1 Salaateen 7
sulemaan ka mahel
1jo mahel sulemaan nay banvaaya vah 13 saal kay baad mukammal hua.
2-3 us kee ek imaarat ka naam ‘lubnaan ka jangal’ tha. imaarat kee lambaaee 150 fut, chaudaaee 75 fut aur oonchaaee 45 fut thee. nichlee manzil ek bada haal tha jis kay deodaar kee lakdee kay 45 satoon thay. pandrah pandrah satoonon ko teen qataaron men khada kiya gaya tha. satoonon par shaheteer thay jin par doosree manzil kay farsh kay liyay deodaar kay takhtay lagaaay gaay thay. doosree manzil kay mukhtalif kamray thay, aur chhat bhee deodaar kee lakdee say banaaee gaee thee. 4haal kee donon lambee deevaaron men teen teen khidkiyaan theen, aur ek deevaar kee khidkiyaan doosree deevaar kee khidkiyon kay bilkul muqaabil theen. 5in deevaaron kay teen teen darvaazay bhee ek doosray kay muqaabil thay. un kee chaukhton kee lakdee kay chaar chaar konay thay.
6is kay ilaava sulemaan nay satoonon ka haal banvaaya jis kee lambaaee 75 fut aur chaudaaee 45 fut thee. haal kay saamnay satoonon ka baraamda tha. 7us nay deevaan bhee taameer kiya jo deevaan-ay-adal kahelaata tha. us men us ka takht tha, aur vahaan vah logon kee adaalat karta tha. deevaan kee chaaron deevaaron par farsh say lay kar chhat tak deodaar kay takhtay lagay huay thay.
8deevaan kay peechhay sahen tha jis men baadshaah ka rihaaishee mahel tha. mahel ka dizaain deevaan jaisa tha. us kee misree beevee firaaun kee betee ka mahel bhee dizaain men deevaan say mutaabiqat rakhta tha.
9yah tamaam imaaraten bunyaadon say lay kar chhat tak aur baahar say lay kar baday sahen tak aala qism kay pattharon say banee huee theen, aisay pattharon say jo chaaron taraf aaree say naap kay ain mutaabiq kaatay gaay thay. 10bunyaadon kay liyay umda qism kay baday baday patthar istemaal huay. kuchh kee lambaaee 12 aur kuchh kee 15 fut thee. 11in par aala qism kay pattharon kee deevaaren khadee kee gaeen. deevaaron men deodaar kay shaheteer bhee lagaaay gaay. 12baday sahen kee chaardeevaaree yoon banaaee gaee ki pattharon kay har teen raddon kay baad deodaar kay shaheteeron ka ek radda lagaaya gaya tha. jo androonee sahen rabb kay ghar kay ird-gird tha us kee chaardeevaaree bhee isee tarah hee banaaee gaee, aur isee tarah rabb kay ghar kay baraamday kee deevaaren bhee.
rabb kay ghar kay saamnay kay do khaas satoon
13phir sulemaan baadshaah nay soor kay ek aadmee ko bulaaya jis ka naam heeraam tha. 14us kee maan israaeelee qabeelay naftaalee kee beva thee jabki us ka baap soor ka rahenay vaala aur peetal ka kaareegar tha. heeraam badee hikmat, samajhdaaree aur mahaarat say peetal kee har cheez bana sakta tha. is qism ka kaam karnay kay liyay vah sulemaan baadshaah kay paas aaya.
15pahelay us nay peetal kay do satoon dhaal diay. har satoon kee oonchaaee 27 fut aur ghera 18 fut tha. 16phir us nay har satoon kay liyay peetal ka baalaaee hissa dhaal diya jis kee oonchaaee saadhay 7 fut thee. 17har baalaaee hissay ko ek doosray kay saath khoobsoortee say milaaee gaee saat zanjeeron say aaraasta kiya gaya. 18-20 in zanjeeron kay oopar heeraam nay har baalaaee hissay ko peetal kay 200 anaaron say sajaaya jo do qataaron men lagaaay gaay. phir baalaaee hissay satoonon par lagaaay gaay. baalaaee hisson kee sosan kay phool kee see shakl thee, aur yah phool 6 fut oonchay thay. 21heeraam nay donon satoon rabb kay ghar kay baraamday kay saamnay khaday kiay. dahenay haath kay satoon ka naam us nay ‘yakeen’ aur baaen haath kay satoon ka naam ‘boaz’ rakha. 22baalaaee hissay sosan-numa thay. chunaanchay kaam mukammal hua.
peetal ka hauz
23is kay baad heeraam nay peetal ka bada gol hauz dhaal diya jis ka naam ‘samundar’ rakha gaya. us kee oonchaaee saadhay 7 fut, us ka munh 15 fut chauda aur us ka ghera taqreeban 45 fut tha. 24hauz kay kinaaray kay neechay toombon kee do qataaren theen. fee fut taqreeban 6 toombay thay. toombay aur hauz mil kar dhaalay gaay thay. 25hauz ko bailon kay 12 mujassamon par rakha gaya. teen bailon ka rukh shimaal kee taraf, teen ka rukh maghrib kee taraf, teen ka rukh junoob kee taraf aur teen ka rukh mashriq kee taraf tha. un kay pichhlay hissay hauz kee taraf thay, aur hauz un kay kandhon par pada tha. 26hauz ka kinaara piyaalay balki sosan kay phool kee tarah baahar kee taraf muda hua tha. us kee deevaar taqreeban teen inch motee thee, aur hauz men paanee kay taqreeban 44,000 litar sama jaatay thay.
paanee kay baasan uthaanay kee hathgaadiyaan
27phir heeraam nay paanee kay baasan uthaanay kay liyay peetal kee hathgaadiyaan banaaeen. har gaadee kee lambaaee 6 fut, chaudaaee 6 fut aur oonchaaee saadhay 4 fut thee. 28har gaadee ka oopar ka hissa sariyon say mazboot kiya gaya frem tha. 29frem kay bairoonee paheloo sherbabron, bailon aur karoobee farishton say sajay huay thay. sheron aur bailon kay oopar aur neechay peetal kay siharay lagay huay thay. 30har gaadee kay chaar pahiay aur do dhuray thay. yah bhee peetal kay thay. chaaron konon par peetal kay aisay tukday lagay thay jin par baasan rakhay jaatay thay. yah tukday bhee siharon say sajay huay thay. 31frem kay andar jis jagah baasan ko rakha jaata tha vah gol thee. us kee oonchaaee dedh fut thee, aur us ka munh sava do fut chauda tha. us kay bairoonee paheloo par cheezen kanda kee gaee theen. gaadee ka frem gol naheen balki chauras tha. 32gaadee kay frem kay neechay mazkoora chaar pahiay thay jo dhuron say juday thay. dhuray frem kay saath hee dhal gaay thay. har pahiya sava do fut chauda tha. 33pahiay rathon kay pahiyon kee maanind thay. un kay dhuray, kinaaray, taar aur naabhen sab kay sab peetal say dhaalay gaay thay. 34gaadiyon kay chaar konon par dastay lagay thay jo frem kay saath mil kar dhaalay gaay thay. 35-36 har gaadee kay oopar ka kinaara nau inch ooncha tha. konon par lagay dastay aur frem kay paheloo har jagah karoobee farishton, sherbabron aur khajoor kay darakhton say sajay huay thay. chaaron taraf siharay bhee kanda kiay gaay. 37heeraam nay dason gaadiyon ko ek hee saanchay men dhaala, is liyay sab ek jaisee theen.
38heeraam nay har gaadee kay liyay peetal ka baasan dhaal diya. har baasan 6 fut chauda tha, aur us men 880 litar paanee sama jaata tha. 39us nay paanch gaadiyaan rabb kay ghar kay daaen haath aur paanch us kay baaen haath khadee keen. hauz banaam samundar ko us nay rabb kay ghar kay junoob-mashriq men rakh diya.
us saamaan kee faherist jo heeraam nay banaayaa
40heeraam nay baasan, belachay aur chhidkaao kay katoray bhee banaaay. yoon us nay rabb kay ghar men vah saara kaam mukammal kiya jis kay liyay sulemaan baadshaah nay usay bulaaya tha. us nay zail kee cheezen banaaeen :
41do satoon,
satoonon par lagay piyaalaanuma baalaaee hissay,
baalaaee hisson par lagee zanjeeron ka dizaain,
42zanjeeron kay oopar lagay anaar (fee baalaaee hissa 200 adad),
4310 hathgaadiyaan,
in par kay paanee kay 10 baasan,
44hauz banaam samundar,
isay uthaanay vaalay bail kay 12 mujassmay,
45baaltiyaan, belachay aur chhidkaao kay katoray.
yah tamaam saamaan jo heeraam nay sulemaan kay hukm par rabb kay ghar kay liyay banaaya peetal say dhaal kar paalish kiya gaya tha. 46baadshaah nay usay vaadee-ay-yardan men sukkaat aur zartaan kay darmiyaan dhalvaaya. vahaan ek faundree thee jahaan heeraam nay gaaray kay saanchay bana kar har cheez dhaal dee. 47is saamaan kay liyay sulemaan baadshaah nay itna ziyaada peetal istemaal kiya ki us ka kul vazan maaloom na ho saka.
rabb kay ghar kay andar sonay ka saamaan
48rabb kay ghar kay andar kay liyay sulemaan nay darj-ay-zail saamaan banvaaya :
sonay kee qurbaangaah,
sonay kee vah mez jis par rabb kay liyay makhsoos rotiyaan padee rahetee theen,
49khaalis sonay kay 10 shamaadaan jo muqaddastareen kamray kay saamnay rakhay gaay, paanch darvaazay kay dahenay haath aur paanch us kay baaen haath,
sonay kay vah phool jin say shamaadaan aaraasta thay,
sonay kay charaagh aur battee ko bujhaanay kay auzaar,
50khaalis sonay kay baasan, charaagh ko katarnay kay auzaar, chhidkaao kay katoray aur piyaalay,
jaltay huay koilay kay liyay khaalis sonay kay bartan,
muqaddastareen kamray aur baday haal kay darvaazon kay qabzay.
51rabb kay ghar kee takmeel par sulemaan baadshaah nay vah sona-chaandee aur baaqee tamaam qeemtee cheezen rabb kay ghar kay khazaanon men rakhva deen jo us kay baap daaood nay rabb kay liyay makhsoos kee theen.