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1 ౧ అప్పుడు కారేహ కుమారుడు యోహానానూ, హోషేయా కుమారుడు యెజన్యా, సైన్యాధిపతులందరూ ఇంకా గొప్పవారూ, సామాన్యులూ ప్రజలందరూ కలసి ప్రవక్త అయిన యిర్మీయా దగ్గరికి వచ్చారు.
അപ്പോൾ കാരേഹിന്റെ മകനായ യോഹാനാനും ഹോശയ്യാവിന്റെ മകനായ യെസന്യാവും ഉൾപ്പെടെ എല്ലാ സൈന്യാധിപന്മാരും ഏറ്റവും ചെറിയവർമുതൽ ഏറ്റവും ഉന്നതർവരെയുള്ള സകലജനങ്ങളും അടുത്തുവന്ന്,
2 ౨ వాళ్ళు అతనితో ఇలా అన్నారు. “నువ్వు చూస్తున్నట్టు మేం చాలా తక్కువ మందిమి. మా మనవిని చెవినబెట్టి మిగిలిన ఈ ప్రజల కోసం నీ దేవుడైన యెహోవాను ప్రార్థించు.
യിരെമ്യാപ്രവാചകനോട് ഇപ്രകാരം അഭ്യർഥിച്ചു, “ഞങ്ങളുടെ അപേക്ഷ മാനിച്ച്, ഈ അവശേഷിച്ച ജനത്തിനുവേണ്ടി അങ്ങയുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയോടു പ്രാർഥിച്ചാലും. ഒരിക്കൽ അസംഖ്യമായിരുന്ന ഞങ്ങൾ അങ്ങേക്ക് ഇപ്പോൾ കാണാൻ കഴിയുന്നതുപോലെ വളരെ ചുരുക്കംപേരായി ശേഷിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
ഞങ്ങൾ എങ്ങോട്ട് പോകണമെന്നും എന്തു ചെയ്യണമെന്നും അങ്ങയുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ ഞങ്ങളോട് അരുളിച്ചെയ്യേണ്ടുന്നതിനായി പ്രാർഥിച്ചാലും.”
4 ౪ కాబట్టి ప్రవక్త అయిన యిర్మీయా వాళ్లకిలా చెప్పాడు. “మీరు చెప్పింది విన్నాను. చూడండి, మీరు అభ్యర్ధించినట్టే నేను మీ దేవుడైన యెహోవాను ప్రార్ధిస్తాను. యెహోవా ఏం జవాబిచ్చాడో అది ఏదీ దాచకుండా మీకు చెప్తాను.”
അപ്പോൾ യിരെമ്യാപ്രവാചകൻ അവരോടു പറഞ്ഞു: “നിങ്ങൾ പറഞ്ഞതു ഞാൻ കേട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു. നിങ്ങളുടെ അപേക്ഷപ്രകാരം നിങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയോടു ഞാൻ പ്രാർഥിക്കാം. ദൈവം നിങ്ങൾക്കു മറുപടിയായി നൽകുന്ന സന്ദേശം മുഴുവൻ ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളെ അറിയിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യാം. ഒരു വാക്കുപോലും ഞാൻ മറച്ചുവെക്കുകയില്ല.”
5 ౫ వాళ్ళు యిర్మీయాతో ఇలా అన్నారు. “నీ దేవుడైన యెహోవా మాకు చెప్పినదంతా మేం చేయకపోతే అప్పుడు యెహోవా మాకు వ్యతిరేకంగా నమ్మకమైన సత్యసాక్షిగా ఉంటాడు గాక.
അവർ യിരെമ്യാവിനോടു പറഞ്ഞു, “അങ്ങയുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ അങ്ങയിൽക്കൂടി ഞങ്ങളെ അറിയിക്കുന്ന എല്ലാ വചനവും അനുസരിച്ചു ഞങ്ങൾ പ്രവർത്തിക്കാതിരിക്കുന്നപക്ഷം യഹോവ നമുക്കുമധ്യേ സത്യവും വിശ്വസ്തതയുമുള്ള സാക്ഷിയായിരിക്കട്ടെ.
6 ౬ అది మాకు అనుకూలంగా ఉన్నా ప్రతికూలంగా ఉన్నా మేము మాత్రం నిన్ను పంపుతున్న మన దేవుడైన యెహోవా స్వరానికి లోబడతాం. మన దేవుడైన యెహోవా చెప్పిన మాటకు లోబడటం మాకు మేలు చేస్తుంది.”
ഞങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയുടെ വാക്ക് ഗുണമായാലും ദോഷമായാലും ഞങ്ങൾ അനുസരിക്കും. അവിടത്തെ വാക്കു കേട്ടനുസരിച്ച് ഞങ്ങൾക്കു നന്മയുണ്ടാകേണ്ടതിനായി ഞങ്ങൾ അങ്ങയെ ദൈവസന്നിധിയിലേക്കു പറഞ്ഞയയ്ക്കുകയാണ്.”
പത്തുദിവസം കഴിഞ്ഞിട്ട് യിരെമ്യാവിന് യഹോവയുടെ അരുളപ്പാടുണ്ടായി.
8 ౮ కాబట్టి అతడు కారేహ కొడుకు యోహానానునూ, అతనితో ఉన్న సైన్యాధిపతులందర్నీ, ఇంకా గొప్పవారూ, సామాన్యులూ అయిన ప్రజలందర్నీ తన దగ్గరికి పిలిచాడు.
അതുകൊണ്ട് അദ്ദേഹം കാരേഹിന്റെ മകനായ യോഹാനാനെയും അദ്ദേഹത്തോടൊപ്പമുള്ള എല്ലാ സൈന്യാധിപന്മാരെയും ഏറ്റവും ചെറിയവർമുതൽ ഏറ്റവും ഉന്നതർവരെയുള്ള സകലജനത്തെയും വിളിച്ചുകൂട്ടി.
9 ౯ వారికిలా చెప్పాడు. “ఇశ్రాయేలు దేవుడైన యెహోవా దగ్గర మీ కోసం ప్రార్ధించడానికి మీరు నన్ను పంపారు. ఆయన ఇలా చెప్పాడు.
യിരെമ്യാവ് അവരോട് ഇപ്രകാരം പറഞ്ഞു: “നിങ്ങളുടെ അപേക്ഷ അറിയിക്കുന്നതിനായി നിങ്ങൾ ആരുടെ അടുക്കലേക്ക് എന്നെ അയച്ചുവോ, ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ ദൈവമായ ആ യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു:
10 ౧౦ ‘మీరు వెనక్కి వెళ్లి ఈ దేశంలోనే నివసించినట్లయితే నేను మిమ్మల్ని నిర్మిస్తాను. మిమ్మల్ని చీల్చివేయను. మిమ్మల్ని నాటుతాను గానీ పెకలించి వేయను. మీ పైకి నేను తెచ్చిన విపత్తును తప్పిస్తాను.
‘നിങ്ങൾ ഈ ദേശത്തുതന്നെ താമസിക്കുന്നപക്ഷം ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളെ പൊളിച്ചുകളയാതെ പണിയുകയും പിഴുതുകളയാതെ നടുകയും ചെയ്യും. കാരണം നിങ്ങളുടെമേൽ ഞാൻ വരുത്തിയ അനർഥത്തെപ്പറ്റി അനുതപിക്കുന്നു.
11 ౧౧ మీరు బబులోను రాజుకు భయపడుతూ ఉన్నారు. అతనికి భయపడకండి.’ ఇది యెహోవా చేస్తున్న ప్రకటన. ‘మిమ్మల్ని రక్షించడానికీ, అతని చేతిలో నుండి తప్పించడానికీ నేను మీతో ఉన్నాను కాబట్టి అతనికి భయపడకండి.
നിങ്ങൾ ഇപ്പോൾ ഭയപ്പെടുന്ന ബാബേൽരാജാവിനെ ഇനി ഭയപ്പെടേണ്ട. അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ കൈയിൽനിന്ന് നിങ്ങളെ മോചിപ്പിക്കുകയും രക്ഷിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യേണ്ടതിന് ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളോടുകൂടെയുള്ളതിനാൽ നിങ്ങൾ അദ്ദേഹത്തെ ഭയപ്പെടേണ്ട എന്ന് യഹോവ അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു.
അദ്ദേഹത്തിനു നിങ്ങളോട് അനുകമ്പ തോന്നിയിട്ട് നിങ്ങളുടെ സ്വന്തം ദേശത്തേക്കു നിങ്ങളെ മടക്കി അയയ്ക്കാൻ തക്കവണ്ണം ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളോടു കരുണകാണിക്കും.’
13 ౧౩ అయితే ఒకవేళ మీరు కత్తి మూలంగానో, కరువు మూలంగానో, వ్యాధి మూలంగానో మీ దేవుడైన యెహోవానైన నా మాట వినకుండా ‘మేం ఈ దేశంలో నివసించం,’ అన్నారనుకోండి,
“എന്നാൽ നിങ്ങൾ: ‘ഇല്ല, യുദ്ധം കാണാനില്ലാത്തതും കാഹളനാദം കേൾക്കാനില്ലാത്തതും ആഹാരത്തിനു മുട്ടില്ലാത്തതുമായ ഈജിപ്റ്റുദേശത്തേക്കു ഞങ്ങൾ പോകും, എന്നു പറഞ്ഞുകൊണ്ട് നിങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയുടെ വാക്ക് അനുസരിക്കാതെ, ഈ ദേശത്തു ഞങ്ങൾ പാർക്കുകയില്ല എന്നു പറയുന്നപക്ഷം,’
14 ౧౪ లేదా మీరు ‘ఇక్కడ కాదు. మనం ఐగుప్తు దేశానికి వెళ్దాం. అక్కడ ఎలాంటి యుద్ధమూ చూడం, అక్కడ యుద్ధ భేరీనాదం వినం, ఆహారం కోసం ఆకలితో ఉండం. మనం అక్కడే నివసిద్దాం’ అనుకోవచ్చు కూడా.
15 ౧౫ యూదా ప్రజల్లో మిగిలి ఉన్న వారు యెహోవా చెప్పే ఈ మాట వినండి. సేనల ప్రభువూ, ఇశ్రాయేలు దేవుడూ అయిన యెహోవా ఇలా చెప్తున్నాడు. మీరు ఒకవేళ ఐగుప్తులో నివసించడానికి వెళ్లాలని నిర్ణయం చేసుకుంటే,
യെഹൂദയുടെ ശേഷിപ്പായ ജനങ്ങളേ, യഹോവയുടെ വചനം കേട്ടുകൊൾക. ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ ദൈവമായ സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: ‘നിങ്ങൾ ഈജിപ്റ്റിലേക്കു പോകാൻ മനസ്സുവെച്ച് അവിടെപ്പോയി പാർക്കുന്നെങ്കിൽ,
16 ౧౬ మీరు భయపడుతున్న కత్తి ఐగుప్తులో మిమ్మల్ని కలుసుకుంటుంది. మీరు చింతించే కరువు మీ వెనుకే ఐగుప్తు వచ్చి మిమ్మల్ని పట్టుకుంటుంది. మీరు అక్కడే చనిపోతారు.
നിങ്ങൾ ഭയപ്പെടുന്ന വാൾ അവിടെ ഈജിപ്റ്റുദേശത്തുവെച്ചു നിങ്ങളെ പിടികൂടും; നിങ്ങൾ പേടിക്കുന്ന ക്ഷാമം അവിടെ ഈജിപ്റ്റിൽവെച്ചു നിങ്ങളെ വിടാതെ പിൻതുടരും. അങ്ങനെ അവിടെവെച്ച് നിങ്ങൾ മരിക്കും.
17 ౧౭ కాబట్టి ఐగుప్తులో నివసించాలని నిర్ణయం తీసుకుని అక్కడకు వెళ్ళే వాళ్ళు కత్తి మూలంగానో, కరువు మూలంగానో, వ్యాధి మూలంగానో చనిపోతారు. నేను వాళ్ళ పైకి పంపించే ఆపద నుండి ఎవరూ తప్పించుకోరు. ఎవరూ మిగిలి ఉండరు.”
അതിനാൽ, ഈജിപ്റ്റിൽ പാർക്കേണ്ടതിന് അവിടേക്കു പോകാൻ മനസ്സുവെക്കുന്ന സകലജനവും വാൾകൊണ്ടും ക്ഷാമംകൊണ്ടും മഹാമാരികൊണ്ടും മരിക്കും; അവരുടെമേൽ ഞാൻ വരുത്താൻപോകുന്ന അനർഥത്തിൽ അകപ്പെടാതെ ആരും ശേഷിക്കുകയോ അവിടെനിന്നു രക്ഷപ്പെടുകയോ ചെയ്യുകയില്ല.’
18 ౧౮ ఎందుకంటే సేనల ప్రభువూ, ఇశ్రాయేలు దేవుడూ అయిన యెహోవా ఇలా చెప్తున్నాడు. “యెరూషలేము నివాసుల పైకి నా తీవ్ర కోపమూ, నా ఉగ్రతా వచ్చినట్టే, మీరు ఐగుప్తుకు వెళ్ళినట్టయితే మీ మీద కూడా నా క్రోధాన్ని కుమ్మరిస్తాను. మీరు శాపానికి గురౌతారు. మీరు భయాన్ని పుట్టించే వాళ్ళుగా ఉంటారు. దూషణ పాలవుతారు. ఈ స్థలాన్ని మీరు ఇక మీదట చూడరు.
ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ ദൈവമായ സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: ‘ജെറുശലേംനിവാസികളുടെമേൽ എന്റെ കോപവും ക്രോധവും ഞാൻ ചൊരിഞ്ഞതുപോലെ, നിങ്ങൾ ഈജിപ്റ്റിലേക്കു പോകുമ്പോൾ എന്റെ ക്രോധം നിങ്ങളുടെമേൽ ചൊരിയും. നിങ്ങൾ ഒരു ശാപമായി, ഒരു ഭീതിവിഷയമായിത്തീരും; ഒരു ശാപവും നിന്ദാപാത്രവുമായിത്തീരും; ഈ ദേശം നിങ്ങൾ ഇനിയൊരിക്കലും കാണുകയുമില്ല.’
19 ౧౯ యూదా ప్రజల్లో మిగిలి ఉన్న మీ కోసం యెహోవా చెప్తున్నాడు. ఐగుప్తుకు వెళ్ళకండి! ఈ రోజు మీకు వ్యతిరేకంగా సాక్ష్యం నేనే అని మీకు తెలుసు.
“യെഹൂദയുടെ ശേഷിപ്പേ, ‘നിങ്ങൾ ഈജിപ്റ്റിലേക്കു പോകരുത്’ എന്ന് യഹോവ നിങ്ങളോട് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു. ഇന്ന് നിങ്ങൾക്കു ഞാൻ മുന്നറിയിപ്പായി നൽകുന്ന ഈ വചനം നിങ്ങൾ വ്യക്തമായി മനസ്സിലാക്കുക.
20 ౨౦ ‘మా కోసం మన దేవుడైన యెహోవాకు ప్రార్థించు. మన దేవుడైన యెహోవా చెప్పినదంతా మాకు తెలియజెయ్యి. మేం దాన్ని జరిగిస్తాం’ అంటూ మీరే యిర్మీయా అనే నన్ను మీ దేవుడైన యెహోవా దగ్గరికి పంపించారు. కాబట్టి మీరు మీ ప్రాణాలనే చెల్లించాల్సి ఉంటుంది.
‘ഞങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയോട് ഞങ്ങൾക്കുവേണ്ടി പ്രാർഥിച്ചാലും, ഞങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നതെന്തായാലും അതു ഞങ്ങളെ അറിയിച്ചാലും; ഞങ്ങൾ അതു കേട്ടനുസരിക്കും,’ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞ് നിങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയുടെ അടുക്കലേക്കു നിങ്ങൾതന്നെ എന്നെ പറഞ്ഞയച്ചതിൽ നിങ്ങൾ നിങ്ങളെത്തന്നെ വഞ്ചിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
21 ౨౧ ఈ రోజు నేను మీకు తెలియజేశాను. కానీ మీరు మీ దేవుడైన యెహోవా మాట వినలేదు. ఆయన నా ద్వారా మీకు తెలియజేసిన వాటిలో దేనినీ వినలేదు.
ഞാൻ ഇന്നു നിങ്ങളോടു സംസാരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു, എന്നാൽ നിങ്ങളോട് അറിയിക്കാൻ യഹോവ എന്നെ അയച്ച കാര്യത്തിൽ നിങ്ങൾ നിങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയുടെ വാക്ക് ഇപ്പോഴും അനുസരിച്ചിട്ടില്ല.
22 ౨౨ కాబట్టి ఎక్కడ నివాసముండాలని మీరు కోరుకుంటున్నారో అక్కడే మీరు కత్తి మూలంగానో, కరువు మూలంగానో, వ్యాధి మూలంగానో చనిపోతారు. అది మీకు తప్పకుండా తెలుసుకోవాలి.”
അതിനാൽ നിങ്ങൾ പോയി പാർക്കാനുദ്ദേശിക്കുന്ന സ്ഥലത്തുവെച്ച് നിങ്ങൾ വാൾകൊണ്ടും ക്ഷാമംകൊണ്ടും മഹാമാരികൊണ്ടും മരിക്കുമെന്ന് ഇപ്പോൾ വ്യക്തമായി അറിഞ്ഞുകൊൾക.”
