2 Istwa 3
1 Salomon tanmen bati Tanp Seyè a lavil Jerizalèm sou mòn Morija a, kote Seyè a te parèt devan David, papa l', sou anplasman David te pare pou sa a, ki vle di kote Onan, moun Jebis la, te gen glasi l' la.
Then Solomon’s workers started to build the temple for Yahweh in Jerusalem. They built it on Moriah Hill, where [an angel from] Yahweh had appeared to his father David. They built it on the ground that Araunah, a descendant of the Jebus people-group, had sold to David and where David said that it should be built.
2 Lè sa a, Salomon te gen twazan yon mwa de jou depi li te wa.
They began the work in April, when Solomon had been ruling almost four years.
3 Salomon te bati Tanp lan sou yon fondasyon ki te gen katrevendis pye longè sou trant pye lajè.
The foundation of the temple was about 90 feet long and 30 feet wide.
4 Gwo pyès ki te devan Tanp lan te gen trant pye lajè menm jan ak Tanp lan, ak sankatreven (180) pye wotè. Salomon te fè kouvri tout miray anndan pyès la ak bon lò.
The entrance room across the front of the temple was 30 feet wide and 30 feet high.
5 Li plake planch bwapen sou tout anndan gwo pyès la. Li kouvri tout bwa yo nèt ak bon lò. Lèfini, li fè yo mete pòtre pye palmis ak ti chenn.
Solomon’s workers used [panels/boards of] pine [wood] to line the main hall of the temple. Then they covered those panels with [very thin sheets of] pure gold. Then they decorated the walls with [carved images of] palm trees and designs that resembled chains.
6 Li dekore l' ak bèl pyè koute chè. Yo te sèvi ak bon kalite lò ki soti peyi Pavayim.
They decorated the temple with very valuable stones. The gold that they used was from [the land of] Parvaim.
7 Li kouvri tout anndan Tanp lan ak lò: travès yo, ankadreman pòt yo, palisad yo ak pòt yo menm. Sou tout palisad yo, li fè mete pòtre zanj cheriben.
They covered the ceiling beams, the door frames, the walls and the doors of the temple with [very thin sheets of] gold. They also carved [statues of] winged creatures on the walls.
8 Yo bati tou pyès ki apa nèt pou Seyè a. Li te gen trant pye lajè, menm jan ak Tanp lan, ak trant pye longè, kare kare. Yo sèvi ak venmil (20.000) kilo lò pou kouvri tout anndan l'.
They also built the Very Holy Place [inside the temple]. It was 30 feet wide and 30 feet long. They covered its walls with sheets of pure gold that altogether weighed 23 tons.
9 Klou yo te sèvi yo te fèt an lò tou. Yo chak te peze senksan (500) gram. Yo kouvri tout miray anndan pyès anwo yo tou ak lò.
They used 1-1/4 pounds of gold to [cover the heads of] the nails. They also covered the walls of the upper rooms with sheets of gold.
10 Nan pyès ki apa nèt pou Seyè a, li fè fè de estati zanj cheriben. Li fè kouvri yo ak lò nèt.
Solomon’s workers made two statues of creatures with wings to put inside the Very Holy Place. They covered those statues with [very thin sheets of] gold.
11 -(we vèsè pwochen)
[Each statue had two long wings]. One wing of each statue touched one of the walls of the Temple. The other wing of each statue touched a wing of the other statue. It was 7-1/2 feet from the outer tip of one wing to the outer tip of the other wing. The inner wings of the two statues touched each other.
12 -(we vèsè pwochen)
13 Yo te mete zanj yo kanpe yonn bò kote lòt, ak figi yo bay sou pòt antre pyès la. Yo chak te gen de zèl. Chak zèl te gen sèt pye edmi longè. Zèl yo te louvri. Pwent zèl anndan yo touche yonn ak lòt nan mitan pyès la, de pwent zèl deyò yo touche ak de miray sou kote yo. Konsa, longè tout zèl yo ansanm te bay trant pye.
It was 30 feet from the outer wing of the one statue to the outer wing of the other statue. The statues faced the doorway to the main room.
14 Li fè yo fè yon rido pou pyès ki apa nèt pou Seyè a ak twal ble, twal wouj, twal violèt. Li fè bwode pòtre zanj cheriben sou rido a tou.
Solomon’s workers made a curtain [to separate the main room from the Very Holy Place]. It was made of blue, purple, and red thread and fine linen. There were figures of winged creatures that were embroidered on the curtain.
15 Salomon fè fè de gwo poto won. Yo chak te gen senkannde pye wotè. Li mete yo kanpe devan Tanp lan. Tèt poto yo te mezire sèt pye edmi wotè.
They made two [bronze] pillars and put them at the entrance of the temple. They were each 27 feet high. Each had a top over it that was 7-1/2 feet high.
16 Li fè ti chenn mare yonn ak lòt, li mete yo fè wonn anwo tèt poto yo ansanm ak pòtre grenad li mare nan ti chenn yo.
The workers made [carvings that resembled] chains and put them on top of the pillars. They made [carvings that resembled] pomegranates and attached them to the chains.
17 Li mete poto yo devan Tanp lan, yo yonn chak bò pòtay la. Yo rele sa ki te bò dwat la Jakin, sa ki te bò gòch la Boaz.
They set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south side [of the entrance] and the other on the north side. The one on the south side was named Jakin and the one on the north side was named Boaz.
