magaa baabilōn endraal enna?
baibil tharum badhil
‘pērpōna vibachaariyaaga’ irukkira ‘oru pennai’ patri velippadutthudhal butthagam solgiradhu. “magaa baabilōn” endra “marma peyar” avalukku irukkiradhu. (velippadutthudhal 17:1, 3, 5) indha pen, ulagam muluvadhum irukkira ellaa poi madhangalukkum adaiyaalamaaga irukkiraal. indha poi madhangal ‘kadavulai patriya unmaiyai nambaamal poiyai nambugiradhu.’a (rōmar 1:25) indha madhangalukkul niraiya vitthiyaasangal irundhaalum, oru vishayam podhuvaaga irukkiradhu. ellaa madhangalumē unmai kadavulaana yegōvaavai therindhukolvadharkum avarai vananguvadharkum makkalukku thadaiyaaga irukkindrana.—ubaagamam 4:35.
magaa baabilōn yaar enbadhai eppadi kandupidippadhu?
magaa baabilōn oru adaiyaalamaaga sollappattirukkiradhu. velippadutthudhal butthagatthil irukkira vishayangal ellaamē “adaiyaalangal mūlam” sollappattirukkindrana. (velippadutthudhal 1:1) appadiyendraal, indha magaa baabilōnum nijamaana oru pennai kurikkavillai, oru adaiyaalamaagatthaan sollappattirukkiradhu endra mudivukku naam varalaam. adhumattumalla, indha pen ‘thiralaana thannīrmēl utkaarndhiruppadhaaga’ sollappattirukkiradhu. indha thannīr “inangalaiyum samudhaayangalaiyum dhēsangalaiyum moligalaiyum sērndha makkalai kurikkiradhu.” (velippadutthudhal 17:1, 15) aanaal, unmaiyilēyē oru pennaal ippadi seiya mudiyaadhu.
magaa baabilōn ulagalaaviya oru amaippai kurikkiradhu. ‘būmiyin raajaakkalmīdhu aatchi seigira magaa nagaram’ endru aval alaikkappadugiraal. (velippadutthudhal 17:18) appadiyendraal, ulagalavil avalukku balamaana selvaakku irukkiradhu.
magaa baabilōn oru arasiyal amaippō vartthaga amaippō illai, adhu oru madha amaippu. pūrva baabilōn nagaratthil “maayamandhirangalaiyum sūniyangalaiyum” seigira ēraalamaana madhangal irundhana. (ēsaayaa 47:1, 12, 13; erēmiyaa 50:1, 2, 38) sollappōnaal, andha nagaratthil vaalndha makkal unmaiyaana kadavulaana yegōvaavukku edhiraaga seyalpatta poi madhangalai pinpatrinaargal. (aadhiyaagamam 10:8, 9; 11:2-4, 8) baabilōnai aatchi seidhavargal agambaavatthōdu thangalaiyē periya aatkalaaga ninaitthukkondaargal. yegōvaavaiyum avarudaiya vanakkatthaiyum sutthamaaga madhikkavē illai. (ēsaayaa 14:4, 13, 14; dhaaniyēl 5:2-4, 23) adhumattumalla, magaa baabilōn ‘aaviyulaga thodarbu palakkangalukku’ pērpōnadhaaga irundhadhu. idhaiyellaam vaitthu paarkkumpōdhu, magaa baabilōn oru madha amaippu enbadhu thelivaaga therigiradhu.—velippadutthudhal 18:23.
magaa baabilōn oru arasiyal amaippaaga irukka mudiyaadhu. ēnendraal, “būmiyin raajaakkal” avaludaiya alivai paartthu dhukkappaduvaargal endru baibil solgiradhu. (velippadutthudhal 17:1, 2; 18:9) adhēsamayatthil, aval oru vartthaga amaippaagavum irukka mudiyaadhu. ēnendraal, “ulagatthil irukkira vyaabaarigalum” avalukkaaga dhukkappattu aluvaargal endru baibil solgiradhu.—velippadutthudhal 18:11, 15.
magaa baabilōnai patri solliyirukkira adaiyaalangal poi madhangalukku kachidhamaaga porundhugiradhu. poi madhangal unmai kadavulaana yegōvaavidam nerungi vara makkalukku udhavi seivadharku badhilaaga, poi kadavulgalai vananguvadharkutthaan makkalai thūndugiradhu. idhai kadavulukku seigira ‘dhrōgamaaga’ baibil solgiradhu. (lēviyaraagamam 20:6; yaatthiraagamam 34:15, 16, adikkurippu) thiritthuvam, aliyaadha aatthumaa pōndra nambikkaigal... silaigalai valipaduvadhu pōndra palakkangal... ivai ellaamē pūrva baabilōnil irundhana. indraiya poi madhangalum idhaitthaan karpikkindrana. indha madhangal kadavulai vananguvadhaaga sollikkondu ulagatthōdum natpu vaitthirukkindrana. ippadi kadavulukku unmaiyaaga illaamal avarukku dhrōgam seivadhai vibachaaratthukku samamaaga baibil solgiradhu.—yaakkōbu 4:4.
magaa baabilōn ‘ūdhaa niratthilum karunjivappu niratthilum udai udutthi, thangatthaalum ratthinangalaalum mutthukkalaalum alangarikkappattiruppadhaaga’ baibil solgiradhu. (velippadutthudhal 17:4) idhil solliyiruppadhu poi madhangalukku kachidhamaaga porundhugiradhu. poi madhangal selvachelippōdu irukkindrana, avatrin selvachelippai pagattaaga kaattikkolgindrana. adhōdu, “būmiyil irukkira aruvaruppugalukkum” adhaavadhu kadavulai avamadhikkira pōdhanaigal seyalgal ellaavatrukkum, mukkiya kaaranamaaga iruppadhu magaa baabilōndhaan. (velippadutthudhal 17:5) ellaa “inangalaiyum samudhaayangalaiyum dhēsangalaiyum moligalaiyum sērndha” poi madha uruppinargal indha magaa baabilōnukku aadharavu kodukkiraargal.—velippadutthudhal 17:15.
Photograph taken by courtesy of the British Museum
baabilōn raajaavaana nabōnidasum sin, ishtaar matrum shaamaash endra mummūrtthi kadavulgaludaiya chinnangalum irukkira oru kalvettu
“būmiyil īvirakkamillaamal kollappatta ellaarudaiya” saavukkum magaa baabilōndhaan poruppu. (velippadutthudhal 18:24) poi madhangal kaalankaalamaaga pōrgalaiyum, thīviravaadhatthaiyum thūndivittiruppadhu mattumallaamal anbaana kadavulaana yegōvaavai patriya unmaigalai makkalukku sollikkodukkavum thavariyirukkindrana. (1 yōvaan 4:8) adhanaal, niraiya pērudaiya ratthappalikku aalaagiyirukkindrana.
magaa baabilōnai kadavul eppadi paarkkiraar?
kadavuludaiya paarvaiyil, magaa baabilōn ‘seidha paavangal paralōgamvarai ettiyirukkindrana.’ (velippadutthudhal 18:4, 5) thannai patri poigalai karpippadhaalum poi madhangalil iruppavargalai mōsamaaga nadatthuvadhaalum andha madhangalmēl kadavul kōbamaaga irukkiraar.
magaa baabilōnukku enna nadakkappōgiradhu?
magaa baabilōnukku kadavul “dhandanai thīrppu kodutthuvittaar” endru baibil solgiradhu. (velippadutthudhal 18:20) ellaa poi madhangalukkum kadavul mudivukattappōgiraar endru baibil adaiyaala artthatthil munkūttiyē sonnadhu. (velippadutthudhal 18:8) sakthivaaindha arasiyal amaippukku padamaaga irukkira karunjivappu niramulla mūrkka mirugatthai, poi madhangalukku edhiraaga thiruppivittu avatrai adiyōdu alikkumpadi kadavul thūnduvaar. (velippadutthudhal 17:16, 17) “ippaditthaan baabilōn magaa nagaramum vēgamaaga vīsappattu, ini orupōdhum illaamalpōgum.” (velippadutthudhal 18:21) appadiyendraal, kadavulukku piriyamaaga nadakka virumbugiravargal poi madhatthilirundhu pirindhu adhaivittu ‘veliyē varuvadhu’ evvalavu mukkiyam enbadhu therigiradhu.—velippadutthudhal 18:4; 2 korindhiyar 6:14-17.
a “unmai madhatthai eppadi kandupidippadhu?” endra katturaiyai paarungal.