1 Berɛsosɛm 22
1 Afei, Dawid kaa sɛ, “Ɛha ne baabi a wɔbɛsi Awurade Onyankopɔn Asɔredan no ne afɔrebukyia a Israel bɛbɔ so ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ no.”
And Dauid saide, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar for the burnt offring of Israel.
2 Ɛno enti, Dawid hyɛ ma wɔfrɛfrɛɛ ahɔhoɔ a wɔte Israel nyinaa boaa ano. Ɔmaa wɔtwaa aboɔ a wɔde bɛsi Onyankopɔn Asɔredan no.
And Dauid commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the lande of Israel, and he set masons to hewe and polish stones to builde the house of God.
3 Dawid maa nnadeɛ pii a wɔde bɛyɛ nnadewa a ɛho bɛhia ama apono ne mfɛwa. Ɔmaa kɔbere mfrafraeɛ nso bebree a na wɔntumi nkari mpo.
Dauid also prepared much yron for the nayles of the doores and of the gates, and for the ioynings, and abundance of brasse passing weight,
4 Ɔmaa ntweneduro nnua pii nso, ɛfiri sɛ na mmarima a wɔfiri Tiro ne Sidon de bebree abrɛ Dawid dada.
And cedar trees without nomber: for the Zidonians and they of Tyrus brought much cedar wood to Dauid.
5 Dawid kaa sɛ, “Me babarima Salomo nnyiniiɛ, na ɔnni osuahunu bi, nanso ɛsɛ sɛ Awurade asɔredan yi yɛ kɛseɛ, gye edin na ɛyɛ animuonyamhyɛdeɛ wɔ ewiase afanan nyinaa. Enti, mɛfiri aseɛ ayɛ ahoboa ama ne sie ɛnnɛ yi ara.” Enti, Dawid pɛɛ adansie ho nneɛma bebree guu hɔ ansa na ɔrewu.
And Dauid saide, Salomon my sonne is yong and tender, and we must builde an house for the Lord, magnificall, excellent and of great fame and dignitie throughout all countreyes. I will therefore nowe prepare for him. So Dauid prepared very much before his death.
6 Afei, Dawid soma kɔfaa ne babarima Salomo, na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ ɔnsi asɔredan mma Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn.
Then he called Salomon his sonne, and charged him to builde an house for the Lord God of Israel.
7 Dawid ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Me ba, na anka mepɛ sɛ mesi asɔredan de hyɛ Awurade, me Onyankopɔn, din animuonyam.
And Dauid said to Salomon, My sonne, I purposed with my selfe to builde an house to the Name of the Lord my God,
8 Nanso, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, ‘Woakunkum nnipa bebree akodie akɛseɛ a wodii no mu. Na ɛsiane sɛ woahwie mogya bebree agu wɔ mʼanim enti, ɛnyɛ wo na wobɛsi asɔredan de ahyɛ me din animuonyam.
But the worde of the Lord came to me, saying, Thou hast shed much blood, and hast made great battels: thou shalt not builde an house vnto my Name: for thou hast shead much blood vpon the earth in my sight.
9 Na wobɛwo ɔbabarima a ne berɛ so asomdwoeɛ ne ahotɔ bɛba. Mɛma asomdwoeɛ abɛda ɔne nʼatamfoɔ a wɔwɔ nsase a atwa ha ahyia no nyinaa ntam. Wɔbɛfrɛ no Salomo. Nʼahennie mu no, mɛma asomdwoeɛ ne ahotɔ aba Israel.
Beholde, a sonne is borne to thee, which shalbe a man of rest, for I will giue him rest from all his enemies rounde about: therefore his name is Salomon: and I will sende peace and quietnes vpon Israel in his dayes.
10 Ɔno ne obi a ɔbɛsi asɔredan, de ahyɛ me din animuonyam. Ɔbɛyɛ me babarima na mayɛ nʼagya. Na mɛma nʼahennie ahennwa atim wɔ Israel afebɔɔ.’
Hee shall builde an house for my Name, and he shalbe my sonne, and I will be his father, and I will establish the throne of his kingdome vpon Israel for euer.
11 “Afei, me ba, Awurade nka wo ho na ɔmma wo nkɔsoɔ wɔ ɛberɛ a wodi nʼahyɛdeɛ so, na woresi Awurade, wo Onyankopɔn, asɔredan yi.
Nowe therefore my sonne, the Lord shalbe with thee, and thou shalt prosper, and thou shalt builde an house to the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken of thee.
12 Na Awurade mma wo nyansa ne nteaseɛ, na woadi Awurade, wo Onyankopɔn mmara so wɔ ɛberɛ a wodi Israel so ɔhene yi.
Onely the Lord giue thee wisedome and vnderstanding, and giue thee charge ouer Israel, euen to keepe the Lawe of the Lord thy God.
13 Sɛ wodi mmara ne ahyɛdeɛ a Awurade nam Mose so de maa Israel no so yie a, ɛbɛsi wo yie. Yɛ den na yɛ nnam. Nsuro na mma wʼakoma ntu.
Then thou shalt prosper, if thou take heede to obserue the statutes and the iudgements which the Lord commanded Moses for Israel: be strong and of good courage: feare not, neither bee afraide.
14 “Mayɛ adwumaden apɛ Awurade Asɔredan no sie ho nneɛma, sikakɔkɔɔ bɛyɛ tɔno 4,000, dwetɛ bɛyɛ tɔno 40,000 ne nnadeɛ ne kɔbere mfrafraeɛ pii a wɔntumi nkari mpo. Maboaboa nnua ne aboɔ a wɔde bɛyɛ afasuo no, nanso ebia ɛsɛ sɛ wopɛ bi ka ho.
For beholde, according to my pouertie haue I prepared for the house of the Lord an hundreth thousand talents of golde, and a thousand thousande talents of siluer, and of brasse and of yron passing weight: for there was abundance: I haue also prepared timber and stone, and thou mayest prouide more thereto.
15 Wowɔ aboɔ adansifoɔ, nnua adwumfoɔ ne nnwuma ahodoɔ mu adwumfoɔ bebree.
Moreouer thou hast workmen with thee enough, hewers of stone, and workemen for timber, and all men expert in euery worke.
16 Wɔyɛ abenfoɔ wɔ sikakɔkɔɔ, dwetɛ adwinnie mu, kɔbere mfrafraeɛ ne nnadeɛ ho adwumayɛfoɔ. Afei hyɛ adwuma no ase, na Awurade nka wo ho.”
Of golde, of siluer, and of brasse, and of yron there is no nomber: Vp therefore, and be doing, and the Lord wilbe with thee.
17 Na Dawid hyɛɛ Israel ntuanofoɔ nyinaa sɛ wɔmmoa Salomo wɔ saa dwumadie no mu.
Dauid also commanded all the princes of Israel to helpe Salomon his sonne, saying,
18 Ɔkaa sɛ, “Awurade, wo Onyankopɔn ka wo ho. Wama asomdwoeɛ aba wo ne aman a atwa wo ho ahyia no ntam. Ɔde wɔn ama me, enti wɔyɛ Awurade ne ne nkurɔfoɔ nkoa.
Is not the Lord your God with you, and hath giuen you rest on euerie side? for hee hath giuen the inhabitants of the land into mine hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and before his people.
19 Afei firi wʼakoma nyinaa mu hwehwɛ Awurade, wo Onyankopɔn. Si Awurade Onyankopɔn kronkronbea sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, wobɛtumi de Awurade Apam Adaka no ne Onyankopɔn akronkronneɛ no nyinaa akɔ asɔredan a wɔasi de rehyɛ Awurade din animuonyam no mu.”
Nowe set your hearts and your soules to seeke the Lord your God, and arise, and builde the Sanctuarie of the Lord God to bring the Arke of the couenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God into the house built for the Name of the Lord.
