1 Bassekabaka 7
1 Sulemaani kyamutwalira ebbanga lya myaka kkumi n’esatu okuzimba olubiri lwe.
They also built a palace for Solomon, but it required 13 years to build it.
2 N’azimba olubiri nga luli ng’Ekibira kya Lebanooni, obuwanvu mita amakumi ana mu mukaaga, n’obugazi mita amakumi abiri mu ssatu, n’obugulumivu mita kkumi na ssatu n’ekitundu, nga luwaniriddwa ku mpagi nnya ez’emivule.
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 Ne luserekebwa n’emivule ku mikiikiro amakumi ana mu etaano, buli lunyiriri nga lulimu kkumi na ttaano.
[To support the roof] there were cedar beams that connected the rows of pillars.
4 Waaliwo amadirisa agaateekebwa mu nnyiriri ssatu, buli limu nga litunuulidde linnaalyo.
On each of the two side walls there were three rows of windows.
5 Buli mulyango gwalina omwango nga gwa nsonda nnya, era nga gitunuuliraganye mu nnyiriri ssatu.
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 N’azimba ekisenge ekinene eky’empagi obuwanvu mita amakumi abiri mu ssatu n’obugazi mita kkumi na ssatu n’ekitundu. Mu maaso gaakyo waaliwo ekisasi, ekyali kiwaniriddwa empagi ez’emiti.
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 Yazimba n’ekisenge ekinene omwali entebe ey’obwakabaka, nga kye kisenge mwe yasaliranga emisango, era nga kyonna ky’ateekebwamu emivule okuva wansi okutuuka waggulu.
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 Olubiri lwe yali agenda okubeeramu olwali emanju w’ekisenge ekinene lwali lukifaanana. N’azimbira ne muwala wa Falaawo, gwe yali awasizza, olulufaanana.
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 Okuva ku musingi okutuuka waggulu, ebizimbe ebyo byonna n’oluggya olunene, byazimbibwa n’amayinja agaagerebwa ne gasalibwa n’emisumeeno, mu bigera byago.
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 Omusingi gw’azimbibwa n’amayinja amanene amalungi, agamu ng’obuwanvu genkana mita nnya n’ekitundu n’amalala ng’obuwanvu genkana mita ssatu n’obutundu mukaaga.
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 Waggulu okumpi n’akasolya waaliyo amayinja ag’omuwendo omungi, agatemebwa nga bwe gaagerebwa, n’emiti egy’emivule.
On top of the foundation stones were other blocks of stone that were cut according to the sizes they needed, and cedar beams.
12 Oluggya olunene lwali lwetooloddwa bbugwe ow’embu ssatu ez’amayinja amateme, n’olubu olumu nga lwa miti egy’emivule, ng’ekisasi eky’omu maaso n’oluggya olw’omunda olwa yeekaalu bwe byali bizimbiddwa.
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 Kabaka Sulemaani n’atumya Kiramu ow’e Ttuulo, eyali mutabani wa nnamwandu ow’omu kika kya Nafutaali.
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 Kitaawe yali musajja w’e Ttuulo nga muweesi wa bikomo. Kiramu yali musajja mugezi, mumanyirivu nnyo era ng’ategeera emirimu egy’ebyebikomo egya buli ngeri. N’agenda eri Kabaka Sulemaani, n’akola emirimu gyonna egya muweebwa.
15 Kiramu n’akola empagi bbiri ez’ekikomo, buli emu obuwanvu mita munaana n’akatundu kamu, n’okwetooloola buli emu mita ttaano n’obutundu buna.
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 Waggulu wa buli mpagi n’assaako ebitikkiro ebyalina ebitimba eby’omulimu ogw’ekikomo, n’emigo egy’omulimu ogw’emikuufu egyalukibwa.
He also made two bronze caps to be put on top of the pillars. Each cap was 7-1/2 feet tall.
17 N’akola empagi zombi n’ebitikkiro byakwo nga zitimbiddwa buli emu ng’erina ebiruke ng’amalanga ag’amakomamawanga, musanvu.
Then he made bronze wreaths of chains to decorate the top part of each pillar.
18 Ebitikkiro ebyali ku mpagi ez’olubalaza zakolebwa ng’amalanga ag’ebimuli eby’amakomamawanga.
He also made bronze [figures that resembled] pomegranates. He put two rows of pomegranates over the top parts of each pillar.
19 Ebitikkiro eby’empagi byali ng’amalanga nga ziri mita emu n’obutundu munaana obugulumivu.
The top part over each pillar was shaped like a lily. Each [lily leaf] was six feet tall.
20 Ku buli nkufiira ey’empagi kwaliko ekifaanana ng’ebakuli okuliraana n’omulimu ogufaanana ng’ekintu ekiruke, era waaliwo amakomamawanga ebikumi bibiri mu mbu okwetooloola ebitikkiro ebyo.
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 N’akola empagi bbiri ku lubalaza lwa yeekaalu, emu n’agizimba ku luuyi olw’obukiikaddyo n’agituuma Yakini, n’eyokubiri n’agizimba ku luuyi olw’obukiikakkono n’agituuma Bowaazi.
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 Ebitikkiro byabyo byakolebwako ebimuli eby’amalanga, era bwe gutyo omulimu ogw’okuzimba empagi ne guggwa.
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 N’akola ttanka ennene ey’ekikomo ekisaanuuse, nga neekulungirivu ng’eri mita nnya n’ekitundu okuva ku mugo okutuuka ku mugo, ne mita bbiri n’obutundu busatu obugulumivu. Obwekulungirivu bwali mita kkumi na ssatu n’ekitundu.
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 Wansi w’omugo gwayo kwaliko entaabwa okugyetooloola, kkumi buli butundu busatu obwa mita, era nga ziri embu bbiri, ezasaanuusibwa nayo.
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 Ettanka ennene yatuulanga ku bifaananyi by’ente ennume kkumi na bbiri, esatu nga zitunudde mu bukiikakkono, n’endala essatu nga zitunudde ebugwanjuba, n’endala essatu nga zitunudde mu bukiikaddyo, n’endala essatu nga zitunudde ebuvanjuba, era ng’ebitundu byabyo eby’emabega nga bitunuuliraganye mu masekkati gaayo.
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 Obugazi bwayo yali oluta lumu, n’omugo gwayo gwakolebwa ng’omugo gw’ekibya, ng’ekimuli ky’amalanga. Yajjulanga lita emitwalo ena mu enkumi nnya.
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 N’akola n’ebitebe ebiseetulwa, mu bikomo buli kimu obuwanvu bwakyo mita emu n’obutundu munaana, n’obugazi bwe bumu, ate obugulumivu mita emu n’obutundu busatu.
Huram also made ten bronze carts. Each was six feet long and six feet wide and 4-1/2 feet tall.
28 Ebitebe ebyo by’akolebwa bwe biti: byalina enkulukumbi mu myango gyabyo.
[On the sides of the carts] there were panels which were set in frames.
29 Ku nkulukumbi wakati mu myango mwalimu ebifaananyi bya bakerubi n’eby’empologoma, n’eby’ente ennume; kwaliko n’ebintu ebireebeeta ebyakolebwa n’emikono.
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 Buli kitebe ky’alina nnamuziga nnya ez’ebikomo, n’entobo za nnamuziga nga za bikomo, era nga buli kimu kirina ebensani ewaniriddwa mu nsonda nnya n’emisituliro egyasaanuusibwa, nga ku buli musituliro kuliko ebireebeeta.
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 Ekitebe ekimu kyalina akamwa akalina omwango omwekulungirivu ogwali kitundu kya mita mu kukka. Akamwa kaagwo kaali keekulungirivu n’omulimu ogwa wansi kwe kyaterezebwanga, nga gwa butundu musanvu obwa mita mu kukka. Ku kamwa kaagwo kwaliko enjola, n’enkulumbi zaakyo nga si nnekulungirivu naye ng’enjuyi zonna zenkanankana.
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 Nnamuziga ennya zaali wansi w’enkulumbi; n’emisingi gya nnamuziga gyali gikomereddwa ku kitebe. Okusala mu bukiika bwa nnamuziga emu bwali obutundu musanvu obwa mita.
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 Nnamuziga zaakolebwa nga nnamuziga ez’amagaali, era kwaliko emisingi, n’empanka, n’empagi, n’emisumaali nga byonna by’akolebwa mu kyuma ekisaanuuse.
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 Kwaliko emisituliro ena ku nsonda ennya eza buli kitebe era gyonna nga gya kika kyekimu n’ekitebe.
At the top corners of each cart there were handles. These were cast in the same mold as the rest of the cart.
35 Ku ntikko eya buli kitebe kwaliko engeri ey’ekikoba ekyekulungirivu; okukka kwakyo obutundu bubiri obwa mita, n’embiriizi zaakyo n’enkulukumbi ebyagiwaniriranga, byakwatagananga ku ntikko.
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 Ku biwanirira ne ku nkulukumbi, Kiramu yakolako ebifaananyi ebyole ebya bakerubi, n’eby’empologoma, n’eby’enkindu mu buli kifo omwali ebbanga, era n’ayolako ebimuli okwetooloola.
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 Bw’atyo bwe yakola ebitebe ekkumi. Byonna yabikola mu kyuma ekisaanuuse kyekimu, era n’abikola byonna nga bya kigero kyekimu, n’okufaanana nga bifaanana.
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 N’alyoka akola amabensani kkumi, nga ga kikomo, buli emu ng’egyamu lita lunaana mu kinaana, era buli emu nga yenkana mita emu ne desimoolo munaana obugazi, ate buli bensani ng’etuula ku kitebe kyayo.
Huram also made ten bronze basins, one for each cart. Each basin was six feet across and held 200 gallons [of water].
39 N’addira ebitebe bitaano ku byo n’abiteeka ku luuyi olw’obukiikaddyo obwa yeekaalu, n’ebitaano ebirala ku luuyi olw’obukiikakkono; n’ateeka Ennyanja ku luuyi olw’obukiikaddyo obw’ebuvanjuba obwa yeekaalu.
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 N’akola n’ensuwa, n’amabensani, n’ebijiiko, n’amabensani ag’okumansira. Bw’atyo Kiramu n’amaliriza omulimu gwa yeekaalu ya Mukama gwonna gwe yakolera Kabaka Sulemaani.
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 Empagi ebbiri zombi; ebitikkiro byombi eby’ebibya ebyayolebwa waggulu ku mpagi; embu ebbiri ez’ebitimbe ebyali ku bitikkiro byombi eby’empagi;
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 n’ebitone ebikumi ebina eby’amakomamawanga ebyali mu mbu ebbiri, ebyali bibikka ku nkufiira ez’empagi;
the 400 [figures of] pomegranates, in two rows, with 100 in each row, that were placed over the top parts of the pillars;
43 ebitebe ekkumi n’amabensani gaakwo agaabituulangako kkumi;
the ten carts; the ten basins;
44 ettanka ennene n’ebifaananyi eby’ente ennume ekkumi n’ebbiri ebyali wansi w’ettanka ennene;
the big tank; the twelve [statues of] oxen on whose backs the tank was placed;
45 n’ensuwa, n’ebisena, n’amabensani agamansira. Ebintu byonna Kulamu bye yakolera Kabaka Sulemaani ku lwa yeekaalu ya Mukama byali bya bikomo bizigule.
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 Kabaka yalagira babisaanuusize mu lusenyi lwa Yoludaani awali ettaka ery’ebbumba wakati w’e Sukkosi n’e Zalesani.
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 Sulemaani teyapima bintu ebyo byonna, kubanga byali biyitiridde obungi; era tewali yapima buzito obw’ekikomo ebintu mwe byakolebwa.
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 Awo Sulemaani n’akozesa n’ebintu ebirala byonna ebyateekebwa mu yeekaalu ya Mukama: ekyoto ekya zaabu; emmeeza eya zaabu okwaberanga emigaati egy’okulaga;
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 ebikondo by’ettaala ebya zaabu ennongoose, bitaano ku luuyi olwa ddyo n’ebitaano ku luuyi olwa kkono, byonna awamu kkumi, mu kifo awaayimirirwanga okwogera; obusumbi bw’ebimuli; ettabaaza ne makansi nga bya zaabu;
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 bbensani, ne makansi ezisala ebisirinza, ne bbakuli ezifukirira, n’ebibya ne fulampeni, nga bya zaabu ennongoose; eminyolo gy’enzigi egy’ekisenge eky’omunda ddala, kye Kifo Ekitukuvu Ennyo nga gya zaabu, n’egy’enzigi ez’ekisenge ekinene ddala ekya yeekaalu nga gya zaabu.
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 Omulimu gwonna Kabaka Sulemaani gwe yakola ku yeekaalu ya Mukama bwe gwaggwa, n’aleeta ebintu Dawudi kitaawe bye yayawulirako Mukama, effeeza ne zaabu n’ebintu ebirala byonna, n’abiteeka mu mawanika ga yeekaalu ya Mukama.
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.
