যাত্রাপুস্তক 1
1 যাকোব তাঁর পুত্রদের নিয়ে মিশরের পথে চললেন| পুত্রদের সঙ্গে তাদের নিজ নিজ পরিবারও ছিল| ইস্রায়েলের পুত্ররা হল:
2 রূবেণ, শিমিযোন, লেবি, যিহূদা
3 ইষাখর, সবূলূন, বিন্যামীন,
4 দান, নপ্তালি, গাদ এবং আশের|
5 যাকোবের সবশুদ্ধ 70 জন উত্তরপুরুষ ছিল| য়োষেফ তাঁর বারোজন পুত্রের একজন, কিন্তু সে আগে থেকে মিশরে ছিল|
6 পরে য়োষেফ তাঁর ভাইরা এবং ঐ প্রজন্মের প্রত্যেকেই মারা গেলেও
7 ইস্রায়েলের লোকদের অসংখ্য সন্তান ছিল| তাদের লোকসংখ্যা খুব তাড়াতাড়ি বেড়ে গিয়েছিল| ফলস্বরূপ মিশর দেশটি ইস্রায়েলীয়তে ভরে গিয়েছিল|
8 সেই সময় একজন নতুন রাজা মিশর শাসন করতে লাগলেন| এই রাজা য়োষেফকে চিনতেন না|
9 রাজা তাঁর প্রজাদের উদ্দেশ্যে বললেন, “ইস্রায়েলের লোকদের দিকে চেযে দেখ, ওরা সংখ্যায় অসংখ্য এবং আমাদের থেকে বেশী শক্তিশালী!
10 তাদের শক্তিবৃদ্ধি বন্ধ করবার জন্য আমাদের কিছু একটা চতুরতার সাহায্য নিতেই হবে| কারণ, এখন যদি যুদ্ধ লাগে তাহলে ওরা আমাদের পরাজিত করবার জন্য ও আমাদের দেশ থেকে বের করে দেবার জন্য আমাদের শত্রুদের সঙ্গে হাত মেলাতে পারে|”
11 মিশরের লোকরা তাই ইস্রায়েলের লোকদের জীবনকে দুর্বিষহ করে তোলার ফন্দি আঁটল| অতএব ইস্রায়েলীয়দের তত্ত্বাবধান করবার জন্য মিশরীয়রা ক্রীতদাস মনিবদের নিয়োগ করল| এই দাস শাসকরা ইহুদীদের দিয়ে জোর করে রাজার জন্য পিথোম ও রামিষেষ নামে দুটি শহর নির্মাণ করাল| এই দুই শহরে রাজা শস্য এবং অন্যান্য জিনিসপত্র মজুত করে রাখলেন|
12 মিশরীয়রা ইস্রায়েলীয়দের কঠিন পরিশ্রম করতে বাধ্য করল| কিন্তু তাদের যত বেশী কঠিন পরিশ্রম করানো হতে থাকল ততই ইস্রায়েলের লোকদের সংখ্যাবৃদ্ধি এবং বিস্তার ঘটতে থাকল| ফলে মিশরীয়রা ইস্রায়েলের লোকদের আরও বেশী ভয় পেতে শুরু করল|
13 আর সেইজন্য তারা উদ্বিগ্ন হয়ে ইস্রায়েলের লোকদের প্রতি আরও বেশী নির্দয হয়ে উঠল| ফলস্বরূপ মিশরীয়রা ইস্রায়েলীয়দের আরো কঠিন পরিশ্রম করতে বাধ্য করল|
14 মিশরীয়রা ইস্রায়েলীয়দের জীবন দুর্বিসহ করে তুলল| তারা ইস্রায়েলীয়দের ইঁট তৈরি করবার জন্য গাদা গাদা ভারী ঢালাই এর মিশ্রণ বহন করতে এবং মাঠে লাঙল চালাতে বাধ্য করেছিল| তারা ইস্রায়েলীয়দের সব রকমের কঠিন কাজ করতে বাধ্য করেছিল|
15 ইস্রায়েলীয় মহিলাদের সন্তান প্রসবে সাহায্য করবার জন্য দুজন ধাইমা ছিল| তাদের দুজনের নাম ছিল শিফ্রা ও পূযা|
16 বয়ং রাজা এসে সেই দুই ধাইমাকে বললেন, “দেখছি তোমরা বরাবর হিব্রু মহিলাদের সন্তান প্রসবের সময় সাহায্য করে চলেছে| দেখ, যদি কেউ কন্যা সন্তান প্রসব করে তাহলে ঠিক আছে, তাকে বাঁচিয়ে রেখ, কিন্তু পুত্র সন্তান হলে সঙ্গে সঙ্গেই সেই সদ্যোজাত পুত্র সন্তানকে হত্যা করবে|”
17 কিন্তু ধাইমা দুজন ঈশ্বরের প্রতি বিশ্বাস রেখে রাজার আদেশ অমান্য করে পুত্র সন্তানদের বাঁচিয়ে রাখল|
18 রাজা এবার তাদের ডেকে পাঠিয়ে বললেন, “তোমরা এটা কি করলে? কেন তোমরা আমার অবাধ্য হয়েছ এবং পুত্র সন্তানদের বাঁচিয়ে রেখেছ?”
19 ধাইমারা রাজাকে বলল, “হে রাজা, ইস্রায়েলীয় মহিলারা মিশরের মহিলাদের থেকে অনেক বেশী শক্তিশালী| আমরা তাদের সাহায্যের জন্য পৌঁছাবার আগেই ইস্রায়েলীয় মহিলারা সন্তান প্রসব করে ফেলে|”
20 ঈশ্বর ঐ ধাইমাদের এই আচরণে খুশী হলেন| তাই ঈশ্বর ধাইমাদের আশীর্বাদ করলেন এবং তাদের নিজেদের পরিবার বানাতে দিলেন|
21 ইস্রায়েলীয়রা সংখ্যায় আরও বাড়তে থাকল এবং আরও শক্তিশালী হয়ে উঠল|
22 পরে ফরৌণ নিজস্ব লোকদের আদেশ দিলেন, “তোমরা কন্যা সন্তান বাঁচিয়ে রাখতে পারো| কিন্তু পুত্র সন্তান হলে তাকে নীলনদে ছুঁড়ে ফেলতে হবে|”
1 Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
5 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
6 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
15 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?
19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.
20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.
Numbers 32 in Tamil and English
1 ઇસ્રાએલી પ્રજા યાઝેર અને ગિલયાદના પ્રદેશમાં આવી, રૂબેન અને ગાદના કુળસમૂહો પાસે ઘેટાનાં મોટાં મોટાં ઘણ હતા. તેમણે જોયું કે આ પ્રદેશ ઢોરઢાંખરના ઉછેર માંટે ઉત્તમ અને અનુકુળ છે.
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;
2 તેથી તેઓએ મૂસા; યાજક એલઆઝાર અને સમાંજના આગેવાનો સમક્ષ આવીને કહ્યું,
The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,
3 “ઇસ્રાએલી સમાંજને યહોવાએ જીતી આપેલો પ્રદેશ, અટારોથ, દીબોન, યાઝેર, નિમ્રાહ, હેશ્બોન, એલઆલેહ, સબામ, નબો અને બેઓન.
Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
4 આ સમગ્ર પ્રદેશ ઢોરઢાંખરના ઉછેર માંટે ખૂબ અનુકૂળ છે, અને આપના સેવકો પાસે પુષ્કળ ઢોરો છે.
Even the country which the Lord smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:
5 અમાંરા પર કૃપા હોય તો યર્દન નદી ઓળંગીને તે તરફના વિસ્તારને બદલે આ પ્રદેશ અમાંરા ભાગમાં આપો.”
Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.
6 મૂસાએ ગાદ અને રૂબેનના કુળસમૂહોને કહ્યું, “તમાંરા બીજા ઇસ્રાએલી ભાઈઓ તો યુદ્ધમાં જાય છે ત્યારેશું તમે અહી રહેવા માંગો છો?
And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
7 ઇસ્રાએલીઓ યર્દન નદી ઓળંગીને યહોવાએ તેમને આપેલી ભૂમિમાં દાખલ થવા જાય છે, ત્યારે તમે શા માંટે તેમને નિરૂત્સાહી કરો છો?
And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord hath given them?
8 જ્યારે મેં તમાંરા પિતૃઓને કાદેશ બાર્નેઆથી દેશની જાસૂસી કરવા મોકલ્યા હતા, ત્યારે તેઓએ આવુ જ વર્તન કર્યુ હતું, તે લોકો એશ્કોલ ખીણ સુધી ગયા.
Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.
9 પ્રદેશ જોયો અને જે પ્રદેશ યહોવાએ ઇસ્રાએલીઓને આપ્યો હતો ત્યાં જવાનો તેમનો ઉત્સાહ તોડી પાડયો.
For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the Lord had given them.
10 આથી તે દિવસે યહોવાનો ક્રોધ ભભૂકી ઊઠયો હતો અને તેણે વચન આપ્યું કે,
And the Lord’s anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,
11 ‘તે લોકો મને વિશ્વાસુ રહ્યા નથી તેથી મિસરમાંથી આવેલા એમાંના 20વર્ષ અને તેથી વધારે ઉમરના ઇસ્રાએલીઓ ઈબ્રાહિમ, ઈસહાક અને યાકૂબને જે ભૂમિ આપવાનું વચન આપ્યુ હતું તેમાં તે પ્રવેશ કરશે નહિ.
Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:
12 અપવાદરૂપે ફકત માંરામાં સંપૂર્ણ વિશ્વાસ રાખનાર કનિઝઝી યફૂન્નેહનો પુત્ર કાલેબ અને નૂનનો પુત્ર યહોશુઆ જેઓએ વચનના દેશમાં જવા માંટે લોકોને અનુરોધ કર્યો હતો.’
Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the Lord.
13 “ઇસ્રાએલીઓ ઉપર યહોવાનો કોપ ભભૂકી ઊઠયો, અને તેણે તેમને 40વર્ષ સુધી રણમાં રઝળાવ્યા, અને આખેર યહોવાને દુઃખ આપનારી આખી પેઢી સમાંપ્ત થઈ ગઈ
And the Lord’s anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the Lord, was consumed.
14 અને હવે તમે, પાપી લોકો, પણ તમાંરા પિતાઓએ કર્યુ તેમ કરો છો. શું તમાંરે યહોવાને તેના લોકો વિરુદ્ધ હજુ વધારે ગુસ્સે કરવા છે?
And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel.
15 કારણ, જો તમે અત્યારે આ પ્રમાંણે દેવથી વિમુખ થશો તો તે આ બધા લોકોને રણમાં રઝળતાં છોડી દેશે અને તમે તેમના વિનાશનું નિમિત્ત બનશો.”
For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.
16 તેથી તેમણે મૂસાની પાસે જઈને કહ્યું, “અમે અહીં અમાંરાં ઘેટાંબકરાં માંટે વાડા બાંધીશું અને અમાંરાં સ્ત્રી બાળકો માંટે કિલ્લેબંધી નગરો બાંધીશું;
And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
17 ત્યાર બાદ અમે જાતે શસ્ત્રસજજ થઈને ઇસ્રાએલી પ્રજાની આગળ રહી તેમને તેમની ભૂમિમાં પહોંચાડતા સુધી લડીશું, એ સમય દરમ્યાન અમાંરાં સ્ત્રી બાળકો એ ગામોમાં દેશના મૂળ વતનીઓના હુમલાથી સુરક્ષિત રહી શકશે.
But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
18 અને બધા ઇસ્રાએલીઓને તેઓનો વારસો-પોતાના ભાગની જમીનનો પાછો નહિ મળે ત્યાં સુધી અમે પાછા નહિ ફરીએ.
We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.
19 વળી અમે યર્દન નદીને પેલે પારના પ્રદેશમાં તેમની સાથે જમીનમાં ભાગ માંગીશું નહિ, કારણ કે, તેના બદલે અમને યર્દન નદીને પૂર્વકાંઠે અમાંરા ભાગની જમીન મળેલી છે ત્યાં રહેવાનું અમે પસંદ કરીશું.”
For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.
20 એટલે મૂસાએ કહ્યું, “ઠીક, તો તમે જે કહ્યું છે તે પ્રમાંણે કરો અને યહોવાના યુદ્ધ માંટે પોતાને સજજ કરો.
And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war,
21 અને યહોવા પોતાના શત્રુઓને તે દેશમાંથી હાંકી કાઢે ત્યાં સુધી તમાંરી સેનાની ટુકડીઓને યર્દન નદીને પાર રાખો અને ત્યાં રહો.
And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the Lord, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,
22 પછી તે ભૂમિ યહોવાના તાબામાં આવી જાય ત્યાર બાદ જ તમે પાછા ફરો તો, તમે યહોવા અને ઇસ્રાએલ પ્રત્યેના કર્તવ્યથી મુકત થશો અને આ ભૂમિ યહોવાની દ્રષ્ટિએ તમાંરી માંલિકીની થશે.
And the land be subdued before the Lord: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the Lord, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the Lord.
23 પરંતુ જો તમે જે કહ્યું, તે પ્રમાંણે નહિ કરો તો, તે યહોવાની વિરુદ્ધનું તમાંરું પાપ ગણાશે, અને તમાંરે તમાંરું પાપ અચૂક ભોગવવું પડશે.
But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out.
24 ભલે, જાઓ અને તમાંરાં કુટુંબો, સ્ત્રી બાળકો માંટે નગરો તથા તમાંરાં ઢોરઢાંખર માંટે વાડા બાંધો, અને તમે કહ્યું છે તે બધું તમે કરો. તમાંરું વચન પાળજો.”
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
25 ગાદ અને રૂબેનના કુળસમૂહોએ મૂસાને કહ્યું, “ધણી, અમે આપના સેવકો આપ કહેશો તેમ કરીશું, અને તમાંરી સૂચનાઓ અક્ષઃરશ પાળીશું.
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
26 અમાંરાં બાળકો અને સ્ત્રીઓ, અમાંરાં ઘેટાબકરાં અને બીજાં બધાં પ્રાણીઓ અહીં ગિલયાદનાં ગામોમાં રહેશે,
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:
27 પણ અમે આપના સેવકો બધા હથિયાર ધારણ કરીશું અને યર્દન પાર જઈશું યહોવાની સમક્ષ લડવા માંટે અમાંરા ધણીએ કહ્યા મુજબ.”
But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord saith.
28 તેથી મૂસાએ યાજક એલઆઝાર, યહોશુઆ અને ઇસ્રાએલના કુળસમૂહના આગેવાનોને કહ્યું,
So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:
29 “જો ગાદના અને રૂબેનના વંશજો હથિયાર ધારણ કરીને તમાંરી સાથે યહોવા સમક્ષ લડવાને યર્દન ઓળંગીને આવે, અને જો તે પ્રદેશ તમાંરા તાબામાં આવી જાય તો તમાંરે તેમને ગિલયાદનો પ્રદેશ તેમાં ભાગ તરીકે આપવો.
And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the Lord, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:
30 પણ જો તેઓ હથિયાર ધારણ કરીને તમાંરી સાથે યર્દન ઓળંગીને ન આવે તો તેમને તેમનો ભાગ કનાનમાં જ તમાંરી સાથે મળશે.”
But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.
31 ગાદના અને રૂબેનના લોકોએ કહ્યું, “ધણી, અમે યહોવાએ જણાવ્યા મુજબ કરીશું.
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the Lord hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.
32 અમે હથિયાર ધારણ કરીને યહોવા સમક્ષ યર્દન પાર કરીને કનાનના પ્રદેશમાં જઈશું. પણ અમને યર્દન નદીના આ પૂર્વકાંઠે અમાંરા ભાગની જમીન મળવી જોઈએ.”
We will pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours.
33 આથી મૂસાએ ગાદના અને રૂબેનના વંશજોને તથા યૂસફના પુત્ર મનાશ્શાના અર્ધકુળસમૂહને અમોરીઓના રાજા સીહોનનું રાજ્ય અને બાશાનના રાજા ઓગનું રાજ્ય, એ સમગ્ર પ્રદેશ અને તેમાંના શહેરો તથા આજુબાજુની જમીન બધું આપી દીધું.
And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.
34 પછી ગાદના વંશજોએ કોટવાળાં નગરો બાંધ્યાં; દીબોન, અટારાથ, અરોએર,
And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
35 આટ્રોથ-શોફાન, યાઝેર, યોગ્બહાહ,
And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,
36 બેથ-નિમ્રાહ અને બેન-હારાન, તથા ઘેટાબકરાંઓ માંટે વાડાઓ બાંધ્યા.
And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.
37 રૂબેનના વંશજોએ હેશ્બોન,
And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,
38 એલઆલેહ, કિર્યાથાઈમ, નબો, બઆલ-મેઓન અને સિબ્માંહ આ રીતે નબો અને બઆલ-મેઓનને નવા નામ આપ્યા.
And Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.
39 ત્યારબાદ મનાશ્શાના વંશજોમાંથી માંખીરના કુળસમૂહના લોકોએ ગિલયાદ પર ચઢાઈ કરીને તે જીત લીધું અને ત્યાંથી અમોરીઓને હાંકી કાઢયા.
And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.
40 આથી મૂસાએ મનાશ્શાના કુળસમૂહના માંખીરને ગિલયાદ આપ્યું અને તે ત્યાં સ્થિર થયો.
And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
41 મનાશ્શાના કુળસમૂહમાંથી યાઈરના ગોત્રના માંણસોએ ગિલયાદના અનેક નગરો પર ચઢાઈ કરી તેમનાં ગામડાં કબજે કરી લીધાં અને તેઓના પ્રદેશનું નામ બદલીને હાવ્વોથ-યાઈર નામ આપ્યું.
And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth-jair.
42 વળી નોબાહ નામનો વ્યક્તિ લશ્કર લઈને કનાથ અને તેની આસપાસના ગામડાં પર ચઢી આવ્યો અને તે કબજે કરી લીધાં અને તેનું નામ પોતાના નામ ઉપરથી ‘નોબાહ’ રાખ્યું.
And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.