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 മോശെയുടെ മരണശേഷം യഹോവ നൂന്റെ മകനായി മോശെയുടെ ശുശ്രൂഷകനായ യോശുവയോടു അരുളിച്ചെയ്തതു:
2 ౨ కాబట్టి నీవు లేచి, నీవూ ఈ ప్రజలందరూ ఈ యొర్దాను నది దాటి నేను ఇశ్రాయేలీయులకు ఇస్తున్న దేశానికి వెళ్ళండి.
എന്റെ ദാസനായ മോശെ മരിച്ചു; ആകയാൽ നീയും ഈ ജനമൊക്കെയും പുറപ്പെട്ടു യോൎദ്ദാന്നക്കരെ ഞാൻ യിസ്രായേൽമക്കൾക്കു കൊടുക്കുന്ന ദേശത്തേക്കു കടന്നുപോകുവിൻ.
നിങ്ങളുടെ ഉള്ളങ്കാൽ ചവിട്ടുന്ന സ്ഥലമൊക്കെയും ഞാൻ മോശെയോടു കല്പിച്ചതുപോലെ നിങ്ങൾക്കു തന്നിരിക്കുന്നു.
4 ౪ ఈ అరణ్యం, లెబానోను నుండి యూఫ్రటీసు మహానది వరకూ, హిత్తీయుల దేశమంతా, పడమట మహాసముద్రం వరకూ మీకు సరిహద్దు.
മരുഭൂമിയും ഈ ലെബാനോനും തുടങ്ങി ഫ്രാത്ത് എന്ന മഹാനദിവരെയും ഹിത്യരുടെ ദേശം ഒക്കെയും പടിഞ്ഞാറു മഹാസമുദ്രംവരെയും നിങ്ങളുടെ അതിരായിരിക്കും.
5 ౫ నీవు జీవించే రోజులన్నిటిలో ఎవ్వరూ నీ ముందు నిలవలేరు, నేను మోషేకు తోడుగా ఉన్నట్టు నీకూ తోడుగా ఉంటాను. నిన్ను విడిచి పెట్టను, వదిలెయ్యను.
നിന്റെ ജീവകാലത്തു ഒരിക്കലും ഒരു മനുഷ്യനും നിന്റെ നേരെ നില്ക്കയില്ല; ഞാൻ മോശെയോടുകൂടെ ഇരുന്നതു പോലെ നിന്നോടുകൂടെയും ഇരിക്കും; ഞാൻ നിന്നെ കൈവിടുകയില്ല, ഉപേക്ഷിക്കയും ഇല്ല.
6 ౬ నిబ్బరంగా, ధైర్యంగా ఉండు. వారికిస్తానని నేను వారి పితరులతో ప్రమాణం చేసిన ఈ దేశాన్ని కచ్చితంగా నీవు ఈ ప్రజల స్వాధీనం చేస్తావు.
ഉറപ്പും ധൈൎയ്യവും ഉള്ളവനായിരിക്ക; ഞാൻ അവൎക്കു കൊടുക്കുമെന്നു അവരുടെ പിതാക്കന്മാരോടു സത്യം ചെയ്ത ദേശം നീ ഈ ജനത്തിന്നു അവകാശമായി വിഭാഗിക്കും.
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.
എന്റെ ദാസനായ മോശെ നിന്നോടു കല്പിച്ചിട്ടുള്ള ന്യായപ്രമാണമൊക്കെയും അനുസരിച്ചു നടക്കേണ്ടതിന്നു നല്ല ഉറപ്പും ധൈൎയ്യവും ഉള്ളവനായി മാത്രം ഇരിക്ക; ചെല്ലുന്നേടത്തൊക്കെയും നീ ശുഭമായിരിക്കേണ്ടതിന്നു അതു വിട്ടു ഇടത്തോട്ടോ വലത്തോട്ടോ മാറരുതു.
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 ന്യായപ്രമാണ പുസ്തകത്തിലുള്ളതു നിന്റെ വായിൽനിന്നു നീങ്ങിപ്പോകരുതു; അതിൽ എഴുതിയിരിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ ഒക്കെയും പ്രമാണിച്ചു നടക്കേണ്ടതിന്നു നീ രാവും പകലും അതു ധ്യാനിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കേണം; എന്നാൽ നിന്റെ പ്രവൃത്തി സാധിക്കും; നീ കൃതാൎത്ഥനായും ഇരിക്കും.
9 ౯ నేను ఆజ్ఞ ఇచ్చాను గదా, నిబ్బరం కలిగి ధైర్యంగా ఉండు, దిగులు పడకు, భయపడకు. నీవు నడిచే మార్గమంతా నీ దేవుడైన యెహోవా నీకు తోడుగా ఉంటాడు.”
നിന്റെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ നീ പോകുന്നേടത്തൊക്കെയും നിന്നോടുകൂടെ ഉള്ളതുകൊണ്ടു ഉറപ്പും ധൈൎയ്യവുമുള്ളവനായിരിക്ക; ഭയപ്പെടരുതു, ഭ്രമിക്കയും അരുതു എന്നു ഞാൻ നിന്നോടു കല്പിച്ചുവല്ലോ.
10 ౧౦ అప్పుడు యెహోషువ ప్రజల నాయకులకు ఇలా ఆజ్ఞాపించాడు “మీరు శిబిరంలోకి వెళ్లి ప్రజలతో ఈ మాట చెప్పండి,
എന്നാറെ യോശുവ ജനത്തിന്റെ പ്രമാണികളോടു കല്പിച്ചതു:
11 ౧౧ ‘మీరు స్వంతం చేసుకోడానికి మీ దేవుడైన యెహోవా మీకిస్తున్న దేశాన్ని స్వాధీనపరచుకోడానికి మూడు రోజుల్లోపు ఈ యొర్దాను నది దాటాలి. కాబట్టి ఆహారం సిద్ధపరచుకోండి.’”
പാളയത്തിൽ കൂടി കടന്നു ജനത്തോടു: നിങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ നിങ്ങൾക്കു അവകാശമായി തരുന്ന ദേശം കൈവശമാക്കുവാൻ ചെല്ലേണ്ടതിന്നു നിങ്ങൾ മൂന്നു ദിവസം കഴിഞ്ഞിട്ടു യോൎദ്ദാന്നക്കരെ കടക്കേണ്ടതാകയാൽ ഭക്ഷണസാധനം ഒരുക്കിക്കൊൾവിൻ എന്നു കല്പിപ്പിൻ.
പിന്നെ യോശുവ രൂബേന്യരോടും ഗാദ്യരോടും മനശ്ശെയുടെ പാതിഗോത്രത്തോടും പറഞ്ഞതു എന്തെന്നാൽ:
13 ౧౩ “యెహోవా సేవకుడు మోషే మీ కు ఆజ్ఞాపించిన సంగతి జ్ఞాపకం చేసుకోండి. అదేమంటే, మీ దేవుడైన యెహోవా మీకు విశ్రాంతి కలిగించబోతున్నాడు, ఆయన ఈ దేశాన్ని మీకిస్తాడు.
യഹോവയുടെ ദാസനായ മോശെ നിങ്ങളോടു കല്പിച്ച വചനം ഓൎത്തുകൊൾവിൻ; നിങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ നിങ്ങൾക്കു സ്വസ്ഥത നല്കി 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 ഭാൎയ്യമാരും കുഞ്ഞുകുട്ടികളും നിങ്ങളുടെ കന്നുകാലികളും യോൎദ്ദാന്നിക്കരെ മോശെ നിങ്ങൾക്കു തന്നിട്ടുള്ള ദേശത്തിരിക്കട്ടെ; എന്നാൽ നിങ്ങളിൽ യുദ്ധപ്രാപ്തന്മാരായവർ ഒക്കെയും സന്നദ്ധരായി നിങ്ങളുടെ സഹോദരന്മാൎക്കു മുമ്പായി കടന്നുചെന്നു
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 നിങ്ങൾക്കു എന്നപോലെ നിങ്ങളുടെ സഹോദരന്മാൎക്കും സ്വസ്ഥത നല്കുകയും നിങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ അവൎക്കു കൊടുക്കുന്ന ദേശം അവർ കൈവശമാക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുവോളം അവരെ സഹായിക്കേണം; അതിന്റെ ശേഷം നിങ്ങൾ യഹോവയുടെ ദാസനായ മോശെ കിഴക്കു യോൎദ്ദാന്നിക്കരെ നിങ്ങൾക്കു തന്നിട്ടുള്ള അവകാശദേശത്തേക്കു മടങ്ങി വന്നു അതിനെ അനുഭവിച്ചുകൊള്ളേണം.
16 ౧౬ దానికి వారు “నీవు మా కాజ్ఞాపించినదంతా చేస్తాం. నువ్వు మమ్మల్ని ఎక్కడికి పంపినా అక్కడికి వెళ్తాం.
അവർ യോശുവയോടു: നീ ഞങ്ങളോടു കല്പിക്കുന്നതൊക്കെയും ഞങ്ങൾ ചെയ്യും; ഞങ്ങളെ അയക്കുന്നേടത്തൊക്കെയും ഞങ്ങൾ പോകും.
17 ౧౭ మోషే చెప్పిన ప్రతి మాటా మేము విన్నట్టు నీ మాటా వింటాం. నీ దేవుడైన యెహోవా మోషేకు తోడుగా ఉన్నట్టు నీకూ తోడై ఉంటాడు గాక.
ഞങ്ങൾ മോശെയെ സകലത്തിലും അനുസരിച്ചതുപോലെ നിന്നെയും അനുസരിക്കും; നിന്റെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ മോശെയോടുകൂടെ ഇരുന്നതുപോലെ നിന്നോടുകൂടെയും ഇരുന്നാൽ മതി.
18 ౧౮ నీమీద తిరగబడి నీవు ఆజ్ఞాపించే ప్రతి విషయంలో నీ మాట వినని వారంతా మరణశిక్ష పొందుతారు, నీవు నిబ్బరంగా ధైర్యంగా ఉండు” అని యెహోషువతో చెప్పారు.
ആരെങ്കിലും നിന്റെ കല്പന മറുക്കയും നീ കല്പിക്കുന്ന യാതൊന്നിലും നിന്റെ വാക്കു അനുസരിക്കാതിരിക്കയും ചെയ്താൽ അവൻ മരിക്കേണം; ഉറപ്പും ധൈൎയ്യവും ഉള്ളവനായി മാത്രം ഇരുന്നാലും എന്നു ഉത്തരം പറഞ്ഞു.
