Kronika 1 28
1 David yɔ Israel ƒe dɔdzikpɔlawo katã ƒo fu ɖe Yerusalem; Woawoe nye to vovovoawo ƒe tatɔwo, aʋafia siwo nɔ hatsotsoawo nu le fia la ƒe dɔ me, ame akpewo kple ame alafawo ƒe tatɔwo, dɔnunɔla siwo kpɔa fia la ƒe viŋutsuwo kple eƒe nunɔamesiwo kple lãhawo dzi, kpe ɖe fiasã la me dɔwɔlawo kple kalẽtɔwo kple aʋakalẽtɔwo ŋuti.
And David assembled all the chief men of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies, who waited on the king: and the captains over thousands, and over hundreds, and them who had the charge over the substance and possessions of the king, and his sons with the officers of the court, and the men of power, and all the bravest of the army at Jerusalem.
2 Fia David tsi tsitre ɖe ameawo ŋkume eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Miɖo tom, nɔvinye ŋutsuwo kple nye dukɔmetɔwo, meɖoe ɖe nye dzi me be matu xɔ si anye dzudzɔƒe na Yehowa ƒe nubablaɖaka la eye wòanye afɔɖodzinu na míaƒe Mawu la. Ale mewɔ ɖoɖo ɖe etutu ŋuti.
And the king rising up, and standing said: Hear me, my brethren and my people: I had a thought to have built a house, in which the ark of the Lord, and the footstool of our God might rest: and I prepared all things for the building.
3 Ke Mawu gblɔ nam be, ‘Menye wòe atu xɔ na nye ŋkɔ o elabena aʋawɔlae nènye eye nèkɔ ʋu ɖi.’
And God said to me: Thou shalt not build a house to my name: because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.
4 “Ke Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la tiam le fofonye ƒe ƒome blibo la me be, manye fia ɖe Israel dzi tegbee. Etia Yuda ƒe viwo eye wòtia fofonye ƒe ƒome tso wo dome. Nye nu nyo Yehowa ŋu eye wòna mezu fia ɖe Israel dukɔ blibo la nu.
But the Lord God of Israel chose me of all the house of my father, to be king over Israel for ever: for of Juda he chose the princes: and of the house of Juda, my father’s house: and among the sons of my father, it pleased him to choose me king over all Israel.
5 Yehowa na vi geɖewom eye wòtia Solomo tso vinyewo dome be wòanɔ tenyeƒe, anɔ Israel fiaɖuƒe la ƒe fiazikpui dzi.
And among my sons (for the Lord hath given me many sons) he hath chosen Solomon my son, to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
6 Egblɔ nam be, ‘Viwò, Solomo atu gbedoxɔ la elabena metiae abe vinye ene eye manye fofoa.
And he said to me: Solomon thy son shall build my house, and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be a father to him.
7 Ne egalé nye sewo kple ɖoɖowo me ɖe asi abe ale si wòlé wo me ɖe asi va se ɖe fifia ene la, mana eƒe fiaɖuƒe nanɔ anyi tegbetegbe.’
And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he continue to keep my commandments, and my judgments, as at this day.
8 “Eya ta le Israel, Yehowa ƒe asaɖa blibo la ŋkume kple míaƒe Mawu la ƒe tome la, mele nu xlɔ̃m mi be miawɔ ɖe ɖoɖo kple se siwo katã Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la de na mi la dzi be anyigba nyui sia nanye mia tɔ eye wòanye domenyinu na miaƒe viwo tso mavɔ me yi mavɔ me.
Now then before all the assembly of Israel, in the hearing of our God, keep ye, and seek all the commandments of the Lord our God: that you may possess the good land, and may leave it to your children after you for ever.
9 “Eye wò, vinye Solomo, dze si fofowòwo ƒe Mawu la eye nàsubɔe kple dzi faa kple wò susu blibo elabena Yehowa kpɔa dzi ɖe sia ɖe me eye wònyaa ame sia ame ƒe susu. Ne èdi Yehowa la, àkpɔe, ke ne ègbugbɔ le eyome la, atsɔ wò aƒu gbe tegbetegbe.
And thou my son Solomon, know the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart, and a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the thoughts of minds. If thou seek him, thou shalt find him: but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
10 Eya ta, kpɔ nyuie elabena wòe Yehowa tia be nàtu yeƒe gbedoxɔ si anye kɔkɔeƒe. Lé dzi ɖe ƒo eye nàwɔ nu si wòɖo na wò.”
Now therefore seeing the Lord hath chosen thee to build the house of the sanctuary, take courage, and do it.
11 Azɔ la, David tsɔ xɔ la kple eƒe xɔxɔnuwo, nudzraɖoƒewo, xɔtamexɔwo, xɔ emetɔwo, kɔkɔeƒe la kple amenuveveteƒe la ƒe tata na ƒe via Solomo.
And David gave to Solomon his son a description of the porch, and of the temple, and of the treasures, and of the upper floor, and of the inner chambers, and of the house for the mercy seat,
12 Etsɔ nu siwo katã gbɔgbɔ la de eƒe susu me be wòawɔ ɖe Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la ƒe xɔxɔnuwo, xɔ siwo katã ƒo xlãe na Mawu ƒe gbedoxɔ la ƒe nudzraɖoƒewo kple fia wɔnuteƒewo ƒe nudzraɖoƒe ƒe tatawo hã nɛ.
As also of all the courts, which he had in his thought, and of the chambers round about, for the treasures of the house of the Lord, and for the treasures of the consecrated things,
13 Ewɔ ɖoɖo tsɔ nɛ ku ɖe nunɔlawo kple Levitɔwo ƒe hatsotsowo ŋuti kple subɔsubɔdɔ siwo katã woawɔ le Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la me kple nu siwo katã ŋuti dɔ woawɔ le subɔsubɔdɔ me la me.
And of the divisions of the priests and of the Levites, for all the works of the house of the Lord, and for all the vessels of the service of the temple of the Lord.
14 Eda sika hena sikaŋudɔwɔnu vovovo siwo ŋu dɔ woawɔ le subɔsubɔ vovovoawo me eye wòda klosalo hã hena klosaloŋudɔwɔnu vovovo siwo ŋu dɔ woawɔ le subɔsubɔ vovovoawo me.
Gold by weight for every vessel for the ministry. And silver by weight according to the diversity of the vessels and uses.
15 Eda sika si ade na akaɖitiawo kple akaɖiawo wɔwɔ la nɛ. Egada klosalo si woatsɔ awɔ bosomikaɖitiwo kple akaɖigbɛawo ɖe ale si woawɔ ɖe sia ɖe ŋudɔe la nu.
He gave also gold for the golden candlesticks, and their lamps, according to the dimensions of every candlestick, and the lamps thereof. In like manner also he gave silver by weight for the silver candlesticks, and for their lamps according to the diversity of the dimensions of them.
16 Eda sika hena kplɔ̃wo wɔwɔ na Ŋkumeɖobolo ɖe sia ɖe eye wògada klosalo na klosalokplɔ̃wo hã.
He gave also gold for the tables of proposition, according to the diversity of the tables: in like manner also silver for other tables of silver.
17 Eda sika nyuitɔ na gaflowo, ʋuhlẽgbawo kple kpluwo wɔwɔ. Eda sika na sikagbawo wɔwɔ. Nenema kee wòda klosalo na klosalogbawo wɔwɔ.
For fleshhooks also, and bowls, and censers of fine gold, and for little lions of gold, according to the measure he gave by weight, for every lion. In like manner also for lions of silver he set aside a different weight of silver.
18 Hekpe ɖe esiawo ŋuti la, eda sika si ŋu wokɔ wòdza la na dzudzɔʋeʋĩdovɔsamlekpui la. Fia la tsɔ ɖoɖo siwo wòwɔ ɖe tasiaɖamwo ŋu la hã nɛ, esi nye sika Kerubi siwo keke woƒe aʋalãwo eye wodo vɔvɔlĩ ɖe Yehowa ƒe nubablaɖaka la dzi.
And for the altar of incense, he gave the purest gold: and to make the likeness of the chariot of the cherubims spreading their wings, and covering the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
19 David gblɔ na Solomo be, “Yehowa ƒe asie ŋlɔ ɖoɖo siawo katã nam.
All these things, said he, came to me written by the hand of the Lord that I might understand all the works of the pattern.
20 Sẽ ŋu eye nàlé dzi ɖe ƒo. Mègana dɔdeasi la ƒe akɔtitri nado ŋɔdzi na wò o elabena Yehowa, Mawu nye Mawu la li kpli wò eye magblẽ wò ɖi o. Akpɔ egbɔ be wowu Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la tutu nu nyuie.
And David said to Solomon his son: Act like a man, and take courage, and do: fear not, and be not dismayed: for the Lord my God will be with thee, and will not leave thee, nor forsake thee, till thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.
21 Nunɔlawo kple Levitɔwo ƒe hatsotso vovovoawo asubɔ le gbedoxɔ la me. Ame bubu siwo nya aɖaŋu vovovowo la atsɔ wo ɖokuiwo ana hena dɔwo wɔwɔ. Dumegãwo kple dukɔ blibo la aɖo to wò eye woanɔ wò kpɔkplɔ te.”
Behold the courses of the priests and the Levites, for every ministry of the house of the Lord, stand by thee, and are ready, and both the princes, and the people know how to execute all thy commandments.
