యెషయా~ గ్రంథము 56
1 ౧ యెహోవా ఇలా చెబుతున్నాడు. “నా రక్షణ దగ్గరగా ఉంది. నా నీతి త్వరలో వెల్లడవుతుంది. కాబట్టి న్యాయాన్ని పాటించండి. నిజాయితీతో ప్రవర్తించండి.
യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: “നിങ്ങൾ ന്യായം പാലിക്കുകയും നീതി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുക, കാരണം എന്റെ രക്ഷ സമീപം ആയിരിക്കുന്നു, എന്റെ നീതി വളരെവേഗംതന്നെ വെളിപ്പെടും.
2 ౨ ఆ విధంగా చేస్తూ కచ్చితంగా పాటించేవాడు ధన్యుడు. అలాటి వాడు విశ్రాంతిదినాన్ని అపవిత్రపరచకుండా దాన్ని అనుసరిస్తాడు. ఏ కీడూ చేయడు.”
ശബ്ബത്തിനെ അശുദ്ധമാക്കാതെ അതു പാലിക്കുക തിന്മ പ്രവർത്തിക്കാതെ തങ്ങളുടെ കൈകളെ സൂക്ഷിക്കുക ഇവ ചെയ്യുന്ന മനുഷ്യർ അനുഗൃഹീതർ, ഇവ മുറുകെപ്പിടിക്കുന്നവരുംതന്നെ.”
3 ౩ యెహోవాను అనుసరించే విదేశీయుడు, “యెహోవా తప్పకుండా నన్ను తన ప్రజల్లో నుంచి వెలివేస్తాడు” అనుకోకూడదు. నపుంసకుడు “నేను ఎండిన చెట్టును” అనుకోకూడదు.
“യഹോവ എന്നെ തന്റെ ജനത്തിൽനിന്ന് നിശ്ശേഷം അകറ്റിയിരിക്കുന്നു,” എന്ന് യഹോവയോടു ചേർന്നിട്ടുള്ള ഒരു വിദേശിയും പറയാതിരിക്കട്ടെ. “ഞാൻ ഉണങ്ങിയ ഒരു വൃക്ഷമാണ്,” എന്ന് ഒരു ഷണ്ഡനും പറയാതിരിക്കട്ടെ.
4 ౪ నేను నియమించిన విశ్రాంతిదినాలను ఆచరిస్తూ నాకిష్టమైన వాటిని కోరుకుంటూ నా నిబంధనను ఆధారం చేసుకునే నపుంసకులను గురించి యెహోవా ఇలా చెబుతున్నాడు,
കാരണം യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: “എന്റെ ശബ്ബത്തുകളെ ആചരിക്കുകയും എനിക്കു പ്രസാദകരമായവ തെരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുകയും എന്റെ ഉടമ്പടി പാലിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഷണ്ഡന്മാരോട്—
5 ౫ నా ఇంట్లో, నా ప్రాకారాల్లో ఒక భాగాన్ని వారికిస్తాను. కొడుకులకంటే కూతుళ్లకంటే మంచి పేరు ప్రతిష్టలు ప్రసాదిస్తాను. వాటిని ఎన్నటికీ కొట్టివేయడం జరగదు.
അവർക്കും ഞാൻ എന്റെ ആലയത്തിലും എന്റെ മതിൽക്കെട്ടിനുള്ളിലും പുത്രീപുത്രന്മാരെക്കാൾ മെച്ചമായൊരു സ്മാരകവും പേരും നൽകും; എന്നെന്നും നിലനിൽക്കുന്ന ഒരു ശാശ്വതനാമം ഞാൻ അവർക്കു നൽകും.
6 ౬ విశ్రాంతి దినాన్ని అపవిత్రపరచకుండా ఆచరిస్తూ నా నిబంధనను ఆధారం చేసుకుంటూ యెహోవాకు సేవకులై యెహోవా నామాన్ని ప్రేమిస్తూ ఆయన్ని ఆరాధించడానికి ఆయన పక్షం చేరే విదేశీయులను నా పరిశుద్ధ పర్వతానికి తీసుకు వస్తాను.
യഹോവയെ സേവിക്കാനും അവിടത്തെ നാമം സ്നേഹിക്കാനും അവിടത്തെ ദാസരായിരിക്കാനും യഹോവയോടു ചേർന്നിട്ടുള്ള എല്ലാ യെഹൂദേതരരെയും, ശബ്ബത്തിനെ അശുദ്ധമാക്കാതെ ആചരിക്കുകയും എന്റെ ഉടമ്പടി പാലിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന എല്ലാവരെയും—
7 ౭ నా ప్రార్థన మందిరంలో వారిని ఆనందింపచేస్తాను. నా బలిపీఠం మీద వారు అర్పించే దహనబలులూ బలులూ నాకు అంగీకారమవుతాయి. నా మందిరం అన్ని రాజ్యాలకూ ప్రార్థన మందిరం అవుతుంది.
ഞാൻ എന്റെ വിശുദ്ധപർവതത്തിലേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുവരും, എന്റെ പ്രാർഥനാലയത്തിൽ അവരെ സന്തുഷ്ടരാക്കിത്തീർക്കും. അവരുടെ ഹോമയാഗങ്ങളും ഹനനയാഗങ്ങളും എന്റെ യാഗപീഠത്തിന്മേൽ സ്വീകാര്യമായിത്തീരും. എന്റെ ആലയം സകലജനതകൾക്കുമുള്ള പ്രാർഥനാലയം എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടും.”
8 ౮ ఇశ్రాయేలీయుల్లో వెలివేయబడిన వారిని సమకూర్చే ప్రభువైన యెహోవా వాక్కు ఇదే, “నేను సమకూర్చిన ఇశ్రాయేలు వారు కాక ఇతరులను కూడా వారి దగ్గరికి చేరుస్తాను.”
ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ ഭ്രഷ്ടരെ ചേർത്തുകൊള്ളുന്ന യഹോവയായ കർത്താവ് അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: “എന്നോടു ചേർക്കപ്പെട്ടവർക്കു പുറമേ മറ്റുള്ളവരെയും ഞാൻ കൂട്ടിച്ചേർക്കും.”
വയലിലെ സകലമൃഗങ്ങളേ, കാട്ടിലെ സകലജന്തുക്കളേ, വന്നു ഭക്ഷിക്കുക!
10 ౧౦ వారి కాపలాదారులంతా గుడ్డివాళ్ళు. వాళ్ళంతా తెలివితక్కువ వాళ్ళు. వాళ్ళంతా మొరగలేని మూగకుక్కలు. పడుకుని కలలు కంటారు. నిద్ర అంటే వారికి చాలా ఇష్టం.
ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ കാവൽക്കാർ അന്ധരാണ്, അവർ അറിവില്ലാത്തവർ അവർ എല്ലാവരും കുരയ്ക്കാൻ കഴിയാത്ത ഊമനായ്ക്കൾതന്നെ. അവർ നിദ്രപ്രിയരായി സ്വപ്നംകണ്ടു കിടന്നുറങ്ങുന്നു.
11 ౧౧ వారు తిండి కోసం అత్యాశపడే కుక్కలు. ఎంత తిన్నా వాటికి తృప్తి లేదు. వాళ్ళు తెలివిలేని కాపరులు. వాళ్ళంతా తమకిష్టమైన దారిలో వెళతారు. ప్రతివాడూ సొంతలాభం కోసం వెతుకుతాడు.
അവർ ഒരിക്കലും തൃപ്തിവരാത്ത, ആർത്തിപൂണ്ട, നായ്ക്കൾ. അവർ ഗ്രഹണശക്തിയില്ലാത്ത ഇടയന്മാർതന്നെ; അവരെല്ലാം സ്വന്തവഴിക്കു തിരിയുന്നു, അവർ സ്വന്തം ലാഭം അന്വേഷിക്കുന്നു.
12 ౧౨ వాళ్ళిలా అంటారు “రండి. ద్రాక్షమద్యం, మత్తిచ్చే పానీయాలు తాగుదాం. రేపు ఇవాళ లాగా ఉంటుంది. ఇంకా చాలా బాగుంటుంది.”
“വരിക, ഞാൻ വീഞ്ഞുകൊണ്ടുവരട്ടെ! നമുക്കു ലഹരിപാനീയം തൃപ്തിവരുന്നതുവരെ കുടിക്കാം! ഇന്നത്തെപ്പോലെ നാളെയും അധികം സമൃദ്ധിയോടെതന്നെ,” എന്ന് അവർ പറയുന്നു.
