1 Kings 5
1 When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father, he sent ambassadors to Solomon because Hiram had always been David's friend.
Esi Tiro fia, Hiram se be wosi ami na Solomo heɖoe fiae ɖe fofoa, David teƒe la, eɖo eƒe ame dɔdɔwo ɖe Solomo elabena eya kple David wonye xɔlɔ̃ veviwo.
2 So Solomon sent this message back to Hiram,
Solomo hã ɖo du sia ɖe Hiram:
3 “As you know, my father David was not able to build a Temple to honor the Lord his God because of the wars fought against him from every direction, until the Lord had conquered his enemies.
“Ènya be le aʋa siwo futɔwo tso afi sia afi wɔ kple fofonye, David ta la, fofonye mete ŋu tu gbedoxɔ na Yehowa, eƒe Mawu ƒe ŋkɔ o, va se ɖe esime Yehowa tsɔ eƒe futɔwo de eƒe afɔ te.”
4 But now the Lord my God has given me peace all around—no enemies, no bad things happening.
Fia Solomo yi edzi be, “Ke azɔ la, Yehowa, nye Mawu na ŋutifafa Israel le goawo katã me, dukɔ bubuwo meganye futɔwo nam o,
5 So I plan to build a Temple to honor the Lord my God, as the Lord told my father David. He said to him, ‘Your son whom I will place on your throne to succeed you will build the Temple to honor me.’
eya ta mele ɖoɖo wɔm be matu gbedoxɔ na Yehowa, nye Mawu, abe ale si wòɖo na fofonye be nyee atui na ye ene. Yehowa gblɔ na fofonye be, ‘Viwò si matsɔ aɖo wò fiazikpui dzi lae atu gbedoxɔ nam.’
6 So please order some cedars of Lebanon to be cut down for me. My workers will assist your workers, and I will pay your workers at the rate that you decide, for you know that we don't have anyone who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.”
“Meɖe kuku na wò be nàkpe ɖe ŋunye le dɔ sia wɔwɔ me. Ɖo wò atitsolawo ɖe Lebanon towo dzi be woatso sedatiwo nam. Maɖo nye amewo ɖa woawɔ dɔ kple tɔwòwo. Maxe fe ɖe sia ɖe si nàbia la na wò amewo. Wò ŋutɔ ènya be ame aɖeke mele Israel si ate ŋu adze ati abe Sidontɔwo ene o!”
7 When Hiram heard Solomon's message, he was very happy and said, “Praise the Lord today, for he has given David a wise son to lead this great nation!”
Hiram kpɔ dzidzɔ le Solomo ƒe nya siawo ŋu. Egblɔ be, “Woakafu Yehowa be wòna vi nyanu aɖe David be wòaɖu fia ɖe Israel dukɔ gã la dzi.”
8 Hiram sent this reply to Solomon: “Thank you for your message. As for the cedar and cypress timber, I will do everything you want.
Egblɔ ɖo ɖe Solomo be, “Mese wò nyawo eye mawɔ nu si nèbia. Mate ŋu ana sedati kple sesewuti siaa wò hena xɔa tutu.
9 My workers will bring the logs down from Lebanon to the sea, and I will have them floated in rafts by sea to wherever you decide. I will have the rafts broken apart there, and you can take the logs away. In return I would like you to provide food for my household.”
Nye amewo atsɔ atiawo tso Lebanon towo dzi ava da ɖe domeƒu la nu. Woakpe wo ale be míada wo ɖe atsiaƒua dzi, woato ƒugo la ŋu ayi afi si nàhiã wo le. Ekema míakaka wo atsɔ wo na wò ɖekaɖekae. Fetu si nàxe lae nye be nàdi nuɖuɖu na nye amewo.”
10 So Hiram provided Solomon with as much cedar and cypress timber that he wanted,
Ale Hiram tsɔ sedati kple sesewuti ƒe agbɔsɔsɔ si Solomo ahiã la nɛ
11 Solomon gave Hiram 20,000 cors of wheat for food and 20,000 cors of olive oil for his household. Solomon provided this to Hiram every year.
eye abe fetu ene la, Solomo ɖoa lu dzidzenu akpe alafa ɖeka blaeve vɔ atɔ̃ kple ami galɔn blasiekɛ-vɔ-ade ɖe Hiram ƒe sia ƒe.
12 The Lord gave Solomon wisdom just as he had promised him. Hiram and Solomon had a good relationship and they made a peace treaty with each other.
Ale Yehowa na nunya Solomo abe ale si wòdo ŋugbe nɛ ene. Hiram kple Solomo bla nu kple wo nɔewo hena ŋutifafa.
13 King Solomon drafted a labor force of 30,000 from all of Israel.
Solomo ƒo dɔwɔla akpe blaetɔ̃ nu ƒu tso Israelnyigba blibo la dzi.
14 He sent them in shifts of 10,000 each month to Lebanon, so that they were one month in Lebanon and two months at home, Adoniram was in charge of the labor force.
Eɖoa ame akpe ewo ɖe Lebanon wonɔa afi ma ɣleti ɖeka ale ame sia ame nɔa Lebanon ɣleti ɖeka eye wònɔa aƒe ɣleti eve. Dɔwɔlawo dzikpɔlae nye Adoniram.
15 Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the hill country,
Dɔwɔla bubu akpe blaadre kple kpekpala akpe blaenyi hã nɔ Solomo si le tonyigba la dzi,
16 as well as 3,300 foremen he placed in charge of the workers.
hekpe ɖe dɔdzikpɔla akpe etɔ̃ alafa etɔ̃ ŋu.
17 Following the king's orders, they quarried large blocks of stone that were expensive to produce, and laid these dressed stones as the foundation for the Temple.
Kpekpalawo ku kpe gãwo le kpekuƒewo eye wokpa wo wozu gbedoxɔ la ƒe gɔmeɖokpewo.
18 So Solomon's and Hiram's builders, together with the Gebalites, cut the stone. They prepared the timber and stone to build the Temple.
Wogblẽ ga geɖe le dɔ sia wɔwɔ me. Amewo tso Gebal va kpe ɖe Solomo kple Hiram ƒe xɔtulawo ŋu le atidzedze kple kpekpakpa na gbedoxɔ la me.
