{]kvXmh\ H¶mw ]Xn¸v
hN\{K\vYamb ss__nfns³d Hcp {]Xn Hmtcm ss{IkvXh IpSpw_¯nepw Ahiyw Dïmbncnt¡ïXmWv. Cu eIvjyw ap³\nÀ¯n, aqetcJItfmSp ]camh[n hnizkvXX ]peÀ¯ns¡mïv, efnXhpw kaImenIhpamb ssienbn ss__nÄ hnhÀ¯\w sNbvXp {]knZv[oIcn¡p¶Xn\pÅ ZoÀLImebXv\¯ns³d ^eamWv Cu {K\vYw.
ss__nÄ hnhÀ¯\cwK¯v tIcf ss{IkvXhÀ¡v H¶c \qämïntesd¡mes¯ {]hÀ¯\]mc¼cyapïv. It¯men¡cÃm¯ ss{IkvXhk`IfmWv Cu cwK¯v BZyambn {]hÀ¯n¨Xv. 1807 apX ss__nfns³d `mKnIamb hnhÀ¯\§Ä {]XyIvjs¸«pXpS§n. 1841þ42þ tIm«bw kn.Fw.Fkv. {]ÊnÂ\n¶pw ss__nfns³d k¼qÀW hnhÀ¯\w aebmf¯n BZyambn {]knZv[oIcn¡pIbpïmbn. XncphnXmwIqdnemWv CXn\p apJyamb {]Nmcw e`n¨Xv. ]n¶oSv 1889þ ae_mdnse `mjmcoXnsb D]Pohn¨v KpïÀ«v Xbmdm¡nb hnhÀ¯\w {]IminXambn. C¶v Gähpa[nIw {]Nmc¯nencn¡p¶ k¼qÀWss__nÄ hnhÀ¯\w (kXythZ ]pkvXIw) 1910þ ss__nÄ skmsskän Hm^v C³Uy {]knZv[oIcn¨XmWv.
tIcf It¯men¡À hnhÀ¯\cwKt¯¡p h¶Xv sshInbmWv. It¯men¡cpsS CSbn Gähpa[nIw {]Nmcw knZv[n¨Xv kpdnbm\nbnÂ\n¶v amWn¡¯\mÀ hnhÀ¯\w sNbvXv 1935þ {]knZv[oIcn¨ ]pXnb \nbaamWv. ]gb \nba¯ns³d BZy`mKamb ]©{K\vYnbpw At±lw hnhÀ¯\w sNbvXn«pïv. ^m. amXyp hSt¡ens³d t\XrXz¯nepÅ Hcp hnhÀ¯I kanXn ]gb \nbaw apgph³ ]cn`mjs¸Sp¯n. 1930, 1934, 1939 F¶o hÀj§fn S.H Leage aq¶p hmey§fn AXp {]knZv[oIcn¨p. 1963þ dh. tXmakv aqt¯S³ e¯o³ hpKm¯mbpw kpdnbm\n s]io¯mbpw B[mcam¡n ss__nfns³d k¼qÀW hnhÀ¯\w {]knZv[oIcn¨p. ]pXnb \nba¯ns³d cïv B[p\nI hnhÀ¯\§Ä IqSn ASp¯Ime¯v {]knZv[oIcn¡s¸«n«pïv. 1978þ am¶m\¯p\n¶v IÀ½eo¯mk`bpsSbpw 1980þ ss__nÄ skmsskän Hm^v C³UybpsSbpw t\XrXz¯n {]knZv[oIcn¨ hnhÀ¯\§fmWv Ah.
1968þ tIcf Im¯enIv _nj]vkv tIm¬^d³kns³d ]mkväd Hmdnbt³dj³ sk³dÀ ss__nfns³d k¼qÀW hnhÀ¯\¯n\v Hcp ]Zv[Xnbpambn apt¼m«p h¶p; sI. kn. _n. kn. AXv AwKoIcn¡pIbpw sNbvXp.
1976þ sI. kn. _n. kn. Hcp ss__nÄ I½ojs\ \ntbmKn¨p. ]n.H.kn. tI{µam¡n {]hÀ¯n¡p¶ Cu I½oj³ hnhÀ¯\]cn]mSn GsäSp¯p. hnhÀ¯\¯ns³d BZyL«ambn ]pXnb \nba¯ns³d ]cn`mj 1977 Unkw_dn {]knZv[oIcn¨p. B[nImcnI aqetcJbmbn D]tbmKn¨Xv The Nestle Greek Text BWv. IqSmsX Cw¥ojv, PÀ½³, {^©v, Cämenb³ F¶o `mjIfnse B[p\nI hnhÀ¯\§fpw D]tbmKs¸Sp¯n.
1978 Bcw`¯n ]gb \nba¯ns³d ]cn`mjbv¡p thï Hcp¡§Ä Bcw`n¨p.
Hcp FIypsa\n¡Â hnhÀ¯\¯ns³d km[yXsb¡pdn¨p sI. kn. _n. kn.ss__nÄ I½oj\pw Bible Society of India bpambn NÀ¨IÄ \S¶p. XXv^eambn Hcp GtIm]\kanXn cq]wsImÅpIbpw CcpIq«cpsSbpw kwbpIvXm`napJy¯n hnhÀ¯IÀ¡pthïn Hcp ]cnioe\ Iym¼v \S¯pIbpw sNbvXp. hnhn[ ss{IkvXh k`IfnÂs]«hÀ AXn ]s¦Sp¯p. I½nän ChcnÂ\n¶p hnhÀ¯Isc sXcsªSp¯p. Hmtcmcp¯cpw hnhÀ¯\w sNt¿ï ]pkvXI§Ä \nivNbn¨psImSp¡pIbpw sNbvXp. \nivNnXkab¯pXs¶ hnhÀ¯\w ]qÀ¯nbmbn. F¶m CuL«¯n X\Xmb XmXvImenI kmlNcy§fm Bible Society hnhÀ¯\]Zv[XnbnÂ\n¶p ]n³amtdïnh¶p. CXphscbpÅ kulmÀZ¯ns³dbpw klIcW¯ns³dbpw ASnkvYm\¯n Hcp FIypsa\n¡Â hnhÀ¯\w kao]`mhnbn tIcfss{IkvXhÀ¡p ImgvNhbv¡m³ km[n¡psa¶p {]XoIvjn¡p¶p.
sI. kn. _n. kn. ss__nÄ I½oj³ hnhÀ¯\ ]Zv[Xn XpSÀ¶p. ]gb \nba¯ns³d hnhÀ¯\¯n\p]tbmKn¨n«pÅ aqetcJIÄ Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia edited by K. Ellinger-W.Rudolph, and Septuagint with Apocrypha by Sir Lancelot C.L Brenton F¶nhbmWv. IqSmsX e¯o³, Cw¥ojv, PÀa³, {^©v, Cämenb³ F¶o `mjIfnepÅ {][m\ hnhÀ¯\§fpw D]tbmKn¨n«pïv. B[p\nI ss__nÄ hnPvRm\ob¯ns³d klmbt¯msSbmWv ]mT\nÀWbw sNbvXn«pÅXv. AXn\m GsX¦nepw Hcp Cw¥ojv hnhÀ¯\t¯mSpam{Xw XmcXayw sNbvXm FÃmbnS¯pw hnhÀ¯\w s]mcp¯s¸«nsöphcpw. Nne hmIy§Ä ASn¡pdn¸mbn sImSp¯ncn¡p¶Xpw {]tXyI ]T\¯ns³d ASnkvYm\¯nemWv.
Hmtcm ]pkvXI¯n\pw sNdnb Hmtcm BapJw FgpXnt¨À¯n«pïv. Hmtcm A[ymb¯nepw {][m\ Bib§fnte¡p hncÂNqïp¶ D]ioÀjI§Ä kam´c hmIy§fpsS kqNnI F¶nhbpw sImSp¯n«pïv. AXymhiysa¶p tXm¶nb k\vZÀ`§fn am{Xta hymJym\cq]¯nepÅ Ipdn¸pIÄ sImSp¯n«pÅq.
Cu hnhÀ¯\¯n\p klmbn¨n«pÅhÀ GsdbmWv. FÃmhscbpw R§ kvacn¡p¶p. Cu hnhÀ¯\]Zv[Xn¡p cq]w \ÂIpIbpw FÃm L«§fnepw t{]mXvkml\§Ä \ÂIpIbpw sNbvX ^m. tPmk^v I®¯ns\ {]tXyIw kvacn¡p¶p. hnhn[ L«§fn R§sf klmbn¡pIbpw t{]mXvkmln¸n¡pIbpw sNbvX FÃmhtcmSpw R§Ä IrXPvRXbpÅhcmWv.
ssZhhN\¯ns³d efnXhpw kp{Klhpw hnizkvXhpamb hnhÀ¯\w kmam\yP\§¡p e`yam¡pI F¶ eIvjyamWv Cu DZya¯n BZy´w R§sf \bn¨Xv. AXn\v Cu bXv\w klmbIamIpsa¶p R§Ä {]XoIvjn¡p¶p. XpSÀ¶v R§¡p e`n¡p¶ \nÀtZi§Ä ASp¯ ]Xn¸n ]cnKWn¡p¶XmWv.
hN\w lrZb]qÀhw kzoIcn¨v AXphgn FÃmhcnepw Poh\pïmIphm\pw AXv karZv[ambn DïmIphm\pw CSbmIs« F¶p {]mÀYn¨psImïv Cu {K\vYw ssZh P\kaIvjw kaÀ¸n¨psImÅp¶p.
^m. sk_mkväy³ hS¡pw]mS³ Unkw_À 28, 1981sk{I«dn, sI. kn. _n. kn. ]n. H. kn.ss__n I½oj³
cïmw ]Xn¸v
H¶mw ]Xn¸v {]knZv[oIcn¨t¸mÄ hnhÀ¯\s¯¡pdn¨p R§¡p e`n¡p¶ \nÀtZi§Ä ASp¯ ]Xn¸n ]cnKWn¡p¶XmWv F¶v Adnbn¨ncp¶p. HuZmcy]qÀhw Ab¨pIn«nb \nÀtZi§fn bpIvXambh kzoIcn¨n«pïv. A¯c¯n R§sf klmbn¨ FÃmhÀ¡pw \\vZn.
H¶mw ]Xn¸n h¶ A]mIXI \nhmcWw sN¿m³ hfsctbsd ]cn{ia§Ä \S¯nbn«pïv. hnhÀ¯\¯n h¶n«pÅ amä§fn A[nIhpw `mjm]camb sFIcq]y¯n\pthïn sNbvXn«pÅXmWv. hyXykvXamb hymJym\km[yXbpïmbncp¶ Nne ]Z§fpsS kvYm\¯v aqemÀYw am{Xw hyIvXam¡p¶ ]Z§Ä D]tbmKn¨n«pïv. hnhÀ¯\¯n h¶ GXm\pw AÀYhyXymk§fpw Xncp¯nbn«pïv. F¶m Chbn H¶pwXs¶ ss__nfnse ssZhimkv{XhoIvjWs¯tbm [mÀanIXsbtbm _m[n¡p¶XÃ. Cu ]Xn¸n\p ]ehn[¯nepÅ klmb§Ä \ÂInbn«pÅ FÃmhscbpw R§Ä \\vZntbmsS HmÀ¡p¶p. XpSÀ¶pw \nÀtZi§Ä A`yÀYn¨psImïv Cu ]Xn¸v \n§fpsS ap³]n kaÀ¸n¡p¶p.
^m. sk_mkväy³ hS¡pw]mS³ HIvtSm_À 24, 1986sk{I«dn, sI. kn. _n. kn. ]n. H. kn. ss__nÄ I½oj³
aq¶mw ]Xn¸v
]n.H.kn. k¼qÀW ss__nÄ Nne ]cnjvImc§tfmsS {]knZv[oIcn¡pI am{XamWv Cu ]pXnb ]Xn¸nÂ. ap³]Xn¸nÂ\n¶p hyXykvXambn, hen¸w Ipd¨v ssIsbmXp¡apÅ BIrXnbnemWv Cu aq¶mw ]Xn¸v Xbmdm¡nbncn¡p¶Xv. t]PpIÄ hÀ[n¸n¨v ]pkvXI¯ns³d \ofhpw hoXnbpw Ipd¨p. hmIy\¼dpI amÀPn\n sImSp¡p¶ ap³coXn amän ChnsS hmIymcw`¯n¯s¶ tNÀ¯p. Hmtcm \¼dnsebpw hmIyw FhnsS Bcw`n¡p¶psh¶v IrXyambn Adnbp¶Xn\v Cu coXn D]Icn¡pw. Hcp s]mXp\bsa¶ \nebn ap³]Xn¸nse hmNILS\ ]cnjvIcn¨n«nÃ. hnhÀ¯\]camb amä§Ä hcp¯nbn«nÃ. F¶m ap³]Xn¸nse Nne A¨Sn¸niIpIfpw `mjm]camb Nne {]iv\§fpw ]cnlcn¨n«pïv. t]Pp\¼dpIÄ¡v amäw h¶n«pïv. ]pXnben]n k{¼Zmbw Bhp¶{X D]tbmKn¨ncn¡p¶p. DZm: {]mÀY\. Imhy`mK§sfÃmw Xs¶ Imhycq]¯n A¨Sn¨n«pïv. ]qÀWambpw Un.Sn.]n. bn X¿mdm¡nb ]Xn¸pamWnXv. ss__n {]NmcWþ{]tLmjWZuXyw Iq«mbn \nÀhln¡phm³ tIcf It¯men¡mk`bpsS Hcp IÀathZnbmb tIcf Im¯enIv ss__nÄ skmsskänbpsS B`napJy¯nemWv Un.Sn.]n. X¿mdm¡nbXv. Cu ]Xn¸p Xbmdm¡p¶Xn\v t\XrXzw \ÂInb sI.kn._n.kn. ss__nÄ I½oj³ sNbÀam³ amÀ tPmÀPv ]p¶t¡m«n ]nXmhns\ \\vZntbmsS kvacn¡p¶p. Cu ]Xn¸ns³d `mjm]cntim[\bnepw Un.Sn.]n. X¿mdm¡nbt¸mÄ {]q^v doUnwKnepw klmbn¨ FÃmhÀ¡pw lrZb]qÀhw \\vZn]dbp¶p. PohZmbIamb hN\w FÃmhcnepw [mcmfambn kXv^e§Ä ]pds¸Sphn¡s«sb¶v {]mÀYn¨psImïv k`mka£w Cu hn. {K\vYw kaÀ¸n¡s«.
dh. tUm. sskdkv thew]d¼n BKkväv 15, 2001sk{I«dn, sI. kn. _n. kn. ]n. H. kn.ss__nÄ I½oj³
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