1 Wa 5
1 Alò, Hiram, wa Tyr la, te voye sèvitè li yo kote Salomon lè li te tande ke yo te onksyone li wa nan plas a papa li, paske Hiram te konn toujou zanmi David.
And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto 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 Epi Salomon te voye kote Hiram pou di:
And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying:
3 “Ou konnen ke David, papa m, pa t kapab bati yon kay pou non a SENYÈ a, akoz gè ki te antoure li yo, jiskaske SENYÈ a te mete yo anba pla pye li.
'Thou knowest how that David my father could not build a house for 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 my feet.
4 Men koulye a, SENYÈ a te ban m repo tout kote. Nanpwen advèsè ni malè.
But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence.
5 Gade byen, “Mwen gen entansyon bati yon kay pou non SENYÈ a, Bondye mwen an, jan SENYÈ a te pale a David la, papa m nan, kon Li te di: ‘Fis ou a, ke mwen va mete sou twòn pa w la, nan plas ou a, li va bati kay la pou non Mwen.’
And, behold, I purpose to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spoke unto David my father, saying: Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build the house for My name.
6 Alò, pou sa, bay lòd pou yo koupe pou mwen sèd Liban e sèvitè mwen yo va la avèk sèvitè pa ou yo, epi mwen va ba ou salè pou sèvitè ou yo selon tout sa ke ou di. Paske ou konnen ke nanpwen pami nou ki konprann kijan pou koupe bwa tankou Sidonyen yo.”
Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say; for thou knowest that there is not among us any that hath skill to hew timber like unto the Zidonians.'
7 Lè Hiram te tande pawòl a Salomon yo, li te rejwi anpil. Li te di: “Beni se SENYÈ a nan jou sila a, ki te bay a David yon fis ki saj sou gran pèp sa a.”
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 unto David a wise son over this great people.'
8 Konsa, Hiram te voye kote Salomon e te di: “Mwen te tande sa ke ou voye di mwen an. Mwen va fè sa ke ou vle de bwa sèd avèk pichpen an.
And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying: 'I have heard that which thou hast sent unto me; I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of cypress.
9 Sèvitè mwen yo va mennen yo desann soti Liban rive kote lanmè a. Mwen va mare yo ansanm pou fè yo rive pa lanmè nan plas kote ou dirije m nan. Nou va kase yo la pou moun ou yo kab pote yo ale. Alò, ou va akonpli volonte m e ou bay manje a tout lakay mwen.”
My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea; and I will make them into rafts to go by sea unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and thou shalt receive them; and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.'
10 Konsa, Hiram te bay Salomon tout sa li te vle nan bwa sèd avèk pichpen yo.
So Hiram gave Solomon timber of cedar and timber of cypress according to all his desire.
11 Salomon te bay Hiram ven-mil barik nan ble a kòm manje pou lakay li ak ven barik nan lwil bat la. Konsa Salomon te bay Hiram ane pa ane.
And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of beaten oil; thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
12 SENYÈ a te ba li sajès, jis jan ke Li te pwomèt li a. Epi te gen lapè antre Hiram avèk Salomon e yo de a te fè yon akò.
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 Alò, Wa Salomon te fè kòve obligatwa soti nan tout Israël la. Kòve fòse yo te konte trant-mil moun.
And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
14 Li te voye yo nan Liban, di-mil moun pa mwa, yon ekip apre lòt ak de mwa lakay. Adoniram te chèf sou ouvriye kòve yo.
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 Alò, Salomon te gen swasann-di-mil transpòtè ak katre-ven-mil ki t ap taye wòch nan mòn yo.
And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bore burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains;
16 Anplis, Salomon te gen twa-mil-twa-san depite an chèf ki te sou pwojè a. Yo te chèf dirijan sou moun ki t ap fè travay yo.
besides Solomon's chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who bore rule over the people that wrought in the work.
17 Alò, wa a te pase lòd pou yo te tayegwo wòch yo, wòch chè pou poze fondasyon kay la ak wòch taye.
And the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with hewn stone.
18 Konsa, moun Salomon ki t ap bati yo, moun Hiram ki t ap bati yo, epi Gibliyen yo t ap koupe yo e prepare bwa yo ansanm ak wòch yo pou bati kay la.
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.
