2 Setouknae 3
1 Solomon ni BAWIPA e im teh Jerusalem kho a na pa Devit koe BAWIPA ni a kamnuenae, Moriah mon dawk sak a kamtawng. Hote hmuen teh Jebusit tami Ornan e cangkatinnae hmuen, Devit ni sut a rakueng pouh e hmuen dawk a sak.
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 A bawinae kum 4, thapa ayung pahni, apâhni hnin vah sak a kamtawng.
They began the work in April, when Solomon had been ruling almost four years.
3 Hahoi Solomon ni Cathut im sak a kamtawngnae teh, asaw dong 60, akaw dong 20 touh a pha.
The foundation of the temple was about 90 feet long and 30 feet wide.
4 Hmuen Kathoung a hmalah, im alawilae khom hoi akaw a kâvan teh asaw dong 20, a rasang dong 120 touh a pha. Athung lae teh kathounge suituici hoi a hluk.
The entrance room across the front of the temple was 30 feet wide and 30 feet high.
5 Kalenhnawn lae imrakhan teh hmaica hoi a tapang teh suikathoung hoi a hluk hnukkhu, samtuenaw, sumbawtaruinaw hoi a sak.
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 a meihawi nahanelah, talung aphu kaawm poung e a bet teh sui hai Parvaim ram e sui hoi a hluk.
They decorated the temple with very valuable stones. The gold that they used was from [the land of] Parvaim.
7 Im dawk e pangkheknaw khom, tapang, takhangnaw teh sui hoi a hluk. Tapang dawk cherubim mei a thuk.
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 Hahoi, hmuen kathoung poung a sak teh, im ayung hoi adangka reikâvan lah asaw dong 20, akaw dong 20 touh hoi a sak teh suituici talen 600 touh hoi a hluk.
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 A hetnae sum teh sui shekel 50 touh a pha. Imvan e naw hai sui hoi a hluk.
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 Hmuen kathoung poung dawk cherubim mei kahni touh a thuk teh sui hoi a hluk.
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 Cherubim e a ratheinaw teh dong 20 touh asaw. Cherubim e avanglae rathei dong 5 touh a pha teh cherubim kahni touh hoi a rathei hmo rekkâbet roi teh rathei avangvanglae ni tapang rek a kâbet.
[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 Cherubim buet touh e a rathei teh dong 5 touh a pha teh, tapang dawk rek a kâpha, a rathei avanglae buet touh hai dong 5 touh a pha teh, cherubim buet touh e rathei rek a kâbet.
13 Cherubim roi teh imthungkhu lah a kangvawi laihoi a kangdue. A rathei a kadai e dong 20 touh akaw.
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 Hni opaou, âthi hni, kamthim hni loukloukkaang hoi a kawng tangcoung e cherubim mei hoi sak e lukkarei pangaw e hai a sak.
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 Khom dong 35 touh kasawe kahni touh imhmalah a ung teh, khom dawnghmo dawk luhuem, dong 5 touh kasawe a kâmuk sak.
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 Lahuen dawk awi e patetlah sumbawtaruinaw a sak teh, khom dawnghmo dawk a hruek. Talepaw 100 touh a sak teh hote sumbawtarui dawk a pâthit.
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 Bawkim e hmalah khom, aranglah buet touh, avoilah buet touh a ung teh, aranglae teh Jakhin telah min a phung teh, avoilae teh Boaz telah min a phung.
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.
