2 Chronicles 6

1 Nígbà náà ni Solomoni wí pé, “Olúwa ti sọ wí pé òun yóò máa gbé nínú òkùnkùn tí ó ṣú biribiri;

Then Solomon said, O Lord, to the sun you have given the heaven for a living-place, but your living-place was not seen by men,

2 ṣùgbọ́n èmi ti kọ́ tẹmpili dáradára fún ọ ibi tí ìwọ yóò máa gbé títí láé.”

So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.

3 Ní ìgbà tí gbogbo ìjọ Israẹli dúró níbẹ̀, ọba yíjú padà ó sì fi ìbùkún fún gbogbo wọn.

Then, turning his face about, the king gave a blessing to all the men of Israel; and they were all on their feet together.

4 Nígbà náà ni ó sì wí pé: “Ògo ni fún Olúwa, Ọlọ́run Israẹli, tí ó fi ọwọ́ rẹ̀ mú ohun tí ó fi ẹnu rẹ̀ sọ fún Dafidi baba mi ṣẹ. Nítorí tí ó wí pé,

And he said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who himself gave his word to my father David, and with his strong hand has made his word come true, saying,

5 ‘Láti ọjọ́ tí èmi ti mú àwọn ènìyàn mi jáde kúrò ní ilẹ̀ Ejibiti, èmi kò yan ìlú kan nínú gbogbo ẹ̀yà Israẹli, láti kọ́ ilé, kí orúkọ mi kí ó lè wà níbẹ̀, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni èmi kò yan ẹnikẹ́ni láti jẹ́ olórí lórí Israẹli ènìyàn mi.

From the day when I took my people out of the land of Egypt, no town in all the tribes of Israel has been marked out by me for the building of a house for the resting-place of my name; and I took no man to be a ruler over my people Israel;

6 Ṣùgbọ́n nísinsin yìí èmi ti yan Jerusalẹmu, kí orúkọ mi le è wà níbẹ̀, èmi sì ti yan Dafidi láti jẹ ọba lórí Israẹli ènìyàn mi.’

But now I have made selection of Jerusalem, that my name might be there, and of David, to be over my people Israel.

7 “Baba mi Dafidi ti ní-in lọ́kàn láti kọ́ tẹmpili fún orúkọ Olúwa, àní Ọlọ́run Israẹli.

Now it was in the heart of my father David to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

8 Ṣùgbọ́n Olúwa sọ fún Dafidi baba mi pé, ‘Nítorí tí ó wà ní ọkàn rẹ láti kọ́ tẹmpili yìí fún orúkọ mi, ìwọ ṣe ohun dáradára láti ní èyí ní ọkàn rẹ̀.

But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name:

9 Ṣùgbọ́n síbẹ̀, ìwọ kọ́ ni yóò kọ́ tẹmpili náà, bí kò ṣe ọmọ rẹ, ẹni tí o jẹ́ ẹran-ara àti ẹ̀jẹ̀ rẹ: òun ni yóò kọ́ tẹmpili fún orúkọ mi.’

But you yourself will not be the builder of the house; but your son, the offspring of your body, he it is who will put up a house for my name.

10 “Olúwa sì ti mú ìlérí rẹ̀ ṣẹ. Èmi ti dìde ní ipò Dafidi baba mi, a sì gbé mi ka ìtẹ́ Israẹli, gẹ́gẹ́ bí Olúwa ti ṣe ìlérí, èmi sì ti kọ́ tẹmpili fún orúkọ Olúwa, Ọlọ́run Israẹli.

And the Lord has kept his word; for I have taken my father David's place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel, as the Lord gave his word; and I have made the house for the name of the Lord the God of Israel.

11 Níbẹ̀ ni èmi sì gbé àpótí ẹ̀rí Olúwa sí, nínú èyí ti májẹ̀mú ti Olúwa bá àwọn Israẹli ènìyàn mi dá wà.”

And there I have put the ark, in which is the agreement of the Lord, which he made with the people of Israel.

12 Nígbà náà ni Solomoni dúró níwájú pẹpẹ Olúwa, ní iwájú gbogbo ìjọ ènìyàn Israẹli, ó sì tẹ́ ọwọ́ rẹ̀ méjèèjì.

Then he took his place in front of the altar of the Lord, all the men of Israel being present,

13 Solomoni ṣe àga idẹ kan tí ó jẹ́ ìgbọ̀nwọ́ márùn-ún ní gígùn àti ìgbọ̀nwọ́ márùn-ún fífẹ̀ àti ìgbọ̀nwọ́ mẹ́ta ní gíga, a gbé e sí àárín àgbàlá ti òde. Ó sì dúró ní orí rẹ̀, àti pé ó kúnlẹ̀ lórí eékún rẹ̀ níwájú gbogbo ìjọ ènìyàn Israẹli, ó sì tẹ́ ọwọ́ rẹ̀ méjèèjì sí òkè ọ̀run.

(For Solomon had made a brass stage, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high, and had put it in the middle of the open space; on this he took his place and went down on his knees before all the meeting of Israel, stretching out his hands to heaven.)

14 Ó wí pé: “Olúwa, Ọlọ́run Israẹli, kò sí Ọlọ́run tí ó dàbí rẹ ní ọ̀run àti ní ayé: ìwọ tí o pa májẹ̀mú ìfẹ́ rẹ mọ́ pẹ̀lú àwọn ìránṣẹ́ rẹ tí ń fi tọkàntọkàn wọn rìn ní ọ̀nà rẹ.

And he said, O Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven or on earth; keeping faith and mercy unchanging for your servants, while they go in your ways with all their hearts;

15 Ìwọ tí o pa ìlérí tí o ṣe pẹ̀lú ìránṣẹ́ rẹ Dafidi baba mi mọ́; nítorí ìwọ ti fi ẹnu rẹ ṣe ìlérí àti pé ìwọ ti fi ọwọ́ rẹ mú un ṣẹ; bí ó ti rí lónìí yìí.

For you have kept the word which you gave to your servant David, my father; with your mouth you said it and with your hand you have made it come true this day.

16 “Nísinsin yìí Olúwa, Ọlọ́run Israẹli, pa ìlérí tí ó ti ṣe mọ́ fún ìránṣẹ́ rẹ Dafidi baba mi nígbà tí o wí pé, ‘Ìwọ kò gbọdọ̀ fẹ́ kù láti ní ọkùnrin láti jókòó níwájú mi lórí ìtẹ́ Israẹli, kìkì bí àwọn ọmọ rẹ tí wọ́n bá kíyèsi ara nínú gbogbo ohun tí wọ́n ṣe láti rìn níwájú mi gẹ́gẹ́ bí òfin mi gẹ́gẹ́ bí o sì ti ṣe.’

So now, O Lord, the God of Israel, let your word to your servant David, my father, come true, when you said, You will never be without a man to take his place before me on the seat of the kingdom of Israel; if only your children give attention to their ways, walking in my law, as you have done before me.

17 Nísinsin yìí, Olúwa Ọlọ́run Israẹli, jẹ́ kí ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ tí o ti ṣèlérí fún ìránṣẹ́ rẹ Dafidi kí ó wá sí ìmúṣẹ.

So now, O Lord, the God of Israel, make your word come true which you said to your servant David.

18 “Ṣùgbọ́n ṣé Ọlọ́run nítòótọ́ yóò máa bá àwọn ènìyàn gbé lórí ilẹ̀ ayé bí? Ọ̀run àti ọ̀run gíga kò le gbà ọ́. Báwo ni ó ṣe kéré tó, ilé Olúwa tí mo ti kọ́!

But is it truly possible that God may be housed with men on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place: how much less this house which I have made:

19 Síbẹ̀ ṣe àfiyèsí àdúrà ìránṣẹ́ rẹ àti ẹ̀bẹ̀ rẹ̀ fún àánú, Olúwa Ọlọ́run mi, gbọ́ ẹkún àti àdúrà tí ìránṣẹ́ rẹ̀ ń gbà níwájú rẹ.

Still, let your heart be turned to the prayer of your servant and to his prayer for grace, O Lord my God, and give ear to the cry and the prayer which your servant makes before you;

20 Kí ojú rẹ kí ó lè ṣí sí ilé Olúwa ní ọ̀sán àti lóru, ní ibí yìí tí ìwọ ti wí pé ìwọ yóò fi orúkọ rẹ síbẹ̀. Kí ìwọ kí ó gbọ́ àdúrà tí ìránṣẹ́ rẹ ń gbà lórí ibí yìí.

That your eyes may be open to this house day and night, to this place of which you have said that you would put your name there; to give ear to the prayer which your servant may make, turning to this place.

21 Gbọ́ ẹ̀bẹ̀ ìránṣẹ́ rẹ àti ti àwọn ènìyàn Israẹli nígbà tí wọ́n bá ń gbàdúrà lórí ibí yìí. Gbọ́ láti ọ̀run, ibùgbé rẹ, nígbà tí ìwọ bá sì gbọ́, dáríjì.

And give ear to the prayers of your servant and of your people Israel, when they make their prayers, turning to this place; give ear from heaven your living-place; and hearing have mercy.

22 “Nígbà tí ọkùnrin kan bá dẹ́ṣẹ̀ sí ẹnìkejì rẹ̀, tí a sì mú búra, tí ó sì búra níwájú pẹpẹ rẹ nínú ilé yìí,

If a man does wrong to his neighbour and has to take an oath, and comes before your altar to take his oath in this house:

23 nígbà náà, gbọ́ láti ọ̀run kí o sì dáhùn. Ṣe ìdájọ́ láàrín àwọn ìránṣẹ́ rẹ, san padà fún ẹni tí ó jẹ̀bi nípa mímú padà wá sí orí òun tìkára rẹ̀ ohun tí ó ti ṣe. Ṣe ìdáláre fún olódodo, bẹ́ẹ̀ sì ni, fi fún un gẹ́gẹ́ bí òdodo rẹ̀.

Then let your ear be open in heaven, and be the judge of your servants, giving punishment to the wrongdoer, so that his sin may come on his head; and, by your decision, keeping from evil him who has done no wrong.

24 “Nígbà tí àwọn ènìyàn rẹ Israẹli bá ní ìjákulẹ̀ níwájú àwọn ọ̀tá nítorí wọ́n ti dẹ́ṣẹ̀ sí ọ àti nígbà tí wọ́n bá sì yípadà, tí wọ́n sì jẹ́wọ́ orúkọ rẹ, tí wọ́n gbàdúrà, tí wọ́n sì bẹ̀bẹ̀ níwájú rẹ nínú ilé Olúwa yìí,

And if your people Israel are overcome in war, because of their sin against you; if they are turned to you again, honouring your name, making prayers and requesting your grace in this house:

25 nígbà náà, ni kí o gbọ́ láti ọ̀run kí o sì dárí ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ àwọn ènìyàn Israẹli jì wọ́n kí o sì mú wọn padà wá sílé tí o ti fi fún wọn àti àwọn baba wọn.

Then give ear from heaven, and let the sin of your people Israel have forgiveness, and take them back again to the land which you gave to them and to their fathers.

26 “Nígbà tí a bá ti ọ̀run, tí kò sì sí òjò nítorí àwọn ènìyàn rẹ ti dẹ́ṣẹ̀ sí ọ, nígbà tí wọ́n bá sì gbàdúrà sí ibí yìí tí wọ́n sì jẹ́wọ́ orúkọ rẹ tí wọ́n sì yípadà kúrò nínú ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ wọn nítorí ìwọ ti pọ́n wọn lójú,

When heaven is shut up and there is no rain, because of their sin against you: if they make prayers with their faces turned to this place, honouring your name and turning away from their sin when you send trouble on them:

27 nígbà náà gbọ́ láti ọ̀run kí o sì dárí ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ jì àwọn ìránṣẹ́ rẹ, àwọn ènìyàn Israẹli kọ́ wọn ní ọ̀nà tí ó tọ́ nínú èyí tí wọn ó máa rìn, kí o sì rọ òjò sórí ilẹ̀ tí o ti fi fún àwọn ènìyàn rẹ fún ìní.

Then give ear from heaven, so that the sin of your servants and the sin of your people Israel may have forgiveness, when you make clear to them the good way in which they are to go; and send rain on your land which you have given to your people for their heritage.

28 “Nígbà tí ìyàn tàbí àjàkálẹ̀-ààrùn bá wá sí ilẹ̀ náà, ìrẹ̀dànù tàbí ìmúwòdù, eṣú tàbí ẹlẹ́ǹgà, tàbí nígbà tí àwọn ọ̀tá wọn bá yọ wọ́n lẹ́nu nínú ọ̀kan lára àwọn ìlú wọn, ohunkóhun, ìpọ́njú tàbí ààrùn lè wá.

If there is no food in the land, if there is disease, if the fruits of the earth are damaged by heat or water, locust or worm; if their towns are shut in by their attackers: whatever trouble or whatever disease there may be:

29 Nígbà tí àdúrà tàbí ẹ̀bẹ̀ bá sì wá láti ọ̀dọ̀ ẹnikẹ́ni àwọn ènìyàn rẹ Israẹli olúkúlùkù mọ̀ nípa ìpọ́njú rẹ̀ àti ìbànújẹ́, tí ó sì tẹ́ ọwọ́ rẹ̀ méjèèjì sí ìhà ilé Olúwa yìí.

Whatever prayer or request for your grace is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, whatever his trouble may be, whose hands are stretched out to this house:

30 Nígbà náà gbọ́ láti ọ̀run ibùgbé rẹ dáríjì, kí o sì pín fún olúkúlùkù ènìyàn gẹ́gẹ́ bí i gbogbo ohun tí ó ṣe, nígbà tí ìwọ ti mọ ọkàn rẹ̀ (nítorí ìwọ nìkan ni ó mọ ọkàn ènìyàn.)

Then give ear from heaven your living-place, answering with forgiveness, and give to every man, whose secret heart is open to you, the reward of all his ways; (for you, and you only, have knowledge of the hearts of the children of men; )

31 Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni kí wọn kí ó lè bẹ̀rù rẹ kí wọn kí ó sì rìn ní ọ̀nà rẹ ní gbogbo ìgbà tí wọ́n ń gbé nínú ilé tí o ti fi fún àwọn baba wa.

So that they may give you worship, walking in your ways, as long as they are living in the land which you gave to our fathers.

32 “Ní ti àwọn àlejò tí wọn kò sí lára àwọn ènìyàn rẹ Israẹli ṣùgbọ́n tí wọ́n wá láti ọ̀nà jíjìn nítorí orúkọ ńlá rẹ àti ọwọ́ agbára rẹ àti nínà apá rẹ, nígbà tí ó bá wá tí ó sì gbàdúrà pẹ̀lú kíkojú si ilé Olúwa yìí.

And as for the man from a strange land, who is not of your people Israel but comes from a far country because of the glory of your name and your strong hand and your outstretched arm; when he comes to make his prayer, turning to this house:

33 Nígbà náà, gbọ́ láti ọ̀run àní láti ibi ibùgbé rẹ, kí o sì ṣe ohun tí àwọn àlejò béèrè lọ́wọ́ rẹ. Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni kí gbogbo àwọn ènìyàn ayé kí wọn lè mọ orúkọ rẹ kí wọn sì bẹ̀rù rẹ, gẹ́gẹ́ bí Israẹli ènìyàn rẹ ti ṣe, kí wọn kí ó sì lè mọ̀ wí pé ilé yìí tí èmi ti kọ, orúkọ rẹ ni ó ń jẹ́.

Then give ear from heaven your living-place, and give him his desire, whatever it may be; so that all the peoples of the earth may have knowledge of your name, worshipping you as do your people Israel, and may see that this house which I have made is truly named by your name.

34 “Nígbà tí àwọn ènìyàn rẹ bá lọ sójú ogun lórí àwọn ọ̀tá wọn, nígbàkígbà tí o bá rán wọn, tí wọ́n sì gbàdúrà sí ọ si ìhà ìlú yìí tí ìwọ ti yàn àti ilé Olúwa tí èmi ti kọ́ fún orúkọ rẹ.

If your people go out to war against their attackers, by whatever way you may send them, if they make their prayers to you turning their faces to this town of yours and to this house which I have put up for your name:

35 Nígbà náà gbọ́ àdúrà wọn àti ẹ̀bẹ̀ wọn láti ọ̀run, kí o sì mú ọ̀rọ̀ wọn dúró.

Then give ear from heaven to their prayer and their cry for grace, and see right done to them.

36 “Nígbà tí wọ́n bá sì dẹ́ṣẹ̀ sí ọ—nítorí kò sí ènìyàn kan tí kì í dẹ́ṣẹ̀—bí o bá sì bínú sí wọn tí o bá sì fi wọ́n fún àwọn ọ̀tá, tí wọ́n kó wọn ní ìgbèkùn sí ilẹ̀ tí ó jìnnà réré tàbí nítòsí,

If they do wrong against you, (for no man is without sin, ) and you are angry with them, and give them up into the power of those who are fighting against them, so that they take them away prisoners to a land far off or near;

37 ṣùgbọ́n, nígbà tí wọ́n bá sì yí ọkàn wọn padà ní ilẹ̀ tí wọ́n ti mú wọn ní ìgbèkùn, tí wọ́n sì ronúpìwàdà tí wọ́n sì bẹ̀bẹ̀ pẹ̀lú rẹ ní ilẹ̀ ìgbèkùn, wọn ó sì wí pé, ‘Àwa ti dẹ́ṣẹ̀, àwa sì ti ṣe ohun tí kò dára, a sì ti ṣe búburú’;

And if they take thought, in the land where they are prisoners, turning again to you, crying out in prayer to you in that land, and saying, We are sinners, we have done wrong, we have done evil;

38 tí wọn bá sì yípadà sí ọ pẹ̀lú gbogbo ọkàn àti ẹ̀mí ní ilẹ̀ ìgbèkùn wọn níbi tí wọ́n ti mú wọn, tí wọ́n sì gbàdúrà wọn, kojú si ìlú tí ìwọ ti yàn àti lórí ilé Olúwa tí mo ti kọ́ fún orúkọ rẹ;

If with all their heart and soul they are turned again to you, in the land where they are prisoners, the land where they have been taken, and make their prayers, turning their eyes to their land which you gave to their fathers, and to the town which you took for yourself, and the house which I have made for your name:

39 nígbà náà, láti ọ̀run, ibi ibùgbé rẹ, gbọ́ àdúrà wọn àti ẹ̀bẹ̀ wọn, kí o sì mú ọ̀ràn wọn dúró, kí o sì dárí ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ àwọn ènìyàn jì wọn, tí wọn ti dẹ́ṣẹ̀ sí ọ.

Then give ear from heaven your living-place to their prayer and their cry, and see right done to them, answering with forgiveness your people who have done wrong against you.

40 “Nísinsin yìí, Ọlọ́run mi, jẹ́ kí ojú rẹ kí ó ṣí kí o sì tẹ́ etí rẹ sílẹ̀ fún àdúrà sí ibí yìí.

Now, O my God, may your eyes be open and your ears awake to the prayers made in this place.

41 “Ǹjẹ́ nísinsin yìí dìde, Olúwa Ọlọ́run mi, sí ibi ìsinmi rẹ,

Up! now, O Lord God, come back to your resting-place, you and the ark of your strength: let your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let your saints be glad in what is good.

42 Olúwa Ọlọ́run mi, má ṣe kọ̀ ẹni àmì òróró rẹ.

O Lord God, let him whom you have taken for yourself never be given up by you: keep in mind your mercies to David your servant.