9

""IÀ¯mhv Adnbp¶p''
(1:17þ20)
""ssZhhN\w \nan¯hpw tbip{InkvXphnsâ km£yhpw \nan¯w''
tbml¶m³ ]sßmkv Zzn]n Bbncp¶Xv (1:9). Ahsâ Øm\¯v
Rm³ Bbncp¶psh¦nÂ, Rm³ \ncpÂkmls¸Spambncp¶p þ \n
cpÂkmls¸Sphm³ ImcWw F\n¡v C\n {]kwKn¡phm³ Ign-
bpIbnÃsÃm Ft¶mÀ¯v , \ncpÂkmls¸Sphm³ ImcWw Fsâ
kl{InkvXym\nIfpambn Iq«mbva ]peÀ¯phm³ IgnbpIbnÃsÃm
Ft¶mÀ¯v, \ncpÂkmls¸Sphm³ ImcWw, AhcpsS ]co£W§fnÂ
Ahsc Bizkn¸n¸m³ Ignbp¶nÃsÃm Ft¶mÀ¯v . ]ns¶ Hcp
IÀ¯rZnhkw, ""Hcp i_vZw ]dbp¶Xv, CXpt]mse Ah³ tI«p, "\n\¡v
[\nsâ] P\t¯mSpIqsS Bbncn¸m³ \n\¡v IgnbpIbnÃ, F¶m Cu
ktµiw AhÀ¡v F¯n¡phm³ \n\¡v Ignbpw; B ktµiw Rm³
\n\¡v Xcpw.' ''1 Ah³ Xncnªt¸mÄ, ""a\pjy]p{Xt\mSv kZri\m
b'' Hcp¯s\ Ah³ I�p; Adp]Xp hÀj§Ä¡v ap³]p�mbncp¶
Ahsâ Iq«mfnbpw, kvt\lnX\pw Bb \t{k¯pImc\mb tbiphns\
BWv, Ct¸mÄ kIetXPtkmSpwIqsS I�Xv!
Ignª ]mT¯nÂ, tbiphns\ Ipdn¨v tbml¶m\v \evIp¶ ]e
ZÀi\§fnÂ, BZyt¯XmWv \mw ]Tn¨p XpS§nbXv. tbip ià\m
sW¶v ZÀi\w ]Tn¸n¡p¶Xmbn \mw ]dbpIbp�mbn. ]ns¶ AXns\
hn]peam¡n, ""kIehpw Adnbphm\pw B Adnhnsâ ASnØm\¯nÂ
{]hÀ¯n¸m\pw Ah\v Ignbpw'' F¶v Is�¯pIbp�mbn. Cu ]m
T¯nÂ, tbiphn\v Adnbphm\pÅ iànbps� ¶ Bibs¯
hnIkn¸n¡pIbmWv sN¿p¶Xv.
IÀ¯mhv Adnbp¶ Hcp hyànbmbn«mWv ss__nfn DS\ofw
]dbp¶Xv. A{_lmans\ Ipdn¨v ssZhw ]dªp, ""Rm³ Ahs\
Adnbp¶p.'' (DÂ]¯n 18:19; sIsPhn). {]hmNI\mbncp¶ \lpw ]
dªp, ""X¦Â B{ibw sh¡p¶hsc btlmh Adnbp¶p'' (\lqw
1:7). tbip ]dªp, ""Rm³ \Ã CSb\mIp¶p, F\n¡pÅhsb
Rm³ Adnbp¶p'' (tbml¶m³ 10:14). ]usemkv KemXytcmSv ]
dªp, ""... Ct¸mtgm ssZhs¯ Adnªpw, hntijm ssZhw \n
§sf Adnªpancns¡'' (KemXyÀ 4:9). Ah³ XnsamsYsbmkn\v
FgpXnbt¸mÄ ]dªp, ""IÀ¯mhv X\n¡pÅhsc Adnbp¶p''
(2 XnsamsYsbmkv 2:19). ""IÀ¯mhv Adnbp¶p'' F¶ XehmNIw Cu
]mT¯n\v FSp¯ncn¡p¶Xv B thZ`mK¯nÂ\n¶mWv.
hkvXpXIÄ shdpsX Adnbp¶Xnt\¡mÄ AÀ°apÅ hm¡mWv ]
et¸mgpw ""AdnbpI'' F¶Xn\v D]tbmKn¨ncn¡p¶Xv. ""Adnbp¶ hyàn-
bpw Adnbs¸Sp¶ hkvXphpw X½nepÅ _Ôs¯ kqNn¸n¨psIm�mWv
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AXv ]et¸mgpw D]tbmKn¨n«pÅXv ''; Adnbs¸Sp¶Xv Adnbp¶
hyàn¡v {]m[m\yapÅXmWv Asæn hnebpÅXmWv.2 A²ymbw
1 sâ Ahkm\hmIy§Ä \mw ]Tn¡pt¼mÄ, tbiphpw injy·mcpw
X½nepÅ _Ôw {]Imin¡p¶Xp Hmtcm hmIy¯nepw ImWmw.

\mw `bs¸Spt¼mÄ IÀ¯mhv Adnbp¶p (1:17)

tXPknepÅ tbiphns\ tbml¶m³ I� t¸mÄ, Ah³
""acn¨hs\ t]mse Ahsâ Im¡ hoWp'' (hm. 17). Ah³ `bw
sIm�v hoWpt]mbn. tbip Aht\mSv ]dªp, ""`bs¸tS�'' (hm. 17).
tbiphnsâ hm¡pIÄ ""`bs¸«psIm�ncnt¡� BhiyanÃ'' F¶v
XÀPna sN¿mhp¶XmWv.3
`bs¸tS� F¶p tbip ]dªXv tbml¶m\n Hcp HmÀ½
DWÀ¯ntbm þ tbml¶ms\bpw aäp c�p injy·mscbpw sIm�v
henb Hcp aebnte¡v sIm�pt]mbt¸mÄ kw`hn¨Xmb HmÀ½? B
kab¯v tbiphn\v cq]m´cap�mbn Ah³ tamsibpw Genbmhpambn
kw`mjn¡p¶XmWv tbml¶m³ I�Xv. AhÀ¡v Npäpw {]Imiap-
tÅmcp taLhpap�mbncp¶p, taL¯n \n¶v Hcp i_vZw ]dªp,
""Ch³ Fsâ {]nb]p{X³, Ch¦Â Rm³ {]kmZn þ ¡p¶p, Ch¶p
sNhn sImSp¸n³'' (a¯mbn 17:5). tbml¶m\pw aäp injy·mcpw ""AXv
I�n«v Gähpw `bs¸«v Ihn®phoWp'' (hm. 6). tbip ]ns¶ ""Ahsc
sXm«p, Fgpt¶Â]n³, `bs¸tS� F¶p ]dªp'' (hm. 7).
IÀ¯mhv B ktµiw BfpIÄ¡v ]et¸mgmbn \ÂInbn«p�v.4
Hcp ZqX³ skJcymhnt\mSv ]dªp, ""`bs¸tS�'' (eqs¡mkv 1:13).
AtX hm¡v adnbtbmSpw (eqs¡mkv 1:30) tbmtk^nt\mSpw (a¯mbn
1:20) ]dªn«p�v. B«nSb·mÀ¡v ZqX³ {]Xy£\mbt¸mÄ \ÂInb
ktµi¯nsâ Hcp `mKw ""`bs¸tS�'' F¶mbncp¶p (eqs¡mkv
2:10). bmbntdmknsâ aIÄ acn¨t¸mÄ, tbip ]dªp, ""`bs¸tS�''
(aÀs¡mkv 5:36). ImäSn þ ¨pebp¶ ISent·Â tbip injy·mcpsS
ASp¡Â F¯nbt¸mgpw Ah³ B hm¡p ]dbpIbp�mbn (a¯mbn
14:27). Xsâ FÃm injy·mtcmSpw {InkvXp ]dªp, ""Fsâ kvt\
lnX·mcmb \n§tfmSv Rm³ ]dbp¶Xv tZls¯ sIm¶n«v ]ns¶
A[nIambn H¶pw sN¿m³ Ignbm¯hsc `bs¸tS�'' (eqs¡mkv 12:4).
sImcn´n sh¨v IÀ¯mhv ]usemkn\v {]Xy£\mbt¸mÄ BZys¯
hm¡v ""C\n `bs¸tS�'' F¶mbncp¶p ({]hr¯nIÄ 18:9).
a\pjysâ s]mXphmb AhØbmWv `bw. \ap¡v an¡t]
À¡pw Ct¿m_ns\ Adnbmw, Ah³ ]dªp, ""Rm³ t]Sn¨Xp Xs¶
F\n¡v t\cn«p, Rm³ `bs¸«ncp¶Xv F\n¡v `hn¨p'' (Ct¿m_v 3:25).
NneÀ `mhnsb `bs¸Sp¶p. NneÀ hÀ¯am\Imes¯ `bs¸Sp¶p.
thsd Nn `bs¸Sp¶Xv BfpIÄ X§fpsS `qXImew Adnbp-
tam F¶Xn\membncn¡pw. `mhnbn kw`hn¡phm\nSbpÅXns\
bmWv ]ecpw `bs¸Sp¶Xv þ hym]mc¯nÂ, IpSpw_PohnX¯nÂ
F´v kw`hn¡psat¶mÀ¯v . {Inkv X ym\nIÄ `bs¸Sp¶Xv ]
co£W§sfbmWv þ tPmenbnÂ, kvIqfnÂ, ho«nÂ. D]{Zh§tfbpw
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{InkvXym\nIÄ `bs¸Sphm³ km[yXbp�v.
`bw \s½ AXnPohn¡phm³ ssZhw B{Kln¡p¶nÃ. `bw sIm�v
acn¨ HcmfpsS kw`hw ssSw F¶ amknIbn {]kn²oIcn¡bp�mbn.5
Xsâ kmlknI {]hÀ¯nIÄ¡nSbn PohnIfm ]e {]mhiyw
ISntb¡s¸«n«p�v. ]ns¶ AbmÄ ssew tcmKs¯ Ipdn¨p tI«p,
AXv am\nÂ\n¶p ]Icp¶ tcmKamWv. Xm³ PohnIfpsS ISntbäv am-
cIamb tcmKnbmsb¶pw tcmKw Xsâ `mcybnte¡pw ]IÀ¶ncn¡p¶p
F¶ `oXn\ndªp. tUmIvSÀamscÃmw Abmfn ssew F¶ tcmKw
Cà F¶pw AXv HcmfnÂ\n¶v asämcmfnte¡v hym]n¡pIbnà F¶pw
XoÀ¯p ]dªp, ]s£ AbmÄ Ahsc Bscbpw hnizkn¨nÃ.
Ahkm\w, AbmÄ¡v t\cn« Nn¯{`awsIm�v AbmÄ Xsâ `mcysb
sIm¶tijw kzbw Pohs\mSp¡n. icnbmb Nn´ \in¸n¡p¶XmWv
`bw.
""Rm³ `bs¸Sp¶ \mfn \n¶n B{ibn¡pw'' F¶ {]mÀ°\
bm ZmhoZv \ap¡v `b¯n\pÅ {]Xnhn[n \ÂIp¶p (k¦oÀ¯\§Ä
56:3). \½psS DÅnse hnjaw IÀ¯mhv Adnbp¶p F¶Xp \mw a\
knem¡Ww. tbml¶m³ `bs¸«t¸mÄ tbip AdnªXpsIm�v, \mw
`bs¸Spt¼mgpw Ah³ Adnbp¶p�v. Ah³ AdnbpIbpw þ IcpXp
Ibpw sN¿pw.

Fsâ lrZbw thZ\n¡pt¼mÄ tbip IcpXptam

Bg¯n DÃkn¨p ]mSpI;
`mcw sRcp¡pt¼mÄ, IcpXÂ \ncmis¸Sp¯pt¼mÄ,
hgn t¢iamIpIbpw \o�pt]mIpIbpw sN¿pt¼mtgm?
Hm, Ah³ IcpXpw; Ah³ IcpXpsa¶v F\n¡dnbmw.
Fsâ ZpxJ¯n Ahsâ lrZbw kv]Àin¡s¸Spw; ...
\mfpIÄ £oWnXambn XocpIbpw, cm{XnIÄ \ofpt¼mgpw
`oXns¸Sp¯pt¼mgpw,
Fsâ c£I³ Fs¶ IcpXpsa¶v F\n¡v Adnbmw.6

\s½ F§s\ Bizkn¸n¡Wsa¶v

\½psS IÀ¯mhn\v Adnbmw (1:17)
\mw ]m]¯m \nÝeamIpIbpw, A\nÝnXXz¯nÂ
\njv{InbamIpt¼mÄ, thZ\sIm�v hc�pt]mIpt¼mÄ þ F§s\
\s½ Bizkn¸n¡Wsa¶v Ah\v Adnbmw. ""Xm³ Xt¶ ]co£nX\
mbn IjvSa\p`hn¨ncn¡bm ]co£n¡s¸Sp¶hÀ¡v klmbn¸m³
Ignbp¶h³ BIp¶p'' (F{_mbÀ 2:18).
tbip h¶Xv tbml¶ms\ `bs¸Sp¯phm\mbncp¶nÃ, adn¨v
Ahs\ t{]mÂkmln¸n¡p¶Xn\mbncp¶p; AXpsIm�v Ah³ ]
dªp, `bs¸tS�. hm¡pIÄ¡v Bßmhns\ XWp¸n¡phm³ Ignbpw.
""Bizkn¸n¡p¶Xpw Ir]tbmSpIqSnbXpamb hm¡pIÄ Bbncp¶p'' {]
hmNI³ kwkmcn¨ncp¶Xv (skJcymhv 1:13). F§s\bmbmepw, tbip
hm¡pIfn am{Xw HXp¡nbnÃ. Ah³ Xsâ ssI tbml¶msâ taÂ

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sh¨p (hm. 17)7 thZ\n¡p¶ kvt\lnXs\ HcmÄ tXmtfmSv tNÀ¯v ]n
Sn¡p¶Xpt]mse Bbncp¶p AXv.
IÀ¯mhv C¶pw \s½ Bizkn¸n¡pw: Ahsâ hmKv Z m\
hm¡pIfmemWv \s½ Bizkn¸n¡p¶Xv . k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ ]
dªp, ""\nsâ hN\w Fs¶ Pohn¸n¨ncn¡p¶Xv Fsâ IjvSXbnÂ
F\n¡v BizmkamIp¶p'' (k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 119:50). ss__nÄ \ndsb
Bizmkhpw _ehpw \ÂIp¶ hm¡pIfmWv.8 ]usemkv FgpXn,
""BIbm Cu hN\§sfs¡m�v At\ym\yw Bizkn¸n¨psImÄhn³''
(1 sXksem\nIyÀ 4:18).
C¶pw, IÀ¯mhv hm¡pIfn am{Xw HXp¡pIbnÃ. Ah³
Xsâ BfpIfnÂIqsS Bizkn¸n¡p¶p�v . F¦nepw Ffnbhsc
Bizkn¸n¡p¶ ""ssZhw, Xns¯mknsâ hchn\m R§sf
Bizkn¸n¨p'' (2 sImcn´yÀ 7:6). ""kÀÆmizmkhpw \ÂIp¶ ssZhw ...
\s½ Bizkn¸n¡p¶Xv IjvSXbnembhsc Bizkn¸nt¡�Xn\t{X''
F¶v Ah³ AhnsS ]dbp¶p (2 sImcn´yÀ 1:3, 4).
IqSmsX, IÀ¯mhv Xsâ IcpWm[nIy{]ImcapÅ IcpXÂsIm�v
\s½ Bizkn¸n¡p¶p, ""[ssZhs¯] kvt\ln¡p¶hÀ¡v, \nÀ®b{]
Imcw hnfn¡s¸«hÀ¡v Xs¶ kIehpw \s·¡mbn IqSn hym]cn¡p¶p
F¶p \mw Adnbp¶p'' (tdmaÀ 8:28).
FÃm hgnIfnepw Ah³ \s½ Bizkn¸n¡pw, Gähpw hnetbdnb
H¶v Ahsâ km¶n[y¯memWv. ZmhoZv FgpXn, ""IqcncpÄ Xmgzcbn
ÂIqSn \S¶mepw Rm³ Hc\À°hpw `bs¸SpIbnÃ, \o Ft¶mSpIqsS
Ccn¡p¶phsÃm. \nsâ hSnbpw tImepw Fs¶ Bizkn¸n¡p¶p''
(k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 23:4; Fw^knkv ssa³). ""Rm³ \ns¶ Hcp\
mfpw ssIhnSpIbnÃ, Dt]£n¡bpanÃ'' F¶v IÀ¯mhv hmKvZm\w
sNbvXncn¡p¶p (F{_mbÀ 13:5).
""aq¶p sNdnb ]¶nIfpsS IY'' \mephbkv {]mbapÅ saenâ¡v
CjvSambncp¶p, AhÄ AXv Hmtcm cm{Xnbpw A¸\nÂ\n¶p ]dªp
tIÄ¡phm\njvSs¸«ncp¶p. B A¸³ Ipsd Znhkw Ignªt¸mÄ
aSp¯XpsIm�v Hcp tS¸v dn¡mÀUdn dnt¡mÀUv sNbvXv AhÄ¡v
tIÄ¡phm\mbn sImSp¯p. AsX§s\ {]hÀ¯n¸n¡Wsa¶v AbmÄ
AhÄ¡v ImWn¨psImSp¯psIm�v ]dªp, ""FÃm cm{Xnbnepw \n\¡v
AXp tIÄ¡mw.'' Ipsd cm{XnIÄ¡ptijw, Xsâ aIÄ AhfpsS {]n
bs¸« ]pkvXIhpambn AbmfpsS Itkc¡cnIn \n¶p. At¸mÄ
AbmÄ AhtfmSv ""Ct¸mÄ sadntâ \n\¡v tS¸v dn¡mÀUÀ {]
hÀ¯n¸n¡phm\dnbmasÃm AtÃ?'' AhÄ AXn\v adp]Snbmbn, DÆv,
""]s£ F\n¡v AXnsâ aSnbn Ccn¡phm³ IgnbpIbnÃsÃm.'' \½psS
]nXmhv Bizmk hm¡pIÄ ]dbpI am{XaÃ, Ahsâ km¶n[yhpw \
ap¡v \ÂIpw.

\mw tIÄt¡�Xv Fs´¶v \½psS IÀ¯mhn\v Adnbmw (1:17, 18)

""`bs¸tS� '' F¶v tbip tbml¶mt\mSv ]dªtijw,
As¸mkv X esâ `bw AIäp¶Xn\pÅ hm¡pIÄ ]dªp. B
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hm¡pIÄ \n§Ä hmbn¡p¶Xn\pap³]v Cu tNmZy§Ä \n
§tfmSv Xs¶ tNmZn¡pI: tbiphnsâ hmbnÂ\n¶v tbml¶m³
tIÄt¡�Xv F´mbncp¶p? tdma³ ssk\yw F{X iàambncp¶p
F¶mbnct¶m Ah³ tIÄt¡�nbncp¶Xv? {InkvXym\nIÄ¡v t\
cn«psIm�ncn¡p¶ D]{Zhw Ipdbp¶Xn\p]Icw hjfmIp¶p F¶mtWm
tIÄt¡�nbncp¶Xv? {InkvXphnepÅ Xsâ ktlmZcoktlmZc·mÀ
F§s\ Poh³ \jvSs¸Sp¯ns¡m � ncn¡p¶p F¶mtWm
tIÄt¡�nbncp¶Xv ? AÃ. Ah³ AXphtcbpw AdnbmXncp¶
A¯cw Imcy§Ä Ah\p Duln¡phm³ Ignbpambncp¶p. hcphm\n
cn¡p¶ `oIcamb Zn\§fn IÀ¯mhv Ahsc klmbn¡psa¶XmWv
tIÄt¡� nbncp¶Xv . tbml¶m\pw þ aäp {Inkv X ym\nIfpw
tIÄt¡�nbncp¶ hm¡pIÄ {i²n¡pI: ""Rm³ BZy\pw A´y\p
w BIp¶p, acn¨h\mbncp¶p, F¶m Ft¶¡pw Pohn¡p¶p,
acW¯ntâbpw ]mXmf¯ntâbpw Xmt¡m Fsâ ssIhiap�v''
(hm. 17, 18).
tdma³ iànbn aXnad¶htcmSv tbip ]dªp, ""Rm³ BZy\p
w A´y\pw9 Pohn¨ncn¡p¶h\pamWv''10 (hm. 17, 18). B hm¡pIÄ
tbiphnsâ ssZhnIXzs¯ kqNn¸n¡p¶XmWv, F¶m AXne[nIw
Ahbnep�v. tbip tdmam km{amPy¯n\v ap³]p�mbncp¶p F¶pw,
tdmam km{amPyw CÃmXmb tijhpw Ah\p�v F¶ AÀ°w B
hm¡pIfnep�v.11 U»nbp. F. t{Imskz FgpXn,

`qcmPm¡·mscÃmw X§fpsS {]m_eysaÃmw XoÀ¶v, \nes¯ s]

mSnbn \n{ZsIm�t¸mÄ, `qanbnse FÃm klnjvWpXm kvac-
WIfpw aªn DcpInt¸mIpIbpw {]`mX kqcy³ AI¶t¸mÄ,
`qanbnse FÃm alXzhpw IÃdbnte¡v t]mbt¸mÄ, Ah³
Pohn¡pIbpw, hkn¡pIbpw, hmgpIbpw sN¿p¶p.12

tbiphpambn XmcXayw sN¿pt¼mÄ, tdmam km{amPyw ""Aev]t\

ct¯¡v ImWp¶Xpw ]ns¶ asdªpt]mIp¶Xpamb Bhn Bbncp¶p''
(bms¡m_v 4:14).
càkm£nXzw t\cn«htcmSv tbip ]dªp, ""Rm³ acn¨h\m
bncp¶p, F¶m CXm, Rm³ Ft¶¡pw Pohn¨ncn¡p¶p, ]
mXmf¯ntâbpw acW¯ntâbpw Xmt¡m Fsâ ssIhiap�v''
(hm. 18). ""Bbncp¶p'' F¶ hm¡nsâ {]m[m\yw hn«pIfbcpXv. Ah³
acn¨h³ Bbncp¶p. F¶m Ct¸mÄ Ft¶¡pw Pohn¡p¶p! IpSmsX
Ah³ Ct¸mÄ acW{]Xes¯ \nb{´n¡p¶p, ImcWw acW¯ntâbpw
]mXmf¯ntâbpw Xmt¡m Ahsâ ssIhiap�v. acWhpw ]mXmfhpw
tbmPn¨ncn¡p¶p (6:8; 20:13, 14 t\m¡pI); HcmfpsS icocw acn¡pt¼mÄ,
AbmfpsS Bßmhv ]mXmf temI¯nte¡v t]mIp¶p.13 hnizmk¯n\v
th�n acn¨hcpsS Bßm¡sf hnSphn¸m³ tbiphn¶v iànbp�v
F¶ Du¶emWv ""acW¯ntâbpw ]mXmf¯ntâbpw Xmt¡mÂ'' Xsâ
ssIhiaps�¶v ]dªXn Du¶nbncn¡p¶Xv.14 acWw Ahsc \
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in¸n¡pItbm, ]mXmfw Ahsc ]nSn¨psh¡pItbm CÃ!
\ncmibnem� {InkvXym\nItfmSv A¶v tbip ]dª hm¡pIÄ
C¶v \½ptSbpw Bizmk¯n\v thWw. temI¯nepÅ Xn· tIĸm³
\½n ]eÀ¡pw XmÂ]cyanÃ. kmlNcy§Ä hjfmbns¡m�ncn¡p¶p
F¶v tIĸm³ \½n an¡t]À¡pw B{KlanÃ. AsXÃmw I®p
Xpd¶p t\m¡nbm \ap¡v ImWmhp¶XmWv. PohnXs¯ amän adn¨v
A\zÀ°am¡phm\pw FÃmw icnbm¡phm\pw ssZh¯n\v Ignbpw
F¶mWv \mw tIÄt¡�Xv.
""Rm³ BZy\pw A´y\pamIp¶p, Ft¶¡pw Pohn¨ncn¡p¶p''
F¶p tbip ]dbp¶Xv Ct¸mgpw \mw tIÄ¡Ww. (hm. 17, 18). \ap¡v
NpäpapÅ FÃm sXän²mcWIfpw Xm¡menIamsW¶pw, {InkvXp
hnsâ klmbt¯msS \ap¡v AXv AXnPohn¡phm³ Ignbpsa¶pw
\mw AdnbWw. Pnw saIvKznKn³ ]dªp, ""Ah³ \S¡m¯ Hcp
hgnbpw \mw \St¡�XnÃ. Ah³ t\cnSm¯ Hcp `bhpw \ap¡v t\
cnSphm\panÃ. Ah³ bp²w sN¿m¯ Hcp i{Xphnt\mSpw \ap¡v t]m
cmtS�XmbpanÃ!''15
Ahkm\w, ""Ahkm\ i{Xphns\'' \mw I� pap«pt¼mÄ
(1 sImcn´yÀ 15:26), acW¯nsâ hncq]w XebpbÀ¯n \n¡pt¼mÄ,
""Rm³ acn¨h\mbncp¶p, F¶m CXm, Rm³ Ft¶¡pw Pohn¡p¶p''
F¶ hm¡pIÄ \mw tIÄ¡Ww (hm. 18). _À«³ tIm^v a m³
ihkwkv¡mcip{iqj \S¯pt¼msgms¡bpw, IsÃd¡Sp¯v \n¶v
shfn¸mSv 1:17, 18 hmbn¡mdp�v:16

Ahs\ I�n«v, Rm³ acn¨hs\t]mse Ahsâ Im¡ hoWp.

Ahsâ hess¦ Fsâta sh¨p, ""`bs¸tS�, Rm³ BZy\p
w A´y\pw Poh\pÅh\pw BIp¶p, Rm³ acn¨h\mbncp¶p,
F¶m CXm, Fs¶t¶¡pw Pohn¨ncn¡p¶p. acW¯ntâbpw
[]mXmf¯ntâbpw] Xmt¡m Fsâ ssIhiap�v.''

\mw tIÄt¡�Xv Fs´¶v IÀ¯mhn\v Adnbmw!

\mw Adntb�Xv Fs´¶vIÀ¯mhn\v Adnbmw (1:19)

tbml¶m\v shfn¸mSv FgpXphm\pÅ ZuXy\nÀÆlW¯n\v tbip
AXv BhÀ¯n¡pIbpw hn]peam¡pIbpw sNbvXn«p�v: ""\o I�Xpw,
Ct¸mÄ DÅXpw C\n kw`hn¸m\pÅXpw FgpXpI'' (hm. 19).
shfn¸mSv ]pkvXI¯nsâ _mlycq]tcJbmWv B hmIysa¶v
]e hymJymXm¡fpw IcpXp¶p: (1) tbl¶m³ A²ymbw 1þÂ
I� ZÀi\s¯bmWv ""\o I� Xpw'' F¶Xp kqNn¸n¡p¶Xv ;
(2) ""Ct¸mÄ DÅXpw'' F¶Xp kqNn¸n¡p¶Xv A²ymbw 2 epw 3 epw
]dªncn¡p¶ k`IsfbmWv (3) ""C\n kw`hn¸m\pÅXv'' A²ymbw
4 apXÂ 20 hsc DÄs¸Sp¯nbncn¡p¶p.17 B hmIyw ]pkvXI¯nsâ
_mlycq]tcJbmbn FSp¡mw; A§s\bmsW¦nÂ, AXn\v ]e
HgnIgnhpIfpap�mbncn¡pw. DZmlcW¯n\v, A²ymbw 4 tebpw
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5 tebpw knwlmk\cwKw I�Xntâbpw kw`hn¸m\pÅXntâbpw
`mKamImw. AXn\p]pdsa, A²ymbw 12þÂ hnhcn¨ tbiphnsâ P\\w,
kw`hn¨pIgnªXmWv, AÃmsX `mhnbn kw`hn¸m\pÅXÃ.
""Ct¸mÄ DÅXv'' sh¨psIm�v Imcy§fpsS icnbmb AhØ \
ap¡v ]dbphm³ km[yaà F¶v ssZh¯n\dnbmw F¶v ]dbphm\mWv
F\n¡v CjvSw; CXn\v tijw ""kw`hn¸m\pÅXpw'' \mw t\m¡Ww. AXm
Wv hmkvXh¯n shfn¸mSv ]pkvXIw. Ct¸mgs¯ kmlNcyw F{X
tamiambmepw, tim`\amb Hcp `mhn Im¯ncn¡p¶p! tbml¶msâ
hmb\¡mÀ AXv Adntb�nbncp¶p, \mapw AXv Adntb�nbncn¡p¶p.
""`mhnsb¡pdn¨v \n§Ä¡v Dd¸pIn«nbmÂ, Ct¸mÄ \n§Ä¡v
ØncXbp�mIpw.''18
""BIbm FgpXpI ...'' F¶ hmIyw {i²n¡pI (hm. 19; Fw^knkv
ssa³). ap³]v, ""\o ImWp¶Xv ]pkvXI¯n FgpXpI'' F¶mWv
tbml¶mt\mSv ]dªXv (1:11; Fw^knkv ssa³). GXp Ime¯pÅ
Xsâ injy·mÀ¡pw hmbn¨v kt´mjnt¡� hn[¯nemWv IÀ¯mhv
Øncamb t{]mÂkml\hm¡pIÄ \ÂInbXv. Pn. sI. sNÌÀS³ ]
dªp, ""kt´mjn¡pI F¶XmWv kzÀK¯nsâ Kuchamb Imcyw.''19
\mw Adntb�Xv, Ah³ Adnbp¶Xn ssZh¯n\v kvtXm{Xw þ Ah³
AXv shfn¸mSv F¶ ]pkvXI¯n kq£n¨ncn¡p¶p.

\s½ F§s\ Xmgv¯Wsa¶v IÀ¯mhn¶v Adnbmw (1:20)

BZys¯ ZÀi\w GXm�v \mw t\m¡n Xocmdmbn. IÀ¯mhv
hniZoIcWw \ÂInb Hcp hmIyta Ahtijn¡p¶pÅp: ""Fsâ
hess¦¿n I� Ggv \£{X¯nsâ aÀ½hpw Ggv s]m³\nehnf¡nsâ
hnhchpw FgpXpI: Ggv \£{Xw Ggv k`IfpsS ZqX·mcmIp¶p, Ggv
\nehnf¡v Ggv k`IfmIp¶p'' (hm. 20). Cu hmIyw \½psS Ignª
]mT¯n \mw ]Tn¨XmWv, F¶m thsd Nne Bib§Ä IqsS
tNÀ¡s«.
""aÀ½w'' F¶ hm¡v XÀPna sNbvXncn¡p¶Xn\v ""clkyw'' Ft¶m
""Adnbm³ ]äm¯'' Ft¶m AÀ°w hcp¶nÃ. adn¨v, ]pXnb\nba¯nepS\o
fw AXp]tbmKn¨ncn¡p¶Xv ap³]v Adnªn«nÃm¯Xpw (AsænÂ
a\knem¡phm³ Ignbm¯) Ct¸mÄ shfns¸Sp¯nbXpambhsb
kqNn¸n¨psIm�mWv. (DZmlcW¯n\v, t\m¡pI aÀs¡mkv 4:11; tdm
aÀ 16:25; 1 sImcn´yÀ 15:51; Fs^kyÀ 3:3, 4.) tlmaÀ slbven Cu
\nco£Ww \S¯n:

a\pjy\p a\knem¡phm³ km[yaà ... F¶v B hm¡v

AÀ°am¡p¶nÃ, F¶m ]cnip²mßmhv As¸mkvXe·mcpw {]
hmNI·mcpw apJm´cw shfns¸Sp¯ns¡mSp¯Xv BÀ¡mtWm
AhÀ¡v a\knem¡phm³ Ignbp¶XmWv. tbml¶m\pw Ah³
BÀ¡v FgpXntbm AhÀ¡pw a\knemIp¶Xmbncp¶p, AsænÂ
AhÀ¡v AXpsIm�v {]tbmP\ap�mIbnÃsÃm.20

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 \mw shfn¸mSv ]pkvXIw ]Tn¡p¶XpsIm�v hmIyw 20 \s½ B
Øm\¯v CSp¶p. ""Ggv \£{Xw Ggv k`IfpsS ZqX·mcmWv'' F¶ tbip
hnsâ hniZoIcWhpw, B Ggv ""ZqX·mÀ'' BcmsWt¶m AsænÂ
F´msWt¶m \ap¡v \nÝbanÃm¯Xpw Fs¶ Ipg¡nbn«p�v .
Bbpjv ¡ mew apgph³ \n§Ä shfn¸mSv ]pkv X Iw ]Tn¨mepw,
\n§fpsS PohnXmhkm\¯nepw Nne tNmZy§Ä Ahtijn¡pw.
ssZhw Adnbphm³ B{Kln¡p¶sXÃmw Adnbphm³ \mw F{X
kmaÀ°yw ImWn¨mepw, \ap¡v Ahs\t]mse kaÀ°cmIphm³
IgnbpIbnÃ! shfn¸mSv XnI¨pw Nn{XoIcn¡p¶ hN\amWv sbi¿mhv
55:9: ""BImiw `qan¡v aosX DbÀ¶ncn¡p¶Xpt]mse Fsâ hgnIÄ
\n§fpsS hgnIfnepw Fsâ hnNmc§Ä \n§fpsS hnNmc§fnepw
DbÀ¶ncn¡p¶p.''
shfn¸mSv ]pkvXI¯nÂ\n¶v \mw a\knem¡phm³
B{Kln¡p¶XnÂ\n¶p ]n´ncn¸n¡pItbm Bscsb¦nepw \n
cpÂkmls¸Sp¯pItbm AÃ Rm³ sN¿p¶Xv. Rm³ ]dbp¶Xv,
""ssZhw \nKfnItfmSv FXnÀ¯p \n¡psa¶pw'' (bms¡m_v 4:6)
shfn¸mSnse Nne thZ`mK§Ä \s½ Xmgphm³ klmbn¡psa¶pamWv.
\mw \s½ Adnbp¶Xnt\¡mÄ \¶mbn ssZh¯n\v \s½ Adnbmw!

D]kwlmcw
tXPkv¡cn¡s¸« tbiphnsâ ZÀi\w tbml¶msâ I®nÂ\n
¶p Iptdsibmbn amªp t]mbt¸mÄ, _mlyambn FÃmw ]gbXpt]m
se Xs¶ Bbncp¶p. sUmaojy³ At¸mgpw knwlmk\¯nÂ
Xs¶, htbm[nI\mb As¸mkvXe³ At¸mgpw ]sßmkv Zzo]nÂ
Xs¶, {InkvXym\nIÄ At¸mgpw acn¨psIm�ncn¡p¶p þ F¶mÂ
tbip kwkmcn¨ncn¡p¶p! tbml¶msâ DÅn AXv F´p amäw
hcp¯nbncn¡pw! XoÀ¨bmbpw Ahsâ {]Xymi Pzen¡pIbpw, Ahsâ
kt´mjw ]pXp¡s¸SpIbpw, `mhn t\m¡pt¼mÄ tim`\ambpw
ImWp¶p! shfn¸mSv ]pkvXIw FgpXnbncn¡p¶Xv sRcp¡s¸«hÀ¡pw,
PohnX¯n BaácmbhÀ¡pw, {]Xymi \jvSs¸«hÀ¡pamWv. AXp
]dbp¶Xv, ""ip`Icamb Hcp \msfbp�v! CXp hnNmcn¨psIm�v,
ssZht¯mSv IqSpXÂ ASp¡pI!'' Cu ]pkvXIw FgpXnbXv \n\¡v
th�nbmWv.21

D]tZjvSm¡·mÀ¡pw {]mkwKnIÀ¡papÅ Ipdn¸pIÄ

""tbml¶m³ AdnªXpw,'' ""tbip Adnbp¶Xpw'' F¶n§s\ c�p
apJy t]mbnâpIfm¡n, Cu ]mTt¯bpw ap³]nes¯ ]mTs¯bpw
tbmPn¸n¡mhp¶XmWv.

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Ipdn¸pIÄ
1td kt½gv k v , hÀXn Cukv Z em¼v (\mjznte, t{_mUv a m³ {]kv ,
1951), 104. 2U»nbp. Cu. ssh³, Z FIvkv]mâUv ssh³kv FIvkvt]m
knädn Un£v W dn Hm^v \ypsSÌsaâ v thÀUv k v , FUn. tPm¬ BÀ.
sImsl³sPÀKÀ III. hn¯v sPbnwkv F. kzm³k¬ (ans¶s]meokv, an³.:
s_Y\n lukv ]»ntjgvkv, 1984), 628. (Fw^knkv ssa³.) 3hÀ¯am\ {Inb
kqNn¸n¡p¶Xv, XpSÀ{]hr¯nsbbmWv. 4a\pjyÀ `bs¸SmXncnt¡�Xn\v,
Cu ]pXnb\nba DZmlcW§Ä¡v ]pdsa [mcmfw ]gb\nba thZ`mK§fpsS
DZmlcW§fpap�v. 5""^mä HmhÀ dnbm£³'' ssSw (14 BKÌv 1989),
33. 6{^m¦v F^v. t{K^v, ""Ukv Pokkv sIbÀ?'' tkmMvkv Hm^v s^bn¯v
Bâ v s{]bnkv, FUn., BÄ«³ F¨v. tlmthÀUv (shÌv tam¬tdm em.:
tlmthÀUv ]»ntjgvkv, 1994). 7tbml¶ms\ IÀ¯mhv Fgpt¶ev]n¨v \n
À¯n¡mWpw. 8B hm¡pIfn Ipsd \mw Cu ]mT¯n ]n¶oSv ]dbp¶XmWv.
9""BZy\pw A´y\pw'' F¶Xv ASnØm\]cambn ""BÂ^bpw HtaKbpw''
F¶p ]dbp¶Xv Xs¶bmWv (1:8; 22:13 t\m¡pI). ]nXmhpw ]p{X\pw F§s\
Htckab¯v ""BÂ^bpw HtaKbpw'' BIpw? Hcp]s£ AhÀ c�v t]cpw
H¶v Bbncn¡p¶XpsIm�mImw (tbml¶m³ 10:30). 10""Pohn¨ncn¡p¶h³''
F¶Xv ssZh¯n\pÅ {]tbmKamWv (tbmiph 3:10; k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 42:2; 84:2;
tlmtib 1:10).
11sbi¿mhnse ""BZy\pw A´y\pw'' F¶ hm¡v, btlmh i{Xp¡sf
HmSn¨v Xsâ P\s¯ hos�Sp¡p¶Xns\ kqNn¸n¡IbmWv (sbi¿mhv
41:4; 44:6; 48:12). 12U»nbp. F. {InskzÂ, FIvkvt]mknädn skÀaWkv C³
sdshtej³, hmeyw, 1 ({Kmâ v dm¸nUvkv, ssa¡v.: tkm�Àhm³ ]»njn§v
lukv , 1962), 159. 13 20:13 t\m¡pI. ""]mXmfw'' F¶Xv A£cnIambn
AÀ°am¡p¶Xv ""ImWs¸Sm¯'' F¶mWv, AXp kqNn¸n¡p¶Xv icocw
hn« Bßm¡Ä t]mIp¶ ""AZriy temIs¯'' BWv. tbip acn¨ tijw,
Ahsâ Bßmhv ]mXmf¯nte¡v t]mbncp¶p ({]hr¯nIÄ 2:31). ]m
XmftemIw F¶Xv Ffp¸¯n a\knem¡phm³ eqs¡mkv 16:19þ31 t\m¡pI.
sIsPhnbn 1:18 ]dbp¶Xv ""\cIw'' F¶mWv (6:8; 20:13, 14) sIsPhnbpw
XÀPnabn sKsl¶ (ZpjvS·mcpsS hmk Øew) F¶ hm¡n\À°w \cIw
Bbn D]tbmKn¨ncn¡p¶Xv sXän²mcWmP\IamWv. ]mXmfw ZpjvS·mcpsS
\nXy`h\ aÃ. 14AhnizmknIsf ]mXmftemI¯nte¡v Ab¡phm\pÅ
A[nImcw X\n¡v D�v F¶pIqsSbmWv tbip ]dbp¶Xv (shfn¸mSn \mw
]n¶oSv ImWphm\ncn¡p¶Xpt]mse) þ F¶m Cu thZ`mK¯v {InkvXym\n
IfpsS {]tbmP\amWv ImWn¨ncn¡p¶Xv. 15Pnw saIvKznKn³, Z _p¡v Hm^v
sdshtej³. ep¡nMv C³Sp Z ss__nÄ kocokv (e_¡v, sSIvkv.: CâÀ\m
jvW _n_nfn¡Â dntkmgvkkv, 1976), 39. 16_À«³ tIm^vam³ Isaâdn
Hm¬ sdshtej³ (BÌn³, sSIvkv.: t^w ^ut�j³ ]»njn§v lukv,
1979), 34. A¯cw kmlNcy¯n\v At±lw Hcp amäw hcp¯nbn«p�v, AXv
^nen¸nsâ XÀPnabnse ""acWhpw IÃdbpw'' F¶mWv. (Z \ypsSÌsaâ v C³
tamtU¬ Cw¥ojv, FUn. sP. _n. ^nen]vkv [\yqtbmÀ¡v: Z amIvanó I¼\n.,
1958]). 17hmIyw 19 aq¶p ]ncnhn\v ]Icw c�v ]ncnhmbn ]dbmhp¶XmWv. ""Ch
FÃmw I�Xn\ptijw \o FgpXpI F¶pw AÀ°w hcmw: (1) Ct¸mgpÅXpw

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(2) C\n D�mIphm\pÅXpw.'' 18hmsc³ hntbgvkvt_, Z ss__nÄ FIvkvs]m
knj³ Isaâdn, hmeyw, 2. (hoä¬ Ill.: hnIvSÀ _pIvkv, 1989), 571. 19tIzm«Uv
C³ GÄ F^v, ]maÀ, 1, 2, 3 tPm¬ Bâ v sdshtej³, Z I½pWnt¡tägvkv
Isaâdn kocokv, hmeyw 12 (UÅmkv thUv ]»njn§v, 1982), 123. 20tlmaÀ
slbven, sdhtej³: B³ C³s{SmU£³ Bâ v Isaâdn ({Kmâ v dm¸nUvkv,
ssa¡v.: t_¡À _p¡v lukv, 1979), 115.
21 CXv Hcp {]kwKambn D]tbmKn¡pIbmsW¦nÂ, tIÄhn¡mÀ¡v
shfn¸mSnse hmKv Z m\§Ä e`n¡p¶Xn\v , tbiphnt\mSv icnbmb _
Ôap�mIWsa¶v ]dbWw. Bsc¦nepw kv\m\s¸Sm¯hcmbn«ps�¦nÂ,
Ahsc AXn\v Dt¯Pn¸n¡Ww (aÀs¡mkv 16:16). {Inkv X ym\nIfmbn«v
AhnizkvXcmbnt]mbhsc, bYmØm\s¸Sphm³ t{]mÂkmln¸n¡Ww
(bms¡m_v 5:16).

]p\chtemI\¯n\pw NÀ¨¡papÅ tNmZy§Ä

1. ss__nfn ""AdnbpI'' F¶ hm¡v Ft¸msg¦nepw _
Ôs¯ kqNn¸n¡p¶pt�m? AXp Hcp a\pjy\pw Ahsâ
PohnXhp ambn Nn{XoIcn¡mtam? (DÂ]¯n 4:1 t\m¡pI;
sIsPhn.)
2. ss__nfn NnetcmSv IÀ¯mhv ""`bs¸tS�'' F¶p ]dªp.
Ahcn NnecpsS t]À ]dbpI? \n§Ä `bs¸«n«pt�m?
3. `b¯n\pÅ {]Xnhn[n F´mWv?
4. ss__nfn \n§Ä¡v CjvSs¸« ""Bizmk hm¡v'' GXv?
5. \ap¡v At\ym\yw Bizkn¸n¡mhp¶ Nne hgnIÄ FgpXpI.
6. temI¯nepÅ Ipg¸§tf¡mÄ tIÄ¡phm\njvSw
ssZh¯n\v Ipg¸§Ä ]cnlcn¡phm³ Ignbpsa¶pw
(]cnlcn¡psa¶pw) tIÄ¡p¶XmWv CjvSw F¶Xnt\mSv
\n§Ä tbmPn¡p¶p t�m?
7. F´mWv ""]mXmfw?''
8. ""acW¯ntâbpw ]mXmf¯nsâbpw'' F¶Xnsâ AÀ°sa´v?
9. Ahkm\w FÃmw icnbm¡psa¶ ktµiw \n§Ä¡v
thtWm?

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