1 Kings 6
1 480 years after the Israeli people left Egypt, during the fourth year that Solomon ruled Israel, early in May, Solomon’s workers began to build the temple.
Katika mwaka wa 480 baada ya Waisraeli kutoka nchi ya Misri, katika mwaka wa nne wa utawala wa Solomoni katika Israeli, katika mwezi wa Zivu, ambao ndio mwezi wa pili, alianza kujenga Hekalu la Bwana.
2 Inside, [the main part of] the temple was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high.
Hekalu hilo Mfalme Solomoni alilojenga kwa ajili ya Bwana lilikuwa na urefu wa dhiraa sitini, upana wa dhiraa ishirini na kimo cha dhiraa thelathini kwenda juu.
3 The entrance room was 15 feet long and 30 feet wide, just as wide as the main part of the temple.
Baraza ya mbele ya Hekalu ilienea dhiraa ishirini kulingana na upana wa Hekalu na kujitokeza dhiraa kumi mbele ya Hekalu.
4 There were windows in [the walls of] the temple. The windows were narrower on the outside than on the inside.
Akatengeneza madirisha membamba yenye vidirisha vidogo vya juu katika Hekalu.
5 Against the two sides and against the back of the temple walls, they built a structure/building that had rooms in it. [This structure had three levels/stories and each was 7-1/2 feet high].
Akafanyiza vyumba vya pembeni kulizunguka Hekalu lote vikishikamana na kuta za Hekalu na za Patakatifu pa Patakatifu.
6 [Each room in] the lowest level/story was 7-1/2 feet wide. [Each room in] the middle level/story was nine feet wide. [The rooms in] the top level/story were 10-1/2 feet wide. The wall of the temple at the top level/story was thinner than the wall at the middle level/story, and the wall of the middle level/story was thinner than the wall at the bottom level/story. The result was that the rooms could be supported by the wall underneath them, and did not require wooden beams to support them.
Ghorofa ya chini kabisa ilikuwa na upana wa dhiraa tano, ya kati ilikuwa dhiraa sita na ya tatu ilikuwa dhiraa saba. Kuzunguka ukuta wa nje wa Hekalu akapunguza ukuta pande zote ili boriti zisishikane kwenye kuta za Hekalu.
7 The huge stones for [the foundation of] the temple were cut and shaped at the quarry [to become very smooth]. The result was that while the workers were building the temple there was no noise, because they did not use hammers or chisels or any other iron tools there.
Katika kujenga Hekalu, yalitumika tu mawe yaliyochongwa huko machimboni, wala hakuna nyundo, patasi au chombo kingine chochote cha chuma kilichosikika sauti yake katika eneo la ujenzi wa Hekalu wakati lilipokuwa likijengwa.
8 The entrance to the bottom level/story [of that attached structure] was on the south side of the temple. There were stairs from the bottom level/story to the middle and top level/story.
Ingilio la ghorofa ya chini kabisa lilikuwa upande wa kusini wa Hekalu, ngazi ilielekea ghorofa ya kati na kutokea hapo ilielekea hadi ghorofa ya tatu.
9 So Solomon’s [workers] finished building the [framework of the] temple. They made the ceiling from cedar beams and boards.
Basi Solomoni akajenga Hekalu na kulikamilisha, akiliweka paa za boriti na mbao za mierezi.
10 They built the structure that had three levels/stories, that was against the walls of the temple. Each level/story was 7-1/2 feet high, and was joined to the temple with cedar beams.
Mfalme Solomoni akajenga vyumba vya pembeni kuzunguka Hekalu lote. Kimo cha kila kimoja kilikuwa dhiraa tano. Navyo vilikuwa vimeunganishwa na Hekalu kwa boriti za mierezi.
11 Then Yahweh said this to Solomon:
Neno la Bwana likamjia Solomoni kusema:
12 “[I want to tell you] about this temple that you are building. If you continually obey all my statutes and laws and commands, I will do for you what I promised to your father David.
“Kwa habari ya Hekalu hili unalojenga, kama ukifuata amri zangu, ukatunza masharti yangu na kushika maagizo yangu yote na kuyatii, kwa kupitia wewe nitatimiza ahadi niliyomwahidi Daudi baba yako.
13 I will live among the Israeli people, [in this temple, ] and I will never abandon them.”
Nami nitakaa miongoni mwa Waisraeli, nami sitawaacha watu wangu Israeli.”
14 Solomon’s [workers] finished building the temple.
Basi Solomoni akajenga Hekalu na kulikamilisha.
15 On the inside, they lined/covered the walls with cedar boards. They lined/covered them from the floor to the ceiling. They made the floor from cypress boards.
Akazifunika kuta zake za ndani kwa mbao za mierezi, akizipigilia ukutani kuanzia sakafuni mwa Hekalu hadi kwenye dari na kufunika sakafu ya Hekalu kwa mbao za misunobari.
16 Inside the back part of the temple they built an inner room, called the Very Holy Place. It was 30 feet long. All the walls of this room were lined with cedar boards.
Akagawa dhiraa ishirini sehemu ya nyuma ya Hekalu kwa mbao za mierezi kuanzia kwenye sakafu hadi darini ili kufanya sehemu takatifu ya ndani, yaani Patakatifu pa Patakatifu.
17 In front of the Very Holy Place there was a room that was 60 feet long.
Ukumbi mkubwa uliokuwa mbele ya chumba hiki ndio ulikuwa na urefu wa dhiraa arobaini.
18 The cedar [boards on the walls] inside the temple were decorated with carvings of gourds and flowers. [The walls were] completely covered with cedar boards, with the result that the stones [of the walls behind them] could not be seen.
Hekalu ndani ilikuwa ya mierezi iliyonakshiwa mifano ya maboga na maua yaliyochanua. Kila kitu kilikuwa cha mwerezi, hakuna jiwe ambalo lilionekana.
19 At the back of the temple they made the Very Holy Place, where the Sacred Chest would be put.
Ndani ya Hekalu akatengeneza sehemu takatifu ya ndani, kwa ajili ya kuweka Sanduku la Agano la Bwana.
20 That room was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. They covered the walls with [very thin sheets of] pure gold. [For burning incense] they also made an altar of cedar [boards].
Sehemu takatifu ya ndani ilikuwa na upana, urefu na kimo cha dhiraa ishirini ndani kwa ndani. Akaifunika ndani kwa dhahabu safi, pia akaifunika madhabahu ya mierezi vivyo hivyo.
21 Solomon told them to cover the other walls inside the temple with [very thin sheets of] pure gold and to fasten gold chains across the entrance to the Very Holy Place.
Solomoni akaifunika sehemu ya ndani ya Hekalu kwa dhahabu safi, naye akaitandaza mikufu ya dhahabu kutoka upande moja hadi ule mwingine mbele ya Patakatifu pa Patakatifu, ambako palifunikwa kwa dhahabu.
22 They covered all the walls of the temple and the altar that was outside the Very Holy Place with [very thin sheets of] gold.
Basi akafunika sehemu yote ya ndani kwa dhahabu. Pia akafunika madhabahu yale yaliyokuwa ndani ya Patakatifu pa Patakatifu kwa dhahabu.
23 Inside the Very Holy Place, they made from olive tree wood [large statues of] two creatures with wings. Each one was 15 feet tall.
Katika Patakatifu pa Patakatifu akatengeneza makerubi wawili kwa mzeituni, kila moja likiwa na dhiraa kumi kwenda juu.
24 They each were the same size and had the same shape. They each had two wings [which were spread out]. Each wing was 7-1/2 feet long, with the result that the distance between the outer ends of the two wings was 15 feet.
Bawa moja la kerubi wa kwanza lilikuwa na urefu wa dhiraa tano na bawa jingine dhiraa tano, hivyo urefu kutoka ncha ya bawa moja hadi ncha ya bawa jingine ulikuwa dhiraa kumi.
Kerubi wa pili alikuwa na urefu wa dhiraa kumi pia, hivyo makerubi hao wawili walifanana kwa vipimo na kwa umbo.
Kimo cha kila kerubi kilikuwa dhiraa kumi.
27 They put those statues next to each other in the Very Holy Place so that the wing of the one touched the one wing of the other in the center of the room, and the outer wings touched the walls.
Aliwaweka makerubi hao ndani ya Patakatifu pa Patakatifu pa Hekalu, mabawa yake yakiwa yamekunjuliwa. Bawa la kerubi mmoja liligusa ukuta mmoja, wakati bawa la yule mwingine liligusa ukuta mwingine, nayo mabawa yao mengine yaligusana katikati ya chumba.
28 They covered the statues with [very thin sheets of] gold.
Akafunika wale makerubi kwa dhahabu.
29 [Solomon told them to] decorate the walls of the main room and the Very Holy Place by carving representations of winged creatures and palm trees and flowers.
Juu ya kuta zote zilizozunguka Hekalu, za vyumba vya ndani na vya nje, zilipambwa kwa nakshi zilizokatwa za makerubi, miti ya mitende na maua yaliyochanua.
30 They also covered the floor of both rooms with [very thin sheets of] gold.
Pia alifunika sakafu zote za vyumba vya ndani na vya nje vya Hekalu kwa dhahabu.
31 They made a set of doors from olive tree wood, and placed them at the entrance to the Very Holy Place. The doorposts joined at the top to form a pointed arch.
Kwa ingilio la Patakatifu pa Patakatifu akatengeneza milango ya mbao za mzeituni, zikiwa na miimo na vizingiti vyenye umbo la pembe tano.
32 The doors were decorated by carving on them representations of winged creatures, palm trees, and flowers. All of these things were covered with [very thin sheets of] gold.
Juu ya milango miwili ya mbao za mzeituni alinakshi makerubi, miti ya mitende pamoja na maua yaliyochanua na kufunika makerubi na miti ya mitende kwa dhahabu iliyofuliwa.
33 They made a rectangular door frame from olive tree wood, and put it [between the entrance room and] the main room.
Kwa njia iyo hiyo akatengeneza miimo yenye pande nne ya miti ya mizeituni, kwa ajili ya ingilio la ukumbi mkubwa.
34 They made two folding doors from cypress wood [and fastened them to the door frame].
Kulikuwa na milango miwili iliyoweza kukunjuka iliyotengenezwa kwa mbao za msunobari na kila mmoja ulikuwa na bawaba ambazo zingeuwezesha kujikunja kila kipande juu ya kingine.
35 The doors were also decorated with wood carvings of winged creatures, palm trees, and flowers, and they were also covered evenly with [very thin sheets of] gold.
Akanakshi makerubi, miti ya mitende na maua yaliyochanua juu yake na kufunika kwa dhahabu iliyonyooshwa vizuri juu ya michoro.
36 They built a courtyard in front of the temple. The walls around the courtyard were made of cedar and stone; to make the walls, between each layer of cedar beams they put down two layers of stone.
Tena akajenga ua wa ndani safu tatu za mawe yaliyochongwa na safu moja ya boriti za mierezi zilizorembwa.
37 They laid the foundation of the temple of Yahweh in early May, in the fourth year [that Solomon ruled].
Msingi wa Hekalu la Bwana uliwekwa katika mwaka wa nne, katika mwezi wa Zivu, ndio mwezi wa tano.
38 In the eleventh year [that he ruled], in the middle of October, they finished building the temple and all of its parts, doing exactly what Solomon told them to do. It required seven years to build it.
Katika mwaka wa kumi na moja, mwezi wa Buli, ndio mwezi wa nane, Hekalu lilikamilika katika hatua zake zote kwa kufuatana na maelekezo yake Solomoni. Alilijenga kwa miaka saba.
