The Glory of the Lord
1 Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house.
Basi Sulemani alipokwisha maombi hayo, moto ukashuka kutoka mbinguni, ukateketeza sadaka ya kuteketezwa na dhabihu; utukufu wa Bwana ukaijaza nyumba.
2 And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD's house.
Wala makuhani hawakuweza kuingia nyumbani mwa Bwana, kwa kuwa utukufu wa Bwana umeijaza nyumba ya Bwana.
3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying , For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
Wakatazama wana wa Israeli wote, uliposhuka ule moto, utukufu wa Bwana ulipokuwapo juu ya nyumba; wakasujudu kifulifuli hata nchi sakafuni, wakaabudu, wakamshukuru Bwana, wakisema, Kwa kuwa ni mwema; kwa maana fadhili zake ni za milele.
4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.
Ndipo mfalme na watu wote wakatoa dhabihu mbele za Bwana.
5 And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
Mfalme Sulemani akatoa sadaka ya ng'ombe ishirini na mbili elfu, na kondoo mia na ishirini elfu. Ndivyo mfalme na watu wote walivyoifanya wakfu nyumba ya Mungu.
6 And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.
Wakasimama makuhani sawasawa na malinzi yao; Walawi nao pamoja na vinanda vya Bwana, alivyovifanya Daudi mfalme, ili kumshukuru Bwana, kwa maana fadhili zake ni za milele, hapo aliposifu Daudi kwa mikono yao; nao makuhani wakapiga panda mbele yao; nao Israeli wote wakasimama.
7 Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brasen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, and the meat offerings, and the fat.
Tena Sulemani akaitakasa behewa katikati, iliyokuwa mbele ya nyumba ya Bwana; kwa kuwa hapo ndipo alipotoa sadaka za kuteketezwa, na mafuta ya sadaka za amani; kwa sababu ile madhabahu ya shaba aliyoifanya Sulemani haikutosha kuzipokea sadaka ya kuteketezwa, na sadaka ya unga, na mafuta.
8 Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.
Basi, wakati ule Sulemani akafanya sikukuu, na Israeli wote pamoja naye, kusanyiko kubwa sana, toka maingilio ya Hamathi mpaka kijito cha Misri, muda wa siku saba.
9 And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
Hata siku ya nane wakaita kusanyiko la makini; kwa maana walishika kuitakasa madhabahu siku saba, na sikukuu siku saba.
10 And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
Akawaruhusu watu waende hemani kwao siku ya ishirini na tatu, ya mwezi wa saba, wakifurahi na kuchangamka mioyoni kwa wema wote Bwana aliomfanyia Daudi, na Sulemani, na Israeli watu wake.
The Divine Covenant
11 Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD, and the king's house: and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the LORD, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.
Hivyo Sulemani akaimaliza nyumba ya Bwana, na nyumba ya mfalme; na yote yaliyomwingia Sulemani moyoni ayafanye nyumbani mwa Bwana, na nyumbani mwake mwenyewe, akayafanikisha.
12 And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.
Bwana akamtokea Sulemani usiku, akamwambia, Nimesikia uliyoyaomba, na mahali hapa nimejichagulia kuwa nyumba ya dhabihu.
13 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
Nikizifunga mbingu isiwe mvua, tena nikiamuru nzige kula nchi, au nikiwapelekea watu wangu tauni;
14 if my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
ikiwa watu wangu, walioitwa kwa jina langu, watajinyenyekesha, na kuomba, na kunitafuta uso, na kuziacha njia zao mbaya; basi, nitasikia toka mbinguni, na kuwasamehe dhambi yao, na kuiponya nchi yao.
15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
Sasa macho yangu yatafumbuka, na masikio yangu yatasikiliza maombi ya watu waombao mahali hapa.
16 For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
Maana sasa nimeichagua nyumba hii na kuitakasa, ili kwamba jina langu lipate kuwako huko milele; yatakuwako na macho yangu, na moyo wangu daima.
17 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my statutes and my judgments;
Nawe, ukienda mbele yangu kama alivyokwenda Daudi baba yako, ufanye sawasawa na yote niliyokuamuru, na kuzishika sheria zangu na hukumu zangu;
18 then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.
ndipo nitakithibitisha kiti cha enzi cha ufalme wako, kama nilivyoagana na Daudi baba yako, nikisema, Hutakosa kuwa na mtu wa kutawala katika Israeli.
19 But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
Lakini mkigeuka, na kuziacha sheria zangu na amri zangu nilizoweka mbele yenu, mkienda, na kuitumikia miungu mingine, na kuiabudu;
20 then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.
ndipo nitawang'oa katika nchi yangu niliyowapa; na nyumba hii niliyoitakasa kwa jina langu, nitaiondosha itoke mbele zangu, nami nitaifanya kuwa mithali na tukano katikati ya watu wote.
21 And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house?
Na nyumba hii, iliyo juu, kila apitaye ataona ushangao, atasema, Mbona Bwana ameitendea hivi nchi hii, na nyumba hii?
22 And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.
Nao watajibu, Kwa sababu walimwacha Bwana, Mungu wa baba zao, aliyewaleta kutoka nchi ya Misri, wakashikamana na miungu mingine, wakaiabudu, na kuitumikia; kwa hiyo ameyaleta mabaya haya yote juu yao.
