2 Chronicles 6
1 Then spake Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Tete Solomo gblɔ be, “Yehowa gblɔ be yeanɔ lilikpo do viviti aɖe me;
2 But I have built thee an house of habitation, and a place for thee to dwell in for ever.
metu gbedoxɔ gã nyui aɖe na wò, afi si nànɔ tegbee.”
3 And the king turned his face, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.
Tete Fia Solomo trɔ ɖe Israel ƒe ameha la gbɔ, ameawo tsi tsitre be yewoaxɔ eƒe yayra eye wòyra wo hegblɔ na wo bena,
4 And he said, Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hands fulfilled it, saying,
“Woakafu Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu, si tsɔ eƒe nu gblɔ nya na fofonye David eye wòwɔ ŋugbe si wòdo nɛ la dzi azɔ. Mawu gblɔ na David bena,
5 Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be prince over my people Israel:
‘Tso gbe si gbe mekplɔ nye amewo tso Egipte la, nyemetia du aɖeke le Israel ƒe toawo dometɔ aɖeke me be, woatu gbedoxɔ ne nye ŋkɔ nanɔ afi ma o eye nyemetia ame aɖeke be wòanye kplɔla na nye dukɔ, Israel o.
6 but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
Ke azɔ la, metia Yerusalem, be nye ŋkɔ nanɔ afi ma eye azɔ la metia David be wòanɔ nye dukɔ, Israel nu.’”
7 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
“Ame siae nye fofonye, Fia David. Edi be yeatu gbedoxɔ aɖe na Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu ƒe ŋkɔ.
8 But the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart:
Ke Yehowa gblɔ na fofonye, David be, ‘Esi nèɖoe ɖe wò dzi me be yeatu gbedoxɔ na nye ŋkɔ la, èwɔe nyuie be nèɖoe ɖe wò dzi me.
9 nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
Ke menye wòe nye ame si atu gbedoxɔ la o, ke viwò, ame si nye wò ŋutɔ wò ŋutilã kple ʋu; eyae nye ame si atu gbedoxɔ la na nye ŋkɔ.’
10 And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
“Azɔ la, Yehowa wɔ nu si ŋugbe wòdo elabena mezu fia ɖe fofonye teƒe eye metu gbedoxɔ la na Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la ƒe ŋkɔ.
11 And there have I set the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with the children of Israel.
Metsɔ nubablaɖaka la da ɖe eme eye Nubabla si le Yehowa kple eƒe amewo, Israelviwo dome la, le nubablaɖaka la me.”
12 And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:
Tete Solomo tsi tsitre ɖe Yehowa ƒe vɔsamlekpui la ŋgɔ le Israel ƒe ameha blibo la ŋkume eye wòke eƒe abɔwo me do ɖe dziƒo.
13 (for Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court; and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven: )
Azɔ la ewɔ teƒe kɔkɔ aɖe kple akɔbli; edidi mita eve kple afã, keke mita eve kple afã eye wòkɔ mita ɖeka kple afã. Etsɔe da ɖe xɔxɔnu egodotɔ titina. Etsi tsitre ɖe kɔkɔƒe la dzi, dze klo le Israel ƒe ameha blibo la ŋkume eye wòke eƒe abɔwo me do ɖe dziƒo.
14 and he said, O LORD, the God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in the heaven, or in the earth; who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants, that walk before thee with all their heart:
Edo gbe ɖa bena, “Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu, Mawu aɖeke meɖi wò, le dziƒo afi ma alo anyigba dzi afi sia o, wò ame si léa wò lɔlɔ̃ ƒe nubabla me ɖe asi kple wò subɔla siwo zɔna ɖe wò mɔwo nu kple dzi blibo.
15 who hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou didst promise him: yea, thou spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.
Egbe la, èwɔ ŋugbe si nèdo na fofonye, David ame si nye wò subɔla la, dzi. Ètsɔ wò nu do ŋugbee eye nètsɔ wò asi wɔ edzi abe ale si wòle egbe ene.
16 Now therefore, O LORD, the God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; if only thy children take heed to their way, to walk in my law as thou hast walked before me.
“Azɔ la, Oo Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu, wɔ ŋugbe bubu si nèdo nɛ be, ‘Wò dzidzimeviwo aɖu fia ɖe Israel dzi tegbetegbe ne woawɔ nye sewo dzi abe ale si nèwɔ ene,’ la dzi.
17 Now therefore, O LORD, the God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David.
Ke azɔ la, Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu, wɔ ŋugbedodo si nèwɔ na wò dɔla David la hã dzi.
18 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have builded!
“Ke, ɖe Mawu anya nɔ anyigba dzi kple amewoa? Kpɔ ɖa, dziƒo kple dziƒowo ƒe dziƒo gɔ̃ hã melolo na wò o, ekema nu kae nye gbedoxɔ sia si metu?
19 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee:
Ke, ɖo to wò dɔla ƒe gbedodoɖa kple eƒe kokoƒoƒo na nublanuikpɔkpɔ, O Yehowa, nye Mawu. Se wò dɔla ƒe ɣlidodo kple gbe si wòle dodom ɖa na wò.
20 that thine eyes may be open toward this house day and night, even toward the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall pray toward this place.
Na wò ŋkuwo nanɔ gbedoxɔ sia ŋu zã kple keli, teƒe si ŋu nègblɔ le be wò ŋkɔ anɔ afi ma ale be nàse wò subɔla ƒe gbe si wòado ɖa ɖo ɖe teƒe sia.
21 And hearken thou to the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: yea, hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive.
Ɖo to wò subɔla kple Israelviwo ƒe kukuɖeɖe ne wodze ŋgɔ afi sia eye wodo gbe ɖa na wò. Ẽ, se woƒe gbedodoɖa le dziƒo si nye wò nɔƒe eye ne èsee la, ekema nàtsɔ nu vɔ̃wo ake.
22 If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he come [and] swear before thine altar in this house:
“Ne ame aɖe wɔ nu vɔ̃ eye wobia tso esi be wòava aka atam le wò vɔsamlekpui sia ŋgɔ be yemewɔ nu vɔ̃ la o la,
23 then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, requiting the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
ekema, se eƒe gbe le dziƒo, nàtso afia na ame si tɔ dzɔ, nàbu fɔ agɔdzela la eye nàna eƒe fɔɖiɖi nava eƒe ta dzi. Wɔ na ame si tɔ dzɔ la ɖe eƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye nu.
24 And if thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; and shall turn again and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house:
“Ne futɔwo ɖu wò dukɔ, Israel dzi elabena wowɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe ŋutiwò, ne wotrɔ va gbɔwò eye woʋu wò ŋkɔ me, ne wodo gbe ɖa na wò le gbedoxɔ sia me la,
25 then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers.
ekema se woƒe gbe tso dziƒo eye nàtsɔ wò dukɔ, Israel ƒe nu vɔ̃ akee eye nàgbugbɔ wo ava anyigba si nèna wo fofowo la dzi.
26 When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them:
“Ne dziƒowo nu tu eye tsi mele dzadzam o elabena wò amewo wɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe ŋutiwò, ne wodo gbe ɖa ɖo ɖe teƒe sia, ʋu wò ŋkɔ me eye woɖe asi le woƒe nu vɔ̃ ŋu elabena èwɔ fu wo la,
27 then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou teachest them the good way wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.
ekema see le dziƒo eye nàtsɔ wò dɔla siwo nye wò dukɔ Israelviwo la ƒe nu vɔ̃wo ake wo. Fia agbemɔ nyuitɔ wo eye nàdɔ tsidzadza ɖe anyigba si nètsɔ na wò dukɔ be wòanye eƒe domenyinu la dzi.
28 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting or mildew, locust or caterpiller; if their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague or whatsoever sickness there be;
“Ne dɔ to alo dɔvɔ̃ va anyigba dzi, ne bli hlɔ̃ alo dze heteku, ne ʋetsuviwo alo ʋetrawo va anyigba la dzi alo ne futɔwo va ɖe to ɖe wo le woƒe duwo dometɔ aɖe me, dzɔgbevɔ̃e alo dɔléle ɖe sia ɖe si ava la,
29 what prayer and supplication soever be made by any man or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man his own plague and his own sorrow, and shall spread forth his hands toward this house:
ne wò dukɔ, Israel do gbe ɖa alo ƒo koko eye wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe nya eƒe hiãkame kple vevesesewo eye woke woƒe abɔwo me ɖo ɖe gbedoxɔ sia gbɔ la,
30 then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of the children of men; )
ekema se woƒe gbedodoɖa tso dziƒo, wò nɔƒe, tsɔ woƒe nu vɔ̃wo ke wo eye nàwɔ na ame sia ame ɖe eƒe nuwɔna nu (elabena wò koe nya amewo ƒe dzi me),
31 that they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
ale be woavɔ̃ wò eye woazɔ le wò mɔwo dzi le woƒe agbemeŋkekewo katã me le anyigba si nèna mía fofowo la dzi.
32 Moreover concerning the stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, when he shall come from a far country for thy great name’s sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; when they shall come and pay toward this house:
“Amedzro, ame siwo metso wò dukɔ, Israel me o, ke wotso didiƒenyigba aɖe dzi le wò ŋkɔ gã, wò asi sesẽ kple wò abɔ si nèdo ɖe dzi ta, eye wodo gbe ɖa le gbedoxɔ sia gbɔ la,
33 then hear thou from heaven, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all the peoples of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built, is called by thy name.
ekema se woƒe gbedodoɖa le dziƒo, wò nɔƒe la eye nàwɔ nu si wobia wò la na wo. Ekema anyigbadzitɔwo katã anya nu tso wò ŋkɔxɔxɔ ŋu eye woavɔ̃ wò abe ale si wò ŋutɔ wò Israelviwo vɔ̃a wòe ene, ale woawo hã anya be gbedoxɔ sia, si metu na wò la nye tɔwò nyateƒe.
34 If thy people go out to battle against their enemies, by whatsoever way thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:
“Ne wò amewo yi aʋa wɔ ge kple woƒe futɔwo le wò gbeɖeɖe nu eye wodo gbe ɖa ɖo ɖe du sia, Yerusalem, esi nètia kple gbedoxɔ sia, si metu na wò gbɔ la,
35 then hear thou from heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
ekema se woƒe gbedodoɖa kple kokoƒoƒo le dziƒo eye nàxɔ na wo.
36 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not, ) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive unto a land far off or near;
“Ne wowɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe ŋuwò, abe ale si amegbetɔ ɖe sia ɖe wɔa nu vɔ̃e ene eye nèdo dɔmedzoe ɖe wo ŋu hena woƒe futɔwo ɖu wo dzi, woɖe aboyo wo yi dzronyigba aɖe dzi, kpuiƒe alo didiƒe aɖe
37 yet if they shall bethink themselves, in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done perversely, and have dealt wickedly;
eye ne wotrɔ susu le anyigba si dzi woɖe aboyo wo yi, wotrɔ dzime eye woƒo koko na wò le aboyonyigba dzi hegblɔ be, ‘Míewɔ nu vɔ̃, míeda vo eye míewɔ nu ŋutasẽtɔe’ la,
38 if they return unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captive, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:
ekema ne wotrɔ va gbɔwò kple woƒe dzi blibo kple luʋɔ blibo le anyigba si dzi wole aboyome le eye wodo gbe ɖa ɖo ɖe anyigba si nètsɔ na wo fofowo kple du si nètia kple gbedoxɔ si metu na wò ŋkɔ la gbɔ la,
39 then hear thou from heaven, even from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause; and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee.
ekema se woƒe gbedodoɖa tso dziƒo, wò nɔƒe, kpe ɖe wo ŋu eye nàtsɔ wò ame siwo wɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe ŋuwò la ƒe nu vɔ̃wo ake wo.
40 Now, O my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent, unto the prayer that is made in this place.
“Ẽ, nye Mawu, na wò ŋkuwo nanɔ ʋuʋu eye nàlé to ɖe gbe siwo katã woado ɖa na wò le teƒe sia la ŋu.
41 Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.
“Azɔ la, Yehowa Mawu, tso eye nàge ɖe wò gbɔɖemeƒe sia,
42 O LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.
Oo Yehowa, mègagblem ɖi o eye mègatrɔ wò mo ɖa tso nye,
