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yarooshalam men ahd kay sandooq kay liyay tayyaariyaan

¹yarooshalam kay us hissay men jis ka naam ‘daaood ka shaher’ pad gaya tha daaood nay apnay liyay chand imaaraten banvaaeen. us nay allaah kay sandooq kay liyay bhee ek jagah tayyaar karkay vahaan khaima laga diya. ²phir us nay hukm diya, “siva-ay-laaviyon kay kisee ko bhee allaah ka sandooq uthaanay kee ijaazat naheen. kyoonki rabb nay in hee ko rabb ka sandooq uthaanay aur hamesha kay liyay us kee khidmat karnay kay liyay chun liya hai.”

³is kay baad daaood nay tamaam israaeel ko yarooshalam bulaaya taaki vah mil kar rabb ka sandooq us jagah lay jaaen jo us nay us kay liyay tayyaar kar rakhee thee. ⁴baadshaah nay haaroon aur baaqee laaviyon kee aulaad ko bhee bulaaya. ⁵darj-ay-zail un laavee sarparaston kee faherist hai jo apnay rishtedaaron ko lay kar aaay.

qihaat kay khaandaan say ooreeel 120 mardon samet,

⁶miraaree kay khaandaan say asaayaah 220 mardon samet,

⁷jairsom kay khaandaan say yoel 130 mardon samet,

⁸ileesafan kay khaandaan say samaayaah 200 mardon samet,

⁹habroon kay khaandaan say ileeel 80 mardon samet,

¹⁰uzzeeel kay khaandaan say ammeenadaab 112 mardon samet.

¹¹daaood nay donon imaamon sadoq aur abiyaatar ko mazkoora chhah laavee sarparaston samet apnay paas bula kar ¹²un say kaha, “aap laaviyon kay sarbaraah hain. laazim hai ki aap apnay qabaailee bhaaiyon kay saath apnay aap ko makhsoos-o-muqaddas karkay rabb israaeel kay khuda kay sandooq ko us jagah lay jaaen jo main nay us kay liyay tayyaar kar rakhee hai. ¹³pahelee martaba jab ham nay usay yahaan laanay kee koshish kee to yah aap laaviyon kay zareeay na hua, is liyay rabb hamaaray khuda ka qaher ham par toot pada. us vaqt ham nay us say darayaaft naheen kiya tha ki usay utha kar lay jaanay ka kya munaasib tareeqa hai.” ¹⁴tab imaamon aur laaviyon nay apnay aap ko makhsoos-o-muqaddas karkay rabb israaeel kay khuda kay sandooq ko yarooshalam laanay kay liyay tayyaar kiya. ¹⁵phir laavee allaah kay sandooq ko uthaanay kee lakdiyon say apnay kandhon par yoon hee rakh kar chal paday jis tarah moosa nay rabb kay kalaam kay mutaabiq farmaaya tha.

¹⁶daaood nay laavee sarbaraahon ko yah hukm bhee diya, “apnay qabeelay men say aisay aadmiyon ko chun len jo saaz, sitaar, sarod aur jhaanjh bajaatay huay khushee kay geet gaaen.” ¹⁷us zimmaadaaree kay liyay laaviyon nay zail kay aadmiyon ko muqarrar kiya : haimaan bin yoel, us ka bhaaee aasaf bin barakiyaah aur miraaree kay khaandaan ka aitaan bin kausaayaah. ¹⁸doosray maqaam par un kay yah bhaaee aaay : zakariyaah, yaazeeel, sameeraamot, yaheeel, unnee, iliyaab, binaayaah, maasiyaah, mattitiyaah, ileefalehoo, miqniyaah, obed-adom aur yaeeel. yah darbaan thay. ¹⁹haimaan, aasaf aur aitaan gulookaar thay, aur unhen peetal kay jhaanjh bajaanay kee zimmaadaaree dee gaee. ²⁰zakariyaah, azeeel, sameeraamot, yaheeel, unnee, iliyaab, maasiyaah aur binaayaah ko alaamoot kay tarz par sitaar bajaana tha. ²¹mattitiyaah, ileefalehoo, miqniyaah, obed-adom, yaeeel aur azaziyaah ko shameeneet kay tarz par sarod bajaanay kay liyay chuna gaya.

²²kananiyaah nay laaviyon kee kavaair kee raahanumaaee kee, kyoonki vah is men maahir tha.

^23-24 barakiyaah, ilqaana, obed-adom aur yahiyaah ahd kay sandooq kay darbaan thay. sabaniyaah, yoosfat, nataneeel, amaasee, zakariyaah, binaayaah aur ileeazar ko turam baja kar allaah kay sandooq kay aagay aagay chalnay kee zimmaadaaree dee gaee. saaton imaam thay.

daaood ahd ka sandooq yarooshalam men lay aata hai

²⁵phir daaood, israaeel kay buzurg aur hazaar hazaar faujiyon par muqarrar afsar khushee manaatay huay nikal kar obed-adom kay ghar gaay taaki rabb kay ahd ka sandooq vahaan say lay kar yarooshalam pahunchaaen. ²⁶jab zaahir hua ki allaah ahd kay sandooq ko uthaanay vaalay laaviyon kee madad kar raha hai to saat javaan saandon aur saat mendhon ko qurbaan kiya gaya. ²⁷daaood baareek kataan ka libaas pahenay huay tha, aur is tarah ahd ka sandooq uthaanay vaalay laavee, gulookaar aur kavaair ka leedar kananiyaah bhee. is kay ilaava daaood kataan ka baalaaposh pahenay huay tha. ²⁸tamaam israaeelee khushee kay naaray laga laga kar, narsingay aur turam phoonk phoonk kar aur jhaanjh, sitaar aur sarod baja baja kar rabb kay ahd ka sandooq yarooshalam laaay.

²⁹rabb ka ahd ka sandooq daaood kay shaher men daakhil hua to daaood kee beevee meekal bint saaool khidkee men say juloos ko dekh rahee thee. jab baadshaah koodta aur naachta hua nazar aaya to meekal nay usay haqeer jaana.