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1 సిద్కియా రాజు మల్కీయా కొడుకైన పషూరునూ, మయశేయా కొడుకూ, యాజకుడైన జెఫన్యానూ పిలిపించాడు.
സിദെക്കീയാരാജാവ് മല്ക്കീയാവിന്റെ മകൻ പശ്ഹൂരിനെയും മയസേയാവിന്റെ മകൻ സെഫന്യാപുരോഹിതനെയും യിരെമ്യാവിന്റെ അടുക്കൽ അയച്ചു:
2 “బబులోను రాజు నెబుకద్నెజరు మన మీద యుద్ధం చేస్తున్నాడు. అతడు మనలను విడిచి వెళ్లిపోయేలా యెహోవా తన అద్భుత క్రియలన్నిటిని మన పట్ల జరిగిస్తాడేమో దయచేసి మా కోసం యెహోవా దగ్గర విచారణ చేయండి” అని చెప్పడానికి యిర్మీయా దగ్గరికి వారిని పంపించాడు. అప్పుడు యెహోవా దగ్గరనుంచి యిర్మీయాకు వచ్చిన సందేశం.
“ബാബേൽരാജാവായ നെബൂഖദ്നേസർ ഞങ്ങളോടു യുദ്ധം ചെയ്യുന്നതുകൊണ്ട് നീ ഞങ്ങൾക്കുവേണ്ടി യഹോവയോട് അപേക്ഷിക്കണമേ; അവൻ ഞങ്ങളെ വിട്ടു പോകേണ്ടതിന്, യഹോവ തന്റെ സകല അത്ഭുതങ്ങൾക്കും തക്കവിധം ഒരുപക്ഷേ ഞങ്ങൾക്കുവേണ്ടി പ്രവർത്തിക്കും” എന്ന് പറയിച്ചപ്പോൾ യിരെമ്യാവിന് യഹോവയിൽ നിന്നുണ്ടായ അരുളപ്പാട്.
3 యిర్మీయా వారితో ఇలా అన్నాడు. “మీరు సిద్కియాతో ఈ మాట చెప్పండి.
യിരെമ്യാവ് അവരോടു പറഞ്ഞത്: “നിങ്ങൾ സിദെക്കീയാവിനോട് ഇപ്രകാരം പറയണം:
4 ఇశ్రాయేలు దేవుడు యెహోవా ఇలా చెబుతున్నాడు, ప్రాకారం వెలుపల మిమ్మల్ని ముట్టడి వేసే బబులోను రాజు మీద, కల్దీయుల మీద, మీరు ప్రయోగిస్తున్న యుద్దాయుధాలను వెనక్కి పంపించేస్తాను. వాటిని ఈ పట్టణం మధ్యలో పోగుచేయిస్తాను.
യിസ്രായേലിന്റെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: “മതിലുകൾക്കു പുറത്തുനിന്ന് നിങ്ങളെ ഉപരോധിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന ബാബേൽരാജാവിനോടും കൽദയരോടും യുദ്ധം ചെയ്യുവാൻ നിങ്ങളുടെ കയ്യിലുള്ള ആയുധങ്ങളെ ഞാൻ ഉപയോഗശൂന്യമാക്കി, ഈ നഗരത്തിന്റെ മദ്ധ്യത്തിൽ കൂട്ടും.
5 నేనే నా బలమైన చెయ్యి చాపి తీవ్రమైన కోపంతో, రౌద్రంతో, ఆగ్రహంతో మీమీద యుద్ధం చేస్తాను.
ഞാൻ തന്നെയും, നീട്ടിയ കൈകൊണ്ടും ബലമുള്ള ഭുജംകൊണ്ടും കോപത്തോടും ക്രോധത്തോടും അത്യുഗ്രതയോടുംകൂടി നിങ്ങളോട് യുദ്ധം ചെയ്യും.
6 ఈ పట్టణంలోని మనుషులనూ పశువులనూ చంపేస్తాను. వాళ్ళు తీవ్రమైన అంటురోగంతో చస్తారు.”
ഈ നഗരത്തിൽ വസിക്കുന്ന മനുഷ്യരെയും മൃഗങ്ങളെയും ഞാൻ സംഹരിക്കും; അവർ മഹാമാരിയാൽ മരിക്കും.
7 యెహోవా ఇలా చెబుతున్నాడు. “ఆ తరువాత యూదా దేశపు రాజు సిద్కియానూ అతని ఉద్యోగులనూ తెగులును, కత్తిని, కరువును తప్పించుకున్న మిగిలిన ప్రజలనూ బబులోను రాజు నెబుకద్నెజరు చేతికీ వారి ప్రాణాలను తీయాలని చూసేవాళ్ళ శత్రువుల చేతికీ అప్పగిస్తాను. అతడు వారి మీద కనికరం, జాలి ఏమీ చూపక వారిని కత్తితో చంపేస్తాడు.”
അതിന്‍റെശേഷം യെഹൂദാ രാജാവായ സിദെക്കീയാവിനെയും അവന്റെ ഭൃത്യന്മാരെയും ജനത്തെയും ഈ നഗരത്തിൽ മഹാമാരി, വാൾ, ക്ഷാമം എന്നിവയിൽനിന്ന് രക്ഷപെട്ട് ശേഷിച്ചവരെ തന്നെ, ഞാൻ ബാബേൽരാജാവായ നെബൂഖദ്നേസരിന്റെ കൈയിലും അവരുടെ ശത്രുക്കളുടെ കൈയിലും അവർക്ക് പ്രാണഹാനി വരുത്തുവാൻ നോക്കുന്നവരുടെ കൈയിലും ഏല്പിക്കും; അവൻ അവരോടു ക്ഷമയോ കനിവോ കരുണയോ കാണിക്കാതെ, അവരെ വാളിന്റെ വായ്ത്തലകൊണ്ട് സംഹരിക്കും” എന്ന് യഹോവയുടെ അരുളപ്പാട്.
8 ఈ ప్రజలతో ఇలా చెప్పు. “యెహోవా చెప్పేదేమిటంటే, జీవమార్గం, మరణ మార్గం, నేను మీ ఎదుట ఉంచుతున్నాను.
“നീ ഈ ജനത്തോടു പറയേണ്ടത്: “യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: “ഇതാ, ഞാൻ ജീവന്റെ വഴിയും മരണത്തിന്റെ വഴിയും നിങ്ങളുടെ മുമ്പിൽ വയ്ക്കുന്നു.
9 ఈ పట్టణంలో ఉండబోయే వాళ్ళు కత్తితో, కరువుతో, అంటురోగంతో చస్తారు. పట్టణం బయటకు వెళ్లి మిమ్మల్ని ముట్టడి వేస్తూ ఉన్న కల్దీయులకు లోబడేవాళ్ళు బతుకుతారు. దోపిడీలాగా వాళ్ళ ప్రాణం దక్కుతుంది.
ഈ നഗരത്തിൽ വസിക്കുന്നവൻ വാൾകൊണ്ടും ക്ഷാമംകൊണ്ടും മഹാമാരികൊണ്ടും മരിക്കും; എന്നാൽ നിങ്ങളെ ഉപരോധിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന കൽദയരുടെ പക്ഷം ചെന്നു ചേരുന്നവനോ ജീവനോടെ ഇരിക്കും; അവന്റെ ജീവൻ അവന് കൊള്ള കിട്ടിയതുപോലെ ഇരിക്കും.
10 ౧౦ నేను ఈ పట్టణంపై దయ చూపను. దానికి ఆపద కలిగిస్తాను. ఇది బబులోను రాజు వశమవుతుంది. అతడు దాన్ని కాల్చి వేస్తాడు.” ఇది యెహోవా వాక్కు.
൧൦ഞാൻ എന്റെ മുഖം ഈ നഗരത്തിനുനേരെ നന്മയ്ക്കല്ല തിന്മയ്ക്കത്രേ വച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു” എന്ന് യഹോവയുടെ അരുളപ്പാട്. “അതിനെ ബാബേൽരാജാവിന്റെ കയ്യിൽ ഏല്പിക്കും; അവൻ അതിനെ തീവച്ചു ചുട്ടുകളയും”.
11 ౧౧ యూదా రాజవంశం వారికి ఇలా చెప్పు. “యెహోవా మాట వినండి.”
൧൧“യെഹൂദാരാജഗൃഹത്തോടു നീ പറയേണ്ടത്: “യഹോവയുടെ വചനം കേൾക്കുവിൻ!
12 ౧౨ దావీదు వంశస్థులారా, యెహోవా ఇలా చెబుతున్నాడు. “ప్రతిరోజూ న్యాయంగా తీర్పు తీర్చండి. దోపిడీకి గురైన వారిని పీడించేవారి చేతిలోనుంచి విడిపించండి. లేకపోతే మీపై నా క్రోధం మంటలాగా బయలుదేరుతుంది. ఎవడూ ఆర్పడానికి వీలు లేకుండా అది మిమ్మల్ని దహిస్తుంది.” ఇది యెహోవా వాక్కు.
൧൨“ദാവീദുഗൃഹമേ, യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: നിങ്ങളുടെ പ്രവൃത്തികളുടെ ദോഷംനിമിത്തം എന്റെ ക്രോധം തീപോലെ പുറപ്പെട്ട് ആർക്കും കെടുത്താനാകാത്തവിധം, കത്താതെയിരിക്കേണ്ടതിന് നിങ്ങൾ രാവിലെതോറും ന്യായം പാലിക്കുകയും കവർച്ചയ്ക്ക് ഇരയായവനെ പീഡകന്റെ കൈയിൽനിന്നു വിടുവിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുവിൻ.
13 ౧౩ “లోయలో నివసించేదానా, మైదానంలోని బండవంటిదానా, ‘మా మీదికి ఎవరు వస్తారు? మా ఇళ్ళల్లో ఎవరు అడుగుపెడతారు?’ అని నువ్వు అనుకుంటున్నావు.
൧൩താഴ്വരയിലും സമഭൂമിയിലെ പാറയിലും പാർത്ത്, ‘ഞങ്ങളുടെ നേരെ ആര് വരും? ഞങ്ങളുടെ പാർപ്പിടങ്ങളിൽ ആര് കടക്കും?’ എന്നു പറയുന്നവരേ, ഞാൻ നിങ്ങൾക്ക് വിരോധമായിരിക്കുന്നു” എന്ന് യഹോവയുടെ അരുളപ്പാട്.
14 ౧౪ మీ పనులకు తగినట్టు మిమ్మల్ని దండిస్తాను. అడవుల్లో నిప్పు పెడతాను. అది దాని చుట్టూ ఉన్నదాన్నంతా కాల్చివేస్తుంది.” ఇది యెహోవా వాక్కు.
൧൪ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളുടെ പ്രവൃത്തികളുടെ ഫലത്തിനു തക്കവിധം സന്ദർശിക്കും; ഞാൻ അവളുടെ വനത്തിനു തീ വയ്ക്കും; അത് അവളുടെ ചുറ്റുമുള്ള സകലത്തെയും ദഹിപ്പിച്ചുകളയും” എന്ന് യഹോവയുടെ അരുളപ്പാട്.

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