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DECEMBER 2010 ARTICLE - MALAYALAM
VOL:09 ISSUE:12

BE PATIENT IN TRIBULATION
IãXbnð klnjvWX ImWn¸n³

By REV. FR. DR. T. J. JOSHUA
[Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam]

hnip² ]utemkv At¸mkvXesâ aqóp {][m\ \ntbmK§Ä Asñ¦nð {]t_m[\§fmWv tdmaÀs¡gpXnb teJ\w 12þmw A²ymb¯nð \mw ImWpóXv. "Bibnð kt´mjn¸n³; IãXbnð klnjvWX ImWn¸n³; {]mÀ°\bnð Däncn¸n³.' (tdmaÀ 12:12) Chbnð BZys¯ {]t_m[\w, "Bibnð kt´mjn¸n³' [Rejoice in hope] FóXns\¸Án Ignª e¡¯nse teJ\¯nð \mw Nn´n¨p. cïmas¯ {]t_m[\amb, "IãXbnð klnjvWX ImWn¸n³' [Patient in tribulation] FóXns\¡pdn¨mWv Cu teJ\¯nð ]cnNn´\w sN¿m³ B{Kln¡póXv. AXn\v asÁmcp ]cn`mj \mw ImWpóXv C{]ImcamWv; t¢i§fnð kl\ioecmbn¡phn³. asÁmóv, IãXbpïmIpt¼mÄ £atbmSpIqSn Ccn¡pI [Keep persevance in tribulation] Fóv. Cu hnjbw \s½ Hmtcmcp¯scbpw Ae«pó, AkzØcm¡pó, \nÀÆocycm¡pó Hcp {]iv\amWv.

PohnX¯nse IãX FópÅXv, kv{Xosbtóm, ]pcpjs\tóm; sshZnIs\tóm, AsshZnIs\tóm; ]ÞnXs\tóm, ]macs\tóm bmsXmcp hÀ¤t`ZhpanñmsX Fñmhscbpw _m[n¡pó, Hcp {]Xn`mkamWv. CXns\¸Án k`m{]kwKnbnð \mw hmbn¡pópïv: "BImi¯n³ Iognð kw`hn¡pósXms¡bpw Úm\t¯msS BcmªdntbïXnóp Rm³ a\Êpsh¨p; CXp ssZhw a\pjyÀ¡p Iãs¸Sphm³ sImSp¯ hñm¯ Iã¸mSp Xtó.' (k`m{]kwKn 1:13) temI¯nsebpw, a\pjyPohnX¯nsebpw DÅ kakvX taJeIsfbpw A\p`h§sfbpw ka{K A]{KY\w sNbvXv hnebncp¯pó Hcp ImgvN¸mSmWv k`m{]kwKnbnð Úm\nbmb itemtam³ DÄs¡mÅn¨n«pÅXv. AXpsImïv kIe a\pjycpw A`napJoIcnt¡ï Hcp ZpkvXnXnbmWv IãX FóXmWv \mw a\Ênemt¡ïXv.

tbip{InkvXp Xsó AkÓn²ambn shfns¸Sp¯nbncn¡póXv \n§Ä¡v temI¯nð IãXbpïv FómWv. "\n§Ä¡p Fónð kam[m\w DïmtIïXnóp CXp \n§tfmSp kwkmcn¨ncn¡póp; temI¯nð \n§Ä¡p Iãw Dïp; F¦nepw ss[cys¸Sphn³; Rm³ temIs¯ Pbn¨ncn¡póp Fóp ]dªp.' (tbmlóm³ 16:33) IãXsb¡pdn¨pÅ BZys¯ ]cmaÀiw \mw ImWpóXv GZ\nemWv. "a\pjyt\mSp Iev]n¨tXm: \o \ns³d `mcybpsS hm¡p A\pkcn¡bpw XnócpsXóp Rm³ Iev]n¨ hr£^ew XnópIbpw sNbvXXpsImïp \ns³d \nan¯w `qan i]n¡s¸«ncn¡póp; \ns³d Bbpjv¡mesams¡bpw \o IãXtbmsS AXnð\nóp Atlmhr¯n Ign¡pw;' (Dev]¯n 3:17) btlmhbmb ssZhw Ið¸\ ewLn¨h\mb a\pjyt\mSv ]dbpó hm¡pIfmWv CXv. A{]Imcw ssZhIð¸\ ewL\w aqew a\pjy³ ]m]¯n\v A[o\\mbn¯oÀót¸mÄ IãXbpw Ahsâ PohnX¯nsâ Hcp `mKambn amdn. AXpsImïv hogvN kw`hn¨, Xnòbv¡v A[o\ambn¯oÀó Cu temI¯nð P\n¨phogpó Hmtcm a\pjysâbpw PohnXt¯mSv Aenªp tNÀóncn¡pó HómWv IãX FópÅXv.

Hmtcmcp¯cpw Ah\h³ sN¿pó ]m]¯nsâ ^ew sImïmtWm IãXbpïmIpósXó kwibw \½psS DÅnð DïmImw. P\n¡pt¼mÄ Xsó sshIey§fpw IãXbpsS ImcW§fpambn P\n¡pó Ipªp§Ä At\Iapïv. AsXmópw AhcptSXmb ]m]w sImïñ. IÀ¯mhv ]ndhn¡pcpSs\ kuJyam¡pó kab¯v injyòmÀ tNmZn¡pópïv. Ch³ IpcpS\mbn ]nd¡phm³ ImcWw Cht\m Chsâ A½b¸òmtcm ]m]w sNbvXn«mtWm Fóv. Aht\m Ahsâ A½b¸òmtcm ]m]w sNbvXn«ñ Ah³ IpcpS\mbn ]ndóXv FómWv IÀ¯mhv D¯cw ]dªXv. thZ]pkvXI¯nð `àintcmaWn Fóp hntijn¸n¡mhpó Bfmbncpóp Ct¿m_v. Ct¿m_ns\ thZ]pkv¯I¯nð hntijn¸n¨ncn¡póXv C{]ImcamWv. "Ct¿m_v \njvIf¦\pw t\cpffh\pw ssZh`à\pw tZmjw hn«Iepóh\pw Bbncpóp.' (Ct¿m_p 1:1) C§s\bpÅ HcmfpsS PohnX¯nð t\cntSï IãXIfpsS Hcp \oï ]«nIbmWv Ct¿m_nsâ ]pkvXI¯nð hnhcn¨ncn¡póXv. imcocnI AkzØy§fpw tcmKhpw am\ÊnI XIÀ¨bpw km¼¯nI \ã§fpw Hs¡bpw `à\pw \oXnam\pw \njvIf¦\pamb Ct¿m_n\v A\p`hnt¡ïnhóp. AXpsImïv Hcp Imcyw hyàamWv. kzb]m]w \nan¯ambn«p am{Xañ IãXIÄ hcpóXv. Fómð IãX a\pjy Pò¯nsâ Hcp A\ntj²yamb `mKambn«mWv hcpóXv.

Fómð XncphN\{]Imcw hfsc Kucht¯mSpIqSn \mw Nn´nt¡ï Hcp Imcyw IãXtbmSpÅ \½psS at\m`mhhpw kao]\hpw F´mbncn¡Ww FóXmWv. IÀ¯mhv \s½ ]Tn¸n¡pópïv: Hcph³ Fsó A\pKan¸m³ CÑn¨mð Fsâ {IqsiSp¯p Fsâ ]nómse hcs«, Fóv. ChnsS {IqsiSp¡pI Fóp ]cmaÀin¡póXv ac¡pcnÈv tXmfnð FSp¡póXns\¸Ántbm Igp¯nð CSpóXnt\¸Ántbm Añ. {IqÈv IãXbpsSbpw kl\¯nsâbpw {]XoIamWv. thZ\bpsSbpw \ncmibpsSbpw Hs¡ A\p`h¯nð¡qSn ISópt]mIpó A\p`hamWv {Iqinsâ A\p`hw.

Fómð Cóv {]Ncn¸n¡pó ]e kphntijhpw Cu hnjb¯nð hfsc hnIeamWv. Cóv kphntij tLmjWw [mcmfambn«pïv. IãXbnñm¯ kar²nbpsS hmKvZm\§fmWv A¯cw \ho\ kphntij§fnð {]Xn^en¡póXv. They are prosperity gospels and not the gospel of cross. AXp {Ipinsâ amÀ¤añ, `uXoIkar²nbpsS amÀ¤amWv. {Iqinsâ A\p`hamb {InkvXobPohnX¯nð kar²nbpsSsbm `uXnIt\«§fpsSsbm hmKvZm\§Ä¡p {]kànbnñ; {]XypX, Iã\ã§fpw \nµbpw ]cnlmkhpw AhImiambn e`n¡pIbpw A`napJoIcn¡bpw sN¿pó A\p`hamWv {InkvXob PohnXw.

]t{XmkvÇolm \s½ {]t_m[n¸n¡póp: {InkvXphnsâ \nan¯w \n§Ä Iãw klnt¡ïnhómð \n§Ä `mKyhmòmÀ. IÀ¯mhp Xsó ]Tn¸n¨ncn¡póXv {i²n¡pI: "Fs³d \nan¯w \n§sf ]gn¡bpw D]{Zhn¡bpw \n§sfs¡mïp Fñm Xnòbpw Ifhmbn ]dIbpw sN¿pt¼mÄ \n§Ä `mKyhmòmÀ. kzÀ¤¯nð \n§fpsS {]Xn^ew hepXmIsImïp kt´mjn¨pñkn¸n³;' (a¯mbn 5:11þ12) IãX IÀ¯mhv \Só ]mXbmWv. AXpsImïv IÀ¯mhns\ ]n³XpScpó {InkvXym\nIÄ¡p B ]mX A\nhmcyamWv. So insult and persecution is inevitable in Christian life.

AXpIqSmsX, IãX PohnXs¯ ip²oIcn¨v kv^pSXbpÅXm¡póp. ]t{Xmkv Çolm AXns\¸Án ]dbpóXv, Aánbnð ip²oIcn¡pó s]móns\t¸msebmWv IãXbpw PohnX]co£Ifpw \s½ ip²oIcn¡póXv, FómWv. s]mónð ]Ánbncn¡pó IoS§sf \o¡n Aán ]cnip²amb kzÀ®s¯ tXPÊpÅXm¡póXpt]mse IãX \½psS ]m] amen\y§sf \o¡n \s½ tXPÊpÅhcm¡póp. Rm³ hmbn¨ GÁhpw lrZbkv]r¡mb Hcp ]{X{]hÀ¯Isâ PohNcn{Xw ]¦pshbv¡phm³ Rm³ B{Kln¡póp. B ]pkvXI¯nsâ t]cv "_Ônbmbn 2455 Znhk§Ä' FómWv. At±l¯nsâ IY, At±l¯nsâ A\p`h§Ä tcmamôw AWnbn¡pó, a\Êm£nsb Ip¯nt\mhn¡pó PohnXm\p`h hnhcW§fmWv. At±lw Atacn¡¡mc\mWv. t_dq«nð Hfnt¸mcp bp²w \S¡pó kab¯v Atacn¡³ ]{X{]hÀ¯I\mb Cherry Anderson t\cn«v Iïv a\Ênem¡n hnhc§Ä {]kn²oIcn¡m³thïn AhntS¡p t]mbXmWv. At±l¯nsâ {]hÀ¯\ DZya¯n\nSbnð t_dq«nse Hcp tdmUnð¡qSn \Sópt]mIpt¼mÄ At±ls¯ X«ns¡mïpt]mbn. I®paqSns¡«n, Ccp ssIIfpw _Ôn¨v N§e¡n«p. Cu AhØbnð I®paqSns¡«n InS¡tbmSp tNÀ¯v _Ôn¨h\mbn 74 Znhk§Ä InSóp. At¸mtg¡pw At±lw apgph\mbn XfÀóp.

Hcp Znhkw I«nen\Sp¯v Hcp Imðs¸cpamÁw tI«n«v At±lw ]dªp: BcmWnXv? Rm\pw Hcp a\pjy\mWv, arKañ. \n§Äs¡´pthWsaóv Hcp a\pjy³ tNmZn¨p. F\n¡p Hcp ss__nÄ thWsaóv At±lw ]dªp. Hcp Znhkw I«nenð Ft´m hogpó i_vZw tI«v At±lw X¸nt\m¡n. AsXmcp ss__nÄ Bbncpóp. asÁmcmÄ At±l¯nsâ I®nsâ sI«gn¨psImSp¯p. At±lw BÀ¯ntbmsS ss__nfnse Hmtcm XmfpIfpw Hmtcm hmIy§fpw kq£vaambn ]Tn¨p, AXnse Hmtcm IYm]m{X§sfbpw AhcpsS IãXtbbpw kl\t¯bpw Xsâ A\p`h§fpambn XmcXays¸Sp¯n. Ahkm\w At±l¯n\v hntamN\w e`n¨Xv \oï Ggp hÀj§Ä¡p tijambncpóp. At¸mtg¡pw ]nXmhv acn¨p, Hcp ktlmZc³ acn¨p. IpSpw_¯nð ]e ZpxJkw`h§fpw \Sóp.

Cu Zpc´§sfñmw Ignªv At±lw kzX{´\mbt¸mÄ kl{]hÀ¯Icpw aÁp ]{X{]hÀ¯Icpw At±ls¯ A`napJ¯n\mbn £Wn¨p. Xm¦sf _Ônbm¡n ]oVn¸n¨ B a\pjytcmSv Xm¦Ä¡p {]XnImcantñ Fóp tNmZn¨p. B A`napJ¯nð At±lw ]dª hm¡pIÄ BcpsSbpw lrZbs¯ kv]Àin¡póXmWv. "Ignª 2455 Znk§fnð Rm³ ]eXpw ]Tn¨p. \½psS thZ\IÄ Bßob hfÀ¨sb klmbn¡póXmWv. Fsâ _Ô\¯n\pap¼v Rm³ sshcmKy_p²nbpw AkzØ\pw Bbncpóp. Cóv Gsd amÁw kw`hn¨ncn¡póp. Fsó iàoIcn¡pó ssZhw GXp kmlNcy§sfbpw t\cnSphm³ Fsó {]m]vX\m¡nbncn¡póp. tPmk^nsâ hm¡pIÄ Rm³ HmÀ¡póp. \n§Ä Fsâ t\sc tZmjw hnNmcn¨p, ssZhtam AXns\ KpWam¡n¯oÀ¯p'

Xm³ _Ônbmbncpót¸mÄ tPmk^ns\¸Án hmbn¨p Nn´n¨XmWv. tPmk^ns\Xnsc Xsâ ktlmZc§Ä tZmjambn Nn´n¨p. Xsó s]m«¡nWÁnð hens¨dnªp. AhnsS\nópw IbÁn ASnabmbn hnÁp. AhnsS {]tem`¯n\p hg§msX [ocXtbmsS kòmÀ¤\njvTtbmSpIqSn \nóp. AXnsâ ^eambn kw`hn¨tXm, hoïpw Ið¯pdp¦nð ASbv¡s¸SpIbmbncpóp. C§s\ \oï bmX\IÄ A\p`hnt¡ïnhóp. Ahkm\ambn At±lw CuPn]vXnse {][m\a{´nbmbn DbÀ¯s¸«t¸mÄ XtómSv t{Zmlw sNbvX ktlmZc§tfmSv ]dª hm¡pIfmWv Anderson s\ hfsc kv]Àin¨Xv.

\½psS Iã§fnð \nópw Hfnt¨mSpIbñ, £atbmSpw ss[cyt¯mSpw A`napJoIcn¡pI FóXmWv {InkvXob PohnX¯nð IcWobambn«pÅXv. A§s\ t\cnSpt¼mÄ Ah \s½ kv^pSw sN¿pw. \½psS Al´bpsS, Xm³t]mcnabpsS, aÁpÅhtcmSpÅ ]I hntZzjw apXembhbpsS; C§s\bpÅ A\h[nbmbn \½nð ]Ánbncn¡pó IoS§Ä Hs¡ \o¡n¡n«phm\pw hnip²n \½nð hcp¯phm\pw IãX \s½ klmbn¡póp. AXpsImïv IãXbnð¡qSn t]mIpt¼mÄ CsX´psImïv Fómbncn¡cpXv \½psS tNmZyw. adn¨v, ssZhta \nsâ Dt±iw F´mWv FómWv \mw BcmtbïXv. CXv F§s\ \½psS {]tbmP\¯n\v B¡n¯oÀ¡mw FóXmbncn¡Ww \½psS Nn´. ImcWw, ssZhs¯ kvt\ln¡póhÀ¡v, \nÀ®b{]Imcw hnfn¡s¸«hÀ¡pXsó kIeXpw \ò¡mbn«pXsó AhnSpóv ]cnWan¸n¡póp. AXpsImïv ssZhlnXw Fs´óv BcmªpsImïv £atbmsS ssZh¯nsâ lnX¯n\pw \S¯n¸n\pw \ntbmK¯n\pw hnt[bs¸«v Pohn¡pI FópÅXmWv IcWobambn«pÅXv.

IÀ¯mhnsâ Iãm\p`h¯n\v ]¦mfnbmIm³ km[n¡póXpw Hcp `mKyambn«pthWw IcpXphm³. AXpsImïmWv ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ ]dbpóXv: Ahsâ IãXbnð Ipdhmbn«pÅsXms¡bpw Fsâ icoc¯nð Rm³ ]qcn¸nt¡ïXn\p {InkvXp\nan¯w Rm³ k`bv¡pthïn Iãa\p`hn¡póp. Ahsâ alXz¯nð Rm³ hncmNn¡Wsaóv B{Kln¡pópsh¦nð Ahsâ Iã§fnð ]¦psImtÅïXv Bhiyas{X. AXpsIïmWv Francis of Assissi {]mÀ°n¨Xv, IÀ¯mth, AhnSs¯ alXzhpw AhnSs¯ kt´mjhpw Chbnseñmw ]¦mfnbmIphm³ Rm³ B{Kln¡pópïv, Fómð \nsâ thZ\bnepw F\n¡p ]¦mfn¯w XtcWta. A§s\ {]mÀ°n¨Xnsâ ^eambn«mWv tbiphnsâ icoc¯nse ]ôapdnhpIÄ At±l¯nsâ icoc¯nð DïmbXv Fóv At±l¯nsâ Ncn{Xw km£n¡póp. thZ\bnð¡qSn ISópt]mIpt¼mÄ, IãXbneqsS Ncn¡pt¼mÄ IÀ¯mhnt\mSpIqsS Ahsâ kl\¯nð ]¦ptNcpóp Fó hnizmkw Dïmbncn¡Ww. B {IqimWv \ap¡p iànbpw ss[cyhpw \ðIpóXv.

GÁhpw Ahkm\ambn, HmÀ¸n¨p \nÀ¯s«. Cu IãXbnð \memasXmcph\mbn Dïmbncpó B Hcphs\t¸mse Xsó ssZhw \t½mSpIqsS Dïv. Iosg izmizX`pP§Ä sImïp hoWpt]mImsX \s½ Xm§phm³. \s½ XtemSphm³, Bizkn¸n¡phm³ s\m¼c§sf \o¡phm³ Fñm\mfpw IqsS Ccn¡póh\mb IÀ¯mhnsâ kmón²yw Dïv F¦nð IãXbnð \ap¡p \ncmis¸tSïXmbn«nñ. AXpsImïmWv kl\¯nð £abpÅhcmbncn¸n³ [Be patent in suffering] Fó ]utemkv At¸mkvXesâ cïmas¯ {]t_m[\w hnes¸«Xmbncn¡póXv.

Iã\ã§sf £atbmsS, kaNn¯XtbmsS, AXnð\nópw IpXdnamdm³ {ian¡msX, AXns\ tNmZyw sNbvhm³ {ian¡msX, AXv F´psImsïóv shñphnfn¡msX AXp PohnX¯nsâbpw ssZhIr]bpsSbpw `mKambn«v AwKoIcn¨psImïv kln¡póXv Hcp henb A\p{KloX A\p`hamWv. hnip²cmbn Pohn¨ BfpIsfms¡bpw IãXbpsS ]mXbnemWv Ncn¨n«pÅXv. ]cpae Xncpta\nsb t]msesbm, \ap¡p kaIoe\ Bbncpó Aðt^m¬km½sbt¸msetbm DÅ hnip²sc ]pWy¯n\v AÀlcm¡nbXv AhcpsS PohnX¯nse kl\amWv. Chscsbms¡ hnip²cmbn {]Jym]n¨Xv thZimkv{X ]mÞnXyw sImtïm, {KÙ§Ä cNn¨XpsImtïm, {]uVamb {]`mjW§Ä \S¯nbXpsImtïm, aZÀ sXsckmsbt¸mse GsX¦nepw tkh\ Øm]\§Ä Øm]n¨XpsImtïm Bbncpónñ. X§fpsS kz´ PohnX¯nse Xo{hamb IãXIÄ kt´mjt¯msS kzoIcn¨psImïv IÀ¯mhnsâ {Iqinsâ Iã¸mSpIÄ¡pw ]oVIÄ¡pw km£yw hln¡pIbmWv AhÀ sNbvXXv.

AXpsImïv \ap¡p PohnX¯nð t\cntSïnhcpó IãXbnð adpXen¡msXbpw \ncmis¸SmsXbpw £atbmsS AXns\ t\cnSphm\pw aptóm«pÅ \½psS PohnXs¯ \bn¡phm\pw CSbmhs« Fóv Biwkn¡bpw {]mÀ°n¡bpw sN¿póp. BbXn\v ssZh¯nsâ ]cnip²mßmhv \s½ klmbn¡s«!

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[Original in Malayalam Voice. Transcribed and edited by Editor Dr. Rajan Mathew]
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