Plans for the Temple
1 Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
Ndipo Daudi akasema, Hii ndiyo nyumba ya Bwana Mungu, na hii ndiyo madhabahu ya sadaka ya kuteketezwa kwa Israeli.
2 And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
Basi Daudi akaamuru wakusanyike wageni waliokuwa katika nchi ya Israeli; akaweka waashi wachonge mawe ili kujenga nyumba ya Mungu.
3 And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;
Daudi akaweka akiba tele ya chuma kwa misumari ya tarabe za malango, na kwa mafungo; na ya shaba akiba tele isiyo na uzani;
4 also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.
na mierezi isiyo na idadi; kwa kuwa Wasidoni na watu wa Tiro wakamletea Daudi mierezi tele.
5 And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.
Daudi akasema, Sulemani mwanangu akali ni mchanga bado, na mwororo, nayo nyumba atakayojengewa Bwana haina budi kuwa nzuri mno, yenye sifa na yenye fahari katika nchi zote; kwa hiyo mimi nitaiwekea akiba. Basi Daudi akaweka akiba tele kabla hajafa.
6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel.
Ndipo akamwita Sulemani mwanawe, akamwagiza amjengee Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, nyumba.
7 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:
Daudi akamwambia Sulemani mwanawe, Kwangu mimi nia yangu ilikuwa kujenga nyumba kwa ajili ya jina la Bwana, Mungu wangu.
8 but the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
Lakini neno la Bwana likanijia, kusema, Wewe umemwaga damu nyingi, na vita vikubwa umevifanya; wewe hutajenga nyumba kwa ajili ya jina langu, kwa sababu umemwaga damu nyingi juu ya nchi machoni pangu;
9 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
tazama, utazaliwa mwana, atakayekuwa mtu wa kustarehe; nami nitamstarehesha mbele ya adui zake pande zote; kwani jina lake litakuwa Sulemani, nami nitawapa Israeli amani na utulivu siku zake;
10 He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
huyo ndiye atakayejenga nyumba kwa ajili ya jina langu; naye atakuwa mwanangu, nami nitakuwa babaye; nami nitakifanya imara milele kiti cha ufalme wake juu ya Israeli.
11 Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.
Sasa mwanangu, Bwana na awe pamoja nawe; ukafanikiwe, na kuijenga nyumba ya Bwana, Mungu wako, kama alivyonena kwa habari zako.
12 Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.
Bwana na akupe busara na akili, akakuagizie juu ya Israeli; ili uishike torati ya Bwana, Mungu wako.
13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.
Ndipo utakapofanikiwa, ukiangalia kuzitenda amri, na hukumu, Bwana alizomwagizia Musa juu ya Israeli; uwe hodari, na wa moyo mkuu; usiogope wala usifadhaike.
14 Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.
Basi sasa, tazama, katika shida yangu, nimeiwekea akiba nyumba ya Bwana, talanta elfu mia za dhahabu, na talanta elfu elfu za fedha; na shaba na chuma isiyo na uzani; kwa vile zilivyo tele; miti tena na mawe nimeweka akiba, nawe utaweza kuongeza.
15 Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.
Tena kwako kuna mafundi wengi, wenye kuchonga na kufanyiza kazi ya mawe na miti, na kila aliye mstadi kwa kazi yo yote;
16 Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore , and be doing, and the LORD be with thee.
ya dhahabu, ya fedha, na ya shaba, na ya chuma, hapana hesabu; basi inuka ushike kazi, naye Bwana na awe pamoja nawe.
17 David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying ,
Tena Daudi akawaamuru wakuu wote wa Israeli, kwamba wamsaidie Sulemani mwanawe, akisema,
18 Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.
Je! Si Bwana, Mungu wenu, aliye pamoja nanyi? Na kuwastarehesha pande zote? Kwa kuwa wenyeji wa nchi amewatia mkononi mwangu; nayo nchi imetiishwa mbele za Bwana, na mbele ya watu wake.
19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.
Basi sasa jitieni moyo na nia kumtafuta Bwana, Mungu wenu; inukeni basi, mkamjengee Bwana Mungu mahali patakatifu, ili kulileta sanduku la agano la Bwana, na vyombo vitakatifu vya Mungu, ndani ya nyumba itakayojengwa kwa ajili ya jina la Bwana.
