నిర్గమకాండము 9
1 ౧ అప్పుడు యెహోవా మోషేతో ఇలా చెప్పాడు. “నువ్వు ఫరో దగ్గరికి వెళ్లి ఇలా చెప్పు, దేవుడు యెహోవా ఇలా చెప్పమన్నాడు. ‘నన్ను ఆరాధించడానికి నా ప్రజలను వెళ్లనివ్వు.’
ഇതിനുശേഷം യഹോവ മോശയോട് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു, നീ ഫറവോന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ചെന്ന് അവനോടു പറയുക, എബ്രായരുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ, “എന്നെ ആരാധിക്കാൻ എന്റെ ജനത്തെ വിട്ടയയ്ക്കുക” എന്ന് അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു.
നീ അവരെ വിട്ടയയ്ക്കാതെ തടയുകയാണെങ്കിൽ
3 ౩ యెహోవా చెయ్యి చాపి ఎంతో బాధ కలిగించే తెగులు పంపిస్తాడు. ఆ తెగులు నీ పశువులకు, గుర్రాలకు, గాడిదలకు, ఒంటెలకు, ఎద్దులకు, గొర్రెలకు పాకుతుంది.
യഹോവയുടെ കൈ നിന്റെ വയലിലുള്ള ജീവജാലങ്ങളുടെമേൽ—നിന്റെ കുതിരകളുടെയും കഴുതകളുടെയും ഒട്ടകങ്ങളുടെയും കന്നുകാലികളുടെയും ചെമ്മരിയാടുകളുടെയും കോലാടുകളുടെയുംമേൽ—ഭയാനകമായ ഒരു ബാധ വരുത്തും.
4 ౪ అయితే యెహోవా ఇశ్రాయేలు ప్రజల పశువులను ఐగుప్తు పశువులను వేరు చేస్తాడు. ఇశ్రాయేలీయులకు చెందిన వాటిలో ఒక్కటి కూడా చనిపోదని హెబ్రీయుల దేవుడు యెహోవా చెబుతున్నాడు.
എന്നാൽ ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ കന്നുകാലികൾക്കും ഈജിപ്റ്റിന്റെ കന്നുകാലികൾക്കുംതമ്മിൽ യഹോവ ഒരു വ്യത്യാസം വെക്കും; ഇസ്രായേൽമക്കളുടെ കന്നുകാലികളിൽ ഒന്നും ചാകുകയില്ല.
യഹോവ സമയം നിശ്ചയിച്ചിട്ട് ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു, “യഹോവ നാളെ ഈ ദേശത്ത് ഇതുചെയ്യും.”
6 ౬ తరువాతి రోజున యెహోవా తెగులు పంపించినప్పుడు ఐగుప్తీయుల పశువులన్నీ చనిపోయాయి. అయితే ఇశ్రాయేలు ప్రజల పశువుల్లో ఒక్కటి కూడా చావలేదు.
പിറ്റേന്ന് യഹോവ അങ്ങനെതന്നെ ചെയ്തു; ഈജിപ്റ്റുകാരുടെ വളർത്തുമൃഗങ്ങൾ എല്ലാം ചത്തൊടുങ്ങി, എന്നാൽ ഇസ്രായേൽമക്കളുടെ മൃഗങ്ങളൊന്നും ചത്തില്ല.
7 ౭ ఇశ్రాయేలు ప్రజల పశువుల్లో ఒక్కటి కూడా చనిపోలేదనే విషయం ఫరో నిర్ధారణ చేసుకున్నాడు. అయినప్పటికీ ఫరో హృదయం కఠినంగా మారిపోవడం వల్ల ప్రజలను పంపడానికి అంగీకరించలేదు.
ഇസ്രായേല്യരുടെ മൃഗങ്ങളിൽ ഒരെണ്ണംപോലും ചത്തില്ല എന്നു ഫറവോൻ നടത്തിയ അന്വേഷണത്തിൽ മനസ്സിലാക്കി. എങ്കിലും ഫറവോന്റെ ഹൃദയം കഠിനപ്പെട്ടു, അയാൾ ജനത്തെ വിട്ടയച്ചതുമില്ല.
8 ౮ అప్పుడు యెహోవా “మీరు మీ పిడికిళ్ల నిండా బూడిద తీసుకోండి. మోషే ఫరో చూస్తూ ఉండగా దాన్ని ఆకాశం వైపు చల్లండి.
ഈ സംഭവത്തിനുശേഷം യഹോവ മോശയോടും അഹരോനോടും അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു: “അടുപ്പിൽനിന്ന് കൈനിറയെ ചാരം എടുക്കണം; അതു ഫറവോന്റെ മുമ്പിൽവെച്ച് മോശ ആകാശത്തിൽ വിതറട്ടെ.
9 ౯ అప్పుడు అది ఐగుప్తు దేశమంతా సన్నని దుమ్ములాగా మారి దేశంలోని మనుష్యుల మీదా, జంతువుల మీదా చీము పట్టే కురుపులు కలగజేస్తుంది” అని మోషే అహరోనులతో చెప్పాడు.
അത് ഈജിപ്റ്റുദേശം മുഴുവൻ ധൂളിയായി വ്യാപിച്ച്, ദേശം മുഴുവനുമുള്ള മനുഷ്യരുടെയും മൃഗങ്ങളുടെയുംമേൽ പഴുക്കുന്ന പരുക്കളായിത്തീരും.”
10 ౧౦ మోషే అహరోనులు బూడిద తీసుకుని ఫరో దగ్గర నిలబడ్డారు. మోషే ఆకాశం వైపు దాన్ని చల్లాడు. దానివల్ల మనుష్యులకు, జంతువులకు చీము కురుపులు పుట్టాయి.
അങ്ങനെ അവർ അടുപ്പിൽനിന്ന് ചാരമെടുത്തുകൊണ്ട് ഫറവോന്റെ മുമ്പിൽനിന്നു. മോശ അത് ആകാശത്തേക്കു വിതറി; മനുഷ്യരുടെയും മൃഗങ്ങളുടെയുംമേൽ പഴുക്കുന്ന പരുക്കൾ ഉണ്ടായി.
11 ౧౧ ఆ కురుపుల దురదల వల్ల మాంత్రికులు మోషే ఎదుట నిలబడలేకపోయారు. ఆ కురుపులు మాంత్రికులకు, ఐగుప్తీయులందరికీ పుట్టాయి.
മന്ത്രവാദികൾക്കു മോശയുടെമുമ്പിൽ നിൽക്കാൻ കഴിഞ്ഞില്ല; അവരുടെയും സകല ഈജിപ്റ്റുകാരുടെയുംമേൽ പരു ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
12 ౧౨ అయినప్పటికీ యెహోవా మోషేతో చెప్పినట్టు యెహోవా ఫరో హృదయాన్ని కఠినం చేయడం వల్ల అతడు వాళ్ళ మాట వినలేదు.
എന്നാൽ യഹോവ ഫറവോന്റെ ഹൃദയം കഠിനമാക്കി; യഹോവ മോശയോട് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തിരുന്നതുപോലെ അയാൾ മോശയുടെയും അഹരോന്റെയും വാക്കു കേട്ടില്ല.
13 ౧౩ తరువాత యెహోవా మోషేతో ఇలా చెప్పాడు. “నువ్వు ఉదయం కాగానే లేచి ఫరో ఎదుటికి వెళ్లి అతనితో ఇలా చెప్పు, యెహోవా ఆరాధించడానికి నా ప్రజలను వెళ్లనివ్వు.
യഹോവ മോശയോട് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു: “അതിരാവിലെ എഴുന്നേറ്റു ഫറവോന്റെ മുമ്പിൽ ചെന്നുനിന്ന് അവനോടു പറയണം: ‘എബ്രായരുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: എന്നെ ആരാധിക്കാൻ എന്റെ ജനത്തെ വിട്ടയയ്ക്കുക.
14 ౧౪ భూమి అంతటిలో నాలాంటివాడు ఎవరూ లేరని నీవు తెలుసుకోవాలని నీ హృదయం తీవ్రంగా కలత చెందేలా ఈసారి నేను నా తెగుళ్ళన్నీ నీ సేవకుల పైకి, నీ దేశ ప్రజల పైకి పంపుతాను.
അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഇത്തവണ ഞാൻ എന്റെ സകലബാധകളും പൂർണശക്തിയോടെ നിന്റെയും ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥരുടെയും ജനത്തിന്റെയും നേർക്ക് അയയ്ക്കും. സർവഭൂമിയിലും എനിക്കു തുല്യനായി ആരുമില്ല എന്നു നീ അങ്ങനെ അറിയും.
15 ౧౫ ఇంతకు ముందే నేను నా చెయ్యి చాపి నిన్నూ నీ ప్రజలనూ విపత్తుతో కొట్టి భూమి మీద లేకుండా నాశనం చేసి ఉండేవాణ్ణి.
ഇപ്പോൾത്തന്നെ എന്റെ കൈനീട്ടി നിന്നെയും നിന്റെ ജനത്തെയും ബാധയാൽ ദണ്ഡിപ്പിച്ച് ഭൂമിയിൽനിന്ന് തുടച്ചുനീക്കാമായിരുന്നു.
16 ౧౬ నిన్ను బతికి ఉంచిన కారణం నా సామర్ధ్యం నీకు చూపడానికే. తద్వారా భూలోకమంతటా నా పేరు ప్రఖ్యాతి పొందాలి.
എന്റെ ശക്തി നിനക്കു കാണിച്ചുതരികയും എന്റെ നാമം ഭൂമിയിലെല്ലായിടത്തും ഘോഷിക്കപ്പെടുകയും വേണം എന്ന ഉദ്ദേശ്യത്തിനായിത്തന്നെ ഞാൻ നിന്നെ ഉയർത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു.
നീ ഇപ്പോഴും എന്റെ ജനത്തിനു വിരോധമായിനിന്ന് അവരെ വിട്ടയയ്ക്കാതിരിക്കുന്നു.
18 ౧౮ ఇదిగో విను, రేపు ఈ పాటికి నేను తీవ్రమైన బాధ కలిగించే వడగళ్ళు కురిపిస్తాను. ఐగుప్తు సామ్రాజ్యం ఏర్పడినది మొదలు ఇప్పటి వరకూ అలాంటి వడగళ్ళు కురియలేదు.
അതുകൊണ്ടു നാളെ ഈ നേരത്ത്, ഈജിപ്റ്റിന്റെ സ്ഥാപനംമുതൽ ഇന്നുവരെ ഉണ്ടായിട്ടില്ലാത്ത ഭയങ്കരമായ കന്മഴ ഞാൻ അയയ്ക്കും.
19 ౧౯ అందువల్ల నువ్వు నీ పశువులను, పొలాల్లో ఉన్న నీ పంటలనూ త్వరగా భద్రం చేయించుకో. ఇంటికి చేరకుండా పొలంలో ఉన్న ప్రతి వ్యక్తీ ప్రతి జంతువూ వడగళ్ళ బారిన పడి చనిపోతారు.”
നിങ്ങളുടെ കന്നുകാലികളെയും വയലിൽ നിങ്ങൾക്കുള്ള സകലതിനെയും ഒരു അഭയസ്ഥാനത്തേക്കു കൊണ്ടുവരാൻ ഇപ്പോൾ ആജ്ഞ പുറപ്പെടുവിക്കുക; അകത്തുകൊണ്ടുവരാതെ വയലിൽത്തന്നെ ആയിരിക്കുന്ന സകലമനുഷ്യരുടെയും മൃഗങ്ങളുടെയുംമേൽ ആ കന്മഴ ചൊരിയും.’”
20 ౨౦ యెహోవా మోషే చేత పలికించిన మాటలు విన్న ఫరో సేవకుల్లో కొందరు తమ పశువులను ఇళ్లలోకి తెప్పించుకున్నారు.
ഫറവോന്റെ ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥന്മാരിൽ യഹോവയുടെ വചനത്തെ ഭയപ്പെട്ടവർ തങ്ങളുടെ അടിമകളെയും മൃഗങ്ങളെയും തിടുക്കത്തിൽ അകത്തുകൊണ്ടുവന്നു.
യഹോവയുടെ വചനത്തെ അവഗണിച്ചവരോ, തങ്ങളുടെ അടിമകളെയും മൃഗങ്ങളെയും വയലിൽത്തന്നെ വിട്ടിരുന്നു.
22 ౨౨ యెహోవా “నీ చెయ్యి ఆకాశం వైపు చాపు. ఐగుప్తు దేశంలో ఉన్న మనుషుల మీదా, జంతువుల మీదా పంటలన్నిటి మీదా వడగళ్లు కురుస్తాయి” అని మోషేతో చెప్పాడు.
ഇതിനുശേഷം യഹോവ മോശയോട്, “ഈജിപ്റ്റിലെങ്ങും—മനുഷ്യരുടെയും മൃഗങ്ങളുടെയും ഈജിപ്റ്റിലെ വയലുകളിൽ വളരുന്ന സകലതിന്മേലും—കന്മഴ പെയ്യേണ്ടതിനു നിന്റെ കൈ ആകാശത്തേക്കു നീട്ടുക” എന്ന് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു.
23 ౨౩ మోషే తన కర్రను ఆకాశం వైపు ఎత్తినప్పుడు యెహోవా ఉరుములు వడగండ్లు కురిపించాడు. భూమి మీద పిడుగులు పడుతున్నాయి. ఐగుప్తు దేశం అంతటా యెహోవా వడగళ్ళు కురిపించాడు.
മോശ തന്റെ വടി ആകാശത്തേക്കു നീട്ടിയപ്പോൾ യഹോവ ഇടിയും കന്മഴയും അയച്ചു, ഇടിമിന്നൽ ഭൂമിയിലേക്കു പാഞ്ഞിറങ്ങി. അങ്ങനെ യഹോവ ഈജിപ്റ്റുദേശത്തിന്മേൽ കന്മഴ പെയ്യിച്ചു;
24 ౨౪ ఆ విధంగా వడగళ్ళు, వడగళ్ళతో కూడిన పిడుగులు ఎంతో బాధ కలిగించాయి. ఐగుప్తు దేశం ఏర్పడినది మొదలు ఇలాంటిది సంభవించ లేదు.
കൽത്തുണ്ടുകൾ വീഴുകയും മിന്നൽ അങ്ങോട്ടും ഇങ്ങോട്ടും പായുകയും ചെയ്തു. ഈജിപ്റ്റ് ഒരു ദേശമായിത്തീർന്നതിനുശേഷം ഇപ്രകാരം തീവ്രമായ ഒരു കന്മഴ ഉണ്ടായിട്ടില്ല.
25 ౨౫ ఐగుప్తు దేశమంతటా కురిసిన ఆ వడగళ్ళు మనుష్యులను, జంతువులను, బయట ఉండిపోయిన సమస్తాన్నీ నాశనం చేశాయి. పొలంలో ఉన్న పంట అంతా నాశనం అయ్యింది. చెట్లన్నీ విరిగిపోయాయి.
ഈജിപ്റ്റിലുടനീളം, വയലുകളിലുള്ള സകലതിനെയും—മനുഷ്യരെയും മൃഗങ്ങളെയും കന്മഴ തകർത്തു; വയലിലെ സസ്യങ്ങളെയെല്ലാം അതു നശിപ്പിച്ചു. മരങ്ങളെ തകർത്തുകളഞ്ഞു.
ഇസ്രായേല്യർ താമസിച്ചിരുന്ന ഗോശെനിൽമാത്രം കന്മഴ പെയ്തില്ല.
27 ౨౭ ఇది చూసిన ఫరో మోషే అహరోనులను పిలిపించాడు. “ఈసారి నేను తప్పు చేశాను. యెహోవా న్యాయవంతుడు, నేనూ నా ప్రజలూ దుర్మార్గులం.
അപ്പോൾ ഫറവോൻ മോശയെയും അഹരോനെയും ആളയച്ചുവരുത്തി. “ഇപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ പാപം ചെയ്തുപോയി,” അയാൾ അവരോടു പറഞ്ഞു. “യഹോവ നീതിയുള്ളവൻ, എനിക്കും എന്റെ ജനത്തിനും തെറ്റുപറ്റിയിരിക്കുന്നു.
28 ౨౮ ఇంతవరకూ జరిగింది చాలు. ఈ భయంకరమైన ఉరుములు, వడగళ్ళు ఇంకా రాకుండా యెహోవాను వేడుకోండి. ఇక నేను మిమ్మల్ని ఆపను, మీరు కోరిన చోటికి వెళ్ళనిస్తాను” అని వాళ్ళతో చెప్పాడు.
യഹോവയോടു പ്രാർഥിപ്പിൻ; ഇടിയും കന്മഴയും ഞങ്ങൾക്കു സഹിക്കാവുന്നതിൽ അപ്പുറമായിരിക്കുന്നു! ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളെ വിട്ടയച്ചേക്കാം, നിങ്ങളെ ഇനി താമസിപ്പിക്കുകയില്ല.”
29 ౨౯ మోషే అతనితో “నేను ఈ పట్టణం నుండి బయటకు వెళ్ళి నా చేతులు యెహోవా వైపు ఎత్తుతాను. ఈ ఉరుములు ఆగిపోతాయి, వడగళ్ళు ఇకపై కురియవు. దీన్నిబట్టి ఈ లోకమంతా యెహోవాదేనని నువ్వు తెలుసుకొంటావు.
അതിന് മോശ, “പട്ടണത്തിനു പുറത്തു കടന്നതിനുശേഷം ഞാൻ എന്റെ കൈകൾ നിവർത്തി യഹോവയോടു പ്രാർഥിക്കും. ഇടിമുഴക്കം നിലയ്ക്കും, കന്മഴ ഇനിമേൽ പെയ്യുകയില്ല; ഭൂമി യഹോവയുടേതാണെന്നു താങ്കൾ അറിയും.
എന്നാൽ താങ്കളും താങ്കളുടെ ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥരും ഇപ്പോഴും യഹോവയായ ദൈവത്തെ ഭയപ്പെടുന്നില്ല എന്നു ഞാൻ മനസ്സിലാക്കുന്നു” എന്ന് ഉത്തരം പറഞ്ഞു.
31 ౩౧ ఆ రోజుల్లో జనపనార చెట్లు మొగ్గ తొడిగాయి. బార్లీ చేలు వెన్నులు వేశాయి కనుక అవన్నీ నాశనం అయ్యాయి.
ചണവും യവവും നശിച്ചു. യവം കതിരിടുകയും ചണം പൂക്കുകയും ചെയ്തിരുന്നു.
ഗോതമ്പും ചോളവും വിളയുന്നതിനു കാലതാമസം ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നതുകൊണ്ട് അവ നശിച്ചില്ല.
33 ౩౩ మోషే ఫరోతో మాట్లాడి ఆ పట్టణం నుండి బయటకు వెళ్లి యెహోవా వైపు తన చేతులు ఎత్తి ప్రార్థించినప్పుడు వాన ఆగిపోయింది. ఉరుములు, వడగళ్ళు నిలిచిపోయాయి.
ഇതിനെത്തുടന്ന് മോശ ഫറവോനെ വിട്ടു നഗരത്തിനു പുറത്തുകടന്നു. അദ്ദേഹം യഹോവയിലേക്കു കൈകൾ മലർത്തി; ഇടിമുഴക്കവും കന്മഴയും നിലച്ചു. പിന്നീടു ദേശത്തു മഴ പെയ്തില്ല.
34 ౩౪ అయితే వర్షం, వడగళ్ళు, ఉరుములు ఆగిపోవడం చూసిన ఫరో, అతని సేవకులు ఇంకా పాపం చేస్తూ తమ హృదయాలను కఠినం చేసుకున్నారు.
മഴയും കന്മഴയും ഇടിയും നിന്നു എന്നുകണ്ടപ്പോൾ ഫറവോൻ വീണ്ടും പാപംചെയ്തു. അദ്ദേഹവും അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥരും ഹൃദയം കഠിനമാക്കി.
അങ്ങനെ, യഹോവ മോശമുഖേന അരുളിച്ചെയ്തിരുന്നതുപോലെതന്നെ ഫറവോന്റെ ഹൃദയം കഠിനമായി. അദ്ദേഹം ഇസ്രായേൽമക്കളെ പോകാൻ അനുവദിച്ചതുമില്ല.
