1 Kings 6
1 Ní ìgbà tí ó pe ọ̀rìnlénírinwó ọdún lẹ́yìn ìgbà tí àwọn ọmọ Israẹli ti jáde kúrò ní ilẹ̀ Ejibiti, ní ọdún kẹrin ìjọba Solomoni lórí Israẹli, ní oṣù Sifi, tí ń ṣe oṣù kejì, ó sì bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí kọ́ ilé Olúwa.
480 years after the Israeli people left Egypt, during the fourth year that Solomon ruled Israel, early in May, Solomon’s workers began to build the temple.
2 Ilé náà tí Solomoni ọba kọ́ fún Olúwa sì jẹ́ ọgọ́ta ìgbọ̀nwọ́ ní gígùn, ogún ìgbọ̀nwọ́ ní ìbú àti ọgbọ̀n ìgbọ̀nwọ́ ní gíga.
Inside, [the main part of] the temple was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high.
3 Ìloro níwájú tẹmpili ilé náà, ogún ìgbọ̀nwọ́ ní gígùn rẹ̀, ìbú ilé náà, ìgbọ̀nwọ́ mẹ́wàá láti iwájú ilé náà.
The entrance room was 15 feet long and 30 feet wide, just as wide as the main part of the temple.
4 Ó sì ṣe fèrèsé tí kò fẹ̀ fún ilé náà.
There were windows in [the walls of] the temple. The windows were narrower on the outside than on the inside.
5 Lára ògiri ilé náà ni ó bu yàrá yíká; àti tẹmpili àti ibi mímọ́ jùlọ ni ó sì ṣe yàrá yíká.
Against the two sides and against the back of the temple walls, they built a structure/building that had rooms in it. [This structure had three levels/stories and each was 7-1/2 feet high].
6 Yàrá ìsàlẹ̀ sì jẹ́ ìgbọ̀nwọ́ márùn-ún ní ìbú, ti àárín sì jẹ́ ìgbọ̀nwọ́ mẹ́fà ní ìbú, àti ẹ̀kẹta ìgbọ̀nwọ́ méje sì ni ìbú rẹ̀. Nítorí lóde ilé náà ni ó dín ìgbọ̀nwọ́ kọ̀ọ̀kan káàkiri, kí igi àjà kí ó má ba à wọ inú ògiri ilé náà.
[Each room in] the lowest level/story was 7-1/2 feet wide. [Each room in] the middle level/story was nine feet wide. [The rooms in] the top level/story were 10-1/2 feet wide. The wall of the temple at the top level/story was thinner than the wall at the middle level/story, and the wall of the middle level/story was thinner than the wall at the bottom level/story. The result was that the rooms could be supported by the wall underneath them, and did not require wooden beams to support them.
7 Ní kíkọ́ ilé náà, òkúta tí a ti gbẹ́ sílẹ̀ kí a tó mú un wá ibẹ̀ nìkan ni a lò, a kò sì gbúròó òòlù tàbí àáké tàbí ohun èlò irin kan nígbà tí a ń kọ́ ọ lọ́wọ́.
The huge stones for [the foundation of] the temple were cut and shaped at the quarry [to become very smooth]. The result was that while the workers were building the temple there was no noise, because they did not use hammers or chisels or any other iron tools there.
8 Ẹnu-ọ̀nà yàrá ìsàlẹ̀ sì wà ní ìhà gúúsù ilé náà; wọ́n sì fi àtẹ̀gùn tí ó lórí gòkè sínú yàrá àárín, àti láti yàrá àárín bọ́ sínú ẹ̀kẹta.
The entrance to the bottom level/story [of that attached structure] was on the south side of the temple. There were stairs from the bottom level/story to the middle and top level/story.
9 Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ó kọ́ ilé náà, ó sì parí rẹ̀, ó sì bo ilé náà pẹ̀lú àwọn ìtí igi àti pákó kedari.
So Solomon’s [workers] finished building the [framework of the] temple. They made the ceiling from cedar beams and boards.
10 Ó sì kọ́ yàrá ẹ̀gbẹ́ sí gbogbo ilé náà. Gígùn ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan sì jẹ́ ìgbọ̀nwọ́ márùn-ún, ó sì so wọ́n mọ́ ilé náà pẹ̀lú ìtì igi kedari.
They built the structure that had three levels/stories, that was against the walls of the temple. Each level/story was 7-1/2 feet high, and was joined to the temple with cedar beams.
11 Ọ̀rọ̀ Olúwa sì tọ Solomoni wá wí pé,
Then Yahweh said this to Solomon:
12 “Ní ti ilé yìí tí ìwọ ń kọ́ lọ́wọ́, bí ìwọ bá tẹ̀lé àṣẹ mi, tí ìwọ sì ṣe ìdájọ́ mi, tí o sì pa òfin mi mọ́ láti máa ṣe wọ́n, Èmi yóò mú ìlérí tí mo ti ṣe fún Dafidi baba rẹ̀ ṣẹ nípa rẹ̀.
“[I want to tell you] about this temple that you are building. If you continually obey all my statutes and laws and commands, I will do for you what I promised to your father David.
13 Èmi yóò sì máa gbé àárín àwọn ọmọ Israẹli, èmi kì ó sì kọ Israẹli ènìyàn mi.”
I will live among the Israeli people, [in this temple, ] and I will never abandon them.”
14 Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni Solomoni kọ́ ilé náà, ó sì parí rẹ̀.
Solomon’s [workers] finished building the temple.
15 Ó sì fi pákó kedari tẹ́ ògiri ilé náà nínú, láti ilẹ̀ ilé náà dé àjà rẹ̀, ó fi igi bò wọ́n nínú, ó sì fi pákó firi tẹ́ ilẹ̀ ilé náà.
On the inside, they lined/covered the walls with cedar boards. They lined/covered them from the floor to the ceiling. They made the floor from cypress boards.
16 Ó pín ogún ìgbọ̀nwọ́ sí ẹ̀yìn ilé náà, láti ilẹ̀ dé àjà ilé ni ó fi pákó kedari kọ́, èyí ni ó kọ sínú, fún ibi tí a yà sí mímọ́ àní Ibi Mímọ́ Jùlọ.
Inside the back part of the temple they built an inner room, called the Very Holy Place. It was 30 feet long. All the walls of this room were lined with cedar boards.
17 Ní iwájú ilé náà, ogójì ìgbọ̀nwọ́ ni gígùn rẹ̀ jẹ́.
In front of the Very Holy Place there was a room that was 60 feet long.
18 Inú ilé náà sì jẹ́ kedari, wọ́n ṣe iṣẹ́ ọnà rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú ìrudí àti ìtànná. Gbogbo rẹ̀ sì jẹ́ kedari; a kò sì rí òkúta kan níbẹ̀.
The cedar [boards on the walls] inside the temple were decorated with carvings of gourds and flowers. [The walls were] completely covered with cedar boards, with the result that the stones [of the walls behind them] could not be seen.
19 Ó sì múra ibi mímọ́ jùlọ sílẹ̀ nínú ilé náà láti gbé àpótí ẹ̀rí Olúwa ka ibẹ̀.
At the back of the temple they made the Very Holy Place, where the Sacred Chest would be put.
20 Inú ibi mímọ́ náà sì jẹ́ ogún ìgbọ̀nwọ́ ní gígùn, ogún ìgbọ̀nwọ́ ní ìbú, àti ogún ìgbọ̀nwọ́ ní gíga. Ó sì fi kìkì wúrà bo inú rẹ̀ ó sì fi igi kedari bo pẹpẹ rẹ̀.
That room was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. They covered the walls with [very thin sheets of] pure gold. [For burning incense] they also made an altar of cedar [boards].
21 Solomoni sì fi kìkì wúrà bo inú ilé náà, ó sì tan ẹ̀wọ̀n wúrà dé ojú ibi mímọ́ jùlọ, ó sì fi wúrà bò ó.
Solomon told them to cover the other walls inside the temple with [very thin sheets of] pure gold and to fasten gold chains across the entrance to the Very Holy Place.
22 Gbogbo ilé náà ni ó fi wúrà bò títí ó fi parí gbogbo ilé náà, àti gbogbo pẹpẹ tí ó wà níhà ibi mímọ́ jùlọ, ni ó fi wúrà bò.
They covered all the walls of the temple and the altar that was outside the Very Holy Place with [very thin sheets of] gold.
23 Ní inú ibi mímọ́ jùlọ ni ó fi igi olifi ṣe kérúbù méjì, ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan jẹ́ ìgbọ̀nwọ́ mẹ́wàá ní gíga.
Inside the Very Holy Place, they made from olive tree wood [large statues of] two creatures with wings. Each one was 15 feet tall.
24 Apá kérúbù kìn-ín-ní sì jẹ́ ìgbọ̀nwọ́ márùn-ún ní gíga, àti apá kérúbù kejì ìgbọ̀nwọ́ márùn-ún; ìgbọ̀nwọ́ mẹ́wàá láti ṣóńṣó apá kan dé ṣóńṣó apá kejì.
They each were the same size and had the same shape. They each had two wings [which were spread out]. Each wing was 7-1/2 feet long, with the result that the distance between the outer ends of the two wings was 15 feet.
25 Ìgbọ̀nwọ́ mẹ́wàá sì ni kérúbù kejì pẹ̀lú, nítorí kérúbù méjèèjì jọ ara wọn ní ìwọ̀n ní títóbi àti títẹ̀wọ̀n bákan náà.
26 Gíga kérúbù kọ̀ọ̀kan jẹ́ ìgbọ̀nwọ́ mẹ́wàá.
27 Ó sì gbé àwọn kérúbù náà sínú ilé ti inú lọ́hùn ún, pẹ̀lú ìyẹ́ apá wọn ní nínà jáde. Ìyẹ́ apá kérúbù kan sì kan ògiri kan, nígbà tí ìyẹ́ apá èkejì sì kan ògiri kejì, ìyẹ́ apá wọn sì kan ara wọn láàrín yàrá náà.
They put those statues next to each other in the Very Holy Place so that the wing of the one touched the one wing of the other in the center of the room, and the outer wings touched the walls.
28 Ó sì fi wúrà bo àwọn kérúbù náà.
They covered the statues with [very thin sheets of] gold.
29 Lára àwọn ògiri tí ó yí ilé náà ká, nínú àti lóde, ó sì ya àwòrán àwọn kérúbù sí i àti ti igi ọ̀pẹ, àti ti ìtànná ewéko.
[Solomon told them to] decorate the walls of the main room and the Very Holy Place by carving representations of winged creatures and palm trees and flowers.
30 Ó sì tún fi wúrà tẹ́ ilẹ̀ ilé náà nínú àti lóde.
They also covered the floor of both rooms with [very thin sheets of] gold.
31 Nítorí ojú ọ̀nà ibi mímọ́ jùlọ ni ó ṣe ìlẹ̀kùn igi olifi sí pẹ̀lú àtẹ́rígbà àti òpó ìhà jẹ́ ìdámárùn-ún ògiri.
They made a set of doors from olive tree wood, and placed them at the entrance to the Very Holy Place. The doorposts joined at the top to form a pointed arch.
32 Àti lára ìlẹ̀kùn igi olifi náà ni ó ya àwòrán àwọn kérúbù, igi ọ̀pẹ àti ti ìtànná ewéko sí, ó sì fi wúrà bò wọ́n, ó sì tan wúrà sí ara àwọn kérúbù àti sí ara igi ọ̀pẹ.
The doors were decorated by carving on them representations of winged creatures, palm trees, and flowers. All of these things were covered with [very thin sheets of] gold.
33 Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ó sì ṣe òpó igi olifi onígun mẹ́rin fún ìlẹ̀kùn ilé náà.
They made a rectangular door frame from olive tree wood, and put it [between the entrance room and] the main room.
34 Ó sì tún fi igi firi ṣe ìlẹ̀kùn méjì, ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan wọn sì ní ewé méjì tí ó yí sí ihò ìtẹ̀bọ̀.
They made two folding doors from cypress wood [and fastened them to the door frame].
35 Ó sì ya àwòrán kérúbù, àti ti igi ọ̀pẹ àti ti ìtànná ewéko sí ara wọn, ó sì fi wúrà bò ó, èyí tí ó tẹ́ sórí ibi tí ó gbẹ́.
The doors were also decorated with wood carvings of winged creatures, palm trees, and flowers, and they were also covered evenly with [very thin sheets of] gold.
36 Ó sì fi ẹsẹẹsẹ òkúta mẹ́ta gbígbẹ, àti ẹsẹ̀ kan ìtí kedari kọ́ àgbàlá ti inú lọ́hùn ún.
They built a courtyard in front of the temple. The walls around the courtyard were made of cedar and stone; to make the walls, between each layer of cedar beams they put down two layers of stone.
37 Ní ọdún kẹrin ni a fi ìpìlẹ̀ ilé Olúwa lé ilẹ̀, ní oṣù Sifi.
They laid the foundation of the temple of Yahweh in early May, in the fourth year [that Solomon ruled].
38 Ní ọdún kọkànlá ní oṣù Bulu, oṣù kẹjọ, a sì parí ilé náà jálẹ̀ jálẹ̀, pẹ̀lú gbogbo ìpín rẹ̀, gẹ́gẹ́ bí gbogbo èyí tí ó yẹ. Ó sì lo ọdún méje ní kíkọ́ ilé náà.
In the eleventh year [that he ruled], in the middle of October, they finished building the temple and all of its parts, doing exactly what Solomon told them to do. It required seven years to build it.
