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APRIL 2011 ARTICLE - MALAYALAM
VOL:10 ISSUE:04

FAMILY OF ABRAHAM
A{_lmansâ IpSpw_w

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

blqZP\XbpsS XpS¡¡mc\mbn AwKoIcn¡s¸«pÅ BfmWv A{_lmw ]nXmhv. AhcpsS Ncn{X¯nepw hnizmk¯nepw AZypZobamb Øm\amWv A{_lman\v DÅXv. AXyp¯aamb cïp hntijW§Ä At±l¯n\p \ðInbncn¡póXmbn \mw ImWpóp. Hómat¯Xv, ssZh¯nsâ kvt\lnX³ FópÅXmWv. AXp btlmh Xsó Ið¸n¨cpfns¨bvXn«pÅXmWv. sbi¿mhnsâ ]pkvXIw 41þmw A²ymb¯nð ]dbpóp:"\otbm, Fs³d Zmk\mb bn{kmtbte, Rm³ XncsªSp¯ bmt¡mt_, Fs³d kvt\lnX\mb A{_mlmans³d k´Xntb, \o Fs³d Zmk³,' (sbi¿mhp 41:8) A{]Imcw ssZh¯nsâ kvt\lnX³ Fóp ssZhw Xsó hntijn¸n¡phm³ X¡h®w ssZht¯mSv kJnXzhpw ASp¸hpapÅ Hcp `à\mbncpóp A{_lmw FópÅXv At±l¯nsâ khntijamb Hcp {]tXyIXbmWv. cïmas¯ hntijWw hnizmknIfpsS ]nXmhv FópÅXmWv. AXv At±l¯nsâ hyànPohnXt¯bpw BßobXtbbpw shfns¸Sp¯pó Hcp hntijWamWv.

]nXmhmw ssZh¯nsâ {]Xncq]ambn A{_lmans\ \ap¡v IW¡m¡mw. ImcWw, tbip{InkvXphnsâ {]Xncq]ambn bnkvlm¡nt\bpw bnscaymhns\bpw tPmk^ns\bpw ]gb\nba¯nse aÁp ]e IYm]m{X§sfbpw Nn{XoIcn¡s¸«n«pïv. A\p`h§fnð kmayapÅXpsImïv NneÀ tbm\mtbbpw B Iq«¯nð s]Sp¯pópïv. Fómð ]nXmhmw ssZh¯nsâ {]Xncq]ambn A{_lmans\ am{Xsa Xpe\s¸Sp¯phm³ \ap¡p km[n¡pIbpÅp. Fs´ómð ]nXmhmb ssZhw Xsâ ]p{Xs\ temI¯n\p \ðIn FóXnsâ {]Xncq]ambn«mWv A{_lmw Xsâ Acpabmb ]p{Xs\ _enIgn¡m³ X¿mdmIpóXv.

A{]Imcw ]e hn[¯nepw A{_lmw hyXykvX\mbn \nesImÅpó Hcp hyànbmWv ]pXnb\nba¯nð ]e `mK¯pw At±ls¯¸Án ]cmaÀin¡pópïv. IÀ¯mhv Xsó Xsâ D]tZi§fnð ]et¸mgpw A{_lmans\¸Án FSp¯p]dbpópïv. ]utemknsâ I¯pIfnð, {]tXyIn¨v tdmam teJ\¯nepw KemXyteJ\¯nepw A{_lmansâ hnizmks¯ {]IoÀ¯n¨v hniZambn {]Xn]mZn¡pópïv. {InkvXob PohnX¯nsâ GÁhpw ASnØm\]camb hnizmk¯nsâ DZm¯ amXrIbmbn A{_lmans\bmWv ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ DbÀ¯n ImWn¡póXv. bmt¡m_nsâ teJ\¯nepw A{_lmans\¸Án ]dbpópïv. ]gb\nba IYm]m{X§fnð GÁhpw A[nIw ]pXnb\nba¯nð ]cmaÀin¨n«pÅ hyànbmWv A{_lmw.

HmÀ¯tUmIvkv k`bpsS hnhml IqZmibnð Z¼XnIsf BinÀÆZn¡pó kµÀ`¯nð A{_lmwþkmdm `¼XnIsf A\p{Kln¨h\mb ssZhw Cu Z¼XnIsfbpw A\p{Kln¡s« FómWv ]dbpóXv. A{_lmwþkmdm Z¼XnIÄ asÁñm Z¼XnIÄ¡pw amXrIbmIpóp FóXpsImïmWv A{]Imcw ]dbpóXv. At±l¯nsâ hyànPohnX¯nte¡pw IpSpw_PohnX¯nte¡pw Hóv ISsó¯n AXnð \nópw e`n¡pó ktµi§sf hniIe\w sN¿phm\mWv Cu teJ\¯nð Rm³ B{Kln¡póXv.

At±l¯nsâ PohnXs¯ ASnØm\am¡n aqóp {][m\ Imcy§fmWv Cu teJ\¯nð A]{KYn¡póXv. Hómat¯Xv, At±l¯nsâ DZm¯amb hnizmkamWv. AXmWv \s½ BIrjn¡pó GÁhpw {it²bamb hkvXpX. At±ls¯ Fñm hnizmknIfpw amXrIbmt¡ïXpsImïmWv hnizmknIfpsS ]nXmhv Fóv hntijn¸n¡póXv. IðZbcpsS tZiamb Ducnð Xmakn¨ncpó A{_lmw ]nXmhnt\mSpw ktlmZc]p{X\mb tem¯nt\mSpwIqSn bm{X ]pds¸«v lmcm\nð hóp ]mÀ¡póp. CS¯mhfambn lmcm\nð Ignbpó kab¯mWv A{_lmans\ ssZhw hnfn¡póXv. \nsâ NmÀ¨¡mtcbpw ]nXr`h\t¯bpw \n\¡pÅsXms¡bpw hn«v Rm³ ImWn¸m\ncn¡pó tZit¯¡p \o t]mIpI FóXmbncpóp A{_lman\p e`n¨ \ntbmKw. B ImWn¸m\ncn¡pó tZiw, FhnsS, F§s\bpÅXv, AhnSs¯ PohnX kuIcy§Ä F{]ImcapÅXv, CsXmópw hyàañmbncpóp. ssZh¯nsâ Ið¸\b\pkcn¨v AÚmXamb Hcp Øet¯¡v A{_lmw Cd§n ]pds¸«p.

ssZh Ið¸\sb tNmZyw sN¿msX AXnsâ `hnjy¯pIsf kwibn¡msX ssZh\ntbmK¯n\p hnt[b\mIpó A{_lmans\bmWv \mw ImWpóXv. X\n¡v B{ibhpw klmbhpw e`n¨ncpó ]nXr`h\t¯bpw NmÀ¨¡mscbpw hn«p]ncnbWw. a\pjyhyànIsf kaql¯nð Xm§n\nÀ¯pó Nne thcpIÄ Dïv. Hóv Ahsâ k¼mZyamWv, asÁmóv Ahsâ IpSpw_amWv. thsdmóv Ahs\ hfÀ¯nsbSp¯ kaqlamWv. Cu thcpIsf Hs¡ Adp¯pamÁnbn«v t]mIphm\mWv ssZhw A{_lmant\mSv Bhiys¸SpóXv. Chsbñmw Dt]£n¨v ssZh\ntbmK¯n\mbn ]pds¸SpóXmWv A{_lmansâ hnizmk¯nsâbpw A\pkcW¯nsâbpw GÁhpw henb Nn{Xw.

hnizmkw FóXns\ AXnsâ Cw¥ojv ]Z¯nse [FAITH] A£c§Ä A\pkcn¨v HcmÄ \nÀÆNn¨ncn¡póXv C{]ImcamWv.

F - Forgetting
A - All
I - I
T - Take
H - Hold

Forgetting all I take hold.

CXmWv hnizmkw FóXnsâ AÀ°w FómWv At±lw kqNn¸n¡póXv. bmt¡m_v Çolm hnizmks¯ \nÀÆNn¡póXv C{]ImcamWv: hnizmkw FótXm Bin¡póXnsâ Dd¸pw ImWm¯ Imcy§fpsS \nÝbhpw BIpóp. IÀ¯mhv Xsó ]dªncn¡póXv ImWmsX hnizkn¨hÀ `mKyhmòmÀ FómWv. A¯cw Hcp hnizmkamWv A{_lman\v AhImis¸Sm\pÅXv. ImcWw X\n¡p t]mIphm\pÅ tZiw ImWmsXbpw AdnbmsXbpamWv A{_lmw bm{X ]pds¸SpóXv. ssZh¯nsâ hmKvZm\¯nð am{XamWv At±lw icWs¸«ncpóXv. hnizmk¯nsâ GÁhpw t{ijvThpw AXpeyhpamb A\p`hamWv CXv.

A{_lmw ssZh¯nð hnizkn¨p AXv Ahsâ \oXnbmbn IW¡nSs¸«p Fóv ]nð¡me¯v hntijn¡s¸«Xnsâ ImcWhpw CXp XsóbmWv. ssZh¯nsâ AwKoImc¯n\pw kJnXz¯n\pw \nZm\hpw CXp XsóbmWv. Hómas¯ At±l¯nsâ ]co£ hnizmk¯ntâXmbncpóp. AXnð At±lw ]qÀ® hnPbw {]m]n¨p. ASp¯ ]co£ At±l¯n\v DïmbXv Xsâ hmKvZ¯]p{X\mb bnkvlm¡ns\ _en Ign¡phm\pÅ Ið¸\bmWv. AXnITn\amb Hcp ]co£bmbncpóp AXv. hmÀ²Iy¯nð P\n¨ Hcp aI³, Xsâ `mhn apgph³ Ah\nð¡qSn \ndthdphm\mWv {]Xymin¨ncpóXv. A§s\bpÅ Xsâ aIs\bmWv _en AÀ¸n¡phm\mbn ssZhw Ið¸n¡póXv.

Aós¯ kaql¯nð \c_en km[mcWambncpóp. Fómð AXn\v FXncmbn«pÅ ]pkvXI Fgp¯pImcsâ Hcp ]cmaÀiambn«mWv Cu kw`hs¯ ]ecpw hymJym\n¡póXv. AXnsâ icnsXÁpIsf hniIe\w sN¿m³ \mw ChnsS apXncpónñ. ssZhIð¸\ hót¸mÄ asÁmópw Nn´n¡msX A\pkcW¯n\p hnt[b\mbn Fó ImcyamWv \½psS Nn´bv¡v kwKXambn«pÅXv.

Xsâ aIs\ _enIgn¡phm³thïn tamdnbm aebnte¡v Ibdnt¸mIpó A{_lmansâ Nn{Xw \mw {i²nt¡ïXmWv. hndIv aIsâ tXmfnð sh¨p. I¿nð I¯nbpïv. t]mIpó hgnbnð aI³ tNmZn¡póp: A¸m, Xobpw, hndIpw, I¯nbpapïv, Fómð _en Ign¡phm\pÅ B«n³Ip«n FhnsS, Fóv. A{_lmw AXn\p adp]Sn ]dbpóXv hfsc {it²bamWv. am{Xañ AXv Bbncambncw hnizmknIfpsS lrZb¯n\v IpfnÀabpw {]Xymibpw \ðIpó lrZyamb Hcp D¯camWv. btlmh botc! btlmh IcpXns¡mÅpw. AXn\p bmsXmcp kwibphpanñ. B hnizmk¯nemWv A{_lmw aptóm«v t]mIpóXv.

F¡me¯papÅ hnizmknIfpsS amXrIbmWv A{_lmw. AXpsImïmWv F{_mbteJ\¯nð \memw A²ymbw apgph\pw A{_lmansâ hnizmks¯ FSp¯pIm«n ]dbpóXv. \mw F§s\bmWv ssZhkón[nbnð AwKoIcn¡s¸«hcmbpw kzoImcycmbpw \oXnIcn¡s¸«hcmbpw XocpóXv. ]utemkv AXns\¸Án ChnsS hnhcn¡bmWv. \ymb{]amW¯nð¡qSntbm IÀ½]Y¯nð¡qSntbm Hópaev] hnizmk¯nð¡qSn am{XamWv \oXoIcn¡s¸SpóXv.

A{_lmw ssZh¯nð hnizkn¨p AXv Ah\v \oXnbmbn IW¡n«p. acn¨hsc Pohn¸n¡pIbpw Cñm¯Xns\ DÅXns\t¸mse hnfn¡bpw sN¿póh³ Fóv A{_lmw hnizkn¨p Fóv ]utemkv ]dbpóp. hoïpw ]dbpóp: hnPmXnbÀ¡p ]nXmhmtIïXn\v Bibv¡p hn]coXambn BitbmsS hnizkn¨p. He believed against hope. Bibv¡p hIbnñm¯Xns\bmWv A{_lmw hnizkn¨Xv. Ah³ hnizmk¯nð £oWn¨nñ. hmKvZm\w sNbvXh³ hnivkvX³, Ah³ AXp \nhÀ¯n¸m³ iànbpÅh³ Fóp ]rÀ®ambn hnizkn¨p. A{]Imcw ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ A{_lmansâ hnizmks¯¡pdn¨v hmNme\mbn FgpXnbncn¡póp.

bmt¡m_v Èolmbpw AXpXsó ØncoIcn¡pópïv. A{_mlmw ssZhs¯ hnizkn¡bpw AXp Ahóp \oXnbmbn IW¡nSpIbpw sNbvXp FópÅ Xncpshgp¯p \nhr¯nbmbn Ah³ ssZh¯ns³d kvt\lnX³ Fóp t]À {]m]n¨p. (bmt¡m_v 2:23) {InkvXob PohnX¯nsâ apJap{Z Fóp ]dbpóXv hnizmkamWv. {InkvXob PohnXw XpS§póXpw XpScpóXpw ]qÀ¯oIcn¡s¸SpóXpw hnizmk¯neqsSbmWv. Cu hnizmkw hyànPohnX¯nepw IpSpw_PohnX¯nepw A`wKpcambn Im¯pkq£n¡m³ A{_lman\p km[n¨p.

]cntim[\IfpsS \Sphnð \s½ ]nSn¨p\nÀ¯póXv C¯cw hnizmkamWv. \ap¡v Ibvt¸dnb A\p`h§Ä t\cntSïn htó¡mw. ZpÊlamb kmlNcy§Ä A`napJoIcnt¡ïn htó¡mw. AhnsSsbms¡bpw \s½ \ne\nÀ¯póXpw XcWw sN¿m³ {]m]vXam¡póXpw hnizmkamWv. Hcp A]IS¯nðs¸«v icocw apgph³ XfÀópt]mb Hcp a\pjys\ Rm³ HmÀ¡póp. Hcp tImtfPv hnZymÀ°n Bbncpóp. InS¡bnð InSópsImïv t\m¡pt¼mÄ Ft¸mgpw ImWpóXn\mbn henb A£c¯nð FgpXnb Hcp t_mÀUv ap³]nepÅ `n¯nbnð Xq¡nbn«ncpóp. AXnð FgpXnbncpóp, "ssZhw hnizkvX³' God is faithful. thZ\bpsS \Sphnð hnizkvX\mb ssZh¯nð hnizmkw Dd¸n¡póXv BizmkZmbIamWv.

Xsâ k¼¯nð\nópw `uXoI t\«¯nð\nópw hyXnNen¨v ssZh¯nepÅ hnizmkw shfns¸Sp¯nbt¸mgmWv, Ch\pw A{_lmansâ aI³, Cóp Cu hoSn\v c£bpïmbn Fóv k¡mbnsb¡pdn¨v IÀ¯mhv ]dbpóXv. A{_lmansâ aI³ Fó hntijW¯n\v A{_lmantâXpt]msebpÅ hnizmkw DïmIpt¼mgmWv. AXpsImïv \½psS `h\§Ä¡v c£bpsS A\µ¯nsâbpw kpc£XbpsSbpw A\p`hapïmIphm³ A{_lmantâXpt]msebpÅ hnizmkw ImcW`qXamIpóp.

hnizmkw ssItamiw t]mbmepÅ A\p`hw \½psS Imen\Snbnse ]qgn CfInt¸mIpóXpt]msebmWv. AXv ASnØm\w CfInt¸mIpóXpt]msebmWv. AXpsImïv, IÀ¯mth R§sf hnizmk¯nð Dd¸nt¡Wta FóXmbncn¡Ww Ft¸mgpapÅ \½psS {]mÀ°\.

cïmaXmbn, A{_lmansâ PohnX¯nð \ap¡p {i²n¡phm\qÅXv At±l¯nsâ kua\kyt¯msSbpÅ kao]\amWv. A{_lmansâ IpSpw_PohnXt¯mSp _Ôs¸Sp¯n a\Ênemt¡ï {it²bamb Hcp hkvXpXbmWv CXv. Xsâ ktlmZc]p{X\mb tem¯nt\mSpÅ kao]\w CXn\p DZmlcWambn \ap¡v IW¡m¡mw. I\m\nð F¯nt¨Àótijw A{_lman\pw tem¯n\pw [mcmfambn k¼¯v hÀ²n¨p. A{]Imcw sFizcy]qÀ®amb PohnX¯nð AhÀ Hcpan¨p IgnbpIbmbncpóp. Fómð IpSpw_¯nse AwK§fpsS CSbnð ]ckv]cw A]kzc§Ä DbÀópXpS§n. AXp IpSw_¯nð Iel¯n\p hgn sXfn¨p.

Fómð B ktlmZc_Ôw ]ckv]ckvt\lt¯msS \ne\nÀ¯phm³ X¡h®w A{_lmw kuayXbpÅ Hcp kao]\amWv kzoIcn¨Xv. IpSpw_¯nsâ sskzcyXbpw kzkvXbpw Im¯pkq£n¡phm³ X¡apÅ \nÀt±iw At±lw aptómSp sh¨p. "\o CSt¯ms«¦nð Rm³ het¯m«v \o het¯m«¦nð Rm³ CSt¯m«v' kua\ky¯nsâ Hcp henb kao]\amWv Dïmtb¡mhpó hntZzjs¯ amÁn \nÀ¯m\Å kao]\amWv A{_lmw kzoIcn¨Xv.

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