యెషయా~ గ్రంథము 9
1 ౧ యాతనలో ఉన్న దానిపై అలుముకున్న మబ్బు తేలిపోతుంది. పూర్వకాలంలో ఆయన జెబూలూను దేశాన్ని, నఫ్తాలి దేశాన్ని అవమాన పరిచాడు. కాని చివరి కాలంలో ఆయన సముద్ర ప్రాంతాన్ని, అంటే యొర్దాను అవతలి ప్రదేశాన్ని, అన్యప్రజల గలిలయ ప్రదేశాన్నీ మహిమగల దానిగా చేస్తాడు.
എന്നാൽ കഷ്ടതയിൽ ഇരുന്ന ദേശത്തിന്നു തിമിരം നില്ക്കയില്ല; പണ്ടു അവൻ സെബൂലൂൻദേശത്തിന്നും നഫ്താലിദേശത്തിന്നും ഹീനത വരുത്തിയെങ്കിലും പിന്നത്തേതിൽ അവൻ കടൽവഴിയായി യോർദ്ദാന്നക്കരെയുള്ള ജാതികളുടെ മണ്ഡലത്തിന്നു മഹത്വം വരുത്തും.
ഇരുട്ടിൽ നടന്ന ജനം വലിയൊരു വെളിച്ചം കണ്ടു; അന്ധതമസ്സുള്ള ദേശത്തു പാർത്തവരുടെ മേൽ പ്രകാശം ശോഭിച്ചു.
3 ౩ నువ్వు ప్రజలను విస్తరింపజేశావు. వాళ్ళ సంతోషం వృద్ధి చేశావు. కోతకాలంలో మనుషులు సంతోషంగా ఉన్నట్టు, కొల్లసొమ్ము పంచుకునే వాళ్ళు సంతోషంగా ఉన్నట్టు వాళ్ళు నీ సన్నిధిలో సంతోషంగా ఉన్నారు.
നീ വർദ്ധിപ്പിച്ചിട്ടില്ലാത്ത ജാതിയെ വർദ്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്നു; അവർ നിന്റെ സന്നിധിയിൽ സന്തോഷിക്കുന്ന സന്തോഷം കൊയ്ത്തുകാലത്തിലെ സന്തോഷംപോലെയും കൊള്ളപങ്കിടുമ്പോൾ ആനന്ദിക്കുന്നതു പോലെയും ആകുന്നു.
4 ౪ మిద్యాను దినాన జరిగినట్టు అతని బరువైన కాడిని నువ్వు విరిచావు. అతని మెడ మీద ఉన్న దుంగను, అతణ్ణి తోలే వాడి కొరడాలను విరగగొట్టావు.
അവൻ ചുമക്കുന്ന നുകവും അവന്റെ ചുമലിലെ കോലും അവനെ ദണ്ഡിപ്പിക്കുന്നവന്റെ വടിയും മിദ്യാന്റെ നാളിലെപ്പോലെ നീ ഒടിച്ചുകളഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു.
ഒച്ചയോടെ ചവിട്ടി നടക്കുന്ന യോദ്ധാവിന്റെ ചെരിപ്പൊക്കെയും രക്തംപിരണ്ട വസ്ത്രവും വിറകു പോലെ തീക്കു ഇരയായിത്തീരും.
6 ౬ ఎందుకంటే మన కోసం ఒక బిడ్డ పుట్టాడు. మనకు ఒక కుమారుణ్ణి అనుగ్రహించడం జరిగింది. ఆయన భుజాల మీద పరిపాలన ఉంటుంది. ఆయనకు ఆశ్చర్యమైన ఆలోచనకర్త, శక్తిశాలి అయిన దేవుడు, శాశ్వతుడైన తండ్రి, శాంతిసమాధానాల అధిపతి అని పేరు.
നമുക്കു ഒരു ശിശു ജനിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; നമുക്കു ഒരു മകൻ നല്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു; ആധിപത്യം അവന്റെ തോളിൽ ഇരിക്കും; അവന്നു അത്ഭുതമന്ത്രി, വീരനാം ദൈവം, നിത്യപിതാവു, സമാധാനപ്രഭു എന്നു പേർ വിളിക്കപ്പെടും.
7 ౭ ఇకపై పరిమితి లేకుండా దానికి వృద్ధి, విస్తీర్ణం కలిగేలా దావీదు సింహాసనాన్ని, రాజ్యాన్ని నియమిస్తాడు. న్యాయం మూలంగా, నీతి మూలంగా రాజ్యాన్ని స్థిరపరచడానికి శాశ్వతంగా అతడు దావీదు సింహాసనం మీద ఉండి పరిపాలన చేస్తాడు. సేనల ప్రభువైన యెహోవా ఆసక్తితో దీన్ని నెరవేరుస్తాడు.
അവന്റെ ആധിപത്യത്തിന്റെ വർദ്ധനെക്കും സമാധാനത്തിന്നും അവസാനം ഉണ്ടാകയില്ല; ദാവീദിന്റെ സിംഹാസനത്തിലും അവന്റെ രാജത്വത്തിലും ഇന്നുമുതൽ എന്നെന്നേക്കും അവൻ അതിനെ ന്യായത്തോടും നീതിയോടും കൂടെ സ്ഥാപിച്ചു നിലനിർത്തും; സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവയുടെ തീക്ഷ്ണത അതിനെ നിവർത്തിക്കും.
കർത്താവു യാക്കോബിൽ ഒരു വചനം അയച്ചു; അതു യിസ്രായേലിന്മേൽ വീണും ഇരിക്കുന്നു.
9 ౯ “వాళ్ళు ఇటుకలతో కట్టింది పడిపోయింది. కాని మేము చెక్కిన రాళ్లతో కడతాం. అత్తి కర్రతో కట్టింది నరికేశారు, కాని వాటికి బదులుగా దేవదారు కర్రను వాడదాం” అని అతిశయపడి గర్వంతో చెప్పుకునే ఎఫ్రాయిముకూ, షోమ్రోను నివాసులకూ, ప్రజలందరికీ ఈ విషయం తెలుస్తుంది.
ഇഷ്ടികകൾ വീണുപോയി എങ്കിലും ഞങ്ങൾ വെട്ടുകല്ലുകൊണ്ടു പണിയും; കാട്ടത്തികളെ വെട്ടിക്കളഞ്ഞു എങ്കിലും ഞങ്ങൾ അവെക്കു പകരം ദേവദാരുക്കളെ നട്ടുകൊള്ളും
10 ౧౦
എന്നിങ്ങനെ ഡംഭത്തോടും ഹൃദയഗർവ്വത്തോടുംകൂടെ പറയുന്ന എഫ്രയീമും ശമര്യനിവാസികളുമായ ജനമൊക്കെയും അതു അറിയും.
അതുകൊണ്ടു യഹോവ രെസീന്റെ വൈരികളെ അവന്റെ നേരെ ഉയർത്തി, അവന്റെ ശത്രുക്കളെ ഇളക്കിവിട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു.
12 ౧౨ తూర్పున సిరియా, పడమట ఫిలిష్తీయులు నోరు తెరచి ఇశ్రాయేలును మింగేస్తారు. ఇంత జరిగినా కోపంలో ఉన్న యెహోవా ఆగడు. ఎత్తిన ఆయన చెయ్యి దెబ్బ కొట్టేందుకు ఇంకా ఎత్తే ఉంది.
അരാമ്യർ കിഴക്കും ഫെലിസ്ത്യർ പടിഞ്ഞാറും തന്നേ; അവർ യിസ്രായേലിനെ വായ് പിളർന്നു വിഴുങ്ങിക്കളയും. ഇതെല്ലാംകൊണ്ടും അവന്റെ കോപം അടങ്ങാതെ അവന്റെ കൈ ഇനിയും നീട്ടിയിരിക്കും.
എന്നിട്ടും ജനം തങ്ങളെ അടിക്കുന്നവങ്കലേക്കു തിരിയുന്നില്ല; സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവയെ അന്വേഷിക്കുന്നതുമില്ല.
അതുകൊണ്ടു യഹോവ യിസ്രായേലിൽനിന്നു തലയും വാലും പനമ്പട്ടയും പോട്ടപ്പുല്ലും ഒരു ദിവസത്തിൽ തന്നേ ഛേദിച്ചുകളയും.
മൂപ്പനും മാന്യപുരുഷനും തന്നേ തല; അസത്യം ഉപദേശിക്കുന്ന പ്രവാചകൻ തന്നേ വാൽ.
16 ౧౬ ఈ ప్రజలను నడిపించే వాళ్ళు ప్రజలను దారి తప్పిస్తున్నారు. వాళ్ళ వెంట నడుస్తున్న వాళ్ళు నాశనమౌతారు.
ഈ ജനത്തെ നടത്തുന്നവർ അവരെ തെറ്റിച്ചുകളയുന്നു; അവരാൽ നടത്തപ്പെടുന്നവർ നശിച്ചുപോകുന്നു.
17 ౧౭ వాళ్ళందరూ భక్తిహీనులు, దుర్మార్గులు. ప్రతి నోరు మూర్ఖపు మాటలు మాట్లాడుతుంది. కాబట్టి ప్రభువు వాళ్ళ యువకులను చూసి సంతోషించడు, వాళ్ళల్లో తల్లిదండ్రులు లేని వారి పట్ల అయినా, వాళ్ళ వితంతువుల పట్ల అయినా కరుణ చూపించడు. దీనంతటి బట్టి ఆయన కోపం చల్లారదు. ఎత్తిన ఆయన చెయ్యి దెబ్బ కొట్టేందుకు ఇంకా ఎత్తే ఉంటుంది.
അതുകൊണ്ടു കർത്താവു അവരുടെ യൗവനക്കാരിൽ സന്തോഷിക്കയില്ല; അവരുടെ അനാഥന്മാരോടും വിധവമാരോടും അവന്നു കരുണ തോന്നുകയുമില്ല; എല്ലാവരും വഷളന്മാരും ദുഷ്കർമ്മികളും ആകുന്നു; എല്ലാവായും ഭോഷത്വം സംസാരിക്കുന്നു. ഇതു എല്ലാം കൊണ്ടും അവന്റെ കോപം അടങ്ങാതെ അവന്റെ കൈ ഇനിയും നീട്ടിയിരിക്കും.
18 ౧౮ దుర్మార్గత అగ్నిలా మండుతుంది. అది గచ్చ పొదలను, బ్రహ్మ జెముడు చెట్లను కాల్చి, అడవి పొదల్లో రాజుకుని, దట్టమైన పొగస్థంభంలా పైకి లేస్తుంది.
ദുഷ്ടത തീപോലെ ജ്വലിക്കുന്നു; അതു പറക്കാരയും മുള്ളും ദഹിപ്പിക്കുന്നു; വനത്തിലെ പള്ളക്കാടുകളിൽ കത്തുന്നു; പുകത്തൂണുകളായി ഉരുണ്ടുപൊങ്ങും.
19 ౧౯ సేనల ప్రభువు అయిన యెహోవా ఉగ్రత వల్ల దేశం కాలి భస్మం అయిపోయింది. ప్రజలు ఆ అగ్నికి ఇంధనంలా ఉన్నారు. ఏ మనిషీ తన సహోదరుణ్ణి కరుణించడు.
സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവയുടെ കോപംനിമിത്തം ദേശം ദഹിച്ചുപോയിരിക്കുന്നു; ജനവും തീക്കു ഇരയായിരിക്കുന്നു; ഒരുത്തനും തന്റെ സഹോദരനെ ആദരിക്കുന്നില്ല.
20 ౨౦ కుడిచేతి మాంసం కోసుకుని తింటారు గాని ఇంకా ఆకలిగానే ఉంటారు. ఎడమచేతి మాంసం కోసుకు తింటారు గాని ఇంకా తృప్తి చెందరు. ప్రతివాడూ తన సొంత చేతి మాంసం కూడా తింటాడు.
ഒരുത്തൻ വലത്തുഭാഗം കടിച്ചുപറിച്ചിട്ടും വിശന്നിരിക്കും; ഇടത്തുഭാഗവും തിന്നും; തൃപ്തിവരികയുമില്ല; ഓരോരുത്തൻ താന്താന്റെ ഭുജത്തിന്റെ മാംസം തിന്നുകളയുന്നു.
21 ౨౧ మనష్షే ఎఫ్రాయిమునీ, ఎఫ్రాయిము మనష్షేనీ తినేస్తారు. వీరిద్దరు కలిసి యూదా మీద పడతారు. ఇలా జరిగినా ఆయన కోపం చల్లారదు. ఎత్తిన ఆయన చెయ్యి దెబ్బ కొట్టేందుకు ఇంకా ఎత్తే ఉంటుంది.
മനശ്ശെ എഫ്രയീമിനെയും എഫ്രയീം മനശ്ശെയെയും തന്നേ; അവർ ഇരുവരും യെഹൂദെക്കു വിരോധമായിരിക്കുന്നു. ഇതെല്ലാംകൊണ്ടും അവന്റെ കോപം അടങ്ങാതെ അവന്റെ കൈ ഇനിയും നീട്ടിയിരിക്കും.
