അപ്പൊ. പ്രവൃത്തികൾ 3

1 ൧ ഒരിക്കൽ പത്രൊസും യോഹന്നാനും പ്രാർത്ഥനാസമയത്ത് ഒമ്പതാംമണി നേരം ദൈവാലയത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുമ്പോൾ

౧మధ్యాహ్నం మూడు గంటల ప్రార్థన సమయంలో పేతురు, యోహాను దేవాలయానికి వెళ్తూ ఉన్నారు.

2 ൨ അമ്മയുടെ ഗർഭംമുതൽ മുടന്തനായ ഒരാളെ ചിലർ ചുമന്നുകൊണ്ടു വന്നു; അവനെ ദൈവാലയത്തിൽ ചെല്ലുന്നവരോട് ഭിക്ഷ യാചിക്കുവാൻ ദിനംപ്രതി ദൈവാലയത്തിന്റെ സുന്ദരം എന്ന ഗോപുരത്തിനരികെ ഇരുത്തുക പതിവായിരുന്നു.

౨పుట్టినప్పటి నుండి కుంటివాడుగా ఉన్న ఒకణ్ణి కొందరు ప్రతిరోజూ మోసుకొచ్చి ‘సౌందర్యం’ అనే దేవాలయ ద్వారం దగ్గర ఉంచేవారు. వాడు దేవాలయంలోకి వెళ్ళేవారి దగ్గర బిచ్చమెత్తుకునే వాడు.

3 ൩ അവൻ പത്രൊസും യോഹന്നാനും ദൈവാലയത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിക്കുവാൻ പോകുന്നത് കണ്ടിട്ട് ഭിക്ഷ ചോദിച്ചു.

౩పేతురు యోహాను దేవాలయంలోకి ప్రవేశిస్తూ ఉండగా వారిని బిచ్చమడిగాడు.

4 ൪ പത്രൊസ് യോഹന്നാനോടുകൂടെ അവനെ ഉറ്റുനോക്കി: “ഞങ്ങളെ നോക്കൂ” എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞു.

౪పేతురు యోహాను వాడిని తదేకంగా చూస్తూ, “మా వైపు చూడు” అన్నారు.

5 ൫ അവൻ തനിക്ക് വല്ലതും കിട്ടും എന്ന് കരുതി അവരെ ശ്രദ്ധിച്ചുനോക്കി.

౫అతడు వారి దగ్గర ఏమైనా దొరుకుతుందేమోనని ఆశించి వారివైపు చూశాడు.

6 ൬ അപ്പോൾ പത്രൊസ്: “നിനക്ക് നല്കാനായി വെളളിയും പൊന്നും എന്റെ പക്കൽ ഇല്ല; എന്നാൽ എന്റെ പക്കൽ ഉള്ളത് നിനക്കുതരുന്നു: നസറായനായ യേശുക്രിസ്തുവിന്റെ നാമത്തിൽ നടക്ക” എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞ്

౬అప్పుడు పేతురు, “వెండి బంగారాలు నా దగ్గర లేవు, నాకున్న దాన్నే నీకిస్తాను. నజరేయుడైన యేసుక్రీస్తు నామంలో లేచి నడువు” అని

7 ൭ അവനെ വലങ്കൈയ്ക്ക് പിടിച്ച് എഴുന്നേല്പിച്ചു; ക്ഷണത്തിൽ അവന്റെ പാദങ്ങളും കണങ്കാലുകളും ഉറച്ചിട്ട് ചാടി എഴുന്നേറ്റ്;

౭వాడి కుడి చెయ్యి పట్టుకుని పైకి లేపాడు. వెంటనే వాని పాదాలూ, చీలమండలూ బలం పొందాయి.

8 ൮ നടന്നും തുള്ളിയും ദൈവത്തെ പുകഴ്ത്തിയുംകൊണ്ട് അവരോടുകൂടെ ദൈവാലയത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു.

౮వాడు వెంటనే లేచి నడవడం మొదలు పెట్టాడు. నడుస్తూ గంతులు వేస్తూ దేవుణ్ణి స్తుతిస్తూ వారితో పాటు దేవాలయంలోకి వెళ్ళాడు.

9 ൯ അവൻ നടക്കുന്നതും ദൈവത്തെ പുകഴ്ത്തുന്നതും ജനം ഒക്കെയും കണ്ട്,

౯వాడు నడుస్తూ దేవుణ్ణి కీర్తించడం ప్రజలందరూ చూశారు.

10 ൧൦ ഇവൻ സുന്ദരം എന്ന ദൈവാലയഗോപുരത്തിങ്കൽ ഭിക്ഷ യാചിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് ഇരുന്നവൻ എന്ന് അറിഞ്ഞ് അവന് സംഭവിച്ചതിനെക്കുറിച്ച് വിസ്മയവും ആശ്ചര്യവും നിറഞ്ഞവരായി തീർന്നു.

౧౦‘సౌందర్యం అనే దేవాలయ ద్వారం దగ్గర అడుక్కోడానికి కూర్చున్నవాడు వీడే’ అని గుర్తుపట్టి, అతనికి జరిగిన దాన్ని చూసి ఆశ్చర్యంలో, విస్మయంలో మునిగిపోయారు.

11 ൧൧ അവൻ പത്രൊസിനോടും യോഹന്നാനോടും ചേർന്ന് നില്ക്കുമ്പോൾ ജനം എല്ലാം അത്ഭുതപ്പെട്ട് ശലോമോന്റെ പേരിൽ അറിയപ്പെട്ടിരുന്ന മണ്ഡപത്തിൽ, അവരുടെ അടുത്തേക്ക് ഒ‍ാടിയെത്തി.

౧౧వాడు పేతురు, యోహానులను అంటిపెట్టుకుని ఉండగా చూసిన జనమంతా విస్మయం చెంది, సొలొమోను మంటపంలో ఉన్నవారి దగ్గరికి పరుగెత్తుకు వచ్చారు.

12 ൧൨ അത് കണ്ടിട്ട് പത്രൊസ് കൂടിവന്ന ജനങ്ങളോട് പറഞ്ഞത്: “യിസ്രായേൽ പുരുഷന്മാരേ, ഈ സംഭവത്തിൽ നിങ്ങൾ ആശ്ചര്യപ്പെടുന്നത് എന്ത്? ഞങ്ങളുടെ സ്വന്ത ശക്തിയും, ഭക്തിയും നിമിത്തം ഇവൻ നടക്കുവാൻ പ്രാപ്തനായി എന്ന നിലയിൽ ഞങ്ങളെ ഉറ്റുനോക്കുന്നതും എന്ത്?

౧౨పేతురు దీన్ని చూసి ప్రజలతో ఇలా అన్నాడు, “ఇశ్రాయేలీయులారా, దీని గురించి మీరెందుకు ఆశ్చర్యపడుతున్నారు? మా సొంత శక్తితోనో, భక్తితోనో ఇతడు నడిచేలా చేశామన్నట్టు మీరెందుకు మా వైపు అదేపనిగా చూస్తున్నారు?

13 ൧൩ അബ്രാഹാമിന്‍റെയും യിസ്ഹാക്കിന്റെയും യാക്കോബിന്റെയും ദൈവമായ നമ്മുടെ പിതാക്കന്മാരുടെ ദൈവം തന്റെ ദാസനായ യേശുവിനെ മഹത്വപ്പെടുത്തി; പക്ഷേ നിങ്ങൾ അവനെ കൊലചെയ്യുവാൻ ഏല്പിച്ചുകൊടുക്കുകയും, വിട്ടയപ്പാൻ വിധിച്ച പീലാത്തോസിന്റെ മുമ്പിൽവച്ചു തള്ളിപ്പറയുകയും ചെയ്തു.

౧౩అబ్రాహాము ఇస్సాకు యాకోబుల దేవుడు, అంటే మన పూర్వికుల దేవుడు తన సేవకుడైన యేసును మహిమ పరిచాడు. అయితే మీరాయన్ని పిలాతుకు అప్పగించారు, అతడు ఆయనను విడుదల చేయడానికి నిశ్చయించుకున్నపుడు మీరు అతని ముందు ఆయనను తిరస్కరించారు.

14 ൧൪ പരിശുദ്ധനും നീതിമാനുമായവനെ നിങ്ങൾ തള്ളിപ്പറഞ്ഞു, കൊലപാതകനായവനെ വിട്ടുതരണം എന്ന് ആവശ്യപ്പെട്ടു,

౧౪పవిత్రుడూ నీతిమంతుడైన వాణ్ణి మీరు తిరస్కరించి, హంతకుణ్ణి మీకోసం విడుదల చేయాలని అడిగారు.

15 ൧൫ ദൈവം മരിച്ചവരിൽനിന്നും ഉയിർത്തെഴുന്നേല്പിച്ചു ജീവന്റെ അധിപനെ നിങ്ങൾ കൊന്നുകളഞ്ഞു. അതിന് ഞങ്ങൾ സാക്ഷികൾ ആകുന്നു.

౧౫మీరు జీవానికి కర్తను చంపించారు కానీ దేవుడు ఆయనను మృతుల్లో నుండి లేపాడు. అందుకు మేమే సాక్షులం.

16 ൧൬ അവന്റെ നാമത്തിലെ വിശ്വാസത്താൽ, അവന്റെ നാമംതന്നെ നിങ്ങൾ കാണുകയും അറിയുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഈ മനുഷ്യന് ബലം പ്രാപിക്കുവാൻ കാരണമായി തീർന്നു; അതെ, അവനിലുള്ള വിശ്വാസം തന്നെ അവന്, നിങ്ങളുടെ മുന്നിൽവച്ചു തന്നെ, പൂർണ്ണമായ സൗഖ്യം ലഭിക്കുവാൻ കാരണമായി തീർന്നു.

౧౬ఆయన నామంలో ఉంచిన విశ్వాసమే మీరు చూసి ఎరిగిన ఇతనిని బలపరచింది, యేసుపై ఉన్న విశ్వాసమే మీ అందరి ముందు ఇతనికి ఈ సంపూర్ణ స్వస్థత కలిగించింది.

17 ൧൭ സഹോദരന്മാരേ, നിങ്ങളുടെ അധികാരികളെപ്പോലെ നിങ്ങളും അറിവില്ലായ്മകൊണ്ട് പ്രവർത്തിച്ചു എന്നു ഞാൻ അറിയുന്നു.

౧౭సోదరులారా, మీరూ మీ నాయకులూ తెలియక చేశారని నాకు తెలుసు.

18 ൧൮ ദൈവമോ തന്റെ ക്രിസ്തു കഷ്ടം അനുഭവിക്കും എന്ന് സകല പ്രവാചകന്മാർ മുഖാന്തരം മുന്നറിയിച്ചത് ഇങ്ങനെ നിവർത്തിച്ചു.

౧౮అయితే తన క్రీస్తు తప్పక బాధల పాలు కావాలని దేవుడు ప్రవక్తలందరి ద్వారా ముందే తెలియజేసిన సంగతులను ఆయన ఇప్పుడు ఈ విధంగా నెరవేర్చాడు.

19 ൧൯ ആകയാൽ നിങ്ങളുടെ പാപങ്ങൾ മാഞ്ഞുകിട്ടേണ്ടതിന് മാനസാന്തരപ്പെട്ട് തിരിഞ്ഞുകൊൾവിൻ; എന്നാൽ കർത്താവിന്റെ സന്നിധിയിൽനിന്നും

౧౯కాబట్టి మీ పాపాల ప్రక్షాళన కోసం పశ్చాత్తాపపడి తిరగండి. అప్పుడు ప్రభువు సన్నిధి నుండి విశ్రాంతి కాలాలు వస్తాయి.

20 ൨൦ ഉന്മേഷകാലങ്ങൾ വരികയും നിങ്ങൾക്കുവേണ്ടി മുൻനിയമിക്കപ്പെട്ട ക്രിസ്തുവായ യേശുവിനെ ദൈവം അയക്കുകയും ചെയ്യും.

౨౦అభిషిక్తుడైన క్రీస్తు యేసును మీ కోసం ఆయన పంపుతాడు. మీ పాపాలు తుడిచి వేస్తాడు.

21 ൨൧ ദൈവം ലോകാരംഭം മുതൽ തന്റെ വിശുദ്ധപ്രവാചകന്മാർ മുഖാന്തരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്തത് ഒക്കെയും യഥാസ്ഥാനത്താകുന്ന കാലം വരുവോളം സ്വർഗ്ഗം അവനെ കൈക്കൊള്ളേണ്ടതാകുന്നു. (aiōn g165)

౨౧అన్నిటికీ పునరుద్ధరణ సమయం వస్తుందని దేవుడు లోకారంభం నుండి తన పరిశుద్ధ ప్రవక్తల చేత చెప్పించాడు. అంతవరకూ యేసు పరలోకంలో ఉండడం అవసరం. (aiōn g165)

22 ൨൨ ‘ദൈവമായ കർത്താവ് നിങ്ങളുടെ സഹോദരന്മാരിൽനിന്ന് എന്നെപ്പോലെ ഒരു പ്രവാചകനെ നിങ്ങൾക്ക് എഴുന്നേല്പിച്ചുതരും; അവൻ നിങ്ങളോട് സംസാരിക്കുന്ന സകലത്തിലും നിങ്ങൾ അവന്റെ വാക്ക് കേൾക്കണം.

౨౨మోషే నిజంగా ఇలా అన్నాడు కదా, ‘ప్రభువైన దేవుడు నాలాంటి ఒక ప్రవక్తను మీ సొంత ప్రజల్లో నుండి మీకోసం పుట్టిస్తాడు. ఆయన మీతో చెప్పేదంతా మీరు తప్పకుండా వినాలి.’

23 ൨൩ ആ പ്രവാചകന്റെ വാക്ക് കേൾക്കാത്ത ഏവനും ജനത്തിന്റെ ഇടയിൽനിന്ന് ഛേദിക്കപ്പെടും’ എന്ന് മോശെ പറഞ്ഞുവല്ലോ.

౨౩ఆ ప్రవక్త చెప్పినదాన్ని పెడచెవిన పెట్టేవాడు ప్రజల్లో ఉండకుండా సర్వనాశనమై పోతాడు.

24 ൨൪ അത്രയുമല്ല ശമൂവേൽ മുതൽ സംസാരിച്ച പ്രവാചകന്മാർ ഒക്കെയും ഈ കാലത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് പ്രസ്താവിച്ചു.

౨౪“సమూయేలుతో మొదలుపెట్టి మిగతా ప్రవక్తలంతా ఈ రోజుల గురించి ముందుగానే చెప్పారు.

25 ൨൫ ‘ഭൂമിയിലെ സകലവംശങ്ങളും നിന്റെ സന്തതിയിൽ അനുഗ്രഹിക്കപ്പെടും’ എന്ന് ദൈവം അബ്രാഹാമിനോട് അരുളി നിങ്ങളുടെ പിതാക്കന്മാരോട് ചെയ്ത ഉടമ്പടിയുടേയും പ്രവാചകന്മാരുടെയും മക്കൾതന്നെ നിങ്ങൾ.

౨౫‘నీ సంతానం ద్వారా భూమి మీద ఉన్న కుటుంబాలన్నిటినీ ఆశీర్వదిస్తాను’ అని దేవుడు అబ్రాహాముతో చెప్పినట్టుగా మీరు ప్రవక్తలకూ నిబంధనకూ వారసులు. ఆ నిబంధనను దేవుడు మీ పూర్వికులతో చేశాడు.

26 ൨൬ ദൈവം തന്റെ പുത്രനായ യേശുവിനെ ഉയിർത്തെഴുന്നേല്പിച്ച്, ഓരോരുത്തനെ അനുഗ്രഹിക്കുവാനും അവനവന്റെ അകൃത്യങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് പിൻതിരിക്കുവാനുമായി ആദ്യമേ നിങ്ങൾക്കായി അവനെ അയച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു”.

౨౬దేవుడు తన సేవకుని లేవనెత్తి, మీలో ప్రతివానినీ వాని దుష్టత్వం నుండి తప్పించడం ద్వారా మిమ్మల్ని ఆశీర్వదించడానికి ఆయనను మొదట మీ దగ్గరికి పంపాడు.”

Peter and John at the Beautiful Gate