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OCTOBER 2006 ARTICLE - MALAYALAM
VOL:5 ISSUE:10

ENVY OF CAIN, GREED OF BALAAM AND REBELLION OF KORAH
Imbosâ ]I, _nsebmans³d hô\, tImclns³d aÕcw

By REV. FR. MOHAN JOSEPH

"AhÀ¡p At¿m Iãw! AhÀ Ibos³d hgnbnð \S¡bpw Iqen sImXn¨p _nsebmans³d hô\bnð X§sf¯só Gev]n¡bpw tImclns³d aÕc¯nð \in¨p t]mIbpw sN¿póp.' (bpZm 1:11)

hn. thZ]pkvXI¯nse hfsc sNdnb Hcp teJ\amWv bqZmbpsS teJ\w. Ahkm\]pkvXIamb shfn]mSn\p ap¼mbn Hcp A²ymbw am{XapÅ Hcp teJ\amWv bqZmbpsS teJ\w. F¦nepw Kl\hpw iàhpamb Bßob Nn´IÄ Cu sNdnb teJ\¯nð DÄs¡mïncn¡póp. GsXmcp ImeL«¯nepw k` t\cnSpó thZ\IÄ¡pw {]XnkÔnIÄ¡pw hfsc {]Xo£tbmsS B{ibn¡mhpó Hcp apJm´ncamWv bqZmbpsS teJ\w. {][m\ambpw BZnak` t\cn«Xmbn«pÅ {]XnkÔnIfpsS ]cnlmchpw Bizmkhpw Fó \nebnemWv bqZmbpsS teJ\w FgpXs¸«Xv. BZnak` henb {]iv\§fnð IqSnbpw ]co£W§fnð IqSnbpamWv AXnsâ PohnXbm{X Bcw`n¨Xpw {]bmWw XpS§nbXpw. AXniàambn BSn Debpó Hcp hôn¡p kaambncpóp BZnak`bpsS PohnXw. B \uIsb ap§nt¸mImsX kwc£n¨Xpw, XfÀópt]mImsX Xm§nbXpw, k`ma¡Ä¡p Bßobamb DuÀÖw ]IÀóXpw k`bpsS ]cn]me\¯n\mbn Ab¡s¸« ]cnip²mßmhmbncpóp.

Cu hN\iIe¯nð BZnak`¡p t\cntSïnhó {][m\amb cïp {]XnkÔnIÄ¡pÅ ]cnlmc§fmWv ]cnip²mß\ndhnð hn. bqZmÇol \nÀt±in¡póXv. HómaXmbn, k` A`napJoIcn¨ {]iv\w k`ma¡fpsS BZy Bthihpw BßmÀ°Xbpw tNmÀópt]mbn FóXmbncpóp. Fñm kz¯p¡fpw hnÁp At¸mkvtXmeòmcpsS Imð¡ð sImïphóv, kIehpw s]mXphI Fóp F®pIbpw, BÀ¡pw ap«nñm¯ Hcp \nebnte¡p DbcpIbpw sNbvX ssZha¡Ä B ØnXnbnð \nópw ]ntóm¡w Xncnªv X³Imcy¯nte¡pw kzmÀ°Xbnte¡pw hgpXnamdn. A§s\ hgnamdnt¸mb k`ma¡sf BßmÀ°Xbnepw Bßob DÕml¯nepw BZnak`bpsS ssienbnte¡p XncnsIs¡mïphcnIbmWv Cu teJ\¯nsâ Dt±iw.

Cós¯ k`bpw A`napJoIcn¡pó Hcp {]iv\amWnXv. Bßob {]hÀ¯\§sf hfsc \nkwKXtbmsSbmWv \mw ]et¸mgpw ho£n¡pIbpw {]XnIcn¡bpw sN¿póXv. `uXoI k`IfpsS apJ§fpw {]hÀ¯\§fpw hnebncp¯pt¼mÄ ]et¸mgpw ]ecptSbpw BZy Bthiw tNmÀóp t]mImdpïv. Fómð \½psS BZy kvt\lw hn«pIfbmXncn¡m³ XncphN\w iàambn \s½ {]t_m[n¸n¡póp. am\pjnI apJ§Ä t\m¡ntbm, `uXoI kt´mj§fnð A[njvTnXamtbm Añ \mw hnfn¡s¸«ncn¡póXv.

cïmaXmbn BZnak` A`napJoIcn¨ {]XnkÔn Zpcp]tZi§fpsS \pgªpIbÁamWv. ssZhhN\saó hymtP\ ISóphóhÀ hN\§Ä hmcnhnXdns¡mSp¯p. k` ]n¨shbv¡pó kabambncpóXn\mð ssZhthe¡mcpsS cq]¯nð ISóphó Cu ]mjmtÞm]tZi¡msc ]mhs¸« k` kt´mjt¯msS kzoIcn¨p. A¯cw hn]cotXm]tZi¡mcnð \nópw k`ma¡sf At¸mkvtXmenI hnizmk¯nte¡p Xncn¨psImïphcpóXn\p thïn¡qSnbmWv bqZm Xsâ teJ\w FgpXnbXv. Zpcp]tZi§sf sNdp¡phm\pw icnbpw sXÁpadnbmsX Ipgbpó hnizmkkaqls¯ kXyhnizmk¯nte¡p Xncn¨phcp¯phm\pw bqZmbpsS teJ\w DuÀÖw \ðIpóp. ss{IkvXhPohnX¯nsâ ]caamb e£yw F´mWv? hnhn[amb hn`mK\ma§fmð k` Adnbs¸Spópsh¦nepw BßobPohnX¯nsâ ASnØm\e£yw c£ t\SpI FópÅXmWv.

c£bnte¡p \SóSp¡pó bm{XnIcmWv ssZha¡fmb Hmtcm hnizmknIfpw. hnizmknbpsS ]caamb e£y¯nte¡pÅ bm{Xbnð {]Xn_Ôambn hcpó i{Xp km¯m\mWv. hnizmkkaql¯nsâ hÀ¤i{Xphmb km¯ms\ Pbn¡pI FóXmWv ss{IkvXhPohnX¯nsâ ASnØm\ IÀ½m\pjvTm\§fpsSbpw Iq«mbvabptSbpw BXy´nIe£yw.

thZ]pkvXI¯nð ]ebnS¯pw km¯msâ CSs]Sð \mw ImWpópïv. Nnesc \ap¡p kp]cnNnXamsW¦nepw AhcpsS X{´§sf AYhm DÅnencn¸pIsf ]et¸mgpw a\Ênem¡phm³ \ap¡p km[n¡msX t]mIpóp. CXpt]mse, km¯msâ X{´§Ä \ap¡p ]cnNnXañm¯XpsImïv ]et¸mgpw Ahsâ hebnð \mw IpSp§n t]mIpóp. bqZm km¯msâ aqóp X{´§sf Xsâ teJ\¯nð \ap¡p ]cnNbs¸Sp¯póp.

Imbosâ hgn, _nebmansâ hô\, tImclnsâ aÕcw:
thZ]pkvXI¯nð AhÚtbmsS t\m¡n¡mWpó Hcp hyànbmWv Imbo³. thZ]pkvXI¯nð \nópw \½psS Ipªp§Ä¡p t]cp Xncbpt¼mÄ Imbo³ Fó t]cv Bcpw XncsªSp¡mdnñ. \½psS Ipªp§sf B t]cnð Adnbs¸Smt\m hnfn¡mt\m Hcp amXm]nXm¡fpw B{Kln¡pónñ. a\pjyIpe¯nð aÁmÀ¡pw e`n¨n«nñm¯ Akpe` ku`mKyw ssIhó BfmWv Imbo³. Imbo³ a\pjyIpe¯nse BZyPmX\mWv. krãnbpsS aIpSamb hntijW_p²nbpw hnthIhpapÅ kIet¯bpw AS¡n`cn¡pó ssZh¯nsâ kzcq]hpw kmZriyhpambpÅ a\pjy hÀ¤¯nð BZyambn P\n¨ inip.

Pòw sImïv `mKyw e`n¨ a\pjy³. Fómð IÀ½w sImïv Imbosâ PohnXw XIÀópt]mbn. \½psS NpÁp]mSpIfnð ]cnNbapÅ ]e PohnX§fptSbpw kmZriyamWv Imbosâ PohnXw. Imbos\ \mi¯nte¡p \bn¨ Ahsâ hgnsb´mbncpóp? Dev¸¯n]pkvXIw \memw A²ymb¯nð Imbosâ hgnsb´mbncpóp Fóp \mw hmbn¡póp. Imbo³ Xsâ ktlmZcs\ hmÕey]qÀÆw hnfn¨v BtÇjn¨v Ahs\ hbente¡p Iq«ns¡mïpt]mbn, Aht\mSv IbÀ¯p, It¿Áw sNbvXv Ahs\ sImóp. Ahsâ ktlmZcsâ arXtZlw bmsXmcp {]bmkhpanñmsX hbenð Xsó IpgnIp¯n adhp sN¿póp. Fñmw kpc£nXsaópIcpXn, Imbn³ Xsâ Krl¯nte¡p t]mbn. A§s\ ktlmZclXybpsS hgnbmbncpóp ImbotâXv.

B[p\nI a\pjysâ Hfnªp InS¡pó Hcp apJamWv Imbo\nð {]Xn^en¡póXv. kz´\ne\nev]n\pthïn Btcbpw hIhcp¯phm³ aSn¡m¯ Hcp {]IrX¯nsâ DSabmb Hcp \nIrã Pohnbmbn«mWv XncphN\w Imbos\ \ap¡p ]cnNbs¸Sp¯póXv. F´n\mWv Imbo³ lmt_ens\ sImóXv? hfsc Npcp¡¯nð ]dªmð, lmt_ensâ hfÀ¨bmWv lmt_ens\ sImñpóXn\p Imbos\ t{]cn¸n¡póXv. Xsâ PnhnX¯nsâ kam[m\¯n\pw Xsâ PohnX¯nsâ kzØX¡pw thïnbmWv Imbo³ A{Iaw {]hÀ¯n¡póXv. kq£vaambn ]cntim[n¨mð \½psS a\{]bmkw \½psS XfÀ¨bneñ, aÁpÅhcpsS hfÀ¨bnemWv. A]csâ Dóa\w a\pjys\ AkzØcm¡pIbpw \oNamÀ¤¯nte¡p \s½ \bn¡pIbpw sN¿póp. ]et¸mgpw XmcXayw sN¿enð \mw Bizmkw Isï¯póp. Xsâ \oN{]hr¯nbpsS A\´c^eambn Imbo³ IqSpXð AkzØ\mIpóp, ssZhtIm]¯mð Ah³ `qanbnð Dgepóh\mbn cq]m´cs¸Spóp.

Imbosâ A\p`h¯nsâ ASnØm\¯nð \½psS Nn´¡p hnjbo`hn¸n¡póXv hn. ept¡mknsâ kphntijw 19þmw A²ymbw 41, 42 hmIy§fmWv. "Ah³ \Kc¯nóp kao]n¨t¸mÄ AXns\ Iïp AXns\¡pdn¨p Icªp: Cu \mfnð \ns³d kam[m\¯nópffXp \obpw Adnªp F¦nð sImffmbncpóp. Ct¸mtgm AXp \ns³d I®nóp adªncn¡póp.' tbcpiteansâ kam[m\¯n\pthïn {]mÀ°n¡phm\ñ tbip ChnsS Bhiys¸SpóXv. adn¨v, IÀ¯mhv tbcpiteant\mSp XsóbmWv ]dbpóXv, "\nsâ kzØX¡pw kam[m\¯n\pw DÅ hgnbpw DuÀÖhpw \o Xsó Xncªv BÀÖn¨psImÅpI.' kzbw Adnªv BÀÖnt¡ï kam[m\w aÁmcptSbpw Icheb§fneñ. Imbosâ kzb¯nð Bcw`n¨ sshcmKyw BWv Ahs\ Ahsâ AkzØXbnte¡p hen¨ng¨Xv. Cós¯ temI¯nð ]ecptSbpw a\Êv AkzØambncn¡póXv Cu sshcmKy at\m`mhw sImïmWv.

Ipim{K_p²nbmb km¯m\v a\pjys\ hi¯m¡m\pÅ henb Hcp IpX{´amWv a\Ênð sshcmKyw hfÀ¯pI FóXv. Cu sshcmKyw \½nð hfcpt¼mÄ \mw km¯m\p hnt[bs¸Spóp. AXv Hcn¡epw Xncp¯m\mhm¯ Xnòbntem A\À°¯ntem ]cyhkm\n¡póp. kzØX Fótó¡pambn \in¨v Hcp KXnsI« PohnX¯nte¡v \s½ sImsï¯n¡póp. km¯m³ C¯cw Hcp IpX{´hpambn hcpt¼mÄ AXns\ F§s\ AXnPohn¡mw Fóp \mw ]Tnt¡ïnbncn¡póp. IÀ¯mhv \s½ ]Tn¸n¨ncn¡pó amÀ¤w D]hmkhpw {]mÀ°\bpamWv. thZ]pkvXIw \t½mSp ]dbpóXv, \½psS kzØXbpsS amÀ¤w \mw Xsó Iïp]nSn¡WsaóXmWv. AXp sImïv \½psS PohnX¯nsâ kzØX Im¯pkq£n¡Wsa¦nð \mw £an¡m³ ]Tnt¨ aXnbmhq.

hn«phogvNbneqsS kam[m\w, s]mdp¡póXneqsS kzØX; CXmWv XncphN\¯nsâ shfns¸Sp¯ð. F§s\ \ap¡v £an¡phm³ Ignbpw? AXnt{ijvTamb coXnbnð £an¨ cïp hyànIsf thZ]pkvXI¯nð \ap¡p {i²n¡mw. "Fsó ChnsS hnäXpsImïp \n§Ä hyk\nt¡ïm, hnjmZn¡bpw thïm; Pohc£¡mbn ssZhw Fsó \n§Ä¡paps¼ Ab¨XmIpóp;' (Dev]¯n 45:5) tPmk^v Xsâ ktlmZcòmtcmSv £an¨ {]kvXmh\bmWnXv. Xsâ ktlmZcòmÀ XtómSp Im«nb AXn{Ia§Ä, Xm³ Ct¸mÄ Cu \nebnembn¯ocphm\pÅ ssZh¯nsâ ]²XnbpsS `mKambn IïpsImïmWv tPmk^v Xsâ ktlmZcòmtcmSv £an¡póXv. Ah³ ssZh¯nsâ c£m]²Xnsb Xncn¨dnbpóp. e`n¨mepw, \ãambmepw, Pbn¨mepw, ]cmPbs¸«mepw AXv A\\ymb ssZh¯nsâ ]²XnbmWv Fóp ho£n¡phm³ Ignbpt¼mÄ \ap¡p £an¡phm³ km[n¡póp. \mw P\n¡póXn\papt¼ Bcw`n¨Xpw \mw Ahkm\n¨mepw Ahkm\n¡m¯Xpamb Hcp _rl¯mb ]²Xn Fsó¡pdn¨pw \n§sf¡pdn¨pw ssZh¯n\pïv. ssZh¯nsâ ]²Xnbpw a\pjysâ ]²Xnbpw X½nð s]mcp¯s¸SmsX hcpt¼mfmWv, \½psS {]Xo£IÄ XInSw adnbpóXv. \t½mSp i{XpXtbmsS s]cpamdpó BfpItfbpw kmlNcy§sfbpw ssZh¯nsâ ]²XnbpsS `mKamsWóp IcpXn \ap¡p £an¡phm³ km[n¡psa¦nð \½psS kzØX¡pÅ hgnIÄ \mw Xsó Hcp¡nsbSp¡póp.

cïmas¯ DZmlcWw kwJym]pkvXIw 12:13: "At¸mÄ tamsi btlmhtbmSp: ssZhta, Ahsf skuJyamt¡Wta Fóp \nehnfn¨p.' Xsâ ktlmZcnbmb ancnban\pthïnbmWv tami ChnsS {]mÀ°n¡póXv. tamis¡Xncmbn Xsâ ktlmZcn kwkmcn¡pt¼mÄ btlmhbmb ssZhw IpjvTw hcp¯n Ahsf in£n¡póp. tami ancnbmant\mSv £an¨sX´psImïmWv? tamibpsS c£s]Sen\pw, hfÀ¨¡pw, ]cn]me\¯n\pw \nZm\w Xsâ ktlmZcnbmb ancnbmamWv. AXpsImïv tamibpsS {]mÀ°\ Hcp HuZmcyañmbncpóp. adn¨v AsXmcp _m²yXbmbncpóp. tami ancnbmant\mSp £an¨p. Hcn¡ð Xm³ Xsâ ktlmZcnbpsS apJ¯p\nópw Ic§fnð\nópw A\p`hn¨ kvt\l¯nsâbpw IcpXensâbpw hmÕey¯nsâbpw ad¡m\mhm¯ kvacW tami¡v amÁn \nÀ¯m\mhnñ. Cóp _豈 Adp¯papdn¡póXn\p ap¼v Hcp \nanjw \mw Nn´n¡pI. \ap¡v AhtcmSpÅ IS¸mSv ad¡m\mhptam? Cu IS¸mSpIfpsS _m²yX \s½ £an¡phm³ t{]cn¸n¡s«. £abnepsS \½psS kam[m\hpw kzØXbpw \mw Xsó IckvXam¡pI. km¯msâ IpX{´amb sshcmKy¯nte¡p \mw hgpXn hogpt¼mÄ \½psS PohnX¯nsâ AkzØXsb \mw Xsó £Wn¨phcp¯pIbmWv. Bcm[\bneqsS \½psS kzØXbpw kam[m\hpw kpc£nXam¡Wsa¦nð AXn\p hnLv\w hcp¯pó ImcW§fpsS Xncn¨dnhnsâbpw Xncp¯ensâbpw hgnbneqsS \mw aptótdïnbncn¡póp.

cïmas¯ km¯msâ IpX{´w _nsebmansâ hô\bmWv. thZ]pkvXI¯nð _nsebmans\ \mw ImWpóXv kwJym]pkvXIw 22, 23, 24 A²ymb§fnemWv. hfsc at\mlcamWv _nsebmans\¡pdn¨pÅ {]Xn]mZyw. bn{kmtbensâ bm{Xmas²y AhÀ tamhm_v ka`qanbnse¯n. tamhm_v cmPmhmb _mem¡v bn{ktbent\¡pdn¨v tI«n«v C{]Imcw ]dbpóp. Cu P\w ISópt]mbmð ]nsó Rm\nñ. Imf ]pñp \¡póXpt]mse Cu P\w Fsó \¡pw ]nóoSp Rm³ Ahtijn¡nñ. BIbmð Cu P\s¯ ]cmPbs¸Sp¯Ww. ssk\y_ewsImïv AXv Akm²yamWv. ChÀ ISópt]mIpó amÀ¤§fnseñmw cmPm¡òmÀ AXnÀ¯nIÄ hsc sNóv sXmgpssIItfmsS Ahsc IS¯nhnSpIbmWv ]Xnhv. ssk\y_ewsImïv Ahsc IogS¡m³ km²yañ. ]nsó F´mWXns\ó amÀ¤w cmPmhv Xsâ Ipim{K_p²nð Xe]pIªmtemNn¨p. Xsâ _p²nbnð _mem¡v Isï¯nb amÀ¤amWv {]hmNI\mb _nsebmans\s¡mïv bn{kmtbð P\s¯ i]n¡pI.

_nsebmw {]hmNI\mWv. {]hmNI\p i]n¡phm\pw A\p{Kln¡phm\pw kzmX{´yapïv. Cu {]hmNIs\ sImïpsNóp A¡sc \nð¡pó bn{kmtbens\ i]n¡pI. At¸mÄ bn{ktbensâ iàn £bn¡pw. hfsc kzm[o\w {]tbmKn¨v cmPmhv {]hmNIs\ tamhm_v tZit¯¡p sImïp hcpóp. _nsebmw A¡sc \nð¡pó bn{ktbð P\Xsb t\m¡n. Cu P\s¯ t\m¡n i]n¡phm³ hó {]hmNI³ Hcp hmNIw ]dbpóp. "ssZhw i]n¡m¯hs\ Rm³ F§s\ i]n¡pw? btlmh {]mIm¯hs\ Rm³ F§s\ {]mIpw?' (kwJym]pk vXIw 23:8) XncphN\w F\n¡pw \n§Ä¡pw Xcpó Dd¸mWv; ssZh¯nð hnizkn¡póhÀ¡p, ssZh¯nð B{ibn¡póhÀ¡v. ssZhs¯ ]n³]Ápó ssZha¡Ä¡p Cu temI¯nsâ bmsXmcp tZmjhpw XoïmsX A\p{KlapÅhcmbn ]cn]men¡pópshóXnsâ DZm¯amb DZmlcWamWv i]n¡phm³ hó {]hmNIsâ hm¡pIÄ.

ssZh¯mð \bn¡s¸Spó ssZhP\w {]mt¡ð¡m¯ PmXnbmWv. im]¯nsâ hn]coXamWv A\p{Klw. AXpsImïv A\p{Kls¸« PmXn¡p bmsXmcp im]hptað¡pIbnñ. CXnð \mw a\Ênemt¡ïXv \nsâ A\p{Kl¯nsâ \nZm\w \o Xsó AdnbpI. ssZh¯mð A\p{Kln¡s¸«hÀ im]tað¡msX _m[ XoïmsX ssZh¯nsâ AZriyamb NndIn³ adhnð kpc£nXcmbn ]cn]men¡s¸Spóp. ChnsS henb {it²bamb Hcp Nn´bpïv. A\p{Kl¯nsâ ASnØm\w F´mWv? ssZhw \t½mSpIqsS \S¡pópsh¦nð \mw A\p{KloXcmWv. ssZhw IqsSbpsï¦nð GXp im]{KkvXamb `qanbnepw \mw A\p{KloXcmbn Ignbpóp. \½psS A\p{Kl¯nsâ \nZm\w \£{Xañ, ssItcJbñ, hkn¡pó Øeañ ]nótbm kÀÆià\mb ssZh¯nsâ kmón²yamWv.

bcotlm thZ]pkvXI¯nse i]n¡s¸« \KcamWv. Fómð bcotlmhnð sh¨v A\p{Kln¡s¸« cïpt]tc¡pdn¨v thZ]pkvXIw {]Xn]mZn¡póp. AXnsemóv AÔ\mb _À¯nambn BWv. im]amb AÔX ]nSns¸« i]n¡s¸« \KchmXnð¡ð Ccpóp im]s¯mgnemb `n£mS\w sNbvXp Pohn¡bmWv _À¯nambn. A\p{Kl¯nsâ \nZm\amb tbip sbcotlmhnsâ sXcphnð IqSn ISópt]mIpt¼mÄ Ahs\ kz´am¡póp. bcotlmhnsâ im]{KkvXamb `qan tbiphnsâ kmón²y¯mð A\p{Kl{]Zambn¯ocpóp.

Cu bcotlmhnðsh¨p XsóbmWv k¡mbn tbiphns\ Iïpap«póXv. s]m¡w Ipdª Np¦w ]ncnhpImc\mb k¡mbn, Ahsâ tPmen im]amWv. sXmgnð kaql¯nð im]ambn IcpXnbXv. Ahsâ PohnXNcy ]m]]¦neamWv. Ah³ Pohn¡póXpw tbiphns\ ImWphm\mbn HmSpóXpw im]{KkvXamb \Kc¯nsâ sXcphoYnbneqsSbmWv. Fómð Ah³ kz´am¡nbtXm A\p{Kl¯nsâ ZmXmhns\bmWv. GXp im]`qanbnepw \n\¡p hkn¡mw: ssZhw \ntómSp IqsSbpsï¦nð temI¯nsâ bmsXmcp Xocpam\§Ä¡pw, ]c¼cmKXambn \S¸nencn¡pó Hcp \nKa\§Ä¡pw \nsó IogS¡phm³ km²yañ. Cu A\p{Kl¯nsâ ImcWw ssZhw \ntómSpIqsSbpsïópÅXmWv. F{X henb ss[cyhpw kpc£nX¯hpamWv ssZhhN\w \ap¡p \ðIpóXv. A\p{Kl¯n\pÅXp \o AdnbpI. F´mWv A\p{Klw? XncphN\w HcmtfmSp ]dbpóp: "kv{XoIfnð \o A\p{Kln¡s¸«hÄ'. PohnX¯nð _meyImew apXð Ahkm\Imewhsc ZpcnX§fpsS IY am{Xw ]dbphm\pÅ I\yI adnbman\p XncphN\w \ðIpó ]ZhnbmWv "A\p{Kln¡s¸«hÄ'.

_nsebman\p hyàamb Adnhpïmbncpóp; ssZhw bn{kmtbð P\¯nsâ CSbnð\nópw amdnsb¦nð am{Xsa Ahsc tXmð¸n¡m³ km²yamIbpÅp. ssZhw Ahcnð \nóp amdn \nð¡Wsa¦nð Ahscs¡mïp ]m]w sN¿n¡Ww. AXpsImïv, Ahscs¡mïp ]m]w sN¿n¡phm\pÅ ]²XnIÄ BhnjvIcn¡Ww. AXn\p HómaXmbn, tamhm_y kv{XoIsf bn{kmtbð \Sphnte¡p Cd¡nhnSWw. Ahscs¡mïp ]ckwKw sN¿n¡Ww. cïmaXmbn, bn{ktben\p Xnóphm³ A\phmZanñm¯ hn{KlmÀ¸nXw Xnóphm³ AhÀ¡p sh¨p\o«pI. Hcn¡epw ]cmPbs¸«n«nñm¯, BcptSbpw ap³]nð ap«paS¡nbn«nñm¯, Fñmhcpw AhcpsS ap³]nð ap«paS¡nbn«pÅ AP¿cmb bn{kmtbensâ \Sphnte¡p ]m]¯nsâ cïp km²yXIÄ ISóphcnIbmWv. Cu {]tem`\§fpsS \Sphnð bn{kmtbð P\X¡v kzoIcn¡pItbm kzoIcn¡mXncn¡tbm sN¿phm\pÅ ]qÀ® kzmX{´yapïv. A\p{Kl¯nsâ ImcWamb ssZhs¯ IqsS \nÀ¯mw; Asñ¦nð ]m]w sNbvXv ssZhs¯ AIÁn\nÀ¯mw. btlmh i]n¡pIbñ, ]m]w sNbvXv kzbw im]w GÁphm§pIbmWv. ssZhw amdn\nð¡pt¼mÄ a\pjy³ im]w GÁphm§póp. bn{kmtbð ]m]¯nð hoWpt]mbn. kpJn¡phm\pw Xnóphm\pw B\µn¸m\pw DÅ hgn AhÀ XncsªSp¯p ]m]s¯ AhÀ ]pðIn. A\´c^eambn ssZhw amdn\nóp. iàamb Hcp _m[ bn{ktben\pïmbn. tamhm_v cmPmhv sNdphncept]mepa\¡msX bn{ktbð tamhm_v cmPmhnsâ ap¼nð ap«pIp¯n.

_nsebmansâ hô\ km¯msâ X{´amWv. ssZh¯n\p \nc¡m¯ [\w im]amWv. ssZh¯n\p \nc¡m¯ kpJw im]amWv. ssZh¯n\p \nc¡m¯ t\«w im]amWv. ssZh¯n\p \nc¡m¯sX´pw im]amWv. ssZhs¯ IqsS shbv¡póh³ A\p{KloX\mWv. k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ ]dbpóp; "Rm³ btlmhsb Ft¸mgpw Fs³d ap¼nð sh¨ncn¡póp; Ah³ Fs³d he¯p`mK¯pffXpsImïp Rm³ Ipep§nt¸mIbnñ.' (k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 16:8) \nsâ A\p{Kl¯n\pÅXv \o AdnbpI. _enbpw kvtXm{Xhpw ssZh¯n\p \ðtIïXpt]mse \ðIpt¼mÄ ssZhw XncnsI \ðIpó cïp Zm\§fmWv A\p{Klhpw kam[m\hpw. ktlmZc§tfmSp £an¨p \nc¸mbn«mWv _en AÀ¸nt¡ïXv. euIoItaml§fnð\nópw hnSpXð {]m]n¨psImïmWv \mw _nebmansâ hô\bmb km¯msâ IpX{´¯nð \nópw c£ t\tSïXv. Rm³ \nsó kvXpXnt¡ïXn\p Fsâ Bßmhns\ Imcm{Kl¯nð \nópw hnSphnt¡Wsa. euIoI taml§fnð XS¦enem¡s¸«ncn¡pó Bßmhnsâ kvtXm{Xw ssZhkón[nð AwKoIcn¡s¸SpIbnñ.

tImclnsâ aðkcw:
tImclns\ \mw ImWpóXv kwJym]pkvXIw 16þmw A²ymbw 2þ32 hmIy§fnemWv. tImclns\¡pdn¨v ]cmaÀin¡phm\pÅ ImcWw tImclv Hcp Iq«w BfpIsf kwLSn¸n¨v tamis¡Xncmbn aÕcn¨p FóXmWv. C{ktbensâ A\ntj²y\mb t\XmhmWv tami. Xncphmbn¡p FXnÀhmbnñ Fóp ]dbpamdv tamisb CXphsc Bcpw tNmZyw sNbvXn«nñ. tImclnsâ aÕcs¯¡pdn¨p \ap¡p C§s\ ]dbmw: B[p\nIImeL«¯nð kaql¯nsâ Fñm cwK§fnepw hfsc iàambn {]Xn^en¡pó {Kq¸nkw. Cóp {Kq¸n\XoXamb GsX¦nepw kaqlapÅXmbn Adnhnñ. tIcf¯nð Fñm kapZmb§fpw GsX¦nepw {Kq¸nsâ ]nSnbnemWv.

cm{ãob{]Øm\§sf t\m¡nbmð ]mÀ«nIÄ Xsó hyànIfpsS t]cnð hn`PnXambncn¡póp. k`bnepw {Kq¸nkw hfsc iàamWv. `h\§fnðt]mepw {Kq¸nsâ ISópIbÁw A\p`hyambncn¡póp. CXv km¯msâ X{´amWv Fóp \mw Xncn¨dnbWw. a\pjysâ ]ptcmKXn¡pÅ Fñm km²yXIfw H¯nW§nhcpt¼mÄ ]ptcmKXnbnte¡p \bn¡s¸SmXncn¡phm³ km¯ms\mcp¡pó X{´amWv X½nð ASn¸n¡pI FóXv. \½psS \nÀºÔ_p²nbpsS ImcW¯mð GsX¦nepw {Kq¸n\p hnt[bs¸Spt¼mÄ \mw km¯m\p ASnas¸Spóp.

aqómas¯ \½psS Nn´: \nsâ ]ptcmKXn¡pÅXp \o AdnbpI. ssZhw \s½ Cu temI¯ð B¡nbncn¡póXv hfcphm\pw Dbcphm\pw Bbn«mWv. \mw XncsªSp¡s¸«ncn¡póXpw \s½ B¡nbncn¡póXpw Xfcphm\pw XfÀ¯phm\pañ, ]nósbm, hfcphm\pw hfÀ¯phm\pw Bbn«mWv. Hmtcm hyànbpw hfcWw. Hmtcm IpSpw_hpw hfcWw. AXphgn \½psS kaqlw hfcWw, k` hfcWw, cmPyw hfcWw. BtKmfXe¯nð temIw hfcWw. At¸mgmWv ssZhkrãn AXnsâ hfÀ¨bpsS ]qÀ®Xbnð F¯póXv. GsX¦nepw Hcp kaqlw am{Xambn hfcpIbpw aÁpÅhsb XIÀ¯pIbpw sN¿pó {]hWX hfÀómð krãnbpsS hfÀ¨ hnIeambn amdpóp.

XfÀ¨bpsS {]XoIamb hn`mKob Nn´mKXn Ft¸mgmWv DïmIpóXv? an{kbnay ASna¯¯nencn¡pt¼mÄ bn{ktbð P\XbpsS CSbnð hn`mKobX Dïmbncpónñ. ap¼nð sN¦Sepw ]nónð ^dthm\pw! Hcp t\cs¯ Blmc¯n\p hgnbnñmsX Fcnªps]mcnbpó hbdpambn apIfnte¡pt\m¡n s\SphoÀ¸nSpó bn{ktbensâ \Sphnð {Kq¸nk¯n\p {]kànbnñmbncpóp. amdmbnse Ibv¸p\oÀ hmbn¡pÅntes¡mgn¨v Ibv]v kln¡h¿msX iÀ±n¨pIfªv, ZmlPe¯n\pthïn hmôn¨ncpó bn{ktbð P\X¡p hnLSn¡phm\pw Ieln¡phm\pw {XmWnbpïmbncpónñ. Fómð Imcy§sfms¡ Hcphn[w {IaoIrXambt¸mÄ hn`mKobXbpw Ielhpw {Kq¸nkhpw Xe DbÀ¯phm³ XpS§n. CtX A\p`hw XsóbmWv B\pImenI `h\§fnepw, kaql¯nepw, k`bnepw kphnZnXambn \mw ImWpóXv. Hcp KXnbpw ]cKXnbpw CñmsX Zmcn{Z¯nencn¡pt¼mÄ GIXbnð Dñkn¨ncpó IpSpw_§Ä kp`n£Xbnð Bbn¯ocpt¼mÄ ktlmZc§Ä X½nð tZzjhpw Ielhpw aqÀÑn¨ Hcp IpSpw_]Ým¯e¯nte¡p hgpXn amdpóp.

hn`mKoXbpsS ASnØm\w ]ptcmKXnbpw kp`n£XbpamWv. ChnsSbmWv km¯msâ X{´w \mw Xncn¨dntbïXv. \mw Hómbn \nómð hfcpw, ]ptcmKan¡pw. a\pjy³ DbcmsXbpw hfcmsXbpw Ccn¡phm³ km¯m³ Hcp¡pó AXn\oNamb {]tbmKamWv Ielhpw {Kq¸nkhpw. tbip ]dªp: CSÀ¨IÄ htcïXp km[mcWamWv. Fómð Bcp apJm´ncw CSÀ¨ hcpópshm Ah\p At¿m Iãw! Ahsâ Igp¯nð Hcp Xncn¡ñp sI«n kap{Z¯nsâ Bg¯nð Xmgv¯póXv Ah\p \ñXv. ImWmsX t]mbXns\ Xncªpc£n¡m³ hó IÀ¯mhv kaql¯nð \miw hnX¡pó a\pjy³ \in¡póXp \ñXv Fóp ]dbpóp.

C§s\bpÅ kaql¯nsâ \mi¯n\p hgnsbmcp¡pó aÕcambncpóp tImclntâXp. `qan hmbv ]nfÀóp Ahs\ hngp§n. Ah³ CñmsXbmIpóp. ssZh¯nsâ \nÝbw `qan GsÁSp¯p. tImclv AXnð \in¡póp.

\mw \nesImÅpóXpw \½psS \mhpIÄ Nen¡póXpw kaql¯nsâ \ò¡pthïnbmtWm, \mi¯n\pthïnbmtWm?

\mw \½psS PohnXs¯ im´ambn hniIe\w sNt¿ïncn¡póp. \½psS Ahbh§Ä Nen¡póXv kakrãnbpsS ]ptcmKXn¡mtWm AtXm At[mKXn¡mtWm? ssZhw Xó Hcp BbpÊv. AXnð F{X BtcmKyapÅXv, BÀ¡pw {]hNn¡m³ km²yañ. acn¡póXn\pap¼vv Nn´n¡m³ Hcp Ahkcw In«nbmð, HmÀ½Ifnte¡p Xncnªpt\m¡phm³ Hcp kµÀ`w e`n¨mð, BtcmKyapÅ Ime¯v AXp thïmbncpóp Fóp Nn´n¡phm³ \ap¡p CShccpXv. \ap¡p \s½¯só Xncp¯mw. \ap¡p ]ptcmKXn¡mbn ssItImÀ¡mw. hn`mKob Nn´Isf shSnªv ssZhoI\ò¡mbn, kaql¯nsâ \ò¡mbn, Hcpan¨p \nð¡phm\pÅ a\Êpw, \ò Iïmð AwKoIcn¡m\pw AXnsâ IqsS tNcphm\papÅ {InbmßIamb kao]\hpw \ap¡p A\nhmcyambncn¡póp. \½psS ]ptcmKXn¡pÅ amÀ¤w \½psS ap¼nepïv. AXv XncsªSp¯p aptódpI FóXmWv IcWobambn«pÅXv. ssZh¯nsâ ]cnip²mßmhv kam[m\hpw A\p{Klhpw ]ptcmKXnbpw Isï¯n k¯msâ X{´§sf AXnPohn¨v c£bnte¡p bm{XsN¿pó c£nXKW§fmbn Fsóbpw \n§sfbpw \bn¡s«.

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[Mid-Travancore Orthodox Convention, Pathanamthitta]
Reported by: E. S. George Prakkanam, Kerala
Original in Malayalam Voice. Transcribed and edited by Editor Dr. Rajan Mathew


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