Fiawo 1 5
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 Tyre sent his servants to Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
2 Solomo hã ɖo du sia ɖe Hiram:
And Solomon 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 how that David my father could not build a house to the name of the LORD his God, for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.
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 given me rest on every side, [so that there is] neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
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 behold, I purpose to build a house to the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spoke to David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build a house to 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 command thou, that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and to thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that [there is] not among us any that is skilled in hewing timber like 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 it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed [be] the LORD this day, who hath given to David a wise son over this great 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 Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: [and] I will perform all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
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 servants shall bring [them] down from Lebanon to the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats to the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive [them]: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.
10 Ale Hiram tsɔ sedati kple sesewuti ƒe agbɔsɔsɔ si Solomo ahiã la nɛ
So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees [according to] all his 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 Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat [for] food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
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 gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
13 Solomo ƒo dɔwɔla akpe blaetɔ̃ nu ƒu tso Israelnyigba blibo la dzi.
And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty 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.
And he sent them to Lebanon ten thousand a month by courses; a month they were in Lebanon, [and] two months at home. And Adoniram [was] over the levy.
15 Dɔwɔla bubu akpe blaadre kple kpekpala akpe blaenyi hã nɔ Solomo si le tonyigba la dzi,
And Solomon had seventy thousand that bore burdens, and eighty thousand hewers in the mountains;
16 hekpe ɖe dɔdzikpɔla akpe etɔ̃ alafa etɔ̃ ŋu.
Besides the chief of Solomon's officers who [were] over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
17 Kpekpalawo ku kpe gãwo le kpekuƒewo eye wokpa wo wozu gbedoxɔ la ƒe gɔmeɖokpewo.
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, [and] hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
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 Solomon's builders, and Hiram's builders did hew [them], and the stone-squarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
