ఆదికాండము 12
1 ౧ యెహోవా అబ్రాముతో ఇలా చెప్పాడు. “నీ దేశం నుంచి, నీ బంధువుల దగ్గర నుంచి, నీ తండ్రి ఇంటి నుంచి బయలుదేరి, నేను నీకు చూపించే ప్రదేశానికి వెళ్ళు.
യഹോവ അബ്രാമിനോട് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തത്: “നിന്റെ ദേശത്തെയും നിന്റെ ബന്ധുക്കളെയും നിന്റെ പിതൃഭവനക്കാരെയും വിട്ട്, ഞാൻ നിനക്ക് അവകാശമായി തരാനിരിക്കുന്ന ദേശത്തേക്കു പോകുക.
2 ౨ నిన్ను ఒక గొప్ప జాతిగా చేసి, నిన్ను ఆశీర్వదించి, నీ పేరును గొప్పచేస్తాను. నువ్వు దీవెనగా ఉంటావు.
“ഞാൻ നിന്നെ വലിയൊരു ജനതയാക്കും; ഞാൻ നിന്നെ അനുഗ്രഹിക്കും; നിന്റെ നാമം ഞാൻ ശ്രേഷ്ഠമാക്കും. നീ ഒരു അനുഗ്രഹമായിരിക്കും.
3 ౩ నిన్ను ఆశీర్వదించే వాళ్ళను నేను ఆశీర్వదిస్తాను. నిన్ను దూషించేవాళ్ళను శపిస్తాను. భూమి మీద ఉన్న వంశాలన్నిటికీ నీ ద్వారా ఆశీర్వాదం కలుగుతుంది.”
നിന്നെ അനുഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നവരെ ഞാൻ അനുഗ്രഹിക്കും; നിന്നെ ശപിക്കുന്നവരെ ഞാൻ ശപിക്കും; ഭൂമിയിലെ സകലവംശങ്ങളും നിന്നിലൂടെ അനുഗ്രഹിക്കപ്പെടും.”
4 ౪ యెహోవా అతనికి చెప్పినట్టు అబ్రాము చేశాడు. అతనితోపాటు లోతు కూడా బయలుదేరాడు. హారాను నుంచి బయలుదేరినప్పుడు అబ్రాము వయసు డెబ్భై ఐదు సంవత్సరాలు.
അങ്ങനെ യഹോവ തന്നോടു കൽപ്പിച്ചതനുസരിച്ച് അബ്രാം പുറപ്പെട്ടു; ലോത്തും അദ്ദേഹത്തോടുകൂടെ പോയി. ഹാരാനിൽനിന്നു പുറപ്പെടുമ്പോൾ അബ്രാമിന് എഴുപത്തഞ്ച് വയസ്സായിരുന്നു.
5 ౫ అబ్రాము తన భార్య శారయిని, తన సోదరుడి కొడుకు లోతును, హారానులో తాను, తనవాళ్ళు, సేకరించిన ఆస్తి అంతటినీ, వాళ్ళ సంపాదన మొత్తాన్నీ తీసుకుని కనాను అనే ప్రదేశానికి వచ్చాడు.
അദ്ദേഹം തന്റെ ഭാര്യയായ സാറായിയെയും സഹോദരന്റെ പുത്രനായ ലോത്തിനെയും തങ്ങൾ ഹാരാനിൽവെച്ചു നേടിയ സകലസ്വത്തും ഹാരാനിൽവെച്ച് തങ്ങൾ സമ്പാദിച്ച സേവകരെയും കൂട്ടി കനാൻദേശത്തേക്കു യാത്രതിരിച്ചു; അവർ കനാൻദേശത്ത് എത്തിച്ചേരുകയും ചെയ്തു.
6 ౬ అబ్రాము ఆ ప్రదేశంలో షెకెములో ఉన్న ఒక ప్రాంతానికి వచ్చి మోరే ప్రాంతంలో సింధూర వృక్షం దగ్గరికి చేరుకున్నాడు. అప్పటికి ఆ ప్రదేశంలో కనానీయులు నివాసం ఉన్నారు.
അബ്രാം ആ ദേശത്തുകൂടി ശേഖേമിലെ മോരേയിലുള്ള മഹാവൃക്ഷംവരെയും യാത്രചെയ്തു. അക്കാലത്ത് കനാന്യരായിരുന്നു ആ ദേശത്തുണ്ടായിരുന്നത്.
7 ౭ యెహోవా అబ్రాముతో “నీ వారసులకు ఈ దేశాన్ని ఇస్తాను” అని చెప్పాడు. అక్కడ అతడు యెహోవాకు హోమ బలి అర్పించాడు.
യഹോവ അബ്രാമിനു പ്രത്യക്ഷനായി, “ഞാൻ ഈ ദേശം നിന്റെ സന്തതിക്കു നൽകും” എന്ന് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു. അതിനുശേഷം അദ്ദേഹം തനിക്കു പ്രത്യക്ഷനായ യഹോവയ്ക്ക് അവിടെ ഒരു യാഗപീഠം പണിതു.
8 ౮ అతడు అక్కడనుంచి బయలుదేరి బేతేలుకు తూర్పువైపు ఉన్న కొండ దగ్గరికి వచ్చాడు. పడమర వైపు ఉన్న బేతేలుకు, తూర్పున ఉన్న హాయికి మధ్య గుడారం వేసి అక్కడ యెహోవాకు హోమబలి అర్పించి, యెహోవా పేరట ప్రార్థన చేశాడు.
അവിടെനിന്ന് അബ്രാം ബേഥേലിനു കിഴക്കുള്ള മലമ്പ്രദേശത്തേക്കു പോയി. അവിടെ തന്റെ കൂടാരം അടിച്ചു; ആ സ്ഥലത്തിന്റെ പടിഞ്ഞാറുവശത്തു ബേഥേലും കിഴക്കുവശത്തു ഹായിയും ആയിരുന്നു. അവിടെ അദ്ദേഹം യഹോവയ്ക്ക് ഒരു യാഗപീഠം പണിത് യഹോവയെ ആരാധിച്ചു.
അബ്രാം പിന്നെയും ദക്ഷിണദിക്ക് ലക്ഷ്യമാക്കി തന്റെ പ്രയാണം തുടർന്നു.
10 ౧౦ అప్పుడు ఆ ప్రదేశంలో కరువు వచ్చింది. కరువు తీవ్రంగా ఉన్న కారణంగా అబ్రాము ఐగుప్తులో నివసించడానికి వెళ్ళాడు.
ആ സമയത്ത് കനാൻദേശത്ത് ക്ഷാമം ഉണ്ടായി; ക്ഷാമം രൂക്ഷമായിരുന്നതുകൊണ്ട് കുറച്ചുകാലം താമസിക്കുന്നതിനായി അബ്രാം ഈജിപ്റ്റിലേക്കു പോയി.
11 ౧౧ అతడు ఐగుప్తులో ప్రవేశించడానికి ముందు తన భార్య శారయితో “చూడు, నువ్వు చాలా అందగత్తెవని నాకు తెలుసు,
ഈജിപ്റ്റിൽ പ്രവേശിക്കാറായപ്പോൾ അദ്ദേഹം ഭാര്യയായ സാറായിയോടു പറഞ്ഞു: “നീ എത്ര സുന്ദരിയെന്നു ഞാൻ അറിയുന്നു,
12 ౧౨ ఐగుప్తీయులు నిన్ను చూసి, ‘ఈమె అతని భార్య’ అని నీ మూలంగా నన్ను చంపుతారు. కాని నిన్ను బ్రతకనిస్తారు.
ഈജിപ്റ്റുകാർ നിന്നെ കാണുമ്പോൾ, ‘ഇവൾ അവന്റെ ഭാര്യയാകുന്നു’ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞ് എന്നെ കൊല്ലുകയും നിന്നെ സ്വന്തമാക്കുകയും ചെയ്യും.
13 ౧౩ నీ వల్ల నాకు మేలు కలిగేలా, నీ కారణంగా నేను చావకుండేలా నువ్వు నా సోదరివి అని దయచేసి చెప్పు” అన్నాడు.
അതുകൊണ്ട് നീ എന്റെ സഹോദരി എന്നു പറയണം, അപ്പോൾ നീ നിമിത്തം അവർ എന്നോടു നന്നായി പെരുമാറുകയും എന്റെ ജീവൻ നഷ്ടപ്പെടാതിരിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യും.”
അബ്രാം ഈജിപ്റ്റിൽ എത്തി, സാറായി അതിസുന്ദരി എന്ന് ഈജിപ്റ്റുകാർ കണ്ടു.
ഫറവോന്റെ ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥന്മാർ അവളെ കണ്ടിട്ട് ഫറവോനോട് അവളെപ്പറ്റി പ്രശംസിച്ചു സംസാരിക്കുകയും അവളെ രാജകൊട്ടാരത്തിലേക്കു കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ടുപോകുകയും ചെയ്തു.
16 ౧౬ ఆమె మూలంగా అతడు అబ్రామును చాలా బాగా చూసుకున్నాడు. అతనికి గొర్రెలు, ఎడ్లు, మగ గాడిదలు, సేవకులు, పనికత్తెలు, ఆడగాడిదలు, ఒంటెలు ఇచ్చాడు.
അവൾനിമിത്തം ഫറവോൻ അബ്രാമിനോടു ദയാപൂർവം പെരുമാറി. അങ്ങനെ അബ്രാമിന് ആടുമാടുകൾ, ആൺകഴുതകൾ, പെൺകഴുതകൾ, ദാസീദാസന്മാർ, ഒട്ടകങ്ങൾ എന്നിവയെല്ലാം ഫറവോൻ നൽകി.
17 ౧౭ అప్పుడు యెహోవా అబ్రాము భార్య శారయిని బట్టి ఫరోను, అతని ఇంటివాళ్ళను తీవ్రమైన రోగాలతో బాధపరిచాడు.
എന്നാൽ, യഹോവ അബ്രാമിന്റെ ഭാര്യയായ സാറായിനിമിത്തം ഫറവോനെയും അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ ഭവനക്കാരെയും മഹാരോഗങ്ങളാൽ പീഡിപ്പിച്ചു.
18 ౧౮ అప్పుడు ఫరో అబ్రామును పిలిపించి “నువ్వు నాకు చేసిందేమిటి? ఈమె నీ భార్య అని నాకెందుకు చెప్పలేదు?
അപ്പോൾ ഫറവോൻ അബ്രാമിനെ ആളയച്ചുവരുത്തി, “നീ എന്നോട് ഈ ചെയ്തതെന്ത്? ഇവൾ നിന്റെ ഭാര്യയാണെന്ന് എന്തുകൊണ്ട് എന്നോടു പറയാതിരുന്നു?
19 ౧౯ ఈమె నా సోదరి అని ఎందుకు చెప్పావు? ఒకవేళ నేను ఆమెను నా భార్యగా చేసుకుని ఉంటే ఏమి జరిగేది? ఇదిగో నీ భార్య. ఈమెను తీసుకువెళ్ళు” అని చెప్పాడు.
‘ഇവൾ എന്റെ സഹോദരിയാണ്’ എന്നു നീ പറഞ്ഞതെന്തിന്? ഞാൻ അവളെ ഭാര്യയായി സ്വീകരിക്കാൻ സംഗതിയായല്ലോ? ഇപ്പോൾ ഇതാ നിന്റെ ഭാര്യ, ഇവളെ കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ടു പൊയ്ക്കൊള്ളൂ!” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
20 ౨౦ తరువాత ఫరో అతని గూర్చి ప్రజలకు ఆజ్ఞాపించాడు. వాళ్ళు అబ్రామును అతని భార్యతో అతని ఆస్తిపాస్తులన్నిటితో సహా పంపివేశారు.
പിന്നെ ഫറവോൻ തന്റെ ആളുകൾക്ക് അബ്രാമിനെ സംബന്ധിച്ച് ആജ്ഞ നൽകുകയും അവർ അദ്ദേഹത്തെ ഭാര്യയോടും അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ സകലസമ്പത്തോടുംകൂടെ യാത്രയാക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു.
