1 Tuʻi 5
1 Pea naʻe fekau atu ʻe Helami ko e tuʻi ʻo Taia ʻa ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki kia Solomone; he naʻa ne fanongo ki heʻenau fakanofo ia ko e tuʻi ke fetongi ʻa ʻene tamai: he naʻe ʻofa maʻu pe ʻa Helami kia Tevita.
And Chiram king of Tyre sent his servants to anoint Solomon in the room of David his father, because Chiram always loved David.
2 Pea naʻe fekau atu ʻe Solomone kia Helami, ʻo pehē,
And Solomon sent to Chiram, saying,
3 “ʻOku ke ʻilo naʻe ʻikai faʻa langa ʻe Tevita ko ʻeku tamai ha fale ki he huafa ʻo Sihova ko hono ʻOtua, koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi tau naʻa ne taʻomia ai mei he potu kotoa pē, kaeʻoua ke tuku ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova ki hono lalo ʻaofivaʻe.
You knew my father David, that he could not build a house to the name of the Lord my God because of the wars that compassed him about, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.
4 Ka ko eni kuo foaki kiate au ʻe Sihova ko hoku ʻOtua ʻae melino ʻi he potu kotoa pē, ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ai ha fili pe ha meʻa tuʻutāmaki ʻe fai.
And now the Lord my God has given me rest round about; there is no one plotting against [me], and there is no evil trespass [against me].
5 Pea vakai, ʻoku ou pehē ke langa ha fale ki he huafa ʻo Sihova ko hoku ʻOtua, ʻo hangē ko e folofola ʻa Sihova kia Tevita ko ʻeku tamai, ʻo pehē, ‘Ko ho ʻalo, ʻaia te u fakanofo ki ho nofoʻa fakatuʻi ke fetongi koe, ʻe langa ʻe ia ha fale ki hoku huafa.’
And, behold, I intend to build a house to the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord God spoke to my father David, saying, Your son whom I will set on your throne in your place, he shall build a house to my name.
6 Pea ko ia foki ke ke fekau ke nau tāʻanga mai ʻae ngaahi ʻakau ko e sita mei Lepanoni; pea ʻe kautaha ʻa ʻeku kau tamaioʻeiki mo hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki: pea te u foaki kiate koe ʻae totongi koeʻuhi ko hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki ʻo fakatatau ki ha meʻa te ke tala ʻe koe: he ʻoku ke ʻilo ʻoku ʻikai ʻiate kimautolu ha kakai ʻoku poto ʻi he fai ʻoe taʻanga ʻo hangē ko e kakai ʻa Saitoni.”
And now command, and let [men] cut wood for me out of Libanus: and, behold, my servants [shall be] with your servants, and I will give you the wages of your service, according to all that you shall say, because you know that we have no one skilled in cutting timber like the Sidonians.
7 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi heʻene fanongo ʻe Helami ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Solomone, naʻa ne fiefia ʻaupito ai, ʻo ne pehē, “Fakafetaʻi kia Sihova he ʻaho ni, ʻaia kuo ne foaki kia Tevita ha ʻalo poto ke pule ki he kakai lahi ni.”
And it came to pass, as soon as Chiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed [be] God today, who has given to David a wise son over this numerous people.
8 Pea naʻe ʻave ʻae fekau ʻa Helami kia Solomone, ʻo ne pehē, “Kuo u fanongo ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻaia naʻa ke fekau ai kiate au: te u fai ʻae meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku ke holi ki ai koeʻuhi ko e tāʻanga sita, pea koeʻuhi ko e tā ʻae ʻakau ko e paini.
And he sent to Solomon, saying, I have listened concerning all that you have sent to me for: I will do all your will: [as for] timber of cedar and fir,
9 ʻE ʻohifo ia ʻe heʻeku kau tamaioʻeiki mei Lepanoni ki tahi: pea te u fetuku ia ʻi tahi ʻo taulani ki ha potu te ke fakahā mai, pea te u fekau ke tuku ia ʻi ai, pea te ke maʻu ia: pea te ke fai ki hoku loto, ʻi hoʻo tuku mai ʻae meʻakai ki hoku kaungā nofoʻanga.”
my servants shall bring them down from Libanus to the sea: I will form them [into] rafts, [and bring them] to the place which you shall send to me [about]; and I will land them there, and you shall take [them] up: and you shall do my will, in giving bread to my household.
10 Ko ia naʻe tuku ai ʻe Helami kia Solomone ʻae ngaahi ʻakau sita mo e ngaahi ʻakau paini ʻo hangē ko ia kotoa pē naʻa ne holi ki ai.
So Chiram gave to Solomon cedars, and fir trees, and all his desire.
11 Pea naʻe ʻatu ʻe Solomone kia Helami ʻae fuaʻanga uite ʻe ua mano ko e meʻakai ki hono kaungā nofoʻanga, mo e fuaʻanga lolo lelei ʻe uofulu: naʻe pehē ʻae meʻa naʻe foaki ʻe Solomone kia Helami ʻi he taʻu taki taha.
And Solomon gave to Chiram twenty thousand measures of wheat as food for his house, and twenty thousand baths of beaten oil thus Solomon gave to Chiram yearly.
12 Pea naʻe foaki ʻe Sihova ʻae poto kia Solomone, ʻo tatau mo ʻene talaʻofa kiate ia: pea naʻe nofo melino pe ʻa Helami, mo Solomone; pea naʻe fefuakavaʻaki ʻakinaua ni.
And the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon as he promised him; and there was peace between Chiram and Solomon, and they made a covenant between them.
13 Pea naʻe pule ʻe Solomone ke fili mai ha kau tangata mei ʻIsileli kātoa; pea naʻe fili mai ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko tolu mano.
And the king raised a levy out of all Israel, and the levy was thirty thousand men.
14 Pea naʻa ne fekau atu ʻakinautolu ki Lepanoni, ko e tokotaha mano ʻi he māhina ʻe taha ʻo fai fakahokohoko: ko e māhina ʻe taha naʻa nau ʻi Lepanoni, pea ko e māhina ʻe ua naʻa nau ʻi honau ʻapi: pea naʻe puleʻi ʻae kau tangata ʻe ʻAtonilami.
And he sent them to Libanus, ten thousand taking turn every month: they were a month in Libanus and two months at home: and Adoniram [was] over the levy.
15 Pea naʻe ʻia Solomone ʻae kakai ʻe toko fitu mano ke fetuku meʻa, mo e toko valu mano ke fai tāʻanga ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga;
And Solomon had seventy thousand bearers of burdens, and eighty thousand hewers of stone in the mountain;
16 Ka naʻe ʻikai lau ai ʻae ngaahi ʻeiki ʻa Solomone ʻaia naʻe enginakiʻi ʻae ngāue, ko e toko tolu afe mo e toko tolungeau, ʻakinautolu naʻe pule ki he kakai naʻe fai ʻae ngāue.
besides the rulers that were appointed over the works of Solomon, [there were] three thousand six hundred masters who wrought in the works.
17 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe he tuʻi, pea naʻa nau ʻomi ʻae ngaahi maka lalahi, mo e maka mahuʻinga, mo e maka naʻe tā, koeʻuhi ke fakatoka ʻae tuʻunga ʻoe fale.
[And the king commanded and they ] [brought great stones, precious stones for the foundation of the house, and unhewn stones. ]
18 Pea naʻe tā ia ʻe he kau tufunga ʻa Solomone pea mo e kau tufunga ʻa Helami, pea mo e kakai Kipila: naʻe pehē ʻenau teuteu ʻae taʻanga ʻakau mo e ngaahi maka ke langaʻaki ʻae fale.
And they prepared the stones and the timber [during] three years.
