nahemayah 8:1-18

  • kaanoon padhkar matlab samjhana (1-12)

  • chhapparon ka tyohar manana (13-18)

8  fir sab log ek man hokar paani faatak+ ke saamnevale chauk mein ikattha huye. unhonne nakaal-navees* ejra+ ko moosa ke kaanoon ki kitab+ laane ko kaha, jismein israeliyon ke liye yahova ki aagyayen likhi thi.+  tab yaajak ejra kaanoon ki kitab lekar mandli ke saamne aaya.+ vahaan aadmi-aurton ke alava aise bachche bhi the, jo batayi jaanevali baatein samajh sakte the. yah saatvein maheene ka pehala din tha.+  ejra ne paani faatak ke saamnevale chauk mein subah se lekar dopahar tak kaanoon ki kitab padhkar sunayi.+ aur vahaan ikattha aadmi-aurton aur bachchon ne dhyan se suna.+  nakaal-navees* ejra lakdi ke manch par khada tha, jo khaas isi mauke ke liye banaya gaya tha. ejra ke saath uske daayin taraf matityah, shama, anayah, uriyah, hilkiyah aur maanseyah khade the. aur baayin taraf padayah, meeshael, malkiyah,+ haashoom, hash-baddana, jakaryah aur mashullam khade the.  ejra ek unchi jagah par khada tha, jahaan log use dekh sakte the. jab usne kaanoon ki kitab kholi, to sab-ke-sab khade ho gaye.  woh sachche aur mahan parmeshvar yahova ki badai karne laga. aur sab log apne haath oopar uthakar kehne lage, “aameen!”* “aameen!”+ iske baad unhonne munh ke bal girkar yahova ko dandvat kiya.  fir leviyon mein se yeshoo, baani, sherebyah,+ yaameen, akkoob, shabbatai, hodiyah, maanseyah, kaleeta, ajaryah, yojabad,+ haanan aur palayah logon ko kaanoon mein likhin baatein samjhane lage.+ log khade-khade unki baatein sunte rahe.  levi sachche parmeshvar ke kaanoon ki kitab padhkar sunate rahe. woh usmein likhi baatein khulkar samjhane aur unka matlab batane lage. is tarah, padhi jaanevali baaton ko samajhne mein unhonne logon ki madad ki.*+  fir us vakt ke raajyapal* nahemayah, yaajak aur nakaal-navees* ejra+ aur logon ko sikhanevale leviyon ne vahaan maujood bheed se kaha, “yah din tumhare parmeshvar yahova ke liye pavitra hai.+ isliye na to ro-o, na hi shok manao.” unhonne aisa isliye kaha kyonki log kaanoon mein likhi baatein sunkar ro rahe the. 10  nahemayah ne unse kaha, “jaao aur jaakaar chikna-chikna khaana khaao aur kuch meetha peeo. aur un logon ko khaane ki cheezen bhejo+ jinke paas khaane ko kuch nahin hai. yah din hamare prabhu ke liye pavitra hai. dukhi mat ho kyonki jo khushi yahova deta hai woh tumhare liye ek mazboot gadh hai.”* 11  levi sab logon ko yah kehkar shaant karne lage, “ro-o mat, dukhi mat ho! kyonki yah din ek pavitra din hai.” 12  tab sab log khaane-peene gaye aur unhonne doosron ko bhi khaane ki cheezen bhejin. unhonne badi khushiyaan manayin+ kyonki jo-jo baatein unhein padhkar sunayi gayi thi, woh unki samajh mein aa gayi thi.+ 13  agle din israel ke kulon ke mukhiya, yaajak aur levi, kaanoon mein likhi baaton ki aur zyada samajh paane ke liye nakaal-navees* ejra ke paas aaye. 14  unhonne kaanoon mein yah likha hua paaya ki yahova ne moosa ke zariye israeliyon ko aagya di thi ki saatvein maheene mein jo tyohar manaya jaayega, us dauran unhein chhapparon mein rehna hai.+ 15  aur sabhi shehron aur poore yarooshalem mein yah ailan karna hai,+ “pahadi ilake mein jaao aur jaitoon, cheed, meinhadi aur khajoor ke ped ki ghani daaliyaan todkar laao aur doosre pedon se bhi ghani daaliyaan todkar laao. aur unse chhappar banao kyonki kaanoon mein yahi likha hai.” 16  tab log jaakaar ghani daaliyaan le aaye aur unhonne chhappar banaye. harek ne apne ghar ki chhat par aur aangan mein ise khada kiya. saath hi, sachche parmeshvar ke bhavan ke aanganon mein,+ paani faatak ke chauk mein+ aur epraim faatak+ ke chauk mein bhi chhappar banaye gaye. 17  is tarah, bandhuai se chhootkar aaye logon ki poori mandli ne chhappar banaye aur unmein rehne lage. noon ke bete yahoshoo+ ke dinon se lekar aaj tak, israeliyon ne is tarah chhapparon ka tyohar nahin manaya tha. isliye unhonne badi khushi ke saath ise manaya.+ 18  tyohar ke pehale din se lekar aakhiri din tak, har roz sachche parmeshvar ke kaanoon ki kitab padhi gayi.+ logon ne saat din tak yah tyohar manaya aur aathvein din pavitra sabha rakhi, theek jaisa kaanoon mein bataya gaya tha.+

kai footnote

ya “shaastri.”
ya “shaastri.”
ya “aisa hi ho!”
ya “unhonne is tarah padha ki sunnaevalon ko samajh mein aaye.”
ya “tirshata.” yah kisi praant ke raajyapal ko diya ek faarsi khitab hai.
ya “shaastri.”
ya “woh tumhari taakat hai.”
ya “shaastri.”