1 Chronicles 22
1 Then David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar for Israel's burned offerings.
Ale David gblɔ be, “Yehowa Mawu ƒe aƒe la anɔ afi sia eye nenema kee anye vɔsamlekpui si dzi Israel asa vɔ le.”
2 And David gave orders to get together all the men from strange lands who were in the land of Israel; and he put stone-cutters to work, cutting stones for building the house of God.
Azɔ la, David na be amedzro siwo katã nɔ Israelnyigba dzi la nakpa kpe na gbedoxɔ la tutu.
3 And he got together a great store of iron, for the nails for the doors and for the joins; and brass, more in weight than might be measured;
Emegbe la, wotsɔ gayibɔ tu gatagbadzɛwo na ʋɔtruwo kple agbowo kple nulégawo. Wololo akɔbli wòsɔ gbɔ ale gbegbe be womate ŋu adae o.
4 And cedar-trees without number, for the Zidonians and the men of Tyre came with a great amount of cedar-trees for David.
Tirotɔwo kple Sidontɔwo tso sedati geɖewo vɛ na David.
5 And David said, Solomon my son is young and untested, and the house which is to be put up for the Lord is to be very great, a thing of wonder and glory through all countries; so I will make ready what is needed for it. So David got ready a great store of material before his death.
David gblɔ be, “Vinye Solomo nye ɖekakpui dzaa aɖe ko, evɔ ele be Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la nanye xɔ nyui, wɔnuku, xɔŋkɔ aɖe le xexe blibo la me eya ta made asi dzadzraɖowɔwɔ me na etutu tso fifia.” Ale David ƒo ƒu xɔtunuawo da ɖi hafi eƒe kuɣi ɖo.
6 Then he sent for his son Solomon, and gave him orders for the building of a house for the Lord, the God of Israel.
Azɔ la, egblɔ na ƒe via Solomo be wòatu gbedoxɔ la na Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la.
7 And David said to Solomon, My son, it was my desire to put up a house for the name of the Lord my God.
Egblɔ na Solomo be, “Vinye, medi be nye ŋutɔ matu gbedoxɔ la hafi,
8 But the word of the Lord came to me saying, You have taken lives without number and made great wars; I will not let you be the builder of a house for my name, because of the lives you have taken on the earth before my eyes.
ke Yehowa meɖe mɔ nam o. Egblɔ nam be, ‘Èwu ame geɖewo akpa le aʋa gãwo me. Èna anyigba biã le nye ŋkume eya ta menye wòe atu nye gbedoxɔ la o.
9 But you will have a son who will be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from wars on every side. His name will be Solomon, and in his time I will give Israel peace and quiet;
Ke mana nàdzi viŋutsu aɖe ame si anye ŋutifafame aɖe elabena mana ŋutifafa nanɔ eya kple futɔwo dome le dukɔ siwo ƒo xlã mi la me. Woayɔe be Solomo, si gɔmee nye, “Ŋutifafa” eye mana ŋutifafa kple dzidzeme Israel le eƒe fiaɖuɣi.
10 He will be the builder of a house for my name; he will be to me a son, and I will be to him a father; and I will make the seat of his rule over Israel certain for ever.
Eyae atu nye gbedoxɔ la, anɔ abe nye ŋutɔ vinye ene eye manye fofoa. Mana ƒe viawo kple viawo ƒe viwo naɖu fia to Israel ƒe dzidzimewo katã me!’
11 Now, my son, may the Lord be with you; and may you do well, and put up the house of the Lord your God, as he has said of you.
“Eya ta Yehowa nanɔ kpli wò eye wòana nuwo nadze edzi na wò esi nànɔ nu siwo wòɖo na wò la wɔm eye nànɔ Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la tum.
12 Only may the Lord give you wisdom, and knowledge of his orders for Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
Yehowa nana gɔmesese wò ale be nàlé eƒe sewo me ɖe asi ne eɖo wò fiae ɖe Israel dzi.
13 And all will go well for you, if you take care to keep the laws and the rules which the Lord gave to Moses for Israel: be strong and take heart; have no fear and do not be troubled.
“Eya ta ne èlé se kple ɖoɖo siwo wòna Israel to Mose dzi me ɖe asi la, nuwo adze edzi na wò. Wɔ kalẽ eye nàlé dzi ɖe ƒo; mègavɔ̃ o, ke boŋ nàtsɔ dzo ɖe wò dɔwo ŋu!
14 Now see, poor though I am, I have got ready for the house of the Lord a hundred thousand talents of gold and a million talents of silver; and a weight of brass and iron greater than may be measured; and wood and stone have I made ready, and you may put more to it.
“Metsɔ dzigbɔɖi blibo di sika ‘tɔn’ akpe etɔ̃ alafa ene blaatɔ̃, klosalo ‘tɔn’ akpe blaetɔ̃-vɔ-ene alafa atɔ̃ kple akɔbli kple gayibɔ kpekpeme gã aɖe hekpe ɖe ati kple kpe ŋu hena Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la tutu; mɔɖeɖe li be miadi nu siawo akpe wo faa.
15 And you have a great number of workmen, cutters and workers of stone and wood, and experts in every sort of work,
Gawu la, kpeɖolawo kple atikpalawo kple aɖaŋudɔwɔla vovovowo le asiwò.
16 In gold and silver and brass and iron more than may be numbered. Up! then, and to work; and may the Lord be with you.
Aɖaŋudɔwɔla siawo nya sika, klosalo, akɔbli kple gayibɔ ŋu dɔ wɔwɔ nyuie eya ta dze dɔ la gɔme eye Yehowa nanɔ kpli wo.”
17 Then David gave orders to all the chiefs of Israel to give their help to Solomon his son, saying,
Ale David ɖe gbe na Israel ƒe kplɔlawo katã be woakpe ɖe ye vi, Solomo ŋu le gbedoxɔ la tutu me.
18 Is not the Lord your God with you? and has he not given you rest on every side? for the Lord has given the people of the land into my hands, and the land is overcome before the Lord and before his people.
Egblɔ be, “Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la nanɔ kpli mi. Ena ŋutifafa ɖo miawo kple dukɔ siwo ƒo xlã mi la dome elabena Yehowa ƒe ŋkɔ mee meɖu wo dzi le hena eƒe amewo.
19 Now give your heart and soul to the worship of the Lord your God; and get to work on the building of the holy place of the Lord God, so that you may put the ark of the Lord's agreement and the holy vessels of God in the house which is to be made for the name of the Lord.
Azɔ la, midze agbagba le go ɖe sia ɖe me be, miaɖo to Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la eye miatsɔ nubablaɖaka la kple nu kɔkɔe bubu siwo ŋu dɔ wowɔna le subɔsubɔ me la va Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la me!”
