2 Seenaa 8
1 Dhuma waggaa digdamaatti yeroo itti Solomoon mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyootii fi mana ofii isaa ijaaretti,
Solomon’s [workers] worked for 20 years to build the temple and the king’s palace.
2 Solomoon gandoota Huuraam isaaf kennee ture sana haaromsee ijaaree Israaʼeloota achi keessa ni qubachiise.
Then his [workers] rebuilt the cities that [King] Hiram had given back to Solomon, and Solomon sent Israelis to live in those cities.
3 Ergasii immoo Solomoon Hamaati Zoobaatti duulee ishee ni qabate.
Solomon’s [army] then went to Hamath-Zobah [town] and captured it.
4 Akkasumas gammoojjii keessatti Tadmoorii fi magaalaawwan waa itti kuusan kanneen duraan Hamaatitti ijaaree ture hunda ni ijaare.
His workers also rebuilt walls around Tadmor [town] in the desert, and in [the] Hamath [region] in all the towns where they kept supplies.
5 Beet Horoon oliitii fi Beet Horoon gadii magaalaawwan daʼannoo godhee dallaa dhagaa, balbalawwanii fi danqaraawwan ittiin cufan itti tolche;
They rebuilt Upper Beth-Horon [town] and Lower Beth-Horon [city], and built walls around them with gates [in the walls] and bars [to fasten the gates].
6 kana malees Baaʼilaatii fi magaalaawwan isaa kanneen waa itti kuusan hunda, magaalaawwan gaariiwwan isaatii fi magaalaawwan fardeen isaa hunda, waanuma Yerusaalemitti, Libaanoonittii fi biyya bulchu hunda keessatti ijaaruu barbaade hundumaa ni ijaare.
They also rebuilt Baalath [town] and all the cities where supplies were kept and the cities where Solomon’s chariots and horses were kept. Solomon’s [workers] built whatever he wanted them to build, in Jerusalem and in Lebanon, and in other places in the area that he ruled.
7 Ammas namoota Israaʼeloota hin taʼin jechuunis Heetota, Amoorota, Feerzota, Hiiwotaa fi Yebuusota jalaa hafanitu jira.
Solomon forced people from many other groups who were not Israelis to work for him like slaves. They were people from the Heth, Amor, Periz, Hiv, and Jebus people-groups.
8 Solomoonis sanyiiwwan namoota kanneen hundaa warra biyyattii keessatti hafan kanneen Israaʼeloonni hin barbadeessin sana akkuma hamma harʼaatti illee jiru kana akka isaan hojii garbummaa hojjetaniif dirqisiise.
They were descendants of groups whom the Israelis had not completely destroyed. Solomon forced them to become his slaves, and they are still slaves.
9 Solomoon garuu hojii isaatiif jedhee Israaʼeloota hin garboomsine; isaan loltoota isaa, abbootii duulaa, ajajjuuwwan gaariiwwanii fi abbootii fardaa isaa turan.
But Solomon did not force Israelis to work for him. Israelis became his soldiers and commanders of his chariots and his chariot-drivers.
10 Isaan akkasumas qondaaltota Solomoon Mootichaa kanneen nama hojjechiisan dhibba lamaa fi shantaman keessaa qondaaltota hangafoota turan.
They were also King Solomon’s chief officials. There were 250 of them, and they supervised the workers.
11 Solomoonis, “Sababii iddoon taabonni Waaqayyoo seene hundi qulqulluu taʼeef, niitiin koo masaraa mootummaa Daawit Mooticha Israaʼel keessa jiraachuu hin qabdu” jedhee intala Faraʼoon sana magaalaa Daawit keessaa baasee gara mana isheef ijaare sanaatti ni fide.
Solomon moved his wife, who was the daughter of the king of Egypt, from [the place outside Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’ to the place that his workers had built for her. He said, “I do not want my wife to live in the palace that [my father] King David’s workers built, because the Sacred Chest [was in that palace for a while], and any place where the Sacred Chest has been is holy.”
12 Solomoon iddoo aarsaa kan gardaafoo mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyoo duratti ijaare sana irratti aarsaa gubamu Waaqayyoof ni dhiʼeesse;
On the altar that Solomon’s [workers] had built in front of the entrance [to the temple], Solomon sacrificed many offerings that were to be completely burned.
13 kanas akkuma seera waaʼee aarsaa kan guyyaa guyyaa kan Museen Sanbataaf, Ayyaana Baatii Haaraa fi ayyaanota waggaa keessaa sadaniif jechuunis Ayyaana Maxinoo, Ayyaana Torbanootaa fi Ayyaana Daasiif kenne sanaatti ni dhiʼeesse.
He did that to obey the rules about what sacrifices Moses had declared should be made. These included sacrifices for every day and for the Sabbath days and to celebrate each day on which there was a new moon and for the three other festivals that were celebrated each year. Those festivals were the Festival of Eating Unleavened Bread, the Harvest Festival, and the Festival of Living in Temporary Shelters.
14 Innis akkuma seera abbaa isaa Daawititti gareewwan lubootaa hojii isaaniitti, Lewwota immoo akka isaan akkuma seera guyyaa guyyaatti tajaajila galataa kennanii fi akka isaan hojii lubootaa gargaaraniif filate. Akkasumas tokkoo tokkoo karraatti garee eegdota karraa ni ramade; Daawit namni Waaqaa sun waan kana ajajeetii.
Obeying what his father David had commanded, he appointed the groups of priests for their work, and he appointed the descendants of Levi to lead the people while they sang to praise Yahweh and while they assisted the priests in their daily work. He also appointed groups of them to guard all the gates, because that was also what David, the man who pleased God [very well], had commanded.
15 Isaanis waan mootichi waaʼee mankuusaa fi waaʼee waan biraa irratti lubootaa fi Lewwota ajaje irraa hin jalʼanne.
The priests and other descendants of Levi obeyed completely everything that the king commanded, including [taking care of] the storerooms.
16 Hojiin Solomoon hundi gaafa hundeen mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyoo buufamee jalqabee hamma dhuma manichaatti haala tolaadhaan hojjetame. Akkasiinis manni qulqullummaa Waaqayyoo ni xumurame.
They did all the work [of building the temple] that Solomon told them to do, until it was all completed. So they finishing building the temple.
17 Ergasii Solomoon gara magaalaawwan Eziyoon Geberii fi Eelooti kanneen biyya Edoom keessa qarqara galaanaatti argaman sanaa dhaqe.
Then some of Solomon’s men went to Ezion-Geber and Elath [cities] on the coast of the Red Sea, an area that belonged to the Edom people-group.
18 Huuraamis dooniiwwan ajajjoonni ofii isaa kanneen galaanicha beekan ajajan ergeef. Isaanis namoota Solomoon wajjin dooniidhaan Oofiir dhaqanii warqee taalaantii dhibba afurii fi shantama fidanii Solomoon Mootichatti kennan.
King Hiram sent to Solomon from [Tyre city] some ships that were commanded by his officers. They were men who were experienced sailors. These men went in the ships with Solomon’s men to [the] Ophir [region] and brought back about 17 tons of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.
