1 Tawarikh 22

1 Maka kata Daud, "Di tempat inilah harus dibangun Rumah TUHAN Allah. Dan di mezbah inilah orang Israel harus mempersembahkan kurban bakaran mereka kepada TUHAN."

Then David said, “Here, [at the edge of Jerusalem, ] is where [we will build] the temple for our God Yahweh, and where [we will make] the altar for burning the offerings that the Israeli [people will bring].”

2 Raja Daud menyuruh mengumpulkan semua orang asing yang tinggal di negeri Israel, lalu ia mempekerjakan mereka. Sebagian dari mereka memahat batu untuk membangun Rumah TUHAN.

So David commanded that the foreigners who lived in Israel must gather together. [When they did that, ] he appointed [some of those] men to [cut huge] stones [from the quarries] and to smooth their surfaces, to be used to build the temple of God.

3 Untuk membuat paku dan engsel bagi pintu-pintu gerbang Rumah TUHAN itu, Daud mengumpulkan banyak sekali besi. Ia juga mengumpulkan begitu banyak perunggu, sehingga tidak dapat ditimbang.

David provided a large amount of iron for making nails and hinges for the doors in the gates of the temple. He also provided so much bronze [for making the altar and various utensils], that no one could weigh it all.

4 Dari orang Tirus dan Sidon ia memesan sejumlah besar kayu cemara Libanon.

He also provided [money for buying] a large amount of cedar logs. Because there was a huge number of them, no one was able to count them. Those were logs that men from Tyre and Sidon [cities] sent to David.

5 Daud melakukan semuanya itu karena ia berpikir begini: "Aku harus mempersiapkan apa yang diperlukan untuk pembangunan Rumah TUHAN. Sebab Salomo putraku masih muda dan kurang pengalaman, sedangkan Rumah TUHAN yang akan dibangunnya itu harus sangat megah dan termasyhur di seluruh dunia." Maka sebelum Daud meninggal, ia menyediakan banyak sekali bahan bangunan.

David [provided all those things because he] thought, “My son Solomon is still young and he does not know what he needs to know [about building], and the temple of Yahweh must be (magnificent/very beautiful). It must be a glorious building that will become famous, and people throughout the world must consider it to be glorious/splendid. So now I will begin to prepare for it to be built, [and Solomon will be responsible for building it].” So David collected a great amount of building materials before he died.

6 Daud memanggil putranya, Salomo, dan memerintahkan dia untuk mendirikan rumah bagi TUHAN Allah yang disembah oleh umat Israel.

[When] David [was old, he] summoned his son Solomon, and told him that he should arrange for a temple to be built for Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [worshiped].

7 Kata Daud kepada Salomo, "Anakku, sudah lama aku berniat mendirikan sebuah rumah untuk menghormati TUHAN Allahku.

He said to him, “I wanted [IDM] to build a temple to honor [MTY] Yahweh, my God.

8 Tetapi TUHAN berkata bahwa aku terlalu sering bertempur dan telah membunuh banyak orang. Karena itu Ia tidak mengizinkan aku mendirikan rumah untuk Dia.

But Yahweh told [a prophet to tell] me, ‘You have killed many men [MTY] in the battles that you have fought. I have seen the blood of all the people whom you killed, so you will not be the one who will arrange for a temple to be built to honor me [MTY].

9 Meskipun begitu, Ia telah memberikan kepadaku janji ini: 'Engkau akan mendapat seorang putra yang akan memerintah dengan tentram, sebab Aku akan menolong dia sehingga tak ada musuh yang memerangi dia. Ia akan dinamakan Salomo sebab selama ia memerintah, Aku akan memberikan ketentraman dan keamanan di seluruh Israel.

But you will have a son [who will be king of Israel after you die]. He will be a man who is peaceful and quiet, [not a man who kills others]. And I will cause that there will be peace between him and his enemies who are in all the nearby lands. His name will be Solomon, [which sounds like the word for peace]. During the time that he is king, people in Israel will be peaceful and safe.

10 Putramu itulah yang akan mendirikan rumah untuk-Ku. Dia akan menjadi anak-Ku dan Aku menjadi bapaknya. Takhta kerajaan Israel akan tetap pada keturunannya untuk selama-lamanya.'"

He is the one who will arrange for a temple to be built to honor me [MTY]. He will be [like] a son to me, and I will cause some of his descendants to rule [MTY] over Israel forever [HYP].’

11 Lalu kata Daud lagi, "Sekarang, anakku, semoga TUHAN Allahmu selalu menolong engkau. Dan semoga engkau berhasil mendirikan rumah untuk TUHAN seperti yang telah dijanjikan-Nya.

“So now, my son, I hope/wish that Yahweh will help you, and enable you to be successful in arranging for building the temple of Yahweh, your God, which is what he said that you would do.

12 Dan mudah-mudahan TUHAN Allahmu memberikan kepadamu kebijaksanaan dan pengertian untuk memerintah Israel sesuai dengan hukum-hukum-Nya.

I also hope/wish that he will enable you to be wise and to understand what you need to know, and enable you to obey his laws while you rule over Israel.

13 Kalau engkau mentaati semua hukum yang diberikan TUHAN kepada Musa untuk bangsa Israel, engkau akan berhasil. Engkau harus yakin dan berani. Jangan takut menghadapi apa pun juga.

If you carefully obey all the laws and regulations/commands that Yahweh gave to Moses to give to us Israeli people, you will be successful. So be steadfast/strong and courageous. Do not be afraid of anything, and do not become discouraged!

14 Mengenai Rumah TUHAN itu aku sudah berusaha sungguh-sungguh untuk mengumpulkan 3.400 ton emas dan lebih dari 34.000 ton perak. Selain itu ada perunggu dan besi yang tidak terhitung banyaknya. Kayu dan batu pun sudah kusiapkan, tetapi engkau harus menambahkannya lagi.

“I have tried hard to provide [materials] for [building] the temple of Yahweh. I have provided nearly 4,000 tons of gold, and nearly 40,000 tons of silver. I have also provided a very large amount of iron and bronze; no one has been able to weigh it all. I have also gathered/provided lumber and stone [for the walls of the temple], but you may need to get some more of those things.

15 Engkau mempunyai banyak pekerja. Ada yang dapat bekerja di tambang batu, ada tukang kayu, tukang batu dan banyak sekali pengrajin yang pandai mengerjakan

There are many men [in Israel] who have good ability to cut big stones for making stone walls, and carpenters, and men who are very skilled at making various kinds of things.

16 emas, perak, perunggu dan besi. Nah, mulailah segera! Semoga TUHAN menolong engkau."

There are many men who know how to make things from gold and silver and bronze and iron. So now [I say to you], begin the work [of building the temple], and I hope/wish that Yahweh will help/be with you.”

17 Lalu Daud menyuruh semua pemimpin Israel membantu Salomo.

Then David commanded that all the Israeli leaders must assist Solomon. He said to them,

18 Katanya, "TUHAN Allahmu sudah menolong kalian, dan memberi damai serta ketentraman di seluruh negeri. Ia sudah memungkinkan aku mengalahkan semua bangsa yang dulu tinggal di negeri ini. Sekarang mereka takluk kepadamu dan kepada TUHAN.

“Yahweh our God is certainly with/helping you [RHQ]. He has allowed you to have peace with all the nearby nations [RHQ]. He has enabled my [army] to conquer [IDM] them, so now Yahweh and my people control them.

19 Jadi, hendaklah kalian mengabdi kepada TUHAN Allahmu dengan segenap jiwa ragamu. Mulailah membangun rumah untuk TUHAN, supaya Peti Perjanjian-Nya dan semua perkakas lain yang dipakai khusus untuk ibadat dapat ditempatkan di situ."

Now you must obey Yahweh completely. Help Solomon to arrange for building the temple for Yahweh God, in order that you can bring the Sacred Chest that contains the Ten Commandments and the other sacred items that belong to God into the temple that you will build to honor Yahweh.”