1 Ndị Eze 7
1 Solomọn ji afọ iri na atọ wuo ụlọ nke ya, bịa ruchakwaa ụlọ ya niile.
They also built a palace for Solomon, but it required 13 years to build it.
2 O wuru ụlọeze ukwu aha ya bụ Oke Ọhịa Lebanọn, nke ogologo ya dị iri mita ise, obosara ya dị iri mita abụọ na ise. Otu a kwa, ịdị elu ya dị mita iri na ise. Osisi sida ukwu e ji rụọ elu ya ka e mere ka ha nọkwasị nʼelu ogidi e doro nʼahịrị nʼahịrị. Ahịrị ogidi ndị a dịkwa anọ.
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 Ọ bụkwa osisi sida ka e ji machie elu ụlọ ahụ. A kụkwasịrị osisi ndị a nʼelu osisi sida ukwu ndị a a wara awa, ndị e mere ka ha nọkwasị nʼogidi ndị ahụ. Ọnụọgụgụ osisi ndị ahụ bụ iri anọ na ise. Ọ bụkwa iri na ise ka e nwere nʼahịrị ọbụla.
[To support the roof] there were cedar beams that connected the rows of pillars.
4 Oghereikuku ya dịkwa nʼụzọ ahịrị atọ, otu nʼelu ibe ya. E mere ka oghereikuku ndị dị nʼelu nʼotu akụkụ chee oghereikuku ndị dị nʼakụkụ nke ọzọ ihu.
On each of the two side walls there were three rows of windows.
5 Ọnụ ụzọ niile nwere mbudo ọnụ ụzọ anọ. Ha dị atọ atọ cherịtara ibe ha ihu nʼebe mpụta ya.
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 O wuru ọnụ ụzọ mbata nke ogidi, nke ruru iri mita na anọ nʼobosara, rukwaa iri mita anọ na ise nʼịdị ogologo. Nʼihu ya, e nwere mpụta ọnụ ụlọ, nʼihu ya, e nwekwara ogidi na elu ebe kpuchiri ekpuchi.
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 E nwekwara ọnụ ụlọ ọzọ a na-akpọ, Ụlọ Ocheeze, maọbụ Ụlọ Ikpe ziri ezi ebe Solomọn na-anọ ekpe ikpe. E ji osisi sida machie ahụ ya niile, site nʼala ruo nʼelu.
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 Ụlọ obibi Solomọn dịkwa nʼogige dị nʼazụ ụlọ ikpe a. E wukwara ya dịka e si wuo ụlọ ndị ọzọ. Solomọn wukwaara nwunye ya ụlọ yiri nke ya. Nwanyị a bụ nwa Fero, eze ndị Ijipt, nke Solomọn na-alụ.
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 E ji nkume dị mma ma dịkwa oke ọnụahịa nke a wara awa na nke a kwadoro nke ọma nʼime na nʼezi dịka ọtụtụ si dị, wuo ụlọ ndị a. Site na ezi ruo nʼogige ukwu ahụ ma sitekwa na ntọala ruo nʼelu ya.
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 Nkume e ji tọọ ntọala ụlọ ndị a bụ nkume buru ibu, ndị dị ezi mma. Ụfọdụ nʼime nkume ndị a ruru mita anọ na ọkara nʼogologo, ndị ọzọ dị mita atọ na ụma isii.
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 Nʼelu nkume ndị a ka e doro nkume ndị ọzọ, ndị dị ezi mma, a waziri awazi dịka ọtụtụ si dị. Emesịa, e dokwara osisi sida nʼelu ha.
On top of the foundation stones were other blocks of stone that were cut according to the sizes they needed, and cedar beams.
12 Ogige ukwu ahụ bụ nke eji ahịrị nkume atọ a wara awa dịkwasịrị nʼelu ibe ya gbaa gburugburu, otu ahịrị bụ nke sida a wara awa dịka ọ dị nʼime ime ogige ụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị ahụ, ya na mpụta ọnụ ụlọ ya.
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 Eze Solomọn zigara ozi na Taịa, ka a kpọta Huram.
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 Nne Huram bụ nwanyị si nʼebo Naftalị nke di ya nwụrụ anwụ, ma nna ya bụ onye Taịa, onye maara ǹka dị nʼịkpụ bronz. Huram jupụtara nʼamamihe na nghọta nʼihe ọmụma ịrụ ọrụ ọbụla metụtara bronz. Ọ bịakwutere eze bụ Solomọn, rụọkwa ọrụ niile enyere ya ịrụ.
15 Ọ kpụrụ ogidi bronz abụọ, nke ọtụtụ ya ruru mita asatọ na otu ụma nʼogologo, na mita ise na ụma anọ gburugburu ya.
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 Ọ kpụkwara ihe ọkpụkpụ bronz, nke isi ya yiri ọnụ ite mmiri. A dọkwasịrị ha nʼelu ogidi ọla abụọ ahụ. Otu nʼime ihe ọkpụkpụ bronz abụọ ndị a dị ihe ruru mita abụọ na ụma atọ nʼogologo.
He also made two bronze caps to be put on top of the pillars. Each cap was 7-1/2 feet tall.
17 E nwekwara ihe e ji chọọ ha mma. Ọ bụ ọla akpara akpa, nke yiri ụdọ a tụrụ atụ ka e ji chọọ ha mma. Asaa dị nʼotu ihe ọkpụkpụ ọla.
Then he made bronze wreaths of chains to decorate the top part of each pillar.
18 Ọ kpụrụ ihe yiri mkpụrụ pomegranet, nke dị nʼahịrị abụọ, nke o ji gbaa ihe ịchọ mma ndị ahụ gburugburu, maka iji ha chọọ ihe ọkpụkpụ ọla ndị ahụ dị nʼelu ogidi ndị ahụ mma. O mere otu ihe a maka ihe ọkpụkpụ ọla ọbụla.
He also made bronze [figures that resembled] pomegranates. He put two rows of pomegranates over the top parts of each pillar.
19 Ihe ọkpụkpụ ọla ndị dị nʼelu ogidi dị na mgbe ụlọ ka o mere ka ha yie okoko osisi lili. Ịdị elu ha ruru otu mita na ụma asatọ.
The top part over each pillar was shaped like a lily. Each [lily leaf] was six feet tall.
20 Nʼelu ihe ọkpụkpụ ọla dị nʼogidi abụọ ahụ, nʼelu elu ha, ebe ahụ yiri ọnụ ite mmiri nke dị nʼakụkụ ihe ọkpụkpụ ọla ahụ, e nwere ihe yiri narị mkpụrụ pomegranet abụọ e doro nʼahịrị nʼahịrị gburugburu ha.
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 O guzobere ogidi abụọ ndị ahụ na mgbe ọnụ ụzọ ụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ. Ogidi nke dị na ndịda ka ọ kpọrọ Jakin, ma nke dị nʼugwu ka ọ kpọrọ 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 Ihe ọkpụkpụ ọla dị nʼelu ogidi ndị a bụ nke yiri okoko osisi lili. Ọ bụ nʼụzọ dị otu a ka e si rụzuo ọrụ niile metụtara ogidi ndị ahụ.
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 O mekwara Oke osimiri nke ọla awụrụ awụ, nke dị gburugburu nʼụdịdị. Ọtụtụ ya bụ mita abụọ na ụma atọ nʼogologo, dịkwa mita ise na ụma atọ, site nʼotu ọnụ ruo nʼọnụ nke ọzọ. Ọ bụ eriri e ji atụ ihe ruru ihe dịka mita iri na anọ ka e ji tụọ ya gburugburu.
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 Nʼokpuru ọnụ ya, oyiyi ọba gbara ya gburugburu, iri dị na mita anọ na ọkara ọbụla. Ọba ndị a dị nʼahịrị abụọ, awụkọtara ha na Oke osimiri ahụ otu mgbe.
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 E mekwara ka Oke osimiri ahụ guzo nʼelu ehi iri na abụọ. Atọ na-eche ihu nʼakụkụ ọwụwa anyanwụ; atọ na-eche ihu nʼọdịda anyanwụ; atọ na-eche ihu nʼakụkụ ndịda, atọ na-eche ihu nʼakụkụ ugwu. Oke osimiri ahụ dịkwasịrị ha nʼelu, ebe azụ ha niile dị nʼime nʼetiti.
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 Ịdị arọ ya ha ka otu ọtụtụ ntu-aka dimkpa. E mere ọnụ ya ka ọ dị ka ọnụ iko mmiri, dịkwa ka okoko lili na-awapụta awapụta. Ọ na-erite puku galọọnụ iri na abụọ.
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 O mekwara ihe ndọkwasị bronz iri, nke e nwere ike ịkpụgharị akpụgharị. Mita abụọ ka ogologo nke otu ihe ndọkwasị ọbụla dị, mita abụọ ka obosara ya dịkwa; ịdị elu ya dị otu mita na ọkara.
Huram also made ten bronze carts. Each was six feet long and six feet wide and 4-1/2 feet tall.
28 Ihe ndọkwasị ahụ nwere ihe e ji jikọta ya dị nʼetiti ya. Otu a ka e si mee ihe ndọkwasị ahụ.
[On the sides of the carts] there were panels which were set in frames.
29 Nʼelu ihe njikọta ahụ ka a wụrụ oyiyi dị iche iche, dịka ọdụm, na oke ehi, na ndị mmụọ ozi cherubim nwere nku. Nʼelu, na nʼokpuru ọdụm, na oke ehi ndị ahụ, a wụkwara ahịhịa na okoko osisi dị iche iche.
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 Otu ihe ndọkwasị ọbụla nwere ụkwụ bronz anọ dị gburugburu, nweekwa okporo bronz ebe ụkwụ ndị a na-agbagharị. Nʼakụkụ anọ nke ihe ndọkwasị ndị a, a rụnyere ebe a na-adọkwasị efere. E ji oyiyi okoko osisi na ahịhịa chọọ ihe ndị a mma.
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 Nʼime ihe ndọkwasị ahụ, e nwere oghere nke nwere ọnụ dị gburugburu nke ịdị omimi ya bụ sentimita iri anọ na ise. Oghere a dị gburugburu, nwee ebe ndọkwasị nʼokpuru ya nke dị sentimita iri isii na asatọ nʼọtụtụ. Oyiyi ihe apịrị apị dịkwa gburugburu ọnụ ya. Ihe njikọta ha niile nwere akụkụ anọ nke ha nʼotu, ha adịghị gburugburu.
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 A na-adọkpụgharị ihe ndọkwasị a nʼụkwụ anọ o nwere. A dụnyekọtakwara ụkwụ anọ ndị a nʼime okporo ọla e mekọtara ya na ihe ndọkwasị ahụ. Ịdị elu nke ụkwụ ọbụla bụ iri sentimita isii na asatọ.
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 E mekwara ụkwụ ndị a dịka ụkwụ ụgbọala nke ịnyịnya na-adọkpụ. Ọ bụkwa ọla ka e ji kpụọ akụkụ ihe ndọkwasị ahụ niile, ma okporo igwe ukwu, ma okporo igwe nta, na ihe niile jikọtara ha.
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 Ụkwụ ọla nta anọ dịkwa nʼokpuru ihe ndọkwasị ahụ, nʼakụkụ ọbụla. A wụkọtakwara ha na ihe ndọkwasị ahụ.
At the top corners of each cart there were handles. These were cast in the same mold as the rest of the cart.
35 E nwere ihe a magidere gburugburu nʼelu ihe ndọkwasị ọbụla, nke omimi ya dị iri sentimita abụọ na ụma atọ. Ọla a, na ụkwụ ya, ka a wụkọtara na ihe ndọkwasị ahụ otu mgbe.
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 Ebe ọbụla ohere dị, o gbunyere oyiyi cherubim nwere nku, na oyiyi ọdụm, na oyiyi osisi nkwụ, nʼahụ ibo ọla ahụ e mere ka ọ dịrị gburugburu elu ihe ndọkwasị ọla ahụ.
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 Ihe ndọkwasị ọla iri ndị ahụ ha otu. Ha yikwara ibe ha, nʼihi na e mere ka ha nwee otu ụdị.
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 Huram jikwa bronz kpụọ efere ịsa ihe iri. Ogbu efere ọbụla dị mita abụọ na otu ụma, otu efere maka ihe ndọkwasị ọbụla. Mmiri na-eju otu nʼime ha bụ narị galọọnụ mmiri abụọ na iri anọ.
Huram also made ten bronze basins, one for each cart. Each basin was six feet across and held 200 gallons [of water].
39 Ọ dọnyere ihe ndọkwasị ọla ise nʼakụkụ ndịda ụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ, dọnyekwa ihe ndọkwasị ọla ise nke ọzọ nʼakụkụ ugwu. Ọ dọbara ihe ichenye mmiri ukwu ahụ nʼakụkụ ndịda, nʼihu ọwụwa anyanwụ nke ụlọnsọ ahụ, nʼebe chere ihu na ndịda.
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 Ọ kpụkwara ite dị iche iche, shọvel niile, na efere ịkwọsa mmiri niile. Nʼikpeazụ, ọ rụchara ọrụ niile dị nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị, nke eze Solomọn tinyere ya nʼaka ịrụ.
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 Ogidi abụọ ahụ; ihe ọkpụkpụ abụọ dịka efere dị nʼelu ogidi abụọ ahụ; ihe ọkpụkpụ yiri ụdọ a tụrụ atụ nke e ji chọọ ihe ọkpụkpụ abụọ ahụ dịka efere mma.
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 Narị anọ nke mkpụrụ pomegranet a kpụrụ akpụ maka ahịrị ihe abụọ ahụ a kpụrụ akpụ, ya bụ, ahịrị pomegranet abụọ nʼihi otu ihe ọkpụkpụ, iji chọọ ihe ọkpụkpụ ahụ yiri efere dị nʼisi elu ogidi ahụ mma.
the 400 [figures of] pomegranates, in two rows, with 100 in each row, that were placed over the top parts of the pillars;
43 Ihe ndọkwasị iri na efere ịsa mmiri iri nke dọkwasịrị nʼelu ha;
the ten carts; the ten basins;
44 na Oke osimiri ahụ na oke ehi iri na abụọ ahụ dị ya nʼokpuru;
the big tank; the twelve [statues of] oxen on whose backs the tank was placed;
45 ite niile, shọvel niile na efere ịkwọsa mmiri. Ihe ndị a niile nke Huram meere eze Solomọn nʼihi ụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị, bụ bronz na-egbu maramara ka eji mee ha.
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 Ọ bụ nʼala ụrọ, nʼobosara ala Jọdan, nʼetiti Sukọt na Zaretan ka eze mere ka a nọrọ kpụọ ihe ndị a.
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 Ma Solomọn atụghị ihe ndị a niile a kpụrụ nʼihe ọtụtụ, nʼihi na ha dị ọtụtụ nʼọnụọgụgụ, achọpụtaghịkwa ịdị arọ nke bronz ahụ.
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 Solomọn mekwara ngwongwo niile dị nʼime ụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị, ya bụ: ebe ịchụ aja e ji ọlaedo kpụọ, tebul ọlaedo nke a dọkwasịrị achịcha nke iche nʼIhu Onyenwe anyị.
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 E jikwa ọlaedo a nụchara anụcha kpụọ ihe ịdọkwasị oriọna, ise nʼakụkụ aka nri, ise nʼakụkụ aka ekpe, nʼihu ime ime ebe nsọ; tinyere ihe ịchọ mma oyiyi okoko osisi, na oriọna niile, na ihe ịgụta ihe niile;
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 na efere ọlaedo a nụchara anụcha dị iche iche, na ihe ịkpakepụ ọkụ niile, na efere ịkwọsa mmiri, na ngaji na ihe ịgụ ọkụ; na ihe ikonye ibo nʼihi ibo ọnụụlọ ndị dị nʼime ime, bụ Ebe Kachasị Nsọ, nakwa ibo ndị dị nʼọnụ ụzọ ụlọ ezumezu nke ụlọnsọ ukwu.
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 Mgbe a rụzuru ọrụ niile nke eze Solomọn nwere ịrụ maka ụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị ahụ, o webatara ihe niile Devid bụ nna ya doro nsọ nʼime ya, ya bụ ọlaọcha, ọlaedo na ngwongwo ndị ọzọ niile. O tinyere ha nʼụlọakụ dị nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị.
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.
