1 Chronicles 29

1 And he said David the king to all the assembly Solomon son my [whom] one he has chosen him God [is] a youth and weak and the work [is] great for not [is] for a human person the temple for for Yahweh God.

Then King David said to all the people who had gathered there, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen [to be the next king], is young and does not have much experience. This work [of building the temple] is great/important, because this glorious building will not be to [honor] people, but to honor Yahweh our God.

2 And according to all power my I have prepared for [the] house of God my the gold - for the gold and the silver for the silver and the bronze for the bronze the iron for the iron and the wood for the wood stones of onyx and settings stones of antimony and variegated color and every stone precious and stones of alabaster to abundance.

From all the things that I possess, I have provided [what will be needed] to [build] the temple of my God—the gold for the things to be made of gold, the silver for the things to be made of silver, bronze for the things to be made of bronze, iron for the things to be made of iron, wood for the things to be made of wood, and large amounts of onyx and turquoise and other valuable stones of various colors, and marble and all kinds of valuable stones.

3 And again because delight I in [the] house of God my there [belongs] to me treasure gold and silver I give for [the] house of God my upwards more than all [that] I have prepared for [the] house of the holiness.

In addition to all these things that I have given for the temple, I am giving treasures of gold and silver, because I very much desire that this holy temple for my God be built.

4 Three thousand talents of gold from [the] gold of Ophir and seven thousand talent[s] of silver purified to overlay [the] walls of the houses.

I am giving 110 tons of gold from Ophir and 260 tons of refined silver to cover the walls of the buildings,

5 the Gold for the gold and the silver for the silver and for every work by [the] hand of craftsmen and who? [is] making a contribution to fill own hand his this day to Yahweh.

for making the other items of gold and silver, and for the other work to be done by the craftsmen. So now, [I ask you], are there others willing to show [by contributing other gifts for the building of the temple] [EUP] that they have dedicated themselves to Yahweh?”

6 And they made a contribution [the] leaders of the fathers and [the] leaders of - [the] tribes of Israel and [the] commanders of the thousands and the hundreds and [the] leaders of [the] work of the king.

Then the leaders of the families/clans, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of 1,000 soldiers and the commanders of 100 soldiers, and the officials who supervised the work that the king wanted done, gave gifts (willingly/because they wanted to give them).

7 And they gave for [the] service of [the] house of God gold talents five thousand and darics ten thousand and silver talents ten thousand and bronze ten thousand and eight thousand talents and iron one hundred thousand talents.

For the work at the temple they gave 190 tons and (185 pounds/84 kg.) of gold, 375 tons of silver, 675 tons of bronze, and 3,750 tons of iron.

8 And the [one who] was found with him stones they gave [them] to [the] treasury of [the] house of Yahweh on [the] hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

And any people who owned valuable stones gave them to be put in the storeroom of the temple. Jehiel, a descendant of Gershon, was appointed to be in charge of them.

9 And they rejoiced the people because had made a contribution they for with a heart complete they had made a contribution to Yahweh and also David the king he rejoiced joy great.

The people were happy to see that their leaders wanted to give those things, because [they knew that] their leaders were happy and enthusiastic to give those things to Yahweh. And King David also was very happy.

10 And he blessed David Yahweh to [the] eyes of all the assembly and he said David [be] blessed you O Yahweh [the] God of Israel ancestor our from antiquity and until perpetuity.

Then, while all the people there were listening, David prayed, saying, “We praise you, Yahweh, the God whom our ancestor Jacob worshiped. We will praise you forever!

11 [belong] to You O Yahweh the greatness and the strength and the splendor and the eminence and the majesty for everything in the heavens and on the earth [belongs] to you O Yahweh the kingdom and the [one who] raises himself to all - to head.

You alone are great and powerful; only you are truly glorious and majestic and wonderful. [And that is true] because everything in heaven and on the earth is yours. You are the king of all the people in this world; you are the ruler of everything.

12 And wealth and honor [are] from before you and you [are] ruling over everything and [are] in hand your power and strength and [are] in hand your to make great and to make strong everyone.

Because you are very powerful [DOU], you are able to cause anyone to be great and strong.

13 And therefore O God our [are] giving thanks we to you and [are] praising [the] name of splendor your.

So now, our God, we thank you, and we praise you [MTY] for being very great.

14 And that who? [am] I and who? [is] people my that we will retain strength to make a contribution like this for [is] from you everything and from hand your we have given to you.

But my people and I are not really able to give anything to you, because everything [that we have] comes from you, and what we have given to you are only the things that we have received from you [MTY].

15 For [are] sojourners we before you and resident aliens like all ancestors our [are] like shadow - days our on the earth and there not [is] hope.

[In this land] we are like [MET] foreigners and strangers, like our ancestors were. Our time here on this earth is like [SIM] a shadow [that disappears quickly]; [we know that there is] nothing [that] can enable us [to escape dying].

16 O Yahweh God our all the abundance this which we have prepared to build for you a house for [the] name of holiness your [is] from hand your (it *Q(K)*) and [belongs] to you everything.

Yahweh our God, we have gathered all these things to use in building your [MTY] temple, but all of it really belongs to you, and you have given it to us [MTY].

17 And I know O God my that you [are] testing [the] heart and uprightness you are pleased with I in [the] uprightness of heart my I have made a contribution all these [things] and now people your who are found here I have seen with joy to make a contribution to you.

My God, I know that you test us people, and you are pleased if you find out that we do what is right. All these things I have given to you because I wanted to. And now I have seen that your people have also joyfully and generously given things to you.

18 O Yahweh [the] God of Abraham Isaac and Israel ancestors our keep! this for ever [the] inclination of [the] thoughts of [the] heart of people your and direct heart their to yourself.

Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob worshiped, I desire/hope that your people will continue to desire [to do things like this] forever, and that they will always be loyal to you.

19 And to Solomon son my give a heart complete to keep commandments your testimonies your and decrees your and to do everything and to build the temple which I have prepared.

And now, please enable my son Solomon to faithfully and sincerely [DOU] obey your commands and laws and decrees [DOU] and to do everything that is needed to build this beautiful building for which I have provided [all these things].”

20 And he said David to all the assembly bless please Yahweh God your and they blessed all the assembly Yahweh [the] God of ancestors their and they bowed low and they bowed down to Yahweh and to the king.

Then David said to all the people who were gathered there, “Praise Yahweh our God!” So they all praised Yahweh the God whom their ancestors ([also worshiped/belonged to]). They prostrated themselves on the ground in front of Yahweh and in front of the king.

21 And they sacrificed to Yahweh - sacrifices and they offered up burnt offerings to Yahweh to [the] next day of the day that young bulls one thousand rams one thousand lambs one thousand and drink offerings their and sacrifices to abundance for all Israel.

The next day the people offered sacrifices to Yahweh. They presented many animals to be completely burned [on the altar]: 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, 1,000 male sheep, plus offerings of wine, and many other sacrifices on behalf of all [the people of] Israel.

22 And they ate and they drank before Yahweh on the day that with joy great and they made king a second [time] Solomon [the] son of David and they anointed [him] to Yahweh to ruler and Zadok to priest.

On that day the people were joyful and ate and drank while Yahweh was watching. Then for the second time they declared that Solomon was now the king. While Yahweh was watching, they anointed him [with olive oil] to be the king, and they anointed Zadok to be the Supreme Priest.

23 And he sat Solomon on [the] throne of Yahweh - to king in place of David father his and he was successful and they listened to him all Israel.

So Solomon sat on the throne [because Yahweh wanted him to be] the king to succeed his father David. [During the following years] Solomon prospered, and all the Israeli people obeyed him.

24 And all the officials and the mighty [men] and also all [the] sons of the king David they gave a hand under Solomon the king.

King David’s other sons and all the officers and mighty warriors accepted Solomon as their king, and they solemnly promised to obey him.

25 And he made great Yahweh Solomon upwards to [the] eyes of all Israel and he put on him majesty of royalty which not it had been on any king before him over Israel.

Yahweh caused Solomon to be highly respected by all the Israeli people, and they honored him very much. No king of Israel was honored as much as Solomon was.

26 And David [the] son of Jesse he reigned over all Israel.

Jesse’s son David was the king who ruled all of Israel.

27 And the days which he reigned over Israel [were] forty year[s] in Hebron he reigned seven years and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three [years].

He ruled for 40 years: Seven years in Hebron [city] and 33 years in Jerusalem.

28 And he died in old age good satisfied of days wealth and honor and he reigned Solomon son his (in place of him. *LA(bh)*)

He became an old man who was very rich and greatly honored by all the people. Then he died, and his son Solomon became the king [of Israel].

29 And [the] matters of David the king former and latter there they [are] written on [the] words of Samuel the seer and on [the] words of Nathan the prophet and on [the] words of Gad the seer.

A record of all the things that King David did while he ruled, from the beginning to the end, was put on scrolls written by the prophets Samuel, Nathan, and Gad.

30 With all kingdom his and might his and the times which they passed over him and over Israel and over all [the] kingdoms of the lands.

They told about his powerful rule [HEN], and all the things that happened to him and to the people of Israel and in the nearby kingdoms [while he was ruling Israel].