Genesis 44
1 അനന്തരം അവൻ തന്റെ ഗൃഹവിചാരകനോടു: നീ ഇവരുടെ ചാക്കിൽ പിടിപ്പതു ധാന്യം നിറച്ചു, ഓരോരുത്തന്റെ ദ്രവ്യം അവനവന്റെ ചാക്കിന്റെ വായ്ക്കൽ വെക്കുക.
2 ഇളയവന്റെ ചാക്കിന്റെ വായ്ക്കൽ വെള്ളികൊണ്ടുള്ള എന്റെ പാനപാത്രവും അവന്റെ ധാന്യവിലയും വെക്കുക എന്നു കല്പിച്ചു; യോസേഫ് കല്പിച്ചതുപോലെ അവൻ ചെയ്തു.
3 നേരം വെളുത്തപ്പോൾ അവരുടെ കഴുതകളുമായി അവരെ യാത്രഅയച്ചു.
4 അവർ പട്ടണത്തിൽനിന്നു പുറപ്പെട്ടു ദൂരത്താകുംമുമ്പെ, യോസേഫ് തന്റെ ഗൃഹവിചാരകനോടു: എഴുന്നേറ്റു ആ പുരുഷന്മാരുടെ പിന്നാലെ ഓടിച്ചെല്ലുക; ഒപ്പം എത്തുമ്പോൾ അവരോടു: നിങ്ങൾ നന്മെക്കു പകരം തിന്മ ചെയ്തതു എന്തു?
5 അതിലല്ലയോ എന്റെ യജമാനൻ കുടിക്കുന്നതു? നിങ്ങൾ ഈ ചെയ്തതു ഒട്ടും നന്നല്ല എന്നു പറക എന്നു കല്പിച്ചു.
6 അവൻ അവരുടെ അടുക്കൽ എത്തിയപ്പോൾ ഈ വാക്കുകൾ അവരോടു പറഞ്ഞു.
7 അവർ അവനോടു പറഞ്ഞതു: യജമാനൻ ഇങ്ങനെ പറയുന്നതു എന്തു? ഈ വക കാര്യം അടിയങ്ങൾ ഒരുനാളും ചെയ്കയില്ല.
8 ഞങ്ങളുടെ ചാക്കിന്റെ വായ്ക്കൽ കണ്ട ദ്രവ്യം ഞങ്ങൾ കനാൻ ദേശത്തുനിന്നു നിന്റെ അടുക്കൽ വീണ്ടും കൊണ്ടുവന്നുവല്ലോ; പിന്നെ ഞങ്ങൾ നിന്റെ യജമാനന്റെ വീട്ടിൽനിന്നു വെള്ളിയും പൊന്നും മോഷ്ടിക്കുമോ?
9 അടിയങ്ങളിൽ ആരുടെ പക്കൽ എങ്കിലും അതു കണ്ടാൽ അവൻ മരിക്കട്ടെ; ഞങ്ങളും യജമാനന്നു അടിമകളായിക്കൊള്ളാം.
10 അതിന്നു അവൻ: നിങ്ങൾ പറഞ്ഞതുപോലെ ആകട്ടെ; അതു ആരുടെ പക്കൽ കാണുന്നുവോ അവൻ എനിക്കു അടിമയാകും; നിങ്ങളോ കുറ്റമില്ലാത്തവരായിരിക്കും.
11 അവർ ബദ്ധപ്പെട്ടു ചാക്കു നിലത്തു ഇറക്കി: ഓരോരുത്തൻ താന്താന്റെ ചാക്കു അഴിച്ചു.
12 അവൻ മൂത്തവന്റെ ചാക്കുതുടങ്ങി ഇളയവന്റേതുവരെ ശോധന കഴിച്ചു. ബെന്യാമീന്റെ ചാക്കിൽ പാനപാത്രം കണ്ടുപിടിച്ചു.
13 അപ്പോൾ അവർ വസ്ത്രം കീറി, ചുമടു കഴുതപ്പുറത്തു കയറ്റി പട്ടണത്തിലേക്കു മടങ്ങിച്ചെന്നു.
14 യെഹൂദയും അവന്റെ സഹോദരന്മാരും യോസേഫിന്റെ വീട്ടിൽ ചെന്നു; അവൻ അതുവരെയും അവിടെത്തന്നേ ആയിരുന്നു; അവർ അവന്റെ മുമ്പാകെ സാഷ്ടാംഗം വീണു.
15 യോസേഫ് അവരോടു: നിങ്ങൾ ഈ ചെയ്ത പ്രവൃത്തി എന്തു? എന്നെപ്പോലെയുള്ള ഒരുത്തന്നു ലക്ഷണവിദ്യ അറിയാമെന്നു നിങ്ങൾ അറിഞ്ഞിട്ടില്ലയോ എന്നു ചോദിച്ചു.
16 അതിന്നു യെഹൂദാ: യജമാനനോടു ഞങ്ങൾ എന്തു പറയേണ്ടു? എന്തു ബോധിപ്പിക്കേണ്ടു? എങ്ങനെ ഞങ്ങളെത്തന്നേ നീതീകരിക്കേണ്ടു? ദൈവം അടിയങ്ങളുടെ അകൃത്യം കണ്ടെത്തി; ഇതാ ഞങ്ങൾ യജമാനന്നു അടിമകൾ; ഞങ്ങളും ആരുടെ കയ്യിൽ പാത്രം കണ്ടുവോ അവനും തന്നേ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
17 അതിന്നു അവൻ അങ്ങനെ ഞാൻ ഒരുനാളും ചെയ്കയില്ല; ആരുടെ പക്കൽ പാത്രം കണ്ടുവോ അവൻ തന്നേ എനിക്കു അടിമയായിരിക്കും; നിങ്ങളോ സമാധാനത്തോടെ നിങ്ങളുടെ അപ്പന്റെ അടുക്കൽ പോയ്ക്കൊൾവിൻ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
18 അപ്പോൾ യെഹൂദാ അടുത്തുചെന്നു പറഞ്ഞതു: യജമാനനേ, അടിയൻ യജമാനനോടു ഒന്നു ബോധിപ്പിച്ചുകൊള്ളട്ടെ; അടിയന്റെ നേരെ കോപം ജ്വലിക്കരുതേ;
19 യജമാനൻ ഫറവോനെപ്പോലെയല്ലോ; നിങ്ങൾക്കു അപ്പനോ സഹോദരനോ ഉണ്ടോ എന്നു യജമാനൻ അടിയങ്ങളോടു ചോദിച്ചു.
20 അതിന്നു ഞങ്ങൾ യജമാനനോടു: ഞങ്ങൾക്കു വൃദ്ധനായോരു അപ്പനും അവന്നു വാർദ്ധക്യത്തിൽ ജനിച്ച ഒരു മകനും ഉണ്ടു; അവന്റെ ജ്യേഷ്ഠൻ മരിച്ചുപോയി; അവന്റെ അമ്മ പ്രസവിച്ചിട്ടു അവൻ ഒരുത്തനെ ശേഷിപ്പുള്ളു; അവൻ അപ്പന്റെ ഇഷ്ടനാകുന്നു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
21 അപ്പോൾ യജമാനൻ അടിയിങ്ങളോടു: എനിക്കു കാണേണ്ടതിന്നു അവനെ എന്റെ അടുക്കൽ കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ടുവരുവിൻ എന്നു കല്പിച്ചുവല്ലോ.
22 ഞങ്ങൾ യജമാനനോടു: ബാലന്നു അപ്പനെ പിരിഞ്ഞുകൂടാ; പിരിഞ്ഞാൽ അപ്പൻ മരിച്ചുപോകും എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
23 അതിന്നു യജമാനൻ അടിയങ്ങളോടു നിങ്ങളുടെ ഇളയസഹോദരൻ നിങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ വരാതിരുന്നാൽ നിങ്ങൾ എന്റെ മുഖം ഇനി കാണുകയില്ല എന്നു കല്പിച്ചു.
24 അവിടത്തെ അടിയാനായ അപ്പന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ഞങ്ങൾ ചെന്നു യജമാനന്റെ വാക്കുകളെ അറിയിച്ചു.
25 അനന്തരം ഞങ്ങളുടെ അപ്പൻ നിങ്ങൾ ഇനിയും പോയി കുറെ ധാന്യം നമുക്കു കൊള്ളുവിൻ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
26 അതിന്നു ഞങ്ങൾ: ഞങ്ങൾ പൊയ്ക്കൂടാ; അനുജൻ കൂടെ ഉണ്ടെങ്കിൽ ഞങ്ങൾ പോകാം; അനുജൻ ഇല്ലാതെ ഞങ്ങൾക്കു അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ മുഖം കാണ്മാൻ പാടില്ല എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
27 അപ്പോൾ അവിടത്തെ അടിയാനായ അപ്പൻ ഞങ്ങളോടു പറഞ്ഞതു: എന്റെ ഭാര്യ എനിക്കു രണ്ടുപുത്രന്മാരെ പ്രസവിച്ചു എന്നു നിങ്ങൾക്കു അറിയാമല്ലോ.
28 അവരിൽ ഒരുത്തൻ എന്റെ അടുക്കൽനിന്നു പോയി; അവനെ പറിച്ചു കീറിപ്പോയി നിശ്ചയം എന്നു ഞാൻ ഉറെച്ചു; ഇതുവരെ ഞാൻ അവനെ കണ്ടിട്ടുമില്ല.
29 നിങ്ങൾ ഇവനെയും കൊണ്ടുപോയിട്ടു അവന്നു വല്ല ആപത്തും വന്നാൽ നിങ്ങൾ എന്റെ നരയെ ദുഃഖത്തോടെ പാതാളത്തിൽ ഇറങ്ങുമാറാക്കും.
30 അതുകൊണ്ടു ഇപ്പോൾ ബാലൻ കൂടെയില്ലാതെ ഞാൻ അവിടത്തെ അടിയാനായ അപ്പന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ചെല്ലുമ്പോൾ, അവന്റെ പ്രാണൻ ഇവന്റെ പ്രാണനോടു പറ്റിയിരിക്കകൊണ്ടു,
31 ബാലൻ ഇല്ലെന്നു കണ്ടാൽ അവൻ മരിച്ചുപോകും; അങ്ങനെ അടിയങ്ങൾ അവിടെത്തെ അടിയാനായ അപ്പന്റെ നരയെ ദുഃഖത്തോടെ പാതാളത്തിൽ ഇറങ്ങുമാറാക്കും.
32 അടിയൻ അപ്പനോടു: അവനെ നിന്റെ അടുക്കൽ കൊണ്ടുവരാതിരുന്നാൽ ഞാൻ എന്നും അപ്പന്നു കുറ്റക്കാരനായിക്കൊള്ളാമെന്നു പറഞ്ഞു, അപ്പനോടു ബാലന്നുവേണ്ടി ഉത്തരവാദിയായിരിക്കുന്നു.
33 ആകയാൽ ബാലന്നു പകരം അടിയൻ യജമാനന്നു അടിമയായിരിപ്പാനും ബാലൻ സഹോദരന്മാരോടുകൂടെ പൊയ്ക്കൊൾയവാനും അനുവദിക്കേണമേ.
34 ബാലൻ കൂടെ ഇല്ലാതെ ഞാൻ എങ്ങനെ അപ്പന്റെ അടുക്കൽ പോകും? അപ്പന്നു ഭവിക്കുന്ന ദോഷം ഞാൻ കാണേണ്ടിവരുമല്ലോ.
1 And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.
2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
4 And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?
5 Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
6 And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
7 And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
8 Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord’s house silver or gold?
9 With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.
10 And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.
11 Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.
12 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
13 Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
14 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
15 And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
16 And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord’s servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.
17 And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.
18 Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.
19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?
20 And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.
21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
22 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
24 And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
25 And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.
26 And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother be with us.
27 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:
28 And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
29 And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad’s life;
31 It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
32 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
33 Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.
34 For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.
Jeremiah 20 in Tamil and English
1 ઈમ્મેરનો પુત્ર યાજક પાશહૂર યહોવાના મંદિરના રક્ષકોનો ઉપરી હતો. તેણે યમિર્યાને આવી ભવિષ્યવાણી ભાખતો સાંભળ્યો,
Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the Lord, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things.
2 તેથી તેણે યમિર્યાની ધરપકડ કરી અને તેને કોરડાથી ફટકાર્યો, પછી તેણે તેને મંદિરના બિન્યામીન દરવાજા આગળ સાંકળોથી બાધ્યો.
Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the Lord.
3 બીજા દિવસે સવારે પાશહૂરે યમિર્યાને હેડમાંથી છૂટો કર્યો ત્યારે યમિર્યાએ તેને કહ્યું, “યહોવા તને પાશહૂર નહિ કહે, પણ માગોર-મિસ્સાબીબ (સર્વત્ર ત્રાસ) કહેશે.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The Lord hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor-missabib.
4 કારણ કે યહોવા તારા પર તથા તારા સર્વ મિત્રો પર ભય મોકલશે અને તેઓના શત્રુઓની તરવારોથી તેઓને તું મૃત્યુ પામતાં જોશે. આખો યહૂદિયા હું બાબિલના રાજાને સોંપી દઇશ. તે તેમને કેદ કરીને બાબિલ લઇ જશે અને ત્યાં તરવારથી મારી નાખશે.
For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.
5 આ શહેરની સર્વ સંપત્તિ, એના બધા ભંડારો અને કિમતી વસ્તુઓ, યહૂદિયાના રાજાનો બધો ખજાનો હું તેમના શત્રુઓને સોંપી દઇશ, શત્રુઓ લૂંટમાર કરીને એનો કબજો લેશે અને બાબિલ લઇ જવામાં આવશે.
Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.
6 તું, પાશહૂર, અને તારું કુટુંબ કેદ પકડાશો, તમને બાબિલ લઇ જવામાં આવશે, અને ત્યાં તમારું મોત થશે અને ત્યાં તમે દટાશો. તું અને તારા બધા મિત્રો, જેમને તેં ખોટી ભવિષ્યવાણી સંભળાવેલી છે.”‘
And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies.
7 પછી મેં કહ્યું, “હે યહોવા, તમે મને યુકિતપૂર્વક છેતર્યો છે. તમારા સંદેશાઓ આપવા માટે તમે મને દબાણ કર્યુ. કારણ કે મારા કરતાં તમે અતિ બળવાન છો. પરંતુ હવે હું બધા દિવસો હાંસીપાત્ર થયો છું અને સર્વ લોકો મારી મશ્કરી કરે છે.
O Lord, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.
8 કેમ કે જ્યારે જ્યારે હું બોલું છું ત્યારે ત્યારે ઘાટાં પાડીને એક જ વાત કહેવાની છે, ‘હિંસા અને વિનાશ!’ હે યહોવા, તારી વાણી સંભળાવવાને કારણે આખો દિવસ મારે હાંસી અને નામોશી સહન કરવી પડે છે.”
For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the Lord was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.
9 હું જો એમ કહું કે, “હવે હું યહોવાને સંભારીશ નહિ, એને નામે બોલું જ નહિ.” તો તારી એ વાણી મારા અંગે અંગમાં ભંડારાયેલી આગની જેમ મારા અંતરમાં ભડભડી ઊઠે છે; અને હું તેને કાબૂમાં રાખવા મથું છું, પણ નથી રાખી શકતો.
Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.
10 ચારે બાજુથી હું તેઓની ધમકીઓ ઉચ્ચારાતી સાંભળું છું અને મને ડર લાગે છે, તેઓ કહે છે, “આપણે ફરિયાદ કરીશું. જેઓ મારા મિત્રો હતા તેઓ સાવધાનીથી મને નિહાળે છે કે, ક્યારે ભયંકર ભૂલ કરી બેસું. તે પોતે જ ફસાઇ જશે અને ત્યારે આપણે તેના પર આપણું વૈર વાળીશું. તેઓ આ પ્રમાણે કહે છે.”
For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
11 પરંતુ મહાન યોદ્ધાની જેમ યહોવા મારી પડખે ઊભા છે. તે પરાક્રમી તથા ભયાવહ છે. મારા જુલમગારો ઠોકર ખાશે, તેઓ નહિ ફાવે, તેઓ નિષ્ફળ જતાં ભારે ફજેત થશે; તેઓ બધી રીતે અપમાનિત થશે અને સદાને માટે તેઓ પર કલંક લાગશે.
But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
12 હે સૈન્યોના દેવ યહોવા, તમે સતનું પારખું કરો છો, મારા મનનો અને હૃદયનો તાગ લો છો; અને હું ઇચ્છું છું કે હું તમને એમના પર બદલો વાળતા જોવા પામુંં, કારણ કે મેં મારો દાવો ફકત તમને સોંપ્યો છે.
But, O Lord of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.
13 યહોવાના ગીત ગાઓ, એમનાં ગુણગાન કરો. કારણ, તેણે દુષ્ટોના હાથમાંથી દરિદ્રીઓનું જીવન ઉગારી લીધુ છે.
Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
14 તેમ છતાં મારા જન્મનો દિવસ શાપિત થાઓ!
Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.
15 તને પુત્ર થયો છે એવી વધામણી મારા પિતાને આપનાર માણસ શાપિત થાઓ.
Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.
16 તે માણસના હાલ એ પુરાતન નગરોના જેવા થાવ. જેનો યહોવાએ દયા રાખ્યા વગર નાશ કર્યો છે, ભલે તેને આખો દિવસ રણનાદ સંભળાય; સવારમાં આર્તનાદ અને બપોરે યુદ્ધનાદ સંભળાય,
And let that man be as the cities which the Lord overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;
17 કારણ કે, તેણે મને ગર્ભમાં જ મારી ન નાખ્યો, તો મારી માતા જ મારી કબર બની હોત, તેનું ઉદર સદા માટે મોટું રહ્યું હોત.
Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me.
18 હું કષ્ટો અને દુ:ખ સહન કરવા માટે, શરમાળ જીવન જીવવા માટે શું કામ ગર્ભમાંથી બહાર આવ્યો?
Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?