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David Prepares to Build the Temple

¹Then David said, ⚓“This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.” ²So David commanded to gather the ⚓aliens who were in the land of Israel; and he appointed masons to ⚓cut hewn stones to build the house of God. ³And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails of the doors of the gates and for the joints, and bronze in abundance ⚓beyond measure, ⁴and cedar trees in abundance; for the ⚓Sidonians and those from Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.
⁵Now David said, ⚓“Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the Lordmust be exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious throughout all countries. I will now make preparation for it.” So David made abundant preparations before his death.
⁶Then he called for his son Solomon, and charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel. ⁷And David said to Solomon: “My son, as for me, ⚓it was in my mind to build a house ⚓to the name of the Lord my God; ⁸but the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ⚓‘You have shed much blood and have made great wars; you shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in My sight. ⁹⚓Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him ⚓rest from all his enemies all around. His name shall be Solomon, for I will give peace and quietness to 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 forever.’ ¹¹Now, my son, may ⚓the Lord be with you; and may you prosper, and build the house of the Lord your God, as He has said to you. ¹²Only may the Lord⚓give you wisdom and understanding, and give you charge concerning Israel, that you may keep the law of the Lord your God. ¹³⚓Then you will prosper, if you take care to fulfill the statutes and judgments with which the Lord charged Moses concerning Israel. ⚓Be strong and of good courage; do not fear nor be dismayed. ¹⁴Indeed I have taken much trouble to prepare for the house of the Lord one hundred thousand talents of gold and one million talents of silver, and bronze and iron ⚓beyond measure, for it is so abundant. I have prepared timber and stone also, and you may add to them. ¹⁵Moreover there are workmen with you in abundance: woodsmen and stonecutters, and all types of skillful men for every kind of work. ¹⁶Of gold and silver and bronze and iron there is no limit. Arise and begin working, and ⚓the Lord be with you.”
¹⁷David also commanded all the ⚓leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, ¹⁸“Is not the Lord your God with you? ⚓And has He not given you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and before His people. ¹⁹Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God. Therefore arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, to ⚓bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy articles of God into the house that is to be built ⚓for the name of the Lord.”

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¹Ndaawitv gorngv, “Zaangc Ziouv Tin-Hungh nyei biauv oix zuqc yiem naaiv. Weic I^saa^laa^en Mienh buov ziec nyei ga'naaiv nyei ziec-dorngh yaac oix zuqc yiem naaiv.”

Liuc Leiz Ceix Zaangc Tin-Hungh Nyei Biauv

²Ndaawitv hatc yiem I^saa^laa^en Deic-Bung nyei ganh fingx mienh daaih zunv. Yiem ninh mbuo mbu'ndongx ninh paaiv deix zoux zuqc la'bieiv-zaangc liuc leiz la'bieiv weic ceix zaangc Tin-Hungh nyei biauv. ³Ndaawitv aengx liuc leiz hlieqv camv nyei weic zoux laatc gaengh nyei ding caux hlieqv-njapv, yaac liuc leiz dongh siqv camv nyei, zungv nziang maiv hingh. ⁴Ninh aengx liuc leiz si^ndaa zongh ndiangx camv haic, zungv saauv maiv hingh aqv, weic zuqc Sai^ndorn caux Tailaqv Mienh dorh ndiangx camv! haic bun Ndaawitv.
⁵Ndaawitv gorngv, “Yie nyei dorn, Saa^lo^morn, hnyangx-jeiv corc lunx nyei, yaac maiv gaengh duqv hoqc hiuv haaix nyungc camv. Oix weic Ziouv ceix wuov norm biauv yaac oix zuqc za'gengh zoux nzueic, maaih njang-laangc, maaih mengh dauh longx gormx lungh ndiev maanc guoqv. Weic naaiv yie oix liuc leiz ziangx ga'naaiv ceix wuov norm biauv.” Ndaawitv maiv gaengh guei seix ninh ziouc mbenc ziangx ga'naaiv camv nyei.
⁶Ndaawitv heuc ninh nyei dorn, Saa^lo^morn, daaih jaa waac mbuox ninh, ninh oix zuqc weic Ziouv, I^saa^laa^en Mienh nyei Tin-Hungh, ceix norm biauv. ⁷Ndaawitv gorngv mbuox ninh nyei dorn, Saa^lo^morn, “Yie nyei dorn aac, yie maaih hnyouv weic Ziouv, yie nyei Tin-Hungh, nyei Mengh ceix norm biauv.⚓ ⁸Mv baac yie duqv Ziouv nyei waac gorngv mbuox yie, ‘Meih bun mienh nyei nziaamv liouc cuotv camv haic yaac mborqv domh jaax camv-nzunc. Meih maiv duqv weic yie nyei Mengh ceix norm biauv weic zuqc meih yiem yie nyei nza'hmien liouc mienh nyei nziaamv cuotv njiec ndau-beih camv haic. ⁹Mangc maah! Meih oix duqv dauh dorn, se zoux taaix-baengh nyei dorn. Yie oix bun ninh taaix-baengh nyei yiem, maiv zuqc weih gormx nyei win-wangv hoic. Ninh nyei mbuox oix heuc Saa^lo^morn.⚓ Ninh gunv nyei hnoi-nyieqc yie oix bun I^saa^laa^en baengh orn taaix-baengh nyei yiem. ¹⁰Ninh oix weic yie nyei Mengh ceix norm biauv. Ninh oix zoux yie nyei dorn, yie yaac oix zoux ninh nyei die. Yie oix liepc ninh nyei hungh weic yiem I^saa^laa^en taux yietc liuz.’
¹¹“Yie nyei dorn aac, tov Ziouv caux meih yiem, bun meih zoux duqv tong yaac weic Ziouv, meih nyei Tin-Hungh, ceix norm biauv, hnangv ninh gorngv meih oix zoux nor. ¹²Tov Ziouv ceix cong-mengh bun meih haih mengh baeqc weic ninh bun meih gunv I^saa^laa^en Deic-Bung wuov zanc meih haih ei jienv Ziouv, meih nyei Tin-Hungh, nyei leiz-latc. ¹³Hnangv naaic se gorngv meih gan longx Ziouv longc Mose jiu bun I^saa^laa^en nyei leiz-latc caux leiz meih ziouc zoux duqv tong. Meih oix zuqc henv yaac daamv hlo. Maiv dungx gamh nziex fai hnyouv namx.
¹⁴“Yie zoux duqv kouv nyei, liuc leiz zoux Ziouv nyei biauv. Maaih jiem nyic ziepc yietv sinx joih,⚓ nyaanh nyic baeqv ziepc sinx joih,⚓ dongh siqv caux hlieqv camv! haic, zungv maiv haih nziang. Yie yaac liuc leiz ndiangx caux la'bieiv. Meih corc aengx oix jaa deix duqv nyei. ¹⁵Meih yaac maaih zaangc mienh camv haic. Maaih zuqc la'bieiv nyei zaangc, ceix biauv nyei zaangc, ndiangx-zaangc caux maaih banh zeic zoux nyungc-nyungc gong nyei zaangc mienh ¹⁶longc jiem nyaanh, dongh siqv caux hlieqv zoux nyungc-nyungc. Ih zanc jiez gorn aqv maah! Tov Ziouv caux meih yiem.”
¹⁷Ndaawitv aengx paaiv I^saa^laa^en Mienh nyei zuangx bieiv zeiv tengx ninh nyei dorn, Saa^lo^morn. ¹⁸Ninh gorngv mbuox ninh mbuo, “Ziouv, meih mbuo nyei Tin-Hungh, caux meih mbuo yiem maiv zeiz? Ninh yaac bun meih mbuo feix bung taaix-baengh nyei maiv zeiz? Weic zuqc ninh zorqv naaiv norm deic-bung nyei baeqc fingx jiu bun yiem yie nyei buoz-ndiev. Naaiv norm deic-bung caux naaiv norm deic-bung nyei mienh ziouc yiem Ziouv caux ninh nyei baeqc fingx nyei buoz-ndiev. ¹⁹Ih zanc meih mbuo oix zuqc liepc fiem liepc eix lorz Ziouv, meih mbuo nyei Tin-Hungh. Jiez gorn ceix Ziouv Tin-Hungh nyei singx dinc aqv. Hnangv naaic meih mbuo haih dorh Ziouv nyei ⟨Laengz Ngaengc Waac Faang⟩ caux Tin-Hungh nyei cing-nzengc jaa-sic bieqc daaih an jienv weic Ziouv nyei Mengh liepc daaih nyei biauv.”