యెషయా~ గ్రంథము 58
1 ౧ పెద్దగా కేకలు వెయ్యి. ఆపవద్దు. బూరలాగా నీ గొంతెత్తు. వారు చేసిన తిరుగుబాటు నా ప్రజలకు తెలియజెయ్యి. యాకోబు ఇంటివారికి వారి పాపాలను తెలియజెయ్యి.
“ഉച്ചത്തിൽ വിളിക്കുക, അടങ്ങിയിരിക്കരുത്. കാഹളംപോലെ നിന്റെ ശബ്ദം ഉയർത്തുക. എന്റെ ജനത്തോട് അവരുടെ അതിക്രമങ്ങളും യാക്കോബുഗൃഹത്തിന് അവരുടെ പാപങ്ങളും വിളിച്ചുപറയുക.
2 ౨ అయినా వాళ్ళు తమ దేవుని ఆజ్ఞలను వదలని ప్రజలుగా నీతిని అనుసరించే దేశంగా ప్రతిరోజూ నన్ను వెతుకుతూ ఉంటారు. నా విధానాలను తెలుసుకోవడంలో ఆనందిస్తారు. తమకు న్యాయమైన తీర్పులు తీర్చాలని నన్ను అడుగుతారు. దేవుడు తమకు దగ్గరవ్వాలని ఆశిస్తారు.
അവർ ദിനംപ്രതി എന്നെ അന്വേഷിക്കുകയും; എന്റെ വഴികൾ അറിയുന്നതിന് ആകാംക്ഷയുള്ളവരായിരിക്കുകയും നീതിമാത്രം പ്രവർത്തിക്കുകയും തങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവത്തിന്റെ കൽപ്പനകൾ ഒരിക്കലും ഉപേക്ഷിക്കാതിരിക്കുകയും ചെയ്ത ഒരു രാഷ്ട്രത്തെപ്പോലെ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യും. അവർ ന്യായപൂർവമായ തീരുമാനങ്ങൾ എന്നോടു ചോദിക്കുകയും ദൈവത്തോട് അടുത്തുവരുന്നതിൽ ഉത്സുകരാകുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു.
3 ౩ “మేమెందుకు ఉపవాసమున్నాం? నువ్వెందుకు చూడవు? మమ్మల్ని మేము ఎందుకు తగ్గించుకున్నాం? నువ్వు గమనించలేదు” అని వాళ్ళు అంటారు. మీ ఉపవాస దినాన మీరు మీకిష్టం వచ్చినట్టు చేస్తూ మీ పనివాళ్ళను కఠినంగా చూస్తారు.
‘ഞങ്ങൾ ഉപവസിച്ചിട്ട്, അങ്ങു കാണാതിരിക്കുന്നതെന്ത്?’ അവർ ചോദിക്കുന്നു, ‘ഞങ്ങൾ ആത്മതപനം ചെയ്തിട്ട് അങ്ങ് അറിയാത്തതെന്ത്?’ “ഇതാ, നിങ്ങളുടെ ഉപവാസദിവസത്തിൽ നിങ്ങളുടെ താത്പര്യങ്ങൾ തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്താൻ ശ്രമിക്കുകയും നിങ്ങളുടെ എല്ലാ ജോലിക്കാരെയും ചൂഷണംചെയ്യുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു.
4 ౪ మీరు ఉపవాసమున్నప్పుడు పోట్లాడుకుంటారు. మీ పిడికిళ్ళతో కొట్టుకుంటారు. మీరు ఈ రోజుల్లో ఉపవాసముండేది మీ స్వరం పైన వినబడాలని కాదు.
നിങ്ങളുടെ ഉപവാസം അവസാനിക്കുന്നത്, കലഹവും വാഗ്വാദവും ക്രൂരമുഷ്ടികൊണ്ടുള്ള ഇടിയുംകൊണ്ടാണ്. ഇങ്ങനെയുള്ളതാണ് നിങ്ങളുടെ ഉപവാസമെങ്കിൽ നിങ്ങളുടെ പ്രാർഥന സ്വർഗത്തിൽ എത്തുമെന്നു പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുകയേ വേണ്ട.
5 ౫ నేను కోరేది అలాంటి ఉపవాసమా? ప్రతివాడు తనను తాను అణుచుకుంటే సరిపోతుందా? ఒకడు రెల్లులాగా తలవంచుకుని గోనెపట్ట కట్టుకుని బూడిద పరచుకుని కూర్చోవడం ఉపవాసమా? అలాంటి ఉపవాసం యెహోవాకు ఇష్టమని మీరనుకుంటారా?
ഇത്തരമൊരു ഉപവാസമാണോ ഞാൻ തെരഞ്ഞെടുത്തത്? ജനം അനുതാപത്തിന്റെ ചടങ്ങുകൾമാത്രം നടത്തുന്ന ദിവസമോ ഉപവാസം? ഒരു ഞാങ്ങണച്ചെടിപോലെ തല കുനിച്ച് ചാക്കുശീലയും ചാരവും വിതറി കിടക്കുകമാത്രമോ? ഇതിനെയോ നിങ്ങൾ ഉപവാസമെന്നും യഹോവയ്ക്കു സ്വീകാര്യമായ ദിവസമെന്നും പറയുന്നത്?
6 ౬ నేను ఆమోదించే ఉపవాసం ఏదంటే, దుర్మార్గపు బంధకాలను విప్పడం, కాడిమాను మోకులు తీసేయడం, అణగారిన వారిని విడిపించడం, ప్రతి కాడినీ విరగగొట్టడం.
“അല്ല, ഇത്തരമൊരു ഉപവാസമാണ് ഞാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നത്— അനീതിയുടെ ചങ്ങലകൾ അഴിച്ചുകളയുക, നുകത്തിന്റെ ബന്ധനപാശങ്ങൾ അഴിക്കുക, പീഡിതരെ സ്വതന്ത്രരായി വിട്ടയയ്ക്കുക, എല്ലാ നുകവും തകർത്തുകളയുക,
7 ౭ ఆకలితో అలమటించే వాళ్లతో నీ ఆహారం పంచుకోవడం, ఇల్లు లేకుండా తిరిగే పేదవారిని నీ ఇంట్లోకి చేర్చుకోవడం. దిగంబరిగా నీకెవరైనా కనిపిస్తే, వాడికి బట్టలు ఇవ్వు. నీ సొంత బంధువులకు నీ ముఖం చాటేయవద్దు.
വിശക്കുന്നവനു നിന്റെ അപ്പം ഭാഗിച്ചുകൊടുക്കുക, അലഞ്ഞുതിരിയുന്ന ദരിദ്രരെ നിന്റെ വീട്ടിൽ കൈക്കൊള്ളുക— നഗ്നരെ കണ്ടാൽ അവരെ വസ്ത്രം ധരിപ്പിക്കുക, നിന്റെ മാംസരക്തങ്ങളായവരിൽനിന്ന് ഒഴിഞ്ഞുമാറാതിരിക്കുക, ഇതല്ലേ ഞാൻ പ്രിയപ്പെടുന്ന ഉപവാസം?
8 ౮ అప్పుడు నీ వెలుగు, ఉదయకాంతిలాగా ఉదయిస్తుంది. నీ ఆరోగ్యం నీకు త్వరగా లభిస్తుంది. నీ నీతి, నీకు ముందుగా వెళ్తుంది. యెహోవా మహిమ నీ వెనుక కావలి కాస్తుంది.
അപ്പോൾ നിന്റെ പ്രകാശം പ്രഭാതംപോലെ പൊട്ടിവിരിയും, നിന്റെ പുനഃസ്ഥാപനം വളരെവേഗം വന്നുചേരും; അങ്ങനെ നിന്റെ നീതി നിനക്കു മുമ്പിൽ നടക്കുകയും യഹോവയുടെ മഹത്ത്വം നിനക്കു പിന്നിൽ കാവലായിരിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യും.
9 ౯ అప్పుడు నువ్వు పిలిస్తే యెహోవా జవాబిస్తాడు. సహాయం కోసం నువ్వు మొర్ర పెడితే “ఇదిగో ఇక్కడే ఉన్నాను” అంటాడు. ఇతరులను అణిచివేయడం, వేలుపెట్టి చూపిస్తూ నిందించడం, మోసంగా మాట్లాడడం నువ్వు మానుకుంటే,
അപ്പോൾ നീ വിളിക്കും, യഹോവ ഉത്തരമരുളും; നീ സഹായത്തിനായി നിലവിളിക്കും; ഇതാ ഞാൻ, എന്ന് അവിടന്നു മറുപടി പറയും. “മർദനത്തിന്റെ നുകവും ആരോപണത്തിന്റെ വിരലും ഏഷണിപറയുന്നതും നിങ്ങൾ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചാൽ,
10 ౧౦ ఆకలితో అలమటించే వారికి నీకున్న దానిలోనుంచి ఇచ్చి, బాధితుల అవసరాలను తీర్చి వాళ్ళను తృప్తి పరిస్తే చీకట్లో నీ వెలుగు ప్రకాశిస్తుంది. నీ చీకటి నీకు మధ్యాహ్నం లాగా ఉంటుంది.
വിശക്കുന്നവർക്കായി നിന്നെത്തന്നെ വ്യയംചെയ്യുകയും മർദിതരുടെ ആവശ്യങ്ങൾ തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തുകയും ചെയ്യുമെങ്കിൽ, നിങ്ങളുടെ വെളിച്ചം ഇരുട്ടിൽ ഉദിക്കുകയും നിങ്ങളുടെ രാത്രി മധ്യാഹ്നംപോലെ ആകുകയും ചെയ്യും.
11 ౧౧ అప్పుడు యెహోవా ఎప్పటికీ నీకు దారి చూపుతూ ఉంటాడు. ఎండిపోయిన నీ ఆత్మను తృప్తిపరుస్తాడు. నీ ఎముకలను బలపరుస్తాడు. నువ్వు నీరు కట్టిన తోటలాగా ఉంటావు. ఎన్నడూ ఆగని నీటి ఊటలాగా ఉంటావు.
യഹോവ നിന്നെ നിരന്തരം വഴിനടത്തും; വരൾച്ചയുള്ള ദേശത്ത് അവിടന്നു നിന്റെ പ്രാണനു തൃപ്തിവരുത്തുകയും നിന്റെ അസ്ഥികളെ ബലപ്പെടുത്തുകയും ചെയ്യും. നീ മതിയായി വെള്ളംകിട്ടിയ തോട്ടംപോലെയും വെള്ളം നിന്നുപോകാത്ത നീരുറവുപോലെയും ആകും.
12 ౧౨ పురాతన శిథిలాలను నీ ప్రజలు మళ్ళీ కడతారు. అనేక తరాల నుంచి పాడుగా ఉన్న పునాదులను నువ్వు మళ్ళీ వేస్తావు. నిన్ను “గోడ బాగుచేసేవాడు, నివాసాల కోసం వీధులు మరమ్మత్తు చేసేవాడు” అంటారు.
നിന്റെ വംശജർ ശൂന്യമാക്കപ്പെട്ട പുരാതനനഗരങ്ങൾ പുനർനിർമിക്കും, ചിരപുരാതനമായ അടിസ്ഥാനങ്ങൾ നീ പണിതുയർത്തും; നിനക്ക്, തകർന്ന മതിലുകൾ നന്നാക്കുന്നവനെന്നും പാർക്കാനുള്ള തെരുവുകൾ പുനരുദ്ധരിക്കുന്നവനെന്നും പേരുണ്ടാകും.
13 ౧౩ విశ్రాంతి దినాన ప్రయాణం చేయకుండా, నా ప్రతిష్ఠిత దినాన్ని నీ సొంత ఆహ్లాదం కోసం వాడకుండా ఉన్నావనుకో. విశ్రాంతి దినాన్ని మనోహరమైనదిగా భావిస్తూ యెహోవాకు చెందిన విషయాలను పవిత్రంగా గౌరవంగా చేస్తున్నావనుకో. నీ సొంత వ్యాపారం వదిలేసి విశ్రాంతి దినాన్ని సొంత ఆహ్లాదం కోసం వాడకుండా నీ సొంత మాటలు మాట్లాడకుండా గౌరవిస్తున్నావనుకో.
“നീ എന്റെ വിശുദ്ധദിവസത്തിൽ സ്വന്തം അഭീഷ്ടം പ്രവർത്തിക്കാതെയും ശബ്ബത്തു ലംഘിക്കാതെ നിന്റെ കാലുകൾ അടക്കിവെക്കുകയും ശബ്ബത്തിനെ ഒരു പ്രമോദമെന്നും യഹോവയുടെ വിശുദ്ധദിവസം ആദരണീയമെന്നും കരുതുകയും നിന്റെ സ്വന്തം വഴിക്കു തിരിയാതെയും സ്വന്തം ഇഷ്ടം ചെയ്യാതെയും വ്യർഥസംസാരത്തിലേർപ്പെടാതെയും ആ ദിവസത്തെ ആദരിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുമെങ്കിൽ,
14 ౧౪ అప్పుడు నువ్వు యెహోవా పట్ల ఆనందిస్తావు. దేశంలో ఉన్నత స్థలాలమీద నేను నిన్ను ఎక్కిస్తాను. నీ పూర్వీకుడు, యాకోబు స్వాస్థ్యాన్ని నువ్వు అనుభవించేలా చేస్తాను. యెహోవా తెలియచేసిన విషయాలు ఇవే.
നീ യഹോവയിൽ ആനന്ദം കണ്ടെത്തും; ദേശത്തെ ഉന്നതസ്ഥാനങ്ങളിൽ ജയഘോഷത്തോടെ സവാരിചെയ്യുന്നതിനും നിന്റെ പിതാവായ യാക്കോബിന്റെ അവകാശം ആസ്വദിക്കുന്നതിനും ഞാൻ ഇടയാക്കും.” യഹോവയുടെ വായ് ഇത് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു.
