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1 I Hiram car Tirski posla sluge svoje k Solomunu èuvši da su ga pomazali za cara na mjesto oca njegova, jer Hiram ljubljaše Davida svagda.
When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father, he sent ambassadors to Solomon because Hiram had always been David's friend.
2 A Solomun posla ka Hiramu i poruèi mu:
So Solomon sent this message back to Hiram,
3 Ti znaš da David otac moj nije mogao sagraditi doma imenu Gospoda Boga svojega od ratova kojima ga opkoliše, dokle ih Gospod ne položi pod noge njegove.
“As you know, my father David was not able to build a Temple to honor the Lord his God because of the wars fought against him from every direction, until the Lord had conquered his enemies.
4 A sada Gospod Bog moj dao mi je mir otsvuda, nemam nijednoga neprijatelja ni zle smetnje.
But now the Lord my God has given me peace all around—no enemies, no bad things happening.
5 Zato, evo, velim da sagradim dom imenu Gospoda Boga svojega, kao što je rekao Gospod Davidu ocu mojemu govoreæi: sin tvoj, kojega æu posaditi mjesto tebe na prijesto tvoj, on æe sagraditi dom imenu mojemu.
So I plan to build a Temple to honor the Lord my God, as the Lord told my father David. He said to him, ‘Your son whom I will place on your throne to succeed you will build the Temple to honor me.’
6 Zato zapovjedi sada neka mi nasijeku drva kedrovijeh na Livanu, a sluge æe moje biti sa slugama tvojim, a platu slugama tvojim daæu ti kako god reèeš; jer ti znaš da u nas nema ljudi koji umiju sjeæi drva kao Sidonci.
So please order some cedars of Lebanon to be cut down for me. My workers will assist your workers, and I will pay your workers at the rate that you decide, for you know that we don't have anyone who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.”
7 I kad Hiram èu rijeèi Solomunove, obradova se veoma i reèe: da je blagosloven Gospod danas, koji dade Davidu mudra sina nad onijem narodom velikim.
When Hiram heard Solomon's message, he was very happy and said, “Praise the Lord today, for he has given David a wise son to lead this great nation!”
8 I posla Hiram Solomunu, i poruèi: èuo sam èega radi si slao k meni; ja æu uèiniti svu volju tvoju za drva kedrova i za drva jelova.
Hiram sent this reply to Solomon: “Thank you for your message. As for the cedar and cypress timber, I will do everything you want.
9 Moje æe sluge snijeti s Livana na more, i ja æu ih povezati u splavove i spustiti morem do mjesta koje mi kažeš, i ondje æu razvezati, pa ih nosi; a ti æeš uèiniti moju volju i dati hranu èeljadi mojoj.
My workers will bring the logs down from Lebanon to the sea, and I will have them floated in rafts by sea to wherever you decide. I will have the rafts broken apart there, and you can take the logs away. In return I would like you to provide food for my household.”
10 I tako davaše Hiram Solomunu drva kedrova i drva jelova, koliko mu bješe volja.
So Hiram provided Solomon with as much cedar and cypress timber that he wanted,
11 A Solomun davaše Hiramu dvadeset tisuæa kora pšenice za hranu èeljadi njegovoj, i dvadeset kora ulja cijeðenoga; toliko davaše Solomun Hiramu svake godine.
Solomon gave Hiram 20,000 cors of wheat for food and 20,000 cors of olive oil for his household. Solomon provided this to Hiram every year.
12 I Gospod dade mudrost Solomunu kako mu bješe obrekao, i bješe mir izmeðu Hirama i Solomuna, i uhvatiše vjeru meðu sobom.
The Lord gave Solomon wisdom just as he had promised him. Hiram and Solomon had a good relationship and they made a peace treaty with each other.
13 I odredi Solomun ljude iz svega Izrailja, i bi odreðenijeh trideset tisuæa ljudi.
King Solomon drafted a labor force of 30,000 from all of Israel.
14 I slaše ih na Livan po deset tisuæa svakoga mjeseca naizmjence; jedan mjesec bijahu na Livanu, a dva mjeseca kod kuæa svojih. A Adoniram bješe nad ovijem poslenicima.
He sent them in shifts of 10,000 each month to Lebanon, so that they were one month in Lebanon and two months at home, Adoniram was in charge of the labor force.
15 I imaše Solomun sedamdeset tisuæa nosilaca i osamdeset tisuæa tesaèa u planini,
Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the hill country,
16 Osim nastojnika Solomunovijeh, koji bijahu nad tijem poslom, tri tisuæe i trista, koji upravljahu narodom koji poslovaše taj posao.
as well as 3,300 foremen he placed in charge of the workers.
17 I zapovjedi car da snose veliko kamenje, skupocjeno kamenje za temelj domu, tesano kamenje.
Following the king's orders, they quarried large blocks of stone that were expensive to produce, and laid these dressed stones as the foundation for the Temple.
18 I tesahu poslenici Solomunovi i poslenici Hiramovi i Givleji, i pripravljahu drvo i kamenje da se zida dom.
So Solomon's and Hiram's builders, together with the Gebalites, cut the stone. They prepared the timber and stone to build the Temple.
