1 Kings 5
1 Hiram, the king of Tyre, also sent his servants to Solomon. For he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father. Now Hiram had been a friend to David the entire time.
Na Tirohene Huram yɛ ɔhene Dawid adamfo nokwafoɔ, enti ɛberɛ a ɔtee sɛ wɔasra Salomo ngo sɛ ɔhene sɛ ɔnni nʼagya Dawid adeɛ no, ɔsomaa nʼasomafoɔ kɔɔ Salomo nkyɛn, kɔmaa no tiri nkwa.
2 Then Solomon sent to Hiram, saying:
Salomo too saa nkra yi sɛ wɔmfa nkɔma Huram sɛ,
3 “You know the will of my father David, and that he was not able to build a house to the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars that were imminent all around him, until the Lord set them under the steps of his feet.
“Wo ara wonim sɛ mʼagya Dawid antumi ansi asɔredan anhyɛ Awurade ne Onyankopɔn din animuonyam, ɛsiane akokoakoko a ɔne aman a wɔatwa ne ho ahyia no diiɛ enti. Wantumi anyɛ kɔsii sɛ Awurade de nʼatamfoɔ hyɛɛ ne nan ase.
4 But now the Lord my God has given rest to me on all sides. And there is no adversary, nor occurrence of evil.
Nanso, seesei, Awurade, me Onyankopɔn ama me ahotɔ wɔ afa nyinaa, menni ɔtamfoɔ biara na biribiara rekɔ yie.
5 For this reason, I intend to build a temple to the name of the Lord my God, just as the Lord spoke to my father David, saying: ‘Your son, whom I will set in your place, upon your throne, he himself shall build a house to my name.’
Ne saa enti, mayɛ adwene sɛ mɛsi asɔredan ama Awurade, me Onyankopɔn sɛdeɛ Awurade ka kyerɛɛ mʼagya Dawid sɛ me na mɛyɛ no. ‘Wo ba a mede no bɛtena ahennwa so, asi wʼananmu no bɛsi asɔredan ahyɛ me din animuonyam.’
6 Therefore, order that your servants may cut down for me cedars from Lebanon. And let my servants be with your servants. Then I will give to you, for the wages of your servants, whatever you will ask. For you know that there is not a man among my people who knows how to cut wood as well as the Sidonians.”
“Ɛno enti, hyɛ ma wɔnkɔtwa ntweneduro a ɛfiri Lebanon mmrɛ me. Me mmarima ne wo mmarima bɛyɛ adwuma, na akatua biara a wobɛgye ama wɔn no, mɛtua. Wo ara wonim sɛ, obiara nkyɛn Sidonfoɔ wɔ nnuabuo mu.”
7 Therefore, when Hiram had heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly, and he said, “Blessed be the Lord God this day, who gave to David a very wise son over this numerous people!”
Ɛberɛ a Huram tee Salomo nkra no, nʼani sɔɔ yie kaa sɛ, “Ayɛyie nka Awurade ɛnnɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, wama Dawid ɔba nyansafoɔ sɛ ɔmmɛdi saa ɔman kɛseɛ Israel yi so.”
8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying: “I have heard the things that you would entrust to me. And I will do your whole will concerning the cedar trees and spruce trees.
Enti, Huram soma maa wɔde saa nkra yi kɔmaa Salomo sɛ, “Me nsa aka nkra a wode brɛɛ me no, na mɛyɛ wʼabisadeɛ a ɛfa nnua no ho no. Mɛtumi de ntweneduro nnua ne pepeaa nnua abrɛ wo.
9 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea. And I will arrange them together as rafts on the sea, as far as the place that you will indicate to me. And I will land them there, and you will take them. And you shall offer to me what is necessary to give food to my house.”
Mʼasomfoɔ de nnua no bɛfiri Lebanon mmepɔ so aba Po Kɛseɛ so, na wɔakyekyere abobɔ mu sɛ mpata. Afei wɔde bɛfa nsuo no ani de akɔ baabiara wobɛkyerɛ. Ɛno akyi yɛbɛsane mu, na yɛde nnua no abrɛ wo. Wode aduane a me fiefoɔ bɛdi bɛtua me ka.”
10 And so, Hiram gave to Solomon cedar trees and spruce trees, in accord with his whole will.
Enti, Huram maa Salomo ntweneduro ne pepeaa nnua sɛdeɛ ɔpɛ.
11 Then Solomon offered to Hiram twenty thousand cor of wheat, as food for his house, and twenty cor of the purest oil. These things Solomon gave as a tribute to Hiram every year.
Na Salomo maa Huram atokoɔ afeduane akatua tɔno 3,600 de maa ne fidua ne ngo kronkron galɔn 120,000.
12 And the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon, just as he said to him. And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two struck a pact.
Na Awurade maa Salomo nyansa a emu dɔ, sɛdeɛ ɔhyɛɛ no bɔ no. Na Huram ne Salomo yɛɛ asomdwoeɛ apam.
13 And king Solomon chose workers from all of Israel, and the conscription was of thirty thousand men.
Na ɔhene Salomo twerɛɛ adwumayɛfoɔ ɔpeduasa a wɔfiri Israel nyinaa din.
14 And he sent them into Lebanon, ten thousand each month, in turns, so that for two months they were in their own houses. And Adoniram was over this type of conscription.
Ɔsomaa wɔn akuakuo kɔɔ Lebanon, bosome biara mu, nnipa ɔpedu kɔ, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, ɔbarima baako biara bɛdi bosome baako wɔ Lebanon, na wadi abosome mmienu wɔ efie. Adoniram na na ɔhwɛ saa adwumayɛfoɔ yi so.
15 And Solomon had seventy thousand of those who were carrying burdens, and eighty thousand of those who cut stones from the mountain,
Salomo nso faa nnesoasoafoɔ ɔpeduɔson; faa abopaefoɔ ɔpeduɔwɔtwe firii bepɔ asase no so
16 aside from the commanders who were over each work, in number three thousand and three hundred, who gave orders to the people and to those who were doing the work.
ne wɔn so sohwɛfoɔ mpem ahasa ne ahansia a, wɔbɛhwɛ adwuma no so.
17 And the king ordered them to bring great stones, precious stones, for the foundation of the temple, and to square them.
Ɔhene no hyɛeɛ ma abotwafoɔ no paeeɛ, twaa aboɔdenboɔ no, yiyii ho sɛdeɛ wɔde bɛhyɛ Asɔredan no fapem.
18 And these were shaped by the stoneworkers of Solomon and the stoneworkers of Hiram. And the men of Gebal also prepared the wood and the stones in order to build the house.
Mmarima a wɔfiri Gebal kuropɔn mu boaa Salomo ne Huram adansifoɔ no, ma wɔsiesiee nnua ne aboɔ no maa Asɔredan no sie.
