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MAY 2006 ARTICLE - MALAYALAM
VOL:5 ISSUE:05

PRAYER OF PHARAOH
^dthmsâ {]mÀ°\

By Fr. VARGHESE VARGHESE

Fómsd ^dthm³ tamsisbbpw Altcms\bpw hnfn¸n¨p: Xhf Fsóbpw Fs³d P\s¯bpw hn«p \o§pamdmtIïXnóp btlmhtbmSp {]mÀ°n¸n³. Fómð btlmsh¡p bmKw Ign¸m³ Rm³ P\s¯ hn«b¡mw Fóp ]dªp. (]pd¸mSv 8:8)

hÀj hÀjm´c§Ä¡p a¼v an{kbnansâ ASna¯¯nðs¸« bn{ktbð P\Xsb hnSphn¡póXn\pthïn ssZhw \ntbmKn¨ ssZha\pjy\mWv tami. B tami an{kbnanð ^dthmsâ sIm«mc¯nðsNóv Xsâ P\s¯ Bcm[n¸m³ hn«pXtcWsaóv ^dthmt\mSv bn{kmtbð P\X¡pthïn A`yÀ°n¡póp. ssZhP\w ASna¯¯nð Ignbpóp. Ahsc hntamNnXcm¡pI FóXmWv tamibpsS \ntbmKw. tlmsc_v ]ÀhX¯nsâ Xmgvhcbnð kÀÆià\mb ssZhw tami¡p shfns¸«v tamitbmSp ]dbpóp: Fsâ P\¯nsâ IãX Rm³ Iïp, Iïp, F\n¡htcmSv a\kenhv tXmónbncn¡póp. \o Ahsc hnSphnt¡Ww. \o BcmIpóp Fóp tami {]XnIcn¨p tNmZn¡póp. apÄ]SÀ¸nð \nópw kÀÆià\mb btlmh tamitbmSv AcpÄ sNbvXp; Rm\mIpóh³ Rm\mIpóp. ]s£ tami¡p hyàamb Hcp [mcW In«nbnñ. tami hoïpw tNmZn¡póp: \o BcmIpóp? btlmhbmb ssZhw tami¡p IqSpXð hyàambn Adnbn¡póp: Rm³ \nsâ ]nXm¡òcmb A{_lmansâbpw bnkvlm¡nsâbpw bmt¡m_nsâbpw ssZhamb btlmhbmIpóp. ChnsSbmWv btlmhbmb ssZh¯nsâ hyànXzs¯¡pdn¨pÅ Aht_m[w tamibv¡pïmbXv.

kÀÆià\mb ssZh¯nbnð \nópw kw`cn¨ iànbpambn, Xsâ P\¯nsâ tamN\¯nsâ Xo{h A`nhmôbpambn tami an{kbnante¡p aS§póp. tami ^dthms\ t\cnð Iïv P\s¯ btlmhsb Bcm[n\¡póXn\mbn hn«b¡Wsaóv A`yÀ°n¡póp. ssZhP\¯nsâ acp{]bmW¯nð Bcm[\¡pÅ {]m[m\yamWv ChnsS hyàamIpóXv. Fómð ^dthmsâ lrZbw ITn\s¸«ncpóp. ITn\s¸« ^dthmsâ lrZbw abs¸Sp¯n P\XXnsb hn«p In«póXn\mbn btlmh ]¯p _m[IÄ an{kbnanð hcp¯póp. B ]¯p _m[Ifnð Hómbncpóp Xhf. Xhf an{kbnanse§pw ^dthmsâ sIm«mc¯nepw Ahsâ ib\{Kl§fnepw Fñmw s]cpIn \ndªp. XhfbpsS _m[ ITn\ambt¸mÄ ^dthm³ tamitbbpw Altdms\bpw hnfn¸n¨v AhtcmSp ]dbpóp; \n§Ä F\n¡pthïn {]mÀ°n¸n³.

^dthm³ tamitbmSpw Altdmt\mSpw F´n\pthïnbmWv {]mÀ°n¡m³ Bhiys¸SpóXv? Xhf amdn¡n«póXn\pthïn Bbncpóp. B[p\nIImeL«¯nð ImWs¸Spó Bcm[\bpsS A´k¯ DÄs¡mÅpó Hcp {]mÀ°\bpsS {]XoImßXbmWv \mw ChnsS ImWpóXv. Bßob A\zjW¯nsâ ASnØm\w F´mbncn¡Ww? ^dthmsâ {]mÀ°\tbbpw `àntbbpw Ipdn¨v hnNn´\w sN¿pt¼mÄ BZyambn \ap¡p a\knemIpóXv, ^dthmsâ `àn¡pw {]mÀ°\¡pw hnizmkmSnØm\w Cñ FópÅXmWv. an{kbnsâ `cWm[nImcnbmbpcpó ^dthm\p bn{ktbð P\XbpsS {]Xn\n[nIfmb tamibpsSbpw Altdmsâbpw ssZhs¯¸Án bmsXmcp Adnhpanñmbncpóp. Fón«pw ^dthm³ tamitbmSpw Altdmt\mSpw A`yÀ°n¡póp; X\n¡pthïnbpw P\XXn¡pthïnbpw {]mÀ°n¡phm³.

\mw {IkvXy\nIfmsWóp kwXr]vXns¸Spóp. Fómð F§s\bmWv \mw {InkvXym\nIfmbn¯oÀóXv? \½psS amXm]nXm¡Ä {InkvXym\nIfmbXpsImïp am{Xasñ \mw {InkvXym\nIfmbn¯oÀóncn¡póXv? Fómð \½psS BßobXbv¡v hnizmk¯nsâ ASnØm[aptïm Fóp \mw Xn«s¸Spt¯ïnbncn¡póp. tamibv¡v hyàambn Adnbmambncpóp Cu ssZhw BcmsWóv. ImcWw Ah³ Poh\pÅ ssZh¯nsâ i_vZw apÄ]SÀ¸nð tI«ncpóp.

\ap¡p e`n¨ncn¡pó kpJkar²n, Øm\am\§Ä, `uXoIkpJ§Ä, tcmKim´n apXemhbmWv ]ecptSbpw `ànbmbn cq]m´cs¸SpóXv. Fómð Cu `qtKmf¯nð Pohn¡pó a\pjycnð aqónð cïp `mKw P\§fpw \ma\p`hn¡pó kpJkuIcy§Ä e`n¡m¯hcmWv. A§s\sb¦nð AhcpsS hnizmk¯nsâ B[mcw F´mbncn¡Ww? Cóp ]ecptSbpw a\knð tbip{InkvXphns\¡pdn¨pÅ Nn{Xw AXnibw {]hÀ¯n¡póh³ FóXmWv. AXnibw {]hÀ¯n¡m¯ Hcp {InkvXp Cós¯ temI¯n\v A`nImay\ñ. tbip{InkvXp Xsâ CltemIhym]mc Ime¯v At\Iw tcmKnIsf kuJyam¡n. ]escbpw DbÀ¸n¨p, At\Iw `qX§sf ]pd¯m¡n. Fómð tbiphns\bpw _dºmknt\bpw \nÀ¯ns¡mïv ]oemt¯mkv tNmZn¡póp: Bsc \n§Ä¡p thWw? P\w HÁs¡«mbn ]dbpóp; R§Ä¡v _dºmkns\ aXn. tbip kuJyw \ðInbhtcm `qXs¯ ]pd¯m¡nbhtcm Bcpw Xsó tbiphn\pthïn hmZn¡phm\nñmbncpóp.

{]mÀ°\ hnizmk ASnØm\apÅXmIpt¼mgmWv BßoI hfÀ¨bpïmIpóXv. Asñ¦nð \½psS hnizmkw apcSn¨pt]mIpóp. Xsâ ]´ncïp injyòmcnepw CXp {]ISambncpóp. ISepw, ao\pw, hebpw, A¸\pw, IpSpw_hpw Fñmw Dt]£n¨v tbiphnsâ IqsS Cd§n¯ncn¨v aqóc hÀjt¯mfw XtómS¸w kôcn¨ncpó injyòmÀ IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnsâ D²mc¯n\ptijw X§fpsS ]gb sXmgnemb ao³]nSn¯¯n\mbn Xns_cymkv ISð¸pdt¯¡p Xncn¨pt]mbXmbn hn. tbmlóm³ \t½mSp kphntijn¡póp. Fómð Hcp cm{Xn apgph³ ]nSn¨n«pw ao³]nSn¯¯nð B IS¸pd¯pXsó kp]cnNXcmb AhÀ¡p Hópw In«nbnñ. cm{Xn apgph³ A²zm\n¨tijw t\cw ]pecpt¼mÄ Hcp a\pjy³ ISð¡cbnð \nð¡póXmbn AhÀ ImWpóp. Ah³ AhtcmSv ISensâ he¯p`mK¯p hebnd¡phm³ Ið¸n¡póp. Ahsâ hm¡\pkcn¨v AhÀ ISensâ he¯p`mK¯p hebnd¡nbt¸mÄ AhÀ¡pXsó hen¨pIbÁphm³ IgnbmsXh®w he \nd¨v AhÀ¡p ao³ e`n¡póp. IÀ¯mhnsâ hm¡pIsf \mw A\pkcn¡pt¼mÄ \½psS A²zm\¯n\v kar²nbmbn ^ew e`n¡póp.

ASp¯Xmbn, hnizmk¯nð IqSn BÀÖn¡pó Bßob AdnhpIÄ {]tbmP\{]Zhpw ssZhhN\¯n\p A\pNnXhpambncn¡Ww. \nt¡mZntamkv henb ]ÞnX\pw imkv{Xnbpambncpóp. Fómð Xsâ kwib\nhmcW¯n\mbn tbiphns\ ImWphm³ Ah³ XncsªSp¯Xv cm{XnbpsS CcpfSª bma§fmWv. IÀ¯mhv hfsc efnXambn \nt¡mZntamknt\mSp ]dbpóp, \o hoïpw P\n¡Ww. \n\¡p \ymb{]amW¯nð \nópw e`n¨ncn¡pó Adnhv Añ c£¡p B[mcambncn¡póXv. kzÀ¤cmPyw A\p`hØams¡Wsa¦nð Bßmhnepw kXy¯nepw \o P\n¡Ww. \nt¡mZntamkn\v CXp a\knem¡m³ Ignªnñ. ChnsS AdnhpÅ a\pjysâ Bßob A\zjWw hgnap«nt¸mIpóp. CXn\pÅ Hcp ImcWw Xsâ A\zjW¯n\mbn XncsªSp¯ kabhpw hgnbpw AÔImc¯ntâXmbncpóp. IuZminIPohnX¯nsâ BhiyIXbpw a\pjy_p²n¡pw Adnhn\pw AXv AXoXamsWópw a\knem¡phm³ IÀ¯mhmb tbip \nt¡mZntamknt\mSp ]dbpóp: ImÁv AXn\v CãapÅnS¯v hoipóp. AXp FhnsS\nóv DÛhn¨p Fópw FhntS¡p t]mIpópshópw \o Adnbpónñ.

iute, iute, \o D]{Zhn¡póh\mb tbiphmIpóp Rm³ Fóv D²nX\mb tbiphnsâ kzcw tIÄ¡pIbpw Ahs\ ZÀin¡pIbpw sNbvXt¸mÄ Kamentbensâ ]¡ð\nópw Xm³ IcØam¡nb \ymb{]amW¯nse AdnhpIÄ, hn. ]utemkv ]pXpPnhnX¯nsâ AdnhpIfmbn cq]m´cs¸Sp¯póp.

IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnsâ P\\tijw Ing¡p\nópw hnZzmòmÀ Xnc¡nsb¯nbXv sltcmZmcmPmhnsâ sIm«mc¯nte¡mWv. Adnhnð A[njvTnXamb A\zjWw Ahsc sIm«mc¯nemWv F¯n¨Xv. hm\\nco£W¯nepw imkv{X¯nepw ss\]pWyw t\Snbncpó hnZzmòmÀ¡v sXÁp]Án. tbip¡pªv B sIm«mc¯nepïmbncpónñ. AhÀ sIm«mc¯nð \nópw Cd§n apIfnte¡p t\m¡n. kzÀ¤obamb Adnhpw amÀ¤ZÀi\hpw AhÀ¡p e`n¨p. AXp XpSÀbm{XbpsS, Hcp ]pXp bm{XbpsS ssZhoI Adnhpw ZÀi\hpambn ]cnWan¨p.

{InkvXphneÅ ]pXpP\\w euInI Adnhnsâ acWamWv. Adnhpw Úm\hpw tZmjañ. Adnhpw kzÀ¤ob Ir]bpw ka\zbn¡pt¼mÄ ssZhnIÚm\¯nte¡p hgn¯ncnhpïmIpóp. BßobPohnX¯nsâ iànbpw tXPÊpw kzÀ¤ob Úm\hpw {InkvXob A\p`hhpamWv. Cu kzÀ¤ob Úm\amWv \½psS PohnX¯nð ]cnWmaapïm¡póXv. Cu kzÀ¤ob Úm\amWv \ap¡p ]pXpPoh³ \ðIpóXv. Zmln¡póhtc, \n§Ä Fsâ ASp¡ð hcphn³, Hcn¡epw Zmln¡msXh®w Rm³ \n§Ä¡p PohPew \ðImw Fóp hmKvZm\w sN¿pIbpw, A¿mbncw ]pcpjòmscbpw AhcpsS IpSpw_§sbpw `£Ww \ðIn Xr]vXcm¡pIbpw sNbvX tbip {Iqinð InSópsImïv F\n¡p Zmln¡póp ]dbpt¼mÄ AXoh ]mÞnXyw t\Snbncpó imkv{XnamÀ¡pw thZimkv{XÚÀ¡pw AXv a\Ênem¡m\pw DÄs¡mÅm\pw km[n¨nñ.

Fómð kzÀ¤ob Úm\¯mð hyàambn Imcy§Ä a\Ênem¡nb aqópt]sc XncphN\w \s½ ]cnNbs¸Sp¯póp. HómaXmbn, ]oemt¯mknsâ `mcy tbiphns\ Hcp ssZh]pcpj\mbn a\Ênem¡pIbpw B a\pjysâ Imcy¯nð CSs]ScpsXóv Xsâ `À¯mhns\ hne¡pIbpw sNbvXp. cïmaXmbn tbiphnsâ {IqioIcW kab¯v AhnsS ]mdmhv \S¯nbncpó tdmam ]Sbmfn kzÀ¤obÚm\¯mð ]dbpóp, Ah³ kXyambn«pw ssZh]p{X\mbncpóp, Fóv. aqómaXmbn, he¯p`mKs¯ Ių tbiphns\ ssZh]p{Xs\óp km£n¡pIbpw, tbipth, \nsâ cmPy¯nð \o FgpóÅn hcpt¼mÄ Ftóbpw HmÀt¡Wta Fóp {]mÀ°n¡pIbpw sNbvXp.

kzÀ¤obÚm\hpw Bßobhc§fpw {Zhy¯mð e`yamIpóXñ. AXnsâ DZmlcWamWv inatbmsâ {Zhyw. ÇolòmÀ¡p e`n¨ncpó Bßobhc§Ä {Zhyw sImïv hm§mw Fóv iotam³ hymtamln¨p. ]t{Xmkv Çolm iotamt\mSp ]dbpóp; ssZh¯nsâ Zm\w ]W¯n\phm§mw Fóp \o \ncq]n¨XpsImïv \nsâ {Zhyw \ntómSpIqsS \in¨pt]mIs«. kIe ]m]§fptSbpw ASnØm\w {Zhym{KlamWv. IqSmsX iotamsâ {Zhyw B`nNmc¯mð k¼mZn¨Xmbncpóp.

hnizmk¯nsâbpw BßobXbpsSbpw k`bpsSbpw B[mcw {Zhyañ. Fómð e`n¨ncn¡pó Ir] ssZhalXz¯n\mbn hn\ntbmKnt¡ïnbncn¡póp. AXpsImïmWv hn[hbmb kv{Xo Fñmhtc¡mfpw A[nIambn C«p Fóv IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp ]dbpóXp. tbiphnsâ ImgvN¸mSnð Cu hn[hbmb kv{Xo tbcpiteanse GÁhpw henb [\nIbmbncpóp. Cós¯ temI¯nsâ Bßob A[x]X\¯nsâ {][m\ ImcWw {ZhyamWv. ]utemkv Çolm XntamsYtbmknt\mSp ]dbpóp, "aIs\, XntamsYtbmtk \o AXp ({Zhym{Klw) hnt«mSpho³. Fsâ IÀ¯mth, \nsó \nµn¡¯¡ coXnbnð Fsó Zcn{Z\m¡cpsX. Fsâ IÀ¯mth, \nsó adópt]mI¯¡ coXnbnð Fsó [\hm\m¡cptX. CXmbncn¡Ww {Zhys¯¸Án \½psS {]mÀ°\.

{Zhyañ, kzm[o\hpañ BßobXbpsS B[mcw. Fómð Ah ssZh¯nsâ Zm\amsWó Aht_m[w Ah ssZhalXz¯n\mbn hn\ntbmKn¡phm³ \s½ t{]cn¸n¡póp. A{_lmw tkmtZmw cmPmhnt\mSp ]dbpó adp]SnhmNIw Dð¸¯n ]pkvXI¯nð FgpXnbncn¡póXv hfsc {it²bamWv. "Rm³ A{_mans\ k¼ó\m¡nsbóp \o ]dbmXncn¸m³ Rm³ Hcp NcSmIs« sNcn¸phmdmIs« \n\¡pffXnð bmsXmópamIs« FSp¡bnñ, Fsâ ssZhw Fsó k¼ó\m¡phm³ aXnbmbh\mWv.'

[Sermon delivered at Orthodox Convention Philadelphia
Reported by: Biju Mathew - Philadelphia]


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