Nahemiyaah 12

imaamon aur laaviyon kee faherist

¹darj-ay-zail un imaamon aur laaviyon kee faherist hai jo zarubbaabal bin siyaalteeel aur yashooa kay saath jilaavatanee say vaapas aaay.

imaam :

siraayaah, yaramiyaah, azra,

²amariyaah, mallook, hattoosh, ³sakaniyaah, rahoom, mareemot, ⁴iddoo, jinnatoon, abiyaah, ⁵miyaameen, muadiyaah, bilja, ⁶samaayaah, yooyaareeb, yadaayaah, ⁷salloo, amooq, khilaqiyaah, aur yadaayaah. yah yashooa kay zamaanay men imaamon aur un kay bhaaiyon kay raahanuma thay.

⁸laavee :

yashooa, binnooee, qadameeel, saribiyaah, yahoodaah aur mattaniyaah. mattaniyaah apnay bhaaiyon kay saath rabb kay ghar men hamd-o-sana kay geet gaanay men raahanumaaee karta tha. ⁹baqbooqiyaah aur unnee apnay bhaaiyon kay saath ibaadat kay dauraan un kay muqaabil khaday hotay thay.

¹⁰imaam-ay-aazam yashooa kee aulaad :

yashooa yooyqeem ka baap tha, yooyqeem iliyaasib ka, iliyaasib yoyda ka, ¹¹yoyda yoontan ka, yoontan yaddoo ka.

¹²jab yooyqeem imaam-ay-aazam tha to zail kay imaam apnay khaandaanon kay sarparast thay.

siraayaah kay khaandaan ka miraayaah,

yaramiyaah kay khaandaan ka hananiyaah,

¹³azra kay khaandaan ka masullaam,

amariyaah kay khaandaan ka yoohanaan,

¹⁴mallook kay khaandaan ka yoontan,

sabaniyaah kay khaandaan ka yoosuf,

¹⁵haarim kay khaandaan ka adna,

miraayot kay khaandaan ka khilqee,

¹⁶iddoo kay khaandaan ka zakariyaah,

jinnatoon kay khaandaan ka masullaam,

¹⁷abiyaah kay khaandaan ka zikree,

minyameen kay khaandaan ka ek aadmee,

muadiyaah kay khaandaan ka filtee,

¹⁸bilja kay khaandaan ka sammooa,

samaayaah kay khaandaan ka yahoonatan,

¹⁹yooyaareeb kay khaandaan ka mattnee,

yadaayaah kay khaandaan ka uzzee,

²⁰sallee kay khaandaan ka qallee,

amooq kay khaandaan ka ibar,

²¹khilaqiyaah kay khaandaan ka hasabiyaah,

yadaayaah kay khaandaan ka nataneeel.

²²jab iliyaasib, yoyda, yoohanaan aur yaddoo imaam-ay-aazam thay to laavee kay sarparaston kee faherist tayyaar kee gaee aur isee tarah faars kay baadshaah daara kay zamaanay men imaamon kay khaandaanee sarparaston kee faherist.

²³laavee kay khaandaanee sarparaston kay naam imaam-ay-aazam yoohanaan bin iliyaasib kay zamaanay tak taareekh kee kitaab men darj kiay gaay.

^24-25 laavee kay khaandaanee sarparast hasabiyaah, saribiyaah, yashooa, binnooee aur qadameeel khidmat kay un gurohon kee raahanumaaee kartay thay jo rabb kay ghar men hamd-o-sana kay geet gaatay thay. un kay muqaabil mattaniyaah, baqbooqiyaah aur abadiyaah apnay gurohon kay saath khaday hotay thay. geet gaatay vaqt kabhee yah guroh aur kabhee us kay muqaabil ka guroh gaata tha. sab kuchh us tarteeb say hua jo mard-ay-khuda daaood nay muqarrar kee thee.

masullaam, talmoon aur aqqoob darbaan thay jo rabb kay ghar kay darvaazon kay saath vaaqay godaamon kee paheraadaaree kartay thay.

²⁶yah aadmee imaam-ay-aazam yooyqeem bin yashooa bin yoosdaq, nahemiyaah gavarnar aur shareeat kay aalim azra imaam kay zamaanay men apnee khidmat sar’anjaam detay thay.

faseel kee makhsoosiyat

²⁷faseel kee makhsoosiyat kay liyay pooray mulk kay laaviyon ko yarooshalam bulaaya gaya taaki vah khushee manaanay men madad karkay hamd-o-sana kay geet gaaen aur jhaanjh, sitaar aur sarod bajaaen. ²⁸gulookaar yarooshalam kay gird-o-navaah say, natoofaatiyon kay deehaat, ²⁹bait-jiljaal aur jiba aur azmaavat kay ilaaqay say aaay. kyoonki gulookaaron nay apnee apnee aabaadiyaan yarooshalam kay ird-gird banaaee theen. ³⁰pahelay imaamon aur laaviyon nay apnay aap ko jashn kay liyay paak-saaf kiya, phir unhon nay aam logon, darvaazon aur faseel ko bhee paak-saaf kar diya.

³¹is kay baad main nay yahoodaah kay qabeelay kay buzurgon ko faseel par chadhnay diya aur gulookaaron ko shukrguzaaree kay do baday gurohon men taqseem kiya. pahela guroh faseel par chaltay chaltay junoob men vaaqay kachray kay darvaazay kee taraf badh gaya. ³²in gulookaaron kay peechhay hoosaayaah yahoodaah kay aadhay buzurgon kay saath chalaa ³³jabki in kay peechhay azariyaah, azra, masullaam, ³⁴yahoodaah, binyameen, samaayaah aur yaramiyaah chalay. ³⁵aakhiree guroh imaam thay jo turam bajaatay rahay. in kay peechhay zail kay mooseeqaar aaay : zakariyaah bin yoontan bin samaayaah bin mattaniyaah bin meekaayaah bin zakkoor bin aasaf ³⁶aur us kay bhaaee samaayaah, azrel, millee, jillee, maaee, nataneeel, yahoodaah aur hanaanee. yah aadmee mard-ay-khuda daaood kay saaz bajaatay rahay. shareeat kay aalim azra nay juloos kee raahanumaaee kee. ³⁷chashmay kay darvaazay kay paas a kar vah seedhay us seedhee par chadh gaay jo yarooshalam kay us hissay tak pahunchaatee hai jo ‘daaood ka shaher’ kahelaata hai. phir daaood kay mahel kay peechhay say guzar kar vah shaher kay maghrib men vaaqay paanee kay darvaazay tak pahunch gaay.

³⁸shukrguzaaree ka doosra guroh faseel par chaltay chaltay shimaal men vaaqay tanooron kay burj aur ‘motee deevaar’ kee taraf badh gaya, aur main baaqee logon kay saath us kay peechhay ho liya. ³⁹ham ifraaeem kay darvaazay, yasaana kay darvaazay, machhlee kay darvaazay, hanan-el kay burj, miya burj aur bhed kay darvaazay say ho kar muhaafizon kay darvaazay tak pahunch gaay jahaan ham ruk gaay.

⁴⁰phir shukrguzaaree kay donon guroh rabb kay ghar kay paas khaday ho gaay. main bhee buzurgon kay aadhay hisse ⁴¹aur zail kay turam bajaanay vaalay imaamon kay saath rabb kay ghar kay sahen men khada hua : iliyaaqeem, maasiyaah, minyameen, meekaayaah, iliyooainee, zakariyaah aur hananiyaah. ⁴²maasiyaah, samaayaah, ileeazar, uzzee, yoohanaan, malkiyaah, ailaam aur azar bhee hamaaray saath thay. gulookaar izrakhiyaah kee raahanumaaee men hamd-o-sana kay geet gaatay rahay.

⁴³us din zabah kee badee badee qurbaaniyaan pesh kee gaeen, kyoonki allaah nay ham sab ko baal-bachchon samet badee khushee dilaaee thee. khushiyon ka itna shor mach gaya ki us kee aavaaz doordaraaz ilaaqon tak pahunch gaee.

rabb kay ghar kay godaamon kee zimmaadaaree

⁴⁴us vaqt kuchh aadmiyon ko un godaamon kay nigraan banaaya gaya jin men hadiay, faslon ka pahela phal aur paidaavaar ka dasvaan hissa mahfooz rakha jaata tha. un men shaheron kee faslon ka vah hissa jama karna tha jo shareeat nay imaamon aur laaviyon kay liyay muqarrar kiya tha. kyoonki yahoodaah kay baashinday khidmat karnay vaalay imaamon aur laaviyon say khush the ⁴⁵jo apnay khuda kee khidmat tahaarat kay rasm-o-rivaaj samet achchhee tarah anjaam detay thay. rabb kay ghar kay gulookaar aur darbaan bhee daaood aur us kay betay sulemaan kee hidaayaat kay mutaabiq hee khidmat kartay thay. ⁴⁶kyoonki daaood aur aasaf kay zamaanay say hee gulookaaron kay leedar allaah kee hamd-o-sana kay geeton men raahanumaaee kartay thay.

⁴⁷chunaanchay zarubbaabal aur nahemiyaah kay dinon men tamaam israaeel rabb kay ghar kay gulookaaron aur darbaanon kee rozaana zarooriyaat pooree karta tha. laaviyon ko vah hissa diya jaata jo un kay liyay makhsoos tha, aur laavee us men say imaamon ko vah hissa diya kartay thay jo un kay liyay makhsoos tha.