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Naye Sulemani alikuwa katika kuijenga nyumba yake mwenyewe miaka kumi na mitatu, akaimaliza nyumba yake yote.
Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.
2
Kwa kuwa aliijenga nyumba ya mwitu wa Lebanoni; mikono mia urefu wake, na mikono hamsini upana wake, na mikono thelathini kwenda juu kwake, juu ya safu nne za nguzo za mwerezi, na mihimili ya mwerezi juu ya nguzo.
He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.
3
Ikafunikwa juu kwa mwerezi juu ya mihimili arobaini na mitano, iliyokuwa juu ya nguzo; kumi na mitano kwa safu.
The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row.
4
Na madirisha yalikuwako safu tatu, mwangaza kuelekea mwangaza katika madaraja matatu.
There were three rows of high windows facing one another in three tiers.
5
Na milango yote na miimo ilikuwa ya mraba, ilivyoangaziwa; na mwangaza kuelekea mwangaza katika madaraja matatu.
All the doorways had rectangular frames, with the openings facing one another in three tiers.
6
Akaifanya baraza ya nguzo; mikono hamsini urefu wake, na mikono thelathini upana wake; na ukumbi mbele yake; na nguzo na mihimili minene mbele yake.
Solomon made his colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a portico in front of it and a canopy with pillars in front of the portico.
7
Akaifanya baraza ya kiti cha enzi, ili ahukumu ndani yake, ndiyo baraza ya hukumu; nayo ikafunikwa mwerezi tangu sakafu mpaka dari.
In addition, he built a hall for the throne, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.
8
Nayo nyumba yake atakayokalia, katika behewa nyingine iliyokuwa ndani kupita baraza, ilikuwa ya kazi kama hiyo. Tena akamjengea nyumba binti Farao, (ambaye Sulemani alikuwa amemwoa), mfano wa ile baraza.
And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.
9
Hizi zote zilikuwa za mawe ya thamani, mawe ya kuchongwa, sawasawa na cheo, yaliyokatwa kwa misumeno, ndani na nje, tangu msingi hata mawe ya juu, na nje vile vile hata behewa kuu.
All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.
10
Nao msingi ulikuwa wa mawe ya thamani, mawe makubwa, mawe mikono kumi, na mawe ya mikono minane.
The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long.
11
Na juu kulikuwa na mawe ya thamani, mawe ya kuchongwa, sawasawa na cheo, na mierezi.
Above these were costly stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.
12
Na behewa kubwa pande zote ilikuwa na safu tatu za mawe ya kuchongwa, na safu moja ya mihimili ya mierezi; mfano wa behewa ya ndani ya nyumba ya Bwana, na ukumbi wa nyumba.
The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.
13
Mfalme Sulemani akatuma watu kumleta Huramu kutoka Tiro.
Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre.
14
Naye alikuwa mwana wa mwanamke mjane wa kabila ya Naftali, na babaye alikuwa mtu wa Tiro, mfua shaba; naye alikuwa mwingi wa hekima na akili, mstadi wa kufanya kazi zote za shaba. Akamfikilia mfalme Sulemani, akamfanyia kazi yake yote.
He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.
15
Kwa maana alizifanyiza zile nguzo mbili za shaba, mikono kumi na minane kwenda juu kwake kila moja; na uzi wa mikono kumi na miwili kuizunguka nguzo hii au hii.
He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
16
Akafanya taji mbili za shaba iliyoyeyushwa za kuwekwa juu ya vichwa vya nguzo; kwenda juu kwake taji moja mikono mitano, na mikono mitano kwenda juu kwake taji ya pili.
He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high.
17
Kulikuwa na nyavu kama kazi ya kusuka, na masongo ya mikufu, kwa taji zilizokuwako juu ya vichwa vya nguzo; saba kwa taji moja, na saba kwa taji ya pili
For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital.
18
Hivyo akazifanya nguzo; na kulikuwa na safu mbili za kuzunguka juu ya wavu mmoja, zifunike taji zilizokuwako juu ya vichwa vya nguzo; akafanya vivyo hivyo kwa taji ya pili.
Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars.
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Na taji zilizokuwa juu ya nguzo ukumbini zilikuwa za kazi ya mayungi, mikono minne.
And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high.
20
Kulikuwako tena taji juu ya nguzo mbili, karibu na uvimbe uliokuwako kando ya wavu; na makomamanga yalikuwa mia mbili, safu safu pande zote juu ya taji ya pili.
On the capitals of both pillars, just above the rounded projection next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows encircling each capital.
21
Akazisimamisha nguzo ukumbini pa hekalu; akaisimamisha nguzo ya kuume, akaiita jina lake Yakini; akaisimamisha nguzo ya kushoto ,akaiita jina lake Boazi.
Thus he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jachin, and the pillar to the north he named Boaz.
22
Na juu ya nguzo kulikuwa na kazi ya mayungi; hivyo mambo ya nguzo yakatimia.
And the tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work of the pillars was completed.
23
Tena akaifanya bahari ya kusubu, mikono kumi toka ukingo hata ukingo, ikaviringana, na mikono mitano ilikuwa kwenda juu kwake; na uzi wa mikono thelathini kuizunguka kabisa.
He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.
24
Na chini ya ukingo wake kulikuwa na maboga yaliyoizunguka, kwa mikono kumi, yakiizunguka bahari; kulikuwa na safu mbili za hayo maboga, yakafanywa kalibuni hapo bahari ilipofanywa.
Below the rim, ornamental buds encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea.
25
Ikakaa juu ya ng'ombe kumi na wawili, watatu wakitazama kaskazini, na watatu wakitazama magharibi, na watatu wakitazama kusini, na watatu wakitazama mashariki; na bahari iliwekwa juu yao, na pande zao za nyuma zote zilikuwa ndani.
The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center.
26
Na unene wake ulikuwa nyanda nne; na ukingo wake ukafanywa kama ukingo wa kikombe, kama ua la yungi; huingia bathi elfu mbili.
It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold two thousand baths.
27
Akayafanya yale matako kumi ya shaba; mikono minne urefu wa tako moja, na mikono minne upana wake, na mikono mitatu kwenda juu kwake.
In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.
28
Na kazi ya matako ndiyo hii; yalikuwa na papi; na papi zilikuwa katikati ya vipandio;
This was the design of the stands: They had side panels attached to uprights,
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na juu ya papi zilizokuwa katikati ya vipandio kulikuwa na simba, na ng'ombe, na makerubi; na juu ya vipandio kulikuwa na tako; na chini ya simba na ng'ombe kulikuwa na masongo ya kazi ya kupembeza.
and on the panels between the uprights were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the uprights was a pedestal above, and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work.
30
Kila tako lilikuwa na magurudumu manne ya shaba, na vipini vya shaba; na miguu yake minne ilikuwa na mataruma; chini ya birika yalikuwako mataruma ya kusubu, yenye masongo kila moja mbavuni.
Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and a basin resting on four supports, with wreaths at each side.
31
Na kinywa chake ndani ya taji na juu yake kilikuwa mkono mmoja; na kinywa chake kikaviringana kama kazi ya tako, mkono mmoja na nusu; tena juu ya kinywa chake kulikuwa na nakshi, na papi zao zilikuwa za mraba, wala hazikuviringana.
The opening to each stand inside the crown at the top was one cubit deep, with a round opening like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half wide. And around its opening were engravings, but the panels of the stands were square, not round.
32
Na magurudumu manne yalikuwa chini ya papi; na mikono ya magurudumu ndani ya tako; na kwenda juu kwake gurudumu moja mkono mmoja na nusu.
There were four wheels under the panels, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand; each wheel was a cubit and a half in diameter.
33
Na kazi ya magurudumu ilikuwa kama kazi ya gurudumu la gari; mikono yake, na maduara, na matindi, na vipande vya ndani, vyote vilikuwa vya kusubu.
The wheels were made like chariot wheels; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal.
34
Kulikuwa na mataruma manne katika pembe nne za tako moja; mataruma hayo ni kitu kimoja na tako lenyewe.
Each stand had four handles, one for each corner, projecting from the stand.
35
Na juu ya tako kulikuwa na duara nusu mkono kwenda juu kwake; na juu ya tako mashikio yake na papi zake vilikuwa vya namna iyo hiyo.
At the top of each stand was a circular band half a cubit high. The supports and panels were cast as a unit with the top of the stand.
36
Akachora juu ya mabamba ya mashikio yake, na juu ya papi zake, makerubi, na simba, na mitende, moja moja kama ilivyokuwa nafasi, na masongo pande zote.
He engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and panels, wherever each had space, with wreaths all around.
37
Hivyo akayafanya yale matako kumi; yote yalikuwa ya kalibu moja, na cheo kimoja, na namna moja.
In this way he made the ten stands, each with the same casting, dimensions, and shape.
38
Akafanya birika kumi za shaba; birika moja huingia bathi arobaini; na kila birika ilikuwa mikono minne; birika moja juu ya tako moja, katika yale matako kumi.
He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands.
39
Akayaweka yale matako, matano upande wa kuume wa nyumba, na matano upande wa kushoto wa nyumba; akaiweka ile bahari upande wa kuume wa nyumba upande wa mashariki, kuelekea kusini.
He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.
40
Tena Huramu akazifanya birika, na majembe, na mabakuli. Hivyo Huramu akazimaliza kazi zote alizomfanyia mfalme Sulemani katika nyumba ya Bwana;
Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD:
41
zile nguzo mbili, na vimbe mbili za taji zilikuwa juu ya nguzo; na nyavu mbili za kuzifunika hizo vimbe mbili za taji zilizokuwa juu ya nguzo;
the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars;
42
na makomamanga mia nne ya zile nyavu mbili; safu mbili za makomamanga kwa kila wavu, kuzifunika hizo vimbe mbili za taji zilizokuwa juu ya nguzo;
the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars);
43
na yale matako kumi, na birika kumi juu ya matako;
the ten stands; the ten basins on the stands;
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na ile bahari moja, na ng'ombe kumi na wawili chini ya ile bahari;
the Sea; the twelve oxen underneath the Sea;
45
na masufuria, na majembe, na mabakuli; hata vyombo hivyo vyote, Huramu alivyomfanyia mfalme Sulemani, katika nyumba ya Bwana, vyote vilikuwa vya shaba iliyosuguliwa.
and the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. All the articles that Huram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were made of burnished bronze.
46
Katika uwanda wa Yordani ndipo mfalme alipovisubu, katika udongo mzito kati ya Sukothi na Sarethani.
The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.
47
Sulemani akaviacha vyombo vyote visipimwe kwa kuwa vilikuwa vingi mno; wala uzito wa shaba haukujulikana.
Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.
48
Sulemani akavifanya vyombo vyote vilivyokuwamo nyumbani mwa Bwana; madhabahu ya dhahabu, na ile meza iliyokuwa na mikate ya wonyesho juu yake ilikuwa ya dhahabu;
Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;
49
na vinara vya taa, vitano upande wa kuume, na vitano upande wa kushoto, mbele ya chumba cha ndani, vya dhahabu safi; na maua, na taa, na koleo ya dhahabu;
the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs;
50
na vikombe, na makasi, na mabakuli, na miiko, na vyetezo, vya dhahabu safi; na bawaba za dhahabu, za milango ya nyumba ya ndani, yaani, patakatifu pa patakatifu, na za milango ya nyumba, ndiyo hekalu.
the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
51
Hivyo ikamalizika kazi yote Sulemani mfalme aliyoifanya katika nyumba ya Bwana. Sulemani akaviingiza vile vitu alivyovitakasa Daudi baba yake, yaani, fedha, na dhahabu, na vyombo; akavitia ndani ya hazina za nyumba ya Bwana.
So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.