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Sanduuqii Axdiga Oo Macbudka La Keenay

Markaasaa Boqor Sulaymaan wuxuu Yeruusaalem isugu soo shiriyey odayaashii reer binu Israa'iil, iyo qabiilooyinka madaxdoodii oo dhan, oo ahaa amiirradii jilibyadii reer binu Israa'iil inay sanduuqii axdiga Rabbiga ka soo qaadaan magaaladii Daa'uud oo Siyoon ahayd. Oo raggii reer binu Israa'iil oo dhammu waxay u soo shireen Boqor Sulaymaan wakhtigii iidda ah bisha toddobaad ee Eetaaniim la yidhaahdo. Oo odayaashii reer binu Israa'iil oo dhammu way yimaadeen, markaasay wadaaddadii sanduuqii soo qaadeen. Oo wadaaddadii iyo kuwii reer Laawi waxay soo qaadeen sanduuqii Rabbiga, iyo teendhadii shirka, iyo kulli weelashii quduuska ahaa oo teendhada ku jiray oo dhan. Oo Boqor Sulaymaan iyo shirkii reer binu Israa'iil oo isaga u soo ururay oo dhammu waxay wada joogeen sanduuqii hortiisa, iyagoo ku allabaryaya ido iyo dibi aan la sheegi karin ama aan farahooda la tirin karin. Oo wadaaddadiina sanduuqii axdiga Rabbiga ayay meeshiisii keeneen, oo waxay soo geliyeen guriga qolkiisii quduuska ahaa oo ahaa meeshii ugu wada quduusnayd, taasoo ah keruubiimta baalashooda hoostooda. Waayo, keruubiimtu baalashoodii way ku kor fidiyeen meeshii sanduuqa, oo ku qariyeen sanduuqii iyo ulihiisiiba. Oo uluhuna aad bay u dhaadheeraayeen, sidaas daraaddeed dabadooda waxaa laga arkay meesha quduuska ah oo ka horraysa meesha ugu wada quduusan, laakiinse dibadda kama ay muuqan; oo halkaasay yaallaan ilaa maantadan. Oo sanduuqiina waxba kuma jirin labadii loox ee dhagaxa ahayd oo Muuse isagoo Xoreeb jooga ku riday, markii Rabbigu axdiga la dhigtay reer binu Israa'iil ee ay dalkii Masar ka soo baxeen mooyaane. 10 Oo kolkii wadaaddadii ka soo baxeen meeshii quduuska ahayd ayaa daruurtii ka buuxsantay gurigii Rabbiga, 11 oo sidaas daraaddeed wadaaddadii way taagnaan kari waayeen inay adeegaan daruurtii aawadeed; waayo, Rabbiga ammaantiisii ayaa ka buuxsantay gurigii Rabbiga.

12 Markaasaa Sulaymaan hadlay oo yidhi, Rabbiyow, waxaad sheegtay inaad gudcurka qarada weyn dhex degganaanayso. 13 Hubaal waxaan kuu dhisay guri rug kuu ah, oo ah meel aad weligaa degganaanayso. 14 Markaasaa boqorkii soo jeestay, oo shirkii reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan u duceeyey, shirkii reer binu Israa'iilna way wada istaageen. 15 Markaasuu yidhi, Mahad waxaa leh Rabbiga ah Ilaaha reer binu Israa'iil, oo afkiisa kula hadlay aabbahay Daa'uud, oo gacantiisa ku oofiyey isagoo leh, 16 Tan iyo maalintii aan dadkayga reer binu Israa'iil ka soo bixiyey dalkii Masar, qabiilooyinka reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan kama aan dooran magaalo guri la iiga dhiso si magacaygu halkaas ugu jiro, laakiinse Daa'uud baan u doortay inuu dadkayga reer binu Israa'iil u taliyo. 17 Haddaba aabbahay waxaa qalbigiisa ku jiray inuu guri u dhiso magaca Rabbiga ah Ilaaha reer binu Israa'iil. 18 Laakiinse Rabbigu wuxuu aabbahay Daa'uud ku yidhi, Qalbigaaga waxaa ku jiray inaad guri u dhisto magacayga aawadiis, oo taasu hadday qalbigaaga ku jirtay waad ku hagaagsanayd. 19 Habase yeeshee adigu guri ii dhisi maysid, laakiinse wiilkaaga kaa soo bixi doona ayaa magacayga gurigii u dhisi doona. 20 Oo Rabbigu wuu adkeeyey eraygiisii uu ku hadlay; waayo, meeshii aabbahay Daa'uud anigaa fuulay, oo waxaan ku fadhiistay carshigii reer binu Israa'iil, sidii Rabbigu ballanqaaday; oo gurigii baan u dhisay Rabbiga ah Ilaaha reer binu Israa'iil magiciisa. 21 Oo halkaasna meel baan uga sameeyey sanduuqii uu ku jiray axdigii Rabbiga ee uu awowayaasheen la dhigtay markuu ka soo bixiyey dalkii Masar.

Ducadii Sulaymaan

22 Markaasaa Sulaymaan hor istaagay meeshii allabariga ee Rabbiga iyadoo ay wada joogaan shirkii reer binu Israa'iil oo dhammu, oo intuu gacmihiisii xagga samada u kala bixiyey, 23 ayuu yidhi, Rabbiyow, Ilaaha reer binu Israa'iilow, Ilaah kula mid ahu kuma jiro samada sare ama dhulka hoose toona, adoo axdiga xajiyaa oo u naxariistaa addoommadaada hortaada ku socda oo kugu aamina qalbigooda oo dhan. 24 Waad xajisay wixii aad u ballanqaadday aabbahay Daa'uud oo addoonkaagii ahaa; run ahaan afkaagaad kaga hadashay oo gacantaadana waad ku oofisay siday maantadan tahay. 25 Haddaba sidaas daraaddeed, Rabbiyow, Ilaaha reer binu Israa'iilow, xaji wixii aad u ballanqaadday aabbahay Daa'uud oo addoonkaagii ahaa, adoo ku leh, Hortayda laga waayi maayo nin carshiga reer binu Israa'iil ku fadhiista, hadday carruurtaadu isjiraan, oo ay hortayda ugu socdaan sidaad hortayda ugu socotay oo kale. 26 Haddaba sidaas daraaddeed, Ilaaha reer binu Israa'iilow, waan ku baryayaaye eraygaagii aad kula hadashay aabbahay Daa'uud oo addoonkaagii ahaa ha rumoobo. 27 Haddaba ma dhab baa in Ilaah dhulka degganaan doono? Xataa samada iyo samada samooyinku kuma qaadi karaan, haddaba bal gurigan aan dhisay sidee buu kuu qaadi karaa! 28 Oo weliba Rabbiyow, Ilaahayow, aqbal tukashadayda iyo baryootankayga anoo addoonkaaga ah, oo maqal qaylada iyo tukashada anoo addoonkaaga ahu aan maanta hortaada ku tukanayo, 29 in indhahaagu ay habeen iyo maalinba la jiraan gurigan oo ah meeshii aad tidhi, Magacaygu halkaasuu ku jiri doonaa, si aad u maqashid tukashadayda anoo addoonkaaga ah oo aan meeshan xaggeeda u soo tukanayo. 30 Bal maqal baryootankayga anoo addoonkaaga ah, iyo kan dadkaaga reer binu Israa'iil markaannu meeshan xaggeeda u soo tukanayno, kaas ka maqal samada oo ah meeshaad deggan tahay, oo markaad maqashid na cafi. 31 Haddii nin deriskiisa ku dembaabo, oo dhaar la saaro oo la dhaariyo, oo intuu yimaado uu ku hor dhaarto meeshaada allabariga ee gurigan taal, 32 de markaa samada ka maqal oo yeel, oo addoommadaada xukun adigoo kii shar leh ciqaabaya si aad xumaantii jidkiisa madaxa ugu saartid, oo aad kii xaq ahna xaq uga dhigtid, oo aad ugu abaalguddid sida xaqnimadiisu tahay. 33 Oo haddii dadkaaga reer binu Israa'iil cadowgoodu uu u laayo dembigii ay kugu dembaabeen aawadiis, oo ay soo noqdaan, oo magacaaga qirtaan, oo tukadaan, oo gurigan kugu baryaan, 34 de markaas samada ka maqal oo dembiga dadkaaga reer binu Israa'iil ka cafi, oo iyaga ku soo celi dalkii aad awowayaashood siisay. 35 Oo hadday kugu dembaabaan, oo aad sidaas aawadeed samada uga xidho, oo roob la waayo, oo ay meeshan xaggeeda u soo tukadaan, oo magacaaga qirtaan, oo dembigoodii ka soo noqdaan markaad dhibtid, 36 de markaas samada ka maqal, oo dembiga ka cafi addoommadaada iyo dadkaaga reer binu Israa'iil, markaad bartid jidka wanaagsan ee waajibka ku ah inay ku socdaan, oo roob u soo dir dalkaaga aad dadkaaga dhaxal ahaan u siisay. 37 Oo hadday dalka ka dhacaan abaar, ama belaayo cudur ah, ama beera-engeeg, ama caariyaysi, ama ayax, ama diir, ama haddii cadowgoodu ku hareereeyo dalkooda magaalooyinkiisa, belaayo kasta iyo cudur kastaba ha ahaadee, 38 kolkaas haddii nin kastaaba amase dadka reer binu Israa'iil oo dhammu ay tukadaan oo baryootamaan oo nin kastaaba ogaado belaayada qalbigiisa ku jirta, oo uu gacmaha u soo fidiyo gurigan xaggiisa, 39 de markaas samada oo ah meeshaad deggan tahay ka maqal, oo iyaga cafi, oo yeel, oo nin walba ugu abaalgud siday jidadkiisa oo dhammu yihiin, adoo qalbigiisa og, (maxaa yeelay, adigoo keliya ayaa garta waxa binu-aadmiga oo dhan qalbiyadooda ku jira;) 40 inay kaa cabsadaan cimrigooda oo dhan intay ku nool yihiin dalkii aad awowayaashayo siisay. 41 Oo weliba shisheeyaha aan dadkaaga reer binu Israa'iil ahaynna, hadduu dal fog uga yimaado magacaaga aawadiis, 42 (waayo, waxay maqli doonaan magacaaga weyn, iyo gacantaada xoogga badan, iyo cududdaada fidsan) markuu yimaado oo uu u soo tukado gurigan xaggiisa, 43 de markaas samada oo ah meeshaad deggan tahay ka maqal, oo shisheeyaha u yeel wixii uu ku weyddiisto oo dhan, in dadka dunida jooga oo dhammu ay magacaaga ogaadaan, oo ay kaa cabsadaan sida dadkaaga reer binu Israa'iil oo kale, iyo inay ogaadaan in gurigan aan dhisay magacaaga loogu yeedho. 44 Oo hadday dadkaagu dagaal u baxaan inay la diriraan cadowgooda, oo ay maraan jidkii aad ku soo dirtay, oo ay ku baryaan oo u soo tukadaan xagga magaaladii aad dooratay iyo xagga gurigii aan magacaaga u dhisay, 45 de markaas samada ka maqal tukashadooda iyo baryootankooda, dacwaddoodana u yeel. 46 Haddii ay kugu dembaabaan, waayo, nin aan dembaabinu ma jiro, oo aad u cadhootid, oo aad markaas cadowga u gacangelisid inay la tagaan oo maxaabiis ahaan ugu kaxaystaan cadowga dalkiisii, ama ha dhowaado ama ha dheeraadee; 47 oo weliba hadday ku fikiraan dalkii maxaabiis ahaanta loogu kaxaystay, oo ay kuu soo noqdaan, oo ay kugu baryaan dalkii kuwii maxaabiisahaanta u kaxaystay, ee ay yidhaahdaan, Waannu dembaabnay, oo wax qalloocan baannu samaynay, oo si shar ah ayaannu u macaamiloonnay, 48 oo hadday kuugu soo noqdaan qalbigooda oo dhan iyo naftooda oo dhan intay joogaan dalka cadaawayaashoodii maxaabiis ahaanta u kaxaystay, oo ay ku baryaan oo u soo tukadaan xagga dalkoodii aad mar hore awowayaashood siisay, iyo xagga magaaladii aad dooratay, iyo xagga gurigii aan magacaaga u dhisay, 49 markaas tukashadooda iyo baryootankooda ka maqal samada oo ah meeshaad deggan tahay, dacwaddoodana u yeel; 50 oo cafi dadkaaga kugu dembaabay, oo ka saamax xadgudubyadooda ay kugu xadgudbeen oo dhan; oo kuwii maxaabiis ahaanta u kaxaystay raxmad geli si ay ugu naxariistaan, 51 maxaa yeelay, iyagu waa dadkaagii iyo dhaxalkaagii aad ka soo bixisay dalkii Masar iyo foornadii birta dhexdeeda; 52 oo dhegahaagu ha maqleen baryootanka addoonkaaga iyo baryootanka dadkaaga reer binu Israa'iil si aad u maqashid mar alla markay kuu qayshadaanba, 53 waayo, Sayidow, Rabbiyow, iyagaad uga soocatay dadkii dunida oo dhan inay ahaadaan dhaxalkaagii, siduu ahaa eraygaagii aad u soo dhiibtay addoonkaagii Muuse, markaad awowayaashayo ka soo bixisay dalkii Masar.

54 Oo markii Sulaymaan dhammeeyey tukashadan iyo baryootankan uu Rabbiga baryay oo dhan ayuu ka kacay meeshii Rabbiga allabariga loogu bixin jiray horteeda iyo jilbajooggii uu jilbo joogay isagoo gacmaha xagga samada u fidinaya. 55 Markaasuu istaagay oo shirkii reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan cod weyn ugu duceeyey, oo yidhi, 56 Waxaa mahad leh Rabbiga nasiyey dadkiisa reer binu Israa'iil siduu ugu ballanqaaday oo dhan, oo wixii uu u ballanqaaday oo dhan eray keliya kama baaqan ballankiisii wanaagsanaa oo dhan, ee uu ugu ballanqaaday addoonkiisii Muuse. 57 Rabbiga Ilaaheenna ahu ha inoola jiro, siduu ula jiray awowayaasheen oo kale; oo yuusan inaga tegin, oo ina dayrin; 58 si uu qalbiyadeenna xaggiisa ugu jeediyo inaynu ku soconno jidadkiisa oo dhan, oo aynu xajinno amarradiisa iyo qaynuunnadiisa iyo xukummadiisa uu awowayaasheen ku amray. 59 Oo erayadaydan aan Rabbiga hortiisa ku baryay, habeen iyo maalinba ha gaadheen Rabbiga Ilaaheenna ah, si uu u yeelo dacwaddayda anoo addoonkiisa ah iyo dacwadda dadkiisa reer binu Israa'iil, sida maalin walba laga doonayo, 60 si ay dadka dunida jooga oo dhammu u ogaadaan in Rabbigu Ilaah yahay oo aan mid kale jirin. 61 Sidaas daraaddeed qalbigiinnu ha u qummanaado Rabbiga Ilaaheenna ah, inaad qaynuunnadiisa ku socotaan oo aad amarradiisa xajisaan sida maanta oo kale.

Macbudkii Oo Gooni Laga Dhigay

62 Markaas boqorkii iyo reer binu Israa'iil oo dhammaantood la jira ayaa allabari Rabbiga hortiisa ku bixiyey. 63 Oo Sulaymaan qurbaannada nabaadiinada ee uu Rabbiga u bixiyey waxay ahaayeen laba iyo labaatan kun oo dibi, iyo boqol iyo labaatan kun oo ido ah. Oo sidaasay boqorkii iyo reer binu Israa'iil oo dhammuba gooni uga dhigeen gurigii Rabbiga. 64 Oo isla maalintaasuu boqorku quduus ka dhigay barxaddii ka horraysay guriga Rabbiga dhexdeeda, waayo, halkaas wuxuu ku bixiyey qurbaanka la gubo, iyo qurbaanka hadhuudhka, iyo baruurtii qurbaannada nabaadiinada; maxaa yeelay, meeshii allabariga oo naxaasta ahayd ee Rabbiga hor tiil way ku yarayd oo ma wada qaadin qurbaanka la gubo iyo qurbaanka hadhuudhka iyo baruurtii qurbaannada nabaadiinada. 65 Oo wakhtigaas Sulaymaan sidaasuu iiddii u sameeyey iyadoo ay la joogaan reer binu Israa'iil oo dhammu kuwaasoo ahaa shir weyn, oo waxay ka yimaadeen meesha Xamaad laga soo galo iyo ilaa durdurka Masar, oo Rabbiga Ilaaheenna ah hortiisa waxay ku iidayeen toddoba maalmood iyo toddoba maalmood oo isku ah afar iyo toban beri. 66 Oo maalintii siddeedaad ayuu dadkii diray, oo iyana intay boqorkii u duceeyeen ayay teendhooyinkoodii tageen iyagoo faraxsan oo qalbigoodu kaga rayraynaya wanaaggii oo dhan oo uu Rabbigu u sameeyey addoonkiisii Daa'uud iyo dadkiisii reer binu Israa'iilba.

The Ark Brought to the Temple(A)

Then King Solomon summoned into his presence at Jerusalem the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes and the chiefs(B) of the Israelite families, to bring up the ark(C) of the Lord’s covenant from Zion, the City of David.(D) All the Israelites came together to King Solomon at the time of the festival(E) in the month of Ethanim, the seventh month.(F)

When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests(G) took up the ark, and they brought up the ark of the Lord and the tent of meeting(H) and all the sacred furnishings in it. The priests and Levites(I) carried them up, and King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel that had gathered about him were before the ark, sacrificing(J) so many sheep and cattle that they could not be recorded or counted.

The priests then brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant(K) to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place,(L) and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim.(M) The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed(N) the ark and its carrying poles. These poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are still there today.(O) There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets(P) that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.

10 When the priests withdrew from the Holy Place, the cloud(Q) filled the temple of the Lord. 11 And the priests could not perform their service(R) because of the cloud, for the glory(S) of the Lord filled his temple.

12 Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud;(T) 13 I have indeed built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell(U) forever.”

14 While the whole assembly of Israel was standing there, the king turned around and blessed(V) them. 15 Then he said:

“Praise be to the Lord,(W) the God of Israel, who with his own hand has fulfilled what he promised with his own mouth to my father David. For he said, 16 ‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt,(X) I have not chosen a city in any tribe of Israel to have a temple built so that my Name(Y) might be there, but I have chosen(Z) David(AA) to rule my people Israel.’

17 “My father David had it in his heart(AB) to build a temple(AC) for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 18 But the Lord said to my father David, ‘You did well to have it in your heart to build a temple for my Name. 19 Nevertheless, you(AD) are not the one to build the temple, but your son, your own flesh and blood—he is the one who will build the temple for my Name.’(AE)

20 “The Lord has kept the promise he made: I have succeeded(AF) David my father and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised, and I have built(AG) the temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 21 I have provided a place there for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord that he made with our ancestors when he brought them out of Egypt.”

Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication(AH)

22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands(AI) toward heaven 23 and said:

Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like(AJ) you in heaven above or on earth below—you who keep your covenant of love(AK) with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way. 24 You have kept your promise to your servant David my father; with your mouth you have promised and with your hand you have fulfilled it—as it is today.

25 “Now Lord, the God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father the promises(AL) you made to him when you said, ‘You shall never fail to have a successor to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants are careful in all they do to walk before me faithfully as you have done.’ 26 And now, God of Israel, let your word that you promised(AM) your servant David my father come true.

27 “But will God really dwell(AN) on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven,(AO) cannot contain(AP) you. How much less this temple I have built! 28 Yet give attention to your servant’s prayer and his plea for mercy, Lord my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence this day. 29 May your eyes be open(AQ) toward(AR) this temple night and day, this place of which you said, ‘My Name(AS) shall be there,’ so that you will hear the prayer your servant prays toward this place. 30 Hear the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray(AT) toward this place. Hear(AU) from heaven, your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive.(AV)

31 “When anyone wrongs their neighbor and is required to take an oath and they come and swear the oath(AW) before your altar in this temple, 32 then hear from heaven and act. Judge between your servants, condemning the guilty by bringing down on their heads what they have done, and vindicating the innocent by treating them in accordance with their innocence.(AX)

33 “When your people Israel have been defeated(AY) by an enemy because they have sinned(AZ) against you, and when they turn back to you and give praise to your name, praying and making supplication to you in this temple,(BA) 34 then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors.

35 “When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain(BB) because your people have sinned(BC) against you, and when they pray toward this place and give praise to your name and turn from their sin because you have afflicted them, 36 then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Teach(BD) them the right way(BE) to live, and send rain(BF) on the land you gave your people for an inheritance.

37 “When famine(BG) or plague(BH) comes to the land, or blight(BI) or mildew, locusts or grasshoppers,(BJ) or when an enemy besieges them in any of their cities, whatever disaster or disease may come, 38 and when a prayer or plea is made by anyone among your people Israel—being aware of the afflictions of their own hearts, and spreading out their hands(BK) toward this temple— 39 then hear(BL) from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive(BM) and act; deal with everyone according to all they do, since you know(BN) their hearts (for you alone know every human heart), 40 so that they will fear(BO) you all the time they live in the land(BP) you gave our ancestors.

41 “As for the foreigner(BQ) who does not belong to your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of your name— 42 for they will hear(BR) of your great name and your mighty hand(BS) and your outstretched arm—when they come and pray toward this temple, 43 then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Do whatever the foreigner asks of you, so that all the peoples of the earth may know(BT) your name and fear(BU) you, as do your own people Israel, and may know that this house I have built bears your Name.(BV)

44 “When your people go to war against their enemies, wherever you send them, and when they pray(BW) to the Lord toward the city you have chosen and the temple I have built for your Name, 45 then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.(BX)

46 “When they sin against you—for there is no one who does not sin(BY)—and you become angry with them and give them over to their enemies, who take them captive(BZ) to their own lands, far away or near; 47 and if they have a change of heart in the land where they are held captive, and repent and plead(CA) with you in the land of their captors and say, ‘We have sinned, we have done wrong, we have acted wickedly’;(CB) 48 and if they turn back(CC) to you with all their heart(CD) and soul in the land of their enemies who took them captive, and pray(CE) to you toward the land you gave their ancestors, toward the city you have chosen and the temple(CF) I have built for your Name;(CG) 49 then from heaven, your dwelling place, hear their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause. 50 And forgive your people, who have sinned against you; forgive all the offenses they have committed against you, and cause their captors to show them mercy;(CH) 51 for they are your people and your inheritance,(CI) whom you brought out of Egypt, out of that iron-smelting furnace.(CJ)

52 “May your eyes be open(CK) to your servant’s plea and to the plea of your people Israel, and may you listen to them whenever they cry out to you.(CL) 53 For you singled them out from all the nations of the world to be your own inheritance,(CM) just as you declared through your servant Moses when you, Sovereign Lord, brought our ancestors out of Egypt.”

54 When Solomon had finished all these prayers and supplications to the Lord, he rose from before the altar of the Lord, where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven. 55 He stood and blessed(CN) the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying:

56 “Praise be to the Lord, who has given rest(CO) to his people Israel just as he promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises(CP) he gave through his servant Moses. 57 May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us nor forsake(CQ) us. 58 May he turn our hearts(CR) to him, to walk in obedience to him and keep the commands, decrees and laws he gave our ancestors. 59 And may these words of mine, which I have prayed before the Lord, be near to the Lord our God day and night, that he may uphold the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel according to each day’s need, 60 so that all the peoples(CS) of the earth may know that the Lord is God and that there is no other.(CT) 61 And may your hearts(CU) be fully committed(CV) to the Lord our God, to live by his decrees and obey his commands, as at this time.”

The Dedication of the Temple(CW)

62 Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices(CX) before the Lord. 63 Solomon offered a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to the Lord: twenty-two thousand cattle and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep and goats. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated(CY) the temple of the Lord.

64 On that same day the king consecrated the middle part of the courtyard in front of the temple of the Lord, and there he offered burnt offerings, grain offerings and the fat(CZ) of the fellowship offerings, because the bronze altar(DA) that stood before the Lord was too small to hold the burnt offerings, the grain offerings and the fat of the fellowship offerings.(DB)

65 So Solomon observed the festival(DC) at that time, and all Israel with him—a vast assembly, people from Lebo Hamath(DD) to the Wadi of Egypt.(DE) They celebrated it before the Lord our God for seven days and seven days more, fourteen days in all. 66 On the following day he sent the people away. They blessed the king and then went home, joyful and glad in heart for all the good(DF) things the Lord had done for his servant David and his people Israel.