Wednesday, November 23, 2011

WOMEN: A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE

There is a general tendency in the 'middle east' and the धार्मिक (dharmic i.e. Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism) civilizations to assume that the freedom that women in the west enjoy is due to Christianity. 

Nothing could be farther from truth. The freedom that women enjoy in the west, is despite Christianity and not due to Christian dogmas. The wave of 'free thinking' that swept through the west in the last 2-3 centuries provided the atmosphere to break through the oppressive regime of the church. It resulted in advancement in all aspects of humanity viz. status of women, sciences and art.

One has to just look at the books of Christianity to find out the truth. Although the new testament is a little mellowed down in its treatment of 'others' when compared to old testament, still, as far as status of women is concerned, the contempt for the half of humanity is visible. Take a look.


NEW TESTAMENT ON WOMEN

1 Corinthians 11/3 (link)

Now I want you to realize that the Messiah is the head of every man, and man is the head of the woman, and God is the head of the Messiah. 

तुम ये जान लो कि मसीह का स्वामी गौड है, मसीह हर पुरुष का स्वामी है और हर महिला का स्वामी उसका पति है |

1 Corinthians 14 (link)

34. Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says. 

३४. चर्च में महिलाओं को चुप रहना चाहिए. इसाई विधान के अनुसार उन्हें बोलने की आज्ञा नहीं है बल्कि अधीन बने रहना चाहिए |

35. If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.
३५. यदि वो कुछ पूछना चाहती हैं तो अपने पति से, घर जा कर पूछें ; क्योंकि कोई महिला चर्च में बोले तो ये चर्च का अपमान है |


1 Timothy 2 (link)




11. A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness.


११. नारियों को चाहिए कि वो चुपचाप, पूर्ण अधीनता से केवल सुने |


12. But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. 


१२. मेरी आज्ञा नहीं है कि वो पढ़ाये अथवा पुरुषों पर प्रभाव रखे, उसे तो केवल चुप रहना है |


13. For it was Adam who was first created, and then Eve. 


१३. क्योंकि आदम का निर्माण इव से पहले हुआ था|


14. And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression. 


१४. और आदम ने धोखा नहीं खाया था, ये तो नारी ने ही धोखा खाया था इसलिए सीमा का उल्लंघन कर के गिर गयी |


15. But women will be preserved through the bearing of children if they continue in faith and love and sanctity with self-restraint.


१५. किन्तु इस पर भी महिलायें, बच्चे पैदा करने के लिए बची रहेंगी यदि वो श्रद्धा, प्रेम, पवित्रता एवं आत्म नियंत्रण रखेंगी |








OLD TESTAMENT ON WOMEN


The old testament also holds women in the same contempt. Here are a few glimpses.

Deuteronomy 24 (link)

1. If a man marries a woman who becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent about her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house,

१. यदि कोई पुरुष किसी महिला से विवाह करने के उपरान्त उसमें कुछ अनुचित पाता है और इससे वो खिन्न हो जाता है, तो वो उसे एक सम्बन्ध विच्छेद पत्र (तलाकनामा एक अरबी शब्द है : हिंदी अथवा संस्कृत में ऐसा कोई शब्द नहीं है) लिख कर उसे थमा दे और उसे घर से निकाल दे,

2. And if after she leaves his house she becomes the wife of another man,

२. और उसके घर से जाने के उपरान्त यदि वो किसी और की बीवी बन जाती है,

3. And her second husband dislikes her and writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house, or if he dies,

३. और यदि उसका दूसरा पति भी उसे नापसंद करके उसे एक तलाकनामा लिख कर निकाल देता है, अथवा मर जाता है,

4. Then her first husband, who divorced her, is not allowed to marry her again after she has been defiled. That would be detestable in the eyes of the LORD. Do not bring sin upon the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

४. तो उसके पहले पति को, जिसने उसे तलाक़ दिया था, उससे पुनः विवाह नहीं करना है क्योंकि वो अशुद्ध हो चुकी है. ये तुम्हारे लॉर्ड की नज़र में एक घिनौना कार्य होगा| उस जगह में पाप मत फैलायो जो तुम्हें तुम्हारे लॉर्ड गौड ने दी है |

Genesis - 3/16 (link)

To the woman he (God) said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.”

और महिला से गौड ने कहा, "मैंने निश्चय कर लिया है कि मैं प्रसव के समय तुम्हें होने वाली पीड़ा को कई गुणा बढ़ा दूंगा, तुम पीड़ा सहन करके ही संतान उत्पन्न कर सकोगी | तुम अपने पति की इच्छा करोगी, वो तुम्हारे ऊपर शासन करेगा |

Exodus - 21 (link)

7. “If a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as male servants do.

७. यदि कोई आदमी अपनी बेटी को नौकर के रूप में बेच देता है तो उसे पुरुष नौकर की भांति मुक्त नहीं किया जा सकता |

8. If she does not please the master who has selected her for himself, he must let her be redeemed.

८. यदि वो अपने स्वामी को, जिसने उसे चुना है, आनंद नहीं दे सकती, तो स्वामी उसे बेच कर अपना धन ले सकता है |

Leviticus - 12 (link)

1. The LORD said to Moses,

१. लॉर्ड ने मूसा से कहा,

2 “Say to the Israelites: ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be ceremonially unclean for seven days, 

२. इसराइलियों से कह दो: 'जब कोई महिला एक लड़के को जनती है तो वो सात दिनों के लिए गन्दी हो जाती है,

4. Then the woman must wait thirty-three days to be purified,

४. इसके पश्चात उसे पवित्र होने में ३३ दिन लगते हैं  

5. If she gives birth to a daughter, for two weeks the woman will be unclean ...Then she must wait sixty-six days to be purified from her bleeding.

५. यदि वो कन्या को जनती है तो वो दो सप्ताह के लिए गन्दी हो जाती है....उसे पवित्र होने में ६६ दिन लगते हैं.

Leviticus - 19/20 (link)

And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that [is] a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

यदि कोई पुरुष किसी ऐसी महिला के साथ सम्भोग (बलात्कार) करता है जो की गुलाम है और किसी से सगाई कर चुकी है और उसे (उसकी कीमत ले कर) मुक्त नहीं किया गया है तो उसे कठोर दंड दिया जाएगा | उनकी हत्या नहीं की जायेगी क्योंकि वो मुक्त नहीं थी |
(यहाँ उल्लेखनीय है कि दंड बलात्कारी को नहीं दिया जाएगा बल्कि महिला को दिया जाएगा)


2 comments:

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  2. i know in old TESTAMENT more worst written... hope u share more of it..some frm my side--

    A man could marry (literally "become the master of the woman") as often as he desired. In Genesis 4:19, Lamech became the first known polygamist when he took two wives. Subsequent men who took multiple wives included: Esau with 3 wives; Jacob: 2; Ashur: 2; Gideon: many; Elkanah: 2; David: many; Solomon: 700 wives of royal birth; Rehaboam: 3; Abijah: 14. Jehoram, Joash, Ahab, Jeholachin and Belshazzar also had multiple wives.


    Genesis 16:2 : Sarah gave permission to her husband Abraham to engage in sexual intercourse with her maid, Hagar: "Sarai said unto Abram...I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her." Presumably this was done without the consent of Hagar, who had such a low status in the society of the day that she was required to submit to multiple rapes at her owner's command.

    "Women are vessels of excrement"
    St. Augustine


    "Most of these feminists are radical, frustrated lesbians, many of them, and man-haters, and failures in their relationships with men, and who have declared war on the male gender. The Biblical condemnation of feminism has to do with its radical philosophy and goals. That's the bottom line

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