ఆదికాండము 14
1 ౧ షీనారు రాజు అమ్రాపేలు, ఎల్లాసరు రాజు అర్యోకు, ఏలాము రాజు కదొర్లాయోమెరు, గోయీయుల రాజు తిదాలు అనేవారు పాలిస్తున్న రోజుల్లో
ഈ കാലഘട്ടത്തിൽ ശിനാർരാജാവായ അമ്രാഫെൽ, എലാസാർ രാജാവായ അര്യോക്ക്, ഏലാംരാജാവായ കെദൊർലായോമർ, ഗോയീംരാജാവായ തീദാൽ എന്നിവർ,
2 ౨ ఆ రాజులు సొదొమ రాజు బెరాతో, గొమొర్రా రాజు బిర్షాతో, అద్మా రాజు షినాబుతో, సెబోయీయుల రాజు షెమేబెరుతో, బెల (దీన్ని సోయరు అని కూడా పిలుస్తారు) రాజుతో యుద్ధం చేశారు.
സൊദോംരാജാവായ ബേരാ, ഗൊമോറാരാജാവായ ബിർശാ, ആദ്മാരാജാവായ ശിനാബ്, സെബോയീം രാജാവായ ശെമേബെർ, ബേലയിലെ, അതായത്, സോവാറിലെ, രാജാവ് എന്നിവരോടു യുദ്ധംചെയ്തു.
ഒടുവിൽ പറഞ്ഞ രാജാക്കന്മാരെല്ലാവരും ഇപ്പോൾ ഉപ്പുകടൽ എന്നറിയപ്പെടുന്ന സിദ്ദീംതാഴ്വരയിൽ ഒരുമിച്ചുകൂടി.
4 ౪ ఈ రాజులు పన్నెండు సంవత్సరాలు కదొర్లాయోమెరుకు లొంగి ఉన్నారు. పదమూడో సంవత్సరంలో తిరుగుబాటు చేశారు.
കാരണം അവർ പന്ത്രണ്ടുവർഷം ഏലാംരാജാവായ കെദൊർലായോമരിന്റെ അധീനതയിലായിരുന്നു; എന്നാൽ, പതിമ്മൂന്നാംവർഷം അവർ മത്സരിച്ചു.
5 ౫ పద్నాలుగో సంవత్సరంలో కదొర్లాయోమెరు, అతనితోపాటు ఉన్న రాజులు వచ్చి అష్తారోత్ కర్నాయిములో రెఫాయీయులపై, హాములో జూజీయులపై, షావే కిర్యతాయిము మైదానంలో ఏమీయులపై,
പതിന്നാലാംവർഷം കെദൊർലായോമരും അദ്ദേഹത്തോടു സഖ്യമുള്ള രാജാക്കന്മാരും ഒത്തുചേർന്ന് അസ്തെരോത്ത് കർന്നയീമിലെ രെഫായീകളെയും ഹാമിലെ സൂസ്യരെയും ശാവേഹ്-കിര്യാത്തയീമിലെ ഏമ്യരെയും
മലമ്പ്രദേശമായ സേയീരിലെ ഹോര്യരെയും മരുഭൂമിക്കു സമീപമുള്ള ഏൽ-പാരാൻവരെ തോൽപ്പിച്ചു.
7 ౭ తరువాత మళ్ళీ ఏన్మిష్పతుకు (దీన్ని కాదేషు అనికూడా పిలుస్తారు) వచ్చి అమాలేకీయుల దేశమంతటినీ హససోను తామారులో కాపురం ఉన్న అమోరీయులను కూడా ఓడించారు.
പിന്നെ അവർ പിന്തിരിഞ്ഞ് ഏൻ-മിശ്പാത്തിൽ, അതായത്, കാദേശിൽ, എത്തി അമാലേക്യരുടെ എല്ലാ അധീനപ്രദേശവും ഹസെസോൻ-താമാരിൽ താമസിച്ചിരുന്ന അമോര്യരെയും പിടിച്ചടക്കി.
അപ്പോൾ സൊദോംരാജാവും ഗൊമോറാരാജാവും ആദ്മാരാജാവും സെബോയീംരാജാവും ബേല, അതായത്, സോവാറിലെ രാജാവും യുദ്ധത്തിനു പുറപ്പെട്ട് സിദ്ദീംതാഴ്വരയിൽ അണിനിരന്നു.
9 ౯ ఏలాము రాజు కదొర్లాయోమెరు, గోయీయుల రాజు తిదాలు, షీనారు రాజు అమ్రాపేలు, ఎల్లాసరు రాజు అర్యోకు అనే నలుగురితో ఈ ఐదుగురు రాజులు యుద్ధం చేశారు.
ഏലാംരാജാവായ കെദൊർലായോമർ, ഗോയീംരാജാവായ തീദാൽ, ശിനാർരാജാവായ അമ്രാഫെൽ, എലാസാർ രാജാവായ അര്യോക്ക് എന്നിവർക്കെതിരേ യുദ്ധത്തിനു തയ്യാറായി; നാലു രാജാക്കന്മാർ അഞ്ചു രാജാക്കന്മാർക്കെതിരേ.
10 ౧౦ ఆ సిద్దీము లోయలో తారు బంక గుంటలు ఎక్కువగా ఉన్నాయి. సొదొమ గొమొర్రాల రాజులు పారిపోయి వాటిలో పడ్డారు. మిగిలిన వాళ్ళు కొండలకు పారిపోయారు.
സിദ്ദീംതാഴ്വരയിൽ എല്ലായിടത്തും പശ നിറഞ്ഞ കുഴികൾ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു. സൊദോംരാജാവും ഗൊമോറാരാജാവും ഓടിപ്പോയപ്പോൾ അവരുടെ ആളുകളിൽ കുറെപ്പേർ അവയിൽ വീണു; ശേഷിച്ചവർ മലകളിലേക്ക് ഓടിപ്പോയി.
ആ നാലു രാജാക്കന്മാർ സൊദോമിലും ഗൊമോറായിലും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നവരുടെ സമ്പത്തും എല്ലാ ഭക്ഷണസാധനങ്ങളും പിടിച്ചെടുത്തുകൊണ്ട് അവിടം വിട്ടുപോയി.
12 ౧౨ ఇంకా అబ్రాము సోదరుడి కొడుకు లోతు సొదొమలో కాపురం ఉన్నాడు గనుక అతణ్ణి, అతని ఆస్తిని కూడా దోచుకుని తీసుకుపోయారు.
അവർ, സൊദോമിൽ താമസിച്ചിരുന്ന, അബ്രാമിന്റെ സഹോദരപുത്രനായ ലോത്തിനെ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ സകലസമ്പത്തോടുംകൂടി പിടിച്ചുകൊണ്ടുപോയി.
13 ౧౩ ఒకడు తప్పించుకుని వచ్చి హెబ్రీయుడైన అబ్రాముకు ఆ సంగతి తెలియజేశాడు. ఆ సమయంలో అతడు ఎష్కోలు, ఆనేరుల సోదరుడు మమ్రే అనే అమోరీయునికి చెందిన సింధూర వృక్షాల దగ్గర కాపురం ఉన్నాడు. వీళ్ళు అబ్రాముతో పరస్పర సహాయం కోసం ఒప్పందం చేసుకున్నవాళ్ళు.
രക്ഷപ്പെട്ടവരിൽ ഒരുത്തൻ ചെന്ന് എബ്രായനായ അബ്രാമിനെ ഇക്കാര്യം അറിയിച്ചു. അപ്പോൾ അബ്രാം താമസിച്ചിരുന്നത് എസ്കോലിന്റെയും ആനേരിന്റെയും സഹോദരനും അമോര്യനുമായ മമ്രേയുടെ മഹാവൃക്ഷങ്ങൾക്കു സമീപം ആയിരുന്നു; അവരെല്ലാവരും അബ്രാമിനോടു സഖ്യം സ്ഥാപിച്ചിരുന്നു.
14 ౧౪ తన బంధువు శత్రువుల స్వాధీనంలో ఉన్నాడని అబ్రాము విని, తన ఇంట్లో పుట్టి, సుశిక్షితులైన మూడువందల పద్దెనిమిది మందిని వెంటబెట్టుకుని వెళ్లి దాను వరకూ ఆ రాజులను తరిమాడు.
തന്റെ സഹോദരപുത്രനെ ബന്ദിയാക്കിക്കൊണ്ടുപോയിരിക്കുന്നു എന്നു കേട്ടപ്പോൾ അബ്രാം തന്റെ വീട്ടിൽ ജനിച്ചു വളർന്ന അഭ്യാസികളായ മുന്നൂറ്റി പതിനെട്ട് പേരെ കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ട് ദാൻവരെ പിൻതുടർന്നു.
15 ౧౫ రాత్రి సమయంలో అతడు తన సేవకులను గుంపులుగా చేశాక వాళ్ళంతా అ రాజులపై దాడి చేసి, దమస్కుకు ఎడమవైపు ఉన్న హోబా వరకూ తరిమాడు.
രാത്രിയിൽ അബ്രാം തന്റെ ആളുകളെ പല സംഘങ്ങളാക്കി; ദമസ്കോസിന്റെ വടക്ക്, ഹോബാവരെ അവരെ പിൻതുടർന്ന് നിശ്ശേഷം തോൽപ്പിച്ചു.
16 ౧౬ అతడు ఆస్తి మొత్తాన్ని, అతని బంధువు లోతును, అతని ఆస్తిని, స్త్రీలను, ప్రజలను వెనక్కి తీసుకు వచ్చాడు.
അപഹരിക്കപ്പെട്ട സകലസമ്പത്തും അദ്ദേഹം തിരികെ പിടിക്കുകയും തന്റെ സഹോദരപുത്രനായ ലോത്തിനെയും അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ സമ്പാദ്യവും സ്ത്രീകളെയും മറ്റ് ആളുകളെയും മടക്കിക്കൊണ്ടുവരികയും ചെയ്തു.
17 ౧౭ అతడు కదొర్లాయోమెరును, అతనితో ఉన్న రాజులను ఓడించి తిరిగి వస్తున్నప్పుడు, సొదొమ రాజు అతన్ని ఎదుర్కోడానికి రాజు లోయ అనే షావే లోయ వరకూ బయలుదేరి వచ్చాడు.
കെദൊർലായോമരിനെയും അദ്ദേഹത്തോടു സഖ്യം പുലർത്തിയിരുന്ന രാജാക്കന്മാരെയും തോൽപ്പിച്ചിട്ട് അബ്രാം തിരിച്ചെത്തിയപ്പോൾ സൊദോംരാജാവ് രാജതാഴ്വര എന്ന ശാവേതാഴ്വരയിൽ അദ്ദേഹത്തെ എതിരേൽക്കാൻ ചെന്നു.
18 ౧౮ అంతేగాక షాలేము రాజు మెల్కీసెదెకు రొట్టె, ద్రాక్షారసం తీసుకువచ్చాడు. అతడు సర్వోన్నతుడైన దేవునికి యాజకుడు.
ശാലേംരാജാവായ മൽക്കീസേദെക്ക് അപ്പവും വീഞ്ഞും കൊണ്ടുചെന്നു; അദ്ദേഹം പരമോന്നതനായ ദൈവത്തിന്റെ പുരോഹിതനായിരുന്നു.
19 ౧౯ అతడు అబ్రామును ఆశీర్వదించి “ఆకాశానికి భూమికి సృష్టికర్త, సర్వోన్నతుడు అయిన దేవుని వలన అబ్రాముకు ఆశీర్వాదం కలుగు గాక.
അബ്രാമിനെ അനുഗ്രഹിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് അദ്ദേഹം പറഞ്ഞു: “ആകാശത്തിന്റെയും ഭൂമിയുടെയും സ്രഷ്ടാവായ, പരമോന്നതനായ ദൈവത്താൽ അബ്രാം അനുഗ്രഹിക്കപ്പെടുമാറാകട്ടെ.
20 ౨౦ నీ శత్రువులను నీ చేతికి అప్పగించిన సర్వోన్నతుడైన దేవునికి స్తుతి కలుగు గాక” అని చెప్పాడు. అప్పుడు అబ్రాము అతనికి తనకున్న దానిలో పదవ వంతు ఇచ్చాడు.
നിന്റെ ശത്രുക്കളെ നിന്റെ കൈയിൽ ഏൽപ്പിച്ചുതന്ന പരമോന്നതനായ ദൈവം വാഴ്ത്തപ്പെടട്ടെ.” പിന്നെ അബ്രാം എല്ലാറ്റിന്റെയും ദശാംശം അദ്ദേഹത്തിന് കാഴ്ചയർപ്പിച്ചു.
സൊദോംരാജാവ് അബ്രാമിനോട്, “ആളുകളെ എനിക്കു തരിക, വസ്തുവകകൾ നീ എടുത്തുകൊള്ളുക” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
22 ౨౨ అబ్రాము “దేవుడైన యెహోవా అబ్రామును ధనవంతుణ్ణి చేశాను, అని నువ్వు చెప్పకుండా ఉండేలా, ఒక్క నూలు పోగైనా, చెప్పుల పట్టీ అయినా నీ వాటిలోనుండి తీసుకోను.
എന്നാൽ അബ്രാം സൊദോംരാജാവിനോടു പറഞ്ഞു: “‘ഞാൻ അബ്രാമിനെ ധനികനാക്കി’ എന്ന് അങ്ങേക്ക് ഒരിക്കലും പറയാനിടവരരുത്. അതിനുവേണ്ടി അങ്ങേക്കുള്ളതൊന്നും, ഒരു ചരടോ ചെരിപ്പിന്റെ വാറോപോലും, ഞാൻ സ്വീകരിക്കുകയില്ല എന്ന് ആകാശത്തിന്റെയും ഭൂമിയുടെയും സ്രഷ്ടാവായ, പരമോന്നതദൈവമായ യഹോവയിലേക്കു കൈ ഉയർത്തി ശപഥംചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു.
23 ౨౩ ఆకాశానికి భూమికి సృష్టికర్త, సర్వోన్నతుడైన దేవుడైన యెహోవా దగ్గర నా చెయ్యి ఎత్తి ఒట్టు పెట్టుకున్నాను.
24 ౨౪ ఈ యువకులు తిన్నది గాక, నాతోపాటు వచ్చిన ఆనేరు, ఎష్కోలు, మమ్రే అనే వాళ్లకు ఏ వాటా రావాలో ఆ వాటాలు మాత్రం వాళ్ళను తీసుకోనివ్వు” అని సొదొమ రాజుతో చెప్పాడు.
എന്റെ ആളുകൾ ഭക്ഷിച്ചതും എന്നോടുകൂടെ പോന്ന പുരുഷന്മാരുമായ ആനേർ, എസ്കോൽ, മമ്രേ എന്നിവർക്ക് അവകാശപ്പെട്ട പങ്കും ഒഴികെ മറ്റൊന്നും ഞാൻ സ്വീകരിക്കുകയില്ല. അവർ തങ്ങളുടെ വീതം എടുത്തുകൊള്ളട്ടെ.”
