1 Ahemfo 5
1 Na Tirohene Huram yɛ ɔhene Dawid adamfo nokwafo, enti bere a ɔtee sɛ wɔasra Salomo ngo sɛ ɔhene sɛ onni nʼagya Dawid ade no, ɔsomaa nʼasomafo kɔɔ Salomo nkyɛn, kɔmaa no tirinkwa.
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 Salomo de saa nkra yi maa sɛ wɔnsan mfa nkɔma Huram:
So Solomon sent this message back to Hiram,
3 “Wo ara wunim sɛ mʼagya Dawid antumi ansi asɔredan anhyɛ Awurade ne Nyankopɔn din anuonyam, esiane akokoakoko a ɔne aman a wɔatwa ne ho ahyia no dii nti. Wantumi anyɛ kosii sɛ Awurade de nʼatamfo hyɛɛ nʼanan ase.
“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 Nanso mprempren, Awurade, me Nyankopɔn ama me ahotɔ wɔ afa nyinaa, minni ɔtamfo biara na biribiara rekɔ yiye.
But now the Lord my God has given me peace all around—no enemies, no bad things happening.
5 Ne saa nti, mayɛ adwene sɛ mesi asɔredan ama Awurade, me Nyankopɔn sɛnea Awurade ka kyerɛɛ mʼagya Dawid se me na mɛyɛ no. ‘Wo ba a mede no bɛtena ahengua so, asi wʼanan mu no besi asɔredan ahyɛ me din anuonyam.’
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 “Ɛno nti, hyɛ ma wonkotwa sida a efi Lebanon mmrɛ me. Me mmarima ne wo mmarima bɛyɛ adwuma, na akatua biara a wubegye ama wɔn no, metua. Wo ara wunim sɛ, obiara nkyɛn Sidonfo wɔ nnuabu mu.”
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 Bere a Huram tee Salomo nkra no, nʼani sɔɔ yiye kae se, “Ayeyi nka Awurade nnɛ, efisɛ wama Dawid ɔba nyansafo sɛ ommedi saa ɔman kɛse Israel yi so.”
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 Enti Huram de nkra kɔmaa Salomo se, “Me nsa aka nkra a wode brɛɛ me no, na mɛyɛ wʼabisade a ɛfa nnua no ho no. Metumi de sida nnua ne ɔpepaw nnua abrɛ wo.
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 Mʼasomfo de nnua no befi Lebanon mmepɔw so aba Po Kɛse so, na mɛma atentɛn afa po ani sɛnea wɔde ayɛ ɔkorow no, de akɔ baabiara a wobɛkyerɛ. Ɛno akyi no, yɛbɛsan mu na yɛde nnua no abrɛ wo. Wobɛma me fifo aduan, sɛnea mehwehwɛ no.”
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 Huram faa saa ɔkwan yi so maa Salomo sida ne ɔpepaw nnua sɛnea ɔpɛ,
So Hiram provided Solomon with as much cedar and cypress timber that he wanted,
11 na Salomo maa Huram fifo atoko tɔn 3,600 ne ngo kronkron galɔn 120,000.
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 Na Awurade maa Salomo nyansa a emu dɔ, sɛnea ɔhyɛɛ no bɔ no. Na Huram ne Salomo yɛɛ asomdwoe apam.
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 Na ɔhene Salomo kyerɛw adwumayɛfo mpem aduasa a wofi Israel nyinaa din.
King Solomon drafted a labor force of 30,000 from all of Israel.
14 Ɔsomaa wɔn akuwakuw kɔɔ Lebanon. Ɔsram biara mu, nnipa mpem du kɔ, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a, ɔbarima baako biara bedi ɔsram baako wɔ Lebanon, na wadi asram abien wɔ fie. Adoniram na na ɔhwɛ saa adwumayɛfo yi so.
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 Salomo nso faa nnesoasoafo mpem aduɔson; faa abopaefo mpem aduɔwɔtwe fi bepɔw asase no so,
Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the hill country,
16 ne wɔn so sohwɛfo mpem ahaasa ne ahansia a wɔbɛhwɛ adwuma no so.
as well as 3,300 foremen he placed in charge of the workers.
17 Ɔhene no hyɛ ma abotwafo no paee, twaa aboɔdemmo no, yiyii ho sɛnea wɔde bɛhyɛ Asɔredan no fapem.
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 Mmarima a wofi Gebal kuropɔn mu boaa Salomo ne Huram adansifo no, ma wosiesiee nnua ne abo no maa Asɔredan no si.
So Solomon's and Hiram's builders, together with the Gebalites, cut the stone. They prepared the timber and stone to build the Temple.
