నెహెమ్యా 12
൧ശെയല്ത്തീയേലിന്റെ മകൻ സെരുബ്ബാബേലിനോടും യേശുവയോടും കൂടെ വന്ന പുരോഹിതന്മാരും ലേവ്യരും ഇവരാണ്:
൨സെരായാവ്, യിരെമ്യാവ്, എസ്രാ, അമര്യാവ്,
൩മല്ലൂക്, ഹത്തൂശ്, ശെഖന്യാവ്, രെഹൂം,
൪മെരേമോത്ത്, ഇദ്ദോ, ഗിന്നെഥോയി,
൫അബ്ബീയാവ്, മീയാമീൻ; മയദ്യാവ്, ബില്ഗാ,
൬ശെമയ്യാവ്, യോയാരീബ്, യെദായാവ്,
7 ౭ సల్లూ, ఆమోకు, హిల్కీయా, యెదాయా, అనేవాళ్ళు. వీళ్ళంతా యేషూవ రోజుల్లో యాజకుల్లో వారి బంధువుల్లో ప్రముఖులుగా ఉన్నారు.
൭സല്ലൂ, ആമോക്, ഹില്ക്കീയാവ്, യെദായാവ്. ഇവർ യേശുവയുടെ കാലത്ത് പുരോഹിതന്മാരുടെയും തങ്ങളുടെ സഹോദരന്മാരുടെയും തലവന്മാർ ആയിരുന്നു.
8 ౮ లేవీయులలో ఇంకా, యేషూవ, బిన్నూయి, కద్మీయేలు, షేరేబ్యా, యూదా, కృతజ్ఞత పాటలు పాడే పరిచర్యలో ముఖ్యుడైన మత్తన్యా, అతని బంధువులు.
൮ലേവ്യരോ യേശുവ, ബിന്നൂവി, കദ്മീയേൽ, ശേരെബ്യാവ്, യെഹൂദാ എന്നിവരും സ്തോത്രഗാനനായകനായ മത്ഥന്യാവും സഹോദരന്മാരും.
൯അവരുടെ സഹോദരന്മാരായ ബക്ക്ബൂക്ക്യാവും ഉന്നോവും അവർക്ക് സഹകാരികളായി ശുശ്രൂഷിച്ച് നിന്നു.
൧൦യേശുവ യോയാക്കീമിനെ ജനിപ്പിച്ചു; യോയാക്കീം എല്യാശീബിനെ ജനിപ്പിച്ചു; എല്യാശീബ് യോയാദയെ ജനിപ്പിച്ചു;
൧൧യോയാദാ യോനാഥാനെ ജനിപ്പിച്ചു; യോനാഥാൻ യദ്ദൂവയെ ജനിപ്പിച്ചു.
12 ౧౨ యోయాకీము రోజుల్లో పూర్వీకుల కుటుంబాలకు నాయకులుగా ఉన్న యాజకుల ఎవరంటే, శెరాయా కుటుంబానికి మెరాయా, యిర్మీయా కుటుంబానికి హనన్యా.
൧൨യോയാക്കീമിന്റെ കാലത്ത് പിതൃഭവനത്തലവന്മാരായിരുന്ന പുരോഹിതന്മാർ സെരായാകുലത്തിന് മെരായ്യാവ്; യിരെമ്യാകുലത്തിന് ഹനന്യാവ്;
൧൩എസ്രാകുലത്തിന് മെശുല്ലാം;
൧൪അമര്യാകുലത്തിന് യെഹോഹാനാൻ; മല്ലൂക്ക്കുലത്തിന് യോനാഥാൻ; ശെബന്യാകുലത്തിന് യോസേഫ്;
൧൫ഹാരീംകുലത്തിന് അദ്നാ; മെരായോത്ത് കുലത്തിന് ഹെല്ക്കായി;
൧൬ഇദ്ദോകുലത്തിന് സെഖര്യാവ്; ഗിന്നെഥോൻകുലത്തിന് മെശുല്ലാം;
൧൭അബീയാകുലത്തിന് സിക്രി; മിന്യാമീൻകുലത്തിനും മോവദ്യാകുലത്തിനും പിൽതായി;
൧൮ബില്ഗാകുലത്തിന് ശമ്മൂവ; ശെമയ്യാകുലത്തിന് യെഹോനാഥാൻ;
൧൯യോയാരീബ്കുലത്തിന് മഥെനായി; യെദായാകുലത്തിന് ഉസ്സി;
൨൦സല്ലായികുലത്തിന് കല്ലായി; ആമോക് കുലത്തിന് ഏബെർ;
൨൧ഹില്ക്കീയാകുലത്തിന് ഹശബ്യാവ്; യെദായാകുലത്തിന് നെഥനയേൽ.
22 ౨౨ లేవీయులకు సంబంధించి ఎల్యాషీబు, యోయాదా, యోహానాను, యద్దూవ కుటుంబ యాజకులుగా నమోదయ్యారు. పారసీక రాజు దర్యావేషు పాలన కాలంలో కూడా వీరే కుటుంబ యాజకులుగా ఉన్నారు.
൨൨എല്യാശീബ്, യോയാദാ, യോഹാനാൻ, യദ്ദൂവ എന്നിവരുടെ കാലത്ത് ലേവ്യരെയും പാർസിരാജാവായ ദാര്യാവേശിന്റെ കാലത്ത് പുരോഹിതന്മാരെയും പിതൃഭവനത്തലവന്മാരായി എഴുതിവച്ചു.
23 ౨౩ ఎల్యాషీబు కొడుకు యోహానాను రోజుల వరకూ అనుదిన కార్యక్రమ వివరాలు రాసే గ్రంథంలో వారు లేవీయుల కుటుంబ యాజకులుగా నమోదయ్యారు.
൨൩ലേവ്യരായ പിതൃഭവനത്തലവന്മാർ ഇന്നവരെന്ന് എല്യാശീബിന്റെ മകൻ യോഹാനാന്റെ കാലം വരെ ദിനവൃത്താന്തപുസ്തകത്തിൽ എഴുതിയിരുന്നു.
24 ౨౪ దేవుని సేవకుడైన దావీదు ఆజ్ఞ ప్రకారం స్తుతి గీతాలు పాడే వంతు లేవీయుల కుటుంబ యాజకులైన హషబ్యా, షేరేబ్యా, కద్మీయేలు కొడుకు యేషూవలకు, వారికి ఎదురుగా నిలబడి పాడే వంతు వారి బంధువులకు నియమించారు.
൨൪ലേവ്യരുടെ തലവന്മാർ: ഹശബ്യാവ്, ശേരെബ്യാവ്, കദ്മീയേലിന്റെ മകൻ യേശുവ എന്നിവരും അവരുടെ സഹകാരികളായ സഹോദരന്മാരും ദൈവപുരുഷനായ ദാവീദിന്റെ കല്പനപ്രകാരം തരംതരമായി നിന്ന് സ്തുതിയും സ്തോത്രവും ചെയ്തുവന്നു.
25 ౨౫ మత్తన్యా, బక్బుక్యా, ఓబద్యా, మెషుల్లాము, టల్మోను, అక్కూబు అనేవాళ్ళు ఆలయ ద్వారాల సమీపంలో పదార్థాలు నిల్వ చేసే గదులకు కాపలాదారులుగా ఉన్నారు.
൨൫മത്ഥന്യാവും ബക്ക്ബൂക്ക്യാവ്, ഓബദ്യാവ്, മെശുല്ലാം, തല്മോൻ, അക്കൂബ്, എന്നിവർ വാതിലുകൾക്കരികെയുള്ള ഭണ്ഡാരഗൃഹങ്ങൾ കാക്കുന്ന വാതിൽകാവല്ക്കാർ ആയിരുന്നു.
26 ౨౬ యోజాదాకు మనవడు, యేషూవ కొడుకు యోయాకీము రోజుల్లోనూ, అధికారియైన నెహెమ్యా రోజుల్లోనూ, యాజకుడు, శాస్త్రి అయిన ఎజ్రా రోజుల్లోనూ వీరు ఆ పని చేస్తూ వచ్చారు.
൨൬ഇവർ യോസാദാക്കിന്റെ മകനായ യേശുവയുടെ മകൻ യോയാക്കീമിന്റെ കാലത്തും ദേശാധിപതിയായ നെഹെമ്യാവിന്റെയും ശാസ്ത്രിയായ എസ്രാപുരോഹിതന്റെയും കാലത്തും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
27 ౨౭ యెరూషలేం సరిహద్దు గోడల ప్రతిష్ట సమయంలో వీళ్ళు ఆ కార్యక్రమం స్తుతి గీతాలతో, పాటలతో, తంతి వాయిద్యాలతో మేళతాళాలతో ఆర్భాటంగా జరిగించడానికి అన్ని పరిసర గ్రామాల నుండి లేవీయులను యెరూషలేంకు రప్పించే పని చేపట్టారు.
൨൭യെരൂശലേമിന്റെ മതിൽ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിച്ച സമയം അവർ സ്തോത്രങ്ങളോടും സംഗീതത്തോടുംകൂടെ കൈത്താളങ്ങളും വീണകളും കിന്നരങ്ങളുംകൊണ്ട് സന്തോഷപൂർവ്വം പ്രതിഷ്ഠ ആചരിപ്പാൻ ലേവ്യരെ അവരുടെ സർവ്വവാസസ്ഥലങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നും യെരൂശലേമിലേക്ക് അന്വേഷിച്ചു വരുത്തി.
28 ౨౮ అప్పుడు గాయకుల వంశాల సంతానం యెరూషలేం చుట్టూ ఉన్న ప్రాంతాల నుండి, నెటోపాతీయుల గ్రామాల్లో నుండి సమకూడి వచ్చారు.
൨൮അങ്ങനെ സംഗീതക്കാരുടെ വർഗ്ഗം യെരൂശലേമിന്റെ ചുറ്റുമുള്ള പ്രദേശത്ത് നിന്നും നെതോഫാത്യരുടെ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽനിന്നും
29 ౨౯ యెరూషలేం చుట్టూ గాయకులు తమ గ్రామాలు కట్టుకుని ఉండడం వల్ల గిల్గాలు కుటుంబం నుండి, గెబ, అజ్మావెతు ప్రాంతాల నుండి ప్రజలు తరలి వచ్చారు.
൨൯ബേത്ത്-ഗിൽഗാലിൽനിന്നും ഗിബയുടെയും അസ്മാവെത്തിന്റെയും നാട്ടിൻപുറങ്ങളിൽനിന്നും വന്നുകൂടി; സംഗീതക്കാർ യെരൂശലേമിന്റെ ചുറ്റും തങ്ങൾക്ക് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ പണിതിരുന്നു.
30 ౩౦ యాజకులు, లేవీయులు మొదటగా తమను తాము పవిత్రం చేసుకున్నారు. తరువాత ప్రజలను, ద్వారాలను, గోడలను శుద్ధి చేశారు.
൩൦പുരോഹിതന്മാരും ലേവ്യരും തങ്ങളെത്തന്നെ ശുദ്ധീകരിച്ചതിനുശേഷം ജനത്തെയും വാതിലുകളെയും മതിലിനെയും ശുദ്ധീകരിച്ചു.
31 ౩౧ తరువాత నేను యూదుల ప్రముఖులను గోడ మీదికి ఎక్కించాను. స్తుతి గీతాలు పాడేవారిని రెండు పెద్ద గుంపులుగా విభజించాను. ఒక గుంపు చెత్త ద్వారం కుడివైపు గోడ మీద నిలబడ్డారు.
൩൧പിന്നെ ഞാൻ യെഹൂദാപ്രഭുക്കന്മാരെ മതിലിന്മേൽ കൊണ്ടുപോയി; സ്തോത്രഗാനം ചെയ്തുകൊണ്ട് പ്രദക്ഷിണം ചെയ്യേണ്ടതിന് രണ്ട് വലിയ സംഘങ്ങളെ നിയമിച്ചു; അവയിൽ ഒന്ന് മതിലിന്മേൽ വലത്തുഭാഗത്തുകൂടി കുപ്പവാതില്‍ക്കലേക്ക് പുറപ്പെട്ടു.
൩൨അവരുടെ പിന്നാലെ ഹോശയ്യാവും യെഹൂദാപ്രഭുക്കന്മാരിൽ പകുതിപേരും നടന്നു.
൩൩അസര്യാവും എസ്രയും മെശുല്ലാമും
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35 ౩౫ షెమయా మనవడు, యోనాతాను కొడుకు జెకర్యాతో కలసి కొందరు యాజకుల కొడుకులు బాకాలు ఊదుతూ వెళ్ళారు. ఆసాపు కొడుకు జక్కూరు, జక్కూరు కొడుకు మీకాయా, మీకాయా కొడుకు మత్తన్యా. మత్తన్యా కొడుకు షెమయా.
൩൫യിരെമ്യാവും കാഹളങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ പുരോഹിതപുത്രന്മാരിൽ ചിലരും ആസാഫിന്റെ മകനായ സക്കൂരിന്റെ മകനായ മീഖായാവിന്റെ മകനായ മത്ഥന്യാവിന്റെ മകനായ ശെമയ്യാവിന്റെ മകനായ യോനാഥാന്റെ മകൻ സെഖര്യാവും
36 ౩౬ షెమయా, అజరేలు, మిలలై, గిలలై, మాయి, నెతనేలు, యూదా, హనానీ అనేవాళ్ళు అతని బంధువులు. వీళ్ళు దైవ సేవకుడు దావీదు నియమించిన వాయిద్యాలు మోగిస్తూ వెళ్ళారు. ఆచార్యుడైన ఎజ్రా వారికి ముందుగా నడిచాడు.
൩൬ദൈവപുരുഷനായ ദാവീദിന്റെ വാദ്യങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ അവന്റെ സഹോദരന്മാരായ ശെമയ്യാവ് അസരയേലും മീലലായിയും ഗീലലായിയും മായായിയും നെഥനയേലും യെഹൂദയും ഹനാനിയും നടന്നു; എസ്രാ ശാസ്ത്രി അവരുടെ മുമ്പിൽ നടന്നു.
37 ౩౭ వాళ్ళు తమకు ఎదురుగా ఉన్న ఊట ద్వారం దగ్గర దావీదు పట్టణం మెట్లపై నుండి ఆ పట్టణం దాటి గోడ వెంట తూర్పు దిశగా నీటి ద్వారం దాకా వెళ్ళారు.
൩൭അവർ ഉറവുവാതിൽ കടന്ന് നേരെ ദാവീദിന്റെ നഗരത്തിന്റെ പടിക്കെട്ടിൽകൂടി ദാവീദിന്റെ അരമനക്കപ്പുറം മതിലിന്റെ കയറ്റത്തിൽ കിഴക്ക് നീർവ്വാതിൽവരെ ചെന്നു.
38 ౩౮ కృతజ్ఞతాస్తుతి గీతాలు పాడేవాళ్ళ రెండవ గుంపు వారికి ఎదురుగా బయలుదేరింది. గోడపై ఉన్న సగం మంది అగ్నిగుండాల గోపురం అవతల నుండి వెడల్పు గోడ దాకా వెళ్ళారు. వారితో కలసి నేను కూడా వెళ్లాను.
൩൮സ്തോത്രഗാനക്കാരുടെ രണ്ടാം സംഘം അവർക്ക് എതിരെ ചെന്നു; അവരുടെ പിന്നാലെ ഞാനും ജനത്തിൽ പകുതിയും മതിലിന്മേൽ ചൂളഗോപുരത്തിന് അപ്പുറം വിശാലമതിൽവരെയും എഫ്രയീംവാതിലിനപ്പുറം
39 ౩౯ ఆ గుంపు వాళ్ళు ఎఫ్రాయీం ద్వారం మీదగా వెళ్లి, పాత ద్వారాన్ని, మత్స్యపు ద్వారాన్ని, హనన్యేలు గోపురాన్ని, మేయా గోపురాన్ని దాటి వెళ్ళి, గొర్రెల ద్వారం వరకూ ఎక్కి బందీ గృహం ద్వారం దగ్గర నిలిచారు.
൩൯പഴയവാതിലും മീൻവാതിലും ഹനനേലിന്റെ ഗോപുരവും ഹമ്മേയാഗോപുരവും കടന്ന് ആട്ടുവാതിൽവരെയും ചെന്നു; അവർ കാരാഗൃഹവാതില്ക്കൽ നിന്നു.
40 ౪౦ ఆ విధంగా దేవుని ఆలయంలో కృతజ్ఞతా గీతాలు పాడేవాళ్ళ రెండు గుంపులు, నేనూ నాతోపాటు ఉన్న అధికారుల్లో సగం మంది నిలబడి ఉన్నాం.
൪൦അങ്ങനെ സ്തോത്രഗാനക്കാരുടെ സംഘം രണ്ടും ഞാനും എന്നോടുകൂടെയുള്ള പ്രമാണികളിൽ പകുതിപേരും നിന്നു.
41 ౪౧ యాజకులు ఎల్యాకీము, మయశేయా, మిన్యామీను, మీకాయా, ఎల్యోయేనై, జెకర్యా, హనన్యా బాకాలు చేతబట్టుకుని ఉన్నారు.
൪൧കാഹളങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ എല്യാക്കീം, മയസേയാവ്, മിന്യാമീൻ, മീഖായാവ്, എല്യോവേനായി, സെഖര്യാവ്, ഹനന്യാവ് എന്ന പുരോഹിതന്മാരും മയസേയാവ്,
42 ౪౨ ఇజ్రహయా అనే వాడి ఆధ్వరంలో గాయకులు మయశేయా, షెమయా, ఎలియాజరు, ఉజ్జీ, యెహోహానాను, మల్కీయా, ఏలాము, ఏజెరులు పెద్ద స్వరంతో పాటలు పాడారు.
൪൨ശെമയ്യാവ്, എലെയാസാർ, ഉസ്സി, യെഹോഹാനാൻ മല്ക്കീയാവ്, ഏലാം, ഏസെർ എന്നിവരും ദൈവാലയത്തിനരികെ വന്നുനിന്നു; സംഗീതക്കാർ ഉച്ചത്തിൽ പാട്ടുപാടി; യിസ്രഹ്യാവ് അവരുടെ പ്രമാണിയായിരുന്നു.
43 ౪౩ వాళ్ళు తమ భార్యా బిడ్డలతో కలసి దేవుడు తమకు అమితమైన సంతోషం కలిగించినందుకు ఆ రోజు విలువైన హోమాలు అర్పించి ఆనందించారు. యెరూషలేంలో వాళ్ళు చేసిన ఆనంద ధ్వనులు చాలా దూరం వినిపించాయి.
൪൩അവർ അന്ന് മഹായാഗങ്ങൾ അർപ്പിച്ച് സന്തോഷിച്ചു; ദൈവം അവർക്ക് മഹാസന്തോഷം നല്കിയിരുന്നു; സ്ത്രീകളും കുട്ടികളുംകൂടെ സന്തോഷിച്ചു; അതുകൊണ്ട് യെരൂശലേമിലെ സന്തോഷഘോഷം ബഹുദൂരത്തോളം കേട്ടു.
44 ౪౪ ఆ కాలంలో పదార్థాలను, ప్రతిష్టిత వస్తువులను, ప్రథమ ఫలాలను, దశమ భాగాలను ఉంచే గిడ్డంగులను కాపలా కాయడానికి కొందర్ని నియమించారు. యాజకుల, లేవీయుల కోసం, ధర్మశాస్త్రం ప్రకారం నిర్ణయించిన భాగాలను పట్టణాల నుండి, పొలాల నుండి సమకూర్చడానికి వీరిని నియమించారు. పరిచర్య చేయడానికి యాజకులు, లేవీయులను నియమించగా యూదులు సంతోషించారు.
൪൪അന്ന് ശുശ്രൂഷിച്ചു നില്ക്കുന്ന പുരോഹിതന്മാരെയും ലേവ്യരെയും കുറിച്ച് യെഹൂദാജനം സന്തോഷിച്ചതുകൊണ്ട് അവർ പുരോഹിതന്മാർക്കും ലേവ്യർക്കും ന്യായപ്രമാണത്താൽ നിയമിക്കപ്പെട്ട ഓഹരികളെ, പട്ടണങ്ങളോട് ചേർന്ന നിലങ്ങളിൽനിന്ന് ശേഖരിച്ച് ഭണ്ഡാരത്തിനും ഉദർച്ചാർപ്പണങ്ങൾക്കും ഉള്ള അറകളിൽ സൂക്ഷിക്കേണ്ടതിന് ചില പുരുഷന്മാരെ മേൽവിചാരകന്മാരായി നിയമിച്ചു.
45 ౪౫ దావీదు, అతని కొడుకు సొలొమోను ఆదేశించినట్టు గాయకులు, ద్వారపాలకులతోపాటు తమ దేవునికి సేవ పనులను చేస్తూ, శుద్ధి ఆచారాలు పాటిస్తూ వచ్చారు.
൪൫അവർ തങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവത്തിന്റെ ശുശ്രൂഷയും ശുദ്ധീകരണശുശ്രൂഷയും നടത്തി; സംഗീതക്കാരും വാതിൽകാവല്ക്കാരും ദാവീദിന്റെയും അവന്റെ മകനായ ശലോമോന്റെയും കല്പനപ്രകാരം ചെയ്തു.
46 ౪౬ పూర్వం దావీదు జీవించిన కాలంలో ఆసాపు పర్యవేక్షణలో గాయకుల నియామకం, స్తుతి గీతాల ఎంపిక, పాటలు పాడడం మొదలైన విషయాలు జరిగేవి.
൪൬പണ്ട് ദാവീദിന്റെയും ആസാഫിന്റെയും കാലത്ത് സംഗീതക്കാർക്ക് ഒരു തലവനും, ദൈവത്തിന് സ്തുതിസ്തോത്രങ്ങൾ അർപ്പിച്ചുകൊണ്ടുള്ള ഗീതങ്ങളും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
47 ౪౭ జెరుబ్బాబెలు కాలంలో, నెహెమ్యా కాలంలో ఇశ్రాయేలీయులంతా తమ తమ వంతుల ప్రకారం గాయకులకు, ద్వారపాలకులకు ప్రతిరోజూ ఆహార పదార్థాలను ఇస్తూ వచ్చారు. లేవీయుల కోసం ఒక భాగం కేటాయించారు. లేవీయులు అహరోను వంశంవారి కోసం ఒక భాగం కేటాయించారు.
൪൭എല്ലാ യിസ്രായേലും സെരുബ്ബാബേലിന്റെയും നെഹെമ്യാവിന്റെയും കാലങ്ങളിൽ സംഗീതക്കാർക്കും വാതിൽകാവല്ക്കാർക്കും ദിവസേന വിഹിതം നൽകിവന്നു. അവർ ലേവ്യർക്ക് നിവേദിതങ്ങളെ കൊടുത്തു; ലേവ്യർ അഹരോന്യർക്കും നിവേദിതങ്ങളെ കൊടുത്തു.
