1Solomon finished all the work for the Lord’s temple. Then he brought in the things his father David had set apart for the Lord. They included the silver and gold and all the objects for God’s temple. Solomon placed them there with the other treasures.
The Ark Is Brought to the Temple
2Then Solomon sent for the elders of Israel. He told them to come to Jerusalem. They included all the leaders of the tribes. They also included the chiefs of the families of Israel. Solomon wanted them to bring up the ark of the Lord’s covenant from Zion. Zion was the City of David. 3All the Israelites came together to where the king was. It was at the time of the Feast of Booths. The feast was held in the seventh month.
4All the elders of Israel arrived. Then the Levites picked up the ark and carried it. 5They brought up the ark. They also brought up the tent of meeting and all the sacred things in the tent. The priests, who were Levites, carried up everything. 6The entire community of Israel had gathered around King Solomon. All of them were in front of the ark. They sacrificed huge numbers of sheep and cattle. There were so many animals that they couldn’t be recorded. In fact, they couldn’t even be counted.
7The priests brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant to its place in the Most Holy Room of the temple. They put it under the wings of the cherubim. 8The cherubim’s wings were spread out over the place where the ark was. They covered the ark. They also covered the poles used to carry it. 9The poles reached out from the ark. They were so long that their ends could be seen from in front of the Most Holy Room. But they couldn’t be seen from outside the Holy Room. They are still there to this day. 10There wasn’t anything in the ark except the two tablets. Moses had placed them in it at Mount Horeb. That’s where the Lord had made a covenant with the Israelites. He made it after they came out of Egypt.
11The priests left the Holy Room. All the priests who were there had set themselves apart to the Lord. It didn’t matter what group they were in. 12All the Levites who played music stood near the east side of the altar. They included Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun and their sons and relatives. They were dressed in fine linen. They were playing cymbals, harps and lyres. They were joined by 120 priests who were blowing trumpets. 13The trumpet players and other musicians played their instruments together. They praised the Lord and gave thanks to him. The singers sang to the music of the trumpets, cymbals and other instruments. They sang in praise to the Lord,
“The Lord is good.
His faithful love continues forever.”
Then a cloud filled the temple of the Lord. 14The priests couldn’t do their work. That’s because the cloud of the Lord’s glory filled God’s temple.
1Nígbà tí gbogbo iṣẹ́ tí Solomoni ti ṣe fún tẹmpili ti parí, ó kó gbogbo àwọn nǹkan tí Dafidi baba rẹ̀ ti yà sọ́tọ̀: wúrà àti fàdákà àti gbogbo ohun èlò ọ̀ṣọ́, ó sì fi wọ́n sínú ìṣúra ilé Ọlọ́run.
A gbé àpótí ẹ̀rí wọ inú tẹmpili
2Nígbà náà ni Solomoni pe àwọn àgbàgbà Israẹli jọ sí Jerusalẹmu, gbogbo àwọn olórí ẹ̀yà kọ̀ọ̀kan àti àwọn olóyè àwọn ìdílé Israẹli, kí wọn kí ó gbé àpótí ẹ̀rí Olúwa gòkè wá láti Sioni ìlú Dafidi. 3Gbogbo àwọn ọkùnrin Israẹli péjọ sí ọ̀dọ̀ ọba ní àkókò àjọ àgọ́.
4Gbogbo àwọn àgbàgbà Israẹli sì wá, àwọn ọmọ Lefi gbé àpótí ẹ̀rí Olúwa. 5Wọ́n sì gbé àpótí ẹ̀rí náà gòkè àti àgọ́ ìpàdé àti gbogbo ohun èlò mímọ́ tí ó wà nínú àgọ́. Àwọn àlùfáà tí wọ́n jẹ́ ọmọ Lefi ni ó mú wọn gòkè wá; 6Nígbà náà ni ọba Solomoni àti gbogbo ìjọ ènìyàn Israẹli tí ó péjọ sí ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ̀, wà níwájú àpótí ẹ̀rí náà wọ́n sì fi àgùntàn àti màlúù tí a kò le è kà tán rú ẹbọ, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni a kò le è mọ iye wọn tán nítorí bí wọ́n ti pọ̀ tó.
7Nígbà náà ni àwọn àlùfáà gbé àpótí ẹ̀rí ti májẹ̀mú Olúwa wá sí ipò rẹ̀, sí ibi inú lọ́hùn ún ilé Olúwa, ibi mímọ́ jùlọ, wọ́n gbé e sí abẹ́ ìyẹ́ àwọn kérúbù. 8Àwọn Kérúbù na ìyẹ́ wọn bo ibi àpótí ẹ̀rí náà àti àwọn ọ̀pá tí ó gbé e ró. 9Àwọn ọ̀pá rẹ̀ náà gùn tó bẹ́ẹ̀ tí a fi rí orí àwọn ọ̀pá náà láti ibi àpótí ẹ̀rí náà níwájú ibi mímọ́ náà, ṣùgbọ́n a kò rí wọn lóde. Níbẹ̀ ni ó sì wà títí di òní yìí. 10Kò sí ohun kan nínú àpótí ẹ̀rí náà bí kò ṣe wàláà méjì tí Mose fi sínú rẹ̀ ní Horebu, ní ìgbà tí Olúwa fi bá àwọn ọmọ Israẹli dá májẹ̀mú lẹ́yìn ìgbà tí wọ́n jáde wá láti ilẹ̀ Ejibiti.
11Lẹ́yìn náà ni àwọn àlùfáà jáde wá láti ibi mímọ́. Gbogbo àwọn àlùfáà tí ó wà níbẹ̀ ni ó ya ara wọn sí mímọ́ láìbìkítà fún ìpín wọn. 12Gbogbo àwọn ọmọ Lefi tí wọ́n jẹ́ Akọrin: Asafu, Hemani, Jedutuni àti àwọn ọmọ wọn àti àwọn ẹbí wọn, wọ́n dúró ní igun ìlà-oòrùn pẹpẹ náà wọ́n wọ aṣọ ọ̀gbọ̀ tuntun wọ́n ń lo kimbali, dùùrù àti ohun èlò orin olókùn. Ìwọ̀n ọgọ́fà àwọn àlùfáà tí wọ́n ń fun ìpè ni wọ́n tẹ̀lé wọn. 135.13,14: 1Ọb 8.10-11.Àwọn afùnpè àti àwọn akọrin pa ohùn wọn pọ̀ sí ọ̀kan ṣoṣo, láti fi ìyìn àti ọpẹ́ fun Olúwa. Wọ́n fi ìpè, kimbali àti àwọn ohun èlò orin mìíràn mọ́ ọn, wọ́n gbé ohùn wọn sókè láti fi yin Olúwa, wọ́n ń kọrin pé:
“Ó dára;
ìfẹ́ rẹ̀ wà títí láéláé.”
Nígbà náà ni ìkùùkuu ojú ọ̀run kún inú tẹmpili Olúwa, 14Tó bẹ́ẹ̀ tí àwọn àlùfáà kò le è ṣiṣẹ́ ìsìn wọn nítorí ìkùùkuu náà, nítorí ògo Olúwa kún inú tẹmpili Ọlọ́run.
