1 S olomon a început să zidească Casa Domnului la Ierusalim, pe muntele Moria, care fusese arătat tatălui său, David, chiar pe locul pregătit de David, în aria iebusitului Ornan.

Then Solomon began to build the Lord’s house in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah. It was there that the Lord had shown Himself to his father David. It was the place that David had chosen, on the grain-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

2 E l a început să zidească în cea de-a doua zi a lunii a doua, în al patrulea an al domniei sale.

Solomon began to build on the second day in the second month of the fourth year of his rule.

3 T emelia pe care a zidit-o Solomon Casei lui Dumnezeu avea şaizeci de coţi lungime şi douăzeci de coţi lăţime, după măsura veche a cotului.

He laid the base for building the house of God. It was thirty long steps, using the old way to find the length. And it was ten long steps wide.

4 P orticul din faţa odăii principale a Casei se întindea pe toată lăţimea Casei, adică pe douăzeci de coţi, şi avea o înălţime de o sută douăzeci de coţi. El l-a placat în interior cu aur curat.

The porch in front of the house was as long as the house was wide, ten long steps. It was thirty-three times taller than a man. And he covered the inside with pure gold.

5 A acoperit odaia principală cu lemn de chiparos, a poleit-o cu aur fin şi a gravat pe ea palmieri şi reţele de lanţuri.

He covered the large room with cypress wood, and covered that with fine gold. Then he made palm trees and chains on it.

6 D e asemenea, a împodobit odaia cu pietre preţioase. Aurul folosit era aur de Parvayim.

He put stones of much worth on the house for beauty. And the gold was from Parvaim.

7 A poleit cu aur grinzile şi pragurile Casei, precum şi zidurile şi porţile lui şi a încrustat heruvimi pe ziduri.

He covered the house with gold. He covered its cross-pieces, its door-ways, its walls, and its doors. And he cut pictures of cherubim on the walls.

8 A făcut şi Locul Preasfânt. Lungimea lui era de douăzeci de coţi, cât lăţimea Casei, iar lăţimea lui era tot de douăzeci de coţi. El l-a placat cu şase sute de talanţi de aur fin.

He made the most holy place. It was as long as the house was wide, ten long steps. And it was as wide as ten long steps. He covered it with fine gold weighing as much as 600 men.

9 G reutatea aurului folosit la confecţionarea cuielor a fost de cincizeci de şecheli. A placat cu aur şi odăile de sus.

The nails weighed as much as fifty pieces of gold. He covered the rooms on the second floor with gold also.

10 Î n Locul Preasfânt a făcut doi heruvimi sculptaţi şi i-a poleit cu aur.

Then he made two cherubim of wood in the most holy place, and covered them with gold.

11 A ripile heruvimilor aveau lungimea de douăzeci de coţi. O aripă a unuia dintre heruvimi, de cinci coţi lungime, atingea zidul Casei, iar cealaltă aripă, tot de cinci coţi lungime, atingea aripa celuilalt heruvim.

The wings of the cherubim spread as far as ten long steps. The wing of one was as long as three steps, and touched the wall of the house. Its other wing was as long as three steps, and touched the wing of the other cherub.

12 T ot aşa, o aripă a celuilalt heruvim, de cinci coţi lungime, atingea zidul Casei, iar cealaltă aripă a sa, tot de cinci coţi lungime, se unea cu aripa celui dintâi heruvim.

The wing of the other cherub was as long as three steps, and touched the wall of the house. Its other wing was as long as three steps, and was joined to the wing of the first cherub.

13 A şadar, aripile întinse ale acestor heruvimi aveau douăzeci de coţi. Ei stăteau în picioare, cu faţa spre odaia principală.

The wings of these cherubim spread as far as ten long steps. And they stood on their feet with their faces toward the holy place.

14 A făcut şi draperia din fire de culoare albastră, purpurie şi stacojie şi din in subţire şi a brodat-o cu heruvimi.

He made the curtain of blue, purple and red cloth and fine linen. And he worked cherubim on it.

15 Î n faţa Casei a făcut doi stâlpi a căror înălţime era de treizeci şi cinci de coţi, fiecare având în vârf un capitel de cinci coţi.

He made two pillars in front of the house that were ten times taller than a man. The top piece of each one was as tall as a man can raise his hand.

16 A mai făcut nişte reţele de lanţuri, asemenea celor din sanctuarul interior şi le-a pus pe vârfurile stâlpilor. Apoi a făcut o sută de rodii şi le-a fixat pe reţelele de lanţuri.

For the inside holy place he made chains, and put them on the tops of the pillars. Then he made 100 pomegranates and put them on the chains.

17 A ridicat stâlpii în faţa Templului, pe unul în partea dreaptă şi pe celălalt în partea stângă. Pe cel din dreapta l-a numit Iachin, iar pe cel din stânga – Boaz.

He put up the pillars in front of the house of God. One was on the right and the other was on the left. He named the one on the right Jachin, and the one on the left Boaz.