nahemayah 12:1-47
12 shaaltiel ke bete* jarubabel+ aur yeshoo+ ke saath bandhuai se laute yaajkon aur leviyon ke naam ye hain: sarayah, yirmayah, ejra,
2 amaryah, mallook, hattoosh,
3 shakanyah, rahoom, maremot,
4 iddo, ginnatoi, abiyah,
5 miyameen, maadyah, bilga,
6 shamayah, yoyareeb, yadayah,
7 salloo, aamok, hilkiyah aur yadayah. ye log yeshoo ke dinon mein yaajkon aur apne bhaaiyon ke mukhiya the.
8 leviyon mein se yeshoo, binnooi, kadmiel,+ sherebyah, yahooda aur mattanyah laute.+ mattanyah aur uske bhaai dhanyavad ke geet gaane mein aguvai karte the.
9 bakbukyah aur unni pehra dene ka kaam karne ke liye* apne in bhaaiyon ke saamne doosri taraf khade hote the.
10 yeshoo yoyakeem ka pita tha, yoyakeem elyasheeb+ ka, elyasheeb yoyada ka,+
11 yoyada yonatan ka aur yonatan yaddoo ka pita tha.
12 yoyakeem ke dinon mein ye yaajak apne-apne kul ke mukhiya the: sarayah+ ke kul mein marayah, yirmayah ke kul mein hananyah,
13 ejra+ ke kul mein mashullam, amaryah ke kul mein yahohanan,
14 mallooki ke kul mein yonatan, shabanyah ke kul mein yoosuf,
15 haareem ke kul+ mein adna, marayot ke kul mein helkai,
16 iddo ke kul mein jakaryah, ginnaton ke kul mein mashullam,
17 abiyah+ ke kul mein jikri, minyameen ke kul mein . . . ,* moadyah ke kul mein pilatai,
18 bilga+ ke kul mein shammoo, shamayah ke kul mein yahonatan,
19 yoyareeb ke kul mein mattanai, yadayah+ ke kul mein ujji,
20 sallai ke kul mein kallai, aamok ke kul mein eber,
21 hilkiyah ke kul mein hashbyah aur yadayah ke kul mein natnel.
22 ye woh levi aur yaajak hain jo apne-apne pita ke kul ke mukhiya the aur jinke naam elyasheeb, yoyada, yohanan aur yaddoo+ ke dinon mein yaani faaras ke raja daara ki hukoomat tak likhe gaye the.
23 jo levi apne-apne pita ke kul ke mukhiya the, unke naam itihas ki kitab mein likhe gaye. is kitab mein elyasheeb ke bete yohanan ke dinon tak ki ghatnayen likhi gayi thi.
24 un mukhiyaon ke naam the: hashbyah, sherebyah aur kadmiel ka beta+ yeshoo.+ unke bhaai unke saamne doosri taraf khade hokar parmeshvar ki badai karte aur dhanyavad ke geet gaate the, theek jaisa sachche parmeshvar ke sevak daavid ne hidayat di thi.+ pehredaron ka ek dal, doosre dal ke saamne hota tha.
25 mattanyah,+ bakbukyah, obadyah, mashullam, talmon aur akkoob+ pehredar the+ aur mandir ke darvazon ke paas bhandaron par pehra dete the.
26 woh yoyakeem ke dinon mein seva karte the jo yeshoo+ ka beta tha aur yeshoo yosadak ka beta tha. unhonne raajyapal nahemayah, saath hi nakaal-navees,* yaajak ejra+ ke dinon mein bhi seva ki.
27 yarooshalem ki sheharpanah ke udghatan ke liye leviyon ko apne-apne ilake se dhoondhkar yarooshalem laaya gaya taaki woh jhaanjh, taaronvale baaje aur surmandal par dhanyavad ke geet gaayen+ aur badi dhoom-dhaam se udghatan kiya jaaye.
28 gaaykon ke bete* in jagahon se ikattha kiye gaye: zile se,* poore yarooshalem se, natopa ke logon ki bastiyon+ se,
29 bet-gilgal+ se, geba aur azmavet+ ke dehaton se.+ unhein jagah-jagah se isliye ikattha kiya gaya kyonki woh yarooshalem ke ird-gird bastiyaan banakar rehte the.
30 tab yaajkon aur leviyon ne pehale khud ko shuddh kiya fir logon ko.+ unhonne faatkon aur sheharpanah ko bhi shuddh karke pavitra thehraya.+
31 fir main yahooda ke haakimon ko sheharpanah ke oopar le gaya aur mainne dhanyavad ke geet gaanevale do bade dal banaye. aur unke peechhe-peechhe chalne ke liye logon ke do samooh bhi banaye. ek gaayak-dal daayen haath par ‘raakh ke dher ke faatak’+ ki taraf badha.
32 unke peechhe-peechhe ye log chal rahe the: hoshayah, yahooda ke haakimon mein se aadhe log,
33 ajaryah, ejra, mashullam,
34 yahooda, binyameen, shamayah aur yirmayah.
35 unke saath yaajkon ke kuch bete bhi the jo haath mein turhiyaan liye huye the.+ ek tha jakaryah, jo yonatan ka beta tha. yonatan shamayah ka beta tha, shamayah mattanyah ka, mattanyah meekayah ka, meekayah jakkoor ka aur jakkoor aasap ka beta tha.+
36 jakaryah ke saath uske bhaai shamayah, ajrel, millai, gillai, maa-ai, natnel, yahooda aur hanani bhi the. woh sachche parmeshvar ke sevak daavid ke baaje liye huye the.+ nakaal-navees* ejra+ unke aage-aage chal raha tha.
37 sota faatak+ se aage woh daavidpur+ ki seedhiyon+ ko paar karte huye sheharpanah par chalte rahe. sheharpanah chadhai par thi aur woh ‘daavid ke bhavan’ ke oopar se hote huye poorab mein paani faatak+ ki taraf badhe.
38 dhanyavad ke geet gaanevala doosra dal sheharpanah par ulti disha mein gaya aur main bache huye logon ke saath uske peechhe-peechhe chala. yah dal ‘tandooron ki meenar’+ paar karke ‘chaudi sheharpanah’+ tak aaya.
39 fir yah dal epraim faatak,+ ‘purane shehar ke faatak,’+ machhli faatak,+ hannel meenar+ aur hammea meenar ko paar karte huye bhed faatak+ par nikala aur ‘pehredaron ke faatak’ par aakaar ruk gaya.
40 kuch vakt baad dhanyavad ke geet gaanevale donon dal, sachche parmeshvar ke bhavan ke saamne mile aur vahin khade rahe. aur main adhikariyon* mein se aadhe logon ke saath vahaan ikattha hua.
41 vahaan yaajak elyakeem, maanseyah, minyameen, meekayah, elyoenai, jakaryah aur hananyah turhi liye khade the.
42 maanseyah, shamayah, eliazar, ujji, yahohanan, malkiyah, elam aur ejer bhi vahaan the. yijrayah ki nigrani mein gaaykon ne zordar aavaz mein gaana gaya.
43 us din unhonne dheron balidan chadhaye aur khushiyaan manayin+ kyonki sachche parmeshvar ne unhein itni khushiyaan di ki woh magan ho gaye. aurtein aur bachche bhi foole nahin sama rahe the.+ yarooshalem mein is kadar khushiyaan manayi jaa rahi thi ki door-door tak iski aavaz sunayi de rahi thi.+
44 us din kuch aadmiyon ko bhandar-gharon ki dekhrekh ke liye thehraya gaya,+ jahaan logon se milnevale daan,+ pehali upaj+ aur dasvaan hissa ikattha kiya jaata tha.+ in aadmiyon ko shehar ke kheton se utni upaj ikattha karke bhandar-gharon mein jama karni thi, jitni moosa ke kaanoon mein yaajkon aur leviyon ke liye thehrayi gayi thi.+ yahooda ke logon ne is maang ko khushi-khushi poora kiya kyonki yaajak aur levi seva kar rahe the.
45 yaajak aur levi parmeshvar ki seva mein apni-apni zimmedari nibhane lage aur cheezon ko shuddh karke unhein pavitra thehrane ka kaam bhi karne lage. iske alava, gaaykon aur pehredaron ne bhi apna-apna kaam sambhala, theek jaise daavid aur uske bete sulaiman ne hidaytein di thi.
46 bahot samay pehale daavid aur aasap ke dinon mein gaaykon ke liye sangeet-nirdeshak hua karte the. saath hi, parmeshvar ki badai karne aur uska dhanyavad dene ke liye alag-alag geet hote the.+
47 jarubabel+ ke dinon mein aur nahemayah ke dinon mein sabhi israeli har din gaaykon aur pehredaron ki zaroorat ke hisab se unhein khaane-peene ki cheezen dete the.+ woh leviyon ke liye unka hissa alag rakhte the+ aur levi apne hisse mein se haaroon ke vanshajon ka hissa alag rakhte the.
kai footnote
^ is adhyay mein “bete” ka matlab “vanshaj” bhi ho sakta hai.
^ ya shaayad, “upasna ke vakt.”
^ zahir hai ki ibrani paath mein yahaan koi naam nahin hai.
^ ya “shaastri.”
^ ya “taaleem paaye huye gaayak.”
^ yaani yardan zile ke aas-paas se.
^ ya “shaastri.”
^ ya “maathat adhikariyon.”
