2 Tantara 3
1 Aa le namototse nandranjy i anjomba’ Iehovày e Ierosalaime ao t’i Selomò, an-kaboa’ i Morià, amy niboaha’ Iehovà amy Davide rae’ey; amy nihentseña’ i Davidey, an-tanem-pamofoha’ i Ornane nte-Iebosý eo.
Then Solomon’s workers started to build the temple for Yahweh in Jerusalem. They built it on Moriah Hill, where [an angel from] Yahweh had appeared to his father David. They built it on the ground that Araunah, a descendant of the Jebus people-group, had sold to David and where David said that it should be built.
2 Ie namototse namboatse amy andro faharoe’ ty volam-paha-roe’ i taom-paha-efam-pifehea’ey.
They began the work in April, when Solomon had been ruling almost four years.
3 Zao o mananta napeta’ i Selomò amy namboareñe i anjomban’ Añahareio: ty andava’e, amy fanjeheañe haehaey, le kiho enempolo vaho kiho roapolo ty am-pohe’e.
The foundation of the temple was about 90 feet long and 30 feet wide.
4 I lavaranga aolo’ i anjombaiy, ty andava’e, mira amy ampohe’ i anjombaiy, kiho roapolo, le zato-tsi-roapolo ty haabo’e; vaho nipakora’e volamena ki’e.
The entrance room across the front of the temple was 30 feet wide and 30 feet high.
5 Sinaro’e mendoraveñe ty anjomba bey, le nipakora’e volamena soa vaho niravaha’e satrañe naho silisily.
Solomon’s workers used [panels/boards of] pine [wood] to line the main hall of the temple. Then they covered those panels with [very thin sheets of] pure gold. Then they decorated the walls with [carved images of] palm trees and designs that resembled chains.
6 Mbore nihamine’e vatosoa i anjombay, le volamena boake Parvaime i volamenay.
They decorated the temple with very valuable stones. The gold that they used was from [the land of] Parvaim.
7 Nipakora’e volamena ka i anjombay, o boda’eo, o fimoaha’eo naho o rindri’eo naho o lala’eo; vaho nisokira’e kerobe o rindriñeo.
They covered the ceiling beams, the door frames, the walls and the doors of the temple with [very thin sheets of] gold. They also carved [statues of] winged creatures on the walls.
8 Le nandranjy i toetse loho masiñey, ty andava’e mira ami’ty ampohe’ i anjombaiy, kiho roapolo; naho kiho roapolo ty ampohe’e; vaho nipakora’e volamena soa, ami’ty talenta enen-jato.
They also built the Very Holy Place [inside the temple]. It was 30 feet wide and 30 feet long. They covered its walls with sheets of pure gold that altogether weighed 23 tons.
9 Sekele volamena limampolo ka ty lanja’ o fantsikeo; vaho nipakora’e volamena o efetse amboneo.
They used 1-1/4 pounds of gold to [cover the heads of] the nails. They also covered the walls of the upper rooms with sheets of gold.
10 Nandranjia’e kerobe roe am-panokiram-bonga’e i toetse masiñey; le nipakora’ iareo volamena.
Solomon’s workers made two statues of creatures with wings to put inside the Very Holy Place. They covered those statues with [very thin sheets of] gold.
11 Kiho roapolo ty fivelara’ i elan-kerobe rey; ty halava’ ty elan-kerobe: kiho lime, nitakatse ty rindri’ i trañoy; kiho lime ka i elatse raikey, nitakatse ty ela’ i kerobe ila’ey.
[Each statue had two long wings]. One wing of each statue touched one of the walls of the Temple. The other wing of each statue touched a wing of the other statue. It was 7-1/2 feet from the outer tip of one wing to the outer tip of the other wing. The inner wings of the two statues touched each other.
12 Ty ela’ i kerobe raikey ka, le kiho lime, nitakatse ty rindri’ i trañoy vaho kiho lime ka ty ela’e ila’e nitakatse ty ela’ i kerobe raikey.
13 Nivelatse kiho roapolo i elan-kerobe rey; songa nijohañe am-pandia, sindre nitolike mb’ añate’e ty lahara’e.
It was 30 feet from the outer wing of the one statue to the outer wing of the other statue. The statues faced the doorway to the main room.
14 Nanoe’e ami’ty manga naho malòmavo naho mena mañabarà naho leny marerarera i lamba tsingarakarakey vaho nanoa’e sary kerobe.
Solomon’s workers made a curtain [to separate the main room from the Very Holy Place]. It was made of blue, purple, and red thread and fine linen. There were figures of winged creatures that were embroidered on the curtain.
15 Le niranjie’e aolo’ i anjombay ty fahañe roe, kiho telopolo-lim’ amby ty haabo’e, songa kiho lime ty kapeke ambone’e.
They made two [bronze] pillars and put them at the entrance of the temple. They were each 27 feet high. Each had a top over it that was 7-1/2 feet high.
16 Nandranjia’e silisily i toetse masiñey le nasampe’e ambone’ i fahañe rey; le nitsene’e voan-dagoa napetak’ amy silisily rey.
The workers made [carvings that resembled] chains and put them on top of the pillars. They made [carvings that resembled] pomegranates and attached them to the chains.
17 Natroa’e aolo’ i anjombay i fahañe rey, ty raik’ am-pitàn-kavana naho ty raik’ ankavia; le nitokave’e ty hoe Iakine i ankavanay vaho Boaze ty añara’ i haviay.
They set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south side [of the entrance] and the other on the north side. The one on the south side was named Jakin and the one on the north side was named Boaz.
