1 Wafalme 6
1 Kwa hiyo Sulemani akaanza kulijenga hekalu. Hii ilikuwa mwaka wa 480 baada ya wana wa Israeli kutoka katika nchi ya Misri, katika mwaka wa nne wa utawala wa Sulemani huko Israeli, katika mwezi wa Ziv, ambao ndio mwezi wa pili.
And it came to pass, in the four hundred and eightieth year after the going forth of the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, of the reign of Solomon over Israel, that he built the house unto the Lord.
2 Hekalu ambalo mfalme Sulemani alimjengea BWANA lilikuwa na urefu wa mita 27, na upana wa mita 9, na kimo cha mita 13. 5.
And the house which king Solomon built unto the Lord, was sixty cubits in length, and twenty in breadth, and thirty cubits in height.
3 Na ukumbi uliokuwa mbele ya hekalu ulikuwa na urefu wa mita 9 na upana wa mita 4. 5 sawa na upana wa sehemu kuu ya hekalu.
And the porch before the temple of the house, was twenty cubits in length, in front of the breadth of the house; and ten cubits in breadth at the east side of the house.
4 Lile hekalu alilitengenezea madirisha ambayo fremu zake kwa nje yalifanya yaonekane membamba kuliko ile sehemu ya ndani.
And he made for the house windows wide without and narrow within.
5 Na ukuta wa nyumba aliuzungushia vyumba kuzunguka pande zake, kushikamana na vyumba vya nje na vya ndani ya hekalu. Akajenga vyumba katika pande zote.
And he built on the wall of the house a gallery round about, on the walls of the house round about, of the temple and of the most holy place: and he made side-chambers round about.
6 Kile chumba cha chini kilikuwa na upana wa mita 2. 3, kile cha kati kilikuwa na upana wa mita 2. 8. na kile cha tatu kilikuwa na upana wa mita 3. 2. upande wa nje akaupunguza ukuta wa nyumba pande zote, ili boriti zisishikamane ukutani mwa nyumba.
The nethermost gallery was five cubits in breadth, and the middle was six cubits in breadth, and the third was seven cubits in breadth; for projections had he made to the house round about on the outside, so as to fasten nothing in the walls of the house.
7 Hekalu lilijengwa kwa mawe yaliyokuwa yamechongwa chimboni. Hakuna nyundo, wala shoka au chombo chochote cha chuma kilisikika wakati hekalu lilipokuwa likjengwa.
And the house, when it was in building, was built of entire stones as they had been prepared at the quarry: so that neither hammer, nor axe, nor any tool of iron was heard in the house, while it was in building.
8 Upande wa kusini wa hekalu kulikuwa na lango la chini, ambalo mtu hupanda kwa madaraja mpaka juu kwenye chumba cha kati, na kutoka chumba cha kati hadi chumba cha tatu.
The door for the middle [gallery] sidechamber was in the right side of the house: and with winding stairs they went up into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.
9 Kwa hiyo Sulemani akalijenga hekalu mpaka akalimaliza, akalifunika hekalu kwa boriti na mbao za mwerezi.
So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with hollow tiles, and with boards of cedar.
10 Akajenga vyumba vya pembeni mwa hekalu, kila upande mita 2. 3 kwenda juu. Navyo vikaunganishwa na hekalu kwa mbao za mierezi.
And he built the gallery against all the house, [each] five cubits in height; and it was fastened on to the house with timber of cedar.
11 Neno la BWANA likamjia Sulemani, likisema,
And the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying,
12 “Kuhusu hili hekalu ambalo unajenga, kama utatatembea katika maagizo yangu na kuhukumu kwa haki, na kutunza amri zangu na kuishi kwa hizo, ndipo ntakapozithibitisha ahadi zangu na wewe ambazo niliziahidi kwa baba yako Daudi.
This house which thou art building—if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my ordinances, and keep all my commandments to walk in them: then will I perform my word with thee, which I have spoken unto David thy father.
13 Nitaishi kati ya watu wa Israeli nami sitawatupa.”
And I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel, and I will not forsake my people Israel.
14 Kwa hiyo Sulemani akalijenga hekalu mpaka akalimaliza.
So did Solomon build the house, and finish it.
15 Kisha akajenga kuta za ndani za hekalu kwa mbao za mwerezi. Kuanzia sakafu ya hekalu hadi boriti za juu, kwa ndani akazifunika kwa miti, na akaifunika sakafu kwa mbao za miberoshi.
And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar; from the floor of the house to where the walls touched the ceiling did he overlay it on the inside with wood; and he overlaid the floor of the house with boards of fir.
16 Alijenga mita 9 ndani ya hekalu kwa mbao za miberoshi kutoka sakafuni hadi juu. Hiki ni chumba cha ndani, cha patakatifu sana.
And he built the twenty cubits on the lower side of the house with boards of cedar, from the floor to the battlements; and he built it within, for the debir, for the holy of holies.
17 Ule ukumbu mkuu, ulikuwa mahali pakatifu amabao ulikuwa mbele ya patakatifu sana, ulikuwa wa mita 18. hapo kulikwa na mbao za mwerezi ndani ya hekalu, zilizokuwa zimechongwa kwa sura ya vibuyu na maua yaliyochanua.
And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.
18 Zote zilikuwa za mierezi kwa ndani. Hapakuonekana chochote ndani kilichokuwa kimetengenezwa kwa mawe.
And the cedar on the house within was carved with colocynths and opening flowers; all was cedar, no stone was seen.
19 Sulemani alitengeneza kile chumba cha ndani kwa lengo la kuweka sanduku la agano la BWANA.
And the debir in the house within did he prepare, to set therein the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
20 Kile chumba cha ndani kilikuwa na upana wa mita 9, na kimo cha mita 9. Sulemani alizifunika kuta kwa dhabahu na madhabahu aliifunika kwa mbao za mierezi.
And the interior of the debir was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits was its height: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and he overlaid the altar with cedar-wood.
21 Sulemani alifunika ndani ya hekalu kwa dhahabu safi na akaweka mikufu ya dhahabu iliyopita mbele ya chumba cha ndani, na kulifunika eneo la mbele kwa dhabahu.
And Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he barred by means of chains of gold the front of the debir; and he overlaid it with gold.
22 Akalisakafia kwa dhahabu eneo lote la ndani mpaka akamaliza hekalu lote. Pia akalisakafia kwa dhahabu madhahabu yote ya chumba cha ndani.
And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until all the house was finished: also the whole altar that was before the debir did he overlay with gold.
23 Sulemani akatengeneza makerubi mawili kwa mbao za mizeituni, kila moja lilikuwa na kimo cha mita 4. 5 kwa ajili ya chumba cha ndani.
And within the debir he made two cherubims of oleaster-wood, each ten cubits high.
24 Bawa moja la kerubi wa kwanza lilikuwa na urefu wa mita 2. 3. Kwa hiyo kutoka ncha ya bawa moja hadi ncha ya bawa lingine kulikuwa na umbali wa mita 4. 5. Yule
And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: [there were] ten cubits from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other.
25 kerubi mwingine naye alikuwa na bawa lenye kipimo cha mita 4. 5 Makerubi hawa walikuwa wanafanana kwa umbo na kwa vipimo.
And the other cherub was also ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.
26 Kimo cha kerubi mmoja kilikuwa mita 4. 5 na yule wa pili alikuwa hivyo hivyo.
The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so that of the other cherub.
27 Sulemani aliwaweka hao kerubi kwenye chumba cha patakatifu sana. Bawa moja la kerubi lilikuwa limeenea kiasi kwamba bawa moja liligusa ukuta huu na bawa la yule wa pili nalo liligusa ukuta wa upande mwingine. Hayo mabawa yalikuwa yanakutana katikati ya chumba cha patakatifu sana.
And he set the cherubim within the innermost part of the house: and they spread forth the wings of the cherubim, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings toward the middle of the house touched one another.
28 Sulemani aliwafunika hao kerubi kwa dhahabu.
And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
29 Akazinakshi kuta zote kwa sura za makerubi, miti ya mitende, na maua yaliyochanua, kwa vyumba vya nje na vya ndani.
And on all the wall of the house round about he carved figures of cherubim and palm-trees and opening flowers, in the debir and in the temple.
30 Sulemani akalisakafia hekalu kwa dhahabu, kwa vyumba vyote vya ndani na vya nje.
And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold for the debir and for the temple.
31 Sulemani akatengeneza milango ya mbao za mizeituni kwenye lango la kuingia ndani. Aliweka vizingiti na miimo kwenye pande tano.
And for the entrance of the debir he made doors of oleaster-wood: the lintel with the side-posts forming five sides.
32 Kwa hiyo akatengeneza na milango miwili ya mizeituni, na akainakshi kwa makerubi, na mitende, na maua yaliyochanua. Akasakafia kwa dhahabu na akatandaza dhahabu kwenye makerubi na kwenye mitende.
And also upon the two doors of oleaster-wood he carved figures of cherubim and palm-trees and opening flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread the gold, by beating, upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees.
33 Kwa njia hii, akalitengenezea hekalu miimo miwili ya mbao za mizeituni yenye pande nne
So also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of oleaster-wood in shape of a square;
34 na milango miwili ya mbao za mierezi. Zile mbao mbili za mlango mmoja zilikuwa zikijikunja na mbao mbili za mlango wa pili nazo zilikuwa zikijikunja pia.
And two doors of fir-wood: the one door having two leaves which were folding, and the other door having two leaves which were folding.
35 Akazinakshi kwa makerubi, mitende, na maua yaliyochanua, na pia akazisakafia kwa dhahabu juu ya zile nakshi.
And he carved thereon cherubim, and palm-trees and opening flowers: and he overlaid them with gold fitting upon the carved work.
36 Akalijengs Korido la ndani kwa safu tatu za mawe ya kuchongwa na safu moja ya mhimili wa mierezi.
And he built the inner court of three rows of hewn stone, and one row of cedar beams.
37 Msingi wa hekalu ulijengwa katika mwaka wa nne, wa mwezi wa Ziv.
In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the Lord laid, in the month Ziv;
38 Mwaka wa kumi na moja mwezi wa Buli, ambao ndio mwezi wa nane, sehemu zote za hekalu zilimalizika na sharti zake zote. Sulemani alilijenga hekalu kwa miaka saba.
And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all its parts, and according to all its requirements. So was he building it seven years.
