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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.
Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon for he had heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father; for Hiram had always loved David.
2 Epi Salomon te voye kote Hiram pou di:
Solomon sent word 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.
“You know that David my father could not build a house for the name of Yahweh his God because of the wars that surrounded him, for during his lifetime Yahweh was putting his enemies under the soles of his feet.
4 Men koulye a, SENYÈ a te ban m repo tout kote. Nanpwen advèsè ni malè.
But now, Yahweh my God has given me rest on every side. There is neither adversary nor disaster.
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.’
So I intend to build a temple for the name of Yahweh my God, as Yahweh spoke to David my father, saying, 'Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, will build the temple 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 that they cut cedars from Lebanon for me. My servants will join your servants, and I will pay you for your servants so that you are paid fairly for everything you agreed to do. For you know there is no one among us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.”
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.”
When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said, “May Yahweh be blessed today, who has given to 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.
Hiram sent word to Solomon, saying, “I have heard the message that you have sent to me. I will provide all the wood of cedar and cypress that you desire.
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 will bring the trees down from Lebanon to the sea, and I will make them into rafts to go by sea to the place that you direct me. I will have them broken up there, and you will take them away. You will do what I desire by 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 all the timber of cedar and fir that he desired.
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.
Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household and twenty measures of pure oil. Solomon gave this 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.
Yahweh gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a covenant.
13 Alò, Wa Salomon te fè kòve obligatwa soti nan tout Israël la. Kòve fòse yo te konte trant-mil moun.
King Solomon conscripted labor out of all Israel. The forced laborers numbered 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.
He sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month in shifts. One month they were in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was over the men who were subjected to forced labor.
15 Alò, Salomon te gen swasann-di-mil transpòtè ak katre-ven-mil ki t ap taye wòch nan mòn yo.
Solomon had seventy thousand who carried burdens and eighty thousand who were stonecutters 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 3,300 chief officers who were over the work and who supervised the workers.
17 Alò, wa a te pase lòd pou yo te tayegwo wòch yo, wòch chè pou poze fondasyon kay la ak wòch taye.
At the king's command they quarried large stones of high quality with which to lay the foundation of the temple.
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.
So Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites did the cutting and prepared the timber and the stones to build the temple.
