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1 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.
And Hiram King of Tyrus sent his seruants vnto Salomon, (for he had heard, that they had anoynted him King in the roume of his father) because Hiram had euer loued Dauid.
2 Solomo hã ɖo du sia ɖe Hiram:
Also Salomon sent to Hiram, saying,
3 “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.”
Thou knowest that Dauid my father could not build an house vnto the Name of the Lord his God, for the warres which were about him on euery side, vntill the Lord had put them vnder the soles of his feete.
4 Fia Solomo yi edzi be, “Ke azɔ la, Yehowa, nye Mawu na ŋutifafa Israel le goawo katã me, dukɔ bubuwo meganye futɔwo nam o,
But now the Lord my God hath giuen me rest on euery side, so that there is neither aduersarie, nor euill to resist.
5 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.’
And beholde, I purpose to build an house vnto ye Name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake vnto Dauid my father, saying, Thy sonne, whom I wil set vpon thy throne for thee, he shall build an house vnto my Name.
6 “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!”
Now therefore commaund, that they hewe me cedar trees out of Lebanon, and my seruants shall be with thy seruants, and vnto thee will I giue the hire for thy seruants, according to all that thou shalt appoynt: for thou knowest that there are none among vs, that can hewe timber like vnto the Sidonians.
7 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.”
And when Hiram heard the wordes of Salomon, he reioyced greatly, and sayde, Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath giuen vnto Dauid a wise sonne ouer this mightie people.
8 Egblɔ ɖo ɖe Solomo be, “Mese wò nyawo eye mawɔ nu si nèbia. Mate ŋu ana sedati kple sesewuti siaa wò hena xɔa tutu.
And Hiram sent to Salomon, saying, I haue considered the things, for the which thou sentest vnto me, and will accomplish all thy desire, concerning the cedar trees and firre trees.
9 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.”
My seruants shall bring them downe from Lebanon to the sea: and I will conuey them by sea in raftes vnto the place that thou shalt shew me, and wil cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receiue them: nowe thou shalt doe mee a pleasure to minister foode for my familie.
10 Ale Hiram tsɔ sedati kple sesewuti ƒe agbɔsɔsɔ si Solomo ahiã la nɛ
So Hiram gaue Salomon cedar trees and firre trees, euen his full desire.
11 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.
And Salomon gaue Hiram twentie thousand measures of wheate for foode to his householde, and twentie measures of beaten oyle. Thus much gaue Salomon to Hiram yere by yere.
12 Ale Yehowa na nunya Solomo abe ale si wòdo ŋugbe nɛ ene. Hiram kple Solomo bla nu kple wo nɔewo hena ŋutifafa.
And the Lord gaue Salomon wisedome as he promised him. And there was peace betweene Hiram and Salomon, and they two made a couenant.
13 Solomo ƒo dɔwɔla akpe blaetɔ̃ nu ƒu tso Israelnyigba blibo la dzi.
And King Salomon raised a summe out of all Israel, and the summe was thirtie thousand men:
14 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.
Whome he sent to Lebanon, ten thousand a moneth by course: they were a moneth in Lebanon, and two moneths at home. And Adoniram was ouer the summe.
15 Dɔwɔla bubu akpe blaadre kple kpekpala akpe blaenyi hã nɔ Solomo si le tonyigba la dzi,
And Salomon had seuentie thousand that bare burdens, and fourescore thousand masons in the mountaine,
16 hekpe ɖe dɔdzikpɔla akpe etɔ̃ alafa etɔ̃ ŋu.
Besides the princes, whome Salomon appoynted ouer the worke, euen three thousande and three hundreth, which ruled the people that wrought in the worke.
17 Kpekpalawo ku kpe gãwo le kpekuƒewo eye wokpa wo wozu gbedoxɔ la ƒe gɔmeɖokpewo.
And the King commanded them, and they brought great stones and costly stones to make the foundation of the house, euen hewed stones.
18 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.
And Salomons workemen, and the workemen of Hiram, and the masons hewed and prepared timber and stones for the buylding of the house.

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