Azra 3

naee qurbaangaah par qurbaaniyaan

¹saatven maheenay kee ibtida men pooree qaum yarooshalam men jama huee. us vaqt israaeelee apnee aabaadiyon men dubaara aabaad ho gaay thay. ²jama honay ka maqsad israaeel kay khuda kee qurbaangaah ko naay siray say taameer karna tha taaki mard-ay-khuda moosa kee shareeat kay mutaabiq us par bhasm honay vaalee qurbaaniyaan pesh kee ja saken. chunaanchay yashooa bin yoosdaq aur zarubbaabal bin siyaalteeel kaam men lag gaay. yashooa kay imaam bhaaiyon aur zarubbaabal kay bhaaiyon nay un kee madad kee. ³go vah mulk men rahenay vaalee deegar qaumon say sahemay huay thay taaham unhon nay qurbaangaah ko us kee puraanee bunyaad par taameer kiya aur subah-shaam us par rabb ko bhasm honay vaalee qurbaaniyaan pesh karnay lagay. ⁴jhompadiyon kee eed unhon nay shareeat kee hidaayat kay mutaabiq manaaee. us haftay kay har din unhon nay bhasm honay vaalee utnee qurbaaniyaan chadhaaeen jitnee zarooree theen.

⁵us vaqt say imaam bhasm honay vaalee tamaam darkaar qurbaaniyaan baaqaaidagee say pesh karnay lagay, neez naay chaand kee eedon aur rabb kee baaqee makhsoos-o-muqaddas eedon kee qurbaaniyaan. qaum apnee khushee say bhee rabb ko qurbaaniyaan pesh kartee thee. ⁶go rabb kay ghar kee bunyaad abhee daalee naheen gaee thee to bhee israaeelee saatven maheenay kay pahelay din say rabb ko bhasm honay vaalee qurbaaniyaan pesh karnay lagay. ⁷phir unhon nay raajon aur kaareegaron ko paisay day kar kaam par lagaaya aur soor aur saida kay baashindon say deodaar kee lakdee mangavaaee. yah lakdee lubnaan kay pahaadee ilaaqay say samundar tak laaee gaee aur vahaan say samundar kay raastay yaafa pahunchaaee gaee. israaeeliyon nay muaavazay men khaanay-peenay kee cheezen aur zaitoon ka tel day diya. faars kay baadshaah khoras nay unhen yah karvaanay kee ijaazat dee thee.

rabb kay ghar kee taameer-ay-nau

⁸jilaavatanee say vaapas aanay kay doosray saal kay doosray maheenay men rabb kay ghar kee naay siray say taameer shuroo huee. is kaam men zarubbaabal bin siyaalteeel, yashooa bin yoosdaq, deegar imaam aur laavee aur vatan men vaapas aaay huay baaqee tamaam israaeelee shareek huay. taameeree kaam kee nigraanee un laaviyon kay zimmay laga dee gaee jin kee umr 20 saal ya is say zaaid thee.

⁹zail kay log mil kar rabb ka ghar banaanay vaalon kee nigraanee kartay thay : yashooa apnay beton aur bhaaiyon samet, qadameeel aur us kay betay jo hoodaaviyaah kee aulaad thay aur handaad kay khaandaan kay laavee.

¹⁰rabb kay ghar kee bunyaad rakhtay vaqt imaam apnay muqaddas libaas pahenay huay saath khaday ho gaay aur turam bajaanay lagay. aasaf kay khaandaan kay laavee saath saath jhaanjh bajaanay aur rabb kee sitaaish karnay lagay. sab kuchh israaeel kay baadshaah daaood kee hidaayaat kay mutaabiq hua. ¹¹vah hamd-o-sana kay geet say rabb kee taareef karnay lagay, “vah bhala hai, aur israaeel par us kee shafqat abdee hai!” jab haazireen nay dekha ki rabb kay ghar kee bunyaad rakhee ja rahee hai to sab rabb kee khushee men zordaar naaray lagaanay lagay.

¹²lekin bahut say imaam, laavee aur khaandaanee sarparast haazir thay jinhon nay rabb ka pahela ghar dekha hua tha. jab un kay dekhtay dekhtay rabb kay naay ghar kee bunyaad rakhee gaee to vah buland aavaaz say ronay lagay jabki baaqee bahut saaray log khushee kay naaray laga rahay thay. ¹³itna shor tha ki khushee kay naaron aur ronay kee aavaazon men imtiyaaz na kiya ja saka. shor door door tak sunaaee diya.