഇപ്പോൾ പോകുക; ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സംസാരിക്കാൻ സഹായിക്കുകയും എന്തു പറയണമെന്നു നിനക്ക് ഉപദേശിച്ചുതരികയും ചെയ്യും” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
എന്നാൽ മോശ, “അയ്യോ, കർത്താവേ, ദയവുചെയ്തു മറ്റാരെയെങ്കിലും അയയ്ക്കണമേ” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
14 ౧౪ అందుకు యెహోవా మోషే మీద కోపపడి “లేవీయుడైన నీ అన్న అహరోను ఉన్నాడు గదా? అతడు చక్కగా మాట్లాడగలడని నాకు తెలుసు. అంతేగాక ఇప్పుడు అతడు నిన్ను కలుసుకోవడానికి నీకు ఎదురు వస్తున్నాడు. అతడు నిన్ను బట్టి తన మనసులో సంతోషిస్తాడు.
അപ്പോൾ യഹോവയുടെ കോപം മോശയ്ക്കുനേരേ ജ്വലിച്ചു; അവിടന്ന് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു: “ലേവ്യനായ അഹരോൻ നിന്റെ സഹോദരൻ അല്ലയോ? അവനു നന്നായി സംസാരിക്കാൻ കഴിയുമെന്നു ഞാൻ അറിയുന്നു; നിന്നെ വന്നു കാണാൻ അവൻ യാത്രതിരിച്ചുകഴിഞ്ഞു; നിന്നെ കാണുമ്പോൾ അവന്റെ ഹൃദയം ആനന്ദിക്കും.
15 ౧౫ నువ్వు చెప్పవలసిన మాటలు అతనితో చెప్పు. నేను నీ నోటికీ, అతని నోటికీ తోడుగా ఉంటాను. మీరిద్దరూ ఏమి చేయాలో నేను చెబుతాను.
പറയേണ്ടുന്ന വാക്കുകൾ നീ അവനു പറഞ്ഞുകൊടുക്കുക. ഞാൻ നിന്റെ വായോടും അവന്റെ വായോടുംകൂടെ ഇരിക്കുകയും എന്താണു ചെയ്യേണ്ടതെന്നു നിങ്ങൾക്ക് ഉപദേശിച്ചുതരികയും ചെയ്യും.
16 ౧౬ అతడే నీ నోరుగా ఉండి నీకు బదులు ప్రజలతో మాట్లాడతాడు. అతనికి నువ్వు దేవుని స్థానంలో ఉన్నట్టు లెక్క.
അവൻ നിനക്കുപകരം ജനത്തോടു സംസാരിക്കും; അവൻ നിന്റെ വക്താവും നീ അവനു ദൈവവും എന്ന നിലയിലാകും.
എന്നാൽ അത്ഭുതചിഹ്നങ്ങൾ പ്രവർത്തിക്കാൻ ഈ വടിയും നിന്റെ കൈയിൽ എടുത്തുകൊള്ളുക.”
18 ౧౮ ఇది జరిగిన తరువాత మోషే తన మామ యిత్రో దగ్గరికి బయలుదేరి వెళ్ళాడు. “నువ్వు అనుమతి ఇస్తే నేను ఐగుప్తులో ఉన్న నా జనుల దగ్గరికి వెళ్తాను, వాళ్ళింకా బతికి ఉన్నారో లేదో చూసి వస్తాను” అన్నాడు. యిత్రో క్షేమంగా వెళ్ళి రమ్మని పంపించాడు.
പിന്നെ മോശ തന്റെ അമ്മായിയപ്പനായ യിത്രോവിന്റെ അടുക്കൽ തിരിച്ചെത്തി അദ്ദേഹത്തോട്, “ഈജിപ്റ്റിൽ എന്റെ സ്വജനങ്ങളിൽ ആരെങ്കിലും ജീവിച്ചിരിപ്പുണ്ടോ എന്ന് അന്വേഷിക്കേണ്ടതിന് അവരുടെ അടുക്കൽ പോകാൻ എന്നെ അനുവദിക്കണം” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു. അതിനു യിത്രോ, “സമാധാനത്തോടെ പോകുക” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
19 ౧౯ అప్పుడు యెహోవా మిద్యానులో ఉన్న మోషేతో “నిన్ను చంపాలని చూసిన వాళ్ళంతా చనిపోయారు. కాబట్టి ఐగుప్తుకు తిరిగి వెళ్లు” అని చెప్పాడు.
യഹോവ മോശയോടു മിദ്യാനിൽവെച്ച്, “ഈജിപ്റ്റിലേക്കു മടങ്ങിപ്പൊയ്ക്കൊൾക; നിന്നെ വധിക്കാൻ ആഗ്രഹിച്ച പുരുഷന്മാരെല്ലാവരും മരിച്ചുപോയി” എന്ന് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തിരുന്നു.
20 ౨౦ మోషే తన భార్యబిడ్డలను వెంటబెట్టుకుని గాడిదపై కూర్చోబెట్టి ఐగుప్తుకు ప్రయాణమయ్యాడు. తనతోబాటు దేవుని కర్రను చేతబట్టుకుని వెళ్ళాడు.
അങ്ങനെ മോശ തന്റെ ഭാര്യയെയും പുത്രന്മാരെയും ഒരു കഴുതപ്പുറത്തു കയറ്റി, അവരെയും കൂട്ടി തിരികെ ഈജിപ്റ്റിലേക്കു യാത്രയായി. ദൈവത്തിന്റെ വടിയും അദ്ദേഹം കൈയിൽ എടുത്തു.
21 ౨౧ అప్పుడు యెహోవా మోషేతో ఇలా చెప్పాడు “నీవు ఐగుప్తుకు చేరిన తరువాత చేయడానికి నేను నీకిచ్చిన అద్భుత కార్యాలు ఫరో సమక్షంలో చెయ్యాలి, అయితే నేను అతని హృదయం కఠినం చేస్తాను. అతడు ఇశ్రాయేలు ప్రజలను వెళ్ళనివ్వడు.
യഹോവ മോശയോട് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു, “നീ ഈജിപ്റ്റിൽ ചെല്ലുമ്പോൾ ഞാൻ നിന്നെ ഭരമേൽപ്പിച്ചിട്ടുള്ള സകല അത്ഭുതങ്ങളും ഫറവോന്റെ മുമ്പാകെ ചെയ്യണം. എന്നാൽ ഞാൻ അവന്റെ ഹൃദയം കഠിനമാക്കുമ്പോൾ ജനങ്ങളെ പോകാൻ അവൻ അനുവദിക്കാതിരിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യും.
അപ്പോൾ ഫറവോനോട്, ഇപ്രകാരം പറയണം, ‘യഹോവ ഇങ്ങനെ അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: ഇസ്രായേൽ എന്റെ പുത്രൻ, എന്റെ ആദ്യജാതൻതന്നെ.
23 ౨౩ నన్ను సేవించడానికి నా కుమారుణ్ణి వెళ్ళనిమ్మని నీకు ఆజ్ఞాపిస్తున్నాను. నువ్వు గనక వారిని వెళ్ళనియ్యకపోతే నేను నీ కొడుకును, నీ పెద్ద కొడుకును చంపేస్తాను అని యెహోవా చెబుతున్నాడు’ అని అతనితో చెప్పాలి” అన్నాడు.
“എന്നെ ആരാധിക്കാൻ എന്റെ പുത്രനെ വിട്ടയയ്ക്കണം” എന്നു ഞാൻ നിന്നോടു പറഞ്ഞല്ലോ. എന്നാൽ നീ അവനെ പോകാൻ അനുവദിക്കുന്നില്ലെങ്കിൽ ഞാൻ നിന്റെ പുത്രനെ, നിന്റെ ആദ്യജാതനെത്തന്നെ, കൊന്നുകളയും’ എന്നുകൂടി പറയുക.”
വഴിമധ്യേയുള്ള ഒരു സത്രത്തിൽവെച്ച് യഹോവ മോശയെ നേരിട്ടു; അദ്ദേഹത്തെ കൊല്ലുന്നതിനു ഭാവിച്ചു.
25 ౨౫ మోషే భార్య సిప్పోరా ఒక పదునైన రాయి తీసుకుని తన కొడుక్కి సున్నతి చేసి మర్మాంగ చర్మం కొన మోషే పాదాల దగ్గర పడేసింది. “నువ్వు నిజంగా నా రక్తసంబంధమైన భర్తవి” అని చెప్పింది.
എന്നാൽ സിപ്പോറാ ഒരു കൽക്കത്തിയെടുത്തു തന്റെ പുത്രന്റെ അഗ്രചർമം ഛേദിച്ച് മോശയുടെ കാൽക്കൽ ഇട്ടു. “നിശ്ചയമായും താങ്കൾ എനിക്കൊരു രക്തമണവാളൻ” എന്ന് അവൾ പറഞ്ഞു.
26 ౨౬ అప్పుడు యెహోవా అతణ్ణి విడిచిపెట్టాడు. అప్పుడు ఆమె “ఈ సున్నతిని బట్టి నువ్వు నాకు రక్తసంబంధమైన భర్తవయ్యావు” అంది.
ഇങ്ങനെ യഹോവ അവനെ വിട്ടയച്ചു. പരിച്ഛേദനത്തെ പരാമർശിച്ചുകൊണ്ടാണ് അപ്പോൾ അവൾ “രക്തമണവാളൻ” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞത്.
27 ౨౭ మోషేను కలుసుకోవడానికి ఎడారికి వెళ్ళమని యెహోవా అహరోనుతో చెప్పాడు. అతడు వెళ్లి దేవుని పర్వతం దగ్గర మోషేను కలుసుకుని అతణ్ణి ముద్దు పెట్టుకున్నాడు.
യഹോവ അഹരോനോട്, “മോശയെ കാണുന്നതിന് നീ മരുഭൂമിയിലേക്കു ചെല്ലുക” എന്നു കൽപ്പിച്ചു. അദ്ദേഹം ദൈവത്തിന്റെ പർവതത്തിൽവെച്ച് മോശയെ കണ്ട് അദ്ദേഹത്തെ ചുംബിച്ചു.
28 ౨౮ అప్పుడు మోషే యెహోవా తనను పంపిన సంగతిని చెప్పమన్న మాటలన్నిటినీ, ఆయన చేయమని ఆజ్ఞాపించిన అద్భుత క్రియలన్నిటినీ గూర్చి అహరోనుకు తెలియజేశాడు.
യഹോവ തന്നെ ഏൽപ്പിച്ചയച്ച എല്ലാ കാര്യങ്ങളും മോശ അഹരോനെ അറിയിച്ചു; താൻ ചെയ്യണമെന്ന് യഹോവ ആജ്ഞാപിച്ചിരുന്ന എല്ലാ അത്ഭുതചിഹ്നങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ചും അദ്ദേഹം സംസാരിച്ചു.
മോശയും അഹരോനും ഇസ്രായേല്യ ഗോത്രത്തലവന്മാരെ എല്ലാവരെയും കൂട്ടിവരുത്തി.
30 ౩౦ మోషేతో యెహోవా చెప్పిన మాటలన్నిటినీ వారికి అహరోను వివరించాడు. ప్రజలందరి ఎదుటా అద్భుత క్రియలను జరిగించినప్పుడు అందరూ వారి మాటలు నమ్మారు.
യഹോവ മോശയോട് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തിരുന്നതെല്ലാം അഹരോൻ അവരെ പറഞ്ഞുകേൾപ്പിച്ചു; മോശ ജനങ്ങളുടെമുമ്പാകെ ആ അത്ഭുതചിഹ്നങ്ങൾ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുകയും
31 ౩౧ యెహోవా తమ బాధలను కనిపెట్టి తమను దర్శించాడని విన్న ఇశ్రాయేలు ప్రజలు తలలు వంచుకుని ఆయనను ఆరాధించారు.
ജനങ്ങൾ വിശ്വസിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു. യഹോവ തങ്ങളെ സന്ദർശിച്ചെന്നും അവിടന്നു തങ്ങളുടെ കഷ്ടത കണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നെന്നും ഇസ്രായേൽജനം കേട്ടപ്പോൾ അവർ കുമ്പിട്ടു നമസ്കരിച്ചു.
