1Then David said, ‘The house of the Lord God is to be here, and also the altar of burnt offering for Israel.’
Preparations for the temple
2So David gave orders to assemble the foreigners residing in Israel, and from among them he appointed stonecutters to prepare dressed stone for building the house of God. 3He provided a large amount of iron to make nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, and more bronze than could be weighed. 4He also provided more cedar logs than could be counted, for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought large numbers of them to David.
5David said, ‘My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the Lord should be of great magnificence and fame and splendour in the sight of all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for it.’ So David made extensive preparations before his death.
6Then he called for his son Solomon and charged him to build a house for the Lord, the God of Israel. 7David said to Solomon: ‘My son, I had it in my heart to build a house for the Name of the Lord my God. 8But this word of the Lord came to me: “You have shed much blood and have fought many wars. You are not to build a house for my Name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight. 9But you will have a son who will be a man of peace and rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon,22:9 Solomon sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for peace. and I will grant Israel peace and quiet during his reign. 10He is the one who will build a house for my Name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.”
11‘Now, my son, the Lord be with you, and may you have success and build the house of the Lord your God, as he said you would. 12May the Lord give you discretion and understanding when he puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God. 13Then you will have success if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws that the Lord gave to Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.
14‘I have taken great pains to provide for the temple of the Lord a hundred thousand talents22:14 That is, about 3,400 metric tons of gold, a million talents22:14 That is, about 34,000 metric tons of silver, quantities of bronze and iron too great to be weighed, and wood and stone. And you may add to them. 15You have many workers: stonecutters, masons and carpenters, as well as those skilled in every kind of work 16in gold and silver, bronze and iron – craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and the Lord be with you.’
17Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon. 18He said to them, ‘Is not the Lord your God with you? And has he not granted you rest on every side? For he has given the inhabitants of the land into my hands, and the land is subject to the Lord and to his people. 19Now devote your heart and soul to seeking the Lord your God. Begin to build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the sacred articles belonging to God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the Lord.’
1Nígbà náà Dafidi wí pé, “Ilé Olúwa Ọlọ́run ni ó gbọdọ̀ wà níbí, àti pẹ̀lú pẹpẹ ẹbọ sísun fún Israẹli.”
Ìmúrasílẹ̀ fún ilé tí a kọ́ fún ìsìn Ọlọ́run
2Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni Dafidi pàṣẹ láti kó àwọn àjèjì tí ń gbé ní Israẹli jọ, àti wí pé lára wọn ni ó ti yan àwọn agbẹ́-òkúta láti gbé òkúta dáradára láti fi kọ́lé Ọlọ́run. 3Dafidi sì pèsè ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ iye irin láti fi ṣe ìṣó fún àwọn ìlẹ̀kùn ẹnu-ọ̀nà àti fún idẹ; àti fún òpó idẹ ni àìní ìwọ̀n. 4Ó sì tún pèsè ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ igi Kedari tí ó jẹ́ àìníye, nítorí pé àwọn ará Sidoni àti àwọn ará Tire mú ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ igi kedari wá fún Dafidi.
5Dafidi wí pé, “Ọmọ mi Solomoni ọ̀dọ́mọdé ni ó sì jẹ́ aláìní ìrírí, ilé tí a ó kọ́ fún Olúwa gbọdọ̀ jẹ́ títóbi jọjọ, kí ó sì ní òkìkí àti ògo jákèjádò gbogbo àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè. Nítorí náà ni èmi yóò ṣe pèsè sílẹ̀ fún un”. Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni Dafidi sì ṣe ìpèsè sílẹ̀ lọ́pọ̀lọpọ̀ kí ó tó di wí pé ó kú.
6Nígbà náà ó pe Solomoni ọmọ rẹ̀ ó sì sọ fun pé kí ó kọ́ ilé fún un Olúwa, Ọlọ́run Israẹli. 722.7-10: 2Sa 7.1-16; 1Ki 17.1-14.Dafidi sì wí fún Solomoni pé, “Ọmọ mi, mo sì ní-in ní ọkàn mi láti kọ́ ilé fún orúkọ Olúwa Ọlọ́run mi. 8Ṣùgbọ́n ọ̀rọ̀ Olúwa tọ̀ mí wá wí pé: ‘Ìwọ ti ta ẹ̀jẹ̀ sílẹ̀ ní ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀, o sì ti ja ọ̀pọ̀ ogun ńláńlá, kì í ṣe ìwọ ni yóò kọ́ ilé fún orúkọ mi, nítorí ìwọ ti ta ẹ̀jẹ̀ sílẹ̀ púpọ̀ lórí ilẹ̀ ní ojú mi. 9Ṣùgbọ́n ìwọ yóò ní ọmọ tí yóò sì jẹ́ ọkùnrin onírẹ̀lẹ̀ àti onísinmi, Èmi yóò sì fún un ní ìsinmi láti ọ̀dọ̀ gbogbo àwọn ọ̀tá rẹ̀ lórí gbogbo ilẹ̀ yíká. Orúkọ rẹ̀ yóò sì máa jẹ́ Solomoni, Èmi yóò sì fi àlàáfíà àti ìdákẹ́ jẹ́ẹ́ fún Israẹli lásìkò ìjọba rẹ̀. 10Òun ni ẹni náà tí yóò kọ́ ilé fún orúkọ mi. Yóò sì jẹ́ ọmọ mi, èmi yóò sì jẹ́ baba rẹ̀ èmi yóò sì fi ìdí ìtẹ́ ìjọba rẹ̀ múlẹ̀ lórí Israẹli láéláé.’
11“Nísinsin yìí, ọmọ mi, kí Olúwa wà pẹ̀lú rẹ, kí ìwọ kí ó sì ní àṣeyọrí kí o sì kọ́ ilé Olúwa Ọlọ́run rẹ, àti gẹ́gẹ́ bí ó ti sọ nípa rẹ. 12Kí Olúwa kí ó fún ọ ni ọgbọ́n àti òye nígbà tí ó bá fi ọ́ ṣe aláṣẹ lórí Israẹli, Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni kí ìwọ kí ó lè pa òfin Olúwa Ọlọ́run mọ́. 13Nígbà náà ìwọ yóò sì ní àṣeyọrí tí ìwọ bá ṣe àkíyèsí láti mú àṣẹ àti ìdájọ́ àti òfin ti Olúwa ti fi fún Mose fun Israẹli ṣe. Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ki ìwọ jẹ́ alágbára àti onígboyà. Má ṣè bẹ̀rù tàbí kí àyà má sì ṣe fò ọ́.
14“Èmi ti gba ìpọ́njú ńlá láti ṣe fún ilé Olúwa ọ̀kẹ́ márùn-ún tálẹ́ǹtì wúrà, àti ẹgbẹ̀rún ẹgbẹ̀rún tálẹ́ǹtì fàdákà, ìwọ̀n idẹ àti irin tí ó tóbi àìní ìwọ̀n, àti ìtì igi àti òkúta. Ìwọ sì tún le fi kún wọn. 15Ìwọ sì ní ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ àwọn oníṣẹ́ ènìyàn: àwọn gbẹ́nàgbẹ́nà, àti àwọn oníṣọ̀nà òkúta àti àwọn agbẹ́-òkúta, àti gẹ́gẹ́ bí onírúurú ọlọ́gbọ́n ènìyàn ní gbogbo onírúurú iṣẹ́. 16Nínú wúrà, fàdákà àti idẹ àti irin oníṣọ̀nà tí kò ní ìwọ̀n. Nísinsin yìí bẹ̀rẹ̀ iṣẹ́, kí Olúwa wà pẹ̀lú rẹ.”
17Nígbà náà Dafidi pa á láṣẹ fún gbogbo àwọn àgbàgbà ní Israẹli láti ran Solomoni ọmọ rẹ̀ lọ́wọ́. 18Ó sì wí pé, “Ṣé kò sí Olúwa Ọlọ́run rẹ pẹ̀lú rẹ? Òun kò ha ti fi ìsinmi fún ọ lórí gbogbo ilẹ̀? Nítorí ó sì ti fi àwọn tí ń gbé ní ilẹ̀ náà lé mi lọ́wọ́ ó sì ti fi ìṣẹ́gun fún ilẹ̀ náà níwájú Olúwa àti níwájú àwọn ènìyàn. 19Nísinsin yìí, ẹ ṣí ọkàn yin páyà àti àyà yín sí àti wá Olúwa Ọlọ́run yín. Bẹ́ẹ̀ sì ni kọ́ ibi mímọ́ fún Olúwa Ọlọ́run. Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni kí ìwọ kí ó le gbé àpótí ẹ̀rí ti májẹ̀mú Olúwa àti ohun èlò mímọ́ tí ó jẹ́ ti Ọlọ́run, sínú ilé Olúwa tí a o kọ́ fún orúkọ Olúwa.”
