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1 Alò, Salomon te rasanble ansyen Israël yo avèk tout tèt a tribi yo, chèf a fanmi zansèt a fis Israël yo, kote Wa Salomon Jérusalem, pou mennen fè montelach akò SENYÈ a soti nan lavil David ki Sion an.
Solomon then summoned to Jerusalem all the elders of Israel, all the leaders of the tribes, and the leaders of the clans. He wanted them to join in bringing Yahweh’s Sacred Chest from Zion [Hill to the temple], where it was in the part of the city called ‘The City of David’.
2 Tout mesye Israël yo te rasanble yo menm kote ak Wa Salomon nan fèt la nan mwa Éthanim nan, ki se setyèm mwa a.
So all the Israeli leaders came to King Solomon during the Festival of [Living in Temporary] Shelters, in October.
3 Tout ansyen Israël yo te vini, e prèt yo te leve pran lach la.
When they had all arrived, the priests lifted up the Sacred Chest
4 Yo te mennen fè monte lach SENYÈ a, tant asanble a, avèk tout zouti sen ki te nan tant yo. Prèt yo avèk Levit yo te mennen fè yo monte.
and brought it to the temple. The descendants of Levi [who assisted the priests] helped them to carry to the temple the Sacred Tent and all the sacred things that had been in the tent.
5 Wa Salomon avèk tout kongregasyon Israël la, ki te rasanble vè li, te avèk li devan lach la. Yo t ap fè sakrifis a yon tèlman gran kantite mouton avèk bèf ke yo pa t kab konte ni kontwole.
Then King Solomon and many of the Israeli people who had gathered in front of Yahweh’s Sacred Chest sacrificed a huge amount of sheep and oxen. No one was able to count the sacrifices [because there were so many].
6 Prèt yo te mennen lach akò SENYÈ a nan plas li. Yo te mete l nan sanktyè enteryè a kay la, nan plas ki sen pase tout lòt yo a, anba zèl a cheriben yo.
The the priests then brought the Sacred Chest into the Very Holy Place in the temple, and they placed it under the wings of the [statues of the] winged creatures.
7 Cheriben yo te lonje zèl pa yo anwo plas lach la e yo te sèvi kon yon kouvèti sou lach la avèk poto li yo soti anwo.
The wings of those statues spread out over the Sacred Chest and over the poles by which it was carried.
8 Men poto yo te tèlman long ke pwent poto yo te vizib sèlman soti nan lye sen an devan sanktyè enteryè a. Men yo pa t kab wè pa deyò; epi yo la jis rive jodi a.
The poles were so long that the ends of the poles could be seen [by people who were standing] at the entrance to the Most Holy Place, but they could not be seen [by people standing] outside the temple. Those poles are still there.
9 Pa t gen anyen nan lach la sof ke de tablo wòch ke Moïse te mete la nan Horeb yo, kote SENYÈ a te fè yon akò avèk fis Israël yo, lè yo te sòti nan peyi Égypte la.
The only things that were in the Sacred Chest were the two stone tablets that Moses had put there at Sinai [Mountain], where Yahweh made an agreement with the people after they left Egypt.
10 Li te fèt ke lè prèt yo te sòti nan lye sen an ke nwaj la te ranpli kay SENYÈ a,
When the priests came out of the temple, [suddenly] it was filled with a cloud.
11 jiskaske prèt yo pa t kab fè sèvis akoz nwaj la. Paske glwa SENYÈ a te ranpli kay SENYÈ a.
It was the glory/radiance of Yahweh that filled the temple, with the result that the priests were not able to continue their work.
12 Alò, Salomon te di: “SENYÈ a te di ke Li ta abite nan nwaj pwès.
Then Solomon prayed this: “Yahweh, you have placed the sun in the sky, but you have decided that you would live in very dark [clouds].
13 Mwen te vrèman bati pou Ou yon kay byen wo, yon plas pou Ou ta abite jis pou tout tan.”
I have built for you a magnificent temple, a place for you to live in forever.”
14 Konsa, wa a te vire tounen e te beni tout asanble Israël la pandan tout asanble Israël la te kanpe.
Then, while all the people stood there, the king turned around and faced them, and he [asked God to] bless them.
15 Li te di: “Beni se SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la, ki te pale avèk bouch li a papa m David, e ki te akonpli sa avèk men l, e ki te di:
He said, “Praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis belong! By his own power he has done what he promised to give to my father David. What he promised was this:
16 ‘Depi jou ke M te fè pèp Mwen an, Israël, sòti an Égypte, Mwen pa t chwazi yon vil nan tout tribi Israël yo pou M ta bati yon kay pou non Mwen ta kapab la; men mwen te chwazi David pou renye sou pèp Mwen an, Israël.’
‘From the time that I brought my people out of Egypt, I have never chosen any city in Israel in which a temple should be built for my people to worship me there. But I chose you, David, to rule my people.”
17 “Alò, sa te nan kè papa m, David pou bati yon kay pou non SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la.
[Then Solomon said], “My father David wanted to build a temple in order that we Israeli people could worship Yahweh our God there.
18 Men SENYÈ a te di a papa m, David: ‘Akoz li te nan kè ou pou bati yon kay pou non Mwen, ou te fè byen, paske se te nan kè ou.
But Yahweh said to him, ‘You have wanted to build a temple for me, and what you wanted to do was good.
19 Sepandan, ou p ap bati kay la, men fis ou ki va fèt a ou menm nan, li va bati kay la pou non Mwen.’
However, you are not the one [who I want] to build it. It is one of your sons, who [I want to] build a temple for me.’
20 Alò, SENYÈ a te fin akonpli pawòl ke Li te pale a. Paske mwen te leve nan plas papa m, David. Mwen chita sou twòn Israël la, jan SENYÈ a te pwomèt la, e mwen te bati kay la pou non SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la.
And now Yahweh has done what he promised to do. I have become the king of Israel to succeed my father, and I am ruling my people, like Yahweh promised. I have [arranged for] this temple [to be] built for us Israelis to worship Yahweh, the God, to whom we Israelis belong.
21 La mwen te poze yon plas pou lach la, nan sila akò a ke SENYÈ a te fè avèk zansèt nou yo lè Li te mennen yo soti nan peyi Égypte la.”
I have also provided a place [in the temple] for the Sacred Chest in which are the two stone tablets [on which are engraved the Ten Commandments of] the agreement that Yahweh made with our ancestors when he brought them out of Egypt.”
22 Salomon te kanpe devan lotèl SENYÈ a nan prezans a tout asanble Israël la, e te lonje ouvri men li vè syèl la.
Then Solomon stood in front of the altar which was facing the Israeli people who had gathered there. He spread out his arms toward heaven,
23 Li te di: “O SENYÈ, Bondye Israël la, nanpwen Bondye tankou Ou nan syèl la anwo, ni sou latè anba, k ap kenbe akò e montre lanmou dous a sèvitè Ou yo ki mache devan Ou avèk tout kè yo,
and he prayed, “Yahweh, the God whom we Israeli people [belong to/worship], there is no god like you up in heaven or down here on the earth. You solemnly promised that you would faithfully love us. And that is what you have done for us who earnestly do what you want us to do.
24 ki te kenbe avèk sèvitè Ou, papa m, David, sa ke Ou te pwomèt li a. Anverite Ou te pale avèk bouch Ou e Ou te akonpli li avèk men Ou, jan sa ye nan jou sila a.
You have done the things that you promised my father David, who served you [very well], that you would do. Truly, you promised to do these things for him, and today we see that by your power you have done them.
25 Alò, pou sa, O SENYÈ, Bondye Israël la, kenbe avèk sèvitè Ou a, David, papa m, sa ke Ou te pwomèt li a lè Ou te di: ‘Ou p ap manke yon nonm pou chita sou twòn Israël la, si sèlman fis ou yo veye chemen yo, pou mache devan Mwen menm jan ke ou te mache a.’
So now, Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [belong to/worship], please do the things that you promised my father that you would do. You told him that there would always be some of his descendants who would rule Israel, if they would conduct their lives as he did.
26 “Koulye a, pou sa, O Bondye Israël la, kite pawòl Ou, mwen priye, vin konfime ke Ou te pale a sèvitè Ou a, papa m, David.
So now, God of us Israeli people, cause what you promised to do for my father David, who served you [well], to happen.
27 Men èske Bondye, anverite, va rete sou latè? Gade byen, syèl la avèk syèl pi wo a p ap kab kenbe Ou; konbyen anplis kay sa a ke m te bati a!
But God, you cannot really live on the earth. There is surely not enough space for you in the sky, or even in the heaven. So there is surely not enough space for you to live in this temple that my workers have built.
28 Sepandan, gade lapriyè sèvitè Ou a, avèk siplikasyon pa li, O SENYÈ, Bondye mwen, pou koute kri ak lapriyè ke sèvitè Ou a fè devan Ou jodi a;
But Yahweh, my God, please listen to me while I am praying to you this day,
29 pou zye Ou ta rete louvri vè kay sila a lajounen kon lannwit, vè plas kote Ou te di: ‘Non Mwen va rete la,’ pou koute lapriyè ke sèvitè ou a va fè vè plas sa a.
Please keep protecting this temple night and day. This is the place about which you have said, ‘I will always be there.’ I request that you listen to me whenever I turn toward this temple and pray.
30 Koute siplikasyon a sèvitè Ou, e a pèp Ou a, Israël lè yo priye vè plas sila a. Koute nan syèl la, kote Ou abite a; e lè Ou koute, padone.
I request that when I pray to you and your people pray to you while they turn toward this place, that in your home in heaven you will hear us and forgive us [for the sins that we have committed].
31 “Si yon nonm peche kont vwazen li, e si li oblije fè yon ve, si li vin fè ve a devan lotèl Ou, nan kay sila a,
If someone is accused of doing something wrong to another person, and they bring him to your altar outside this holy temple, and if he says, ‘I did not do that; may God punish me if I am not telling the truth,’
32 alò, tande nan syèl la e pran desizyon pou jije sèvitè Ou yo; kondane mechan an, fè chemen pa li a vin sou pwòp tèt li. Epi fè jistis vini sou sila ki dwat la, lè Ou ba li selon ladwati li.
then you listen from heaven, and decide who is telling the truth. Then punish the person who is guilty as he deserves to be punished, and declare that the other person is innocent.
33 “Lè pèp Ou a, Israël fin bat devan yon lènmi, akoz yo te peche kont Ou, si yo vire vè Ou ankò pou konfese non Ou, priye e fè siplikasyon vè Ou nan kay sa a,
And when your Israeli people are defeated by their enemies [in a battle] because they have sinned against you, [and if they are forced to go to some distant country, ] if they turn away from their sinful behavior and turn toward this temple and admit that you [have justly punished them], and if they plead [that you will forgive them],
34 alò, tande nan syèl la, e padone peche a pèp Ou a Israël, e mennen yo retounen nan peyi ke Ou te bay zansèt yo.
listen to them from heaven, and forgive your Israeli people for the sins that they [have committed], and bring them back to this land that you gave to our ancestors.
35 “Lè syèl yo fèmen e nanpwen lapli, akoz yo te peche kont Ou, si yo priye vè plas sila a, konfese non Ou, e vire kite peche pa yo lè Ou aflije yo,
And when you do not allow any rain to fall on the land because your people have sinned against you, if they turn toward this temple and admit that you [have justly punished them], if they turn away from their sinful behavior and [humbly] pray to you,
36 alò, tande nan syèl la e padone peche a sèvitè Ou yo, e a pèp Ou a, Israël. Anverite, enstwi yo nan bon chemen nan sila yo ta dwe mache a, e voye lapli sou peyi ke Ou te bay a pèp Ou a, ke Ou te bay yo a kòm eritaj la.
listen to them from heaven, and forgive your Israeli people for the sins [that they have committed]. Teach them the right way to conduct their lives. Then send rain on this land that you have given to your people to belong to them [permanently].
37 “Si gen gwo grangou nan peyi a, si gen toumant, si gen gwo maladi sou jaden oswa bèt, oswa wouy, epidemi nan youn nan espès krikèt volan yo, si lènmi pa yo fè syèj sou yo nan peyi vil pa yo, nenpòt kalite toumant, nenpòt gwo maladi,
And when the people of this land experience famines, or if there is a plague/illness that causes many people to become sick, or if [their crops are destroyed by] very hot winds or [by] mildew or [by] locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemies surround any of their cities [in order to attack them], if any of those bad things happen to them,
38 nenpòt lapriyè oswa siplikasyon ki fèt pa nenpòt moun, oswa pa tout pèp Israël yo, chak moun ki konnen afliksyon nan pwòp kè pa li, e ki leve men l ouvri vè kay sila a;
when your Israeli people earnestly plead with you knowing that they are suffering because they [have sinned], and if they stretch out their arms toward this temple and pray,
39 alò, tande nan syèl la, kote Ou abite a, padone, aji e rann a chak moun selon tout chemen yo, kè a sila Ou konnen an, paske se Ou sèl ki konnen kè a tout fis a lòm yo;
listen to them from your home in heaven, and forgive them, and help them. You are the only one who knows what people are thinking, so act toward everyone as they deserve,
40 pou yo kapab gen lakrent Ou tout jou ke yo viv nan peyi ke Ou te bay a zansèt nou yo.
in order that your people may then have an awesome respect for you, all the years that they live in this land that you gave to our ancestors.
41 “Anplis, konsènan etranje ki pa apatyen a pèp Israël Ou a, lè li sòti nan yon peyi lwen pou koz non Ou,
There will be some foreigners who do not belong to your Israeli people who have come here from countries far away because they have heard that you are very great and that you perform great miracles. If they come here to this temple to worship you and pray,
42 (paske yo va tande afè gran non Ou, ak men pwisan Ou, ak bra louvri Ou), pou lè l vini fè lapriyè vè kay sila a,
43 tande nan syèl la, kote ou abite a e fè tout sa ke etranje a mande Ou fè, jis pou tout pèp sou tout latè yo kapab konnen non Ou, pou gen lakrent Ou, tankou pèp Ou a Israël, pou yo kapab konnen ke kay sila a, mwen te bati a, rele pa non pa Ou.
in your home in heaven, listen to their prayers, and do for them what they request you to do. Do that so that all the people-groups in the world will know about you and revere you, like we your Israeli people do. And then they will know that this temple that I have [caused to be] built to honor you, is where you [should be worshiped].
44 “Lè pèp Ou a sòti nan batay kont lènmi yo, nan nenpòt chemen Ou ta voye yo, e yo priye a SENYÈ nan direksyon vil ke Ou te chwazi a, ak kay ke mwen te bati pou non Ou a,
And if you send your people to go to fight against their enemies, if they pray to you, wherever they are, if they turn toward this city that you have chosen and toward this temple that I have caused to be built for you,
45 alò, tande nan syèl la lapriyè yo, ak siplikasyon yo, e bay soutyen a ka pa yo.
listen in heaven to their prayers; listen to what they plead for you to do, and assist them.
46 Lè yo peche kont Ou (pwiske nanpwen moun ki pa peche), Ou vin fache avèk yo, e Ou livre yo bay lènmi an pou fè yo sòti kaptif nan peyi a lènmi an, kit lwen, kit pre;
[It is true that] everyone sins. So, if your people sin against you, and you become angry with them, you may allow their enemies to defeat them and capture them and take them away to their enemies’ country, even to countries that are far away.
47 si yo vin reflechi nan peyi kote yo te mennen kaptif la, yo vin repanti, e fè siplikasyon a Ou menm nan peyi a sila ki te pran yo kaptif la, e di: ‘Nou te peche e te fè inikite, nou te aji mal;’
If that happens, while they are in those countries to which they were forced to go, if they sincerely repent and plead with you there saying ‘We have sinned and have done things that are very wicked,’
48 si yo retounen a Ou menm avèk tout kè yo e avèk tout nanm yo nan peyi a lènmi ki te mennen yo kaptif yo, yo priye a Ou menm, vè peyi ke Ou te bay a zansèt yo, vil ke Ou te chwazi a, ak kay ke mwen te bati pou non Ou an;
if they very sincerely repent, and turn toward this land that you gave to our ancestors, and toward this city that you have chosen [to be the place where we should worship you], and toward this temple that I have [caused to be] built for you, and if they pray,
49 alò, tande priyè yo, avèk siplikasyon yo, nan syèl la, plas kote Ou rete a e bay soutyen a koz pa yo,
then from your home in heaven listen to them while they plead [for your help], and assist them.
50 epi padone pèp Ou a ki te peche kont Ou an ak tout transgresyon ke yo te fè kont Ou yo, e bay yo mizerikòd devan sila ki te fè yo kaptif yo, pou yo gen konpasyon pou yo.
Forgive them for all the sins that they [have committed] against you, and cause their enemies to be kind to them.
51 (Pwiske se pèp Ou yo ye, e eritaj ke Ou te mennen sòti an Égypte la, ki te soti nan mitan founo fè a).
Do not forget that the Israelis are your people; they are your special possession; you brought [our ancestors] out of Egypt where [they were greatly suffering as though] they were in a blazing furnace.
52 Pou zye Ou kapab louvri a siplikasyon a sèvitè Ou, e a siplikasyon a pèp Ou a, Israël, pou koute yo nenpòt lè ke yo rele Ou.
I request that you always listen to your Israeli people and to me, their king, and heed their prayers whenever they call out to you [to help them].
53 Paske Ou te mete yo apa de tout lòt pèp sou latè kòm eritaj Ou, jan Ou te pale pa Moïse, sèvitè Ou a, pandan Ou te mennen zansèt pa nou yo sòti an Égypte, O Senyè, BONDYE.”
You chose them from all the other people-groups in the world to belong to you, which is what you told Moses to tell them when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt.”
54 Lè Salomon te fin priye tout priyè sila a, li te leve soti devan lotèl a SENYÈ a, soti sou jenou li avèk men li louvri anvè syèl la.
After Solomon had finished praying and pleading to Yahweh [for his help], he stood up in front of the altar where he had been kneeling. He lifted up his arms.
55 Li te kanpe e te beni tout asanble Israël la avèk yon gwo vwa. Li te di:
Then he [asked God to] bless all the Israeli people. [He prayed] loudly, saying,
56 “Beni se SENYÈ a ki te bay repo a pèp Li a, Israël, selon tout sa ke Li te pwomèt yo. Pa menm yon mo pa t fè fayit nan tout bonte ke Li te pwomèt nou pa Moïse yo, sèvitè li a.
“Praise Yahweh, who has given us his people peace, like he promised that he would do. He has done every one of the good things that he promised to Moses, the man who served him [very well].
57 Ke SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, kapab avèk nou, jan Li te ye avèk zansèt nou yo. Ke Li pa janm kite nou ni abandone nou,
I pray that our God will be with us like he was with our ancestors, and that he will never abandon us.
58 pou Li kapab atire kè nou vè Li menm, pou mache nan tout vwa Li yo e pou kenbe kòmandman Li yo avèk règleman Li yo avèk òdonans Li yo, ke Li te kòmande a zansèt nou yo.
I pray that he will cause us to loyally serve him, to conduct our lives as he wants us to, and to obey all his commandments and statutes and laws that he gave to our ancestors.
59 Epi ke pawòl pa m sa yo, avèk sila mwen te fè siplikasyon devan SENYÈ a, kapab toupre SENYÈ a, Bondye pa nou an, lajounen kon lannwit, pou Li kapab bay soutyen a koz pèp Li a, Israël, jan chak jou mande a,
I pray that Yahweh our God will never forget these words that I have prayed, pleading for his help; I pray that he will think about them by day and by night. I pray that he will always help [us] Israeli people and me, giving us the things that we need day by day.
60 pou tout pèp sou latè yo kapab konnen ke SENYÈ a se Bondye; ke nanpwen okenn lòt.
If he does that, all the people-groups in the world will know that he is the only one who is God, and that there is no other one who is God.
61 “Pou sa, kite kè nou vin dedye nèt a SENYÈ a, pou mache nan règleman Li yo, kenbe kòmandman Li, menm jan sa ye nan jou sila a.”
I pray that you, [his people, ] will always be fully committed to Yahweh, and that you will obey all his statutes and commands, like you are doing now.”
62 Alò, wa a ak tout Israël avèk li te ofri sakrifis yo devan SENYÈ a.
Then the king and all the Israeli people who were there offered sacrifices to Yahweh.
63 Salomon te ofri kòm ofrann lapè ke Li te lofri SENYÈ a, venn-de-mil bèf avèk san-ven-mil mouton. Konsa wa a, avèk tout fis Israël yo te dedye kay SENYÈ a.
They sacrificed 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep to maintain fellowship with Yahweh. Then the king and all the people dedicated the temple.
64 Nan menm jou sa a, wa a te konsakre lakou mitan ki te devan kay SENYÈ a, akoz se la li te ofri ofrann brile avèk ofrann sereyal yo, e grès a ofrann lapè yo. Paske lotèl bwonz ki te devan SENYÈ a te twò piti pou kenbe ofrann brile avèk ofrann sereyal yo, avèk grès a ofrann lapè yo.
On that day, the king also dedicated/set apart the middle part of the courtyard that was in front of the temple. Then he offered sacrifices that would be completely burned [in the courtyard], the offerings of grain and the fat of the animals that were sacrificed to maintain fellowship with Yahweh. They sacrificed them there because the bronze altar was not big enough for all those sacrifices to be burned on it [that day].
65 Konsa, Salomon te obsève fèt la nan lè sa a, e tout Israël avèk li, yon gran asanble soti nan antre Hamath jis rive nan ti kouran dlo Égypte la, devan SENYÈ a Bondye nou an, pandan sèt jou e avèk sèt jou anplis, katòz jou nèt.
Then Solomon and all the Israeli people celebrated the Festival of [Living in Temporary] Shelters for seven days. There was a huge crowd of people there, some of whom had come from [distant places like] Hamath [in the far north] and the border of Egypt [in the far south].
66 Nan uityèm jou a, li te voye pèp la ale, e yo te beni wa a. Epi yo te ale nan tant pa yo ranpli avèk jwa, kontan nan kè pou tout bonte ke SENYÈ a te montre a David, sèvitè li, e a Israël, pèp Li a.
On the eighth day, Solomon sent the people to their homes. They all praised him and went home happy because of all the things that Yahweh had done to bless [King] David and his Israeli people.
