Genesis 3
1 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କର ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିଥିବା ପ୍ରାଣୀମାନଙ୍କ ମଧିଅରେ ସର୍ପ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କଠାରୁ ଚ଼ତୁର ଥିଲା। ସର୍ପଟି ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଲୋକଟିକୁ କହିଲା, ଏହା କ'ଣ ସତ୍ଯ ଯେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଉଦ୍ୟାନର କୌଣସି ବୃକ୍ଷର ଫଳ ନଖାଇବା ପାଇଁ ତୁମ୍ଭଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ?
2 ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଲୋକଟି କହିଲା, ଆମ୍ଭେ ବୃକ୍ଷଗୁଡ଼ିକର ଫଳ ଖାଇପାରିବୁ।
3 କିନ୍ତୁ ଉଦ୍ୟାନ ମଧ୍ଯସ୍ଥ ଗୋଟିଏ ବୃକ୍ଷରୁ ଫଳ ଖାଇବାକୁ ମନା! ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ, 'ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଉଦ୍ୟାନ ମଝି ରେ ଥିବା ବୃକ୍ଷରୁ ଫଳ ଖାଇବ ନାହିଁ। ଏପରିକି ତୁମ୍ଭେ ସେ ବୃକ୍ଷକୁ ଛୁଇଁବ ନାହିଁ। ଯଦି ଏପରି କର ତବେେ ମରିବ।
4 କିନ୍ତୁ ସର୍ପ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଲୋକଟିକୁ କହିଲା, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମରିବ ନାହିଁ।
5 ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଜାଣନ୍ତି ଯେ, ଯେତବେେଳେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ସହେି ବୃକ୍ଷରୁ ଫଳ ଖାଇବ ତବେେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ଚ଼କ୍ଷୁ ଖାଲିୟିବେ ଏବଂ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ପରି ହବେ, କାରଣ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଜାଣିବ କଣ ଭଲ ଏବଂ କଣ ମନ୍ଦ ଅଟେ।
6 ସହେି ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଲୋକଟି ଦେଖିଲା ଯେ, ସହେି ବୃକ୍ଷଟି ଦେଖିବାକୁ ସୁନ୍ଦର ଏବଂ ଖାଦ୍ୟ ପାଇଁ ଭଲ। ସେ ଜ୍ଞାନ ଲାଭ କରିବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କଲା। ତେଣୁ ସେ ସହେି ବୃକ୍ଷରୁ ଫଳ ତୋଳିଲା ଏବଂ ଖାଇଲା। ପୁଣି ଆପଣାର ସ୍ବାମୀକୁ ଖାଇବାକୁ ଦଲୋ ଏବଂ ସେ ମଧ୍ଯ ତାହାକୁ ଖାଇଲା।
7 ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଚ଼କ୍ଷୁ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ହେଲା ଏବଂ ସମାନେେ ଜାଣିପାରିଲେ ଯେ, ସମାନେେ ଉଲଗ୍ନ। ତେଣୁ ସମାନେେ କିଛି ଡ଼ିମିରି ବୃକ୍ଷର ପତ୍ର ସଂଗ୍ରହ କରି ତାକୁ ସିଇଁ ତାହାକୁ ବସ୍ତ୍ର ଭାବରେ ଗ୍ରହଣ କଲେ।
8 ସଂନ୍ଧ୍ଯା ସମୟରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଉଦ୍ୟାନ ମଧିଅରେ ଭ୍ରମଣ କରୁଥିଲେ। ନର ଓ ନାରୀ ଏକଥା ଶୁଣିବାକୁ ପାଇଲେ ଏବଂ ସମାନେେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଠାରୁ ନିଜ ନିଜକୁ ବୃକ୍ଷ ଆଢ଼ୁଆଳ ରେ ଲୁଚ଼ାଇ ରଖିଲେ।
9 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ମନୁଷ୍ଯକୁ ଡାକିଲେ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ କେଉଁଠା ରେ?
10 ମନୁଷ୍ଯ ଉତ୍ତର ଦେଲେ, ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଉଦ୍ୟାନ ରେ ଚ଼ାଲିବାର ଶୁଣିଲି। ମୁଁ ଭୟ କଲି, ମୁଁ ଉଲଗ୍ନ ଥିଲି ତେଣୁ ମୁଁ ଲୁଚ଼ିଲି।
11 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଆଦମକୁ କହିଲେ, ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ କିଏ କହିଲା ଯେ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଉଲଗ୍ନ? ତୁମ୍ଭେ କଣ ଉଦ୍ୟାନର ସହେି ବୃକ୍ଷର ଫଳ ଖାଇଲ, ଯାହା ଖାଇବା ପାଇଁ ମୁଁ ମନା କରିଥିଲି!
12 ମନୁଷ୍ଯ ଉତ୍ତର ଦଲୋ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମାେ ପାଇଁ ଯେଉଁ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ତିଆରି କରିଥିଲ ସେ ମାେତେ ସହେି ଫଳ ଖାଇବାକୁ ଦଲୋ। ତେଣୁ ମୁଁ ତାହା ଖାଇଲି।
13 ଏହାପରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ସହେି ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଲୋକକୁ କହିଲେ, ଏପରି ତୁମ୍ଭେ କାହିଁକି କଲ? ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଲୋକଟି ଉତ୍ତର ଦଲୋ, ସର୍ପ ମାେତେ ଭୁଲାଇ ଦଲୋ, ତହିଁରେ ମୁଁ ତାକୁ ଖାଇଲି।
14 ସେଥିପାଇଁ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ସର୍ପକୁ କହିଲେ,
15 ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭଙ୍କୁ ନାରୀର ଶତୃ କରିବି।
16 ଏହାପରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ସହେି ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଲୋକଟିକୁ କହିଲେ, ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭର କାର୍ୟ୍ଯଭାର ଏବଂ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଗର୍ଭ ବଦନୋ ମଧ୍ଯ ବଢ଼ାଇବି। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ବ୍ଯଥା ରେ ସନ୍ତାନ ପ୍ରସବ କରିବ। ପୁଣି ସ୍ବାମୀ ପ୍ରତି ତୁମ୍ଭର ବାସନା ରହିବ ସେ ତୁମ୍ଭ ଉପରେ କତ୍ତୃର୍ତ୍ବ କରିବ।
17 ଏହାପର ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ମନୁଷ୍ଯକୁ କହିଲେ, ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ସହେି ବୃକ୍ଷର ଫଳ ନ ଖାଇବା ପାଇଁ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ ଦଇେଥିଲି କିନ୍ତୁ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ସ୍ତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ କଥା ଶୁଣିଲ ଏବଂ ସହେି ଫଳ ଖାଇଲ। ତେଣୁ ତୁମ୍ଭ ଯୋଗୁଁ ଭୂମି ଶାପଗ୍ରସ୍ଥ ହେଲା, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ୟାବଜ୍ଜୀବନ କ୍ଲେଶ ରେ ତହିଁରୁ ଭକ୍ଷ କରିବ।
18 ଭୂମିରେ କଣ୍ଟା ବୁଦା ଜନ୍ମିବ। ତୁମ୍ଭେ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରର ଉତ୍ପାଦନ ଭୋଜନ କରିବ।
19 ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମରିବା ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ମୂଖର ଝାଳ ରେ ଆହାର କରିବ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଖାଦ୍ୟ ପାଇବା ପାଇଁ କଠିନ ପରିଶ୍ରମ କରିବ। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଧୂଳିରୁ ନିଆୟାଇଛ, ଏଣୁ ଧୂଳି ରେ ଫରେିୟିବ।
20 ମନୁଷ୍ଯ ତା'ର ସ୍ତ୍ରୀର ନାମ ଦଲୋ, ହବା। ଆଦମ ତାଙ୍କର ଏପରି ନାମକରଣ କରିଥିଲା, କାରଣ ସେଥିଲେ ଜୀବିତ ପ୍ରାଣୀମାନଙ୍କ ସକଳର ମାତା।
21 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତାଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଚ଼ମଡ଼ାର ବସ୍ତ୍ର ତିଆରି କରି ତାଙ୍କୁ ପିନ୍ଧାଇଲେ।
22 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବର କହିଲେ, ଦେଖ ମନୁଷ୍ଯ ଭଲ ଓ ମନ୍ଦର ବୋଧପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହାଇେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ପରି ଜଣେ ହାଇେଅଛି। ଆଉ ଏବେ ସେ ଯେପରି ହାତବଢ଼ାଇ ଅମୃତ ବୃକ୍ଷର ଫଳ ମଧ୍ଯ ଖାଇବା ଉଚ଼ିତ୍ ନୁହଁ। ଯଦି ସେ ଏହା ଖାଇଥାନ୍ତା, ସେ ଅମର ହାଇେଥାନ୍ତା।
23 ତେଣୁ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବର, ଏଦନ ଉଦ୍ୟାନରୁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ବାହାର କରି ଦେଲେ। ଓ ସେ ଯେଉଁ ମୃତ୍ତିକାରୁ ସୃଷ୍ଟି ହାଇେଥିଲେ, ତହିଁରେ କୃଷି କର୍ମ କରିବାକୁ ନିୟୁକ୍ତ କଲେ।
24 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଏହିପରି ମନୁଷ୍ଯକୁ ତଡ଼ି ଦେଲେ। ପୁଣି ଅମୃତ ବୃକ୍ଷର ପଥ ପହରା ଦବୋପାଇଁ ସେ କିରୁବଦୂତମାନଙ୍କୁ ଏବଂ ଗୋଟିଏ ଘୂର୍ଣ୍ଣଯମାନ ଖଡ୍ଗ ଏଦୋନ ଉଦ୍ୟାନର ପ୍ରବେଶ ସ୍ଥାନ ରେ ରଖିଲେ।
1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden.
9 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
13 And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
20 And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
22 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
23 Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
1 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth-el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee.
3 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the Lord hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.
4 And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Beth-el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.
5 The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord.
6 And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
7 And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
8 And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:
9 For so was it charged me by the word of the Lord, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.
10 So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el.
11 Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.
12 And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah.
13 And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon,
14 And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.
15 Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
16 And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:
17 For it was said to me by the word of the Lord, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.
18 He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the Lord, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.
19 So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.
20 And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the Lord came unto the prophet that brought him back:
21 And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the Lord, and hast not kept the commandment which the Lord thy God commanded thee,
22 But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the Lord did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.
23 And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back.
24 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.
25 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.
26 And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the Lord: therefore the Lord hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake unto him.
27 And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him.
28 And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass.
29 And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.
30 And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!
31 And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones:
32 For the saying which he cried by the word of the Lord against the altar in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
33 After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.
34 And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.