1 Crônicas 22

1 Kātahi ka kī a Rāwiri, "Ko te whare tēnei o Ihowā, o te Atua, ko te āta tahunga tinana anō tēnei mā Īharaira."

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2 I whakahau anō a Rāwiri kia huihuia ngā tāngata iwi kē o te whenua o Īharaira; i whakaritea e ia he kaihahau hei hahau kōhatu tārai, hei hanga mō te whare o te Atua. 3 I mahia anō e Rāwiri he rino, tōna nui nā, hei whao mō ngā tatau o ngā kūwaha, mō ngā hononga, me te parāhi anō, he nui noa atu, kīhai i pāunatia, 4 me te rākau, he hīta, kīhai i taua – he maha hoki ngā rākau, ngā hīta, i kawea mai e ngā tāngata o Hairona, o Tāira, ki a Rāwiri.

5 Nā, ka mea a Rāwiri, "He taitamariki tāku tama, a Horomona, he ngāwari, ā, ko te whare e hanga mā Ihowā, kia nui rawa te ingoa, te korōria, i ngā whenua katoa; māku e tīmata te mahi mea mō reira." Nā, he maha ngā mea i pae i a Rāwiri i mua i tōna matenga.

6 Kātahi ka karangatia e ia tāna tama a Horomona, ā, whakahaua ana e ia kia hangā te whare o Ihowā, o te Atua o Īharaira. 7 Nā, ka mea a Rāwiri ki a Horomona, ki tāna tama: "Ko ahau, i whai ngākau ahau ki te hanga i te whare mō te ingoa o Ihowā, o tōku Atua. 8 Otiia i puta mai te kupu a Ihowā ki ahau; i mea ia: ‘He nui ngā toto i whakahekea e koe; he nui ngā whawhai i whawhai ai koe. E kore e hangā e koe he whare mō tōku ingoa; he nui hoki ngā toto i whakahekea e koe ki te whenua ki tōku aroaro. 9 Nanā, ka whānau he tama māu, he tangata āta noho; ka meinga anō ia e ahau kia āta noho i ōna hoariri ā tawhio noa. Ko tōna ingoa ko Horomona, ā, ka hoatu e ahau te rongo mau, me te rangimārie ki a Īharaira i ōna rā. 10 Māna e hanga he whare mō tōku ingoa; ko ia hei tama ki ahau, ko ahau hei pāpā ki a ia. Nā, ka whakapūmautia e ahau te torōna o tōna kīngitanga ki a Īharaira ā ake ake.’

11 "Nā, e tāku tama, kia noho a Ihowā ki a koe, kia kake koe, kia hangā anō e koe te whare o Ihowā, o tōu Atua, kia rite anō ki tāna kupu mōu. 12 Kia hōmai anō ia e Ihowā he ngākau whakaaro, he mōhio, ki a koe, kia whakahaua e ia ki a koe he tikanga mō Īharaira. Kia puritia ai e koe te ture a Ihowā, a tōu Atua. 13 Ko reira koe kake ai, ki te puritia e koe, ki te mahia, ngā tikanga, me ngā whakaritenga i whakahaua e Ihowā ki a Mohi mō Īharaira. Kia kaha, kia māia. Kaua e wehi, kaua e pāwera.

14 "Nanā, i ahau e hē nei, kua pae i ahau he kōura mō te whare o Ihowā, kotahi rau mano taranata, he hiriwa, kotahi mano mano taranata, me te parāhi, me te rino, e kore e taea te pāuna, he nui hoki; me te rākau, me te kōhatu, kua pae i ahau. Māu anō e tāpiri ētahi ki ērā. 15 Kei a koe anō tōna tini o ngā kaimahi: o ngā kaihahau, o ngā kaimahi i te kōhatu, i te rākau, me ngā mea mōhio katoa ki ngā mahi katoa. 16 E kore e taea te tatau te kōura, te hiriwa, te parāhi, te rino. Whakatika, e mahi, ā, hei a koe a Ihowā."

17 I whakahau anō a Rāwiri i ngā rangatira katoa o Īharaira kia uru ki te mahi a tāna tama, a Horomona, i mea ia, 18 "He teka ianei ko Ihowā, ko tō koutou Atua, hei hoa mō koutou? Ā, kua meinga koutou kia āta noho ā tawhio noa? Kua hōmai hoki e ia ngā tāngata o te whenua ki tōku ringa; ā, kua taea te whenua te pēhi i te aroaro o Ihowā, i te aroaro anō o tāna iwi. 19 Nā, tukua ō koutou ngākau, ō koutou wairua, ki te rapu i a Ihowā, i tō koutou Atua. Whakatika ki te hanga i te wāhi tapu o te Atua, o Ihowā, ki te kawe mai anō i te āka o te kawenata a Ihowā, i ngā oko tapu a te Atua, ki te whare ka hangā nei mō te ingoa o Ihowā."

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.