பாவாடை- மொழிபெயர்ப்புக்கதை

 (ஆங்கிலத்தில்: அஜீத்சன் சாமுவேல் ஜஸ்டஸ்)

‘MwhtJ ‘gp” nrf;rd; vy;yhk; rh;fps;y epy;Yq;f”. tprpYk; thAkhf gp.b.rhh; nrhd;dJ ghjp NgUf;F GhpaNt ,y;y. vdf;F GhpQ;rpUr;R. mth; nrhd;dJk; ey;y gps;isah Xb Ngha; epd;Dl;lh> mth; ifapy rh;d;D fj;jpf;fpl;L ,Uf;fpw me;j fhy;ge;J vd; fpl;l tUk;. mjdhNy vy;yhh;f;Fk; Kd;dhb Nghap Kjy; Msh tl;lj;ij Muk;gpr;Nrd;. fhy;ge;J vdf;F Vd; gpbf;Fd;D vdf;Nf njhpay. xUNtis vq;f gioa tPl;y ,Uf;Fk; NghJ gf;fj;J fpuTz;l;y nghpa grq;f vy;yhk; tpisahlwij [d;dy; topah ghj;J ghj;J gof;fkhapUf;FNkh? njhpaiy. xt;nthU fhYf;F eLTyAk; cUz;L cUz;L Nghap Xahk Xbf;fpl;Nl ,Uf;fpw me;j ge;ij ghj;jh vdf;Nf               RWRWg;gh MapUk;. nghprh MdJf;fg;Gwk; vd; tPl;y nghpa fhy;ge;J thq;fp b.tp Nky ntr;RWNtd;. b.tp. ia tpl ngUrh.

‘nrhd;Ndd;y?” fhy;ge;ij gp.b. rhh; fnuf;lh vd;fpl;l jl;btpl;lhh;. nuz;L fhYf;Fk; eLTy nry;y eha;Fl;b khjphp mofh epf;f itr;Rfpl;Nld;. Nfhgpf;Fk; ghyh[pf;Fk; gaq;fu nghwhik. vdf;Fj; njhpAk;. fz;Lf;fNt khl;Nld;. Mdh ehd; fPNo tpOe;Jl;lh jhd; vd;id nuhk;g fpz;ly; gz;zpLthq;f. nuhk;g vhpr;ryhf ,Uf;Fk;. vdf;F fhy;ge;J vt;tsT gpbf;FNkh> mt;tsT gpbf;fhj tp\ak; xz;Z ,Uf;F. fzf;F ghPl;ird;D epidr;Rf;fhjPq;f. mJthtJ FiwQ;r gl;rk; khrj;Jf;F xU jilt jhd;. Mdh> ,J 24 kzp NeuKk; vd; $lNt> vd;id Rj;jpNa tho;e;Jl;Lf;fpw xU tprak;. ehd; Xbahb gz;w vj;jidNah rhfrq;fis> vj;jidNah rhjidfis ,e;j Kz;lk; xNu epkprj;Jy mtkhdg;gLj;jpWk;.

‘Va;! eP mtNsh nghpa ,tsh? tisQ;R nespQ;R Xbl;lh> nghpa ,tshapLtpah? ghUkh. . . . . fz;Z! eP gl;lhk;G+r;rp khjphp gwf;fyhk;! ,y;y! NjdP khjphp nfhl;lyhk;! ehd; cd;id Rj;jp ,Uf;fpw tiuf;Fk; cdf;F mopT jhd;bd;D vd;id Nfyp gz;Zk;  !

vd; n[d;k vjphp ! vd; $lNt miyaw jiytpjp!          ct;Nt.... ! ghthil!

mJ xU $lNt nghwe;j Neha; khjphp ! vd;id Rj;jpf;fplNl fplf;Fk;! fpuTz;ly vg;Ngh tpisahz;lhYk; mij ftdpr;Rfpl;Nljhd; tpisahlDk;! vq;f  gwf;FJ> vq;f tpOe;jh Vwpf;FJd;D! ftdpf;fy> mt;tsTjhd;! ghyh[p Muk;gpr;RLths;! Nfhgp Gbr;Rf;Fthd;! ‘Va; ! gpq;F! gpq;F! gpq;F ! fyh;lh! ,d;dpf;F gpq;F Nghl;bUf;fhlh” vd;W thuk; KOf;f fpz;ly; gz;Zthq;f! ehd; tpisahLk; NghJ> fhj;J kl;Lk; mbf;fhk mg;gbNa epd;dh vg;gb ,Uf;Fk;? vq;f ];$y;y kl;Lk; fz;bg;gh ,e;j ghthiljhd; NghlDk;D nrhy;yhk ,Ue;jh vg;gb ,Uf;Fk;? mk;kh kl;Lk; ‘nghz;Zq;fSf;F ,J jhd; yl;rzk;D nrhy;yhk ,Ue;jh vg;gb ,Uf;Fk;?

epidr;Rf;fpl;L ,Uf;Fk; NghNj> rhh; tprpy; Cjpl;lhh;. ehd; ftiyNa gliy. ge;ij cUl;bf;fpl;L Ntfkh Nghapl;Nl ,Ue;Njd;. vd; tyJ fhy; ,lJ fhy;fpl;l nrhy;Yr;R - “mbNa! ge;J cd; fpl;l ,Uf;fZk;! ,y;y vd; fpl;l ,Uf;fZk;! mtDq;fpl;l kl;Lk; NghaplNt $lhJ! rhpah?”

md;idf;F ehd; fPNo tpoy. ghthil Nky Vwy. ey;y Ntis. ,e;j thuk; jg;gpr;Nrhk;.

mk;khit gj;jp nrhy;y Muk;gpr;Nrd;y. vq;f mk;khTf;F ehd; ahUd;D njhpahJ. ‘Gl;ghiy itr;R vd;db gz;zg;Nghw? nghpatsh Mfg;NghNw. mk;kh $l cf;fhe;J rg;ghj;jp Nghlfj;Jf;Nfh!” mg;gbd;Dthq;f! ehDk; gf;fj;JyNa cf;fhe;J rg;ghj;jp cUz;ilia vLj;J fl;ilapy itg;Ngd;. vdf;F fhy; ge;Jjhd; Qhgfj;Jf;F tUk;! mOif tuhJ! mk;khit Vkhj;jpl;L vg;gb tpisahlyhk;d;D jpl;lk; NghLNtd;. fpr;rd; Rth;y ifia Cdpfpl;L jiya kl;Lk; cs;Ns tpl;L mg;gh Nfl;lhU!- ‘vd;d rikay; ,d;dpf;F?“ rg;ghj;jp! fhyp‡gsth; FUkh! cq;f kfs; jhd; rg;ghj;jp Nghlwh!“ -mk;kh nrhd;dhq;f!

mg;ghit gj;jp vd;d nrhy;y? ghthilf;F mg;Gwk; Glitahk;! md;dpf;Nf mg;gh mth; ‡g;uz;L fpl;l nrhy;ypf;fpl;L ,Ue;j NghJ Nfl;Nld;! jkpo;f;fyr;rhuk; Glit jhdhk;! ngz;fSf;F moF Glit jhshk;Nk! cz;ikjhd;! vq;f mk;kh Glitapy; mofhjhd; ,Uf;fhq;f! Mdh fhy;ge;J tpisahl khl;lhq;fNs!

ehd; vg;gb Glitnay;yhk; fl;bf;fpl;L fhy;ge;J tpisahLNtd;? epidr;rhNy jpfpyh ,Uf;F! mg;ghTf;F gpbr;r nuz;L Kf;fpakhd tprak;! mk;kh rikaiy rikay;fl;Lf;F me;jg;gf;fk; cf;fhe;J tf;fidah jpd;wJ! mg;Gwk;> epA+];Ngg;gh; gbf;fpNwd;q;fw Ngh;y Ngg;giu tphpr;Ritr;Rfpl;L J}q;fwJ. vd; tPl;y vd; kdRf;F gpbr;r tprak; vd; jk;gp> uF! fhy;ge;ij tpl fhy; klq;F mjpfkhfNt gpbf;Fk;!

uF ,y;yhk tPl;y ehd; vd;d nrQ;rpUg;Ngd;? ehd; vg;Nghy;yhk; Nrhfkh MNwNdh mg;nghy;yhk; mtd; mofh rphpr;R vdf;F MWjyh gf;;fj;Jy cf;fhUthd;.

md;dpf;F mg;gbj;jhd;> ge;J Ntfkhf cUz;Lfpl;Nl fple;Jr;R! CUy neUg;Gf;F gae;J Xlw khjphp ge;Jf;F gpd;dhb ehq;f Xbfpl;L ,Ue;Njhk;. ghyh[p Kd;dhb te;Jl;lhd;. ehd; muRfpl;Nl ge;ij gh]; gz;zpl;Nld;. mtd; gl;Ld;D jpUg;gp vdf;f gh]; gz;Zthdh? vjph;ghf;fNt ,y;y fPNo tpOe;Njd; ge;J NkNyNa...! ghthil VwpLr;R!

vq;f ,Ue;Njh Xb te;Jl;lhd; Nfhgp! ‘ Nla!; GSlh! GS fyUlh! ,d;dpf;F GSlh!” xNu rphpg;G! ehd; clNd igia J}f;fpf;fpl;L tPl;Lf;F te;Njd;. Neuh te;J mk;khfpl;l rz;il Nghl;Nld;. ‘Vk;kh ,e;j ghthil vdf;F?” mtpo;j;J> J}f;fp vwpQ;Nrd;. vd;id Rje;jpukh ,Uf;f tpLq;f! mOJfpl;Nl ,Ue;j NghJ jhd; uF te;J vd; gf;fj;Jy cf;fhe;jhd;. rphpr;Rfpl;Nl fhy;ge;J Mlw khjphp vd; Kd;dhb lhd;]; Mb fhz;gpr;rhd;.

‘fhy;ge;J! fhy;ge;J! tyJ ,lJ fhy;ge;J! Mb Mb thdpy; js;S! - ehd; mtDf;F nrhy;ypf; FLj;j ghl;il ghLdhd;. mOJfpl;Nl rphpr;Nrd;! njhpAkh! mtd; kj;j grq;f khjphp fpilahJ. mtDf;F ‘lTd; ]pd;l;Nuhk;” %is tsh;r;rp> cly; tsh;r;rp vy;yhNk FiwQ;R ,Uf;Fk;. rhpah Ngr;R tuhJ. vr;rpy; vy;yhk; xOFk;.

Mdh> mtd; Gj;jprhyp. ey;yh ghLthd;. ey;yh MLthd;. vd; nry;yf;Fl;b!

vd; tPl;Lf;Fg; gf;fj;Jy> fhy;ge;J vy;yhk; ahUk; Mlkhl;lq;f. vg;gTk; fphpf;nfl; jhd;. Ntw topapy;yhk Mbl;L ,Ue;Njd;. tPl;iltpl;L Xbahe;jh jhd; NghJNk!

NfhgpAk; ghyh[pAk; %zhe;njU jhNd mtd;q;fSk; ,q;f jhd; tpisahLthq;f. Nfhgp fpl;Nl Ngl; ,Uf;Nf ,q;f rz;ilNa Nghl khl;Nld;. ‘Nfhgp! eP Kjy;y MLlh ehd; nuz;lhtJ lh” d;D nrhy;yp Nrhg; Nghl;LWNtd;. tPl;L fpuTz;Lf;F te;Jl;lh Nfhgp nfhQ;rk; vd; irLjhd;.

ehd; fphpf;nfl; $l ey;yh MLNtd;. xU jlit $l         ud;- mTl; Mdjpy;y!

nrl;L Nghl;Nlhk;!. Nfhgp Kjy;y vd;id vLj;jhd;. ghyh[p gf;fk; N`kh Nghapl;lh!. gpyhy; ey;y Ntis vq;f gf;fk;! vd;dNth njhpay! ,e;j jlit Nfhgp vg;gbahtJ n[apf;fZk;D ntwpahjhd; ,Ue;jhd;. NfhgpAk; ghyh[pAk; rz;il Nghl;LUg;ghq;fNsh? njhpaiy!

‘uQ;rdp ! Kjy;y eP ML!” – Ngl;il vd;fpl;l FLj;jhd; Nfhgp! vdf;F vg;gbapUf;Fk;? xNu [hypjhd;! ghyh[p jhd; ge;ijg; Nghl;lhd;. Kjy; ghy;yNa Nfhgkh vwpQ;rhd;. ehd; ftiyNa glhk Rj;JNdd;. ` ` `h! rphpg;G! ghy; gwe;JLr;R! Nfhgp Js;sp Fjpr;rhd;.

‘#g;gh; uQ;rdp”

mLj;j ghy; NghLwJf;Fs;s ghyh[p Kfk; ck;kd;D MapLr;R. ehd; Ngl;il Rj;JwJf;F jahuh epd;Ndd;.

mg;Nghjhd;> vq;f fPo;tPl;L igad;> ‘mf;fh mf;fh“ d;D fj;jpf;fpl;Nl Xbahe;jhd;. ‘mq;fghUf;fh> uF kuj;Jy Vwpl;L ,wq;fj; njhpahk Kopf;fpwhd;”. mtd; fhl;ba jpirapy; ghh;j;Njd;.

nuz;lhtJ khbf;fpl;l th;w fpisapy ,Ue;J vg;gbNah Vwp NghapUf;fhd; uF. gshh;d;D Kfj;Jy te;J mbr;RJ ghyh[p vwpQ;r ge;J. Ngl;il J}f;fpg;Nghl;Ll;L XbNdd;.

rptg;G fyh; G+th ,Ue;jr;R me;j kuk;. me;j vd;d kuNkh njhpay. fPNo Vw;fdNt ehiyQ;R NgU epd;D Ntbf;if ghf;f Muk;gpr;R ,Ue;jhq;f.

‘Nla;> uF> vd;d gz;w? vg;gblh VWdh?” mtd; gjpNy Ngriy. vdf;F vd;d gd;wJd;D njhpaiy. flfld;D Vw Muk;gpr;Nrd;. VWk; NghJ mtidAk; fpisiaAk; ghj;jh VNjh thdj;Jf;F GJrh Nuhnly;yhk; Nghl;lf;fpl;L uF jto;e;J Nghw khjphp ,Ue;Jr;R.

mg;Ngh jhd; Xbte;Jl;lhDq;f. Nfhgp> ghyh[p> vy;yhk;! vdf;F ifapy vy;yhk; rpuha;g;G> mJ $l ngUrh njhpayh. Kl;bapy; Nja;Q;R Nyrh uj;jk; gpRgpRj;Jr;R! mJ $l ngUrh njhpay! “me;jf;fyh; ,e;jf;fyh;d;D fPNo grq;f rphpg;G rj;jk; $l ngUrh njhpay! ,e;j ghthil xU Fr;rpapy trkh khl;bf;fpl;L tuNt khl;Nld;D mlk; gpbr;RJ! mJjhd; gaq;fu vhpr;ryhf;Fr;R! vd; n[d;k vjphp! Ntfkh ,Oj;jJk;jhd; tpOe;Njd;> lkhy;d;D! xNu rphpg;G! N`kh $l rphpr;rh!

    vd; fz;Zy ,g;Ngh Nyrh jz;zp te;Jr;R! XLNdd; tPl;Lf;F! “mk;kh! uF kuj;Jy Vwpl;lhk;kh! ,wq;fj; njhpayk;kh”? mk;khTf;F clnyy;yhk; eLq;f Muk;gpr;Rr;RJ! mg;ghTf;F Nghd; gz;z ek;giu NjLdhq;f! mth; vd;dNth te;J fhg;ghj;jg;Nghw khjphp!

    “mk;kh! mg;ghit $g;gplwj;Jf;F Kd;dhy eP thk;kh!- mk;khTf;F xz;Zk; Ghpahk jlTdhq;f ! Neuh &Kf;Fs;s Xb uFNthl lTriu Njb vLj;Njd;.

ghthilia mtpo;j;J J}f;fp vwpQ;Rl;L lTriu Nghl;Nld;!

    ‘Va;! vq;fb Nghw! eP Vwhjb! cijg;Ngd!;. Va; uQ;rpdp! mg;gh te;JUthq;fb!” mk;kh nrhy;ypKbf;Fk; NghJ vdf;Fk; kuj;Jf;Fk; nfhQ;rk; J}uk; jhd; ,Ue;JUf;Fk;!

    lTrh; Nghl;lTlNd vdf;Nf nghpa RWRWg;G fpilr;r khjphp ,Ue;Jr;R! vt;tsT trjpah ,Uf;F! Xb te;j Ntfj;Jy ghyh[pia Nyrh jl;bNdd;! mtd; fPNo tpo ghj;jhd;! tpW tpWd;D VWNdd;! ‘uF! NkNy Vwhjlh! mf;fh te;Jl;Nld;! rhpah gag;glhj!” vd; fz;Zy cr;rp #hpad; te;J cf;fhe;JUr;R jpUg;gpAk; Njr;RJ! cuhRr;R!   ehd; Ntfkh Nky Nghapl;Nl ,Ue;Njd;. ,g;Ngh fPNo nfhQ;rk; $l;lk; ,Ue;Jr;R. ahNuh nghpa MS Fuy; Flj;jhh;. gah; ];NlrDf;F nrhy;Yq;fg;gh! Gs;sq;f khl;bf;fpl;L fplf;F.

vd; ghthil khl;Lr;Nr! mNj Fr;rpapy ifia itr;R Nky VWNdd;. Fr;rp njhg;Gd;D cilQ;R fPNo tpOe;Jr;R! fPNo rphpg;G rj;jk; epd;DUe;jJ! vy;yhk; cj;Jghj;Jf;fpl;L ,Ue;jhq;f! ehd; fpis Kfg;Gy fhiy itr;R> mtd; fhy;y ifia itr;Nrd;!. vJTNk elf;fhj khjphp rphpr;rhd; uF! ehDk; rphpr;Nrd;!. nuz;L NgUk; Nre;J thdj;ij fpl;lj;jl;l njhl;bUe;Njhk;!.