ఆదికాండము 22
1 ౧ ఈ సంగతులన్నీ జరిగిన తరువాత దేవుడు అబ్రాహామును పరీక్షించాడు. ఆయన “అబ్రాహామూ” అని పిలిచినప్పుడు అతడు “చిత్తం ప్రభూ” అన్నాడు.
൧അതിന്‍റെശേഷം ദൈവം അബ്രാഹാമിനെ പരിശോധിച്ചത് എങ്ങനെയെന്നാൽ: “അബ്രാഹാമേ,” എന്നു വിളിച്ചതിന്: “ഞാൻ ഇതാ” എന്ന് അവൻ പറഞ്ഞു.
2 ౨ అప్పుడు ఆయన అబ్రాహాముతో “నువ్వు ప్రేమించే నీ ఒక్కగానొక్క కొడుకు ఇస్సాకును తీసుకుని మోరియా దేశానికి వెళ్ళు. అక్కడ నేను చెప్పబోయే ఒక పర్వతం మీద అతణ్ణి దహనబలిగా అర్పించు” అన్నాడు.
൨അപ്പോൾ അവിടുന്ന്: “നിന്റെ മകനെ, നീ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്ന നിന്റെ ഏകജാതനായ യിസ്ഹാക്കിനെ തന്നെ കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ട് മോറിയാദേശത്തു ചെന്ന്, അവിടെ ഞാൻ നിന്നോട് കല്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു മലയിൽ അവനെ ഹോമയാഗം അർപ്പിക്ക” എന്ന് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു.
3 ౩ కనుక అబ్రాహాము తెల్లవారగానే లేచి తన గాడిదకు జీను కట్టి సిద్ధం చేసి, దహనబలి కోసం కట్టెలు కొట్టి, తన కొడుకు ఇస్సాకుతో పాటు ఇద్దరు పనివాళ్ళనూ వెంటబెట్టుకుని దేవుడు తనకు చెప్పిన ప్రాంతానికి ప్రయాణమయ్యాడు.
൩അബ്രാഹാം അതിരാവിലെ എഴുന്നേറ്റ് കഴുതയ്ക്കു കോപ്പിട്ടു കെട്ടി ബാല്യക്കാരിൽ രണ്ടുപേരെയും തന്റെ മകൻ യിസ്ഹാക്കിനെയും കൂട്ടി ഹോമയാഗത്തിനു വിറകു കീറി എടുത്തുംകൊണ്ട് പുറപ്പെട്ടു, ദൈവം തന്നോട് കല്പിച്ച സ്ഥലത്തേക്ക് പോയി.
൪മൂന്നാംദിവസം അബ്രാഹാം നോക്കി ദൂരത്തുനിന്ന് ആ സ്ഥലം കണ്ടു.
5 ౫ తన పనివాళ్ళతో “మీరు గాడిదతో ఇక్కడే ఉండండి. నేనూ అబ్బాయీ అక్కడికి వెళ్లి దేవుణ్ణి ఆరాధించి తిరిగి మీ దగ్గరికి వస్తాం” అని చెప్పాడు.
൫അബ്രാഹാം ബാല്യക്കാരോട്: “നിങ്ങൾ കഴുതയുമായി ഇവിടെ ഇരിപ്പിൻ; ഞാനും ബാലനും അവിടെവരെ ചെന്ന് ആരാധന കഴിച്ചു മടങ്ങിവരാം” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
6 ౬ అప్పుడు అబ్రాహాము దహనబలి కోసం తెచ్చిన కట్టెలు తీసుకుని తన కొడుకు ఇస్సాకు తలపై పెట్టాడు. తన చేతిలో నిప్పు, కత్తి పట్టుకున్నాడు. ఇక వాళ్ళిద్దరూ కలసి కొండపైకి ఎక్కుతున్నారు.
൬അബ്രാഹാം ഹോമയാഗത്തിനുള്ള വിറക് എടുത്ത് തന്റെ മകനായ യിസ്ഹാക്കിന്റെ ചുമലിൽ വച്ചു; തീയും കത്തിയും താൻ എടുത്തു; ഇരുവരും ഒന്നിച്ച് നടന്നു.
7 ౭ ఇస్సాకు తన తండ్రి అబ్రాహామును “నాన్నా” అని పిలిచాడు. దానికి అబ్రాహాము “ఏం నాయనా” అన్నాడు. అప్పుడతడు “చూడండి, మన దగ్గర నిప్పూ కట్టెలూ ఉన్నాయి గానీ దహనబలికి గొర్రె పిల్ల ఏది?” అని అడిగాడు.
൭അപ്പോൾ യിസ്ഹാക്ക് തന്റെ അപ്പനായ അബ്രാഹാമിനോട്: “അപ്പാ,” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞതിന് അവൻ: “എന്താകുന്നു മകനേ” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു. “ഇതാ, തീയും വിറകുമുണ്ട്; എന്നാൽ ഹോമയാഗത്തിന് ആട്ടിൻകുട്ടി എവിടെ? എന്ന് അവൻ ചോദിച്ചു.
൮“ദൈവം അവിടുത്തേക്കു ഹോമയാഗത്തിന് ഒരു ആട്ടിൻകുട്ടിയെ കരുതിക്കൊള്ളും, മകനേ,” എന്ന് അബ്രാഹാം പറഞ്ഞു. അങ്ങനെ അവർ ഇരുവരും ഒന്നിച്ച് നടന്നു.
9 ౯ దేవుడు అబ్రాహాముకు చెప్పిన స్థలానికి వారు చేరుకున్నారు. అక్కడ అబ్రాహాము ఒక బలిపీఠం నిర్మించి దానిపై కట్టెలు పేర్చాడు. ఇస్సాకును తాళ్ళతో బంధించాడు. ఆ బలిపీఠంపై పేర్చిన కట్టెలపై అతణ్ణి పడుకోబెట్టాడు.
൯ദൈവം കല്പിച്ചിരുന്ന സ്ഥലത്ത് അവർ എത്തി; അവിടെ അബ്രാഹാം ഒരു യാഗപീഠം പണിതു, വിറക് അടുക്കി, തന്റെ മകൻ യിസ്ഹാക്കിനെ കെട്ടി യാഗപീഠത്തിന്മേൽ വിറകിന്മീതെ കിടത്തി.
൧൦പിന്നെ അബ്രാഹാം കൈ നീട്ടി തന്റെ മകനെ അറുക്കേണ്ടതിന് കത്തി എടുത്തു.
11 ౧౧ అప్పుడు ఆకాశం నుండి యెహోవా దూత “అబ్రాహామూ, అబ్రాహామూ” అని పిలిచాడు. దానికతడు “చిత్తం ప్రభూ” అన్నాడు.
൧൧ഉടനെ യഹോവയുടെ ദൂതൻ ആകാശത്തുനിന്ന്: “അബ്രാഹാമേ, അബ്രാഹാമേ,” എന്നു വിളിച്ചു; “ഞാൻ ഇതാ,” എന്ന് അവൻ പറഞ്ഞു.
12 ౧౨ అప్పుడు ఆయన “ఆ బాలునిపై చెయ్యి వేయకు. అతనికి ఏ హానీ తలపెట్టవద్దు. నీకున్న ఒక్కగానొక్క కొడుకుని నాకివ్వడానికి వెనుకంజ వేయలేదు. అది చూశాక నీకు దేవునిపట్ల భయభక్తులు ఉన్నాయని నాకు తెలిసింది” అన్నాడు.
൧൨“ബാലന്റെമേൽ കൈവയ്ക്കരുത്; അവനോട് ഒന്നും ചെയ്യരുത്; നിന്റെ ഏകജാതനായ മകനെ തരുവാൻ നീ മടിക്കായ്കകൊണ്ട് നീ ദൈവത്തെ ഭയപ്പെടുന്നു എന്ന് ഞാൻ ഇപ്പോൾ അറിയുന്നു” എന്ന് അവിടുന്ന് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു.
13 ౧౩ అప్పుడు అబ్రాహాము తలెత్తి చూశాడు. ఆశ్చర్యం కలిగించేలా అక్కడ ఉన్న ఒక పొదలో కొమ్ములు చిక్కుకుని ఉన్న ఒక పొట్టేలు అతనికి కనిపించింది. అబ్రాహాము వెళ్ళి ఆ పోట్టేలుని పట్టుకుని తన కొడుక్కి బదులుగా దాన్ని దహనబలిగా అర్పించాడు.
൧൩അബ്രാഹാം തലപൊക്കി നോക്കിയപ്പോൾ തന്റെ പിന്നിൽ ഒരു ആട്ടുകൊറ്റൻ കൊമ്പ് കാട്ടിൽ പിടിപെട്ടു കിടക്കുന്നത് കണ്ടു; അബ്രാഹാം ചെന്ന് ആട്ടുകൊറ്റനെ പിടിച്ചു തന്റെ മകനു പകരം ഹോമയാഗം കഴിച്ചു.
14 ౧౪ అబ్రాహాము ఆ చోటును “యెహోవా యీరే” అని పిలిచాడు. కాబట్టి “యెహోవా తన పర్వతం పైన దయచేస్తాడు” అనే మాట ఈ నాటి వరకూ నిలిచి వాడుకలో ఉంది.
൧൪അബ്രാഹാം ആ സ്ഥലത്തിന് യഹോവ യിരേ എന്നു പേരിട്ടു. “യഹോവയുടെ പർവ്വതത്തിൽ അവൻ പ്രത്യക്ഷനാകും” എന്ന് ഇന്നുവരെയും പറഞ്ഞുവരുന്നു.
൧൫യഹോവയുടെ ദൂതൻ രണ്ടാമതും ആകാശത്തുനിന്ന് അബ്രാഹാമിനെ വിളിച്ചു അരുളിച്ചെയ്തത്:
16 ౧౬ “నువ్వు నీ ఒక్కగానొక్క కొడుకుని ఇవ్వడానికి వెనుకంజ వేయకుండా ఇదంతా చేశావు. అందుకే ప్రమాణం చేస్తున్నాను.
൧൬“നീ ഈ കാര്യം ചെയ്തു, നിന്റെ ഏകജാതനായ മകനെ തരുവാൻ മടിക്കായ്കകൊണ്ട്
17 ౧౭ నేను నిన్ను ఆశీర్వదిస్తాను. నీ వారసులను ఆకాశంలో ఉండే నక్షత్రాల వలే, సముద్ర తీరంలో ఉండే ఇసుక రేణువులవలే అత్యధికంగా విస్తరించేలా చేస్తాను. నీ వారసులు తమ శత్రువుల భూములను స్వాధీనం చేసుకుంటారు.
൧൭ഞാൻ നിന്നെ ഐശ്വര്യമായി അനുഗ്രഹിക്കും; നിന്റെ സന്തതിയെ ആകാശത്തിലെ നക്ഷത്രങ്ങൾപോലെയും കടൽക്കരയിലെ മണൽപോലെയും അത്യന്തം വർദ്ധിപ്പിക്കും; നിന്റെ സന്തതി ശത്രുക്കളുടെ പട്ടണവാതിലുകൾ കൈവശമാക്കും.
൧൮നീ എന്റെ വാക്ക് അനുസരിച്ചതുകൊണ്ട് നിന്റെ സന്തതി മുഖാന്തരം ഭൂമിയിലുള്ള സകലജാതികളും അനുഗ്രഹിക്കപ്പെടും എന്നു ഞാൻ എന്നെക്കൊണ്ടുതന്നെ സത്യം ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു എന്ന് യഹോവ അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു”.
19 ౧౯ తరువాత అబ్రాహాము తన పనివాళ్ళ దగ్గరికి వచ్చాడు. వాళ్ళంతా కలసి బెయేర్షెబాకు వెళ్ళారు. అబ్రాహాము బెయేర్షెబాలో నివసించాడు.
൧൯പിന്നെ അബ്രാഹാം ബാല്യക്കാരുടെ അടുക്കൽ മടങ്ങിവന്നു; അവർ ഒന്നിച്ച് പുറപ്പെട്ട് ബേർ-ശേബയിലേക്കു പോന്നു; അബ്രാഹാം ബേർ-ശേബയിൽ പാർത്തു.
20 ౨౦ ఆ సంగతులన్నీ జరిగిన తరువాత తన సోదరుడైన నాహోరుకు మిల్కా ద్వారా పిల్లలు కలిగారు అనే వార్త అబ్రాహాముకు చేరింది.
൨൦അനന്തരം ഒരുവൻ വന്നു “മിൽക്കയും നിന്റെ സഹോദരനായ നാഹോരിനു മക്കളെ പ്രസവിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു എന്നു വർത്തമാനം അറിയിച്ചു.
൨൧അവർ ആരെന്നാൽ: ആദ്യജാതൻ ഊസ്, അവന്റെ അനുജൻ ബൂസ്, അരാമിന്റെ പിതാവായ കെമൂവേൽ,
൨൨കേശെദ്, ഹസോ, പിൽദാശ്, യിദലാഫ്, ബെഥൂവേൽ” എന്ന് അബ്രാഹാമിനു അറിവ് കിട്ടി.
൨൩ബെഥൂവേൽ റിബെക്കയെ ജനിപ്പിച്ചു. ഈ എട്ടുപേരെ മിൽക്കാ അബ്രാഹാമിന്റെ സഹോദരനായ നാഹോരിനു പ്രസവിച്ചു.
൨൪നാഹോരിന്റെ വെപ്പാട്ടി രെയൂമാ എന്നവളും തേബഹ്, ഗഹാം, തഹശ്, മാഖാ എന്നിവരെ പ്രസവിച്ചു.
