2 Meʻa Hokohoko 2

1 Pea naʻe pau pe ʻae loto ʻo Solomone ke langa ha fale ki he huafa ʻo Sihova, pea mo ha fale maʻa hono puleʻanga.

Solomon ordered that a temple should be built where Yahweh would be worshiped and also that a palace should be built for himself.

2 Pea naʻe vahe atu ʻo lau ʻe Solomone ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko fitu mano ke fua ʻae ngaahi kavenga, mo e toko valu mano ke fai taʻanga ʻi he moʻunga, pea mo e toko tolu afe mo e onongeau ke enginakiʻi ʻakinautolu.

He selected 70,000 men to carry the building supplies and 80,000 men to cut stones [(from quarries/walls of rock) in] the hills. He also chose 3,600 men to supervise them.

3 Pea naʻe fekau atu ʻe Solomone kia Helami ko e tuʻi ʻo Tala, ʻo pehē, “ʻO hangē ko hoʻo fai kia Tevita ko ʻeku tamai, mo ke ʻomi kiate ia ʻae ngaahi sita ke langa ʻaki moʻona ha fale ke nofo ai.

Solomon sent this message to King Hiram of Tyre [city]: “[Many years ago] when my father David was building his palace, you sent to him cedar logs. Will you send me cedar logs, too?

4 Vakai, ko au foki ʻoku ou langa ha fale ki he huafa ʻo Sihova ko hoku ʻOtua, ke fakatapui ia kiate ia, pea ke tutu ʻi hono ʻao ʻae meʻa namu kakala lelei, pea ke ʻi ai maʻuaipē ʻae mā ʻoe ʻao, pea ke [fai ]ai ʻae feilaulau tutu ʻi he pongipongi mo e efiafi, pea ʻi he ʻaho tapu pea ʻi he ngaahi māhina foʻou, pea ʻi he ngaahi kātoanga molumalu ʻo Sihova ko homau ʻOtua. Ke pehē ni ʻo taʻengata ʻi ʻIsileli.

“We are about to build a temple where we will worship Yahweh our God. We want to dedicate it to be a place where we will burn fragrant incense to [honor] him, and a place to put loaves of sacred bread, and for making sacrifices every morning and every evening and every Sabbath day, and to celebrate on the day of every new moon and at other special religious festivals to [honor] Yahweh our God. We want to do those things forever, like Yahweh has commanded.

5 Pea ʻoku lahi ʻae fale ʻoku ou langa: he ʻoku lahi hake ʻa homau ʻOtua ʻi he ngaahi ʻotua kotoa pē.

[We want] this temple [to] be a great temple, because our God is greater than all other gods.

6 Ka ko hai ʻoku faʻa langa ha fale kiate ia, kae vakai ʻoku ʻikai faʻa hao ia ʻi he langi pe ʻi he loto langi lahi ʻaupito? Pea ko ia, ko hai au, ke u langa ha fale moʻona, ka koeʻuhi pe ke tutu ʻae feilaulau ʻi hono ʻao?

But no one can really build a temple that would be big enough for God [to live in], because even the highest heavens are not big enough for him. And I am worthy only to build a place where we can burn sacrifices to him.

7 Ko ia foki ke ke tuku mai ni ha tangata tufunga poto ʻi he ngaohi ʻoe koula, mo e siliva, mo e palasa, mo e ukamea, pea ʻi he kulokula mo e kulaʻahoʻaho, mo e lanumoana, pea ne poto ke fai ʻae tongitongi fakataha mo e kau tangata nima meaʻa ʻoku nofo mo au ʻi Siuta mo Selūsalema, ʻakinautolu naʻe fili ʻe Tevita ko ʻeku tamai.

Therefore, please send me a man who knows well how to make things from gold and silver and bronze and iron, and to make things from purple and red and blue cloth. He should also know well how to engrave designs. I want him to work in Jerusalem and in other places in Judah with my skilled craftsmen, the ones whom my father David appointed.

8 Tuku mai foki ʻae ngaahi ʻakau sita, mo e ngaahi paini, mo e ʻakau ko e ʻalimuku mei Lepanoni: he ʻoku ou ʻilo ʻoku poto ʻa hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki ʻi he fai taʻanga ʻi Lepanoni: pea vakai, ʻe kau fakataha ʻa ʻeku kau tamaioʻeiki mo hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki,

I know that your workers are skilled in cutting timber, so also please send me cedar logs, pine logs, and juniper logs from the Lebanon mountains. My workers will work with your workers.

9 ‌ʻIo, ke teuteu ʻae taʻanga ʻakau ke lahi ʻaupito: he ko e fale ʻoku ou teu ni ke langa ʻe fakamanavahē ʻa hono lahi.

In that way, those workers will provide me with plenty of lumber. [We will need plenty, ] because I want the temple that we will build to be large and beautiful.

10 Pea vakai, te u foaki ki hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki, ʻae kau tangata ʻoku fai ʻae taʻanga, ko e fuaʻanga uite kuo tuki ʻe ua mano, mo e fuaʻanga paʻale ʻe ua mano, mo e uaine ko e kaloni ʻe taha kilu, mo e nima mano, mo e kaloni ʻe taha kilu mo e nima mano ʻoe lolo.”

I will pay your workers, the men who cut the logs, 100,000 bushels of ground wheat, 100,000 bushels of barley, 110,000 gallons of wine, and 110,000 gallons of olive oil.”

11 Pea naʻe toki fai ʻe Helami ko e tuʻi ʻo Taia ʻae tohi ko hono tali, ʻaia naʻa ne ʻave kia Solomone, “Ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻofa ʻa Sihova ki hono kakai kuo ne fakanofo koe ko e tuʻi ke pule kiate kinautolu.

[When] Hiram [received that message, he] replied by sending this message to Solomon: “Because Yahweh loves his people, he has appointed you to be their king.”

12 Pea naʻe pehē foki ʻe Helami, Fakafetaʻi kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻaia naʻe ngaohi ʻae langi pea mo māmani, pea kuo ne tuku kia Tevita ko e tuʻi ha foha ʻoku poto, pea ʻoku fai fakapotopoto mo fakakaukau lelei, ke ne langa ha fale kia Sihova, pea mo e fale ki hono puleʻanga.

[And Hiram added, ] “Praise Yahweh, the God to whom the Israeli people belong, the one who created the sky and the earth! He has given King David a wise son, one who is very smart/intelligent and who has good skill and understanding. He wants to build a temple for Yahweh and a palace for himself.

13 Pea kuo u fekau atu eni kiate koe ha tangata poto, ʻoku faʻa fakakaukau, ʻaia naʻe ʻia Helami ko ʻeku tamai,

“I will be sending to you Huram-Abi, a man who is very skilled.

14 Ko e tama ʻoe fefine mei he ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo Tani, pea ko e tangata Taia ʻa ʻene tamai, ʻoku poto ke ngāue ʻi he koula, mo e siliva, mo e palasa, mo e ukamea mo e maka, pea ʻi he ʻakau, mo e kulokula, mo e lanumoana, pea ʻi he tupenu lelei, pea ʻi he kulaʻahoʻaho: pea ke tongi foki ʻae meʻa tongitongi ʻi he anga kehekehe, pea, ʻoku ne faʻa ʻilo ʻae anga ʻoe meʻa kotoa pē ʻe tuku kiate ia ke fai, fakataha mo hoʻo kau tangata poto ʻoʻou, pea mo e kau tangata poto ʻa ʻeku ʻeiki ko Tevita ko hoʻo tamai.

His mother was from the tribe of Dan, and his father was from [here in] Tyre. He is very able to make things from gold and silver and bronze and iron and stone and wood, but he also makes nice things from purple and blue and red cloth, and he does all kinds of engraving. He can make things using any design/pattern that you give to him. He will work with your craftsmen, and the craftsmen who did work for your father, King David.

15 Pea ko eni, ko e uite, mo e paʻale, mo e lolo, pea mo e uaine, ʻaia kuo lea ki ai ʻa ʻeku ʻeiki, tuku ke ne ʻomi ia ki heʻene kau tamaioʻeiki:

“Now please send us the wheat and barley and olive oil and wine that you promised to send to us.

16 Pea te mau fai ʻae taʻanga ʻakau ʻi Lepanoni, ʻo hangē ko ia te ke loto ki ai: pea te mau ʻoange ia kiate koe ʻo taulani ia ʻi tahi ki Sopa: pea ʻe ʻaʻau ʻa hono ʻohake ki Selūsalema.”

When you do that, my workers will cut from trees in the Lebanon mountains all the logs that you need [and bring them down to the sea]. Then we will [tie the logs together to] form rafts with them, and float them in the sea to Joppa [city]. From there, you [can arrange for] them [to be] taken up to Jerusalem.

17 Pea naʻe lau hake ʻe Solomone ʻae kakai muli kotoa pē naʻe ʻi he fonua ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo hangē ko hono lau hake ʻakinautolu ʻe Tevita ko ʻene tamai: pea naʻe lau ʻakinautolu ko e tokotaha kilu mā nima mano, mo e tolu afe ma onongeau.

Solomon told his workers to count all the people from other countries who were living in Israel, similar to what his father David had done. There were 153,600 of them.

18 Pea naʻa ne vaheʻi ʻae toko fitu mano ʻiate kinautolu ke fua kavenga, mo e toko valu mano ke fai taʻanga ʻi he moʻunga, mo e kau enginaki ʻe toko tolu afe mo e onongeau ke tuku ha ngāue ki he kakai.

Solomon assigned 70,000 of them to carry materials, and 80,000 to cut stone [from quarries in] the hills, and 3,600 of them to supervise the others and be sure that they worked steadily.