యెషయా~ గ్రంథము 45
1 ౧ యెహోవా తాను అభిషేకించిన కోరెషును గురించి ఈ విధంగా చెబుతున్నాడు. “అతని పక్షంగా రాజ్యాలను జయించడానికి నేను అతని కుడిచేతిని పట్టుకున్నాను. నేను రాజుల నడికట్లు విప్పుతాను. ద్వారాలు అతని ఎదుట తెరచి ఉండేలా తలుపులు తీస్తాను.
“യഹോവ തന്റെ അഭിഷിക്തനായ കോരെശിനോട് ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: ജനതകളെ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ മുന്നിൽ കീഴടക്കാനും രാജാക്കന്മാരുടെ അരക്കച്ചകളഴിക്കാനും കവാടങ്ങൾ അടയ്ക്കപ്പെടാതിരിക്കേണ്ടതിന് അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെമുമ്പിൽ വാതിലുകൾ തുറക്കാനുമായി യഹോവയായ ഞാൻ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ വലങ്കൈ പിടിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
2 ౨ నేను నీకు ముందు వెళ్తూ ఉన్నత స్థలాలను చదును చేస్తాను. ఇత్తడి తలుపులను పగలగొడతాను, ఇనపగడియలను విరగ్గొడతాను.
ഞാൻ നിനക്കു മുമ്പേ പോകുകയും പർവതങ്ങൾ നിരപ്പാക്കുകയും ചെയ്യും; ഞാൻ വെങ്കലംകൊണ്ടുള്ള കവാടങ്ങൾ തകർക്കുകയും ഇരുമ്പോടാമ്പലുകൾ മുറിച്ചുകളയുകയും ചെയ്യും.
3 ౩ పేరు పెట్టి నిన్ను పిలిచిన ఇశ్రాయేలు దేవుడు యెహోవాను నేనే అని నువ్వు తెలుసుకోవాలి. చీకటి స్థలాల్లో ఉన్న నిధుల్నీ రహస్యంగా దాచి ఉన్న ధనాన్నీ నీకిస్తాను.
ഞാൻ നിനക്കും നിഗൂഢ നിക്ഷേപങ്ങൾ തരും, രഹസ്യസ്ഥലങ്ങളിൽ ശേഖരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന സമ്പത്തും, ഞാൻ ആകുന്നു നിന്നെ പേർചൊല്ലിവിളിക്കുന്ന ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ എന്നു നീ അറിയേണ്ടതിനുതന്നെ.
4 ౪ నేను నీకు తెలియకపోయినా నా సేవకుడు యాకోబు కోసం, నేను ఎన్నుకున్న ఇశ్రాయేలు కోసం నేను నిన్ను పేరుతో పిలిచాను. నీకు బిరుదులిచ్చాను.
എന്റെ ദാസനായ യാക്കോബിനും ഞാൻ തെരഞ്ഞെടുത്തവനായ ഇസ്രായേലിനുംവേണ്ടി, നീ എന്നെ അംഗീകരിക്കാതിരുന്നിട്ടുകൂടി ഞാൻ നിന്നെ പേർചൊല്ലി വിളിച്ച് നിനക്ക് ഒരു ആദരണീയ നാമം നൽകിയിരിക്കുന്നു.
ഞാൻ യഹോവ ആകുന്നു, എന്നെപ്പോലെ വേറെ ആരുമില്ല; ഞാനല്ലാതെ വേറൊരു ദൈവവുമില്ല. നീ എന്നെ അംഗീകരിച്ചിട്ടില്ലെങ്കിലും ഞാൻ നിന്നെ ശക്തിപ്പെടുത്തും;
6 ౬ తూర్పు నుండి పడమటి వరకూ నేను తప్ప ఏ దేవుడూ లేడని మనుషులు తెలుసుకోనేలా నువ్వు నన్ను ఎరుగకపోయినా నిన్ను సిద్ధం చేశాను. నేనే యెహోవాను. నేను తప్ప మరి ఏ దేవుడూ లేడు.
സൂര്യോദയസ്ഥാനംമുതൽ അസ്തമയംവരെ എല്ലായിടത്തുമുള്ള ജനം ഞാനല്ലാതെ വേറൊരു ദൈവം ഇല്ലെന്ന് അറിയേണ്ടതിനുതന്നെ. ഞാൻ യഹോവ ആകുന്നു, എന്നെപ്പോലെ വേറെ ആരുമില്ല.
7 ౭ వెలుగును సృజించే వాణ్ణీ చీకటిని కలిగించే వాణ్ణీ నేనే. శాంతినీ, విపత్తులనూ కలిగించే వాణ్ణి నేనే. యెహోవా అనే నేనే వీటన్నిటినీ కలిగిస్తాను.
ഞാൻ വെളിച്ചം നിർമിക്കുന്നു, അന്ധകാരം ഉളവാക്കുന്നു, ഞാൻ അഭിവൃദ്ധി കൊണ്ടുവരുന്നു, വിനാശം സൃഷ്ടിക്കുന്നു; യഹോവയായ ഞാൻ ഇവയെല്ലാം ചെയ്യുന്നു.
8 ౮ అంతరిక్షమా, పైనుండి కురిపించు. ఆకాశాలు నీతిన్యాయలు వర్షించనీ. భూమి విచ్చుకుని రక్షణ మొలకెత్తేలా నీతిని దానితో బాటు మొలిచేలా చెయ్యనీ. యెహోవానైన నేను దాన్ని కలిగించాను.
“മീതേയുള്ള ആകാശമേ, എന്റെ നീതി താഴേക്കു വർഷിക്കുക; മേഘങ്ങൾ അതു താഴേക്കു ചൊരിയട്ടെ, ഭൂമി വിശാലമായി തുറന്നുവരട്ടെ, രക്ഷ പൊട്ടിമുളയ്ക്കട്ടെ. നീതി അതോടൊപ്പം സമൃദ്ധിയായി വളരട്ടെ; യഹോവയായ ഞാൻ അതു സൃഷ്ടിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
9 ౯ మట్టికుండ పెంకుల్లో ఒక పెంకులాటి ఒకడు తనను చేసిన వానితో వాదిస్తే వాడికి బాధ. బంకమట్టి కుమ్మరితో ‘నువ్వేం చేస్తున్నావ్?’ అనవచ్చా? ‘నువ్వు చేసినపుడు నీకు చేతులు లేవా?’ అనగలదా?
“നിലത്ത് ഓട്ടക്കലക്കഷണങ്ങൾക്കിടയിൽ കിടന്ന് തങ്ങളുടെ സ്രഷ്ടാവിനോട് തർക്കിക്കുന്ന വെറും മൺപാത്രച്ചീളുകളായവർക്കു ഹാ കഷ്ടം! കളിമണ്ണ് കുശവനോട്, ‘എന്താണ് നീ നിർമിക്കുന്നത്?’ എന്നു ചോദിക്കുമോ. നിർമിക്കപ്പെട്ട വസ്തു, ‘കുശവനു കൈയില്ല,’ എന്നു പറയുമോ.
10 ౧౦ ‘నీకు పుట్టినదేమిటి?’ అని తన తండ్రినీ, ‘నువ్వు దేనిని గర్భం ధరించావు?’ అని తల్లినీ అడిగే వాడికి బాధ తప్పదు.”
ഒരു പിതാവിനോട്, ‘നീ എന്താണ് ജനിപ്പിച്ചത്?’ എന്നും ഒരു മാതാവിനോട്, ‘എന്തിനെയാണ് നീ പ്രസവിച്ചത്?’ എന്നും ചോദിക്കുന്നവർക്കു ഹാ കഷ്ടം!
11 ౧౧ ఇశ్రాయేలు పరిశుద్ధ దేవుడు, సృష్టికర్త అయిన యెహోవా ఈ మాట చెబుతున్నాడు, “జరగబోయే విషయాలకు సంబంధించి, నా పిల్లలను గురించీ, నా చేతి పనులను గురించీ నాకే ఆజ్ఞాపిస్తారా?
“ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ പരിശുദ്ധനും അവരുടെ സ്രഷ്ടാവുമായ യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: ‘എന്റെ മക്കൾക്ക് സംഭവിക്കാനിരിക്കുന്ന കാര്യങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ച്, എന്നെ ചോദ്യംചെയ്യുകയാണോ? എന്റെ കൈകളുടെ പ്രവൃത്തിയെപ്പറ്റി എനിക്കു കൽപ്പനതരികയാണോ?
12 ౧౨ భూమినీ దానిపైనున్న మనుషులనూ సృష్టించింది నేనే. నా చేతులు ఆకాశాలను విశాలపరిచాయి. వాటిలోని సమస్తాన్నీ నా ఆజ్ఞతోనే నడిపిస్తాను.
ഞാനാണ് ഭൂമിയെ നിർമിച്ചത്, അതിൽ മനുഷ്യനെ സൃഷ്ടിച്ചതും ഞാൻതന്നെ. എന്റെ കൈകളാൽ ഞാൻ ആകാശത്തെ വിരിച്ചു; അതിലെ സകലസൈന്യത്തെയും ഞാൻ അണിനിരത്തി.
13 ౧౩ నీతిని బట్టి కోరెషును ప్రేరేపించాను, అతని మార్గాలన్నిటినీ తిన్నగా చేస్తాను. అతడు నా పట్టణాన్ని కట్టిస్తాడు, ఏమీ వెల గానీ, లంచం గానీ పుచ్చుకోకుండానే చెరలో ఉన్నవారిని అతడు విడిపిస్తాడు.”
എന്റെ നീതി നടപ്പാക്കുന്നതിനുവേണ്ടി ഞാൻ കോരേശിനെ ഉയർത്തും: അവന്റെ വഴികളെല്ലാം ഞാൻ നിരപ്പാക്കും. അവൻ എന്റെ നഗരം പണിയുകയും വിലയോ പ്രതിഫലമോ വാങ്ങാതെ എന്റെ ബന്ധിതരെ വിട്ടയയ്ക്കുകയും ചെയ്യും,’ എന്നു സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവ അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു.”
14 ౧౪ యెహోవా ఈ విధంగా చెబుతున్నాడు “ఐగుప్తీయుల సంపాదన, కూషు వ్యాపార లాభాలు, నీకు దొరుకుతాయి. ఎత్తుగా ఉండే సెబాయీయులు నీకు లొంగిపోతారు. వారు సంకెళ్ళతో నీవెంట వచ్చి నీకు సాగిలపడతారు. ‘నిజంగా దేవుడు నీతో ఉన్నాడు, ఆయన తప్ప మరి ఏ దేవుడూ లేడు’ అని చెబుతూ నిన్ను వేడుకుంటారు.”
യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: “ഈജിപ്റ്റിന്റെ ഉല്പന്നങ്ങളും കൂശ്യരുടെ വ്യാപാരവസ്തുക്കളും ദീർഘകായന്മാരായ സെബായരും നിന്റെ അടുക്കൽവരും അവ നിന്റെ വകയായിത്തീരും; അവർ ചങ്ങല ധരിച്ചവരായി, നിന്റെ പിന്നാലെ ഇഴഞ്ഞുവരും. നിന്റെ മുമ്പിൽ വീണ്, ‘ദൈവം നിങ്ങളുടെ മധ്യേ ഉണ്ട്, ആ ദൈവമല്ലാതെ മറ്റൊരു ദൈവവുമില്ല,’ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞുകൊണ്ട് നിന്നോട് യാചിക്കും.”
ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ ദൈവമായ രക്ഷകാ, അങ്ങ് സത്യമായും മറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്ന ദൈവമാകുന്നു.
16 ౧౬ విగ్రహాలు చేసే వారు సిగ్గుపడతారు. వారంతా అవమానం పాలవుతారు. వారిలో ప్రతి ఒక్కడూ కలవరానికి గురవుతాడు.
വിഗ്രഹങ്ങൾ നിർമിക്കുന്ന എല്ലാവരും ലജ്ജിതരും നിന്ദിതരുമാകും; അവർ എല്ലാവരും ഒരുമിച്ചുതന്നെ നിന്ദിതരുമായിത്തീരും.
17 ౧౭ యెహోవా ఇశ్రాయేలుకు నిత్యమైన రక్షణ అనుగ్రహిస్తాడు. కాబట్టి మీరు ఇక ఎన్నటికీ సిగ్గుపడరు, అవమానం పాలు కారు.
എന്നാൽ ഇസ്രായേൽ യഹോവയാൽ രക്ഷിതരാകും അതു നിത്യരക്ഷയായിരിക്കും; നിങ്ങൾ നിത്യയുഗങ്ങളോളം ലജ്ജിതരോ നിന്ദിതരോ ആകുകയില്ല.
18 ౧౮ ఆకాశాల సృష్టికర్త యెహోవాయే దేవుడు. ఆయన భూమిని చేసి, దాన్ని సిద్ధపరచి స్థిరపరిచాడు. నిరాకారంగా కాక, ఒక నివాసస్థలంగా దాన్ని సృష్టించాడు. ఆయన ఇలా ప్రకటిస్తున్నాడు. “యెహోవాను నేనే, మరి ఏ దేవుడూ లేడు.
“ആകാശത്തെ സൃഷ്ടിച്ച യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു, അവിടന്നുതന്നെ ദൈവം; അവിടന്നു ഭൂമിയെ നിർമിച്ചുണ്ടാക്കി, അവിടന്ന് അതിനെ സ്ഥാപിച്ചു; വ്യർഥമായിട്ടല്ല, അധിവാസത്തിനായി അവിടന്ന് അതിനെ നിർമിച്ചു. അവിടന്ന് അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു, ഞാൻ യഹോവ ആകുന്നു, വേറൊരു ദൈവവുമില്ല,
19 ౧౯ ఎక్కడో చీకటిలో రహస్య స్థలం నుండి నేను మాట్లాడలేదు. అదృశ్యంగా ఉండి, ‘నన్ను వెదకండి’ అని యాకోబు సంతానంతో నేను చెప్పలేదు. నేను న్యాయంగా మాట్లాడేవాణ్ణి, యెహోవా అనే నేను యథార్థమైన సంగతులు తెలిపేవాణ్ణి.
ഞാൻ ഭൂമിയിൽ ഒരു ഇരുളടഞ്ഞ സ്ഥലത്തുവെച്ച്, രഹസ്യമായിട്ടല്ല സംസാരിച്ചത്; ‘എന്നെ വ്യർഥമായി അന്വേഷിക്കുക’ എന്നല്ല ഞാൻ യാക്കോബിന്റെ സന്തതിയോട് കൽപ്പിച്ചത്. യഹോവ ആകുന്ന ഞാൻ സത്യം സംസാരിക്കുന്നു; ന്യായമായ കാര്യങ്ങൾ പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു.
20 ౨౦ కలిసి రండి, వివిధ రాజ్యాల్లో పరవాసులుగా ఉన్నవారంతా నా దగ్గర సమకూడండి. చెక్కిన విగ్రహాలను మోస్తూ రక్షించలేని ఆ దేవుళ్ళకు మొరపెట్టేవారు బుద్ధిహీనులు.
“നിങ്ങൾ കൂടിവരിക; രാഷ്ട്രങ്ങളിൽനിന്നു പലായനംചെയ്തു വരുന്നവരേ, സമ്മേളിക്കുക. രക്ഷിക്കാൻ കഴിവില്ലാത്ത ദേവതകളോട് പ്രാർഥിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് മരത്തിൽത്തീർത്ത വിഗ്രഹങ്ങളെ ചുമന്നുകൊണ്ട് നടക്കുന്നവർ വെറും അജ്ഞരാണ്.
21 ౨౧ నా సన్నిధిలోకి వచ్చి సంగతులు వివరించండి. ప్రజలు వారిలో వారిని సంప్రదించుకొనియండి. పూర్వకాలం నుండీ ఆ కార్యాలను ఎవరు తెలుపుతూ ఉన్నారు? చాలకాలం కిందటే దాన్ని ప్రకటించిన వాడెవడు? యెహోవానైన నేనే గదా? నేను తప్ప వేరొక దేవుడు లేడు. నేను న్యాయవంతుడైన దేవుణ్ణి. నేనే రక్షించేవాణ్ణి. నేను తప్ప మరి ఏ దేవుడూ లేడు.
എന്തു സംഭവിക്കുമെന്നു വിളംബരംചെയ്യുക, അതു പ്രസ്താവിക്കുക— അവർ കൂടിയാലോചിക്കട്ടെ. പുരാതനകാലത്തുതന്നെ ഇതു പ്രവചിച്ചതാര്? ദീർഘകാലംമുമ്പേതന്നെ ഇതു പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചതാര്? യഹോവയായ ഞാനല്ലേ? ഞാനല്ലാതെ ഒരു ദൈവവുമില്ല. ഞാനല്ലാതെ നീതിമാനും രക്ഷകനുമായ മറ്റൊരു ദൈവവുമില്ല.
22 ౨౨ భూమి అంచుల వరకూ నివసించే ప్రజలారా, నా వైపు చూసి రక్షణ పొందండి. దేవుణ్ణి నేనే, మరి ఏ దేవుడూ లేడు.
“എല്ലാ ഭൂസീമകളുമേ, എങ്കലേക്കു നോക്കി രക്ഷപ്പെടുക; ഞാൻ ആകുന്നു ദൈവം, വേറൊരു ദൈവവുമില്ല.
23 ౨౩ నా ఎదుట ప్రతి మోకాలు వంగుతుందనీ, ప్రతి నాలుకా ‘యెహోవా తోడు’ అని అంటుందనీ నేను ప్రమాణం చేశాను. నా న్యాయ వాక్కు బయలుదేరింది. అది వ్యర్ధం కాదు.
ഞാൻ എന്നെക്കൊണ്ടുതന്നെ ശപഥംചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു, എന്റെ വായ് പരമാർഥതയിൽ സംസാരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു അതൊരിക്കലും തിരികെയെടുക്കാൻ കഴിയുന്നതല്ല: എന്റെമുമ്പിൽ എല്ലാ മുഴങ്കാലും വണങ്ങും; എന്റെ നാമത്തിൽ എല്ലാ നാവും ശപഥംചെയ്യും.
24 ౨౪ ‘యెహోవాలోనే రక్షణ, బలం ఉన్నాయి’ అని ప్రజలు నా గురించి చెబుతారు.” మనుషులంతా ఆయన దగ్గరకే వస్తారు. ఆయనను వ్యతిరేకించిన వారంతా సిగ్గుపడతారు.
‘യഹോവയിൽമാത്രമാണ് എനിക്കു നീതിയും ബലവും,’” എന്ന് അവർ എന്നെക്കുറിച്ച് പറയും. അവിടത്തോടു കോപിക്കുന്ന എല്ലാവരും അവിടത്തെ അടുക്കൽ വരികയും ലജ്ജിതരാകുകയും ചെയ്യും.
എന്നാൽ യഹോവയിൽ ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ സകലസന്തതികളും നീതീകരിക്കപ്പെട്ടവരായി യഹോവയെ സ്തുതിക്കും.
