1. ഞാന് ക്രിസ്തുവില് സത്യം പറയുന്നു; ഞാന് പറയുന്നതു ഭോഷ്കല്ല.

1. క్రీస్తు పేరిట నేను నిజం చెపుతున్నాను. నేను అసత్యమాడటం లేదు. నా అంతరాత్మ, పవిత్రాత్మ ద్వారా ఇది నిజమని సాక్ష్యం చెబుతోంది.

2. എനിക്കു വലിയ ദുഃഖവും ഹൃദയത്തില് ഇടവിടാതെ നോവും ഉണ്ടു എന്നു എന്റെ മനസ്സാക്ഷി എനിക്കു പരിശുദ്ധാത്മാവില് സാക്ഷിയായിരിക്കുന്നു.

2. నాలో చాలా దుఃఖం ఉంది. అంతంగాని ఆవేదన నా హృదయంలో ఉంది.

3. ജഡപ്രകാരം എന്റെ ചാര്ച്ചക്കാരായ എന്റെ സഹോദരന്മാര്ക്കും വേണ്ടി ഞാന് തന്നേ ക്രിസ്തുവിനോടു വേറുവിട്ടു ശാപഗ്രസ്തനാവാന് ഞാന് ആഗ്രഹിക്കാമായിരുന്നു.
പുറപ്പാടു് 32:32

3. నా వంశానికి చెందిన నా సోదరుల కోసం దేవుడు నన్ను శపించినా, క్రీస్తు నుండి నన్ను వేరు చేసినా నాకు సంతోషమే.

4. അവര് യിസ്രായേല്യര്; പുത്രത്വവും തേജസ്സും നിയമങ്ങളും ന്യായപ്രമാണവും ആരാധനയും വാഗ്ദത്തങ്ങളും അവര്ക്കുംള്ളവ;
പുറപ്പാടു് 4:22, ആവർത്തനം 7:6, ആവർത്തനം 14:1-2

4. ఈ నా సోదరులు ఇశ్రాయేలు వంశానికి చెందిన వాళ్ళు. దేవుడు వాళ్ళను తన పుత్రులుగా చేసుకొని మహిమను, ఒడంబడికలను, ధర్మశాస్త్రాన్ని, ఆరాధనా విధానాన్ని ఇచ్చి వాగ్దానాలు చేసాడు.

5. പിതാക്കന്മാരും അവര്ക്കുംള്ളവര് തന്നേ; ജഡപ്രകാരം ക്രിസ്തുവും അവരില്നിന്നല്ലോ ഉത്ഭവിച്ചതു; അവന് സര്വ്വത്തിന്നും മീതെ ദൈവമായി എന്നെന്നേക്കും വാഴ്ത്തപ്പെട്ടവന് .
സങ്കീർത്തനങ്ങൾ 41:13

5. మూల పురుషులు వీళ్ళ వంశానికి చెందిన వాళ్ళు. క్రీస్తు వీళ్ళ వంశంలో జన్మించాడు. క్రీస్తు అందరికీ దేవుడు. ఆయన్ని చిరకాలం అందరూ స్తుతించుగాక! ఆమేన్!

6. ആമേന് . ദൈവവചനം വൃഥാവായിപ്പോയി എന്നല്ല; യിസ്രായേലില്നിന്നു ഉത്ഭവിച്ചവര് എല്ലാം യിസ്രായേല്യര് എന്നും
സംഖ്യാപുസ്തകം 23:19

6. ఇశ్రాయేలు వంశానికి చెందిన వాళ్ళందర్ని దేవుడు తన ప్రజగా ఎన్నుకోలేదు. కాబట్టి దేవుని మాట పరాజయం పొందిందని మనమనకూడదు.

7. അബ്രാഹാമിന്റെ സന്തതിയാകയാല് എല്ലാവരും മക്കള് എന്നു വരികയില്ല; “യിസ്ഹാക്കില്നിന്നു ജനിക്കുന്നവര് നിന്റെ സന്തതി എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടും” എന്നേയുള്ളു.
ഉല്പത്തി 21:12

7. లేక అబ్రాహాము సంతానమందరూ నిజంగా అబ్రాహాము సంతానమని మనమనలేము. కాని ఈ విషయంపై ఈ విధంగా వ్రాయబడి ఉంది: “ఇస్సాకు వల్ల మాత్రమే నీ సంతానం గుర్తింపబడుతుంది.”

8. അതിന്റെ അര്ത്ഥമോജഡപ്രകാരം ജനിച്ച മക്കള് അല്ല ദൈവത്തിന്റെ മക്കള്; വാഗ്ദത്തപ്രകാരം ജനിച്ച മക്കളെയത്രേ സന്തതി എന്നു എണ്ണുന്നു.

8. ఇంకొక రీతిగా చెప్పాలంటే అబ్రహాముకు ప్రకృతి సహజంగా జన్మించినంత మాత్రాన దేవుని సంతానంగా పరిగణింపబడరు. కాని దేవుని వాగ్దానం మూలంగా అతనికి కలిగిన సంతానం అబ్రాహాము సంతానంగా పరిగణింపబడుతుంది.

9. “ഈ സമയത്തേക്കു ഞാന് വരും; അപ്പോള് സാറെക്കു ഒരു മകന് ഉണ്ടാകും” എന്നല്ലോ വാഗ്ദത്തവചനം.
ഉല്പത്തി 18:10, ഉല്പത്തി 18:14

9.

10. അത്രയുമല്ല, റിബെക്കയും നമ്മുടെ പിതാവായ യിസ്ഹാക്ക് എന്ന ഏകനാല് ഗര്ഭം ധരിച്ചു,
ഉല്പത്തി 25:21

10. అంతేకాదు. రిబ్కాకు, మన మూల పురుషుడైన ఇస్సాకు ద్వారా ఇద్దరు పుత్రులు కలిగారు.

11. കുട്ടികള ജനിക്കയോ ഗുണമാകട്ടെ ദോഷമാകട്ടെ ഒന്നും പ്രവര്ത്തിക്കയോ ചെയ്യുംമുമ്പേ തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പിന് പ്രകാരമുള്ള ദൈവനിര്ണ്ണയം പ്രവൃത്തികള് നിമിത്തമല്ല വിളിച്ചവന്റെ ഇഷ്ടം നിമിത്തം തന്നേ വരേണ്ടതിന്നു

11.

12. “മൂത്തവന് ഇളയവനെ സേവിക്കും” എന്നു അവളോടു അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു.
ഉല്പത്തി 25:23

12.

13. “ഞാന് യാക്കോബിനെ സ്നേഹിച്ചു ഏശാവിനെ ദ്വേഷിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു” എന്നു എഴുതിയിരിക്കുന്നുവല്ലോ.
മലാഖി 1:2-3

13. ఈ విషయంపై ఈ విధంగా వ్రాయబడి ఉంది : “నేను యాకోబును ప్రేమించాను, కాని ఏశావును ద్వేషించాను.”

14. ആകയാല് നാം എന്തു പറയേണ്ടു? ദൈവത്തിന്റെ പക്കല് അനീതി ഉണ്ടോ? ഒരു നാളും ഇല്ല.
ആവർത്തനം 32:4

14. మరి, మనమేమనాలి? దేవుడు అన్యాయం చేసాడా? లేదు.

15. “എനിക്കു കരുണ തോന്നേണം എന്നുള്ളവനോടു കരുണ തോന്നുകയും എനിക്കു കനിവു തോന്നേണം എന്നുള്ളവനോടു കനിവു തോന്നുകയും ചെയ്യും” എന്നു അവന് മോശെയോടു അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു.
പുറപ്പാടു് 33:19

15. ఎందుకంటే ఆయన మోషేతో ఈ విధంగా అన్నాడు : “నాకిష్టం వచ్చిన వాళ్ళను కరుణిస్తాను, నాకిష్టం వచ్చిన వాళ్ళపై దయ చూపిస్తాను.”

16. അതുകൊണ്ടു ഇച്ഛിക്കുന്നവനാലുമല്ല, ഔടുന്നവനാലുമല്ല, കരുണ തോന്നുന്ന ദൈവത്താലത്രേ സകലവും സാധിക്കുന്നതു.

16. అందువల్ల ఇది, మానవుని అభీష్టంపై కాని, లేక అతని శ్రమపై కాని ఆధారపడింది కాదు. ఇది దేవుని కనికరంపై ఆధారపడింది.

17. “ഇതിന്നായിട്ടു തന്നേ ഞാന് നിന്നെ നിര്ത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നതു; നിന്നില് എന്റെ ശക്തി കാണിക്കേണ്ടതിന്നും എന്റെ നാമം സര്വ്വഭൂമിയിലും പ്രസ്താവിക്കപ്പെടേണ്ടതിന്നും തന്നേ” എന്നു തിരുവെഴുത്തില് ഫറവോനോടു അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു.

17. లేఖనము ఫరోతో ఈ విధంగా అంటుంది: “నీ ద్వారా నా శక్తి వ్యక్తం చెయ్యాలనీ, ప్రపంచమంతా నా పేరు ప్రకటింపబడాలనీ, నేను నిన్ను రాజుగా చేసాను.”

18. അങ്ങനെ തനിക്കു മനസ്സുള്ളവനോടു അവന്നു കരുണ തോന്നുന്നു; തനിക്കു മനസ്സുള്ളവരെ അവന് കഠിനനാക്കുന്നു.
പുറപ്പാടു് 4:21, പുറപ്പാടു് 7:3, പുറപ്പാടു് 9:12, പുറപ്പാടു് 14:4, പുറപ്പാടു് 14:17

18. అంటే, దేవుడు తనకిష్టమున్న వాళ్ళపై కనికరం చూపిస్తాడు, తనకిష్టమున్న వాళ్ళపై కఠినత్వం చూపిస్తాడు.

19. ആകയാല് അവന് പിന്നെ കുറ്റം പറയുന്നതു എന്തു? ആര് അവന്റെ ഇഷ്ടത്തോടു എതിര്ത്തു നിലക്കുന്നു എന്നു നീ എന്നോടു ചോദിക്കും.

19. మీరు నాతో, “మరి దేవుడు మమ్ముల్ని ఎందుకు ఇంకా నిందిస్తున్నాడు? ఆయన ఇష్టాన్ని ఎవరు కాదనగలరు?” అని అనవచ్చు.

20. അയ്യോ, മനുഷ്യാ, ദൈവത്തൊടു പ്രത്യുത്തരം പറയുന്ന നീ ആര്? മനഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നതു മനഞ്ഞവനോടുനീ എന്നെ ഇങ്ങനെ ചമെച്ചതു എന്തു എന്നു ചോദിക്കുമോ? അല്ല, കുശവന്നു അതേ പിണ്ഡത്തില്നിന്നു ഒരു പാത്രം മാനത്തിന്നും മറ്റൊരു പാത്രം അപമാനത്തിന്നും ഉണ്ടാക്കുവാന് മണ്ണിന്മേല് അധികാരം ഇല്ലയോ?
യെശയ്യാ 29:16, യെശയ്യാ 45:9

20. కాని, ఓ మనిషీ! దేవునితో ఎదురు తిరిగి మాట్లాడటానికి నీవెవరవు? సృష్టింపబడింది సృష్టికర్తతో, “నన్నీవిధంగా ఎందుకు సృష్టించావు?” అని అడగవచ్చా?

21. എന്നാല് ദൈവം തന്റെ കോപം കാണിപ്പാനും ശക്തി വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുവാനും യെഹൂദന്മാരില്നിന്നു മാത്രമല്ല
യിരേമ്യാവു 18:6, യെശയ്യാ 29:16, യെശയ്യാ 45:9

21. కుమ్మరి ఒకే మట్టి ముద్దతో కొన్ని కుండల్ని మంచి పనులకోసం, మరి కొన్నిటిని మామూలుగా ఉపయోగించుకోవటానికి చేస్తాడు. అలా చెయ్యటానికి అతనికి అధికారం లేదా?

22. ജാതികളില്നിന്നും വിളിച്ചു തേജസ്സിന്നായി മുന്നൊരുക്കിയ കരുണാപാത്രങ്ങളായ നമ്മില്
യെശയ്യാ 54:16, യിരേമ്യാവു 50:25

22. భవిష్యత్తులో దేవుడు తన కోపాన్ని చూపాలని, తన శక్తిని తెలియచెయ్యాలని, నాశనం చెయ్యతగిన దుర్మార్గుల పట్ల సహనం వహించాడంటే మనమేమనగలము?

23. തന്റെ തേജസ്സിന്റെ ധനം വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുവാനും ഇച്ഛിച്ചിട്ടു നാശയോഗ്യമായ കോപപാത്രങ്ങളെ വളരെ ദീര്ഘക്ഷമയോടെ സഹിച്ചു എങ്കില് എന്തു?

23. దేవుడు తన తేజస్సులోని గొప్పతనాన్ని తెలియచెయ్యాలని తన మహిమను పంచుకోవటానికి దయతో ఇతర్లను సృష్టించాడంటే మనం ఏమనగలం?

24. “എന്റെ ജനമല്ലാത്തവരെ എന്റെ ജനം എന്നും പ്രിയയല്ലാത്തവളെ പ്രിയ എന്നും ഞാന് വിളിക്കും..

24. యూదుల నుండే కాక, యూదులు కాని వాళ్ళ నుండి కూడా దేవుడు ప్రజల్ని పిలిచాడు. ఆయన పిలిచింది మనల్నే.

25. നിങ്ങള് എന്റെ ജനമല്ല എന്നു അവരോടു പറഞ്ഞ ഇടത്തില് അവര് ജീവനുള്ള ദൈവത്തിന്റെ മക്കള് എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടും”
ഹോശേയ 2:23

25. హోషేయ గ్రంథంలో దేవుడు ఈ విధంగా చెప్పాడు: “నా ప్రజలు కాని వాళ్ళను నా ప్రజలని పిలుస్తాను. నా ప్రియురాలు కాని జనాన్ని నా ప్రియురాలా అని పిలుస్తాను.” హోషేయ 2:23

26. എന്നു ഹോശേയാപുസ്തകത്തിലും അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നുവല്ലോ. യെശയ്യാവോ യിസ്രായേലിനെക്കുറിച്ചു
ഹോശേയ 1:10

26. “మీరు నా ప్రజలు కారు అని అన్న చోటనే మీరు సజీవంగా ఉండే దేవుని పుత్రులు అని అనటం సంభవిస్తుంది.” హోషేయ 1:10

27. “യിസ്രായേല്മക്കളുടെ എണ്ണം കടല്ക്കരയിലെ മണല്പോലെ ആയിരുന്നാലും ശേഷിപ്പത്രേ രക്ഷിക്കപ്പെടൂ. കര്ത്താവു ഭൂമിയില് തന്റെ വചനം നിവര്ത്തിച്ചു ക്ഷണത്തില് തീര്ക്കും” എന്നു വിളിച്ചു പറയുന്നു.
യെശയ്യാ 10:22-23

27. యెషయా ప్రవక్త ఇశ్రాయేలు వంశాన్ని గురించి ఇలా అన్నాడు: “ఇశ్రాయేలు పుత్రుల సంఖ్య సముద్ర తీరంపై ఉన్న ఇసుక రేణువుల్లా ఉన్నా, కొందరు మాత్రమే రక్షింపబడతారు.

28. “സൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ കര്ത്താവു നമുക്കു സന്തതിയെ ശേഷിപ്പിച്ചില്ലെങ്കില് നാം സൊദോമെപ്പോലെ ആകുമായിരുന്നു, ഗൊമോറെക്കു സദൃശമാകുമായിരുന്നു” എന്നു യെശയ്യാ മുമ്പുകൂട്ടി പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നുവല്ലോ.
യെശയ്യാ 10:22-23

28. ఎందుకంటే, ప్రపంచానికి విధించిన శిక్షను ప్రభువు త్వరలోనే నెరవేరుస్తాడు.”

29. ആകയാല് നാം എന്തു പറയേണ്ടു? നീതിയെ പിന്തുടരാത്ത ജാതികള് നീതിപ്രാപിച്ചു, വിശ്വാസത്താലുള്ള നീതി തന്നേ.
യെശയ്യാ 1:9

29. యెషయా జరుగుతుందని చెప్పినట్లు: “సర్వ శక్తిసంపన్నుడైన ప్రభువు కొంత మందిని మనకు వదిలి ఉండక పోయినట్లైతే మనం సొదొమ ప్రజలవలే, గొమొఱ్ఱా ప్రజలవలె ఉండే వాళ్ళం.”

30. നീതിയുടെ പ്രമാണം പിന് തുടര്ന്ന യിസ്രായേലോ ആ പ്രമാണത്തിങ്കല് എത്തിയില്ല.

30. మరి మనమేమనాలి? నీతిమంతులు కావటానికి ప్రయత్నించని యూదులుకాని ప్రజలు నీతిమంతులయ్యారు. అది వాళ్ళల్లో విశ్వాసం ఉండటం వల్ల సంభవించింది.

31. അതെന്തുകൊണ്ടു? വിശ്വാസത്താലല്ല, പ്രവൃത്തികളാല് അന്വേഷിച്ചതുകൊണ്ടു തന്നേ അവര് ഇടര്ച്ചക്കല്ലിന്മേല് തട്ടി ഇടറി

31. కాని ధర్మశాస్త్రం ద్వారా నీతిమంతులు కావాలని ప్రయత్నించిన ఇశ్రాయేలు వంశీయులు నీతిమంతులు కాలేదు.

32. “ഇതാ, ഞാന് സീയോനില് ഇടര്ച്ചക്കല്ലും തടങ്ങല് പാറയും വെക്കുന്നു; അവനില് വിശ്വസിക്കുന്നവന് ലജ്ജിച്ചു പോകയില്ല” എന്നു എഴുതിയിരിക്കുന്നുവല്ലോ.
യെശയ്യാ 8:14

32. ఎందుకు? వాళ్ళు విశ్వాసంతో కాకుండా కార్యాలు చేసి ప్రయత్నించారు. కనుక అడ్డురాయి తగిలి తొట్రుపడ్డారు.