ఆదికాండము 15
1 ౧ ఈ సంగతులు జరిగిన తరువాత యెహోవా దూత అబ్రాముకు దర్శనమిచ్చాడు. “అబ్రామూ, భయపడకు! నేనే నీకు డాలును, గొప్ప బహుమానాన్ని” అన్నాడు.
അതിന്റെ ശേഷം അബ്രാമിന്നു ദൎശനത്തിൽ യഹോവയുടെ അരുളപ്പാടു ഉണ്ടായതെന്തെന്നാൽ: അബ്രാമേ, ഭയപ്പെടേണ്ടാ; ഞാൻ നിന്റെ പരിചയും നിന്റെ അതിമഹത്തായ പ്രതിഫലവും ആകുന്നു.
2 ౨ అబ్రాము “ప్రభూ యెహోవా, నాకేం ఇస్తావు? నేను సంతానం లేనివాడిగా ఉండిపోతున్నాను కదా. దమస్కు వాడైన ఎలీయెజెరే నా ఆస్తికి వారసుడు అవుతాడు కదా!
അതിന്നു അബ്രാം: കൎത്താവായ യഹോവേ, നീ എനിക്കു എന്തു തരും? ഞാൻ മക്കളില്ലാത്തവനായി നടക്കുന്നുവല്ലോ; എന്റെ അവകാശി ദമ്മേശെക്കുകാരനായ ഈ എല്യേസെർ അത്രേ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
നീ എനിക്കു സന്തതിയെ തന്നിട്ടില്ല, എന്റെ വീട്ടിൽ ജനിച്ച ദാസൻ എന്റെ അവകാശിയാകുന്നു എന്നും അബ്രാം പറഞ്ഞു.
4 ౪ యెహోవా వాక్కు అతని దగ్గరికి వచ్చి “ఇతడు నీ వారసుడు కాడు. నీ ద్వారా నీకు పుట్టబోయేవాడే నీ వారసుడు అవుతాడు” అన్నాడు.
അവൻ നിന്റെ അവകാശിയാകയില്ല; നിന്റെ ഉദരത്തിൽനിന്നു പുറപ്പെടുന്നവൻ തന്നേ നിന്റെ അവകാശിയാകും എന്നു അവന്നു യഹോവയുടെ അരുളപ്പാടുണ്ടായി.
5 ౫ ఆయన అతణ్ణి బయటకు తీసుకువచ్చి “నువ్వు ఆకాశం వైపు చూసి, ఆ నక్షత్రాలు లెక్కపెట్టడం నీకు చేతనైతే లెక్కపెట్టు” అని చెప్పి “నీ సంతానం కూడా అలా అవుతుంది” అని చెప్పాడు.
പിന്നെ അവൻ അവനെ പുറത്തു കൊണ്ടുചെന്നു: നീ ആകാശത്തേക്കു നോക്കുക; നക്ഷത്രങ്ങളെ എണ്ണുവാൻ കഴിയുമെങ്കിൽ എണ്ണുക എന്നു കല്പിച്ചു. നിന്റെ സന്തതി ഇങ്ങനെ ആകും എന്നും അവനോടു കല്പിച്ചു.
അവൻ യഹോവയിൽ വിശ്വസിച്ചു; അതു അവൻ അവന്നു നീതിയായി കണക്കിട്ടു.
7 ౭ యెహోవా “నీకు ఈ ప్రదేశాన్ని వారసత్వంగా ఇవ్వడానికి కల్దీయుల ఊర్ అనే పట్టణంలో నుంచి నిన్ను ఇవతలకు తీసుకువచ్చిన యెహోవాను నేనే” అని చెప్పినప్పుడు
പിന്നെ അവനോടു: ഈ ദേശത്തെ നിനക്കു അവകാശമായി തരുവാൻ കൽദയപട്ടണമായ ഊരിൽനിന്നു നിന്നെ കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ടുവന്ന യഹോവ ഞാൻ ആകുന്നു എന്നു അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു.
കൎത്താവായ യഹോവേ, ഞാൻ അതിനെ അവകാശമാക്കുമെന്നുള്ളതു എനിക്കു എന്തൊന്നിനാൽ അറിയാം എന്നു അവൻ ചോദിച്ചു.
9 ౯ ఆయన “మూడేళ్ళ వయసు ఉన్న ఒక దూడ, ఒక మేక, ఒక పొట్టేలు, ఒక తెల్ల గువ్వ, ఒక పావురం పిల్లను నా దగ్గరికి తీసుకురా” అని అతనితో చెప్పాడు.
അവൻ അവനോടു: നീ മൂന്നു വയസ്സുള്ള ഒരു പശുക്കിടാവിനെയും മൂന്നുവയസ്സുള്ള ഒരു കോലാടിനെയും മൂന്നു വയസ്സുള്ള ഒരു ആട്ടുകൊറ്റനെയും ഒരു കുറുപ്രാവിനെയും ഒരു പ്രാവിൻകുഞ്ഞിനെയും കൊണ്ടുവരിക എന്നു കല്പിച്ചു.
10 ౧౦ అతడు వాటిని తీసుకుని వాటిని సగానికి రెండు ముక్కలుగా నరికి, రెండు సగాలను ఎదురెదురుగా పెట్టాడు. పక్షులను మాత్రం ఖండించలేదు.
ഇവയെയൊക്കെയും അവൻ കൊണ്ടുവന്നു ഒത്തനടുവെപിളൎന്നു ഭാഗങ്ങളെ നേൎക്കുനേരെ വെച്ചു; പക്ഷികളെയോ അവൻ പിളൎന്നില്ല.
ഉടലുകളിന്മേൽ റാഞ്ചൻപക്ഷികൾ ഇറങ്ങി വന്നപ്പോൾ അബ്രാം അവയെ ആട്ടിക്കളഞ്ഞു.
സൂൎയ്യൻ അസ്തമിക്കുമ്പോൾ അബ്രാമിന്നു ഒരു ഗാഢനിദ്ര വന്നു; ഭീതിയും അന്ധതമസ്സും അവന്റെ മേൽ വീണു.
13 ౧౩ ఆయన “దీన్ని కచ్చితంగా తెలుసుకో. నీ వారసులు తమది కాని దేశంలో పరదేశులుగా నివాసం ఉంటారు. ఆ దేశవాసులకు బానిసలుగా నాలుగు వందల సంవత్సరాలు అణచివేతకు గురి అవుతారు.
അപ്പോൾ അവൻ അബ്രാമിനോടു: നിന്റെ സന്തതി സ്വന്തമല്ലാത്ത ദേശത്തു നാനൂറു സംവത്സരം പ്രവാസികളായിരുന്നു ആ ദേശക്കാരെ സേവിക്കും; അവർ അവരെ പീഡിപ്പിക്കുമെന്നു നീ അറിഞ്ഞുകൊൾക.
14 ౧౪ వీళ్ళు దాసులుగా ఉన్న ఆ దేశానికి నేను తీర్పు తీరుస్తాను. ఆ తరువాత వాళ్ళు అపారమైన సంపదతో బయటకు వస్తారు.
എന്നാൽ അവർ സേവിക്കുന്ന ജാതിയെ ഞാൻ വിധിക്കും; അതിന്റെ ശേഷം അവർ വളരെ സമ്പത്തോടുംകൂടെ പുറപ്പെട്ടുപോരും.
15 ౧౫ కాని, నువ్వు నీ తండ్రుల దగ్గరికి ప్రశాంతంగా చేరుకుంటావు. పండు ముసలితనంలో నువ్వు మరణించగా నిన్ను పాతిపెడతారు.
നീയോ സമാധാനത്തോടെ നിന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാരോടു ചേരും; നല്ല വാൎദ്ധക്യത്തിൽ അടക്കപ്പെടും.
16 ౧౬ అమోరీయుల అక్రమం ఇంకా హద్డు మీరలేదు గనుక, నీ నాలుగవ తరం మనుషులు ఇక్కడికి తిరిగి వస్తారని కచ్చితంగా తెలుసుకో” అని అబ్రాముతో చెప్పాడు.
നാലാം തലമുറക്കാർ ഇവിടേക്കു മടങ്ങിവരും; അമോൎയ്യരുടെ അക്രമം ഇതുവരെ തികഞ്ഞിട്ടില്ല എന്നു അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു.
17 ౧౭ సూర్యుడు అస్తమించి చీకటి పడినప్పుడు, పొగ లేస్తున్న కొలిమి, మండుతున్న కాగడా దిగివచ్చి పేర్చిన మాంస ఖండాల మధ్యగా దాటుకుంటూ వెళ్ళాయి.
സൂൎയ്യൻ അസ്തമിച്ചു ഇരുട്ടായശേഷം ഇതാ, പുകയുന്ന ഒരു തീച്ചൂള; ആ ഭാഗങ്ങളുടെ നടുവെ ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന ഒരു പന്തം കടന്നുപോയി.
18 ౧౮ ఆ రోజున యెహోవా “ఐగుప్తు నది నుంచి, పేరుగాంచిన యూఫ్రటీసు నది వరకూ ఉన్న ఈ ప్రదేశాన్ని నీ వారసులకు ఇస్తాను.
അന്നു യഹോവ അബ്രാമിനോടു ഒരു നിയമം ചെയ്തു: നിന്റെ സന്തതിക്കു ഞാൻ മിസ്രയീംനദി തുടങ്ങി ഫ്രാത്ത് നദിയായ മഹാനദിവരെയുള്ള ഈ ദേശത്തെ,
കേന്യർ, കെനിസ്യർ, കദ്മോന്യർ, ഹിത്യർ,
പെറിസ്യർ, രെഫായീമ്യർ, അമോൎയ്യർ,
21 ౨౧ అమోరీయులను, కనానీయులను, గిర్గాషీయులను, యెబూసీయులను నీ వారసులకు దాసులుగా చేస్తాను” అని అబ్రాముతో నిబంధన చేశాడు.
കനാന്യർ, ഗിർഗ്ഗശ്യർ, യെബൂസ്യർ എന്നിവരുടെ ദേശത്തെ തന്നേ, തന്നിരിക്കുന്നു എന്നു അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു.
