1 Mpanjaka 6
1 Ary tamin’ ny taona fahavalo-polo amby efa-jato taorian’ ny nialan’ ny Zanak’ Isiraely tamin’ ny tany Egypta tamin’ ny volana Ziva (volana faharoa izany), tamin’ ny taona fahefatra nanjakan’ i Solomona tamin’ ny Isiraely, dia nanorina ny tranon’ i Jehovah izy.
480 years after the Israeli people left Egypt, during the fourth year that Solomon ruled Israel, early in May, Solomon’s workers began to build the temple.
2 Ary ny trano nataon’ i Solomona mpanjaka ho an’ i Jehovah dia enim-polo hakiho ny lavany, ary roa-polo hakiho ny sakany, ary telo-polo hakiho ny hahavony.
Inside, [the main part of] the temple was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high.
3 Ary ny lavarangana fidirana teo anoloan’ ny ati-trano lehibe, dia roa-polo hakiho ny lavany mifanerana amin’ ny sakan’ ny trano, ary folo akiho ny habeny teo anoloan’ ny trano ihany.
The entrance room was 15 feet long and 30 feet wide, just as wide as the main part of the temple.
4 Ary ny varavarankelin’ ny trano nataony makarakara tsy mivoha.
There were windows in [the walls of] the temple. The windows were narrower on the outside than on the inside.
5 Ary tamin’ ny lafin-trano dia nasiany paosin-trano mifanongoa manodidina, na amin’ ny ati-trano lehibe, na amin’ ny efitra atiny, sady nasiany efi-trano manodidina;
Against the two sides and against the back of the temple walls, they built a structure/building that had rooms in it. [This structure had three levels/stories and each was 7-1/2 feet high].
6 ny efi-trano ambany indrindra, dimy hakiho ny sakany, ary ny an-tenatenany, enina hakiho ny sakany, ary ny fahatelony, dia fito hakiho sakany; fa ny rindrina ivelan’ ny trano dia ahenany manodidina isaky ny mifanongoa, mba tsy hisy hitsatoka amin’ ny rindrina.
[Each room in] the lowest level/story was 7-1/2 feet wide. [Each room in] the middle level/story was nine feet wide. [The rooms in] the top level/story were 10-1/2 feet wide. The wall of the temple at the top level/story was thinner than the wall at the middle level/story, and the wall of the middle level/story was thinner than the wall at the bottom level/story. The result was that the rooms could be supported by the wall underneath them, and did not require wooden beams to support them.
7 Ary tamin’ ny nanaovana ny trano dia vato voapaika rahateo hatrany amin’ ny fihadiam-bato no nanaovany azy: ka dia tsy nisy feon’ ny tantanana, na fandraka, na vy fiasana, re tao an-trano tamin’ ny nanaovany azy.
The huge stones for [the foundation of] the temple were cut and shaped at the quarry [to become very smooth]. The result was that while the workers were building the temple there was no noise, because they did not use hammers or chisels or any other iron tools there.
8 Ny varavarana mankao amin’ ny efi-trano an-tenatenany dia teo amin’ ny ilany ankavanan’ ny trano; ary tohatra miolikolika no niakarany ho ao amin’ ny efi-trano an-tenatenany, ary avy tao amin’ ny an-tenatenany indray no niakarany ho ao amin’ ny fahatelony.
The entrance to the bottom level/story [of that attached structure] was on the south side of the temple. There were stairs from the bottom level/story to the middle and top level/story.
9 Toy izany no nanaovany ny trano sy nahavitany azy; ary rairainy nopetahany hazo fisaka sedera no nataony tafon’ ny trano.
So Solomon’s [workers] finished building the [framework of the] temple. They made the ceiling from cedar beams and boards.
10 Ary ny paosin-trano nataony manodidina ny trano, dimy hakiho avy ny hahavony, ary hazo sedera no nikambanany tamin’ ny trano.
They built the structure that had three levels/stories, that was against the walls of the temple. Each level/story was 7-1/2 feet high, and was joined to the temple with cedar beams.
11 Ary ny tenin’ i Jehovah tonga tamin’ i Solomona nanao hoe:
Then Yahweh said this to Solomon:
12 Ny amin’ ity trano ataonao, ity raha handeha araka ny lalako ianao sy hanaraka ny fitsipiko ary hitandrina ny didiko rehetra ka hanaraka azy, dia hotanterahiko aminao ny teniko, izay nolazaiko tamin’ i Davida rainao;
“[I want to tell you] about this temple that you are building. If you continually obey all my statutes and laws and commands, I will do for you what I promised to your father David.
13 ary hitoetra ao amin’ ny Zanak’ Isiraely Aho ka tsy hahafoy ny Isiraely oloko.
I will live among the Israeli people, [in this temple, ] and I will never abandon them.”
14 Ary nataon’ i Solomona ny trano, ka dia vitany.
Solomon’s [workers] finished building the temple.
15 Ary ny rindrina anatiny nopetahany hazo sedera; hatramin’ ny vodi-rindrina ka hatramin’ ny loha-rindrina dia nopetahany hazo avokoa ary hazo kypreso no nataony gorodon’ ny trano.
On the inside, they lined/covered the walls with cedar boards. They lined/covered them from the floor to the ceiling. They made the floor from cypress boards.
16 Ary ny roa-polo hakiho hatreo amin’ ny rindrina farany dia nasiany efitra hazo sedera hatramin’ ny vodirindrina ka hatramin’ ny loha-rindrina, ary nataony ho efitra anatiny izany, dia ny fitoerana masìna indrindra.
Inside the back part of the temple they built an inner room, called the Very Holy Place. It was 30 feet long. All the walls of this room were lined with cedar boards.
17 Ary ny lavan’ ny ati-trano lehibe teo anoloan’ io dia efa-polo hakiho.
In front of the Very Holy Place there was a room that was 60 feet long.
18 Ary ny sedera amin’ ny ati-trano dia nosoratany nasiany sarin’ ny voantango sy voninkazo mivelatra; sedera avokoa izy, ka tsy nisy vato niseho.
The cedar [boards on the walls] inside the temple were decorated with carvings of gourds and flowers. [The walls were] completely covered with cedar boards, with the result that the stones [of the walls behind them] could not be seen.
19 Nanisy efitra anatiny tao anatin’ ny trano izy hametrahany ny fiaran’ ny faneken’ i Jehovah.
At the back of the temple they made the Very Holy Place, where the Sacred Chest would be put.
20 Ary teo anoloan’ ny efitra anatiny roa-polo hakiho ny lavany, ary roa-polo hakiho ny sakany, roa-polo hakiho koa ny hahavony, sady voapetaka takela-bolamena tsara izy dia nopetahany hazo sedera ny alitara.
That room was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. They covered the walls with [very thin sheets of] pure gold. [For burning incense] they also made an altar of cedar [boards].
21 Ary nopetahan’ i Solomona takela-bolamena tsara indrindra ny atin’ ny trano; sady nasiany vakoka volamena hisakana eo anoloan’ ny efitra anatiny; ary nopetahany takela-bolamena koa ny alitara.
Solomon told them to cover the other walls inside the temple with [very thin sheets of] pure gold and to fasten gold chains across the entrance to the Very Holy Place.
22 Izao ati-trano rehetra izao dia nopetahany takela-bolamena avokoa; ary ny alitara momba ny efitra anatiny koa dia nopetahany takela-bolamena avokoa.
They covered all the walls of the temple and the altar that was outside the Very Holy Place with [very thin sheets of] gold.
23 Ary tao anatin’ ny efitra anatiny dia nasiany kerobima hazo oliva roa, samy folo hakiho avy no hahavony.
Inside the Very Holy Place, they made from olive tree wood [large statues of] two creatures with wings. Each one was 15 feet tall.
24 Ary samy dimy hakiho avy ny elatry ny kerobima iray, dia folo hakiho hatramin’ ny tendron’ elany anankiray ka hatramin’ ny tendron’ elany anankiray.
They each were the same size and had the same shape. They each had two wings [which were spread out]. Each wing was 7-1/2 feet long, with the result that the distance between the outer ends of the two wings was 15 feet.
25 Ary ny kerobima iray koa folo hakiho; fa ny kerobima roa mitovy halehibe sy mitovy tarehy:
26 Folo hakiho ny hahavon’ ny kerobima iray, ary tahaka io ihany koa ny kerobima anankiray.
27 Ary ny kerobima nataony tao afovoan’ ny trano anatiny; ary ny elany nataony mivelatra, ka ny ilany samy nipaka tamin’ ny rindrina avy, ary ny ilany nifanendry teo afovoan’ ny trano.
They put those statues next to each other in the Very Holy Place so that the wing of the one touched the one wing of the other in the center of the room, and the outer wings touched the walls.
28 Ary nopetahany takela-bolamena ny kerobima.
They covered the statues with [very thin sheets of] gold.
29 Ary ny rindrina manodidina nosoratany nasiany sarin’ ny kerobima sy hazo rofia ary voninkazo mivelatra, na ny efitra anatiny, na ny ati-trano lehibe.
[Solomon told them to] decorate the walls of the main room and the Very Holy Place by carving representations of winged creatures and palm trees and flowers.
30 Ary nopetahany takela-bolamena ny gorodona, na ny teo amin’ ny efi-trano anatiny, na ny teo amin’ ny ati-trano lehibe.
They also covered the floor of both rooms with [very thin sheets of] gold.
31 Ary ny varavarana mankao amin’ ny efitra anatiny dia nasiany lela-varavarana hazo oliva kopa-droa, ary ny tolany sy ny momba azy dia ampahadimin’ ny sakan-trano.
They made a set of doors from olive tree wood, and placed them at the entrance to the Very Holy Place. The doorposts joined at the top to form a pointed arch.
32 Ny lela-varavarana hazo oliva kopa-droa dia nosoratany nasiany sarin’ ny kerobima sy hazo rofia ary voninkazo mivelatra, ary, nopetahany volamena manify ny kerobima: sy ny hazo rofia.
The doors were decorated by carving on them representations of winged creatures, palm trees, and flowers. All of these things were covered with [very thin sheets of] gold.
33 Dia toy izany koa ny varavarana mankao amin’ ny ati-trano lehibe, dia nasiany tolam-baravarana hazo oliva mahafeno ny ampahefatry ny sahan-trano.
They made a rectangular door frame from olive tree wood, and put it [between the entrance room and] the main room.
34 Ary ny lela-varavarana hazo kypreso kopa-droa dia kamban-droa samy nisy savily avy.
They made two folding doors from cypress wood [and fastened them to the door frame].
35 Ary nosoratany nasiany sarin’ ny kerobima sy ny hazo rofia ary voninkazo mivelatra ireo, dia nopetahany volamena manify ny sorany.
The doors were also decorated with wood carvings of winged creatures, palm trees, and flowers, and they were also covered evenly with [very thin sheets of] gold.
36 Ary nanao ny kianja tao anatiny tamin’ ny vato voapaika telo an-dalana sy hazo sedera iray an-dalana izy.
They built a courtyard in front of the temple. The walls around the courtyard were made of cedar and stone; to make the walls, between each layer of cedar beams they put down two layers of stone.
37 Tamin’ ny volana Ziva tamin’ ny taona fahefatra, no; nanaovany ny fanorenan’ ny tranon’ i Jehovah.
They laid the foundation of the temple of Yahweh in early May, in the fourth year [that Solomon ruled].
38 Ary tamin’ ny volana Bola (volana fahavalo izany), tamin’ ny taona fahiraika ambin’ ny folo, no nahavitany ny trano araka ny fombany rehetra sy izay rehetra nahamety azy. Dia fito taona no nanaovany azy.
In the eleventh year [that he ruled], in the middle of October, they finished building the temple and all of its parts, doing exactly what Solomon told them to do. It required seven years to build it.
