జెకర్యా 7
1 ౧ రాజైన దర్యావేషు పరిపాలనలో నాలుగవ సంవత్సరం కిస్లేవు అనే తొమ్మిదవ నెల నాలుగవ దినాన యెహోవా వాక్కు జెకర్యాకు వచ్చింది.
൧ദാര്യാവേശ്‌രാജാവിന്റെ നാലാം വർഷത്തിൽ, കിസ്ളേവ് എന്ന ഒമ്പതാം മാസം, നാലാം തീയതി, സെഖര്യാവിന് യഹോവയുടെ അരുളപ്പാടുണ്ടായി.
2 ౨ బేతేలువారు యెహోవాను బతిమాలుకోడానికి షెరెజెరును రెగెమ్మెలెకును వారితో బాటు వారి మనుషులను పంపించారు.
൨ബേഥേലുകാർ യഹോവയെ പ്രസാദിപ്പിക്കേണ്ടതിന് സരേസരിനെയും രേഗെം-മേലെക്കിനെയും അവരുടെ ആളുകളെയും അയച്ചു,
3 ౩ మందిరం దగ్గరనున్న యాజకులతో ప్రవక్తలతో “ఇన్ని సంవత్సరాలుగా మేము దుఃఖించినట్టు ఐదవ నెలలో ఉపవాసం ఉండి దుఃఖించమంటారా” అని మనవి చేశారు.
൩സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവയുടെ ആലയത്തിലെ പുരോഹിതന്മാരോടും പ്രവാചകന്മാരോടും: “ഞങ്ങൾ ഇത്ര വർഷമായി ചെയ്തുവന്നതുപോലെ അഞ്ചാം മാസത്തിൽ കരഞ്ഞുംകൊണ്ട് ഉപവസിക്കണമോ?” എന്നു ചോദിപ്പിച്ചു.
൪അപ്പോൾ സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവയുടെ അരുളപ്പാട് എനിക്ക് ഉണ്ടായതെന്തെന്നാൽ:
5 ౫ “దేశప్రజలందరికీ, యాజకులకు నీవీ మాట తెలియజేయాలి. జరిగిన ఈ డెబ్భై సంవత్సరాలు ఏటేటా ఐదవ నెలలో ఏడవ నెలలో మీరు ఉపవాసం ఉండి దుఃఖపడుతూ వచ్చారుగదా? నా పట్ల భక్తితోనే ఉపవాసం ఉన్నారా?
൫“നീ ദേശത്തിലെ സകലജനത്തോടും പുരോഹിതന്മാരോടും പറയേണ്ടത്: ‘നിങ്ങൾ ഈ എഴുപത് വർഷമായി അഞ്ചാം മാസത്തിലും ഏഴാം മാസത്തിലും ഉപവസിച്ചു വിലപിക്കുകയിൽ നിങ്ങൾ എനിക്കുവേണ്ടി തന്നെയോ ഉപവസിച്ചത്?
6 ౬ మీరు ఆహారం తీసుకున్నప్పుడు స్వప్రయోజనానికే గదా తీసుకున్నారు? మీరు పానం చేసినప్పుడు స్వప్రయోజనానికే గదా పానం చేశారు?
൬നിങ്ങൾ ഭക്ഷിക്കുമ്പോഴും പാനം ചെയ്യുമ്പോഴും നിങ്ങൾ നിങ്ങൾക്കുവേണ്ടി തന്നെയല്ലയോ ഭക്ഷിക്കുകയും പാനം ചെയ്യുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നത്?
7 ౭ యెరూషలేములోనూ, దాని చుట్టూ ఉన్న పట్టణాల్లోనూ దక్షిణ దేశంలోనూ, పడమటి మైదాన భూముల్లోను ప్రజలు విస్తరించి క్షేమంగా ఉన్న కాలంలో పూర్వపు ప్రవక్తల ద్వారా యెహోవా ఇచ్చిన ఆజ్ఞలను మీరు మనస్సుకు తెచ్చుకో లేదు గదా?”
൭യെരൂശലേമിനും അതിന്റെ ചുറ്റും അതിന്റെ ഉപനഗരങ്ങൾക്കും നിവാസികളും സ്വസ്ഥതയും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നപ്പോഴും തെക്കെ ദേശത്തിനും താഴ്വീതിക്കും നിവാസികൾ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നപ്പോഴും യഹോവ പണ്ടത്തെ പ്രവാചകന്മാർ മുഖാന്തരം പ്രസംഗിപ്പിച്ച വചനങ്ങളെ നിങ്ങൾ കേട്ടനുസരിക്കേണ്ടതല്ലയോ?’”.
൮യഹോവയുടെ അരുളപ്പാട് സെഖര്യാവിനുണ്ടായതെന്തെന്നാൽ:
9 ౯ “సేనల ప్రభువైన యెహోవా ఇలా ఆజ్ఞ ఇచ్చాడు. సత్యాన్ననుసరించి తీర్పు తీర్చండి. ఒకరిపట్ల ఒకరు కరుణా వాత్సల్యం కనపరచుకోండి.
൯“സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: ‘നേരോടെ ന്യായം പാലിക്കുകയും ഓരോരുത്തൻ അവനവന്റെ സഹോദരനോട് ദയയും കരുണയും കാണിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുവിൻ.
10 ౧౦ వితంతువులను, తండ్రిలేని వారిని పరదేశులను దరిద్రులను బాధపెట్టకండి. మీ సోదరులకు హృదయంలో కీడు తలపెట్టకండి.”
൧൦വിധവയെയും അനാഥനെയും പരദേശിയെയും ദരിദ്രനെയും പീഡിപ്പിക്കരുത്; നിങ്ങളിൽ ആരും തന്റെ സഹോദരന്റെ നേരെ ഹൃദയത്തിൽ ദോഷം നിരൂപിക്കുകയും അരുത്.’
൧൧എന്നാൽ ചെവികൊടുക്കുവാൻ അവർക്ക് മനസ്സില്ലായിരുന്നു; അവർ ദുശ്ശാഠ്യം കാണിക്കുകയും കേൾക്കാത്തവിധം ചെവി പൊത്തിക്കളയുകയും ചെയ്തു.
12 ౧౨ ధర్మశాస్త్రాన్ని గానీ, పూర్వికులైన ప్రవక్తల ద్వారా సేనల ప్రభువు యెహోవా తన ఆత్మ ప్రేరణచేత తెలియజేసిన మాటలను గానీ, వినకుండా హృదయాలను వజ్రాల వలె కఠిన పరచుకున్నారు. కనుక సేనల ప్రభువు యెహోవా దగ్గర నుండి మహోగ్రత వారి మీదికి వచ్చింది.
൧൨അവർ ന്യായപ്രമാണവും സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവ തന്റെ ആത്മാവിനാൽ പണ്ടത്തെ പ്രവാചകന്മാർ മുഖാന്തരം അയച്ച വചനങ്ങളും കേട്ടനുസരിക്കാത്തവിധം ഹൃദയങ്ങളെ വജ്രംപോലെ കടുപ്പമാക്കി; അങ്ങനെ സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവയിങ്കൽനിന്നു ഒരു മഹാകോപം വന്നു.
13 ౧౩ కనుక సేనల ప్రభువు యెహోవా చెప్పేదేమిటంటే, “నేను పిలిచినప్పుడు వారు ఆలకించ లేదు గనక వారు పిలిచినప్పుడు నేను ఆలకించను.
൧൩‘ആകയാൽ ഞാൻ വിളിച്ചിട്ടും അവർ കേൾക്കാതിരുന്നതുപോലെ തന്നെ അവർ നിലവിളിക്കും; ഞാൻ കേൾക്കുകയുമില്ല’ എന്നു സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവ അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു.
14 ౧౪ వారు ఎరుగని అన్య జనుల్లోకి నేను వారిని చెదరగొడతాను. వారు తమ దేశాన్ని విడిచిన తరువాత అందులో ఎవరూ సంచరించకుండా అది పాడైపోతుంది. ఈ విధంగా వారు మనోహరమైన తమ దేశానికి నాశనం తెచ్చి పెట్టుకున్నారు.”
൧൪‘ഞാൻ ഒരു ചുഴലിക്കാറ്റുകൊണ്ട് അവരെ അവർ അറിയാത്ത സകലജനതകളുടെയും ഇടയിൽ പാറ്റിക്കളഞ്ഞു; ദേശം ആൾ സഞ്ചാരമില്ലാത്തവിധം അവരുടെ പിമ്പിൽ ശൂന്യമായിത്തീർന്നു; അങ്ങനെ അവർ മനോഹരദേശത്തെ ശൂന്യമാക്കിക്കളഞ്ഞു’”.
