యెహొషువ 1
1 ౧ యెహోవా తన సేవకుడు మోషే చనిపోయిన తరువాత, నూను కుమారుడు, మోషే పరిచారకుడు అయిన యెహోషువకు ఈ విధంగా ఆజ్ఞాపించాడు. “నా సేవకుడు మోషే చనిపోయాడు.
യഹോവയുടെ ദാസനായ മോശയുടെ മരണാനന്തരം, മോശയുടെ ശുശ്രൂഷകനും നൂന്റെ മകനുമായ യോശുവയോട് യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു:
2 ౨ కాబట్టి నీవు లేచి, నీవూ ఈ ప్రజలందరూ ఈ యొర్దాను నది దాటి నేను ఇశ్రాయేలీయులకు ఇస్తున్న దేశానికి వెళ్ళండి.
“എന്റെ ദാസനായ മോശ മരിച്ചു; ആകയാൽ യോർദാനക്കരെ—നീയും ഈ ജനമൊക്കെയും—ഞാൻ ഇസ്രായേൽമക്കൾക്കു കൊടുക്കാനിരിക്കുന്ന ദേശത്തേക്കു പോകാൻ തയ്യാറെടുക്കുക.
ഞാൻ മോശയോടു വാഗ്ദാനംചെയ്തതുപോലെ നിങ്ങളുടെ കാൽപാദങ്ങൾ പതിക്കുന്ന സ്ഥലമൊക്കെയും ഞാൻ നിങ്ങൾക്കു തരും.
4 ౪ ఈ అరణ్యం, లెబానోను నుండి యూఫ్రటీసు మహానది వరకూ, హిత్తీయుల దేశమంతా, పడమట మహాసముద్రం వరకూ మీకు సరిహద్దు.
തെക്കേ ദേശമായ മരുഭൂമിമുതൽ വടക്ക് ലെബാനോൻ മലനിരകളും കിഴക്ക് യൂഫ്രട്ടീസ് എന്ന മഹാനദിമുതൽ പടിഞ്ഞാറ് ഹിത്യരാജ്യം മുഴുവനും മെഡിറ്ററേനിയൻ സമുദ്രംവരെയും നിങ്ങളുടെ ഭൂപ്രദേശം വ്യാപിച്ചുകിടക്കും.
5 ౫ నీవు జీవించే రోజులన్నిటిలో ఎవ్వరూ నీ ముందు నిలవలేరు, నేను మోషేకు తోడుగా ఉన్నట్టు నీకూ తోడుగా ఉంటాను. నిన్ను విడిచి పెట్టను, వదిలెయ్యను.
നിന്റെ ജീവിതകാലത്ത് ഒരിക്കലും ഒരുത്തനും നിന്റെനേരേ നിൽക്കുകയില്ല; ഞാൻ മോശയോടുകൂടെയിരുന്നതുപോലെ നിന്നോടുകൂടെയുമിരിക്കും; ഞാൻ നിന്നെ കൈവിടുകയില്ല; ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുകയുമില്ല.
6 ౬ నిబ్బరంగా, ధైర్యంగా ఉండు. వారికిస్తానని నేను వారి పితరులతో ప్రమాణం చేసిన ఈ దేశాన్ని కచ్చితంగా నీవు ఈ ప్రజల స్వాధీనం చేస్తావు.
ഉറപ്പും ധൈര്യവുമുള്ളവനായിരിക്കുക; കാരണം, ഇവരുടെ പിതാക്കന്മാർക്കു നൽകുമെന്നു ഞാൻ വാഗ്ദത്തംചെയ്ത ദേശം ഈ ജനം കൈവശമാക്കേണ്ടതിനു നീ അവരെ നയിക്കുക.
7 ౭ అయితే నీవు నిబ్బరంగా, ధైర్యంగా, అతి జాగ్రత్తగా నా సేవకుడు మోషే నీకు ఆజ్ఞాపించిన ధర్మశాస్త్రమంతా శ్రద్ధగా పాటించాలి. నీవు వెళ్ళే ప్రతి చోటా విజయం సాధించేలా నీవు దాని నుండి కుడికి గాని ఎడమకు గాని తొలగకూడదు.
“ഉറപ്പും വളരെ ധൈര്യവുമുള്ളവനായിരിക്കുക; എന്റെ ദാസനായ മോശ നിനക്കുതന്ന ന്യായപ്രമാണമൊക്കെയും പാലിക്കാൻ ശ്രദ്ധിക്കുക; നീ ചെല്ലുന്നിടത്തൊക്കെയും വിജയം കൈവരിക്കേണ്ടതിന് അതുവിട്ട് ഇടത്തോട്ടോ വലത്തോട്ടോ മാറരുത്.
8 ౮ ఈ ధర్మశాస్త్ర గ్రంథాన్ని నీవు ఎప్పుడూ బోధిస్తూ ఉండాలి. దానిలో రాసి ఉన్న వాటన్నిటినీ చేయడానికి నీవు జాగ్రత్త పడేలా రాత్రీ పగలూ దాన్ని ధ్యానించినట్లయితే నీ మార్గాన్ని వర్ధిల్లజేసుకుని చక్కగా ప్రవర్తిస్తావు.
ഈ ന്യായപ്രമാണഗ്രന്ഥത്തിലുള്ളത് നിന്റെ അധരങ്ങളിൽനിന്നു നീങ്ങിപ്പോകരുത്; അതിൽ രേഖപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നതെല്ലാം ശ്രദ്ധാപൂർവം ചെയ്യേണ്ടതിനു നീ രാവും പകലും അതു ധ്യാനിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കണം; എന്നാൽ നിന്റെ പ്രയത്നം സഫലമാകുകയും; നീ വിജയം നേടുകയും ചെയ്യും.
9 ౯ నేను ఆజ్ఞ ఇచ్చాను గదా, నిబ్బరం కలిగి ధైర్యంగా ఉండు, దిగులు పడకు, భయపడకు. నీవు నడిచే మార్గమంతా నీ దేవుడైన యెహోవా నీకు తోడుగా ఉంటాడు.”
ബലവും ധൈര്യവും ഉള്ളവനായിരിക്കാൻ ഞാൻ നിന്നോടു കൽപ്പിച്ചില്ലയോ; ഭയപ്പെടരുത്, ഭ്രമിക്കുകയും അരുത്; നിന്റെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ നീ പോകുന്നിടത്തൊക്കെയും നിന്നോടുകൂടെ ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കും.”
10 ౧౦ అప్పుడు యెహోషువ ప్రజల నాయకులకు ఇలా ఆజ్ఞాపించాడు “మీరు శిబిరంలోకి వెళ్లి ప్రజలతో ఈ మాట చెప్పండి,
അപ്പോൾ യോശുവ ജനത്തിന്റെ നായകന്മാരോട് ഇപ്രകാരം കൽപ്പിച്ചു:
11 ౧౧ ‘మీరు స్వంతం చేసుకోడానికి మీ దేవుడైన యెహోవా మీకిస్తున్న దేశాన్ని స్వాధీనపరచుకోడానికి మూడు రోజుల్లోపు ఈ యొర్దాను నది దాటాలి. కాబట్టి ఆహారం సిద్ధపరచుకోండి.’”
“പാളയത്തിൽ ചെന്നു ജനത്തോട്: ‘നിങ്ങൾക്കാവശ്യമായവ സംഭരിക്കുക. നിങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ നിങ്ങൾക്ക് അവകാശമായിത്തരുന്ന ദേശം കൈവശപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതിന് മൂന്നുദിവസം കഴിഞ്ഞ് യോർദാനക്കരെ കടക്കേണ്ടതാകുന്നു’ എന്നു പറയുക.”
എന്നാൽ യോശുവ രൂബേന്യരോടും ഗാദ്യരോടും മനശ്ശെയുടെ പകുതിഗോത്രത്തോടും ഇപ്രകാരം പറഞ്ഞു:
13 ౧౩ “యెహోవా సేవకుడు మోషే మీ కు ఆజ్ఞాపించిన సంగతి జ్ఞాపకం చేసుకోండి. అదేమంటే, మీ దేవుడైన యెహోవా మీకు విశ్రాంతి కలిగించబోతున్నాడు, ఆయన ఈ దేశాన్ని మీకిస్తాడు.
“യഹോവയുടെ ദാസനായ മോശ നിങ്ങൾക്കു നൽകിയ കൽപ്പന ഓർത്തുകൊൾക; ‘നിങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ നിങ്ങൾക്കു വിശ്രമംനൽകി ഈ ദേശവും തന്നിരിക്കുന്നു.’
14 ౧౪ మీ భార్యలూ మీ పిల్లలూ మీ పశువులూ యొర్దాను అవతల మోషే మీకిచ్చిన దేశంలో నివసించాలి. అయితే పరాక్రమ వంతులు, శూరులైన మీరంతా యుద్ధసన్నద్ధులై మీ సహోదరులకు ముందుగా
നിങ്ങളുടെ ഭാര്യമാരും കുട്ടികളും കന്നുകാലികളും യോർദാനു കിഴക്ക് മോശ നിങ്ങൾക്കു നൽകിയ ദേശത്തിരിക്കട്ടെ; എന്നാൽ നിങ്ങളിൽ യുദ്ധപ്രാപ്തരായവർ ഒക്കെയും ആയുധധാരികളായി നിങ്ങളുടെ സഹോദരന്മാർക്കു മുമ്പായി കടന്നുചെല്ലുക.
15 ౧౫ నది దాటి, యెహోవా మీకు దయచేసినట్లు మీ సహోదరులకూ విశ్రాంతి దయచేసే వరకూ, అంటే మీ దేవుడైన యెహోవా వారికిచ్చే దేశాన్ని స్వాధీనపరచుకొనే వరకూ మీరూ సహాయం చేయాలి. ఆ తరువాతే తూర్పున యొర్దాను ఇవతల యెహోవా సేవకుడు మోషే మీకిచ్చిన మీ స్వాస్థ్యమైన దేశంలోకి మీరు తిరిగి వచ్చి దాన్ని స్వంతం చేసుకుంటారు.”
യഹോവ നിങ്ങൾക്കെന്നപോലെ നിങ്ങളുടെ സഹോദരന്മാർക്കും വിശ്രമം നൽകുകയും നിങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ അവർക്കു കൊടുക്കുന്ന ദേശം അവർ കൈവശമാക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നതുവരെ അവരെ സഹായിക്കുക; അതിന്റെശേഷം യഹോവയുടെ ദാസനായ മോശ കിഴക്കു യോർദാന് അക്കരെ നിങ്ങൾക്ക് അവകാശപ്പെടുത്തി നൽകിയിട്ടുള്ള നിങ്ങളുടെ സ്വന്തം ദേശത്തേക്കു മടങ്ങിവന്ന് അതിനെ അനുഭവിച്ചുകൊള്ളണം.”
16 ౧౬ దానికి వారు “నీవు మా కాజ్ఞాపించినదంతా చేస్తాం. నువ్వు మమ్మల్ని ఎక్కడికి పంపినా అక్కడికి వెళ్తాం.
അവർ യോശുവയോട് ഉത്തരം പറഞ്ഞു: “അങ്ങ് ഞങ്ങളോടു കൽപ്പിച്ചിട്ടുള്ളതൊക്കെയും ഞങ്ങൾ ചെയ്യും; ഞങ്ങളെ അയയ്ക്കുന്നിടത്തൊക്കെയും ഞങ്ങൾ പോകും.
17 ౧౭ మోషే చెప్పిన ప్రతి మాటా మేము విన్నట్టు నీ మాటా వింటాం. నీ దేవుడైన యెహోవా మోషేకు తోడుగా ఉన్నట్టు నీకూ తోడై ఉంటాడు గాక.
ഞങ്ങൾ മോശയെ പൂർണമായും അനുസരിച്ചതുപോലെ അങ്ങയെയും അനുസരിക്കും. അങ്ങയുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ മോശയോടുകൂടി ഇരുന്നതുപോലെ അങ്ങയോടുകൂടിയും ഇരുന്നാൽമാത്രംമതി.
18 ౧౮ నీమీద తిరగబడి నీవు ఆజ్ఞాపించే ప్రతి విషయంలో నీ మాట వినని వారంతా మరణశిక్ష పొందుతారు, నీవు నిబ్బరంగా ధైర్యంగా ఉండు” అని యెహోషువతో చెప్పారు.
ആരെങ്കിലും അങ്ങയുടെ കൽപ്പന ചോദ്യംചെയ്യുകയും അങ്ങ് കൽപ്പിക്കുന്ന വാക്ക് അനുസരിക്കാതിരിക്കുകയും ചെയ്താൽ ആ വ്യക്തി മരണത്തിനിരയാകണം. അങ്ങ് ബലവും ധൈര്യവും ഉള്ളവനായിമാത്രം ഇരിക്കുക!”
