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APRIL 2010 ARTICLE - MALAYALAM
VOL:09 ISSUE:04

THE FAMILY WHO SURMOUNTED THE DELUGE
{]fbs¯ AXnPohn¨ IpSpw_w

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

Cu teJ\¯nð \mw ]cnNn´\w sN¿póXv {]fbs¯ AXnPohn¨ Hcp IpSpw_s¯¡pdn¨mWv. Pe{]fb¯n\ptijw Hcp ]pXnb Xeapd DZbw sN¿pIbmbncpóp. B ]pXnb XeapdbpsS XpS¡w Ipdn¨Xv t\mlbmbncpóp. t\mlbv¡p ap¼pÅ XeapdbpsS Xeh³ BZmambncpópsh¦nð ]pXnb XeapdbpsS Xeh³ t\mlbmWv. AXpsImïv t\mlbpsS IpSw_¯n\v am\hNcn{X¯nð henb {]m[m\yapïv. {InkvXob Bcm[\m{Ia§fnð t\mlsb HmÀ¡póXv \oXnam\mbn«mWv. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp Xsâ {]kwK¯nð t\mlsb ]cmaÀin¡pópïv. bpKm´y¯nð t\mlbpsS Imes¯t¸mse Fñmw A{]Xo£nXw Bbncn¡psaóp IÀ¯mhv ]dªncn¡póp. ]pXnb\nba¯nð t\mlsb ]cmaÀin¡pó aÁp ]e `mK§fpapïv. F{_mb teJ\¯nð t\mlbpsS hnizmkXo£vWX \ap¡v amXrIbm¡Wsaóv ]dbpóp. ]t{Xmknsâ teJ\¯nð t\mlbpw IpSpw_hpw F«pt]À s]«I¯nð \nópw c£s]«Xpt]mse amtamZokmbmIpó s]«I¯nð IqSn \mw c£nXcmIpóp Fóp ]dbpóp.

t\mlbpw `mcybpw aqóp ]p{Xòmcpw AhcpsS `mcyamcpw tNÀóv F«pt]À AS§póXmbncpóp t\mlbpsS IpSpw_w. t\mlbpsS a¡fpsS t]cpIÄ tiw, lmw, bmt^¯v Fómbncpóp. t\mlnsâ IpSpw_s¯¸Án \mw ]Tn¡pt¼mÄ BZyambn \mw ImWpóXv NpÁp]mSpIfpsS Id ]pcfmsX \oXnbnepw hnip²nbnepw Pohn¨ncpó Hcp IpSpw_w FópÅXmWv. Dð¸¯n ]pkvXIw Bdmw A²ymbw apXð H¼Xmw A²ymbw hsc hmbn¡pt¼mÄ A¡mes¯ a\pjycpsS ZpÀ½mÀ¤§sf¡pdn¨v \mw a\Ênem¡póp. ZpãXbpw Xnòbpw t¾ÑXbpw Fñmw Aóv \SamSnbncpóp. AhcpsS lrZbhnNmc§fpw \ncp]W§Ät]mepw tZmjapÅXmbncpóp. A§s\ a\Êm hmNm IÀ½Wm a\pjy³ Xnòbnepw tZmj¯nepw Pohn¨ncpó AhØ Bbncpóp. Fómð B XeapdbpsS If¦w ]ÁmXh®w t\mlbpsS IpSpw_w \oXnbpsS amÀ¤¯nð Ncn¨p. NpÁp]mSpIfpsS k½À±§Ä Hópw Xsó Xsâ \njvTbnð \nópw ssZhoI A\p`h¯nð\nópw t\mlsb hyXnNen¸n¡phm³ km[n¨nñ.

\mtSmSpt¼mÄ \SpsI HmSpI FóXmWv km[mcW a\pjycpsS coXn. A\pIcW¯ntâXmb Hcp {`aamWv a\pjy\nepXv. \òtb¡mÄ XnòbpsS kzm[o\w ISóphcpóXmWv IqSpXð kzm`mhnIw. AXpsImïv XnòbpsS temI¯v \oXnbnð Pohn¡pI FóXv A{X Ffp¸apÅ Imcyañ. AXn\v henb Bßhocyhpw ZrV\nÝbhpw Bßkwba\hpw BhiyamWv. X§fpsS NpÁpapÅ XnòIfnð\nópw AIóp \nð¡phm³ km[n¨p FóXmWv Cu IpSpw_¯nsâ HuóyXytadnb BZys¯ khntijX.

Hcp ]ón¡q«w ISp´q¡t¯msS apgph\mbn aeôcnhnð¡qSn HmSn XSmI¯nð hoWv Ns¯mSp§pIbmWv. AXnð Hcp ]ón¡p«n AXnsâ A½tbmSp tNmZn¨p; F´n\mWs½ Fñmhcpw C§s\ HmSpóXv? A½ ]ón¡p«ntbmSp ]dªp. F´n\mbn HmSpóp Fó tNmZyw {]kàañ, Fñmhcpw HmSpóp, B Iq«¯nð \½fpw HmSpóp. Cós¯ kaql¯sâ Hcp Nn´mKXnbmWv CXv. {]tXyIn¨v bphtemI¯v. aZy¯nsâbpw ]pIhenbptSbpw Hs¡ kzm[o\w hcpóXv A\pIcW¯nð¡qSnbmWv. sNfn¡pïnemWv Xmac hfcpóXv. Fómð Xmac hnIkn¨p \nð¡pt¼mÄ sNfnbpsS Hcp IWnIt]mepw B ]pjv]¯nemIs« CebnemIs« ImWphm³ km²yañ. sNfnbnð Pohn¨mepw sNfnsb AXnPohn¨p \nð¡phm³ Ignbpw FóXp {]IrXn Xsó ]Tn¸n¡pó Hcp ]mTamWv Xmac.

XnòbpsS ]Ým¯e¯nðt]mepw hnip²ntbmsS \nð¡póXnsâ kmcmwiw DÄs¡mÅpó asÁmcp kw`hw \mw ImWpóXv _m_ntemWnb {]hmk¯nð IgnªpIqtSïnhó Nne _meòmcneqsSbmWv. _m_ntemWnb PohnX¯nse kpJtemep]XIÄ ]n³]Áphm³ AhÀ¡v t{]cWIÄ Dïmbncpóp. Fómð B _meòmÀ Ahsbms¡bpw \nckn¨p. AhcpsS ss]XrI§fpw ]nXm¡òmcpsS aqey§fpw AhÀ apdpsI¸nSn¨p. temIt¯bpw AXnsâ taml§tfbpw AXnPohn¨v, kaql¯nsâbpw PohnX]Ým¯e¯nsâbpw XnòIfnte¡p BIrãcmIm\pÅ t{]cWIsf sNdp¯p\nð¡phm\pÅ Hcp BßoI{]tNZ\hpw Hcp [mÀ½nI\nehmchpw GXp hnizmkn¡pw Dïmbncn¡WsaómWv Cu _meòmÀ \ap¡v a\Ênem¡n¯cpóXv.

hnip² ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ ^nen¸nb teJ\¯nð C{]Imcw \s½ {]t_m[n¸n¡póp: "h{IXbpw tIm«hpapÅ XeapdbpsS \Sphnð \n§Ä A\nµycpw ]camÀ°nIfpw ssZh¯ns³d \njv¡f¦ a¡fpw BtIïXnóp Fñmw ]ndp]ndp¸pw hmZhpw IqSmsX sNbvhn³.' (^nen¸nbÀ 2:14) h{IXbpÅ Hcp XeapdbnemWv Rm\pw \n§fpw Cóp Pohn¡póXv. XnòbptSbpw t¾ÑXbpsSbpw \Sphnð hoWpt]mImsX AXns\ AXnPohn¡phm\pÅ Icp¯v BÀÖn¡pó A\p`h¯nte¡mWv t\mlbpsS IpSpw_w hncðNqïpóXv. kaqlw GXmbncpómepw Xnò Xnò XsóbmWv. kaqlw AXns\ \òsbóp ap{ZbSn¨mepw Xnò \òbmIpIbnñ. ssZh¯nsâ {]amW§Ä¡p \nc¡m¯sXñmw Xnò XsóbmWv. Fómð \oXnam\mb t\mlbpsS IpSpw_s¯¸Án ]dbpóXv; t\ml \oXnam\pw Xs³d Xeapdbnð \njv¡f¦\pambncpóp FómWv. ssZh{]amW§fpsSbpw ]mc¼cy§fpsSbpw aqey§sf apdpsI¸nSn¡phm³ t\mlbpsS IpSpw_w \s½ HmÀ½s¸Sp¯póp.

cïmaXmbn, t\mlbpsS IpSpw_¯nsâ khntijXIsf¸Án Nn´n¡pt¼mÄ, a\w aSp¡pó A\p`h§fmbncpóp B IpSpw_¯n\v t\cntSïn hóXv FómWv \mw \nco£n¡póXv. \o tKm^ÀacwsImïp Hcp s]«Iw Dïm¡pI Fóp ssZhw t\mltbmSp Ið¸n¨p. t\ml btlmhbpsS Ið¸\ AtX]Sn A\pkcn¨p. s]«Iw ]Wn XpS§n. Xm³ ]Wnbpó s]«Iw F´ns\óv t\mlbv¡v AdnªpIqSmbncpóp. ssZhs¯ tNmZyw sN¿m³ t\ml Hcps¼«nñ. Aóphsc a\pjy³ ag Iïncpónñ. Iïnñm¯ agsb¸Án ]dªt¸mÄ P\w t\mlsb ]pÑn¨p. bphm¡Ä t`mjs\óp ]dªv t\mlsb Ifnbm¡n. Fómð CsXmóp sImïpw t\ml ]n³amdnbnñ. bmsXmcp ktµlhpw IqSmsX t\ml btlmhsb hnizkn¨p. Ahsâ hN\§sf A\pkcn¨p ]n³XpSÀóp.

ssZhw XtómSp Ið¸n¨ Afhnepw amXrIbnepw t\ml s]«I¯nsâ ]Wn ]qÀ¯oIcn¨p. `qanbnepÅ Fñm Xc§fnepapÅ arK§fnð\nópw ]£nIfnð\nópw BWpw s]®pambn CucïocïphoXw t\mlbpsS s]«I¯nð Ibdn. t\ml Chbvs¡ñmw thïpó{X Blmcw kw{Kln¨p. ssZhw XtómSp Iev]n¨sXms¡bpw t\ml sNbvXp; A§s\ Xtó Ah³ sNbvXp; t\mlbpw ]p{Xòmcpw Ahs³d `mcybpw ]p{XòmcpsS `mcyamcpw Pe{]fbw \nan¯w s]«I¯nð ISóp; btlmh hmXnð AsS¨p; \mev]Xp cmhpw \mev]Xp ]Iepw `qanbnð ag s]bvXp; shffw s]m§n, `qanbnð Gähpw s]cpIn; s]«Iw shff¯nð HgpIn¯pS§n; shffw hÀ²n¨p s]«Iw s]m§n, ]ÀÆX§Ä aqSphm³ X¡h®w shffw ]Xn\ôpapgw Ash¡p aosX s]m§n; shffw `qanbnð \qä¼Xp Znhkw s]m§ns¡mïncpóp. s]«I¯n\p ]pd¯pÅsXñmw Ns¯mSp§n. {]IrXn apgph³ ih¡q¼mcambn amdn.

s]«Iw ]Wnbpt¼mgpw s]«I¯n\pÅnð arK§tfmSpw ]£nItfmSpw H¸w bmsXmcp kzmX{´yhpanñm¯ A´co£¯nð A\nÝnXXz¯nð Ignbpt¼mgpw k¦oÀ®amb Hcp A\p`h¯nðIqSnbmbncpóp t\ml ISópt]mbXv. Dð¡WvTIfpw BIpeXIfpw \ndª Hcp A\p`hambncpóp AXv. ssZhw X§sf adópt]mtbm Fópt]mepw ktµlapfhm¡m³ t{]cIambncpóp B s]«I¯n\pÅnse A\p`hw. Fómð Cu kµÀ`¯nð {it²bamb HcphmNIw B hnhcW¯n\nSbnð \mw ImWpóp. "ssZhw t\mlsbbpw Aht\mSpIqsS s]«I¯nð Dff kIe PohnIsfbpw kIe arK§sfbpw HmÀ¯p; ssZhw `qantað Hcp Imäp ASn¸n¨p; shffw \ne¨p;' (Dev]¯n 8:1)

"ssZhw HmÀ¯p' FóXv ASnhc CtSïXmb Hcp hm¡mWv. \½psS ZpØnXnbnepw {]bmk¯nepw \s½ HmÀ¡póh\mb Hcp ssZhw BWv. ssZhw hnkvacn¡pónñ. \½psS ØnXn F´mbncn¡pópshóv ssZhw Adnbpóp. CXv hfsc Bizmkw \ðIpó Hcp hkvXpXbmWv. \s½ HmÀ¡póh\mb ssZhw! \½psS IãXbpw {]bmkhpw tcmKhpw ZpJhpw Hópw ssZhw Adnbm¯Xñ. {]bmk§fnð IqSn ISópt]mIpt¼mÄ ]ecpw Nn´n¡mdpïv; ssZhta, \nbnXp ImWpóntñ? \o CXp Adnbpóntñ? Fón§s\. Fómð \mw HmÀt¡ï Hcp Imcyw: X¡ kab¯v ssZhw \s½ HmÀ¡pIbpw D²mcWw sN¿pIbpw sN¿psaópÅXv kphn[nXamWv. ssZhw \s½ HmÀ¡póh\mb ssZhamsWómWv t\mlbpsS IpSpw_w \ap¡v a\Ênem¡n¯cpóXv.

_m_ntem¬ {]hmkIme¯v ssZhw X§sf adópIfªp Fóp bn{ktbð P\w Nn´n¨ncn¡pt¼mÄ sbi¿m{]hmNI\neqsS ssZhw Ahsc HmÀ½s¸Sp¯nb hmNIw ChnsS hfsc {it²bamWv; "Hcp kv{Xo Xs³d Ipªns\ ad¡ptam? Xm³ {]khn¨ aIt\mSp IcpW, tXmómXncn¡ptam? AhÀ adóp Ifªmepw Rm³ \nsó ad¡bnñ. CXm Rm³ \nsó Fs³d Dff¦¿nð hc¨ncn¡póp; \ns³d aXnepIÄ Fñmbvt¸mgpw Fs³d ap¼nð Ccn¡póp.' (sbi¿mhp 49:15þ16) ssZh¯nsâ IcpXens\¸Án CXnt\¡mÄ iàamb Hcp hmKvZm\w FhnsSbmWv e`n¡pI? ssZhw Xsâ ssIIÄ DbÀ¯pt¼mÄ Fñmbvt¸mgpw \s½ ImWphm³ X¡h®w Ah³ \s½ Ahsâ ssIshÅbnð BteJ\w sNbvXncn¡póp.

Ahkm\ambn, t\mlbpsS IpSpw_¯n\p A`napJoIcnt¡ïnhó Hcp ZpØnXn IqSn \mw a\Ênemt¡ïXpïv. ag \nóp, s]«Iw Acmcm¯v ]ÀÆX¯nð Dd¨p. t\mlbpw `mcybpw ]p{Xòmcpw ]p{XòmcpsS `mcyamcpw s]«I¯nð\nóp ]pd¯nd§n. kIe arK§fpw CgPmXnIÄ Hs¡bpw Fñm ]dhIfpw `qNc§sfms¡bpw s]«I¯nð \nóp Cd§n; t\ml btlmh¡p Hcp bmK]oTw ]WnXp, ip²nbpff kIe arK§fnepw ip²nbpff Fñm ]dhIfnepw NneXp FSp¯p bmK]oT¯ntòð tlmabmKw AÀ¸n¨p; t\ml ]pXnb XeapdbpsS Xeh\mbn ^e`qbnãamb `qanbnð IrjnsNbvXv PohnXw XpS§n.

t\ml IrjnsNbvhm³ XpS§n; Hcp ap´ncnt¯m«w \«pïm¡n; Ah³ AXnse hoªpIpSn¨p elcn]nSn¨p Xs³d IqSmc¯nð hnhkv{X\mbn InSóp; I\ms³d ]nXmhmb lmw ]nXmhns³d \áX Iïp shfnbnð sNóp Xs³d cïp ktlmZcòmscbpw Adnbn¨p; tiapw bmt^¯pw Hcp hkv{Xw FSp¯p, CcphcpsSbpw tXmfnð C«p hnapJambn sNóp ]nXmhns³d \áX asd¨p; AhcpsS apJw XncnªncpóXpsImïp AhÀ ]nXmhns³d \áX Iïnñ; t\ml elcnhn«pWÀót¸mÄ Xs³d Cfb aI³ sNbvXXp Adnªp; t\mlbpsS PohnX¯nse eÖmIcamb Cu kw`hwsImïv aI³ lmw i]n¡s¸«h\mbn¯oÀóp. Cu ]mc¼cy ]Ým¯e¯nemWv blqZòmÀ Im\m\nsâ k´XnIfmb I\m\ysc AhÀ®cmbn IcpXnt¸móncpóXv. t\mlbpsS IpSpw_¯n\pïmb A]IoÀ¯nsb ASnØm\]cambn \mw hniIe\w sN¿pt¼mÄ Bcmbncpóp AXnsâ ImcW¡mc³? A¸\mbncptóm? AtXm aI\mbncptóm? A¸³ Xsó Bbncpóp FómWv \½psS kmam\y_p²n¡v a\ÊnemIpóXv. ]e amXm]nXm¡fpsSbpw ZpÀ\S¸psImïv a¡Ä i]n¡s¸«hcmbn¯ocqóp Fó kXyw \ap¡v shfnhmIpóp.

t\ml \oXnam\mbncpóp. ssZhs¯ A\pkcn¨v \Sóh\mbncpóp. Fómð k¼óXbpsSbpw kar²nbptSbpw B[nIy¯mð Nne sXÁpIÄ¡v hiwhZ\mbn¯oÀóp. aZyw ]nimNmWv. AXv ISóphóv \oXnam\mb t\mlsb ASnas¸Sp¯n. Cós¯ kaql¯nð aZy]m\w am\yXbpsS am\ZÞambn amdnbncn¡póp. AXpsImïv hnip² ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ Ft^ky teJ\¯nð FSp¯p]dbpó Hcp hmIyapïv. "hoªp IpSn¨pa¯cmIcpXp; AXn\mð ZpÀóS¸p DïmIpatñm. Bßmhp \ndªhcmbn k¦oÀ¯\§fmepw kvXpXnIfmepw BßnIKoX§fmepw X½nð kwkmcn¨pw \n§fpsS lrZb¯nð IÀ¯mhnóp ]mSnbpw IoÀ¯\w sNbvXpw \½psS IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphns³d \ma¯nð ssZhhpw ]nXmhpambhóp Fñmbvt¸mgpw Fñmänóp thïnbpw kvtXm{Xw sNbvXpsImÄhn³. (Fs^kyÀ 5:18þ20) kaql¯nsâ XIÀ¨bv¡p \nZm\amb apJyLSIw F´msWóp tNmZn¨mð AXv asÁmópañ, aZy]m\w XsóbmWv. Ft^kytcmSv At¸kvXe³ Cu Imcyw FSp¯p]dbphm³ Hcp ImcWapïv. Ubt\jykv Fó tZhnbpsS t]cnð [mcmfw t£{§fpïmbncpóp. Cu t£{X§fnse apJy BIÀjWobX aZy]m\ambncpóp.

Pe{]fbw AXnPohn¨ t\mlbpsS IpSpw_w ]e \òbptSbpw amXrIbmWv. Ahsbms¡bpw \ap¡p ]¨s¡mSn Im«pópïv. Fómð NphósImSn Im«pó A\p`h§fpw \mw t\mlbpsS IpSpw_¯nð IïpIgnªp. NpÁp]mSpapÅ kaql¯nsâ Agp¡pNmepIfnð¡qSn t]mImsX kzbambn X§fpsS hyànXzw ]peÀ¯ns¡mïv IpSpw_s¯ \oXnbpsSbpw hnip²nbpsSbpw [mÀ½nIXbpsSbpw ]mXbnð Im¯pkwc£n¡phm³ t\mlbv¡p Ignªp, ssZh¯nsâ Ið¸\ apgph\mbpw A\pkcn¡phm³ km[n¨p. Fómð a\w ab¡pó A\p`h§Ä PohnX¯nð Dïmbn. At¸mÄ ssZhw t\mlbpsS IpSpw_s¯ HmÀ¯p. AhcpsS D²mcWw X¡ kab¯v Dïmbn. {]fbtijw ssZh¯n\p kvtXm{Xw sNbvXv _enbÀ¸n¨p. Fómð IpSpw_¯nð [m\ykar²n Dïmbt¸mÄ aZyelcn¡p ASnabmbn. aZyw FhnsSbmbncpómepw Dïmtb¡mhpó \mi\ã§Ä t\mlbpsS IpSpw_¯nepw kw`hn¨p. ChnsSbmWv \ap¡v A]ISapódnbn¸v \ðIpóXv. AXns\ ]n´pSccpXv Fópw \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póp. IpSpw_¯nsâ kam[m\hpw sskzcXbpw A`wKpcambn \ne\nÀ¯phm³ X¡h®w Fñm IpSpw_mwK§fpw s]cpamdWw FóXmWv t\mlbpsS IpSpw_w \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póXv.

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