1 Disse Davi: Aqui, se levantará a Casa do Senhor Deus e o altar do holocausto para Israel. 2 Deu ordem Davi para que fossem ajuntados os estrangeiros que estavam na terra de Israel; e encarregou pedreiros que preparassem pedras de cantaria para se edificar a Casa de Deus. 3 Aparelhou Davi ferro em abundância, para os pregos das folhas das portas e para as junturas, como também bronze em abundância, que nem foi pesado. 4 Madeira de cedro sem conta, porque os sidônios e tírios a traziam a Davi, em grande quantidade. 5 Pois dizia Davi: Salomão, meu filho, ainda é moço e tenro, e a casa que se há de edificar para o Senhor deve ser sobremodo magnificente, para nome e glória em todas as terras; providenciarei, pois, para ela o necessário; assim, o preparou Davi em abundância, antes de sua morte.

6 Então, chamou a Salomão, seu filho, e lhe ordenou que edificasse casa ao Senhor, Deus de Israel. 7 Disse Davi a Salomão: Filho meu, tive intenção de edificar uma casa ao nome do Senhor, meu Deus. 8 Porém a mim me veio a palavra do Senhor, dizendo: Tu derramaste sangue em abundância e fizeste grandes guerras; não edificarás casa ao meu nome, porquanto muito sangue tens derramado na terra, na minha presença. 9 Eis que te nascerá um filho, que será homem sereno, porque lhe darei descanso de todos os seus inimigos em redor; portanto, Salomão será o seu nome; paz e tranquilidade darei a Israel nos seus dias. 10 Este edificará casa ao meu nome; ele me será por filho, e eu lhe serei por pai; estabelecerei para sempre o trono do seu reino sobre Israel. 11 Agora, pois, meu filho, o Senhor seja contigo, a fim de que prosperes e edifiques a Casa do Senhor, teu Deus, como ele disse a teu respeito. 12 Que o Senhor te conceda prudência e entendimento, para que, quando regeres sobre Israel, guardes a lei do Senhor, teu Deus. 13 Então, prosperarás, se cuidares em cumprir os estatutos e os juízos que o Senhor ordenou a Moisés acerca de Israel; sê forte e corajoso, não temas, não te desalentes. 14 Eis que, com penoso trabalho, preparei para a Casa do Senhor cem mil talentos de ouro e um milhão de talentos de prata, e bronze e ferro em tal abundância, que nem foram pesados; também madeira e pedras preparei, cuja quantidade podes aumentar. 15 Além disso, tens contigo trabalhadores em grande número, e canteiros, e pedreiros, e carpinteiros, e peritos em toda sorte de obra 16 de ouro, e de prata, e também de bronze, e de ferro, que se não pode contar. Dispõe-te, pois, e faze a obra, e o Senhor seja contigo!

17 Davi deu ordem a todos os príncipes de Israel que ajudassem Salomão, seu filho, dizendo: 18 Porventura, não está convosco o Senhor, vosso Deus, e não vos deu paz por todos os lados? Pois entregou nas minhas mãos os moradores desta terra, a qual está sujeita perante o Senhor e perante o seu povo. 19 Disponde, pois, agora o coração e a alma para buscardes ao Senhor, vosso Deus; disponde-vos e edificai o santuário do Senhor Deus, para que a arca da Aliança do Senhor e os utensílios sagrados de Deus sejam trazidos a esta casa, que se há de edificar ao nome do Senhor.

1 Then David said, This is the house of Jehovah God, and this is the altar of burnt-offering for Israel.

2 And David commanded to gather together the sojourners that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God. 3 And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and brass in abundance without weight; 4 and cedar-trees without number: for the Sidonians and they of Tyre brought cedar-trees in abundance to David. 5 And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for Jehovah must be exceeding magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for Jehovah, the God of Israel. 7 And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God. 8 But the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build a house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight. 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: 10 he shall build a 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. 11 Now, my son, Jehovah be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of Jehovah thy God, as he hath spoken concerning thee. 12 Only Jehovah give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel; that so thou mayest keep the law of Jehovah thy God. 13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which Jehovah charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; fear not, neither be dismayed. 14 Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of Jehovah a 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. 15 Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all men that are skilful in every manner of work: 16 of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and Jehovah be with thee.

17 David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, 18 Is not Jehovah your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before Jehovah, and before his people. 19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek after Jehovah your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of Jehovah God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of Jehovah.

1 Then David said, "The house of the LORD God is to be here, and also the altar of burnt offering for Israel."

2 So 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.

3 He 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.

4 He also provided more cedar logs than could be counted, for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought large numbers of them to David.

5 David 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 splendor in the sight of all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for it." So David made extensive preparations before his death.

6 Then he called for his son Solomon and charged him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel.

7 David said to Solomon: "My son, I had it in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God.

8 But 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.

9 But 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, "and I will grant Israel peace and quiet during his reign.

10 He 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 forever.'

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.

12 May 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.

13 Then you will have success if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws that the LORD gave 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 talents "of gold, a million talents "of silver, quantities of bronze and iron too great to be weighed, and wood and stone. And you may add to them.

15 You have many workers: stonecutters, masons and carpenters, as well as those skilled in every kind of work

16 in gold and silver, bronze and iron —craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and the LORD be with you."

17 Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon.

18 He 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.

19 Now 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."