2 Kings 6
1 એક દિવસે પ્રબોધકોના પુત્રો એલિશાની પાસે ગયા અને તેને કહ્યું, “તું જાણે છે કે, અમાંરી રહેવાની જગ્યા ઘણી સાંકડી છે,
2 માંટે અમે યર્દન જઈએ અને દરેક જણ એક એક મોટું લાકડું લઈ આવીએ અને રહેવા માંટે નિવાસ બાંધીએ.”એલિશાએ કહ્યું, “જાઓ.”
3 ત્યારે એક જણ બોલ્યો, “આપ પણ આ સેવકો સાથે આવવાની કૃપા કરો.”એલિશાએ કહ્યું, “સારું, હું આવીશ.”
4 અને તે તેમની સાથે ગયો. યર્દન પહોંચીને તેમણે લાકડાં કાપવા માંડયાં.
5 પણ થયું એવું કે એક જણ લાકડા કાપતો હતો, એવામાં તેની કુહાડી જળમાં પડી ગઇ; તે બોલી ઊઠયો, “ગુરુજી, એ કુહાડી તો કોઈની માંગી લાવેલી હતી!”
6 દેવના માંણસ એલિશાએ પૂછયું, “કયાં પડી?”એટલે પેલાએ જગ્યા બતાવી. પછી એલિશાએ એક લાકડી કાપીને તે જગાએ નાખી અને લોખંડની કુહાડીને તરતી કરી.
7 પછી તેણે કહ્યું, “ઉપાડી લે.” અને પેલા માંણસે હાથ લંબાવીને તે ઉપાડી લીધી.
8 અરામનો રાજા ઇસ્રાએલ સામે યુદ્ધે ચડયો હતો, એ દરમ્યાન તેણે પોતાના અમલદારોને ચર્ચા કરવા ભેગા કરી કહ્યું, “આપણે અમુક અમુક જગ્યાએ હુમલો કરવા માંગીએ છીએ.”
9 પણ દેવભકત એલિશાએ ઇસ્રાએલના રાજાને સંદેશો મોકલી ચેતવ્યો કે, “અમુક જગ્યાએ સાવધ રહેજો, કારણ, અરામીઓ ત્યાં હુમલો કરનાર છે.”
10 આથી ઇસ્રાએલના રાજાએ દેવના માંણસ એલિશાએ કહેલી જગાએ માંણસો મોકલી આપ્યા. એલિશા દરેક વખતે ચેતવણી આપતો રહ્યો અને રાજા સાવધ થઈ જતો. આવું એક બે વાર નહિ અનેક વાર બન્યું.
11 આથી અરામનો રાજા ખૂબ વ્યથિત થઇ ગયો અને તેણે પોતાના અમલદારોને ભેગા કરી કહ્યું, “તમાંરામાંથી કોણ ફૂટી ગયો છે અને આપણી વાત ઇસ્રાએલના રાજાને જણાવી દે છે? કોણ છે તે?”
12 ત્યારે એક અમલદાર બોલ્યો, “મુરબ્બી રાજા, કોઈ નહિ, પણ ઇસ્રાએલમાં રહેતા પ્રબોધક એલિશા તમે તમાંરા શયનખંડમાં પણ જે શબ્દો ઉચ્ચારો છો, તે ઇસ્રાએલના રાજાને કહી દે છે.”
13 રાજાએ કહ્યું, જાઓ, અને શોધી કાઢો કે, તે કયાં છે, “જેથી હું તેને માંણસો મોકલીને પકડાવી લઉં.”તેને પછી જણાવવામાં આવ્યું કે, “પ્રબોધક અત્યારે દોથાનમાં છે.”
14 એટલે તેણે એક મોટી ટુકડી રથો અને ઘોડાઓ સાથે ત્યાં મોકલી અને તેમણે રાતે પહોંચી જઈ શહેરને ઘેરી લીધું.
15 બીજે દિવસે વહેલી સવારે એલિશાનો ચાકર વહેલો ઊઠયો અને બહાર ગયો, તો તેણે એક સૈન્યની ટુકડીને રથો અને ઘોડાઓ સહિત શહેરને ઘેરો ઘાલીને પડેલી જોઈ, તે બોલી ઊઠયો, “હે શેઠ, હવે તમે શું કરશો?”
16 તેણે કહ્યું, “ગભરાઈશ નહિ, કારણ, જેઓ આપણી સાથે છે તેઓ તેમની સાથે જેઓ છે તેઓનાં કરતાં વિશેષ છે.”
17 પછી એલિશાએ યહોવાને પ્રાર્થના કરી કે, “હે યહોવા, તેની આંખો ખોલી નાખો અને તેને જોવા દો.”યહોવાએ તેના ચાકરની આંખ ખોલી નાખી પછી ચાકરને એ જોઇને આશ્ચર્ય થયું કે નગરની આજુબાજુના પર્વતો અગ્નિ રથો અને ઘોડાઓથી ભરાઇ ગયા હતાં.
18 અરામીઓ એલિશા તરફ ધસી આવ્યા, એટલે એલિશાએ યહોવાને પ્રાર્થના કરી, “હે યહોવા, તેઓને અંધ બનાવી દો.”અને યહોવાએ એલિશા એ કહ્યા પ્રમાંણે તેમને આંધળા બનાવી દીધા.
19 પછી એલિશાએ તેમને કહ્યું, “તમે ખોટા રસ્તા પર છો. આ ખરું નગર નથી. તમે માંરી પાછળ આવો તમે જેને શોધો છો તેની પાસે હું તમને લઈ જઈશ.” પછી તે તેમને સમરૂન પાસે દોરી ગયો.
20 તેઓ જ્યારે ત્યાં આવી પહોંચ્યા ત્યારે તરત જ એલિશાએ પ્રાર્થના કરી, “હે યહોવા, હવે તેઓની આંખો ઉઘાડો અને તેઓને જોવા દો.”પછી યહોવાએ તેઓની આંખો ઉઘાડી. તેઓએ જોયું કે તેઓ બરાબર ઇસ્રાએલના પાટનગર સમરૂનની વચ્ચોવચ છે.
21 ઇસ્રાએલના રાજાએ તેમને જોયા ત્યારે તેણે એલિશાને કહ્યું, “ધણી, હું એમનો વધ કરું?”
22 તેણે જવાબ આપ્યો, “વધ ન કરીશ, જયારે તું તારી તરવાર અને ધનુષને જોરે માંણસોને કેદ પકડે છે ત્યારે પણ તેમનો વધ કરે છે ખરો? એમને ખાવાપીવાનું આપ અને પાછા પોતાના રાજા પાસે જવા દે.”
23 આથી રાજાએ તેમને સારું ખાવાનું આપ્યું, તેમનું ધ્યાન રાખ્યું અને તેઓને તેઓના રાજા પાસે પાછા સ્વદેશ મોકલી દીધા. ત્યારબાદ અરામી ધાડપાડુ ટૂકડીઓએ ઇસ્રાએલ પર કદી હુમલો કર્યા નહિ.
24 આ પછી એવું બન્યું કે, અરામના રાજા બેન-હદાદે પોતાનું આખું લશ્કર ભેગું કર્યુ અને સમરૂનને ઘેરો ઘાંલ્યો.
25 શહેરમાં લોકો ભારે ભૂખમરો વેઠતા હતા. દુકાળ એટલો લાંબો ચાલ્યો હતો કે ગધેડાનું 1 માંથું ચાંદીના 80 સિક્કામાં વેચાતું હતું. પા કિલો “કબૂતરની અઘારના”5 ચાંદીના સિક્કા વચાંવી હતી.
26 એક દિવસ ઇસ્રાએલનો રાજા નગરના કોટ ઉપરથી પસાર થતો હતો, ત્યારે એક સ્ત્રીતેની સામે આવી અને તેને અરજ કરી, “હે રાજા, અમને મદદ કરો!”
27 રાજાએ કહ્યું, “જો યહોવા તને મદદ ન કરતા હોય, તો હું તને કયાંથી મદદ કરવાનો હતો? તને આપવા માંટે માંરી પાસે નથી અનાજ કે નથી દ્રાક્ષારસ.”
28 પછી રાજાએ તેને પૂછયું, “શી બાબત છે?”પેલી સ્રીએ કહ્યું, “આ સ્રીએ મને એમ કહ્યું હતું કે, ‘તું તારો પુત્ર આપ અને આપણે આજે તેને ખાઈશું અને માંરા પુત્રને આવતી કાલે ખાઈશું.’
29 તેથી અમે માંરા પુ્ત્રનું માંસ રાંધીને ખાધું, બીજે દિવસે મેં જયારે તેને કહ્યું, ‘હવે તારા પુત્રને માંરી નાખ કે, આપણે તેનું માંસ ખાઈએ.’ ત્યારે તેણે તેને સંતાડી દીધો.”
30 જેવું રાજાએ આ સાંભળ્યું કે તેણે દુ:ખના માંર્યા પોતાનાં વસ્ત્રો ફાડી નાખ્યાં. જ્યારે રાજા નગરના કોટ પરથી જતો હતો ત્યારે લોકોએ જોયું કે રાજાએ તેના કપડાંની નીચે શણના કપડાં પહેર્યા હતાં.
31 તે બોલ્યો, “જો આજે હું શાફાટના પુત્ર એલિશાનું માથું તેના ધડ પર રહેવા દઉં, તો યહોવા મારી આવી અને આથી ય ખરાબ હાલત કરો!”
32 એલિશા પોતાના ઘરમાં બેઠો હતો અને તેની સાથે વડીલો બેઠા હતા. રાજાએ અગાઉથી એક સંદેશવાહક મોકલ્યો હતો, પણ તે પહોંચે તે પહેલાં જ એલિશાએ વડીલોને કહ્યું હતું કે, “જોયું? એ જન્મજાત ખૂનીએ મારું માથું ઉડાવી દેવાને માણસ મોકલ્યો છે. સાવધ રહેજો. સંદેશવાહક આવે ત્યારે બારણાં વાસી દેજો અને તેને અંદર પ્રવેશવા દેશો નહિ, એની પાછળ જ આવતા એના રાજાનાં પગલાં નથી સંભળાતાં?”
33 હજી તો એલિશા આ વાત કરતો હતો, ત્યાં જ રાજા આવી પહોંચ્યો, અને બોલ્યો, “આ આફત જરૂર યહોવા તરફથી આવેલી છે! મારે યહોવા પાસેથી વધારે મદદની અપેક્ષા શા માટે રાખવી જોઈએ?”
1 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.
3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
5 But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
6 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.
7 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
8 Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.
10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.
11 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?
12 And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
13 And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
17 And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
18 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the Lord, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
19 And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.
20 And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
21 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?
22 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
23 And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
24 And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.
26 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
27 And he said, If the Lord do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?
28 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.
29 So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.
30 And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.
31 Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.
32 But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?
33 And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the Lord; what should I wait for the Lord any longer?
Exodus 9 in Tamil and English
1 യഹോവ പിന്നെയും മോശെയോടു കല്പിച്ചതു: നീ ഫറവോന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ചെന്നു അവനോടു പറയേണ്ടതു എന്തെന്നാൽ: എബ്രായരുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: എന്നെ ആരാധിപ്പാൻ എന്റെ ജനത്തെ വിട്ടയക്ക.
Then the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
2 വിട്ടയപ്പാൻ സമ്മതിക്കാതെ ഇനിയും അവരെ തടഞ്ഞു നിർത്തിയാൽ,
For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
3 യഹോവയുടെ കൈ കുതിര, കഴുത, ഒട്ടകം, കന്നുകാലി, ആടു എന്നിങ്ങനെ വയലിൽ നിനക്കുള്ള മൃഗങ്ങളിന്മേൽ വരും; അതികഠിനമായ വ്യാധിയുണ്ടാകും.
Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.
4 യഹോവ യിസ്രായേല്യരുടെ മൃഗങ്ങൾക്കും മിസ്രയീമ്യരുടെ മൃഗങ്ങൾക്കും തമ്മിൽ വ്യത്യാസം വെക്കും; യിസ്രായേൽമക്കൾക്കുള്ള സകലത്തിലും ഒന്നും ചാകയില്ല.
And the Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children’s of Israel.
5 നാളെ യഹോവ ഈ കാര്യം ദേശത്തു ചെയ്യുമെന്നു കല്പിച്ചു സമയം കുറിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
And the Lord appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the Lord shall do this thing in the land.
6 അങ്ങനെ പിറ്റേ ദിവസം യഹോവ ഈ കാര്യം ചെയ്തു: മിസ്രയീമ്യരുടെ മൃഗങ്ങൾ എല്ലാം ചത്തു; യിസ്രായേൽ മക്കളുടെ മൃഗങ്ങളോ ഒന്നുപോലും ചത്തില്ല.
And the Lord did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.
7 ഫറവോൻ ആളയച്ചു; യിസ്രായേല്യരുടെ മൃഗങ്ങൾ ഒന്നുപോലും ചത്തില്ല എന്നു കണ്ടു എങ്കിലും ഫറവോന്റെ ഹൃദയം കഠിനപ്പെട്ടു അവൻ ജനത്തെ വിട്ടയച്ചതുമില്ല.
And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.
8 പിന്നെ യഹോവ മോശെയോടും അഹരോനോടും: അടുപ്പിലെ വെണ്ണീർ കൈനിറച്ചു വാരുവിൻ; മോശെ അതു ഫറവോന്റെ മുമ്പാകെ ആകാശത്തേക്കു വിതറട്ടെ.
And the Lord said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.
9 അതു മിസ്രയീംദേശത്തു എല്ലാടവും ധൂളിയായി പാറി മിസ്രയീംദേശത്തൊക്കെയും മനുഷ്യരുടെ മേലും മൃഗങ്ങളിൻ മേലും പുണ്ണായി പൊങ്ങുന്ന പരുവാകും എന്നു കല്പിച്ചു.
And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.
10 അങ്ങനെ അവർ അടുപ്പിലെ വെണ്ണീർ വാരി ഫറവോന്റെ മുമ്പാകെ നിന്നു. മോശെ അതു ആകാശത്തേക്കു വിതറിയപ്പോൾ അതു മനുഷ്യരുടെ മേലും മൃഗങ്ങളിൻ മേലും പുണ്ണായി പൊങ്ങുന്ന പരുവായ്തീർന്നു.
And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.
11 പരുനിമിത്തം മന്ത്രവാദികൾക്കു മോശെയുടെ മുമ്പാകെ നില്പാൻ കഴിഞ്ഞില്ല; പരു മന്ത്രവാദികൾക്കും എല്ലാ മിസ്രയീമ്യർക്കും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
12 എന്നാൽ യഹോവ മോശെയോടു അരുളിച്ചെയ്തിരുന്നതു പോലെ അവൻ ഫറവോന്റെ ഹൃദയത്തെ കഠിനമാക്കി; അവൻ അവരെ ശ്രദ്ധിച്ചതുമില്ല.
And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had spoken unto Moses.
13 അപ്പോൾ യഹോവ മോശെയോടു കല്പിച്ചതു: നീ നന്ന രാവിലെ എഴുന്നേറ്റു, ഫറവോന്റെ മുമ്പാകെ നിന്നു അവനോടു പറയേണ്ടതു എന്തെന്നാൽ: എബ്രായരുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: എന്നെ ആരാധിപ്പാൻ എന്റെ ജനത്തെ വിട്ടയക്ക.
And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
14 സർവ്വഭൂമിയിലും എന്നെപ്പോലെ മറ്റൊരുത്തനുമില്ല എന്നു നീ അറിയേണ്ടതിന്നു ഈ പ്രാവശ്യം ഞാൻ എന്റെ ബാധകളൊക്കെയും നിന്റെ മേലും നിന്റെ ഭൃത്യന്മാരുടെ മേലും നിന്റെ ജനത്തിന്മേലും അയക്കും.
For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.
15 ഇപ്പോൾ തന്നേ ഞാൻ എന്റെ കൈ നീട്ടി നിന്നെയും നിന്റെ ജനത്തെയും മഹാമാരിയാൽ ദണ്ഡിപ്പിച്ചു നിന്നെ ഭൂമിയിൽ നിന്നു ഛേദിച്ചുകളയുമായിരുന്നു.
For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.
16 എങ്കിലും എന്റെ ശക്തി നിന്നെ കാണിക്കേണ്ടതിന്നും എന്റെ നാമം സർവ്വഭൂമിയിലും പ്രസ്താവിക്കപ്പെടേണ്ടതിന്നും ഞാൻ നിന്നെ നിർത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു.
And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
17 എന്റെ ജനത്തെ അയക്കാതിരിപ്പാൻ തക്കവണ്ണം നീ ഇനിയും അവരെ തടഞ്ഞുനിർത്തുന്നു.
As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?
18 മിസ്രയീം സ്ഥാപിതമായ നാൾമുതൽ ഇന്നുവരെ അതിൽ ഉണ്ടായിട്ടില്ലാത്ത അതികഠിനമായ കല്മഴ ഞാൻ നാളെ ഈ നേരത്തു പെയ്യിക്കും.
Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.
19 അതുകൊണ്ടു ഇപ്പോൾ ആളയച്ചു നിന്റെ മൃഗങ്ങളെയും വയലിൽ നിനക്കുള്ള സകലത്തെയും അകത്തു വരുത്തിക്കൊൾക. വീട്ടിൽ വരുത്താതെ വയലിൽ കാണുന്ന സകലമനുഷ്യന്റെയും മൃഗത്തിന്റെയും മേൽ കല്മഴ പെയ്യുകയും എല്ലാം ചാകയും ചെയ്യും.
Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.
20 ഫറവോന്റെ ഭൃത്യന്മാരിൽ യഹോവയുടെ വചനത്തെ ഭയപ്പെട്ടവർ ദാസന്മാരെയും മൃഗങ്ങളെയും വീടുകളിൽ വരുത്തി രക്ഷിച്ചു.
He that feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
21 എന്നാൽ യഹോവയുടെ വചനത്തെ പ്രമാണിക്കാതിരുന്നവർ ദാസന്മാരെയും മൃഗങ്ങളെയും വയലിൽ തന്നേ വിട്ടേച്ചു.
And he that regarded not the word of the Lord left his servants and his cattle in the field.
22 പിന്നെ യഹോവ മോശെയോടു: മിസ്രയീംദേശത്തു എല്ലാടവും മനുഷ്യരുടെയും മൃഗങ്ങളുടെയും മേലും മിസ്രയീംദേശത്തുള്ള സകല സസ്യത്തിന്മേലും കല്മഴ വരുവാൻ നിന്റെ കൈ ആകാശത്തേക്കു നീട്ടുക എന്നു കല്പിച്ചു.
And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.
23 മോശെ തന്റെ വടി ആകാശത്തേക്കു നീട്ടി; അപ്പോൾ യഹോവ ഇടിയും കല്മഴയും അയച്ചു; തീ ഭൂമിയിലേക്കു പാഞ്ഞിറങ്ങി; യഹോവ മിസ്രയീംദേശത്തിന്മേൽ കല്മഴ പെയ്യിച്ചു.
And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
24 ഇങ്ങനെ കല്മഴയും കല്മഴയോടു കൂടെ വിടാതെ ഇറങ്ങുന്ന തീയും അതികഠിനമായിരുന്നു; മിസ്രയീംദേശത്തു ജനവാസം തുടങ്ങിയതുമുതൽ അതിലെങ്ങും ഇതുപോലെ ഉണ്ടായിട്ടില്ല.
So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
25 മിസ്രയീംദേശത്തു എല്ലാടവും മനുഷ്യരെയും മൃഗങ്ങളെയും വയലിൽ ഇരുന്ന സകലത്തെയും കല്മഴ സംഹരിച്ചു; കല്മഴ വയലിലുള്ള സകലസസ്യത്തെയും നശിപ്പിച്ചു; പറമ്പിലെ വൃക്ഷത്തെ ഒക്കെയും തകർത്തുകളഞ്ഞു.
And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.
26 യിസ്രായേൽമക്കൾ പാർത്ത ഗോശെൻ ദേശത്തു മാത്രം കല്മഴ ഉണ്ടായില്ല.
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
27 അപ്പോൾ ഫറവോൻ ആളയച്ചു മോശെയെയും അഹരോനെയും വിളിപ്പിച്ചു അവരോടു: ഈ പ്രാവശ്യം ഞാൻ പാപംചെയ്തു; യഹോവ നീതിയുള്ളവൻ; ഞാനും എന്റെ ജനവും ദുഷ്ടന്മാർ.
And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the Lord is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
28 യഹോവയോടു പ്രാർത്ഥിപ്പിൻ; ഈ ഭയങ്കരമായ ഇടിയും കല്മഴയും മതി. ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളെ വിട്ടയക്കാം; ഇനി താമസിപ്പിക്കയില്ല എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
Intreat the Lord (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.
29 മോശെ അവനോടു: ഞാൻ പട്ടണത്തിൽനിന്നു പുറപ്പെടുമ്പോൾ യഹോവയിങ്കലേക്കു കൈ മലർത്തും; ഭൂമി യഹോവെക്കുള്ളതു എന്നു നീ അറിയേണ്ടതിന്നു ഇടിമുഴക്കം നിന്നുപോകും; കല്മഴയും പിന്നെ ഉണ്ടാകയില്ല.
And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the Lord; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the Lord’s.
30 എന്നാൽ നീയും നിന്റെ ഭൃത്യന്മാരും യഹോവയായ ദൈവത്തെ ഭയപ്പെടുകയില്ല എന്നു ഞാൻ അറിയുന്നു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the Lord God.
31 അങ്ങനെ ചണവും യവവും നശിച്ചുപോയി; യവം കതിരായും ചണം പൂത്തും ഇരുന്നു.
And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.
32 എന്നാൽ കോതമ്പും ചോളവും വളർന്നിട്ടില്ലാഞ്ഞതുകൊണ്ടു നശിച്ചില്ല.
But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up.
33 മോശെ ഫറവോനെ വിട്ടു പട്ടണത്തിൽനിന്നു പുറപ്പെട്ടു യഹോവയിങ്കലേക്കു കൈ മലർത്തിയപ്പോൾ ഇടിമുഴക്കവും കല്മഴയും നിന്നു മഴ ഭൂമിയിൽ ചൊരിഞ്ഞതുമില്ല.
And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the Lord: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.
34 എന്നാൽ മഴയും കല്മഴയും ഇടിമുഴക്കവും നിന്നുപോയി എന്നു ഫറവോൻ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ അവൻ പിന്നെയും പാപം ചെയ്തു; അവനും ഭൃത്യന്മാരും ഹൃദയം കഠിനമാക്കി.
And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.
35 യഹോവ മോശെമുഖാന്തരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്തിരുന്നതുപോലെ ഫറവോന്റെ ഹൃദയം കഠിനപ്പെട്ടു, അവൻ യിസ്രായേൽമക്കളെ വിട്ടയച്ചതുമില്ല.
And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the Lord had spoken by Moses.