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1 యోషీయా కొడుకూ, యూదా రాజు అయిన యెహోయాకీము రోజుల్లో యెహోవా వాక్కు యిర్మీయాతో ఇలా అన్నాడు,
യെഹൂദാരാജാവായ യോശിയാവിന്റെ മകനായ യെഹോയാക്കീമിന്റെ വാഴ്ചക്കാലത്ത് യഹോവയിൽനിന്നു യിരെമ്യാവിനുണ്ടായ അരുളപ്പാട്:
2 “నువ్వు రేకాబీయుల దగ్గరికి వెళ్లి, వాళ్ళతో మాట్లాడి, యెహోవా మందిరంలో ఉన్న గదుల్లో ఒకదానిలోకి వాళ్ళను తీసుకొచ్చి, తాగడానికి వాళ్లకు ద్రాక్షారసం ఇవ్వు.”
“നീ രേഖാബ്യരുടെ ഭവനത്തിൽചെന്ന് അവരെ യഹോവയുടെ ആലയത്തിന്റെ വശത്തോടു ചേർന്നുള്ള ഒരു മുറിയിലേക്കു വരുന്നതിനു ക്ഷണിക്കുക, അതിനുശേഷം അവർക്കു വീഞ്ഞു കുടിക്കാൻ കൊടുക്കുക.”
3 కాబట్టి నేను, యిర్మీయా కొడుకూ, యజన్యా మనవడూ అయిన హబజ్జిన్యాను, అతని సోదరులను, అతని కొడుకులందరినీ అంటే రేకాబీయుల కుటుంబికులను తీసుకొచ్చాను.
അങ്ങനെ ഞാൻ ഹബസിന്യാവിന്റെ മകനായ യിരെമ്യാവിന്റെ മകൻ യയസന്യാവിനെയും അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ സഹോദരന്മാരെയും അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ സകലപുത്രന്മാരെയും—രേഖാബ്യഗൃഹത്തെ മുഴുവനും കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ടുവരുന്നതിനു പോയി.
4 యెహోవా మందిరంలో దైవజనుడైన యిగ్దల్యా కొడుకు, హానాను కొడుకుల గదిలోకి వాళ్ళను తీసుకొచ్చాను. అది రాజుల గదికి దగ్గరలో ఉన్న ద్వారపాలకుడూ, షల్లూము కొడుకు అయిన మయశేయా గదికి పైగా ఉంది.
ഞാൻ അവരെ യഹോവയുടെ ആലയത്തിൽ ദൈവപുരുഷനായ ഇഗ്ദല്യാവിന്റെ മകനായ ഹാനാന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരുടെ മുറിയിലേക്കു കൊണ്ടുവന്നു. വാതിൽക്കാവൽക്കാരനായ ശല്ലൂമിന്റെ മകൻ മയസേയാവിന്റെ മുറിക്കുമീതേ പ്രഭുക്കന്മാരുടെ മുറിയുടെ സമീപത്ത് ആയിരുന്നു ആ മുറി.
5 నేను రేకాబీయుల ఎదుట ద్రాక్షా రసంతో నిండిన పాత్రలు, గిన్నెలు పెట్టి “ద్రాక్షా రసం తాగండి” అని వాళ్ళతో చెప్పాను.
പിന്നീട് ഞാൻ രേഖാബ്യഗൃഹത്തിലെ ആ പുരുഷന്മാരുടെമുമ്പിൽ വീഞ്ഞുനിറച്ച പാത്രങ്ങളും പാനപാത്രങ്ങളുംവെച്ച്, “അല്പം വീഞ്ഞു കുടിക്കുക” എന്ന് അവരോടു പറഞ്ഞു.
6 కాని వాళ్ళు “మా పితరుడైన రేకాబు కొడుకు యెహోనాదాబు, ‘మీరు గానీ మీ సంతానం గానీ ఎప్పుడూ ద్రాక్షారసం తాగకూడదు,’ అని మాకు ఆజ్ఞాపించాడు గనక, మేం ద్రాక్షారసం తాగం.
എന്നാൽ അവർ ഇപ്രകാരം പറഞ്ഞു: “ഞങ്ങൾ വീഞ്ഞു കുടിക്കുകയില്ല; കാരണം രേഖാബിന്റെ മകനും ഞങ്ങളുടെ പൂർവപിതാവുമായ യോനാദാബ്: ‘നിങ്ങളും നിങ്ങളുടെ പുത്രന്മാരും ഒരിക്കലും വീഞ്ഞു കുടിക്കരുത്’ എന്നു കൽപ്പിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.
7 ఇంకా, ‘మీరు ఇళ్ళు కట్టుకోవద్దు, విత్తనాలు చల్ల వద్దు, ద్రాక్షతోట నాటవద్దు, అది మీకు ఉండనే ఉండకూడదు, మీరు పరదేశులుగా ఉంటున్న దేశంలో దీర్ఘాయుష్మంతులయ్యేలా మీ రోజులన్నీ గుడారాల్లోనే మీరు నివాసం చెయ్యాలి,’ అని అతడు మాకు ఆజ్ఞాపించాడు.
‘മാത്രമല്ല, നിങ്ങൾ വീടുകൾ പണിയുകയോ വിത്തു വിതയ്ക്കുകയോ മുന്തിരിത്തോപ്പ് നട്ടുപിടിപ്പിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യരുത്; ഇവയൊന്നും നിങ്ങൾക്ക് ഒരിക്കലും ഉണ്ടാകാൻ പാടില്ല, എന്നാൽ നിങ്ങൾ എപ്പോഴും കൂടാരങ്ങളിൽത്തന്നെ പാർക്കണം. അങ്ങനെയായാൽ നിങ്ങൾ ദേശാന്തരികളായി പാർക്കുന്ന ദേശത്ത് ദീർഘകാലം വസിക്കും, എന്നും അദ്ദേഹം കൽപ്പിച്ചു.’
8 కాబట్టి మా పితరుడైన రేకాబు కొడుకు యెహోనాదాబు మాకు ఆజ్ఞాపించిన అన్ని విషయాల్లో అతని మాటను బట్టి మేము, మా భార్యలు, మా కొడుకులు, మా కూతుళ్ళు ద్రాక్షారసం తాగడం లేదు.
അങ്ങനെ ഞങ്ങൾ രേഖാബിന്റെ പുത്രനും ഞങ്ങളുടെ പൂർവപിതാവുമായ യോനാദാബ് ഞങ്ങളോടു കൽപ്പിച്ചതെല്ലാം അനുസരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. ഞങ്ങളും ഞങ്ങളുടെ ഭാര്യമാരും പുത്രന്മാരും പുത്രിമാരും ഒരിക്കലും വീഞ്ഞു കുടിക്കാതെയും
9 మా తండ్రి అయిన యెహోనాదాబు మాకు ఆజ్ఞాపించిన దానికి మేము విధేయులం అయ్యేందుకు, మేము ఇళ్ళు కట్టుకుని వాటిలో నివాసం ఉండం. ద్రాక్ష తోటలు, పొలాలు, విత్తనాలు మా ఆస్తులుగా ఉండవు.
താമസിക്കാൻ വീടുകൾ നിർമിക്കാതെയും മുന്തിരിത്തോട്ടമോ വയലോ വിത്തോ ഇല്ലാതെയും ജീവിച്ചുപോരുന്നു.
10 ౧౦ గుడారాల్లోనే నివాసం ఉంటాం.
ഞങ്ങൾ കൂടാരങ്ങളിൽമാത്രം താമസിച്ചും ഞങ്ങളുടെ പൂർവപിതാവായ യോനാദാബ് ഞങ്ങളോടു കൽപ്പിച്ചതെല്ലാം പൂർണമായും അനുസരിച്ചും പോരുന്നു.
11 ౧౧ కాని, బబులోను రాజైన నెబుకద్నెజరు ఈ దేశం మీద దాడి చేసినప్పుడు, ‘కల్దీయుల సైన్యం, సిరియనుల సైన్యం నుంచి మనం తప్పించుకుని యెరూషలేముకు వెళ్దాం రండి’ అని మేము చెప్పుకున్నాం కాబట్టి మేము యెరూషలేములో నివాసం ఉంటున్నాం” అని చెప్పారు.
എന്നാൽ ബാബേൽരാജാവായ നെബൂഖദ്നേസർ ഈ ദേശത്തെ ആക്രമിച്ചപ്പോൾ, ഞങ്ങൾ, ‘വരിക, ബാബേല്യരുടെയും അരാമ്യരുടെയും സൈന്യത്തിന്റെ മുമ്പിൽനിന്ന് രക്ഷപ്പെടുന്നതിനു നമുക്കു ജെറുശലേമിലേക്കു പോകണം’ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു. അതുകൊണ്ടാണ് ഞങ്ങൾ ജെറുശലേമിൽ താമസിക്കുന്നത്.”
12 ౧౨ అప్పుడు యెహోవా వాక్కు యిర్మీయాతో ఇలా అన్నాడు. “ఇశ్రాయేలు దేవుడైన యెహోవా చెప్పేదేమంటే,
അപ്പോൾ യിരെമ്യാവിന് ഇപ്രകാരം യഹോവയുടെ അരുളപ്പാടുണ്ടായി:
13 ౧౩ నువ్వు వెళ్లి యూదా వాళ్ళకూ, యెరూషలేము నివాసులకూ ఈ మాట ప్రకటించు, ‘యెహోవా వాక్కు ఇదే, మీరు దిద్దుబాటుకు లోబడి నా మాటలు వినరా?’ ఇదే యెహోవా వాక్కు.
“ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ ദൈവമായ സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: നീ പോയി യെഹൂദാജനത്തോടും ജെറുശലേംനിവാസികളോടും ഇപ്രകാരം പറയുക, ‘നിങ്ങൾ ഒരു പാഠം പഠിച്ച് എന്റെ വാക്കുകൾ അനുസരിക്കുകയില്ലേ?’ എന്ന് യഹോവ അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു.
14 ౧౪ ‘ద్రాక్షారసం తాగొద్దు,’ అని రేకాబు కొడుకు యెహోనాదాబు తన కొడుకులకు ఆజ్ఞాపించిన మాటలు స్థిరంగా ఉన్నాయి, ఈ రోజు వరకూ తమ పితరుడి ఆజ్ఞకు విధేయులై వాళ్ళు ద్రాక్షారసం తాగడం లేదు. కాని, నేను ఉదయాన్నే లేచి మీతో ఎంతో శ్రద్ధగా మాట్లాడినా, మీరు నా మాట వినరు.
‘രേഖാബിന്റെ പുത്രനായ യോനാദാബ് തന്റെ മക്കളോടു വീഞ്ഞു കുടിക്കരുത്, എന്നു കൽപ്പിച്ചത് പാലിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു. അങ്ങനെ അവർ ഇന്നുവരെയും തങ്ങളുടെ പൂർവപിതാവിന്റെ കൽപ്പന അനുസരിച്ചു വീഞ്ഞു കുടിക്കാതെയിരിക്കുന്നു. എന്നാൽ ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളോട് വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും സംസാരിച്ചിട്ടും നിങ്ങൾ എന്നെ അനുസരിച്ചിട്ടില്ല.
15 ౧౫ ఉదయాన్నే లేచి ప్రవక్తలైన నా సేవకులందరినీ మీ దగ్గరికి పంపుతూ, ‘ప్రతివాడూ తన దుర్మార్గత విడిచి మంచి పనులు చేయాలి, అన్యదేవుళ్ళ వెంట పడకూడదు. వాటిని పూజించకూడదు. నేను మీకూ, మీ పితరులకూ ఇచ్చిన దేశానికి తిరిగి వచ్చి దానిలో నివాసం ఉండాలి’ అని నేను ప్రకటించాను గాని, మీరు పట్టించుకోలేదు. నా మాట వినలేదు.
“നിങ്ങൾ ഓരോരുത്തനും നിങ്ങളുടെ ദുർമാർഗം വിട്ടുതിരിഞ്ഞ്, നിങ്ങളുടെ പ്രവൃത്തികൾ പുനരുദ്ധരിക്കുക; അന്യദേവതകളെ സേവിക്കുന്നതിന് അവയുടെ പിന്നാലെ പോകരുത്; അങ്ങനെയെങ്കിൽ ഞാൻ നിങ്ങൾക്കും നിങ്ങളുടെ പിതാക്കന്മാർക്കും നൽകിയ ദേശത്തു നിങ്ങൾ പാർക്കും,” എന്നിങ്ങനെ ഞാൻ എന്റെ ദാസന്മാരായ പ്രവാചകന്മാരെ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും നിങ്ങളുടെ അടുക്കലേക്കയച്ചു പറയിച്ചിട്ടും നിങ്ങൾ ചെവിതരികയോ എന്റെ വാക്ക് അനുസരിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്തിട്ടില്ല.
16 ౧౬ రేకాబు కొడుకు యెహోనాదాబు సంతానం తమ తండ్రి తమకిచ్చిన ఆజ్ఞను నెరవేర్చారు. కాని ఈ ప్రజలు నా మాట వినరు.
രേഖാബിന്റെ മകനായ യോനാദാബിന്റെ മക്കൾ സത്യമായും തങ്ങളുടെ പൂർവപിതാവ് തങ്ങളോടു കൽപ്പിച്ച വചനം അനുസരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; എന്നാൽ ഈ ജനം എന്റെ വാക്കു കേട്ടനുസരിച്ചിട്ടില്ല.’
17 ౧౭ కాబట్టి, ఇశ్రాయేలు దేవుడూ, సైన్యాలకు అధిపతి అయిన యెహోవా ఇలా అంటున్నాడు, ‘చూడు, నేను వాళ్ళతో మాట్లాడాను గాని వాళ్ళు వినలేదు. నేను వాళ్ళను పిలిచాను గాని వాళ్ళు పలకలేదు. గనుక యూదా, యెరూషలేము నివాసులందరి మీదకీ తీసుకొస్తానని నేను చెప్పిన కీడంతా వాళ్ళ మీదకి తీసుకురాబోతున్నాను.’”
“അതിനാൽ ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ ദൈവമായ സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: ‘ഇതാ, ഞാൻ അവരോടു സംസാരിച്ചിട്ടും അവർ ശ്രദ്ധിക്കാതെയും ഞാൻ അവരെ വിളിച്ചിട്ടും അവർ ഉത്തരം പറയാതെയും ഇരിക്കുകയാൽ ഞാൻ യെഹൂദയുടെമേലും എല്ലാ ജെറുശലേംനിവാസികളുടെമേലും വരുത്തുമെന്ന് പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചിട്ടുള്ള എല്ലാ അനർഥങ്ങളും അവരുടെമേൽ വരുത്തും.’”
18 ౧౮ యిర్మీయా రేకాబీయులను చూసి ఇలా అన్నాడు. “ఇశ్రాయేలు దేవుడూ, సైన్యాలకు అధిపతీ అయిన యెహోవా ఇలా అంటున్నాడు, మీరు మీ తండ్రి అయిన యెహోనాదాబు ఆజ్ఞకు విధేయులై అతని విధులన్నిటినీ పాటించి, అతడు మీకు ఆజ్ఞాపించినవన్నీ చేస్తున్నారు.
അതിനുശേഷം യിരെമ്യാവ് രേഖാബ്യഗൃഹത്തോട് ഇപ്രകാരം പറഞ്ഞു: “ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ ദൈവമായ സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: ‘നിങ്ങൾ നിങ്ങളുടെ പൂർവപിതാവായ യോനാദാബിന്റെ കൽപ്പന അനുസരിച്ച് അവന്റെ എല്ലാ ആജ്ഞകളും പാലിക്കുകയും അവൻ നിങ്ങളോടു കൽപ്പിച്ചതെല്ലാം അനുഷ്ഠിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുകനിമിത്തം
19 ౧౯ కాబట్టి, ఇశ్రాయేలు దేవుడూ, సైన్యాలకు అధిపతి అయిన యెహోవా చెప్పేదేమంటే, ‘నాకు సేవ చెయ్యడానికి, రేకాబు కొడుకు యెహోనాదాబు సంతతివాడు ఒకడు ఎప్పుడూ ఉంటాడు.’”
രേഖാബിന്റെ മകനായ യോനാദാബിന് എന്റെമുമ്പാകെ നിൽക്കാൻ ഒരു പുരുഷൻ ഒരിക്കലും ഇല്ലാതെ വരികയില്ല,’ എന്ന് ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ ദൈവമായ സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവ അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു.”

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