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1 Solomo tu fiasã na eɖokui; fiasã la tutu xɔ ƒe wuietɔ̃.
They also built a palace for Solomon, but it required 13 years to build it.
2 Woyɔa fiasã la ƒe xɔ ɖeka be, “Lebanon ƒe Avexɔ.” Elolo ŋutɔ, edidi mita blaene-vɔ-ade, keke mita blaeve-vɔ-etɔ̃ eye wòkɔ mita wuietɔ̃ kple afã. Sedati ƒe daɖedzi gãwo nɔ sedati ƒe sɔti siwo wotu ɖe agbaka ene me la dzi.
One of the buildings they constructed was [a] large [ceremonial hall]. It was called the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. It was supported/held up by four rows of pillars of [wood from] cedar [trees]. There were 15 pillars in each row. There were cedar beams across each row.
3 Wogbae kple sedati ɖe daɖedziawo tame. Daɖedziawo nɔ sɔti blaene-vɔ-atɔ̃awo dzi. Sɔti wuiatɔ̃ nɔ agbaka etɔ̃ dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe me.
[To support the roof] there were cedar beams that connected the rows of pillars.
4 Eɖe fesreawo ɖe kɔkɔƒe; fesre etɔ̃ nɔ axa ɖeka, etɔ̃ hã nɔ axa bubu eye wodze ŋgɔ wo nɔewo.
On each of the two side walls there were three rows of windows.
5 Ʋɔtrutiawo ƒe kekeme kple didime siaa sɔ, nenema kee fesretiwo tɔ hã sɔe. Wonɔ agbaka etɔ̃ me eye wodze ŋgɔ wo nɔewo.
All the windows and doorways had rectangular frames. The windows along the long wall on one side faced the windows on the other side.
6 Woyɔ xɔ bubu be Sɔtiwo Ƒe Xɔ. Edidi mita blaadre-vɔ-etɔ̃ eye wòkeke mita wuietɔ̃ kple afã. Akpata aɖe nɔ ŋgɔ na xɔ sia. Wogba akpata sia ɖe sɔtiwo dzi.
They also built another building called the Hall of Pillars. It was 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. It had a covered porch [whose roof was] supported by pillars.
7 Fiazikpuixɔ alo Ʋɔnudrɔ̃xɔ hã nɔ anyi, afi si Fia Solomo drɔ̃a ʋɔnu le. Efa sedaʋuƒowo ɖe gliawo ŋu tso anyigba ɖatɔ daɖedziawo.
Then they made a building called the Hall of the Throne. It was also called the Hall of Judgment. That was where Solomon decided/judged concerning people’s disputes. The walls were covered with cedar boards, from the floor to the rafters.
8 Fia Solomo tu eya ŋutɔ ƒe nɔƒe ɖe xɔ sia megbe. Efa sedaʋuƒowo ɖe gliawo ŋu eye wòtu akpata aɖe ƒo xlãe. Egatu xɔ sia tɔgbi tututu ɖe fiasã la me na Fia Farao ƒe vinyɔnu, ame si nye srɔ̃awo dometɔ ɖeka.
In the courtyard behind the Hall of Judgment they built a house for Solomon to live in that was made like the other buildings. They also built the same kind of house for his wife, who was the daughter of the king of Egypt.
9 Woɖo gli siawo katã tso gota va se ɖe xɔxɔnu gã la eye tso gɔmeɖokpe dzi va se ɖe kpe siwo wotsɔ ƒo xɔtae la dzi. Kpe siawo nye kpe xɔasi siwo wokpa kple laxalaxa eye wozrɔ̃ wo ŋkume kple wo godo siaa.
All of those buildings and the walls around the palace courtyard were made from costly blocks of stone, from the foundations up to the eaves. The stones were cut [at the quarry], according to the sizes that were needed, and the sides of the stones were shaped by cutting/smoothing them with saws.
10 Woɖo xɔ la ƒe gɔmeɖokpewo kple kpe xɔasi gãwo eye ɖewo ƒe didime anɔ mita ene kple afã eye ɖewo hã etɔ̃ kple afã.
The foundations were also made from huge blocks of stone [that were prepared at the quarry]. Some of them were twelve feet long and some were fifteen feet long.
11 Woɖo gliawo ƒe dziƒogbɔ kple kpe xɔasi siwo wokpa ɖe dzidzeme nyuitɔ nu eye wotsɔ sedatiwo da ɖe wo dzi.
On top of the foundation stones were other blocks of stone that were cut according to the sizes they needed, and cedar beams.
12 Wotsɔ kpe siwo woɖo atsyɔ̃ na la ɖo gli kpui aɖe ƒo xlã xɔxɔnu gãtɔ la eye le gli kpui la tame la, wotsɔ sedati si ŋuti woƒlɔ wòzrɔ̃ nyuie la ɖo ɖe etame abe ale si wowɔe le Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ ƒe xɔxɔnu emetɔ kple eƒe akpata me la ene.
The palace courtyard, the inner courtyard in front of the temple, and the entrance room of the temple had walls made by putting down three layers of cut stones between each layer of cedar beams.
13 Azɔ Fia Solomo ɖo du ɖe ŋutsu aɖe si ŋkɔe nye Huram la tso Tiro be wòava.
There was a man who lived in Tyre [city] whose name was Huram. He knew how to make very nice things from bronze. His father had also lived in Tyre and had also been very skilled at making things from bronze, but Huram’s father was no longer living. His mother was from the tribe of Naphtali. Huram was very wise and intelligent and was very skilled at making things from bronze. Solomon invited him to come [to Jerusalem and supervise] all the work of making things from bronze, and Huram agreed.
14 Huram nye Yuda nyɔnu aɖe si tso Naftali ƒomea me eye wònye ahosi aɖe ƒe vi. Fofoa nye akɔblinutula tso Tiro, ale aɖaŋu, nugɔmesese kple nunya geɖe le tagbɔ nɛ eye wònya akɔbliɖaŋu vovovowo wɔwɔ. Eva Fia Solomo gbɔ eye wòwɔ dɔ siwo katã wode asi nɛ.
15 Hiram tsɔ akɔbli tu sɔti eve siwo me do le, ɖe sia ɖe kɔ mita enyi kple nu sue aɖe.
He made two bronze pillars. Each one was 27 feet tall and 18 feet around. Each was hollow, and the walls of the pillars were 3 in./7.4 cm. thick.
16 Ewɔ tameɖonu eve kple akɔbli be woatsɔ aɖo sɔtiawo dzi. Tameɖonu ɖe sia ɖe kɔ mita eve kple afã.
He also made two bronze caps to be put on top of the pillars. Each cap was 7-1/2 feet tall.
17 Ewɔ gaɖɔwo kple kɔsɔkɔsɔ adreadre da ɖe sɔtiawo tame.
Then he made bronze wreaths of chains to decorate the top part of each pillar.
18 Ewɔ seƒoƒowo ɖe fli eve me, woƒo xlã gaɖɔ ɖe sia ɖe be woaɖo atsyɔ̃ na tameɖonuawo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe.
He also made bronze [figures that resembled] pomegranates. He put two rows of pomegranates over the top parts of each pillar.
19 Wowɔ tameɖonu na sɔti siwo le akpata la me la ɖe dzogbenya ƒe nɔnɔme me, ɖe sia ɖe kɔ mita eve.
The top part over each pillar was shaped like a lily. Each [lily leaf] was six feet tall.
20 Wota seƒoƒo alafa eve ɖe agbaka eve me ƒo xlã tameɖonu siwo le sɔtiawo tame la dzi.
These top parts were placed on a bowl-shaped section around which was draped the wreaths of chains. He made 200 [figures that represented] pomegranates and put them in two rows around the top/head of each pillar.
21 Hiram da sɔti eve siawo ɖe gbedoxɔ la ƒe mɔnu. Esi le dziehe gome la ŋkɔe nye Yakin eye esi le anyiehe gome ŋkɔe nye Boaz.
His [helpers] set up the pillars in front of the entrance of the temple. The pillar on the south side was named Jakin, and the pillar on the north side was named Boaz.
22 Wotsɔ tameɖonu siwo wowɔ ɖe dzogbenya ƒe nɔnɔme me la da ɖe sɔtiawo tame, ale wowu sɔtiawo ŋuti dɔwo nu.
The bronze top parts that were shaped like lilies were placed on top of the pillars. So Huram and his helpers finished making the bronze pillars.
23 Emegbe la, Etsɔ gayibɔ wɔ gazɔ si le nogoo, eƒe ta ƒe kekeme anɔ mita eve kple afã kpe ɖo, gazɔ la ƒe kɔkɔme anɔ mita ɖeka kple afã. Ne wodzidze zɔ la ƒe kekeme blibo la, anɔ mita wuietɔ̃ kple afã.
Huram also constructed a very large round bronze tank that was made of metal and cast [in a clay mold]. It was 7-1/2 ft./2.3 meters high, 30 feet/9 meters across/wide, and 45 feet/13.5 meters around it.
24 Le zɔ la te lɔƒo la, wowɔ go siwo dome nɔ sentimita ene alo eve eye wonɔ agbaka eve me. Wololõ akɔbli wɔ wo kpe ɖe gazɔ la ŋu.
Around the outer edge of the rim of the tank were two rows of gourds that were made of bronze. [But] the gourds [were not cast separately; they] were cast in the same mold as the rest of the tank. For each foot of length around the rim of the tank there were six [figures of] gourds.
25 Wotsɔ zɔ la da ɖe nyitsu wuieve dzi. Etɔ̃ dze ŋgɔ anyiehe, etɔ̃ dze ŋgɔ ɣetoɖoƒe, etɔ̃ dze ŋgɔ dziehe eye etɔ̃ dze ŋgɔ ɣedzeƒe. Wotsɔ zɔ la da ɖe wo tame eye zɔ la ƒe afɔwo le woƒe titina.
Huram [also cast] twelve [bronze statues of] oxen. He placed them to face outward. He placed three of them to face north, three to face west, three to face south, and three to face east. His helpers put the bronze tank on the backs of [the statues of] the oxen.
26 Zɔ la tri sentimita enyi, eƒe to le abe tsinokplu tɔ ene eye wowɔe abe ale si dzogbenya ƒe seƒoƒo le ene. Exɔa tsi kilolita blaene-vɔ-ene.
The sides [of the tank] were 3 in./8 cm. thick. The rim was like the rim of a cup. It [curved outward, ] like the petals of a lily. [When the tank was full, ] it held about 10,000 gallons [of water].
27 Etsɔ akɔbli wɔ nunɔdzi ewo, tasiaɖam ƒe afɔwo nɔ ɖe sia ɖe te. Nunɔdzi ɖe sia ɖe ƒe didime kple kekeme nye mita eve eye wòkɔ mita ɖeka kple afã.
Huram also made ten bronze carts. Each was six feet long and six feet wide and 4-1/2 feet tall.
28 Wowɔ wo kple akɔbli gbadza siwo woda ɖe akɔblitiwo dzi.
[On the sides of the carts] there were panels which were set in frames.
29 Wota dzatawo, nyitsuwo kple Kerubiwo ɖe akɔbli gbadzawo dzi. Wota seƒoƒotsihewo ɖe gatiawo dzi le dzataawo kple nyitsuawo tame kple wo te siaa.
On those panels were [bronze figures of] lions, bulls, and winged creatures. Below and above the lions and bulls there were decorations of bronze wreaths.
30 Hiram tsɔ akɔbli wɔ tasiaɖamfɔ ene kple woƒe troƒewo ɖe nunɔdzi ɖe sia ɖe te. Zɔawo nɔ dzogoe eneawo dzi eye wodze ŋgɔ wo nɔewo.
Each cart had four bronze wheels and two axles made of bronze. At the top corners of each cart were bronze supports to hold up a basin. On these supports were also decorations of bronze wreaths.
31 Wotsyɔ nu zɔawo nu. Nutsyɔnuawo do ɖe dzi sentimita blaene-vɔ-atɔ̃ eye wogabi do ɖe anyigba le eme.
On top of each cart, [under each basin, ] was a frame [that resembled] a circular collar. The top of each circular frame was 18 inches above the top of the cart, and the bottom of it was nine inches below the top of the cart. There were also decorations of bronze wreaths on the frame engraved within square panels.
32 Akɔblifɔawo kɔ sentimita blaade-vɔ-ade. Wonɔ akɔbli gbadzawo te eye wotu troƒeawo kple tasiaɖamuawo ɖekae.
The wheels were 27 inches high. They were below the panels. The wheels were connected to axles that had been cast in the same mold as the rest of the cart.
33 Woƒe afɔwo le abe tasiaɖam ƒe afɔwo ene. Wotsɔ akɔbli wɔ tasiaɖam la ƒe akpa ɖe sia ɖe.
The wheels of the carts were like the wheels of chariots. The axles, the rims, the spokes, and the hubs were all cast [from bronze].
34 Wotsɔ akɔbli wɔ sɔti suewo kple nunɔdziawo ɖekae ɖe woƒe dzogoewo me.
At the top corners of each cart there were handles. These were cast in the same mold as the rest of the cart.
35 Womli nunɔdzi la ƒe nu wokɔ sentimita blaeve-vɔ-ade eye towo kple akɔgo le eŋu.
There was a nine-inch bronze band around the top of each cart. There were braces attached to the corners of each cart. The bands and the braces were cast in the same mold as the rest of the cart.
36 Wota Kerubiwo, dzatawo kple detiwo eye wofa seƒoƒowo ƒo xlã wo togawo afi sia afi si mɔ nɔ la ko.
The braces and the panels [on the sides of the carts] were also decorated with [figures of] winged creatures, lions, and palm trees, whenever there was space for them, and there were bronze wreaths all around them.
37 Nunɔdzi ewoawo katã sɔ le lolome eye woɖi wo nɔewo elabena wololõ woƒe akɔbli kɔ ɖe nu ɖeka ma ke me le wo wɔɣi.
That is how Huram made the ten carts. They [were all cast in the same mold, so they] were all alike: They all were the same size and had the same shape.
38 Hiram tsɔ gadzẽ wɔ ze ewo da ɖe nunɔdziawo dzi, ze ɖe sia ɖe keke eye wòdidi mita eve eye wòxɔa tsi lita alafa enyi blaenyi.
Huram also made ten bronze basins, one for each cart. Each basin was six feet across and held 200 gallons [of water].
39 Woɖi ze atɔ̃ ɖe gbedoxɔ la ƒe dziehe eye woɖi atɔ̃ bubu hã ɖe eƒe anyiehe. Zɔ la nɔ dzogoe si nɔ dziehe kple ɣedzeƒe dome la me le xɔa me le ɖusime.
Huram placed five of the carts on the south side of the temple and five on the north side. He put the big tank at the southeast corner.
40 Huram gawɔ zewo, sofiwo kple trewo. Ale wòwu dɔ si Fia Solomo ɖo nɛ le Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ me la nu. Nu siwo wòwɔ la woe nye esiawo:
Huram also made pots, shovels [for carrying ashes], and bowls [for carrying the blood of the animals that would be sacrificed]. He completed all the work that King Solomon requested him to do for the temple. [This is a list of the bronze things he made]:
41 Sɔti eve; tameɖonu ɖeka ɖeka na sɔti eveawo; wotsi kɔsɔkɔsɔ eve ɖe tameɖonu nogoawo ŋu le sɔtiawo tame.
the two pillars; the two top parts to be put over the pillars; the two wreaths of chains to decorate the tops of the pillars;
42 Yevuboɖa alafa ene le agbaka eve me le gaɖɔ ɖeka ŋu ne woxe ta mligo eve siwo le sɔtiawo tame la ŋu;
the 400 [figures of] pomegranates, in two rows, with 100 in each row, that were placed over the top parts of the pillars;
43 nunɔdzi ewo kple ze ewo siwo nɔ nunɔdziawo dzi;
the ten carts; the ten basins;
44 gazɔ ɖeka kple nyitsu wuieve siwo le gazɔ la te;
the big tank; the twelve [statues of] oxen on whose backs the tank was placed;
45 zewo, sofiwo kple trewo. Nu siawo katã Huram wɔ na Fia Solomo hena Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la kple akɔbli si ŋu wozrɔ̃.
the pots, shovels [for the ashes of the altar], and bowls. Huram [and his workers] made all these things for King Solomon and put them outside the temple. They were all made of polished bronze.
46 Fia la na wololõ ga la kɔ ɖe nu si wowɔ ɖe nuawo ƒe nɔnɔme me le Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe balime le Sukɔt kple Zaretan dome.
They made them by pouring melted bronze into the clay molds that Huram had set up near the Jordan [River] Valley, between [the cities of] Succoth and Zarethan.
47 Solomo mena woda nuawo kpɔ o, elabena akɔbliawo sɔ gbɔ ale gbegbe be, womate ŋu adae o.
Solomon did not [tell his workers to] weigh those bronze objects, because there were many items. So no one ever knew what they weighed.
48 Solomo na wotsɔ sika nyuitɔ wɔ Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la me nuwo katã. Nu siawoe nye: vɔsamlekpui, kplɔ̃ si dzi wodaa Ŋkumeɖobolo ɖo;
Solomon’s [workers] also made all the gold items for the temple: the altar; the table on which the priests put the sacred bread placed before God;
49 akaɖitiwo, atɔ̃ le ɖusime eye atɔ̃ hã le miame, le Kɔkɔeƒe ƒe Kɔkɔeƒe la ŋgɔ, seƒoƒowo, akaɖiwo kple ɖovulãnuwo.
the ten lampstands [that were put] in front of the Very Holy Place, five on the south side and five on the north side; the [decorations that resembled] flowers; the lamps; the tongs [to grasp the hot coals];
50 Wotsɔ sika nyuitɔ wɔ kpluwo, hɛwo, agbawo, gatsiwo kple nutɔgbawo kple Kɔkɔeƒe ƒe Kɔkɔeƒe la ƒe ʋɔtrugawo kple gbedoxɔ la ƒe mɔnuʋɔtru.
the cups, the gold lamp wick snuffers, the small lamp bowls, the dishes for incense, the pans [for carrying the hot coals], and the hinges for the doors at the entrance to the Very Holy Place and for the doors at the entrance [to the main room] of the temple. Those things were all made of gold.
51 Esi wowu Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la nu mlɔeba la, Fia Solomo tsɔ klosalo kple sika kple nu siwo katã ŋu fofoa, Fia David, kɔ hena gbedoxɔ la, da ɖe Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la ƒe nudzraɖoƒe la me.
So Solomon’s [workers] finished all the work for the temple. Then they placed in the temple storerooms all the things that his father David had dedicated to Yahweh—all the silver and gold, and the other valuable items.
