2 Dungkrhoekhaih 3
1 To pacoengah Solomon mah ampa David khaeah, Angraeng amtueng paehaih ahmuen, Jerusalem ih Moriah mae nuiah, Angraeng ih im to sak amtong; Jebus kami Ornan cang atithaih ahmuen ah ni David mah im sak hanah paroep.
Then Solomon’s workers started to build the temple for Yahweh in Jerusalem. They built it on Moriah Hill, where [an angel from] Yahweh had appeared to his father David. They built it on the ground that Araunah, a descendant of the Jebus people-group, had sold to David and where David said that it should be built.
2 Solomon siangpahrang ah ohhaih saning palito haih, khrah hnet, ni hnetto naah im to sak amtong.
They began the work in April, when Solomon had been ruling almost four years.
3 Sithaw im sak hanah Solomon khaeah thuih pae ih lok baktih toengah, kasawk dong quitarukto oh moe, dong pumphaeto kawk.
The foundation of the temple was about 90 feet long and 30 feet wide.
4 Im akunhaih ahma loe, im kawkhaih hoiah anghmong; dong pumphaeto sawk moe, dong cumvai, pumphaeto sang; athung bang loe kaciim suitui hoiah pazut.
The entrance room across the front of the temple was 30 feet wide and 30 feet high.
5 Imphu to hmaica thing hoiah a sak moe, a nuiah suitui to pazut; khet kamcuk ah a nuiah ungsikung hoi zet ih sumquinawk to soi o.
Solomon’s workers used [panels/boards of] pine [wood] to line the main hall of the temple. Then they covered those panels with [very thin sheets of] pure gold. Then they decorated the walls with [carved images of] palm trees and designs that resembled chains.
6 Im kranghoih thai hanah atho kana thlung hoiah a sak; sui loe Parvaim ih sui to patoh o.
They decorated the temple with very valuable stones. The gold that they used was from [the land of] Parvaim.
7 Im palaengnawk, tungnawk, tapangnawk, thoknawk to suitui hoiah pazut moe, tapang nuiah cherubim krang to a soi.
They covered the ceiling beams, the door frames, the walls and the doors of the temple with [very thin sheets of] gold. They also carved [statues of] winged creatures on the walls.
8 Kaciim Koek ahmuen loe im kawkhaih hoi kanghmong ah a sak; dong pumphaeto sawk moe, dong pumphaeto kawk; to ahmuen to suitui kaciim talent cumvai tarukto hoiah a pazut.
They also built the Very Holy Place [inside the temple]. It was 30 feet wide and 30 feet long. They covered its walls with sheets of pure gold that altogether weighed 23 tons.
9 Sumdik kazit loe sui shekel quipangato oh. Ranuih imkhaannawk doeh sui hoiah pazut.
They used 1-1/4 pounds of gold to [cover the heads of] the nails. They also covered the walls of the upper rooms with sheets of gold.
10 Kaciim koek imthung ah cherubim hnetto ih krang to a sak moe, suitui hoiah pazut.
Solomon’s workers made two statues of creatures with wings to put inside the Very Holy Place. They covered those statues with [very thin sheets of] gold.
11 Cherubimnawk ih pakhraeh loe dong pumphaeto sawk; pakhraeh maeto loe dong pangato sawk moe, im tapang to phak; kalah maeto ih pakhraeh doeh dong pangato sawk moe, kalah cherub maeto ih pakhraeh to phak.
[Each statue had two long wings]. One wing of each statue touched one of the walls of the Temple. The other wing of each statue touched a wing of the other statue. It was 7-1/2 feet from the outer tip of one wing to the outer tip of the other wing. The inner wings of the two statues touched each other.
12 To baktih toengah kalah cherub maeto ih pakhraeh doeh dong pangato sawk moe, im tapang to phak; kalah pakhraeh maeto doeh dong pangato sawk moe, kalah cherub ih pakhraeh hoiah angbet.
13 Hae cherubimnawk loe athung bangah anghae o moe, angmacae khok hoiah angdoet o, pakhraeh payangh o naah, dong pumphaeto sawk.
It was 30 feet from the outer wing of the one statue to the outer wing of the other statue. The statues faced the doorway to the main room.
14 Kahni kam-iing, kahni kamling hup, kahni kathim hoi puu ngan kahninawk to a sak moe, a nuiah cherubim ih krangnawk to takaek.
Solomon’s workers made a curtain [to separate the main room from the Very Holy Place]. It was made of blue, purple, and red thread and fine linen. There were figures of winged creatures that were embroidered on the curtain.
15 Dong quithum, pangato kasawk, tung hnetto doeh a sak moe, im hma ah a tlingh; tung nui khukhaih loe dong pangato sawk.
They made two [bronze] pillars and put them at the entrance of the temple. They were each 27 feet high. Each had a top over it that was 7-1/2 feet high.
16 Thuih ih lok baktih toengah, qui to zet moe, tung nuiah a suek; Pomegranat thaih cumvaito sak moe, qui pongah a bangh.
The workers made [carvings that resembled] chains and put them on top of the pillars. They made [carvings that resembled] pomegranates and attached them to the chains.
17 Im hma ah tungnawk to banqoi bantang a tlingh; bantang bang ih tung to Jachin, tiah ahmin sak moe, banqoi bang ih tung to Boaz, tiah ahmin sak.
They set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south side [of the entrance] and the other on the north side. The one on the south side was named Jakin and the one on the north side was named Boaz.
